Exclusive: Freddy Rodriguez (Six Feet Under) and Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr (WWE Superstar Charlotte Flair) are set to lead the Averted Vision Pictures indie horror/thriller You Lose You Die, written by Carlos “Spiff TV” Suarez who will also make his feature directorial debut. Preproduction is currently underway.
You Lose You Die follows sociopathic tech expert, Mr. Fantastik (Rodriguez), who runs a popular show on the dark web with two other sociopathic tech experts, Ms. Perfect (Fliehr) and Mr. Creep (Anthony Alvarez). On the show, thousands of viewers vote on games and challenges for prisoners to participate in. If the prisoners lose, viewers vote on the weapons the sociopaths use to kill them.
In addition to Rodriguez, Fliehr and Alvarez, the cast includes Josh Bredl as Mr. Large; Sophia Zimba as Kara; Ashley Hernandez as Julie; Alejandro Duran as Alfonso; Noah Crider as Chase; Marcella Acuña as Christie; Mercy Grant as...
You Lose You Die follows sociopathic tech expert, Mr. Fantastik (Rodriguez), who runs a popular show on the dark web with two other sociopathic tech experts, Ms. Perfect (Fliehr) and Mr. Creep (Anthony Alvarez). On the show, thousands of viewers vote on games and challenges for prisoners to participate in. If the prisoners lose, viewers vote on the weapons the sociopaths use to kill them.
In addition to Rodriguez, Fliehr and Alvarez, the cast includes Josh Bredl as Mr. Large; Sophia Zimba as Kara; Ashley Hernandez as Julie; Alejandro Duran as Alfonso; Noah Crider as Chase; Marcella Acuña as Christie; Mercy Grant as...
- 5/14/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Jason Statham is heading to Scotland for an untitled action thriller from director Baltasar Kormakur. More on the project here.
Jason Statham’s already scored a delightfully fun hit movie this year with The Beekeeper, which has turned in a good profit after its cinema run back in January. He made that with director David Ayer, and the pair are now working on a new film, Levon’s Trade, based on a script written by Sylvester Stallone. It’s currently set for release at the start of 2025.
By the time that particular film arrives with us though, Jason Statham will be on a remote Scottish island, filming his next movie after that. It’s a film without a title at the moment, but we know that it’s going to be directed by Baltasar Kormakur, who previously brought Everest to the big screen.
Ward Parry has written the script for Untitled...
Jason Statham’s already scored a delightfully fun hit movie this year with The Beekeeper, which has turned in a good profit after its cinema run back in January. He made that with director David Ayer, and the pair are now working on a new film, Levon’s Trade, based on a script written by Sylvester Stallone. It’s currently set for release at the start of 2025.
By the time that particular film arrives with us though, Jason Statham will be on a remote Scottish island, filming his next movie after that. It’s a film without a title at the moment, but we know that it’s going to be directed by Baltasar Kormakur, who previously brought Everest to the big screen.
Ward Parry has written the script for Untitled...
- 5/14/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Will Smith has been a major player in the industry for many years, starring in some of the most popular blockbusters and showing his range as an actor in some compelling dramas. He has led franchises like Bad Boys, and Men in Black while receiving enormous praise for his performances in Ali, King Richard, The Pursuit of Happiness, and Emancipation.
Will Smith as Daryl Ward in 2017’s Bright
The actor is currently gearing up for the release of the fourth Bad Boys film Bad Boys: Ride or Die. The 2022 Oscar controversy took a hit on his career and many started questioning whether he would be able to win back audiences and get opportunities like he used to. While his star power remains to be tested with Bad Boys 4, he has nabbed a new film with director Stefano Sollima.
Will Smith To Lead a Vigilante Squad In New Action Thriller,...
Will Smith as Daryl Ward in 2017’s Bright
The actor is currently gearing up for the release of the fourth Bad Boys film Bad Boys: Ride or Die. The 2022 Oscar controversy took a hit on his career and many started questioning whether he would be able to win back audiences and get opportunities like he used to. While his star power remains to be tested with Bad Boys 4, he has nabbed a new film with director Stefano Sollima.
Will Smith To Lead a Vigilante Squad In New Action Thriller,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
Jason Statham is someone who is admirably unpretentious and genuinely grateful for his success, and within that, he has a definite preference of films that can predominantly define his career. Earlier this year, Statham was seen in The Beekeeper, a seemingly usual action B-movie fare with the star, but the movie from Suicide Squad director David Ayer would throw in some bold conceptual curve balls to the normal vengeance tale. Deadline has now reported that Statham will be working with director Baltasar Kormákur for his next action film.
Kormákur’s resume features such credits as Contraband, 2 Guns, Everest and the recent Idris Elba lion attack film, Beast. According to Deadline, “In the currently untitled pic, Statham will play Mason who lives in isolation in a remote Scottish island. When he rescues a young girl from the ocean in a terrible storm, he sets a chain of events in motion...
Kormákur’s resume features such credits as Contraband, 2 Guns, Everest and the recent Idris Elba lion attack film, Beast. According to Deadline, “In the currently untitled pic, Statham will play Mason who lives in isolation in a remote Scottish island. When he rescues a young girl from the ocean in a terrible storm, he sets a chain of events in motion...
- 5/13/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Jason Statham (Fast & Furious) has been set to lead a new action-thriller from director Baltasar Kormákur (Everest), which Black Bear is launching this week for the Cannes market.
In the currently untitled pic, Statham will play Mason who lives in isolation in a remote Scottish island. When he rescues a young girl from the ocean in a terrible storm, he sets a chain of events in motion that brings a violent attack to his hideaway, forcing him back into the world to confront the ghosts of his past.
Principal photography is scheduled to commence in November in the UK and Iceland with production services and filming to take place at Kormákur’s Rvk Studios facility in Reykjavik. Script comes from Ward Parry.
Producers include Statham (Levon’s Trade) for Punch Palace Productions, Kormákur for Rvk Studios, John Friedberg (The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare) for Black Bear, and Jon Berg...
In the currently untitled pic, Statham will play Mason who lives in isolation in a remote Scottish island. When he rescues a young girl from the ocean in a terrible storm, he sets a chain of events in motion that brings a violent attack to his hideaway, forcing him back into the world to confront the ghosts of his past.
Principal photography is scheduled to commence in November in the UK and Iceland with production services and filming to take place at Kormákur’s Rvk Studios facility in Reykjavik. Script comes from Ward Parry.
Producers include Statham (Levon’s Trade) for Punch Palace Productions, Kormákur for Rvk Studios, John Friedberg (The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare) for Black Bear, and Jon Berg...
- 5/13/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
If there’s anything worse than a millionaire who fails to contribute anything meaningful to the world, it’s taking the fall for one who’s murdered and finding yourself in the crosshairs of thugs and criminals. Jason Statham is back in business with Lionsgate to star in the upcoming action-thriller Mutiny with Plane and Blood Father director Jean-Francois Richet at the helm.
Lionsgate, MadRiver, and Punch Palace are teaming up to release the film in theaters. Lindsay Michel and J.P. Davis wrote the screenplay for Mutiny, with principal photography beginning in September in the UK. Statham produces through his newly-founded Punch Palace Productions, with Marc Butan via his MadRiver Pictures studio.
In Mutiny, after his billionaire industrialist boss is murdered in front of him, Cole Reed is set up to take the fall for the crime— leaving him on the run as he works to uncover an international conspiracy.
Lionsgate, MadRiver, and Punch Palace are teaming up to release the film in theaters. Lindsay Michel and J.P. Davis wrote the screenplay for Mutiny, with principal photography beginning in September in the UK. Statham produces through his newly-founded Punch Palace Productions, with Marc Butan via his MadRiver Pictures studio.
In Mutiny, after his billionaire industrialist boss is murdered in front of him, Cole Reed is set up to take the fall for the crime— leaving him on the run as he works to uncover an international conspiracy.
- 5/10/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Marvel actor and all-around badass Frank Grillo is trading his crossbones for stars and stripes after joining the cast of Peacemaker Season 2 for DC. Grillo is lacing up his boots to play Rick Flag Sr. for the sophomore season of James Gunn’s superhero series, starring John Cena as Christopher “Chris” Smith, aka Peacemaker. Rick Flag Sr. is the father of Rick Flag Jr., played by Joel Kinnaman in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad and Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. Cena’s Peacemaker killed Rick Flag Jr. in The Suicide Squad, leading me to think it’s time for revenge.
Before Grillo’s Rick Flag Sr. appears in Peacemaker Season 2, he’ll debut in animated form in the upcoming Max series Creature Commandos. The monster-centric animated series revolves around a black ops team working for Viola Davis’s Amanda Waller.
James Gunn announced Frank Grillo’s casting for Peacemaker Season 2 via Instagram,...
Before Grillo’s Rick Flag Sr. appears in Peacemaker Season 2, he’ll debut in animated form in the upcoming Max series Creature Commandos. The monster-centric animated series revolves around a black ops team working for Viola Davis’s Amanda Waller.
James Gunn announced Frank Grillo’s casting for Peacemaker Season 2 via Instagram,...
- 5/10/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Filming is now underway on action adventure movie “Afterburn,” starring Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson with Olga Kurylenko and Kristofer Hivju rounding out the cast.
The film is directed by J.J. Perry, who recently helmed Lionsgate’s “The Killer’s Game,” also with Bautista, working from a screenplay adapted by Matthew Johnson and Nimrod Antal from the “Red 5” comic book of the same name.
Set ten years after a solar flare wiped out technology across the globe, “Afterburn” follows ex-soldier Jake (Bautista), who works as a treasure hunter recovering valuable objects from the old world for powerful clients. His latest mission: team up with freedom fighter Drea (Kurylenko) to recover the Mona Lisa before an unhinged warlord gets there first.
The picture is produced by Neal H. Moritz (“Fast and Furious” franchise) and Toby Jaffe (“Total Recall”) for Original Film and Steve Richards for Endurance Media. Bautista will also produce for Dogbone Entertainment,...
The film is directed by J.J. Perry, who recently helmed Lionsgate’s “The Killer’s Game,” also with Bautista, working from a screenplay adapted by Matthew Johnson and Nimrod Antal from the “Red 5” comic book of the same name.
Set ten years after a solar flare wiped out technology across the globe, “Afterburn” follows ex-soldier Jake (Bautista), who works as a treasure hunter recovering valuable objects from the old world for powerful clients. His latest mission: team up with freedom fighter Drea (Kurylenko) to recover the Mona Lisa before an unhinged warlord gets there first.
The picture is produced by Neal H. Moritz (“Fast and Furious” franchise) and Toby Jaffe (“Total Recall”) for Original Film and Steve Richards for Endurance Media. Bautista will also produce for Dogbone Entertainment,...
- 5/10/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Screen reveals a snapshot of the latest high-end TV and film productions shooting in the UK for the big studios and streamers.
Please contact us here to add or update changes to the following or new productions taking place in the UK.
Films
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy
Follows the titular Bridget Jones as a single mother in her early fifties.
Dir: Michael Morris
Prod: Working Title Films
Where: London
When: May - ongoing
Distributor: Universal
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson
Mission
A solitary man decides to embark on a journey of extreme experiences.
Dir: Paul Wright
Prod: Early Day Films,...
Please contact us here to add or update changes to the following or new productions taking place in the UK.
Films
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy
Follows the titular Bridget Jones as a single mother in her early fifties.
Dir: Michael Morris
Prod: Working Title Films
Where: London
When: May - ongoing
Distributor: Universal
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson
Mission
A solitary man decides to embark on a journey of extreme experiences.
Dir: Paul Wright
Prod: Early Day Films,...
- 5/10/2024
- ScreenDaily
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Welcome back, physical media fans. It's time for another Blu-ray round-up, and this particular edition features a study in contrasts. On one hand, we have what many will consider to be one of the best movies of the year: "Dune: Part Two" (you can read our review right here). On the other, we also have what is arguably one of the worst movies of the year: Sony's woefully inept "Madame Web" (check out our review here). But that's not all! We also have new 4K releases of several great "older" titles. Throw in the latest from one of the Coen Brothers and a Jason Statham action pic as well, and you've got yourself a jam-packed Blu-ray round-up. So keep spinning those discs and read on.
Read more: The Dark Knight Rises Ending Explained: Batman Ends
Dune: Part Two
Denis Villeneuve...
Welcome back, physical media fans. It's time for another Blu-ray round-up, and this particular edition features a study in contrasts. On one hand, we have what many will consider to be one of the best movies of the year: "Dune: Part Two" (you can read our review right here). On the other, we also have what is arguably one of the worst movies of the year: Sony's woefully inept "Madame Web" (check out our review here). But that's not all! We also have new 4K releases of several great "older" titles. Throw in the latest from one of the Coen Brothers and a Jason Statham action pic as well, and you've got yourself a jam-packed Blu-ray round-up. So keep spinning those discs and read on.
Read more: The Dark Knight Rises Ending Explained: Batman Ends
Dune: Part Two
Denis Villeneuve...
- 5/9/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
A couple of days ago, DC Studios and James Gunn shared a first look at David Corenswet suited up as Superman. It's been a while since we've seen a superhero movie costume divide opinions to such a large degree, but it's certainly not the first time.
The Man of Steel isn't the first character to take centre stage in a splashy sneak peek meant to get fans excited. While that usually works, there are occasions when fans hate what they see. Others, meanwhile, are quick to defend what usually amounts to a complete overhaul which takes place during the transition from page to screen.
This isn't a list of the worst superhero movie costumes...just those that divided opinions when they were first shown off to the world (and sometimes continue to do so to this very day).
To read through this feature, all you need to do is click...
The Man of Steel isn't the first character to take centre stage in a splashy sneak peek meant to get fans excited. While that usually works, there are occasions when fans hate what they see. Others, meanwhile, are quick to defend what usually amounts to a complete overhaul which takes place during the transition from page to screen.
This isn't a list of the worst superhero movie costumes...just those that divided opinions when they were first shown off to the world (and sometimes continue to do so to this very day).
To read through this feature, all you need to do is click...
- 5/8/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Ryan Gosling On Rejecting Dark Roles(Photo Credit –Instagram)
Ryan Gosling is receiving amazing reviews for his latest theatrical release, The Fall Guy. The action comedy also stars Emily Blunt in the lead role. Along with the movie, Ryan’s performance as a goofy and fun-loving stuntman, Colt Seavers, is being hailed a lot. Many have compared his fun and loving nature to his performance as Ken in the 2023 film ‘Barbie’.
The movie-going audience is a fan of Ryan Gosling for the kind of roles he chooses. From The Notebook to La La Land to Barbie, the actor has many beautiful characters on screen. Often, Ryan’s characters leave you in awe and rarely put you in a serious zone. But did you know the actor consciously makes such choices in his career? In a new interview, The Fall Guy star revealed that he doesn’t like to do dark roles.
Ryan Gosling is receiving amazing reviews for his latest theatrical release, The Fall Guy. The action comedy also stars Emily Blunt in the lead role. Along with the movie, Ryan’s performance as a goofy and fun-loving stuntman, Colt Seavers, is being hailed a lot. Many have compared his fun and loving nature to his performance as Ken in the 2023 film ‘Barbie’.
The movie-going audience is a fan of Ryan Gosling for the kind of roles he chooses. From The Notebook to La La Land to Barbie, the actor has many beautiful characters on screen. Often, Ryan’s characters leave you in awe and rarely put you in a serious zone. But did you know the actor consciously makes such choices in his career? In a new interview, The Fall Guy star revealed that he doesn’t like to do dark roles.
- 5/4/2024
- by Pooja Darade
- KoiMoi
Exclusive: Former Fifth Season film head Alexis Garcia has launched CAT5, an action film label that will be backed by his former employers, who are among other investors and partners to be announced at later date. As one of its first projects, CAT5 has signed on to co-finance Black Bear’s Levon’s Trade. The film is in production, with David Ayer-directing the Jason Statham vehicle that was adapted from the Chuck Dixon novel by Sylvester Stallone, with revisions by Ayer. Garcia joins as an executive producer. The film is in production in London and slated for wide theatrical release in the U.S. by Amazon MGM Studios on January 17, 2025.
Garcia spent seven years with Fifth Season and Graham Taylor and Chris Rice, helping build it from its 2017 launch as Endeavor Content. Before that he spent a decade at Endeavor/WME under Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell, where he...
Garcia spent seven years with Fifth Season and Graham Taylor and Chris Rice, helping build it from its 2017 launch as Endeavor Content. Before that he spent a decade at Endeavor/WME under Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell, where he...
- 5/2/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Kerry Condon (“The Banshees of Inisherin”), William H. Macy and Clifton Collins Jr. have joined director Clint Bentley’s “Train Dreams,” Variety has learned.
Production on the film, from Black Bear and also starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones, began earlier this month in Spokane, Wash.
“Train Dreams” is the sweeping and poignant tale of Robert Grainier (Edgerton), a day laborer employed as a logger helping to expand the railways across America. Forced to spend prolonged periods of time away from his wife, Gladys (Jones), and their young daughter, Grainier struggles to make sense of his place in a rapidly changing world. As his story unfolds, he experiences great love, unspeakable loss, and unique bonds on a journey that is both distinct and universal. The picture features a script by Bentley and Greg Kwedar (“Sing Sing”), which is adapted from Denis Johnson’s iconic, Pulitzer Prize-nominated novella of the same name.
Production on the film, from Black Bear and also starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones, began earlier this month in Spokane, Wash.
“Train Dreams” is the sweeping and poignant tale of Robert Grainier (Edgerton), a day laborer employed as a logger helping to expand the railways across America. Forced to spend prolonged periods of time away from his wife, Gladys (Jones), and their young daughter, Grainier struggles to make sense of his place in a rapidly changing world. As his story unfolds, he experiences great love, unspeakable loss, and unique bonds on a journey that is both distinct and universal. The picture features a script by Bentley and Greg Kwedar (“Sing Sing”), which is adapted from Denis Johnson’s iconic, Pulitzer Prize-nominated novella of the same name.
- 5/2/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Apart from their action-packed plots and mind-blowing acts of heroism, movies like The Beekeeper are admired for their good vs evil tropes. That’s the premise of the 2024 action thriller written by Kurt Wimmer and directed by David Ayer. Released in January 2024 to mixed but mostly positive reviews, The Beekeeper follows Jason Statham’s Adam Clay. He embarks on a murderous spree after the only person who’s ever cared for him fell victim to a phishing scam enterprise. The film tries to highlight how corruption and a failed system affect the dependent population. But what resonated with viewers revolves around the brutal
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- 5/1/2024
- by Banks Onuoha
- TVovermind.com
David Ayer’s The Beekeeper wrestles with the idea of a secret organization with unbound free will to reset society whenever it’s gone astray. Utilizing the honey bee colony as a backdrop for its plot, the action flick attempts to make a serious point about failed systems in government: corruption and how the law isn’t always in the interest of justice. But the film’s major appeal lies in its paced action sequence, likened to cult classics like John Wick and The Equalizer. Although released to mixed reviews, critics and moviegoers agree The Beekeeper is fun to watch. The movie written by
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- 4/30/2024
- by Banks Onuoha
- TVovermind.com
Exclusive: For at least the last three years, Latino Hollywood has been abuzz about a Chalino Sanchez biopic that has been in the works though nothing solid emerged — until now.
The new indie film Chalino will tell the story of Rosalino Sánchez Félix, better known as Chalino and “El Rey del Corrido,” an antihero who achieved superstardom and attained legendary status for his contributions to the popularity of the Regional music subgenre Narcocorridos.
For the lead role, David Castañeda was the standout among thousands of Latinos who auditioned for the role, sources tell Deadline. He has been circling the role for months with talks currently heating up, we hear. However, no deal has been signed. Production is said to be targeting the start of production for later this year.
The indie project was born at the 2020 Sundance Screenwriters and Directors Labs, where writer Jesus Celaya earned...
The new indie film Chalino will tell the story of Rosalino Sánchez Félix, better known as Chalino and “El Rey del Corrido,” an antihero who achieved superstardom and attained legendary status for his contributions to the popularity of the Regional music subgenre Narcocorridos.
For the lead role, David Castañeda was the standout among thousands of Latinos who auditioned for the role, sources tell Deadline. He has been circling the role for months with talks currently heating up, we hear. However, no deal has been signed. Production is said to be targeting the start of production for later this year.
The indie project was born at the 2020 Sundance Screenwriters and Directors Labs, where writer Jesus Celaya earned...
- 4/26/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
What To Watch This Weekend: Crakk, Challengers, etc. (Photo Credit – IMDb)
What to Watch This Weekend? If you also have this question on your mind, we have everything sorted for you. This weekend, several titles are releasing to entertain you. From “Crakk” and “Laapataa Ladies” to “Zendaya’s Challengers,” the movies on streaming platforms and in theatres are critically acclaimed.
In this article, we have mentioned several big releases that will keep you engrossed and make your weekend wholesome. From thrillers to comedies, there’s something in every genre. So, take note of these titles and don’t miss out on catching up on them Asap.
What to Watch This Weekend (Ott Releases) Bhimaa
Available on: Disney+ Hotstar
The Telugu fantasy action drama stars Tottempudi Gopichand and Malvika Sharma, directed by A Harsha.
Trending Ruslaan Movie Review: Aayush Sharma Packs In Kicks & Punches In A Spy Thriller With Hits & Misses...
What to Watch This Weekend? If you also have this question on your mind, we have everything sorted for you. This weekend, several titles are releasing to entertain you. From “Crakk” and “Laapataa Ladies” to “Zendaya’s Challengers,” the movies on streaming platforms and in theatres are critically acclaimed.
In this article, we have mentioned several big releases that will keep you engrossed and make your weekend wholesome. From thrillers to comedies, there’s something in every genre. So, take note of these titles and don’t miss out on catching up on them Asap.
What to Watch This Weekend (Ott Releases) Bhimaa
Available on: Disney+ Hotstar
The Telugu fantasy action drama stars Tottempudi Gopichand and Malvika Sharma, directed by A Harsha.
Trending Ruslaan Movie Review: Aayush Sharma Packs In Kicks & Punches In A Spy Thriller With Hits & Misses...
- 4/26/2024
- by Pooja Darade
- KoiMoi
The box office has been firmly in recovery mode for several years now. The pandemic, it's no secret, completely upended the business, and movie theaters have been trying to figure out what the future looks like ever since. Hollywood, for its part, has been doing the same, attempting to balance its streaming-focused operations with the need to release movies in theaters. 2024 has brought forth yet another challenge as the Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild of America strikes last year resulted in a disappointingly bare release calendar. Dire though it has seemed at times, there have been many bright spots in the darkness.
Yes, we've had more than a few box office flops this year, ranging from superhero films like "Madame Web" to total whiffs like "The Book of Clarence." Those flops have helped create a rough situation. However, we've also had quite a few hits. Not just movies that...
Yes, we've had more than a few box office flops this year, ranging from superhero films like "Madame Web" to total whiffs like "The Book of Clarence." Those flops have helped create a rough situation. However, we've also had quite a few hits. Not just movies that...
- 4/26/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
2024 is an important year for the movie business. The past few years have been all about recovering from the pandemic. Now? Hollywood and theater chains are facing the challenge of weathering a year that has been crippled by 2023's Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild of America strikes. There have been moments worth cheering about, such as the success of "Dune: Part Two." But, as always, there have been plenty of sour moments at the box office as well, with more than a few flops to go along with the hits.
The early part of the year was anchored by relatively smaller hits like director David Ayer's "The Beekeeper" and the "Mean Girls" musical. Mixed in along the way were a wide variety of misfires, from hopeful big studio blockbusters to smaller, original movies just trying to find their way in an uncertain theatrical landscape. Some of these flops...
The early part of the year was anchored by relatively smaller hits like director David Ayer's "The Beekeeper" and the "Mean Girls" musical. Mixed in along the way were a wide variety of misfires, from hopeful big studio blockbusters to smaller, original movies just trying to find their way in an uncertain theatrical landscape. Some of these flops...
- 4/25/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Veteran producer and executive Becky Sloviter has been named President of Miramax Motion Picture Group, Deadline can exclusively reveal.
The news follows Miramax’s announcement three weeks ago that Jonathan Glickman had been officially appointed as CEO, taking over from the exiting Bill Block.
An Emmy and Golden Globe nominee, Sloviter launched her production company, A Dare To Be Great Situation, in 2022 and has most recently been under a first-look overall deal with ABC Signature. Prior to that, she served as Head of Funny Story Films, a division of MRC Film, there producing upcoming titles including the road trip comedy The Inheritance from Emmy winner Ashley Nicole Black and the Annie Murphy starrer Witness Protection, from screenwriters David West Read and Rupinder Gill, alongside Alloy Entertainment.
In addition to the acclaimed Andy Samberg rom-com Palm Springs, which won the Critics’ Choice Award...
The news follows Miramax’s announcement three weeks ago that Jonathan Glickman had been officially appointed as CEO, taking over from the exiting Bill Block.
An Emmy and Golden Globe nominee, Sloviter launched her production company, A Dare To Be Great Situation, in 2022 and has most recently been under a first-look overall deal with ABC Signature. Prior to that, she served as Head of Funny Story Films, a division of MRC Film, there producing upcoming titles including the road trip comedy The Inheritance from Emmy winner Ashley Nicole Black and the Annie Murphy starrer Witness Protection, from screenwriters David West Read and Rupinder Gill, alongside Alloy Entertainment.
In addition to the acclaimed Andy Samberg rom-com Palm Springs, which won the Critics’ Choice Award...
- 4/23/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Zendaya has, in just a small handful of years, asserted herself as a true A-list star in Hollywood. So much focus is paid to actors in their 40s (or much older) such as Tom Cruise, one of the many famous people named Chris, or Anne Hathaway. But Zendaya has emerged as one of our new movie stars, thanks to her work in wildly successful franchises such as "Dune" and "Spider-Man." But can her star power help turn "Challengers," an original sports drama centered around tennis, into a hit? That's the big question MGM is asking right now as the movie gets ready to make its way to theaters next weekend.
Hailing from "Call Me By Your Name" director Luca Guadagnino, "Challengers" is eyeing an opening between $7 and $12 million, per Box Office Pro. The only other big release on April 26 is Lionsgate's Christian drama "Unsung Hero." Yes, faith-based movies have...
Hailing from "Call Me By Your Name" director Luca Guadagnino, "Challengers" is eyeing an opening between $7 and $12 million, per Box Office Pro. The only other big release on April 26 is Lionsgate's Christian drama "Unsung Hero." Yes, faith-based movies have...
- 4/19/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Asphalt City (Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire)
I entered Asphalt City at last year’s EnergaCAMERIMAGE festival with nothing but morbid curiosity. Having engendered some rank responses from its Cannes premiere and not secured any known U.S. distributor, Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s film had the right kind of bad-object energy one needs at the jetlagged start to their week in a small Polish city. (Or just the comfort I personally get from a Brooklyn-shot feature featuring two Club Random guests.) I walked away boasting complicated, fascinated enthusiasm: nearly every second is ridiculous and never boring, and it doesn’t not deserve to play at a cinematography festival––having the most cinematography counts for something. Starting and ending with a blatant homage to The New World...
Asphalt City (Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire)
I entered Asphalt City at last year’s EnergaCAMERIMAGE festival with nothing but morbid curiosity. Having engendered some rank responses from its Cannes premiere and not secured any known U.S. distributor, Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s film had the right kind of bad-object energy one needs at the jetlagged start to their week in a small Polish city. (Or just the comfort I personally get from a Brooklyn-shot feature featuring two Club Random guests.) I walked away boasting complicated, fascinated enthusiasm: nearly every second is ridiculous and never boring, and it doesn’t not deserve to play at a cinematography festival––having the most cinematography counts for something. Starting and ending with a blatant homage to The New World...
- 4/19/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Film Factory has picked up rights to Luis Gabriel Beristáin’s revenge action thriller “The Gentleman,” a Spain-Mexico co-production starring an international cast led by Golden Globe-winner Ron Pearlman.
Produced by Spanish company Esto También Pasará and Mexican outfit Sdb Films (“The Deal”), shooting on “The Gentleman” is already underway in San Sebastián, Spain, and will run for six weeks. The film is scheduled to be released by Universal in Spain in 2025.
Uruguay’s Juma Fodde penned the film’s screenplay, which is adapted from Carlos Augusto Casas’ Spanish novel “Ya no quedan junglas adodnde regresar.”
“The Gentleman” turns on an aging former U.S. soldier named Theo (Perlman), who spends his days dreaming about better times that are now years behind him. Each week, Theo meets with Olga, a prostitute he pays to talk with him about who he once was and what he might have been under different circumstances.
Produced by Spanish company Esto También Pasará and Mexican outfit Sdb Films (“The Deal”), shooting on “The Gentleman” is already underway in San Sebastián, Spain, and will run for six weeks. The film is scheduled to be released by Universal in Spain in 2025.
Uruguay’s Juma Fodde penned the film’s screenplay, which is adapted from Carlos Augusto Casas’ Spanish novel “Ya no quedan junglas adodnde regresar.”
“The Gentleman” turns on an aging former U.S. soldier named Theo (Perlman), who spends his days dreaming about better times that are now years behind him. Each week, Theo meets with Olga, a prostitute he pays to talk with him about who he once was and what he might have been under different circumstances.
- 4/19/2024
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The Beekeeper is now the highest-grossing film of 2024. Granted, that title won’t last long since the Jason Statham film has only grossed less than $130 million worldwide, but many dismissed the David Ayer vehicle as a lazy and cheap cash grab meant to occupy the dead January space. What’s even more shocking is that it beat Mean Girls, a well-known brand that’s based on an iconic film in the modern generation as the updated feature has only amassed $92.7 million worldwide. The Beekeeper only has a production budget of $25 million, so it easily made more than three times
The post Why The Beekeeper Is A Surprising Box Office Success first appeared on TVovermind.
The post Why The Beekeeper Is A Surprising Box Office Success first appeared on TVovermind.
- 4/17/2024
- by Jeffrey Bowie Jr.
- TVovermind.com
During its existence, the DC Extended Universe (Dceu) gave rise to some historic blunders. My personal favorite was when Dwayne Johnson simply refused to accept that his "Black Adam" movie wasn't very good, but the ill-fated shared universe has a plethora of greatest hits when it comes to cinematic slip-ups, from the box office disappointment that was "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" to the box office bomb of super-heroic proportions that was "The Flash."
Look, it's extremely difficult to build a shared cinematic universe. Aside from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the only action franchise that's really achieved anything of note in the last few years is the "John Wick" saga, and even that can't hope to match the historic highs of the MCU. So you can't really fault DC and Warner Bros. for failing to establish an enduring cinematic multiverse — though that hasn't stopped David Ayer from trying.
The director...
Look, it's extremely difficult to build a shared cinematic universe. Aside from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the only action franchise that's really achieved anything of note in the last few years is the "John Wick" saga, and even that can't hope to match the historic highs of the MCU. So you can't really fault DC and Warner Bros. for failing to establish an enduring cinematic multiverse — though that hasn't stopped David Ayer from trying.
The director...
- 4/13/2024
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Paramount wasn’t messing around during their CinemaCon panel today, giving attendees previews of movies like Smile 2, Gladiator II, A Quiet Place: Day One, Transformers One, and If, revealing The Running Man casting news, and announcing several movies, including a live-action comedy from Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Scary Movie 6, a Transformers / G.I. Joe crossover, and a live-action, R-rated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. They also unveiled several titles on their 2024 – 2026 slate, and we can’t possibly cover them all… so we have gone ahead and dropped the full list into this article. Scroll down to see what Paramount has in store for us over the next couple years.
If
Release Date: May 17, 2024
Written and Directed by: John Krasinski
Producers: Allyson Seeger, p.g.a., John Krasinski, p.g.a., Andrew Form, p.g.a., Ryan Reynolds
Executive Producers: John J. Kelly, George Dewey, Kimberly Nelson LoCascio
Cast: Cailey Fleming,...
If
Release Date: May 17, 2024
Written and Directed by: John Krasinski
Producers: Allyson Seeger, p.g.a., John Krasinski, p.g.a., Andrew Form, p.g.a., Ryan Reynolds
Executive Producers: John J. Kelly, George Dewey, Kimberly Nelson LoCascio
Cast: Cailey Fleming,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
A lively CinemaCon presentation closed out with spectacular first footage from Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II as studio top brass mostly put speculation of mergers and acquisitions behind them to focus on a rich upcoming slate.
Yet there was scarcely a mention of Mission: Impossible 8, the next instalment in the spy action franchise from Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie due out on May 23, 2025. There was no recorded segment of Cruise dangling from the International Space Station announcing the new title, and no sneak peaks.
Paramount Pictures president and CEO Brian Robbins did however introduce a recorded piece from director Ridley Scott and stars Paul Mescal,...
Yet there was scarcely a mention of Mission: Impossible 8, the next instalment in the spy action franchise from Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie due out on May 23, 2025. There was no recorded segment of Cruise dangling from the International Space Station announcing the new title, and no sneak peaks.
Paramount Pictures president and CEO Brian Robbins did however introduce a recorded piece from director Ridley Scott and stars Paul Mescal,...
- 4/11/2024
- ScreenDaily
A lively CinemaCon presentation closed out with spectacular first footage from Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II as studio top brass mostly put speculation of mergers and acquisitions behind them to focus on a rich upcoming slate.
Yet there was scarcely a mention of Mission: Impossible 8, the next instalment in the spy action franchise from Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie due out on May 23, 2025.
Paramount Pictures president and CEO Brian Robbins introduced a recorded piece from director Ridley Scott and stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Connie Nielsen and Denzel Washington. Ahead of the November 22 release later this year, the...
Yet there was scarcely a mention of Mission: Impossible 8, the next instalment in the spy action franchise from Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie due out on May 23, 2025.
Paramount Pictures president and CEO Brian Robbins introduced a recorded piece from director Ridley Scott and stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Connie Nielsen and Denzel Washington. Ahead of the November 22 release later this year, the...
- 4/11/2024
- ScreenDaily
Oscar winner Damien Chazelle has set his next feature with Paramount.
The La La Land filmmaker wrote and will direct the feature, with plot details being kept under wraps. The movie is being produced under Chazelle and Olivia Hamilton’s Wild Chickens Productions banner, as part of their first look deal with the studio that was signed in 2022. Plot details are not yet known and talent has yet to be attached but the project is a priority for the studio.
Chazelle is acting as a producer on another Paramount feature: the David Ayer directed Heart of the Beast. Heart of the Beast also falls under his first-look pact with Paramount.
The director and the studio last worked together on Babylon, the Hollywood epic that starred Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie. That film, which was released as theaters were recovering from the pandemic, grossed $63 million at the global box office with...
The La La Land filmmaker wrote and will direct the feature, with plot details being kept under wraps. The movie is being produced under Chazelle and Olivia Hamilton’s Wild Chickens Productions banner, as part of their first look deal with the studio that was signed in 2022. Plot details are not yet known and talent has yet to be attached but the project is a priority for the studio.
Chazelle is acting as a producer on another Paramount feature: the David Ayer directed Heart of the Beast. Heart of the Beast also falls under his first-look pact with Paramount.
The director and the studio last worked together on Babylon, the Hollywood epic that starred Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie. That film, which was released as theaters were recovering from the pandemic, grossed $63 million at the global box office with...
- 4/11/2024
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A new film from Damien Chazelle is officially in the works as his follow-up to the ambitious and costly Old Hollywood epic “Babylon.”
Chazelle will make his follow-up to “Babylon” with the same studio that released that film, Paramount Pictures. Chazelle will direct, write, and produce the for-now-untitled film that was announced at CinemaCon on Thursday morning. The untitled film will be his sixth feature.
No plot details or cast were revealed, but the “La La Land” filmmaker’s film is expected to hit theaters next year, and he will produce alongside Olivia Hamilton under their Wild Chickens Productions banner as part of their first look deal with Paramount, which was announced back in 2022 after the release of “Babylon.”
Chazelle recently admitted that, financially at least, “Babylon” “didn’t work at all” and he worried he wouldn’t get his next film made.
“You try to not have that effect what you’re doing creatively,...
Chazelle will make his follow-up to “Babylon” with the same studio that released that film, Paramount Pictures. Chazelle will direct, write, and produce the for-now-untitled film that was announced at CinemaCon on Thursday morning. The untitled film will be his sixth feature.
No plot details or cast were revealed, but the “La La Land” filmmaker’s film is expected to hit theaters next year, and he will produce alongside Olivia Hamilton under their Wild Chickens Productions banner as part of their first look deal with Paramount, which was announced back in 2022 after the release of “Babylon.”
Chazelle recently admitted that, financially at least, “Babylon” “didn’t work at all” and he worried he wouldn’t get his next film made.
“You try to not have that effect what you’re doing creatively,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Update: Paramount just announced during its Cinemacon presentation that the film will open in 2025.
Exclusive: After signing an overall deal with Paramount Pictures, Oscar-winner Damien Chazelle has now found his first film he will direct for the studio since signing the deal. While plot details are still vague about the film is about sources tell Deadline Chazelle is set to direct a new untitled film for Paramount based off an original script he wrote. He will produce along with his partner Olivia Hamilton through their Wild Chickens banner and while unconfirmed, insiders say the film will be set in a prison.
It is unknown when the film will go into production since no other talent is attached but sources say Chazelle and Paramount execs are expected to get busy real soon in meeting with A-list talent for a project that is sure to attract a long list of suitors. Chazelle...
Exclusive: After signing an overall deal with Paramount Pictures, Oscar-winner Damien Chazelle has now found his first film he will direct for the studio since signing the deal. While plot details are still vague about the film is about sources tell Deadline Chazelle is set to direct a new untitled film for Paramount based off an original script he wrote. He will produce along with his partner Olivia Hamilton through their Wild Chickens banner and while unconfirmed, insiders say the film will be set in a prison.
It is unknown when the film will go into production since no other talent is attached but sources say Chazelle and Paramount execs are expected to get busy real soon in meeting with A-list talent for a project that is sure to attract a long list of suitors. Chazelle...
- 4/11/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon MGM Studios executives have been screening privately a 10-minute sizzle reel of the upcoming Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans Christmas action adventure Red One and discussing the upcoming theatrical slate with exhibitors.
Red One was originally planned to launch on Prime Video and will now open theatrically on November 15. The tentpole, which Screen and other outlets were not allowed to write about in any detail after watching the reel, offers an indication of what the studio, led by head of film Courtenay Valenti and head of theatrical distribution Kevin Wilson, plans to assemble.
Executives did not host a CinemaCon...
Red One was originally planned to launch on Prime Video and will now open theatrically on November 15. The tentpole, which Screen and other outlets were not allowed to write about in any detail after watching the reel, offers an indication of what the studio, led by head of film Courtenay Valenti and head of theatrical distribution Kevin Wilson, plans to assemble.
Executives did not host a CinemaCon...
- 4/10/2024
- ScreenDaily
Amazon MGM Studios executives have been screening privately a 10-minute sizzle reel of the upcoming Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans action adventure Red One and discussing the upcoming theatrical slate with exhibitors.
Red One was originally planned to launch on Prime Video and will now open theatrically on November 15. The move offers an indication of what the studio, led by head of film Courtenay Valenti and head of theatrical distribution Kevin Wilson, plans to assemble.
Executives did not host a CinemaCon presentation this year but are bullish on theatrical and say they want to offer broad tentpoles and awards-focused films.
Red One was originally planned to launch on Prime Video and will now open theatrically on November 15. The move offers an indication of what the studio, led by head of film Courtenay Valenti and head of theatrical distribution Kevin Wilson, plans to assemble.
Executives did not host a CinemaCon presentation this year but are bullish on theatrical and say they want to offer broad tentpoles and awards-focused films.
- 4/10/2024
- ScreenDaily
The next collaboration between Jason Statham and David Ayer (with a Sylvester Stallone script) – Levon’s Trade – is now shooting, with further casting announced.
Earlier this year we were treated to a rip-roaringly good time when director David Ayer and star Jason Statham brought us The Beekeeper. You can catch our review for that film here, but in short, it was lots of fun and following a theatrical run where it grossed north of $150m, it likely made a profit for all involved.
As such, the production companies behind The Beekeeper have once again acquired the services of Ayer and Statham and are hoping to repeat the trick once again, this time with Levon’s Trade.
As with The Beekeeper, Amazon MGM has agreed to handle distribution in the US, and none other than Sylvester Stallone has adapted the screenplay from Chuck Dixon’s novel.
If you’ve been following this one enthusiastically,...
Earlier this year we were treated to a rip-roaringly good time when director David Ayer and star Jason Statham brought us The Beekeeper. You can catch our review for that film here, but in short, it was lots of fun and following a theatrical run where it grossed north of $150m, it likely made a profit for all involved.
As such, the production companies behind The Beekeeper have once again acquired the services of Ayer and Statham and are hoping to repeat the trick once again, this time with Levon’s Trade.
As with The Beekeeper, Amazon MGM has agreed to handle distribution in the US, and none other than Sylvester Stallone has adapted the screenplay from Chuck Dixon’s novel.
If you’ve been following this one enthusiastically,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Deadline reports that principal photography has kicked off on Levon’s Trade, an action thriller starring Jason Statham. The project has also added a few new members to the cast, with David Harbour (Stranger Things), Michael Peña (Narcos: Mexico), Jason Flemyng (Boiling Point) and Arianna Rivas (The Harvest) signing on to appear in Levon’s Trade.
David Ayer is directing Levon’s Trade from a screenplay by none other than Sylvester Stallone, with revisions by Ayer. The project is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Chuck Dixon. The book is the first installment of the Levon Cade series, which consists of eleven novels. With so much material, this could easily be another franchise starter for Statham.
Related Heart of the Beast: David Ayer is set to direct Navy Seal film that will be produced by Damien Chazelle
“Levon Cade (Statham) left his ‘profession’ behind him to go straight and work in construction,...
David Ayer is directing Levon’s Trade from a screenplay by none other than Sylvester Stallone, with revisions by Ayer. The project is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Chuck Dixon. The book is the first installment of the Levon Cade series, which consists of eleven novels. With so much material, this could easily be another franchise starter for Statham.
Related Heart of the Beast: David Ayer is set to direct Navy Seal film that will be produced by Damien Chazelle
“Levon Cade (Statham) left his ‘profession’ behind him to go straight and work in construction,...
- 4/8/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: David Ayer’s Levon’s Trade has started principal photography on location in London with Jason Statham (Fast & Furious franchise) joined in the cast by David Harbour (Stranger Things), Michael Peña (Narcos: Mexico), Jason Flemyng (Boiling Point) and Arianna Rivas (The Harvest).
David Ayer (Suicide Squad) is directing from a screenplay adapted by three-time Oscar nominee Sylvester Stallone with revisions by David Ayer, from the novel Levon’s Trade by comic author Chuck Dixon (Batman). The book is the first of eleven in the Levon Cade series.
As we previously revealed, Amazon MGM Studios landed U.S. theatrical rights to the film, with Prime Video securing rights in multiple territories internationally. We can also reveal that the film will be released wide in U.S. theaters on January 17, 2025, the same date as the studio’s recent Statham-Ayer action-thriller The Beekeeper, which has taken $152M worldwide.
The official synopsis reads: “Levon...
David Ayer (Suicide Squad) is directing from a screenplay adapted by three-time Oscar nominee Sylvester Stallone with revisions by David Ayer, from the novel Levon’s Trade by comic author Chuck Dixon (Batman). The book is the first of eleven in the Levon Cade series.
As we previously revealed, Amazon MGM Studios landed U.S. theatrical rights to the film, with Prime Video securing rights in multiple territories internationally. We can also reveal that the film will be released wide in U.S. theaters on January 17, 2025, the same date as the studio’s recent Statham-Ayer action-thriller The Beekeeper, which has taken $152M worldwide.
The official synopsis reads: “Levon...
- 4/8/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #390: The Beekeeper director David Ayer on making blockbuster movies such as Fury,...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #390: The Beekeeper director David Ayer on making blockbuster movies such as Fury,...
- 4/8/2024
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The Killing Joke is considered one of comic book legend Alan Moore’s crowing achievements in superhero comics. Right alongside his classic works like The Watchmen, The Killing Joke attempts to tell the story of Batman’s most notorious nemesis, the Joker.
The Killing Joke
The Killing Joke ended on quite the nebulous note, leaving whatever happened in the end open for interpretation. This was true for the animated adaptation of the comics as well, one that was headed by Bruce Timm as the executive producer. The iconic superhero media legend talked about what he thought about the ending of the story way back when he first encountered it.
It was unclear if Batman killed the Joker at the end of The Killing Joke
The final scene in Batman: The Killing Joke
At the end of Alan Moore‘s The Killing Joke, after the Joker has traumatized Barbara Gordon...
The Killing Joke
The Killing Joke ended on quite the nebulous note, leaving whatever happened in the end open for interpretation. This was true for the animated adaptation of the comics as well, one that was headed by Bruce Timm as the executive producer. The iconic superhero media legend talked about what he thought about the ending of the story way back when he first encountered it.
It was unclear if Batman killed the Joker at the end of The Killing Joke
The final scene in Batman: The Killing Joke
At the end of Alan Moore‘s The Killing Joke, after the Joker has traumatized Barbara Gordon...
- 4/6/2024
- by Anuraag Chatterjee
- FandomWire
Exclusive: The Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson sci-fi thriller Mercy is adding four with A Star Is Born‘s Rafi Gavron, Chris Sullivan, Kenneth Choi and Kylie Rogers.
Timur Bekmambetov directs the Amazon MGM Studios project, which was penned by Marco van Belle. It follows a detective (Pratt) who is accused of a violent crime, and must prove his innocence is a future where capital crime has swelled.
True Detective: Night Country‘s Kali Reis and Blinders’ Annabelle Wallis also star in the movie which is hitting theaters on Aug. 15, 2025.
Gersh, Affirmative Entertainment repped Gavron began his career with a breakout lead role in Anthony Minghella’s Breaking and Entering, for which he earned a nomination for ‘Best Newcomer’ at the British Independent Film Awards. In addition to A Star Is Born, he also starred in the limited series Ghosts of Beirut, two seasons of Godfather of Harlem for MGM+,...
Timur Bekmambetov directs the Amazon MGM Studios project, which was penned by Marco van Belle. It follows a detective (Pratt) who is accused of a violent crime, and must prove his innocence is a future where capital crime has swelled.
True Detective: Night Country‘s Kali Reis and Blinders’ Annabelle Wallis also star in the movie which is hitting theaters on Aug. 15, 2025.
Gersh, Affirmative Entertainment repped Gavron began his career with a breakout lead role in Anthony Minghella’s Breaking and Entering, for which he earned a nomination for ‘Best Newcomer’ at the British Independent Film Awards. In addition to A Star Is Born, he also starred in the limited series Ghosts of Beirut, two seasons of Godfather of Harlem for MGM+,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
As a child who grew up wandering in and out of pubs waiting for my mother to finish her shift, I would have frequent encounters with the eccentric locals who, more often than not, chose to spend their time regaling customers with the same old stories, most of which were either embellished to the nth degree or completely fabricated. It’s these types of characters that lie at the heart of Sean Lyons’ tall tale comedy Smoking Dolphins, a pub-set short which takes these archetypes and finds the similarities they share with double-dealing politicians. Lyons has had great success with Smoking Dolphins on the festival circuit and we’re excited to now be presenting the online premiere for audiences worldwide. It’s clever, funny and really well-constructed, an element of the film we discuss with Lyon in our in-depth interview below where he also reveals the advice on blocking he received from James Mangold.
- 4/3/2024
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
It’s a genuine miracle that The People’s Joker has managed to make it to screens unscathed, especially considering the legal battles which dogged the 2023 TIFF premiere could easily have left it trapped in the vault forever. Many of the rave reactions from that festival were written solely within the context of such lingering threat, with many critics doubling-up as armchair legal experts, not analyzing the qualities of Vera Drew’s film so much as they were assessing the likelihood of whether anybody else would ever see it. Now that this unauthorized take on the DC mythos is defiantly arriving on screens––albeit with a lengthy legal scrawl preceding the action itself––it’s immediately obvious that writing about it solely within the context of whether it constitutes a serious copyright violation is something of an insult.
Drew’s film isn’t a miracle because it has managed to...
Drew’s film isn’t a miracle because it has managed to...
- 4/2/2024
- by Alistair Ryder
- The Film Stage
James Gunn is now the co-ceo of DC Studios and is currently developing various projects to build up his new Dcu. Gunn is deeply passionate and wants to present a unique Dcu that will bring the brand back to form after a series of flops. He has already delivered two great projects in the Dcu with 2021’s The Suicide Squad and 2022’s Peacemaker.
A still from James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad
Gunn introduced some wacky yet relatable characters with the Peacemaker series and The Suicide Squad. The latter had King Shark and no one thought that the character would turn out to be the scene-stealer of the film. Sylvester Stallone, who voiced the character in the film, fell in love with the character and was enthusiastic to bring the character to life.
Sylvester Stallone Wanted To Bring a Certain Dimension and Emotion to King Shark
Sylvester Stallone voices King...
A still from James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad
Gunn introduced some wacky yet relatable characters with the Peacemaker series and The Suicide Squad. The latter had King Shark and no one thought that the character would turn out to be the scene-stealer of the film. Sylvester Stallone, who voiced the character in the film, fell in love with the character and was enthusiastic to bring the character to life.
Sylvester Stallone Wanted To Bring a Certain Dimension and Emotion to King Shark
Sylvester Stallone voices King...
- 3/23/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
David Ayer is following up the success of The Beekeeper with a new dramatic thriller from producer Damien Chazelle.
Ayer is set to direct Paramount Pictures’ Heart of the Beast from a script by Cameron Alexander. The feature, which has been in development since 2017, follows a former Navy Seal and his combat dog amid their attempt to find civilization after getting stranded deep in the Alaskan terrain.
Producers include Chazelle and Olivia Hamilton of Wild Chickens Productions, in addition to Ayer and Chris Long of Cedar Park Entertainment.
Ayer most recently helmed Amazon MGM Studios’ The Beekeeper, the Jason Statham-led thriller that surpassed $150 million at the global box office. The filmmaker, who wrote Training Day and worked on the script for The Fast and the Furious, has previously directed Fury, Suicide Squad and Bright.
Chazelle’s directing credits include Whiplash, La La Land, First Man and Babylon. During a...
Ayer is set to direct Paramount Pictures’ Heart of the Beast from a script by Cameron Alexander. The feature, which has been in development since 2017, follows a former Navy Seal and his combat dog amid their attempt to find civilization after getting stranded deep in the Alaskan terrain.
Producers include Chazelle and Olivia Hamilton of Wild Chickens Productions, in addition to Ayer and Chris Long of Cedar Park Entertainment.
Ayer most recently helmed Amazon MGM Studios’ The Beekeeper, the Jason Statham-led thriller that surpassed $150 million at the global box office. The filmmaker, who wrote Training Day and worked on the script for The Fast and the Furious, has previously directed Fury, Suicide Squad and Bright.
Chazelle’s directing credits include Whiplash, La La Land, First Man and Babylon. During a...
- 3/22/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Ayer recently turned heads with The Beekeeper, a seemingly run-of-the-mill Jason Statham action film that turned out to be a strange mish-mash of ideas and bold choices that still feels like a fever dream. Ayer has had some hits under his belt, but as a whole, the filmmaker’s resume has some divisive receptions among them. This brings us to the interesting partnering with the Whiplash, La La Land and Babylon director Damien Chazelle. As Chazelle attempts to recover from Babylon‘s flopping, the First Man director will only be producing the new film that Ayer will helm.
Deadline reports that Ayer will be directing Heart of the Beast. The film will come from Chazelle and spouse Olivia Hamilton’s company, Wild Chicken Productions, as part of their first look deal with Paramount. Ayer and Chris Long will also produce alongside under their Cedar Park Entertainment banner. The screenplay comes from scribe Cameron Alexander,...
Deadline reports that Ayer will be directing Heart of the Beast. The film will come from Chazelle and spouse Olivia Hamilton’s company, Wild Chicken Productions, as part of their first look deal with Paramount. Ayer and Chris Long will also produce alongside under their Cedar Park Entertainment banner. The screenplay comes from scribe Cameron Alexander,...
- 3/22/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
David Ayer may never get to release his director’s cut of “Suicide Squad,” but he’s maintaining relevancy thanks to the success of “The Beekeeper.” Ayer’s latest made $152.6 million at the global box office off a $40 million budget: a big enough success to guarantee that he’ll at least make mid-budget movies for the foreseeable future.
Read More: ‘The Beekeeper’ Red Band Trailer: Jason Statham Is Out For Revenge In David Ayer’s New Action Film
And that’s precisely what Ayer has up next.
Continue reading ‘Heart Of The Beast’: David Ayer To Helm Survival Drama At Paramount, Damien Chazelle Producing at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘The Beekeeper’ Red Band Trailer: Jason Statham Is Out For Revenge In David Ayer’s New Action Film
And that’s precisely what Ayer has up next.
Continue reading ‘Heart Of The Beast’: David Ayer To Helm Survival Drama At Paramount, Damien Chazelle Producing at The Playlist.
- 3/22/2024
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
Exclusive: Fresh off the success of his action pic The Beekeeper, David Ayer is continuing to stay busy as the director has signed on to helm Paramount Pictures’ Heart of the Beast. Damien Chazelle and Olivia Hamilton are producing under their Wild Chickens Productions banner as part of their first-look deal with the studio. Ayer and Chris Long will produce alongside under their Cedar Park Entertainment banner.
Cameron Alexander, who penned the script, will executive produce.Richard Raymond is co-producing.
The story follows a former Navy Seal and his retired combat dog who attempt to return to civilization after a catastrophic accident deep in the Alaskan wilderness.
Ayer is not shy of showing his appreciation of the military whether by some of the films he has directed like World War II pic Fury or his social media, which is filled with posts that properly honor those who have served and...
Cameron Alexander, who penned the script, will executive produce.Richard Raymond is co-producing.
The story follows a former Navy Seal and his retired combat dog who attempt to return to civilization after a catastrophic accident deep in the Alaskan wilderness.
Ayer is not shy of showing his appreciation of the military whether by some of the films he has directed like World War II pic Fury or his social media, which is filled with posts that properly honor those who have served and...
- 3/22/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Following an extensive campaign by fans worldwide, Zack Snyder revealed plans to release a director’s cut of the 2017 film Justice League. The filmmaker had to leave the production of the superhero ensemble after which Joss Whedon was hired to complete the movie. Despite the anticipation, the 2017 film failed to gain a positive reception.
Justice League (2017)
However, persistent fan demand for Snyder’s original vision eventually led to the release of his version on Warner Bros.’ streaming service Max. The Snyder Cut was praised for its direction, visual aesthetics, action sequences, and performances. And the success of the Snyder Cut on the streaming platform could have potentially provided a boost to Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune.
How Zack Snyder’s Justice League Might Have Impacted Denis Villeneuve’s Dune?
Following its launch in 2020, Warner Bros. introduced a strategy of simultaneous theatrical and streaming releases for several films, including Denis Villeneuve’s Dune.
Justice League (2017)
However, persistent fan demand for Snyder’s original vision eventually led to the release of his version on Warner Bros.’ streaming service Max. The Snyder Cut was praised for its direction, visual aesthetics, action sequences, and performances. And the success of the Snyder Cut on the streaming platform could have potentially provided a boost to Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune.
How Zack Snyder’s Justice League Might Have Impacted Denis Villeneuve’s Dune?
Following its launch in 2020, Warner Bros. introduced a strategy of simultaneous theatrical and streaming releases for several films, including Denis Villeneuve’s Dune.
- 3/20/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
It has been eight years since Jared Leto first essayed the role of the Joker in Warner Brothers’ Suicide Squad, and then again in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, but audiences still cannot get over the fact that the Joker of the Dceu was morbidly underwhelming, despite the slew of inspirations that it drew from.
Jared Leto in Suicide Squad (2016)
Despite the criticism that is being hurled at the actor for the portrayal of the character, David Ayer has come to the defense of Leto’s performance, tweeting out in his support. Time and time again, the director has made it known that his vision for the film was not what the studio allowed him to finally release, and it seems to have been the case with his actors too.
David Ayer called Jared Leto’s Joker ‘amazing’
Jared Leto in Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Taking to X to...
Jared Leto in Suicide Squad (2016)
Despite the criticism that is being hurled at the actor for the portrayal of the character, David Ayer has come to the defense of Leto’s performance, tweeting out in his support. Time and time again, the director has made it known that his vision for the film was not what the studio allowed him to finally release, and it seems to have been the case with his actors too.
David Ayer called Jared Leto’s Joker ‘amazing’
Jared Leto in Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Taking to X to...
- 3/19/2024
- by Anuraag Chatterjee
- FandomWire
Sylvester Stallone is one of the legendary action heroes of the 80s and 90s. The actor created a brand for himself as the indestructible one-many army through his Rambo films. Additionally, he also became synonymous with the Rocky franchise and his character Rocky Balboa, which he conceptualized from the beginning.
Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo in First Blood
However, before his fame as an actor, Stallone struggled to make a living and would do odd jobs to earn a buck. Even when he was born, his mother underwent a difficult surgery which resulted in an injury to the nerves on his face. Stallone addressed this when people started accusing him of undergoing plastic surgery on his face.
Sylvester Stallone Underwent a Minor Surgery to Correct a Birth Deformity Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky films made him a household name
Sylvester Stallone had a rough life before his fame in acting. Like his character in 1976’s Rocky,...
Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo in First Blood
However, before his fame as an actor, Stallone struggled to make a living and would do odd jobs to earn a buck. Even when he was born, his mother underwent a difficult surgery which resulted in an injury to the nerves on his face. Stallone addressed this when people started accusing him of undergoing plastic surgery on his face.
Sylvester Stallone Underwent a Minor Surgery to Correct a Birth Deformity Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky films made him a household name
Sylvester Stallone had a rough life before his fame in acting. Like his character in 1976’s Rocky,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
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