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‘Star Wars’: Sigourney Weaver in Talks to Join ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’
Sci-fi legend Sigourney Weaver has gone up against face-hugging aliens and squared off against colonizers on lush green planets, but she has never faced stormtroopers and galactic bounty hunters. Until now. Weaver is in talks to join the cast of The Mandalorian & Grogu, the first Star Wars movie to go into production since 2019’s Star […]
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’28 Years Later’ Set for 2025 Release Date from Sony
The third installment of Danny Boyle’s 28 franchise is coming. 28 Years Later will release in summer 2025, Sony Pictures announced Friday. The film, directed by Boyle with a script by Alex Garland, will be a follow-up to 2002’s 28 Days Later and 2007’s 28 Weeks Later. When news of the film first made headlines […]
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‘Godzilla x Kong’ Follow-Up Enlists ‘Shang Chi’ Scribe Dave Callaham to Write (Exclusive)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings screenwriter Dave Callaham is going from the Marvelverse to the Monsterverse. The scribe, known for his action acumen, has been tapped to pen the next installment of Legendary’s Godzilla/Kong monster movie series. The hiring comes in the wake of the box office success of Godzilla x Kong: […]
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Jerry Seinfeld Wanted Chris Rock to Parody Will Smith Oscars Slap in ‘Unfrosted’
Jerry Seinfeld wanted Chris Rock to parody Will Smith slapping him at the 2022 Oscars for his Netflix movie Unfrosted. While appearing on Dana Carvey and David Spade’s podcast Fly on the Wall this week, Seinfeld said he initially wanted to cast Rock in the role as the host of the Bowl & Spoon Awards, […]
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Jeff Bridges, Dave Bautista to Star in Live-Action Monster Movie ‘Grendel’ from Jim Henson Company
Jeff Bridges is set to star as classic monster Grendel in a new live-action movie from the storied Jim Henson Company and director Robert D. Krzykowsk. Palisades Park Pictures is set to launch sales at Cannes for Grendel, which is billed as the “tale of the legendary monster at the heart of the Beowulf epic […]
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How ‘Putin’ Will Test Audience Appetite for AI
Putin, a new political biopic being shopped to international distributors at next week’s Cannes film market, could test the waters for how much AI the film industry, and the audience, is prepared to accept. The drama from Polish director Besaleel, also known as Patryk Vega, recreates Russian leader Vladimir Putin using artificial intelligence that was […]
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Joel Edgerton on Failing ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Audition: “The World Is a Much Better Place”
The Guardians of the Galaxy could’ve looked a little different. In an upcoming episode of The Playlist’s Bingeworthy podcast, Joel Edgerton revealed that he auditioned for the role of Star-Lord, which eventually went to Chris Pratt, in James Gunn’s Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. “I, unlike Chris, didn’t quite sort of understand the tone of it […]
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Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson to Star in Oren Moverman-Directed WWII Thriller
Andy Serkis and Woody Harrelson have signed on to star in The Man with the Miraculous Hands, a WWII psychological thriller from Rampart and The Messenger filmmaker Oren Moverman. Based on a true story, the film is set in 1939 and features Harrelson as Felix Kersten, a renowned, apolitical medical masseuse who becomes the personal […]
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Warners Allows Fan-Made ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie to Stay on YouTube
If Warner Bros.’ newly announced The Lord of the Rings movie idea The Hunt for Gollum sounded a bit like fan fiction, that’s because it already is. There’s a 2009 fan-made film titled The Hunt for Gollum that you can watch below. The film, directed by Chris Bouchard, is rather ambitious. The Hunt for Gollum […]
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Filmmakers Back Cannes Workers in Strike Action
Nearly 300 film professionals from across Europe and the world have thrown their support behind a group calling for strike action to disrupt the upcoming Cannes film festival. They have signed a petition backing the demands of a collective representing the interests of French film festival workers who claim changes to labor laws have put […]
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Box Office: ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Swings to Promising $6.6M in Previews
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has started off its domestic box office run with a promising $6.6 million in previews for 20th Century and Disney. Some of that money, or $1.6 million, came from a special fan event mid-week, while $5 million came from regular Thursday evening previews. Wes Ball directed the event […]
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Sam Claflin, Rupert Friend Join WWII Actioner ‘Perdition’
British actors Sam Claflin (Peaky Blinders) and Rupert Friend (Obi-Wan Kenobi) have signed on to star in the WWII action thriller Perdition, from writer-director Henry Dunham (The Standoff At Sparrow Creek) and Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee of John Wick producers Thunder Road Pictures. Claflin will also executive produce the feature, currently in pre-production, with […]
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Tanja Meissner Named Head of Berlin’s European Film Market
Veteran European film executive Tanja Meissner has been named the new director of Berlinale Pro*, a newly-created position that will include running the Berlin film festival’s European Film Market. New Berlin film festival director Tricia Tuttle announced Meissner’s appointment on Friday, May 10, describing the Berlinale Pro* position as “a reshaped role [encompassing] the directorship […]
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Alberto Barbera Extends Contract as Venice Film Festival Director Through 2026
Alberto Barbera has extended his contract with the Venice International Film Festival and will remain on as artistic director on the Lido through 2026. The board of directors of La Biennale di Venezia, the umbrella organization that runs the Venice festival, approved the two-year contract extension, unveiling the decision on Friday. In a statement, the […]
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‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Sequel Set at Amazon
Amazon Prime Video is heading back to the White House for a Red, White & Royal Blue sequel, with stars Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez set to reprise their roles. Red, White & Royal Blue was based on Casey McQuiston young adult romance of the same name and follows Alex Claremont-Diaz (Perez), a first […]
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Cannes: Startup Studio K2 Pictures Aims to Revolutionize Film Financing in Japan
Veteran Japanese film producer Muneyuki Kii has assembled a bold new venture to shake up Japan’s traditionally sclerotic and risk-averse approach to movie financing. The executive, formerly a lead producer at Tokyo-based studio Toei, revealed the launch Thursday of K2 Pictures, a mini-studio that aims to bring a more direct, Hollywood-style model of film funding to Japan’s industry. […]
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