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David Leitch in Talks to Direct New ‘Jurassic World’ Movie
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Kathryn Newton Talks ‘Lisa Frankenstein,’ Young Avengers, ‘Big Little Lies 3’ and ‘Freaky Death Day’
The actor, who's also developing a mystery project with Jason Blum, received early word that 'The Marvels' would set up Young Avengers: "you hope for that."
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Netflix Reveals Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Unfrosted’ Footage, Mark Wahlberg-Halle Berry Spy Movie First Look
Executive Bela Bajaria led the Next on Netflix media event, offering details and teases for a number of 2024 projects.
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Zombie Sequel ’28 Years Later’ Lands at Sony (Exclusive)
Danny Boyle and Alex Garland are behind the long-gestating '28 Days Later' sequel, which could launch a trilogy of zombie films and may return Cillian Murphy to his breakout role.
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Jake Gyllenhaal’s a Nice Guy With a Mean Uppercut in Trailer for Doug Liman’s ‘Road House’
Jake Gyllenhaal is the Mr. Rogers of bar brawls in the first look at Doug Liman’s updated take on the Patrick Swayze and Sam Elliott 1989 classic, Road House. In the trailer, which is nearly two and a half minutes of nonstop knockouts, Gyllenhaal leads as Elwood Dalton, an ex-UFC middleweight fighter who takes one […]
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How ‘Echo’ EP Marion Dayre Brought a Bit of ‘Better Call Saul’ to the MCU
[This story contains spoilers for Echo.] There are certain television shows that people within the entertainment industry all watch and admire, and one of those shows was Better Call Saul, the celebrated prequel-sequel to the almighty Breaking Bad. The number of influential filmmakers who watched Saul is at least a mile long (Steven Soderbergh, Guillermo […]
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The Search for Supergirl: Milly Alcock, Meg Donnelly Screen Test in Atlanta (Exclusive)
The search for Supergirl is one step closer to completion. Screen tests for the role took place yesterday, according to several sources, with the field now narrowed to two actresses. Milly Alcock, best known for her work on HBO’s Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, and Meg Donnelly, who […]
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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Live-Action Movie Adds Four to Cast
Universal’s Viking village is growing. The studio has cast up-and-comers Julian Dennison (Deadpool 2), Gabriel Howell (Nightsleeper), Bronwyn James (Masters of the Air) and Harry Trevaldwyn (Ten Percent) in its live-action adaptation of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon. Dean DeBlois, who co-wrote and directed the original and revered trilogy, is steering the new feature, […]
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Ryan Reynolds Celebrates ‘Deadpool 3’ Wrapping After Strike Delay
That’s a wrap on Deadpool 3. “The suit hides blood. Also sweat … But today, with Deadpool wrapping, it’s mostly tears,” star, producer and co-writer Ryan Reynolds said in a post on Instagram on Wednesday. He went on to thank co-star Hugh Jackman and director Shawn Levy. Wrote the actor: “I got to make a […]
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‘Mean Girls’ Star Avantika Talks Meeting Amanda Seyfried and Her Movie-Stealing Musical Number
Within hours of Mean Girls’ (2024) box office-topping release, bootleg video of Avantika’s song-and-dance number, “Sexy,” circulated social media to the praise of people far and wide. Avantika plays a new take on Amanda Seyfried’s Karen in Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.’s film adaptation of Tina Fey’s Mean Girls Broadway musical, which was based […]
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New ‘Jurassic World’ Movie in the Works With David Koepp Writing (Exclusive)
You can’t keep a good T-Rex down. Although it’s been two years since the last time dinosaurs roamed the Earth in 2022’s Jurassic World Dominion, Universal Pictures has hardly kept it biggest franchise trapped in amber. The studio is deep into the development of an all-new Jurassic World movie and has David Koepp back at […]
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Netflix’s ‘Hit Man’ Teaser Trailer Stars a Rather Charming Glen Powell
The first teaser trailer for Netflix’s Hit Man is here and it gives a sense of star Glen Powell’s charisma in the buzzy film festival breakout. The film was directed by Richard Linklater and co-written by Linklater and Powell. The actor’s career has been the assent after his scene-stealing role as a fighter pilot in […]
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‘Role Play’ Director Reveals Scrapped Chaotic Ending for Kaley Cuoco and David Oyelowo’s Married Pair
[This story contains spoilers for the Prime Video film Role Play.] The team behind the Prime Video action-comedy movie Role Play had initially intended to make things a little extra challenging for Kaley Cuoco and David Oyelowo’s lead characters before the lights went up. Thomas Vincent, who directed the recent Amazon MGM Studios film from […]
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After Launch of ‘Echo’, Marvel Restarts Production on ‘Daredevil: Born Again’
Marvel Studios is starting out 2024 on a sturdy footing as it begins to refocus and rebuild its TV shows. Coming off the strong opening of Echo, its crime series centered on Indigenous and deaf anti-heroine Maya Lopez, Marvel next turns its attention to Daredevil: Born Again, which restarts production Monday after a lengthy hiatus. […]
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Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender Attached to Star in Steven Soderbergh Spy Thriller ‘Black Bag’ (Exclusive)
Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender are attached to star in Black Bag, a hot spy thriller package from Steven Soderbergh that has hit the Hollywood market. Soderbergh is on board to direct the feature project, which has a script by David Keopp. This is the latest team-up between the director and writer, who have the […]
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‘Echo’ Star Alaqua Cox on That Final Kingpin Face-Off and Maya’s Surprising Next Step
[This story contains spoilers for Echo.] No one has a story quite like Echo star Alaqua Cox. Despite no prior acting experience, Cox, at the encouragement of friends, auditioned on a lark for a coded project that was looking for somebody exactly like her: “an Indigenous deaf woman in their 20s.” Cox then went through […]
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Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan Teaming for Secret Genre Movie (Exclusive)
A reunion between filmmaker Ryan Coogler and actor Michael B. Jordan for a feature film project has studio and streaming execs buzzing. The untitled project is to be the next movie from Coogler, the filmmaker behind Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Coogler wrote the script and will direct. Jordan, who has frequently worked […]
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Blumhouse’s ‘Speak No Evil’ Moves Back One Month to Fall Season
Speak No Evil is on the move, with Blumhouse and Universal pushing it to Sept. 13. It previously was slated for Aug. 9. It will now go head-to-head with the animated Paramount feature Transformers One. James McAvoy stars in the remake of the Danish psychological horror thriller Gaesterne. According to the logline, it is “about a […]
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Jodie Foster Turned Down Playing a 14-Year-Old Princess Leia in ‘Star Wars’
Jodie Foster confirmed she was once offered the iconic Star Wars role of Princess Leia in the late 1970s. The Oscar winner discussed the opportunity on NBC’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday. “You’ve been in so many iconic roles, and we love what you do,” Fallon said. “But I saw this on the […]
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Former ‘Scream VII’ Director Christopher Landon Lines Up First Project Since Exit
Christopher Landon is scaring up a new project, his first since he departed Scream VII late last year. The filmmaker, known for Happy Death Day and Freaky, is in talks to to direct Big Bad, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Lionsgate is in advanced negotiations to land the package that is based on the short […]
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