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  • ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ Heads To Summer 2023; Sony Dates ‘Madame Web’, ‘Equalizer 3’ Among Other Release Changes
    Deadline

    By Anthony D’Alessandro April 20, 2022 Sony’s animated sequel to the Oscar winning movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is moving from Oct. 7 this year to June 2, 2023. The news is breaking just before the studio’s presentation at CinemaCon next week. Meanwhile, the pic’s sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part II, is dated for March 29, […]

  • ‘Streets Of Rage’ Film In Works; ‘Sonic’s dj2 Entertainment & Escape Artists To Produce Video Game Adaptation Scripted by ‘John Wick’s Derek Kolstad
    Deadline

    By Alexandra Del Rosario April 18, 2022 EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of its success with Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog films, SEGA has another franchise coming to the big screen with beat ’em up game Streets of Rage getting the film treatment, sources tell Deadline. Derek Kolstad, who created the John Wick action franchise and penned the Bob Odenkirk actioner Nobody, wrote the script on spec. Streets of Rage, […]

  • Netflix Buys Sony’s Action-Comedy ‘The Man From Toronto’ Starring Kevin Hart, Woody Harrelson
    Deadline

    By Matt Grobar April 14, 2022 Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Sony Pictures’ action-comedy The Man from Toronto, starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson, Deadline can confirm. The film previously scheduled for release in theaters on August 12 will now bow on the streamer in all territories apart from China (where Sony continues to control all rights) later this year. Sony will […]

  • Nee Brothers Tease Kyle Allen’s He-Man and Discuss How ‘Lost City’ Prepared Them for ‘Masters of the Universe’
    Variety

    By Sasha Urban Mar 22, 2022 Although they just completed their visit to the “Lost City,” Adam and Aaron Nee are quickly gearing up for a trip to the planet Eternia. Following years of speculation about a “Masters of the Universe” reboot, which hasn’t had a live-action film since 1987, the Nee brothers were announced as the film’s […]

  • Greenwich Entertainment Takes U.S. On Gustavo Dudamel Participant Documentary ‘Viva Maestro’
    Deadline

    By Anthony D’Alessandro March 1, 2021 Greenwich Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to writer and director Ted Braun’s documentary ¡Viva Maestro!  from Participant Media. A theatrical release is planned for later this year. Cinephil is also repping foreign sales on the pic at EFM. ¡Viva Maestro! explores the artistry, beliefs and determination of conductor Gustavo Dudamel. The docu is an exploration of […]

  • ‘Masters Of The Universe’ Live-Action Mattel Movie Heads To Netflix After Being In Development At Sony; Kyle Allen To Play He-Man
    Deadline

    By Anthony D’Alessandro January 28, 2022 11:00am Mattel’s live-action Masters of the Universe film based on its iconic 1980s muscular action figure toy line is determined to live on. After being in development at Sony for quite some years, the feature project is now moving over to Netflix for a summer start. There was buzz about this some time ago, […]

  • ‘Masters of the Universe’ Movie Lands at Netflix, Kyle Allen Set as Lead
    The Hollywood Reporter

    The project was previously set up at Sony. BY MIA GALUPPOPlus Icon JANUARY 28, 2022 11:00AM The long-awaited live-action Masters of the Universe movie from Mattel Films has landed at Netflix, with West Side Story actor Kyle Allen set to play the hero He-Man. The live-action feature, which is eying a summer 2022 start date, will be directed by the Nee […]

  • ‘A Journal for Jordan’ Review: Michael B. Jordan and Chanté Adams Shine in Denzel Washington’s True-Life Heart-Tugger
    Variety

    Dana Canedy’s memoir becomes a plainspoken love story about the different meanings of loyalty. By Owen Gleiberman In a year-end movie landscape marked, on the one hand, by a stream of prestige adult dramas that struggle more than ever to find actual adults to see them, and on the other hand by the kind of oversize […]

  • ‘A Journal for Jordan’ Review: Reflections on Love Built and Lost
    NY Times

    The actors Michael B. Jordan and Chanté Adams bring a compelling chemistry to the screen as opposites who fall for each other. By Lisa Kennedy Dec. 23, 2021 A Journal for Jordan Directed by Denzel Washington Drama PG-132h 11m When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. […]

  • A Journal for Jordan – Roger Ebert Review
    Roger Ebert

    The title of the film is “A Journal for Jordan,” but like the book it is based on, the movie is really two journals, kept by both parents of a baby whose father would meet him only once before he was killed in Iraq. It is the story of an improbable romance between two very […]

  • Nicole Kidman Wonders if ‘Being the Ricardos’ Marketers Were “Scared” to Feature Her
    Hollywood Reporter

    Aaron Sorkin’s Amazon Studios film has been the subject of discussion surrounding the casting of Kidman as Lucille Ball and Javier Bardem as Desi Arnaz. BY RYAN GAJEWSKI DECEMBER 27, 2021 7:01PM Nicole Kidman is weighing in on the continued debate over the casting decisions for Being the Ricardos. In a New York Times profile published Sunday, the actress addressed […]

  • How Nicole Kidman Learned to Love Playing Lucille Ball
    NY Times

    A career of dramas like “The Hours” and “Big Little Lies” was not enough to help Kidman portray the “I Love Lucy” star in “Being the Ricardos.” As she put it, “Funny’s hard.” When it comes to comedies, “I don’t get cast in them,” Nicole Kidman said. That might be the result of a career […]

  • ‘A Journal for Jordan’ Review: Reflections on Love Built and Lost
    NY Times

    The actors Michael B. Jordan and Chanté Adams bring a compelling chemistry to the screen as opposites who fall for each other. By Lisa KennedyDec. 23, 2021 A Journal for Jordan Directed by Denzel Washington Drama PG-13 2h 11m Jordan Canedy is a wide-eyed baby with excellent lungs at the start of “A Journal for Jordan.” At […]

  • How Producer Todd Black Teamed With Aaron Sorkin To Make Amazon Studios’ ‘Being The Ricardos’ – Crew Call Podcast
    Deadline

    Ever since Todd Black got into the film business as a producer, he wanted to work with Aaron Sorkin. “I remember early on seeing things he wrote, even plays, and going ‘Wow, this guy has a voice like nobody’s business,’” says the Oscar-nominated producer of Fences.  However, Black says “I never had anything good enough to bring to him.” […]

  • Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem on the Pressures of Being a Ricardo
    The Hollywood Reporter

    The Oscar winners had little idea what they were signing up for when they agreed to play America’s most iconic comedy couple in Aaron Sorkin’s new film: “Oh sh** what did we do?” BY REBECCA KEEGAN Amonth before they were scheduled to start shooting Being the Ricardos, a movie about the talent-packed, turbulent marriage of Lucille Ball […]

  • ‘Servant’ Renewed For Fourth & Final Season At Apple
    Deadline

    UPDATE: Apple’s Servant will end with its fourth season. M. Night Shyamalan tweeted the news after Apple announced the renewal but the tech corp had refused to confirm the end of the show when it sent out the news. ORIGINAL: M. Night Shyamalan’s Servant has been handed another early renewal at Apple TV+. The streamer has renewed the Tony Basgallop-created […]

  • “Being the Ricardos,” Reviewed: Aaron Sorkin Honors the Serious Business of Lucille Ball’s Comedic Genius
    The New Yorker

    The director’s passionate behind-the-scenes drama reveals the mighty conflicts that Ball and Desi Arnaz faced—and the creative energy that they unleashed—while making “I Love Lucy.” By Richard Brody December 9, 2021 All great films evoke the filmmaker’s personal sense of wonder at whatever it is they’re filming. Aaron Sorkin’s new film, “Being the Ricardos,” hums from […]

  • ‘Being the Ricardos’ review: Nicole Kidman is all-stops-out fabulous as Lucille Ball
    ABC News

    By Peter Travers December 10, 2021 Early detractors sniffed that Nicole Kidman was all wrong to play comedy sweetheart Lucille Ball. Won’t they be surprised! In “Being the Ricardos, now in theaters ahead of streaming on Amazon Prime on Dec. 21, Kidman is all-stops-out fabulous as the beloved sitcom ditz of “I Love Lucy,” who […]

  • Being the Ricardos – Roger Ebert Review
    RogerEbert.com

    By: Tomris Laffly December 10, 2021 There is something about the speed in which Aaron Sorkin thinks, writes, and projects his showy swiftness onto the characters he conjures up on the page. It’s a tense, recognizable pace of one-upmanship and repetition, one that’s made the scribe a perfect match for shouty courtrooms, twisty political tête-à-têtes and come to […]

  • ‘Being The Ricardos’ Review: Nicole Kidman & Javier Bardem Give New Reasons To Love Lucy In Aaron Sorkin’s Brilliant Look At A Showbiz Marriage
    Deadline

    Deadline By Pete Hammond Taking on the story of the marriage of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz would seem to be a project full of landmines. After all, this pair was starring in a legendary sitcom, I Love Lucy, that was watched by a mind-boggling 60 million people a week. Ball was perhaps the most famous face on the planet. […]

  • Nicole Kidman crushes her haters with amazing ‘Being the Ricardos’ turn
    NY Post

    NY Post By Johnny Oleksinski Let’s put an end to all of the kvetching and moronic social media backlash about Nicole Kidman being cast as Lucille Ball in the new movie “Being the Ricardos.” You were wrong, guys. The actress is sensational in the part — and is doing the finest work of her career. She nails the […]

  • Review: Nicole Kidman has a ball with Lucy in the fitfully effective ‘Being the Ricardos’
    LA Times

    LA Times BY JUSTIN CHANG FILM CRITIC DEC. 7, 2021 9:28 AM PT For the better part of six astoundingly successful seasons, Lucy and Ricky Ricardo’s apartment was one of the most comforting places in America. I should say apartments; for a few years they lived on the fourth floor of a Manhattan brownstone, only to move into […]

  • Review: ‘Being the Ricardos’ is an irresistible film about Lucy and Desi
    San Francisco Chronical

    San Francisco Chronicle ~ Mick LaSalle The bottom line on “Being the Ricardos” is that it’s irresistible. It’s an invitation to go behind the scenes of the “I Love Lucy” show and to see what Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were really like. It’s also an invitation to travel back to the 1950s, with writer-director Aaron […]

  • ‘Being the Ricardos’ goes beyond the black and white in looking back at ‘I Love Lucy’
    CNN

    (CNN)Presenting a far richer story than a simple biopic, “Being the Ricardos” turns writer-director Aaron Sorkin loose again on the medium of television and produces one of the year’s most satisfying movies. That it was made for a streaming service, Amazon, is a wrinkle even the legendarily foresighted Desi Arnaz surely couldn’t have imagined.In a clever framing device, Sorkin […]

  • Composer Daniel Pemberton Taps Into “Magic” Of Hollywood’s Golden Age With ‘Being The Ricardos’ Score – Hear An Exclusive Track
    Deadline

    EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has the first exclusive track from Daniel Pemberton’s score for Being the Ricardos, which is set for digital release via Lakeshore Records on December 3—ahead of the film’s release in select theaters via Amazon Studios on December 10, and its Prime Video premiere on the 21st. Pemberton is an Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominee who […]

  • Antoine Fuqua’s Apple Thriller ‘Emancipation’ Adds Newcomer Imani Pullum
    Deadline

    EXCLUSIVE: Newcomer Imani Pullum has joined the cast of Apple Original Films’ Emancipation. She’ll star in the thriller alongside previously announced cast members Will Smith, Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor, Mustafa Shakir, Steven Ogg, Grant Harvey, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Jayson Warner Smith, Jabbar Lewis, Michael Luwoye and Aaron Moten. The Antoine Fuqua pic currently in production in New Orleans tells […]

  • Nicole Kidman Recalls How ‘Frightening’ It Was to Play Lucille Ball in ‘Being the Ricardos’: ‘I Had Massive Trepidation’
    Variety

    Aaron Sorkin’s “Being the Ricardos” took over Westwood Village on Saturday night as both press and SAG-AFTRA members lined the streets around the Bruin Theater, keen to get their eyes on Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball and Javier Bardem as Desi Arnaz. Kidman received a standing ovation as she joined Bardem, Sorkin, Nina Arianda, Tony Hale and J.K. Simmons […]

  • Being the Ricardos Shakes up the Oscar Race
    Awards Daily

    If you remember nothing else, remember this: the Oscar race is fluid, not static. That means you think you have the race mostly figured out but movies and performances can still make landfall and end the dinosaurs. One such movie is Aaron Sorkin’s Being the Ricardos. Coming in with very low expectations is really the […]

  • Aaron Sorkin Defends ‘Being the Ricardos’ Casting Decisions
    Hollywood Reporter

    The writer-director opens up about controversies in casting Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem, the parallels between McCarthy-era Hollywood and cancel culture today, and the all-important endorsement of Lucy and Desi’s daughter. Years ago, before Aaron Sorkin made Molly’s Game or The Trial of the Chicago 7, producer Todd Black and his then executive Jenna Block requested a meeting. Block had written […]

  • Nicole Kidman Embodies Lucille Ball in First Full Length ‘Being the Ricardos’ Trailer (Exclusive)
    Hollywood Reporter

    Aaron Sorkin is behind the upcoming feature that also stars Javier Bardem as Desi Arnaz. While she is best known for eliciting laughter, Lucille Ball is juggling much drama in the first full-length trailer for Amazon Studios’ Being the Ricardos. The spot explores both the marital troubles of the titular couple — played by Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem —  and alludes to […]

  • Kevin Hart & Woody Harrelson Action Comedy ‘Man From Toronto’ Heads To Late Summer 2022
    Deadline

    The Man From Toronto is walking away from MLK weekend 2022 where Kevin Hart has traditionally launched his Ride Along movies and will now open on Aug. 12, 2022. Man From Toronto leaves behind Spyglass and Paramount’s reboot of Scream on MLK, as well as the Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas 20th Century Studios thriller Deep Water and dates itself on a new weekend in […]

  • ‘Being The Ricardos’ Teaser, Release Date: First Look At Nicole Kidman & Javier Bardem In Aaron Sorkin’s ‘I Love Lucy’ Drama
    Deadline

    “I get paid a fortune to do exactly what I love doing,” Nicole Kidman says in the first teaser for Being the Ricardos, released today by Amazon, along with the film’s December 21 release date. “I work side by side with my husband who is genuinely impressed by me, and all I have to do to […]

  • Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ Adds Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor and Mustafa Shakir to Cast
    The Wrap

    Antoine Fuqua is directing the runaway slave drama set up at Apple Getty Images/Derec Ethan/Don Nixon/Courtesy of Apple Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor and Mustafa Shakir have joined the cast of “Emancipation,” the runaway slave drama starring Will Smith that’s set up at Apple. Antoine Fuqua is directing the film from a script by […]

  • ‘I consider myself a romantic’: Michael B. Jordan talks ‘A Journal for Jordan,’ first trailer drops
    USA Today

    This holiday season, Michael B. Jordan is gifting us a dose of romance. The action star takes on his first romantic drama with “A Journal for Jordan” (due in theaters this December), a true story of a soldier deployed to Iraq who keeps a journal of love and advice for his infant son. USA TODAY has the exclusive first look at […]

  • Michael B. Jordan Plays a Soldier and Father in Denzel Washington’s ‘A Journal for Jordan’ Trailer
    Variety

    Michael B. Jordan stars in the first trailer for the appropriately titled romantic drama “A Journal for Jordan,” directed by Denzel Washington. The film is based on the memoir “A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor” by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dana Canedy. It follows the real-life story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, played […]

  • ‘The Kaiju Score’: Brian & Mark Gunn Adapting AfterShock Comics Series For Sony, Escape Artists
    Deadline

    EXCLUSIVE:  Brian and Mark Gunn are set to adapt the screenplay for Sony Pictures and Escape Artists’ The Kaiju Score based on the AfterShock Comics’ series by James Patrick and artist Rem Broo. The feature’s plot is being kept under wraps. In the comic book series, The Kaiju Score follows four characters who are attempting a dangerous heist during a giant monster (kaiju) attack. Patrick […]

  • Peacock’s ‘Dr. Death’: TV Review
    Hollywood Reporter

    Joshua Jackson, Alec Baldwin, Christian Slater and AnnaSophia Robb lead this eight-part drama about a criminally dangerous neurosurgeon and the systemic failings that protected him. As the story goes, Jaws made generations of viewers terrified to go to the beach — which is significant because people, as a rule, enjoy going to the beach. Peacock’s Dr. Death, which […]

  • Dr. Death review: Joshua Jackson is chilling as a sinister spine surgeon
    Entertainment Weekly

    Peacock’s eight-episode adaptation of the hit true-crime podcast stars Joshua Jackson as a sociopathic (and very sloppy) surgeon. Dr. Death would be almost unbearable to watch if it weren’t clear from the very first shot that Christopher Duntsch — the titular practitioner, played with slippery charm by Joshua Jackson — is now securely behind bars. Peacock‘s gripping adaptation of the […]

  • Dr. Death – Roger Ebert Review
    Rogerebert.com

    Peacock’s intelligent and gripping “Dr. Death,” based on the podcast of the same name, avoids the pitfalls of many true crime narratives, smartly realizing that a monster like Christopher Duntsch can’t be explained in an eight-episode mini-series. I have a strong aversion to projects about sociopaths that attempt to explain them away via abusive pasts or […]

  • Peacock’s Dr. Death breathes new life into a shocking true-crime podcast
    AV Club

    The adaptation does no harm, and actually elevates the source material. Peacock’s Dr. Death is the latest of a surprisingly rare breed: a scripted TV series adapted from a popular true-crime podcast. Between the lurid subject matter, meticulous reportage, and preexisting narrative structures, the genre pleads to be transformed into prestige-adjacent eight-episode runs. But to be fair, […]

  • HCA TV Awards Nominations: ‘Ted Lasso’ Leads Programs For Inaugural Honors; NBC, HBO & Netflix Lead Nets
    Deadline.com

    The Hollywood Critics Association is out with the nominees for its inaugural HCA TV Awards. Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso scored a leading eight noms overall, followed by Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale with seven. NBC and HBO took network/platform bragging rights with 29 nominations, edging Netflix’s 28. The trophies will be handed during a August 22 ceremony at the Avalon Hollywood. See the full […]

  • K-Pop Rom-Com ‘Somewhere Only We Know’ Set at Netflix (Exclusive)
    The Hollywood Reporter

    Maurene Goo’s novel will be adapted by ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ writer Lana Cho. A romantic comedy set in the world of K-pop is headed to Netflix. The streamer has picked up the rights to Maurene Goo’s young adult novel Somewhere Only We Know, developing it as a feature film with Lana Cho (Four Weddings […]

  • Denzel Washington’s ‘A Journal For Jordan’ Sets Year-End Theatrical Release
    Deadline

    Sony has dated Denzel Washington’s directorial A Journal for Jordan for Dec. 10 in New York and LA with a wide break on Dec. 22. The film is based on Dana Canedy’s New York Times best-selling memoir of the same title, which was published in 2008. Washington directs Michael B. Jordan and Chanté Adams off a screenplay by Academy […]

  • Transforming Viola Davis into Ma Rainey meant staying away from ‘pretty’
    Los Angeles Times

    Viola Davis stars in the title role of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” as the 1920s blues singer who did things her own way.(David Lee / Netflix) Given Viola Davis’ near-perfect straight white teeth and smooth skin, it’s no small feat morphing the actress into early 20th century blues singer Ma Rainey in George C. Wolfe’s “Ma […]

  • Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson’s ‘Man From Toronto’ Set for January 2022
    Variety

    Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson’s “Man From Toronto” is set for an early 2022 release. Hart, Harrelson, and Kaley Cuoco star in the action-comedy from Columbia Pictures, which will open on Jan. 14, 2022. The film revolves around a case of a mistaken identity after the world’s deadliest assassin, known as the “Man from Toronto,” (Harrelson) and a stranger, […]

  • M. Night Shyamalan Read Online ‘Servant’ Fan Reactions Thanks to Stephen King
    Hollywood Reporter

    After King glowingly tweeted about Shyamalan’s Apple TV+ series, Shyamalan immediately scanned some of the comments underneath the tweets. Thanks to Stephen King, Oscar-nominated M. Night Shyamalan broke his personal rule of never reading what’s written about his work online. The iconic horror scribe posted a pair of glowing tweets about Shyamalan’s latest Apple TV+ […]

  • ‘Being The Ricardos’ Adds Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jake Lacy, More To Cast As Production Begins
    Deadline

    Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jake Lacy, Clark Gregg and more have rounded out the cast of Being the Ricardos, a biopic of sorts of I Love Lucy stars and real-life couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz that stars Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem. Aaron Sorkin wrote and is directing the Amazon Studios drama, which has now started principal photography. The film is set during one production […]

  • ‘Dr. Death’: Starzplay To Stream Peacock Limited Series In Europe, Latin America
    Deadline

    Starzplay has picked up a bunch of international rights for Peacock’s true-crime limited series Dr. Death, starring Joshua Jackson, Alec Baldwin, and Christian Slater. The Lionsgate-backed international streamer will carry the UCP-produced series, based on the hit Wondery podcast of the same name, in the UK, Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and throughout Latin America, including […]

  • ‘Journal for Jordan’: ‘Law & Order’s Tamara Tunie Joins Denzel Washington-Directed Drama
    Deadline

    EXCLUSIVE: Actress Tamara Tunie has joined the cast of Sony’s Journal for Jordan, the feature adaptation based on Dana Canedy’s 2008 best-selling memoir, which is being directed by Oscar-winner Denzel Washington. Michael B. Jordan and Chante Adams star in the film, which tells the true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Canedy’s (Adams) love affair with First Sgt. Charles Monroe […]

  • Netflix Acquires Spec Script ‘Uncoupled’ From Escape Artists And ‘Man From Toronto’ Scribe
    Deadline

    EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has picked up the Robbie Fox spec script Uncoupled with Escape Artists Todd Black and Jason Blumenthal producing. The script penned by Fox, is a comedic thriller about a married couple, on the eve of their divorce, who are wrongly accused of murder… and instead of splitting up, go on the run together, trying to solve the murder, without killing […]

  • ‘The Wire’ Actor Robert Wisdom, Johnny M. Wu & Jalon Christian Join Michael B. Jordan In Denzel Washington-Directed ‘Journal For Jordan’
    Deadline

     Robert Wisdom, Johnny M. Wu and newcomer Jalon Christian have joined Michael B. Jordan and Chante Adams in Sony’s Journal For Jordan, directed by Denzel Washington. Written by Academy Award nominee Virgil Williams, the film is based on Dana Canedy’s best-selling 2008 memoir. Todd Black, along with his Escape Artists partners Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch, are […]

  • ‘Claws’ & ‘The Good Wife’ Actress Carrie Preston Joins Peacock Crime Series ‘Dr. Death’
    Deadline

    EXCLUSIVE: Claws and The Good Wife actress Carrie Preston has joined the cast of Peacock’s true-crime limited series Dr. Death, starring Joshua Jackson, Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater. Preston will play defense attorney Robbie McClung to Jackson’s character Dr. Duntsch. Written by Patrick Macmanus, who serves as showrunner, Dr. Death is based on the terrifying true story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch, a rising star in the Dallas medical community. […]

  • J.K. Simmons, Nina Arianda in Talks to Join Aaron Sorkin’s ‘I Love Lucy’ Drama
    The Hollywood Reporter

    J.K. Simmons and Nina Arianda are in negotiations to join Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem in Aaron Sorkin’s drama centered on television icons Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz of I Love Lucy fame. The project, titled Being the Ricardos, is set up as a feature at Amazon Studios. Kidman and Bardem are in negotiations to portray Ball and Arnaz, the […]

  • Chadwick Boseman Posthumously Nominated for Golden Globe
    The Hollywood Reporter

    Although he had been nominated for a slew of awards throughout his career, Wednesday marked the first time the beloved actor got a nod for a Globe. Chadwick Boseman on Wednesday was posthumously nominated for a Golden Globe for his work in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.  The late, beloved actor died during post-production of the film, which is […]

  • Michael B. Jordan on Being Directed by Denzel Washington, Adjusting to Life in Pandemic: “I Grew up a Lot Last Year
    The Hollywood Reporter

    The actor talks up a new partnership and how he’s adjusted to new normals: “I’m a hugger, I like giving hugs so I have to remind myself to social distance and respect that personal bubble.” Michael B. Jordan is back to work. The actor, producer and head of Outlier Society linked up with Jennifer Lopez, Lady […]

  • AFI Awards: ‘Da 5 Bloods,’ ‘Minari,’ ‘Soul’ Among Picks for Best Films of 2020
    Hollywood Reporter

    On the TV side, the American Film Institute recognized ‘Bridgerton,’ ‘The Good Lord Bird,’ ‘Lovecraft Country,’ ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ and ‘Ted Lasso,’ among other titles. The American Film Institute has picked its 2020 award winners for the 10 best movies and TV shows of the year. The titles, presented in alphabetical order, are works AFI’s […]

  • Black Film Critics Circle: ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Named Best Film of Year
    The Hollywood Reporter

    George C. Wolfe’s Netflix production also was awarded best actor (the late Chadwick Boseman), best actress (Viola Davis) and best adapted screenplay (Ruben Santiago-Hudson). Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom was the big winner in voting for the 10th annual Black Film Critics Circle Awards, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. George Wolfe‘s film, which was adapted from August Wilson‘s 1984 play and […]

  • Nicole Kidman And Javier Bardem Eyed To Play Lucille Ball And Desi Arnaz With Aaron Sorkin Directing ‘Being The Ricardos’ For Amazon Studios
    Deadline

    By Justin Kroll EXCLUSIVE: Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are in negotiations to play Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in Amazon and Aaron Sorkin’s Being the Ricardos, the film about the relationship between the I Love Lucy stars. Having penned the screenplay, Academy Award winner Sorkin also will direct the film from Amazon Studios and Escape Artists. The film is set during one production week of I […]

  • M. Night Shyamalan on ‘Servant’ Season 2, Hiring His Daughter and Shooting During COVID
    The Hollywood Reporter

    The filmmaker also reflects on ‘Unbreakable’ and debunks a fan theory about one of its most memorable scenes. By the time a TV show or movie wraps production, the cast and crew often feel like a family, but in the case of M. Night Shyamalan’s second season of Servant, he’s taken that notion a step further. […]

  • ‘Servant’ Renewed For Season 3 By Apple
    Deadline.com

    Apple TV+ has handed an early Season 3 renewal to psychological thriller series Servant from Oscar-nominated director M. Night Shyamalan. The third-season pickup comes ahead of the series’ Season 2 premiere on January 15. This is the fourth Apple TV+ original series to receive an early Season 3 renewal, joining For All Mankind, Dickinson and Ted Lasso. Directed by Shyamalan and created […]

  • Heartbreak and transcendence: Bringing “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” to the screen
    CBS News

    Before Billie, before Ella, there was Ma. “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” is a new Netflix film inspired by the true-life story of the blues legend. And like Ma herself, the movie is big, bawdy, and – spoiler alert – the music alone is worth the price of admission. The story is one of talent marred […]

  • ‘Servant’ Season 2 Teaser: M. Night Shyalaman’s Apple TV+ Series Takes A Creepy Turn
    Deadline

    “I hope that you will consider me as a responsible and moral guardian for your son.” That’s the opening line in the new official season two trailer of Servant, the Apple TV+ psychological thriller. Couple that with creepy slow piano music and the fact that the series is executive produced by Academy Award-nominated director M. Night […]

  • Cleveland Berto Books ‘Journal for Jordan,’ ‘Chicago PD’ Roles (EXCLUSIVE)
    Variety

    Cleveland Berto has booked roles in the upcoming Sony drama “A Journal for Jordan” opposite Michael B. Jordan and as a series regular in the NBC drama “Chicago P.D.,” Variety has learned exclusively. Denzel Washington will direct and produce “A Journal for Jordan,” which is written by Academy Award nominee Virgil Williams and based on Dana Canedy’s New […]

  • ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’: Film Review
    The Hollywood Reporter

    by David Rooney Powerhouse performances in a bluesy hymn of sorrow.  Chadwick Boseman makes his final screen appearance starring opposite Viola Davis in this adaptation of August Wilson’s play about a fraught recording session with the “Mother of the Blues” in jazz-age Chicago. Viola Davis burns a hole in the screen projecting the indomitable pride and […]

  • ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Review: Chadwick Boseman Goes Out on Top With Timely August Wilson Drama
    Variety

    Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman astonish in August Wilson’s timelier-than-ever study of Black culture’s influence on popular American music. By Peter Debruge In “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” introductions matter. Whether or not audiences know the real Ma Rainey’s reputation as “mother of the blues,” August Wilson ensures that this musical pioneer is a larger-than-life character even before she […]

  • Review: In ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’ Chadwick Boseman gives his final and finest performance
    LA Times

    By JUSTIN CHANG Where to begin? It seems an appropriate question to ask of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” the gale-force whirlwind of a film adapted from August Wilson’s 1982 play. Sweepingly directed by George C. Wolfe and incisively adapted by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, it’s a story of Black lives and Black music in the early 20th century […]

  • ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ review: In 1927 Chicago, Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis and August Wilson play glorious three-part harmony
    Chicago Tribune

    BY MICHAEL PHILLIPS The late Chadwick Boseman took on many Black men of honor, integrity and nobility in his too-brief career. When the material allowed him some interpretive leeway, he infused those men — some real, like Jackie Robinson and Thurgood Marshall, others mythic, such as T’Challa in “Black Panther” — with the stuff of life […]

  • ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Review: Viola Davis And Chadwick Boseman Deliver Acting Tour De Force In August Wilson Movie Adaptation
    Deadline

    By Pete Hammond If Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom indeed is the final film of the late Chadwick Boseman‘s career, he is going out the way he came in: as an actor of unquestionable talent and power. And to see him teamed with Viola Davis in this film version of the first of August Wilson’s 10-play “Century Cycle” is to […]

  • ‘Dr. Death’: Hubert Point-Du Jour & Maryann Plunkett Join Peacock Limited Series
    Deadline

    EXCLUSIVE: Hubert Point-Du Jour (The Good Lord Bird) and Maryann Plunkett (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) have joined the cast of Peacock’s limited series Dr. Death, starring Joshua Jackson, Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater, from UCP. Written by Patrick Macmanus, who serves as showrunner, Dr. Death is based on the terrifying true story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch (Jackson), a rising star in the […]

  • Chante Adams Lands Lead Role Opposite Michael B. Jordan In Denzel Washington’s ‘Journal For Jordan’
    Deadline

    EXCLUSIVE: Following a lengthy search, Roxanne, Roxanne star Chante Adams has landed the female lead opposite Michael B. Jordan in Sony’s A Journal For Jordan, directed by Denzel Washington. Written by Academy Award nominee Virgil Williams, the film is based on Dana Canedy’s best-selling memoir, which was published in 2008. Todd Black, along with his Escape Artists partners Jason Blumenthal and Steve […]

  • Ellen Barkin Joins Kevin Hart And Woody Harrelson In Sony’s Action-Comedy ‘Man From Toronto’
    Deadline

    EXCLUSIVE: Ellen Barkin has rounded out the cast of the Sony Pictures’ action comedy Man From Toronto starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson. Kaley Cuoco is also on board. The film revolves around a case of mistaken identity after the world’s deadliest assassin, known as the “man from Toronto,” and a stranger, played by Hart, run into each other at an Airbnb. […]

  • Jasmine Mathews Joins Kevin Hart In Sony’s ‘Man From Toronto’
    Deadline

    EXCLUSIVE: Jasmine Mathews is joining Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson in Sony’s action-comedy Man From Toronto. Kaley Cuoco and Melanie Liburd are also on board. The film revolves around a case of mistaken identity after the world’s deadliest assassin, known as the “man from Toronto,” and a stranger, played by Hart, run into each other at an Airbnb. Chaos soon […]

  • Joshua Jackson Replaces Jamie Dornan in Peacock’s ‘Dr. Death’
    The Hollywood Reporter

    The ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ star takes over the title role after Dornan drops out due to scheduling conflicts. Joshua Jackson has taken on a killer new part. The former Dawson’s Creek and The Affair star will play the title role in Peacock’s Dr. Death, based on the Wondery podcast of the same title. He takes over for Jamie Dornan, who […]

  • Netflix Drops First Look Images of ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’ Starring Chadwick Boseman in Last Role
    Hollywood Reporter

    by Trilby Beresford The drama, also starring Viola Davis, premieres Dec. 18 on the streamer. Netflix on Wednesday released first look images from its upcoming drama Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, starring Chadwick Boseman in his last role. Directed by George C. Wolfe and based on Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson’s 1982 play, the film explores racial tensions in […]

  • Chadwick Boseman’s Last Film, ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’, Releases First Images
    Deadline

    By Bruce Haring The final film of Chadwick Boseman’s incandescent career has released its first images of the late star. Director George C. Wolfe’s adaptation of August Wilson’s stage play Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom stars Viola Davis in the title role, with Boseman as a band member. The film centers as a recording session in Chicago by the “Mother of […]

  • First Look at Chadwick Boseman’s Final Film ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Released by Netflix
    Variety

    By Janet W. Lee Netflix has unveiled first look images of the late Chadwick Boseman’s final film, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” set for release on Dec. 18. In the photos released via Twitter, the late “Black Panther” star is suited up in a tuxedo, performing music on stage with co-star Viola Davis. Based on August Wilson’s award-winning play of […]

  • First Look: Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
    The New York Times

    Opposite Boseman in his final film, Davis delivers a star turn in another August Wilson adaptation produced by Denzel Washington, this time directed by George C. Wolfe.By Kyle Buchanan In the new Netflix adaptation of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” it’s a sweat-slicked summer day in Chicago 1927 and everybody wants something. White music-industry bigwigs want a […]

  • ‘Dr. Death’: Maggie Kiley To Direct First 2 Episodes As Peacock Limited Series Sets All-Female Directing Team
    Deadline

    By Nellie Andreeva EXCLUSIVE: Maggie Kiley (Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, Riverdale) is set to direct and executive produce the first two episodes of Peacock’s limited series Dr. Death, starring Jamie Dornan, Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater. Kiley replaces Stephen Frears, who had signed on for the project in January but had to step away due to scheduling conflicts given the shift of […]

  • Sony, Escape Artists To Turn AfterShock Comics Series ‘The Kaiju Score’ Into Movie
    Deadline

    EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Sony Pictures has acquired the film rights to AfterShock Comics’ upcoming comic book series The Kaiju Score, from writer James Patrick (Grimm Fairy Tales, Death Comes to Dillinger, The Monsters of Jimmy Crumb) and artist Rem Broo (The End Times of Bram and Ben, Terminal Protocol). Escape Artists’ Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, and Steve Tisch will produce, along with […]

  • Gael García Bernal Stepping Into Ring To Star In ‘Cassandro’, About The “Liberace Of Lucha Libre”
    Deadline

    EXCLUSIVE: Gael García Bernal will don the mask and the tights of Cassandro, an independent feature from Oscar winning and two-time Emmy nominee filmmaker Roger Ross Williams. Cassandro tells the true story of Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso who rises to international stardom after he creates the “exotico” character Cassandro, the “Liberace of Lucha Libre,” and in […]

  • Apple Lands Will Smith, Antoine Fuqua Cannes Package ‘Emancipation’
    Hollywood Reporter

    After a heated bidding war, Apple has landed Emancipation, the action film that will star Will Smith and is set to be directed by Antoine Fuqua. Many of the major studios were vying for the package being sold out of the Cannes virtual market. Warner Bros and Apple were the final two bidders, with Apple taking the […]

  • ‘This Is Us’ Actor Melanie Liburd Joins Kevin Hart in ‘Man From Toronto’
    Variety

    Melanie Liburd has joined Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson in Sony’s action-comedy “Man From Toronto.” Harrelson recently replaced Jason Statham in the pic. Kaley Cuoco is also on board. The film revolves around a case of mistaken identity after the world’s deadliest assassin, known as the “man from Toronto,” and a stranger, played by Hart, run […]

  • Antoine Fuqua & Will Smith Runaway Slave Thriller ‘Emancipation’ To Be Introduced At Virtual Cannes Market; Based On Indelible ‘Scourged Back’ Photo
    Deadilne

    By Mike Fleming Jr EXCLUSIVE: In what I believe will become one of the hottest film packages for the upcoming Cannes Virtual Market, Antoine Fuqua will direct Will Smith in Emancipation, a Willam N. Collage-scripted action thriller about the harrowing escape of Peter, a runaway slave forced to outwit cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey North. […]

  • Pierson Fodé Joins ‘Man From Toronto’
    Deadline

    Pierson Fodé (Naomi & Ely’s No Kiss List) has been cast in Sony’s Patrick Hughes-directed action-comedy Man From Toronto, starring Kevin Hart, Woody Harrelson, and Kaley Cuoco. Written by Robbie Fox and Chris Bremner, from a story by Fox and Jason Blumenthal, the film follows the world’s deadliest assassin, known as “The Man from Toronto” and a […]

  • Kaley Cuoco Joins Kevin Hart And Woody Harrelson In Sony’s ‘Man From Toronto’
    Deadline

    By Dino-Ray Ramos The Big Bang Theory alum Kaley Cuoco is set to join Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson in the forthcoming action-comedy Man From Toronto from Sony Pictures, Deadline has confirmed. The movie will be released on September 17, 2021. Patrick Hughes is directing the script by Robbie Fox, from a story by Fox and Jason Blumenthal, while Escape Artists’ (The Equalizer franchise, The Upside), Todd Black, […]

  • Sony Acquires Sci-Fi Thriller Novel Influx’ & Sets ‘Bloodshot’ Helmer David S.F. Wilson To Direct
    Deadline.com

    EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures has acquired the Daniel Suarez sci-fi thriller novel Influx, and has set Bloodshot helmer David S.F. Wilson to direct it. Zak Olkewicz is adapting the book, which won the Prometheus Award. Escape Artists’ Todd Black, Steve Tisch, Jason Blumenthal and Tony Shaw will produce. The book tells a big scale sci-fi tale in a futuristic setting, focused on a protagonist who is a particle physicist perfecting a […]

  • Woody Harrelson to Replace Jason Statham in Action-Comedy ‘Man From Toronto’ (Exclusive)
    The Hollywood Reporter

    Patrick Hughes, who directed the 2017 Ryan Reynolds-Samuel L. Jackson starrer ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard,’ is on board to helm the Columbia Pictures project. Woody Harrelson is booking a flight to Toronto. Harrelson has signed a deal to replace Jason Statham in The Man From Toronto, joining Kevin Hart in the action-comedy from Columbia Pictures. Statham was in talks […]

  • ‘Dr. Death’: Grace Gummer & Molly Griggs Cast In Peacock’s Limited Series Based On Podcast
    Deadline.com

    Grace Gummer (Mr. Robot) and Molly Griggs (Prodigal Son) have joined the cast of Dr. Death,a limited series for NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming platform starring Jamie Dornan, Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater. The UCP-produced drama is based on Wondery’s hit podcast of the same name. Dr. Death explores the twisted mind of a sociopath and the failures of the system designed to protect […]

  • ‘Dr. Death’: Stephen Frears To Direct Jamie Dornan, Alec Baldwin & Christian Slater In Peacock Limited Series
    Deadline.com

    EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning British director Stephen Frears (The Queen, A Very English Scandal) is set to direct the first two episodes of Peacock’s limited series Dr. Death, starring Jamie Dornan, Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater. The UCP-produced series, based on Wondery’s hit podcast of the same name, will start production this spring. Dr. Death explores the twisted mind of a sociopath […]

  • Escape Artists Signs Jonathan Shukat’s ShowKat Productions To First Look Deal
    Deadline.com

    EXCLUSIVE: We’ve learned that Escape Artists, the Sony-based production company run by partners Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, and David Bloomfield, has inked New York based production company ShowKat Productions, run by producer Jonathan Shukat, to a first look deal covering both film and TV projects. Escape Artists and ShowKat already have multiple projects in development including the […]

  • ‘Perpetual Grace LTD’ To Wrap With Limited-Run Conclusion On Epix In Lieu Of Second Season
    Deadline

    EXCLUSIVE: Epix’s noir drama series Perpetual Grace, LTD will not be renewed for a second season but will get a proper ending. We have learned that the premium network is planning a short limited run as a followup to the first season of the Ben Kingsley and Jimmi Simpson-fronted drama. Talks are still in early stages, with the […]

  • Jason Statham & Kevin Hart In Talks To Lead ‘The Man From Toronto’ Action-Comedy From Sony
    Hollywood Reporter

    Hollywood action and comedy heavyweights Jason Statham and Kevin Hart are in talks to star in The Man From Toronto,  which is being directed by The Expendables 3 and The Hitman’s Bodyguard helmer Patrick Hughes.  The action-comedy is slated for release November 20 via Sony Pictures. Robbie Fox (Playing for Keeps) penned the script based on a story he originated with Jason Blumenthal. Frequent Sony collaborators Todd […]

  • The best (and worst) TV shows of 2019
    EW.com

    In a few short weeks it’ll be 2020, and the interwebs is awash in Best TV Shows of the Decade lists (including ours). But we can’t end the year without celebrating the great TV series of 2019. Read on for a look at the 20 best shows of the year — first a top 10 […]

  • M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Servant’ Gets Early Season 2 Renewal From Apple
    Hollywood Reporter

    The thriller joins the tech giant’s first batch of scripted series to earn a pickup. Apple’s nascent streaming platform is in the renewal business. After giving second seasons to each of the first four scripted series on Apple TV+, the tech giant has handed out an early pickup to a fifth show: Servant, a thriller executive […]

  • ‘Servant’ Boss Breaks Down Apple TV Plus Collaboration with M. Night Shyamalan
    Variety.com

    By DANIELLE TURCHIANO Tony Basgallop’s latest television venture is a tense family drama with a twist. In Apple TV Plus’ “Servant,” married couple Sean (Toby Kebbell) and Dorothy (Lauren Ambrose) experience a trauma with their newborn, but rather than deal with it head-on, they use a reborn doll (a realistic baby doll that they treat […]

  • Amazon Viola Davis-Allison Janney Sundance Kid Pic ‘Troop Zero’ Heading To Prime Streaming Service
    Deadline.com

    EXCLUSIVE: Amazon’s original feature Troop Zero, which made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival back in January, will be released worldwide on Amazon Prime Video on Jan. 17, 2020. Pic is the first feature title being announced for the Amazon Prime streaming 2020 film slate. Previously reported exclusively by Deadline, Amazon opted to release its Scott Z. Burns […]

  • Netflix Acquires Escape Artists’ Action Comedy Vehicle For ‘Top Gun: Maverick’s Glen Powell, Jay Ellis
    Deadline.com

    EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has acquired an action/comedy feature pitch by screenwriter Michael Diliberti that he will write as a vehicle for Glen Powell (Set It Up) and Jay Ellis (Insecure), who will be seen together in the upcoming Paramount sequel Top Gun: Maverick. Diliberti, whose credits include 30 Minutes Or Less, will write a film that revolves around two young Secret Service agents who […]

  • Nicolas Cage & Alex Wolff Team For Truffle Hunter Pic ‘Pig’
    Deadline.com

    By Anthony D’Alessandro EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage and Hereditary‘s Alex Wolff have boarded Michael Sarnoski’s Pig. The feature project, which began production today, follows a truffle hunter, played by Cage, who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness. When his beloved foraging pig is kidnapped, he must journey into Portland – and his long-abandoned past – to recover her. Sarnoski based his script off a […]

  • Steven Spielberg and Alex Gibney’s Docuseries ‘Why We Hate’ Gets Premiere Date From Discovery (Exclusive)
    The Wrap

    Discovery Channel has set Oct. 13 as the global premiere date for Steven Spielberg’s and Alex Gibney’s docuseries, “Why We Hate,” TheWrap has learned exclusively. We’ve also got your first look at the six-part investigation into the motivation behind hatred. “Why We Hate” hails from Spielberg’s Amblin Television and Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions in association with […]

  • Jamie Dornan, Alec Baldwin & Christian Slater To Star In ‘Dr. Death’, UCP Limited Series Based On Podcast
    Deadline.com

    “First do no harm.” Jamie Dornan, Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater are set to star in Dr. Death, a limited drama series from UCP based on the Wondery podcast about a sinister doctor who treats his Hippocratic Oath about the same way he treats his patients. With the high-caliber talent on board, UCP is shopping the project to networks and streaming platforms. The studio […]

  • MGM Television Inks First-Look Deal With Escape Artists
    Deadline.com

    MGM Television has struck an exclusive first-look deal with Escape Artists, the company behind Epix’s original series Perpetual Grace LTD and box office hits such as The Equalizer 2 and The Upside. Under the agreement, the company founded by Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch and David Bloomfield, will work with Escape Artists Head of Television, Taylor Latham and her team to develop […]

  • Hailee Steinfeld to Star in Romantic Comedy ‘Voicemails for Isabelle’
    Hollywood Reporter

    Sharon Maguire, the director of ‘Bridget Jones’ Diary,’ is in negotiations to helm the project for Sony. Hailee Steinfeld will star in Voicemails for Isabelle, a romantic comedy preemptively picked up by Sony. Sharon Maguire, the director of Bridget Jones’ Diary and Bridget Jones’ Baby, is in negotiations to helm the project, which will be produced by Escape Artists’ Todd […]

  • Sharon Maguire In Talks To Direct ‘Voicemails For Isabelle’ With Hailee Steinfeld
    Deadline.com

    EXCLUSIVE: Sharon Maguire is in talks to direct Voicemails For Isabelle, a romantic comedy that will star Hailee Steinfeld for Sony Pictures. Sony preempted the spec by Leah McKendrick. The film is about a young woman trying to navigate her dating life in Los Angeles. Though it is 21st Century, there is a bit of You’ve Got Mail in that technology is […]

  • Noah Centineo’s He-Man Pic Set for 2021 Release
    Variety.com

    Noah Centineo’s take on Mattel warrior He-Man is coming to theaters in spring of 2021. Sony Pictures has set a March 5, 2021 release date for its fantasy adventure “Masters of the Universe,” which Centineo will lead as the Most Powerful Man in the Universe. “Masters of the Universe” is based on the highly successful He-Man […]

  • TriStar, Escape Artists Producing “Crichton-esque” Female Fronted Thriller With Daniel Kunka Scripting
    Deadline

    EXCLUSIVE: TriStar Pictures has picked up Daniel Kunka’s pitch about a female-driven sci-fi thriller, based on the CAGN short story by Christian Cantrell. Originally self-published under the title Anansi Island, the “Michael Crichton-esque” story centers on a mysterious island where a secret government project has unleashed a terrifying new reality. A female entomologist and a group of Special Forces soldiers then must […]

  • Noah Centineo In Talks To Star As He-Man In Sony/Mattel Films ‘Masters Of The Universe’
    Deadline.com

    Noah Centineo, who gained wide recognition for his roles in Netflix film To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and Freeform’s The Fosters, is in talks to take on the lead role of He-Man in Masters of the Universe, the film adaptation Mattel Films is developing with Sony Pictures. It’s based on the bestselling toy line from the 1980s that spawned an […]

  • ‘Perpetual Grace, LTD’ Trailer: Steve Conrad’s ‘Patriot’ Pivot To Modern Noir
    Deadline.com

    EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the first official trailer for Perpetual Grace, LTD, the upcoming 10-episode Epix original series from Patriot mastermind Steve Conrad and Bruce Terris. The premium network showed this off in the room during last month’s winter TCA press tour panel that featured stars Ben Kingsley, Westworld‘s Jimmi Simpson and Jacki Weaver. The series premieres June 2. After turning the spy genre on its ear for two seasons with […]

  • Michael B. Jordan to Star in Denzel Washington’s ‘Journal for Jordan’

    Michael B. Jordan is in talks to star in Sony’s “Journal for Jordan,” a drama that will be directed by Denzel Washington. The movie, penned by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Virgil Williams, is based on the true story of Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Dana Canedy’s love affair with First Sergeant Charles Monroe King. King kept a journal full of […]

  • ‘Our Lady, LTD’: Timothy Spall To Recur In Epix’s Noir Drama Series
    Deadline.com

    EXCLUSIVE: Mr. Turner star Timothy Spall is set for a recurring role opposite Ben Kingsley, Jimmi Simpson and Jacki Weaver in Epix’s Our Lady, LTD, a 10-episode modern noir drama series, from Patriot creator Steve Conrad and Epix’s sister studio MGM Television. Shooting is currently underway in New Mexico. Written by Conrad and Patriot co-producer Bruce Terris, Our Lady, LTD (fka Our Lady of Perpetual Grace), follows […]

  • ‘Masters Of The Universe’ Movie: Art Marcum & Matt Holloway To Write New Draft For Sony/Mattel Films
    Deadline

    Writers Art Marcum & Matt Holloway are in final talks to write the new draft of Masters of the Universe, which Adam Aaron Nee will direct. Pic is based on the bestselling He-Man toyline from the 1980s that  spawned an animated TV show and a 1987 feature from Cannon Films starring Dolph Lundgren as He-Man; back in the day it made […]

  • Toby Kebbell Joins M. Night Shyamalan Series at Apple
    Variety.com

    Toby Kebbell has been cast in a main role in the upcoming M. Night Shyamalan thriller series at Apple, Variety has learned. The exact details of the plot are being kept under wraps, but sources say the show follows a married couple that hires a young woman to serve as the nanny to their child. […]

  • Rupert Grint Joins M. Night Shyamalan’s Apple Series
    Deadline

    EXCLUSIVE: Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has signed on for a supporting role in Apple’s upcoming psychological thriller series from M. Night Shyamalan (Unbreakable, Split) and British TV writer Tony Basgallop (24, To The Ends of the Earth). He joins previously announced Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) and Nell Tiger (Game of Thrones). The plot […]

  • ‘Our Lady, LTD’: Damon Herriman & Chris Conrad Join Epix Drama As Regulars; Two Others Round Out Cast
    Deadline.com

    Damon Herriman (100 Bloody Acres), Chris Conrad (Patriot) have been cast as series regulars, Terry O’Quinn (Castle Rock) will recur and Hana Mae Lee (Pitch Perfect) will guest in Our Lady, LTD, the upcoming 10-episode modern noir drama on Epix. Ben Kingsley, Jimmi Simpson and Jacki Weaver star in the series from Patriot creator Steve […]

  • ‘Our Lady, LTD’: Jacki Weaver To Star In Epix’s Noir Drama Series
    Deadline.com

    Jacki Weaver is set to co-star opposite Ben Kingsley and Jimmi Simpson in Our Lady, LTD, a 10-episode modern noir drama series, from Patriot creator Steve Conrad and Epix’s sister studio MGM Television. Written by Conrad and Patriot co-producer Bruce Terris, Our Lady, LTD (fka Our Lady of Perpetual Grace), follows James (Simpson), a young […]

  • ‘Our Lady, LTD’: Luis Guzmán Cast As Regular, Kurtwood Smith To Recur In Epix’s Noir Drama Series
    Deadline.com

    Narcos alum Luis Guzmán is set as a series regular and Kurtwood Smith (Patriot) will recur opposite Ben Kingsley, Jimmi Simpson and Jacki Weaver in Epix’s Our Lady, LTD, a 10-episode modern noir drama series, from Patriot creator Steve Conrad and Epix’s sister studio MGM Television. Written by Conrad and Patriot co-producer Bruce Terris, Our […]

  • ‘Dr. Death’ TV Series Based On Podcast In Works At Universal Cable Productions
    Deadline.com

    Universal Cable productions is looking to take another popular podcast to the small screen. The studio has put in development Dr. Death, a TV series based on true crime podcast from Wondery. Happy! showrunner Patrick Macmanus will pen the adaptation and executive produce as part of his overall deal with UCP. The potential series will […]

  • Ben Kingsley To Star In ‘Our Lady, LTD’ Noir Drama Series Ordered By Epix
    Deadline.com

    Epix has given a formal 10-episode series order to Our Lady, LTD, a modern noir drama starring Oscar winner Ben Kingsley, from Patriot creator Steve Conrad and Epix’s sister studio MGM Television. Production is slated to begin this fall in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with an eye toward a 2019 premiere. Written by Conrad and […]

  • Lauren Ambrose & Nell Tiger Free To Star In M. Night Shyamalan’s Apple Series
    Deadline.com

    EXCLUSIVE: Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) and Nell Tiger Free (Game of Thrones) have been cast as two of the three leads in Apple’s upcoming psychological thriller series from M. Night Shyamalan and British TV writer Tony Basgallop. While the plot of the series has not been revealed, I hear it follows parents Dorothy and […]

  • STX Partners With Lantern For Global Distribution Of Weinstein Co.’s Kevin Hart-Bryan Cranston Pic ‘The Upside’
    Deadline.com

    EXCLUSIVE: The most prominent of the Weinstein Co. leftover titles The Upside is landing with STX Entertainment, who is partnering with Lantern Entertainment to handle worldwide distribution on Neil Burger’s remake of the French hit The Intouchables. We heard that others were circling to distribute this title, including Aviron, with some majors expressing interest, but […]

  • Arthur Miller failed a profound moral test. What should we now think of his plays?
    USAToday.com

    Arthur Miller failed a profound moral test. What should we now think of his plays? By Steve Tisch, Opinion contributor His plays prodded many to examine their moral fiber, yet Arthur Miller abandoned a Down syndrome son. Much like today’s #MeToo revelations, that failure colors his art. After winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1949, Arthur […]

  • At the Huntington, the story that Arthur Miller himself wouldn’t tell
    Bostonglobe.com

    “How do you erase a child?” Bernard Weinraub, a former reporter for The New York Times, is sitting in the green room at the Huntington Theatre Company, asking this question again and again and again. A father of three who once chronicled Hollywood for the Times, Weinraub is pondering this dilemma because it is at […]

  • Angelina Jolie Producing Biopic on Native American Athlete Jim Thorpe
    Variety.com

    Angelina Jolie and Escape Artist Productions’ Todd Black and Steve Tisch will produce “Bright Path: The Jim Thorpe Story,” the upcoming feature about legendary Native American athlete Jim Thorpe. Martin Sensmeier will executive produce and star as the world-renowned athlete. Abraham Taylor is also on board to produce. Taylor, Alex Nibley and Sterlin Harjo penned […]

  • Sony Pictures Lands ‘The Night Knights’; Ben Lustig & Jake Thornton Adapting
    Deadline.com

    EXCLUSIVE: Sony has acquired the Gideon Sterer children’s book The Night Knights, with Ben Lustig and Jake Thornton writing the script. The scribes pitched the project, and Sony won it in a competitive situation. Ian Bryce is producing through his Ian Bryce Productions banner alongside Escape Artists partners Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch. […]

  • ‘The Equalizer 2’s Antoine Fuqua, Jason Blumenthal On Franchise Potential & How The Film Speaks To Women – CinemaCon
    Deadline.com

    While Antoine Fuqua and Denzel Washington team often, Equalizer 2 marks the first sequel for each. “He’s a mysterious character,” Fuqua said of Washington’s problem solver Robert McCall. “You don’t really get to see these types of films where you have an amazing actor like Denzel Washington playing a role like this; where he is […]

  • Josh Stamberg To Portray Arthur Miller In Boston Premiere Of New Play ‘Fall’; Escape Artists Producing
    Deadline.com

    Josh Stamberg (The Affair, Parenthood) will take on the role of playwright Arthur Miller in Fall, a new play written by Bernard Weinraub, the former film reporter for The New York Times, and produced by Todd Black and Steve Tisch of Escape Artists, the film production company behind such movies as Southpaw and The Pursuit […]

  • ‘Masters of the Universe’: Nee Brothers to Direct He-Man Movie (EXCLUSIVE)
    Variety.com

    He-Man has found new masters. Sony Pictures and Mattel have tapped the directing duo of Aaron and Adam Nee to helm the He-Man movie “Masters of the Universe,” sources tell Variety. Escape Artists’ Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, and Steve Tisch will produce with DeVon Franklin. The movie will be based on the beloved Mattel toyline, […]

  • Discovery Orders Docu Series ‘Why We Hate’ From Steven Spielberg, Alex Gibney
    Variety.com

    Filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Alex Gibney have teamed to produce a docu-series for Discovery Channel examining the origins and dangers of hate. The two Oscar winners will executive produce the six-part series tentatively titled “Why We Hate.” Spielberg’s Amblin Television partnered with Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions on the project, which began production earlier this year and […]

  • Film News Roundup: S.B. Divya’s Cyborg Racing Story ‘Runtime’ in Development as Movie
    Variety.com

    S.B. Divya’s sci-fi thriller “Runtime” is being developed as a movie with Escape Artists and John Sacchi attached to produce. “Runtime,” published in 2016, is the story of the Minerva Challenge, a cybernetic race across the Sierra Nevadas, and how one underprivileged young woman cobbles together enough technology to compete against rivals with corporate sponsors. […]

  • Escape Artists Hires Becky Sanderman As VP Production
    Deadline.com

    EXCLUSIVE: Sony-based Escape Artists has hired Becky Sanderman as veep of Production, a role in which she will oversee development of feature film and TV projects at the company. Sanderman will work alongside production VP Tony Shaw. Sanderman had been director of development at Dimension Films since May 2016, having helped oversee MTV’s Scream . […]

  • Apple Orders M. Night Shyamalan Psychological Thriller TV Series
    Deadline.com

    Apple has landed a series package from M. Night Shyamalan and British TV writer Tony Basgallop, which recently hit the premium/digital marketplace. The untitled half-hour psychological thriller has received a 10-episode straight-to-series order from the tech giant. The project was created by Basgallop (24, To The Ends of the Earth), who will write and executive […]

  • David S. Goyer in Talks to Direct He-Man Film ‘Masters of the Universe’ for Sony (Exclusive)
    The Wrap

    David S. Goyer, the prolific writer behind the “Dark Knight” trilogy, is in talks to direct “Masters of the Universe” for Sony, TheWrap has exclusively learned. Goyer wrote the most recent draft of the script. Sony has set “Masters of the Universe” to be released on December 18, 2019. Set on the planet Eternia, the […]

  • Sandra Bullock Attached To Play Filibustering Texas Pol Wendy Davis In ‘Let Her Speak’
    Deadline

    EXCLUSIVE: The hot project du jour is Let Her Speak, a Mario Correa script that just got Sandra Bullock attached, subject to landing a director she likes. Bullock will play Democratic Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis, who on June 25, 2013, hit the national spotlight when, against extraordinary odds, she singlehandedly staged a 13-hour filibuster. […]

  • ‘Narcos’ Star Pedro Pascal to Play Villain in ‘Equalizer 2’ Opposite Denzel Washington
    Variety.com

    Pedro Pascal is in negotiations to play the antagonist in Sony and Escape Artists’ “The Equalizer 2” starring Denzel Washington. Antoine Fuqua is returning to direct. Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Washington, Steve Tisch, Alex Siskin, Michael Sloan, Tony Eldridge and Mace Neufeld are producing. Plot details are currently scarce, other than that Washington will reprise […]

  • Amazon acquires Aaron Sorkin’s Lucille Ball biopic
    LA Times

    Oh, Luuucy! Your biopic is home. “Lucy and Desi,” Aaron Sorkin’s feature project about iconic small-screen stars Lucille Ball and her former husband Desi Arnaz, has been acquired by Amazon Studios, according to Deadline. Oscar winner Cate Blanchett has been attached to play the beloved, Emmy-winning comedian in the authorized telling of the sitcom stars’ […]

  • Amazon Buys Lucille Ball Biopic Starring Cate Blanchett
    Variety

    Amazon Studios has acquired the Lucille Ball biopic “Lucy and Desi,” with Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett attached to star. Aaron Sorkin has written the script. Escape Artists is the production company with Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch producing. The producers are seeking a star to play Ball’s husband Desi Arnaz as well as Vivian […]

  • Lucille Ball Biopic Starring Cate Blanchett Lands at Amazon
    Hollywood Reporter

    The authorized biopic is being produced by Ball and Desi Arnaz’s children. Amazon has scooped up the rights to the Lucille Ball biopic that has a script by Aaron Sorkin. Cate Blanchett is in talks to star. The film will center on the life of the iconic actress, who starred on the TV sitcoms I […]

  • James Mangold, Taylor Sheridan Team For ‘Disorder,’ Sony/Escape Artists French Film Remake
    Deadline.com

    EXCLUSIVE: Sony is fast tracking a remake of the 2015 French film Disorder, with Logan helmer James Mangold now attached as director after reading the script by Taylor Sheridan. Escape Artists partners Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch are producing with Tony Shaw, and David Beaubaire is overseeing it for the studio. The Alice […]

  • Amazon Studios To Make Monica Lewinsky-Linda Tripp Movie: A Friendship Gone Terribly Wrong
    Deadline.com

    Amazon Studios has acquired Linda And Monica, the Black List script by Flint Wainess that details the budding friendship between D.C. pals Linda Tripp and Monica Lewinsky that imploded when it led to the revelation of the scandalous relationship between the White House intern and President Bill Clinton. The film will be produced by Todd […]

  • Miramax Lands Mike Vukadinovich’s ‘Rocket Cola’ Script; Director Simon Curtis Circling
    Variety

    Miramax has landed the black list script “The Secret Ingredients of Rocket Cola,” with “My Week with Marilyn” helmer Simon Curtis in talks to direct. Mike Vukadinovich penned the script with Todd Black, Steve Tisch and Jason Blumenthal on board to produce through their Escape Artists banner. Jenna Block, who used to work for Escape […]

  • The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano – a documentary short by Josh Seftel and Executive Produced by Steve Tisch, Morgan Spurlock, Regina Scully & Geralyn Dreyfous
    NY Times

    Afraid of dying? Don’t be. Over a period of three years, I stood by my friend’s side while he became homeless and obese, got disfiguring plastic surgery, had a stroke, became an alcoholic, and got busted for insider trading. Then I watched him die — seven different ways. And, truthfully, it may have been the […]

  • ‘Sicario’ Scribe Taylor Sheridan To Script French Remake ‘Disorder’

    EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Sheridan, the writer who followed Sicario with Hell Or High Water, has just been set by Sony Pictures and Escape Artists to script Disorder. Pic is a remake of the 2015 French film, which starred Matthias Schoenaerts as an ex-soldier with PTSD hired to protect the wife and child of a wealthy Lebanese […]

  • Toronto: How Antoine Fuqua Persuaded Denzel Washington to Join ‘Magnificent Seven’
    The Hollywood Reporter

    The director, whose classic Western remake opens the Toronto film fest Thursday, also discusses how he’s pushing for more diversity in Hollywood and working with composer James Horner on his final film. Antoine Fuqua has loved Westerns since he was a young boy, watching them at home with his family. But it was the possibility […]

  • ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Remake to Open 2016 Toronto Film Festival
    Hollywood Reporter

    I can’t think of a better place, or a better crowd for the film’s world premiere,” Fuqua told a Toronto press conference on Tuesday via video. The filmmaker earlier brought Training Day (2001) and The Equalizer (2014) to Toronto for launches. Fuqua’s classic Western drama from MGM and Columbia Pictures features outlaws, bounty hunters and […]

  • Tony Shaw Leaves Captivate For Escape Artists
    Deadline.com

    EXCLUSIVE: Escape Artists is adding another executive to its roster. Tony Shaw, who had been director of development at Captivate Entertainment for the past seven years, has left to join the production company behind such films as Southpaw, The Equalizer and The Magnificent Seven, which will be released in September. He joins Escape Artists as […]

  • Jack Davenport To Star In Syfy Pilot ‘Prototype’
    Deadline.com

    Smash alum Jack Davenport is set to topline Prototype, Syfy’s sci-fi thriller drama pilot written by Tony Basgallop (24: Live Another Day). It centers on three unlikely cohorts who inadvertently stumble upon an invention that challenges the very nature of quantum physics – a discovery which in turn puts their lives in grave danger. Davenport will play […]

  • Syfy Orders ‘Prototype’ Thriller Pilot
    Deadline.com

    Syfy has given a pilot order to Prototype, a sci-fi thriller drama written by Tony Basgallop (24: Live Another Day). It centers on three unlikely cohorts who inadvertently stumble upon an invention that challenges the very nature of quantum physics – a discovery which in turn puts their lives in grave danger. Oscar nominee Juan Carlos […]

  • Escape Artists Option Wallace Stegner’s Iconic Novel ‘Crossing To Safety’
    Deadline.com

    EXCLUSIVE: Escape Artists’ just optioned Wallace Stegner’s critically-acclaimed novel Crossing to Safety, a semi-autobiographical tome about two academic couples who meet in Madison, Wisconsin and follows their marriages and friendship over the course of several decades. The book itself, published in 1987 by Random House, debuted critical raves in the New York Times and the […]

  • Cate Blanchett to Play Lucille Ball in Biopic Written by Aaron Sorkin
    TheWrap.com

    Cate Blanchett is attached to star in an authorized biopic of Hollywood legend Lucille Ball that Aaron Sorkin is set to write for Escape Artists, TheWrap has learned. The film will chronicle Ball’s 20-year marriage to Desi Arnaz, with whom she starred on the classic TV sitcom “I Love Lucy.” Ball had two children with […]

  • ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ writer Christopher Yost will also write for ‘He-Man’ movie reboot
    MNR Daily

    ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ writer Christopher Yost will also write for ‘He-Man’ movie reboot Rodney Rafols “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” has been an 80s cartoon series hit for Filmation and Mattel. Originally a toy line from Mattel, it has become a hit cartoon series. Now Sony Pictures Entertainment is said set to produce a […]

  • How Jake Gyllenhaal Became a Fighter for ‘Southpaw’
    Yahoo.com

    Jake Gyllenhaal made a startling physical metamorphosis for the upcoming boxing drama Southpaw, about a widowed prizefighter looking for another shot in the ring. But the 34-year-old actor, seen in this exclusive poster above as fighter Billy Hope, didn’t just get righteously ripped: He also had to learn the technique of a pro brawler. Gyllenhaal’s […]

  • Matthew McConaughey Has Taste For ‘Billionaire’s Vinegar’
    Deadline.com

    Matthew McConaughey has become attached to star in The Billionaire’s Vinegar, the Sony Pictures film about the scandal that ensued when an auctioned cache of wine bottles purported to have been owned by Thomas Jefferson were called fakes. Script is by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, the team behind Wanted, 3:10 To Yuma and Chicago […]

  • Sony, MGM Partner Up for ‘Magnificent Seven’ Remake
    Variety.com

    Sony Pictures has come on to co-finance “The Magnificent Seven” with MGM, sources tell Variety. Sony and MGM are splitting the cost evenly between the two with Sony distributing the pic. MGM will oversee production. The film stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke and Haley Bennett. Antoine Fuqua is on board to direct. The […]

  • Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington Reteam on ‘Magnificent Seven’
    Variety.com

    It’s been over a decade since Ethan Hawke, Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua patrolled the mean streets of Los Angeles in “Training Day,” and it looks like that team is looking to head to the Wild West for their next collaboration. Sources say the Oscar-nominated Hawke is in final negotiations to join Washington in […]

  • Haley Bennett Lands Female Lead In MGM’s ‘The Magnificent Seven’
    Deadline.com

    EXCLUSIVE: Landing a star-making role a lot of actresses chased, Haley Bennett has been set to play the female lead opposite an ensemble headed by Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt in the Antoine Fuqua-directed The Magnificent Seven for MGM. Bennett most recently co-starred with Washington in the Fuqua-directed The Equalizer, and she just wrapped The […]

  • Escape Artists Inks First-Look Deal With FX Productions
    Deadline.com

    FX Productions has closed a two-year first-look production deal with Escape Artists, the independent production company of Todd Black, fxpJason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch. This marks the first TV deal for Escape Artists, founded in 2001 by Black, Blumenthal and Tisch, whose feature credits include The Weather Man, The Pursuit Of Happyness, Hope Springs and […]

  • Denzel Washington evens the score as ‘The Equalizer’
    USA Today

    Denzel Washington found there are certain perks to playing a retired government operative trying to live a humble life as a home-store employee. “They decked out this store (on set) like it was a regular Kmart, including the candy bars at the register,” says Washington of the set of The Equalizer, due out Sept. 26. “There were […]

  • Sony Pictures Lands New Republic Article For Film on China’s First American Football Leauge
    Deadline.com

    As The New Republic turns 100 years old, Sony Pictures and Escape Artists have made a pre-emptive acquisition of “The Year Of The Pigskin,” a just-published feature by Christopher Beam about the unlikely success of the Chongqing Dockers, one of the first teams in the very first American football league to form in China. The catalyst was a 26-year-old American, the son […]

  • Sony, Escape Artists Buy Pitch From & Sex Tape Scribe Kate Angelo
    Deadline.com

    Sony Pictures has acquired an untitled pitch from Kate Angelo. Escape Artists‘ Steve Tisch, Todd Black and Jason Blumenthal will produce, with Hannah Minghella overseeing for the studio. Both Sony and Escape Artistscompleted the Angelo-scripted Sex Tape with Jason Segel and Cameron Diaz, which Sony releases July 25. Jake Kasdan directed. They are keeping Angelo’s new pitch under wraps, but it’s […]

  • Sequel to Denzel Washington Thriller “Equalizer” Moves Forward as Sony Brings Back Writer Richard Wenk
    The Wrap

    Seven months before the film hits theaters, Sony Pictures and Escape Artists are feeling confident in their Denzel Washington thriller “The Equalizer,” as screenwriter Richard Wenk has closed a deal to write the sequel, TheWrap has learned. “The Equalizer” has been testing through the roof, prompting Sony to move quickly on a sequel so the […]

  • Cameron Diaz Comedy ‘Sex Tape’ Moves Into ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Slot
    The Wrap

    Summer movie-goers will get their erotic fix despite the fact that “Fifty Shades of Grey” has now been moved to Valentine’s Day 2015. Sony Pictures said Wednesday that it will move “Sex Tape” from July 18, 2014 to August 1, 2014 — the date that the big screen adaptation of E.L. James’ kinky novel just […]

‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ Heads To Summer 2023; Sony Dates ‘Madame Web’, ‘Equalizer 3’ Among Other Release Changes

Deadline

By Anthony D’Alessandro

April 20, 2022

Sony

Sony’s animated sequel to the Oscar winning movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is moving from Oct. 7 this year to June 2, 2023. The news is breaking just before the studio’s presentation at CinemaCon next week.

Meanwhile, the pic’s sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part II, is dated for March 29, 2024.

The movies will screen in premium large formats and IMAX. The filmmakers behind the animated sequel is Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson. The first movie made over $375M WW.

As a result of the movie, Sony is moving up their other animated feature, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile from Josh Gordon and Will Speck from Nov. 18 to Oct. 7.

In addition, Sony has dated their Spider-Man spinoff Madame Web from filmmaker S.J. Clarkson for July 7, 2023, the pic starring Sydney Sweeney and Dakota Johnson.

There’s also the Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua reteam, The Equalizer 3 on Sept. 1, 2023.

The studio’s Korean War movie, Devotion, from director JD Dillard and starring Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell, is set to rollout on Oct. 14 with limited runs, expanding on Oct. 21, and going wide on Oct. 28.

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