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Ryan Coogler, Mattson Tomlin Team for ‘A Vicious Circle’ at Universal (Exclusive)
Universal Pictures has landed the rights to A Vicious Circle, a Boom! Studios graphic novel series created by Terminator Zero showrunner Mattson Tomlin and artist Lee Bermejo. Tomlin will write the screenplay adapting his own work while Ryan Coogler, the filmmaker behind the Black Panther movies, will produce via his Proximity Media banner. Also producing are […]
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Digital Comic Company Webtoon Launches IPO as It Aims for Inroads into Hollywood
Webtoon already changed the face of 21st century comics by pioneering the mobile webcomic format. Yesterday, the company took a major step toward global and Hollywood domination by launching its initial public offering on the Nasdaq. With a ticker symbol of WBTN, the company, backed by South Korean tech titan Naver, quickly gained a valuation […]
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Amazon MGM, Ryan Gosling Team for Zombie Comedy ‘I Used to Eat Brains, Now I Eat Kale’
Amazon MGM Studios has landed zombie comedy film package I Used to Eat Brains, Now I Eat Kale. Ryan Gosling will produce the feature with Jessie Henderson, his partner at General Admission, the production banner the duo launched earlier this year. The project will fall under the company’s first-look deal with Amazon. Twins Adam and […]
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Ghost’s ‘Rite Here Rite Now’ Expanding Its Theatrical Release
Rite Here Rite Now, the concert/narrative film hybrid from Swedish hard rock band Ghost, is expanding its release. The move comes after the movie grossed $5.04 million from opening on 751 screens for distributor Trafalgar Releasing. The haul was a surprise, as the band is not a well-known commodity like Queen, which had its own […]
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Jennifer Lawrence to Star in, Produce Murder Mystery ‘The Wives’ for Apple, A24
Apple Original Film, A24 and Jennifer Lawrence are reteaming for a new feature film. Landing on top of a competitive situation, Apple has acquired murder mystery package The Wives, which has Lawrence attached to star and produce. Joining Lawrence on the producing team is Justine Ciarrocchi, her partner at the duo’s Excellent Cadaver production banner, as […]
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‘Maxxxine’: Ti West, Lily Collins Shock Fans with Surprise Screening of New Horror Movie
Ti West and A24 pulled off a killer surprise Thursday night, unveiling an early screening of their upcoming slasher movie Maxxxine to a group of unsuspecting horror fans. The evening was billed as a double feature of West’s X horror series, which includes X and Pearl, the movies that thrust Mia Goth into the role […]
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Why ‘Blade’ Can’t Cut Through Development Hell
Marvel Studios keeps trying to unsheathe Blade, but the vampire thriller is stuck in its scabbard. The latest setback occurred in recent weeks when the feature lost director Yann Demange, the second helmer to exit the project. Some sources say both sides grew frustrated by Blade’s prolonged development process. Star Mahershala Ali is also said […]
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‘M3GAN’ Getting Horror Spinoff ‘SOULM8TE’ From Atomic Monster, Blumhouse
M3GAN, the hit horror movie from James Wan’s Atomic Monster and Jason Blum’s Blumhouse, is getting a spinoff. The two companies known for their horror output, are in active development on SOULM8TE, a thriller that expands the M3GAN universe, according to Wan and Blum, who are producing the project. SOULM8TE is on the fast-track: […]
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‘Street Fighter’ Movie Loses ‘Talk to Me’ Filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou (Exclusive)
The streets are empty for Danny and Michael Philippou. The Australian twin filmmaking duo behind last year’s surprise horror hit Talk to Me are no longer working on Street Fighter, Legendary’s feature adaptation of the classic video game from Capcom. Scheduling is partly to blame, according to sources. Legendary and Capcom were hoping to begin […]
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‘Star Trek: Picard’ Showrunner Terry Matalas Tackling Remake of 1980s Sci-Fi Movie ‘Enemy Mine’ (Exclusive)
Terry Matalas, the showrunner who steered the final season of Star Trek: Picard to new ratings and critical heights, has been tapped to write an update of the 1985 cult sci-fi movie Enemy Mine for 20th Century Studios. Set in a future where mankind is warring with a reptilian alien species, Mine starred Dennis Quaid […]
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Miles Teller to Star in ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ Remake for Paramount
Miles Teller is heading back to the armed forces. The actor, who flew alongside Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick, has enlisted to star in Paramount’s update of its 1982 romantic drama, An Officer and a Gentleman. Temple Hill is producing. Dana Fox, who made a name for herself penning romantic comedies such as The […]
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G.I. Joe-Transformers Crossover Movie Lands ‘Jurassic World’ Writer Derek Connolly
Derek Connolly, the franchise scribe whose work includes Jurassic World movies and Detective Pikachu, has a new sandbox in which to play. Connolly has been tapped to pen the script for Paramount’s untitled Transformers/G.I. Joe crossover action project that is to star Chris Hemsworth. The crossover feature will bring together two of Hasbro’s biggest toy […]
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