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Glen Powell is having a moment. Propelled by the box office success of "Anyone But You," and its subsequent streaming domination, the most handsome man you've ever seen is slowly taking over Hollywood. His Richard Linklater-directed Netflix film "Hitman" quickly conquered the streamer's charts when it debuted in June, and Powell will soon guide us all into the eye of the suck zone with the upcoming blockbuster legacy sequel "Twisters." Soon after, Powell will face what might be his biggest test yet in Edgar Wright's upcoming adaptation of "The Running Man." But considering the man's resilience — his first film role was in the more-than 20-year-old "Spy Kids 3" — he should be up to the challenge.

It hasn't been an easy road from "Spy Kids" to leading man, however. Take "Misconduct" for instance. You've likely never heard of this 2016 legal thriller, which is probably for the best considering the...

Glen Powell is now finding his footing in Hollywood after his roster of successful projects over the past few years. From the action thriller Top Gun: Maverick to the romantic comedy Anyone But You, he’s slowly gaining momentum as a rising star.

Glen Powell in Top Gun: Maverick / Paramount Pictures

But, before all these victorious box office hits, he knew what it’s like to star in a major box office bomb. The actor notably appeared in 2016’s Misconduct alongside two veteran stars in Hollywood: Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins.

Glen Powell’s Major Box Office Flop Only Made A Hundred Dollars On Its Opening Weekend

When a movie stars two of the greatest actors in history, it’s supposed to make money, but that’s not the case with Shintaro Shimosawa’s Misconduct. The film cost $11 million to make, and on its opening weekend, it only earned $141, as per Variety.

It's hard to believe we're only a few weeks away from a brand new Leatherface movie! Premiering on February 18th on Netflix, here's the brand new trailer for Texas Chainsaw Massacre:

"After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic young friends who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world in a remote Texas town."

Director: David Blue Garcia Screenplay By: Chris Thomas Devlin Story By: Fede Alvarez & Rodo Sayagues Based On Characters Created By: Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper Produced By: Fede Alvarez, P.G.A., Herbert W. Gains, Kim Henkel, Ian Henkel, Pat Cassidy Executive Producers: Jay Ashenfelter, Shintaro Shimosawa Cast: Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Mark Burnham, Moe Dunford, Nell Hudson, Jessica Allain, with Olwen Fouéré, with Jacob Latimore, and Alice Krige

Netflix will release Texas Chainsaw Massacre on February 18

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In today’s film news roundup, “Salem’s Lot” and “Hellraiser” draw directors, Tara Reid and Paul Mormando find new roles and zombie pandemic thriller “16 States” lands at Lionsgate.

Deals

New Line has hired “It” writer Gary Dauberman to direct its adaptation of Stephen King’s 1975 horror novel “Salem’s Lot” from his own script.

Dauberman made his directorial debut with New Line’s “Annabelle Comes Home,” which he wrote. In addition to both “It” films, he’s also written “Annabelle,” “Annabelle Creation” and “The Nun.”

James Wan, Roy Lee and Mark Wolper are producing “Salem’s Lot,” which is focused on writer Ben Mears returning to the Maine town of Jerusalem’s Lot (shortened to Salem’s Lot), where he had lived as a boy. He discovers that the townspeople are slowly being turned into vampires.

The book was also adapted in 1979 as a miniseries starring David Soul, and a TV...

In addition to producing a Texas Chain Saw Massacre reboot and directing an upcoming White House horror film, filmmaker Fede Alvarez (Don't Breathe and 2013's Evil Dead) is preparing to direct a new zombie movie.

The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Alvarez is set to direct the "zombie pandemic thriller" 16 States for Lionsgate, who acquired the hot new spec script penned by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, the writers behind Bad Santa, Focus, and I Love You Phillip Morris (based on the book by Steve McVicker).

According to THR, 16 States focuses on "a pandemic, this time with zombies, with a story of a mother trying to reach her family at the center of it. The project has been described as having shades of the Will Smith zombie movie I Am Legend" (based on the novel of the same name by Richard Matheson).

Vertigo Entertainment's Roy Lee and Miri Yoon will be producers on the project,...

“Don’t Breathe” filmmaker Fede Alvarez is set to direct the film “16 States,” a spec script package that Lionsgate won in a contested auction, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.

John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, who wrote the upcoming Disney film with Dwayne Johnson “Jungle Cruise,” wrote the script. “16 States” is a pandemic, zombie thriller in the vein of the Will Smith film “I Am Legend.”

Requa and Ficarra will also produce along with Charlie Gogolak of Zaftig Films, as will Roy Lee and Miri Yoon of Vertigo Entertainment. Alvarez, Shintaro Shimosawa and Rodolfo Sayagues of Bad Hombre are also producers.

Also Read: 'Don't Breathe 2' Has a Script but 'Evil Dead 2' Does Not, Says Fede Alvarez

“16 States” reunites Alvarez with Joe Drake, Nathan Kahane and Erin Westerman, who lead the film group for Lionsgate. Drake and Kahane produced Alvarez’s “Don’t Breathe...

Exclusive: Lionsgate won an auction for 16 States, a thriller scripted by John Requa & Glenn Ficarra (Jungle Cruise This is Us), to be directed by Fede Alvarez, who helmed the genre hits Don’t Breathe and Evil Dead.

They are keeping plot tight, but think road trip during a zombie pandemic. Vertigo Entertainment’s Roy Lee and Miri Yoon are producing with Zaftig Films’ Requa, Ficarra and Charlie Gogolak. Bad Hombre’s Alvarez, Shintaro Shimosawa and Rodolfo Sayagues are also producing.

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Package got competitive but Lionsgate film group’s Joe Drake, Nathan Kahane and Erin Westerman have a strong history with Alvarez. Drake and Kahane produced Alvarez’ Don’t Breathe and Evil Dead, when they were partners...

In addition to producing a Texas Chain Saw Massacre reboot that's in the works as part of his new partnership with Legendary Pictures, Fede Alvarez is also looking to direct a new horror movie that takes place in the White House.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Alvarez "intends to direct" the untitled Washington D.C. horror film, and while specific plot details have yet to be revealed, it's being mentioned as "The Shining set in the White House.” The script for the horror thriller was written by Joe Epstein, writer of the 2017 Black List screenplay Health and Wellness.

Along with a reboot of Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, the White House horror film is among the first projects in the works after Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues' company Bad Hombre inked a first-look partnership with Legendary Pictures. It was also announced that Shintaro Shimosawa (Fear The Walking Dead...

Legendary Pictures has signed an overall deal with Fede Alvarez and Rodolfo Sayagues’ production banner Bad Hombre Films. The first project will be an untitled horror film set at The White House, directed by Alvarez.

Additionally, Shintaro Shimosawa has been tapped as head of production at Bad Hombre. His previous credits include “Fear the Walking Dead” and “The Grudge.”

The untitled White House horror film will be written by Joe Epstein and produced by Bad Hombre Films. It’s being described as “The Shining” set in the White House. Additionally, the duo will also produce a complete reboot of the classic 1974 film “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”

Also Read: 'Don't Breathe 2' Has a Script but 'Evil Dead 2' Does Not, Says Fede Alvarez

“We are looking forward to sparking a new and meaningful relationship with a powerhouse like Legendary,” Alvarez said. “The imprint and wisdom they have is second to none,...

“Don’t Breathe” director-producer Fede Alvarez is teaming with Legendary Pictures for an untitled White House horror movie.

The project, described as “The Shining” set in the White House, will be directed by Alvarez from a script by Joe Epstein and produced by Alvarez’s Bad Hombre Films. Legendary announced the horror movie Tuesday as part of closing an overall deal with Alvarez and his writing partner Rodolfo Sayagues to create, develop and produce feature films through their Bad Hombre Films.

Shintaro Shimosawa, whose previous credits include “Fear the Walking Dead” and “The Grudge,” is joining Bad Hombre as head of production. As part of the new deal with Legendary, Bad Hombre will also produce a reboot of the 1974 horror movie “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” to be written by Chris Thomas Devlin.

“We are looking forward to sparking a new and meaningful relationship with a powerhouse like Legendary. The imprint and...

Fede Alvarez, the writer and director behind Sony’s The Girl in the Spider’s Web starring Claire Foy, and his writing partner Rodolfo Sayagues have closed an overall deal with Legendary Pictures. Under the pact, Alvarez and Sayagues will create, develop and produce films through their Bad Hombre Films banner staring with the Washington, D.C.-based horror film written by Joe Epstein, which Alvarez will direct.

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the pic is described as The Shining set in the White House. Bad Hombre is also set to produce a reboot of the 1974 cult classic, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which will be penned by Chris Thomas Devlin.

In addition, Shintaro Shimosawa, who served as a co-producer on 2004’s The Grudge and The Grudge 2, has been hired as Bad Hombre’s Head of Production.

Past projects from the duo include scripting Evil Dead and Don’t Breathe,...

Bad Hombre Films, the horror-centric banner run by Don’t Breathe filmmaker Fede Alvarez and his partner Rodolfo Sayagues, has signed a first-look deal with Legendary Pictures.

As part of the company’s ramping up, Bad Hombre has tapped Shintaro Shimosawa, previously a writer/co-executive producer on AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, as head of production.

The shingle is coming into the deal hot, with at least two projects in development. The first is an untitled horror thriller described as “The Shining set in the White House.” Alvarez intends to direct the project, which has a script by Joe Epstein.

The ...

Bad Hombre Films, the horror-centric banner run by Don’t Breathe filmmaker Fede Alvarez and his partner Rodolfo Sayagues, has signed a first-look deal with Legendary Pictures.

As part of the company’s ramping up, Bad Hombre has tapped Shintaro Shimosawa, previously a writer/co-executive producer on AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, as head of production.

The shingle is coming into the deal hot, with at least two projects in development. The first is an untitled horror thriller described as “The Shining set in the White House.” Alvarez intends to direct the project, which has a script by Joe Epstein.

The ...

Ryder Allen is set to join Justin Timberlake in the forthcoming drama Palmer directed by Fisher Stevens and written by Cheryl Guerriero, whose script appeared on the 2016 Blacklist.

The film features Timberlake as the titular Eddie Palmer, a former college football phenomenon who, after a stint in prison, returns to his hometown to get his life back on track. There, he faces not only lingering conflicts from his past but also a much more surprising challenge as he finds himself suddenly in charge of a unique, loner 7-year-old boy named Sam (Allen) who has been abandoned by his wayward mother. Palmer marks Allen’s feature film debut.

Academy Award-winning producer Charles B. Wessler (Green Book) will produce alongside Sk Global co-CEOs John Penotti and Charlie Corwin. Sidney Kimmel and Daniel Nadler will also produce. Sk Global and Nadler will co-finance the film.

Allen is repped by Paradigm and Trilogy Talent.

Exclusive: When They See Us actor William Sadler and Mike C. Manning will stir up some scares in the forthcoming horror feature Slapface written and directed by Jeremiah Kipp. The film is set to shoot later this fall.

The pic follows Lucas (August Maturo from The Nun) who lives with his older brother (Manning) after the loss of their parents. Lucas befriends a Monster in the nearby woods, and trouble ensues. The town Sheriff (Sadler) tries to thwart the wrongdoings of Lucas and the Monster before it is too late. Bianca D’Ambrosio and Chiara D’Ambrosio (The Young and the Restless) will also star.

Shintaro Shimosawa is set to executive produce. Joe Benedetto (A Guy Named Rick) is producing while Nick Theurer (Deceit) is co-producer and Artisha Mann-Cooper (I Can I Will I Did) is line producer. The film will be produced by...

As scary as a cabin in the woods can be, one of the most disturbing backdrops for a film can be the college campus culture, where horrors all too real take place all too often. Such is the case in Natalie Leite’s M.F.A., which made its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival (read Heather's review here) and is coming to Blu-ray and DVD soon following its October theatrical release:

Press Release: Dark Sky Films proudly announces the release date of M.F.A., a critically acclaimed powerful thriller starring Francesca Eastwood in a stand out role. The film, from female director and female screenwriter, takes on the searing current issue of sexual violence on campus and was released theatrically in October of 2017. M.F.A. will be released on blu-ray and DVD November 28, 2017.

M.F.A., which was nominated for the Grand Jury Award at the 2017 SXSW festival, tells a gripping story of a...

As scary as a cabin in the woods can be, one of the most disturbing backdrops for a film can be the college campus culture, where horrors all too real take place all too often. Such is the case in Natalie Leite’s M.F.A., which made its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival (read Heather's review here) and is now teased in a new trailer from Dark Sky Films ahead of its release this October:

Press Release: Dark Sky Films proudly announces the release date of M.F.A., a critically acclaimed powerful thriller starring Francesca Eastwood in a stand out role. The film, from female director and female screenwriter, takes on the searing current issue of sexual violence on campus. M.F.A. will be released on October 13th.

M.F.A., which was nominated for the Grand Jury Award at the 2017 SXSW festival, tells a gripping story of a young woman forced to...

Excusive: Ira prison break drama to get private screening on Croisette.

Visit Films heads to Cannes with a sales slate that includes Ira thriller Maze, SXSW selections M.F.A. and Flesh And Blood, and Us coming-of-age drama Cold November.

Ryan Kampe will also be talking up recent Sundance and Rotterdam selections Family Life and Columbus, and Sundance and Berlinale selection Dayveon.

Kampe has scheduled a private buyers’ screening for Maze starring Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Barry Ward, and Martin McCann. Lionsgate will distributes in the UK and a number of territories are pre-sold.

The thriller chronicles the mass break-out in 1983 of 38 prisoners from the Maze high security prison.

The film focuses on Larry Marley, the chief architect of the escape, who strikes up a complex friendship with Gordon, a prison warden.

Stephen Burke directs and Jane Doolan of Mammoth Films and Brendan J. Byrne of Cyprus Avenue Films serve as producers. The Irish Film Board, Film Väst, Rte...

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Hollywood’s dump period thankfully begins to come to an end as February fed audiences another four weeks of misguided projects nobody really asked for… along with Valentine’s fare, counter-Valentine’s efforts, and a few more promising ventures from acclaimed directors.

As far as auteur filmmakers, festival horror and the indie circuit goes, it was a pretty decent February, even if March naturally has a far more promising slate, what with the likes of Zootopia, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Midnight Special and Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice all unleashing upon audiences.

From the biggest tentpole releases to the most unassuming VOD drops you’re probably just hearing about for the first time, here are February 2016’s movies ranked from worst to best…

17. Misconduct Lionsgate Premiere

RottenTomatoes Score: 12% (2.5/10 average score)

Box Office: Financial information isn’t available, but considering that a movie starring Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins...

Misconduct Lionsgate Reviewed by: Tami Smith, Guest Reviewer for Shockya Grade: B- Director: Shintaro Shimosawa Written by: Adam Mason, Simon Boyes Cast: Josh Duhamel, Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, Malin Akerman, Julia Stiles, Alice Eve Release Date: February 5, 2016 Misconduct, originally titled Beyond Deceit, opens “by-the-numbers”, introducing us to Ben (Josh Duhamel) a dedicated lawyer who spends most of his days and nights working at a New Orleans law firm, determined to prove himself to the firm’s big honcho Abrams (Al Pacino) and become a partner. He barely pays attention to his wife Charlotte (Alice Eve), a hospital nurse who works long shifts at the E.R. of a city hospital, and [ Read More ]

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Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino have both been acting steadily since the 1960s, starring in some of the most iconic films of all time and winning an Oscar each along the way. But somehow, they’ve never actually shared the screen until Misconduct. Directed by Shintaro Shimosawa (Fox’s The Following), the thriller stars the two titans as corporate rivals. […]

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Misconduct Movie Trailer. Shintaro Shimosawa‘s Misconduct (2016) movie trailer stars Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins and Alice Eve. Misconduct‘s plot synopsis: “When an ambitious young lawyer takes on a big case against a powerful and ruthless executive of a large pharmaceutical company, he soon finds himself involved in a case of blackmail and corruption.” According to FirstShowing, “When an ambitious young lawyer […]...

Josh Duhamel decides to take on a big corporation in a legal battle, but soon finds he’s in way over his head, in the first trailer for Lionsgate Premiere’s “Misconduct.” Shintaro Shimosawa directed the indie thriller also starring Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino. Duhamel plays a young lawyer who thinks he’s landed a huge case, but Hopkins and Pacino, as the heads of a pharmaceutical company, are clearly way ahead of him in the game. Somehow Duhamel gets seduced by Malin Akerman, betrays his wife Alice Eve, and is investigated by Julia Stiles after Akerman’s character dies and he seemingly gets.

If movies have taught us anything, it is that nothing good ever comes of cheating on your spouse. Michael Douglas learned the same in Fatal Attraction and, at the other end of the genre spectrum, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau learned the same in The Other Woman. Now, it appears to be the turn of Josh Duhamel, as he finds himself caught in a ‘honey-trap’ in Misconduct – for which we now have a trailer.

The all-star cast makes the film seem very impressive. Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, Malin Akerman, Julia Stiles and Alice Eve all join Duhamel in working hard to hit the right notes in the script by Simon Boyes (Hangman) and newcomer Adam Mason. However, if this trailer is anything to go by, the entire endeavour is at risk of collapsing under its own, hefty weight.

Duhamel stars as a young lawyer who attempts to face down a senior and well-connected pharmaceutical executive (Anthony Hopkins). However,...

Oscar-winning titans of acting Sir Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino have appeared in some of the greatest American films ever — The Godfather, Serpico, The Silence of the Lambs — as well as myriad productions of Shakespeare's iconic plays, both on stages and in parks. But, amazingly, they never appeared onscreen together until Misconduct (né Beyond Deceit), the directing debut of The Grudge producer Shintaro Shimosawa, which will probably not join those lofty ranks. The film stars Josh Duhamel (who, unlike his co-stars, has yet to win an Oscar) as an ambitious young lawyer who, as the trailer menacingly intones, travels down that proverbial rabbit hole into a world of deceit and misconduct involving a large pharmaceutical company. Pacino and Hopkins are the best scene-chewers of the last 30 years (see: Heat, Dracula), and they seem to be reveling in the pulp of this legal thriller. Will Duhamel's idealistic lawyer take down Hopkins's...

"You made an enemy you don't want." Lionsgate Premiere has debuted a trailer for the suspense thriller Misconduct, starring Josh Duhamel as a young lawyer who gets caught in a sticky situation. This trailer sets up the story where early on he meets a couple of other people including Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins as other lawyers. He then meets one Malin Akerman, who seduces him, and that sets off a crazy chain of events. The cast also features Julia Stiles, Alice Eve, Chris Marquette and Byung-hun Lee. I can't say this looks good, but they did grab me with the mystery of what the heck is happening. But that's it. Here's the first official trailer for Shintaro Shimosawa's Misconduct, found on YouTube: When an ambitious young lawyer (Josh Duhamel) takes on a big case against a powerful and ruthless executive of a large pharmaceutical company, he soon finds...

Shintaro Shimosawa, the producer of "The Grudge" and "The Grudge 2" and TV shows "The Following" and "Intelligence," has ventured behind the camera to make his directorial debut. The upside is that he has a helluva cast to work with. The downside is that the result is "Misconduct." Read More: The Curse Continues: 'The Grudge Gets Rebooted By Sam Raimi  Starring Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel, Malin Akerman, Alice Eve and Julia Stiles, what starts out looking like a John Grisham-y legal thriller turns into a soap opera style tale of blackmail, deception, and a man accused of a crime he didn't commit. It looks pretty low grade all around, but hey, if Pacino can score a Golden Globe nomination for "Danny Collins," anything is possible. "Misconduct" will arrive in 2016. Watch below.

With decades of stellar work on their resume, it’s somewhat surprising that Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins never had a chance to collaborate, until now. Misconduct, previously titled Beyond Deceit, finds the pair putting pressure on Josh Duhamel‘s lawyer character as he fights a corrupt pharmaceutical system. The directorial debut of Shintaro Shimosawa, we now have the first trailer ahead of a February release.

“Working with two of this generation’s greatest actors was everything you could imagine – terrifying, humbling, mentoring but ultimately the most gratifying experience of my life,” Shimosawa tell USA Today. “Anthony always felt a scary feeling about him (even if) this man never spoke aggressively or threateningly. He knew this man was deadly,” says Shimosawa. “Anthony was chilling on camera, but between takes he couldn’t be a friendlier guy.”

Check out the trailer below for the film also starring Malin Akerman, Julia Stiles,...

Lionsgate has acquired North American rights to Beyond Deceit, the legal thriller that marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Shintaro Shimosawa. The movie, currently in production in New Orleans, features a cast led by Josh Duhamel that also includes Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, Malin Akerman, Alice Eve, Julia Stiles and Byung-hun Lee. Release plans were not revealed, but a potential first-quarter 2016 opening is being eyed. Deceit tells of an ambitious young lawyer (Duhamel) who takes on a big case against a ruthless executive of a pharmaceutical company (Hopkins), only to find himself drawn into a murder case in which he is

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Josh Duhamel and Alice Eve have joined Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino in legal thriller Beyond Deceit, to be directed by scribe Shintaro Shimosawa (Fox’s The Following) in his directorial debut.

Malin Akerman, Byung-hun Lee, Glen Powell and Leah McKendrick will co-star in the pic, which centers on an ambitious young lawyer (Duhamel, replacing Dan Stevens after the latter actor dropped out over conflicts with Beauty and the Beast) who takes on a major case against the ruthless executive of a pharmaceutical giant, only to find himself framed for murder.

Eve will take on the supporting role of his wife, but it’s unclear whether Hopkins or Pacino will be playing the chief antagonist. Adam Mason and Simon Boyes (red-hot SXSW selection Hangman) penned the script, which Shimosawa then rewrote.

Beyond Deceit is just one more screen credit for Duhamel and Eve, who are each racking up tons right now.

Josh Duhamel and Alice Eve will star in legal thriller Beyond Deceit.

They join Anthony Hopkins, Al Pacino and Malin Akerman in Shintaro Shimosawa's directorial debut, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Duhamel will star as an ambitious lawyer who becomes the focus of a murder investigation after taking on a case against a powerful pharmaceutical executive.

The role was originally going to be played by Dan Stevens, but the actor was forced to withdraw after agreeing to star in Disney's live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast.

Glen Powell, Leah McKendrick and Byung-hun Lee will also feature in supporting roles.

Adam Mason and Simon Boyes penned the original script for Beyond Deceit, before Shimosawa worked on an updated draft.

Josh Duhamel and Alice Eve have joined Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino in Beyond Deceit, a legal thriller that will mark the directorial debut of screenwriter Shintaro Shimosawa. Glen Powell, who will appear in Ryan Murphy’s upcoming Scream Queens, and Leah McKendrick are also joining the cast, which already includes Malin Akerman and Byung-hun Lee. Duhamel is stepping into the shoes previously worn by Dan Stevens, who dropped out due to a conflict with Disney's live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast. Duhamel will now star as an ambitious young lawyer who takes on a big case

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Forest Whitaker is feeling ‘Repentance’ as the horror thriller is now available on Digital HD, Video On Demand and Pay-Per-View. The film is also set to be released on DVD and Digital UltraViolet on June 24 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment and Codeblack Films. The DVD, which will retail for $26.98, includes a “Making Of” featurette. ‘Repentance’ was directed by Philippe Caland, and written by Shintaro Shimosawa. The thriller also stars ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier‘s Anthony Mackie, as well as Mike Epps, Nicole Ari Parker and Sanaa Lathan. Lionsgate Home Entertainment and Codeblack Films have released the following synopsis for ‘Repentance’: Years after a drunken car crash that almost took [ Read More ]

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Lionsgate/CodeBlack will release the psychological thriller from Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions and JuntoBox Films on February 28.

Film Bridge International will introduce to buyers at the Efm when the film will receive its market premiere screening.

Whitaker stars with Anthony Mackie and Mike Epps as a man who kidnaps and tortures a psychiatrist he believes may be responsible for the death of his mother.

Philippe Caland directed from the screenplay he co-wrote with Shintaro Shimosawa. Caland produced alongside Whitaker and his producing partner Nina Yang Bongiovi through Significant Production.

Film Bridge International’s slate includes Winnie Mandela starring Jennifer Hudson and Terrence Howard and At Middleton with Andy Garcia and Vera Farmiga.

Below you'll find the first trailer and theatrical one-sheet poster for 'Repentance,' the new psychological thriller starring Forest Whitaker, Anthony Mackie, Mike Epps, Nicole Ari Parker & Sanaa Lathan from director Philippe Caland and writer Shintaro Shimosawa.

From Codeblack Films and the producers of 'Fruitvale Station.' Years after a drunken car crash that almost took his life, Thomas Carter (Anthony Mackie) has reinvented himself as a therapist/spiritual advisor who advocates a synthesis of world religions and positivity. He’s parlayed this vocation into a successful book release that one day draws the attention of Angel Sanchez (Forest Whitaker), a profoundly troubled man fixated on the “untimely” death of his mother. When Carter takes on Sanchez as a personal client in an effort to raise funds for his indebted brother Ben (Mike Epps), things quickly take a turn for the worse. Angel needs much more than a simple life coach.

Writer-director Yule Caise has been selected as this year’s Fox Writers Intensive Fellow. Chosen from the sophomore class of 10 Fwi finalists, Caise has inked a development deal with FX Networks, in conjunction with Fox Broadcasting Co and 20th Century Fox Television, and will pitch a new original script to FX. In addition, Fox will award Caise’s referring organization, the NAACP Hollywood Bureau, a $15,000 Fwi grant to be earmarked for its writing program. In addition to Caise, the sophomore Fwi class included finalists Angela Allen, Sal Calleros, Carol Doyle, Sara Endsley, Warren Hsu Leonard, Nick Ozeki, Chitra Sampath, Theo Travers and Marisa Wegrzyn. Following their completion of the Fwi, all of the finalists are being submitted for potential staffing on Fox entertainment productions. To date, six of the 10 Fwi finalists have been staffed on series for the 2013-14 season, including Fox’s Sleepy Hollow and Raising Hope, Showtime’s...

The Following, Season 1, Episode 10: “Guilt”

Written by Kevin Williamson & Shintaro Shimosawa

Directed by Joshua Butler

Airs Mondays at 9pm (Et) on Fox

“Guilt” proves, more than any episode thus far, that The Following can only be defined in one exceedingly simple image: Kevin Williamson at his computer, choosing to use his powers for evil instead of good.

The show-runner has always been a student of Hollywood clichés and structure (the self-aware Scream movies, the movie-obsessed Dawson in Dawson’s Creek, bemoaning the lack of drama in his life), but in the past Williamson had attempted to play with the formula, to call it out in order to create something snappy, young, and meaningful to others who grew up in this media-saturated society with the same awareness. The Following, on the other hand, is just a cynical, horrifically studied exercise in using that knowledge to keep an audience simply occupied.

The Following Episode 110

“Guilt”

Written By: Kevin Williamson & Shintaro Shimosawa

Directed By: Joshua Butler

Original Airdate: 25 March 2013

In This Episode...

The FBI discovers a hack in the secure phone lines used by the Marshals. They prepare to move her, but Ryan insists that he be put in charge of her security detail. This is non-negotiable.

The Feds clear out the entire wing of Claire’s hotel, and do a final sweep before moving her. A trio of Joe’s masked followers - Roderick and two former militia guys - storm the hotel. They shoot two agents without hesitation. The lead on the case sends Ryan and Claire out the back while he tries to hold off the masked men. They shoot the lead and follow Ryan and Claire. Outside, one of the followers grabs Claire as she and Ryan race to the car. Claire fights her way free; Ryan shoots...

Review Ron Hogan 26 Mar 2013 - 08:02

Serial killer series The Following continues to let its women characters down. Here's Ron's review of Guilt...

This review contains spoilers.

1.10 Guilt

The Following has a problem named Natalie Zea. Or rather, the writing staff has a problem writing for women. Despite the quality of the actress and her chemistry with Kevin Bacon, Claire makes the absolutely worst decisions possible pretty much every time she gets a chance to make a decision. This is not a problem unique to The Following, since The Walking Dead has had both Andrea and Lori screwing up left and right for the better part of three seasons (Andrea is particularly bad). If forced to categorize Claire on the Andrea Scale of Stupid, which I am inventing just for this paragraph, she's definitely hovering close to Full Andrea, just with a better actress. 

So much of the plot around...

The Following, Season 1, Episode 6: “The Fall”

Written by Shintaro Shimosawa

Directed by Marcos Siega

Airs Mondays at 9pm (Et) on Fox

Is it horrible or amazing that the random joke made at the end of last week’s review, the one about the horny cop (with her wandering eyes) possibly being one of Joe’s followers, actually came true? It’s the nicest surprise of the night and there is something really energizing about knowing that even joke predictions can have merit in the world of The Following. At the same time, the excitement must die when, upon reflection, the whole reveal drudges up the most annoying dilemma when it comes to this show: anyone really can be a “Follower,” and, most of the time, is.

Are there seriously that many people out there willing to help an Edgar Allan Poe-obsessed serial killer that are clever enough to pull off these elaborate plans?...

The Following Episode 106

“The Fall”

Written By: Shintaro Shimosawa

Directed By: Marcos Siega

Original Airdate: 25 February 2013

In This Episode...

So Ryan is inside the farmhouse, held at gunpoint by Paul. Ryan is calm and confident, and keeps promising that his only concern is to rescue Joey - he doesn’t care if he lives or dies. This makes Jacob and Paul nervous, and Ryan feeds on that, playing on their sexual insecurities. Emma is nervous too, but she does a much better job hiding it in front of Ryan. Ryan is tied up in the living room, and Meagan is brought up from the basement to show that there are now two innocent lives in the balance. Mike calls on Ryan’s cell phone and initially talks to Ryan, but hears the others in the background. A line of communication into the house is now open, however fragile.

Emma is scared.

Review Ron Hogan 26 Feb 2013 - 12:37

The Following finally begins to deliver on its so-far-squandered potential. Here's Ron's review of The Fall...

This review contains spoilers.

1.6 The Fall

The story of The Following thus far has been one of squandered potential. After a pretty good pilot that set a lot of interesting things into motion, the show hasn't really followed up on that in any really satisfactory way. However, this week, everything seemed to click into place for the programme. Indeed, this might be the best episode since the season opener. That may or may not be high praise depending on what you feel about the show, but I'm still kind of on board with it, and this week was a really good continuation of last week's instalment.

Kevin Bacon is brilliant. Nowhere is this brilliance more obvious than on this particular programme. Bacon isn't given the best stuff to...

Fox has set the sophomore class for its Fox Writers Intensive, the company’s advanced writers program for experienced writers from diverse backgrounds. This year’s 10 finalists were selected from more than 400 nominations and submissions by talent representation and arts organizations, including National Hispanic Media Coalition, Sundance Institute, New York Foundation for the Arts, Outfest, Film Independent, NAACP, Women in Film La, Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment and Visual Communications. Here they are, along with their reps: · Angela Allen (The Cartel) · Yule Caise (Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler & Feldman) · Sal Calleros (Rothman, Brecher, Kim / Magnet Management) · Carol Doyle (The Gersh Agency) · Sara Endsley (Rothman, Brecher, Kim/ The Shuman Company) · Warren Hsu Leonard (ICM Partners/ Circle of Confusion) · Nick Ozeki (Independent) · Chitra Sampath (Ragna Nervik Management) · Theo Travers (ICM Partners/ Artists International) · Marisa Wegrzyn (Abrams Artists Agency / Myra Model Management) The 10 will spend the next 13 weeks attending seminars and workshops with executives,...

Here are a few interesting and/or noteworthy projects that were recently added to IMDbPro's database of development titles:

Vipaka – Filming is already underway in New Orleans for this indie-Voodoo thriller from Forest Whitaker's Significant Productions. Whitaker co-stars opposite Anthony Mackie, Mike Epps and Sanaa Lathan in the project written by Shintaro Shimosawa.

Fully Automatic – Justin Timberlake is expected to topline this buddy action comedy produced by Joel Silver and Warner Bros. The '80s-inspired pic centers on a pair of male rookie officers out who team up with a hot former Delta Force agent.

1950 – Rob Cohen directs this U.S.-Korean co-production, which tells the true story of the ground-breaking war correspondent, Marguerite Higgins, who fought to cover the Korean War for the New York Herald Tribune during the military's ban on women correspondents in the country.

Will Gallows and the Snake Bellied Troll – Elton John's Rocket Pictures is ready to blast off with their next project. Following the success of this year's Gnomeo & Juliet, the musician's optioned the film rights for this Wild West tome about an elfin cowboy trying to avenge his father's death. Gnomeo's writer-director Kelly Asbury is on board to adapt the script and direct.

If you know of something in the works, you can submit it via our online submission form.

Hey, guys, did you hear Forest Whitaker and Anthony Mackie have teamed up alongside Sanaa Lathan to star in what is being called a voodoo-themed psychological thriller titled Vipaka, which Whitaker will be also running from a production standpoint.

Yep, and the voodoo project will be directed by French/Lebanese helmer Phillipe Caland, who previously collaborated with Whitaker on The Ripple Effect.

The plotline, penned by Shintaro Shimosawa, follows two foes that eventually go head-to-head in a match that will ‘test each man’s belief in what they’re certain is the truth.’

I have no information about production or release dates yet.

Academy Award winner for his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, Whitaker will soon be seen in the indies Catch .44 with Bruce Willis, Freelancers with Robert De Niro, Mississippi Wild with Robert Duvall and A Single Shot with Juno Temple.

On the other hand, Mackie who earned two Isa nominations,...

Forest Whitaker, Anthony Mackie, Mike Epps and Sanaa Lathan have boarded director Philippe Caland's Vipaka, a psychological voodoo horror movie.

Written by Shintaro Shimosawa, the story follows a severely disturbed contractor &#8232(Forest Whitaker) seeks help from a life coach (Anthony Mackie). What begins as an honest&#8232 therapy session becomes a twisted and dangerous psychological game, when he&#8232 abducts the life coach and uses his spiritual messages to terrorize him and&#8232 his family.&#8232&#8232

Sanaa Lathan is Mackie's wife while Mike Epps is his brother.&#8232&#8232

Production begins this week in New Orleans.&#8232&#8232...

Last year, we brought you a very cool CG Animated proof-of-concept short film for a Sci-Fi action-adventure feature film trilogy directed by David Weinstein from Black Sun Entertainment, entitled Azureus Rising. The film went on to earn Weinstein the #4 spot on the end of year industry polls for aspiring filmmakers.

Azureus Rising

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Over the past year David noticed a flood of overly polished and cheesy costumed superhero movies. This raised the question, “Why isn’t anyone doing more serious, grounded and dramatic toned superhero genre films? Movies like Unbreakable and Batman Begins did well at the box office and audiences and fans loved them”. This inspired David to contact friend and writer Shintaro Shimosawa about a new film concept.

Weinstein said,

“I told Shin about a unique superhuman power concept that I had been playing with visually in my mind. I wanted to...

Long time Twitch readers may well remember us talking about Filipino horror film Sigaw a couple years back. Written and directed by Yam Laranas it came late enough in the run of Asian horror films – and in some ways played to the standard conventions of the genre enough - that many overlooked it but Sigaw was such a well crafted little gem of a film that introduced some subtle changes to the genre that I truly believe it is one of the last truly important films to come out of that initial Asian horror boom.

And so I have been tracking with great interest the development of the English language version of the film. Titled The Echo it again puts Laranas at the controls shooting a script adapted from his own by the writing duo of Eric Bernt and Shintaro Shimosawa. The result feels more like a riff on the...

Jesse Bradford has signed to star in The Echo, a remake of the acclaimed Filipino thriller Sigaw being produced by Roy Lee and Doug Davison of Vertigo Entertainment.

Yam Laranas, who co-wrote and directed Sigaw, is directing the movie, which is being additionally produced by Shin Shimosawa, Tyler Mitchell and Will Wright.

The story centers on a young ex-con (Bradford) who moves into an old apartment building only to learn his neighbor is an abusive police officer who savagely beats his wife and daughter. When the ex-con tries to intervene, he becomes trapped in a curse.

Eric Bernt wrote the screenplay.

QED's Kimberly Fox and Elliot Ferwerda are exec producing. QED International is handling all worldwide sales on the picture.

The film is being fully financed by venture capitalist Robert Hoff through his new company RightOff Entertainment. He serves as exec producer.

Shooting is scheduled to begin mid-August in Toronto.

Bradford next stars in Gold Circle's My Sassy Girl, opposite Elisha Cuthbert, also being produced by Vertigo.

Madonna and Guy Oseary's Maverick Films has acquired Sean Jacques' spec script Darkhorse and an untitled music-driven romantic thriller pitch from Shintaro Shimosawa. Darkhorse, picked up for low-six figures, is the story of a tough wheelman who is blackmailed into a new world of organized street racing. Oseary and Maverick's Daniel Rosenfeld are producing Darkhorse with Paul Kewley of Accelerator Films. Maverick production topper Mark Morgan will executive produce. Meanwhile, the untitled thriller -- described as being in the vein of The Bodyguard -- centers on an MTV pop star being stalked by a crazed fan. Maverick's Oseary, Morgan and Brent Emery will produce along with Rick Joseph of Creative Production Group. The Darkhorse deal was negotiated by Larry Shire and Robert Strent of Grubman, Indursky & Schindler on behalf of Maverick Films. The Paul Kohner Agency and attorney Carlos Goodman of Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler & Goodman negotiated on behalf of Jacques, with Eric Feig of Feig-Morris negotiating on behalf of Kewley. Shimosawa is repped by Julie Bloom at Sager Management. Larry Shire and Robert Strent of Grubman, Indursky & Schindler negotiated that deal on behalf of Maverick.