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In a preemptive deal, Solipsist Films has taken the film rights to Top Secret Service, an upcoming action-comedy comic book from writer Zack Keller and illustrator Giovanna La Pietra.

The high-concept comic is described as in the spirit of Midnight Run and 48 Hrs., with adding in the political suspense of Air Force One. The goal for the movie is to pair two young actors with an older actor as the President of the United States.

Per the logline, “When an elite kill team assaults a remote Montana ranch, two young Secret Service agents must protect the retired president they were assigned — only to discover he’s the last living link to a decades-old alien contact cover-up and the key to unlocking dangerous extraterrestrial tech the world was never meant to find.”

Keller will write the script, with Solipsist’ Stephen L’Heureux producing. The producer, known for Sin City: A Dame to Kill For,...

Actress Julia Garner, aka cosmic alien ‘Silver Surfer’ in the upcoming Marvel Studios feature “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”, gets wrapped up in the new Gucci “The Art of Silk” 2025 campaign, photographed by Steven Meisel:

Garner is best known for her starring role as ‘Ruth Langmore’ in the Netflix crime drama series “Ozark” (2017–present)…

…winning two ‘Primetime Emmy Awards’ for ‘Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series’ in 2019 and 2020.

Garner also had roles in the FX drama series “The Americans” (2015–18), the Netflix miniseries “Maniac” (2018)…

….the Bravo true crime series “Dirty John” (2018–19), and stars in the Netflix miniseries “Inventing Anna” (2022).

In feature films, Garner appeared in “Martha Marcy May Marlene” (2011), “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” (2012), “Sin City: A Dame To Kill For” (2012), "We Are What We Are” (2013), “Grandma” (2015), and The Assistant (2019). She then starred in the movie “The Royal Hotel” (2023) and the “Rosemary’s Baby” remake “Apartment 7A” (2024).

Besides her...

Often cited as one of the defining “character actors” of the post-’90s wave of crime cinema, Michael Madsen was a truly electrifying performer who had the ability to elevate any project he was in, regardless of its quality or fame. Perhaps the ill-fated remake of the Steve McQueen film “The Getaway” or the James Bond film “Die Another Day” wouldn’t be listed as cinematic classics. Still, Madsen brought a sense of specificity and menace to his performances that made them far more entertaining than they had any right to be.

Although his credits included dozens of B-movies, many of which could be described as “guilty pleasures,” Madsen also appeared in some of the most defining and acclaimed films of their era. While he was best known for his collaborations with Quentin Tarantino, a filmmaker whose love for exploitation thrillers and classic cinema made him an excellent partner, Madsen...

Actress Julia Garner, aka cosmic alien ‘Silver Surfer’ in the upcoming Marvel Studios feature “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”, gets wrapped up in the new Gucci “The Art of Silk” 2025 campaign, photographed by Steven Meisel, also revealed in the May 2025 issue of “Elle” (Italia) magazine, photographed by Adriano Russo.

Garner is best known for her starring role as ‘Ruth Langmore’…

…in the Netflix crime drama series “Ozark” (2017–present)…

…winning two ‘Primetime Emmy Awards’….

…for ‘Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series’ in 2019 and 2020.

Garner also had roles in the FX drama series “The Americans” (2015–18)…

….the Netflix miniseries “Maniac” (2018)…

….the Bravo true crime series “Dirty John” (2018–19), and stars in the Netflix miniseries “Inventing Anna” (2022).

In feature films, Garner appeared in “Martha Marcy May Marlene” (2011), “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” (2012), “Sin City: A Dame To Kill For” (2012)…

…"We Are What We Are” (2013), “Grandma” (2015), and The Assistant (2019). She then starred in the...

Exclusive: Free streamer Fawesome has struck a deal with Iris Indie Global for a slate of 14 independent films, including the Ed Westwick and Billy Blair thriller Tonic.

The pair has partnered to curate the films for Fawesome’s services in North America, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.

Among them is Tonic, which stars Blair (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) as Sebastian Poe, a struggling jazz pianist who is given 24 hours to kill a dangerous drug dealer (Westwick) by a crooked cop (Jaso Coviello), and spirals into a moral and emotional tailspin. Lori Petty is also in the cast.

Pic was awarded Best Thriller at the Los Angeles International Film Festival, played at several other fests and is set to screen in Cannes on May 19.

Following the initial slate, the pair will adds a “steady rollout” of exclusive films over coming months, spanning drama, thriller, romance and documentary.

Actress Julia Garner, aka cosmic alien ‘Silver Surfer’ in the upcoming Marvel Studios feature “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”, gets wrapped up in the new Gucci “The Art of Silk” 2025 campaign, photographed by Steven Meisel:

Garner is best known for her starring role as ‘Ruth Langmore’ in the Netflix crime drama series “Ozark” (2017–present)…

…winning two ‘Primetime Emmy Awards’ for ‘Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series’ in 2019 and 2020.

Garner also had roles in the FX drama series “The Americans” (2015–18), the Netflix miniseries “Maniac” (2018)…

….the Bravo true crime series “Dirty John” (2018–19), and stars in the Netflix miniseries “Inventing Anna” (2022).

In feature films, Garner appeared in “Martha Marcy May Marlene” (2011), “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” (2012), “Sin City: A Dame To Kill For” (2012), "We Are What We Are” (2013), “Grandma” (2015), and The Assistant (2019). She then starred in the movie “The Royal Hotel” (2023) and the “Rosemary’s Baby” remake “Apartment 7A” (2024).

Besides her...

As far as Clint Eastwood's longtime fans are concerned, Inspector Harry Callahan (better known as "Dirty Harry") is dead. This isn't because the actor's most famous cop character died in his films, but because the series hasn't had a new entry since 1988. Not only did Eastwood himself officially declare that he retired Harry, but The Dead Pool was so bad it killed its franchise.

Officially speaking, the Dirty Harry films never got a proper conclusion. But on an unofficial basis, the series got the swan song fans and the character deserved as recently as 2005. However, none of the films' original cast and crew made this sequel. This is because Dirty Harry's finale is the unconnected comic book film Sin City, which did a better job at giving Harry his last hurrah than his actual final film did.

One of Sin City’s Vignettes Was Written as a Dirty Harry...

In 2005, Robert Rodriguez changed the way we looked at comic book movies forever with Sin City, his picture-perfect adaptation of Frank Miller’s graphic novel series. Such a passion project it was for Rodriguez that he even resigned from the Director’s Guild so he could share directing credit with Miller himself. The movie was a box office success, making $158 million worldwide off a $40 million budget, but more importantly, it gave us a thrillingly unique example of how green-screen technology could be utilized – put simply, you’d never seen a graphic novel come to life quite like this. Naturally, with a wealth of Sin City material still available to them, Rodriguez and Miller would want to make a sequel to their hit movie. And they did, although it took a whole lot longer to come to life than anyone initially expected. Hope you’re ready to travel back to that...

Last week, we learned that production has wrapped on a psychological thriller called Sleepwalker, starring Hayden Panettiere of Scream VI. Now, Deadline has revealed that the cast of the film also includes Justin Chatwin (Shameless), Beverly D’Angelo (Violent Night), Mischa Barton (The Oc), Lori Tan Chinn (Orange Is the New Black), Kea Ho (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For), Eric Lutes (Caroline in the City), Tom DeNucci (Junction), Rob Goon (The Roaring Game), and newcomers Laird Lacoste and Corinne Sweeney.

Written and directed by Brandon Auman, Sleepwalker follows a grieving mother who is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abusive husband in a coma. As she battles a surreal descent into darkness, her sleepwalking episodes intensify. Plagued by haunting visions of her husband inside their home, she grapples with the blurred lines between reality and nightmare. This is Auman’s feature directorial debut.

Reality and nightmare collide in the upcoming thriller Sleepwalker starring Hayden Panettiere (Scream VI), and Deadline brings us more casting news this week.

Beverly D’Angelo (Violent Night), Justin Chatwin (Shameless), and Mischa Barton (The Sixth Sense) have joined Hayden Panettiere in psychological thriller Sleepwalker.

Lori Tan Chinn (Orange is the New Black), Laird Lacoste, Corinne Sweeney, Kea Ho (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For), Eric Lutes (Caroline in the City), Tom DeNucci (Junction) and Rob Goon (The Roaring Game) also star, Deadline notes in their latest report.

“Sleepwalker follows a grieving mother who is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abusive husband in a coma. As she battles a surreal descent into darkness, her sleepwalking episodes intensify. Plagued by haunting visions of her husband inside their home, she grapples with the blurred lines between reality and nightmare.”

Leonardo DiCaprio’s...

Exclusive: Justin Chatwin (Shameless) has joined Hayden Panettiere in the psychological thriller Sleepwalker.

Also joining the cast are Beverly D’Angelo, Mischa Barton, and Lori Tan Chinn.

The film is being produced by Verdi Productions and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions.

Sleepwalker follows a grieving mother who is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abusive husband in a coma. As she battles a surreal descent into darkness, her sleepwalking episodes intensify. Plagued by haunting visions of her husband inside their home, she grapples with the blurred lines between reality and nightmare.

The cast is rounded out by newcomers Laird Lacoste and Corinne Sweeney alongside Kea Ho (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For), Eric Lutes (Caroline in the City), Tom DeNucci...

Actress Julia Garner, aka ‘Silver Surfer’ in the Marvel Studios feature “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”, poses for the January 2025 issue of “Who What Wear” magazine, wearing Rokh, Vaillant, Patrizia Pepe and a whole lot more, photographed by Morgan Maher:

Garner is best known for her starring role as ‘Ruth Langmore’ in the Netflix crime drama series “Ozark” (2017–present)…

…winning two ‘Primetime Emmy Awards’ for ‘Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series’ in 2019 and 2020.

Garner also had roles in the FX drama series “The Americans” (2015–18), the Netflix miniseries “Maniac” (2018)…

….the Bravo true crime series “Dirty John” (2018–19), and stars in the Netflix miniseries “Inventing Anna” (2022).

In feature films, Garner appeared in “Martha Marcy May Marlene” (2011), “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” (2012), “Sin City: A Dame To Kill For” (2012), "We Are What We Are” (2013), “Grandma” (2015), and The Assistant (2019).

She starred in the movie “The Royal Hotel” (2023) and the “Rosemary’s Baby” remake...

There may be a role yet for Josh Brolin in the DC Universe, following the actor passing on the chance to portray Hal Jordan/Green Lantern late last year. Amid renewed talks between Brolin and DC Studios, the actor has shared a piece of artwork by BossLogic imagining him as the villainous Darkseid.

After trusted scooper Daniel Richtman reported earlier this week that Brolin was still in talks with DC, BossLogic created some artwork that transforms Brolin's Marvel villain, Thanos, into Darkseid, who had previously appeared as the big bad in Zack Snyder's Justice League. "The rumour whispers going around is that [Josh Brolin] is still in talks for something big in the Dcu, Josh and DC have the biggest opportunity to do the funniest thing," BossLogic captioned the post on X and Instagram. Brolin subsequently reposted BossLogic's Darkseid art on his Instagram Story, seemingly confirming that he is still speaking...

Actress Julia Garner, aka ‘Silver Surfer’ in the upcoming Marvel Studios feature “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”, poses for the January 2025 issue of “Marie Claire” (Australia) magazine, photographed by Regan Cameron:

Garner is best known for her starring role as ‘Ruth Langmore’ in the Netflix crime drama series “Ozark” (2017–present), winning two ‘Primetime Emmy Awards’ for ‘Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series’ in 2019 and 2020.

Garner also had roles in the FX drama series “The Americans” (2015–18), the Netflix miniseries “Maniac” (2018), the Bravo true crime series “Dirty John” (2018–19), and stars in the Netflix miniseries “Inventing Anna” (2022).

In feature films, Garner appeared in “Martha Marcy May Marlene” (2011), “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” (2012), “Sin City: A Dame To Kill For” (2012), "We Are What We Are” (2013), “Grandma” (2015), and The Assistant (2019).

She starred in the movie “The Royal Hotel” (2023) and the “Rosemary’s Baby” remake “Apartment 7A” (2024).

Besides her upcoming starring role in “Wolf Man...

If you were to ask almost anyone who was growing up during the teen horror movie boom of the late '90s, 1998's The Faculty frequently comes up as a favorite. Written by Kevin Williamson, the movie did for sci-fi films what his very own Scream did for the slasher sub-genre. It featured smart characters who were very much aware of the tropes of those movies. While not as financially successful as Scream, The Faculty was a moderate hit and has since become a cult classic.

The movie has had a bare-bones DVD and Blu-ray release in the past, with fans craving more, and that time finally arrived this week with the release of Shout! Factory's 4K Collector's Edition of the film. While it comes with new bonus features for the first time, fans won't see director Robert Rodriguez participating in any of them because he opted not to.

Singer/songwriter Lady Gaga didn’t have anything to do with the first season of the hit Netflix Addams Family series Wednesday, but when video clips of Jenna Ortega’s “Goo Goo Muck” dance scene went viral, many fans replaced The Cramps’ song “Goo Goo Muck” with a sped-up version of Lady Gaga’s song “Bloody Mary.” So Wednesday and Lady Gaga have been connected for a while now – and that connection is going to be deepened with the now-in-production season 2, as Deadline reports that Lady Gaga has been added to the cast of the show! Details on the character she’ll be playing have not been revealed.

Wednesday comes to us from Millar Gough Ink, Tim Burton Productions, Toluca Pictures, and MGM Television, and is described as a comedic, supernaturally-infused coming-of-age series that follows the teenage girl’s years as a student at Nevermore Academy, where she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability,...

Actress Eva Green poses for Chapter II of the Roger Vivier “Express” campaign, in a new short film, directed by Andrea Danese and Nicolangelo Gelormini, for the fashion brand credited with handbags and the creation of the modern day ‘stiletto’ heel, declaring “…to wear dreams on one’s feet is to begin to give a reality to one’s dreams…” :

About her ongoing film career, Green said "...there are simply not enough good roles for women, and for the last 20 years it has been so male-dominated and continues to be so."

The French actress and model started her career in theater before making her film debut in 2003 in Bernardo Bertolucci's controversial "The Dreamers".

She achieved international recognition when she appeared in Ridley Scott's "Kingdom of Heaven" (2005) and portrayed 'Vesper Lynd' in the 'James Bond' film "Casino Royale" (2006).

In 2006, Green was awarded the 'BAFTA' Rising Star Award.

Aaron Kaufman, the Emmy-nominated director behind Superpower, Sean Penn’s Paramount+ documentary about the Ukraine-Russia war, has died at the age of 51.

Deadline confirmed the news with Chad Verdi of Verdi Productions, who financed and executive produced some of Kaufman’s previous and upcoming projects, including Superpower. He died in Las Vegas of an apparent heart attack on Thursday.

Kaufman is perhaps best known for co-helming Superpower alongside Penn, and the effort translated into a News & Documentary Emmy nod in the Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary category. What began as an aim to track Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s rise from popular comedian-actor to a prominent political leader transitioned to a war doc in the aftermath of Russia’s campaign launched in 2022, when Kaufman was on the ground as a filmmaker.

Speaking to the one-year anniversary of the conflict’s beginning at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival, Kaufman said, “It seems...

Aaron Kaufman, who directed the documentary Superpower about the war in Ukraine alongside Sean Penn and was a longtime producing partner of Robert Rodriguez, has died. He was 51.

Kaufman died Thursday in Las Vegas, Verdi Productions President Chad Verdi told The Hollywood Reporter on Sunday. Reports indicated that Kaufman died of an apparent heart attack.

“It’s a very sad time for everyone who loved Aaron,” Verdi wrote in an email to THR. “Aaron passed away Thursday night. He and I spoke by phone about 20 minutes prior to 911 being called. He was in great spirits and was headed to dinner. Life is short and family and friends are everything. I miss him a lot already.”

Kaufman may be best known for the Emmy-nominated documentary, but he also wrote, directed and produced several films, including Machete, Machete Kills, Urge and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. He also executive produced The Greatest,...

Aaron Kaufman, a writer, director and producer whose credits include “Superpower” and “Machete Kills,” died on Thursday evening in Las Vegas after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was 51.

Kaufman’s death was confirmed by Chad Verdi, the film financier behind “The Irishman” as well as several of Kaufman’s past and upcoming projects.

The Long Island native, who was Robert Rodriguez’s longtime producing partner, is best known for co-directing with Sean Penn the Emmy-nominated documentary “Superpower,” which traced the political rise of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. While Penn became the face of the 2023 documentary, it was Kaufman who had been on the ground in Ukraine in February 2022 when the ongoing war with Russia broke out. Kaufman had been in Kyiv in the weeks leading up to Russia’s invasion and had been in the bunker with the Ukrainian leader during the perilous first days of the conflict. (Penn...

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Joker: Folie Deux.

The ending of Joker: Folie Deux continues a surprising and unusual trend that has already been seen in Lady Gaga's two previous major feature film appearances. Lady Gaga was cast in the sequel to Todd Phillips' 2019 smash-hit, Joker, set outside the mainstream DC Universe, in August 2022, revealed to be bringing DC Comics' Harley Quinn to life opposite Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck, a.k.a. Joker. While Joker: Folie Deux has received some criticism, Lady Gaga's performance as Lee Quinzel has been widely praised, adding another entry into her strong filmography.

Lady Gaga is one of the world's most beloved and best-selling music artists, and she has proven her versatility time and again, which has translated brilliantly into her on-screen acting roles. Aside from small appearances in Machete Kills and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Gaga began to...

“Joker: Folie à Deux” is upon us.

The sequel to 2019’s Oscar-winning, R-rated “Joker” is a different beast altogether. As Arthur Fleck (a returning Joaquin Phoenix) awaits trial for the murders he committed in the first film, he falls in love with a fellow inmate (Lady Gaga) and finds himself drawn into a song-and-dance fantasy world.

But who returns for the sequel and what new characters are introduced? Read on to find out, with our complete “Joker: Folie à Deux” cast and character guide.

Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck in “Joker: Folie à Deux” (Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures) Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, Joker

Arthur Fleck is back. As introduced in the first film, he was a weakling who was pushed around by his abusive mother (Frances Conroy), who used to work for the Wayne family and claimed that Arthur was the illegitimate child of Thomas Wayne. (He was not.

Arthur Fleck will return in Joker: Folie Deux, and he will bring with him a whole new ensemble. Todd Phillips's 2019 movie Joker became one of 2019's biggest movies, earning over $1 billion worldwide, with Phoenix's performance as Fleck being particularly well-received. It's certainly a non-traditional DC movie with its lack of superheroes, but it clearly struck a chord with audiences.

Joker tells the tale of professional clown-for-hire Arthur Fleck snapping and inspiring an uprising of Gotham City's downtrodden against the city's elite. Joker: Folie Deux is a stronger film than its predecessor, with a story that takes significant swings throughout. With characters like Harley Quinn and Harvey Dent appearing in Joker: Folie Deux, there is more to latch onto in this sequel, as it is full of fantastic actors and characters.

Joker: Folie Deux Cast & Character Guide

Actor

Character

Joaquin Phoenix

Arthur Fleck / Joker

Lady Gaga

Harley Quinn

Zazie...

Many comic book characters have been brought to the big screen over the years, but there are only so many actors willing to fill those roles.

That's why a few Hollywood stars have ended up playing multiple parts across the Marvel and DC Universes, with at least some of them using the second characters they've played to turn their careers around after those disastrous first attempts. 

For example, Ryan Reynolds almost killed his career by playing Green Lantern in the 2011 flop; however, he'd more than made up for that with his role in the Deadpool franchise, with this year's Deadpool & Wolverine now the highest-grossing R-Rated movie of all time.

Today, we're looking at 8 actors who have played comic book characters in poorly received superhero movies, only to later redeem themselves with far more successful performances in movies and TV show that didn't flop with fans, critics, and at the box office.

James Gunn, the mad genius who gifted us with the Guardians of the Galaxy, is pulling rabbits out of a hat yet again as he tirelessly rebuilds his new Dcu from scratch. With 2025’s Superman ready to launch his tenure as the co-ceo of DC Studios, Gunn’s got plenty of tricks up his sleeve and surprises that might just knock fans’ socks off.

James Gunn | Photo by Erik Drost, licensed under Cc By 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

However, his magician-like efforts to land A-listers as Green Lanterns for his upcoming series Lanterns seem to have hit a bump in the road. Matthew McConaughey and Josh Brolin are reportedly throwing a wrench in the works, giving the Emerald gig a big, fat ‘no’.

Could it be that these Hollywood bigwigs are not enthusiastic about transforming into ring-bearers and joining the Dcu party?

Matthew McConaughey & Josh Brolin Won’t Join James Gunn...

Perhaps only Ryan Reynolds can relate to Josh Brolin’s superhero journey. After all, it’s a journey quite similar to his own. Per The Hollywood Reporter, James Brolin won’t take the ring and join the Green Lanter Corps in the TV series Lanterns, Warner Bros.' latest attempt...

“All you have to do,” says author Shawn Levy, who wrote King of Comedy, the definitive Jerry Lewis biography, is to give the plot summary. “If you just tell people: Jerry Lewis wrote, directed and starred in a drama about a clown in a concentration camp leading children into the gas chambers, people say: ‘What? How have I never heard of this movie, how have I never seen it?’ “

You haven’t seen the film, The Day the Clown Cried. No one has. Jerry Lewis shot it in 1972, but it was never released. And it never will be. It is one of the last white whales of lost cinema, like Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Dune or Orson Welles’ The Other Side of the Wind, except Jodorowsky never got to shoot a single frame of his Arrakis epic. And Welles’ opus was eventually finished, 48 years later, thanks to Netflix money. It screened...

Lionsgate waited as long as possible before lifting The Crow's review embargo. Seeing as it sits at 21% on Rotten Tomatoes with a Critics Consensus that calls it "dreary and poorly paced," it's not hard to see why.

Now, though, regular moviegoers are chiming in with their thoughts and...well, they're seemingly no better.

The Crow has been awarded a B- CinemaScore, putting it on par with the likes of Dark Phoenix, Hellboy, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Hulk, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and Punisher: War Zone.

In some respects, it feels like the odds have been stacked against The Crow from the beginning. The response to news of a reboot was met with largely negative reactions and the trailer received a surprising amount of scorn, particularly for Bill Skarsgard's appearance as Eric.

Talking to Entertainment Weekly, director Rupert Sanders responded to some of the backlash.

Deadline has reported that an old jettisoned project by Jerry Lewis may be getting a second chance thanks to a new producer and financier. The iconic comedian reworked a script to The Day the Clown Cried as he directed and starred in the feature in 1972. However, the film would not be released since it would not be completed. According to Deadline, Lewis had disavowed the film and he did his best to make sure it never saw the light of day. Rights issues over the story became complicated. Controversy also surrounded the film due to an outcry over the audacity of Lewis setting a film in the concentration camps involving the deaths of Jewish children at the hands of the Nazis in World War II. Additionally, he was accused of shamelessly using the movie for Oscar bait.

Now, Kia Jam of K. Jam Media has taken to funding the original...

Exclusive: The Day The Clown Cried is getting another chance at the big screen. Rewritten by Jerry Lewis, who starred in and directed a 1972 feature drama that went unfinished and unreleased, the script for the Holocaust tale is being revived by K. Jam Media founder Kia Jam. Jam has been part of the financing and producing of films ranging from The Killing Game to In the Heart of the Sea, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For and numerous others.

Jam said he has executed a purchase agreement on the original script by Joan O’Brien and Charles Denton. Lewis took a hand in reshaping it as a starring and directing vehicle. Jam is going back to the original screenplay. He said he has the production financing, and the next step is to secure a filmmaker with the guts to tell a most harrowing story.

Lewis disavowed the film and did...

Lady Gaga's Harley Quinn performance in Joker: Folie Deux is highly anticipated and praised by casting director Francine Maisler. Gaga's role in the musical sequel could lead to an Oscar nomination, following her previous nomination for A Star is Born. Joker: Folie Deux, set for release on October 4, 2024, is expected to continue the success of its predecessor.

Joker: Folie Deux is one of the most anticipated films of the year, and according to the film's casting director, fans are right to be excited for Lady Gaga's Harley Quinn. The original Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix, was a smash hit when it opened in 2019, blasting through the $1 billion mark at the box office and landing its lead an Oscar. While originally, director Todd Phillips and star Joaquin Phoenix were adamant that there would be no sequel, the two quickly changed their tune both figuratively and literally as they pivoted to make...

No Time to Die honored the original "Bond Girl" of the Craig Era, Vesper Lynd. Vesper may have betrayed Bond, but she was an essential character. Bond's love for Vesper represents a huge change for the iconic spy.

In Daniel Craig's final outing as James Bond, No Time To Die, 007 has moved to Jamaica in the hope of a quiet life after being relieved from active service. Of course, his tranquility is short-lived because his old CIA friend, Felix Leiter, coaxes Bond back into action for another treacherous mission. Rescuing a kidnapped scientist becomes far more dangerous than he could have ever imagined.

The film did a massive service to Daniel Craig's last outing as James Bond by mentioning a character from his first film. In No Time To Die's first act, Bond is in Matera, Italy, with his new love interest: Madeleine Swann. During that time, he...

A fan-made concept trailer for Noir shows what the Nicolas Cage-led Spider-Man series could look like, hinting at a visually stunning and atmospheric show. Noir's gritty tone and the protagonist's advanced age will set it apart from other Spider-Man adaptations. Noir will likely have all the emblematic elements of film noir, including black and white cinematography and voiceover narration.

A fan-made Noir trailer raises anticipation for Sony's upcoming Spider-Man Noir series starring veteran Marvel actor Nicolas Cage. Sony's Spider-Man Noir series has officially cast Nicolas Cage in the lead role, taking the first major step in pre-production. Nicolas Cage has already played an animated version of the character in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, but how different Cage's live-action portrayal will be from his Spider-Verse counterpart is yet to be seen.

On YouTube, ScreenCulture has shared a concept trailer that compiles...

At long last, Eddie Murphy is reprising his role as street-smart cop Axel Foley in the fourth instalment of the Beverly Hills Cop franchise, which is set to hit Netflix this summer. But, it isn’t easy being a middle aged action star. It’s been nearly thirty years since we last saw Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, and in a recent interview with People Magazine he admitted that the shoot was a “rough one”.“I did Axel Foley when I was in my 20s. I am not in my 20s anymore,” he said. At any rate, Murphy won’t be the only aged actor from the original to show up, with many of the classic Beverly Hills Cop cast members are set to join him in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley. Here’s everything we know about Beverly Hills Cop 4!

Who’s making it?

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley...

Netflix has debuted the first official trailer for Trigger Warning, an upcoming action thriller that stars Jessica Alba (Fantastic Four; Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer; Sin City) in the lead role as a skilled Special Forces commando who takes ownership of her father's bar after he suddenly dies, and soon finds herself at odds with a violent gang running rampant in her hometown.

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Alba expressed her excitement and inspiration for making this film. "I loved Die Hard. I loved Star Wars. I loved Lethal Weapon, Beverly Hills Cop, all these movies I grew up with, but I always felt like I wanted to see the women kicking ass instead of always being saved."

In addition to Alba, the supporting cast features Mark Webber, Tone Bell, Jake Weary, Gabriel Basso, Anthony Michael Hall, Kaiwi Lyman, and Hari Dhillon.

Mouly Surya helmed the upcoming actioner, with...

Starz has announced the movie and TV titles coming to the service in June. The Starz June 2024 schedule includes the season four premiere of Power Book II: Ghost.

On the film front, Bros, Ticket to Paradise, How I Learned to Fly (featuring Cliff “Method Man” Smith), Get On Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Billy Madison, Carlito’s Way, How High, Jarhead, Law Abiding Citizen, and several other notable titles join the Starz app this month.

You can also celebrate The Karate Kid‘s 40th anniversary with a movie marathon on Starz Encore, beginning Saturday, June 22, at 2:50 p.m. with the classic The Karate Kid (1984) and The Karate Kid Part II.

Starz June 2024 Highlights

Power Book II: Ghost Season 4

The fourth and final season of “Power Book II: Ghost” debuts on Friday, June 7, at midnight Et on the Starz app, which also coincides with the 10th Anniversary of “Power’s” debut on Starz.

Julia Garner joins the cast of upcoming horror film Weapons, directed by Zach Cregger, known for Barbarian. Josh Brolin will also make his horror return for Weapons. The success of Barbarian fuels anticipation for Weapons, with same team on board.

Ozark star Julia Garner has been cast in the upcoming horror film Weapons. Weapons is an multi-story horror epic surrounding the tale of a series of disappearances of high school students in a small town. The horror film is from emergent director Zach Cregger, who is known for his previous work on Barbarian.

As per Collider, Weapons has now cast Garner in one of the lead roles. The nature of Garners part has yet to be revealed, as much of the specifics of Weapons plot are still under wraps.

Will Weapons Be As Successful As Barbarian?

While the nature of her character remains unknown, the Ozark actress is a great choice for the horror film.

Three-time Emmy winner Julia Garner is boarding New Line’s Weapons opposite Josh Brolin. The pic comes from writer-director Zach Cregger. who made the 2022 New Regency horror film Barbarian.

Barbarian, released via 20th Century Studios, opened at No. 1 after pulling in a 93% Rotten Tomatoes critics score. The pic grossed 10 times its production budget of $4.5 million totaling more than $45M worldwide.

Garner won three Supporting Actress Drama Emmys for her turn as Ruth Langmore in the Netflix series Ozark. She is currently in production opposite Christopher Abbott on Blumhouse/Universal’s Wolf Man from filmmaker Leigh Whannell. Garner also stars in Paramount’s upcoming psychological thriller Apartment 7A.

Deadline recently scooped that she was joining the cast of Marvel Studios’ Fantastic Four as the iconic comic book character Silver Surfer opposite Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.

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The new action film Lights Out has stepped into the ring for viewers to enjoy. Frank Grillo stars as a mysterious wanderer who is haunted by a past of seeing his comrades die in combat and now finds himself thrust into the underground world of mixed-martial arts fighting. Mekhi Phifer also stars as Grillo’s only ally with Durmot Mulroney as a crime boss and Scott Adkins making a special appearance as Grillo’s former brother-in-arms.

The movie also stars Jaime King as Ridgeway, who is a police detective who is seemingly pulling all the strings behind it all, but is there more that she’s hiding? King had starred opposite Johnny Depp in Ted Demme’s film Blow, followed by Michael Bay’s Pearl Harbor starring opposite Ben Affleck. You may recognize her as Goldie in Robert Rodriguez’s Sin City and the sequel, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.

Exclusive: Actress Jaime King (Black Summer) has taken on new agents at Paradigm.

A series regular for four seasons on The CW’s Hart of Dixie, King has more recently been seen leading Netflix’s post-apocalyptic drama Black Summer, which ran for two seasons.

On the film side, she most recently wrapped a role in Lights Out, an action thriller that has her starring opposite Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney and Scott Adkins. The actress made her acting debut in Daniel Walters’ 2001 Sundance comedy Happy Campers and has since then gone on to appear in Ted Demme’s Blow opposite Johnny Depp, Michael Bay’s Pearl Harbor opposite Ben Affleck, Keenan Ivory Wayans’ White Chicks, Robert Rodriguez’s Sin City opposite Benicio Del Toro, Mickey Rourke and Bruce Willis, DJ Caruso’s Two for the Money opposite Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey, Frank Miller’s The Spirit opposite Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson,...

Jaime King reveals that Dave Filoni, who is now Chief Content Officer at Lucasfilm, never thought he'd do live-action Star Wars. King considers the Star Wars team her family and has a deep and rich relationship with Lucasfilm. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy praises both Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau for their passion in telling Star Wars stories and believes their new movie will be a perfect fit for the big screen.

In an exclusive interview with MovieWeb, Star Wars: The Clone Wars star Jaime King revealed that writer, director, producer, and one of the current faces of Star Wars, Dave Filoni, “never thought he'd be able to do live action.” King, who voiced a variety of characters in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, was also adamant that she still calls the Star Wars team her family.

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James Cameron is the master of movie sequels, churning high-quality films like Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and Avatar: The Way of Water. Other directors like Robert Rodriguez and Sam Raimi have made successful sequels, but their films don't consistently surpass expectations like Cameron's. Cameron's sequels received critical acclaim, with high ratings and awards recognition, solidifying his status as the undisputed master of movie sequels.

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Either way — whether you count Piranha II as a bona fide Cameron feature, or discount it as...

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Sequels to fantastic movies often turn out to be a disappointment compared to the original, including 10 sequels that could have been huge but ended up flopping badly. It's especially disappointing when a massive film creates a subpar sequel, but it's not always surprising. A lot of the world's biggest movies tell stories that simply aren't meant to have sequels, and when major studios push them through anyway, they are just as...

Prequel stories have become clever ways to explore characters and help audiences understand their world a little bit better, but some sneaky movie and TV show follow-ups have acted as both prequel and sequel. After all, prequels aren't always exclusively dedicated to the past. Sometimes, prequels also include flash-forwards and tidbits of information that help viewers gain a deeper understanding of the future of these characters.

Some films and TV shows act as prequels and sequels, helping to fully round out a universe and add more context to a story. Prequels have been used to rehabilitate popular characters, continue a franchise after a protagonist dies, and help fans better understand a character's behavior. Audiences have complained that prequels are boring because the element of suspense is removed, but adding sequel elements can keep audiences on their toes.

Hocus Pocus 2

Hocus Pocus 2 acts as a sequel and a prequel to the original 1993 movie.

Hulu remains one of the best value-for-money streamers out there in September, 2023, with a massive list of movie and TV additions coming to the service this month.

The big Hulu Original show this month is The Other Black Girl, and you’ll be able to binge the complete series when it arrives on September 13! The Other Black Girl is based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name, and focuses on Nella, who is an editorial assistant and the only Black girl at Wagner Books. When the company brings new girl Hazel aboard, Nella is delighted to finally see the staff hires at Wagner becoming more diverse, but everything is not as it seems, and things soon take a sinister turn. We will be watching!

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A Star Is Born without Shallow may be hard to imagine now, but the acclaimed movie almost featured a completely different Lady Gaga hit song, according to musical producer Mark Ronson.

After having two small participations in Machete Kills and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Lady Gaga got her big break at cinema in A Star Is Born, the directional debut of actor Bradley Cooper, who also co-wrote and produced the movie. Although it was already the fourth time the story have been adapted to the big screen, it ended up being a huge success, mainly because of the amazing chemistry between the two protagonists, but also because of its music.

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Vmi Worldwide to handle worldwide sales.

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Ted Lasso star Juno Temple is ready to make her debut Marvel.

The actress, who has earned two Emmy nominations for her work on the hit Apple comedy, is in negotiations to join Tom Hardy in Venom 3, the next installment in Sony’s Spider-Man-related universe of characters.

Kelly Marcel, who worked as a scribe on the previous installments, will be making her directorial debut with the feature. She is also writing the script from a story by herself and Hardy.

The duo will produce, along with Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal and Hutch Parker.

Details are being kept under wraps but one source said Temple may be playing an existing Marvel character.

Michelle Williams played the romantic lead in the first two Venom movies.

Temple has prior comic book movie experience, having been part of the casts of 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises and 2014’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.