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Samuel L. Jackson is making another Western. The actor is set to star in Man of War, which will be directed by Tim Story.

According to Deadline, Sheldon Turner penned the screenplay for Man of War, which is set up at Paramount. Jennifer Klein and Turner are producing through their company 100% Productions. Story is also attached as a producer, with The Story Company’s Vicky Story set to executive produce. In Man of War, per the logline, "Jackson plays a newly retired and long-revered general who returns to his hometown in rural Georgia after the death of his wife to find it in the throes of corruption, gentrification and racism. Using battle-honed strategy and combat skills, he’ll wage all-out war against the town and the billionaire exploiting it."

Man of War marks the latest Western for Jackson, following his roles in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained (2012) and The Hateful Eight...

Exclusive: Here’s a project moving forward at Paramount: the Western Man of War starring Samuel L. Jackson, with Tim Story directing and producing.

In Man of War, Jackson plays a newly retired and long-revered general who returns to his hometown in rural Georgia after the death of his wife to find it in the throes of corruption, gentrification and racism. Using battle-honed strategy and combat skills, he’ll wage all-out war against the town and the billionaire exploiting it. Sheldon Turner penned the screenplay.

Jennifer Klein and Turner are producing through their company 100% Productions, alongside Story and The Story Company’s Vicky Story will executive produce. Turner was Oscar nominated in the Adapted Screenplay category for Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air.

Story has directed 10 major studio feature films, and eight of them have debuted at No. 1 at the box office during their opening weekends: Tom & Jerry,...

It's safe to say that Hollywood star Samuel L. Jackson has more than a handful of memorable roles. From playing a very unlucky member of Hammond's crew in Jurassic Park to giving life to the Bible verse-spewing villain Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction. His career speaks for itself, but that doesn't mean he hasn't had a fair share of less successful roles. Nevertheless, the MCU star revealed that a long time ago, he got a key piece of advice from his colleagueBruce Willis that prepared him for whenever his movies were bad, and he lacked money to pay the bills.

Willis turned 70 a few days ago, and his friends and colleagues celebrated his birthday. Jackson, his co-star in movies like Unbreakable, and Bonnie Bedelia, his romantic counterpart in the first two Die Hard movies, took to Vanity Fair to honor the action star. Jackson and Willis appeared together in four...

Dave Bautista's time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is likely over. The Guardians of the Galaxy actor recently stated that there is only one way he'd consider coming back to the universe as Drax the Destroyer.

Bautista likely disappointed more than a few MCU fans when he told ComicBook.com earlier this week that "Drax is completely closed to me." The actor, who was promoting his new movie In the Lost Lands, shared that the only way he would even consider reprising the Guardians character would be if James Gunn, who wrote and directed all three installments, asked him to come back. "Unless James Gunn called me and asked if I would do something as Drax again, I just wouldn’t be interested. If James called me, which obviously is not gonna happen. He’s doing okay, he’s gone a different route," he explained, referencing Gunn's move to...

Dave Bautista is returning to the sci-fi genre. After starring in Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy and Denis Villeneuve's two-part film adaptation of Dune, the actor has been tapped to headline the upcoming dystopian thriller, Dreadnought.

According to Deadline, Bautista will reunite with his Bushwick directors, Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott, for Dreadnought. The screenplay, written by Joseph Greenberg, follows "Max (Bautista), whose world was devastated when an alien species crash-landed on Earth, unleashing a deadly plague that claimed his wife and much of humanity. In the fragile society that remains, humans have learned to coexist with their extraterrestrial invaders. But for Max, survival isn’t enough," reads the synopsis.

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Exclusive: Top Gun: Maverick and Whiplash actor Miles Teller is set to star with Oscar winner Casey Affleck (Manchester By The Sea) in manhunt thriller Wild Game, from Oscar-nominated screenwriter Jason Hall (American Sniper) who will direct.

Two-time Oscar nominee Fred Berger and Brian Kavanaugh Jones are producing for Range, alongside Hall and Endurance’s Steve Richards (Afterburn). Endurance is financing and filming is being lined up for spring.

Capstone Pictures will introduce the project to international buyers at this week’s European Film Market in Berlin, with company CEO Christian Mercuri at the company’s Berlin office at the Mandala. CAA Media Finance, Range Select and UTA Independent Film Group are co-representing domestic sales.

Pic is adapted by Jason Hall from the novel of the same name by Frank Bergon, based on true events. The synopsis reads: “When Fish...

Samuel L. Jackson spoilers Nick Fury return (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Samuel L. Jackson might’ve just let the Marvel cat out of the bag—and he didn’t even blink. Chatting on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, he casually mentioned juggling Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, The Marvels, and Secret Invasion at the same time. No biggie, just another day as Nick Fury!

“When I was in London just now, it was like Ant-Man and Captain Marvel 2 was happening, and we were getting ready to do Secret Invasion,” Jackson said. “So it’s like three Marvel movies on one lot. I was running around from place to place.”

Three Marvel projects? On the same lot? This guy’s Marvel’s personal superhero speedrunner. But here’s the real twist: We knew Fury would make a splash in The Marvels (Jackson already leaked that on Instagram).

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Anne Hathaway and Dave Bautista are leaping into an untitled action comedy from Banshee and The Adam Project writer Jonathan Tropper for Amazon MGM Studios and Agbo. The outrageous premise finds the duo leading a story based on an actual sting involving agents who posed as a couple to infiltrate global crime enterprises. Their work culminates in a staged wedding in New Jersey; only when their crime boss guests checked in for their seat assignments were they systematically and secretly carted off by authorities before the next party could be tipped off.

The untitled action comedy shuffles the original events, making the story about mismatched FBI partners with wildly different styles forced to cohabitate and tolerate each other’s faults for the good of the case. At first, neither agent can stand the other, but by the operation’s end, they learn to respect one another. Awwww!

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THR reports that Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations to join the cast of J.J. Abrams’s new mystery feature. As expected, there are no details on who Jackson might play in the movie, only that it will be a “key role.“

The film will star Glen Powell (The Running Man), Jenna Ortega (Wednesday) and Emma MacKay (Sex Education). Plot details are naturally being kept under wraps. It was previously speculated that the film would involve time travel, but sources have said that’s not the case. The project is expected to kick off production in the spring in the UK with Abrams directing from a script he wrote. He will also produce through his Bad Robot banner. This will mark Abrams’s first feature film since Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which was released in 2019.

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Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations to star in J.J. Abrams’ forthcoming, untitled Warner Bros. movie, according to an insider with knowledge of the project.

The film stars Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega and Emma Mackey. Details about both Jackson’s role and the project in general are being kept under wraps.

Not much is known about Abrams’ new film except that it is not a time travel movie (as had been previously speculated) and that Abrams both wrote the script and will be directing. The project will be produced by Abrams and his production company Bad Robot.

The untitled movie is expected to shoot in the spring in the UK. This project will mark Abrams’ first feature as a director since 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” and his first original feature since 2011’s Spielberg-indebted (and Spielberg-produced) “Super 8.”

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Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations for a key role in J.J. Abrams’ untitled feature at Warner Bros.

If a deal makes, Jackson would be the veteran thespian amid a bevy of hot young Hollywood talent. The call sheet already includes Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega, and Emma Mackey in what is expected to be a trifecta of leads for the project.

Abrams wrote the script for the feature, whose logline and description is being kept in the mystery box. At one point it was speculated to involve time travel, but sources say that is not the case. Abrams’ Bad Robot is producing.

The feature is expected to shoot in the spring in the UK.

Jackson has had a busy 2024 with appearances in several movies and series, among them Matthew Vaughn’s all-star caper Argylle and Piano Lesson, Netflix’s adaptation of the play by August Wilson directed by Malcolm Washington.

Django Unchained was Walton Goggins' first film with Samuel L. Jackson, but they got to know each other better in The Hateful Eight. The Fallout star recalled the day his son first met Jackson on that film's production set.

Speaking at the 2024 MoMA Benefit honoring Jackson (per IndieWire), Walton Goggins' tribute was a funny anecdote about his son and Jackson meeting on the set of The Hateful Eight. Goggins' five-year-old was cosplaying as Jango Fett that day, and Jackson took the opportunity to reference an iconic Star Wars scene when they met. Jackson played the revered Mace Windu in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, and a highlight of that film was the Jedi Master's duel with the bounty hunter Jango Fett. That brief scene ended with Mace Windu chopping off the Mandalorian's head.

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After The Killer's Game misfires at the box office, Dave Bautista's new film shoots onto video-on-demand faster than expected. The recently-released action comedy confirms the date audiences can watch the movie from home.

Lionsgate has confirmed The Killer's Game will become available to rent or purchase via major digital outlets on Oct. 4. Fans can buy the J.J. Perry-helmed film for the standard $24.99 or rent for 48 hours for $19.99 on Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play and Fandango at Home. There is no word yet on what featurettes or other bonus content will be included on the digital edition of The Killer's Game.

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Having starred as Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2008's Iron Man, Samuel L. Jackson can't believe so much time has flown playing the former S.H.I.E.L.D. director in several projects. However, Jackson insists he still has one major goal for his character in the MCU, for Fury to land in Wakanda.

Speaking with GQ, Jackson reflected on portraying Fury throughout his time in the MCU as part of a nine-picture deal with Marvel, making him an ever-present in the superhero genre. Jackson admitted he didn't think his initial deal would end so quickly as Fury appeared in those nine movies over a short span.

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"I knew I had a nine-picture deal.

Former professional wrestler and rising Hollywood star Dave Bautista saw disappointing results for his latest action movie “The Killer’s Game.” The film earned only $3 million in its opening weekend despite costing $30 million to produce.

Released in September 2024, “The Killer’s Game” tells the story of a hitman who calls out a contract on himself after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, only to later learn the diagnosis was wrong. While the movie featured dramatic fight scenes and an emotional love story, critics had mixed responses. Review site Rotten Tomatoes showed 39% approval from professional reviewers but 80% audience rating.

Box office competition also made success difficult. “The Killer’s Game” debuted alongside the very popular horror sequel “Speak No Evil” and fantasy comedy “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” which earned over $100 million in its first weekend. Analysts note that Bautista has found his biggest roles as part of larger groups like in the “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Dune” franchises.

Even with Knock at the Cabin and Guardians of the Galaxy's Dave Bautista fronting it, action outing The Killer's Game has unceremoniously bombed at the box office. Bautista is typically part of an ensemble in his movies, and The Killer's Game was never going to hold a candle to a Guardians of the Galaxy or Dune flick, which could be part of the reason why the movie has floundered. One would also be hard-pressed to name any advertising they'd seen for it prior to the week of its release.

Even with Bautista, Rebel Moon's Sofia Boutella, fellow Guardians of the Galaxy vet Pom Klementieff, Deadpool 2's Terry Crews, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' Ben Kingsley, and superstar Ice Cube, The Killer's Game was undoubtedly the big loser of an already slow weekend at the box office. It opened in sixth place with $2.6 million at 2,623 theaters.

Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers. The catch: They don’t know beforehand what roles we’ll ask them to talk about.

The actor: Dave Bautista was king of the WWE ring for a big chunk of his 20-year professional wrestling career.

Legendary actor Samuel L. Jackson bounces back on the small screen as his latest series becomes a major streaming hit. His new crime drama, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, cashes in big-time on Peacock just a week after its debut.

On Sept. 10, Comcast president Mike Cavanagh revealed during a speech at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference in San Francisco that Fight Night punched above its weight to deliver the most-watched original premiere in Peacock history. We launched Fight Night on Thursday night with Kevin Hart and an unbelievable cast, Cavanagh said. And thats the most watched title, original, in the history of Peacock.

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Created by Shaye Ogbonna, Fight Night premiered with a triple episode on Sept.

Pom Klementieff, who played Mantis in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 as well as the Holiday Special, has previously admitted to having discussions with James Gunn about potentially joining the Dcu, and we may now know which character she's in talks to play.

During San Antonio's Superhero Comic Con back in June, Klementieff was asked about potentially joining her Gotg director in the rebooted DC Universe, and if they had discussed any specific characters.

"Do you really think I'm going to answer this question? I just want to keep working with James, so we're going to keep trying to find ways to do that," she responded. "Yes, we've been talking about one specific character, but I can't talk about that right now."

According to Mttsh, that character is Helena Bertinelli, aka the Huntress - although the scooper does note that other roles have also been discussed.

Last year,...

Samuel L. Jackson must be one of Hollywood’s most well-known and coolest people. The seventy-five-year-old actor has worked more than half of his life in films, even more if we count his theatre career. He has been in some of the most memorable and game-changing Hollywood movies, including Quentin Tarantino‘s Pulp Fiction and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So, if you are also a fan of his swearing style, cool demeanour, and great performances, here are all of Samuel L. Jackson’s upcoming films and TV shows that you should mark your calendars for.

Movies The Piano Lesson (2024) Credit – Netflix

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The next big action film from Dave Bautista has just received a major update. The actor has announced that filming has wrapped on Afterburn, the upcoming action sci-fi feature based on the Red 5 Comics series of the same name. The film will also star Samuel L. Jackson, Olga Kurylenko, and Kristofer Hivju, and Bautista took some time to show love to his castmates on the project.

Dave Bautista wraps filming on Afterburn, directed by J.J. Perry, and expresses gratitude on social media. Afterburn stars Bautista as a treasure hunter and Jackson as a freedom fighter from Red 5 Comics series. Bautista started in WWE, acted in Guardians of the Galaxy and Blade Runner 2049, and is open to MCU or Dcu projects.

Dave Bautista has wrapped filming on his latest movie, Afterburn, and the 55-year-old megastar took to social media to express his gratitude to all involved in the production. Directed by J.J. Perry, Afterburn marks the duo's second collaboration together following the upcoming film The Killers Game, which is set to release later this year. Bautista was most recently spotted in Dune: Part Two, where he reprized his role of Glossu "Beast" Rabban.

Posting on X (formerly Twitter), Dave Bautista shared a few photos and a video of the cast and crew of Afterburn,...

Dave Bautista announces the completion of filming for the sci-fi action flick, Afterburn with a heartfelt message on X.

Afterburn is based on the graphic novel by Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens, with illustrations by Wayne Nichols. Bautista stars in the film alongside Academy Award winner Samuel L. Jackson and Olga Kurylenko. Afterburn is directed by J.J. Perry. This marks his second collaboration with Bautista, following their recent work on the Lionsgate action film The Killers Game.

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Afterburn is officially wrapped What a journey!! Love and respect to the stellar cast,crew, producers and the big boss JJ Perry .. We brought the heat! #AfterburnMovie #BurnBabyBurn pic.twitter.com/CmnfyoG0VH Dave Bautista (@DaveBautista) June 26, 2024

Bautista stated, "Afterburn is officially wrapped. What a journey!

A galaxy far, far away keeps getting bigger and bigger thanks to Disney+ expanding the “Star Wars” franchise with several TV shows, such as “The Mandalorian” and “Ahsoka,” to go alongside their film output. As such, “Star Wars” fans have gotten used to seeing actors from the franchise popping up at various awards shows — either for “Star Wars” projects or for other works. Giancarlo Esposito was Emmy-nominated for his villainous work in “The Mandalorian,” for example,” while last year’s Best Drama Actor Emmys lineup included Mando himself, Pedro Pascal, who was cited for “The Last of Us.” With this in mind, here are eight “Star Wars” actors who could be nominated at this year’s Emmys.

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In The Killer’S Game, when top hitman Joe Flood (Dave Bautista) is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take matters into his own hands – by taking a hit out on himself. But when the very hitmen he hired also target his ex-girlfriend (Sofia Boutella) , he must fend off an army of assassin colleagues and win back the love of his life before it’s too late.

Check out the trailer for the action-comedy also featuring Terry Crews, Scott Adkins, with Pom Klementieff, and Ben Kingsley.

Based on the book by Jay R. Bonansinga, the film is directed by J.J. Perry, who also helmed the very funny vampire horror flick, Day Shift. Perry is also working with Bautista, as well as Samuel L. Jackson, on the upcoming post-apocalyptic science fiction action film, Afterburn.

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Your browser does not support the video tag. Dave Bautista shines as an assassin turned target in the action-comedy The Killer's Game, featuring a star-studded cast of familiar faces. Directed by J. J. Perry, the film is based on a 1997 novel and promises intense action and a unique storyline for action movie fans. Bautista's post-mcu projects include sci-fi and thriller films, showcasing his range as an actor and solidifying his status as an action star.

Guardians of the Galaxy and Dune 2 star Dave Bautista takes the lead in the first trailer for new action-comedy The Killers Game, which finds the former wrestler starring as an assassin who finds himself the target after putting a hit out on himself. Alongside a killer pitch, The Killers Game has plenty to offer action movie fans, with the cavalcade of assassins including several familiar faces from MCU and the world of John Wick.

Filming for the upcoming action movie, Afterburn, has commenced filming. Per Variety, the film will star Samuel L. Jackson, Dave Bautista, Olga Kurylenko, and Kristofer Hivju. Helmed by J.J. Perry, the film follows a story that takes place in a dystopian world caused by a solar flare. Bautista plays Jake, who is hired to steal old, coveted objects from the before times. His newest task is to recover the Mona Lisa with the help of a freedom fighter named Drea (Kurylenko).

Filming is underway on the action-adventure movie Afterburn, starring Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy and Dune films), Samuel L. Jackson (Marvel Studios franchise), Olga Kurylenko, and Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones).

The film is directed by J.J. Perry, who recently helmed Lionsgate’s The Killer’s Game, also with Bautista. Afterburn is adapted for the screen by Matthew Johnson and Nimrod Antal from the Red 5 Comics title of the same name.

The picture is produced by Neal H. Moritz (Fast and Furious franchise) and Toby Jaffe (Total Recall) for Original Film, and Steve Richards for Endurance Media. Bautista will also produce for Dogbone Entertainment, along with Jonathan Meisner (Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy) and Chris Milburn (Strangers).

Black Bear introduced the film to buyers at the EFM earlier in the year and will continue selling it in Cannes. CAA Media Finance represents the US rights.

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Filming is now underway on action adventure movie “Afterburn,” starring Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson with Olga Kurylenko and Kristofer Hivju rounding out the cast.

The film is directed by J.J. Perry, who recently helmed Lionsgate’s “The Killer’s Game,” also with Bautista, working from a screenplay adapted by Matthew Johnson and Nimrod Antal from the “Red 5” comic book of the same name.

Set ten years after a solar flare wiped out technology across the globe, “Afterburn” follows ex-soldier Jake (Bautista), who works as a treasure hunter recovering valuable objects from the old world for powerful clients. His latest mission: team up with freedom fighter Drea (Kurylenko) to recover the Mona Lisa before an unhinged warlord gets there first.

The picture is produced by Neal H. Moritz (“Fast and Furious” franchise) and Toby Jaffe (“Total Recall”) for Original Film and Steve Richards for Endurance Media. Bautista will also produce for Dogbone Entertainment,...

New cast members have been revealed for the upcoming film Trap House.

An action thriller movie, Trap House will feature Dave Bautista in a starring role. Per THR, the other featured cast members for the film have now been revealed. The other stars of the film include Sophia Lillis; Tony Dalton; Jack Champion; Kate del Castillo; Whitney Peak; and Bobby Cannavale. Rounding out the cast are Inde Navarrette (Superman & Lois), Zaire Adams (Freeridge), and Blu del Barrio (Star Trek: Discovery).

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One month ago, heading into the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, the most anticipated title for buyers was not necessarily the action-adventure anthology with Pedro Pascal (Freaky Tales) or the Kristen Stewart-fronted post-apocalyptic love story (Love Me). It was Dídi, a coming-of-age film about a 13-year-old in the Bay Area from a first-time feature director with no notable U.S. stars. It quickly landed a deal with Focus Features, while films with shinier stars and higher concepts are still in negotiations for deals.

The U.S. has long been known as the great arbiter of “bigger is better.” But being risk-averse, given current economic conditions and industry trends back home (Disney, Paramount Global, Amazon MGM, and others are currently undergoing layoffs), may, says one U.S. buyer, “no longer mean getting a massive star or big director — it means costing less.” Yet, internationally, the mandate seems to be business as usual,...

With Covid lockdowns and shuttered cinemas and the dual wallop of the writers’ and actors’ strikes, it’s been a rough few years for independent movies. But the end of strike action last November has triggered a rebound in the indie market. After a strong showing in Sundance, buyers and sellers are looking to Berlin’s European Film Market to provide proof this recovery has legs.

Early signs are promising, with a flood of new projects across all budgets and genres. CAA Media Finance alone has half a dozen finished films on sale and around 20 big packages, including sci-fi actioner Afterburn with Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson attached, selling together with Black Bear; the drama A Big Bold Beautiful Journey from After Yang and Pachinko director Kogonada, featuring Colin Farrell and a post-Barbie Margot Robbie, that 30West and Neon International are jointly handling, and the Michelle Yeoh action thriller The Mother alongside AGC International.

Scarlett Johansson, Margot Robbie, Cate Blanchett, and Dave Bautista all star in projects at one of the biggest Berlin markets in recent memory, post and pre-pandemic.

Whether this year’s high-rollers will sell is the crux at a 2024 European Film Market which AGC Studios’ Stuart Ford is describing as a “watershed market.”

The big question is: “Was the tepid AFM an anomaly brought about by the strikes and a broader industry pullback in 2023? Or was the AFM an indicator of a more sustained downturn?” he asks.

It’s early days in 2024 but “signs for Berlin are quite positive,” says Ford, who is bringing to market three new star-driven thrillers starring Will Smith –action movie “Sugar Bandits” – Sylvester Stallone and Michelle Yeoh.

“One week ago, I would have said this is going to be a dry market. Now it’s going to be a busy market,” agrees Martin Moszkowicz at Constantin Film,...

Award-winning actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been cast in the movie ‘Fuze’ by director David Mackenzie.

Written by Ben Hopkins, the project opens on the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb in a London construction site, sparking a mass evacuation – the perfect cover for a heist.

The movie sees Taylor-Johnson reuniting with Mackenzie after working together on ‘Outlaw King’ in 2018.

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Producers for the feature include Gillian Berrie for Sigma Films and Sebastien Raybaud and Callum Grant for Anton. Giles Nuttgens joins Mackenzie’s creative team as director of photography after previously collaborating on ‘Hell or High Water.’

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Disney has released a first-look image for the upcoming animation sequel ‘Moana 2’ alongside the announcement of a release date of November 2024.

The follow-up to 2016’s Oscar-nominated film takes audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana, Maui and a brand-new crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, she must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced.

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The Walt Disney Company Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger said “Moana remains an incredibly popular franchise,” said Iger, “and we can’t wait to give you more of Moana and Maui when ‘Moana 2’ comes to theatres this November.”

Directed by Dave Derrick Jr. with music by Grammy® winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Grammy nominee Opetaia Foa’i, and three-time Grammy winner Mark Mancina.

Korean filmmakers have produced some of today’s most cutting-edge movies by borrowing the best elements from Hollywood, Chinese, and Japanese cinema, and mixing them their own unique cultural vision. So when it comes to the action genre, K-films are all over the map. K-actioners range from irreverent comedies to gritty brutal ultraviolence. Story arcs move from funny to savage in the blink of an eye.

Always well-crafted, Korean action films are filled with clever plot twists, refreshing characters that are fully fleshed out, and superb cinematography, However, Korean cinema tends to defy being as easily pigeonholed into genre boxes as Western contemporaries.

For example, Park Chan-wook’s disturbing Cannes winner, Oldboy, is more of psychological thriller than an action film, and yet the brilliant one-er hallway hammer fight is consistently referenced as one of the top examples of fight choreography from that year. Snowpiercer, which spawned a TNT series,...

One of the few ostensible surefire locks of Sunday’s Golden Globes is in the Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actress category. “The Queen’s Gambit” star Anya Taylor-Joy is the overwhelming frontrunner with 31/10 odds and every Expert and editor backing her for the win. Suffice it to say, if she doesn’t prevail, it’d be a huge upset. If she does indeed win, Taylor-Joy would not only have new decor for her mantel but she’d be the second youngest person to win the category.

The 24-year-old would be second to only Angelina Jolie, who was 23 when she scored her second of three Globes for her turn in “Gia” in 1999. Laura Dern is the current second youngest champ, having taken home her first of five Globes at 25 for “Afterburn” in 1993, less than three weeks before her 26th birthday. The only other champ who was in her 20s is Lady Gaga,...

The Emmy race for Drama Supporting Actress features four women in roles they previously won for, a first time nominee, and acting legends. We have sifted through every actress’ submission to analyze the pros and cons of their episodes. Who has the episode that will help them take home the Emmy on Sunday, September 20? Follow the links below to each episode analysis as you consider your final Emmy predictions.

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Helena Bonham Carter, “The Crown”

This is Helena Bonham Carter’s fourth Emmy nomination. She was previously nominated for “Merlin,” “Live From Baghdad,” and “Burton and Taylor.” The actress has submitted the episode “Cri de Coeur” for consideration: Princess Margaret consoles her sister Queen Elizabeth II that she shouldn’t have self-doubt or blame over the current state of England. The eventual divorce of Margaret and Tony will set a royal precedent.

Exclusive: CAA has signed Korean filmmaker Jung Byung-Gil for representation. He most recently directed the film The Villainess, which made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017. Deadline exclusively reported that the pic is being developed into a series by Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment at Amazon.

Formerly a stuntman, Jung made his directorial debut with the 2008 documentary Action Boy, where he followed students at the Seoul Action School as they trained to become stuntmen. His first feature film was 2012’s Confession of a Murder, which was remade into the 2017 Japanese-language hit Memoirs of a Murderer directed by Yu Irie. In 2018, Deadline also exclusively reported that he would direct the adaptation of the Red 5 comic Afterburn with Gerard Butler starring.

Jung remains managed by Spencer Baumgarten.

The Golden Globes‘ best supporting actress category was a competitive one this year, but the award went to Laura Dern!

The actress, 52, won the award for her role as Hollywood divorce lawyer Nora Fanshaw in Netflix’s Marriage Story, which was written and directed by Noah Baumbach.

“My first time here I was 14 years old, it’s a great honor to be with you again tonight,” Dern said in her speech. “We long to be of service to give voice to the voiceless. And thanks to the brilliant Noah Baumbach, I got to do just that — give voice, pay tribute,...

In today’s film news roundup, the “Just Dance” video game is in development as a movie; Capstone Entertainment hires a key exec; the Writers Guild Initiative promotes an exec; and Metrograph Pictures launches.

Project Launch

Sony’s Screen Gems has acquired the motion picture rights for a film based on Ubisoft’s video game “Just Dance.”

Ubisoft Film and Television and Olive Bridge Entertainment will develop and produce the project. Jason Altman and Margaret Boykin will produce for Ubisoft Film and Television alongside Jodi Hildebrand and Will Gluck for Olive Bridge Entertainment.

The “Just Dance” franchise is touted as the best-selling music video game of all time with more than 120 million players worldwide. The video game is celebrating its 10-year anniversary and includes songs by Shakira, Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, Camila Cabello, the Chainsmokers, Jennifer Lopez, and Calvin Harris.

Eric Paquette and Brian Dukes are overseeing for Screen Gems.

Veteran has served at Arclight Films, Im Global, Synchronicity Entertainment.

As the Efm in Berlin draws nearer, Los Angeles-based financing and international sales company Capstone Group has hired Ruzanna Kegeyan as head of acquisitions.

Kegeyan arrives from Arclight Films where she served as executive vice-president of sales and acquisitions. Prior to that she led Synchronicity Entertainment under The Solution Entertainment Group, and before that held senior executive roles at Im Global and Hyde Park International, among others.

Effective immediately, Kegeyan will lead efforts to source projects for development and financing and identify third-party productions for sales. She reports to Capstone...

Indie film financier and international sales company Capstone Group has hired Ruzanna Kegeyan as Head of Acquisitions. In the newly created position, the 18-year industry veteran most recently with Arclight Films will will spearhead sourcing projects for development and financing and ID third-party productions for sales. She will report to Christian Mercuri, Capstone Group’s president and CEO.

“Ruzanna is one of the best acquisitions executives I have had the experience of dealing with from both a creative and commercial perspective,” Mercuri said in a release Monday announcing her hire. “She has an impressive record in sourcing high-caliber projects that resonate with audiences. We’re thrilled to have Ruzanna join the Capstone team.”

At Arclight, she oversaw and brought in A24’s awards-season pic First Reformed from Paul Schrader and starring Ethan Hawke, and Hotel Mumbai starring Armie Hammer and Dev Patel being distributed by Bleecker Street and ShivHans Pictures.

This year, Laura Dern (“The Tale)” is one of only three performers to be nominated at the Emmys for a made-for-tv movie, the others being Jesse Plemons (“USS Callister: Black Mirror”) and Letitia Wright (“Black Museum: Black Mirror”). All others are nominated for a limited series or a variety special. Dern would be the first winner in the lead actress category to hail from a TV Movie since Julianne Moore (“Game Change”) back in 2012. But unlike “Game Change,” which had 12 nominations total, HBO’s critical darling “The Tale” under-performed and came away with only two: Best TV Movie and Best Movie/Limited Series Actress.

See 2018 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 70th Emmy Awards

“The Tale” is about Jennifer Fox’s own childhood sexual abuse and how it influenced her future relationships. In the era of the Me Too and Time’s Up movements, we could easily...

Laura Dern returns to HBO this weekend with her film “The Tale,” a big hit in early 2018 at the Sundance Film Festival where the premium network purchased it. Dern’s last collaboration with HBO proved quite successful for both of them. “Big Little Lies” was a major winner during at the 2017 Emmy Awards (her first trophy) and 2018 Golden Globes.

Dern began her career as a teenager more than 30 years ago. Dern seemed to initially aspire to a more normal life but her attempts to finish her college degree at the University of Southern California were continually interrupted by obtaining plum film roles. That she’d eventually settled into an acting career isn’t surprising since her father Bruce Dern is a two time Oscar nominee and her mother Diane Ladd a three time nominee.

SEEEmmys 2018: Could Laura Dern earn double nominations for ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘The Tale’?

Dern would...

Emmy voters returned to the strange world of “Twin Peaks” recently with an Emmy Fyc event for Showtime’s revival, “The Return.” Gold Derby was on-hand at Paramount Studios for the Q&A with director David Lynch and stars Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern, which followed a screening of the finale. Listen to the entire 47-minute Q&A above.

See ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’ Emmy Fyc event: Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern ‘don’t know the answers to David Lynch’s worlds’ [Red Carpet Interviews]

A great sense of mystery surrounded “The Return,” which picks up 25 years after the original series left off. Details were kept tightly under wraps, especially the shocking conclusion. “I was thrilled at the ending,” revealed MacLachlan, who reprised his iconic role as Dale Cooper, an FBI Agent investigating the murder of homecoming queen Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) in a small Pacific Northwestern town (he also managed to play...

Showtime brought prospective Emmy voters back to the strange world of “Twin Peaks” recently with an Emmy Fyc event for its revival, “The Return.” Gold Derby was on the red carpet at Paramount Studios in Hollywood to chat with stars Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern before a screening and Q&A, where they were joined by director David Lynch. Scroll down and click on the links at the bottom of this post to be taken to our complete interviews.

“Who killed Laura Palmer?” was the question on everyone’s lips when “Twin Peaks” originally premiered on ABC in the spring of 1990. With co-creator Mark Frost (“Hill Street Blues”), Lynch brought the surreal sensibilities of his films “Eraserhead” (1977) and “Blue Velvet” (1986) to the TV masses with the story of an FBI agent (MacLachlan) investigating the murder of a homecoming queen (Sheryl Lee) in a small Pacific Northwest town. The show was a success,...

It's increasingly hard to keep track of the potential projects pencilled into Antoine Fuqua's diary. Over the last year or so his name has come up connected to Prisoners, Escobar, Southpaw, The Tomb, Storming Las Vegas, Afterburn, Hunter Killer, Steel Town, a Chinese historical epic and a biopic of Tupac Shakur. Now however, Fuqua is adding Chicagoland to the list, and would seem to be making it a priority, since he actively fought for the job at New Line, winning it over a shortlist of other directors that included Stephen Gaghan.Last we heard, Fuqua's next gig looked to be the submarine thriller Hunter Killer, with Gerard Butler. Shooting was planned for late last year or early this, with a release earmarked for December. That appears to have fallen through, since the film is still listed by the IMDb as being in pre-production.The Eminem boxing drama Southpaw, meanwhile,...

Gerard Butler is a busy actor whose roles have taken him all over the map in terms of genre and character. While he may be best known for muscular action flicks like “300” and romantic comedies like “The Ugly Truth,” he’s popped up as a voice talent in the animated “How To Train Your Dragon” and had his big break as The Phantom in Joel Schumacher’s rendition of “The Phantom of the Opera.” He’s not slowing down either, with a busy slate of potential projects, including the highly coveted lead role in Albert Hughes’ “Motor City” – and it was just yesterday we told you he’d be joining “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” director Tommy Wirkola on the sci-fi comic adaptation “Afterburn.”

Well, he’ll be hopping out of one genre-specific pic and into another with his newly announced “Manhunt,” which will find Butler in the mix as a...

Though director Tommy Wirkola was just set to take on the adaptation of the graphic novel Afterburn starring Gerard Butler, it sounds like another project will get off the ground first for the star of 300. Deadline has word that Butler is in talks to lead Manhunt, a new action thriller with The Crazies director Breck Eisner at the helm of the production looking to begin shooting sometime towards the end of the year. The story follows an FBI team sent to the North Carolina wilderness to chase the FBI’s most wanted man, domestic terrorist and survivalist James Tollan, helped by the locals who keep him away from the law. With attacks on the federal government becoming too much, the FBI enlists the help of a bear hunter to capture the killer, but that may not be enough as Tollan will stop at nothing to survive and defend his territory.