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Marvel Studios Considered Making M’Baku or Nakia the New Black Panther in Wakanda Forever

Following the death of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman in 2020, Marvel Studios made the decision not to recast his role of T’Challa in the Oscar-winning 2018 superhero film’s new sequel. As a result, the studio considered several other characters, including M’Baku and Nakia, to become the new titular character in the follow-up, Black Panther:…

Magnolia Pictures to Distribute Mary Harron’s Salvador Dali Film, ‘Dalíland’

Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Mary Harron’s “Daliland” and is planning a theatrical release in 2023. The biopic about the legendary Surrealist, Salvador Dali, was the closing-night film in the recent Toronto Film Festival. It stars Ben Kingsley as the mature Dali and Ezra Miller as his younger incarnation. Barbara Sukowa plays…

Independent Spirit Awards Nominations: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Leads With Eight Nods

The 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards has announced its nomination in film and TV on Tuesday, November 22. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” leads the nominees with nods in eight categories, with “TÁR” close behind with seven nominations, including Best Feature, Best Lead Performance, Best Supporting Performance, Best Screenplay, and Best Director. Some of the…

Bob Iger Returns as Disney CEO, Replacing Bob Chapek

The Mouseketeers are marching to a new drummer—actually an old one—with the return of Bob Iger as helm of the entertainment giant. The Walt Disney Company announced that Iger would be replacing Bob Chapek immediately. Chapek had replaced Iger as CEO of the company a scant two years ago. In a statement issued on Sunday…

Spielberg Taps Bradley Cooper for New ‘Bullitt’ Role

Bradley Cooper and Steven Spielberg are teaming up to create a new film for Warner Bros. based on the original “Bullitt” crime thriller film.  Deadline reported this week that Cooper will be playing the San Francisco police officer originated by Steve McQueen in the 1968 classic that was directed by Peter Yates. Spielberg and Cooper…

Bob Dylan Biopic Still on the Horizon, Says Titlist Chalamet

James Mangold’s long-awaited Bob Dylan biopic, Going Electric, is still in the works and moving in “a very positive direction,” says Timothée Chalamet, the young actor who has been selected for the role. First announced in 2020, the production had been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, as described by its cinematographer Phedon Papamichael: “I…

Cailee Spaeny May Star in Seventh ‘Alien’ Film

Cailee Spaeny may be starring in the next Alien movie, the seventh in the series and the first since Alien: Covenant was released in 2017. The new script is being written by the Uruguayan filmmaker Fede Alvarez, who will also direct. online pharmacy spiriva over the counter with best prices today in the USA He…

Sequel to ‘RRR’ Reportedly in the Works, Says S. S. Rajamouli

Bollywood be warned—there’s a new kid on the block. Since its release in March, the South Indian historical thriller “RRR” has been breaking box-office records, grossing in excess of $140 million worldwide. It is currently streaming worldwide on Netflix. And now, a sequel is reportedly in the works. “RRR” filmmaker S. S. Rajamouli has been telling…

Margot Robbie’s Female-Led ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Movie Cancelled as Disney Cuts Jobs

Margot Robbie has revealed that her female-led Pirates of the Caribbean spin-off movie is no longer moving forward at Disney. The two-time Oscar nominated actress shared the news in a new Vanity Fair cover story. The revelation comes after it was announced in June 2020 that she would be the star of the new film,…

Alec Baldwin Files Suit Over ‘Rust’ Shooting, Seeking to Clear His Name

The “shot heard round the world” is still reverberating: Alec Baldwin has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles seeking to clear his name in the controversial 2021 shooting on the set of Rust. In that incident, Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed when Baldwin fired a prop gun, thinking it was not loaded. The shooting also…

George Clooney’s Oscar-Nominated Film ‘Good Night, And Good Luck’ Being Adapted into Television Series at AMC

Good Night, And Good Luck, the 2005 historical drama film that was directed by and starred George Clooney, is being adapted into a television series. AMC Networks is developing the show and has opened a writers’ room as part of its scripts-to-series model, according to Deadline. Jonathan Glatzer, who has worked as a scribe and…