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Daniel Radcliffe Contemplates Life in The Director’s Chair

Is there life beyond Hogwarts and Weird Al Yankovic for Daniel Radcliffe? Can a 32-year-old former child star change horses in mid-career and ride into middle age as a writer/director? That’s the plan, says Radcliffe, who proclaimed to the Empire Podcast this week: “I’ve got an idea for something that I have written. I’m hopefully…

‘Beverly Hills Cop 4’ Taps Mark Molloy to Direct Film for Netflix

Paramount plans to release Beverly Hills Cop 4 just a few years after Beverly Hills Cop III has never came to fruition, but the project has had new life breathed into it over the last several years, and now Eddie Murphy’s hit comedy franchise has tapped to get an up-and-coming director Mark Molloy to direct a…

Will Smith Banned From the Oscars for 10 Years Over Chris Rock Slap

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Friday it is banning Will Smith from its Oscars ceremonies for the next 10 years. The Independence Day, Men in Black and Bad Boys star infamously slapped Chris Rock on the Oscars stage last month for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s close-cropped hairdo and…

“Little Girl In The Red Coat” from Schindler’s List Joins Ukrainian Relief Efforts

The “Girl in Red” has now become the “Girl in Blue and Yellow.” Olivia Dabrowska, the three-year-old whose red-coated appearance in Spielberg’s Schindler’s List (1993) became one of the most iconic images in the history of cinema, has grown up to be one of a growing number of film figures actively assisting in Ukrainian relief efforts….

Every James Bond Film is Landing on Amazon Prime Video This Month

The 25 central James Bond movie will make their streaming service debut on April 15 on Amazon Prime Video. However, the films will only be available on the streamer for a limited time, Empire is reporting. Amazon decided to stream the movies after it acquired one of the series’ production companies, MGM. The James Bond…

André Holland to Play Black Panther Leader Huey P. Newton in Apple Limited Series ‘The Big Cigar’

Apple is setting up its next big limited series, which will focus on Huey P. Newton, the leader of the Black Panthers, and his escape to Cuba with the help of Easy Rider producer Bert Schneider, amid a nationwide manhunt. The show will be based on the Playboy article The Big Cigar by Joshuah Bearman,…

Ezra Miller’s Future as The Flash at DC in Question After Star’s Hawaii Arrest

In wake of The Flash star Ezra Miller being arrested in Hilo, Hawaii on March 28, Warner Bros. and DC executives held an emergency impromptu meeting to discuss the performer’s future with the studio. During the meeting, the executives spoke how Miller was charged with disorderly conduct and harassment while visiting a bar, and how…

Justin Lin & Steven Yeun Team For 1960s Hawaiian Crime Drama, “The Island” At Peacock

Oscar nominee Steven Yeun and Justin Lin, the franchise director of Fast & Furious, are reportedly at work on a new project for Peacock, a crime series set in 1960s-era Hawaii. Yeun, noted for his roles in Minari and The Walking Dead, won’t be appearing on screen, however. Entitled The Islands, the upcoming series is…

Robert Downey Jr. Executive Producing Two Shows in Sherlock Holmes Television Universe at HBO Max

Robert Downey Jr. has signed on to executive produce two scripted Sherlock Holmes television series for HBO Max. The shows, which will be based on the acclaimed detective stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, are currently in early development at the WarnerMedia-backed streaming service, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series will mark a return…

Iranian Director Ashgar Farhadi Target of Plagiarism Lawsuit Over “A HERO”

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has been indicted on plagiarism charges surrounding the provenance of his film A Hero, which took the top prize at Cannes last year. The complainant, Azadeh Masihzadeh, one of Farhadi’s former students, argued before a Tehran court that the two-time Oscar winner had stolen the idea for the film from her…

Harrison Ford to Star in First Major TV Role in Apple Series From ‘Ted Lasso’ Creator

Just three months sky of his eightieth birthday, legendary screen actor Harrison Ford is taking on his first starring television role in the new Apple Original comedy series, Shrinking, playing opposite Jason Segel. The series, to debut this spring, takes a lighthearted look at the world of cognitive behavioral therapy. online pharmacy doxycycline over the counter…