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‘Mad Max’ Series Director George Miller’s Three Thousand Years Of Longing To Debut At Cannes

Making a huge come back since “Mad Max : Fury Road” in 2015, an Australian Filmmaker George Miller’s highly anticipated fantasy romance drama, “Three Thousand  Years of Longing” with Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton will world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.  The $60 million budget film revolves around the encounter in a hotel room…

‘Vampire Diaries’ Alum Paul Wesley Will Play Captain Kirk in Season 2 of Paramount+ Series ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’

The latest Star Trek series, Strange New Worlds, hasn’t even debuted its first season yet, but there is already major news about season two. As reported by Variety, Paul Wesley, who is best known for his starring role in the CW’s The Vampire Diaries, has been cast as Captain James T. Kirk in season two…

“Lost” and “The Watchmen” Creator Damon Lindelof Reportedly Working on a New Star Wars Movie

Is a new Star Wars movie looming on the edge of a not-so-distant galaxy? According to a report in The Ankler, Jeff Sneider says that Damon Lindelof may be working on just such an item for Lucasfilm.  Lindelof, who created The Watchmen and The Leftovers series for HBO, and also co-created Lost for ABC, had…

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ to Screen at Cannes Film Festival

It’s been nearly three years since footage from the long-anticipated Top Gun sequel first premiered at the San Diego Comic-Con, but the film is now finally coming out and getting a major pre-release. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Top Gun: Maverick, which comes from Paramount and Skydance, will play at this year’s Cannes Film Festival….

BAFTA Awards 2022: Full list of Winners!

The 75th British Academy of Film Awards were presented Sunday. London’s Royal Albert Hall held an in-person event after going virtual in 2021 due to the pandemic. With Oscar front-runner The Power of the Dog hanging on to win the big two prizes of the night—best picture and director Jane Campion—Dune cleaned up some of the categories…

William Hurt Dies at 71 After 40 Years on Stage and Screen

Legendary Hollywood actor William Hurt has died at the age of 71. He had been suffering from prostate cancer for several years, although the announcement posted by his family attributed his death to unspecified “natural causes.” Death came just a week before Hurt’s 72nd birthday. The actor won a Best Oscar award for Kiss of…

Studio Ghibli Co-Founder Toshio Suzuki honored for work in animation at Annie Awards

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced the winners of its 49th Annual Annie Awards on Saturday. The awards presented Studio Ghibli co-founder and executive director Toshio Suzuli with the prestigious Winsor McCay Award. Suzuki accepted the award in a subtitled video. He is the ninth Japanese person to win the award, with previous recipients…

Shawn Levy to Direct Ryan Reynolds in ‘Deadpool 3’

Filmmaker Shawn Levy is set to reunite with Ryan Reynolds on the anticipated superhero sequel, Deadpool 3. The helmer is in negotiations to direct the actor in the third installment of the popular Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Deadpool 3 will mark the third collaboration between Levy and Reynolds, after…

Billy Joel Not Participated in ‘Piano Man’ Biopic, Won’t Feature His Music

A biopic about Billy Joel titled Piano Man has been greenlit by actor-director Michael Jai White’s Jaigantic Studios. The film about the five-time Grammy Award-winning musician’s life will be written and directed by Devil’s Whisper helmer, Adam Ripp, Variety is reporting. The movie will follow Joel’s early life, beginning with him being discovered by Irwin…

’37 Seconds’ Director Hikari Signs on to Helm Netflix’s Dramedy Series ‘Beef’

Japanese director Hikari has signed to helm Netflix‘s upcoming dramedy series, Beef. The filmmaker will direct the pilot, as well as multiple episodes, throughout the show’s initial season, which will star Oscar-nominee Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, Deadline is reporting. The actor and actress are set to play two people who let a road rage…

HBO Max Orders ‘The Batman’ Limited Spinoff Series ‘The Penguin’ Starring Colin Farrell

HBO Max has given a straight-to-series order for The Penguin, a limited spinoff series of The Batman, which opened to massive critical and commercial success this past weekend. The newly greenlit show will follow the titular Penguin, once again played by Colin Farrell, who will be reprising his villainous role from the superhero film, Deadline…