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Production on Patty Jenkins and Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Films Stopped Due to Creative Differences

Production on Patty Jenkins’ planned Star Wars film, Rogue Squadron, has ceased due to the creative differences she’s had with executives from the franchise’s production company, Lucasfilm. The filmmaker and the company’s executives, including senior VP Michelle Rejwan, were unable to agree on a script for the planned feature, according to a recent report from…

Netflix Releases Data on Its Most Popular Shows

Netflix has revealed its top shows and movies based on weekly hours streamed, according to The Los Angeles Times. The lists are accessible to the public at top10.Netflix.com, where it’s possible to sort by films in English, non-English films, TV in English, and non-English TV. The list can also be viewed by country, and each…

Dolph Lundgren Will Executive Produce a Documentary about Himself

Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren is making a film about himself, serving as executive producer on an upcoming documentary, according to Variety. Lundgren made his formidable acting debut in 1985 with roles in two franchise films, A View to Kill, featuring Roger Moore as James Bond, and Rocky IV as Ivan Drago. He reprised the latter…

Lena Waithe Creating Hoop Dreams Drama Series as First Project in New Deal with Warner Bros. TV

Emmy Award-winning screenwriter-producer Lena Waithe has signed an exclusive overall deal with Warner Bros. Television Group. The studio and the filmmaker’s Hillman Grad Productions signed the deal in a very competitive circumstance, Deadline is reporting. Under the multi-year agreement, Waithe and her partner, Rishi Rajani will produce new television programming through Hillman Grad for all…

Mel Gibson May Be Directing ‘Lethal Weapon 5’

In the wake of filmmaker Richard Donner’s death this past July, the popular Lethal Weapon franchise was left without a director. Now, it looks like Donner’s successor may have been found, in the form of series star Mel Gibson, according to Deadline. No deal has yet been made, but Gibson is in conversation to take…

Popular Japanese Actors Masaki Suda and Nana Komatsu Announced They Got Married

Popular Japanese actor Masaki Suda and actress Nana Komatsu have recently gotten married, The Mainichi is reporting. The couple publicly shared the news of their wedding earlier today in a joint statement on his official Twitter account. The spouses’ statement began with: “I am pleased to announce that I, Masaki Suda, and Nana Komatsu have…

MoviePass Positions Itself For Second Run

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Peter Jackson Sells Weta Digital’s VFX Division to Unity for $1.625 Billion

Peter Jackson has sold the technology division of the visual effects company he co-founded, Weta Digital, to Unity Technologies for a staggering $1.625 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Unity will acquire Weta Digital for $1 billion in cash and $625 million in stock, Variety is reporting. In return, Unity will obtain Weta Digital’s…

Netflix’s One Piece Live-Action Series Announces Main Cast : Sonny Chiba’s Son, Mackenyu Will Play Roronoa Zoro

Netflix has cast five of its main roles in its anticipated One Piece live-action series. Iñaki Godoy (Go, Youth!, Who Killed Sara?), Mackenyu (Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter, Pacific Rim: Uprising), Emily Rudd (Fear Street, Hunters), Jacob Romero Gibson (Greenleaf, All Rise) and Taz Skylar (Boiling Point, Villain) will all star on the show, Variety is…

Leaked Spider-Man: No Way Home Spoiler-Filled Images Confirm Several MCU Rumors

Two new spoiler-filled images from the anticipated third entry in Tom Holland’s solo Spider-Man series, Spider-Man: No Way Home, have been leaked on social media. The photos appear to confirm several major rumors that have been circulating online about the upcoming MCU film, including the appearance of several villains, Coming Soon is reporting. The first…

Regina Hall to Star in Sequel to Robert De Niro’s ‘Midnight Run’

Nine Perfect Strangers, Black Monday and Girls Trip actress Regina Hall has signed on to star in Universal’s planned sequel to the 1988 Robert De Niro-Charles Grodin buddy comedy, Midnight Run. The Hollywood Reporter said Hall will also produce the project, alongside Tribeca Film Festival co-founders De Niro and Jane Rosenthal, and 2021 American Music Awards…