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Mad Max Prequel ‘Furiosa’ On Track to Be Australia’s Biggest Movie Ever

Australia has just given a firm endorsement to the upcoming prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road in the form of massive incentives on both the federal and state levels. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian indicated in a Twitter post that filming the movie in Australia will create 850 jobs and add at least $350…

Is Pete Davidson right choice for Joey Ramone?

The decision to cast Pete Davidson in the title role in the Netflix/STX biopic I Slept With Joey Ramone is causing night sweats in the Twitterverse, with some grouchy critics arguing that Davidson is unsuited to portray the legendary punk rocker. Take Eric Rytlewski, for example. online pharmacy strattera over the counter with best prices today in…

‘In the Heights’ to Open Tribeca Film Festival

The Tribeca Film Festival has announced that the upcoming film In the Heights will serve as opening night for its landmark 20th edition. A press release declared that “We’re taking the A train to Washington Heights for an incredible world premiere,” which will actually take place in all five New York City boroughs at multiple…

The Writers of ‘Predator’ Are Suing Disney to Get the Rights Back

It’s been almost thirty-five years since the original Predator film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger was released, and, according to some, it should be time for those who write the script to get franchise rights back. Brothers Jim and John Thomas are looking to execute the termination provision of copyright law, which would allow them to cancel…

Child Star Jacob Tremblay Tapped For Legendary’s Toxic Avenger Reboot

Who could forget the Toxic Avenger, the 1984 splatter film that your ecofreaky  parents still drool over—not to mention a franchise that spawned four sequels, a stage production, a kids’ cartoon series, and a Marvel comic book? Now, thanks to Legendary Productions, which acquired rights to the property in 2018, this midnight cult classic is…

Mads Mikkelsen is the Latest Addition to Indiana Jones 5

Actor Mads Mikkelsen has been announced as a new cast member for the upcoming Indiana Jones sequel, as first reported by Deadline. Just last week, Phoebe Waller-Bridge from Fleabag joined Harrison Ford in the next film. At that time, John Williams was confirmed to be returning as composer in the film, which will be directed…

Lisa Cholodenko and Elle Fanning Team Up for Hulu’s Michelle Carter Texting-Suicide Series

Photo by Suzanne Tenner – © 2010 Focus Features Lisa Cholodenko is set to direct the first two episodes of The Girl from Plainville, Hulu’s upcoming series about the Michelle Carter texting-suicide case. Elle Fanning, who earned a Golden Globe nomination for her starring role in another Hulu show, The Great, will play Carter. This new…

Hollywood Stars Join MLB All-Stars In Protesting Georgia Voter Suppression

Baseball’s All Stars are not the only luminaries now boycotting Georgia in the wake of that state’s draconian voter-suppression laws. This week, a couple of Hollywood stars — a director/actor duo – announced they, too, would be taking their business elsewhere. online pharmacy premarin over the counter with best prices today in the USA Antoine…

A Live-Action Gundam Movie is Coming to Netflix

The popular Japanese franchise Gundam is set to be adapted into a live-action film for Netflix, as reported by IGN. Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts, best known for Kong: Skull Island, is on board for this partnership project between Netflix and Legendary Pictures. The two companies have previously collaborated on Enola Holmes and the TV series Pacific…

Magic Mike is Coming to TV as a Reality Competition Show!

The popular movie Magic Mike is being made into a reality competition show for HBO Max. The series, which has a working title of The Real Magic Mike, comes from Eureka Productions and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon. Described as an “exhilarating and sexy” series, the show invites ten men who…

Paramount Plays Tentpole Tiddlywinks As It Shuffles Its Release Schedule

As the movie industry strives to return to some sense of normalcy in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, studios are reshuffling their schedules to accommodate the shift in audience habits – theaters in some areas are only now beginning to reopen with socially distant seating rules in place. Case in point, Paramount, which…

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