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Live-Action ‘Pacific Rim’ Series Being Developed By Legendary and Amazon MGM

Photo by Courtesy of Warner Bros. Picture – © 2013 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Legendary Pictures Funding, LLC A live-action Pacific Rim TV series is now reportedly being developed at Prime Video as part of an arrangement between Legendary Television and Amazon MGM Studios. The upcoming series is being written and executive-produced by Eric Heisserer…

Mikey Madison Reportedly Turns Down Role in Upcoming ‘Star Wars’ Film

Photo by BROWNIE HARRIS – © 2021 PARAMOUNT PICTURES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Although Mikey Madison was being considered by Lucasfilm for a major role in Shawn Levy’s upcoming Star Wars movie, starring Ryan Gosling, she has reportedly turned down the part. News about Madison’s involvement was first reported by Jeff Sneider, who wrote in The Insneider:…

HBO Confirms John Lithgow and Janet McTeer for New ‘Harry Potter’ Series

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers Discovery  HBO has confirmed the cast members for its upcoming TV series based on the Harry Potter stories by J.K. Rowling. John Lithgow will be playing the role of headmaster Albus Dumbledore, while Janet McTeer will be cast as Transfiguration Professor Minerva McGonagall and Paapa Essiedu will appear as Potions Professor…

Robert Pattinson Reportedly Under Consideration for ‘Dune: Messiah’

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers Actor Robert Pattinson is reportedly being considered for a leading role in Dune: Messiah, an upcoming film from Legendary and Warner Bros. A recent article in The Hollywood Reporter suggested Pattinson might be playing the role of Scytate, the Tleilaxu Face Dancer, as depicted in the books by Frank Herbert. The…

A24 Reportedly Interested in ‘Bloodsport’ Remake

©Courtesy of Cannon International  According to published reports, A24 is said to be interested in remaking Bloodsport, the celebrated martial-arts film that was released in 1988. That film, which starred Belgian actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, earned $50 million on a $2 million budget and launched Van Damme’s career as an action figure. Directed by the…

Death Stranding Live-Action Movie Has Its Director

  Michael Sarnoski, the filmmaker behind “Pig”, has just discovered his next major task: transforming Hideo Kojima’s ‘Death Stranding’ into a big-screen version, Deadline first reported that Sarnoski will write and direct the adaptation for A24, with game creator Hideo Kojima’s Kojima Productions producing. ‘Death Stranding’ is a highly-acclaimed PlayStation game that has long drawn…

Will Alfonso Cuarón Direct the New James Bond Film for Amazon MGM?

Photo by Julio Hardy – © 2013 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. – All Rights Reserved     Oscar-winning Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón is reportedly under consideration to direct the 26th James Bond film, the first under the Amazon MGM Studios regime. Cuarón, the acclaimed director of 2004’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Akaban, hinted at…

Tribeca Festival 2025 to Open With World Premiere of “Billy Joel : And So It Goes”

Photo Credit: Art Maillett/Sony Music Archives/Courtesy HBO The 2025 Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, today unveiled its opening night film, “Billy Joel: And So It Goes“, an HBO original two-part documentary, announced by Jane Rosenthal, Co-Founder and CEO of Tribeca Festival and Tribeca Enterprises, on stage at NAB Show’s Business of Entertainment event, in partnership with…

Disney Pauses Live-Action Tangled Remake in Wake of Snow White’s Box Office Performance

©Courtesy of Disney THR sources have reported that Disney’s live-action remake of the 2010 animated film “Tangled” has been put on hold. The project had been in active development and Michael Gracey, the filmmaker of “The Greatest Showman” and “Better Man,” was on board to direct the project from a script by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson…

Japanese Comedian Naomi Watanabe Signs With UTA, Brillstein

©Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. LTD Naomi Watanabe, the comedian, has signed an agreement with both UTA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners to be represented in all areas. The comedian, actor, voice actor, model, and fashion icon are seeking to broaden their presence internationally in English-speaking film, TV, comedy, and other areas by securing representation from companies based…

David Fincher To Direct Netflix Sequel to ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’

Courtesy of Sony Pictures  A sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is in the works at Netflix, with David Fincher poised to direct. Brad Pitt, who’d appeared in the original release in 2019, will be reprising his role as stuntman Cliff Booth. It’s been reported that the budget for the upcoming…