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IFC Films Rebranding as Independent Film Company

©Independent Film Company IFC Films is preparing to celebrate its 25th anniversary and will now be known as the Independent Film Company (IFC). The company unveiled a new logo and a customized audio logo that was designed by Adam ‘Adrock’ Horovitz of the Beasties as part of its rebranding efforts. The Independent Film Company will…

Japanese Idol Group Arashi Will Disband After May, 2026!

©Courtesy of Starto Entertainment, Arashi (from L) Kazunari Ninomiya, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Jun Matsumoto and Satoshi Ono. On May 6th, “Arashi“, a popular J-pop group formed in 1999 which has been on hiatus since the end of 2020, made a statement on its fan club website that the group will disband by the end…

Gareth Evans Hints at Directing Third Installment in ‘The Raid’ Franchise

©Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics  Director Gareth Evans has hinted that he may indeed be making a third installment in The Raid series, following up on the original release in 2011 and its 2014 sequel The Raid 2.The filmmaker, whose latest action flick is Havoc, starring Tom Hardy, was quoted in Entertainment Weekly as saying,…

Takashi Miike To Direct ‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’ Starring Shun Oguri, Lily James and Liv Morgan

Photo by Nobuhiro Hosoki Shun Oguri, Lily James, and WWE star Liv Morgan, are all set to be the stars of famed Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike’s new film “Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo” at NEON. The deal was negotiated by Neon’s Sarah Colvin, VP of Acquisitions, and Paula Paizes from Pressman Film and Recorded Picture Company’s Ivan…

Adam Pearson Cast as Joseph Merrick in New ‘The Elephant Man’ Film

©Courtesy of A24, “A Different Man” Actor Adam Pearson has been cast in the lead role of Joseph Merrick in the upcoming on-screen adaptation of The Elephant Man, Variety is reporting. The feature marks Pearson’s first movie after appearing in the critically acclaimed 2024 psychological dark comedy, A Different Man, for which his co-star, Sebastian…

DC Studios Bumps ‘Sgt. Rock’ From Its Summer Shooting Schedule

©Courtesy of Apple TV+, “Sugar”  DC Studios has reportedly decided not to move forward with Sgt. Rock, its WWII-era action movie that was scheduled to begin shooting this summer. To be directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Colin Farrell, the film was already in preproduction when it was shelved, allegedly due to scheduling conflicts, though…

Anna Sawai Joins David Leitch’s Project “How to Rob a Bank”

©2024, FX. All Rights Reserved. Anna Sawai‘s star-making performance in the FX series “Shōgun” suggests that she has landed a big follow-up. Deadline reported that the Emmy winner will be co-starring in Amazon MGM Studios’ “How to Rob a Bank”, directed by David Leitch, Imagine Entertainment, and 87 North Productions. While the plot is still…

Jalmari Helander’s “Sisu 2” Sets November 21 Release!

©Courtesy of Lionsgate Screen Gems, a subsidiary of Sony Pictures, will be releasing a sequel to Jalmari Helander‘s grittier World War II action flick, “Sisu“, with the Finnish filmmaker returning to write and direct it. What is the reason for Lionsgate, who got the U.S. rights to the film at 2022’s TIFF Midnight Madness, not…

Sydney Sweeney to Star in Jon M. Chu’s Film Adaptation of “Split Fiction”

©Courtesy of “Euphoria”, HBO Variety reports that Sydney Sweeney is set to appear in a film adaptation of “Split Fiction“, with Jon M. Chu directing. Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who wrote the script for Deadpool and Wolverine, are in charge of writing the script for the movie. Mike Goldberg and Dmitri M. Johnson’s Story…

YOSHIKI Was Honored For Being Named to the 2025 TIME100 list

©Courtesy of Time Magazine  Tonight in New York at the Lincoln Center, TIME100 honoree and world-renowned composer, producer, pianist, rock drummer, and leader of X JAPAN, YOSHIKI, graced the red carpet at the annual TIME100 Gala, where YOSHIKI was honored for being named to the 2025 TIME100 list. YOSHIKI is a groundbreaking Japanese superstar known for his…

Antonio Banderas and Dominic Sessa Reportedly To Appear in A24 Biopic About Anthony Bourdain

©Photo by Melinda Sue Gordon/Melinda Sue Gordon – © Broad Green Pictures   Antonio Banderas will reportedly be appearing in Tony, A24’s upcoming biopic of Anthony Bourdain, to be directed by Matt Johnson. Dominic Sessa of The Holdover will be playing the title role, but it’s not yet clear what Banderas’s part will be. The script…