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Sydney Sweeney, Michael Bay To Produce Live-Action Adaptation of OutRun Video Game for Universal

©Courtesy of Amazon  Actor Sydney Sweeney and director Michael Bay will be collaborating with Universal Pictures in an adaptation of Saga’s OutRun video game for a live action film. Bay will be directing as well as producing the film, while Sweeney is signing on as a producer only at this point. Jayson Rothwell will be…

Jeff Bridges & Julianne Moore Fantasize About “The Big Lebowski” Sequel!

©Courtesy of Gramercy Pictures Jeff Bridges has stated that he is open to making a sequel to “The Big Lebowski“, which led him to play one of his most beloved characters in his career. Bridges, who played The Dude in the 1998 Cohen Brothers thriller, addressed the audience after a showing of the original movie…

Studio Ghibli Fest 2025 Lineup & Schedule Announced for Studio’s 40th Anniversary

© Courtesy of Studio Ghibli In celebration of Studio Ghibli’s 40th anniversary, GKIDS and Fathom Entertainment are teaming up to bring eight of their critically acclaimed animated movies back to U.S. theaters for their annual Studio Ghibli Fest 2025. The limited theatrical event will take place from May until November. “Fathom has enjoyed many years…

“Sinners” Director Ryan Coogler Focuses on the Reboot of “The X-Files”

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers Ryan Coogler is already anticipating what’s next since his “Sinners” film has become the most highly rated wide release of the decade and is expected to surpass expectations at the box office this weekend. On Last Podcast on the Left, he answered a question about his next project and gave a…

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…