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Kim Soo-hyun to star in “Knock-Off” in 2025

After shooting to international superstardom with his leading roles in My Love from The Star, It’s Okay to Not Be Okay and Queen of Tears, Kim Soo-hyun will star alongside Jo Bo-ah in Knock-Off – a showstopping series slated to stream in 2025 exclusively on Disney+. Dramatic, dangerous and crime-ridden, Knock-Off dives into the murky world of counterfeit goods, following a man whose…

La Bamba Remake Being Developed by Sony

©Courtesy of Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures and Mucho Mas Media are working together to develop a remake of the musical film, La Bamba. Like its 1987 Golden Globe-nominated predecessor, the upcoming remake will be based on the life of the rock and roll legend Ritchie Valens, Variety is reporting. Luis Valdez, the writer and director of…

Chris Pratt Was Cast in Canceled Field of Dreams TV Series

©Jurassic World : Fallen Kingdom Chris Pratt was originally cast in the television adaption of the acclaimed baseball fantasy film, Field of Dreams. The Saturn Award-nominated actor was presumably set to play Ray Kinsella, who Kevin Costner portrayed in the movie, according to Puck. However, Pratt abruptly dropped out of the television series, which has…

Glen Powell Poses In Chad Powers’ First Look Image

Hulu has released first look images of Glen Powell in character as quarterback Russ Holliday for the upcoming comedy series, Chad Powers, Deadline is reporting. The new set photos come as the SAG Award-winning actor continues to film the upcoming project. The pictures, which ESPN also shared on Instagram, highlight Powell’s complete physical transformation, which…

Destin Daniel Cretton Reportedly ‘Doing His Stuff’ on Live-Action Adaptation of ‘Naruto’

©Courtesy of TV Tokyo.  Tasha Huo, the scriptwriter for Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the Naruto anime, now in development, reports that director Destin Daniel Cretton is currently “doing his stuff” with the project. Cretton was acclaimed for helming MCU’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and also directed Just Mercy, The Glass Castle,…

One Piece Season 2 Casts Katey Sagal and Mark Harelik

Katey Sagal and Mark Harelik,©Courtesy of Netflix Katey Sagal and Mark Harelik have been cast in the upcoming second season of Netflix’s fantasy adventure series, One Piece. The performers will play crucial roles in the sophomore season of the live-action adaptation; the actress will portray Dr. Kureha, while the actor will star as Dr. Hiriluk,…

Lucasfilm Scraps Second Season of Leslye Headland’s ‘The Acolyte’

Photo by Lucasfilm Ltd./Lucasfilm Ltd. – © 2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved. Lucasfilm will not be producing a second season of The Acolyte, the Star Wars Disney+ series. The first season of The Acolyte had premiered in June to less-than-enthusiastic reviews from fans, some of whom took issue with the way the film…

Amazon MGM Studios Plans New TV Series Based on Spielberg’s ‘Poltergeist’ Film

Amazon MGM Studios is moving forward with a new television series based on Poltergeist, the iconic 1982 horror film by Steven Spielberg. Amazon MGM had announced its commitment to the project in October of 2023. This week, the studio confirmed that Kalinda Vazquez and Robbie Thompson would be serving as showrunners, writers, and executive producers…

100 Indie Directors Reveal Their Favorite 2000s Movies

To celebrate the ending of 2000s Week, IndieWire asked over 100 indie filmmakers to share their favorite movies of the first decade of the 21st century. The list comes after the website’s staff ranked their 100 preferred films of the aughts, as well as such other categories as the decade’s greatest performances, scores, anime and…

Darren Aronofsky’s Plans to Direct the DCU’s ‘Plastic Man’ Resurface

Darren Aronofsky is once again in discussions with James Gunn to direct a Plastic Man film for the DCU. A listing on Production Weekly has The Whale filmmaker listed as the helmer behind the anticipated superhero big screen adaptation. The news comes after DCULeaks previously shared the announcement earlier this year that Aronofsky was being considered by…

The Notebook and Gloria Star Gena Rowlands Dies at 94

Courtesy of Love Streams, MGM/UA Gena Rowlands, a multiple Emmy winner whose captivating work in A Woman Under the Influence and as the elder and dementia-ridden Allie in The Notebook also moved moviegoers, died Wednesday surrounded by family at her home in Indian Wells, CA. She was 94, Deadline is reporting. No cause of death…