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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…

FLC Announces New York Film Festival 62 Spotlight Selections

©Images: Maria, A Real Pain, Emilia Pérez FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES SPOTLIGHT FOR THE 62ND NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL North American premieres are Leos Carax‘s It’s Not Me, Alex Ross Perry’s Pavements, and Andrei Ujică’s TWST / Things We Said Today U.S. premiere of documentary Elton John: Never Too Late with an appearance by Elton John and directors R.J….

BOY GEORGE Biopic in the Works

© 1985 Shinko Music – Image courtesy The biopic treatment is being given to another 80s music icon, with TriStar choosing J.C. Lee to write the screenplay for the Boy George biopic, which is currently being developed. Oscar-winning producer Cathy Schulman, and George’s manager Paul Kemsley, Jeremy M. Rosen, Kevin King Templeton, and Primary Wave…

‘Blue Eye Samurai’ To Return for Second Netflix Season, Likely in 2028

Blue Eye Samurai, the highly acclaimed anime series by Blue Spirit, will be returning to Netflix for a second season, say its creators. Executive producers Amber Noizumi and Michael Green joined supervising director Jane Wu in announcing work is already underway on new episodes for the Emmy-nominated series, even though they may not debut until…

Disney Theatrical Plans Live Production of ‘The Greatest Showman’

Photo by Photo Credit: Niko Tavernise – © TM & © 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Disney announced at D23 in Anaheim on Friday that a live version of The Greatest Showman will soon be making its debut. The extravagant musical about legendary circus impresario P. T. Barnum is among a bevy…