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MTV Documentary Films Acquires U.S. Rights for “Black Box Diaries”

Shiori Ito’s “Black Box Diaries” have been acquired by MTV Documentary Films for the U.S. market. The film is about the investigation of the director’s own alleged sexual assault, which debuted in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and has been an audience favorite at SXSW and Hot Docs film festivals….

Greta Lee and Kingsley Ben-Adir Will Star in Horror 11817, by Louis Leterrier

Past Lives,©Courtesy of A24   The new project directed by Louis Leterrier, a horror movie titled 11817, is very close to having Greta Lee (Past Lives) and Kingsley Ben-Adir (Bob Marley: One Love) as main actors. The story follows a family of four which gets trapped in their own house by evil forces: as time…

SXSW Announces London Edition

South by Southwest (SXSW), the world’s leading festival celebrating the convergence of creativity, culture and technology, is launching in London in June 2025. Through its multidisciplinary conferences and cultural festivals, SXSW has become a global platform to celebrate new ideas, propelling the careers of innovators and creatives across sectors, from startup founders to independent artists and…

Michelle Yeoh to Star in ‘Blade Runner 2099’ for Amazon Prime

©Courtesy of Star Trek : Discovery Michelle Yeoh will be starring in Blade Runner 2099, an Amazon Prime Video film now in production. Though details about plot and characters have not yet been revealed, sources hint that Yeoh will be playing a replicant named Olwen. The first two episodes of the sequel will be directed…

Samuel L. Jackson and Henry Golding Reportedly Tapped for ‘Head Games’ Roles

Samuel L. Jackson and Henry Golding will reportedly star in Head Games, an upcoming sci-fi thriller to be directed by Anthony Mandler from a script by Colin Sonne Liddle. According to published reports, the storyline of the film tracks the activities of a corporate spy who masquerades as a personal chef to steal technical data…

Kiyoshi Kurosawa Revisits His Own Film, “Serpent’s Path” for His Latest film, Le chemin du serpent

(C)2024 CINEFRANCE STUDIOS – KADOKAWA CORPORATION – TARANTULA The scenes from the film “Le chemin du serpent”(“Serpent’s Path”) starring Kou Shibasaki have been released, which is helmed by “Wife of a Spy” Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa.  This is Kurosawa’s first attempt at a self-remake of his masterpiece suspense film “Serpent’s Path (1998),” which has been remade…

The Last Full Throttle of ‘The Fast and the Furious’ Opens in 2026, Says Director Leterrier

©The Fast and the Furious, Courtesy of Universal Pictures  After 25 years, The Fast and the Furious franchise is headed for oblivion, with the eleventh and final movie in the series scheduled to debut in 2026, says director Louis Leterrier. It was originally supposed to appear on April 4, 2025, but the recent SAG-AFTRA strike…

CODA’s Siân Heder to Direct ‘Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow’ for Paramount

©Courtesy of CODA Siân Heder has been tapped to direct Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow for Paramount Pictures, an adaptation of the eponymous best-selling novel by Gabrielle Zevin. Heder’s CODA won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2022. Mark Bomback will be writing the screenplay based on a draft by Zevin. The film will…

Mike Flanagan Reportedly in Talks to Direct ‘Exorcist’ Sequel for Universal/Blumhouse

©On the set of Ouija: Origin of Evil Filmmaker Mike Flanagan is reportedly discussing plans with Universal and Blumhouse to direct a sequel to The Exorcist. David Gordon Green had originally been tapped for that role but he withdrew from the project after directing The Exorcist: Believer, the first installment in a planned trilogy. Insiders…

Netflix Announces Plans for Final Season of Cobra Kai Will Be Three Parts

Plans have been announced by Netflix for the final season (Season 6) of its popular Cobra Kai series. The streaming service will offer 15 episodes in three blocks of five episodes each, to be shown on July 18, November 28, and on a yet-undisclosed date in 2025. According to the official release, Season 6 will…

Slamdance Film Festival Moving to Los Angeles in 2025

Slamdance is pulling up stakes in snowy Utah and heading for sunny California. After 30 years, the indie-oriented Slamdance Film Festival is quitting its traditional Park City locale, where it has played in tandem with the Sundance Film Festival. Sundance is also in the process of contemplating a move of its own. As a result…