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Jeffrey Wright Cast in Spike Lee’s Upcoming ‘High and Low,’ Kurosawa’s Reboot

© Photo credit: Claire Folger © 2023 Orion Releasing LLC. All Rights Reserved. Jeffrey Wright, who received a spate of awards for his starring role in American Fiction, will be joining Denzel Washington and Ilfenesh Hadera in Spike Lee’s upcoming film High and Low. It’s unclear what role Wright will be playing in the movie, which…

Live-Action ‘Popeye’ Film to be Scripted by Michael Caleo

Popeye the Sailor Man will turn 95 this year, but that’s not stopping Chemin Entertainment and King Features from planning a live-action film starring the beloved spinach-eating cartoon hero. An article in Variety reveals that he’ll be fighting to the finish in a “big-budget feature” to be written by Michael Caleo. No further details about…

GKIDS Acquires Mamoru Hosoda’s Complete Film Catalog

Photo by Nobuhiro Hosoki Academy Award-winning animation distributor GKIDS has acquired the North American distribution rights to the entire film catalog of a Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda. GKIDS’ President David Jesteadt said, “One of GKIDS’ earliest distribution projects was the theatrical release of ‘Summer Wars,’ when Mamoru Hosoda had already cemented his position as one…

Peter Weir, Australian Director, Announces His Retirement

© and TM 2003 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Universal Studios and Miramax Film Corp. All rights reserved Peter Weir, the legendary Australian director, has announced his retirement. Speaking last week at the Festival Cinémathèque in Paris, where he was an honored guest, he said, “Why did I stop cinema? Because, quite simply, I have…

Joe Dante to Direct ‘Little Shop of Halloween Horrors’

Little Shop of Halloween Horrors, to be directed by Joe Dante, promises to breathe new life into the horror-comedy, Little Shop of Horrors, that was helmed by a considerably younger Roger Corman some 64 years ago. Dante will be directing the reboot from a script by Charles S. Haas, who penned Gremlins 2: The New…

‘Squid Game’ Actor Oh Yeong-Su Convicted of Sexual Misconduct

Oh Yeong-Su, the 79-year-old South Korean actor, was convicted today in Seoul of sexual misconduct. Oh, who captured a Golden Globe nomination for his role as Oh Il-nam in Netflix’s Squid Game, had been charged in 2022 that he hugged a woman and kissed her on the cheek without her consent. He was reportedly sentenced …

Studio Ghibli Extends Its Streaming Deal with Warner’s Max

©The Boy and the Heron, GKIDS Studio Ghibli’s acclaimed animations will continue to be streamed in the United States on the Max platform, thanks to an extension of an multi-year arrangement with GKIDS, the entity that manages North American distribution for the Japanese animators. The deal includes 23 titles, including the recent Oscar-winning The Boy…

Neve Campbell Returns to ‘Scream’ Franchise and Kevin Williamson Set To Direct!

Horror Aficionado, get ready to be happy! A scream queen, Neve Campbell will be back as “Sidney Prescott” in Scream franchise, she announced her return in the upcoming seventh movie, Campbell posted on Instagram Tuesday. In addition to Campbell’s return, “Scream” creator and writer Kevin Williamson is taking over as director of “Scream 7.” He…

Hirokazu Kore-eda Discusses His Upcoming Samurai-Themed Project

Japanese filmmakers Hirokazu Kore-eda was a big winner at last night’s Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong. For the second consecutive year, Kore-eda captured the Best Director title, this time for his latest feature, Monster. The prolific director had won the prize a year ago for Broker, a Korean-language film. Discussing his most recent award,…

Academy Awards : “The Boy and the Heron” and “Godzilla Minus One” Win Oscars!

Hayao Miyazaki, the legendary Japanese anime director, was crowned Best Animated Feature winner for The Boy and the Heron at the U.S. Academy Awards, beating out four other films in the same category, including Disney’s ‘Elemental’ and the U.S. superhero film ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.’ For the first time in more than two decades, Miyazaki was…

Miyamoto Confirms New Super Mario Movie from Illumination

March 10 was Mario Day (MAR10), and Nintendo marked the occasion by announcing that a new movie about Super Mario Bros. will be released on April 3, 2026. The upcoming film will be directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic from a script by Matthew Fogel. It will be co-financed by Universal Pictures and Nintendo…