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‘Purple Rain’ Being Adapted Into a Broadway Stage Musical

A new Broadway stage adaptation of Prince‘s critically acclaimed Purple Rain film is currently in development. The upcoming play will be based on the movie’s original screenplay, which was written by Albert Magnoli and William Blinn, Variety is reporting. The stage version of the Oscar-winning film will feature the iconic music of Prince and a…

Martin Scorsese Plans Film Based on Shusaku Endo’s ‘Life of Jesus’

@Photo by Jaap Buitendijk – © 2011 GK Films. All Rights Reserved. Martin Scorsese plans to make a new film about Jesus that will be quite different from his controversial 1988 film The Last Temptation of Christ. According to an interview he gave to the Los Angeles Times, his new film will be based on A…

The 2024 Golden Globe Winners List

@HFPA(The Hollywood Foreign Press Association) After the ethics and diversity scandal within HFPA(The Hollywood Foreign Press Association) which led to the cancellation of the 2022 broadcast of the show. The 2024 Golden Globes has initiated the Hollywood film and TV awards season, which took place last night under new ownership, an expanded voting membership, and…

Japanese Comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto to Halt His Activities After Reports

@Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. LTD One of the most well-known Japanese comedian and TV personality Hitoshi Matsumoto, who recently faced a Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine report over his sexual behavior, now he decided to go on hiatus, his managing company Yoshimoto Kogyo Holding Co. said Monday, underscoring his intention to “focus on the trial that is…

‘Barbie’ Belongs to Adapted Screenplay Category Is Insulting Says Judd Apatow

@Photo by Suzie Hanover – © 2012 – Universal Pictures Judd Apatow has shared his disagreement with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ (AMPAS) decision to include Barbie in the adapted screenplay Oscar category rather than the original screenplay race. The comedy’s script, which was co-written by director Greta Gerwig and her husband, Noah…

Weekend and Jenny Ortega in a Reimagining of ‘Misery’?

©Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. Director Troy Edward Shults is reportedly at work on a new film starring Abel Tesfaye, Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan. The news was revealed in a World of Reel story, which added that Tesfaye (aka The Weeknd) and Reza Fahim would be co-authoring the script with Shults. Shults came…

Julia Garner Cast In Universal’s ‘Wolf Man’ Remake

@Dirty John Julia Garner has been cast to headline the new Wolf Man remake from Blumhouse and Universal Pictures, Deadline is reporting. The horror film will be released via Universal on Friday, October 25, 2024. Wolf Man will reunite the SAG Award-nominated actress with Christopher Abbott, whose casting was previously announced. The duo last starred…

Cruella 2 Gets Long-Awaited Update From Emma Stone

@Disney, Cruella Emma Stone has given a long-awaited update about the progress of Disney’s planned Cruella sequel, Cruella 2. Speaking with Variety, the Oscar-winning actress shared that the follow-up is likely to begin shooting soon. Stone also noted that the script for the planned sequel is still “a work in progress.” Despite being unable to…

China’s Bona Film Group Joins TSG to Invest in ‘Avatar’ and ‘Deadpool’

Bona Film Group, a studio based in China, has extended its deal with the U.S.-based TSG Entertainment Finance to invest in several Hollywood productions, including new titles in the Avatar and Deadpool franchises. The deal, which was inked on New Year’s Eve, has been described as an extension of an arrangement Bona and TSG has…

Steven Yuen Will Not Star in Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’

@A24, Minari When Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts hits the screen on July 25, viewers will notice that Steven Yuen is missing from the cast of the antihero series, even though he had never been officially included in the roster. As sources told The Hollywood Reporter, Yuen will instead be hurling his thunderbolts from other clouds. The…

2024 Sundance Film Festival Names Jury Members

@Sundance Institute The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the 16 jurors granting awards for artistic and cinematic excellence at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, along with the five jury members who present the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. The 2024 Festival will take place January 18–28, 2024, in person in Park City and Salt…