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Legendary Entertainment Plans Film Adaptation of Paulo Coelho’s ‘The Alchemist’

Legendary Entertainment has acquired the film and television rights to The Alchemist, the 1988 novel by author Paulo Coelho. A film adaptation is now in the works, with a screenplay to be written by Jack Thorne. Legendary is working with Sony’s TriStar Pictures and Palmstar on the project, which will be distributed by TriStar. Originally…

Universal Pictures to Distribute Upcoming Michael Jackson Biopic

Universal Pictures International has snared distribution rights to Michael, Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming biopic about Michael Jackson that will star his nephew, Jaafar Jackson, in the title role. The deal was announced on Tuesday by Universal and Lionsgate. According to the pact, Universal will handle global distribution outside of Japan. Lionsgate will take care of domestic…

Universal’s Content Group Acquires Rights to Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ Documentary

Musk, the new documentary that Alex Gibney is directing about the ultra-wealthy mogul, will be released in North America by HBO Documentary Films. Universal Pictures Content Group has acquired international rights to distribute the film. The award-winning Gibney has directed such titles as The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley the Oscar-nominated Enron: The…

Scream Factory Announces Release Date For 4K Box Set Collection  of The Ring American Remake Trilogy

The Ring American remake trilogy is set to be released on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray box set by Scream Factory later this year, Collider is reporting. The American series is based on the celebrated Hideo Nakata-directed 1998 Japanese film Ring. The upcoming collection will include the original 2002 film, which was helmed by Pirates…

RIP: Netflix’s DVD Rental Service Breathes Its Last

Like the dodo, Blockbuster, and the telephone booth (almost), Netflix’s DVD rental service is headed for the ash heap of history. Two days ago, Netflix shipped out its last red-enveloped disc, ending its quarter-century run as a DVD lender. The news came as no surprise, since the company had notified its customers and the general…

Producer Jason Blum Moved Release Date of “The Exorcist : Believer” and Plans New “Friday the 13th” Series

Famed horror producer Jason Blum, who has garnered a successful career frightening audiences with such movie franchises as Paranormal Activity, Insidious and the Halloween sequel trilogy, had his own scare recently: learning Taylor Swift had decided to release her Eras Tour concert film on the same day of his latest supernatural horror follow-up. As a…

Michael Caine, at 90, To Play Charles Darwin in Upcoming Film

Michael Caine has reportedly agreed to play Charles Darwin in a film that will begin production in January of 2024. The 90-year-old British actor will next be seen in the lead role in The Great Escaper, a feature that will open in cinemas in the UK on October 6. Just last week, Caine had indicated…

Producer Lindsey Anderson Beer Says ‘Lord of the Flies’ Remake Will be a Psychological Horror Movie

Producer Lindsey Anderson Beer has revealed that her anticipated Lord of the Flies remake will lean heavily into psychological horror. The filmmaker, who also noted that the new adaptation will with be fueled by ideas that will resonate with contemporary viewers, shared the news while speaking to Collider about the feature. During the interview, Anderson…

MORIMOTO’S SUSHI MASTER Renewed for Season 2 on The Roku Channel

Roku announced plans to renew “Morimoto’s Sushi Master,” the first-ever competition series focused on the art of sushi-making, for a second season on The Roku Channel. Produced by AMPLE Entertainment and featuring world-renowned culinary icon Chef Masaharu Morimoto as head judge and executive producer, “Morimoto’s Sushi Master” puts chefs to the test as they compete…

Michael Gambon, Actor Who Played Dumbledore in ‘Harry Potter’ Series, Dies at Age 82

Michael Gambon, the Irish-born actor who’s best known to American audiences for playing Hogwarts headmaster Albus  Dumbledore in the last six entries of the Harry Potter film series, has died at the age of 82, CNN is reporting. The multi-BAFTA Award-winning performer died yesterday after “a bout of pneumonia,” his publicist, Clair Dobbs, stated. “We…

Angelina Jolie Bares Her Soul in ‘Vogue’ Interview, Launches Fashion Brand

In an introspective cover story in Vogue magazine this month, Angelina Jolie reveals why she has stepped away from films for the past decade, a period of transition for the 48-year-old Oscar winner. “I don’t feel like I’ve been myself for a decade,” she confessed. Jolie is in the midst of launching Atelier Jolie, a…