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Francis Ford Coppola Secures SAG-AFTRA Agreement for ‘Megalopolis’

Director Francis Ford Coppola has secured an “interim agreement” from SAG-AFTRA to do some work on his upcoming film Megalopolis in spite of the current strike, now in its seventh week. Megalopolis appeared on SAG-AFTRA’s interim agreement list on Wednesday, August 30. Thus far, Coppola has not commented publicly, nor given any indication of how…

SAG-AFTRA Strike May Be Extended to the Gaming Industry

@Photo by Abe Friedtanzer  Strike fever is spreading beyond Hollywood—this time to the gaming industry. It’s being reported that the SAG-AFRTA board has voted unanimously to call a strike against the gamesters if negotiations fail. According to Deadline, negotiations are being carried out with such companies as Activision, EA, Insomniac Games, and WB Games. For…

HBO Pushes ‘True Detective: Night Story’ Debut To January 2024

HBO’s True Detective: Night Country is being delayed until January 2024, probably due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strikes, though no reason has been officially given. The fourth installment in the crime anthology series starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis was originally slated to debut earlier in 2023. The series, which features different sets of investigators…

Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson Launch $10 Million Relief Fund For Displaced Maui Residents

Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson have teamed up to to create a relief fund for residents in Maui, Hawaii who have been displaced by the recent wildfires. The duo has launched the People’s Fund of Maui, which will send money directly to people whose lives have been affected by the blazes. Winfrey and…

Gary Oldman To Appear in Paolo Sorrentino’s Upcoming Film on Naples

© Apple TV+ 2022 Actor Gary Oldman will be joining the cast of Paolo Sorrentino’s upcoming Italian-language film about his native city of Naples. The movie is yet untitled, and no details are yet available about Oldman’s role. The veteran actor had most recently appeared as British intelligence officer Jackson Lamb in Apple TV+’s Slow Horses…

Hulu Cancels Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult’s Period Drama Series ‘The Great’ After Three Seasons

Hulu has canceled its acclaimed period dramedy The Great after three seasons. The streaming platform is not currently revealing the reasons why it ended its hit satirical television series, which starred Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult, however, according to Deadline. The historical television show was created, written and executive produced by Oscar-nominated filmmaker, Tony McNamara…

‘Action’ to Explore the World of Hollywood Stunt Performers, via David Leitch and Kelly McCormick

Action, the aptly named title of a new series about Hollywood stunt performers, is being executive-produced by David Leitch and Kelly McCormick via Universal Pictures Content Group. The series will offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the real lives of the often unnamed men and women who create some of the most memorable action scenes on…

Mel Gibson Sets to Begin Production on ‘Passion of the Christ’ Sequel in January 2024

The long-in-development The Passion of the Christ sequel, which is subtitled Resurrection, has finally set a production start date. The epic biblical drama will begin shoot in January 2024, World of Reel is reporting. Production on the series’ second installment will begin nearly two decades after the theatrical release of its predecessor; The Passion of…

‘The Idol’ Has Fallen at HBO, Cancelled After First Season

They’re not idolizing The Idol over at HBO. After just one season, the series featuring The Weeknd (the Canadian-born singer Abel Tesfaye) is biting the dust. online pharmacy buy estrace with best prices today in the USA The show had starred Tesfaye and Lily-Rose Depp and was directed by Amy Seimetz until her departure in…

Disney Reportedly Wants ‘Elvis’ Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann to Direct Tangled Live-Action Remake

Disney is reportedly interested in hiring Baz Luhrmann to direct the live-action remake of its acclaimed 2010 computer-animated comedy, Tangled. The news, which was shared by industry scooper Daniel Richtman, via Comic Book Movie, comes after the the divisive filmmaker wrote and helmed last year’s Oscar-nominated musical biopic, Elvis. The Academy Award-nominated movie auteur is…

‘Equalizer’ Director Antoine Fuqua Open to ‘De-Aging’ Robert McCall in a Prequel

Antoine Fuqua, the director of The Equalizer 3, hints that he is open to using de-aging technology to making a prequel film about a younger Robert McCall. In a recent interview with Chris Bumbray of JoBlo, Fuqua suggested that likely candidates for the role might be Michael B. Jordan or John David Washington, Denzel’s son….