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Jon Favreau Tried to Stop the Russo Brothers From Killing Off Tony Stark

The death of the Tony Stark/Iron Man character in Avengers: Endgame could have been prevented if the Marvel folks had listened to pleas from director Jon Favreau. At least that’s the opinion of filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo as quoted in a recent Vanity Fair interview. Favreau, who initiated the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Iron Man…

‘Creed’ Spinoff ‘Drago’ Scripted By Robert Lawton In Works At MGM

MGM is betting big on the house of Drago. A new “Creed” spinoff titled “Drago,” from screenwriter Robert Lawton, is in development at MGM. Details of the film’s plot are being kept under wraps. But I hear that it will center on the Russian boxer with the same name, portrayed by an action star Dolph Lundgren—previously…

DiCaprio, Scorsese Team Up for Apple Studios ‘The Wager’

Following their recent collaboration on Killers of the Flower Room, Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese will be teammates again for a new project by Apple Original Films. The new film is based on an adaptation of David Grann’s soon-to-be-released nonfiction book The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder. This will be DiCaprio and…

Oscar Winning “Coda” Actor Troy Kotsur Cast In Disney+ Series About California School For the Deaf Football Team

Oscar-winning Coda actor Troy Kotsur has signed on to star in and executive produce a sports drama series for Disney+ that will tell the true story of the 2021 Cubs Football team. The actor will play the coach of the team from the California School for the Deaf, Riverside, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The…

Will Smith Addresses Oscars Slap in New Video

Over four months after this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, actor Will Smith has now spoken on video about the infamous ‘slapping’ incident. In the nearly six-minute video just posted to his official YouTube account on Friday that began with the words on screen, “It’s been a minute. online pharmacy vibramycin over the counter with best…

‘Industry’ Actress Marisa Abela Emerges as Frontrunner to Play Amy Winehouse in Biopic Back to Black

Up-and-coming English actress Marisa Abela has emerged as the frontrunner to play Amy Winehouse in the upcoming biopic about the singer’s life, Back to Black. The actress, who has recently garnered fame for starring on the acclaimed HBO and BBC television series, Industry, is in discussions for the movie role, but has not yet been…

Destin Daniel Cretton to Direct Marvel’s ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty”

It’s official: Destin Daniel Cretton will be directing a new Avengers release for Marvel, to debut in 2025. The film, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty is the fifth in the series. The new project was revealed on Saturday at San Diego Comic-Con. Cretton recently directed Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which grossed $432…

Netflix Will Turn ‘The Gray Man’ into a Franchise

Scarcely a week after The Gray Man had its July 15 debut in selected theaters, Netflix announced it was turning things into a franchise by developing a spinoff and sequel to the Russo brothers’ film. Based on a novel series by Mark Greaney, The Gray Man began in 2009 and now includes 11 novels, with…

“Shogun” Actress Yoko Shimada, 69, Dies in a Tokyo Hospital

Japanese actress Yoko Shimada died in a Tokyo hospital on Monday July 25 at the age of 69. She had been suffering from colorectal cancer. Her last public appearances had been on a radio program in Tokyo in November of last year, and at the Kadokawa Film Festival in December. At that event, she participated…

Noah Baumbach’s ‘White Noise,’ Starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig, to Open Venice Film Festival

The Venice International Film Festival has selected Noah Baumbach’s Netflix film, “White Noise” as the opener for its 2022 edition. It will mark Baumbach’s return three years after his “Marriage Story” premiered in Venice, garnered six Oscar nominations and one win. White Noise stars Marriage Story lead Adam Driver as a professor in the mid-West going…

Netflix Taps Nicolas Winding Refn to Direct ‘Copenhagen Cowboy’

Danish film director Nicolas Winding Refn has signed on with Netflix to create Copenhagen Cowboy, a six-part series that will star Angela Bundalovic. Set in the criminal underworld of the Danish capital, it has been described by its producers as a “thrill-inducing, neon-drenched noir series.” The series is being co-written by Sara Isabella Jonsson, Johanne…