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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…

Napoleon : Video Review / Above the Line vs Below the Line Episode 35

Check out more of our video reviews and interviews on our YouTube channel. Film Critic : Abe Friedtanzer Abe Friedtanzer is a film and TV enthusiast who spent most of the past fifteen years in New York City. He has been the editor of MoviesWithAbe.com and TVwithAbe.com since 2007, and has been predicting the Oscars,…

Author Dan Ackerman Files $4.8 Million Lawsuit Over ‘Tetris’ Film

@tetris  Author Dan Ackerman is suing Apple and several other parties for $4.8 million in damages, claiming the new “Tetris” film plagiarized from his 2016 book The Tetris Effect: The Game That Hypnotized the World.The film premiered at SXSW this year and had a theatrical and streaming release in March. It stars Taron Egerton in…

SAG-AFTRA Actors Set to Strike After Contract Negotiations with Major Studios and Streamers Collapse

SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents approximately 160,000 Hollywood actors, is poised to go on strike after its talks with major studios and streamers have collapsed. The decision comes after the union completed its final day of negotiations with the studios and streamers yesterday, which didn’t produce an agreement, CNN is reporting. Fran Drescher, the president…

Lorne Michaels Developing Biographical Lou Gehrig Television Series For Apple

Apple is collaborating with Universal Television and Lorne Michaels’ entertainment company, Broadway Video to create a scripted television series about the life of famed baseball player, Lou Gehrig. The show will be based on author Jonathan Eig’s 2005 book, Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The scribe…

Apple’s Plan to Spend $1 Billion a Year to Release Films Into Cinemas Boost Movie Theater Stocks

Apple is aiming to invest $1 billion a year to release its upcoming original films in cinemas. The production company plans on distributing between 12-15 movies on the big screen per year, Bloomberg is reporting. The news comes after Amazon announced a similar plan in November, stating that it will release between 12 and 15…

Sigourney Weaver Joins Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy in Apple’s Action Movie The Gorge

Sigourney Weaver has signed on to join the cast of Apple Original Films and Skydance’s upcoming romantic action feature, The Gorge. The drama will also star Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy, Deadline is reporting. The Black Phone helmer, Scott Derrickson is set to direct The Gorge. Deadfall and Fast X scribe Zach Dean wrote the…

Briana Middleton Cast in Lead Role in Sam Esmail’s ‘Metropolis’ Series Adaptation at Apple TV Plus

The Tender Bar actress Briana Middleton has been cast in the lead role of Apple TV+’s upcoming miniseries adaptation of the classic movie Metropolis, Variety is reporting. The casting news comes after the show was originally greenlit by the streamer in March 2022. Middleton, who was the first performer cast in the adaptation, will play…

Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ Receives First Trailer and December Release Date From Apple

Apple unveiled the first official trailer for its upcoming historical action thriller, Emancipation, as it also announced that it has set a release date for the project, which stars Will Smith. The high-profile film, whose distribution was temporarily put on hold after the actor infamous slapped Chris Rock at this year’s Oscar ceremony, will now…

Father/Son Duo Kurt and Wyatt Russell Take on Godzilla and the Titans

Like father, like son: Kurt and Wyatt Russell will be joining the cast of Apple and Legendary’s live-action series about Godzilla and the Titans. Though their roles have not yet been announced, the dad-son duo will be joining Kiersey Clemons, Elisa Lasowski, Anna Sawai,Joe Tippett, and Ren Watabe in the Monsterverse in an epic journey…

Christian Dior-Coco Chanel Drama Cast John Malkovich, Emily Mortimer and Claes Bang

John Malkovich, Emily Mortimer and Claes Bang have been cast in Apple TV+’s new biographical television series, The New Look, Deadline is reporting. The upcoming World War II-set drama, which also stars Ben Mendelsohn, Juliette Binoche and Maisie Williams, will focus on the lives of fashion icons Christian Dior and Coco Chanel. The show was…