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THE CROW Casts Bill Skarsgard And FKA Twigs, Rupert Sanders To Direct

After years in development hell, a reimagining of The Crow finally appears to be on track for production with the casting of Bill Skarsgård (It franchise) and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter FKA twigs (Honeyboy). Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman, Ghost in the Shell, Foundation) will direct a modern reimagining based on James O’ Barr’s beloved 1989 Caliber Comics graphic novel publication, from a script by Academy Award-nominated Zach Baylin (King Richard). Director Alex Proyas first brought the story to the screen in 1994’s The Crow, which starred the late Brandon Lee, and became a cult classic, proceeding with a slew of direct-to-video sequel with actors Vincent Perez, Eric Mabius and Edward Furlong each in the title role, and a TV series starring Mark Dacascos. The central narrative of The Crow as we know it from the ’94 film, sees rock musician Eric Draven, brought back from the dead by a […]

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DEADPOINT Casts Quintessa Swindell For Rock Climbing Survival Thriller

This one gave some cool Cliffhanger vibes… Actress Quintessa Swindell is set to star in Spyglass Media Group’s Deadpoint, from directing duo Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky (Freaks). Paul Haapaniemi (Jane By Design) is penning the script with Good Fear Content’s Chris Bender and Jake Weiner (Mulan, My Spy) producing, according to Deadline‘s Anthony D’Alessandro. The story follows a young woman who sets out to complete the treacherous mountain climb that claimed her father’s life. Mid-journey, she stumbles upon a murder and becomes the target of a ruthless band of criminals who want to eliminate the only witness to their crime. Alone in the unforgiving wilderness, and clinging to a sheer rock wall, her only escape is up. I’m curious to see what this one delivers while it surely isn’t the only film of it’s kind. I’m reminded of the Cliffhanger reboot that hasn’t shot yet since its announcement in 2019, and […]

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SHRAPNEL Casts Jason Patric And Cam Gigandet, William Kaufman Directing

Jason Patric (Sleepers, Narc) will lead action thriller Shrapnel, as announced by L.A.-based sales, production and financing firm, Premiere Entertainment Group (PEG) on Friday. The actor will star alongside Cam Gigandet (Twilight, The Magnificent Seven) with William Kaufman directing from a script by Chad Law and Johnny Walters. Patric will play a rancher who crosses the border in search of his missing daughter who mysteriously vanishes during a trip to Mexico with her best friend. He decides to take matters into his own hands, with the help of a former Marine buddy (Gigandet), after the local authorities provide little help and he discovers that they are in cahoots with the dangerous cartel behind his daughter’s disappearance.  The film further reunites Kaufman with Law, with the latter having co-penned three of Kaufman’s films in the past: Cuba Gooding Jr. actioners The Hit List (2011) and One In The Chamber (2012), and the […]

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SELLBLOCK Revs Up With Gritty Pre-Production Teaser For New Filipino Crime Drama

The first pre-production teaser is online for Filipino TV prison drama, Sellblock, with news signaling actor Jericho Rosales to lead the cast. Sellblock is the first on an Asian genre slate of projects announced back in February to be jointly backed and produced by companies in the Philippines, Hong Kong, and United States. A fictional series which chronicles one of Asia’s biggest drug empires, operating from inside the Philippines’ largest maximum-security prison. Discover how the drug lords made it their Las Vegas of prisons. Also starring are Tirso Cruz III, Cherry Pie Picache, Ronnie Lazaro, Rosanna Roces, Mon Confiado and RK Bagatsing, with more casting announcements ahead. Sellblock hails from Manila-based ABS-CBN in association with BlackOps Studios Asia. (Variety, ScreenAnarchy)

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More Casting Announcements for ONE PIECE Adaption

Arguably one of the biggest shonen products in the world, Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since 1997, and has gained a strong and dedicated following, with the anime recently celebrating one thousand episodes! A story of pirates searching for lost treasure in a world full of strange creatures and cursed fruit, the beloved series is being adapted to live-action by Netflix, and has already confirmed casting for the core group of Straw Hat Pirates. Further casting details for supporting cast have been announced recently, and most of them seek to oppose Luffy and the Straw Hats in their quest. Joining the cast is Morgan Davies (Evil Dead Rise) as Koby, friend of protagonist Luffy which we meet at the beginning of the story. Buggy the Clown, captain of an opposing Pirate crew, is played by Jeff Ward (Agents of Shield), as well Ilia Isorelýs Paulino (Queenpins) […]

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KAMEN RIDER W: FUUTO PI First Trailer and Cast!

Kamen Rider W is not my first season of Kamen Rider that I experienced in full as it released, but it was the one that hooked me. With it’s colorful cast, detective noire inspired themes, excellent soundtrack, and a story that hits many emotional and storytelling highs and lows, I couldn’t be more excited to talk about Fuuto PI, the anime adaption of the manga of the same name that continues the story. Fuuto PI, as mentioned above, adapts the manga which serves as a sequel to the series. Taking place after the film Kamen Rider W Returns: Kamen Rider Accel, the show follows Shotaro Hidari, a half-boiled private eye with a big heart, and Philip, a super intelligent and quirky young man with a connection to the Gaia Library, an archive of the Earth’s knowledge. A new case appears involving a woman named Tokime, who has lost her memory and has been […]

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SAVAGE ATTACK: Cameras Now Rolling As Action Thriller Adds Matthias Hues

Actor Matthias Hues (I Come In Peace) will rejoin Alexander Nevsky in front of the camera for the current Los Angeles production of Joe Cornet’s new film, Savage Attack. The two have previously worked on films such as crime thriller Black Rose, action adventure Maximum Impact, Showdown In Manila and Cornet’s upcoming Western, Assault On Rio Bravo, in which Nevsky also stars and will release later this year. Craig Hamann (Showdown In Manila) penned the script for the film which centers on a CIA operative who must save his former mentor from an insane asylum under siege by hired killers. Production hails from ETA Films and Nevsky’s Hollywood Storm banner, and is expected to take place in locations in California and Arizona. Nevsky is producing the film with Cornet, Eric Brenner (Crazy Heart) and Douglas “Fini” Finical exec producing.

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WARDRIVER: Dane DeHaan, Sophie Turner Cast In New Action Thriller From ‘F9’ Scribe

Dane DeHaan (Sony’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Oppenheimer) and Sophie Turner (HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” Twentieth Century Fox’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix and X-Men Apocalypse) will star in crime thriller, Wardriver, which is currently being shopped at EFM by Highland Film Group with CAA Media Finance handling domestic. Daniel Casey (F9: The Fast Saga, Kin, 10 Cloverfield Lane) will direct from his own script with cameras set to roll in Los Angeles this summer. DeHaan will play Cole, a brilliant tech-savvy thief forced by a manipulative and dangerous criminal to rob a seemingly weathy woman’s bank account of nearly million dollars. Cole discovers that a powerful, mob-connected lawyer has been using Sarah to hide his money, prompting the tech wunderkind to initiate a plan to bail her out of danger. Ignoring warning signs that something greater is amiss, Cole begins to fall for Sarah, and soon finds himself […]

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WHAT’S MY NAME?: Jean-Claude Van Damme Hails His Final Action Star Bow With Jeremy Zag Directing

Taking a page from Mabrouk El Mechri’s JCVD according to Mike Fleming Jr.’s Deadline exclusive on Friday, martial arts action movie superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme is closing the book on his stellar career with director Jeremy Zag’s What’s My Name?, as news rolls out of EFM with Wild Bunch International handling sales; CAA is repping domestic sales. Per the report, What’s My Name? reunites the action star with some of his classic screen opponents of yesteryear, and “will dip into his cinematic and personal life — as did the 2008 film JCVD — and that it will bring to an end his long career as an action film fighter. Nick Vallelonga (Green Book) and Paul Sloan (Stilleto) penned the script based on a story by Van Damme, who is producing with Zag, and with Cross Creek’s Tyler Thompson; Cross Creek is fully financing the film. More from Fleming Jr. on the film: […]

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REBEL MOON: Zack Snyder Reveals Concept Art, Cast Info For New Netflix Thriller

Zack Snyder revealed a trio of images via social media which you can view above, conveying some conceptual art for his new Netflix space adventure epic, Rebel Moon. The images come with the announcements of newly added cast members Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy, Shantaram, The Gentleman, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword), Djimon Hounsou (The King’s Man, A Quiet Place Part II, Blood Diamond), Doona Bae (The Silent Sea, Jupiter Ascending, Sense8), and Ray Fisher (Zack Snyder’s Justice League, True Detective, Women of the Movement). The aforementioned all join actress Sofia Boutella who was firstly attached to news of the project last November. Jena Malone, Staz Nair, E. Duffy, Charlotte Maggi, and Sky Yang round out the cast with a script storied by Snyder and by Kurt Johnstad, and written by Snyder and Johnstad, and by Shay Hatten. When a peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies […]

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57 SECONDS Lines Up Freeman, Hutcherson For Action Sci-Fi Shoot This Spring

Highland Film Group is off to the races for the upcoming European Film Market with their slate this year, including action sci-fi thriller 57 Seconds starring Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby) and Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games movies). Cameras are set to roll this April in Lousiana for Rusty Cundieff (Tales from the Hood, “Chappelle’s Show”) who is directing from a script by Macon Blair (Netflix’s I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore), who adapted the pic based on the acclaimed story by British author E.C. Tubbs. Hutcherson stars as Franklin Fausti, a tech blogger Franklin Fausti who lands a career-defining interview with the visionary technology guru Anton Burrell (Freeman). After thwarting an attack against the celebrated technophile, Franklin picks up a mysterious ring that Burrell has dropped and soon discovers the ring allows its possessor to travel 57 seconds into the past. Driven by revenge and with Burrell’s support, Franklin […]

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MUZZLE: Aaron Eckhart Stars In New HFG Crime Thriller Launching At Upcoming EFM

Aaron Eckhart will star in Muzzle, the new thriller from director/producer John Stalberg Jr. (Lionsgate’s Crypto). The film is set to shoot in July from a script by Carlyle Eubank (Focus Features’ The Signal), and storied by Eubank and Stalberg Jr., with co-financing by Los Angeles-based sales company Highland Film Group who are also handling worldwide rights at the upcoming European Film Market. Muzzle centers on LAPD K-9 officer Jake Rosser (Eckhart), who has just witnessed the shocking murder of his dedicated partner by a mysterious assailant. As he investigates the shooter’s identity, he uncovers a vast conspiracy that has a chokehold on the city in this thrilling journey through the tangled streets of Los Angeles and the corrupt bureaucracy of the LAPD. “I feel lucky to work with such an immensely talented actor to bring this timely, thrilling story to life,” commented Stalberg, Jr. “I’ve never seen Aaron Eckhart strike a false […]

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DEN OF THIEVES Sequel Casts Up, Plots Spring Production Start

Some of the best news this month is coming right out of the European Film Market where deals are being made and casting is underway for numerous projects, developing or otherwise – namely the long awaited Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera, the long-awiated sequel to the inaugural hit 2018 heist thriller which starred Gerard Butler, Pablo Schreiber, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. The sequel was greeinlit a month after the film’s release with an official title etched in the following year. Christian Gudegast is returning to direct the sequel from his own script, with Deadline‘s Andreas Wiseman reporting the return of Jackson Jr. to his role from the first film opposite Butler, and confirming the return of actress Meadow Williams along with the addition of actor Swen Temmel (After), with Jackson also returning this time to produce. The plan is to commence principal photography late Spring in […]

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NOBODY BERLIN Casts Eric Bana And Kiernan Shipka For Fall Production Start

Eric Bana and Kiernan Shipka are set to star in writer/director Jordan Scott’s (Cracks) highly anticipated thriller, Berlin Nobody, from production companies augenschein Filmproduktion and Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions. Set to start shooting in September, the film is produced by Scott Free’s Ridley Scott and Michael Pruss alongside augenschein’s Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo. Georgina Pope will also produce. The film is executive produced by augenschein’s Jonathan Saubach. Protagonist Pictures is handling worldwide sales alongside augenschein Sales and will introduce the hot project to buyers at the upcoming European Film Market. The companies are teaming up once again as part of their unique strategic partnership to co-represent rights on select feature film titles.  Inspired by Nicholas Hogg’s 2015 novel, “Tokyo”, Berlin Nobody is set in Berlin where we meet American social psychologist Ben Monroe (Bana), as he investigates a local cult connected to a disturbing event. While he immerses himself […]

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FREELANCE: Actor Juan Pablo Reba Joins Action Comedy From ‘Peppermint’ Director

Taken, Peppermint and District B13 helmer Pierre Morel is shooting action comedy Freelance this week in Colombia, and joining the headlining duo of John Cena and Alison Brie is actor Juan Pablo Raba (Peppermint, “Narcos”). The film is being co-financed by Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios along with Endurance Media, whose Steve Richards is producing alongside Sentient Entertainment’s Renee Tab and Christopher Tuffin.  Penned by Jacob Lentz (“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”) in his feature writing debut, Freelance follows a special forces operator (Cena) who decides to retire from the Army and start a family back in the states. After several years of mortgage payments, school drop offs, backyard barbecues and trying to conform to life in suburbia, he decides to come out of retirement to take a gig providing security for a female journalist (Brie) as she interviews a cruel dictator who may or may not have ordered the attack on him and […]

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SEIJI TAKAIWA and KOICHI SAKAMOTO Re-Unite for New Film

Legendary Tokusatsu suit actor Seiji Takaiwa (Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, Metal Hero) , aka “Mr. Heisei Kamen Rider”, will be re-uniting with several toku veterans for a new film to debut later this year. Good Morning, Sleeping Lion is set to debut starting this April on Japanese video distribution service “Hikari TV”, and features Takaiwa in a rare, out of suit, lead role. Good Morning, Sleeping Lion stars Takaiwa as Kazuma Kujo, an entertainment manager deep into middle age but still deeply passionate for his work. One of his charges, Reimi Watanuki (Miho Watanabe of Idol Group Hinatazaka 46) has been targeted by a mysterious group, and it’s up to Kujo to protect her while keeping his headstrong idol in line. The show is directed by Koichi Sakamoto, one of the best known action directors in Tokusatsu and a regular Takaiwa collaborator on Rider and Sentai, even working in America by way […]

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THE BRICKLAYER: Aaron Eckhart Actioner Builds Toward March Shoot From Millenium Media

Renny Harlin is set to direct action thriller The Bricklayer, casting Aaron Eckhart in the latest update since the project began brewing ten years ago as a Gerard Butler vehicle, according to Deadline’s Andreas Wiseman on Friday. Production is set to commence in March at Millenium Media’s new Nu Boyana Studios’ locations in Greece and Bulgaria. Harlin will direct from a script by Hannah Weg (Septembers of Shiraz) and Matt Johnson (Into the Blue) which sees Eckhart as a brilliant – but rebellious – former CIA operative reluctantly lured out of retirement when the agency finds itself blamed for the recent assassinations of foreign journalists, forcing him to confront his checkered past while unraveling an international conspiracy. The aforementioned Butler will reunite with Millenium following their successful Has Fallen trilogy; Butler will produce via his G-Base banner along with Alan Siegel and Danielle Robinson, next to Eclectic Pictures’ Heidi Jo […]

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BLACK KNIGHT Signals Cast For New Netflix Sci-Fi Thriller Series

I’ve actually yet to catch up on my fill of K-dramas since wrapping up Squid Game and then having to deal with all sorts of life-as-I-know-it-isms coming into the latter end of ’21 into ’22. With that in mind, Netflix insists on thrilling the shit out of us with more epic sci-fi content out of South Korea now in the form of Black Knight, whose confirmed lead cast currently lists Kim Woo-bin (Master), Esom (Samjin Company English Class) and Kang Yoo-seok (tvN drama Start-Up). The series also marks a reunion for actor Kim who headlined with Gang Dong-won and Lee Byung-hun in Golden Slumber and Cold Eyes helmer Cho Ui-seok’s 2016 thriller, Master. Black Knight is written and directed by Cho and is based on Lee Yoon-gyun’s E-IP Award-winning 2016 Toomics webcomic publication, and takes place on air-polluted Earth in the year 2071, where one-percent is all that’s left of […]

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Wilmer Valderrama Partners With Disney For New ZORRO Series

If you’re memory is any good then you probably haven’t forgotten about the previously-reported Z from director Jonas Cuaron. That film has a far different vision based on the classic pulp hero, “Zorro”, than what Disney Branded Television now has in store and time will tell if that project ever gets off the ground. As for the latest, leave it to actor Wilmer Valderrama (That 70’s Show, Disney’s Encanto, NCIS) who is set to shepherd a new reimagined incarnation for the studio. The new action adventure western episodic will center on Valderrama as Don Diego de la Vega and his swashbuckling alter ego, the masked vigilante himself. Valderrama will also exec produce alongside DBTV’s outgoing president and chief creative officer, Gary Marsh, and Zorro Productions Inc.’s John Gertz (“The Mask of Zorro,” “The Legend of Zorro”). Ayo Davis, president, Disney Branded Television, said, “We’re reimagining this Disney classic as a […]

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The Crows Are Coming, As HIGH & LOW: THE WORST Is Announced For Late 2022 Sequel Release!

We may never know what becomes of the mysterious figure, “Bulge”, hinted at with the end of 2017’s High & Low: Final Mission. I’m not really sure, though it’s exciting to think about now that the hit action franchise is back in the headlines. More to the point, Japanese trade news sites are now reporting the early Fall 2022 release of a sequel to Shigeaki Kubo’s High & Low: The Worst, from Shochiku, in a new video which you can view above, and a poster announcement featuring the cast which you can check out further below on this page. The sequel, to be directed by HiGH&Low franchise co-scribe Norihisa Hiranuma (director of DTC Yukemuri Junjo hen From High & Low), will bring back a mix of both returning and new cast members; Actors Kazuma Kawamura, Hokuto Yoshino, Ryuji Sato, Fuju Kamio, Kohei Fukuyama, Ryu, Takahide Suzuki, Satoshi Uekiya, Ken Nakajima […]

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