First Looks

17 BRIDGES: The Manhunt Begins As Cameras Roll For The Chadwick Boseman Crime Thriller

The Russo Brothers took to social media to reveal a first look at Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman as principal photography commenced for upcoming crime thriller, 17 Bridges. The image comes a day after trade source The Wrap confirmed the additions of Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons, actress Sienna Miller and actor Taylor Kitsch. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Russo Brothers (@therussobrothers) Brian Kirk (Luther) is directing from a screenplay written by Adam Mervis and revised by Matt Carnahan. Hailing from STXfilms and the Russos’ AGBO label, 17 Bridges tells of a disgraced NYPD detective whose latest shot at redemption in the wake of uncovering a conspiracy, comes as the city closes all 17 bridges connecting into Manhattan while the force hunts down a pair of cop killers. MWM Studios, the TV/film division of Madison Wells Media, is also producing as are Boseman, Logan Coles and Joe and […]

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THE GREAT WAR OF ARCHIMEDES: Yamazaki Takashi’s Manga Adaptation Sets Course For Summer 2019

Yamazaki Takashi (Parasyte 1 & 2, Eternal Zero, Returner) is just about done filming his next epic, The Great War Of Archimedes. The new film is based on Mita Norifusa’s 2015 manga publication, set in the 1930s as the Imperial Japanese Navy undergoes plans to build the world’s biggest and most powerful battleship, the Yamato. Actor Suda Masaki fronts the cast thusfar as mathematical genius, Kai, brought aboard at the behest of an eager admiral, only to uncover discrepancies in the cost of its construction, as well as another potential conspiracy. Suda’s most recent credits include starring in Fukuda Yuichi’s Gintama franchise, Kishi Yoshiyuki’s two-part boxing drama, Wilderness, and Nagai Akira’s Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High. Further details remain pending ahead of the film’s expected release next summer.

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Meet “Arthur” In The First Official Glimpse At Todd Phillips’ Lead For The Untitled JOKER Film

The last we heard on the upcoming untitled Joker movie from The Hangover director Todd Phillips, Alec Baldwin pretty much came and left from the role of Thomas Wayne, patriarch of the Wayne family whose tragic fallout would birth the rise of the Dark Knight himself, Batman. Granted, this film doesn’t share space with Warner Bros.’ current DCEU timetable, and so therein lies the question of just what will apply with this particular film. For now, all we really have in its existence is a brief description of the vision at hand for the production’s latest in-studio side venture. Along with a release date slated for October 4, 2019, we also have a first look at actor Joaquin Phoenix (You Were Never Really Here; Her; Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot) via social media captioned “Arthur”, detailing as much that this particular iteration will be the version we […]

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Liu Yi-Fei as MULAN

MULAN: Liu Yi-Fei Strikes In The First Official Photo Signaling Production

Dropping a nice little jewel online, the first official look at actress Liu Yi-Fei in the title iteration of Mulan arrived via Twitter on Monday. The photo signals the official launch of production from Disney with Whale Rider and McFarland, USA helmer Niki Caro directing. Actress Liu, whose preceding credits also include The Forbidden Kingdom, Outcast, The Four trilogy and Once Upon A Time, revives the fandom stemming from an ancient folkloric tale of a young Chinese maiden who masquerades as a male soldier in order to save her father. Disney rolled out two animated films both in 1998 with the Oscar nominated Mulan, and as a DTV release in 2004 while actress Zhao Wei took the mantle for a mainland production in China under director Jingle Ma in 2009. Liu leads a cast that includes action legends Donnie Yen and Jet Li, New Zealand actress Xana Tang and actresses […]

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EL CHICANO from Ben Bray

First Look At Vigilante Thriller, EL CHICANO, Heeds An Omnious Warning

Things are brewing slowly for stuntman and coordinator Ben Bray whose feature directing debut, El Chicano, is currently on par for an in-competition premiere in the La Muse section of the L.A. Film Festival next month. The social media campaign has already begun and thus, a new still of what looks to be the enigmatic title character can be seen in a new post which you can view below. Bray makes his debut from a script he wrote with WarParty’s own Joe Carnahan, set in East L.A. and centered on a cop drawn into the exploits of a mysterious crime fighting vigilante while investigating his ex-con brother’s death. Raúl Castillo stars along with George Lopez, Aimee Garcia, Emilio Rivera, David Castañeda, Marlene Forte, Jose Pablo Cantillo and Sal Lopez. Carnahan is producing the film via his WarParty banner alongside Frank Grillo and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura. The L.A. Film Festival […]

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AVENGEMENT: Scott Adkins Goes To Prison In New Set Photos And Stills

Production is already underway for Jesse Johnson’s entry next in Scott Adkins action film fandom Avengement, and both star and director have just featured the latest look at our protagonist in two new photos from the set. Judging by the overall look, costumes and hashtags, the new thriller sounds much like it’ll be in a prison/escape setting to foundate the plot, telling of Cain Burgess, a lowly criminal who sets out to his old stomping grounds to get even with the people who made him a cold-hearted killer. Joined by actor Louis Mandylor, Johnson and Adkins are freshly coming off of recent ceremony over gangster buddy action dramedy, The Debt Collector, one in a continuing string of titles they’ve principally shared in the last several years including Savage Dog and graphic novel adaptation, Accident Man. Dan Styles and Luke LaFontaine are rejoining the action design efforts according to Johnson’s Instagram […]

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MADE IN CHINATOWN: Meet Vinny In New Stills From The Upcoming Martial Arts Mob Comedy

Production is currently underway for upcoming martial arts action comedy, Made In Chinatown, with scenes currently being filmed in Philidelphia. The film is being directed by Art Camacho and Robert Samuels (H.K.S.C.), the latter who plays a supporting role in the new film from Tambuli Media and R4 Films L.L.C. The cast is being headlined by a raft of talent with newcomer and stuntman, actor Jay Kwon in his debut lead role playing Vinny, a fish-out-of-water Chinatown resident who, with the help of friends and his wise Sifu, sets out to win the girl of his dreams by becoming a “Made” man in the Italian mob. Also starring are Michelle Procida, Vincent Pastore and Tony Darrow, Shuya Chang, José Manuel and many more from a script by executive producer Mark Wiley. On Sunday, Samuels, who also serves as producer, displayed new production stills providing fans a first look at Kwon […]

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BUMBLEBEE: Meet Decepticons Shatter And Dropkick!

BUMBLEBEE: Meet Decepticons Shatter And Dropkick!

Anthony Breznican at Entertainment Weekly is running his latest exclusive for Travis Knight’s upcoming Hasbro treatment, Bumblebee. The photo above marks the first reveal of two Decepticon characters in the form of Shatter, a cherry-red Plymouth Satellite (voiced by Black Panther co-star Angela Bassett), and Dropkick, a blue AMC Javelin, (voiced by Justin Theroux). On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary, yellow VW bug. Knight spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the characters and their respective personalities: “When the cast is too big, and you have a finite amount of time, there’s only so much you can do to create an investment in them,” Knight […]

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SHAZAM!: Get A Look At A Thirsty Zachary Levi In The First Set Photo

SHAZAM!: Get A Look At A Thirsty Zachary Levi In The First Set Photo

The latest film phase is set to arrive next Spring with the April 5, 2019 release of New Line Cinema’s DC adaptation, Shazam!. James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly unveiled the new official first look prominently featuring Zachary Levi in costume as the superheroic adult counterpart of young Billy Batson, played by actor Angel Asher. Also seen in the photo with Levi is It co-star, actor Jack Dylan Grazer. We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s (Angel) case, by shouting out one word—SHAZAM!—this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam (Levi), courtesy of an ancient wizard. Still a kid at heart—inside a ripped, godlike body—Shazam revels in this adult version of himself by doing what any teen would do with superpowers: have fun with them! Can he fly? Does he have X-ray […]

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