[Updated] RIVER RUNS RED: Revenge Bleeds One Color In Wes Miller’s New Crime Thriller
Wes Miller’s RIVER RUNS RED has been acquired by Cinedigm and stars Taye Diggs, George Lopez and John Cusack for a November 9 release.
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THE HIT LIST: September 24, 2018
It looks like things are slowing down a little on the interwebs regarding shortfilms. I’ll do my best to scavenge for these gems as much as possible, though I am looking forward to taking another break (which probably won’t be one anyway since I’ll likely be using it to write ? …the cycle never ends). As for all else, The Hit List is now here and I’ve brought some new stunt, training and performance reels to the fray this week courtesy of Narayan Cabral, Anna Sophia Moad, Camran Bostanabad, Spencer Davis, Robert Steven Brown, Rad Floria, Amelia Skye, Bruce Neri, April Taft, Heather Brooke, Vinny O’Brien, Zhanna Sattsaeva, Gabby Perrera, Craig Henry, Shane Daniels and Jose Vicente Iborra. (*Marques Zaror Archie’s reel appears to have been tentatively removed.) There’s only one item to promote this week and for that, we turn to Nerdbot’s most recent effort, Back In The Shell. […]
THE WILD BUNCH Lands Mel Gibson To Helm The Remake Of The Sam Peckinpah Classic
The official trailer at the bottom of the page should give you a glimpse into what Mel Gibson now has his hands on according to Mike Fleming Jr.’s exclusive at Deadline. Indeed, he will executive produce and direct a remake of Sam Peckinpah’s 1969 American Western epic, The Wild Bunch, which he will also write with screenwriter Bryan Bagby. The original film penned by Peckinpah and co-scribe Walon Green hit the marquee in its heyday as a controversially violent film. To date, it is considered a stylishly memorable classic among many that not only set the gold standard for much of Hollywood action cinema in the decades that followed, and directors therein. The film now sits at home at American Film Institute among 100 greatest American Films of all time, as well as in the Library of Congress National Film Registry. Receiving two Academy Award nominations, this bitter, brutal story […]
EMBATTLED: Indie MMA Drama Shoots This Week
Stephen Dorff is currently cast in MMA drama, EMBATTLED, from Georgian filmmaker Nick Sarkisov who will also produce for LA-based Blitz Films
Andrzej Bartkowiak’s MAXIMUM IMPACT Settles For The Shameless Minimum
Andrzej Bartkowiak’s MAXIMUM IMPACT stars Alexander Nevsky, Kelly Hu and Mark Dacascos and opens on September 27.
VENGEANCE 2: Casting Ramps Up For Ross Boyask’s Action Thriller Sequel Filming This Week
Ross Boyask’s latest sequel effort, VENGEANCE 2, starts filming on Tuesday with Stu Bennet returning to star.
Marvel Adds Chloe Zhao To Direct THE ETERNALS
Marvel is far from done with its big screen affairs, having advanced their next phase of the MCU going forward. Adding The Eternals to its roster, Chloe Zhao has been attached to direct. From Variety: Created by Jack Kirby, the story of “The Eternals” is set millions of years ago when the cosmic beings known as the Celestials genetically experimented on humans, creating the super-powered individuals as well as more villainous off-shoots known as the Deviants. The two groups went on to battle each other throughout history to see which would eventually become the ultimate race. Zhao previously directed Sony Pictures release, The Rider, which became an award-winning feat at Cannes last year. Zhao will direct The Eternals with a script from Matthew and Ryan Firpo who previously penned the script on Justin Kurzel’s upcoming WWII revenge thriller, Ruin, with Margot Robbie and Matthias Schoenaerts starring. She was also reported […]
SITGES 2018: Marc Natoli Readies THE PROPOSAL World Premiere Next Month
The search for the next most representing action star is never without a running engine. Director Ben Whimpey and screenwriter and producer John Fallon (The Shelter) have assuredly put the pedal to the metal this year and are staking their claim in actor and martial artist Marc Natoli for 80’s/90’s action nostalgia nod, The Proposal. Whimpey and Fallon have already taken the necessary steps to pony up their latest project to the masses on a festival platform, with October 4 kicking off the 51st Sitges Film Festival in Catalonia, Spain. Tickets are currently available for its World Premiere therein at the Tramuntana Meliá Sitges Theatre on October 10, 2018 at 4:00PM. When gun for hire and all around tough customer Mason Stone (Marc Natoli) takes his long time girlfriend Emma (Kahli Williams) out on the town with the intent of popping the big question, he finds his proposal plans rudely […]
WITHOUT REMORSE: Michael B. Jordan To Step Into The ‘Jack Ryan’ Universe For First Of Two Franchise Films
At long last having applied the John Clark character in Jack Ryan adaptations, Clear And Present Danger and The Sum of All Fears, Paramount appears to be moving forward with spearheading efforts to turn Clark into a franchise hero of his own. Previous news arose last July on the matter and now word from Justin Kroll at Variety reveals that Black Panther co-star Michael B. Jordan, the latest center of Man Of Steel hype, is being tapped to star in the role for origin adaptations, Without Remose and Rainbow Six, with the former up first on the roster. A partial description of the book from Clancy’s official website reads as follows: John Kelly, former Navy SEAL and Vietnam veteran, is still getting over the accidental death of his wife six months before, when he befriends a young woman with a decidedly checkered past. When that past reaches out for her […]
FANTASTIC FEST 2018: Blumhouse’s BLOODLINE Stains Sean William Scott Aplenty In The First Poster
Fantastic Fest kicked off thursday with a rousing selection of feats that are forthcoming. Introducing Henry Jacobson’s feature debut, Bloodline, Dread Central‘s Jonathan Barkan took to the masses online to unveil the first poster art featuring actor Sean William Scott sporting a look fitting for such a title and tone. Festival programmer Logan Taylor lays it all out in his dissemination below as the fest readies screenings slated for Saturday, September 22, and Monday, September 24. Jacobson will be in attendace with producer Adam Hendricks and screenwriter Avra Fox-Lerner. Evan (Seann William Scott) values family above all else, and anyone who gets between him, his wife, and newborn son learns that the hard way. But when it comes to violent tendencies, it seems the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Seann William Scott (GOON; AMERICAN PIE) goes full psychopath in BLOODLINE, the latest thriller from Blumhouse Productions and director […]
Marvel’s DAREDEVIL To Unleash Hell October 19
There’s no question that Netflix has been the purveyor of many a game-changing television experience, particularly regarding Marvel series, Daredevil. This show is one of the streaming site’s most crowning achievements having taken the concept from comics to cinema in a fitting format that hasn’t always been easy to package, but always delivers the crux of the spectacle in spades, which is the fights. Undoubtedly, this will be a major centerpiece for fans looking toward its panel presentation when Netflix takes to the crowd at New York City Comic Con on Saturday, October 6. Until then, I actually hasn’t expected there to be a release date announcement so soon and it just so happens that Netflix is defying expectations as of Thursday, signaling an October 19 premiere of the show’s third season. The latest teaser already invites something pretty foreboding when it comes to the show’s protagonist. Having been a […]
BOND 25 Lands Cary Fukunaga To Helm Spy Saga This Spring
It’s been about four months since Danny Boyle was announced to helm the 25th installment of the 007 franchise. With his departure last month since then left the search for another in his place as EON Productions and MGM paired with Universal for its previous release on November 8, 2019. That date has now been reset for February 14, 2020 with production moved back from this December to a March start date with Beasts Of No Nation and True Detective – Season One and Netflix series Maniac helmer Cary Fukunaga set to direct. With the production delay in place, the move coincides with actor Daniel Craig’s current starring role slated for Rian Johnson’s new whodunit thriller production, Knives Out before Craig takes the mantle for a fifth outing as title character, James Bond. Martin Campbell and Sam Mendes share their respective directing credits for Craig since the Bond franchise reboot […]
Park Hee-Kon’s Period Drama, FENG SHUI, Releases Nationwide On October 5
Park Hee-Kon’s third outing comes decorated with seething intrigue for the narrative at hand in Feng Shui. Actor Cho Seung-Woo (Inside Men) leads the cast in the role of a medium whose nimble hand on spatial intuition will play an intergral role in who will claim the throne. Myung Dang (an ideal spot) could change someone’s destiny. The one that occupies the site would rule the world. Also starring are Ji Sung, Baek Yoon-Sik, Kim Sung-Kyun, Yoo Jae-Myung, Moon Chae-Won and Lee Won-Geun. The film will screen in the U.S. on September 21 exclusively at CGV Cinemas in Buena Park and Los Angeles before rolling out nationwide on October 5 from CJ Entertainment.
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER Gets A Live-Action Series Adaptation At Netflix
Essentially heeding to the call of fans pining for a revival of the hit animated series, AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER lands at Netflix!
WarParty Sets LAFF 2018 Selection, EL CHICANO, For November Release; THE RAID Production Begins Janaury 2019
Ben Hernandez Bray’s new vigilante action drama, EL CHICANO, will release this November following its star-studded LAFF 2018 premiere this weekend!
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.
Hit Novel MYSTERIOUS SEAS AND THE LANDS OF WONDER: THE MATCHLESS PEARL On Par For Multimedia Platform Adaptations
Chinese online streaming banner, iQIYI, is aiming to follow through on announcements over the weekend regarding Tang Jia San Shao’s hit novel, Mysterious Seas And Lands of Wonder: The Matchless Pearl. The goal is to develop the IP into multiple content formats including original drama, cartoon, film, game, anime and more. The move comes following an exclusive agreement the renowned author signed an exclusive agreement with iQIYI’s literature platform prior to publishing the novel in June. According to the announcement on Sunday, Tang Jia San Shao plans to develop the book into a series of stories over the coming decade.
xXx4 Casts TF Boys’ Own Roy Wang
Production on the fourth installment of the xXx franchise is still months away as Vin Diesel remains on the set of his latest thriller, Bloodshot. The aforementioned franchise title, currently home at Paramount following a rousing third installment release last January has D.J. Caruso on board to helm once more and with word that TF Boys member Roy Wang is slated to star as of last week. There aren’t any details yet on what the fourth installment may entail. The film sits as one of several titles delineated in a recent deal officiated between The H Collective and Chinese streaming company, iQIYI which would allow the film to share releases in the U.S. as well as in China. iQIYI debuted its first international distro title, action thriller The Blizzard with theatrical releasea in Canada beginning last week on September 14.
RED SONJA: Bryan Singer Up To Helm Remake For Millenium
I sat and thought from time to time about who should star in a remake of Red Sonja. I’m thoroughly sold on the idea of casting either Rebecca Ferguson or even Jessica Chastain for title. That said, depending on how far things go, I’m slightly confident that Sophie Turner would suit the role given having shared the set prior with X-Men: Apocalypse helmer Bryan Singer. Word from Heat Vision at THR states the beleagured helmer of upcoming Bohemian Rhapsody is being tapped to direct the film for Millenium. The character was originally recreated by Roy Thomas and artist Barry Windsor with partial inspiration from Robert E. Howard’s own shortstory work from the 1930s. The crux of Red Sonja centers on a young girl from the Western Hyrkanian steppes who trains and sets out to seek revenge for her own rape and the murder of her family. Richard Fleischer’s original 1985 […]
WILD LEAGUE: Adrian Paul Period Sports Drama Completes Filming
WILD LEAGUE, upcoming sports drama based on real-life events during 1910, is produced by Alexander Nevsky and stars Adrian Paul.
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