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Ben Young’s Sci-Fi, EXTINCTION, Casts Michael Peña

As far as aliens go, there’s nothing stopping them from taking over Earth and chewing through anything in their path… though not if Michael Peña has anything to say about it. Word via Deadline writes the Ant-Man and Fury co-star is currently set to star in the new sci-fi thriller, Extinction, for Good Universe and Mandeville Films which is currently being set up to present for buyers in Berlin. Peña will star as a man who discovers a unique strength to protect his family in the wake of a brutal invasion that threatens to make his worst nightmares come true. Ben Young, whose 2016 crime pic, Hounds Of Love, became a festival favorite in Venice that year, is directing from a script by Spenser Cohen, Brad Caleb Kane and Arrival scribe Eric Heisserer. Mandeville’s Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman are producing the film with Alexander Young executive producing next to […]

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Netflix’s THE GET DOWN Co-Star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Joins AQUAMAN As The Villain

First off, if you haven’t been to Netflix and tuned in to watch The Get Down, I honestly don’t know what it is you do with life. You’ve failed at life and you desperately need some redemption as it’s one of the best coming-of-age dramas to date with some of the best performances by far. One such comes from actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II who plays one of the more seedy characters of the show and before long, the Sidney Hall co-star will be returning to the big screen for Bawaytch alongside Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron this summer before appearing in The Greatest Showman this December with Hugh Jackman. In the meantime, you can also tack the role of supervillain to Abdul-Mateen II’s credentials as per the latest trade news confirming his role as Black Manta in James Wan’s Aquaman for Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Entertainment. The news is […]

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Check Out A New International Trailer For JOURNEY TO THE WEST 2: THE DEMONS STRIKE BACK

This past weekend proved lucrative for the Stephen Chow-produced Tsui Hark sequel, Journey To The West 2: The Demons Strike Back topping Chow’s 2015 fantasy, The Mermaid for its first day opening. The film was released in China on up to 390 IMAX screens upon its release and with more territories pending following Sony Pictures’s acquisition of the film in December, we now have another international trailer floating online hailing the hit sequel. SYNOPSIS: Tang Monk brings three disciples on a journey to the West. On the outside, everything seems harmonious. However, tension is present beneath the surface, and their hearts and minds are not in agreement. After a series of demon-capturing events, the monk and his disciples gain mutual understanding of each others’ hardships and unease. Finally, they resolve their inner conflict and work together to become an all-conquering, demon-exorcising team. Much like its 2013 predecessor it definitely has […]

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KAOS, Crunchyroll Announce ANIME MOVIE NIGHT For Theatergoers

KAOS, Crunchyroll Announce ANIME MOVIE NIGHT For Theatergoers

An announcement like this is just the thing folks like myself have been waiting for. Indeed, anime has its grip on the fandom abroad and now otakus will have the chance to experience it all on a quarterly basis thanks to KAOS Connect and hit anime streaming service, Crunchyroll, through Anime Movie Night. A trailer announcement is even picking up steam so check it out below along with the following press release, and hit the official website for extra details! New York, N.Y., January 31, 2017 – Screenvision Media, a national cinema advertising leader, in association with KAOS Connect, renowned event cinema creators, today announced an exclusive alliance with Crunchyroll, the world’s leader in anime, to deliver quarterly anime event cinema programs in 2017. “Anime Movie Night,” presented by Crunchyroll, will feature some of the most popular anime titles, both new and classic.  Each theatrical event will feature select anime […]

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Leonardio DiCaprio To Take On THE BLACK HAND For Paramount

Read enough fake news online and you might find yourself going insane over actor Leonardo DiCaprio’s involvement in a new Scarface remake. Here’s a tip: Stop reading fake news and read this instead. In the meantime, you can assure yourselves that the active actor and producer will have a hand in adapting New York Times bestselling author Stephen Talty’s seventh narrative non-fictional novel, The Black Hand: The Epic War Between a Brilliant Detective and the Deadliest Secret Society in American History, for the big screen. Titled, The Black Hand, for short, Paramount Pictures now have the rights to the film with DiCaprio set to star. A quick click over at Talty’s website gives you the following description of the book which hits stores in April: Beginning in the summer of 1903, an insidious crime wave filled New York City, and then the entire country, with fear. The children of Italian […]

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HARD POWDER Sets The Tone For Molland’s ‘Kraftidioten’ Remake Starring Liam Neeson

Last May it was reported that actor Liam Neeson would stake his claim in a role for a revenge thriller remaking director Hans Petter Molland’s 2014 film, In Order Of Disappearence (Kraftidioten). This week, word coming out of Berlinale confirms the film with Molland returning to the helm and cameras rolling in Banff, Alberta and other areas in Canada beginning in March. Per Variety, Molland will direct Hard Powder which casts Neeson in the wryly comedic role of Nels, an upright snowplow driver who becomes the unlikely nemesis of two warring criminal organizations when his son is found dead, sparking his need for vengenace. Actor Stellan Skarsgård portrayed the lead role for the 2014 film which went on to earn a raft of subsequent wins and nominations in the festival circuit throughout Europe and the U.S., including winning Best Director at Austin. The film was picked up for North American […]

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Will Diego Luna Play SCARFACE For Universal?

Will Diego Luna Play SCARFACE For Universal?

Disney and Lucasfilm’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story just made Forbes’s list as second highest grosser of 2016 earning $1.033 billion dollars globally. It’s good news for Diego Luna who first landed on our radar many years ago as a flourishing Mexican TV and film actor, notably landing on a bigger stage in Alfonso Cuarón’s critically acclaimed coming of age drama, Y Tu Mamá También. Nowadays moviegoers can expect to catch the Elysium and Blood Father co-star in upcoming thrillers like Niels Arden Oplev’s Flatliners remake for Screen Gems this September as well as Ana Lily Amirpour’s Venice Film Fest Special Jury Prize Winning movie, The Bad Batch. Moreover, it also appears that Luna’s name is now being mentioned for the title role of the forthcoming readaptation of the gangster crime drama classic, Scarface for Universal Pictures. After Jonathan Herman, Boardwalk Empire series creator Terence Winter last provided a […]

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With Ben Affleck’s Departure As THE BATMAN Director, The Search Continues

Ben Affleck is still set to make an explosive solo debut in the upcoming solo The Batman. That’s the good news. The bad news, for some who may have been hoping otherwise, is that he won’t be directing anymore according to news over at Variety concluding the matter. “Warner Bros. fully supports Ben Affleck’s decision and remains committed to working with him to bring a standalone Batman picture to life,” the studio said a statement. Affleck who debuted phemomenally with cult appeal in Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice last year as The Dark Knight himself and cameoed in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, wrote the script with DC’s Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns and was set to helm but will instead focus on playing the role for which he will reprise this November in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. In turn, a shortlist has already surfaced with director Matt Reeves of […]

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JAGVELD: The Bodycount Begins In The Official Trailer For The South African Crime Thriller

Expect something of a thrillride as being promised in acclaimed South African novelist-turned-filmmaker Deon Meyer’s new movie, aptly titled Jagveld. Taking to the helm with his own script, the film is slated for a March 17 release date and after three earlier teasers, the official trailer is out and giving us all the reasons in the world to be excited. SYNOPSIS: Emma’s a beautiful, kindhearted nursery school teacher who abhors violence. It’s the end of term and she’s on her way to visit her father on his farm in the Karoo. Bosman is a violent man, a hardened criminal and drug dealer. Bosman and his group of thugs have a mission to transport a load of drugs, worth millions, to Cape Town. They make sure to take all the back roads in order to avoid the police, but their plan backfires when a traffic officer orders them off the road […]

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‘Red Cup’ Hails The Start Of Production On The New STAR WARS Spin-Off With Han Solo

May 25, 2018 is when Star Wars fans will brace themselves for another inspired spin-off of the hit sci-fi fantasy space opera, now with the untitled Han Solo origin film following the big screen success of Gareth Edwards’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. As such, production has officially commenced by way of co-director Chris Miller’s Twitter announcement a la clapperboard illustrating the film’s working title, Red Cup. Miller is joined by co-helmer Phil Lord with actor Alden Ehrenrich succeeding the title role in a tale that will illustrate Solo’s career ascension as the smuggler, captain of the Millenium Falcon who would soon play a pivotal role in the rebel alliance against the Empire. Also starring are Donald Glover who will take the mantle as Lando Calrissian previosly played by Billy Dee Williams, actress Emilia Clarke in an undisclosed role and Woody Harrelson who will star as Solo’s mentor. Stay […]

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Johnny Harris Has Reasons To Fight In The First Trailer For JAWBONE

Film certainly won’t see its end just yet in the boxing drama category with plenty more in tow. As such, director Thomas Napper’s debut at the helm, Jawbone, is heading for the big screen on March 17 with actor Johnny Harris who you may remember as the soldiering villain menacing the streets in Eran Creevy’s 2013 thriller, Welcome To The Punch. SYNOPSIS: JAWBONE is the story of a former youth boxing champion. Jimmy McCabe (Johnny Harris) is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill (Ray Winstone), cornerman Eddie (Michael Smiley) and promoter Joe (Ian McShane). Back in training, years after anyone thought he was a contender, he will risk his life to stand tall and to regain his place in the world. […]

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BATTLESHIP ISLAND: Catch The Teaser For Ryoo Seung-Wan’s Japanese-Occupation Era Epic

Director Ryoo Seung-Wan’s Battleship Island is coming this summer following the success of his 2015 action comedy, Veteran. That one is already poised for a sequel while here, we are swept into a much darker period in history as the film delves into the lives of three men and their stories among the hundreds of others forcefully taken on Hashima Island during Japanese occupation at the top of the 1900s. Hwang Jung-Min plays a bandmaster desperate to protect his family while So Ji-Sub plays a tough fighter with a warm heart, and Song Joong-Ki stars as an insurgent leading a rescue mission for one of his independence fighters. The film is opening this summer and, as per its brand, may hopefully acquire a release via CJ’s USA shingle, so it’s a waiting game, no less. In the meantime, the latest teaser has already gone viral so take a look below!

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Gary Ross’s OCEAN’S 8 Catches A NYC Train In A First Look Photo From The Upcoming Heist Pic

Oscar nominated director Gary Ross of The Hunger Games and Free State Of Jones fame is turning to an all-female line-up for his heist revival, Ocean’s Eight. Production is already underway as of November and with none other than Sandra Bullock as the estranged sister to George Clooney’s role in Steve Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Trilogy (2001-2007) which revamped Lewis Milestone’s 1960 Rat Pack-headlining classic. Joining Bullock are Oscar winners Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway along with Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, actress and singer Rihanna and Oscar nominee Helena Bonham Carter. Plot details are unknown, save for what will likely ensue a clever plot involving a tricky and treacherous heist much in the vein of Soderbergh’s films. At any rate, Warner Bros. Pictures is granting folks a first look from the film’s New York City production with our female line-up with the city’s subway as the backdrop. Actress Dakota Fanning abd […]

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New Live-Action GINTAMA Character Posters Reveal Two More

Two more character posters arrived on Sunday for director Fukuda Yuichi’s live-action adventure adaptation, Gintama. The new posters now available in the album below host actress Nagasawa Masami in the role of Shimura Tae and Muro Tsuyoshi as Gengai Hiraga in the upcoming film dated for July 14, 2017. Shimura Tae is the older sister to Shinpachi – played by actor Suda Masaki, and the caretaker of their late father’s martial arts school which she supports through her work as a tough-as-nails cabaret hostess. Gengai is an inventor and engineer often responsible for aiding Shinpachi and the other two of his Odd Jobs Gin outlet on their more perilous quests, save for his knack for inadvertently sabotaging gadgets via his addiction to soy sauce. The posters come a few days since the emergence of actor Okada Masaki’s character visual as Kotaro Katsura, yesteryear wartime rebel cohort to Odd Jobs Gin […]

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Review: xXx: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE Knows Why You're Here, And You're Okay With That

Paramount Going into xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage, I honestly thought this was going to be another douchebag action movie just like both its predecessors from Rob Cohen and Lee Tamahori. Sure, the fandom of having Tony Jaa and Donnie Yen notwithstanding, I’ve reached a pinnacle in my life where I’ve begun seeing past the veil of spectacle in most Hollywood action thrillers to be a little more speculative and critical than I’ve usually been. That said, I look at what D.J. Caruso brings to the table for this third installation and on its face, it’s still as full of the usual mindless fun as the first two films, though gladly it’s not as frustrating an experience – likely due in part to the fact that after fifteen years we already have a general idea about what we’re in for, so that helps. Yes, Vin Diesel is back in […]

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His Name Is Not “Zura” In The New GINTAMA Character Poster

Watching an anime series like Gintama will leave you breatheless most days – either from vociferous laughter or outright awe from the chaos and explosive twists and turns that occur as it explores the arcs. Coming into director Fukuda Yuichi’s own live-action adaptation, the current cast listing sums up what appears to be the Benizakara end of things and hopefully a full trailer will arrive soon to take a deeper visual dive to whet the appetite. Until then, the promotional rollout has already begun as of late last year with a spate of character posters hailing the star trio of the saga with actor Oguri Shun and Suda Masaki, and actress Kashimoto Hanna. The three, based on Sorachi Hideaki’s popular Shonen Jump manga property and subsequent anime, lead the film as an Odd Jobs outlet in Edo period, Japan following the arrival of an alien race known as the Amanto, […]

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RLJ Entertainment Picks Up Action Adventure Thriller, BUSHWICK

Fresh out of Sundance and emerging out on the world stage is the new dystopian action thriller, Bushwick. The usual spate of reviews are now making the rounds while word has it from The Wrap that RLJ Entertainment is staking its claim for the film’s U.S. release in a seven-figure deal brokerered with XYZ Films’s own Nate Bolotin alongside WME Global. Cooties helmers Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott directed the film which casts Dave Bautista as an ex-Marine next to lead Brittany Snow as a young girl bound for her grandmother’s house and desperate to survive amid a deadly cessation uprising by a Texas militia. Nick Damici and Graham Reznik wrote the script with Angelic Zambrana, Jeremie Harris, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Alex Breaux and Arturo Castro also starring, and host to a soundtrack by indie hip-hop artist, Aesop. via The Wrap “RLJ Entertainment is a fearless distributor that specializes in […]

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211: Millemium/Nu Image Crime Pic Cast Nicolas Cage

211: Millemium/Nu Image Crime Pic Cast Nicolas Cage

Deadline reports of Bulgarian news coverage over actor Nicolas Cage’s next film, 211, for Millenium/Nu Image. The film marks the fifth feature film apart from a spate of documentaries for director York Alex Shackleton who shared a nomination credit for Best Screenplay on William Phelps’s 2001 comedy short, Stealing Roy. Specific plot details are nil, although the report states, 211 is the police code for “Robbery In Progress”, describing the central narrative for Cage’s role as a good cop trying to thwart a robbery. Jonathan Yunger and Jeffrey Greenstein are producing the film with Yariv Lerner, Avi Lerner, Trevor Short and Scott Karp serving as executive producers. Production is slated for March at Nu Boyana Studios in Bulgaria. Cage recently wrapped Harold Becker’s upcoming novel adaptation, Vengeance: A Love Story, prior to finishing Rob King’s The Humanity Bureau.

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GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS Casts STRANGER THINGS Star Millie Bobby Brown

Actress Millie Bobby Brown was a darling to see in Netflix’s Golden Globe® nominated series, Stranger Things. Time will tell how that pans out while we now have breaking news confirming her attachment to the forthcoming production of Godzilla: King Of The Monsters. Legendary has officially closed a deal for the actress now first in a pending cast list for the film following Rogue One: A Star Wars Story helmer Gareth Edwards’s 2014 movie. Krampus helmer Michael Dougherty is set to direct as of several days ago following reports late last year of his attachment to the script he’s written with Zach Shields. A few years in the making, the film marks the latest foray for Legendary and Warner Bros. in an effort toward a cinematic universe that will include the March 10, 2017 release of Kong: Skull Island, and culminate in the release of Godzilla vs. Kong on May […]

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