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Lunar New Year Weekend Releases Delayed As China Faces Coronavirus Outbreak [UPDATED]

UPDATE #2: On Thursday, Well Go USA signaled its own tentative delay of their U.S. release of animated Ne Zha sequel, Jiang Ziya. The movie was to premiere this weekend in China, with the Planos-based Texas distributor slating a February 7 release. The move falls in line with other planned releases overseas from China for Lunar New Year titles as China continues to mitigate its ongoing crisis with the deadly coronavirus outbreak. Well Go USA has issued the following statement: Because of contractual obligations, Well Go USA must postpone our release of the film as well. We understand that this will be frustrating but we will keep our fans up to date. We ask that you stay patient, and keep the Chinese community in your thoughts during this time. UPDATE #1: On Thursday, Warner Bros. Pictures and CMC Pictures have shelved their respective North American releases of Detective Chinatown 3 […]

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DETECTIVE CHINATOWN 3: Warner Bros. Pictures Picks Up Mystery Crime Comedy Threequel For U.S. And Canada; Trailer Revealed

Warner Bros. Pictures has gladly taken the wheel in repping North American distribution rights for writer/director Chen Sicheng’s Detective Chinatown films since 2015. The crime-solving adventure comedy franchise has been a blockbuster hit since then, with the first installment earning more than $120.6 million internationally; The 2018 sequel scooped $544 million worldwide, and is currently ranked No. 6 on the list of highest-grossing films in China. The franchise has since brought its latest installment to the fray with Wanda Pictures’ Detective Chinatown 3, with actors Liu Haoran and Kung Fu Killer star Wang Baoqiang reprising their roles once again for a wide day-and-date U.S./Canadian rollout starting January 24. Presented in English and Chinese subtitles, Detective Chinatown 3 sees Liu and Wang returning to the screen in the respective roles of mismatched partners Qin Feng and Tang Ren, who journey to Tokyo to help a Japanese investigator solve the high-profile murder […]

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THE FUGITIVE: ‘Alpha’ Director To Helm A ‘New Spin’ On The Classic Mystery Crime Thriller

It’s almost exciting to see that a property like The Fugitive still carries such viability that it’s now par for the course now with a total of three revivals – the latest coming from director Albert Hughes (Alpha, The Book Of Eli) according to Deadline. The Fugitive originally premiered on ABC TV in 1963 with actor David Janssen in the role of Richard Kimball, a physcian framed for the murder of his wife and forced on the run from the law in order to find her real killer. The series followed suit with Warner Bros. commercially successful 1993 theatrical adaptation of the series starring Harrison Ford, produced by Anne and Arnold Koepelson, and earning co-star Tommy Lee Jones, who played the dogged U.S. Marshal assigned to catch him, an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor on top of the film’s seven other nominations; Jones later reprised his role opposite Wesley Snipes […]

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RIN TIN TIN: Warner Bros. To Revive Classic Hero Hound Franchise

Warner Bros. is reportedly reviving Rin Tin Tin according to Deadline‘s Mike Fleming Jr.. Matt Lieberman (Scoob, Playing With Fire) is said to be developing a feature film script based on the film based on the classic hero hound film, television and radio franchise that launched the 1920s – here centered on “an elite military dog on a covert mission to prevent a large scale attack.” Fleming Jr. reports the decision comes in the wake of the Barisha raid in which Conan, the hero German Shepherd was injured. The infiltration eventually saw ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi blow himself up with a suicide vest. The report also cites the bronze paw print medal the President is shown awarding to the dog (the photo Fleming Jr. describes reads like the photoshopped image Trump tweeted last month; the U.S. military reportedly suspended the practice of awarding medals to dogs after 1944). Andrew […]

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MORTAL KOMBAT: Ludi Lin Tapped To Play Liu Kang For New Line Martial Arts Game Adaptation

Following the addition of Joe Taslim for the role of Sub-Zero, word now hails from Rebecca Davis at Variety with talk of actor Ludi Lin for the role of Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat from Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema. Captured by martial arts champion and actor Ho Sung-Pak, Liu Kang is one of seven original characters that emerged in the game’s 1992 launch from former banner, Midway. The character is known as an exiled Shaolin Monk who ventures into the tournament to battle evil sorceror Shang Tsung for the fate of Earth. The games’ franchise success paved the way for New Line’s own live-action films in 1995 and 1997 with actor and martial arts star Robin Shou portraying the role. Following suit, TV origin spin-off series Mortal Kombat: Conquest aired along with an animated series, while a third film never got off the ground. Years later, webseries in […]

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TENET: Christopher Nolan Mystery Revealed, Espionage Action Gets Cast And 2020 Release

The Dark Knight trilogy and Dunkirk helmer Christopher Nolan’s capacity to handle action has since carried over with the current production of his latest film, Tenet, following its July 17, 2020 announcement from Warner Bros. Pictures. Principal photography is underway from Nolan’s script with locations spanning as many as seven countries for “an action epic evolving from the world of international espionage” according to the studio. The director is combining IMAX® and 70mm lensing for an international ensemble cast listing John David Washington (BlacKKKlansman), Robert Pattinson (The Twilight Saga, The Lighthouse), Elizabeth Debicki (Widows), Dimple Kapadia (Finding Fanny), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Outlaw King, upcoming Kingsman: The Great Game), Clémence Poésy (The Ones Below), with Michael Caine (The Dark Knight) and Kenneth Branagh (Murder On The Orient Express). Nolan is producing with Emma Thomas. Thomas Hayslip is serving as executive producer. Nolan’s behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photography Hoyte van Hoytema, […]

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CLOAKER: Action Sci-Fi Lands At Warner Bros., ‘Edge Of Tomorrow’ Scribe To Produce

  Joby Harold (Edge Of Tomorrow, King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword) is being attached to produce Cloaker, an original action sci-fi according to Deadline on Monday. He’ll be partnering with Safehouse Pictures’ Tory Tunnell and executive producer Matt Schwartz with the project now housed at Warner Bros. who’ve reportedly acquired the pitch. There’s nothing much to share on the synopsis/logline front but the report stipulates this will be birthed as another John Wick/Bourne-inspired endeavor, but with “a groundbreaking sci-fi element”. Harold is also behind the upcoming DC Comics adaptation, Flashpoint, which looks like it might be replacing its star if We Got It Covered‘s most recent piece on the matter says anything. Harold is also behind Army Of The Dead for which Zack Snyder is directing for Netflix this summer, and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum as executive producer. More to come on Cloaker as the film crews […]

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THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY: WB To Screen Christopher Nolan’s Batman Saga in IMAX 70mm For A Five City Engagement This Spring

Batman fans actively engaging this year’s year-long Long Live The Bat celebration are welcome to take in some IMAX moviegoing this Spring with a limited re-release in five cities for Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy, according to announcement on Tuesday. All three films – Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012) – earned up to $2.5 billion dollars at the box office, chronicle Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) and his epic struggle to come to terms with the death of his parents. Tested by villains like Ra’s al Ghul (Liam Neeson), Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy), Joker (the late Heath Ledger) and Talia al Ghul (Marion Cotillard), Nolan’s story unfolds as Wayne finds the resolve to become a symbol for the people of Gotham City against notorious and powerful criminals at large. Bale was fifth in line among now six actors to don the cape-and-cowl, the […]

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MORTAL KOMBAT Screenwriter Talks Up His Completed Script, Characters And More

This is gonna feel like such a tease, but the folks over at Discussing Film were able to get in touch with Greg Russo on his progress with the screenplay for the upcoming Mortal Kombat film. The script is complete according to the report, and for which Simon McQuoid remains attached to direct as he’s been since November 2016. The inquiry therein by Eric Moskowski delves into the issue of the overall tone in comparison of sorts to the Marvel movies, and also which characters Russo generally finds pivotal to the mythology – though it still remains to be seen if they’ll be the darn movie because the studio’s lips are remaining tighter the seals of the upcoming Mueller report. Here’s the full exchange: INTERVIEWER: “I want to get a feel for what the tone is going to be. Because in my eyes, I’ve always seen Mortal Kombat as kind […]

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Warner Bros. Advances EDGE OF TOMORROW Sequel With New Writer

On Friday, Mike Fleming Jr. over at Deadline confirmed interest at Warner Bros. in a sequel to the 2014 hit sci-fi, Edge Of Tomorrow (a.k.a. Live. Die. Repeat for its home release). The film featured Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt in the story of an untrained public relations officer swept into a timeloop forcing him to re-live his death as he trains to survive amid an alien invasion. Based on Sakurazaka Hiroshi’s “All You Need Is Kill” manga, the film grossed $370.5 million dollars for the studio along with co-fi partner Village Roadshow. Talk of a sequel had since been stirring even through the press rounds for Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation among others, while Deadline has it on good terms that a pitch by Matthew Robinson (The Invention Of Lying) is breathing new life into sequel prospects. Robinson will write the sequel following a draft by Joe Shrapnel and […]

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Warner Bros. CEO Confirms Interest In Rebooting THE MATRIX

A new LA Times interview with Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara is putting The Matrix franchise back in the spotlight. The Wachowskis’ – Lana and Lily (then Larry and Andy at the time of the films’ popularity), directed the trilogy from 1999 through 2003, spawning the franchise from a multitude of mediums and influences drawing from religion, philosophy, pop culture, anime sci-fi and kung fu. Tsujihara gave the franchise a mention amid answering questions on what other franchises he would like to see rebooted – this, after a lengthy discussion on life at at Warner Bros. following AT&T’s purchase of TimeWarner Inc. (now branded WarnerMedia) for $85.4 billion dollars last year, and adapting to the evolving atmosphere in the world of entertainment. “We have incredible franchises on the features side such as ‘The Matrix.’”, he said. “We’d love to work with George Miller on furthering the ‘Mad Max’ franchise. We […]

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Action Thriller, FAST, Circles ‘Warrior’, ‘The Accountant’ Director

Gavin O’Connor’s 2016 action drama, The Accountant, was a homerun in 2016 which grew into sequel development the following summer. As of late, O’Connor and actor Ben Affleck are well on the way with sports drama, Torrance, hopefully this year while sequel business on the former remain pending with updates. In the meantime, Variety‘s own Justin Kroll has it on good terms that the director of the hit 2011 MMA drama, Warrior, is in negotiations to sit in and direct Fast at Warner Bros. According to Kroll, the film would have followed-up Sicario 1 and 2 scribe Taylor Sheridan’s credentials as director after Vile (2011), the hit neo-Western murder mystery, Wind River (2017), and Paramount Network series, Yellowstone. Sheridan penned the script and actor Chris Pratt was attached a few weeks ago, but a deal with Sheridan couldn’t be finalized which now also leaves casting in limbo. Fast centers on […]

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HOT WHEELS Is Revving Up Once Again At Warner Bros.

And to think it was just three years ago that Legendary was grooming Justin Lin to helm a Hot Wheels movie thirteen years after its development started at Columbia Pictures and then Warner Bros. A lot happens in so few years when it comes to these projects and thus, project is back at Warner Bros. with Mattel, Inc. now making their case to the iconic and timeless toy racing car franchise to its first ever live-action feature film release. Hot Wheels is just one of two Mattel IPs they’re spotting next to its recently-announced Barbie feature-film starring and to be co-produced by Academy Award-nominated actress Margot Robbie. Ynon Kreiz, Mattel’s Chairman and CEO said: “We are excited to bring the thrill of a Hot Wheels live-action feature film to the big screen in partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures. Mattel Films has great momentum as it continues to execute on our […]

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SUPERGIRL Feature Film Officially In Development At WB

Deadline‘s Mike Fleming Jr. confirmed on Monday that an adaptation of Supergirl is in the works at Warner Bros. News comes in the way of a new era at the studio with respect to its DC properties in the wake of its struggles after Justice League failed to impress at the box office in 2017. Otto Binder and Al Plastino launch the character via Action Comics in 1959 as the cousin of the titular root protagonist, “Superman”, who left doomed planet Krypton as a teen. Actress Helen Slater portrayed the character in Jeannot Szwarc’s 1984 film prior to its 2007 television rendition through the hit series, Smallville, and its current serial run on CBS featuring actress Melissa Benoist. Oren Uziel, whose credirs include 22 Jump Street and The Cloverfield Paradox, as well as the in-production Sonic The Hedgehog and producer James Wan’s Mortal Kombat, is penning the script with a […]

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Vertigo/DC Comic Adaptation THE KITCHEN Now In Production

Vertigo/DC Today in news for folks ever roused by living in The Big Apple, principal photography is officially underway as of Friday in New York City’s famed Manhattan subsect, Hell’s Kitchen, for New Line Cinema’s gritty drama, The Kitchen. Oscar nominated Straight Outta Compton scribe Andrea Berloff is directing from her own script based on the Vertigo/DC Entertainment comic book series from creators Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle, and with a September 20, 2019 date stamped from Warner Bros. Pictures. Starring Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids), Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip) and Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale), The Kitchen centers on three 1978 Hell’s Kitchen housewives whose mobster husbands are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but a sharp ax to grind, the ladies take the Irish mafia’s matters into their own hands—proving unexpectedly adept at everything from running the rackets to taking out the competition…literally. Also starring […]

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WB Sets Christmas Day 2020 For SHERLOCK HOLMES 3

It was in 2014 that actor Robert Downey Jr. confirmed that the long-awaited threequel induction of the Sherlock Holmes film series was in development at Warner Bros. Pictures. The film has since taken on a revolving door of screenwriters since then and now things appear to be back on track for the time being with the studio planning a Christmas Day 2020 release. With confirmation pending, the aformentioned Marvel MCU star is expected to be rejoined by Spy and upcoming Captain Marvel co-star Jude Law for the new film. King Arthur director Guy Ritchie helmed both the 2009 and 2011 films which saw both our eccentric supersleuth and his trusty companion, Dr. Watson initially foil a notorious attempt to expand the British Empire – a harrowing mission that preceded the sequel pitting our hero detective against criminal mastermind, Professor Moriarty. Narcos series co-creator Chris Brancato is penning the screenplay this […]

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WWII Adventure Comic, BLACKHAWK, Opens The Door For Spielberg’s Premiere DC Adaptation At Warner Bros.

  Ready Player One helmer Steven Spielberg is preparing to full-on enter comic book movie territory as of Tuesday. DC is announcing Blackhawk, partnering Warner Bros. Pictures and Amblin Entertainment for a live-action adaptation of the 1941 Quality Comics publication from creators Will Eisner, along with Bob Powell and Chuck Cuidera. In the world of comics, Blackhawk is a wartime adventure series focusing on the titular Blackhawk, who commanded a squadron of ace pilots also known as the Blackhawks or the Blackhawk Squadron. The squadron would battle the Axis powers, as well as more fantastic super-villains and war machines, such as the memorable shark planes, which could operate in water as well as in the air. While the team debuted in 1941 in the heart of comics’ Golden Age, they’ve also been adapted to the modern era as a part of The New 52 and have spawned a well-known DC heroine, […]

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THE NEW GODS: Ava DuVernay To Adapt Jack Kirby’s DC Superhero Saga For Warner Bros.

Dominic Patten and Mike Fleming Jr. are reporting from Deadline as of Thursday that Ava DuVernay is onto directing yet another big scale event film following her milestone effort with A Wrinkle In Time. Thus, following Selma helmer’s own interest in superheroes via Twitter last year, comic book adaptation, The New Gods, will be the project forthcoming from the pages of DC under Warner Bros. Pictures, as inspired by Jack Kirby’s 1971 creation of the same name. The New Gods was the Genesis of the uber-villain Darkseid. Also called “Fourth World,” the Kirby creation debuted in a trilogy of related comics written and drawn by Kirby that were published in the very early 1970s: New Gods, Forever People and Mister Miracle. The New Gods came into existence after the world of the gods of classic mythology were destroyed during Ragnarok. The deities inhabit two planets: one is New Genesis, a […]

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New Line's SHAZAM! Is Underway In Toronto

Monday saw the official production starts of New Line Cinema’s Shazam! from director David F. Sandberg. Zachary Levi stars in the title role along with Asher Angel as his young counterpart, Billy Batson, inspired by the Whiz Comics 1940 launch from creators Bill Parker and C.C. Beck. Scribes Henry Gayden and Darren Lemke penned the script as an origin tale that also has Mark Strong starring as the film’s principal villain, and with Toronto serving as the film’s Philidelphia, Pennsylvania backdrop. Previous rumors have stirred about as to whether or not executive producer Dwayne Johnson will make his appearance in the long held role of Black Adam for which he is expected to shepherd his own movie. I’ll leave that to the fans to contemplate but…this is the gist of it. We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In […]

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