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Neil Gaiman, Akiva Goldsman Adapting Mervyn Peake’s “Gormenghast” for FremantleMedia TV Series
Gaiman will exec. produce the series under his multi-year exclusive deal with FremantleMedia following the success of the Starz series American Gods based on Gaiman's novel.
Studio 8 Acquires Action Thriller Spec “Champion” About American Brothers Forced Into Thai Boxing
Gary Scott Thompson (The Fast and the Furious) penned the original spec, which has since been rewritten by Run All Night scribe Brad Inglesby. Storyscape Entertainment is producing with Pioneer Pictures.
The Full-Length “Deadpool 2” Trailer Puts Its Tongue Firmly in Cheek as It Introduces X-Force (Video)
Deadpool faces off against Josh Brolin's Cable in the sequel, and he puts together the mutant superteam X-Force that includes Zazie Beets as Domino and Terry Crews.
Aaron W. Sala’s Launch Pad Finalist “The Beast” Sells to The H Collective
Sherryl Clark will produce the horror thriller, which follows the sole survivor of a plane crash, who washes ashore on a mysterious island where she faces her worst fears.
Rowan Atkinson Comedy “Johnny English Strikes Again” Gets a Trailer (Video)
Atkinson's bumbling spy last appeared in 2011's Johnny English Reborn, which grossed $8 million in North America but $152 million overseas, in case you're wondering why a third movie was made.
“Black Panther” Will Achieve Several Milestones, but the Real Story This Weekend is “I Can Only Imagine”
The faith-based drama based on a popular Christian song came out just ahead of Disney's A Wrinkle in Time over the weekend, while Tomb Raider disappointed in second place.
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The Full-Length “Deadpool 2” Trailer Puts Its Tongue Firmly in Cheek as It Introduces X-Force (Video)
Deadpool faces off against Josh Brolin's Cable in the sequel, and he puts together the mutant superteam X-Force that includes Zazie Beets as Domino and Terry Crews.
Aaron W. Sala’s Launch Pad Finalist “The Beast” Sells to The H Collective
Sherryl Clark will produce the horror thriller, which follows the sole survivor of a plane crash, who washes ashore on a mysterious island where she faces her worst fears.
Rowan Atkinson Comedy “Johnny English Strikes Again” Gets a Trailer (Video)
Atkinson's bumbling spy last appeared in 2011's Johnny English Reborn, which grossed $8 million in North America but $152 million overseas, in case you're wondering why a third movie was made.
“Black Panther” Will Achieve Several Milestones, but the Real Story This Weekend is “I Can Only Imagine”
The faith-based drama based on a popular Christian song came out just ahead of Disney's A Wrinkle in Time over the weekend, while Tomb Raider disappointed in second place.
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Jay and Silent Bob to Return With New VR Series Shot From Kevin Smith’s POV
Shot entirely from the perspective of Bob (Kevin Smith), viewers will embody the silent fanboy himself while alpha-slacker Jay (Jason Mewes) leads the way through a string of idiotic adventures.
Jennifer Gwartz & Jon Harmon Feldman Sell “Lost Boys and Technicolor Girls” & “Ex-Best” to Freeform
Lost Boys and Technicolor Girls is an hourlong drama based on an upcoming book by Alice Bermans, and Ex-Best is a half-hour comedy based on the web series of the same name.
“The Affair” Returns with Season 4 Teaser & Poster Art
The series explores the emotional and psychological effects of an affair that destroyed two marriages, and the crime that brings these individuals back together.
TV Casting Round-up (04.3.18) Toby Huss, Leah Gibson and Jackson Pace Land Roles & More…
Halt and Catch Fire alum Toby Huss and Jessica Jones' star Leah Gibson have been cast as series regulars in an upcoming half hour drama. All this and more on today's TV casting round-up.
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Inside the MGM Coup That Led to Gary Barber’s Firing and a Studio Without Leadership
Barber relaunched Orion Pictures, led the company's $1 billion acquisition of Epix, cut costs across divisions, and squeezed every penny possible out of MGM's library with the help of streaming platforms that were hungry for content. So what's behind his abrupt exit?
Sundance Diary, Midnight Edition: “Revenge” Is a Dish Best Served in Park City —
Jeff Sneider also takes a look at Assassination Nation, Arizona, and Summer of '84.
LUCIFER Review: "High School Poppycock"
“Lucifer” searches for a cure to writer’s block in the lost manuscript of a murdered author while Maze sets a love trap for her two best friends.
Sundance: “Blindspotting” Goes to Lionsgate, The Orchard and Moviepass Pick Up “American Animals”
Two of the more high-profile Sundance premieres were screened early in the fest with the Daveed Diggs starrer Blindspotting being one of the Day One premieres and Bart Layton's American Animals screening shortly afterwards. The latter is the first acquisition by MoviePass Ventures.
“Tomb Raider” Review: Alicia Vikander Delivers as a More Vulnerable Lara Croft, But Her Quest Needs Some Work
"The script by Geneva Robertson-Dworet & Alastair Siddons is largely functional, built with a sort of A-B-C plodding literal-mindedness that never really swept me away like a great adventure movie can, but there are some good choices in the film -- including its leading lady," writes Drew McWeeny.
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