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Selena Gomez will star in a biopic about the 1970s and 1980s musical icon Linda Ronstadt. And Gomez has apparently already spent several weeks with Ronstadt preparing for the role. David O Russell has been lined up to direct from a script by James Keach. Tessa Thompson will star in the thriller A SEPARATION, based on the novel about a woman who travels to Greece to find her missing ex-husband. Jonas Carpignano (A Chiara) is writing and directing. Kate Winslet, Anya Taylor-Joy and Leo Woodall are being lined up for roles in THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM, Andy Serkis' prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Apparently, Woodall would play the young Aragorn. Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood will be back, as will Serkis as the title character. Aaron Pierre will play the Green Lantern of James Gunn's Superman sequel MAN OF TOMORROW, which will again star David Corenswet, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Brosnahan, Skyler Gisondo, Frank Grillo and Isabela Merced, plus Lars Eidinger. Joe Alwyn is joining the cast of SEANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON, alongside Rachel Weisz and Matthew Macfadyen. It's about a medium who convinces her husband to kidnap the son of a wealthy family so she can lead the police to the missing child. Tomas Alfredson is directing from a script by Jack Thorne. Gael Garcia Bernal will star in the thriller IN THE VALLEY OF SHADOWS, based on the HG Wells story The Country of the Blind. It's about a mountaineer who discovers a village of blind people, but struggles to be accepted by them. Sebastian Cordero is directing. Carla Gugino, John Leguizamo, Hamish Linklater, Gil Bellows, John Gallagher Jr, Benjamin Pajak and Kate Siegel are joining the cast of Mike Flanagan's new take on THE EXORCIST, which is now filming in New York. The film also stars Scarlett Johansson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jacobi Jupe and Sasha Calle. Meanwhile, Leguizamo, Kumail Nanjiani, O'Shea Jackson Jr and Dan Fogler have joined Josh Hartnett in the action thriller ALL DAY & ALL NIGHT, about a man who returns to bank robbery to fund his daughter's university tuition, but ends up in a reality show. Tommy Wirkola is directing from a script he cowrote with John Niven. Alfred Molina will voice an octopus in REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES, the forthcoming drama starring Sally Field as an aquarium worker who forms a friendship with both a giant Pacific octopus and a young man (Lewis Pullman) who is in need of family. Costars include Joan Chen, Beth Grant, Colm Meaney, Kathy Baker and Sogia Black D'Elia. Olivia Newman is directing. And Billie Eilish will make her feature acting debut in a film adaptation of Sylvia Plath's iconic novel THE BELL JAR, which follows a young writer as she grapples with societal expectations and mental illness. Sarah Polley is directing.
Viola Davis will produce a film adaptation of the comic book THE UNTAMED: A SINNER'S PRAYER, about a man who makes a deal with the devil so he can collect the souls of the people who killed his family. The comic's creator Sebastian A Jones will write and direct. Kristin Bell will voice the tomboyish pink hedgehog Amy Rose in SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4, alongside vocal cast members Ben Schwartz, Idris Elba and Keanu Reeves, plus live actors James Marsden and Jim Carrey. Jeff Fowler is back as director. Eddie Redmayne will star in the next film from Japanese maestro Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters). There are no details yet about the title, plot or even whether it will be filmed in Japan. Shirley MacLaine will star in MARGRET AND STEVIE, a biopic about Curious George author Margret Rey, exploring how she took on publishers to tell her stories her own way. Mad Men creator Matthew Wiener is writing and directing. Chloe Grace Moretz and Walton Goggins will star in MISTER, an action comedy about an amnesiac who is being hunted by killers, so he turns to his estranged daughter for help. Stunt coordinator Wade Eastwood is making his directing debut. Filming start next month in Madrid. Kate McKinnon and John Cena will join Jennifer Garner in ONE ATTEMPT REMAINING, a comedy about a couple whose divorce is complicated when they discover that their crypto account has made millions. Kay Cannon is directing. Mads Mikkelsen is joining the cast of WHAT HAPPENS AT NIGHT, the next film by Martin Scorsese, which costars Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio and Patricia Clarkson. It's a thriller about an American couple that travels to Scandinavia to adopt a child, then find themselves in an eerie remote hotel. Carla Gugino and Matthew Modine have the title roles in VIVIEN & THE FLORIST, a drama based on a key period in the life of Vivien Leigh, when she made an unexpected connection with a florist in 1966 Philadelphia. David Hyde Pierce and Jack Davenport play John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier. Nick Sandow is directing from a script by Jayce Bartok. Thomas Lennon, Gillian Bolt, Sydney Agudong, Ashleigh Murray and Sydney Cole Alexander will star in BACH SH*T CRAZY, a slasher comedy set over a bachelorette weekend at a ski chalet, where a scavenger hunt takes a violent turn. Josie Andrews is writing and directing. Mark Edelshteyn (Anora) will star in BECOMING CAPA, a romantic biopic tracing the relationship between pioneer war photographers Gerta Pohorylle and Endre Friedmann, who published their work under the pseudonym Robert Capa, which Friedmann later adopted as his own, while Pohorylle worked as Gerda Taro. Charlotte Colbert (She Will) is writing and directing. And Iko Uwais (Expend4bles) will return to his native Indonesia for WARRIOR, as a silat master who muse delve into Jakarta's criminal underworld and face old enemies to protect a young boy. John Radel is writing and directing.
Teyana Taylor says she is having serious conversations with Paul Thomas Anderson about making a sequel to One Battle After Another that covers the journey of her character Perfidia in the 16-year period when she's off-screen. If made, the film would likely involve her partner (Leonardo DiCaprio) and daughter (Chase Infiniti). Sandra Bullock is reteaming with The Lost City writer Dana Fox to star in a new film project. There's no word yet on the plot, but it's likely to be another comical action adventure movie. Bullock and Fox are also producing the film. Word has it that Ben Kingsley has joined the cast of SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4, although there's no word yet on whether his role is vocal or on-screen. One rumour suggests he'll play the villainous Metal Sonic. Jim Carrey, James Marsden and Tika Sumpter star in the film, with Ben Schwartz, Idris Elba, Colleen O'Shaughnessey and Kristen Bell providing voices. Charlotte Rampling, Adam Bessa, Anton Lesser and Eduardo Scarpetta are joining Mark Ruffalo in SANTO SUBITO, about a priest investigating whether or not a deceased pope is worthy of sainthood. Director Bertrand Bonello (The Beast) is currently filming in Rome from a script he wrote with Thomas Bidegain. Terry Crews, Jermaine Harris, Lexi Underwood and Bart Johnson will star in INAUGURATION DAY, a drama about a father and son who clash and bond on the day Obama is sworn in as president in 2009. Sterling Hampton IV is directing from a script by Sabrina Lassegue. Danny Huston and Michael Imperioli are joining the cast of EMPIRE CITY, an action thriller about a firefighter (Gerard Butler) and his police officer wife (Hayley Atwell) who are trying to rescue hostages from a New York skyscraper. The film also stars Omari Hardwick, Michael Beach and Evan Handler. Michael Matthews is directing. Michael Jai White is joining the cast of PAPER MADE, an action thriller that also stars Myles Truitt, Taimak, Walter E Jones, Quartay DeNaya and wrestler Daria Rae Berenato. It's about a university student who joins a secret fraternity of Black martial artists. Ryan Watson is directing and cowriting with Herron Horton. Lea Drucker, Jacques Gamblin and Nina Blanc-Francard will voice characters in the animated comedy BLAISE, based on the comics about a quiet 16-year-old boy who upends his life when he meets a girl. Dimitri Planchon and Jean-Paul Guigue are directing. The comics were previously adapted into an animated 2016 TV series. Paris Hilton will appear in the holiday comedy CLASHING THROUGH THE SNOW, alongside Michelle Randolph, Christopher Briney, Lukas Gage, Roy Shuler and Monica Joelle Ortiz. Director Carlson Young started filming last week. And Beau Willimon (Andor) has been hired to write a feature film prequel to GAME OF THRONES. The story is being kept under wraps, but it will reportedly centre around Aegon I, who became the first king to sit on the Iron Throne, launching the Targaryen dynasty.
Jessie Buckley, Saoirse Ronan and Dakota Johnson are joining Josh O'Connor in Alice Rohrwacher's next movie, THREE INCESTUOUS SISTERS. It's based on an illustrated book about a lighthouse keeper who interrupts the isolated life of three siblings. O'Connor previously starred in Rohrwacher's La Chimera. Delroy Lindo and Damson Idris are being lined up to join the cast of Ryan Coogler's third BLACK PANTHER movie, alongside Denzel Washington. There's still no word on the plot, or who else from the franchise will be back. But filming is set to start this summer. Jonathan Majors has lined up his first acting project since his court conviction. He'll star in the new thriller from Kyle Rankin (Run Hide Fight). There's no title yet, and the plot hasn't been revealed, but it's said to be along the lines of Red Dawn, in which teens took on invading Soviet paratroopers. Paul Giamatti will produce and star in BOUTIQUE, a mystery horror about an American tourist who travels to an English seaside town and stumbles across a secret society. Jim Gavin (Lodge 49) is writing and directing. Filming is scheduled to take place in the UK this summer. Jared Harris joins WHAT HAPPENS AT NIGHT, the new thriller by Martin Scorsese, which costars Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio, Patricia Clarkson and Mads Mikkelsen. It's about an American couple that find themselves in an eerie remote hotel when they travel to Scandinavia to adopt a child. Sasha Calle is joining the cast of Mike Flanagan's still-untitled new take on THE EXORCIST, alongside Scarlett Johansson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne and Jacobi Jupe. The plot is being kept under wraps; filming starts this week in New York. Casper Van Dien and Bastiano Ferrari are joining Dove Cameron and RJ Mitte in the romantic thriller LOVE ME DEAD, about a mortician whose quiet life is upended when he falls for a darkly obsessed waitress. Josh Webber is writing and directing. Paul Kaye and Lucian Msamati (Conclave) will star in FOUND, a drama about a man wrongly accused of murder in a small English village. Actor Kalungi Ssebandeke (Doctor Who) is making his writing-directing debut. Adrian Grenier, Odette Annable, Michael Monks and UFC fighter Henry Cejudo are set to reprise their roles from the short SELF-CUSTODY for a feature-length version. It's an action thriller about a lost cryptocurrency fortune. Garrett Patten and Fernando Ferro directed the short, and are working on the feature. And Jason Reitman and Gil Keenan are reportedly working on a live-action adaptation of ASTRO BOY, the 1950s manga that was turned into three popular anime series and a 2009 animated movie. It follows the adventures of a young android with human emotions. OLDER NEWS >> | ||
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