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Shailene Woodley will produce and star in a biopic about the iconic singer-songwriter Janis Joplin, who was one of the most iconic stars of the late 1960s psychedelic music scene and died at age 27 in 1970. She released one solo album during her life, and another arrived shortly after her death, followed by seven posthumous live albums. Bad Bunny is joining Adam Sandler in the cast of HAPPY GILMORE 2, while both Julie Bowen and Christopher McDonald will reprise their roles from the 1996 comedy about a hockey player who discovers a gift for playing golf. Director Kyle Newacheck (Murder Mystery) just started filming. Stephan James, Jai Courtney, Dennis Quaid, Keiynan Lonsdale and Esai Morales will join Alan Ritchson in WAR MACHINE, an action thriller about a team of freshly minted Army Rangers that encounters a mind-boggling threat. Patrick Hughes is directing. Eve Hewson is the latest new cast member for Steven Spielberg's tentatively titled THE DISH, a UFO-themed event blockbuster that also stars Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor and Colin Firth. Everything about the film is being kept top secret. The script is by David Koepp, based on a story by Spielberg. Chase Sui Wonders (Bodies Bodies Bodies) is joining the reboot of I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, alongside Madelyn Cline, Jonah Hauer-King and Tyriq Withers, plus possibly returning stars Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. Jennifer Kaytin Robinson is directing. Cody Christian (Pretty Little Liars), Michael Pare and Jonetta Kaiser will star in SYNC, a thriller about a man in 2035 who creates an artificially intelligent replica of his dead fiancee but of course realises something is wrong with her programming. RJ Zabasky is writing and directing. Anthony Azizi (24) will star in CAST ASIDE THE CLOUDS, a romantic thriller about a bookstore owner in Tehran whose daughter attends a secret Baha'i university and falls for a Muslim neurologist, creating a religious clash between families. Costars include Parmiss Sehat, Behtash Fazlali and Shirin Youssefian. Director Mary Darling will shoot the film in Greece. Destin Daniel Cretton will direct the fourth SPIDER-MAN movie starring Tom Holland. The script is by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, following on from that moment when Spidey magically regained his anonymity. Of course there's no word yet on who else will appear in the film from other Marvel characters to villains. Kenny Ortega is developing PHANTOM, a young-adult style remake of The Phantom of the Opera, which is being set up as a possible franchise like Ortega's previous projects like High School Musical and The Descendants. The script is by Giovanni M Porta (At Midnight). And Rob Marshall will direct a new big-screen adaptation of the musical GUYS AND DOLLS. The project has been in development with Bill Condon, who wrote Marshall's film of Chicago. And Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Vin Diesel have been previously linked to the iconic roles. But none are officially on board yet.
George Clooney and Brad Pitt are reteaming to make OCEAN'S 14, which will play on the fact that the lead actors are now in their 60s. Matt Damon and Casey Affleck are expected to return as well. Word has it that Edward Berger is directing. There is also an Ocean's prequel in development with Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Tom Hardy will team up for Cary Fukunaga's BLOOD ON SNOW, a thriller based on the Jo Nesbo novel about a hitman who is helping a gang leader as he battles a rival mob boss for control in 1970s Oslo. Nesbo himself is writing the script. Amy Adams will produce and star in the musical comedy LAZY SUSANS. There's no word yet on the plot, other than that it is based on the true story of a rock group that's made up of moms. Annie Mumolo and Stan Chervin are writing the script. Alison Brie will play the villainous Evil-Lyn in the live-action MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE movie, which stars Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man and Camila Mendes as Teela. The story centres on Prince Adam's transformation into the superhuman He-Man in order to defend his planet from the evil Skeletor. Travis Knight is directing. Marcia Gay Harden, Frankie Muniz, Violett Beane and Taylor Gray will star in RENNER, a thriller about a computer genius who courts his neighbour with the help of an artificially intelligent companion who was programmed with his manipulative mother's personality. Robert Rippberger is writing and directing. Ruby Rose will star in the thriller THE DROWNING POOL, about an American woman who refuses to leave the Canary Islands until she locates her missing surfer sister, who is presumed dead. Soon, a larger conspiracy emerges. David Hackl is directing. Annabelle Wallis will team up with Jason Statham for MUTINY, an action thriller about a guy who uncovers a global conspiracy while on the run after the murder of his billionaire boss. Jean Francois Richet is directing. Aaron Paul will star in ALPHA, about a secret government experiment on a death row inmate that goes badly wrong, turning him into an apex predator. And now an FBI agent needs to track him down and stop him. Neil Blomkamp is directing. Screenwriter Jon Spaihts (Dune) will write and direct a sci-fi thriller about a woman who is investigating a mysterious event that took place during a week she can't remember at all. Spaihts calls this an original passion project. It's also another innovative live-action movie from animation specialists Laika. And Malala Yousafzai is making her debut as a film producer with LAST OF THE SEA WOMEN, a documentary about a group of Korean grandmothers who are notorious for diving to the ocean floor without oxygen to harvest seafood and protect the seabed from various threats. Sue Kim is directing.
Charli XCX has joined Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman in the cast of I WANT YOUR SEX, the new thriller from Gregg Araki. It follows a young guy who becomes a muse for his artist boss, but their relationship quickly spirals out of control. Filming begins next month in Los Angeles. Liam Neeson, Noah Jupe, Jack Dylan Grazer, Talia Ryder, Deacon Phillipe and Whitney Peak are lined up to star in the heist comedy 4 KIDS WALK INTO A BANK, based on a graphic novel about a retired bank robber whose teen granddaughter enlists her friends to rob a bank so he doesn't have to. Frankie Shaw is directing. Morena Baccarin is the latest new member of THE WRECKING CREW, joining Jason Momoa, Dave Bautista, Claes Bang, Temuera Moorison, Jacob Batalan, Stephen Root and Miyavi. It's about a loose cannon cop who teams up with his Navy Seal brother to solve their father's murder. Director Angel Manuel Soto starts filming next month in New Zealand. Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Michelle Buteau and Anna Faris will star in SPA WEEKEND, an ensemble comedy about three best pals who take a weekend spa break in Palm Springs. Then their extremely messy friend turns up and chaos ensues. Jon Lucas and Scott Moore are directing. Mel Brooks and Asa Butterfield are joining the voice cast of THE LAND OF SOMETIMES, an animated adventure about a brother and sister who are transported to a magical island where they meet mythical creatures. Also on board are Helena Bonham Carter, Ewan McGregor, Alisha Weir and Jessica Henwick, plus the late Terry Jones. Leon Joosen is directing. Forrest Goodluck, Brandon Oakes, Blake Alex Miranda and Glen Gould will star in PLACE OF GHOSTS, a supernatural thriller siblings who travel to a mythical forest to face up to their violent childhood. Writer director Bretten Hannam is now filming in Nova Scotia. Hayden Panettiere is joining A BREED APART, a meta-sequel to the 2006 horror thriller The Breed. This one follows a pack of dogs that escape during the production of a sequel movie and attack a group of YouTubers. Fall costars Virginia Gardner and Grace Caroline Currey lead the cast, which includes Joey Bragg, Page Kennedy and Troy Gentile. Griff and Nathan Furst are directing. John Jarratt will reprise his role as an Outback serial killer for WOLF CREEK: LEGACY, a third movie in the series. In this one, a family of American tourists get lost in the wrong place, and the children end up fighting for survival on their own. The previous film's editor Sean Lahiff is directing. Griffin Dunne is the latest new cast member to join Darren Aronofsky's CAUGHT STEALING, based on the book about a washed-up baseball player who gets caught up in New York's criminal underworld in the 1990s. Costars include Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoe Kravitz, Matt Smith and Bad Bunny. Word has it that Luca Guadagnino will reteam with Challengers screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes to make a WWII-period film adaptation of the DC Comics title SGT ROCK, following a talented, but not superhuman, soldier who participated in every major action in the European war. And word has it that David Fincher's next film will be SQUID GAME: AMERICA, an English-language remake based on the Korean series about a game in which the survivor wins a pot of cash. Fincher is also apparently still working on his remake of Hitchcock's STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, now possibly starring Brad Pitt and Ben Affleck.
After a five-year break from acting, Gwyneth Paltrow will join Timothee Chalamet in MARTY SUPREME, a fictionalised biopic about ping pong champion Marty Reisman, who won 22 major titles over his nearly 60-year career. Josh Sadfie is directing. Barry Keoghan is joining Cillian Murphy in the PEAKY BLINDERS movie, which follows on from the TV series set in the criminal underworld of 1900s Birmingham. Rebecca Ferguson costars in the film. Tom Harper is directing from a script by series creator Steven Knight. Meanwhile, Ferguson is the latest new cast member in THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE, based on the classic Enid Blyton novel about three siblings who set off on fantastical adventures. The film stars Claire Foy, Andrew Garfield, Nicola Coughlan, Jessica Gunning, Michael Palin and Jennifer Saunders. Ben Gregor is directing. Chris Pine has joined the cast of the Italian-language drama THE KIDNAPPING OF ARABELLA, alongside Benedetta Porcaroli. It's about a woman who becomes convinced that she's the wrong version of herself until she meets a 7-year-old girl who convinces her otherwise. Director Carlina Cavalli started filming this week in northern Italy. Bad Bunny is joining the cast of Darren Aronofsky's CAUGHT STEALING, alongside Zoe Kravitz and Austin Butler. it's about a former baseball player who becomes caught up in the criminal underworld of 1990s New York City. Sissy Spacek and Nick Nolte are reuniting to join the cast of Lynne Ramsay's thriller DIE, MY LOVE, alongside Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattison and LaKeith Stanfield. It's about a mother who is struggling to maintain her sanity in her isolated rural home. Mads Mikkelsen is reteaming with his Riders of Justice director Anders Thomas Jenson and costar Nikolaj Lie Kaas for BACK TO REALITY, a black comedy involving two very different brothers, a bank robbery and buried loot. Costars include Soren Malling, Sofie Grabol and Lars Brygmann. Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman will team up for TUNER, a thriller about a gifted piano tuner who realises he can use his talents to crack safes. Daniel Roher (Navalny) is directing from a script he wrote with Robert Ramsay. Barbie Ferreira (Euphoria), Devon Bostick, Stanley Simons and Juliette Gariepy will star in MILE END KICKS, a romantic comedy about a music critic who moves to Montreal in 2011 to write a book about Alanis Morissette, then falls for two members of an indie rock band. Chandler Levack is writing and directing. And Joe Thomas says there may be a third INBETWEENERS movie, reteaming him with Blake Harrison, Simon Bird and James Buckley. They've apparently spoken about making another movie together if the right script comes along, probably involving a stag do. << NEWER NEWS | |
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S T A G E & M O R E beyond the big screen... | ||
 August TV Roundup SCREEN: Watching The Bear 3, Shogun, The Boys 4, The Acolyte, Fallout, The Curse and much more...  Tempting and triumphant DANCE: London City Ballet makes a Resurgence at Sadler's Wells nearly 30 years later...  Reviews from the Fringe FESTIVAL: A week of daily reports on shows at the Edinburgh Fringe...  Warrior queens STAGE: The colourful new musical Frankie Goes to Bollywood lands on London's Southbank until 18th Aug... STAGE: Zach Zucker's riotous Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup Hour at Soho Theatre... DANCE: National Youth Dance Company's Wall at Sadler's Wells... STAGE: Dorian: The Musical spins Oscar Wilde's classic at Southwark Playhouse... STAGE: London Clown Festival kicks off with an opening night cabaret at Soho Theatre DANCE: Carlos Acosta's Cuban-flavoured take on Bizet's Carmen at Sadler's Wells...
JUNE TV ROUNDUP: Ripley, Baby Reindeer, STAGE: Jazz Emu brings Knight Fever to Soho Theatre... STAGE: Claire Gaydon's Piece of Me at Camden People's Theatre... STAGE: Comic and musician Dave Hill's Caveman in a Spaceship at Soho Theatre...
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