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Anne Hathaway will reteam with The Idea of You director Michael Showalter for the thriller VERITY, based on the novel about a struggling writer who is hired to complete a series of books for an author who has had a mysterious accident. Will Ferrell will produce and play a television judge in JUDGEMENT DAY, a comedy about a young ex-con who takes an unscripted TV courtroom set hostage. Nicholas Stoller is directing. Felicity Jones and Richard E Grant are joining the growing cast of 100 NIGHTS OF HERO, which also stars Nicholas Galitzine, Emma Corrin, Maika Monroe, Amir El-Masry and Charli XCX. It's about a man who bets his friend that he can seduce his wife in 100 nights. Julia Jackman is writing and directing. Emma Mackey is joining Glen Powell and Jenna Ortega in JJ Abrams' next film, which is being kept tightly under wraps. Apparently, all three actors have lead roles in the story. Shooting is scheduled to start in January. Samara Weaving, Jason Segel, Juliette Lewis and Timothy Olyphant will star in THE TRIP, a thriller about a couple that takes a break in an isolated cabin to repair their broken relationship. But actually they're plotting to kill each other. Jorma Taccone is directing the film, which is a remake of a Norwegian film. Kate Bosworth and Justin Long will star in COYOTE, a thriller about a family trying to survive when a frenzied pack of coyotes attacks them during a wildfire in Los Angeles. Colin Minihan is directing. David Spade and Theo Von will write and star in BUSBOYS, a buddy comedy set in an Arizona border town as two friends try to get jobs as waiters, which they think will solve their problems. Jonah Feingold is directing. Julia Fox, Riccardo Scamarcio and Vito Schnabel have joined the cast of MYKONOS, a heist comedy about a group of principled thieves who steal from wealthy holiday makers on the Greek island. Costars include Klelia Andriolatou, Andrew Georgiades, Panos Koronis and Makis Papadimitriou. Andre Marks is directing. Zack Snyder has decided that his next film will be more grounded in real life, calling it a "visceral character-driven piece" about an elite police unit in Los Angeles that is grappling with clashes between the law and morality. Snyder is writing the script with Kurt Johnstad. And as Kevin Smith works on a long-awaited sequel to his 1999 religious comedy DOGMA, he is also planning to reteam Ben Affleck and Matt Damon on-screen. The original also starred Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Alanis Morissette, Jason Mewes and Jason Lee.
Paul Mescal will reteam with Gladiator II filmmaker Ridley Scott for THE DOG STARS, a thriller that is set in a near-future after a pandemic has decimated American society. Nothing else has been revealed yet about the plot. Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o and Anne Hathaway are joining the cast of Christopher Nolan's new movie, alongside Tom Holland and Matt Damon. This is Hathaway's third film with Nolan. Little is known about the film, but rumour has it that it centres around UFOs. Timothee Chalamet is set to return for a sequel to WONKA, which is currently being written. Paul King will be back as director, and it's expected that several other cast members will return as well. Although filming won't take place until Chalamet shoots his role in DUNE: MESSIAH in early 2026. Lil Rel Howery will make his directing debut with HAUNTED HEIST, a comedy in which he'll also star opposite Tiffany Haddish. It's about a group of old friends whose awkward reunion turns out to be a heist to find a valuable antique in a house that is populated by rowdy ghosts. Rosamound Pike, Benedict Cumberbatch and Anthony Hopkins will team up for WIFE & DOG, Guy Ritchie's next film, which is set in the world of the British aristocracy. Actual plot details are being kept under wraps. Maria Balakova and Peter Mullan will star in NO WAY OFF, a thriller that centres on a young woman who is stuck on a bus with her baby after the driver goes rogue and takes her hostage. Brian Kelly (Downton Abbey) is directing. Taron Egerton is joining Charlize Theron in APEX, a thriller about an adrenaline junkie who finds herself hunted by a psychopath while on an expedition in the wilderness. Batlasar Kormakur is directing from a script by Jeremy Robbins. Actor-filmmakers Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk are reteaming to write and possibly direct a remake of the 1999 black comedy IDLE HANDS, about a slacker whose hand becomes possessed by a murderous spirit and goes on a killing spree. Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan are producing. Jennifer Saunders, Jack Whitehall, Sally Phillips and Frances Barber are joining the cast of VIRGINIA WOOLF'S NIGHT & DAY, based on the novel about an astronomer who is determined to avoid romance and marriage as she takes on the patriarchy in Edwardian England. The film also stars Haley Bennett, Timothy Spall, Lily Allen and Elyas M'Barek. Tina Gharavi is directing from a script by Justine Waddell. After his buzzy performance in Queer, Drew Starkey has joined the cast of ONSLAUGHT, an action thriller that also stars Dan Stevens, Adria Arjona and UFC champ Alex Pereira. The plot is under wraps, but director Adam Wingard says it's in the vein of his previous films The Guest and You're Next. And Denzel Washington is being lined up to star in the third BLACK PANTHER movie, in a role written for him by Ryan Coogler. He's also set to play HANNIBAL THE CONQUEROR, reuniting with Antoine Fuqua, and then plans to play the title role in new film versions of Shakespeare's OTHELLO and KING KEAR.
Lupita Nyong'o, Jared Leto and John Mulaney will star in LUNIK HEIST, based on the true story of the American government's plan to steal a Soviet spacecraft when it was on display in a Mexico City exhibition in 1959. Kemp Powers is directing. Eddie Murphy will reteam with Dreamgirls director Bill Condon to make a biopic about the music pioneer George Clinton, whose collective Parliament Funkadelic dominated the charts from the late 1960s to the early 1980s, and has continued to influence artists. Virgil Williams is writing the script. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nick Nolte, Tate Donovan, Payman Maadi and Babak Tafti are joining the cast of CRIME 101, the jewel-heist thriller starring Chris Hemsworth, Barry Keoghan, Mark Ruffalo, Corey Hawkins and Halle Bailey. Bart Layton is directing. Russell Crowe is returning to the Roman Empire for THE LAST DRUID, which follows a Roman emperor as he discovers a secret community of Celtic druids in the Caledonian mountains. And they are prepared to fight. Will Eubank is directing. Will Ferrell will produce and star in the comedy STREET JUSTICE, about a tough-talking cop who takes the law into his own hands. Peter Atencio (Jean Claude Van Johnson) is directing from a script by Dave Callaham (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse). Daisy Ridley will star in DEDICATION, as a Marine commander whose latest mission went badly wrong and now must prove herself by taking on a violent anarchist's vengeful son. The film reteams Ridley with Cleaner director Martin Campbell. Samuel L Jackson, Andra Day and Edgar Ramirez will star in THE HONEST LIAR, about an award-winning actor who is caught in an undercover sting operation, then offered a job coaching police officers in how to go undercover to catch drug dealers. Wayne Kramer (The Cooler) is writing and directing. Following on from Stan & Ollie, Steve Coogan and John C Reilly will reteam to play another set of historical performers in THE PLAYERS, which tells the story of the rivalry between 19th century actors William McCready and Edwin Forrest. Peter Cattaneo is directing from a script by Jeff Pope. O-T Fagbenle, Nicholas Braun, David Castaneda and Kyle Marvin are joining Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona in SPLITSVILLE, a drama about a man whose wife asks for a divorce, so he turns to a married couple for support, then discovers they have an open relationship. Michael Angelo Covino is writing and directing. Taika Waititi, Rafe Spall, David Walliams and Iona Bell will star in FING, a live-action adaptation of Walliam's novel about two librarians who are willing to do the most extraordinary things for their beloved daughter. But when they bring her a jungle creature, it turns out to be a force of destruction. Milla Jovovich will star in TWILIGHT OF THE DEAD, a seventh film in George A Romero's series, which began in 1968. He was writing the script when he died in 2017; it's set on a tropical island as the last humans face a zombie attack. Brad Anderson is directing. Jovovich will also star in Adrian Grunberg's PROTECTOR as a war hero fighting to find her kidnapped daughter. And Tom Cruise is reportedly planning a sequel to DAYS OF THUNDER, the 1990 thriller about a race car driver, which reunited Cruise with Top Gun director Tony Scott and producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. Apparently, writers are working on a script.
Anne Hathaway, Adam Driver and Jeremy Strong are teaming up for PAPER TIGER, about two brothers who become entangled in a Russian mafia scheme that grows increasingly dangerous. James Gray is writing and directing. Lily Gladstone and Bryan Cranston will star in LONE WOLF, a thriller about a veteran who is struggling with addiction when she's recruited for a covert military operation to assassinate a high-profile politician. Then she learns that she's being set up to take the fall for it. Mark Pellington is directing from a script by Tom Chilcoat. Brian Tyree Henry, Elizabeth Moss and Wagner Moura will team up for LAST NIGHT AT THE LOBSTER, about a manager whose restaurant is set to close just before Christmas. Then on the final night, a snowstorm traps everyone inside for an epic meal. Moura is also directing. John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce and Michael Kelly are reteaming to make a JACK RYAN movie, continuing on from four television seasons that follow the action-packed adventures of the CIA analyst. Andrew Bernstein will also be back as director, with a script he wrote with Aaron Rabin. Dev Patel will star in THE JOURNEYMAN, as a tennis pro who becomes involved in an increasingly violent match-fixing scam as he tries to earn money to support his family. Tarsem Singh is directing this one, so it's bound to be more than it appears to be. Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, Zoe Colletti and Van Crosby will be back for a sequel to the action comedy THE FAMILY PLAN, this time moving the action to Europe at Christmastime as a father's past continues to get in the way of his family time. Also returning are director Simon Cellan Jones and writer David Coggeshall. Meanwhile, Wahlberg will team up with Sterling K Brown for BY ANY MEANS, based on the true story of a mafia hitman who was hired by J Edgar Hoover to hunt down those responsible for killing civil rights leaders in 1966 Mississippi. Elegance Bratton (The Inspection) is directing from a Black List script by Sascha Penn and Theodore Witcher. Chris Rock will write, direct and star in MISTY GREEN, about a film director who reaches out to a gifted actress to help reignite her career after her actions derailed her rising-star status. But their turbulent past creates some bigger issues between them. Jessica Alba, Andy Garcia and Michele Morrone are joining Anthony Hopkins in MASERATI: THE BROTHERS, a biopic about the siblings who founded the iconic sports car company in 1914. Director Bobby Moresco starts filming next month in Italy. Kit Harington and Billy Magnussen will star in CHARIOT, a comedy about an oversized jockey who is suspended after causing a major horse-racing accident. But he wants to compete again, and teams up with a centaur for his big comeback. Steve Pink is directing from a script by Jack Donnelly. Armie Hammer will return to acting with FRONTIER CRUCIBLE, about an ex-soldier travelling across the 1870s Arizona frontier with a woman, her injured spouse and a group of outlaws. Thomas Jane, Myles Clohessy, Zane Holtz, Mary Stickley, Jonah Kagen, Eli Brown and Eddie Spears costar. And the Wayans brothers (Marlon, Keenan and Shawn) are making another SCARY MOVIE, following on from the series of five pastiche horror comedies they made from 2000 to 2013. Rick Alvarez is working on the script alongside the Wayans. OLDER NEWS >> | ||
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