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Ryan Gosling is producing a new live-action FLINTSTONES movie, in which he is likely to star as a grown-up Bamm-Bamm, the adopted super-strong son of Barney and Betty Rubble. It's unknown if this will connect with the films made in 1994 and 2000. Lucas Hedges, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Geraldine Viswanathan and Dylan Gelula will star in OLD FRIENDS NEW FRIENDS, a comedy about a close-knit group attending their college friend's wedding, surprised to discover that he has an all-new group of friends. Mike Birbiglia is writing and directing. Michael Fassbender is lined up to return for a third Alien prequel, following on from 2012's Prometheus and 2017's Covenant. Ridley Scott is back as producer and director, and says the story will catch up with the android David as he creates a world for himself and tinkers with AI. Patricia Clarkson is joining Tom Hanks and Callum Turner in THE COMEBACKER, based on the Dave Eggers story about a young pitcher whose career is put in question when he is hit by a ball during a game. Marielle Heller is writing and directing. Dianne Wiest and Ciaran Hinds will team up for the comedy-drama THIS OLD LOVE OF MINE, about a retired couple whose retirement is upended when the husband discovers that his wife once had an affair. Terry Loane is directing from a script by Irish playwright Eugene O'Hare. Samara Weaving and Nicholas Braun are starring in HIVEMIND, a thriller about small-town authorities who are trying to prevent a deadly invasion from a new breed of killer wasps. Currently filming in Dublin, Ciaran Foy is directing from a script by Peter Gaffney. Tara Reid and Johnny Pemberton will star in SCISSOR MOUTH, a gothic horror thriller inspired by a Japanese folktale. It's set in the early 1980s as a teen girl escapes years of captivity by her beauty-obsessed mother. Deborah Richards is writing and directing. Algee Smith, Camron Jones and Tre Hale are joining the cast of SNOOP, the Snoop Dogg biopic, as rappers Warren G, Tupac Shakur and record exec Suge Knight, respectively. Jonathan Daviss has the title role, plus Miles Bullock Be as Dr Dre and Lauren London as Snoop's mum. Craig Bewer is directing. Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Andres Almeida, Martin Bats Bradford and Erika Ringor are joining the cast of SUPERMAX, alongside Will Smith, AnnaSophia Robb, Jason Clarke and Jaafar Jackson. It's about FBI agents investigating a murder in an impenetrable prison. Director David Gordon Green started filming this week in Australia. And it turns out that Ricky Martin costars in actor-director Gael Garcia Bernal's new film HOMBRE AL AGUA, premiering at Venice Film Festival. It's about a Mexican lifeguard who rescues a powerful businessman from the sea and is offered a new job that isn't what it seems. Costars include Esmeralda Pimentel, Manuel Garcia Rulfo and Anna Diaz.
Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey will reteam for a 25-years-later sequel to their 2003 romcom HOW TO LOST A GUY IN 10 DAYS, which was about a writer and an advertising executive who have clashing secret agendas as they fall in love. No word on the plot this time. Hudson is also producing. Nicolas Cage will be back for a third NATIONAL TREASURE adventure, reprising his role as an action-seeking historian 20 years after the last movie. Director Jon Turteltaub is back on board, and hopes to reunite with more cast members from the first two films. Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin will be back for a third SICARIO movie, reteaming once again to battle a drug cartel, this time with a young rookie agent they are mentoring. Taylor Sheridan is once again writing the script. Lukas Gage is joining Natalie Portman and Jonathan Bailey in the psychological thriller PUMPING BLACK, about a cyclist whose partnership with a power-hungry doctor takes a dark turn as they prepare for the Tour de France. Mimi Cave is directing. Dennis Haysbert is joining DEIFY, a psychological horror thriller about a cult leader (Skeet Ulrich) put on trial after his followers die in a fire. Neal McDonough costars. Carmelo and Nicholas Chimera are directing from a script by Nicholas. Ron Perlman is joining Lily James and Jack Reynor in SEASONS, the horror thriller about a couple who buys their dream home, then discover that strange rituals are required to calm the spirits that haunt the place. Drew Hancock (Companion) is directing. Billy Zane will star in WEKIWA, a horror thriller about a documentary crew that discovers a monster living in a Florida lagoon. Sound editor Richard L Anderson (Raiders of the Lost Ark) is making his writing-directing debut. Michael Showalter will direct a "rebuttal" of the romantic drama SERENDIPITY, written by Marc Klein, who also wrote the original 2001 film. Apparently this one will feature new characters and a different story, so it's unlikely that John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale will be back. Daniel Roher (Tuner) will direct and cowrite PARADOX INC, based on the novel about a tech company that finds itself in a race to build the first consumer time machine. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are producing. And Krysty Wilson-Cairns (1917) is writing the script for a sixth PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN movie, which Margot Robbie is set to star in. Johnny Depp will also be back as Captain Jack Sparrow.
Tom Hanks is lined up to star in THEO OF GOLDEN, based on the bestseller about a coffee shop owner who sets out to arrange life-changing friendships for his customers. Hanks is also producing the film alongside Gil Nutter (Life of Pi) and Gary Goetzman (A Man Called Otto). Adam Driver will play the villainous Mister Sinister in the new X-MEN movie, with Christopher Abbott as Charles Xavier and Maya Boyd as Storm also joining now-confirmed cast members Kit Connor, Sadie Sink, Samara Weaving and Inde Navarette. Jake Schreier is directing. Juno Temple will star in the romantic comedy INTIMACY PARTY, about a woman who tries to save her relationship by recreating the party where she first met her fiance. But she falls for someone else instead. Charles Melton will star in NARUTO, a live-action adaptation of the popular manga about a young ninja who wants to be the hokage of his village. The story combines martial arts with mystical flourishes. Destin Daniel Cretton is directing. Ramy Youssef will make his feature directing debut with MARTHA & MUHAMMAD, and he'll also star in the film opposite Sharon Stone. It's about a young Muslim man who falls for a recently widowed older woman. Youssef is writing the script with Josh Safdie. Nicolas Cage will star in PARISH, as a hermit who has survived with his attack dogs for 30 years. Then a woman appears at his gate with an infant, and he must decide whether to let someone in. Adam Sigal is writing and directing. Kieran Culkin will voice the lead character in the animated adventure comedy CLAY. Fawn Veerasunthorn (Wish) and Grace Wan are directing. It's about an irresponsible mentor who abandons his student, who is made of, yes, clay. Owen Cooper is joining Hugh Jackman in Ridley Scott's new adaptation of the classic novel TREASURE ISLAND, about a boy who discovers a map to buried treasure but finds himself clashing with a fierce pirate. Jack Thorne is writing the script. Jaden Smith, Jacob Tremblay, Sophia Lillis, Dylan Minnette, Maddie Phillips and Marcel Ruiz will star in 4X4: THE EVENT, which follows eight contestants through a kill-or-be-killed livestream, during which the only weapons they can use are ones they order online. Alex Ullom is directing. Jane Curtin is joining the cast of LITTLE FIVE, based on the true story of the creation of the first women's Little 500 bicycle race at Indiana University. Costars include Ariana Greenblatt, David Oyelowo, Rain Spencer and Sasha Frolova. Ian Samuels is directing. And Amy Schumer will produce and star in BEST DIVORCE EVER, as a woman who throws an "untying the knot" party with her husband to announce their amicable divorce. But of course it doesn't go as smoothly as planned. Sean Mullin is writing and directing.
Amy Madigan, Ed Harris, Gayle Rankin, Evelyn Grace Kite, Steven Ogg and Michole Brianna White will star in ASHLEY WRIGHT, about a homeless mother with two children who is trying to regain a sense of dignity. Logan and Noah Miller are directing. Pierce Brosnan is joining Chris Hemsworth and Idris Elba in EXTRACTION 3, the next action adventure featuring a mercenary who specialises in getting people out of trouble spots. Costars include Golshifteh Farahani, Joe Taslim and Chi Lewis-Parry. Director Sam Hargrave is also back, and is currently filming in Australia. Diane Kruger, Tim Roth and Dany Boon will star in PROJECT K, based on the true story of the German woman and French-Jewish man who fell in love and then spent 10 years hunting for escaped Nazi official Klaus Barbie. Yvan Attal is directing and cowriting with Laurent Turner. Barbara Hershey, Thora Birch, Alysia Reiner, Jeff Perry and Morgan Saylor will star in THE LAST SEDER, based on the stage play about a woman inviting her adult daughters home for what only she knows will be their last Passover at home. Arlene Nelson is directing. J Smith Cameron and Jefferson White will star in the drama IN OUR OWN SWEET WAY, set in 1988 as two wary neighbours find themselves drawn to each other. Jeff Rutherford is writing and directing. Mariel Hemingway, Nava Mau and Sophia Adler will star in HOLY WHORE, about a modern-day courtesan who overcomes drug addiction and becomes a sex therapist. Deborah Kampmeier is writing and directing. Neal McDonough and Skeet Ulrich will star in DEIFY, a psychological horror thriller about a cult leader put on trial after his followers die in a fire. Carmelo and Nicholas Chimera are directing from a script by Nicholas. Rising stars Sophia Del Rio, Keegan Allen, Conor Husting, Austin North and Rio Mangini will star in SMALL TALK, about a young rock band on the verge of success in late-1970s Los Angeles. The plot centres on how their friendship is strained by success. Vincent Young is making his directing debut. Director Mark Turtletaub and writer Oren Moverman will adapt the novel EVERYTHING WAS BEAUTIFUL AND NOTHING HURT for the big screen. It's about a man who lives in a small town with his cat, comforting people in their final hours of life. Then a midwife and her lively 8-year-old daughter move in across the hall. And Disney is making sequels to several animated hits, unsurprisingly. Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad will be back for FROZEN III. Jason Bateman, Ginnifer Goodwin and Ke Huy Quan are returning for ZOOTOPIA 3. The kids are seeking independence in INCREDIBLES 3. And Benjamin Bratt's Ernesto is seeking revenge in COCO 2. OLDER NEWS >> | ||
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