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Gal Gadot will produce and probably star in THE RECOVERY AGENT, an adventure thriller based on the first in a series of novels about a woman who specialises in tracking down lost and stolen treasures. Will Arnett will take on the lead role in BEHEMOTH, replacing the departing David Harbour. Tony Gilroy's drama uses flashbacks to recount the story of a cellist's life. Costars include Pedro Pascal and Eva Victor. Kathryn Hahn is lined up to play Mother Gothel, and Australian actress Teagan Croft (Titans) has landed the lead role as Rapunzel in Disney's live-action remake of its 2011 animated musical comedy TANGLED, with Milo Manheim (Zombies) as the heroic Flynn Rider. Michael Gracey is directing. Vicky Krieps and Alex Lutz will star in EMMA DOUCET, an Austen-style romantic drama about a single mum who falls for the French prime minister. Writer-director Elise Girard plans to start filming in the spring. Billy Bob Thornton and Ariana Greenblatt will star in SOMEDAYS, about a fatally ill delivery driver who rescues a troubled teen girl, forming a friendship that changes both of their lives. Brian Klugman is writing and directing. Denise Richards, C Thomas Howell, Kim Coates and Patrick Muldoon will star in KEY TO FREEDOM. Aside from the fact that it's some sort of horror thriller, there is no news yet about the plot or premise. Damian Lee is writing and directing. Thomas Dekker and Alyson Gorske will star in ARTICHOKE, a Giallo-style thriller about a young woman who becomes trapped in a fever-dream of a relationship. Amir Moini is directing from a script by Adam Van Dyke; Dario Argento's granddaughter Anna Lou Castoldi is producing and narrating. Christopher Briney will star in the comedy CLASHING THROUGH THE SHOW, which is being described as a new take on the Planes, Trains and Automobiles scenario of soomeone desperately trying to get home for the holidays. Carlson Young (Upgraded) is directing. Nic Pizzolatto (True Detective) is writing the script for the thriller COLD ZERO, about a plane that crashes near the North Pole containing secret technology that pretty much everyone is desperate to recover. Brad Berg (Lone Survivor) is producing. And Johnny Knoxville has confirmed that a fifth JACKASS movie will be released this summer, four years after the last one. It's likely that Knoxville's cohorts Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Jason Acuna and even Bam Margera will be back, alongside younger daredevil idiots.
Unsurprisingly, Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney will be back for the sequel THE HOUSEMAID'S SECRET, based on the second novel in Freida McFadden's trilogy. Seyfried's character doesn't appear in the book, but is being written into the film. Director Paul Feig and writer Rebecca Sonnenshine are both back on board. Sebastian Stan is lined up to join Robert Pattinson in THE BATMAN: PART II, which is again being written and directed by Matt Reeves. Costars include Scarlett Johansson, Coin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Jeffrey Wright and Andy Serkis. Plot details are still under wraps. Jeremy Allen White is joining his The Bear costar Molly Gordon in PEAKED, a comedy about two former high-school mean girls who decide to relive their glory days at their 10-year class reunion. Gordon is also directing and cowriting with Allie Levitan. Chris "Ludacris" Bridges will star in LIMITED EDITION. Aside from being an action thriller, no other details are being released about the movie. But it's likely to have a comical edge, as Dan Berk and Robert Olsen (Novocaine) are writing and directing. Vinnie Jones is reteaming with Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie for the action thriller VIVA LA MADNESS, based on JJ Connolly's novel, a sequel to Layer Cake as the still-unnamed mobster tries to lay low in the Caribbean. With cartel thugs trying to kill him, he heads back to London. Elisha Cuthbert, Stana Katic and Talia Asseraf will star in SILENT NIGHT FALL, a horror film made by the producers of the Terrifier franchise. Plot details are being kept under wraps. Director Danny Friedman will start filming this month in Ontario. Eman Esfandi (Ahsoka) and Billy Clements (Deadpool & Wolverine) will appear in SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, which comes out in July. Esfandi's role is being kept under wraps, while Clements will play the villainous Ramrod. Destin Daniel Cretton is directing the film, which stars Tom Holland, Zendaya, Mark Ruffalo, Jon Bernthal and Sadie Sink. Greg Tarzan Davis (Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning) and Sonja O'Hara (Root Letter) will star in the psychological thriller SNARE, about a scientist who gets caught in an obsessive romantic triangle with her ex and a new lover. O'Hare is also cowriting and codirecting with Adam Hoelzel. Joanna Natasegara will direct a documentary that traces how Gisele Pelicot is working to rebuild her life after surviving a decade of abuse, drugged by her husband and 50 other men. Rather than focus on her horrific ordeal, the film centres around her ongoing work with fellow survivors around the world. And it looks increasingly likely that Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood will reprise their roles as Gandalf and Frodo for THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM, which is set just before the events of The Fellowship of the Ring. Andy Serkis is directing the film and also reprising his title role. Other characters will also be back.
It's official: the original team is reuniting for OCEAN'S 14, including Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle and Andy Garcia. Apparently the plot will focus on a group of ageing friends getting back together for another heist. Simu Liu will team up with Indonesian filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto (Nobody 2) to make a film based on the videogame SLEEPING DOGS. It's an action adventure about an undercover cop trying to take down a Hong Kong mobster. Stephen Graham is lined up to play a younger version of Robert De Niro's character in HEAT 2, Michael Mann's prequel/sequel to his 1995 thriller about an elaborate heist in Los Angeles. Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale are also involved, perhaps as younger versions of characters played by Al Pacino and Val Kilmer. Chevy Chase says he would love to reteam with his Three Amigos costars Steve Martin and Martin Short, either in a sequel to that 1986 comedy or perhaps with a role on their TV series Only Murders in the Building. Marina Zenovich's documentary I'M CHEVY CHASE AND YOU'RE NOT opened this week. Rising Indian star Sheena Chohan (Sant Tukaram) will star in ARJUNANIN ALLIRANI, a Tamil-language romantic action drama about a folk artist who is facing caste discrimination. Vino Vikraman Pillai (Kafir) is directing from a script by acclaimed author B Jeyamohan, with music by iconic composer Ilaiyaraaja. Jordan Peele is reportedly being lined up to direct a Marvel movie, with rumours that it will feature a face-off between Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man and Hugh Jackman's Wolverine. Of course, nothing at all has been confirmed. James Cameron says that, after 30 years of development, he will finally produce his remake of FANTASTIC VOYAGE. The 1966 original is about a scientist who discovers miniaturising technology that is used to shrink a team of specialists who enter his bloodstream to repair a threatening clot. ITV executive David George says that work is underway to create a feature film based on the LOVE ISLAND reality TV series. The show has been on the air in the UK for several years, but it broke into the US ratings this year, and now of course they want to expand the brand. Starting in 2029, the Oscars will be shown on YouTube, including the nominations announcement, Student Academy Awards, Governors Awards, Scientific and Technical Awards, nominee luncheon, red carpet, ceremony, backstage content, interviews and podcasts. ABC, which has aired the awards since the early 1970s, will finish its contract with the 100th Oscars in 2028. The top film at the worldwide box office in 2025 was the Chinese animated epic Ne Zha 2, followed by Zootopia 2, Lilo & Stitch, A Minecraft Movie and Jurassic World: Rebirth. In sixth place is Avatar: Fire and Ash, which is still ruling in cinemas. The most anticipated films for this coming year include Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, Greta Gerwig's first Narnia movie The Magician's Nephew, Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day and Emerald Fennell's take on Wuthering Heights. There's also a whole bunch of sequels, including Avengers: Doomsday, Toy Story 5, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Dune: Part Three, Shrek 5, Scream 7 and The Mandalorian and Grogu.
Zoe Saldana and Matthew McConaughey will team up for the romantic caper movie POSITANO. The plot is being kept under wraps, and the only thing revealed is that it's set in the eponymous village on Italy's Amalfi coast. Daniel Roher (Navalny) is directing. Rob Lowe and Maddie Zieglar will team up for the romantic comedy HOLIDAZE, based on the novel about a young woman who finds herself in a time loop that involves reliving the same Christmas over and over again. Amy Madigan is joining John C Reilly and Jason Segel in SPONSOR, a psychological thriller about a guy in a court-ordered alcoholism support group where his sponsor takes an unnerving approach. James Ponsoldt is directing from a script he cowrote with Segel. Natasha Lyonne will write, direct and produce BAMBO, a comedy-drama that follows a boxing promoter in 1980s Brooklyn who sets out to become the next Don King, with his young daughter at his side. Before that, Lyonne is directing UNCANNY VALLEY, set in the world of immersive videogames. Mads Mikkelsen is joining Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in WHAT HAPPENS AT NIGHT, Martin Scorsese's next film. It's about an American couple who travels to a snowy Scandinavian town to adopt a baby, encountering enigmatic people who have dark secrets. The script is by Patrick Marber. Rupert Grint has joined the cast of EBENEZER: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, perhaps playing Bob Cratchit alongside Johnny Depp in the title role. This is Ti West's horror-style adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic holiday ghost story. Lars Eidinger will play Braniac in the Superman sequel MAN OF TOMORROW, which again stars David Corenswet, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Brosnahan, Isabela Merced and Frank Grillo. James Gunn is also back as writer-director. Lauren Hutton, Michael Angelo Covino, Devon Bostick, Sean Kaufman, Jose Zuniga and Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine are joining the cast of Ron Howard's military drama ALONE AT DAWN, alongside Adam Driver, Anne Hathaway, Jonathan Ajayi and Betty Gilpin. It's based on the true story of the investigation into the heroic actions of an Air Force officer in Afghanistan. Jonathan Lipnicki, Matt Walsh and Geneva Carr will star in WILLISTON, a psychological thriller about developers trying to secure a parcel of land in North Dakota that's owned by a Native American man. Adam Seidel is writing and directing. Sylvester Stewart Jr will direct a documentary about his father, Sly Stone. The film will take a personal approach, exploring Stone's music and legacy using clips from the family's personal archive, as well as new interviews. And Paul King (Paddington/Wonka) will direct a film based on the fad-sparking LABUBU range of ugly-cute Chinese dolls. There's no word yet on what the story might be, or if the film will be animated or feature live-action humans. << NEWER NEWS | |
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S T A G E & M O R E beyond the big screen... | ||
 The boss’ new groove DANCE: ZooNation's a dazzling hip-hop take on Dickens, Ebony Scrooge at Sadler's Wells East until 4th Jan...  A Victorian night out STAGE: Lost Estate presents The Great Christmas Feast, with a Dickensian dinner and immersive show, until 4th Jan...  Step back in time STAGE: This year's Royal Vauxhall Tavern panto Growled is a riotous spin on Beauty and the Beast, until 3rd Jan...  November TV Roundup SCREEN: Boots, Only Murders 5, Chad Powers, Peacemaker 2, MobLand, The Morning Show 4, Alien: Earth, more... DANCE: Ballet Black's Shadows, a new double bill at Sadler's Wells... DANCE: Pite and McBurney's staggering Figures in Extinction at Sadler's Wells... DANCE: Akram Khan and Manal AlDowayan's elemental Thikra at Sadler's Wells... STAGE: KC and the Sunshine Band musical Get Down Tonight at Charing Cross... STAGE: Ghost Stories returns to London's Peacock Theatre... DANCE: Hofesh Schechter's surreal Theatre of Dreams at Sadler's Wells... SEP TV: Chief of War, Wednesday 2, Smoke, Dexter: Resurrection, The Institute, Stick, Fisk and more... DANCE: Andrea Pena's Bogota explores history and culture at Sadler's Wells East... DANCE: Acosta Danza celebrates A Decade in Motion at Sadler's Wells...
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