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Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver have apparently been lined up to star in a film that's titled USEFUL IDIOTS. Plot details are being kept tightly under wraps. Joseph Cedar (Footnote) is directing from a script by Callie Khouri. Rumour has it that Michael B Jordan and Glen Powell are being lined up to take the lead roles as Tubbs and Crockett in Joseph Kosinski's remake of MIAMI VICE. This new film will again be set in the mid-1980s, era of corrupt cops and glamorous drug dealers. The script is by Dan Gilroy and Eric Warren Singer. Michael Mann made both the original five-season TV series and a 2006 film reboot. Josh Brolin will star in MISTER, an action comedy about a man who wakes up in a strange house covered in blood, then struggles to remember his identity as a hitman while battling a wave of assassins who were sent to take him out. Wade Eastwood is directing from a script by Nicki Cortese. Idina Menzel, Margo Martindale, Julian Dennison and Amrit Kaur are joining the cast of JUST PICTURE IT, a romantic comedy about two college students (Millie Bobby Brown and, Gabriel LaBelle) whose phones mysteriously begin showing photos from 10 years in the future. Lee Toland Krieger is directing from a script by Jesse Lasky. Damien Lewis is joining the cast of JACK OF SPADES, a gothic mystery set in 1880s Scotland that costars Josh O'Connor, Frances McDormand and Lesley Manville. Nothing else has been revealed about the plot. Joel Coen is writing and directing. Yara Shahidi (Black-ish) is joining Jason Statham in THE BEEKEEPER 2, the continuing adventures of yet another retired government assassin, this time one who returns to help catch identity thieves. Timo Tjahjanto (Nobody 2) is directing from a script by Kurt Wimmer, who also wrote the first movie. Bill Burr is joining Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong in THE SOCIAL RECKONING. This is writer-director Aaron Sorkin's sequel to The Social Network, based on newspaper articles documenting the nefarious ways Facebook uses misinformation to capitalise on its users. Lindsey Shaw (Pretty Little Liars), DJ Hale and David DeLuise will star in RESCUED, about a man who loses his job and home due to gambling and alcoholism, then makes a surprising bond with a stray dog. Hale is also making his writing-directing debut. Jeff Howard (The Haunting of Hill House) will adapt Stephen King's novella RAT for the big screen, with Mexican filmmaker Isaac Ezban (Mal de Ojo) directing and Jay Van Hoy (The Witch) producing. It's about a tormented writer working on his next book in an isolated cabin in Maine, where his mind begins to slip. And Rick Moranis will return to acting for Mel Brooks' SPACEBALLS sequel, a sci-fi spoof which is currently in production with director Josh Greenbaum and costars Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman, Bill Pullman, Josh Gad, Anthony Carrigan, Daphne Zuniga and George Wyner. Brooks is also reprising his role as Yogurt.
Millie Bobby Brown is lined up to star in PERFECT, a biopic about American gymnast Kerri Strug, who began training at 3 years old and famously struggled to overcome injury and intense pressure to triumph at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Gia Coppola is directing. The Long Walk costars David Jonsson and Cooper Hoffman will reteam for THE CHAPERONES, about three slacker pals who are hired to transport a troubled teen across the country. India Donaldson (The Good One) is directing from a script by Sebastian Black. Danielle Brooks, Ed O'Neill, John Higgins, Rhenzy Feliz, Jessica Belkin and Emma Pearson are joining Cameron Diaz in the action comedy BAD DAY, which centres on a single mother who is trying to keep a promise to her daughter against all odds. Jake Szymanski is directing from a script by Laura Solon. Melissa McCarthy will star in MISS NELSON IS MISSING, a live-action adaptation of the children's book about a class of misbehaving children who discover that their strict substitute is even worse than their regular teacher. McCarthy will apparently play both roles. Brad Copeland is writing the script. Amy Madigan will be back for a prequel to WEAPONS, tracing the back-story of the indelible Aunt Gladys. Writer-director Zach Cregger came up with the plot while making this year's hit horror thriller, and says he will now expand it to feature length. Adam Bessa, Virginie Efira and Pierre Ninney have joined the cast of PARALLEL TALES, which writer-director Asghar Farhadi has just started shooting in Paris. The film also stars Isabelle Huppert, Catherine Deneuve and Vincent Cassel. The plot is being kept under wraps. Sheridan Smith, Randall Park, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Loren Gray and Guz Khan are joining Rebel Wilson in GIRL GROUP, a comedy about a diva who is kicked out of her group and court ordered to do community service, so she starts a band with misfit teen girls. Wilson is also writing, directing and producing the film. Costars include Mel Chisholm (Spice Girls), Shaznay Lewis (All Saints) and Ashley Roberts (Pussycat Dolls). Damon Herriman, Jimmy Gonzales, Alex Meraz, CJ Bloomfield, Awdo Awdo and Saffron Deacon are joining the cast of SUBVERSION, the submarine thriller that also stars Chris Hemsworth, Lily James, Michael Pena, Joe Cole, Teresa Palmer and David Wenham. Patrick Vollrath is directing from a script by Andrew Ferguson. Playwright-actor-musician Melis Aker will adapt Mayte Garcia's memoir THE MOST BEAUTIFUL for the big screen, recounting her years working with Prince as a dancer, collaborator and his first wife. And Keenan Thompson will produce MACHO, a biopic about the legendary wrestler Randy "Macho Man" Savage, who initially wanted to play baseball before becoming one of the world's biggest wrestling stars in the late 1970s. Thompson worked with Savage at a promotional event back in 1999.
Julia Roberts has confirmed that she is planning to return for a sequel to the 1997 romcom MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING, and it looks like Luca Guadagnino will direct from a script by Celine Song. If this happens, it's likely that Rupert Everett, Cameron Diaz and Dermot Mulroney will return as well. The Help costars Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain will reunite for DECK THE Y'ALLS, a holiday comedy costarring Wanda Sykes. It's about a New York baker who heads to Charleston to spend Christmas with her boyfriend's high-powered Southern family. The script is by Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip) and Stefanie Williams. Nicolas Cage is reteaming with Con Air director Simon West for FORTITUDE, about a group of military officers who ran a misinformation campaign to deceive the Nazis during World War II. The all-star cast includes Ben Kingsley, Matthew Goode, Michael Sheen, Alice Eve, Lukas Haas, Ed Skrein, Jordi Molla and Art Malik. Lea Seydoux and Catherine Deneuve will star in GENTLE MONSTER, about an acclaimed pianist who moves with her family to a new home in the countryside, where she discovers dark secrets that upend her life. Marie Kreutzer (Corsage) is writing and directing. Kate Bosworth and Justin Long are reteaming for GRAVE ENCOUNTERS, a reboot of the low-budget 2011 found footage horror about a ghost-hunting reality show crew filming in a haunted abandoned mental asylum. Original writer-directors Colin Minahan and Stuart Ortiz are back. Rupert Friend, Kevin Durand and Jaeden Martell will star in THE BOY IN THE IRON BOX, based on the series of books by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. It's about a group of mercenaries who crash-land on a snowy mountain, discovering a chain-wrapped box hidden in an abandoned fortress. David Prior is writing and directing; Del Toro is producing. Jaime King, Blake Jenner, Chris Kattan, Jannel Parrish and Sydney Thomas will star in BOUND FOR GLORY, a coming-of-age drama about an Asian American actor who wants to abandon his Hollywood career, but needs to first discover who he is. Costar Michael Naizu is also directing with his brother John Wilcox. Ashley Benson, Elias Kacavas, Emily Alyn Lind, Madelaine Petsch and Sadie Stanley are starring in PRETTY BABIES, about two teen girls who run away to Hollywood to become stars, but become trapped in sex work instead. First-time director Tyler-Marie Evans just wrapped principal photography in Oklahoma. Peter Lawson Jones (A Man Called Otto), Kym Whitley (Happy Gilmore 2) and Donald Webber Jr (Severance) are starring in LAST SHOP ON WALNUT, about a shop owner who is forced to venture out into the world for the first time in 15 years. Writer-director Jason Richardson has just started filming in Cleveland. And Taylor Swift is releasing a movie she made in secret. THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL accompanies her new album of the same title. Both are releasing on October 3rd. The film includes behind-the-scenes footage of making The Fate of Ophelia music video. Other details are being kept under wraps.
Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio will star in Martin Scorsese's next movie WHAT HAPPENS AT NIGHT. It's a ghost story based on the novel about a married couple who travels from America to a snowy town in Scandinavia to adopt a baby. The script is by Patrick Marber. John Boyega, Anna Sawai, Teyana Taylor and John Cho will join Scott Mescudi in the voice cast of SLIME, an animated adventure about a young woman (Willow Smith) who signs up for a paid medical trial and is injected with a monster-derived serum that unleashes destructive powers. Carol Kane, Joanna Scanlon, Lennie James, Jessica Gunning and Stephanie Allynne are joining the cast of ANXIOUS PEOPLE, alongside Angelina Jolie, Jason Segel and Aimee Lou Wood. It's about a reluctant would-be bank robber who takes a group of people hostage, and chaos ensues. Marc Forster is directing from a script by David Magee. Keke Palmer, Lily James, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Sam Richardson, Tim Robinson, Marcello Hernandez, Nikki Glaser, MrBeast and many more are joining returning voice-cast members Josh Gad, Jason Sudeikis, Rachel Bloom and Danny McBride in the third ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE. John Rice is directing. Famke Janssen is joining the cast of ONE SECOND AFTER, alongside Josh Holloway and Hannah John-Kamen. It's based on the novel about a family struggling in the aftermath of an electromagnetic pulse that throws the world into chaos. Director Scott Rogers just started filming in Bulgaria. Paul Walter Hauser is joining Austin Abrams in the new RESIDENT EVIL movie that's being made by Zach Cregger (Weapons). This isn't a continuation of the games or movies, but an original horror story that's set in the zombie outbreak universe. Sam Spruell, Brandon Perea, Misie Richardson-Sellers and Island Austin are joining Lin Shaye in the sixth INSIDIOUS movie. Plot details are being kept secret; filming got underway this week in Australia with director Jacob Chase. Demi Lovato and Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas will return to produce and star in for a third CAMP ROCK movie, some 15 years after the last one. Maria Canals-Barrera is also back on board to play Lovato's mother, with new characters played by Sherry Cola, Liamani Segura, Malachi Barton and Lumi Pollack. Veronica Rodriguez is directing. Musician Benson Boone is making the jump to acting, and it looks like his first film role will be in the live-action GUNDAM movie, based on the anime franchise in which people leave an overcrowded Earth to set up colonies in space, then begin to fight for independence. Jim Mickle is directing. And word has it that Barbra Streisand will indeed be back for FOCKER-IN-LAW, the fourth Meet the Parents movie again starring Ben Stiller, Robert DeNiro, Blythe Danner and Teri Polo, plus Ariana Grande, Skyler Gisondo and Beanie Feldstein. No word yet on Dustin Hoffman. John Hamburg is back as writer-director. << NEWER NEWS | |
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