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Jake Gyllenhaal’s Nine Stories Taps Josh McLaughlin as President
Veteran executive Josh McLaughlin is headed to Nine Stories Productions, the company run by actor Jake Gyllenhaal. McLaughlin most recently worked at his own shingle, Wink Pictures. Before that, he spent ten years at Focus Features, most recently as president of production, with his projects including Spike Lee’s Oscar-winning BlacKkKlansman, filmmaker Kasi Lemmons’s Harriet Tubman […]
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Josh Brolin Passes on HBO’s Green Lantern TV Show (Exclusive)
Josh Brolin will not be wearing the ring, after all. The actor has passed on an offer to star in Lanterns, the DC Studios series based on the Green Lanterns superhero character, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Brolin was eyed to play Hal Jordan, the cocky Green Lantern hero previously played by Ryan Reynolds in […]
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How ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Producer Tommy Harper Became a Franchise Whisperer
Tommy Harper is used to getting phone calls featuring unusual requests. His phone might ring and it’s Tom Cruise and Joseph Kosinski asking him to figure out how to film Top Gun: Maverick in real jets. Or J.J. Abrams is on the line, asking how to bring the massive crew of a Star Wars movie […]
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Phoebe Dynevor Spy Thriller ‘Inheritance’ Lands at IFC Films for 2025 Release (Exclusive)
IFC Films has nabbed rights to the spy thriller Inheritance, which hails from Divergent director Neil Burger and stars Phoebe Dynevor and Rhys Ifans. IFC has set a theatrical release date of Jan. 24, 2025 for the project. Dynevor stars as Maya, who learns that her father was once a spy and soon becomes embroiled […]
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‘Terminator Zero’ Creator Mattson Tomlin Found Peace Making a Show About an AI War
In almost every version of The Terminator franchise, a lone hero is sent to help a person at the time they need it most. Just like one of those heroes, Terminator Zero came into Mattson Tomlin’s life at the very moment he needed it. Tomlin had just spent a few whirlwind years ascending the Hollywood […]
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Horror Anthology ‘V/H/S/ Beyond’ Reveals First Trailer, Adds ‘Prey’ Actor to Cast
The storied V/H/S horror anthology series is going to the great beyond. The Hollywood Reporter has the first trailer for V/H/S/ Beyond, the seventh installment in the franchise, which launched in 2012 as a project featuring multiple found-footage short films. The latest chapter focuses on sci-fi horror, and bows at the genre-centric Fantastic Fest next […]
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‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3′ Trailer Brings Keanu Reeves’ Shadow Into the Light
Sonic is putting on his running shoes for the first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3. The latest installment in the franchise introduces Keanu Reeves as popular video game character Shadow, who debuted in 2001’s Sonic Adventure 2 as a sort of anti-Sonic. He’s dark and edgy but has similar powers to the heroic hedgehog. […]
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Nina West Went From ‘Drag Race’ to a Piece of Zombie History
Nina West can thank a phone call from friend Zelda Williams for her biggest acting opportunity to date. “Zelda Williams calls. ‘My friend has you on their vision board for this movie. Would you be OK if I introduced you?’” recalls West, the drag queen who is also known as Andrew Levitt. Their mutual friend […]
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‘Fantastic Beasts’ Actor Dan Fogler to Play ‘Batman’ Producer Michael Uslan in Stage Play (Exclusive)
Dan Fogler is stepping out of the Wizarding World and into the Batcave. The Fantastic Beasts actor will play longtime Batman executive producer Michael Uslan in a stage play based on Uslan’s 2011 memoir, The Boy Who Loved Batman. Nederlander Worldwide Productions is the lead producer. The memoir, published in 2019, told his origin story […]
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James Spader Returning as Ultron for Marvel’s Vision Series
James Spader is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Emmy-winning actor is set to reprise his role as the voice of robotic villain Ultron in Marvel Studios’ untitled Vision series, the follow-up series to its acclaimed WandaVision show. He first played the role in 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron. Paul Bettany is reprising his […]
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Horror Movie ‘Goons’ Rounds Out Cast With YG and Serayah McNeill (Exclusive)
The horror feature Goons has scared up five more actors for the Louisiana-based project. Rapper YG, J. Alphonse Nicholson (P-Valley), Serayah McNeill (Empire), SteVonté Hart (Bel-Air) and Tyler Lepley (Harlem) have joined the film, which hails from The First Purge director Gerard McMurray. The feature is in production in New Orleans and surrounding areas, and […]
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Lionsgate Pulls ‘Megalopolis’ Trailer Featuring Fake Movie Critic Quotes
Lionsgate is working to take down its trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis after it was revealed to include fabricated quotes from movie critics. Said a Lionsgate spokesperson in a statement: “Lionsgate is immediately recalling our trailer for Megalopolis. We offer our sincere apologies to the critics involved and to Francis Ford Coppola and American […]
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