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DreamWorks Animation has unveiled its newest animated feature, Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken , set for wide release via Universal on June 30th, and the roster of major names behind it. Lana Condor (Netflix’s To All the Boys franchise) will play the title role, with Oscar nom Toni Collette ( Knives Out ), Oscar winner Jane Fonda ( 80 for Brady ), Emmy winner Colman Domingo ( Euphoria ), Emmy winner Annie Murphy ( Schitt’s Creek ), Sam Richardson ( Veep ), Blue Chapman ( Council Of Dads ) and Jaboukie Young-White ( C’mon C’mon ) among the others set to star. The film directed by Oscar nom Kirk De Micco ( Vivo ), with Faryn Pearl ( The Croods: A New Age ) as co-director, is an action-comedy about a shy teenager who discovers that she’s part of a legendary royal lineage of mythical sea krakens and that her destiny, in the depths of the oceans, is bigger than she ever dreamed. Sweet, awkward 16-year-old Ruby Gillman (Condor) is desperate … [Read more...] about New DreamWorks Film ‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’ Casts Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Jane Fonda, Colman Domingo, Annie Murphy & More

The four indelible stars o f 80 for Brady — Lily Tomlin , Jane Fonda , Rita Moreno and Sally Field — have a combined age of 335 years but are not the least bit inclined to act like it in this highly concocted but sassy, good-natured wish-fulfillment comedy. The film is as silly and contrived as all get-out and you can’t help feeling that, with a cast this good, it’s a shame that a script worthy of the actresses’ combined talents couldn’t have been found and put to much better use. Still, if you’re at all inclined to spend a couple of hours in the company of four ultra-talented ladies doing dopey and rambunctious things to worm their way into the Super Bowl to behold their sports hero Tom Brady in person, then this is your ticket. Since the 45-year-old Brady won’t be playing in the Super Bowl this season, some fans might, as consolation, decide to go see this film, in which the now-ex-star quarterback appears not only on the field, in footage of his … [Read more...] about ‘80 For Brady’ Film Review: All-Star Cast Drives Timely Wish-Fulfillment Comedy

Work has begun on Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight ’s Birmingham TV and film studio. Digbeth Loc. Studios will complete in July and filming will begin in October, including on Knight’s upcoming BBC drama Two Tone. The 80,000 sq ft Digbeth Loc. Studios will create 760 new jobs, according to its founders, contributing £30M ($36.6M) to the local economy as it acts as a regeneration project for the Digbeth area in the West Midlands. Knight, who is also helming the BBC and FX’s upcoming Great Expectations adaptation, had a vision to create a long-term cultural legacy for Birmingham and he forged the idea for Digbeth Loc. with business partner Piers Read, the CEO of TIME+SPACE. The studios are the first such project in Birmingham, which has been boosting its local TV and film industry in recent years. Knight is also involved with the Birmingham Create Central grouping of producers and creatives, which champions local talent. Birmingham City Council has … [Read more...] about Work Begins On ‘Peaky Blinders’ Creator Steven Knight’s TV & Film Studio, First Projects Will Film Later This Year

EXCLUSIVE: Fledgling U.S. production company Catalyst Studios has announced eight-part docuseries EmpowHer going behind the scenes of the films on its inaugural slate driven by six female and non-binary directors and producers. Catalyst Studios was launched last May as a joint venture between social entrepreneur Holly Levow and producer Paul Kampf of Equitas Entertainment, and Mark Pennell of Beacon Pictures, with a focus on emerging talent and diverse storytelling. EmpowHer will follow the journeys of filmmakers from across Catalyst Studios’ slate including Michelle Salcedo with Switch & Bait , starring Otmara Marrero and Katie Clarkson-Hill; Joanne Mitchell with Sybil ; Siri Rødnes with Follow Me starring Connie Nielsen, and Colombian auteur Ana Maria Hermida with the recently announced coming-of-age feature film Alix. Further filmmaker subject s include Tamika Miller ( Honor Student , Station 19 ) and Milena Grujic ( The Future is Bright … [Read more...] about Catalyst Studios Launches Docuseries ‘EmpowHer’ Going Behind The Scenes Of Inaugural Female-Driven Slate

EXCLUSIVE : Lionsgate has acquired the Stephen Herman horror spec script The Culling for Shazam! helmer David F. Sandberg to direct. Sandberg & Lotta Losten will produce via their newly formed Mångata production banner, alongside Good Fear Content’s Chris Bender & Jake Weiner, with Scott Stoops exec producing. A troubled priest confines himself to a remote cabin in the middle of the woods where he attempts to make a last stand against the demon that terrorized his family when he was a child. Lionsgate’s Aaron Janus is overseeing the project along with Aaron Edmonds. Swedish-born Sandberg is coming off Shazam!, which grossed over $366M with Zachary Levi in the title role. Sandberg and Losten got started in 2013 when their short film Lights Out became a viral sensation with over 100 million hits. Short was acquired by New Line and Sandberg directed the feature with James Wan producing. That led Sandberg to the hit The Conjuring spinoff Annabelle: Creation . … [Read more...] about Lionsgate Lands Horror Spec ‘The Culling’ For ‘Shazam!’s David F. Sandberg To Direct

EXCLUSIVE: A24 is reuniting with its Green Knight director David Lowery on his next film Mother Mary and set Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel to star. Lowery is directing from a script he penned. The film will be an epic pop melodrama following a fictional musician (Hathaway) and her relationship with an iconic fashion designer (Coel). Lowery, Toby Halbrooks, and James M. Johnston will produce alongside Jeanie Igoe of Homebird Productions and Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo and Jonathan Saubach of Cologne-based augenschein Filmproduktion. Jack Antonoff and Charli XCX will write and produce original songs for the film, with an original score composed by Daniel Hart. This marks the third collaboration between A24 and David Lowery following The Green Knight and A Ghost Story . A24 will handle the global release of the film. Mother Mary will be filmed in Germany, funded by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and the DFFF. Hathaway has already had herself a … [Read more...] about Michaela Coel And Anne Hathaway To Star In Pop Music Epic ‘Mother Mary’ For David Lowery And A24

EXCLUSIVE : Crunchyroll has tapped Nichole Sakura ( Superstore ) for the title role in the English-language dub of their acclaimed animated feature Suzume , which in addition to the original subtitled version, debuts in theaters in Australia and New Zealand on April 13, coming to the U.S., Canada, the UK and Ireland the following day. Others cast in the pic from decorated Japanese filmmaker Makoto Shinkai ( Weathering with You ), which bowed in Japan in November, include Josh Keaton, Jennifer Sun Bell, Joe Zieja, Rosalie Chang, Amanda C. Miller, Mela Lee and Cam Clarke. Bill Millsap served as English voice director. The film produced by CoMix Wave Films and STORY inc. tells the coming-of-age story of 17-year-old Suzume (Sakura), whose journey begins in a quiet town in Kyushu (located in southwestern Japan) when she encounters a young man who tells her, “I’m looking for a door.” What Suzume finds is a single weathered door standing upright in the midst of ruins … [Read more...] about ‘Superstore’s Nichole Sakura To Lead English-Language Voice Cast Of Crunchyroll’s ‘Suzume’

EXCLUSIVE : Flight attendant-turned-tyro author T.J. Newman has been set to write the script for her debut bestselling novel Falling for Universal and Working Title. Now, her follow-up manuscript has leaked around town and could be the next hot auction title. The new one is Drowning: The Rescue of Flight 1421 , and it will be shopped imminently. A plane crashes in the Pacific Ocean six minutes after takeoff and is flooded after an explosion during evacuation. A dozen survivors sink in a sealed part of the aircraft as it perches precariously on an undersea cliff 200 feet below the surface. Among them is an engineer and his 11-year-old daughter. His estranged wife and the girl’s mother is part of the elite rescue team that races to save the passengers before their air runs out. Newman is the flight attendant who filled the down time on flights scribbling an aviation thriller, only to see her get rejected by 41 agents before Shane Salerno and The Story Factory … [Read more...] about As T.J. Newman Is Set To Adapt Debut Novel ‘Falling’, Her Follow-up ‘Drowning: The Rescue Of Flight 1421’ Drops In Hollywood

Fathom Events and Warner Bros are teaming to re-release the extended edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King , bringing the blockbuster back to theaters in commemoration of its 20th anniversary. Pic returns to U.S. screens on Thursday, April 13 and Wednesday, April 19 at 7:00 p.m. local time, hitting Canadian theaters at 7:00 p.m. local on Thursday, April 20. Screenings will kick off with a special introduction from franchise star Elijah Wood, who will discuss the lasting impact of the universe first conjured by J.R.R. Tolkien in his epic ’50s fantasy novel, highlighting the rich worlds and beloved characters that keep viewers coming back for more. LOTR diehards will also enjoy exclusive coverage of a new Lord of the Rings tabletop game, as a celebrity panel embarks on their own adventure into Middle-Earth to raise support for the Extra Life For Kids fundraising program, in conjunction with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The final film … [Read more...] about ‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King’ Extended Edition Back In Theaters To Mark 20th Anniversary

Netflix has tapped Academy Award nominee Jon Spaihts ( Dune : Part One & Two ) to pen its live-action Gears of War film, based on the hit video game series, Deadline can confirm. First announced by the streamer back in November, the project will be produced in partnership with The Coalition, with an adult animated series set in the world of the games to follow, and the potential for further stories going forward. Debuting on Xbox in 2006 and going on to sell 40M+ copies across six installments, Gears of War watches as a society divided and on the brink of collapse faces total extinction by the Locust, a monstrous threat from below. Delta Squad, a ragtag fireteam led by disgraced sergeant Marcus Fenix, is then charged with leading humanity’s last stand. Hollywood has been attempting to adapt the games for the screen for many years, with Universal being the last studio attempting to get a film together in 2016, and New Line among others having … [Read more...] about ‘Gears Of War’ Netflix Movie Sets Jon Spaihts As Screenwriter