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Mission: Impossible 7 Halts Filming Due to COVID-19
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-04T16:23:11+00:00“>June 4, 2021 | 12:23pm ET We’re starting to think this mission might actually be impossible. As The Hollywood Reporter notes, Mission: Impossible 7 has once again shut down production, as routine testing on the UK set revealed positive COVID-19 results. Originally, star Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie had planned to produce installments 7 and 8 back-to-back, so that they could be released consecutively in 2021 and 2022. But in February of 2020, the Venice, Italy film set became one of the first to shutter during the pandemic. Production resumed last summer in the UK, with Cruise securing a governmental exemption to skip the man...
The Conjuring 3 Chucks Scares in Favor of a Supernatural Cop Thriller: Review
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-05T01:52:05+00:00“>June 4, 2021 | 9:52pm ET The Pitch: In 1981, paranormal investigators/real-life-con-artists-but-nevermind Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) are on the front lines of yet another demonic possession — this time of eight-year-old David Glatzel (Julian Hilliard), who pretzels his body and speaks in tongues while under the influence of a demonic force. Their exorcism is interrupted, however, by the intervention of Arne Johnson (Ruairi O’Connor), boyfriend of David’s sister Debbie (Sarah Catherine Hook), who draws the demon out of young David…and into himself. It’s not long after that that Arne commits a murder while ostensibly under the influe...
A Quiet Place Part III Set For 2023 Release
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-05T02:48:09+00:00“>June 4, 2021 | 10:48pm ET Paramount is moving ahead with plans for A Quiet Place Part III from filmmaker Jeff Nichols. A release date has been set for March 31st, 2023. Nichols, who previously helmed films like Mud and Loving, is writing and directing Part III based on an original story conceived by John Krasinski. After co-writing and directing the first two films, Krasinski is expected to step back and guide the sequel in his capacity as a producer. After a lengthy delay caused by the pandemic, A Quiet Place Part II finally opened in theaters over Memorial Day weekend. The film earned an impressive four-day box office total of $57 million. Related Video ...
Channing Tatum, Simon Pegg, Killer Mike Star in First Trailer for America: The Motion Picture: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-03T20:07:15+00:00“>June 3, 2021 | 4:07pm ET Forget about the history books. Netflix’s new animated comedy is ready to set the record straight when it comes to the formation of the US and our founding fathers. It’s called America: The Motion Picture and features an all-star voice cast led by Channing Tatum as George Washington. Watch the newly revealed trailer below. Billed as “the untold, totally legit, historically accurate origins of America,” America: The Motion Picture is a feature-length film satirizing the American Revolution. It comes from the producers of Archer (Matt Thompson) and Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse (the inimitable Phil Lord and Chris Miller), with Th...
Flea to Star in Damien Chazelle’s New Film Babylon
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-03T14:52:26+00:00“>June 3, 2021 | 10:52am ET Flea has landed a role in Damien Chazelle’s upcoming film Babylon. The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist joins an all-star cast that already includes Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Katherine Waterston, Max Minghella, Diego Calva, Samara Weaving, Rory Scovel, and Lukas Haas, among others. While plot details are a closely guarded secret, Babylon is reportedly set in 1920s Hollywood during the industry’s shift from silent films to talkies (via Variety). Related Video Chaezelle, whose previous Hollywood-set film La La Land won six Academy Awards including Best Director, wrote the screenplay and is directing Babylon. Babylon will receive a limi...
In the Heights Is a Dizzying, Vibrant Pool of Summer Joy: Review
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-02T18:29:28+00:00“>June 2, 2021 | 2:29pm ET The Pitch: A blistering heat wave is about to pass over the residents of Washington Heights, a Manhattan neighborhood populated chiefly by the members of New York City’s Latinx community — Cubans, Dominicans, Guatemalans, Puerto Ricans, and various other members of the Latin diaspora. Together, they live, work, and just try to get through the hot summer days while maintaining a strong sense of community that has gotten them through thick and thin. For the next three days, though, a few fated folks will be forced to make some dramatic personal decisions about their future: Will hard-working bodega owner Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) leave ...
A Timeline of David O. Russell’s Biggest Controversies
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-02T21:43:54+00:00“>June 2, 2021 | 5:43pm ET David O. Russell is a lauded filmmaker, producer and screenwriter, credited with helming much-loved movies such as 2004’s I Heart Huckabees, 2010’s The Fighter, and 2012’s Silver Linings Playbook. A frequent collaborator of A-listers like Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, and Robert DeNiro, the director has been nominated for five Academy Awards and seven Golden Globes throughout his career. However, Russell has also developed a dark reputation alongside his massive success, known for violent outbursts, abusive behavior on his sets and a sexual assault allegation by a family member. As he gears up to begin production on his first major...
Seth Rogen’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles CGI Reboot Set for 2023 Release
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-01T20:00:35+00:00“>June 1, 2021 | 4:00pm ET Cowabunga, dudes! Seth Rogen has announced his take on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will hit theaters on August 11th, 2023 via Nickelodeon, with distribution handled by Paramount. Rogen announced the release date for his CG-animated reboot of the heroes in a half shell on Twitter, sharing a paper sketch with details about the Nickelodeon film. In addition to Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael, it appears fearless news reporter April O’Neil will be a central figure in the movie. Check out the announcement below. The Canadian-American actor and director is producing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot with his Po...
Sophie Turner to Star in HBO Max True Crime Series The Staircase
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-01T21:42:52+00:00“>June 1, 2021 | 5:42pm ET Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner has joined the all-star cast of the HBO Max limited eight-part series, The Staircase, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The drama is based on the true story of novelist Michael Peterson (Colin Firth), who was convicted in 2003 of murdering his wife, Kathleen Peterson (Toni Collette). Turner will play Margaret Ratliff, one of Peterson’s adopted daughters. Other cast members include Juliette Binoche, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Parker Posey. Showrunners Antonio Campos (The Devil All the Time) and Maggie Cohn (American Crime Story) are writing and executive producing The Staircase. Related Video The Sta...
Taylor Swift Joins Stacked Cast of David O. Russell’s New Film
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-01T21:47:16+00:00“>June 1, 2021 | 5:47pm ET Until today, you might have thought that Taylor Swift was one of the very few famous people who had not been cast in David O. Russell’s upcoming new movie, but you’d’ve been wrong. As The Hollywood Reporter notes, not only will T-Swift have a part in the untitled project, but it has already wrapped filming in Los Angeles. Russell’s first flick since 2015’s Joy had previously announced Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, and John David Washington as the leads, with a supporting cast that includes Rami Malek, Mike Myers, Robert De Niro, Timothy Olyphant, Chris Rock, Zoe Saldana, Michael Shannon, and Anya Taylor-Joy. So...
Regina King Discovers She’s Rumored To Direct The New Black Superman Film
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Handout / Getty As much as the award-winning actress and director Regina King is on top of her game, there are some things that can escape her. One of those things happens to be the rumor that she’s on a shortlist to be the director of an upcoming Superman film for DC and Warner Bros. This past Saturday, King was being interviewed on MSNBC’s The Cross Connection hosted by journalist Tiffany Cross as part of special coverage centered on the 100th commemoration of the Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma. Towards the end of the interview, Ms. Cross delivered this question: “I’m curious because this is a little bit of gossip. You’re rumored to be on the shortlist to direct Superman. You and Barry Jenkins, both of your names have been thrown out there,” the MSNBC ...
Emma Stone Perfectly Recites Steve Martin’s Classic Planes, Trains and Automobiles Rant on Kimmel: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-28T15:14:09+00:00“>May 28, 2021 | 11:14am ET While appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday night, Emma Stone showed off her comedic chops by reciting Steve Martin’s profanity-laced tirade from Planes, Trains and Automobiles. After the Cruella star explained to Kimmel that she used to watch the 1987 John Hughes movie on repeat while growing up, Stone proved it by nailing the iconic rant from the film. During the scene, Martin’s Neal Page says variations of “fuck” 18 times while going off on a Marathon Car Rental agent (played by Edie McClurg), who gets the final word by matter-of-factly stating Page is “fucked.” The speech is the sole reason why the otherwise tame Planes, Trai...
