horror director Mike Flanagan teased the potential for several familiar faces to appear in his next Dark Tower, Carrie, and The Exorcist projects. Having previously completed a five-year exclusive development deal with Netflix following the 2023 release The Fall of the House of Usher, his time with the streamer would come to be characterized by his list of frequent collaborators. Nicknamed “FlanaFam” From Flanagan’s wife and most frequent collaborator, Kate Siegel, the director’s other regular faces include the likes of Carla Gugino, Henry Thomas, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli and Bruce Greenwood. Talking to CinemaBlend regarding his upcoming projects, Flanagan was…
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Star Wars fans were caught off guard when reports surfaced that Simon Kinberg had been tapped to develop a new trilogy of films, and new reports point to the reasons why Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy chose to approach him specifically. Perhaps best known for his work on X-Men franchise, it was reported that Kinberg was tasked with writing and developing a new Star Wars trilogy. However, it is currently unknown whether these films could represent a potential continuation of the Skywalker Saga and take the form of episodes 10-12, or whether they will be an entirely separate story. Now, a…
Producers of John Wick derivative film Ballerina They haven’t yet decided how much the public will see of Keanu Reeves’ killer. Situated between the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and John Wick: Chapter 4, the new spinoff will star Ana de Armas as Ruska Roma-trained dancer and assassin. Originally scheduled for release in June 2024, the film was pushed back 12 months to allow for extensive reshoots with lead film director Chad Stahelski. John Wick movies, coming to help Ballerina director Len Wiseman. Talking to The directStahelski and producer Erica Lee were recently asked how much of…
Precipitation season two added a beloved ’90s child star to the cast. Based on the hit video game series from Bethesda Game Studios, Precipitation The first season generated an overwhelmingly positive response from critics and audiences upon its release in April 2024. Attracting over 65 million viewers in its first 16 days on Prime Video, it would also become the platform’s second most-watched title of all time. streaming. Plans for Precipitation Season 2 was officially greenlit just 8 days after the show premiered, and filming is expected to begin in November. Based on the positive buzz surrounding the hit show’s…
Connie Nielsen, Queen Hippolyta of the DC Extended Universe, admitted that she doesn’t understand the decision to scrap Wonder Woman 3. Before Wonder Woman 1984In 2020 release, director and co-writer Patty Jenkins revealed that she already has plans for a third movie with Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman set in the present day and a spinoff Amazon movie. Despite Wonder Woman 3 In December 2020, the plans would be officially green-lit by Warner Bros, when the new DC Studios co-CEOs, James Gunn and Peter Safran, assumed leadership of the franchise and began planning their DC Universe reboot. Talk to Dean of…
With an impressive career spanning over 40 years, Tom Hanks has revealed which of his films brought him to tears while it was being made. Initially making his film debut in the low-budget horror film He knows you’re alone, Since then, he has become one of Hollywood’s most recognized and influential stars. With a string of award nominations, including winning two consecutive Oscars for Best Actor in 1993 (Philadelphia) and 1994 (Forest Gump), Hanks has accumulated more than 100 film credits as an actor in addition to his work as a director, producer and writer. Appearing in ReelBlend Podcast to…
Cross creator and showrunner Ben Watkins explained why Aldis Hodge is the perfect actor to succeed Morgan Freeman and Tyler Perry as Detective Alex Cross. Based on the best-selling crime novel series by James Patterson, Cross is the third attempt to bring the cunning forensic psychologist and detective to life on screen. Where Freeman originally played the role in 1997 Kiss the girls and 2001 Along came a spider, Perry would later step in to lead the 2012 reboot Alex Cruz. Meanwhile, Hodges’ version, which will be the first television adaptation of the character, is should arrive on Prime Video…
Tom Hanks reflected on abandoned plans for a sequel to his multiple Academy Award-winning film, Forest Gump. Following the commercial and critical success of the original, there were many calls for a sequel, with original book author Winston Groom writing his own sequel, Gump and company.with original screenwriter Eric Roth also writing a script based on it in 2001. The following years saw the project die in development hell, initially due to the attacks of September 11, 2001, as well as a general lack of interest from Hanks and the director Robert Zemeckis when making the Forest Gump sequence. When…
Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Films’ Live Action Lords of the Universe Reboot has cast one of Enternia’s key villains, the witch Evil-Lyn. Evil-Lyn, serving as Skeletor’s second-in-command, was a key part of these Lords of the Universe franchise since its inception in the early 1980s. Originally voiced by the late Linda Gary, her character’s first live-action incarnation was played by Meg Foster in the 1987 movie starring Dolph Lundgren. More recently, her character was also voiced by Game of Thrones alum Lena Headey for Netflix’s animated series Masters of the Universe: Revolution. Per Mattel Films, the new Lords of…
The upcoming television adaptation of John Grisham The rainmaker has cast a new series regular in the same role once played by Claire Danes. Based on Grisham’s 1995 novel of the same name, the USA Network TV adaptation will follow on the heels of the 1997 movie helmed by veteran filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. With an all-star cast that includes the likes of Matt Damon, Jon Voight, Mickey Rourke and Danny DeVito, the original movie centers on a young law school graduate who finds himself embroiled in a courtroom battle far beyond his meager experience. Per Term, The rainmaker TV…