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Lionsgate set to release horror film Rapture, where global population vanishes

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Lionsgate is set to reteam with Antebellum filmmaking duo Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz again for another horror film. The pair will write and direct Rapture and sees QC Entertainment’s (Us, BlacKkKlansman, Get Out) Sean McKittrick and Raymond Mansfield as producers. The upcoming Rapture will portray a family torn apart by warring beliefs and which […]

You Cannot Kill David Arquette wrestling documentary finds a home at Neon’s Super LTD

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Super LTD, a distribution division of Neon, has landed the hotly-anticipated documentary You Cannot Kill David Arquette. The doc, which was once heading to SXSW, follows Arquette as he attempts to enter the world of professional wrestling for a second, more legit time. The feature is co-directed by Oscar-nominee David Darg and Price James. Darg […]

Evil Dead’s Fede Alvarez explains why he’s no longer directing Labyrinth sequel

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In 2017, it was announced that Evil Dead and Don’t Breathe director Fede Alvarez would tackle a sequel to 1986’s cult classic Labyrinth, which would work as a “direct continuation of the first movie” that’s set “many years later.” However, horror website Bloody Disgusting is reporting that Alvarez is no longer attached to the project. […]

Transformers animated prequel movie in development at Paramount with Toy Story 4 director

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Paramount is looking to revisit one of their most profitable franchise once again. It is now confirmed the studio will team with Hasbro’s eOne for an untitled animated Transformers prequel, which will be helmed by Toy Story 4 director Josh Cooley. The seventh Transformers movie sees screenwriting partners Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari tackling the script, […]

Grant Gustin wants to “shake things up” and play a villain outside of The Flash

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Known for his heroic turn on The Flash as the titular character, actor Grant Gustin is looking to stretch himself. In a recent interview on the Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum podcast, Gustin went on to explain that while he appreciates playing Barry Allen and The Flash, he wants to play a different type […]

Cineworld CEO says Universal tried to “take advantage” of global health crisis to break theatrical release window

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It’s strange to think that Trolls World Tour is starting a revolution in the world of movies. Following AMC’s bold claim that it will no longer screen films from Universal Pictures, another global movie theater giant is following suit. In a statement sent out Wednesday by Cineworld CEO Mooky Greidinger, he continued with the negative […]

Pete Davidson’s King of Staten Island to premiere on-demand

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Universal’s The King of Staten Island will forgo a theatrical release and instead premiere digitally on demand. The semi-autobiographical comedy starring Pete Davidson and directed Judd Apatow will now arrive on June 12th, a week before the film’s scheduled big-screen debut. Davidson and Apatow took to Twitter to post a video about the release change; […]

Chris Hemsworth hasn’t read Hulk Hogan biopic script, but “fascinated” by wrestling world

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Yes, the Netflix-produced biopic of Hulk Hogan starring Thor‘s Chris Hemsworth is still happening. Though, it seems like the lead actor playing the titular pro-wrestler hasn’t read the script for it yet. In a recent interview with Screen Rant for his new film Extraction, also from Netflix, the actor spoke about the project. “Look, I […]