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Adam Scott, Jane Lynch and Megan Mullally to reprise roles in Party Down revival series

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If your initial reaction to this news is “What’s Party Down?” then you’re not alone, because despite great critical notices and a loyal fanbase, the Paul Rudd, John Enbom, Rob Thomas, and Dan Etheridge created series only ran for two seasons before low-ratings and cast departures forced its cancellation. However, it’s time to dust off […]

Time to get All Shook Up as Baz Luhrmann shares first look at his untitled Elvis movie

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Starring Austin Butler (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) as Elvis, Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) as Elvis’ manager Colonel Tom Parker, Olivia DeJonge (The Visit) as Elvis’ wife Priscilla, Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Waves) as B.B. King, and Richard Roxburgh (Moulin Rouge) as Vernon Presley, Elvis’s father, Baz Luhrmann has shared the first […]

Free Guy producers set to remake Mads Mikkelsen’s Danish action-comedy Riders of Justice

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Never shy in manoeuvring into the slipstream of success, Hollywood are quick to snap up the remake rights to an international hit, and that’s exactly what Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps production company and Lionsgate have done with Mads Mikkelsen’s Danish action-comedy Riders of Justice. According to The Hollywood Reporter’s exclusive report, Lionsgate has picked up […]

Lena Waithe developing drama based on acclaimed documentary Hoop Dreams

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Before there was The Last Dance, there was Hoop Dreams, the stunning 1994 documentary about the fortunes of two high-school basketball players dreaming of making it big in the NBA, which is now set to be the subject of scripted drama from Master of None‘s Lena Waithe and her Hillman Grad Productions for Warner Bros. […]

Mel Gibson announces that he will direct Lethal Weapon 5

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Of the many terrible things to happen over the last couple of years, losing Legendary American filmmaker Richard Donner was a particularly sad blow for film fans around the world, with The Goonies and Superman director announcing earlier in 2021 that he still intended to direct the long-gestating fourth-sequel to his Lethal Weapon franchise. Well, […]

Reports claim Star Wars: Rogue Squadron indefinite delay is down to “creative differences” between Patty Jenkins and Lucasfilm

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Things move faster than the Falcon doing the Kessel Run when it comes to Hollywood, with the news that Star Wars: Rogue Squadron had been delayed due the age-old classic “scheduling conflicts” already having evolved into reports of “creative differences” between director Patty Jenkins and Lucasfilm. According to the latest newsletter from The Hollywood Reporter’s […]

Clifford nips at the heels of Eternals at the U.S. box office as Bond passes $700 million worldwide

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Following the Day and Date success of Halloween Kills, it was another pedigree performance for Paramount+ with their dual release strategy at the U.S. box-office as Clifford the Big Red Dog snapped at the heels of Marvel’s Eternals solid sophomore frame. We might have called it “a brown stinker” in our ★★ review, but the […]

Kaitlyn Dever shares first look at Romeo & Juliet reimaging Rosaline

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Described as a reimaging of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet from the perspective of Romeo’s jilted lover, Booksmart and Dopesick star Kaitlyn Dever has shared the first look at her character from the forthcoming comedy Rosaline. The actress took to Instagram to reveal the picture and captioned it “Here’s the first look photo for #rosaline ❤️ Directed by @karen__maine !!! […]

Red Notice delivers Netflix’s biggest opening day for a movie

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We might have said Red Notice delivers “mediocre pleasures that feel wholly algorithm-driven” in our ★★★ review, but Netflix’s most expensive blockbuster delivered where it mattered for the streaming giants by registering the biggest opening day ever for a movie. The three headline stars took to their respective social media accounts to announce the news, […]

Lizzy Caplan to headline Fatal Attraction TV adaptation for Paramount+

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Paramount+ have given a full series order to their TV adaptation of iconic 80s thriller Fatal Attraction and announced Emmy-nominated True Blood and Now You See Me star Lizzy Caplan as their iteration of Alex, the character made famous by Glenn Close with her bunny boiler antics. The Fatal Attraction series will be written and […]