All We Know About the New ‘Hunger Games’ Book And Movie Coming Soon After the release of ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,’ it was clear that fans are still hungry for more material set within the world of ‘The Hunger Games.’
To ease that hunger, Suzanne Collins has decided to return with a fifth book titled ‘Sunrise on the Reaping.’ it will be set in the same post-apocalyptic civilization known as Panem.
Here’s what we know so far.
When Will The Fifth Book In the ‘Hunger Games’ Franchise Be Published
Scholastic announced on Thursday, June 6, that a fifth volume of Collins’ blockbuster dystopian series, will hit the shelves come March 18, 2025.
‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ will take place 24 years before the original ‘Hunger Games,’ which first debuted in 2008, with the reaping of the fiftieth hunger games. This places it 40 years after Collins’ most recent book, ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes....
To ease that hunger, Suzanne Collins has decided to return with a fifth book titled ‘Sunrise on the Reaping.’ it will be set in the same post-apocalyptic civilization known as Panem.
Here’s what we know so far.
When Will The Fifth Book In the ‘Hunger Games’ Franchise Be Published
Scholastic announced on Thursday, June 6, that a fifth volume of Collins’ blockbuster dystopian series, will hit the shelves come March 18, 2025.
‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ will take place 24 years before the original ‘Hunger Games,’ which first debuted in 2008, with the reaping of the fiftieth hunger games. This places it 40 years after Collins’ most recent book, ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes....
- 6/8/2024
- by Nmesoma Okechukwu
- Celebrating The Soaps
A new 'Hunger Games' prequel is in the works.The sixth movie in the dystopian franchise will be titled 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' and is slated for release in November 2026.The movie is based on Suzanne Collins' novel of the same name that will be published in March 2025.Francis Lawrence is once again in talks to direct while producer Nina Jacobson is returning to work on the new film with producing partner Brad Simpson for their Colour Force banner.'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' will be set 24 years before the trio of Jennifer Lawrence movies in the world of Panem and takes place on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games – also known as the Second Quarter Quell.Collins said in a statement: "With 'Sunrise on the Reaping', I was inspired by David Hume's idea of implicit submission and, in his words,...
- 6/7/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Kurz, nachdem Autorin Suzanne Collins ihr nächstes Werk aus der „Tribute von Panem“-Reihe angekündigt hat, hat Lionsgate auch schon einen Kinostarttermin für dessen Verfilmung bekannt gegeben.
Francis Lawrence, hier am Set von „Die Tribute von Panem: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes“, soll auch beim nächsten „Panem“-Prequel Regie führen (Credit: Imago / Everett Collection)
Nachdem das Prequel „Die Tribute von Panem: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes“ im Herbst/Winter vergangenen Jahres mit knapp 340 Mio. Euro Einspiel am weltweiten Boxoffice reüssiert hatte, hatte Adam Fogelson, Chairman der Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, erklärt, der Film habe für die Autorin der Buchvorlage, Suzanne Collins, „unendliche Möglichkeiten“ ergeben, die sie beschreiten könne, und die Lionsgate mit ihr gehen werde.
Nun hat Collins mit „Sunrise on the Reaping” für das kommende Jahr ein neues Buch der Reihe angekündigt und Lionsgate gleich darauf auch die Verfilmung, die am 20. November 2026 in die US-Kinos kommen soll. Für die...
Francis Lawrence, hier am Set von „Die Tribute von Panem: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes“, soll auch beim nächsten „Panem“-Prequel Regie führen (Credit: Imago / Everett Collection)
Nachdem das Prequel „Die Tribute von Panem: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes“ im Herbst/Winter vergangenen Jahres mit knapp 340 Mio. Euro Einspiel am weltweiten Boxoffice reüssiert hatte, hatte Adam Fogelson, Chairman der Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, erklärt, der Film habe für die Autorin der Buchvorlage, Suzanne Collins, „unendliche Möglichkeiten“ ergeben, die sie beschreiten könne, und die Lionsgate mit ihr gehen werde.
Nun hat Collins mit „Sunrise on the Reaping” für das kommende Jahr ein neues Buch der Reihe angekündigt und Lionsgate gleich darauf auch die Verfilmung, die am 20. November 2026 in die US-Kinos kommen soll. Für die...
- 6/7/2024
- by Jochen Müller
- Spot - Media & Film
Earlier today, the news broke that author Suzanne Collins is writing a new Hunger Games novel titled Sunrise on the Reaping. It will arrive in bookstores on March 18, 2025, and features a story which takes place 40 years after The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
"With 'Sunrise on the Reaping,' I was inspired by David Hume’s idea of implicit submission and, in his words, 'the easiness with which the many are governed by the few,'" Collins explained. "The story also lent itself to a deeper dive into the use of propaganda and the power of those who control the narrative. The question 'Real or not real?' seems more pressing to me every day."
Fans of the hit franchise wasted no time speculating that this book is likely setting the stage for another movie and, unsurprisingly, Lionsgate has confirmed plans (via SFFGazette.com) for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on...
"With 'Sunrise on the Reaping,' I was inspired by David Hume’s idea of implicit submission and, in his words, 'the easiness with which the many are governed by the few,'" Collins explained. "The story also lent itself to a deeper dive into the use of propaganda and the power of those who control the narrative. The question 'Real or not real?' seems more pressing to me every day."
Fans of the hit franchise wasted no time speculating that this book is likely setting the stage for another movie and, unsurprisingly, Lionsgate has confirmed plans (via SFFGazette.com) for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on...
- 6/6/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Lionsgate will return to the world of Panem with the major motion picture adaptation of the next book in the franchise, Suzanne Collins’s highly anticipated Hunger Games novel Sunrise on the Reaping, it was announced today by Adam Fogelson, chair of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group.
Franchise producer Nina Jacobson, alongside her producing partner Brad Simpson, will return to produce The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping under their Color Force banner. It will be the sixth outing for Color Force since bringing the franchise to Lionsgate in 2012. Francis Lawrence is in talks to direct the film; Lawrence has helmed four previous films in the Hunger Games franchise – every film since Catching Fire.
The film will be released in theaters in North America beginning on November 20, 2026.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will revisit the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on...
Franchise producer Nina Jacobson, alongside her producing partner Brad Simpson, will return to produce The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping under their Color Force banner. It will be the sixth outing for Color Force since bringing the franchise to Lionsgate in 2012. Francis Lawrence is in talks to direct the film; Lawrence has helmed four previous films in the Hunger Games franchise – every film since Catching Fire.
The film will be released in theaters in North America beginning on November 20, 2026.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will revisit the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on...
- 6/6/2024
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"The Hunger Games" are far from over. Not only has it been confirmed that author Suzanne Collins is continuing the franchise with a brand new prequel novel, but Lionsgate has also announced that the forthcoming book will be turned into a movie. Titled "Sunrise on the Reaping," the book is due to hit shelves in 2025, with the movie dated for 2026. Most crucially, this new story will fill in the history of a character fans have wanted to know more about for a long time. Namely, Haymitch Abernathy.
According to a press release, the book will hit shelves on March 18, 2025. Lionsgate wasted precisely zero time in getting the rights to the film locked up. Francis Lawrence, who has directed every entry in the franchise save for the original, is in talks to return for this latest installment. That makes every bit of sense given the success of last year's "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes...
According to a press release, the book will hit shelves on March 18, 2025. Lionsgate wasted precisely zero time in getting the rights to the film locked up. Francis Lawrence, who has directed every entry in the franchise save for the original, is in talks to return for this latest installment. That makes every bit of sense given the success of last year's "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes...
- 6/6/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Update: Lionsgate is volunteering as tribute to adapt the latest book in The Hunger Games saga by Suzanne Collins. The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is getting a feature film adaptation with a release date of November 20, 2026.
Franchise producer Nina Jacobson, alongside her producing partner Brad Simpson, will return to produce The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping through their Color Force studio. It will be the sixth outing for Color Force since bringing the franchise to Lionsgate in 2012. Francis Lawrence is in talks to direct the film; Lawrence has helmed four previous films in the Hunger Games franchise – every film since Catching Fire.
“Suzanne Collins is a master storyteller and our creative north star,” said Adam Fogelson, chair of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group. “We couldn’t be more fortunate than to be guided and trusted by a collaborator whose talent and imagination are so consistently brilliant. We...
Franchise producer Nina Jacobson, alongside her producing partner Brad Simpson, will return to produce The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping through their Color Force studio. It will be the sixth outing for Color Force since bringing the franchise to Lionsgate in 2012. Francis Lawrence is in talks to direct the film; Lawrence has helmed four previous films in the Hunger Games franchise – every film since Catching Fire.
“Suzanne Collins is a master storyteller and our creative north star,” said Adam Fogelson, chair of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group. “We couldn’t be more fortunate than to be guided and trusted by a collaborator whose talent and imagination are so consistently brilliant. We...
- 6/6/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
In the wake of last year’s prequel movie The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Lionsgate has announced and dated the next installment in the hit movie franchise today.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping arrives in theaters November 20, 2026, an adaptation of the just-announced novel that Suzanne Collins will release next year.
Frequent Hunger Games filmmaker Francis Lawrence is in talks to direct.
Deadline details, “While The Hungers: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes was set 64 years before the events of the original trilogy, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is set 24 years before that trio of Jennifer Lawrence films in the world of Panem, commencing on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.”
The website’s report continues, “Those games are an important event in the canon as the victor was Haymitch Abernathy, the only...
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping arrives in theaters November 20, 2026, an adaptation of the just-announced novel that Suzanne Collins will release next year.
Frequent Hunger Games filmmaker Francis Lawrence is in talks to direct.
Deadline details, “While The Hungers: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes was set 64 years before the events of the original trilogy, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is set 24 years before that trio of Jennifer Lawrence films in the world of Panem, commencing on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.”
The website’s report continues, “Those games are an important event in the canon as the victor was Haymitch Abernathy, the only...
- 6/6/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Lionsgate will adapt the new Hunger Games novel, Sunrise On The Reaping, and has scheduled a November 20 2026 release.
The latest addition to the $3.3bn, five-film franchise comes as Scholastic announced on Thursday it will publish the latest book in Suzanne Collins’s YA franchise in the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand on March 18, 2025.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping will revisit the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.
Franchise producer Nina Jacobson,...
The latest addition to the $3.3bn, five-film franchise comes as Scholastic announced on Thursday it will publish the latest book in Suzanne Collins’s YA franchise in the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand on March 18, 2025.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping will revisit the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.
Franchise producer Nina Jacobson,...
- 6/6/2024
- ScreenDaily
Bright and early this morning, the AP reported that Suzanne Collins was at work on a new “Hunger Games” novel, “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.” And sure enough, Lionsgate is already at work on turning that book into another new “Hunger Games” movie. The film adaptation already has a theatrical-release date.
The big-screen version of “Sunrise on the Reaping” will be released by Lionsgate on November 20, 2026, after Collins’ book publishes from Scholastic on March 18, 2025.
And the whole crew is back to shepherd this new “Hunger Games” movie, including franchise producer Nina Jacobson and her partner Brad Simpson for their Color Force banner. Francis Lawrence, who has directed each film since “Catching Fire,” is in talks to return to this one as well. No cast has been announced.
“Sunrise on the Reaping” visits Panem during the 50th Hunger Games — that’s 24 years before the events of the original trilogy...
The big-screen version of “Sunrise on the Reaping” will be released by Lionsgate on November 20, 2026, after Collins’ book publishes from Scholastic on March 18, 2025.
And the whole crew is back to shepherd this new “Hunger Games” movie, including franchise producer Nina Jacobson and her partner Brad Simpson for their Color Force banner. Francis Lawrence, who has directed each film since “Catching Fire,” is in talks to return to this one as well. No cast has been announced.
“Sunrise on the Reaping” visits Panem during the 50th Hunger Games — that’s 24 years before the events of the original trilogy...
- 6/6/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Lionsgate has unveiled plans for a new Hunger Games movie, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, based on franchise writer Suzanne Collins’ just-announced new novel.
The screen adaptation, unveiled on Thursday by Adam Fogelson, chair of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, has Francis Lawrence in talks to direct the adaptation for Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson’s Color Force banner. Lawrence, screenwriter Michael Arndt and producer Jacobson earlier teamed with Lionsgate on four film adaptations of earlier Collins books — The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay — that took in $3.3 billion in box office.
Collins and her publisher Scholastic announced the fifth book in the series Thursday. Scholastic will publish Sunrise on the Reaping simultaneously in print, digital and audio formats in North America and other English-speaking territories on March 18, 2025.
There’s no word yet on casting for the film, but Lionsgate has set a wide theatrical release on Nov.
The screen adaptation, unveiled on Thursday by Adam Fogelson, chair of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, has Francis Lawrence in talks to direct the adaptation for Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson’s Color Force banner. Lawrence, screenwriter Michael Arndt and producer Jacobson earlier teamed with Lionsgate on four film adaptations of earlier Collins books — The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay — that took in $3.3 billion in box office.
Collins and her publisher Scholastic announced the fifth book in the series Thursday. Scholastic will publish Sunrise on the Reaping simultaneously in print, digital and audio formats in North America and other English-speaking territories on March 18, 2025.
There’s no word yet on casting for the film, but Lionsgate has set a wide theatrical release on Nov.
- 6/6/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It stands to reason that with announcement of another Hunger Games novel by Suzanne Collins, due out on March 18, 2025, Lionsgate would greenlight another movie. The big screen take of the next prequel, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, will hit screens on Nov. 20, 2026 and the franchise filmmaker of the last four movies, Francis Lawrence, is in talks to return to direct.
In addition Hunger Games producer Nina Jacobson, alongside her producing partner Brad Simpson, is returning to produce the next prequel under their Color Force banner. It reps Color Force’s sixth outing since bringing the series to Lionsgate in 2012.
While the previous prequel, The Hungers: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, was set 64 years before the events of the original trilogy, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is set 24 years before that trio of Jennifer Lawrence films in the world of Panem, commencing on the morning of the...
In addition Hunger Games producer Nina Jacobson, alongside her producing partner Brad Simpson, is returning to produce the next prequel under their Color Force banner. It reps Color Force’s sixth outing since bringing the series to Lionsgate in 2012.
While the previous prequel, The Hungers: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, was set 64 years before the events of the original trilogy, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is set 24 years before that trio of Jennifer Lawrence films in the world of Panem, commencing on the morning of the...
- 6/6/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Lionsgate is snapping up the North American distribution rights for Cillian Murphy’s latest feature, Small Things Like These. Based on the acclaimed novel by Claire Keegan, the historical drama explores a dark secret kept in a convent and the father who uncovers the harsh truth. Murphy produces Small Things Like These in addition to his starring role with Emily Watson co-starring.
Tim Mielants directs Small Things Like These from a script by Enda Walsh. The following description arrives courtesy of Lionsgate’s official press release:
Small Things Like These, which was the opening night film playing in competition at the Berlin Film Festival this year and won a Silver Bear for Emily Watson’s performance, takes place over Christmas in 1985, when devoted father Bill Furlong (Murphy) discovers the startling secrets being kept by the convent in his town, and some shocking truths about his own life as well.
Murphy...
Tim Mielants directs Small Things Like These from a script by Enda Walsh. The following description arrives courtesy of Lionsgate’s official press release:
Small Things Like These, which was the opening night film playing in competition at the Berlin Film Festival this year and won a Silver Bear for Emily Watson’s performance, takes place over Christmas in 1985, when devoted father Bill Furlong (Murphy) discovers the startling secrets being kept by the convent in his town, and some shocking truths about his own life as well.
Murphy...
- 6/5/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
“Small Things Like These,” the Irish drama starring newly-minted Oscar winner Cillian Murphy that opened the Berlinale earlier this year, finally has a domestic home, Variety has learned, with Lionsgate picking up the film for the U.S., the U.K. and Ireland.
The studio will partner with Roadside Attractions for its North American theatrical release.
Based on the Booker Prize-nominated book by Claire Keegan and directed by Tim Mielants, “Small Things Like These,” premiered to solid reviews in Berlin. The film sees Murphy star as Bill, a soft-spoken coal delivery driver and devoted father in 1980s Ireland who uncovers disturbing activity at the local convent — led by Emily Watson’s terrifying nun Sister Mary — that challenges his own internal traumas. Watson won the Berlinale’s Silver Bear for her performance.
Produced and financed by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Artists Equity, “Small Things Like These” also marks the...
The studio will partner with Roadside Attractions for its North American theatrical release.
Based on the Booker Prize-nominated book by Claire Keegan and directed by Tim Mielants, “Small Things Like These,” premiered to solid reviews in Berlin. The film sees Murphy star as Bill, a soft-spoken coal delivery driver and devoted father in 1980s Ireland who uncovers disturbing activity at the local convent — led by Emily Watson’s terrifying nun Sister Mary — that challenges his own internal traumas. Watson won the Berlinale’s Silver Bear for her performance.
Produced and financed by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Artists Equity, “Small Things Like These” also marks the...
- 6/5/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Have you ever found yourself entranced by the magnetism of Henry Cavill, whose illustrious career has led us on an adventure through dramas with titles like Tristan and Isolde, I Capture the Castle, and the seductive political maze of The Tudors? Or perhaps you’ve soared alongside him as he embraced the mantle of a modern myth in blockbuster superhero epics like Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
But regardless of where you usually satisfy your Henry Cavill cravings, you have undoubtedly noticed that the man is extremely attractive. Have you ever found yourself lost in the sculpted features of the Man of Steel star, questioning if anyone else is equally spellbound by his grace?
Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel | DC Studios
Well, fellow admirers, we’re in good company as Aziz Ansari (actor-director-comedian) openly declared being bewitched by Cavill’s handsomeness. Last month,...
But regardless of where you usually satisfy your Henry Cavill cravings, you have undoubtedly noticed that the man is extremely attractive. Have you ever found yourself lost in the sculpted features of the Man of Steel star, questioning if anyone else is equally spellbound by his grace?
Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel | DC Studios
Well, fellow admirers, we’re in good company as Aziz Ansari (actor-director-comedian) openly declared being bewitched by Cavill’s handsomeness. Last month,...
- 5/29/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Stephen King has been terrifying his audience since his first full-length novel, Carrie, released in 1974. The world has come to know him as the ‘King of Horror’ and rightfully so. Whether it is the story of a sinister presence in an empty hotel or the trauma caused by Pennywise, the author sure knows how to keep his readers up at night. His books have been adapted into films which are equally, if not more, petrifying.
It (2017) based on Stephen King’s namesake novel | New Line Cinema
However, the question is, is there anything that terrifies the man who has made scaring others into a living? Well, there might be one such film out there. Released in 1999, The Blair Witch Project is a unique take on the horror genre that uses the found-footage technique to scare its audience, including Stephen King who had to turn his screen off without watching it to the end.
It (2017) based on Stephen King’s namesake novel | New Line Cinema
However, the question is, is there anything that terrifies the man who has made scaring others into a living? Well, there might be one such film out there. Released in 1999, The Blair Witch Project is a unique take on the horror genre that uses the found-footage technique to scare its audience, including Stephen King who had to turn his screen off without watching it to the end.
- 5/19/2024
- by Mishkaat Khan
- FandomWire
When Peter Billingsley's comedy "Couples Retreat" was released in 2009, some critics argued that the title should serve as a warning. It only garnered a 10% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with Peter Bradshaw from the Guardian saying that former Prime Minister of Cambodia, Pol Pot, could have written a warmer, funnier film.
The film follows four middle-aged couples on a retreat to a tropical resort called Eden where they mean to rekindle their respective flagging relationships. The couples are played by Vince Vaughn and Malin Åkerman, Jon Favreau and Kristin Davis, Jason Bateman and Kristen Bell, and Faizon Love and Kali Hawk. The cast was stacked, and the story interspersed run-of-the-mill midlife crises with limp attempts at slapstick. The film cost $60 million to make and netted $171 million worldwide, so it wasn't a bomb, but it also was dismissed and forgotten by the culture at large.
The most notable thing about...
The film follows four middle-aged couples on a retreat to a tropical resort called Eden where they mean to rekindle their respective flagging relationships. The couples are played by Vince Vaughn and Malin Åkerman, Jon Favreau and Kristin Davis, Jason Bateman and Kristen Bell, and Faizon Love and Kali Hawk. The cast was stacked, and the story interspersed run-of-the-mill midlife crises with limp attempts at slapstick. The film cost $60 million to make and netted $171 million worldwide, so it wasn't a bomb, but it also was dismissed and forgotten by the culture at large.
The most notable thing about...
- 5/17/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
La saga ‘John Wick’ sigue expandiéndose. © Lionsgate
De acuerdo con The Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate ha anunciado un spin-off de “John Wick” protagonizado por el asesino ciego, Caine, interpretado por Donnie Yen, que fue presentado en “John Wick: Capítulo 4”. El guion de la película correrá a cargo de Robert Askins, conocido por “The Umbrella Academy”.
La película, cuyo director aún no ha sido anunciado y que se rodará en Hong Kong en 2025, sigue los acontecimientos de “John Wick 4”, cuando Caine queda libre de sus obligaciones con la Mesa Alta.
El actor, Yen, ha expresado lo siguiente: «Trabajar en John Wick: Capítulo 4 fue una experiencia extraordinaria. La razón por la que estas películas resuenan tan profundamente es porque, al igual que yo, Chad, Basil y Erica se esfuerzan por crear acción, peleas y acrobacias que no solo son emocionantes, inventivas y artísticas, sino también expresivas del carácter, la historia y la emoción.
De acuerdo con The Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate ha anunciado un spin-off de “John Wick” protagonizado por el asesino ciego, Caine, interpretado por Donnie Yen, que fue presentado en “John Wick: Capítulo 4”. El guion de la película correrá a cargo de Robert Askins, conocido por “The Umbrella Academy”.
La película, cuyo director aún no ha sido anunciado y que se rodará en Hong Kong en 2025, sigue los acontecimientos de “John Wick 4”, cuando Caine queda libre de sus obligaciones con la Mesa Alta.
El actor, Yen, ha expresado lo siguiente: «Trabajar en John Wick: Capítulo 4 fue una experiencia extraordinaria. La razón por la que estas películas resuenan tan profundamente es porque, al igual que yo, Chad, Basil y Erica se esfuerzan por crear acción, peleas y acrobacias que no solo son emocionantes, inventivas y artísticas, sino también expresivas del carácter, la historia y la emoción.
- 5/16/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
Could the John Wick universe be poised to introduce an assassin even more formidable than the legendary Baba Yaga (Keanu Reeves) himself? Well, it seems the possibility is high since the acclaimed action franchise is expanding again with Donnie Yen’s enigmatic character, Caine, the blind master of lethality. For the unversed, he was introduced to us in John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023).
Keanu Reeves as John Wick in 2023’s John Wick: Chapter 4 (Credit: Lionsgate)
Lionsgate is now weaving a new tale in the form of a John Wick spinoff movie centered around Caine, with the veteran Hong Kong action hero, now 60, set to reprise the role again.
While speculation abounds and no director has been announced, the project, highlighted by the skilled hands of producers Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, the original series’ director Chad Stahelski, promises to carry the torch forward with authenticity.
Highly Anticipated John Wick Character Spinoff Starring...
Keanu Reeves as John Wick in 2023’s John Wick: Chapter 4 (Credit: Lionsgate)
Lionsgate is now weaving a new tale in the form of a John Wick spinoff movie centered around Caine, with the veteran Hong Kong action hero, now 60, set to reprise the role again.
While speculation abounds and no director has been announced, the project, highlighted by the skilled hands of producers Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, the original series’ director Chad Stahelski, promises to carry the torch forward with authenticity.
Highly Anticipated John Wick Character Spinoff Starring...
- 5/16/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Donnie Yen is to star in a new 'John Wick' spin-off movie.The 60-year-old actor will reprise his role as the assassin Caine in the untitled feature that will expand the action franchise.The movie is set to shoot in Hong Kong in 2025 and will be set after the events of 'John Wick: Chapter 4' where Caine has been freed from his obligations to the High Table.No director has been announced for the flick but Chad Stahelski – who helmed the four previous films – is helping to develop the movie as part of a deal with Lionsgate to expand the 'John Wick' universe.Robert Askins is writing the screenplay for the flick with Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee once again producing for their Thunder Road company.It is the latest new project in the series as a separate spin-off, 'Ballerina', will star...
- 5/16/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
The John Wick universe continues to grow, with Donnie Yen to get his own spin-off. The film will continue the adventures of his character, Caine.
Keanu Reeves and Chad Stahelski, star and director of the popular John Wick series, may be taking a well-earned break from the franchise, but that isn’t stopping Lionsgate from finding ways to keep the good ship Wick on its journey to box office dollars.
There’s the TV prequel spin-off, The Continental, which has already released, not to mention Ballerina, the recently-delayed spin-off movie that will feature Ana de Armas as an assassin who looks to have graduated from the same killing school that taught John Wick himself.
Gird yourself for more stories from the John Wick universe, though, as it’s been announced by Lionsgate (thanks Dark Horizons) that Donnie Yen’s Caine character will also be getting a spin-off film. It will...
Keanu Reeves and Chad Stahelski, star and director of the popular John Wick series, may be taking a well-earned break from the franchise, but that isn’t stopping Lionsgate from finding ways to keep the good ship Wick on its journey to box office dollars.
There’s the TV prequel spin-off, The Continental, which has already released, not to mention Ballerina, the recently-delayed spin-off movie that will feature Ana de Armas as an assassin who looks to have graduated from the same killing school that taught John Wick himself.
Gird yourself for more stories from the John Wick universe, though, as it’s been announced by Lionsgate (thanks Dark Horizons) that Donnie Yen’s Caine character will also be getting a spin-off film. It will...
- 5/16/2024
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
The "John Wick" universe is continuing to expand, with or without Keanu Reeves. Lionsgate has announced that a new spin-off set within the world of the beloved action franchise is on the way. This one will focus on Donnie Yen's blind assassin character Caine, who was introduced in last year's "John Wick: Chapter 4." While much about the film remains under wraps for the time being, it will pay off a subplot that was previously teased by director Chad Stahelski.
According to Variety, Yen will star in the currently untitled spin-off film, with Robert Askins ("The Umbrella Academy") set to pen the screenplay. Production is due to begin next year in Hong Kong. The new spin-off is said to "continue Yen's story arc following the events of 'John Wick: Chapter 4,' as Caine has been freed from his obligations to the High Table." Yen had this to...
According to Variety, Yen will star in the currently untitled spin-off film, with Robert Askins ("The Umbrella Academy") set to pen the screenplay. Production is due to begin next year in Hong Kong. The new spin-off is said to "continue Yen's story arc following the events of 'John Wick: Chapter 4,' as Caine has been freed from his obligations to the High Table." Yen had this to...
- 5/15/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Lionsgate is expanding the billion-dollar John Wick franchise as the studio is developing a film for Donnie Yen to reprise his role in a new film centered around Caine, his character from John Wick: Chapter 4, to begin production in Hong Kong next year.
While the logline is being kept under wraps, the new film will continue Yen’s story arc following the events of John Wick: Chapter 4, as Caine has been freed from his obligations to the High Table.
The new film was developed as part of Chad Stahelski’s recently announced deal with Lionsgate overseeing the expansion of the John Wick universe and will be shepherded by the franchise producers, Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, and Stahelski, who produces through his 87Eleven Entertainment production banner.
Robert Askins, a Tony nominee for his play Hand to God and a veteran of The Umbrella Academy and AMC’s The Son,...
While the logline is being kept under wraps, the new film will continue Yen’s story arc following the events of John Wick: Chapter 4, as Caine has been freed from his obligations to the High Table.
The new film was developed as part of Chad Stahelski’s recently announced deal with Lionsgate overseeing the expansion of the John Wick universe and will be shepherded by the franchise producers, Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, and Stahelski, who produces through his 87Eleven Entertainment production banner.
Robert Askins, a Tony nominee for his play Hand to God and a veteran of The Umbrella Academy and AMC’s The Son,...
- 5/15/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Lionsgate is developing a John Wick spinoff movie around Donnie Yen’s Caine assassin character.
Yen will reprise his John Wick: Chapter 4 role in the untitled project set to shoot in Hong Kong in 2025. The franchise expanding film, with no director yet announced, will follow the events of John Wick 4 as Caine has been freed from his obligations to the High Table.
The project also follows Yen, a veteran Hong Kong action hero, pushing back against what he claimed were Asian stereotypes in the original script for John Wick 4. After some prodding, John Wick 4 director Chad Stahelski agreed to change the name and clothes for Yen’s character.
China-born Yen is a household name internationally thanks to his hugely popular and acclaimed Ip Man movie series, and he has crossed over to Hollywood with outings in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which grossed over a billion dollars,...
Yen will reprise his John Wick: Chapter 4 role in the untitled project set to shoot in Hong Kong in 2025. The franchise expanding film, with no director yet announced, will follow the events of John Wick 4 as Caine has been freed from his obligations to the High Table.
The project also follows Yen, a veteran Hong Kong action hero, pushing back against what he claimed were Asian stereotypes in the original script for John Wick 4. After some prodding, John Wick 4 director Chad Stahelski agreed to change the name and clothes for Yen’s character.
China-born Yen is a household name internationally thanks to his hugely popular and acclaimed Ip Man movie series, and he has crossed over to Hollywood with outings in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which grossed over a billion dollars,...
- 5/15/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hold onto your butts because the billion-dollar John Wick franchise is expanding with another feature film focusing on Donnie Yen’s Caine from John Wick: Chapter 4. Yen is reprising his role from the action-packed sequel, with production kicking off in Hong Kong next year. Plot details remain a mystery. However, Lionsgate says Caine will continue the character’s story following the events of John Wick: Chapter 4, as Caine has been freed from his obligations to the High Table.
Robert Askins, a Tony nominee for his play Hand to God and a veteran of The Umbrella Academy and AMC’s The Son, will pen the screenplay.
The Caine spin-off comes to Lionsgate as part of Chad Stahelski’s deal with the studio to oversee and expand the John Wick universe beyond the core films, the upcoming spin-off, Ballerina, starring Ana De Armas, and The Continental TV miniseries.
“From the moment Donnie...
Robert Askins, a Tony nominee for his play Hand to God and a veteran of The Umbrella Academy and AMC’s The Son, will pen the screenplay.
The Caine spin-off comes to Lionsgate as part of Chad Stahelski’s deal with the studio to oversee and expand the John Wick universe beyond the core films, the upcoming spin-off, Ballerina, starring Ana De Armas, and The Continental TV miniseries.
“From the moment Donnie...
- 5/15/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Donnie Yen has inked a deal to reprise his role as Caine, the highly skilled, blind assassin introduced in John Wick: Chapter 4, in a new film from Lionsgate set to shoot in Hong Kong next year, the studio announced on Wednesday.
While the logline is being kept under wraps, the new film will continue Yen’s story arc following the events of Chapter 4, as Caine has been freed from his obligations to the High Table.
The new film was developed as part of Chad Stahelski’s recently announced deal with Lionsgate to oversee the expansion of the John Wick universe and will be shepherded by franchise producers Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee (John Wick: Chapters 1 through 4) for Thunder Road and Stahelski through his 87Eleven Entertainment banner.
Script is written by Robert Askins, the Tony-nominated writer of the play Hand to God, who has also worked...
While the logline is being kept under wraps, the new film will continue Yen’s story arc following the events of Chapter 4, as Caine has been freed from his obligations to the High Table.
The new film was developed as part of Chad Stahelski’s recently announced deal with Lionsgate to oversee the expansion of the John Wick universe and will be shepherded by franchise producers Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee (John Wick: Chapters 1 through 4) for Thunder Road and Stahelski through his 87Eleven Entertainment banner.
Script is written by Robert Askins, the Tony-nominated writer of the play Hand to God, who has also worked...
- 5/15/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The world of “John Wick” is expanding even more.
Donnie Yen’s blind assassin Caine, who was introduced in last year’s “John Wick: Chapter 4,” will be the center of a new spinoff.
There are no other details yet, but the spinoff will “continue Yen’s story arc following the events of ‘John Wick: Chapter 4,’ as Caine has been freed from his obligations to the High Table,” according to Lionsgate.
Robert Askins, who’s written for Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy,” AMC’s “The Son” and received a 2015 Tony nomination for his play “Hand to God,” is writing the screenplay. Lionsgate will begin production on the untitled movie next year in Hong Kong.
The Caine spinoff is developed through “John Wick” director Chad Stahelski’s development deal with Lionsgate to oversee the action franchise. Stahelski will produce through his 87Eleven Entertainment along with Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee.
Donnie Yen’s blind assassin Caine, who was introduced in last year’s “John Wick: Chapter 4,” will be the center of a new spinoff.
There are no other details yet, but the spinoff will “continue Yen’s story arc following the events of ‘John Wick: Chapter 4,’ as Caine has been freed from his obligations to the High Table,” according to Lionsgate.
Robert Askins, who’s written for Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy,” AMC’s “The Son” and received a 2015 Tony nomination for his play “Hand to God,” is writing the screenplay. Lionsgate will begin production on the untitled movie next year in Hong Kong.
The Caine spinoff is developed through “John Wick” director Chad Stahelski’s development deal with Lionsgate to oversee the action franchise. Stahelski will produce through his 87Eleven Entertainment along with Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee.
- 5/15/2024
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Expanding its hit John Wick franchise, Lionsgate is developing a project in which Donnie Yen to reprise his role from John Wick: Chapter 4, the company’s spring 2023 global hit starring Keanu Reeves.
The new film, set to begin production in Hong Kong next year, will continue the story arc of Caine, Yen’s character from the fourth John Wick installment, which grossed more than $440m worldwide.
The project is being developed under Lionsgate’s deal with Chad Stahelski, co-director of the original John Wick film and director of its three follow-ups, to oversee the expansion of the franchise. Robert Askins is writing the screenplay.
The new film, set to begin production in Hong Kong next year, will continue the story arc of Caine, Yen’s character from the fourth John Wick installment, which grossed more than $440m worldwide.
The project is being developed under Lionsgate’s deal with Chad Stahelski, co-director of the original John Wick film and director of its three follow-ups, to oversee the expansion of the franchise. Robert Askins is writing the screenplay.
- 5/15/2024
- ScreenDaily
Lionsgate will handle U.S. distribution of eagerly awaited “Greenland” sequel “Greenland: Migration,” Variety can confirm.
STX, which has a distribution partnership with Lionsgate, is handling international distribution.
Directed by Ric Roman Waugh from a screenplay by Chris Sparling and Mitchell Lafortune, “Greenland: Migration” sees Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin return as John and Allison Garrity. Along with their diabetic son Nathan, the couple were forced to flee in the first film as a comet hurtled towards earth, threatening to destroy the planet. In the sequel the family embark on a perilous journey across what’s left of Europe to find a new home.
Butler and Baccarin are joined by Roman Griffin Davis (“Jojo Rabbit”), Amber Rose Revah (“The Punisher”) and Trond Fausa (“Oppenheimer”) in the film, which is produced by Anton, STX Entertainment, Thunder Road Pictures and Butler’s G-base Entertainment.
“In the film, the Garrity family, having found...
STX, which has a distribution partnership with Lionsgate, is handling international distribution.
Directed by Ric Roman Waugh from a screenplay by Chris Sparling and Mitchell Lafortune, “Greenland: Migration” sees Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin return as John and Allison Garrity. Along with their diabetic son Nathan, the couple were forced to flee in the first film as a comet hurtled towards earth, threatening to destroy the planet. In the sequel the family embark on a perilous journey across what’s left of Europe to find a new home.
Butler and Baccarin are joined by Roman Griffin Davis (“Jojo Rabbit”), Amber Rose Revah (“The Punisher”) and Trond Fausa (“Oppenheimer”) in the film, which is produced by Anton, STX Entertainment, Thunder Road Pictures and Butler’s G-base Entertainment.
“In the film, the Garrity family, having found...
- 5/9/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams, stars of the seminal horror film “The Blair Witch Project,” released a public letter to Lionsgate on Saturday asking for more robust compensation for their work on the 1999 blockbuster, as well as “meaningful consultation” on any future “Blair Witch” projects that use their names or likenesses.
The statement comes 10 days after Lionsgate and Blumhouse announced they plan to revive the franchise with a new movie that would provide, in the words of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson, “new vision for ‘Blair Witch’ that will reintroduce this horror classic for a new generation.” Lionsgate did not produce or distribute the original 1999 film. It acquired the property through its 2003 buyout of independent film distributor Artisan Entertainment.
The Lionsgate-Blumhouse announcement sparked a strongly worded response via social media from Leonard, who said that no one had contacted him or his costars about the project in advance.
The statement comes 10 days after Lionsgate and Blumhouse announced they plan to revive the franchise with a new movie that would provide, in the words of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson, “new vision for ‘Blair Witch’ that will reintroduce this horror classic for a new generation.” Lionsgate did not produce or distribute the original 1999 film. It acquired the property through its 2003 buyout of independent film distributor Artisan Entertainment.
The Lionsgate-Blumhouse announcement sparked a strongly worded response via social media from Leonard, who said that no one had contacted him or his costars about the project in advance.
- 4/21/2024
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
There is no such thing as too new a concept in Hollywood. The industry could never have enough new ideas. That is the one currency that is always sought after. But what about bringing back an idea from the past? An idea that was a hit back in the day but has since been banished from pop culture. Lionsgate and Blumhouse are doing exactly that, with the announcement that they are all set to bring back The Blair Witch Project, a path-breaking movie back in its day.
Lionsgate and Blumhouse are joining hands to bring back an iconic horror footage movie
Lionsgate and Blumhouse are in talks to bring back The Blair Witch Project
Lionsgate has already dished out a horror movie that has turned everyone’s eyes this year with Imaginary. The Tom Payne starrer might not be the best of films when it comes to winning the critics over.
Lionsgate and Blumhouse are joining hands to bring back an iconic horror footage movie
Lionsgate and Blumhouse are in talks to bring back The Blair Witch Project
Lionsgate has already dished out a horror movie that has turned everyone’s eyes this year with Imaginary. The Tom Payne starrer might not be the best of films when it comes to winning the critics over.
- 4/17/2024
- by Smriti Sneh
- FandomWire
There won’t be much by way of Marvel this year with Deadpool & Wolverine being their only significant release. Additionally, the company is seeking to rebound from a year of poorly received works like The Marvels and Secret Invasion, plus their shocking overhaul of Daredevil: Born Again, as well as their rising star Jonathan Majors getting released from his role as Kang amid his legal controversy. While Kevin Feige was able to showcase some “f*cking amazing” footage of Deadpool & Wolverine at CinemaCon this year, Marvel’s only other big bit of news in recent months came in the shape of The Fantastic Four.
This past phase for Marvel Studios attempted to set up the new roster of heroes, which would be standing in the way of Kang for the new Avengers movies. The new generation included Shang-Chi from the 2021 movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
This past phase for Marvel Studios attempted to set up the new roster of heroes, which would be standing in the way of Kang for the new Avengers movies. The new generation included Shang-Chi from the 2021 movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
- 4/15/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Henry Cavill has one of the most handsome faces ever in the whole entertainment industry. From his piercing eyes to his charming smile, fans love everything about the actor and his good looks are what garner the most attention. Yet one infamous Zack Snyder movie managed to ruin exactly that.
Henry Cavill in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare | Image via Lionsgate
If you have been a fan of Cavill as Superman, it is impossible that you would not know about Justice League’s infamous Mustachegate. And in a recent appearance, while promoting three of his upcoming films with Lionsgate studios, Cavill himself poked a bit of fun at the controversial incident.
Henry Cavill Pokes Fun at His Justice League Mustachegate
Henry Cavill’s infamous mustache-gate on Justice League (2017)
Henry Cavill is one of the finest actors of his generation if not the whole lot. Known for being humble and down-to-earth,...
Henry Cavill in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare | Image via Lionsgate
If you have been a fan of Cavill as Superman, it is impossible that you would not know about Justice League’s infamous Mustachegate. And in a recent appearance, while promoting three of his upcoming films with Lionsgate studios, Cavill himself poked a bit of fun at the controversial incident.
Henry Cavill Pokes Fun at His Justice League Mustachegate
Henry Cavill’s infamous mustache-gate on Justice League (2017)
Henry Cavill is one of the finest actors of his generation if not the whole lot. Known for being humble and down-to-earth,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Maria Sultan
- FandomWire
We’re leaving Las Vegas.
CinemaCon 2024 is over — time for studios to go out and prove their pitches at the box office. Based on what we saw, or really what we didn’t see, that will be an uphill battle.
First, let’s take a moment to appreciate the folks and films that showed up. Arguably, the biggest star to attend CinemaCon was Kevin Costner. The cynical point of view? He was pitching not one but two “Horizon” films to theater owners — and simultaneously pitching third and fourth installments to Warner Bros. Plus, Costner received a trophy (the CinemaCon Visionary Award), for which WB execs shooed him offstage just to call him back up. Kinda silly. Speaking of WB execs and no-shows, if David Zaslav was in town, he didn’t come on stage.
Jeff Goldblum did, as did his fellow “Wicked” co-stars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Michelle Yeoh.
CinemaCon 2024 is over — time for studios to go out and prove their pitches at the box office. Based on what we saw, or really what we didn’t see, that will be an uphill battle.
First, let’s take a moment to appreciate the folks and films that showed up. Arguably, the biggest star to attend CinemaCon was Kevin Costner. The cynical point of view? He was pitching not one but two “Horizon” films to theater owners — and simultaneously pitching third and fourth installments to Warner Bros. Plus, Costner received a trophy (the CinemaCon Visionary Award), for which WB execs shooed him offstage just to call him back up. Kinda silly. Speaking of WB execs and no-shows, if David Zaslav was in town, he didn’t come on stage.
Jeff Goldblum did, as did his fellow “Wicked” co-stars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Michelle Yeoh.
- 4/12/2024
- by Tony Maglio and Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Margot Robbie is producing a new 'Monopoly' movie.The 'Barbie' star's LuckyChap Entertainment company and her partners Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara will produce the live-action picture based on the popular board game.Monopoly's backers Hasbro Entertainment are also producing the Lionsgate film – which has been in development for more than a decade.It is hoped that Margot and LuckyChap will be able to replicate the billion-dollar box office success of 'Barbie' with the 'Monopoly' picture, although it remains to be seen how they will form a narrative story related to the property-acquiring board game.Lionsgate movie boss Adam Fogelson suggested that LuckyChap has a "clear point of view" on the flick but did not offer any further details.He said at CinemaCon: "I could not imagine a better production team for this beloved and iconic brand than LuckyChap."They are exceptional...
- 4/11/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Jason Blum now has his hands on The Blair Witch Project, and a big screen reboot is on the way: more here.
By this stage, we can tick the popular horror franchises off as they take their place in the reboot queue. At the time of writing, The First Omen is in cinemas. We’ve had Scream reboots, a new Salem’s Lot is (finally) on the way, and decisions are being made as to the next direction for The Exorcist. Now? Let’s add The Blair Witch Project to the pile, a series that thus far covers three films, the last of which came from Adam Wingard back in 2016.
Lionsgate and Jason Blum’s Blumhouse company have just been working together on the release of Jeff Wadlow’s Imaginary, and now they’ve inked a fresh deal to oversee a new Blair Witch film. Likely lots of new Blair Witch films.
By this stage, we can tick the popular horror franchises off as they take their place in the reboot queue. At the time of writing, The First Omen is in cinemas. We’ve had Scream reboots, a new Salem’s Lot is (finally) on the way, and decisions are being made as to the next direction for The Exorcist. Now? Let’s add The Blair Witch Project to the pile, a series that thus far covers three films, the last of which came from Adam Wingard back in 2016.
Lionsgate and Jason Blum’s Blumhouse company have just been working together on the release of Jeff Wadlow’s Imaginary, and now they’ve inked a fresh deal to oversee a new Blair Witch film. Likely lots of new Blair Witch films.
- 4/11/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Could a little of Barbie's girl power help Lionsgate finally crack the Monopoly movie adaptation out of the development limbo it's been stuck in for seemingly eons? The studio is certainly hoping so, hatching a deal with Margot Robbie and her LuckyChap team to produce the film.
Monopoly might not sound like the sort of game naturally that lends itself to a movie — you know, since it doesn't really have a narrative beyond trying to be incredibly careful with your cash and being the best a capitalism to defeat your opponents, but then Greta Gerwig spun gold out of Barbie for Warners.
Lionsgate didn't confirm who, if anyone is attached to actually make the film, but this is one that has been floating around for years, with Ridley Scott most famously looking to put together a take for 20th Century Fox in the years before it was swallowed by Disney.
Monopoly might not sound like the sort of game naturally that lends itself to a movie — you know, since it doesn't really have a narrative beyond trying to be incredibly careful with your cash and being the best a capitalism to defeat your opponents, but then Greta Gerwig spun gold out of Barbie for Warners.
Lionsgate didn't confirm who, if anyone is attached to actually make the film, but this is one that has been floating around for years, with Ridley Scott most famously looking to put together a take for 20th Century Fox in the years before it was swallowed by Disney.
- 4/10/2024
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
While the studios' CinemaCon presentations are usually about the coming year's slate, there are always usually announcements of future projects. Lionsgate took the chance at its 2024 edition to announce that it is partnering with Blumhouse to develop a new take on classic 1999 found footage horror The Blair Witch Project.
Yes, the story of three film students who venture into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the titular local scare legend… And are never heard from again, the footage being tracked down and assembled after the fact.
Directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, it famously had some thinking that the ill-fated trio really did perish and that the film is all that remains of their quest. The movie spawned a sequel, the benighted Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 and Adam Wingard's own fresh take, 2016's Blair Witch.
This decision appears to be just the tip of...
Yes, the story of three film students who venture into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the titular local scare legend… And are never heard from again, the footage being tracked down and assembled after the fact.
Directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, it famously had some thinking that the ill-fated trio really did perish and that the film is all that remains of their quest. The movie spawned a sequel, the benighted Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 and Adam Wingard's own fresh take, 2016's Blair Witch.
This decision appears to be just the tip of...
- 4/10/2024
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
A quarter of a century after Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez's The Blair Witch Project shocked moviegoers with its immersive found footage style and shook the internet to its cyberspace core with innovative marketing campaigns, Lionsgate and Blumhouse have announced at CinemaCon that they are teaming up for a reimagining of The Blair Witch Project:
Press Release: Santa Monica, Calif., April 10, 2024 – On the heels of their collaboration on the horror film Imaginary, Lionsgate and Blumhouse today announced that they will partner on the development and production of a new The Blair Witch Project as the first film in a multi-picture pact with Blumhouse reimagining horror classics from the Lionsgate library. The announcement was made today by Adam Fogelson, chair, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, and Jason Blum, founder and CEO of Blumhouse.
Based at Universal Pictures, where it has a first look deal, Blumhouse is the gold standard in the horror space,...
Press Release: Santa Monica, Calif., April 10, 2024 – On the heels of their collaboration on the horror film Imaginary, Lionsgate and Blumhouse today announced that they will partner on the development and production of a new The Blair Witch Project as the first film in a multi-picture pact with Blumhouse reimagining horror classics from the Lionsgate library. The announcement was made today by Adam Fogelson, chair, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, and Jason Blum, founder and CEO of Blumhouse.
Based at Universal Pictures, where it has a first look deal, Blumhouse is the gold standard in the horror space,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Not everyone is thrilled that there’s a biopic being made about pop sensation Michael Jackson. The director of “Leaving Neverland,” the HBO documentary that delves into accusations of Jackson’s alleged child abuse, last month accused director Antoine Fuqua’s film of being “a complete whitewash” and that it aims to “completely rewrite the allegations and dismiss them out of hand.”
However at CinemaCon on Wednesday, “Michael” producer Graham King took the stage to say that the new biopic, currently in production, “will get into all of it.”
King promised “Michael” includes 30 songs and recreations of Jackson’s performances throughout his career but also depictions of “his life outside the public eye, things many people have never seen before.”
“Everyone has an opinion on him,” King said about Mj, acknowledging the blinding accusations that surrounded his career, saying that ultimately the film is a portrait of a “complex” man,...
However at CinemaCon on Wednesday, “Michael” producer Graham King took the stage to say that the new biopic, currently in production, “will get into all of it.”
King promised “Michael” includes 30 songs and recreations of Jackson’s performances throughout his career but also depictions of “his life outside the public eye, things many people have never seen before.”
“Everyone has an opinion on him,” King said about Mj, acknowledging the blinding accusations that surrounded his career, saying that ultimately the film is a portrait of a “complex” man,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Lionsgate hosted a high-octane CinemaCon presentation on Wednesday morning, showing first footage from Michael, Ballerina, and Good Fortune, and announcing a partnership with Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap on Monopoly.
The studio also brought Halle Berry, Aziz Ansari, Henry Cavill and Eli Roth on to the stage at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace and talked up Borderlands, The Crow, and a trio of Guy Ritchie features.
Michael producer Graham King took to the stage at the session finale to introduce extended first footage from his Michael Jackson biopic, showing Jackson in his youth and later in life as the world-beating performer...
The studio also brought Halle Berry, Aziz Ansari, Henry Cavill and Eli Roth on to the stage at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace and talked up Borderlands, The Crow, and a trio of Guy Ritchie features.
Michael producer Graham King took to the stage at the session finale to introduce extended first footage from his Michael Jackson biopic, showing Jackson in his youth and later in life as the world-beating performer...
- 4/10/2024
- ScreenDaily
Aziz Ansari cast Keanu Reeves as an angel named Gabriel in his new Lionsgate film Good Fortune, but God apparently wasn’t looking out for Reeves when he tripped on a rug in his trailer.
“About 15 days into shooting with me, I said, ‘Go chill in your trailer,'” Ansari recalled during an appearance at CinemaCon on Wednesday. “He tripped on a rug … Poor guy, he was such a trooper, and he fractured his kneecap and continued to do all the scenes.”
Ansari, appearing opposite Lionsgate’s motion picture group chair Adam Fogelson during the studio’s presentation in front of theater owners, suggested that the accident was even more striking considering that through all his physically demanding work in action pics like the John Wick franchise and Speed, “he never had to go to the hospital or anything.”
After an image surfaced earlier this year from the set showing...
“About 15 days into shooting with me, I said, ‘Go chill in your trailer,'” Ansari recalled during an appearance at CinemaCon on Wednesday. “He tripped on a rug … Poor guy, he was such a trooper, and he fractured his kneecap and continued to do all the scenes.”
Ansari, appearing opposite Lionsgate’s motion picture group chair Adam Fogelson during the studio’s presentation in front of theater owners, suggested that the accident was even more striking considering that through all his physically demanding work in action pics like the John Wick franchise and Speed, “he never had to go to the hospital or anything.”
After an image surfaced earlier this year from the set showing...
- 4/10/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Halle Berry can’t let go of psychological thrillers.
The Oscar winner turned up in Las Vegas on Wednesday during Lionsgate’s studio presentation to promote its new film, Alexandre Aja’s Never Let Go, which brings Berry back into a genre she explored more than 20 years ago, in earlier work like Gothika. But this one pushed her to new limits.
Set for release on Sept. 27, Never Let Go centers on a mother and her twin sons as they try to protect themselves from evil lurking in and around their home. Needing to stay connected at all times — always by a connection of ropes — they hold tight to one another and never let go. However, one of the boys questions if the evil is real, triggering a terrifying fight for survival. Anthony B. Jenkins, Percy Daggs, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Christin Park and Stephanie Lavigne also star.
Aja directed from a...
The Oscar winner turned up in Las Vegas on Wednesday during Lionsgate’s studio presentation to promote its new film, Alexandre Aja’s Never Let Go, which brings Berry back into a genre she explored more than 20 years ago, in earlier work like Gothika. But this one pushed her to new limits.
Set for release on Sept. 27, Never Let Go centers on a mother and her twin sons as they try to protect themselves from evil lurking in and around their home. Needing to stay connected at all times — always by a connection of ropes — they hold tight to one another and never let go. However, one of the boys questions if the evil is real, triggering a terrifying fight for survival. Anthony B. Jenkins, Percy Daggs, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Christin Park and Stephanie Lavigne also star.
Aja directed from a...
- 4/10/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap production company is passing Go to collect more than $200 by partnering with Hasbro to develop and produce Monopoly, a film adaptation of the classic real estate board game. Hasbro Entertainment also produces alongside LuckyChap.
Eighty-nine years ago, Hasbro’s Monopoly began dividing families, ending friendships, and creating chaos as players argued and haggled for properties that would boost their income and drive others to bankruptcy. Monopoly is the most popular board game in history in more than 100 countries, with countless themed versions in addition to the original. During a round of Monopoly, players pick from a collection of pieces, from a Top Hat to a Scottish Terrier, a Classic Car, an Iron, the mighty Thimble, and others, to travel around a board while buying up properties. If a rival player lands on an owned space, they must pay rent or risk a verbal battle with the land owner.
Eighty-nine years ago, Hasbro’s Monopoly began dividing families, ending friendships, and creating chaos as players argued and haggled for properties that would boost their income and drive others to bankruptcy. Monopoly is the most popular board game in history in more than 100 countries, with countless themed versions in addition to the original. During a round of Monopoly, players pick from a collection of pieces, from a Top Hat to a Scottish Terrier, a Classic Car, an Iron, the mighty Thimble, and others, to travel around a board while buying up properties. If a rival player lands on an owned space, they must pay rent or risk a verbal battle with the land owner.
- 4/10/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Flamethrowers, judo chops, Anjelica Huston, a Keanu Reeves cameo and ballet dancing are just some of the things you’ll see when Lionsgate drops the first trailer for Ballerina. Exhibitors got to see it first Wednesday at CinemaCon.
“You’re childhood was taken from you,” Huston’s matriarch-type tells Ana de Armas’ assassin, who is as fierce offstage as she is on.
The movie directed by Len Wiseman and produced by Chad Stahelski raises the stakes and sets itself apart from the John Wick canon with all the beloved characters starring — including the late Lance Reddick’s Charon at the Continental and Ian McShane’s Winston.
“What a pleasure to see you again!” beams Winston as Ballerina steps out of the elevator.
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John Wick himself shows up to offer the Ballerina calming, nurturing advice. He does know the...
“You’re childhood was taken from you,” Huston’s matriarch-type tells Ana de Armas’ assassin, who is as fierce offstage as she is on.
The movie directed by Len Wiseman and produced by Chad Stahelski raises the stakes and sets itself apart from the John Wick canon with all the beloved characters starring — including the late Lance Reddick’s Charon at the Continental and Ian McShane’s Winston.
“What a pleasure to see you again!” beams Winston as Ballerina steps out of the elevator.
Related: ‘Barbie’ Producer LuckyChap Rolls Dice On ‘Monopoly’ With Lionsgate & Hasbro – CinemaCon
John Wick himself shows up to offer the Ballerina calming, nurturing advice. He does know the...
- 4/10/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
“I don’t buy into this thing that theatrical comedies aren’t a thing,” said Good Fortune director and star Aziz Ansari while presenting his Lionsgate movie Good Fortune on Wednesday at CinemaCon in what was the first look at the film.
The Parks and Rec alum came out on stage riffing, “I know what you’re thinking: Oh my God, it’s Henry Cavill in brown face, how inappropriate!”
“Adam (Fogelson)’s nickname for me is ‘Little brown Cavill’… Enough with Cavill…You’ve casted Henry Cavill in five films!” he jokingly admonished the Lionsgate Motion Picture Chair.
Ansari then thanked “all the exhibitors who left the strip club this morning to come to the presentation.”
He said his inspiration to make Good Fortune was because he “had been doing some more dramatic work recently and I really wanted to make a comedy and I wanted it to be in theaters.
The Parks and Rec alum came out on stage riffing, “I know what you’re thinking: Oh my God, it’s Henry Cavill in brown face, how inappropriate!”
“Adam (Fogelson)’s nickname for me is ‘Little brown Cavill’… Enough with Cavill…You’ve casted Henry Cavill in five films!” he jokingly admonished the Lionsgate Motion Picture Chair.
Ansari then thanked “all the exhibitors who left the strip club this morning to come to the presentation.”
He said his inspiration to make Good Fortune was because he “had been doing some more dramatic work recently and I really wanted to make a comedy and I wanted it to be in theaters.
- 4/10/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
At CinemaCon on Wednesday, Lionsgate showed off its recently added 2024 fall release, Alexandre Aja’s Never Let Go, a freaky tale about a mother and her fraternal twins who have never gone beyond their forested environs: Whenever they leave the cabin, they are bounded by rope as they venture into the scary woods.
“It was a creepy environment that I had never seen before,” said star Halle Berry, who reteams with the studio that notched her a Best Actress Oscar win for Monster’s Ball.
“I’m a bona fide adrenaline junkie — the bigger the zipline, the bigger the jump — I’m your girl.”
“I had to learn how to skin a squirrel” said Berry about her prep for the role. Not to mention, the characters eat raw frogs in the film.
Related: ‘Barbie’ Producer LuckyChap Rolls Dice On ‘Monopoly’ With Lionsgate & Hasbro – CinemaCon
Lionsgate Motion Picture Chair Adam Fogelson asked...
“It was a creepy environment that I had never seen before,” said star Halle Berry, who reteams with the studio that notched her a Best Actress Oscar win for Monster’s Ball.
“I’m a bona fide adrenaline junkie — the bigger the zipline, the bigger the jump — I’m your girl.”
“I had to learn how to skin a squirrel” said Berry about her prep for the role. Not to mention, the characters eat raw frogs in the film.
Related: ‘Barbie’ Producer LuckyChap Rolls Dice On ‘Monopoly’ With Lionsgate & Hasbro – CinemaCon
Lionsgate Motion Picture Chair Adam Fogelson asked...
- 4/10/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Over the past few years, one Hollywood mystery has been how the video game adaptation Borderlands managed to attract such a stacked A-list cast led by Cate Blanchett, given its raunchy, violent nature. At CinemaCon on Wednesday, director Eli Roth said the key to landing Blanchett, whom he said he decided to call on a whim, was not thinking she’d take the role.
“People love seeing you with a conductor stick, and I’m going to throw a flame thrower in her hand,” he recalled telling Blanchett, referencing her acclaimed work in Tár. To his surprise, Blanchett said the apocalyptic feature Escape From New York was among her favorite movies, and she was glad to join the project. From there, the rest fell into place.
Blanchett stars as Lilith, the leader of a crew of outlaws on a mission to retrieve treasure from a vault hidden on the planet.
“People love seeing you with a conductor stick, and I’m going to throw a flame thrower in her hand,” he recalled telling Blanchett, referencing her acclaimed work in Tár. To his surprise, Blanchett said the apocalyptic feature Escape From New York was among her favorite movies, and she was glad to join the project. From there, the rest fell into place.
Blanchett stars as Lilith, the leader of a crew of outlaws on a mission to retrieve treasure from a vault hidden on the planet.
- 4/10/2024
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lionsgate and Hasbro announced today that they have signed a deal with LuckyChap, the award-winning production company headed by Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Josey McNamara, to produce Monopoly, a motion picture in development based on the legendary classic board game. Hasbro Entertainment will also produce.
Lionsgate extended its development rights to the beloved, multi-generational board game with its purchase of eOne, which was completed in December 2023.
Monopoly is the world’s most popular board game, with 99% global awareness. It is available in more than 100 countries and has sold nearly half a billion copies since 1935.
LuckyChap most recently produced Barbie, the Oscar-winning hit that has taken in over $1.4 billion worldwide at the global box office, as well as Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn and the upcoming release My Old Ass, a hit at Sundance starring Aubrey Plaza and Maisy Stella.
Adam Fogelson, chair of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, said, “I could...
Lionsgate extended its development rights to the beloved, multi-generational board game with its purchase of eOne, which was completed in December 2023.
Monopoly is the world’s most popular board game, with 99% global awareness. It is available in more than 100 countries and has sold nearly half a billion copies since 1935.
LuckyChap most recently produced Barbie, the Oscar-winning hit that has taken in over $1.4 billion worldwide at the global box office, as well as Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn and the upcoming release My Old Ass, a hit at Sundance starring Aubrey Plaza and Maisy Stella.
Adam Fogelson, chair of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, said, “I could...
- 4/10/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Henry Cavill Says Sword Training for ‘Highlander’ Tops Earlier Work: “You Haven’t Seen Anything Yet”
Henry Cavill had a lot to talk about in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning at CinemaCon.
The actor turned up on the Colosseum main stage inside Caesars Palace during Lionsgate’s presentation to talk up a series of projects he’s doing with the studio, including Chad Stahelski’s Highlander and two Guy Ritchie films: this Friday’s release The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and the upcoming In the Grey opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Eiza Gonzalez.
Cavill walked out to join Lionsgate motion picture group chair Adam Fogelson for a brief Q&a that started with Fogelson mentioning the facial hair Cavill sports in Ungentlemanly Warfare. “Is there any facial hair that does not look good on you?” Fogelson asked to which Cavill replied, “We’ve tried a few.”
He continued by saying that he loved his look on Ritchie’s actioner, though it’s “not my usual thing, aside...
The actor turned up on the Colosseum main stage inside Caesars Palace during Lionsgate’s presentation to talk up a series of projects he’s doing with the studio, including Chad Stahelski’s Highlander and two Guy Ritchie films: this Friday’s release The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and the upcoming In the Grey opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Eiza Gonzalez.
Cavill walked out to join Lionsgate motion picture group chair Adam Fogelson for a brief Q&a that started with Fogelson mentioning the facial hair Cavill sports in Ungentlemanly Warfare. “Is there any facial hair that does not look good on you?” Fogelson asked to which Cavill replied, “We’ve tried a few.”
He continued by saying that he loved his look on Ritchie’s actioner, though it’s “not my usual thing, aside...
- 4/10/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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