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My Old Ass is a coming-of-age sci-fi comedy-drama film written and directed by Megan Park. The Prime Video film follows Elliott, an 18-year-old who takes mushrooms on her birthday and comes face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old. Soon, she is contacted by her older self who gives her life advice which makes Elliott forces to rethink everything from family to love. My Old Ass stars Maisy Stella, Percy Hynes White, Maddie Ziegler, Kerrice Brooks, and Aubrey Plaza. So, if you loved the coming-of-age drama, comedic tone, and compelling characters in My Old Ass here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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The Map of Tiny Perfect Things is a sci-fi romantic comedy-drama film directed by Ian Samuels from a screenplay by Lev Grossman. Based on Grossman...

Throughout the history of Hollywood, we’ve often noticed how heists have typically been considered a domain of suave men in sharp suits. However, director Gary Ross decided like a true feminist that it was high time to shake things up, and feature women in some kickass roles. Enter Jennifer Lawrence’s The Hunger Games, which not only dominated the box office but also paved the way for Ross’ dream.

Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games (2012) | image: Lionsgate

Following the unprecedented success of Jennifer Lawrence’s 2012 movie and people’s appreciation towards the hardcore female lead, Gary Ross realized it was the right time to capitalize on the particular theme. That’s when Sandra Bullock’s Ocean’s 8 emerged from this revolutionary moment, featuring a team of fierce women who not only stole the show but also a few diamonds while they were at it.

Jennifer Lawrence’s The Hunger Games...

Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, the Mummy, the Wolf Man, the Invisible Man – Universal has brought them all back to the screen in the decades since their glory days in the 1930s and ’40s. But one classic Universal monster who hasn’t had a new movie since the 1950s is the Creature from the Black Lagoon, a.k.a. the Gill Man. The closest we’ve gotten is the unofficial version of the creature that was seen in the 1987 classic The Monster Squad… but last month, it was reported that genre regular James Wan and his production company Atomic Monster are developing “a grounded modernized retelling” of Creature from the Black Lagoon that will lean into “visceral horror while paying respect to the original classic.” Now, Deadline has learned that this Creature from the Black Lagoon reboot will be written by Sean Tretta.

Wan is expected to direct the film and will be producing,...

Heist movies always hit the right spot and you can’t deny that Gary Ross’ Ocean’s 8 was an entertaining addition to the genre. Starring Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett as well as 6 other gorgeous women, the film is an addition to the Ocean’s series that is loved by all. While it focuses on the women executing a heist at the annual Met Gala, actor Matt Damon was also supposed to play a part in the film.

Ocean’s 8 (2018) | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

After Matt Damon made controversial comments about Hollywood’s s-xual harassment scandal relating to Harvey Weinstein, fans of the film series took it upon themselves to have him removed from Ocean’s 8. While he was eventually cut from the movie, director Gary Ross swears that the fans’ wrath wasn’t the reason.

What Did Matt Damon Say That Had Fans All Riled Up? Matt Damon in Ocean’s Thirteen (2007) | Credits: Warner Bros.

Don Cheadle said fans show no mercy in dissing the second installment of the “Ocean’s” film franchise, “Ocean’s Twelve,” adding that the entire cast has discussed the criticisms.

“People love to walk up to me and openly bash ‘Ocean’s Twelve,'” Cheadle told Seth Meyers during a guest appearance on “Late Night” Thursday. “Can you imagine? It’s like you’re just walking with strangers, like, ‘Your belt sucks, dude!’ Like, ‘Thank you?'”

When Meyers asked if Cheadle’s fellow costars endure the same criticism from fans, Cheadle said they do — in fact, they discuss fans’ hatred of the film and have shared about having the same run-ins.

“I mean, we talk about it,” Cheadle replied. “Yeah, we talk about it. It’s, it’s a thing, and it’s such a contrast to the experience. We had so much fun. We were all in Italy together and...

Is it safe to go back to the ocean? The slick, turn-of-the-millenium “Ocean’s” caper franchise still looks like it has some life in it. There’s talk of an “Ocean’s Fourteen” making the rounds, with the core of the original cast involved.

Apple TV+ is just a few weeks away from debuting their starriest movie yet, “Wolfs,” a crime comedy starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt directed by “Spider-Man” maestro Jon Watts. Rumors that the two A-listers are also prepping “Ocean’s Fourteen” either deadens the impact of this reunion or gasses it up even further depending on your point of view. If “Wolfs” wasn’t a blast for them, you might think, there’s no way they wouldn’t want it.

The 2001 “Ocean’s Eleven,” a remake of the Rat Pack-starring “Ocean’s 11,” and its two sequels were directed by Stephen Soderbergh, but early reports show...

Nach den sensationellen Rückmeldungen zu „Konklave“ in Telluride und Toronto ist der deutsche Oscargewinner Edward Berger einer der heißesten Namen in Hollywood. US-Trades melden, dass er der heißeste Kandidat für einen neuen „Ocean’s“-Film mit George Clooney und Brad Pitt sein soll.

Edward Berger (Credit: Imago / Funke Foto Services)

Gerade erst wurde das Gerücht noch einmal bestätigt, dass Edward Berger, der deutsche Filmemacher, der für „Im Westen nichts Neues“ einen Oscar gewinnen konnte (der Filmbrachte es insgesamt auf vier Academy Awards), unverändert der Favorit für den kommenden Bond-Film sein soll. Jetzt bekommt dieses Projekt Konkurrenz von einem Hollywood-Franchise, das wieder eingestielt werden soll: George Clooney und Brad Pitt, die gerade in Venedig Weltpremiere für „Wolfs“ feiern konnten, sollen Interesse bekunden, einen weiteren „Ocean’s“-Film zu machen. Und Edward Berger soll laut Deadline der heißeste Kandidat für „Ocean’s 14“ sein.

Deadline räumt aber auch ein, dass es eines von...

This September, Paramount+ is bringing you a ton of entertainment with the highly anticipated new season of the crime drama series Tulsa King starring Sylvester Stallone and the horrifying psychological thriller film Apartment 7A. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 5 best films coming to Paramount+ in September 2024 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Big (September 1)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%

Big is a fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Penny Marshall from a screenplay co-written by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg. The 1988 film revolves around Josh Baskin, a young boy who wishes to get bigger in size to a fortune-telling machine, and when the next day he wakes up he discovers that his wish has been fulfilled. Big stars Tom Hanks in the lead role with David Moscow,...

Das Remake von Jack Arnolds Horrorklassiker aus dem Jahr 1954 ist das erste Regieprojekt von James Wan nach der Fusion seiner Produktionsfirma Atomic Monster mit Blumhouse.

James Wan plant ein Remake von „Der Schrecken vom Amazonas“ (Credit: Imago / Depositphotos)

Als erstes Regieprojekt nach der Fusion seiner Produktionsfirma Atomic Monster mit Blumhouse zu Beginn des Jahres nimmt James Wan, Schöpfer der „Saw“- und „Conjuring“-Franchises, ein Remake von Jack Arnolds Horrorklassiker „Der Schrecken vom Amazonas“ in Angriff.

Wie der „Hollywood Reporter“ berichtet, haben Wan und seine Mitstreiter Universal, dem Studio hinter dem Original, einen ersten Pitch für ein Remake präsentiert. Nun wird nach einem Autoren gesucht, der das Drehbuch zusammen mit Wan schreiben soll. James Wan fungiert bei dem Remake auch als Produzent, als Executive Producer werden Michael Clear und Judson Scott von Atomic Monster mit von der Partie sein.

Der in schwarz-weiß und 3D gedrehte „Der Schrecken vom Amazonas“ erzählt...

Given his experience bringing horror franchises to screens and his time spent on watery adventures with the Aquaman films, it feels somehow natural that James Wan would consider jumping aboard a modernized version of The Creature From The Black Lagoon. So word that he's in early talks for exactly that is not truly surprising.

The 1954 original, directed by Jack Arnold, leaned into the 3D technique to tell the story of the Gill-Man, a prehistoric human-fish hybrid monster who lived in the water and the ichthyologist – played by Julie Adams – who catches his eye.

Various updates have been attempted through the years, including by John Landis, Ivan Reitman, Gary Ross (son of the original film's scriptwriter Arthur A. Ross) and Breck Eisner, but all sank into the development more. An effort to include the Creature in Universal's Dark Universe shared cinematic concept got as far as Will Beall writing the script.

Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, the Mummy, the Wolf Man, the Invisible Man – Universal has brought them all back to the screen in the decades since their glory days in the 1930s and ’40s. But one classic Universal monster who hasn’t had a new movie since the 1950s is the Creature from the Black Lagoon, a.k.a. the Gill Man. The closest we’ve gotten is the unofficial version of the creature that was seen in the 1987 classic The Monster Squad. But now Deadline reports that genre regular James Wan and his production company Atomic Monster are developing “a grounded modernized retelling” of Creature from the Black Lagoon that will lean into “visceral horror while paying respect to the original classic.”

Wan is expected to direct the film and will be producing, with Atomic Monster’s Michael Clear and Judson Scott serving as executive producers. EVP of Production Development...

Will horror B-movie audiences finally get the remake they’ve been waiting on for decades? Universal is again looking to remake the 1954 monster movie “Creature from the Black Lagoon,” and this time they’re looking to the “Aquaman” director James Wan — someone who knows a thing or two about underwater battles and gill-men — to develop his own modern take, an individual with knowledge of the project told IndieWire.

Wan may direct too and is in early talks to tack on that responsibility. If he does, it would be his first project behind the director’s chair since merging his production company Atomic Monster with Blumhouse Productions.

Wan’s take, according to the individual, will be a grounded, modernized retelling, leaning into “visceral horror,” but it will still pay respect to the original. No screenwriter or talent is attached just yet. Atomic Monster will produce the film, with Wan as a producer.

The Creature From the Black Lagoon is rising once again.

James Wan, the creator of the Saw and The Conjuring horror franchises, is developing a new take on the classic Universal monster property and is in early talks to direct the feature project.

The move comes as Wan and his collaborators presented Universal with a pitch to remake the 1954 monster classic. A writer will now be hired to write a script, working in concert with Wan.

This is the first project Wan has attached himself to as a director following his company’s production banner, Atomic Monster, merging with Blumhouse. Wan was under water for the last few years on DC superhero movie Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and has been looking to get back to his horror roots in some way.

Wan will act as a producer on Creature, while Atomic Monster’s Michael Clear and Judson Scott serve as executive producers.

The cast of The Hunger Games franchise could’ve looked slightly different.

Austin Butler revealed in a Buzzfeed interview with his Bikeriders co-star Jodie Comer, he revealed that he auditioned for but didn’t get a part in the hit movie series.

“I auditioned for The Hunger Games and I didn’t get it at all,” Butler said adding that he doesn’t even recall getting a “call back.”

He then revealed that he auditioned for the role of Peeta Mellark, the male tribute representing District 12 in the 74th annual Hunger Games, alongside female tribute Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence).

He added, “I don’t even think I got a call back; what’s the character, Peeta? Josh Hutcherson got that; he’s great.”

Hutcherson starred alongside Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth throughout the four Hunger Games films, with the films helping the trio become worldwide stars.

For her part, Comer revealed...

Donald Sutherland’s film career is filled with some of the most incredible works of our time, spanning from dramas to conspiracy thrillers to even dystopian YA fiction like The Hunger Games. Sutherland landed the role of President Snow in quite a peculiar manner, which he detailed in an interview with GQ.

Donald Sutherland in The Hunger Games | Color Force

President Snow was the nefarious leader of Panem in The Hunger Games, one who popularized the Hunger Games in the Capital. The character was not offered to Sutherland, nor did he audition for the role, but Sutherland was sure that he could do the role justice, and that he would be the perfect President Snow for the film.

Donald Sutherland sent a letter to Gary Ross

Donald Sutherland in The Hunger Games || Lionsgate

Gary Ross was the director responsible for the first Hunger Games film and was also the creative...

The world recently lost one of the greatest actors to ever do it, when Donald Sutherland passed away at the age of 88. A legendary performer with an on-screen career spanning more than half a century, Sutherland brought to life countless characters that could all be considered "his best." Vernon Pinkley in "The Dirty Dozen," John Baxter in "Don't Look Now," Hawkeye Pierce in "M*A*S*H*," Matthew Bennell in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," Mr. Bennet in "Pride & Prejudice," and John Klute in "Klute" would all be career-making roles for any other performer, but for Sutherland, they were just another day at the office. However, there's an argument to be made that his greatest performance came with one of his most recent roles -- one that helped introduce him to a much younger generation. I'm talking, of course, about President Corolanius Snow in "The Hunger Games" series.

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Hollywood stars took to social media on Thursday after it was announced that Donald Sutherland died at the age of 88.

Sutherland died Thursday in Miami after a long illness, CAA’s Missy Davy told The Hollywood Reporter.

The renowned actor had an illustrious six-decade career, starring in varied roles with his breakthrough performances including the 1967 film The Dirty Dozen and Robert Altman’s M*A*S*H. Throughout his career, the actor starred in such films as Klute, Kelly’s Heroes, Don’t Look Now, Ordinary People, 1900, The Hunger Games series and Ad Astra.

In 2017, he received an Honorary Award from the Academy.

Sutherland is survived by his wife, Francine Racette; sons Roeg, Rossif, Angus and Kiefer; daughter, Rachel; and four grandchildren.

Kiefer paid tribute to his late father online, writing, “With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away. I personally think one of...

Donald Sutherland, whose performances in such films as M*A*S*H, Ordinary People and The Hunger Games proved he could portray sinister, sympathetic, comedic or tragic with equal aplomb, has died. He was 88.

Sutherland died Thursday in Miami after a long illness, CAA’s Missy Davy told The Hollywood Reporter.

Remarkably, Sutherland was never even nominated for a competitive Oscar, though the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made up for the oversight by giving him an honorary statuette in November 2017 at the Governors Awards.

A prodigious actor who often appeared in three to five films a year, the lanky Canadian-born star displayed great range during his six-decade career. His early characters, like crazed/dazed Pvt. Vernon Pinkley in The Dirty Dozen (1967), anti-Establishment Army medic Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce in M*A*S*H (1970) and hippie tank commander Oddball in Kelly’s Heroes (1970), were rascally mavericks.

With his distinctive baritone and crystal blue eyes,...

Suzanne Collins’s bank account volunteers as tribute!

The creator of the wildly popular “Hunger Games” series has put pen to paper and will release a fifth volume in her dystopian book franchise for young adult readers, as per a report by the Associated Press. “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” is expected to hit shelves on March 18, 2025, and will further develop the mythos of the post-apocalyptic fascist government whose society is somehow dependent on teen gladiatorial events.

The 61-year-old writer, whose career began working on Nickelodeon shows like “Clarissa Explains it All,” “The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo,” and “Wow! Wow! Wubzy!” has sold an estimated 100 million copies of her “Hunger Games” novels thus far.

The initial book trilogy was of course adapted into a wildly popular four-part film series starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth, and featured a slew of festively dressed side characters played by Stanley Tucci,...

10 Best Women-Led Heist Movies To Watch, If You Enjoyed Kareena Kapoor, Kriti Sanon And Tabu’s Crew On Netflix(Photo Credit –IMDb)

Who says women cannot pull off a masterfully planned heist? Rajesh A Krishnan’s directed comedy-drama Crew is proof of that. The film, starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Kriti Sanon, and Tabu as Jasmine, Divya Rana, and Geeta Sethi, was recently released on Netflix after its successful run in theatres. The story revolves around the crew of the bankrupt Kohinoor Airlines, who struggle to make ends meet. The three crewmates Geeta, Jasmine, and Divya are fed up with their endless hustle and decide to get down to the business of gold smuggling to end their misery.

While the three got richer, their other colleagues suffered as their months of salaries were unpaid. Finally, Geeta, Jasmine, and Divya hatch a plan to rob their boss, chairman of Kohinoor Airlines, Vijay Walia...

Boy Kills World is an extremely stylized dystopian action thriller revenge film directed by Moritz Mohr from a screenplay by Tyler Burton Smith and Arend Remmers. Based on the story by Remmers and Mohr, the brilliant action film is set in a dystopian film where the Van Der Koy family rules the city. We follow the story of a young boy known only as Boy who is hell-bent on becoming a living breathing weapon to take revenge against the Van Der Koy family. Boy Kills World stars Bill Skarsgård in the lead role with Jessica Rothe, Andrew Koji, Famke Janssen, H. Jon Benjamin, Yayan Ruhian, Cameron Crovetti, Michelle Dockery, Brett Gelman, Quinn Copeland, and Sharlto Copley starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the stylized action, dark comedy, and brutal violence in Boy Kills World here are some similar films you could watch next.

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Skydance Sports, the media company’s Jv with the NFL, has made some key appointments to its creative and production leadership across film and television, hiring Nancy Cotton and Sandino Moya-Smith as, respectively, EVP, Television, and SVP, Feature Film. Both were previously at Amazon MGM.

Danette Trosclair was promoted to EVP, Production, moving from Skydance Television to oversee all physical production for the Skydance Sports’ slate of scripted series including production, finance, and post-production.

As EVP, Television — a newly created role — Cotton will lead development and production of the sports studio’s scripted series across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. She will be responsible for sourcing material and shepherding series through development, packaging, production and beyond.

Cotton and Trosclair will report to Jason Reed, Head of Skydance Sports.

Moya-Smith will be responsible for bringing in feature projects to the studio and overseeing the films throughout every phase from inception to release.

Nearly a month after Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech reverberated across Hollywood and caused a wave of controversy, 455 Jewish creatives (and counting) have signed a letter in a show of support.

“We were alarmed to see some of our colleagues in the industry mischaracterize and denounce his remarks. Their attacks on Glazer are a dangerous distraction from Israel’s escalating military campaign which has already killed over 32,000 Palestinians in Gaza and brought hundreds of thousands to the brink of starvation,” reads the letter, published amid the continued conflict in the Middle East. “We grieve for all those who have been killed in Palestine and Israel over too many decades, including the 1200 Israelis killed in the October 7 Hamas attacks and the 253 hostages taken.”

The letter is signed by a mix of actors, writers, producers, filmmakers and other creatives. Among those backing Glazer are Joker star Joaquin Phoenix; Killer Films vet Pamela Koffler...

Update: More than 300 Jewish creatives — including eight-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken, “SNL” star Sarah Sherman, actor and documentarian Alex Winter and “Seinfeld” writer Larry Charles — have added their names to the list of signatories of an open letter in support of Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech.

The number of signees now sits at 492, having more than tripled since Variety first published the April 5 letter, which criticized the attacks on Glazer for being a “dangerous distraction” from the mounting death toll in Gaza while also contributing to the “suppression of free speech and dissent.”

New additions also include Oscar-winning “Anatomy of a Fall” co-writer Arthur Harari, veteran U.K. producer and Oscar winner Jeremy Thomas, “Girls” co-showrunner and co-writer Jenni Konner and “The Hunger Games” writer and director and four-time Oscar nominee Gary Ross. Many members of the Israeli film community have also signed the open letter, including Oren Moverman, Nadav Lapid,...

The Writers Guild of America West announced on Tuesday that American Fiction writer-director Cord Jefferson has been named recipient of the 2024 Paul Selvin Award for the Amazon MGM Studios film, for which he won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay earlier this month.

Additionally, American Fiction — based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett — is nominated for the WGA Award for best adapted screenplay.

The comedy, which stars Oscar nominee Jeffrey Wright as a frustrated novelist who writes a satirical book under a pen name that exposes the publishing industry’s limited view of Black life, has garnered numerous awards in addition to the Oscar, including the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, a BAFTA award for best adapted screenplay and Film Independent Spirit Awards for best actor (Wright) and adapted screenplay. The film was also named as one of the year’s best by the...

The third installment of the Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews has set its slate, and that will include director Steven Soderbergh engaging in a conversation with directors Anthony and Joe Russo. I will moderate that discussion, which will touch on the preposterously unlikely way that Soderbergh discovered and godfathered the career of the duo that directed Hollywood’s all-time highest grossing film, Avengers: Endgame. The festival runs next month from April 19-21.

Soderbergh’s own career took off with sex, lies, and videotape, the film that just celebrated 35 years since the filmmaker turned Sundance into a lucrative independent film hatchery. It went on to win the Palme d’Or at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, followed by Soderbergh’s first Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He has gone on to direct films as diverse as Traffic, for which he received the 2000 Academy Award for Directing—the...

George Clooney’s renowned tequila brand Casamigos has managed to triumph over some notable celebrity alcohol brands, including Dwayne Johnson’s Teremana Tequila and Ryan Reynolds’ Aviation Gin, in one significant metric that illustrates user interest and popularity.

According to a list shared by media brand Boardroom on Instagram, these businesses, alongside some other notable celebrity-backed alcohol companies, have raked in impressive search volume on Google.

George Clooney’s alcohol brand outrivals Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds’. Credit: Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube

However, outrivaling those numbers at the top is Casamigos, founded in 2013 by actor George Clooney, Rande Gerber, and Mike Meldman. Since 2017, it has been owned by British multinational alcoholic beverage company Diageo. This is not an unusual feat for the tequila brand, as it leads several other reports with its stature as one of the best-ranking celebrity spirits brands.

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Anne Hathaway and Sandra Bullock appeared together in 2018’s heist comedy movie Ocean’s 8 directed by Gary Ross. The movie was the fourth installment and a spin-off from Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s series. The ensemble cast also included Mindy Kaling, Cate Blanchett, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, and Awkwafina alongside Hathaway and Bullock.

The power-packed female-led movie received a positive response from the audience upon its release. It was however stated at the time that the movie wasn’t as smooth as its predecessors but the cast and their chemistry together blended well enough for the audience to enjoy. During the promotion of Ocean’8, the cast came across a host whose comments sickened the actresses.

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Mindy Kaling appreciates Anne Hathaway for handling the 2012 Matt Lauer Interview with grace

Mindy Kaling played Amita, the jewelry maker in Gary Ross’ Ocean’s 8, and had formed...

Exclusive: We understand that Amazon Studios MGM Senior Production & Development Executive Sandino Moya-Smith was unfortunately part of the cuts made by the streaming/theatrical studio this morning.

Moya-Smith, who was involved in development and also feature physical production, was recently working on Doug Liman’s Road House starring Jake Gyllenhaal as an ex-UFC middleweight fighter who ends up working at a rowdy bar in the Florida Keys where things are not as they seem. Moya-Smith was also overseeing Wrecking Crew, the Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa buddy action comedy from Blue Beetle director Ángel Manuel Soto. The executive was part of the film teams overseen by Courtenay Valenti and Julie Rapaport.

Moya-Smith was hired during the Jonathan Glickman-run era of the MGM Motion Picture Group, and continued to work throughout the Michael De Luca-Pamela Abdy regime into the studio’s absorption by Amazon. Prior to Amazon’s takeover over MGM,...

Exclusive: Skydance Sports has closed a deal with Gary Ross to rewrite and direct Old Time Hockey, from an original screenplay written by Kevin Jakubowski. The film will be produced by Skydance Sports and Jeremy Latcham.

The original screenplay is set in the rust belt of Pennsylvania involving a high school hockey rivalry from the mid-’90s that gets re-kindled 25 years later.

Ross is no stranger to uplifting sports movies as he directed and wrote the hit horse racing pic Seabiscuit, which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. The four-time Oscar nominee has made a career out of writing and directing hit pics that include Pleasantville, The Hunger Games, and most recently Ocean’s 8 starring Sandra Bullock.

Jakubowski wrote the Black List feature screenplay 8-Bit Christmas which received both a PGA Award and Humanitas Prize nomination. His other credits include the screenplay for Assassination of a High School President,...

The "Hunger Games" movies are having a moment. Again.

Although many would argue that the original series rode the post-Harry Potter YA wave to blockbuster success, this series has stood the test of time while many of its peers have vanished into the ether for one clear reason: These movies are good. Sometimes extremely good. And their dystopian science fiction world -- one that is politically tumultuous and emotionally fraught and deeply interested in the suffering of the innocent and the necessity of revolution in the face of tyranny -- feels more relevant now than it did over a decade ago. The newest film, the grim prequel "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes," feels ripped out of our collective consciousness. These movies were blockbusters when they first arrived. Now, they feel like premonitions ... and life rafts.

/Film "Hunger Games" admirers entered the arena to rank the five...

In what will be a revived week for moviegoing after the actors strike and heading into the Thanksgiving holiday, Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is looking to lead a global frame with a $100M+ start.

The feature take of the Suzanne Collins’ prequel novel, who is also an EP here, about the early days of ultimate villain Coriolanus Snow and the Hunger Games, is eyeing $50M on tracking and another $50M abroad. Through four movies, the Hunger Games franchise has reaped $3 billion worldwide.

The Francis Lawrence-directed pic is one of four big studio wide releases in addition to Universal/Dreamworks Animation’s Trolls Band Together, TriStar/Spyglass Media’s Eli Roth directed Thanksgiving horror movie and Searchlight’s Taika Waititi directed soccer comedy Next Goal Wins.

We hear that there’s room for upside. Working in Lionsgate’s favor far more than other...

When it comes to the most disappointing comic book movies that were planned but never produced, which one tops the list? Is it Tim Burton’s Batman Continues? Guillermo del Toro’s Doctor Strange? Perhaps JJ Abrams’ Superman: Flyby? Nah, there’s only one correct answer: Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 4, a movie that continues to breathe potential

flickers of life nearly 15 years after it was declared dead by Sony Pictures. Indeed, with the exciting new announcement that Tobey Maguire’s version of Peter Parker may not be extinct after all, the real question of the day is, Wtf Happened to Sam Raimi’s unmade Spider-Man 4?

It all started in the spring of 2007. Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 opened in theaters on May 4, 2007, and obliterated the box office competition, turning an estimated $250 million budget into a massive $894 million worldwide moneymaker. Yet, despite the tepid reception from critics and fans...

The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is one of the most anticipated movies of the fall season for a lot of us. The series is especially significant to me because the first novel came out when I was in high school. Every crush I had, had one, in turn, on Jennifer Lawrence. Classic, right? The Hunger Games did a good job tackling multiple genres pretty successfully such as action, romance, adventure and sci-fi. It’s become a dystopian classic (although for my money the first Divergent film is as good or better than any Hunger Games film).

The series has been wildly successful, with the first movie grossing 694.4 million dollars worldwide after its debut in 2012. It was the third highest grossing movie of the year after The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises. Did you know that Gary Ross only directed the first film? Francis Lawrence directed the...

One of the most acclaimed movies of 1998 is “Pleasantville,” starring Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, Jeff Daniels, William H. Macy and Joan Allen. Written and directed by four-time Oscar nominee Gary Ross, the film is a creative fantasy drama about two 1990s teen siblings who are transported to a 1950s family sitcom and then slowly begin to transform the dull, colorless world into someplace better. Released 25 years ago in October 1998, “Pleasantville” only grossed about $50 million worldwide on a $60 million budget. But it did end up receiving three Oscar nominations. Read on for Gold Derby’s tribute to the “Pleasantville” 25th anniversary.

Most of the nation’s critics gave enthusiastic notices to “Pleasantville,” including Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times, who picked it as the second-best film of 1998 and wrote that it “is the kind of parable that encourages us to re-evaluate the good old days and take a fresh look at...

Josey McNamara is teasing the Ocean’s 11 prequel that is in the works and set to star Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, reuniting the Barbie stars in a new film.

“They’re wonderful together. The more projects even outside of that we can have them do would be amazing,” McNamara told Games Radar at the BFI London Film Festival during the Saltburn red carpet.

In terms of the actual premise of the film, McNamara kept mum but teased that it would “do right by the franchise.”

“I can’t really say much,” McNamara said, “but I think we’re just trying to do right by the franchise. I’m excited for people to experience it when it’s ready.”

The film has been in “active development” since last year with Carrie Solomon penning the prequel set in 1960s Europe. Robbie and Tom Ackerly will produce for LuckyChap, alongside Roach and Michelle Graham for Everyman Pictures.

Director Francis Lawrence returns to – and rebuilds – a dangerous world with long-awaited prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes. We find out his brand new rules of combat.

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Almost $3 billion. That’s how much The Hunger Games series made at the worldwide box office. It shot Jennifer Lawrence to superstardom, caused a surge in the popularity of archery lessons, and was spoofed by Amy Schumer at the 2015 MTV Movie Awards. There was a Capitol-inspired CoverGirl cosmetics collection, a Net-A-Porter couture fashion line, and even tie-in Subway sandwiches. It was a full-blown pop-culture phenomenon,...

Actor Woody Harrelson added another blockbuster to his long list of hit movies when he joined The Hunger Games. But he admitted that his ideas for his character needed to be toned down a couple of notches.

‘The Hunger Games’ director quickly disagreed with Woody Harrelson’s take on his character Woody Harrelson | Cindy Ord/WireImage

Harrelson ended up playing Haymitch Abernarthy in Hunger Games. His character was a former winner of the films’ contest where young boys and girls compete for survival. Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen would end up under Haymitch’s mentorship. In a resurfaced interview with The Huffington Post, Harrelson shared that Haymitch was one of the most unique roles he’s played.

“I think he is a pretty fine character. I can’t think of any other character I have played like him. He is quite a unique character. Also he’s interesting because he...

"Ocean's 8" graced the big screen more than five years ago and it seemed to promise more to come. However, a sequel has yet to materialize for reasons unknown. Boasting an all-star ensemble including Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Helena Bonham Carter, Rihanna, Awkwafina, and Mindy Kaling, the third installment of the popular "Ocean's" franchise proved its mettle at the box office, amassing a worldwide total of $297.8M, a figure roughly on par with "Ocean's Thirteen." Additionally, it garnered favorable reviews from critics. Mixed audience reactions resulted in only a 47% positive score on Rotten Tomatoes. Overall, the picture achieved success.

Yet, here we are, the passage of time notwithstanding, still awaiting further escapades featuring Debbie Ocean and her cohorts. The question remains: Why has Warner Bros. not granted the green light for another chapter in this star-studded saga?

According to Paulson, the answer lies in scheduling. During an interview with Et,...

In the span of just six months, between October 1998 and April 1999, three movies were released that, put together, helped establish Reese Witherspoon as one of Hollywood’s hottest new stars. First came Pleasantville, then Cruel Intentions, followed by Election. The first, Pleasantville, garnered great reviews and, although it wasn’t a box office hit, has managed to attract a following over the years. The movie was written and directed by Gary Ross, who, at that point, had two Oscar nominations for writing under his belt. When we spoke to Witherspoon about Pleasantville, she told us that working with Ross made the film an amazing experience for her. (Click on the media bar below to hear Reese Witherspoon) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Reese_witherspoon_Pleasantville_.mp3

Pleasantville is available on DVD, Blu-Ray, and most digital platforms.

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In this article, we are taking a look at the top 10 Jeff Bridges movies. From his breakthrough film in 1971, “The Last Picture Show,” to his hit movies “Big Lebowski” and the more recent one, “True Grit,” Bridges has played several iconic roles.

Jeff is from a family of actors. His father, Lloyd Bridges, was a very successful actor with over 100 movie credits to his name. His brother Beau Bridges is an Emmy Award winner. Jeff got his first major award nomination at 22 for his major role in “The Last Picture Show” as the character Duane Jackson, a high school student. He has since followed that remarkable performance with other spectacular displays, some of which have earned him prestigious award nominations.

He is married to Susan Geston, and together they have three daughters — Isabelle, Jessica, and Hayley.

Time to take a look at the top 10 best Jeff Bridges movies as ranked on IMDb by viewers.

Jennifer Lawrence is willing to revive one of her most beloved characters.

Lawrence, 32, revealed to Variety on Friday that she would be “100 percent” down to play the widely-adored Katniss Everdeen from the “Hunger Games” franchise again.

The role shot the Oscar winner to household name status, with the entirety of the “Hunger Games” movies grossing a whopping $2.9 billion worldwide.

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“Oh, my God – totally!” said the star while promoting her R-rated comedy “No Hard Feelings”. “Katniss ever could ever come back into my life, 100 percent.”

While peering off the Zoom camera, she added: “My producing partner just clutched her heart.”

Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks, Donald Sutherland, and Woody Harrelson formed the stellar ensemble in the four gripping “Hunger Games” films. The debut installment, directed by Gary Ross and released in 2012, paved...

Los Angeles, June 10 (Ians) Actress Jennifer Lawrence said that she is open to returning to the ‘Hunger Games’ franchise after she became a household name for her work as Katniss in the four movies.

“Oh, my God – totally!” Lawrence told Variety while promoting her new coming-of-age comedy ‘No Hard Feelings’.

The actress said: “If Katniss ever could come back into my life, 100 per cent.”

Looking off camera, she added: “My producing partner just clutched her heart.”

The four ‘Hunger Games’ instalments starred Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks, Donald Sutherland and Woody Harrelson.

The first, released in 2012, was directed by Gary Ross with the following three helmed by Francis Lawrence.

An upcoming prequel movie, ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’, stars Viola Davis, Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman and Hunter Schafer.

The film chronicles Coriolanus Snow’s rise to power to become President of Panem.

Jennifer Lawrence is ready to play the girl on fire again.

The Oscar winner says she is open to returning to the “Hunger Games” franchise after she became a household name for her work as Katniss in the four movies.

“Oh, my God – totally!” Lawrence told me Friday morning during a Zoom video interview while promoting her new R-rated coming-of-age comedy, “No Hard Feelings.” “If Katniss ever could ever come back into my life, 100 percent.”

Looking off camera, she added, “My producing partner just clutched her heart.”

The four “Hunger Games” installments starred Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks, Donald Sutherland and Woody Harrelson. The first, released in 2012, was directed by Gary Ross with the following three helmed by Francis Lawrence.

An upcoming prequel movie, “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” stars Viola Davis, Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman and Hunter Schafer.

Christina Hendricks will lead the psychological thriller “Reckoner,” which will be sold at the Cannes Film Festival this month.

The project is written and directed by Nissar Modi (“Z for Zacharian”), who will be making his big screen directorial debut.

In the film, an affluent woman’s carefully constructed life is disrupted by a young man connected to a tightly-held secret from her past.

The film is based on a short story by late writer Rachel Ingalls and will be produced by XYZ Films and Two & Two Pictures, with XYZ Films financing. XYZ Films has also added “Reckoner” to its New Visions slate of films, with world sales launching in Cannes.

The recently launched New Visions is designed to spotlight new voices alongside established talent that are striking a new path in the international space. “Reckoner” will be the first package in pre-production to run through the new slate.

Lionsgate’s brief CinemaCon presentation (90 minutes of the two hours allotted was used for a screening of “Joy Ride”) was highlighted by the first look at “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songburds and Snakes,” the first trailer for which is now online.

The trailer, which will debut in theaters with “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” next week, introduces viewers to the tenth annual Hunger Games competition, telling a story of how the future President Snow (played in the four “Hunger Games” movies by Donald Sutherland) mentored a promising 12th district competitor and, well, if you’ve seen the movies or read the books you can presume it doesn’t end well for the good guys. Snow will be played by Tom Blyth while Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story”) will play Lucy Gray Baird.

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Steven Soderbergh’s beloved 2001 heist comedy “Ocean’s Eleven” remains one of the director’s most star-studded affairs thanks to an ensemble that included George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Don Cheadle and more. It turns out the group wanted even more star power, as Clooney recently confirmed reports that both Mark Wahlberg and Johnny Depp were approached to star in the movie (via Entertainment Weekly).

“Steven had just done ‘Erin Brockovich’ and ‘Traffic,’ and he was nominated for [an Oscar for] directing both films,” Clooney said during a discussion with Soderbergh at the TCM Film Festival. “So, people really wanted to work with Steven.”

“That said, some people did say no to us,” Soderbergh added.

“They did,” Clooney said. “Some very famous people told us to fuck right off. Mark Wahlberg, Johnny Depp. There were others. They regret it now. I regret doing fucking Batman.”

Elsewhere during their TCM Film Festival conversation,...

If you’re looking for a snapshot of the top 10 most-watched movies streaming on Netflix in the US, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve gathered the current list of the most popular films on the streaming service, along with a brief synopsis and information on who stars in each movie. Did your favorite crack the top 10 on Netflix right now?

Currently, the top 10 movies on Netflix in the US are:

The Chronicles of Riddick The Hunger Games: Catching Fire The Hunger Games The Magician’s Elephant Riddick Sing 2 Minions: The Rise of Gru Luther: The Fallen Sun Dragged Across Concrete I See You 10 ‘The Chronicles of Riddick’ (2004)

Director: David Twohy

Cast: Vin Diesel, Thandiwe Newton, Karl Urban, Alexa Davalos, Colm Feore

Runtime: 1h 59m | Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

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IMDb – Rating: 6.6/10 | Popularity: 1,112 | Metascore: 38

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Jennifer Lawrence has never been one to pull any punches. Over the course of her career, the actor has earned a reputation for her extreme candor. But the actor’s ability to speak her mind isn’t merely restricted to her interviewers. She’s also not afraid to give potential collaborations her opinions, no matter the intensity. In fact, Lawrence had every intention of telling The Hunger Games director, Gary Ross, off before she even booked the role.

‘The Hunger Games’ alum Jennifer Lawrence | Emma McIntyre/WireImage Jennifer Lawrence didn’t always want to join ‘The Hunger Games’ cast

Lawrence, of course, portrayed the lead role of Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games. She then reprised the role for three additional sequels. While Lawerence feels grateful for the opportunity to have played such an iconic character, she initially had a lot of hesitations about joining the wildly popular franchise. In fact,...

Previous recipients include Barry Jenkins, Dustin Lance Black, Susannah Grant, Liz Hannah.

Rebecca Lenkiewicz will receive Writers Guild of America West’s (WGA) 2023 Paul Selvin Award in recognition of her adapted screenplay She Said at the Guild’s awards ceremony in Los Angeles on March 5.

She Said recounts the story of the investigation by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, reporters at The New York Times, who exposed decades of sexual abuse by then-Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and in so doing ignited the #MeToo movement. Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan star.

Weinstein was sentenced to 16 years in prison by a Los Angeles court today.