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We first heard about this one back in 2022 when Tessa Thompson (Thor: Love and Thunder) and Joseph Gordon Levitt (Inception) were both attached to star, but the project has since gained two new leads, and the first teaser trailer the sophomore feature of Grammy-winning musician and filmmaker Flying Lotus, aka Steven Ellison, is now online.

Eiza González (Baby Driver) stars as a woman named Riya who wakes up on a distant planet to find the rest of the crew of her space station viciously murdered. She has to decide whether to trust Brion (Breaking Bad and Westworld's Aaron Paul), the man who claims to have been sent to rescue her.

During their investigation into the killings, however, Brion begins to wonder Riya is as innocent as she pretends to be.

"The way his brain works is quite special," Gonzalez says of her director during a recent an interview with EW.

Director Neill Blomkamp is best known for his gritty, allegorical sci-fi films. There’s the alien apartheid District 9 (2009), working class and immigrant team-up Elysium (2013), and a look into the cyclical nature of crime in Chappie (2015). His movies create worlds that feel real, lived in, and now he’s turning his talents to the upcoming video game Off the Grid.

Rolling Stone recently spoke with the acclaimed director about his decision to step into game development and how his specific vision for politically minded science fiction is adapting to the...

With plans for a new RoboCop film seemingly not advancing, we’re now getting a(nother) RoboCop TV series instead.

Making a movie isn’t easy. Making a good movie, then, is presumably even harder. Making a great RoboCop film though? That has to be close to impossible. While each film in the beloved splatterpunk action franchise contains elements that demand repeat viewings, only the 1987 original is generally considered to be an all-time great. You could argue that audiences and executives been chasing the dragon ever since, looking to replicate the formula that created a genre classic.

That hasn’t stopped plenty of people from trying though. From the original film’s sequels to the 2014 remake, not to mention Neill Blomkamp’s ill-fated RoboCop Returns – a highly-anticipated project that would never come to fruition – nothing has matched the heady blend of graphic violence, sharp satire and earnest charm that Paul Verhoeven’s original possesses.

The RoboCop franchise kicked off in 1987, and while neither the sequels nor 2014's reboot managed to live up to that cult classic, interest in the franchise among fans remains high. The gloriously ultraviolent RoboCop: Rogue City video game is proof of that!

Today, Deadline (via SFFGazette.com) brings word that Amazon MGM Studios' planned TV series is taking shape with the addition of Peter Ocko (Lodge 49) as writer, executive producer and showrunner on the "potential" series.

Aquaman and The Conjuring helmer James Wan is also on board to executive produce. Michael Clear, Rob Hackett, and Danielle Bozzone will be overseeing the show on behalf of Wan's Atomic Monster banner.

According to the trade, "The series will follow the premise of the films, focusing on a giant tech conglomerate which collaborates with the local police department to introduce a technologically advanced enforcer to combat rising crime - a police officer who’s part man,...

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Irony, thy name is Amazon. Long before Iron Man ever arrived on the scene in his fancy metal suit and arsenal of deadly weapons, director Paul Verhoeven had already perfected the art of lampooning America's obsession with hyper-militarized heroes acting as agents of the state with "RoboCop." Action fans ought to be well familiar with how the 1987 classic had one of the first (and arguably final) words on the rise of the police state in modern society in modern genre fiction, telling the story of a sinister mega-conglomerate named (what else?) Omni Consumer Products violently spearheading the newest technological horror: taking a dead cop killed in the line of duty, resurrecting him in the disturbing "body" of a metallic droid, arming it to the teeth, and setting it loose upon the streets of a futuristic Detroit. What could possibly go wrong!

As a die-hard “Robocop” fan, it’s been tough the past decade or so. The remake just wasn’t great and definitely failed to live up to the original in nearly every way. Then came the reports that Neill Blomkamp was going to make a “RoboCop” film. Sadly, that never came to be. And now, it appears the best we can hope for is a “RoboCop” TV series from Prime Video.

Continue reading ‘RoboCop’ TV Series In The Works With James Wan Aboard To Produce at The Playlist.

Think about it for a moment, the Dceu’s Zack Snyder is the perfect person to direct a RoboCop reboot movie. Neill Blomkamp’s Departure from RoboCop Returns Using Twitter, director Neill Blomkamp announced his departure from RoboCop Returns in 2019. It was news that disappointed fans, especially since Blomkamp also lost out on an Aliens film a little while back. […]

Why Zack Snyder is the Only Director Who Can Save RoboCop Written by Sergio Pereira for Fortress of Solitude...

Neill Blomkamp will follow the success of Gran Turismo with Alpha, starring Aaron Paul as an FBI agent hunting a prison inmate turned into an apex predator.

Neill Blomkamp hasn’t had a lot of luck with getting projects to the screen in the last decade. Plenty of ink has been spilled about his aborted take on Alien 5, but there’s also RoboCop Returns, the Halo film (although that project’s demise led directly to District 9) and, dare we say it, District 10.

The last project on that list may yet happen, some day. Blomkamp began talking about a sequel to his beloved science fiction movie back in 2021, with star Sharlto Copley adding a couple of years ago that it was still at least a year away from shooting. We’re now two years on and there’s still no sign of the film coming together.

Part of the...

In our current franchise-dominated landscape, it's hard to imagine an actor having the brass to insist their character be killed off. But that's what living legend Sigourney Weaver did when she made 1992's "Alien 3," reasoning that her "Alien" heroine — the plucky blue-collar space trucker turned badass Xenomorph slayer Ellen Ripley — had endured more than her fair share of bad luck by that point. She would backtrack on that five years later for "Alien: Resurrection," intrigued by the idea of reprising not the Ripley we knew and loved, but a hybrid alien/human clone with her own quirks and personality (not to mention a killer behind-the-back basketball shot). Weaver would then come precariously close to reprising Ripley proper for Neill Blomkamp's scrapped "Alien 5," a sequel that, in a stunt similar to the one David Gordon Green's "Halloween" pulled, planned to ignore the prior two sequels by taking the...

Sigourney Weaver was the star of the Alien franchise for four movies straight. She played heroine Ellen Ripley in Ridley Scott’s Alien, James Cameron’s Aliens, and David Fincher’s Alien 3… and even though Ripley didn’t make it out of Alien 3 alive, Weaver still returned to play a clone of the character in Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Alien: Resurrection. 27 years have gone by since the last time Weaver starred in an Alien movie, and the franchise has continued without her through the crossover movies Alien vs. Predator and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, the prequels Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, the “mid-quel” (it slots in between the events of Alien and Aliens) Alien: Romulus, and the upcoming TV series Alien: Earth. But during a recent interview with Deadline, Weaver confirmed that she would “consider” returning to the role of Ripley if the offer came up.

When asked if there’s...

One of this year's most highly anticipated horror movies hit theaters on Aug. 16, and tons of people headed to the theaters to see it. Of course, we're talking about Alien: Romulus, which ended up being a box office hit, grossing $229 million worldwide against a $80 million budget. In fact, it's currently one of the highest-grossing horror films of 2024.

Since its release, it's been the talk of the town, with many people wondering if an additional installment is in the works. Unfortunately, this isn't the case at the moment, but Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez already has some ideas for a potential sequel. So, I'd say things are moving in the right direction!

With all this talk of Alien: Romulus, of course the Alien franchise's star Sigourney Weaver would eventually be brought up in conversations. People want to know if she'd ever come back and reprise her role as Ellen Ripley in a future Alien movie.

Recently, a leaked alpha intro for the highly anticipated game Off the Grid has created quite a stir in the gaming community. The game is an upcoming battle royale which is an ambitious project with a rich narrative and futuristic aesthetics.

A post on Reddit about the leaked trailer is making quite a buzz in the community. However, what made this teaser so much more amusing for the community was when a particular gamer hilariously described the game perfectly but didn’t realize that all their speculation was unintentionally correct.

A Gamer’s Unexpected but On-Point Insight on Off the Grid

For those unfamiliar, Off the Grid is one of the upcoming and anticipated games in the battle royale genre. The game is set in a gripping dystopian world that is filled with intense combat and high-stakes strategy. This game is created by Gunzilla Games and will be developed in collaboration with Neill Blomkamp,...

Of all Neill Blomkamp’s films, fans are most eager for sequels to his debut hits, District 9 and Elysium. The good news? The Chappie director shares this excitement and is currently exploring ideas for Elysium 2. Revisiting Elysium Over a decade ago, Neil Blomkamp released Elysium, a film that combined the South African filmmaker’s passion […]

Elysium 2: Neil Blomkamp Teases Sci-Fi Movie Sequel Written by Tito Pernalete for Fortress of Solitude...

For a long time, fans have been begging for a sequel. Now, 15 years later, District 10, the sequel to Neill Blomkamp’s odd fan-favourite South African sci-fi film, District 9, is finally happening. Or so it seems. What Neill Blomkamp And Sharlto Copley Have Said About The District 9 Sequel After Blomkamp’s horror film Demonic failed to fire […]

Neill Blomkamp’s District 10 Will Be A Lot Bigger Than District 9 Written by Hannah Lieberum for Fortress of Solitude...

Ridley Scott’s original Alien film set the benchmark for sci-fi storytelling. Its claustrophobic setting and practical ‘alien’ creatures led to some terrifying scenes, elevated by the performances of its lead cast. The success of the film spawned the Alien franchise and the latest installment Alien: Romulus is running successfully in theaters.

Sigourney Weaver as Ripley in Ridley Scott’s Alien | Credits: 20th Century Fox

Many filmmakers have been inspired by Scott’s Alien films and have tried to put their own spin on the human vs alien narrative. One of the most inventive entries in the 2000s was Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 which is already deemed an iconic film. Fans have been clamoring for a sequel and Blomkamp himself is hopeful that a potential District 10 will most likely get made down the line.

District 9‘s Neill Blomkamp Is Optimistic For A Potential Sequel to The Beloved...

Ahead of the cinema release of Alien: Romulus, here’s what we learned from director Fede Álvarez in a post-footage Q&a back in June.

There’s nothing quite like seeing some death and gore just after you’ve had breakfast. But back in June, that’s what Film Stories was treated to, as director Fede Álvarez showed off roughly 20 minutes’ footage from his upcoming space horror, Alien: Romulus.

As you probably know by now, it’s nightmarish tangent for the franchise that takes place between the events of Alien and Aliens, but beyond the gnashing teeth of its title monster, isn’t directly connected to, say, the progress of Ellen Ripley from the original run of films or Michael Fassbender’s David from Ridley Scott’s prequels.

It’s a taut, full-blooded and distinctly retro-looking movie, filled with the claustrophobic, industrial-looking corridors we saw in Scott and James Cameron’s iconic movies.

One would think after Ridley Scott’s planned prequel of Alien petered out with 2017’s Alien: Covenant, there’d be no where left in space for the final woman standing franchise to go.

However, Don’t Breathe horror-meister Fede Alvarez has proven with Alien: Romulus, opening this coming weekend, that many can still hear you scream in space.

Similar to how Tony Gilroy expanded upon the early roots of Star Wars with Andor and Rogue One, Alvarez thrusts us into a deeper dive of a future proletariat society’s inner workings and how spaceship laborers are pawns in a world where a faceless ‘man’ is poisoning them with science. More specifically, somebody is hatching this virus, err aliens which are devouring humans.

But beyond story, Alvarez has some jaw-dropping visuals we’ve never seen before in previous Alien movies — including architect Scott’s.

The Uruguayan filmmaker tells us on the...

Since the beginning, every sequel and prequel in the now seven-film Alien franchise—yes, there are only seven movies, those other two monster mashes never happened!—has been at war with itself. And the battle has remained the same: How much do we evolve the sci-fi concepts suggested by the monster versus serving up what worked before?

Over the past 45 years, the series has flirted with intriguing ideas, such as when Renny Harlin (who quit) and then Jean-Pierre Jeunet proposed respective Alien 3 and 4s that ended up on Earth. There was also the original intentions of Vincent Ward (who quit) to set Alien 3 on a floating wooden space monastery straight out of A Canticle for Leibowitz. Ultimately the powers that be decided in entry after entry that fans need the penis-headed H.R. Giger alien just how they remember it; a resourceful final girl being chased through corridors lined...

One Fast Move is a sports action drama film written and directed by Kelly Blatz. The Prime Video film follows the story of Wes Neal, a destitute young man as he reconnects with his estranged professional motorcycle racer father to try and train with him. As he begins his training Wes starts to break all the walls he had built in himself to really move on and forgive his father for being absent. One Fast Move stars Kj Apa in the lead role with Eric Dane, Maia Reficco, Edward James Olmos, Austin North, and Gary Weeks starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the speed, sports, and bonds in Prime Video’s One Fast Move here are some similar films you could watch next.

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Gran Turismo is a biographical sports drama film directed by Neill Blomkamp from a screenplay...

Welcome to the new era of Brazilian Cinema! The newest Netflix original film ‘Bionic’ (‘Biônicos’ in Portuguese) takes place in Brazil in the year 2035, where a highly technology dominated world is the backdrop of the dystopian thriller written by Josefina Trotta and directed by Afonso Poyart. In a reality where bionic prosthetics dictate the sporting scene, the rivalry between the Santos sisters takes them down a dark and mischievous path. Maria Santos (Jessica Córes) dreams of competing against her bionic sister, Gabi Santos (Gabz), but a just competition is impossible when Gabi has indefinitely enhanced ability with her bionic prosthetic leg, even against a real prodigy like Maria. In a world where Paralympic athletes with their bionic prosthetics have superhuman stardom and completely overshadow non-bionic athletes, a fair play between them is simply beyond the bounds of possibility. To achieve her goal and be the best at Long Jump and...

It look a long, long time for a Halo adaptation to hit the screen. For years, there was talk of Neill Blomkamp making a Master Chief movie. Then a small-screen series version pinged around in development hell for years, until finally it was willed into existence – a streaming show on Paramount+, starring Pablo Schreiber as its central super-soldier. But after all that time spent making Halo happen, Halo will no longer be happening going forward: the series is not being picked up at Paramount+ for Season 3.

In the wake of Season 2, which delivered its final episode in March this year, the streamer has confirmed that it won’t be pursuing more instalments. “Paramount+ can confirm that ‘Halo’ will not move forward with a third season on the service,” reads a statement. “We are extremely proud of this ambitious series and would like to thank our partners at Xbox, 343 Industries and Amblin Television,...

The live-action “Halo” series has been canceled at Paramount+, Variety has learned.

The big budget series based on the popular Xbox video game franchise aired two seasons at the streaming service. The show originally debuted in 2022, while the second season aired between February and March 2024.

“Paramount+ can confirm that ‘Halo’ will not move forward with a third season on the service,” the streamer said in a stataement. “We are extremely proud of this ambitious series and would like to thank our partners at Xbox, 343 Industries and Amblin Television, along with showrunner and executive producer David Wiener, his fellow executive producers, the entire cast led by Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief and the amazing crew for all their outstanding work. We wish everyone the best going forward.”

According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Xbox, Amblin TV, and 343 Industries will try to shop the series to other outlets.

It can seem that the science fiction genre went through a crisis right after the success of the Wachowskis’ Matrix in the 2000s. If we ask you to name at least 2 gems of the genre that were made in that decade, it’d probably be a problem recalling them.

However, it’d be unfair to say there weren’t decent sci-fi films at all, as back in 2009 the world saw a 90%-rated gem that is still recalled by Reddit. It is even getting dubbed ‘absolutely brilliant’ by fans who claim it’s still a must-watch for every sci-fi veteran.

Set in Johannesburg in 1982, it starts off by showing that a giant extraterrestrial spaceship lands there all of a sudden. It turns out that aliens are forced to stop on Earth not to conquer humankind, but because they’re sick and out of sustenance.

The government decides to confine the uninvited guests to an internment camp,...

It can seem that the science fiction genre went through a crisis right after the success of the Wachowskis’ Matrix in the 2000s. If we ask you to name at least 2 gems of the genre that were made in that decade, it’d probably be a problem recalling them.

However, it’d be unfair to say there weren’t decent sci-fi films at all, as back in 2009 the world saw a 90%-rated gem that is still recalled by Reddit. It is even getting dubbed ‘absolutely brilliant’ by fans who claim it’s still a must-watch for every sci-fi veteran.

Set in Johannesburg in 1982, it starts off by showing that a giant extraterrestrial spaceship lands there all of a sudden. It turns out that aliens are forced to stop on Earth not to conquer humankind, but because they’re sick and out of sustenance.

The government decides to confine the uninvited guests to an internment camp,...

Atlas is a sci-fi action thriller film directed by Brad Peyton from a screenplay by Leo Sardarian and Aron Eli Coleite. The Netflix film follows the story of Atlas Shepherd, a brilliant but unsociable data analyst with a deep distrust for A.I. as she goes on a mission to capture a rogue robot that could destroy humanity but when the mission goes and her only hope to save humanity is to trust the robot, she must break down the walls she has built around her heart over the years. Atlas stars Jennifer Lopez in the lead role with Simu Liu, Sterling K. Brown, Gregory James Cohan, Mark Strong, Abraham Popoola, and Lana Parrilla starring in supporting roles. If you loved the futuristic visuals, intense drama, and explosive action in Netflix’s Atlas here are some similar movies you could watch next.

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Five years ago, the idea of discussing the best video game adaptations ever felt like a largely joyless task. Inevitably, you would have to lower the bar to allow room for movies and shows that you would never otherwise discuss in a positive light. There were a few genuine highlights even back then, but the perception that the majority of video game adaptations were quite bad was both widespread and largely accurate.

The situation has changed in truly remarkable ways in recent years, though. We now regularly receive video game adaptations that aren’t just good according to the standards of that criteria but are rather genuinely great movies and TV shows. Suddenly, there is a genuinely complicated discussion to be had about the best video game adaptation ever.

Before we dive into that topic, though, keep in mind that we’re limiting ourselves to movies and TV shows based on video games.

"Don't be afraid. I'm not here to take you... You can help me. And I can help you." It's time to discover new worlds. Time to explore unique galaxies and strange planets. A Thousand Suns is the latest creation from a filmmaker known as "Macgregor", produced by a company called Blackmilk Studio. The sci-fi anthology series set in the distant future has launched online - all six episodes (to start) are available on YouTube for free. Macgregor says his team of filmmakers, including Ruairi Robinson & Tyson Wade Johnston, worked to craft "films that serve as a gateway to our hopes, dreams... and nightmares." We posted a trailer last week, and now the first round of films are out. This is similar to Neill Blomkamp's Oats Studios or the Love Death + Robots series on Netflix, featuring fresh ideas brought vividly to life in films that are under 10 minutes. So...

After the surprise success of District 9 in 2009, Neill Blomkamp was the new darling of the film industry. The original, intriguing, and thrilling film about aliens stranded on Earth came From the fallout of a failed attempt to get a movie based on the Halo videogame franchise off the ground. The film was nominated for 4 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, legitimizing Blomkamp as an innovative storyteller.

Blomkamp leveraged the success of District 9 to land a much larger budget for his next effort, 2013’s classism sci-fi Elysium.It was met with moderate critical and commercial success. He followed that up with the humbler and more intimate Chappie in 2015, which failed to impress critics or turn a profit, despite a cast with sci-fi pedigree, including Sigourney Weaver.

Though it seemed like the bloom was off the rose for Blomkamp, he had proved himself capable enough to be tied to the iconic Alien franchise,...

The first "Halo" video game, "Halo: Combat Evolved," was released in 2001 and its lore was so involved and complicated, it was accompanied by the publication of Eric Nylud's novel "Halo: The Fall of Reach." The plot reaches back into ancient times where it involves wars between long-forgotten alien species, then reaches into the year 2525 where elite supersoldiers, part of the Spartan II project, keep the peace. The game's action surrounds the invasion of a new alien species called the Covenant, a race waging a galaxy-wide holy war. The main character is Master Chief John-177, a masked Spartan equipped with high-tech guns and a holographic helper/girlfriend named Cortana. 

"Halo" has been a mainstay in the medium ever since, having spawned multiple sequels in 2004, 2007, 2012, and most recently in 2021. There are also 10 additional spin-off games, many novelizations, comics, an animated series, and a high-profile Paramount+ TV series. Neill Blomkamp once announced his...

Dev Patel makes his feature directorial debut with Monkey Man and is hoping his first film behind the camera won’t be his last.

Patel wrote, directed, produced and stars in the Universal action-thriller, which follows a young man who sets out on a journey to hunt down a group of corrupt leaders responsible for his mother’s death, becoming a savior of the poor and powerless people they torment along the way.

At the Los Angeles premiere on Wednesday, Patel told The Hollywood Reporter that he became “a reluctant writer and then a sort of reluctant director” on the project after he pitched it to previous collaborator Neill Blomkamp to direct and Blomkamp told the actor he should helm it himself because of his attachment to the material.

“There were some incredible people that pushed me into this director’s seat, and once I was there, I didn’t look back,...

They say “In space no one can hear you scream.” Buuuuuuuut we’ve seen through eight Alien films that if you’re in a spaceship plenty of people can hear you scream. The Xenomorphs have no problem causing their victims a lot of pain. Even though we’ve seen them in a lot of films, fans will mostly agree that after Aliens, the franchise was never the same. But did you know that District 9 director Neill Blomkamp almost made an Aliens sequel?

In 2015, filmmaker Blomkamp announced he had been working on a new Alien project. This was even a surprise to Fox, which owned the series. Fans seemed excited by the prospect of the director taking on the project after the imaginative sci-fi films he had been releasing. Ultimately, after some starts and stops, the film would fall apart. Let’s find out exactly why here on What Happened To This Unmade Movie?...

Dev Patel's feature directorial debut "Monkey Man" hit the ground running with its world premiere at South By Southwest ... but before the movie about an underground brawler hell-bent on revenge became a reality, the actor-turned-filmmaker says it was an idea he was hesitant to bring to life himself. /Film's Ryan Scott is attending SXSW in Austin this week, where Patel spoke about how he went from an actor and co-writer on the project to the man behind the camera.

"I was just trying to find a way to tell this story," Patel explained. "I wanted it out there. Originally, I hired a friend to write it." Paul Angunawela ("Keith Lemon: The Film") and John Collee ("Hotel Mumbai") are both credited as co-writers on the final product, but initially, Patel says two of them worked on it during an intense year-long process. "I ended up co-writing it and then we,...

Flying Lotus has directed the experimental comedy Kuso and the Ozzy’s Dungeon segment of the horror anthology V/H/S/99, and next up for the rapper and filmmaker (who is a.k.a. Steven Ellison) is the sci-fi thriller Ash, starring Eiza González (Baby Driver) and Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad). When González and Paul were cast in the film, Flying Lotus released a statement saying, “We are building something fresh and unique with Ash and having Eiza and Aaron in this world just makes it flames. They are absolute magic makers, brave and equally inspiring. All that to say… We ‘bout to kill this shit.” And apparently they did kill it, because Deadline reports that Amazon’s Prime Video has just secured the international rights to the film in a high-seven figure pact, nearing $10 million. The film is currently in post-production, so we don’t know when Prime Video will be releasing it.

Musician-turned-director Flying Lotus (Kuso) recently directed a segment in Bloody Disgusting’s V/H/S/99, and his next project is the sci-fi thriller Ash. Deadline reports today that Amazon Prime Video has shelled out a whole bunch of money to acquire international rights.

Deadline reports, “In the biggest acquisition to emerge so far at the nascent EFM, we understand Amazon Prime Video has sewn up a deal with XYZ for international rights.”

The deal is said to be a “high-seven figure pact, nearing $10M.”

Eiza González (Baby Driver) and Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”) will star in Ash, alongside Iko Uwais (The Raid: Redemption), Beulah Koale, and Kate Elliott.

Neill Blomkamp (District 9) produced the upcoming feature.

Ash is said to center on ”a woman (Eiza González) who wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew of her space station viciously killed, and must then decide if she can trust the man...

Exclusive: In the biggest acquisition to emerge so far at the nascent EFM, we understand Amazon Prime Video has sewn up a deal with XYZ for international rights to Eiza González (Baby Driver) and Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) sci-fi thriller Ash, the sophomore feature from producer, rapper and filmmaker Flying Lotus (Kuso).

We hear this is a high-seven figure pact, nearing $10M. Talks had been underway for a little while and the deal closed up this week.

Gonzalez will play a woman who wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew of her space station viciously killed. She must decide whether she can trust the man (Paul) sent to rescue her. Iko Uwais, Beulah Koale, and Kate Elliott also star. The movie is in post-production.

As we previously revealed, Flying Lotus is composing an original score for the movie, which is based on an original screenplay by Jonni Remmler.

Bryce Dallas Howard and Orlando Bloom will lead the all-star cast of Prime Video’s U.K. Original movie “Deep Cover.”

The British action-comedy will also feature Sean Bean (“Game of Thrones”), Nick Mohammed (“Ted Lasso”), Ian McShane (“John Wick”), Paddy Considine (“Game of Thrones”) and Sonoya Mizuno.

According to its official description, “Deep Cover” sees “three improv actors hired by the police to help stage low-level stings. Their instinct to ‘always say yes’ without breaking character leads them deep inside the London criminal underworld.” Production is set to begin on Feb. 5 in London.

“Deep Cover” is based on an original script by “Jurassic World” collaborators Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow, with British improv duo Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen setting the script in London. “Stath Lets Flats” helmer Tom Kingsley is on board to direct. Trevorrow is producing via his Metronome Film Co. alongside Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald.

The Jodie Foster-ssance is officially upon us, folks, and we couldn't be more pleased. It's certainly been a long road to get here. Arguably, the acclaimed actor's most high-profile project in decades came back in 2013, with her villainous turn in Neill Blomkamp's sci-fi movie "Elysium." (Disclaimer: We cannot emphasize enough how much heavy-lifting the word "arguably" is doing in that last sentence.) Other than that, it'd be the understatement of the century to say that Foster has been rather picky about her roles since bursting onto the scene in "Taxi Driver," before going on to redefine the very idea of horror protagonists in "The Silence of the Lambs." That's finally changed in a big way during the last several months, as Foster starred in the awards-hopeful (but somewhat controversial) "Nyad" and also came right out of the gate swinging in 2024 with "True Detective: Night Country."

But as we all know,...

The entertainment law firm of Gendler & Kelly has changed its name as of today to Gendler, Kelly & Cunningham, reflecting the elevation of partner Sarah Cunningham.

Cunningham joined the firm in 2018 and was promoted to partner in 2021. The etching of her name on the firm’s door comes as recognition of her contributions to the respected boutique outfit founded in 1996 by Michael Gendler and Kevin Kelly.

Cunningham “has represented the firm’s clients with an intelligence, diligence, creativity and insight rarely found in one lawyer,” Gendler said. “Her ability to navigate complex deals, coupled with her sensitivity to our clients’ diverse interests and career goals, are a tremendous asset to our firm. In 2021, we made the easy decision to ask Sarah to become the firm’s first new partner in our 26-year history. Today, we have the privilege to announce Gendler & Kelly is now Gendler, Kelly & Cunningham.”

Cunningham joined the...

While introducing the Middle East and North Africa premiere of John Woo’s “Silent Night” at the Red Sea Film Festival, actor Joel Kinnaman emphasized the rare opportunity to have “everyone in the world watching the same film.” The actor is referring to the fact that Woo’s first U.S. film in 20 years features no language — no spoken language, that is — and so needs no subtitles.

The characters in the revenge thriller have not a single line of dialogue throughout the film, with the only snippets of speech coming from diegetic music, a few brief radio broadcasts and phone messages.

Speaking with Variety in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the Swede said he had a suspicion early on that the film was going to translate in a way that “no other film does.”

“I grew up watching subtitled films but there is always a nuance in the language that gets lost.

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival launched its third edition on Thursday evening with a characteristically starry red carpet featuring the likes of Michelle Williams, Johnny Depp, Sharon Stone and Will Smith.

The kick-off had more of a local feel than the first two editions, however, with an Arabic-language film, the fantasy adventure Hwjn, opening the festival for the first time.

Set against the backdrop of the festival’s home city of Jeddah, the drama stars rising Saudi actor Baraa Alem, as an endearing young djinn who falls for a young woman, played by emerging actress Nour Alkhadra.

Its selection as the opening title is seen as a sign of the growing strength of the film and TV business in Saudi Arabia, just six years after the lifting of the country’s 35-year cinema ban as part of its 2030 strategy aimed at moving the economy away from oil.

Directed...

Clockwise from top left: It Lives Inside (Neon), Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (Sony Pictures Releasing), The Matrix Resurrections (Warner Bros. Pictures)Image: The A.V. Club

For the holiday season, Hulu is adding some genre favorites and promising new movies to its library. The streaming platform in December welcomes...

Possession horror is on trend this year, and that looks to continue with Judgment of the Dead. THR reports that the upcoming horror movie will star Mohamed Karim and give an Egyptian spin on the possession formula.

Karim will star and produce Judgment of the Dead. Stuart Ford’s AGC will co-produce with Karim’s Mk Global Entertainment.

The actor will play “Dr. Sherif Hawass, a renowned Egyptologist who must save the world, and the woman he loves, after an artifact he unearths releases an ancient evil.”

Thomas M. Hewlett wrote the screenplay for Judgement of the Dead based on Karim’s original idea.

Interestingly, Judgment of the Dead was initially announced in 2021, under the title Book of Chaos, as a Dark Castle Entertainment feature. Dark Castle initially launched in 1998 by Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis and Gilbert Adler and most recently produced Simon Barrett’s directorial debut, Seance, and last year’s Orphan: First Kill.

Stuart Ford producing alongside Mohamed Karim, who will star.

AGC Studios is partnering with Mohamed Karim’s Mk Global Entertainment to produce the possession thriller Judgment Of The Dead.

AGC chairman and CEO Stuart Ford will serve as producer alongside Karim on the story of Dr. Sherif Hawass (Karim), a renowned Egyptologist who must save the world and the woman he loves after he unknowingly releases an ancient evil found in one of his artifacts.

Thomas M. Hewlett wrote the screenplay based on Karim’s original idea. AGC International will handle worldwide rights.

Karim won the best leading actor award...

Egyptian actor Mohamed Karim is teaming up with Hit Man producer AGC Studios on Judgment of the Dead, a possession thriller with an Egyptian spin, with Stuart Ford’s AGC will co-produce with Karim’s Mk Global Entertainment.

Karim, a major star in the Middle East, who has appeared in such indie actioners as A Score to Settle alongside Nicolas Cage and A Day to Die with Bruce Willis and Frank Grillo, will produce and star in Judgement of the Dead, playing Dr. Sherif Hawass, a renowned Egyptologist who must save the world, and the woman he loves, after an artifact he unearths releases an ancient evil. Thomas M. Hewlett penned the screenplay to Judgement of the Dead based on Karim’s original idea.

Karim is known across the Middle East for his roles in popular Ramadan soaps and as a former host of the Arab language version of singing talent format The Voice.

Director Fede Alvarez should now be in production on the new movie in the Alien franchise, a project which may or may not be called Alien Romulus. Originally designed to debut on Hulu, Disney recently announced an August 16, 2024 theatrical release date for the movie, which bodes well for its quality. So as a filmmaker who’s known for moments of brutal, cringe-inducing violence works to bring the Xenomorphs back to our screens, we decided it was time to put together an article that keeps track of Everything We Know About Fede Alvarez’s New Alien Movie.

(Working?) Title

First, we have to address whether or not Alien: Romulus is really the movie’s title. The fact is, we don’t know. It could very well be a working title or a codename title that will end up being changed down the line. The first time we ever saw the Alien: Romulus...

The 2000s was a strange time for genre filmmaking and especially science fiction. While sci-fi cinema was in theory thriving, that was mainly thanks to the presence of franchises that were, in fact, their own mini-genres (like Star Wars and Star Trek). Then there were superhero films, always sort of a cousin to sci-fi, with the X-Men and Spider-Man series both exploding and the Marvel Cinematic Universe making its debut with Iron Man (2008) just as the decade came to a close.

But there were some top-shelf literary adaptations as well. Steven Spielberg’s A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001) was a flawed yet powerful expansion of a Brian Aldiss story while his War of the Worlds (2005) and Minority Report (2002) were outstanding takes on classic tales from H.G. Wells and Philip K. Dick (there might have been no sci-fi filmmaker more consistent at the time than The Beard). Other remakes or adaptations,...

The headlines for when his debut film dropped in Park City were the numerous walkouts (less than 1 percent of the audience to be exact) — but at least the patrons weren’t indifferent. Flying Lotus follows 2017’s Kuso with a sophomore feature film that moved into production last March back in New Zealand. Cherry picking folks like Eiza González, Aaron Paul, Iko Uwais, Beulah Koale and Kate Elliott, Ash will naturally see the artist also contribute the film’s score. Based on an original screenplay by Jonni Remmler, and notable filmmaker Neill Blomkamp is an executive producer on the project.

Gist: This follows a woman (González) who wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew of her space station viciously killed.…...

Exclusive: Emelia Hartford, actor and well-known figure in the automotive industry, has signed with CAA for representation.

As an actor, Hartford can be seen in Columbia Pictures’ Gran Turismo, directed by Neill Blomkamp, also a CAA client. She also has appeared in films such as HBO Max’s Hollywood Christmas, That’s Amor, A California Christmas: City Lights, and Nightfall, written by client Alison Greenberg.

Hartford can also be seen on screen with appearances in the Netflix documentary Fastest Car, Redbull TV’s Drift Queen, and she co-hosts MotorTrend’s new adult animated series Super Turbo Story Time alongside Rob Corddry and client Zoe Bell, featuring untold stories from the automotive world.

One of the leading forces in the automotive industry, Hartford is a record-breaking custom car builder and race car driver. She has emerged as a leading figure in a traditionally male-dominated space and has appeared alongside Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker,...

Synopsis

Gran Turismo is based on the unbelievable true story of a team of unlikely underdogs – a struggling working-class gamer (Archie Madekwe), a failed former racecar driver (David Harbour), and an idealistic motorsport executive (Orlando Bloom). Together, they risk it all to take on the most elite sport in the world. Gran Turismo is an inspiring, thrilling, and action-packed story that proves that nothing is impossible when you’re fueled from within.

Special Features

4K Uhd, Blu-ray™ And Digital Extras

• Special Features:

o Deleted & Extended Scenes

o The Engine: Driving the Visuals

o The Pit Crew: Action and Stunts

o The Garage: The Amazing Automobiles

o The Plan: The True Story of Jann Mardenborough

o The Wheels: The Fast-Acting Cast

DVD

• Special Features

o The Plan: The True Story of Jann Mardenborough

o The Wheels: The Fast-Acting Cast

Blu-ray™, 4K Uhd and DVD include a digital code for movie and bonus materials as listed above,...

Get your tracksuit and high-energy playlist ready because Gran Turismo is speeding into your living room on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray, and DVD on November 7! Gran Turismo is the unbelievable true story of a team of unlikely underdogs – a struggling working-class gamer (Archie Madekwe), a failed former racecar driver (David Harbour), and an idealistic motorsport executive (Orlando Bloom). Together, they risk it all to take on the most elite sport in the world. Gran Turismo is an inspiring, thrilling, and action-packed story that proves that nothing is impossible when you’re fueled from within.

Already available on Digital, Gran Turismo comes with a tank full of special features!

4K Uhd, Blu-ray And Digital Extras

Special Features: Deleted & Extended Scenes The Engine: Driving the Visuals The Pit Crew: Action and Stunts The Garage: The Amazing Automobiles The Plan: The True Story of Jann Mardenborough The Wheels: The Fast-Acting Cast

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Special Features...