Exclusive: Justin Lin’s Perfect Storm Entertainment has acquired World Rally Vice champion Michèle Mouton’s life rights with plans to develop a biopic on her. Mouton’s life story caught the attention of Perfect Storm following the release of Drum Studio’s documentary The Queen of Speed, which won the International Emmy for Best Sports Documentary in 2022.
The project follows the the story of one woman’s rise to the top of the male-dominated world of rally in the 1970s and ’80s. From the streets of Monte Carlo to the deserts of Africa and the heights of Pikes Peak in Colorado, Mouton defied the odds as she broke her way into the motorsport world during the Group B era, a time when rallying was at its fastest and most dangerous. She made history by winning four Fia World Rally Championship races, cementing her reputation as one of the greatest motorsport drivers of all time.
The project follows the the story of one woman’s rise to the top of the male-dominated world of rally in the 1970s and ’80s. From the streets of Monte Carlo to the deserts of Africa and the heights of Pikes Peak in Colorado, Mouton defied the odds as she broke her way into the motorsport world during the Group B era, a time when rallying was at its fastest and most dangerous. She made history by winning four Fia World Rally Championship races, cementing her reputation as one of the greatest motorsport drivers of all time.
- 4/3/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
The Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid series in the works at Amazon has found its showrunners.
Variety has learned that Alex Metcalf has boarded the show, currently titled “Butch & Sundance,” as showrunner and executive producer. Series creators Kaz Firpo and Ryan Firpo will serve as co-showrunners and executive producers alongside Metcalf. The Firpos most recently wrote the screenplay for the Marvel film “Eternals.” Amazon has ordered the show straight-to-series.
The show was first reported as being in development in September, with Regé-Jean Page attached to play Cassidy and Glen Powell playing Sundance. At that time, it was reported that deals for the show were not yet closed and discussions were ongoing.
Plot details from the show are now official, with the logline stating, “In an alternate version of America, legendary outlaws Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid take on their biggest heist yet — this time with the fate of...
Variety has learned that Alex Metcalf has boarded the show, currently titled “Butch & Sundance,” as showrunner and executive producer. Series creators Kaz Firpo and Ryan Firpo will serve as co-showrunners and executive producers alongside Metcalf. The Firpos most recently wrote the screenplay for the Marvel film “Eternals.” Amazon has ordered the show straight-to-series.
The show was first reported as being in development in September, with Regé-Jean Page attached to play Cassidy and Glen Powell playing Sundance. At that time, it was reported that deals for the show were not yet closed and discussions were ongoing.
Plot details from the show are now official, with the logline stating, “In an alternate version of America, legendary outlaws Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid take on their biggest heist yet — this time with the fate of...
- 3/23/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon has set the creative team for its Butch & Sundance series.
The adaptation, which has Regé-Jean Page and Glen Powell in talks to star, will see Alex Metcalf serve as showrunner with Kaz Firpo and Ryan Firpo serving as co-showrunners.
The project, which landed a series order last year, was created by the Firpo cousins, who wrote Marvel’s Eternals. Metcalf was previously showrunner of Showtime’s The Loudest Voice and has written on shows such as Sharp Objects and UnReal.
Related: 2023 Prime Video Pilots & Series Orders
The trio will exec produce.
The series is set in an alternate version of America, where legendary outlaws Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid take on their biggest heist yet — this time with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.
Bridgerton star Page is expected to play Butch Cassidy and Top Gun: Maverick star Powell is set to play the Sundance Kid.
The adaptation, which has Regé-Jean Page and Glen Powell in talks to star, will see Alex Metcalf serve as showrunner with Kaz Firpo and Ryan Firpo serving as co-showrunners.
The project, which landed a series order last year, was created by the Firpo cousins, who wrote Marvel’s Eternals. Metcalf was previously showrunner of Showtime’s The Loudest Voice and has written on shows such as Sharp Objects and UnReal.
Related: 2023 Prime Video Pilots & Series Orders
The trio will exec produce.
The series is set in an alternate version of America, where legendary outlaws Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid take on their biggest heist yet — this time with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.
Bridgerton star Page is expected to play Butch Cassidy and Top Gun: Maverick star Powell is set to play the Sundance Kid.
- 3/23/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
This article contains MCU spoilers.
It’s over! It’s officially over. Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is finally in our rear view mirror, and what did we learn? We learned that Marvel Studios wasn’t going to stop taking risks after capping off Phase 3 with the box office juggernaut of Avengers: Endgame. In fact, they were going to take more risks than ever. Sometimes, those risks paid off. Other times, they did not. But during a transformative time for the MCU, Phase 4 was, for the most part, determined not to offer the one thing that would have made older fans happy but would have perhaps discouraged newer, younger fans from emerging: more of the same.
As such, the MCU got a whole slate of brand-new and diverse characters. Moon Knight, the Eternals, Ms. Marvel, Shang-Chi, She-Hulk, Kate Bishop, Yelena Belova, John Walker, Ironheart, Agatha, Red Guardian, Clea, Echo,...
It’s over! It’s officially over. Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is finally in our rear view mirror, and what did we learn? We learned that Marvel Studios wasn’t going to stop taking risks after capping off Phase 3 with the box office juggernaut of Avengers: Endgame. In fact, they were going to take more risks than ever. Sometimes, those risks paid off. Other times, they did not. But during a transformative time for the MCU, Phase 4 was, for the most part, determined not to offer the one thing that would have made older fans happy but would have perhaps discouraged newer, younger fans from emerging: more of the same.
As such, the MCU got a whole slate of brand-new and diverse characters. Moon Knight, the Eternals, Ms. Marvel, Shang-Chi, She-Hulk, Kate Bishop, Yelena Belova, John Walker, Ironheart, Agatha, Red Guardian, Clea, Echo,...
- 2/2/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Two rising all-star lit managers, Harry Lengsfield & Sam Warren, have joined Grandview effective immediately. They bring with them a blockbuster roster of clients working across film and tv, including:Emmy-winning creator Michael Waldron, Emmy-winning creator Jeff Loveness, Kaz & Ryan Firpo, Independent Spirit Award winning writer/showrunner Andy Siara, writer/director Christy Hall, Colby Day and Annie Julia Wyman.
”We consider ourselves very fortunate to have spent many incredible years at Lbi working alongside Rick, Chris Donnelly, and Scott Greenberg, who are truly some of the best representatives in the business. As we look towards the future, we’re thrilled to be joining with everyone at Grandview. They’ve got a bold, progressive, and exciting approach to client management – always aggressively pursuing new financial models, precedent breaking deals, and greater ownership opportunities in a rapidly shifting landscape for artists and content creators, while simultaneously keeping great storytelling front and center,” said Lengsfield and Warren.
”We consider ourselves very fortunate to have spent many incredible years at Lbi working alongside Rick, Chris Donnelly, and Scott Greenberg, who are truly some of the best representatives in the business. As we look towards the future, we’re thrilled to be joining with everyone at Grandview. They’ve got a bold, progressive, and exciting approach to client management – always aggressively pursuing new financial models, precedent breaking deals, and greater ownership opportunities in a rapidly shifting landscape for artists and content creators, while simultaneously keeping great storytelling front and center,” said Lengsfield and Warren.
- 11/29/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Margot Robbie is everywhere — and we mean, everywhere.
The founder of critically acclaimed production company LuckyChap Entertainment has starred in some of the biggest auteur films of the decade and produced independent feminist films “I, Tonya” and “Promising Young Woman,” all while making at least one movie per year since 2013.
Robbie landed Oscar nominations for her respective turns in 2017’s Olympic biopic “I, Tonya” and 2019’s “Bombshell,” inspired by the true story of the sexual harassment lawsuit against former Fox News exec Roger Ailes. And don’t forget Robbie’s scene-stealing turn as Harley Quinn that transcended two “Suicide Squad” iterations plus lead spinoff “Birds of Prey,” which Robbie’s LuckyChap produced.
The first look at Robbie as a Mattel doll come to life for Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” almost broke the Internet. But that’s not the only star-studded epic Robbie leads this year.
Below, find out everything Robbie...
The founder of critically acclaimed production company LuckyChap Entertainment has starred in some of the biggest auteur films of the decade and produced independent feminist films “I, Tonya” and “Promising Young Woman,” all while making at least one movie per year since 2013.
Robbie landed Oscar nominations for her respective turns in 2017’s Olympic biopic “I, Tonya” and 2019’s “Bombshell,” inspired by the true story of the sexual harassment lawsuit against former Fox News exec Roger Ailes. And don’t forget Robbie’s scene-stealing turn as Harley Quinn that transcended two “Suicide Squad” iterations plus lead spinoff “Birds of Prey,” which Robbie’s LuckyChap produced.
The first look at Robbie as a Mattel doll come to life for Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” almost broke the Internet. But that’s not the only star-studded epic Robbie leads this year.
Below, find out everything Robbie...
- 11/14/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Kumail Nanjiani is talking about the potential sequel to Eternals, the Marvel film directed by Oscar winner Chloé Zhao.
During an appearance in a podcast, Nanjiani was asked about the superhero movie after his co-star Patton Oswalt hinted that a sequel was in the works.
“I have no idea,” Nanjiani said on the Bingeworthy podcast by The Playlist. “I don’t think Patton was right. I think that there was a hoax website – one of those where it’s like one letter off from the real one. They tweeted it, and it spread around and I think that’s what Patton saw. I honestly don’t know anything. I would love for Kingo to come back. I love playing that character. That one’s very fun to play, you’re just in a good mood. You do finger guns, you’re like a movie star – what’s not to love?...
During an appearance in a podcast, Nanjiani was asked about the superhero movie after his co-star Patton Oswalt hinted that a sequel was in the works.
“I have no idea,” Nanjiani said on the Bingeworthy podcast by The Playlist. “I don’t think Patton was right. I think that there was a hoax website – one of those where it’s like one letter off from the real one. They tweeted it, and it spread around and I think that’s what Patton saw. I honestly don’t know anything. I would love for Kingo to come back. I love playing that character. That one’s very fun to play, you’re just in a good mood. You do finger guns, you’re like a movie star – what’s not to love?...
- 11/9/2022
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
“Who are those guys?”
Why, it’s Regé-Jean Page and Glen Powell, recent breakouts from “Bridgerton” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” and they’ve just been announced as new spins on the late 60s, anti-establishment, true Western buddy classic, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.”
The project was announced on Thursday as a series for Amazon Prime Video. Its official title is not yet known and the facts are few, other than that the project will be shepherded by Joe and Anthony Russo, directors of “Avengers: Endgame” and “Avengers: Infinity War,” the second and fifth biggest worldwide box office earners in history.
Initial scripts are being written by cousins Kaz and Ryan Firpo, best known for their work on Marvel’s “Eternals.” The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the project is “envisioned as a larger franchise with multiple series and spinoffs.”
George Roy Hill’s 1969 film (written by William Goldman) starring Paul Newman,...
Why, it’s Regé-Jean Page and Glen Powell, recent breakouts from “Bridgerton” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” and they’ve just been announced as new spins on the late 60s, anti-establishment, true Western buddy classic, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.”
The project was announced on Thursday as a series for Amazon Prime Video. Its official title is not yet known and the facts are few, other than that the project will be shepherded by Joe and Anthony Russo, directors of “Avengers: Endgame” and “Avengers: Infinity War,” the second and fifth biggest worldwide box office earners in history.
Initial scripts are being written by cousins Kaz and Ryan Firpo, best known for their work on Marvel’s “Eternals.” The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the project is “envisioned as a larger franchise with multiple series and spinoffs.”
George Roy Hill’s 1969 film (written by William Goldman) starring Paul Newman,...
- 9/16/2022
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
‘Bridgerton’ actor Regé-Jean Page and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’s’ Glen Powell have been set to star in the ‘Butch and Sundance’ series at Amazon.
The series about Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid currently lacks any public plot details or a title but Page will play Cassidy while Powell will play The Sundance Kid.
The project will be executive produced by The Russo Brothers under their Agbo production banner. Kaz and Ryan Firpo, who most recently worked on Marvel’s ‘The Eternals,’ will write. Page and Powell will also serve as executive producers on the show and starring. Mike Larocca, Angela Russo-Otstot, and Scott Nemes of Agbo will also executive produce.
Also in news – Jacob Elordi set to play Elvis in Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’ Page made his big breakthrough in the Netflix series ‘Bridgerton.’ He recently teamed with the Russo brothers on their Netflix action film ‘The Gray Man.
The series about Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid currently lacks any public plot details or a title but Page will play Cassidy while Powell will play The Sundance Kid.
The project will be executive produced by The Russo Brothers under their Agbo production banner. Kaz and Ryan Firpo, who most recently worked on Marvel’s ‘The Eternals,’ will write. Page and Powell will also serve as executive producers on the show and starring. Mike Larocca, Angela Russo-Otstot, and Scott Nemes of Agbo will also executive produce.
Also in news – Jacob Elordi set to play Elvis in Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’ Page made his big breakthrough in the Netflix series ‘Bridgerton.’ He recently teamed with the Russo brothers on their Netflix action film ‘The Gray Man.
- 9/16/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" can't outrun the posse of remakes in Hollywood, where everything old is new again. The Oscar-winning 1969 Western, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, is in the National Film Registry, and the American Film Institute has recognized it as one of the 100 greatest American movies of all time. It's a bona fide classic, and at first glance, the idea of redoing it as a TV series seems as iffy as the scene in Robert Altman's industry satire "The Player," where a screenwriter pitches "The Graduate, Part II." But executive producers Joe and Anthony Russo, the duo who directed two of the top five highest-grossing films of all time ("Avengers: Endgame" and "Avengers: Infinity War"), are going to give it the old college try, anyway — and they're bringing Regé-Jean Page and Glen Powell along for the ride.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, an as-yet-untitled "Butch...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, an as-yet-untitled "Butch...
- 9/16/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Regé-Jean Page and Glen Powell are reportedly set to star in a new series together.
The show, which is currently untitled, is inspired by the 1969 classic western “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”, originally starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series was picked up by Amazon after also gaining interest from Disney+ and Peacock.
The deal has yet to be finalized, however, both Page, 34, and Powell, 33, are expected to serve as executive producers alongside brothers Joe and Anthony Russo, who directed films such as “The Gray Man” and “Avengers: Endgame” among many. As for the script, it’ll be penned by “Eternals” writers and cousins, Kaz and Ryan Firpo.
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Page will...
The show, which is currently untitled, is inspired by the 1969 classic western “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”, originally starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series was picked up by Amazon after also gaining interest from Disney+ and Peacock.
The deal has yet to be finalized, however, both Page, 34, and Powell, 33, are expected to serve as executive producers alongside brothers Joe and Anthony Russo, who directed films such as “The Gray Man” and “Avengers: Endgame” among many. As for the script, it’ll be penned by “Eternals” writers and cousins, Kaz and Ryan Firpo.
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Page will...
- 9/16/2022
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are about to saddle up for Amazon Prime Video, with a couple of familiar faces taking on the iconic roles.
Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page and Top Gun: Maverick breakout Glen Powell are set to headline Butch and Sundance, a new series adaptation of the classic Western in the works at the streamer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It’s billed as a “reimagining,” taking place in an alt-history America a la Apple TV+’s For All Mankind.
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Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page and Top Gun: Maverick breakout Glen Powell are set to headline Butch and Sundance, a new series adaptation of the classic Western in the works at the streamer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It’s billed as a “reimagining,” taking place in an alt-history America a la Apple TV+’s For All Mankind.
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- 9/15/2022
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Regé-Jean Page and Glen Powell are teaming up for a reimagining of the classic Butch and Sundance from executive producers Joe and Anthony Russo. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the untitled project has been given a straight-to-series order which landed at Prime Video following a bidding war with Disney+ and Peacock. Kaz and Ryan Firpo (The Eternals) are attached to pen the scripts for the show, which has been envisioned as a larger franchise with potential for multiple series and spinoffs. Anthony and Joe Russo (Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images) While details about the series are minimal, the action will reportedly be set in an alternate America similar to shows like For All Mankind and Man in the High Castle. Former Bridgerton star Page, who recently featured in the Russo Brothers’ Netflix flick The Gray Man, will play Butch Cassidy; Top Gun: Maverick‘s Powell will take on the role of the Sundance Kid.
- 9/15/2022
- TV Insider
Regé-Jean Page and Glen Powell will star in and executive produce an untitled “Butch and Sundance” TV series at Amazon, TheWrap has learned. The Russo Brothers (“Avengers: Endgame”) will also serve as EPs under their Agbo banner, with “The Eternals” duo Kaz and Ryan Firpo penning the teleplay.
Billed as a reimagining of the classic Western “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford in the respective title roles, the straight-to-series drama landed at Amazon following a competitive bidding situation featuring both Disney+ and Peacock, according to the Hollywood Reporter, which first broke the news. The series is envisioned as part of a larger franchise with multiple shows and spinoffs. Page will play Butch Cassidy, while Powell will take on the role of the Sundance Kid.
While many details are being kept under wraps, THR reports that the untitled Butch and Sundance series will take place in an alternate United States,...
Billed as a reimagining of the classic Western “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford in the respective title roles, the straight-to-series drama landed at Amazon following a competitive bidding situation featuring both Disney+ and Peacock, according to the Hollywood Reporter, which first broke the news. The series is envisioned as part of a larger franchise with multiple shows and spinoffs. Page will play Butch Cassidy, while Powell will take on the role of the Sundance Kid.
While many details are being kept under wraps, THR reports that the untitled Butch and Sundance series will take place in an alternate United States,...
- 9/15/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Regé-Jean Page & Glen Powell To Star In ‘Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid’-Inspired Series At Amazon
Regé-Jean Page and Glen Powell are set to star in a series inspired by Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid for Amazon.
The streamer has handed the untitled project a straight-to-series order. It comes from Joe and Anthony Russo’s Agbo. Deals are not yet done.
Bridgerton star Page, who starred in the Russo’s The Gray Man, is expected to play Butch Cassidy with Top Gun: Maverick star is set to play the Sundance Kid in the series, which is reportedly set in an alternate America.
The Russos will exec produce with Kaz and Ryan Firpo writing the script and exec producing alongside Page and Powell.
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid is a classic western, released in 1969, about a pair of Wil West outlaws, starring Paul Newman as Butch and Robert Redford as Sundance. It was directed by George Roy and written by William Goldman.
The Russos are...
The streamer has handed the untitled project a straight-to-series order. It comes from Joe and Anthony Russo’s Agbo. Deals are not yet done.
Bridgerton star Page, who starred in the Russo’s The Gray Man, is expected to play Butch Cassidy with Top Gun: Maverick star is set to play the Sundance Kid in the series, which is reportedly set in an alternate America.
The Russos will exec produce with Kaz and Ryan Firpo writing the script and exec producing alongside Page and Powell.
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid is a classic western, released in 1969, about a pair of Wil West outlaws, starring Paul Newman as Butch and Robert Redford as Sundance. It was directed by George Roy and written by William Goldman.
The Russos are...
- 9/15/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is regarded as one of the greatest westerns of all time, so let’s turn it into a TV series.
THR has reported that Regé-Jean Page (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves) and Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) are set to star in a reimagining of Butch and Sundance for Amazon. The studio gave the series a straight-to-series order after coming out on top in a bidding war that included Disney+ and Peacock. Joe and Anthony Russo will executive produce through their Agbo banner, with Kaz and Ryan Firpo penning the scripts for the series. The report doesn’t contain too many details about the Butch and Sundance TV series, but it does say that it will take place in an alternate America similar to For All Mankind or Man in the High Castle. Interesting.
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THR has reported that Regé-Jean Page (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves) and Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) are set to star in a reimagining of Butch and Sundance for Amazon. The studio gave the series a straight-to-series order after coming out on top in a bidding war that included Disney+ and Peacock. Joe and Anthony Russo will executive produce through their Agbo banner, with Kaz and Ryan Firpo penning the scripts for the series. The report doesn’t contain too many details about the Butch and Sundance TV series, but it does say that it will take place in an alternate America similar to For All Mankind or Man in the High Castle. Interesting.
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- 9/15/2022
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Regé-Jean Page and Glen Powell will star in TV series about Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid for Amazon, Variety has confirmed with sources.
The untitled series will be executive produced by The Russo Brothers under their Agbo production banner. Kaz and Ryan Firpo, who most recently worked on Marvel’s “The Eternals,” will write. According to sources, deals for the series are not yet closed and discussions are ongoing.
Exact plot details are being kept under wraps but it is known that Page will play Cassidy while Powell will play The Sundance Kid. Both actors will also serve as executive producers on the show in addition to starring. Mike Larocca, Angela Russo-Otstot, and Scott Nemes of Agbo will also executive.
Reps for those involved did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
Page is best known for his breakout role in the first season of the Netflix series “Bridgerton.
The untitled series will be executive produced by The Russo Brothers under their Agbo production banner. Kaz and Ryan Firpo, who most recently worked on Marvel’s “The Eternals,” will write. According to sources, deals for the series are not yet closed and discussions are ongoing.
Exact plot details are being kept under wraps but it is known that Page will play Cassidy while Powell will play The Sundance Kid. Both actors will also serve as executive producers on the show in addition to starring. Mike Larocca, Angela Russo-Otstot, and Scott Nemes of Agbo will also executive.
Reps for those involved did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
Page is best known for his breakout role in the first season of the Netflix series “Bridgerton.
- 9/15/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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Regé-Jean Page and Glen Powell are headed West.
The Bridgerton alum and Top Gun: Maverick grad are poised to star in an untitled reimagining of Butch and Sundance for Amazon. The straight-to-series drama, which landed at Amazon following a competitive situation with both Disney+ and Peacock bidding, will be exec produced by Joe and Anthony Russo’s Agbo. Cousins Kaz and Ryan Firpo (The Eternals) will pen the scripts for the series, which is envisioned as a larger franchise with multiple series and spinoffs.
Details are slim, and all parties involved declined to comment as deals have yet to close, but sources say the untitled Butch and Sundance series will take place in an alternate America akin to Apple’s For All Mankind and Amazon’s former Man in the High Castle.
The idea for the reimagined Butch and Sundance started with the Russos and Agbo,...
Regé-Jean Page and Glen Powell are headed West.
The Bridgerton alum and Top Gun: Maverick grad are poised to star in an untitled reimagining of Butch and Sundance for Amazon. The straight-to-series drama, which landed at Amazon following a competitive situation with both Disney+ and Peacock bidding, will be exec produced by Joe and Anthony Russo’s Agbo. Cousins Kaz and Ryan Firpo (The Eternals) will pen the scripts for the series, which is envisioned as a larger franchise with multiple series and spinoffs.
Details are slim, and all parties involved declined to comment as deals have yet to close, but sources say the untitled Butch and Sundance series will take place in an alternate America akin to Apple’s For All Mankind and Amazon’s former Man in the High Castle.
The idea for the reimagined Butch and Sundance started with the Russos and Agbo,...
- 9/15/2022
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘Aquaman’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ star Jason Momoa is set to star in the tentatively titled ‘The Executioner’, which will be produced by Warner Bros. after the studio won an intense bidding war, reports ‘Deadline’. As per ‘Deadline’, the project will be penned by Kaz and Ryan Firpo, who are known for their work on […]...
- 5/6/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Exclusive: We hear on very good authority that Warner Bros. has taken a Jason Momoa project off the table after an intense bidding war, tentatively titled The Executioner.
The project, which has a storyline under wraps, is from The Eternals scribes Kaz and Ryan Firpo and is billed as a fun action murder mystery in the spirit of Knives Out meets Lord of the Rings. No director attached as of yet.
The project puts Momoa back in business with his Aquaman producer Peter Safran, who is producing the Firpo scripted feature project. Warner Bros. EVP Jesse Eherman is steering the feature at the Burbank, CA lot.
Safran is a force behind Warner Bros. lucrative franchises including the 2 billion grossing Conjuring movies and DC fare, i.e. The Suicide Squad, its spinoff DC/HBO Max’s hit series The Peacemaker, as well as the Shazam! and Aquaman franchises. Last week Warner Bros.
The project, which has a storyline under wraps, is from The Eternals scribes Kaz and Ryan Firpo and is billed as a fun action murder mystery in the spirit of Knives Out meets Lord of the Rings. No director attached as of yet.
The project puts Momoa back in business with his Aquaman producer Peter Safran, who is producing the Firpo scripted feature project. Warner Bros. EVP Jesse Eherman is steering the feature at the Burbank, CA lot.
Safran is a force behind Warner Bros. lucrative franchises including the 2 billion grossing Conjuring movies and DC fare, i.e. The Suicide Squad, its spinoff DC/HBO Max’s hit series The Peacemaker, as well as the Shazam! and Aquaman franchises. Last week Warner Bros.
- 5/5/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Peacock is developing a 1960s crime saga set in Hawaii from The Eternals writers Kaz and Ryan Firpo, Fast & Furious director Justin Lin and The Walking Dead and Minari star Steven Yeun.
The Islands, inspired by true events, is a story about American Imperialism, the fall of a kingdom, and the changing of a way of life.
The serialized crime drama comes from Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group; Perfect Storm Entertainment; Lin’s Perfect Storm Entertainment; and Yeun’s Universal Remote.
Cousins Kaz and Ryan Firpo, who wrote the 400 million-grossing Marvel film The Eternals, directed by Chloé Zhao and starring Angelina Jolie, Gemma Chan, Richard Madden and Kumail Nanjiani, are writing and exec producing The Islands. Lin will exec produce and direct with his production partner Andrew Schneider also set as an exec producer. Yeun, who is not starring in the series, will also exec produce.
The Islands, inspired by true events, is a story about American Imperialism, the fall of a kingdom, and the changing of a way of life.
The serialized crime drama comes from Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group; Perfect Storm Entertainment; Lin’s Perfect Storm Entertainment; and Yeun’s Universal Remote.
Cousins Kaz and Ryan Firpo, who wrote the 400 million-grossing Marvel film The Eternals, directed by Chloé Zhao and starring Angelina Jolie, Gemma Chan, Richard Madden and Kumail Nanjiani, are writing and exec producing The Islands. Lin will exec produce and direct with his production partner Andrew Schneider also set as an exec producer. Yeun, who is not starring in the series, will also exec produce.
- 4/5/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
This feature contains spoilers for Marvel’s Eternals.
Eternals is now streaming on Disney+, and many people who missed seeing it on the big screen are finally getting a chance to check out what they might have heard is a rare misstep from Marvel Studios in the comfort of their own home. Meanwhile, others are wondering if Eternals is worth revisiting at all after struggling with it the first time.
I fall into a different category. I found Eternals pretty enjoyable and a welcome departure from your standard MCU installment, but was looking forward to seeing it again because I had a feeling that some of the film’s problems might be reduced after I’d had time to sit with its secrets, and I did indeed find that to be the case. Mostly.
There are things that still feel lackluster about Eternals and that probably won’t age as...
Eternals is now streaming on Disney+, and many people who missed seeing it on the big screen are finally getting a chance to check out what they might have heard is a rare misstep from Marvel Studios in the comfort of their own home. Meanwhile, others are wondering if Eternals is worth revisiting at all after struggling with it the first time.
I fall into a different category. I found Eternals pretty enjoyable and a welcome departure from your standard MCU installment, but was looking forward to seeing it again because I had a feeling that some of the film’s problems might be reduced after I’d had time to sit with its secrets, and I did indeed find that to be the case. Mostly.
There are things that still feel lackluster about Eternals and that probably won’t age as...
- 1/12/2022
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Kevin Yorn’s law firm Yorn, Levine, Barnes, Krintzman, Rubenstein, Kohner, Endlich & Gellman has promoted Ashley Briskman, Cary Dobkin, Kristi Eddington and Miles Metcoff to partner positions.
“Congratulations to Ashley, Cary, Kristi and Miles,” Yorn said. “We are excited to add these talented, homegrown attorneys to the leadership team. One core tenant of our firm has always been to complement external recruiting with a commitment to elevating exceptional attorneys from within our own ranks. We believe this ethos is essential for building a strong, effective culture that best positions us to serve our incredible clients.”
Yorn Levine Barnes is a leading entertainment law firm with offices in Los Angeles and New York which reps industry talent and companies. The firm’s clients include Kenya Barris, Loren Bouchard, Gisele Bunchen, Ellen DeGeneres, the Duffer Brothers, Scarlett Johansson, Mike Judge, Alicia Keys, Matthew McConaughey, NASCAR, Jordan Peele, Zoe Saldana and Jason Sudeikis.
“Congratulations to Ashley, Cary, Kristi and Miles,” Yorn said. “We are excited to add these talented, homegrown attorneys to the leadership team. One core tenant of our firm has always been to complement external recruiting with a commitment to elevating exceptional attorneys from within our own ranks. We believe this ethos is essential for building a strong, effective culture that best positions us to serve our incredible clients.”
Yorn Levine Barnes is a leading entertainment law firm with offices in Los Angeles and New York which reps industry talent and companies. The firm’s clients include Kenya Barris, Loren Bouchard, Gisele Bunchen, Ellen DeGeneres, the Duffer Brothers, Scarlett Johansson, Mike Judge, Alicia Keys, Matthew McConaughey, NASCAR, Jordan Peele, Zoe Saldana and Jason Sudeikis.
- 11/18/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The two big "Eternals" credits scene cameos might have surprised fans, but they weren't all that shocking to screenwriters Ryan Firpo and Kaz Firpo, who had planned on including at least one of them since the very beginning. In an interview with /Film's Jacob Hall (full interview coming later), the screenwriting duo shared the history behind those mid-and-post credits sequences, and revealed that they came up with nearly a "half dozen" possible credits sequences before narrowing them down to the final two.
In "Eternals," in theaters now, there are two major cameos during and after the credits. The first features Pip (voiced by Patton Oswalt)...
The post Eternals Screenwriters Had Planned One of Those Post-Credits Cameos From the Beginning [Exclusive] appeared first on /Film.
In "Eternals," in theaters now, there are two major cameos during and after the credits. The first features Pip (voiced by Patton Oswalt)...
The post Eternals Screenwriters Had Planned One of Those Post-Credits Cameos From the Beginning [Exclusive] appeared first on /Film.
- 11/18/2021
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
When an ostensibly crowd-pleasing superhero movie ends up with as much of a mixed reaction as "Eternals" did, there are bound to be several very specific elements that can be singled out as divisive. Although the narrative to this point has largely focused on how Chloé Zhao's singular vision proved to be at fundamental odds with the more conventional approach that Marvel Studios prefers to run things, the truth would seem to be that the film was a very smooth collaboration between Zhao and the other credited writers on the screenplay -- Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo, and Kaz Firpo.
One such element in "Eternals" that had...
The post Eternals Screenwriter Reveals Why Kingo Sat Out the Final Fight [Exclusive] appeared first on /Film.
One such element in "Eternals" that had...
The post Eternals Screenwriter Reveals Why Kingo Sat Out the Final Fight [Exclusive] appeared first on /Film.
- 11/18/2021
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Eternals may not have been the MCU’s most well-received new addition, but that hasn’t deterred its writers Ryan Firpo and Kaz Firpo from wanting to expand the story and let fans get to know the Eternals better. In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Firpo cousins talk about their desire to make a prequel…...
- 11/10/2021
- by Tatiana Tenreyro
- avclub.com
The names Kaz Firpo and Ryan Firpo are probably not names you recognize right off the bat. But somehow, these relatively unknown screenwriters were able to land one of the most sought-after gigs scripting one of the biggest films of 2021, Marvel Studios‘ “Eternals.” And in this episode of The Playlist Podcast, the writing duo talks about their incredible “Hollywood dream story” and some spoiler-y tidbits about the creation of “Eternals.”
Kaz and Ryan Firpo are two screenwriting cousins that somehow scored the gig of a lifetime really early in their careers seemingly out of nowhere.
Continue reading Writers Kaz & Ryan Firpo Talk Landing The ‘Eternals’ Gig, Characters Who Got Cut & How Kang Was Almost Involved [The Playlist Podcast] at The Playlist.
Kaz and Ryan Firpo are two screenwriting cousins that somehow scored the gig of a lifetime really early in their careers seemingly out of nowhere.
Continue reading Writers Kaz & Ryan Firpo Talk Landing The ‘Eternals’ Gig, Characters Who Got Cut & How Kang Was Almost Involved [The Playlist Podcast] at The Playlist.
- 11/10/2021
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Stars: Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani, Salma Hayek, Brian Tyree Henry, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Lauren Ridloff, Lia McHugh, Harish Patel | Written by Chloé Zhao, Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo, Kaz Firpo | Directed by Chloé Zhao
Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao directs the latest Marvel superhero adventure, Eternals, which attempts to make a few subtle-but-important shifts in the MCU. As such, it’s largely successful, though the standard Marvel formula is nigh-on indomitable and remains firmly in place.
Based on characters and concepts created by Jack Kirby in 1974, Eternals posits that alien beings called Celestials created a race of immortal, super-powered humanoids called Eternals and sent them to Earth 7,000 years ago, in order to protect humanity from invading alien monsters known as Deviants. The Eternals extinguished the last of the Deviants some 500 years ago, so it’s understandably concerning when one of them attacks Sersi (Gemma Chan) in present-day London.
Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao directs the latest Marvel superhero adventure, Eternals, which attempts to make a few subtle-but-important shifts in the MCU. As such, it’s largely successful, though the standard Marvel formula is nigh-on indomitable and remains firmly in place.
Based on characters and concepts created by Jack Kirby in 1974, Eternals posits that alien beings called Celestials created a race of immortal, super-powered humanoids called Eternals and sent them to Earth 7,000 years ago, in order to protect humanity from invading alien monsters known as Deviants. The Eternals extinguished the last of the Deviants some 500 years ago, so it’s understandably concerning when one of them attacks Sersi (Gemma Chan) in present-day London.
- 11/8/2021
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
[Editor’s note: The following post contains spoilers for both “Eternals” and its post-credits scenes.]
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has never shied away from tossing major narrative bombs into its films after they’ve — quite literally — ended, but Chloé Zhao’s “Eternals” offers a few more twists to the formula. Not only does the Oscar winner’s first Marvel feature conclude with plenty of table-setting for more action to come, it does that within both the film’s primary running time (kinda new!) and in a pair of post-credits scenes (the usual land of all those late-breaking twists).
Zhao’s eons-spanning epic introduces the titular Eternals — essentially, a race of immortal beings who have been (secretly) hanging out on Earth for thousands of years — and sees what happens when their apparent dedication to the safety of Earth’s inhabitants is threatened by a wide variety of forces. That’s the short version, but suffice it to say, it ends with...
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has never shied away from tossing major narrative bombs into its films after they’ve — quite literally — ended, but Chloé Zhao’s “Eternals” offers a few more twists to the formula. Not only does the Oscar winner’s first Marvel feature conclude with plenty of table-setting for more action to come, it does that within both the film’s primary running time (kinda new!) and in a pair of post-credits scenes (the usual land of all those late-breaking twists).
Zhao’s eons-spanning epic introduces the titular Eternals — essentially, a race of immortal beings who have been (secretly) hanging out on Earth for thousands of years — and sees what happens when their apparent dedication to the safety of Earth’s inhabitants is threatened by a wide variety of forces. That’s the short version, but suffice it to say, it ends with...
- 11/5/2021
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Chicago – At some point, everything evolves. This isn’t something that’s exclusive to Pokemon, but a process that all of us have undergone to get to where we are. Evolution is always gradual, only made noticeable to us in retrospect. Are you exactly the same person that you were 10 years ago? Hopefully not.
There will come a point when we look back at Eternals with much more generous eyes and realize that not only is this a good film, but a necessary one.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
I won’t say that this comic book property is an obscure one because I don’t want any of the ire from fanboys yelling reasons at me for why this property is so well-known. What I will say is that it is not one I’m at all familiar with, at least not to the caliber of some of Marvel’s other juggernauts like Iron-Man,...
There will come a point when we look back at Eternals with much more generous eyes and realize that not only is this a good film, but a necessary one.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
I won’t say that this comic book property is an obscure one because I don’t want any of the ire from fanboys yelling reasons at me for why this property is so well-known. What I will say is that it is not one I’m at all familiar with, at least not to the caliber of some of Marvel’s other juggernauts like Iron-Man,...
- 11/5/2021
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
For the annual Next Gen issue— celebrating the onscreen and behind-the-scenes talent that is taking over the industry— THR rounded up writers crafting the next generation of superheroes for DC and Marvel. It’s been over a decade since Iron Man and The Dark Knight hit theaters in 2008, bringing with them a new era in superhero storytelling. Now, the landscape looks very different, with comic book heroes and villains reflecting the diversity of their audiences, populating prestige television and the awards race.
Kaz and Ryan Firpo (The Eternals), Michael Waldron (Doctor Strange 2), Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer (Blue Beetle), and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Thor: Love ...
Kaz and Ryan Firpo (The Eternals), Michael Waldron (Doctor Strange 2), Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer (Blue Beetle), and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Thor: Love ...
- 11/5/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For the annual Next Gen issue— celebrating the onscreen and behind-the-scenes talent that is taking over the industry— THR rounded up writers crafting the next generation of superheroes for DC and Marvel. It’s been over a decade since Iron Man and The Dark Knight hit theaters in 2008, bringing with them a new era in superhero storytelling. Now, the landscape looks very different, with comic book heroes and villains reflecting the diversity of their audiences, populating prestige television and the awards race.
Kaz and Ryan Firpo (The Eternals), Michael Waldron (Doctor Strange 2), Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer (Blue Beetle), and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Thor: Love ...
Kaz and Ryan Firpo (The Eternals), Michael Waldron (Doctor Strange 2), Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer (Blue Beetle), and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Thor: Love ...
- 11/5/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
“It’s one of the great honors of our lives to tell a story like this, there is a lot of us in this movie,” Eternals co-screenwriter Kaz Firpo says of the Chloé Zhao-directed film set to open Friday.
“It’s the most challenging Marvel movie and it’s an honor to make something that feels different,” the filmmaker added on today’s Hero Nation podcast about the film he penned with his cousin Ryan Firpo, Marvel vet Patrick Burleigh, and Zhao.
With talk of ideas for the potential sequel, the Eternals who were cut and more, listen here:
“Our inspiration points for this, we wanted to tell this epic story, and we’re looking at movies like Lawrence of Arabia or The English Patient,” Ryan Firpo told us of the initial script and the evolution it underwent as Oscar winner Zhao signed on. “These movies that give this sense of scale and scope,...
“It’s the most challenging Marvel movie and it’s an honor to make something that feels different,” the filmmaker added on today’s Hero Nation podcast about the film he penned with his cousin Ryan Firpo, Marvel vet Patrick Burleigh, and Zhao.
With talk of ideas for the potential sequel, the Eternals who were cut and more, listen here:
“Our inspiration points for this, we wanted to tell this epic story, and we’re looking at movies like Lawrence of Arabia or The English Patient,” Ryan Firpo told us of the initial script and the evolution it underwent as Oscar winner Zhao signed on. “These movies that give this sense of scale and scope,...
- 11/4/2021
- by Dominic Patten and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Gold House is expanding its efforts to support and amplify films led by diverse talent with its #OneOpen campaign for Marvel’s Eternals. The nonprofit, along with Cape, will team up with multicultural orgs Nalip, RespectAbility and Color of Change to provide support for the Chloe Zhao-directed Marvel flick which touts lead cast of diverse actors.
Eternals follows a group of heroes from beyond the stars who had protected the Earth since the dawn of man. When monstrous creatures called the Deviants, long thought lost to history, mysteriously return, the Eternals are forced to reunite in order to defend humanity once again.
The film’s ensemble cast includes Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Salma Hayek and Angelina Jolie. Eternals also features Kit Harrington. Eternals marks a number of firsts for the MCU when it comes to diversity, including its first deaf superhero,...
Eternals follows a group of heroes from beyond the stars who had protected the Earth since the dawn of man. When monstrous creatures called the Deviants, long thought lost to history, mysteriously return, the Eternals are forced to reunite in order to defend humanity once again.
The film’s ensemble cast includes Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Salma Hayek and Angelina Jolie. Eternals also features Kit Harrington. Eternals marks a number of firsts for the MCU when it comes to diversity, including its first deaf superhero,...
- 11/1/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Be among the first to watch Marvel Studios’s Eternals!
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The advance screening of the film is Wednesday, November 3rd, 7pm at Marcus Ronnies Cine 20 on the IMAX screen.
No purchase necessary.
Marvel Studios’ “Eternals” follows a group of heroes from beyond the stars who had protected the Earth since the dawn of man. When monstrous creatures called the Deviants, long thought lost to history, mysteriously return, the Eternals are forced to reunite in order to defend humanity once again.
The outstanding ensemble cast includes Gemma Chan as humankind-loving Sersi, Richard Madden as the all-powerful Ikaris, Kumail Nanjiani as cosmic-powered Kingo, Lia McHugh as the eternally young, old-soul Sprite, Brian Tyree Henry as the intelligent inventor Phastos, Lauren Ridloff as the super-fast Makkari, Barry Keoghan as aloof loner Druig, Don Lee as the powerful Gilgamesh,...
Wamg is giving away 10-family four packs. For a chance to win enter your name in the comments section below.
The advance screening of the film is Wednesday, November 3rd, 7pm at Marcus Ronnies Cine 20 on the IMAX screen.
No purchase necessary.
Marvel Studios’ “Eternals” follows a group of heroes from beyond the stars who had protected the Earth since the dawn of man. When monstrous creatures called the Deviants, long thought lost to history, mysteriously return, the Eternals are forced to reunite in order to defend humanity once again.
The outstanding ensemble cast includes Gemma Chan as humankind-loving Sersi, Richard Madden as the all-powerful Ikaris, Kumail Nanjiani as cosmic-powered Kingo, Lia McHugh as the eternally young, old-soul Sprite, Brian Tyree Henry as the intelligent inventor Phastos, Lauren Ridloff as the super-fast Makkari, Barry Keoghan as aloof loner Druig, Don Lee as the powerful Gilgamesh,...
- 10/31/2021
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Spoiler Warning: This article discusses brief references in Marvel Studios’ “Eternals” that, while in no way related to the plot of the film that opens on Nov. 5, could be considered spoilers.
A throwaway pop-culture reference in a Marvel Studios movie is usually as common as a form-fitting unitard. But when Disney released a featurette last week for Chloé Zhao’s “Eternals,” in which a child refers to the Eternal named Ikaris (Richard Madden) as “Superman,” the moment was enough to launch dozens of deep-dive reaction videos and head–spinning tweets wondering “What does this all mean?!”
In the scene in question, Ikaris and Sersi (Gemma Chan) are at the home of Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), a fellow Eternal who has started a family with his human husband, Ben (Haaz Sleiman), and their child, Jack (Esai Daniel Cross), who saw Ikaris fighting an evil Deviant on TV.
“Dad, that’s Superman!
A throwaway pop-culture reference in a Marvel Studios movie is usually as common as a form-fitting unitard. But when Disney released a featurette last week for Chloé Zhao’s “Eternals,” in which a child refers to the Eternal named Ikaris (Richard Madden) as “Superman,” the moment was enough to launch dozens of deep-dive reaction videos and head–spinning tweets wondering “What does this all mean?!”
In the scene in question, Ikaris and Sersi (Gemma Chan) are at the home of Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), a fellow Eternal who has started a family with his human husband, Ben (Haaz Sleiman), and their child, Jack (Esai Daniel Cross), who saw Ikaris fighting an evil Deviant on TV.
“Dad, that’s Superman!
- 10/25/2021
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Exhibition need not worry: After October’s vibrant box office, there is indeed more blockbuster business to come in November. Deadline has learned that advance ticket sales for Disney/Marvel’s Eternals, opening on Nov. 5, are already quite huge.
Insiders say advance sales for the movie from Oscar winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao, is estimated to have racked up $2.6M in its first 24 hours; an amount that’s +86% ahead of Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings ($1.4M) and +30% ahead of Black Widow ($2M) over the same period of time.
For No. 1 exhibitor AMC, Eternals reps their largest day one sales so far this year. Eternals tickets went on sale Monday.
Black Widow shaped up to be the biggest opener of the summer, now second biggest domestic opener of the year, with $80.3M after Sony/Marvel’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage with $90M. Shang-Chi is the third biggest...
Insiders say advance sales for the movie from Oscar winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao, is estimated to have racked up $2.6M in its first 24 hours; an amount that’s +86% ahead of Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings ($1.4M) and +30% ahead of Black Widow ($2M) over the same period of time.
For No. 1 exhibitor AMC, Eternals reps their largest day one sales so far this year. Eternals tickets went on sale Monday.
Black Widow shaped up to be the biggest opener of the summer, now second biggest domestic opener of the year, with $80.3M after Sony/Marvel’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage with $90M. Shang-Chi is the third biggest...
- 10/13/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Check out the exciting new trailer and poster for Marvel Studios’ “Eternals” and get an upfront look at the MCU’s newest team-up, featuring a group of heroes from beyond the stars who had protected the Earth since the dawn of man. When monstrous creatures called the Deviants, long thought lost to history, mysteriously return, the Eternals are forced to reunite in order to defend humanity once again.
The ensemble cast includes Gemma Chan as humankind-loving Sersi, Richard Madden as the all-powerful Ikaris, Kumail Nanjiani as cosmic-powered Kingo, Lia McHugh as the eternally young, old-soul Sprite, Brian Tyree Henry as the intelligent inventor Phastos, Lauren Ridloff as the super-fast Makkari, Barry Keoghan as aloof loner Druig, Don Lee as the powerful Gilgamesh, with Kit Harington as Dane Whitman, with Salma Hayek as the wise and spiritual leader Ajak, and Angelina Jolie as the fierce warrior Thena.
Chloé Zhao directs the film,...
The ensemble cast includes Gemma Chan as humankind-loving Sersi, Richard Madden as the all-powerful Ikaris, Kumail Nanjiani as cosmic-powered Kingo, Lia McHugh as the eternally young, old-soul Sprite, Brian Tyree Henry as the intelligent inventor Phastos, Lauren Ridloff as the super-fast Makkari, Barry Keoghan as aloof loner Druig, Don Lee as the powerful Gilgamesh, with Kit Harington as Dane Whitman, with Salma Hayek as the wise and spiritual leader Ajak, and Angelina Jolie as the fierce warrior Thena.
Chloé Zhao directs the film,...
- 8/19/2021
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Of all the movies on Marvel Studios’ upcoming slate, “Eternals” has been the most mysterious, between its sprawling and multicultural ensemble, its Oscar-winning auteur director in Chloé Zhao and its story of a race of immortal beings who have secretly been on Earth for millennia. With the teaser trailer finally released to the world, we now have a greater sense of how Zhao will be integrating her unique cinematic eye to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and how the Eternals will fit inside the MCU.
Here’s what we’ve learned.
The Eternals are an integral — but invisible — part of human history
Set to Skeeter Davis’ haunting song “The End of the World,” we first meet the Eternals as their massive, totemic ship appears before a small tribe of early humans, many thousands of years in our past. As the Eternals’ leader Ajak (Salma Hayek) explains in voice-over, the Eternals have “watched,...
Here’s what we’ve learned.
The Eternals are an integral — but invisible — part of human history
Set to Skeeter Davis’ haunting song “The End of the World,” we first meet the Eternals as their massive, totemic ship appears before a small tribe of early humans, many thousands of years in our past. As the Eternals’ leader Ajak (Salma Hayek) explains in voice-over, the Eternals have “watched,...
- 5/24/2021
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
It’s not every day that a Latina woman in her 50s stars in a Marvel movie. It’s something that director Chloé Zhao was very aware of when she cast 54-year-old Salma Hayek to play Ajak in the upcoming “Eternals.”
“Ageism in Hollywood is a very concerning issue that we must stand against as artists,” Zhao tells Variety. “Aging is a beautiful part of life that should be celebrated. It’s really an honor for us to have Salma to lead the ‘Eternals’ family. I can’t take all the credits. When [executive producer] Nate Moore first showed me the treatment, which he worked on with [writers] Kaz Firpo and Ryan Firpo, I was impressed with the age diversity of the characters they put together, and it was a big part of what got me really excited about ‘Eternals.’”
While audiences have only seen a glimpse of Hayek in character, she says...
“Ageism in Hollywood is a very concerning issue that we must stand against as artists,” Zhao tells Variety. “Aging is a beautiful part of life that should be celebrated. It’s really an honor for us to have Salma to lead the ‘Eternals’ family. I can’t take all the credits. When [executive producer] Nate Moore first showed me the treatment, which he worked on with [writers] Kaz Firpo and Ryan Firpo, I was impressed with the age diversity of the characters they put together, and it was a big part of what got me really excited about ‘Eternals.’”
While audiences have only seen a glimpse of Hayek in character, she says...
- 5/21/2021
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Following Deadline’s exclusive report this morning that Mark Millar’s The Magic Order is back on course as a Netflix series, the Jupiter’s Legacy creator has now announced a plethora of new projects and updates.
One day before the intergenerational superhero series launches on the streamer, Millar put up a blog post Thursday on Jupiter’s Legacy, The Magic Order, and the premiere of the animated Super Crooks next month at the Annecy Festival in France – Read Millar’s post in full below
Among other shiny baubles dropped this morning, the Millarworld boss also revealed he has been cookin’ up a new live-action six-episode spy series. “The writer is someone I’ve been a massive fan of for two decades, and he was the only person I approached,” Millar said. “This has the potential to be one of the biggest franchises I’ve ever created. I’m so excited and I hope you will.
One day before the intergenerational superhero series launches on the streamer, Millar put up a blog post Thursday on Jupiter’s Legacy, The Magic Order, and the premiere of the animated Super Crooks next month at the Annecy Festival in France – Read Millar’s post in full below
Among other shiny baubles dropped this morning, the Millarworld boss also revealed he has been cookin’ up a new live-action six-episode spy series. “The writer is someone I’ve been a massive fan of for two decades, and he was the only person I approached,” Millar said. “This has the potential to be one of the biggest franchises I’ve ever created. I’m so excited and I hope you will.
- 5/6/2021
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Chloé Zhao picked up four Oscar nominations for “Nomadland” this year as its producer, director, writer, and editor, winning the categories of Best Picture and Best Director. Zhao has been a credited editor on two of her films, “Songs My Brother Taught Me” and “Nomadland,” receiving sole editor credit on her recent Oscar winner. The director confirmed to Variety following the 93rd Academy Awards that for “Eternals,” her upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe tentpole and major studio filmmaking debut, she is not the editor. That credit is being shared by Dylan Tichenor and Craig Wood.
“No. I’m working with two incredible editors, Wood and Tichenor,” Zhao said when asked if she’s editing “Eternals” in addition to directing and co-writing the film. “And they’ve taught me so much. They were very patient with me, because they know it’s the first time that I’ve collaborated with editors that way.
“No. I’m working with two incredible editors, Wood and Tichenor,” Zhao said when asked if she’s editing “Eternals” in addition to directing and co-writing the film. “And they’ve taught me so much. They were very patient with me, because they know it’s the first time that I’ve collaborated with editors that way.
- 4/29/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Exclusive: CAA has signed writing duo Kaz and Ryan Firpo. The cousins wrote Marvel’s highly-anticipated Eternals directed by Chloé Zhao, which is set for release on November 5.
The agency move coincides with the formal launch of their production label Badłands, for which they have spent the last year building a slate of both feature and television projects, including The Motor City Girls, an original feature that Kaz will direct.
Over the past year, Kaz and Ryan’s original sci-fi/stoner-comedy spec The Aliens Are Stealing Our Weed sold to Paramount, with Gina Rodriguez starring and producing. Most recently, The Firpos adapted Mark Millar’s graphic novel Prodigy as a feature for Will Packer that is slated to launch Netflix’s “Millarworld” cinematic universe.
The duo rose to prominence with their first screenplay Ruin, which topped the Black List and currently has Justin Kurzel attached to direct. Subsequently, their neon-tinged,...
The agency move coincides with the formal launch of their production label Badłands, for which they have spent the last year building a slate of both feature and television projects, including The Motor City Girls, an original feature that Kaz will direct.
Over the past year, Kaz and Ryan’s original sci-fi/stoner-comedy spec The Aliens Are Stealing Our Weed sold to Paramount, with Gina Rodriguez starring and producing. Most recently, The Firpos adapted Mark Millar’s graphic novel Prodigy as a feature for Will Packer that is slated to launch Netflix’s “Millarworld” cinematic universe.
The duo rose to prominence with their first screenplay Ruin, which topped the Black List and currently has Justin Kurzel attached to direct. Subsequently, their neon-tinged,...
- 2/8/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Well, it was bound to happen. Disney isn’t going to take any chances with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and they’ve had to shuffle release dates once again. Considering that Marvel Studios projects are the most valuable box office gems in their collection, there’s no way they would accept the limited returns that Warner Bros. has been seeing with Tenet recently, and despite conflicting reports of the numbers Mulan made, it would seem they aren’t yet confident enough in their Disney+ premium distribution to risk it on Black Widow, Eternals, or Shang-Chi.
As part of a studio wide release date shuffle that included plenty of non-Marvel films, the cosmic Eternals movie has been delayed from February 2021 to Nov. 21, 2021. For comparison, Black Widow will now open on May 7, 2021 (which was previously reserved for Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) and Shang-Chi and the Legend of...
As part of a studio wide release date shuffle that included plenty of non-Marvel films, the cosmic Eternals movie has been delayed from February 2021 to Nov. 21, 2021. For comparison, Black Widow will now open on May 7, 2021 (which was previously reserved for Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) and Shang-Chi and the Legend of...
- 9/23/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
Paramount Pictures has landed the spec script “The Aliens Are Stealing Our Weed” with Gina Rodriguez attached to star, sources tell Variety.
“The Eternals” scribe Ryan Firpo penned the script. Rodriguez will also produce under her I Can and I Will banner alongside Kaz and Ryan Firpo’s Badlands. Molly Breeskin will executive produce through I Can and I Will.
The story follows Candice (Rodriguez) and Izzy, two hapless pot growers who, after their entire crop of weed inexplicably goes missing, uncover an alien conspiracy to steal the planet’s marijuana supply.
Sources say studio execs felt the story fell in line with other Paramount comedies like “Anchorman,” “Airplane!” and “Blazing Saddles,” and moved quickly to acquire it.
The project also gives Rodriguez another star vehicle in her development slate after her breakout role on the CW series “Jane the Virgin,” which won her a Golden Globe in 2015.
With the show now over,...
“The Eternals” scribe Ryan Firpo penned the script. Rodriguez will also produce under her I Can and I Will banner alongside Kaz and Ryan Firpo’s Badlands. Molly Breeskin will executive produce through I Can and I Will.
The story follows Candice (Rodriguez) and Izzy, two hapless pot growers who, after their entire crop of weed inexplicably goes missing, uncover an alien conspiracy to steal the planet’s marijuana supply.
Sources say studio execs felt the story fell in line with other Paramount comedies like “Anchorman,” “Airplane!” and “Blazing Saddles,” and moved quickly to acquire it.
The project also gives Rodriguez another star vehicle in her development slate after her breakout role on the CW series “Jane the Virgin,” which won her a Golden Globe in 2015.
With the show now over,...
- 4/30/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Gina Rodriguez is set to topline Paramount comedy The Aliens Are Stealing Our Weed.
The former Jane the Virgin star will play Candice, who, with her fellow hapless pot grower Izzy, uncovers an alien conspiracy to steal the planet’s weed supply after their entire crop suddenly goes missing.
Ryan Firpo, who co-wrote the Marvel stand-alone Eternals, is behind the screenplay.
Rodriguez will produce through her I Can and I Will banner, alongside Kaz and Ryan Firpo’s Badlands. Molly Breeskin will executive produce for I Can and I Will.
Rodriguez's feature credits include the Netflix film Someone Great,...
The former Jane the Virgin star will play Candice, who, with her fellow hapless pot grower Izzy, uncovers an alien conspiracy to steal the planet’s weed supply after their entire crop suddenly goes missing.
Ryan Firpo, who co-wrote the Marvel stand-alone Eternals, is behind the screenplay.
Rodriguez will produce through her I Can and I Will banner, alongside Kaz and Ryan Firpo’s Badlands. Molly Breeskin will executive produce for I Can and I Will.
Rodriguez's feature credits include the Netflix film Someone Great,...
- 4/30/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Gina Rodriguez is set to topline Paramount comedy The Aliens Are Stealing Our Weed.
The former Jane the Virgin star will play Candice, who, with her fellow hapless pot grower Izzy, uncovers an alien conspiracy to steal the planet’s weed supply after their entire crop suddenly goes missing.
Ryan Firpo, who co-wrote the Marvel stand-alone Eternals, is behind the screenplay.
Rodriguez will produce through her I Can and I Will banner, alongside Kaz and Ryan Firpo’s Badlands. Molly Breeskin will executive produce for I Can and I Will.
Rodriguez's feature credits include the Netflix film Someone Great,...
The former Jane the Virgin star will play Candice, who, with her fellow hapless pot grower Izzy, uncovers an alien conspiracy to steal the planet’s weed supply after their entire crop suddenly goes missing.
Ryan Firpo, who co-wrote the Marvel stand-alone Eternals, is behind the screenplay.
Rodriguez will produce through her I Can and I Will banner, alongside Kaz and Ryan Firpo’s Badlands. Molly Breeskin will executive produce for I Can and I Will.
Rodriguez's feature credits include the Netflix film Someone Great,...
- 4/30/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
According to new reports Marvel Studios' "Eternals" movie screenwriters Matthew and Ryan Firpo have been hired to adapt writer Mark Millar's, 6-issue Image comic book title "Prodigy" as a feature film for exclusive streaming on Netflix:
"...'Edison Crane' is not content being the world's smartest man and most successful businessman – his brilliant mind needs to be constantly challenged.
"He is a 'Nobel Prize'-winning scientist, genius composer, Olympic athlete, an expert in the occult, and now international governments are calling on him to fix problems they just cannot handle..."
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"...'Edison Crane' is not content being the world's smartest man and most successful businessman – his brilliant mind needs to be constantly challenged.
"He is a 'Nobel Prize'-winning scientist, genius composer, Olympic athlete, an expert in the occult, and now international governments are calling on him to fix problems they just cannot handle..."
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- 3/26/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
During a surprisingly short appearance at Comic Con Experience Brazil, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige presented the first ever public showing of footage from the studio’s upcoming “Eternals.”
The clip, which Feige said contained “raw footage pulled out of camera,” begins with a shot of Richard Madden’s Ikaris walking into the frame. This was followed by a group shot of the entire team, then a close up on Gemma Chan’s Sersi, and a fade in on the film’s logo. Another shot of the cast in their costumes came next, then in succession a shot of Angelina Jolie’s Thena, Salma Hayek’s Ajax on horseback, Kumail Nanjiani’s Kingo dancing,’ Thena kicking ass, and finally, dialogue by Hayek: “These people have changed all of us. We must protect them.”
After the “Eternals” footage, Feige briefly discussed Marvel’s upcoming “Black Widow” movie, accompanied by an extended...
The clip, which Feige said contained “raw footage pulled out of camera,” begins with a shot of Richard Madden’s Ikaris walking into the frame. This was followed by a group shot of the entire team, then a close up on Gemma Chan’s Sersi, and a fade in on the film’s logo. Another shot of the cast in their costumes came next, then in succession a shot of Angelina Jolie’s Thena, Salma Hayek’s Ajax on horseback, Kumail Nanjiani’s Kingo dancing,’ Thena kicking ass, and finally, dialogue by Hayek: “These people have changed all of us. We must protect them.”
After the “Eternals” footage, Feige briefly discussed Marvel’s upcoming “Black Widow” movie, accompanied by an extended...
- 12/7/2019
- by Ross A. Lincoln and Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Angelina Jolie and Richard Madden‘s latest film faced a minor hiccup.
Production on the upcoming Marvel film was halted after an unidentified object was found on the Canary Islands set of the movie, according to a report by Entertainment Tonight.
The outlet reported Jolie, Madden and other cast members were not present in the area the object was found.
A spokesperson for Disney did not immediately respond to People’s request for comment.
A producer for Et tweeted “safety protocol” was followed and that “the area was inspected and deemed safe, and production resumed. No cast was present, but...
Production on the upcoming Marvel film was halted after an unidentified object was found on the Canary Islands set of the movie, according to a report by Entertainment Tonight.
The outlet reported Jolie, Madden and other cast members were not present in the area the object was found.
A spokesperson for Disney did not immediately respond to People’s request for comment.
A producer for Et tweeted “safety protocol” was followed and that “the area was inspected and deemed safe, and production resumed. No cast was present, but...
- 11/6/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
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