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By Nellie Andreeva June 9, 2014 Comedy Central has picked up to series Another Period, a spoof of a Keeping Up With The Kardashians-like reality show set in...
By Pamela McClintock May 18, 2014 CANNES — Mark Damon‘s Foresight Unlimited has announced an ambitious new sci-fi epic about the loss of gravity in various...
By Leo Barraclough May 18, 2014 CANNES — Expressions of affection for fellow action stars, playful competitiveness, and a fondness for violent movies abounded...
By The Deadline Team May 18, 2014 Foresight Unlimited today officially unveiled plans for a $120M-budged sci-fi action film titled Inversion, about what would...
By Rebecca Ford April 30, 2014 Christopher Plummer will star in thriller Remember, which will be directed by Atom Egoyan. Also appearing in the film will be Martin...
By Jeff Sneider March 18, 2014 Joe Cornish has found his follow-up to “Attack the Block,” as he’s signing on to direct Jack O’Connell (“Unbroken”) in Universal’s...
By Mike Fleming March 18, 2014 Universal has set Attack The Block helmer Joe Cornish to direct Section 6, the Aaron Berg-scripted formation of the British intelligence...
By The Deadline Team March 17, 2014 Bryan Greenberg (How To Make It In America) has signed on to star in Vice alongside Bruce Willis, Thomas Jane and Ambyr...
By Leo Barraclough February 13, 2014 BERLIN — Bruce Willis sci-fi title “Vice” is on the verge of selling out, with Oliver Simon and Daniel Baur’s K5 Intl. selling...
By Ashley Lee February 12, 2014 Hoping to seduce men over the long Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day weekend, Jose Padilha‘s reboot of RoboCop opened Wednesday,...
By Pamela McClintock February 8, 2014 Berlin — Dimension and Radius-TWC have picked up U.S. rights to Everly, the action-thriller starring Salma Hayek that...
By Dave McNary February 8, 2014 Dimension and Radius-TWC have acquired U.S. rights to Salma Hayek’s action-thriller “Everly,” and plan a fourth-quarter release....
By Leo Barraclough February 5, 2014 BERLIN — K5 Intl. has secured the rights to futuristic action sci-fi pic “VICE,” starring Bruce Willis. K5 will be pre-selling...
By Nancy Tartaglione February 2, 2014 There are strong debuts and holds for Hollywood in the international marketplace this week, despite a drop of about 25%...
By Rebecca Ford January 31, 2014 Fox has bought biblical thriller script The Unseen, written by John Travis, with Hutch Parker attached to produce, The...
Sundance: Bruce Willis To Star In Action Pic ‘Vice’, Teaming Again With Emmett / Furla / Oasis Films
By Mike Fleming Jr January 21, 2014 EXCLUSIVE: Lone Survivor producer Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films is set to produce and finance Vice, an Andre Fabrizio- and Jeremy...
By Borys Kit January 16, 2014 Emmett/Furla, the company behind the surprise hit Lone Survivor, has picked up the sci-fi spec Vice by Andre Fabrizio and Jeremy...
By Borys Kit December 24, 2013 CAA has signed Aaron Berg, the writer behind one of the hottest spec sales of the year with his script Section 6. Universal won...
By Mike Fleming Jr December 5, 2013 Bryan Singer has shaken up the Twittersphere by announcing he’s planning to do another X-Men film, titled X-Men: Apocalypse,...
By The Deadline Team December 5, 2013 Warner Bros has slotted its earthquake actioner San Andreas for June 5, 2015. The disaster pic will be released in 2D...
By Borys Kit December 4, 2013 90210 star Jessica Lowndes has joined the cast of The Prince, the action thriller starring Jason Patric and Bruce Willis. Brian...
By Lee Hyo-Won November 26, 2013 The “Ninja Assassins” actor and singer will appear in Brian A. Miller’s upcoming action thriller, whose cast...
By Mike Fleming Jr November 25, 2013 EXCLUSIVE: Emmett/Furla/ Oasis Films has set Jason Patric, John Cusack, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Johnathon Schaech, Gia...
By Clifford Coonan November 11, 2013 The Salma Hayek-starrer “Everly” will be the first movie to emerge from the venture, which is seeking future...
By Pamela McClintock November 5, 2013 Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has struck a multi-territory deal for all rights to director Francesca Gregorini‘s Your...
By Dave McNary November 4, 2013 Samuel L. Jackson has come on board to co-star with John Cusack in the apocalyptic thriller “Cell,” based on the novel by Stephen...
By Tom Grater March 2, 2021 Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger) is set to direct horror The Refuge from a script by action sci-fi writer Ben Sztajnkrycer....
By Joe Otterson February 25, 2021 O-T Fagbenle has been cast in the recurring role of President Barack Obama in the upcoming Showtime anthology series “The...
By Nellie Andreeva February 25, 2021 O-T Fagbenle is set to play President Barack Obama opposite Viola Davis’ Michelle Obama in Showtime’s anthology series The...
By Tyler Aquilina February 25, 2021 O-T Fagbenle is getting presidential for his next role. The Black Widow and The Handmaid’s Tale star has been cast...
By Nellie Andreeva February 22, 2021 Coming off playing a renowned 20th century British political figure, Margaret Thatcher, Gillian Anderson is taking on an...
By Nellie Andreeva February 16, 2021 Aaron Eckhart is set to co-star opposite Viola Davis and Michelle Pfeiffer in The First Lady (working title), Showtime’s...
By Justin Kroll January 27, 2021 EXCLUSIVE: Corey Hawkins is set to star in Amblin Partners’ Last Voyage Of The Demeter with Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark helmer...
By Nellie Andreeva January 27, 2021 EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Pamela Adlon (Better Things) and Rhys Wakefield (True Detective) are set to co-star opposite Viola...
By Paige Gawley January 22, 2021 Michelle Pfeiffer, a three-time Oscar nominee, is stepping into some iconic shoes. Showtime announced on Thursday that the...
By Lesley Goldberg, Rick Porter January 21, 2021 Showtime has added a second A-list actress to its anthology series The First Lady. Michelle Pfeiffer will play...
By Joe Otterson January 21, 2021 Michelle Pfeiffer has signed on to star as Betty Ford in the upcoming Showtime series “The First Lady,” Variety has learned....
By Nellie Andreeva January 21, 2021 Oscar and Emmy nominee Michelle Pfeiffer (French Exit) will portray Betty Ford in The First Lady (working title, fka First...
By Nellie Andreeva January 12, 2021 As one Justin Spitzer-created workplace comedy series, Superstore, is coming to an end on NBC this season, another one will...
By Patrick Hipes November 23, 2020 Young Rock, the upcoming NBC series inspired by the life of Dwayne Johnson, has started in on production in Queensland, Australia,...
By Alexandra Del Rosario November 14, 2020 Film diversity non-profit Film2Future will honor The Walking Dead and Shameless writer LaToya Morgan at its first-ever...
By Chris Gardner November 13, 2020 The Nov. 19 benefit will also feature Adina Porter, Sahr Ngaujah and host Andy Allo. Film2Future will honor writer and showrunner...
By Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski November 12, 2020 The CW has put in development Modern Austen, a contemporary reimagining of Jane Austen’s novels, from...
By Sydney Bucksbaum September 29, 2020 Joey King is getting ugly for her next role. Netflix announced Tuesday that the Kissing Booth actress will star in and...
By Justin Kroll September 29, 2020 Following the success of the romantic comedy The Kissing Booth, Netflix and Joey King have found their next project to collaborate...