vendredi 29 mai 2020

HBO Max Speeding Up Love Life Episode Release Schedule

HBO Max Speeding Up Love Life Episode Release Schedule

HBO Max speeding up Love Life episode release schedule

After a strong audience reception of its first three episodes, HBO Max has announced it will be speeding up its release schedule of the Anna Kendrick-led Love Life from weekly episodes to releasing the episodes in chunks over the next two weeks.

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Originally planned as a traditional weekly series, WarnerMedia’s new streaming service is looking to capitalize on the large viewership its first scripted series received by choosing to instead release episodes 4-6 on Thursday, June 4 followed by debuting the final four episodes of the first season on Thursday, June 11.

“HBO Max audiences have fallen in love with Love Life. It’s wonderfully gratifying to see that fans have immediately connected to the show and we are accelerating the release of episodes to meet their demand for more,” Sarah Aubrey, head of original content, HBO Max, said in a statement. “We are thrilled to see 2 emerge as one of the top performers of all content on Max and we love to be able to reward viewers who started watching on day one.”

Love Life is HBO Max’s first full-length scripted series about the journey from first love to last love, and how the people we’re with along the way make us into who we are when we finally end up with someone forever. The series will follow a different protagonist’s quest for love each season, with each half-hour episode telling the story of one of their relationships.

Season 1 will feature Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect), Zoë Chao (Downhill, Strangers), Peter Vack (Someone Great, The Bold Type), Sasha Compere (Miracle Workers, Uncorked), and Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread, Another Year)

This fresh take on a romantic comedy anthology series is from creator and co-showrunner Sam Boyd (In a Relationship) and is produced by Lionsgate Television and Feigco Entertainment. Lovelife is also executive produced by Kendrick, Feig, and Dan Magnante along with Boyd and Bridget Bedard (Transparent, Ramy), who is also serving a co-showrunner. In addition, Boyd also wrote the pilot and directs the series.

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The last time Kendrick teamed up with Feig, the duo produced A Simple Favor, co-starring Blake Lively. That film ended up grossing $97.5 million in the United States off a $20 million budget and received favorable reviews, amassing an 85% score on RottenTomatoes.

HBO Max is officially launching on May 27 and will be offering an impressive direct-to-consumer experience with 10,000 hours of premium content including Max Originals, the entire HBO service, together with beloved franchises, titles past and present from WarnerMedia’s deep library of fan favorites including motion picture and TV series from Warner Bros.’ 100-year content collection, New Line, library titles from DC, CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Crunchyroll, Rooster Teeth, Looney Tunes, a selection of classic films curated in partnership with TCM, and more.

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Almythea Film Series in Development With Bruce Logan Directing

Almythea Film Series in Development With Bruce Logan Directing

Almythea Film Series in Development With Bruce Logan Directing

Deadline is reporting that a sci-fi film franchise based on the Almythea book series is in development from Rio Vista Universal, Porchlight Entertainment Worldwide, and Priscilla Presley. Cinematographer Bruce Logan (Tron, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Batman Forever) will direct the first film from an adapted screenplay by Steven A. Finly.

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Written by Aaron Cootes, Almythea follows the adventures of Little Hawk, a young villager who dreams of becoming a warrior, his childhood sweetheart Broken Arrows, who is betrothed to the fabled Astra champion, the complex and bitter tyrant Terrian Diomedes, aka The Lost One, and his winged temptress overlord, the sinister and duplicitous Raven Weaver. Set against the background of a 1000 year war between spiritual, immortal warriors known as the E3 and Diomedes, Little Hawk’s fate is manipulated by a rebellious E3 shaman, Grey Paw. This parallel universe brims with mythical creatures ranging from the enchanting, pixie-like “Fleafs,” to vaporous “Evil-Whisperers” and more.

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“We were scheduled to be at WonderCon in Anaheim, California and in San Diego Comic-Con where last year we partnered with The Jim Henson Company and licensed the FARSCAPE brand for the 20th anniversary,” said James Ganiere, Rio Vista Universal CEO. “We were on track to promote and expand our sci-fi/fantasy fan base with this new franchise Almythea at the conventions. The first book was launched in Australia, fall 2019 at Supernova pop culture comic book convention with author A.J. Cootes and headlined by Cliff Simon. Most would see the cancelation of comic conventions as a huge set back, but team Almythea pivoted and focused on feature film attachments. The lull in activity provided team Almythea an opportunity to put together a formidable team during this slow period. As a consequence Almythea as a project is now much further along with the feature film than we imagined we would have been at this stage.”

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Presley and Peter Bergmann of Porchlight (The Lost World, Zena) will serve as executive producers.

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End of Sentence Review

Rating: 

8.25/10

Cast:

John Hawkes as Frank Fogle

Logan Lerman as Sean Fogle

Sarah Bolger as Jewel

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Stone

Directed by Elfar Adalsteins

Purchase your digital copy of End of Sentence here!

End of Sentence Review:

Death can bring out some of the best and worst in people connected to the deceased, but no matter the bumps along the road, it ultimately brings even the most unlikely of family together. Dysfunctional families reuniting for a funeral is a subject often explored in film, with everything from more dramatic affairs such as This Is Where I Leave You to full-on comedies like Death At A Funeral, but when a film can find a nice balance between the two in the same way End of Sentence does, it sets itself up for a more compelling affair.

Frank Fogle, a widower, reluctantly embarks on a journey to honor his wife’s last wish of spreading her ashes in a remote lake in her native Ireland and a promise of taking his estranged son, Sean, along for the trip. As Sean steps out of prison the last thing on his mind is a foreign road trip with his alienated father. What he needs is a fresh start in California. But when his travel plans collapse he reluctantly accepts his father’s proposal in return for a ticket to the West Coast and a promise that they never have to see each other again. Between a disconcerting Irish wake, the surfacing of an old flame, the pick up of a pretty hitchhiker and plenty of unresolved issues, the journey becomes a little more than father and son had bargained for.

The plot of the film feels very reminiscent of classic road trip comedies such as Planes, Trains & Automobiles and reflections on legacy such as Beginners, but rather than go for full slapstick like the former or completely retrospective like the latter, it finds a way to ground itself and keep the story focused on the troubled relationship between its lead characters. Even with its relatively short 96-minute runtime, the film still neatly takes its time showing the growth of both Frank and Sean and Frank’s attempts at reconnecting, taking a more believable approach to the damaged psyches behind both and never offering some overly sappy moment.

That being said, while some of their stumbles along the road to spreading the ashes do feel rather familiar and predictable, they still are mostly worthy of at the very least a chuckle, if not a gut-busting laugh. From stray deer in the road to struggles adjusting to a foreign country, the script does a decent enough job of delivering some brevity through most of its serious character development.

But it’s in this sort of familiarity in which many of the film’s problems lie. From stray containers holding ashes bringing memories back of the Robert Downey Jr/Zach Galifianakis-starrer Due Date to characters threatening to leave after heated arguments, the film frequently finds itself relying on too many tropes of its respective genres to help complement some of its more unique and compelling elements, keeping the film from ever truly soaring.

Even when the film finds itself faltering, however, it nevertheless remains a thoroughly entrancing watch thanks to the magnetic performances of leads Logan Lerman and John Hawkes. With a character as tightly-wound and stoic as Frank, it takes a real determination to ensure that when he finally breaks down, we as audiences can not only believe it but also sympathize with it and Hawkes taps into this with grace, delivering at turns a hilarious and heartbreaking performance. Though his turns in Fury and The Perks of Being a Wallflower may have been of a more powerful nature, Lerman still shines in one of his most mature roles to date, never letting Sean become a caricature or cliche but also keeping audiences on their toes about whether we should want to connect with him or have him leave Frank’s life for good.

End of Sentence may not work as hard to set itself apart from similar genre fare, but thanks to a pair of stellar performances, some intriguing character development and some worthwhile humor, it still stands above many other attempts and proves to be a moving tale of loss and growth.

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Diary of a Future President Renewed for Season 2 at Disney+

Diary of a Future President Renewed for Season 2 at Disney+

Diary of a Future President Renewed for Season 2 at Disney+

Disney+’s Diary of a Future President has been renewed for a second season. The 10-episode second season will stream exclusively on the platform, and the first season of the comedy is streaming now.

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Diary of a Future President follows the adventures of Elena Cañero-Reed as she navigates the ups and downs of middle school on her journey to become the future president of the United States. Series regulars include Tess Romero (Blindspot) as Elena, Charlie Bushnell as Bobby, Selenis Leyva (Orange Is the New Black, Murphy Brown) as Gabi and Michael Weaver (Here and Now, The Real O’Neals) as Sam.

Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin) will return as adult Elena, the future president of the United States, in a recurring guest-starring role.

“Optimistic, heartfelt stories that inspire are fundamental to our content and creator Ilana Peña’s series delivers on these attributes in spades,” said Agnes Chu, senior vice president, Content, Disney+. “Families around the world have fallen in love with Elena and the Cañero-Reed family and we are thrilled to bring Elena’s often hilarious and always meaningful journey through adolescence back for another season. It has been wonderful to partner with the extraordinary Gina Rodriguez to champion specific, diverse points-of-view and we look forward to seeing even more of President Cañero-Reed in this next chapter.”

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“We’re thrilled to partner with Disney+ on a series that showcases strong women both in front of and behind the camera. They’ve been incredible champions of the show from day one,” said David Stapf, president, CBS Television Studios. “Gina’s ability to shepherd projects with new and diverse voices, combined with Ilana’s effortless blend of comedy and drama with humor and sensitivity bring this wonderful coming-of-age story to life.”

From CBS Television Studios and I Can and I Will Productions, the show is executive produced by Gina Rodriguez along with creator Ilana Peña (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Keith Heisler, and Molly Breeskin. Peña and Heisler are co-showrunners.

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Mike Mitchell to Helm We’re Not From Here for Columbia Pictures

Mike Mitchell to Helm We're Not From Here for Columbia Pictures

Mike Mitchell to helm We’re Not From Here for Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures has acquired the rights to Geoff Rodkey’s sci-fi middle-grade novel We’re Not From Here from Will Gluck’s Olive Bridge Entertainment and has landed Mike Mitchell (The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part) to helm a film adaptation of the project, according to Deadline.

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First published in 2019 by Crown Books, the New York Times bestselling novel follows a family of humans who has been living on a station on Mars after the destruction of Earth who decide to immigrate to an alien planet named Choom, where they find themselves struggling to adjust to life amongst the native race known as the Zhuri, who aren’t a fan of humankind and don’t like singing, comedy or any kind of emotion.

The film version, which will be adapted by Rodkey, will be a family-focused adventure blending live-action and animation, a venture Mitchell previously underwent in the critically tarnished Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Sponge Out of Water, on which he helmed the film’s live-action sequences.

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Gluck, who will produce the adaptation alongside Olive Bridge’s Jodi Hildebrand, has had a long-standing working relationship with Sony Pictures and their TV branch, delivering hits including 2009’s Fired Up!, 2010’s Easy A, 2011’s Friends with Benefits and 2018’s Peter Rabbit for the former while producing and co-creating The Michael J. Fox Show and The McCarthys in association with Sony TV.

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In addition to being a New York Times bestselling author, Rodkey is well-known as an Emmy-nominated screenwriter of films and TV including Daddy Day Care, Politically Incorrect, RV, The Shaggy Dog and Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas!. His next novel, the suburban-apocalypse focused Lights Out in Lincolnwood, is set to hit shelves in summer 2021.

After making his directorial debut on the 1999 Rob Schneider-led comedy Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigalo and following it up with the holiday failure Surviving Christmas and Disney superhero hit Sky High, Mitchell would go on to focus on more animated fare with behind-the-scenes work at DreamWorks Animation on the Kung Fu Panda trilogy, Shrek franchise and Monsters vs. Aliens. His most recent works include the Oscar-nominated Trolls and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part.

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Script Changes Led Paramount to Bail on Killers of the Flower Moon

Script Changes Led Paramount to Bail on Killers of the Flower Moon

Script Changes Led Paramount to Bail on Killers of the Flower Moon

Following the recent news that Apple has partnered with Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio to finance their upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon adaptation, The Hollywood Reporter brings word that it was script changes that ultimately led Paramount Pictures to pull back their investment in the film.

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While Apple covers the large budget, Paramount will still distribute the film in theaters worldwide before the movie lands on Apple TV+. The studio will avoid financial risk but faces “very limited upside.”

Paramount reportedly pulled back their funding for the film when Scorsese and DiCaprio revised the script and altered the star’s role. DiCaprio was originally supposed to be playing the good guy working for the developing FBI, but in the revised version, he would portray Robert De Niro’s nephew, torn between love and evil machinations of his uncle.

The outlet reports that a source shared Paramount felt the changes in the script made the film a “moody and less commercial character study,” calling it a “smaller scale; same budget” project.

Paramount was likely hoping they could convince the director and actor to revert back to their original script when they suggested to DiCaprio’s manager Rick Yorn to shop the project, but not only is Apple now covering the entire budget, they will also be the “creative studio” on the film.

Paramount will apparently pay marketing costs, though Apple will get its money back either from its share of the box office or “by making up any shortfall;”  Apple will also cover costs associated with developing the project. In turn, Paramount will receive a distribution fee based on the film’s box office performance.

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Killers of the Flower Moon, written by Eric Roth (A Star is Born), is produced by Imperative Entertainment, who acquired the rights for the novel for $5 million, as well as Scorcese, Appian Way Productions and Sikelia Productions. It will be starring Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio with fellow Scorsese alum Robert De Niro.

Killers of the Flower Moon will mark DiCaprio and Scorcese’s seventh collaboration together after working on multiple Oscar-nominated and winning films beginning with 2002’s Gangs of New York followed by 2004’s The Aviator, which was the actor’s first Oscar-nominated performance with the director, 2006’s The Departed, 2010’s Shutter Island, 2013’s The Wolf of Wall Street and the 2015 short film The Audition.

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Perry Mason Teaser: Everybody’s Guilty of Something

Perry Mason Teaser: Everybody's Guilty of Something

Perry Mason teaser: Everybody’s guilty of something

Robert Downey Jr. (Avengers: Endgame) took to Twitter to share a new teaser at the upcoming series reboot of Perry Mason starring Matthew Rhys (The Americans), giving viewers a deeper look at the twisted case the iconic private-detective-turned-lawyer is tasked with solving. The teaser, which confirms a June 21 premiere date, can be viewed below!

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Based on Erle Stanley Gardner’s series of novels, the new Perry Mason will be set in 1932 Los Angeles. While the rest of the country recovers from the Great Depression, this city is booming! Oil! Olympic Games! Talking Pictures! Evangelical Fervor! And a child kidnapping gone very, very wrong! This limited series follows the origins of American Fiction’s most legendary criminal defense lawyer, Perry Mason (Rhys). When the case of the decade breaks down his door, Mason’s relentless pursuit of the truth reveals a fractured city and just maybe, a pathway to redemption for himself.

Emmy winner Matthew Rhys (The Americans) plays the title character alongside Oscar nominee John Lithgow (Pet SemataryTerms of EndearmentThe Crown) and Emmy winner Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black). Chris Chalk (Gotham) and Shea Whigham (Homecoming) have signed on as series regulars while Nate Corddry (Mom), Veronica Falcon (Queen of the South), Jefferson Mays (I Am The Night), Gayle Rankin (GLOW) and Lili Taylor (Chambers) also set to star in the limited series for recurring roles.

The limited series will be directed and executive produced by Tim Van Patten, who is one of HBO‘s longtime collaborators. He has worked on many popular HBO series such as Game of Thrones, The Sopranos, Sex and the City, and Deadwood.

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The adaptation is co-written by Rolin Jones and Ron Fritzgerald, who are also set to the series’ showrunners. Robert Downey Jr. (Avengers: Endgame) and Susan Downey has developed the project and will both executive produced through their Team Downey Banner. Jones, Fritzgerald, and Rhy are also executive producers along with Team Downey’s Amanda Burrell, and Joe Horaceck.

The adventures of Perry Mason have been adapted a number of times in various mediums, with the character having been the subject of radio plays, films, television movies and perhaps most notably a television series for CBS called Perry Mason that ran from 1957 to 1966.

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Murder Manual Trailer Starring Game of Thrones Star Emilia Clarke

Murder Manual Trailer Starring Game of Thrones Star Emilia Clarke

Murder Manual Trailer Starring Game of Thrones Star Emilia Clarke

The official trailer for Hewes Pictures’ horror anthology feature Murder Manual has been released, starring Emmy nominee Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Terminator Genisys). You can check out the trailer below and order your copy of the movie here!

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In Murder Manual, eight “creepy, terrifying chapters from our book of horror include a little girl’s journey from a world of nightmares into the nightmare of reality, a gay couple’s romantic getaway in Palm Springs that turns murderous, a young woman whose rideshare turns deadly, and a girl who is held captive by a circus that must be rescued by her husband.”

Murder Manual also stars Hadley Fraser (The Legend of Tarzan), Sylvia Panacione (Jane the Virgin), Maria Olsen (Paranormal Activity 3), Bryan Manley Davis (The Devil’s Well). Directors include Michael Escobedo, Kelly Hallmark, Matt Newton, Sam N. Powell, Toni Tikkanen, and Nour Wazzi.

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Murder Manual is now available to stream on Amazon from Hewes Pictures.

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Cush Jumbo Not Returning for The Good Fight

Cush Jumbo Not Returning for The Good Fight

Cush Jumbo not returning for The Good Fight

After four seasons leading the acclaimed CBS All Access spin-off of The Good Wife, Cush Jumbo has confirmed she will not be returning to her role of Lucca Quinn on The Good Fight past its fifth season, with hopes to return for a brief stint of episodes to conclude her story after the shortened fourth season, according to Variety.

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In Season 3, Diane Lockhart (Baranski) tries to figure out whether you can resist a crazy administration without going crazy yourself, while Adrian Boseman (Lindo) and Liz Reddick-Lawrence (McDonald) struggle with a new post-factual world where the lawyer who tells the best story triumphs over the lawyer with the best facts. Meanwhile, Lucca Quinn (Jumbo) balances a new baby with a new love, and Maia Rindell ( Leslie) finds a new Mephistopheles in Roland Blum (Sheen), a Roy Cohn-like lawyer who is corruption incarnate.

I have had the most amazing time over the last five years working with Robert, Michelle and the crews of both The Good Wife and The Good Fight,” Jumbo said in a statement. “I will miss them all so much, but am so excited to explore pastures new. Due to the pandemic forcing us to shut down early we weren’t able to wrap up Lucca’s story fully and so I hope if schedules allow I can return next season to do that.

The series, from The Good Wife creators Robert and Michelle King, Robert and Michelle King serve as showrunners and executive producers of the series, which they co-created with Phil Alden Robinson. Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Liz Glotzer and Brooke Kennedy also serve as executive producers. The series is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions. The series is distributed worldwide by CBS Studios International.

We’ve loved every moment of working with Cush for the last five years and everyone in The Good Fight universe will miss her terribly,” Robert and Michelle King said in a statement. “Given the pandemic-forced premature ending of Season 4, it’s our hope that Cush will be able to return when we resume filming Season 5 in order to give Lucca a proper send-off.

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The first three seasons of The Good Fight are currently available for streaming on CBS All Access, with the fourth season having premiered on April 9 and set to conclude on May 28.

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Cobra Kai Searching For New Streaming Home Ahead of Season 3 Premiere

Cobra Kai Searching For New Streaming Home Ahead of Season 3 Premiere

Cobra Kai searching for new streaming home ahead of season 3 premiere

After two acclaimed and successful seasons at the video-sharing platform, the Karate Kid sequel series Cobra Kai is looking for a new streaming home ahead of its third season premiere as YouTube is looking to move away from scripted programming, according to Deadline.

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YouTube has co-produced the series with Sony Pictures TV for the three seasons but sources report that as the service looks to move more into unscripted programming, they informed the studio they would not be commissioning a fourth season of the series. Given its record-breaking viewership of over 80 million viewers across the first and second season premieres, Sony didn’t want to the series to end and has been negotiating with YouTube for the rights to take it to a new streaming platform for its upcoming third season and any future seasons, as well as non-exclusive rights to stream past seasons.

Sources report that Netflix and Hulu are currently the top contenders for the rights to the project and that YouTube will not formally release the rights to the series or debut the new season until a new home has been secured.

In Cobra KaiRalph Macchio and William Zabka revisit their star-making roles from the iconic film franchise, The Karate Kid. The epic adversaries return to the dojo, thirty years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament. A down-and-out Johnny Lawrence (Zabka) seeks redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo, reigniting his rivalry with a now-successful Daniel LaRusso (Macchio), who has been struggling to maintain balance in his life without the guidance of his mentor, Mr. Miyagi.

YouTube officially renewed its critically-acclaimed martial arts drama series for a third season which is scheduled to premiere in 2020. The upcoming season will see Daniel LaRusso returning to Japan in order to continue to navigate through life without the mentorship of his Karate Kid sensei, Mr. Miyagi. LaRusso fought in Japan during the events of 1986’s The Karate Kid Part II.

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The first season of Cobra Kai proved to be a strong success for the video service, with the first episode garnering over 50 million views within five months of airing and critics and audiences praising the series, awarding it the rare 100 percent “Certified Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The second season also opened with a record-breaking premiere and received highly strong reviews from critics, currently sitting at an 88 percent approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Apple TV Acquires Gal Gadot-Led Hedy Lamarr Series

Apple TV Acquires Gal Gadot-Led Hedy Lamarr Series

Apple TV acquires Gal Gadot-led Hedy Lamarr series

After initially being set up at Showtime, the upcoming limited series centered on actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr starring Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman 1984) has moved to Apple TV+ with a straight-to-series order of eight episodes, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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The limited series was originally set to run on Showtime and has been in the works for nearly two years now, but after the cable network failed to give it a proper series order, the tech giant’s new streaming service acquired the project. The concept for the series stemmed from Gadot and her husband and producing partner Jason Varsano, who will executive produce via their banner Pilot Wave, alongside showrunner Sarah Treem (The Affair), Warren Littlefield (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Katie Robbins (The Last Tycoon).

Austrian-born Hedy Lamarr was a popular actress in the 1940s, starring in such films as Algiers, Boom Town, I Take This Woman, Comrade X, Come Live with Me and Samson and Delilah. However, she is most famous for her work as an inventor. During World War II she helped create a radio guidance system for allied torpedoes that utilized spectrum and frequency. Today, this same technology is used to enable Bluetooth and WiFi. At the age of 85, Lamarr passed away due to a heart disease in 2000.

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Gal Gadot will next be in seen in a number of high-profile projects including: the highly-anticipated sequel Wonder Woman 1984 which will premiere in August; Death on the Nile opposite Armie Hammer and Annette Bening; and Red Notice starring alongside Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds.

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POLL: What is the Best Director’s Cut?

POLL: What is the Best Director's Cut?

POLL: What is the Best Director’s Cut?

This month saw some exciting news for fans as the long-rumored Zack Snyder cut of Justice League was announced to be in development and set for a 2021 release on HBO Max! Though Snyder getting a second shot to cut the superhero blockbuster is a rare circumstance in Hollywood, he is certainly not the first filmmaker to have a separate cut of his film that differs drastically from the theatrical release. ComingSoon.net has compiled a list of some of the most iconic and creatively unique director’s cuts in film history and is asking our readers to vote on their favorite in the poll below!

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Films suffering from different cuts between a director and a studio is nothing new, with most re-releases or Blu-ray editions simply featuring an additional handful of jokes or action sequences, but there are a number of times when reshoots and edits cause a film to change drastically and with later cuts receiving warmer responses from critics and audiences alike. Some of the most notable include the director’s cut of 2003’s Daredevil, as well as Ridley Scott’s numerous cuts of Blade Runner, the Assembly Cut of Alien 3 more in line with director David Fincher’s vision, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut and Kingdom of Heaven: Extended Director’s Cut.

Other specially released versions of the film may not necessarily change the story of a film in any major fashion, but add a unique style that feels more befitting of the project its attached to, with two of the most notable including black-and-white versions of Mad Max: Fury Road and Logan, both of which were received positively by viewers and the filmmakers.

Zack Snyder’s Justice League will reportedly cost around $20-30 million in order to properly finish the editing and visual effects of the director’s original vision. The original post-production crew is also expected to return along with the cast members to record additional dialogue for the cut. No new footage will be shot, however.

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Fueled by the hero’s restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Justice League sees Bruce Wayne enlist the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

Justice League, which features a screenplay from Chris Terrio from a story by Snyder and Terrio, stars Affleck as Batman, Cavill as Superman, Gadot as Wonder Woman, Momoa as Aquaman, Miller as The Flash, Fisher as Cyborg, Willem Dafoe as Nuidis Vulko, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Connie Nielsen as Queen Hippolyta, with J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon, and Amy Adams as Lois Lane.

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Released in November 2017, the film earned mixed reviews from critics and audiences alike, praising the action and performances from Gadot and Miller while criticizing every other aspect of the film, namely the inconsistent tone that many fault Joss Whedon (The Avengers) for after taking over directorial duties from Snyder. With a large budget of $300 million and a break-even point of $750 million, the film is considered a box office bomb having grossed only $658 million.

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HBO Max Acquires Exclusive Streaming Rights to Young Sheldon

HBO Max Acquires Exclusive Streaming Rights to Young Sheldon

HBO Max Acquires Exclusive Streaming Rights to Young Sheldon

HBO Max has acquired the exclusive U.S. subscription-video-on-demand rights to the hit comedy series Young Sheldon in a deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. HBO Max is also the streaming home of the entire library of The Big Bang Theory, the longest-running multicamera comedy in television history.

“We now feel like our Big Bang offering is complete,” said Kevin Reilly, chief content officer, HBO Max, president TNT, TBS, and TruTV. “We are so proud to be the home of this beloved franchise and the place where new and existing fans can learn about young Sheldon Cooper’s roots.”

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“In order for Sheldon Cooper to visit his younger self, he would need to manipulate spacetime. All you actually need is HBO Max,” said Young Sheldon creators/executive producers Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro. “We are so pleased that Young Sheldon will once again be reunited with his future self on HBO Max, and we are excited for fans, new and old, to be able to binge both The Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon for the first time.”

Young Sheldon is currently the number-one comedy on network television with total viewers, Teens, and all key 25-54 demos. The series has averaged more than 11.4 million viewers per week during the 2019–20 season to date, according to Most Current ratings information from Nielsen, +34% more viewers than the next-largest comedy with total viewers.

For 12 years on The Big Bang Theory, audiences came to know the iconic, eccentric, and extraordinary Sheldon Cooper. The single-camera, half-hour comedy Young Sheldon gives viewers the chance to meet him in childhood, as he embarks on his innocent, awkward and hopeful journey toward the man he will become.

The series stars Iain Armitage as Young Sheldon, Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Montana Jordan, Raegan Revord, with Annie Potts, and Jim Parsons as the voice of Sheldon.

For young Sheldon Cooper, it isn’t easy growing up in East Texas. Being a once-in-a-generation mind capable of advanced mathematics and science isn’t always helpful in a land where church and football are king. And while the vulnerable, gifted and somewhat naïve Sheldon deals with the world, his very normal family must find a way to deal with him. His father, George, is struggling to find his way as a high school football coach and as father to a boy he doesn’t understand. Sheldon’s mother, Mary, fiercely protects and nurtures her son in a town where he just doesn’t fit in. Sheldon’s older brother, Georgie, does the best he can in high school, but it’s tough to be cool when you’re in the same classes with your odd 9-year-old brother. Finally, there’s Sheldon’s twin sister, Missy, who sometimes resents all the attention Sheldon gets, but also remains the one person who can reliably tell Sheldon the truth.

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From Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television, Young Sheldon is distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. Chuck Lorre & Steven Molaro created the show and serve as executive producers with Steve Holland, Jim Parsons, and Todd Spiewak.

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Watch The Last of Us Part II State of Play With Director Neil Druckmann

Watch The Last of Us Part II State of Play With Director Neil Druckmann

Watch The Last of Us Part II State of Play With Director Neil Druckmann

Over the court of this nearly 25 minute episode of State of Play, Neil Druckmann, the director of The Last of Us Part II, provides an extensive look at the gameplay, threats, and the world of the game ahead of its release on June 19 on PlayStation 4, as well as introducing a never-before-seen extended gameplay sequence. You can check out the video below and pre-order your copy of the game here!

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Five years after their dangerous journey across the post-pandemic United States, Ellie and Joel have settled down in Jackson, Wyoming. Living amongst a thriving community of survivors has allowed them peace and stability, despite the constant threat of the infected and other, more desperate survivors.

When a violent event disrupts that peace, Ellie embarks on a relentless journey to carry out justice and find closure. As she hunts those responsible one by one, she is confronted with the devastating physical and emotional repercussions of her actions.

From the way Ellie plays to the way she navigates through this hostile world, you’re going to feel her physical, emotional, and mental state expressed through every facet of gameplay.

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If you pre-order the game you will receive a couple of special in-game items at launch, including Ammo Capacity Upgrade, where you can instantly unlock an ammo capacity upgrade for Ellie’s pistol, and a Crafting Training Manual, allowing players to instantly unlock the manual which provides access to new crafting recipes and upgrades.

The Last of Us Part II Ellie Edition includes The Last of Us Part II Logo Patch; 7″ Vinyl Record featuring Music from the Original Soundtrack; Replica of Ellie’s Backpack; 48 Page Mini Art Book from Dark Horse, SteelBook Case with Full Game; Lithograph Art Print and Thank You Letter; 12″ Ellie Statue; Replica of Ellie’s Bracelet; Set of 6 Enamel Pins; Set of 5 Stickers; PS4 Dynamic Theme; Set of 6 PSN Avatars; Digital Soundtrack; and a Digital Mini Art Book from Dark Horse.

The Last of Us Part II is set to hit shelves on June 19.

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House by the Cemetery & New York Ripper Getting 4K Releases

House by the Cemetery & New York Ripper Getting 4K Releases

House by the Cemetery & New York Ripper getting 4K releases

Blue Underground, the niche home media company behind special restorations of cult and exploitation classics, has unveiled its next two releases as Lucio Fulci’s 1981 slasher The House by the Cemetery and 1982 giallo The New York Ripper!

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In The House by the Cemetery, a young family moves from their cramped New York City apartment to a spacious new home in New England. But this is no ordinary house in the country: the previous owner was the deranged Dr. Freudstein, whose monstrous human experiments have left a legacy of bloody mayhem. Now, someone – or something – is alive in the basement, and home sweet home is about to become a horrific hell on earth.

Catriona MacColl (The Beyond), Paolo Malco (The New York Ripper), Ania Pieroni (Tenebre), Carlo De Mejo (City of the Living Dead), and Dagmar Lassander (Hatchet for the Honeymoon) star in this outrageous Italian shocker from ‘The Godfather of Gore,’ Lucio Fulci (Zombie). Blue Underground’s acclaimed restoration of The House by the Cemetery, scanned in 4K 16-bit from the original 35mm 2-perf camera negative, is now presented with Dolby Vision HDR and a new Dolby Atmos audio mix, fully loaded with hours of Extras!

The full list of special features in the two-disc set include:

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray) Feature Film + Extras

  • Audio Commentary with Troy Howarth, Author of Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and His Films
  • Deleted Scene
  • Theatrical Trailers
  • TV Spot
  • Poster & Still Galleries

Disc 2 (Blu-ray) Extras:

  • Meet the Boyles – Interviews with Stars Catriona MacColl and Paolo Malco
  • Children of the Night – Interviews with Stars Giovanni Frezza and Silvia Collatina
  • Tales of Laura Gittleson – Interview with Star Dagmar Lassander
  • My Time With Terror – Interview with Star Carlo De Mejo
  • A Haunted House Story – Interviews with Co-Writers Dardano Sacchetti and Elisa Briganti
  • To Build a Better Death Trap – Interviews with Cinematographer Sergio Salvati, Special Make-Up Effects Artist Maurizio Trani, Special Effects Artist Gino De Rossi, and Actor Giovanni De Nava
  • House Quake – Interview with Co-Writer Giorgio Mariuzzo
  • Catriona MacColl Q&A
  • Calling Dr. Freudstein – Interview with Stephen Thrower, Author of Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci

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In The New York Ripper, a blade-wielding psychopath is on the loose, turning The Big Apple bright red with the blood of beautiful young women. As NYPD detective Fred Williams (Jack Hedley of For Your Eyes Only) follows the trail of butchery from the decks of the Staten Island Ferry to the sex shows of Times Square, each brutal murder becomes a sadistic taunt. In the city that never sleeps, the hunt is on for the killer that can’t be stopped!

Co-written and directed by acclaimed horror maestro Fulci and filmed on location in the mean streets of New York City, this is one of Fulci’s most savage and controversial thrillers. Now Blue Underground’s acclaimed restoration of The New York Ripper, scanned in 4K 16-bit from the original 35mm 2-perf camera negative, is presented with Dolby Vision HDR and a new Dolby Atmos audio mix, gushing with hours of Extras!

The full list of extras in the two-disc set includes:

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray) Feature Film + Extras

  • Audio Commentary with Troy Howarth, Author of Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and His Films
  • Theatrical Trailer

Disc 2 (Blu-ray) Feature Film + Extras

  • Audio Commentary with Troy Howarth, Author of Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and His Films
  • The Art Of Killing – Interview with Co-Writer Dardano Sacchetti
  • Three Fingers Of Violence – Interview with Star Howard Ross
  • The Second Victim – Interview with Co-Star Cinzia de Ponti
  • The Broken Bottle Murder – Interview with Co-Star Zora Kerova
  • “I’m an Actress!” – 2009 Interview with Co-Star Zora Kerova
  • The Beauty Killer – Interview with Stephen Thrower, Author of Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci
  • Paint Me Blood Red – Interview with Poster Artist Enzo Sciotti
  • NYC Locations Then and Now
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Poster & Still Gallery

The House by the Cemetery and The New York Ripper 4K UHD and Blu-ray combo packs are set to hit shelves on August 25!

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Tom Ellis Closes Deal to Return as Lucifer for a Potential Season 6

Tom Ellis Closes Deal to Return as Lucifer for a Potential Season 6

Tom Ellis Closes Deal to Return as Lucifer for a Potential Season 6

Netflix has yet to renew Lucifer for a sixth season, but according to Deadline, star Tom Ellis has made a renewal announcement even more likely by closing a deal to return as the title character.

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The streamer has been in talks with Warner Bros. TV about a Season 6 and executive producers Ildy Modrovich and Joe Henderson already closed new deals for a new season. The outlet also notes that the rest of the Lucifer cast are also on board for another installment should Netflix decide to renew.

Lucifer tells the story of the original fallen angel. Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar abandoned his throne. He then retired to Los Angeles, where he teamed up with LAPD detective Chloe Decker to take down criminals. Fox abruptly canceled the show after its third season, but it was saved by Netflix for a fourth and fifth season.

The series, based on the comic book characters created by Neil Gaiman for DC’s Vertigo Imprint, Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg for Vertigo, stars Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Rachael Harris, DB Woodside, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Aimee Garcia, Tricia Helfer, Scarlett Estevez, and Kevin Alejandro.

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Warner Bros. Television produces Lucifer in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Aggressive Mediocrity. The series is vaguely based on characters created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg for Vertigo, from DC Entertainment. Additionally, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, Ildy Modrovich and Joe Henderson are the executive producers. Len Wiseman serves as director and executive producer, while Kapinos serves as an executive consultant on the series.

Season 5 of Lucifer is still without a premiere date but it is expected to hit Netflix somewhere in 2020.

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Tenet TV Spot Teases Time Inversion in Christopher Nolan’s Sci-Fi Thriller

Tenet TV Spot Teases Time Inversion in Christopher Nolan's Sci-Fi Thriller

Tenet TV Spot Teases Time Inversion in Christopher Nolan’s Sci-Fi Thriller

A new Tenet TV spot for Christopher Nolan’s upcoming action sci-fi-thriller has been released, teasing the mysterious use of time inversion in the film. You can check out the TV spot now below!

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Tenet will be an international espionage thriller filmed across seven countries. John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman) stars, with a supporting cast that includes Robert Pattinson (Good Time), Elizabeth Debicki (Widows), Dimple Kapadia (Fugly), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Michael Caine (The Dark Knight Rises) and Kenneth Branagh (Dunkirk).

The film is written by Nolan and will utilize a mixture of IMAX and 70mm film, which is something he’s become famous for.Th

The director first made an impact in 2001 with his indie film Memento. His next film, Insomnia, was also a modest hit. but it wasn’t until Batman Begins hit theaters in 2005 that Nolan became a box office force in his own right. The Prestige was Nolan’s last movie to gross under $200 million worldwide. His other films include The Dark KnightThe Dark Knight RisesInceptionInterstellar, and Dunkirk.

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Nolan is producing Tenet along with his partner Emma Thomas and is currently slated for a July 17 release.

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CS Interview: Randall Wallace Talks Braveheart 25th Anniversary

CS Interview: Randall Wallace Talks Braveheart

CS Interview: Randall Wallace talks Braveheart 25th anniversary

Braveheart turned 25-years old this week, and to honor the occasion ComingSoon.net reached out to the film’s screenwriter, Randall Wallace, who was kind enough to talk about the Oscar-winning epic and share a few behind-the-scenes details you may not have known about. You can pre-order the new Braveheart 4K steelbook out on June 16 by clicking here!

Directed by Mel Gibson, who won an Academy Award for his efforts, Braveheart tells the sprawling legend of Scotland hero William Wallace, who takes up arms against the ruthless King Edward I of England; and inspires his fellow Scots to fight for their country’s freedom.

Released on May 24, 1995, Braveheart went on to amass over $200 million at the worldwide box office, and 10 Academy Award nominations, eventually winning five, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Effects Editing, and Best Makeup.

Braveheart stars Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack, Angus Macfayden, and Brendan Gleeson.

ComingSoon.net: Ok, so just so you know, I’m a huge Braveheart fan. I saw it with my dad and remember just being blown away by the scope of it.

Wallace: Oh man, that’s music to my ears. That you saw it with your dad is the best part of all.

CS: What originally drew you to tell the story of William Wallace?

Wallace: When I first came across the story, I was in Scotland with my wife. She has a Mormon grandmother and I knew her ancestry, but I didn’t know any of mine. So, we had gone to Scotland because I had heard there were Wallace’s in Scotland and came across the statue of William Wallace. I heard a bit of the story — I asked some questions about him — and I heard he was Scotland’s greatest hero and that he had been betrayed possibly by Robert the Bruce. And that story struck me as fundamental to human life. What if something so noble about the life and death of William Wallace transformed Robert the Bruce. All of us are challenged, all of are afraid, and all of us have the capacity to do terrible things, but what happens when it turns us around with our lives and towards something that’s heroic and meaningful? There was that story, but I couldn’t even sit down to write for another ten years. And when I did it was at a really low and difficult part in my life when it appeared, I would have one more chance to write a screenplay before I would have to give up my aspirations to be a writer. And I thought I’m going to write what I want to see; not what Hollywood wants to sell. I’m going to write what I want. So, that’s the greatest of ironies to me is writing with a complete disregard to the marketplace turned out to be the movie that everyone in Hollywood seemed to love and embrace and try to emulate.

CS: There are a number of legends and historical accounts of William Wallace, specifically Blind Harry’s 15th century poem, how did you choose which elements to utilize for your screenplay? Were there other elements you wanted to put in there?

Wallace: Jeff, that is a question I’ve never been asked in all these years and it’s an extremely perceptive one. So, thank you! [Laughs]

CS: Yes!

Wallace: People have said to me, you must have done a ton of research. And the answer is, no I didn’t. First of all, there wasn’t much research to be done. There weren’t many sources as you point out. There was a general kind of legendary knowledge about William Wallace and I used that as a starting point to write the story I thought was relevant — what mattered to me, and what struck me as the most powerful. And then, I discovered the Blind Harry and read it and was astonished to find elements I thought I had invented in my telling of the story to be in the Blind Harry. One of them was William Wallace encounters Robert the Bruce on the battlefield. This is, of course, one of the most shocking and unexpected and powerful moments in the movie and that was in the Blind Harry as well. So, most of the research I did was from within me.

Other people have asked, well, what did you mostly read? And I said, mainly the New Testament. When you look at the William Wallace story it owes a great deal to the New Testament. Mel recognized that right away, and almost no one else did.

CS: That’s interesting. So, Mel Gibson comes aboard – did the script go through additional changes? Were there sequences or moments you had to give up?

Wallace: There’s a paradox in that I feel the final version of Braveheart is as close to my original vision of what it ought to be and my original script that I’ve ever done. The only other movie I’ve ever written as an original and handed to another director was Pearl Harbor. Braveheart is light years closer to my original vision than Pearl Harbor was — it had the story I wrote, but the execution of the story in Braveheart is so much the same. The irony of course, in that, is that any director on any movie has to take the script and take the story apart inside himself and reassemble himself as they see it. That happens with any story. That’s why novels are such an intimate art form, because the reader creates the story again inside themselves. And that happens with a screenplay, but Mel certainly brought himself to it. His recognition of the power of life and death and the power of fear and courage and the power of pain. He certainly saw it through his own lens. In the end the final version of the movie is the best version. There are scenes that I love that we didn’t film and scenes that I love that we did film that didn’t end up in the movie, and I love all of those and I would love the opportunity to show all of those to people who love the movie. But the final picture as a whole was the best choice to release.

CS: So, GibsonCut confirmed to release in the next few months. Got it.

Wallace: [Laughs] I don’t know if it would be that quick, but I would love to do it. There’s a lot of footage that the public has never seen. And it would be interesting to show. But, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is one of my favorite movies ever, I’ve looked at all the DVDs with the cut scenes. In a certain way, they were unessential. I think everything that’s essential for the appreciation of the movie is available in the movie as it is today.

CS: One of the best lines in the movie is when his Uncle tells him to use his head before the sword — and there are a number of instances of this theme running through the film — what made you decide to write Wallace as a passionate, intelligent leader as opposed to an invincible force like, say, Rambo?

Wallace: Again, what a great question. That is one of my most dear moments, when they’re standing their watching the funeral and the Uncle says, “It was this way for me and your father when we were boys and saw our father killed,” and what that means to the boy. And what the movie means to fathers and sons and passing along the notion of this is who men can be, and this is who we ought to be. Writing this story was an unfolding miracle to me. The story started to tell itself and surprised me with moments like the flower at the grave. I didn’t imagine that would happen. I was writing that scene and I thought, somebody has to go comfort this boy standing at his father’s grave — his mother, father and brother are gone — and the neighbors don’t want to do it because they know if they touch they know they’re going to have to take him home and raise him. And then it was a child — a girl — who would speak to him. And what would she do, she would give him a flower. And then he gives the flower back to her when he returns after all those years. I never imagined that. I didn’t outline it that way and I didn’t base it on any historical source. Just, when I got to that moment, it suddenly told me that that is what should happen. So, the entire movie for me is an experience of a story that told itself to me and still does.

CS: That’s amazing! And clearly audiences felt the same way. Ok, now putting my fanboy hat on, Is there a unique, super-secretive tidbit about Braveheart you can share with us? Was it true Gibson asked Terry Gilliam to direct? Did Gibson really want Brad Pitt in the lead role?

Wallace: I’m absolutely certain there’s nothing to Mel asking Terry Gilliam to direct because I was the one who chose Mel. I did in alliance with one particular ally in the studio who was Rebecca Pollack, Sydney Pollack’s daughter. She was the mother of Braveheart. She was the one I first told the story to and said, “Go write that!” She and I talked about Mel. He was the choice I wanted and the one she wanted. We were thinking about other directors because Mel had mentioned directors, and Terry Gilliam might have been part of that, but there were no discussions with any other directors. Nor with actors. Mel wanted to direct, but he didn’t reveal that to us until after I’d gone to Scotland and came back and sat down in a meeting with him and showed him pictures of battle reenactors and things in the highlands I had found and settings. He said, “I want to direct this,” and he said it like he was letting me in on a secret and asked how I would feel about that. And I said, “I would love that.” He was thinking he wanted to direct and did not want to star. He wanted to direct and pick somebody younger to star. The biggest name he kept mentioning to me was Jason Patric. Of course, I love Brad Pitt. I think he’s wonderful, but I think Mel had the same vision and same issue every director has. In order to get the funding to make the movie the way you want to make the movie, the studio wants a star. The studio wanted Mel. I wanted Mel because he was creatively right. I thought he was the only actor who had the combination of strength and sensitivity to do it. Eventually, he came to that conclusion too. And I think he’s glad he did.

CS: Ok, so, our time is winding down. Last question: it was reported a while back that you were working with Gibson again on a Passion of the Christ sequel. Do you have any updates you can share about that project?

Wallace: I don’t have any updates that I can share. But I can tell you that we talk about it a lot. It’s something I feel like has to happen. That is the Mount Everest of stories and we will be ready to talk about it in some point in the future, but we just can’t discuss it right now.

(Photo Credit: Getty Images)

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Leonardo DiCaprio Eyeing Possible Role in Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up

Leonardo DiCaprio Eyeing Possible Role in Adam McKay's Don't Look Up

Leonardo DiCaprio Eyeing Possible Role in Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up

During the recent announcement that Apple has partnered with Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio to finance their Killers of the Flower Moon adaptation, Variety revealed that a production start date on the movie has not yet been set, leaving DiCaprio potentially interested in a number of other projects to do before Killers of the Flower Moon gets started. One of the films the Oscar winner is reportedly eyeing is Adam McKay’s Netflix comedy Don’t Look Up.

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Don’t Look Up will be written and directed by Adam McKay, who is also set as a producer Hyperobject Industries banner with Kevin Messick. The film will center on two low-level astronomers who have to embark on a media tour to warn mankind of an approaching asteroid that is going to destroy Earth.

McKay has had a successful run in the satire genre over the past few years, earning one Oscar nomination and one win for 2016’s The Big Short and three Oscar noms for 2018’s Vice, including Best Picture.

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If DiCaprio joins the sci-fi satirical comedy film, he will star alongside Oscar winners Jennifer Lawrence (Hunger Games, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle) and Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine, The Aviator, Carol).

(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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CS Plays: Predator Hunting Grounds Dutch DLC Walkthrough!

CS Plays: Predator Hunting Grounds Dutch DLC!

Are you ready for more Predator: Hunting Grounds? Well, get ready anyway, because we’ve got another awesome walkthrough for you. This time, we snatched up the new Dutch DLC for $6.99 that provided a new machine gun/grenade launcher, and knife for players to mess around with. Click here to purchase Predator: Hunting Grounds!

Oh, and you also get to play as Dutch, aka Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character in the original Predator film! And while you don’t get any special super powers, and the game as a whole remains incredibly frustrating and repetitive, it was still pretty cool to see and hear ole Arnie hunting down that ugly mother fu***r once more.

Apparently, Illfonic has plans to release even more characters in the future, which means we can all look forward to that Topher Grace skin we’ve been clamoring for. Check out the walkthrough in the player below.

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Players will be able to explore Dutch’s story in the universe in two different ways. The first is a free update, available for all players who own the game, who will be able to learn where Dutch has been all these years and hear his story in his own words through a series of voice tapes that players will earn as you level up.

The second is a paid DLC pack where you can play as Dutch and get early access to the QR5 “Hammerhead” Rifle and Dutch’s knife (available free for all players later in June). The free update and the paid DLC are now available!

More free updates and paid DLC’s are coming in the months ahead, with plans to introduce new weapons, game modes, and more. For the various paid DLC, players will get access to more themed character packs — Dutch is just the beginning.

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