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My Old Ass was just as much a coming-of-age for Maisy Stella as it was for her character.

Stella hadn’t acted since the musical drama Nashville wrapped when she was 14 years old, and while she continued to put herself on tape, the universe kept the then-teenager on the sidelines until Megan Park’s comedy-drama came along at 18. In hindsight, Stella realizes how valuable it was for her to enjoy those four years of being a teenage student. After all, she’d had a whirlwind childhood alongside her older sister, Lennon. Together, they not only co-starred on Nashville, but they also performed as a country music duo, highlighted by a direct ode to Taylor Swift at the 2013 CMA Awards. (Stella would also later find out that her 7-year-old self’s cover of Missy Higgins’ “Secret” was an influence on a young Billie Eilish.)

Stella’s time away from acting only...

Sex. Paranoia. Betrayal. These are the are among the first words that come to mind when we talk about the cult horror hit, It Follows. A movie that serves as a refreshing splash of originality and imagination that has gone on to become a mainstay in the Blu-ray players of horror lovers everywhere. While it’s a movie that certainly receives its share of praise for being fresh with its concept and quite creative in its depiction of the movie’s antagonistic entity- it also doesn’t seem to get the analysis it deserves beyond those initial praises. While the freshness and high-quality storytelling are certainly not up for debate in my book- this movie is awesome- I must say that beyond all the sex, paranoia, and betrayal, there’s also a surprising layer of tenderness, friendship, and empowerment that carry it through the trending page and into the pop culture zeitgeist forever.

Lee Cronin's The Mummy: With a release date of April 17, 2026, we now have an official title for the latest horror film from Evil Dead Rise's Lee Cronin, who is is writing and directing the film, produced by Atomic Monster, Blumhouse and Doppelgängers, for New Line.

"This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before. I'm digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening," said writer/director Lee Cronin.

As previously announced, Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are co-financing the film. James Wan, Jason Blum and John Keville are producers on the film. Michael Clear, Judson Scott and Macdara Kelleher are executive producers. Alayna Glasthal is the executive overseeing the project for Atomic Monster.

Lee Cronin is represented by CAA, Brillstein Entertainment and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner Auerbach Hynick Jaime LeVine Sample & Klein.

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Horror movies in any era reflect people's collective anxieties. Sometimes, the source of the horror - be it a psycho killer in a slasher or a mythical monster in a supernatural horror film - is a metaphorical stand-in for what causes people to feel anxious, and sometimes it's the characters' response to danger and horror that represents the source of anxiety in people. So, for example, among the best horror movies of the 2020s is The Host, which is premised on the kind of social isolation that the world was forced into during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The development of the discourse on body politics over the past years prompted director Coralie Fargeat to make The Substance, the highly successful horror movie starring Demi Moore. Meanwhile, the trend for remakes also continues in 2024, with Nosferatu, which earned high Rotten Tomatoes ratings on its debut. The best horror movies of the past...

Neon is ready to work with Longlegs star Maika Monroe again. The distributor behind some of 2024's most acclaimed horror movies, like the aforementioned serial killer thriller, Immaculate, and Cuckoo, has acquired the North American rights to the upcoming horror film Brides, per The Hollywood Reporter.

Monroe will star in the movie, directed by Chloe Okuno, with whom Monroe previously worked for the film Watcher. In addition to Longlegs and Brides, Neon is co-producing and distributing They Follow, the sequel to the David Robert Mitchell-directed film It Follows that Monroe also starred in.

Pre-production for Brides is already underway, with filming starting in March 2025. Monroe will be plenty busy between this film and They Follow, which is also set to shoot next year.

In honor of the acquisition, Neon shared a photo of the script's title page via the X platform (formerly Twitter) earlier today. Fittingly, the word Brides...

Neon has picked up the North American rights to Chloe Okuno’s horror pic Brides, which will star Maika Monroe and is set to shoot in March 2025.

The project marks the third collaboration between Neon and Monroe after Osgood Perkins’ Longlegs and the upcoming sequel They Follow, the follow-up to David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows. Pre-production for Brides is now underway, and Neon plans to release the movie in theaters.

Longlegs made $75 million at the box office, making it the highest-grossing indie film of the year and a high point for Neon, Tom Quinn’s Oscar-winning specialty production and distribution outfit also home to Parasite.

Longlegs saw Nicholas Cage play an elusive serial killer being tracked by FBI Agent Lee Harker (Monroe) and who was so transformed for the film, he was almost unrecognizable. Brides will be produced by Anthony Bregman and Stefanie Azpiazu through Likely Story.

Okuno wrote the original screenplay,...

Zosia Mamet comes from a long lineage of folks making names for themselves in some capacity in the entertainment field. As one can probably tell from her last name, she's the daughter of playwright and screenwriter David Mamet, who's behind such works as "Glengarry Glen Ross" and the 1997 political satire "Wag the Dog." Mamet's mother, Lindsay Crouse, is an actor, while her grandfather on that side of the family is Russel Crouse, another playwright.

It almost seems like Mamet was destined for big things with that lineage, and she's certainly made a name for herself over the past decade of consistent work. From dramas to comedies (but mostly comedies), she's done it all, especially after breaking out with her role of Shoshanna Shapiro on "Girls."

These are the best Mamet movies and TV shows yet, but don't worry. Despite providing one of the most ridiculous moments in "Madame Web," her...

Anne Hathaway and Dave Bautista are leaping into an untitled action comedy from Banshee and The Adam Project writer Jonathan Tropper for Amazon MGM Studios and Agbo. The outrageous premise finds the duo leading a story based on an actual sting involving agents who posed as a couple to infiltrate global crime enterprises. Their work culminates in a staged wedding in New Jersey; only when their crime boss guests checked in for their seat assignments were they systematically and secretly carted off by authorities before the next party could be tipped off.

The untitled action comedy shuffles the original events, making the story about mismatched FBI partners with wildly different styles forced to cohabitate and tolerate each other’s faults for the good of the case. At first, neither agent can stand the other, but by the operation’s end, they learn to respect one another. Awwww!

Anne Hathaway has two films in post-production.

After Dr. Robotnik, Jim Carrey allegedly wants to return to the screens as one of his most iconic roles in his entire career. Pleasing fans all around the world, veteran actor Jim Carrey reprises his role in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Dr. Robotnik. This was especially joyous for the fans as he had announced after the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, that he would be stepping away from the industry.

Jim Carrey as the Grinch in How The Grinch Stole Christmas | Credit: Universal Pictures

Thankfully, after a hiatus in 2022, he seems appropriately recharged to continue his career in acting for a long time. Speaking on the same in an interview, he revealed that although he has had quite a colorful acting repertoire, there is one particular character he would like to reprise.

Jim Carrey wants to reprise one of his most iconic roles

Jim Carrey surprised his global...

Jim Carrey addresses his potential return as the Grinch if a sequel to How The Grinch Stole Christmas gets made. Released in 2000 and based on the 1957 Dr. Seuss book of the same name, the Ron Howard movie follows Carrey's eponymous character as he plans to ruin Christmas for the citizens of Whoville. The movie was a box office success but The Grinch 2 never materialized, though false rumors did emerge in 2023 about a follow-up with Carrey back as The Grinch.

During a recent interview with ComicBook.com, Carrey brings up the possibility of playing the Grinch once more, revealing that he would consider returning. According to the actor, CGI and motion capture would have to be used over traditional makeup and prosthetics, which made filming the 2000 film a challenge. Check out Carrey's comment below:

“If we can figure out The Grinch… The thing about it is that, on the day, I had...

Michael Mann has been chatting about what he want to do once he’s finished making Heat 2 – and it’s a Vietnam movie.

Will Heat 2 happen? The director of 1995’s Heat, Michael Mann, is behind the sequel, the story (should it follow his 2022 novel) is a worthy continuation of the original tale, and there’s no shortage of acting talent reportedly being lined up to take over the roles previously played by the likes of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.

Mann has cast just a little bit of doubt on the project recently, however, stating that “nothing’s definitely going [forward] because the sky may fall. But Heat 2 is at Warner Bros. I’m writing the screenplay for them, and hopefully, we will go forward as soon as possible.”

Having a film at Warner Bros these days is a bit like watching the sky and wondering if...

It Follows director David Robert Mitchell’s highly anticipated Flowervale Street is reportedly delayed a year by Warner Bros to 2026.

David Robert Green’s mysterious Flowervale Street has been highly anticipated for some time and with good reason. It comes from the filmmaker behind such lauded movies as It Follows and Under The Silver Lake; it has a top-notch cast including Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor and the talented young Maisy Stella, recently seen putting in great work in My Old Ass. Oh, and the film is arriving shrouded in all sorts of mystery too, which always adds to the sense of intrigue.

Prepare to be intrigued for longer however, as World Of Reel is reporting that Warner Bros has pushed the film into March of 2026, a delay of 10 months.

According to the outlet, the film was almost complete and had test screened a few months back. Final Destination 6 will...

Warner Bros. is shaking up its release calendar.

The studio has dated “Final Destination: Bloodlines” for May 16, 2025 and delayed two high-profile titles – live-action/animated “Animal Friends” is going from August 15, 2025 (when Sony was releasing it) to October 10, 2025, while “Flowervale Street” from writer/director David Robert Mitchell is getting pushed from May 16, 2025, all the way to March 13, 2026. (That’s a big bump!) Both “Final Destination: Bloodlines” and “Flowervale Street” will have IMAX releases.

“Final Destination: Bloodlines,” from producer Jon Watts, will also be released on IMAX screens. Brec Bassinger, Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Max Lloyd Jones and Owen Patrick Joyner lead the cast. Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein from a script by Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor, from a story by Watts. While the plot is being kept under wraps, it is a continuation of the horror franchise, which usually sees young people avoiding the specter of death, which...

Up next from director David Robert Mitchell (It Follows) is a mysterious genre movie for J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot that’s titled Flowervale Street, and the IMAX release date had originally been set for May 16, 2025. This week, however, the film has been bumped nearly a year.

Flowervale Street will now arrive in theaters – and IMAX – on March 13, 2026.

That original May 2025 release date has been taken over by Final Destination: Bloodlines.

The deeply mysterious Flowervale Street has been described as an IMAX “thrill ride,” and recent rumors have suggested it might involve dinosaurs… and it’s possibly set in the 1980s.

Stay tuned for more on the Warner Bros. project as we learn it.

Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, and Christian Convery will star.

Mitchell directs from his own original script and is producing alongside J.J. Abrams and Hannah Minghella for Bad Robot, Jackson Pictures’ Matt Jackson, and Tommy Harper.

Last year, Final Destination 6 (which is going by the title Final Destination: Bloodlines) finally, after years of development and a thirteen year gap between sequels, made its way through production. Franchise producer Craig Perry previously let it be known that the film was aiming for a theatrical release in 2025 – in time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of the original film. It will even be on IMAX screens! Now, Deadline has confirmed that Final Destination: Bloodlines is set to reach theatres on May 16, 2025. As of right now, it’s the only major studio film scheduled to get a wide theatrical release on that date.

This long-awaited sequel is coming our way from Warner Bros. The studio also announced that they’ll be bringing Legendary Entertainment’s live action hybrid road movie Animal Friends to theatres on October 10, 2025. Unfortunately, Final Destination: Bloodlines could only secure its May release date because Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. this morning dated the next iteration of New Line Cinema’s famed horror franchise, Final Destination: Bloodlines for May 16, 2025. It’s the only major studio wide entry on that date.

The Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein directed movie, which has a story that’s being guarded, has Imax screens. Genre pics like A Quiet Place II have done well in the May corridor in years past.

Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor are writing the screenplay from a story by Jon Watts based on characters created by Jeffrey Reddick. Producers are Watts, Dianne McGunigle, Craig Perry and Sheila Hanahan Taylor. Cast for the new Final Destination is Brec Bassinger, Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Max Lloyd Jones, Owen Patrick Joyner, Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Rya Kihlstedt, Tinpo Lee, Anna Lore, Gabrielle Rose, April Amber Telek and Alex Zahara.

In addition, Warner Bros is getting Legendary Entertainment’s live action hybrid road movie Animal Friends,...

Warner Bros. shuffled its film release schedule, planting “Final Destination: Bloodlines” on the calendar in summer and delaying the J.J. Abrams-backed mystery thriller “Flowervale Street” to 2026.

“Final Destination 6” will be released on May 16, 2025. It’s taking over the slot previously occupied by “Flowervale Street,” which was set for mid May but has been pushed nearly a year to March 13, 2026. “Final Destination: Bloodlines” is the only major studio release on that date, but it will debut two weeks after Disney’s Marvel adventure “Thunderbolts” (May 2) and the week prior to Paramount’s “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” and Disney’s live-action “Lilo & Stitch” (May 23).

The studio also acquired “Animal Friends,” a live-action/ CGI hybrid road trip adventure starring Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Aubrey Plaza and TikToker Addison Rae, and pushed its release date back to Oct. 10. Sony was previously set to release the film in August before Warner Bros.

Artificial intelligence is one of the most controversial topics in the tech market today. Whether it leads to medical industry advancements, art generated from stolen assets, or accessibility for the differently-abled, AI continues to grow exponentially with no signs of stopping. John Connor warned us, but did we listen? No, we did not. Contrastly to the fear-mongering above, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is partnering with Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman’s T-Street Productions for an AI thriller starring Anne Hathaway. Gordon-Levitt directs the untitled project from a script he wrote with Kieran Fitzgerald, who co-wrote Oliver Stone’s 2016 biographical thriller Snowden.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kieran Fitzgerald share a ‘story by’ credit with Natasha Lyonne, who stars as Charlie, the lie-detecting investigator, in Johnson’s Peacock series Poker Face. Gordon-Levitt and T-Street are well-acquainted after the studio produced Johnson’s 2005 crime thriller Brick, starring Gordon-Levitt as a teenager who pushes into a crime ring after his girlfriend disappears.

Exclusive: Here’s a hot package coming together quickly: Joseph Gordon-Levitt is set to direct an untitled AI thriller for T-Street Productions, the production company of Rian Johnson & Ram Bergman, with Anne Hathaway to star, sources tell Deadline.

No word on plot details yet, but we hear Gordon-Levitt wrote the script with Kieran Fitzgerald, who previously co-wrote his 2016 Oliver Stone movie Snowden. Both share ‘story by’ credit with Natasha Lyonne, the star of Johnson’s hit human-lie-detector series Poker Face for Peacock.

The project is the latest in a long line of collaborations for Gordon-Levitt, Johnson, and T-Street. Gordon-Levitt’s friendship and creative partnership with Johnson dates back to the latter’s 2005 directorial debut Brick, a high school neo-noir starring Gordon-Levitt, which is now a cult classic. Subsequently, Gordon-Levitt went on to star as a younger version of Bruce Willis in Johnson’s sci-fi actioner Looper, later guest starring on Poker Face.

Alfred Hitchcock is, as the kids would say, the G.O.A.T. when it comes to crime thrillers. And I love how so many of his protagonists unknowingly find themselves in the middle of a mystery, but, over the course of the film, prove that they were probably the right person to end up at the wrong place at the wrong time. Jeff solved a murder in Rear Window, Ben and Jo unearthed a political crime in The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Roger Thornhill shed light on a deadly game of spies in North by Northwest. Later on, filmmakers like Brian De Palma (Blow Out), the Coen Brothers (No Country for Old Men), Steven Soderbergh (Kimi), David Robert Mitchell (Under the Silver Lake), and Sriram Raghavan (Andhadhun) furthered this particular subgenre of crime thrillers while making some kind of relevant commentary on the state of modern society.

Neon said today it’s closed a $200 million-plus credit facility led by Comerica Bank.

The funding, which follows the leading indie distributor and producer’s previous facility with Comerica from October of 2022, will be used to bolster core operations, including film acquisition, development, production, and distribution, while also expanding into new markets. The investment will further support strategic initiatives and strengthen its international footprint, driving additional growth.

Earlier this year it debuted a new international sales strand, with Cannes its first official stop, launching international for Keeper, the next genre film by Longlegs helmer Osgood Perkins.

The deal, which was negotiated and managed by Neon’s CFO Ryan Friscia, comes after the company recently released Anora, the highly-anticipated new film from Sean Baker starring Mikey Madison, which won the Palme d’Or in Cannes and opened Stateside October 18 to the highest per-screen average of 2024; Nicolas Cage-starring horror Longlegs which...

Neon has closed a $200m-plus credit facility led by Comerica Bank which it will use to bolster core functions including film acquisitions, development, production, and distribution.

The arrangement will additionally be used to support expansion into new markets and strengthen the company’s international footprint.

It comes after a mighty year at the box office for Neon after Osgood Perkins’s summer release Longlegs starring Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage became its highest earner at the box office on more than $126m worldwide, of which $75m came from North America and $52m from international markets.

More recently Sean Baker’s Anora,...

Neon has closed a $200 million plus credit facility led by Comerica Bank. The funding follows the studio’s previous revolving credit facility with Comerica Bank in October 2022.

The new credit will, according to Monday’s official release, “Be allocated to bolster its core operations, including film acquisition, development, production and distribution, while also expanding into new markets. The investment will further support strategic initiatives and strengthen its international footprint, driving additional growth.”

The deal was negotiated and managed by the studio’s chief financial officer Ryan Friscia at the end of a year that has included “Anora,” directed by Sean Baker and starring Mikey Madison, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in May; and Osgood Perkins’ “Longlegs,” which became the highest-grossing independent feature of the year with more than $75 million domestically. Their 2024 slate also included Sydney Sweeney in “Immaculate” and Hunter Schafer in “Cuckoo.”

Last week, it won...

Neon — the indie distributor founded by Tom Quinn that has had box office success with art house titles like Parasite and recently with Sean Baker’s Anora — has secured a $200 million credit facility with a lending consortium led by Comerica Bank.

The revolver will help grow Neon’s operations, including film acquisition, development, production and distribution, while also driving the indie studio into new international markets. In 2022, Neon secured a revolving credit facility with Comerica Bank to expand the studio’s previous credit facility.

The latest funding will also help grow Neon’s production efforts. The studio’s upcoming film development and production slate includes the Boots Riley feature I Love Boosters, starring Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie and Lakeith Stanfield; They Follow, the sequel to the horror classic It Follows from writer-director David Robert Mitchell, starring Maika Monroe; and Michael Covino’s Splitsville, starring Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona.

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Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations to join the cast of J.J. Abrams’ untitled mystery movie for Warner Bros and his Bad Robot, Deadline has confirmed.

The actor will join an ensemble that also includes Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega and Emma Mackey, as previously announced. Plot details remain under wraps, though we hear this is not a time-travel film, as some have conjectured. Abrams will direct from his own script, with Bad Robot producing.

Currently, Jackson can be seen starring opposite John David Washington in Netflix’s film The Piano Lesson, based on the August Wilson play, reprising his role after working with Washington on a stage adaptation. The film released in select theaters earlier this month and debuts on the streamer tomorrow. Upcoming, he’ll also be seen in the Western The Unholy Trinity opposite Pierce Brosnan, Renny Harlin’s actioner The Beast opposite Joel Kinnaman, action adventure pic Afterburn opposite Dave Bautista,...

BAFTA winner Emma Mackey (Barbie) is set to star opposite new A-listers Glen Powell and Jenna Ortega in J.J. Abrams’ still-untitled mystery movie for Warner Bros and his Bad Robot, Deadline has learned.

Mackey’s role is under wraps, as is the film’s plot, though we hear it’s not a time-travel film, as some have conjectured. Abrams will direct from his own script, with Bad Robot producing.

A 2023 recipient of BAFTA’s Rising Star Award, Mackey has most recently seen in Greta Gerwig’s Oscar-winning Warner Bros phenom Barbie, prior to that taking on the lead as famed novelist and poet Emily Brontë in Frances O’Connor’s Warner Bros drama Emily. Breaking out with her role as Maeve Wiley on Netflix’s Sex Education, Mackey has also previously been seen in Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile. Upcoming, she’ll star opposite Fiona Shaw, Vicky Krieps...

Here’s It Follows Ending Explanation ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows is one of those horror gems that will creep under your skin, so stay there. The story follows a monstrous curse passed along through intimate encounters. It Follows is somewhat similar to The Thing but with an eerie. What makes It Follows incredibly haunting is its open-ended finale. Like Carpenter’s classic, the ending doesn’t tell the viewers if the nightmare is over. Is the creature gone or lurking somewhere, waiting for the next movie? Of course, the suspense is killing the audience as it has left you guessing long after the credits roll.

What Happens In It Follows’ Ending?

The ending of It Follows takes Jay’s fight against the relentless entity to its tiniest point; however, her desperate plan doesn’t go smoothly. As Jay resists passing on the curse for most of the film,...

Christopher Nolan’s next film is getting even more star-studded. Anne Hathaway and Zendaya are set to join the cast of Nolan’s next movie set at Universal, IndieWire has confirmed.

Tom Holland and Matt Damon are already set to lead the film, which is untitled and has plot details so far kept tightly under wraps. The film is, however, meant to arrive in theaters on July 17, 2026 in IMAX.

Universal had no comment on the casting.

This is set to be Nolan’s 13th feature and his second with Universal after he won Best Picture with “Oppenheimer.” The hope is that the film will begin shooting in early 2025. Nolan is writing, directing, and producing, and his partner Emma Thomas is also producing via their Syncopy banner.

Zendaya has been more in demand than almost anyone in Hollywood. This year, she had “Dune: Part Two” and “Challengers,” and she’s soon...

Zendaya and Anne Hathaway are joining Christopher Nolan’s next film at Universal, alongside previously announced cast members Tom Holland and Matt Damon.

Nolan is writing and directing the movie, which is set for a theatrical and Imax release on July 17, 2026. Plot details are currently under wraps. Universal had no comment on the casting.

It’s a reunion for Hathaway and Nolan, who previously collaborated on the 2014 space epic “Interstellar” and 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises.” Earlier this year, Hathaway expressed gratitude for Nolan, who cast her in “Interstellar” amidst a wave of online hate following her Oscar win for “Les Misérables.” “A lot of people wouldn’t give me roles because they were so concerned about how toxic my identity had become online,” Hathaway told Vanity Fair. “I had an angel in Christopher Nolan, who did not care about that and gave me one of the most beautiful roles...

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The It Follows ending concludes David Robert Mitchell's horror movie on an open-ended note, leaving plenty of room for interpretation. Released in 2014, the film introduces a terrifying and relentless monster that ceaselessly hunts those inflicted with its sexually transmitted curse. Similar to John Carpenter's The Thing, It Follows unsettles the viewers with the feeling of uncertainty about what form the threat will take and when it will strike next.

Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon are taking the title of their next film to heart. They’re set to direct the horror-comedy project “Family Movie” and star alongside their children, Travis and Sosie Bacon.

The foursome will produce for Mixed Breed Films alongside Norman Golightly at Dark Castle Entertainment. Neon International will represent the foreign rights and introduce it at AFM this week while CAA Media Finance will represent the U.S. rights.

The film, based on a screenplay by Dan Beers (“Premature”), follows an eclectic but tight-knit family of filmmakers who suddenly find themselves in a real-life horror movie when a body turns up on the set of their latest low-budget slasher. As the production spirals comically out of control, they realize the only solution to keep filming is to cover up the murder, by any means necessary.

“There may not be a more compelling Hollywood family than the Bacons,...

James Gray’s crime film Paper Tiger has already assembled an impressive trio of leads: Adam Driver, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong.

James Gray has some heavyweight features on his resume, including Ad Astra and The Lost City Of Z. He even appeared in a special episode of our podcast.

The filmmaker is now turning his creativity towards the crime genre next having scripted Paper Tiger, his next directorial outing. Furthermore, he’s assembled quite the cast to impress potential investors at this week’s American Film Market.

No less than Adam Driver, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong have signed up to lead the cast, which according to The Hollywood Reporter will focus on two brothers who end up on the hitlist of the Russian mafia.

Adam Driver has been having lots of fun in the past couple of years, turning his attention to all kinds of projects, whether they be prestigious dramas like Ferrari,...

James Gray, the director of “Ad Astra,” has revealed his next film, an original screenplay and crime drama called “Paper Tiger.”

Gray’s latest film, his ninth feature, will star Adam Driver and will reunite him with his stars from 2022’s “Armageddon Time,” Jeremy Strong and Anne Hathaway.

“Paper Tiger” is described as a tense and gritty story about two brothers pursuing the American Dream, only to become entangled in a scheme that turns out to be too good to be true. As they try to navigate their way through an ever-more dangerous world of corruption and violence, they find themselves and their family brutally terrorized by the Russian “Mafiya.”

The film is being launched to buyers at next week’s AFM, with CAA Media Finance handling U.S. rights and Vincent Maraval and Kim Fox’s The Veterans handling international sales. The worldwide rights to the film are available.

Exclusive: Amid a surfeit of horror projects heading to next week’s American Film Market, here instead comes a legit blue chip crime-drama-thriller in the shape of James Gray’s next movie, Paper Tiger, which will star Oscar nominee Adam Driver, Emmy and Tony winner Jeremy Strong and Oscar winner Anne Hathaway.

This is the type of project buyers we’ve spoken to this week have been crying out for. Something elevated. Five of Gray’s films have competed for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Based on Gray’s original screenplay, the story is set to follow two brothers who pursue the American Dream—only to become entangled in a scheme that turns out to be too good to be true. As they try to navigate their way through an ever-more dangerous world of corruption and violence, they find themselves and their family brutally terrorized by the Russian “Mafiya.

Chris Rock will direct and star in Misty Green for MacRo Film Studios and Confluential Films. Neon will commence international sales at the AFM next week.

Based on an original script by Rock, Misty Green follows Misty, who is an undeniably talented actress, but her vices have derailed every attempt to revitalise her career. Her best opportunity in ages arrives in the form of Jordan (Rock), a film director with the perfect role for her – were it not for their contentious past

Additional casting is underway. Peter Rice and Rock will produce alongside James Lopez for MacRo Film Studios and Tommy Oliver for Confluential Films.

Chris Rock is set to direct and star in “Misty Green,” described as a contemporary tale of Hollywood excess and inequity.

Based on an original script by Rock, “Misty Green” follows Misty, an undeniably talented actress whose vices have derailed every attempt to revitalize her career. Her best opportunity in ages arrives in the form of Jordan (Rock), a film director with the perfect role for her — were it not for their contentious past. Additional casting is underway.

Rock and seasoned exec and former Fox head Peter Rice will produce alongside James Lopez for MacRo Film Studios and Tommy Oliver for Confluential Films. Executive producers are Charles D. King for MacRo Film Studios and Codie Elaine Oliver for Confluential Films. Neon International will represent the foreign rights and introduce it at AFM next week while CAA Media Finance will represent the domestic rights.

Rock was last seen on the big...

Exclusive: Maisy Stella, the breakout star of the Sundance hit film, My Old Ass, has joined the cast of Maude Apatow’s feature directorial debut, Poetic License. The film also stars Andrew Barth Feldman, Cooper Hoffman and Leslie Mann. Maude will direct. Raffi Donatich penned the script.

Marking the first produced project for Jewelbox Pictures, Apatow’s recently launched production company with longtime collaborator and friend Olivia Rosenbloom, on which we were first to report, Poetic License follows Liz, a former therapist and soon-to-be empty nester, as she becomes the unexpected point of tension between two inseparable best friends and college seniors, Sam and Ari. Liz is forced to reexamine her life as the boys’ friendship unravels in a fierce competition for her affection.

Levantine Films is producing with Jewelbox.

Earlier this week, Maisy received a Gotham Award nomination in the category of Breakthrough Performer.

My Old Ass, which is...

“There are certain rules one must abide by to survive a horror movie,” explains Randy (Jamie Kennedy) in Wes Craven’s 1996 post-mo slasher revival Scream. “Number one: You can never have sex.” Sex and horror movies go together more naturally than just about any else in pop culture, right up there with,...

When it came out, It Follows was one of the biggest indie hits of 2015. It was lean, mean, and didn’t explain itself with any mythology for its demonic antagonist. It gets passed on by sleeping with someone, it follows you looking like people you know, and either you die, or pass it on yourself. It was devilishly simple premise for a teen horror film that played into teen fears of both sexual disease and sexual power, and of course the unknown that awaits in adulthood. With director David Robert Mitchell’s new horror film Flowervale Street coming out next year, and it being prime spooky season, we thought it was a great time to dig up this interview with him from when this new-horror-classic was first released in 2015.

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Disasterpiece’s ominous score really stands out in the film. How did you first connect with Rich Vreeland (aka Disasterpiece)? When...

Maika Monroe is reteaming with Watcher director Chloe Okuno on the feminist horror film Brides, which FilmNation and UTA Independent Film Group are launching at AFM.

Likely Story’s Anthony Bregman and Stefanie Azpiazu are producing the 1960’s, Italy-set tale, which is in pre-production and scheduled to start shooting in spring 2025.

Fresh off the independent horror smash Longlegs, Monroe will star in the feminist take on the Dracula myth as Sally Bishop, who travels with her husband to a remote villa in the wake of Sally’s nervous breakdown.

The villa’s owner, a mysterious count, takes a peculiar interest in Sally.

Dave Bautista, Steven Yeun, Zoë Kravitz, Léa Seydoux, Riley Keough and Channing Tatum have joined the cast of “Alpha Gang,” an alien invasion comedy by “Sasquatch Sunset” filmmakers David and Nathan Zellner.

“Alpha Gang,” which also stars Cate Blanchett, centers on a group of alien invaders sent to conquer Earth. “Disguised in human form as an armed and dangerous 1950’s leather-clad biker gang, they show no mercy… until they catch the most toxic, contagious human disease of all: emotion,” reads the synopsis.

MK2 Films is handling international sales for the project, while CAA Media Finance is repping North American distribution rights. The film is scheduled to shoot in Spring 2025.

Bautista is represented by CAA, Meisner Entertainment Group, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman. Tatum is represented by CAA, Relevant, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox. Keough is represented by CAA, Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman,...

The Zellner brothers’ anticipated alien invasion comedy Alpha Gang, starring and produced by Cate Blanchett, just got buzzier with the unveiling of her co-stars.

Dave Bautista, Steven Yeun, Zoë Kravitz, Léa Seydoux, Riley Keough, and Channing Tatum have been confirmed for the cast as the movie’s international sales agent mk2 films gears up to ramp up pre-sales at the AFM.

Alpha Gang centers on a group of alien invaders sent to conquer Earth. Disguised in human form as a 1950s leather-clad biker gang, dubbed the Alpha Gang. They are ruthless in their mission, until they succumb to the most toxic and contagious human condition of all: emotions. The movie follows the Zellner brothers’ Sundance hit Sasquatch Sunset.

“These stellar new recruits are a powerhouse of comedic talent, adding even more excitement to this eagerly awaited film. This cast, just like the story and its filmmakers, is out of this world.

As the filmmaker begins putting together his next movie, Anne Hathaway shares an emotional reflection on Christopher Nolan's Interstellar for its 10th anniversary. The 2014 sci-fi drama marked Hathaway's second collaboration with Nolan, with the duo having just come off of The Dark Knight Rises two years prior, in which she portrayed Selina Kyle/Catwoman. The Oscar-winner starred in the Interstellar cast as Dr. Amelia Brand, a NASA scientist tasked with colonizing a new planet as humanity faces extinction on Earth from a global blight.

While there is still just over a week left until the milestone for the movie's original 2014 release, Anne Hathaway has taken to her Instagram with an emotional post reflecting on Interstellar's 10th anniversary. The post, which features the video of the film's ending in which Brand safely makes it to a hospitable new planet, begins with a quote from her character in which she...

Between modern thrillers, horror comedies, and Universal monster movies, Peacock is a perfect streamer for Spooky Season

With Halloween right around the corner, Peacock’s library this month is fuller than ever, jam-packed with excellent seasonal classics like “Nosferatu the Vampyre,” “Jennifer’s Body,” “Halloween,” and many others. Complete with Peacock Originals and other films from Universal Pictures and Focus Features, there’s no shortage of great movies to spoil you on the streamer at the moment.

If you’re looking to add to your watch list and the best of what Peacock has to offer, here are my picks for the best seven movies currently available to stream!

Sign Up $7.99+ / month peacocktv.com Top 7 Movies Streaming on Peacock Right Now:

No. 7: ‘Death Becomes Her’

No. 6 ‘It Follows’

No. 5: ‘Dìdi’

No. 4 ‘Let the Right One In’

No. 3 ‘A Thousand and One’

No. 2 ‘Get Out’

No. 1 ‘Bride of Frankenstein’

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The much-awaited sequel of the brilliant 2022 psychological mystery horror thriller film Smile is finally here and thankfully it doesn’t suck. Written and directed by Parker Finn, the 2024 film follows a young pop star who begins to experience a series of disturbing events while on tour. Overwhelmed by the horrors she must face her dark past to regain her sanity. Smile 2 stars Naomi Scott in the lead role with Kyle Gallner, Lukas Gage, Ray Nicholson, Dylan Gelula, and Rosemarie Dewitt starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the psychological horror, thrilling story, and compelling characters in Smile 2 here are some similar movies you should check out next.

It Follows Credit – Northern Lights Films

It Follows is a supernatural horror thriller film written and directed by David Robert Mitchell. The 2014 film follows the story of a teenager...

It’s What’s Inside filmmaker Greg Jardin spent eight years trying to land $10 million for a still-unproduced sci-fi comedy. In 2016, he then pivoted to a genre-bending idea that is now his feature directorial debut, spending another eight years trying to get it in front of a festival audience. That opportunity finally came at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2024, and within three days of It’s What’s Inside’s world premiere, Jardin and his producing team landed a $17 million acquisition deal from Netflix.

Jardin — who’s had a healthy career making shorts, music videos and promos for Netflix projects such as Wednesday and When They See Us — had modest expectations for his comedic sci-fi thriller leading up to Sundance. In fact, his only concern was that his $2.5 million film didn’t create a loss for his financing and producing partners at Such. (Kate Andrews’ Boldly Go Productions, as well as Colman and Raul Domingo’s Edith Productions,...

As an actor and a movie star, Andrew Garfield is the genuine article. He clearly loves what he does, and fully commits to every role with an I-can't-believe-i-get-to-do-this-for-a-living glee. Though he made his feature debut 19 years ago, his career still feels incredibly young. Perhaps this is because it feels like we've barely scratched the surface of his talent. We've seen him be buoyant, gloomy ("Never Let Me Go"), and just plain spacey ("Under the Silver Lake"), but there's so much more for him and us to discover. He's a man of many modes, and you can't help but feel that, at 41, the best is yet to come for Garfield.

After a three year break from movies, Garfield will return to theaters this fall alongside the equally brilliant Florence Pugh in the romantic drama "We Live in Time." The film currently holds a generally favorable 66 out of 100 rating at Metacritic, though...

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If you are a horror fan then there is a big chance that you might have heard about the horror streaming service Shudder, and if you have its subscription you might be wondering what’s in store for you in October 2024. Don’t worry there is a host of new and old horror movies coming to the service in the upcoming month and we have listed the 13 best movies coming to Shudder in October 2024.

Hush (October 1)

Hush is a slasher horror thriller film directed by Mike Flanagan who also co-wrote the film with Kate Siegel. The 2016 film follows the story of a dead writer living in a remote house in the woods but when a masked killer appears in the window she must fight for her survival. Hush stars Kate Siegel in the lead role with John Gallagher Jr.,...

After helping leading Longlegs to box-office success this past summer, Maika Monroe is ready to star in another iconic horror thriller as she is set to star in 20th Century’s new take on the 1992 classic The Hand That Rocks the Cradle. Michelle Garza Cervera will direct the pic with Micah Bloomberg penning the script.

The original film starred Rebecca De Mornay and Annabella Sciorra and follows a woman, played by De Mornay, who after her sex offender husband gets caught in the act and kills himself, embarks on a mission of vengeance against one of her husband’s victims and the woman’s family. Monroe will step into the role made famous by De Mornay while the other role originally played by Sciorra is still open.

The original screenplay was written by Amanda Silver and the film was executive produced by Rick Jaffa who then became the writing team of Jaffa/Silver

Ted Field will produce through Radar Pictures as well as Michael Schaefer & Mike Larocca who will produce through Department M. Michael Napoliello & Maria Frisk are overseeing for Radar.

Monroe has become one of the more sought after actors in town after the success of Longlegs, which has become the biggest indie of the year and instantly became the top choice to star in this pic who was just excited to jump into this iconic villain role.

Monroe most recently starred in Oz Perkin’s Longlegs opposite Nicolas Cage, which made over $100 million at the box office, making it the most successful indie horror movie in the past ten years. She played the lead in Chloe Okuno’s Watcher, and broke out in David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows.

Her other film credits include Hot Summer Nights with Timothee Chalamet and Villains with Bill Skarsgaard.

Garza Cervera gained recognition for her debut feature Huesera, which has received acclaim since its premiere at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won Best New Narrative Director and the Nora Ephron Award. Huesera has since accumulated over 40 awards worldwide, including the Citizen Kane Award and the Blood Window Award at the Sitges Film Festival, and earned 17 nominations at the Mexican Academy’s Ariel Awards, winning Best First Feature, Original Screenplay, Makeup, and Special Effects. She was also selected for the 2023 Sundance Momentum Fellowship and was nominated for Breakthrough Director at the 2023 Gotham Independent Film Awards.

Bloomberg’s credits include Homecoming and Sanctuary.

Garza Cervera is represented by WME, Grandview and Hwhm+F. Monroe is repped by WME, Entertainment 360, Felker Toczek Suddleson McGinnis Ryan Llp. UTA and represented by lawyer Bethany Haynes at Sloss Law.

Maika Monroe is going to be one bad nanny.

In her first casting since starring in the horror hit Longlegs, Monroe has signed to topline 20th Century Studios’ remake of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.

Michelle Garza Cervera is directing the feature that is being produced by Radar Pictures’ Ted Field and Michael Schaefer and Mike Larocca via their banner, Department M.

The project adapts the 1992 thriller originally distributed by Buena Vista Pictures and directed by Curtis Hanson. Rebecca De Mornay starred as a twisted widow who, distraught over losing her own baby, insinuates herself into a family as their nanny, with the ultimate goal of taking the kids and the husband for herself. Annabella Sciorra played the mother.

The reimagining was conceived by Cervera and scripted by Micah Bloomberg, who created the Prime Video anthology show Homecoming and wrote the Margaret Qualley thriller Sanctuary. The project is seen...