Nov 8, 2017 | In Production
Russell Crowe, Nicholas Hoult, George MacKay, and Essie Davis will star in “True History of the Kelly Gang,” with filming planned for March in Australia. Justin Kurzel (“Assassin’s Creed”) will direct from a script by Shaun Grant, based on Peter Carey’s Booker...
Nov 8, 2017 | In Production, Trending
Disney-Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” dominated social media last week with 113,000 new conversations thanks to a new television spot during the World Series, according to media-measurement firm comScore and its PreAct service. The spot aired on Nov. 1 during...
Nov 1, 2017 | USA and Canada Latest Box Office Earnings
Disney-Marvel’s “Thor: Ragnarok” has topped the international box office with $107.6 million in 52% of overseas markets, a week ahead of its U.S. release. The U.K. is the top market with $15.8 million, 27% ahead of “Doctor Strange.” It’s the biggest October opening...
Nov 1, 2017 | In Production
In today’s film news roundup, Allison Williams will star in the horror-thriller “The Perfection,” “The Last Chinese Chef” moves into development, and the WGA unionizes the staffs of Gothamist and DNAinfo. CASTING Allison Williams will star in the horror-thriller “The...
Nov 1, 2017 | In Production
Blake Lively’s spy thriller “The Rhythm Section” has landed a Feb. 22, 2019, release date from Paramount Pictures. The studio has also dated an untitled Tyler Perry project for April 12, 2019. Paramount bought the rights to “The Rhythm Section” in August with “The...
Nov 1, 2017 | In Production
Zachary Levi will play the title character in New Line and DC Entertainment’s “Shazam!,” sources confirmed to the media The film follows a boy named Billy Batson who can transform into an adult superhero by uttering the magic word “Shazam!” The name is an acronym of...