Amazon Studios Lands Rights To Thriller ‘All The Old Knives’ Starring Chris Pine And Thandie Newton; ‘ZeroZeroZero’s Janus Metz Signs On To Direct

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorOne would think that “Westworld” star Thandie Newton and writer-director Ol Parker would be quick to offer acting advice to their daughter Nico Parker.“They do give me advice like, ‘Learn everybody’s name and always be nice’ and things like that, but when it comes to acting, they kind of steer clear of it because I think they want it to be my own experience for me to learn about things in my own way,” Nico tells Variety from the family’s

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Oscar winning Traffic scribe Stephen Gaghan will write and direct Barbarian Days for Amazon Studios, based on the bestselling memoir by William Finnegan Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life. The book won the Pulitzer Prize in 2016.Gaghan will produce alongside Ted Hope, who will produce under his multi-picture deal with the studio.

Amazon Studios has picked up the action movie Heads of State, to star Idris Elba and John Cena, from The Safran Company, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Harrison Query is penning the script and Peter Safran and John Rickard are producing.

Idris Elba and John Cena apparently had a good thing going in the upcoming “The Suicide Squad” sequel, because the two actors pitched an action film titled “Heads of State” over Zoom to studios and Amazon Studios just picked up the film.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has won Heads of State, a pitch package designed to re-team John Cena and Idris Elba, who star in the upcoming The Suicide Squad sequel at Warner Bros. The project was sold after a Zoom pitch presentation with the actors, screenwriter Harrison Query, and the producers (The Safran Company’s Peter Safran and John Rickard).

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has won Head of State, a pitch package designed to re-team John Cena and Idris Elba, who star in the upcoming The Suicide Squad sequel at Warner Bros. The project was sold after a Zoom pitch presentation with the actors, screenwriter Harrison Query, and the producers (The Safran Company’s Peter Safran and John Rickard).

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Matthew López, the playwright behind the hit Broadway play The Inheritance, has signed an overall television deal with Amazon Studios.The streamer has signed up the writer, who also wrote on Aaron Sorkin’s HBO drama The Newsroom, to develop and create new projects.It is the latest overall deal for Amazon Studios, which in the last twelve months have signed up Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Steve McQueen, Gloria Calderon Kellett and Lena Waithe.López’s play The

“Borat 2” has a release date.

Well, the rumors are true and legit—though still no word on the oversized title. “Borat 2,” which was shot in secret— and fast—this year by Sacha Baron Cohen is done and not only that, already has a distributor.

TikTok account @alexandheir caught video of what looked like Baron Cohen dressed as his iconic character Borat filming in Long Beach, California.Also Read: 'The Trial of the Chicago 7' New Trailer: Sacha Baron Cohen Will Give His Life for the Revolution (Video)“Borat,” which was nominated for best adapted screenplay at the 2007 Academy Awards, grossed $262.6 million worldwide on an $18 million production budget.The satirical film follows Kazakhstan TV talking head Borat who is dispatched to the

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has acquired worldwide rights to the sequel of the 2006 film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. The film, which stars Sacha Baron Cohen in the title role once again, was the first movie made during the COVID-19 shutdown, shot surreptitiously as quickly as coronavirus shooting restrictions were eased, and unions were in agreement on a return to shooting.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios and Echo Lake Entertainment are adapting the NY Times’ bestseller I’ve Got Your Number by author Sophie Kinsella. Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith and Jessica O’Toole are attached to pen the adaption.Dakota Fanning will produce along with Brittany Kahan Ward & Mary Jane Skalski of Echo Lake Entertainment as well Joey Plager and Freddie Highmore, through his Alfresco Pictures.

Natalie Oganesyan editorHoward University and Amazon Studios will continue the Howard Entertainment program, a partnership designed to diversify the entertainment industry by creating a pipeline for Black and other marginalized students, for a second year.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorHoward University and Amazon Studios are launching Howard Entertainment for the second consecutive year, a program designed to diversify the entertainment industry by creating a pipeline for African-American students and other underrepresented populations to train and study alongside entertainment executives.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorWriter-producer Francesca Sloane (Atlanta, Fargo) has signed an overall deal with Amazon Studios, and set her first project, a series based on the works of Anaïs Nin.

All The Old Knives.The spy/action drama has been in development for quite some time, with Pine having been attached for the majority of that time.According to Deadline, the movie is now moving forward with news that Amazon Studios has agreed to produce it with Thandie Newton on board to co-star.All The Old Knives, an adaptation of Olen Steinhauer’s 2015 novel of the same name which is set to be directed by Janus Metz, is set in the town of Carmel-by-the-Sea and follows ex-lovers – one a CIA spy,

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterBREAKING: In a competitive situation, Amazon has closed a deal with Berlanti Productions to produce untitled pic based on the acclaimed novel My Policeman with Harry Styles and Lily James in negotiations to star.

Is it a hot take to say that Chris Pine is an underrated actor? I mean, sure he’s been in massive blockbusters like “Wonder Woman” and the “Star Trek” franchise. He’s also not struggling to find work, as he has a number of films lined up.

Also Read: Chris Pine in Talks to Star in 'The Saint' Reboot For ParamountEx-lovers Henry and Celia, one a CIA spy, the other an ex-spy, meet over dinner in Carmel-by-the-Sea to reminisce on their time in Vienna.