Andrew Dice Clay & Jordan Johnson-Hinds Set For Sports Drama ‘Warrior Strong’; Quiver Launching Sales In Toronto

EXCLUSIVE: Open Road Films has acquired North American rights to Marlowe, a noir crime thriller that stars Liam Neeson atop an ensemble that includes Diane Kruger, Jessica Lange, Danny Huston, Alan Cumming, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ian Hart, Colm Meaney, Daniela Melchior and Francois Arnaud. Neil Jordan directed the film from script by The Departed’s William Monahan. The film will be released theatrically December 2 through Open Road/Briarcliff Entertainment.

Charles S. Cohen’s Cohen Media Group, which owns the Landmark Theatres chain of art-houses, has acquired HanWay Films, the U.K.-based international film sales giant founded by Jeremy Thomas and long run by his partner Peter Watson.

EXCLUSIVE: In an eye-catching independent deal, Charles S. Cohen’s Cohen Media Group, owner of Landmark Theatres and UK cinema group Curzon, has added to his arthouse fleet with the acquisition of blue-chip international sales company HanWay Films, co-owned by stalwart Brit producer Jeremy Thomas and his partner Peter Watson.

EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Podemski (Reservation Dogs) and Rosa Blasi (The Thundermans) have signed on to star alongside Andrew Dice Clay and Jordan Johnson-Hinds in Quiver Distribution’s basketball drama Warrior Strong, which Shane Belcourt (Red Rover) is directing from Dan Gordon’s (Wyatt Earp) script.

Panic! At The Disco have shared a new video for the song ‘Sugar Soaker’, which features a host of cameos including one from Fall Out Boy‘s Pete Wentz.‘Sugar Soaker’ appears on Brendon Urie’s new album ‘Viva Las Vengeance’, which came out last week (August 19).“Sweetening the deal with the new video for Sugar Soaker,” he wrote on Twitter to announce the video, adding: “Brought a bunch of the Panic family out for this one.”Alongside Wentz in the retro new video are singer-songwriter and producer Butch Walker, singer Betty Who and more.Check the new video out below.Starring @nicolesrow, @mikenaran, @danpawlovich, @petewentz, Mike Viola, Rachel White, Sam Barbera, @BettyWho, @jakewrogers, @whiteseamusic, @butchwalker, Jake Micucci, @suzyshinn, @EvanT & Nina Jordan Taubenfeld. pic.twitter.com/yN1tEG3g9H— Panic! At The Disco (@PanicAtTheDisco) August 23, 2022The new ‘Sugar Soaker’ visual follows a recent video for fellow ‘Viva Las Vengeance’ track ‘Don’t Let The Light Go Out’, which was shared last week.Reviewing the band’s first LP since 2018’s ‘Pray For The Wicked’, NME wrote: “Yes, ‘Viva Las Vengeance’ is a very different Panic! At The Disco album, but it stays true to their devil-may-care attitude Will all their fans like it? Possibly not.“But Panic! have never been about pandering or following the typical path.

BreAnna Bell Netflix has ordered Kathleen Jordan’s period soap drama “The Decameron” with Jenji Kohan executive producing under her overall deal with the streamer.The eight episode drama takes place in 1348, as the Black Death strikes hard in the city of Florence. A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday.

EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of Shonda Rhimes-produced steamy Regency romance Bridgerton, Netflix is betting on another soapy period drama produced by a top showrunner from its roster of overall deals, Orange Is the New Black creator Jenji Kohan. The streamer has given an eight-episode series order to The Decameron, from Kathleen Jordan, creator of Netflix’s Teenage Bounty Hunters, and Kohan who executive produced the teen drama alongside her.

J. Kim Murphy Jordan Elsass will not be returning for the third season of “Superman & Lois.” In a statement released on Tuesday evening, Warner Bros. Television cited “personal reasons” in its explanation for why the actor would not reprise his role as Jonathan Kent, which will now be recast.“Jordan Elsass has notified the Studio that he will not be returning to ‘Superman & Lois’ for Season 3 due to personal reasons,” Warner Bros.

EXCLUSIVE: BMF star Russell Hornsby has signed with APA for representation in all areas. Hornsby is the second prominent client to follow longtime agent Andrew Rogers there, joining Regina Hall who also recently signed with APA. Veteran ICM Partners agent Rogers last month became the head of Global Talent at APA.

Strictly Come Dancing stars James and Ola Jordan have shared how their sex life has changed since having “mum and dad bods.” The couple have said their “bellies get in the way” during sex now, and James, 44, admitted that he prefers his wife Ola, 39, “smaller”, though he “still fancies her.” Ola spoke candidly about her body image recently as she posted a photo of herself in a bikini alongside James in his swimming trunks.The former ballroom dancer said she was “disappointed with herself” in her changing figure following the photo. James and Ola admitted to living a “bad lifestyle” during Covid-19 lockdown, after James’ father Alan died in 2021.

While not all is well in the world of the “Rocky” franchise—Sylvester Stallone is currently warring with producer Irwin Winkler, incensed that Winkler won’t give him back the rights to the character he created— the spin-off “Creed” franchise is seemingly pretty healthy. The sequel was successful enough for the studio to move forward with a third pic in the sports drama series.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMichael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society and Amazon have brought on Gennifer Hutchison to serve as showrunner on the series “Victories Greater Than Death.”Variety has learned exclusively that Hutchison, in addition to showrunning, will also write and executive produce on the series, which is based on the Charlie Jane Anders novel of the same name.

James Jordan has taken to Instagram following daughter Ella's TV debut.MORE: Ola Jordan inundated with support after sharing 'disappointing' bikini photoElla, two, appeared on Loose Women on Tuesday alongside proud James and her mum Ola Jordan. WATCH: Sweet Ella Jordan plays hide and seek with dad JamesAnd now James has shared a new video in response to viewers' one big question about their little girl.READ: James and Ola Jordan on toddler Ella's tantrums, potty training and screen timeMORE: Ola and James Jordan's emotional IVF journey and hopes for second babyThe former Strictly star shared a clip showing him dancing in the kitchen with Ella.A post shared by James Jordan (@jamesjordan1978)James shared a sweet clip showing him dancing with little EllaHe wrote in the caption: "After Ella's appearance on Loose Women yesterday, many of you have been asking if we ever dance with her so I thought you'd like to see me doing a bit of dad dancing with our little princess.