Brillante Mendoza’s ‘Gensan Punch’ Set as HBO Original Movie (EXCLUSIVE)

John Cena's superhero series, has a premiere date.HBO Max announced during Saturday's virtual DC FanDome event that the upcoming drama, which returns Cena as the titular character from James Gunn's  movie, will launch Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022.The DC series explores the origins of Peacemaker, which Cena first played in the aforementioned film.

Richard Kuipers Prolific Filipino filmmaker Brillante Ma Mendoza (“Kinatay,” “Thy Womb”) steps into the boxing ring with the heartfelt if rather thin drama “Gensan Punch.” Inspired by the true story of Naozumi Tsuchiyama, an amputee who was denied a license to box professionally in Japan and traveled to the Philippines in pursuit of his dreams, “Gensan” lands solid punches for the rights of disabled athletes and excels with its depiction of rigorous training and fierce combat.

Natasha Bure got quite the reaction from her parents when rocking a baby bump for her new film. Candace Cameron Bure's 23-year-old daughter stars in Natasha told ET's Lauren Zima how her parents reacted to seeing her «pregnant.»«I sent them a bunch of pictures of me with the little baby bump and my mom was like, 'I can't wait to be a grandma!'» she shared.

111 million globally since its Sept. 17 release, the Korean dystopian drama has, as to be expected, exploded into a real-life phenomenon — with weird and wacky, sometimes disappointing or occasionally dangerous results.St.

Squid Game later this month.According to a report by The Korea Times, the St. John’s Hotel in Gangneung, Gangwon Province will be hosting a real-life version of Squid Game on October 24.

Fox Nation, one of Fox News Media’s three streamers, is celebrating an “All-American Christmas” this year with the release of two new Christmas Movies. “Christmas in the Wilds” and “Christmas in the Pines” will both be available exclusively on the platform beginning on Thanksgiving, which falls Nov.

Community.The pair played Annie Edison and Abed Nadir respectively in the hit sitcom for six seasons, with the show airing its final episode in 2014.On Instagram, Brie posted a video showing the pair posing and balancing together in the outdoors. The caption reads: “First time working together again since Community… feels like home.”Brie and Prudi are currently filming romantic comedy Somebody I Used To Know, directed by Brie’s husband Dave Franco.

EXCLUSIVE: Stephen David Brooks (Flytrap, Heads N Tailz) is set to direct Meet the Pumps, a gritty feature set in the world of punk music, with Grammy, Golden Globe  and Critics Choice Award nominee Linda Perry on board as composer, music supervisor and executive producer.

UPDATE, 7:29 AM: Actor Zachary Horwitz has pleaded guilty in a Ponzi scheme that cost investors more than $227 million with fake promises of licensing rights to films by WarnerMedia-owned HBO and Netflix in Latin America.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentDistrib Films has acquired U.S. rights to a flurry of high-profile foreign-language films, including the Cesar Award-winning animated feature “Josep,” the Isabelle Adjani starrer “Sisters,” and “Tokyo Shaking” with Karin Viard.

Stranger Of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin will launch in March 2022 as an Epic Games Store exclusive.During the Tokyo Game Show 2021 last week (October 1) a brand new trailer debuted for the upcoming Final Fantasy title along with an official release date of March 18, 2022.

HBO documentary exploring January’s US Capitol insurrection, Four Hours At The Capitol, is set to air next month.Supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed Capitol Hill on January 6 this year to protest the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory in Congress, which resulted in five deaths and a Congressional investigation – as well as Trump being banned from social media.The film, which is being collaboratively produced by both HBO and BBC, will include brand new footage from

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“The Last Mrs. Parrish,” a best-selling novel about a twisted con-artist, is getting the movie treatment at Netflix.The streaming service landed the rights to the novel, written by Liv Constantine, and plans to adapt it into a feature film.

Simone Biles is still feeling very blessed by the amount of love and support she's received since the 2021 Tokyo Olympics this summer. Biles spoke ET at the Gold Over America Tour, a.k.a «GOAT Tour,» about life since making the difficult decision to withdraw herself from the team competition, the all-around and the majority of her individual events for her own mental health.«Overwhelming amount of love and support of outreach of fans, family and it's just been insane,» Biles admitted.

EXCLUSIVE: Fox Entertainment’s free streaming service, Tubi, has set Camilla Belle to star in the romantic comedy feature 10 Truths About Love. 

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorCalm is ramping up original kids content, as the meditation and mental-wellness app company looks to persuade more parents to shell out $70 for an annual subscription — with a roster of celebs and new characters to help their young’uns chill out and get to sleep.The app, first launched in 2012, already has material targeted at tykes.