Emily Blunt Joins Ryan Gosling in Upcoming Movie 'The Fall Guy'

During a Venice Film Festival masterclass today, Better Call Saul and Nobody star Bob Odenkirk told the audience he “wants to do more action.”

Zack Sharf Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s career thus far has included an Emmy-winning turn on HBO’s “Watchmen,” awards buzz for playing Bobby Seale in “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and movies like “Candyman,” “Aquaman” and “The Matrix Resurrections.” Such an eclectic balance of film and TV projects is the result of Abdul-Mateen’s curation, as he’s made it a priority to balance out comic book tentpoles like “Aquaman” with more serious dramatic fare. The actor recently told Vulture that acting in a movie like “Aquaman” is “clown work,” so it’s important for him to flex his acting muscles in other projects. “Everything should be about getting to the truth. But sometimes you got to know which movie or genre you’re in,” Abdul-Mateen said. “Something like ‘Aquaman,’ that’s clown work. ‘Aquaman’ is not ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7.’ You have got to get over yourself.”

EXCLUSIVE: The star of the near $1.8 billion grossing Matrix franchise has inked with Gersh for representation, while continuing to be repped by Hodgson Management, Viewpoint and Kleinberg Lange Cuddy & Carlo.

Well before he starred in Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk,” Harry Styles was already known as one of the biggest pop stars in the world. However, thanks to his performance in that film (and his starpower, obviously), Hollywood came calling.

EXCLUSIVE: Jason Clarke has signed with CAA.

Ryan Gosling is in talks to star opposite Margot Robbie in the new Ocean’s Eleven film, which four-time Emmy winner Jay Roach (Bombshell) will direct for Warner Bros., Deadline can confirm. The project follows Gosling and Robbie’s recent work together on Greta Gerwig’s Barbie film for the studio, which has the former playing Ken.

Zack Sharf Imagine a Howard Hughes biopic starring Jim Carrey, or a James Dean drama with a young Leonardo DiCaprio playing the Hollywood icon. What about Robert Downey Jr.

EXCLUSIVE: Through its first-look film deal at Universal Pictures, 87North has set up Mrs. K, a re-imagining of Yuhang Ho’s 2016 Malaysian-Hong Kong cult hit, at the studio.

Netflix, from the impossible gravity-defying stunts of “Inception” to Tom Cruise dramatically dangling, running, and gunning in the “Mission: Impossible” films, and maybe a few action flicks you haven’t seen before. Relive the thrills of Ethan Hunt’s precarious hacking-while-hanging from the first film in the franchise and one of our favorite installments of Tom Cruise Running Away From Things, in this case, a deadly wave of water after a huge fish tank at a restaurant is blown up.

Ryan Gosling has no plans of exiting the action genre after “The Gray Man.”  David Leitch doesn’t either after “Bullet Train.” The pair team up soon for their adaptation of the 1980s stunt-man/bounty hunter TV series “The Fall Guy.” The movie won’t be out until March 1, 2024, but Universal Pictures knows who’ll star across from Gosling, and Deadline has the scoop.

EXCLUSIVE: Universal’s adaptation of the classic TV series The Fall Guy already had star power with Ryan Gosling and David Leitch and looks to be adding more with its latest A-lister. Sources tell Deadline Emily Blunt is set to co-star opposite Gosling in Universal Pictures and 87North’s The Fall Guy, which is set to bow on March 1, 2024.

Bullet Train” is currently racing to the top of the box office, raking in nearly $13 million in receipts on opening night alone. Fans are already abuzz about director David Leitch scoring a few eye-popping celebrity cameos.[Warning: Major spoilers ahead.]Pitt, 58, stars as hired hitman Ladybug who boards a bullet train to retrieve a case and encounters several people along the journey trying to end his life.Lieitch’s colorful yet bloody crowdpleaser co-stars Bad Bunny, Joey King and Aaron Taylor-Johnson — but the filmmaker knew he needed some high-powered bonus attractions, too.“When you pay your money and you go to the theater, you want to have a fun time,” Leitch, 46, told Insider of his desire to score secret celeb scene-stealers.

Love Island fans were left fuming during Sunday night’s highly anticipated Reunion show, after a TV glitch obliterated the aspect ratio for several viewers trying to tune in to the show. The problems first started to occur at around 9:30pm, when viewers tuning in to ITV2 to watch the Islanders reunite for the first time since leaving the villa, saw that the aspect ratio had abruptly shifted to a 4:3 ratio.The jarring shift to a square screen left many fans puzzled as to the cause, while several even joked it was harkening back to the 90’s as they were left trying to watch the show in a distracting format.

The Vue International Cinema chain has reduced its valuation by approximately half to around £650million ($785.6million).

“Bullet Train,” Columbia Pictures’ R-rated action film starring Brad Pitt, made $4.6 million at the box office in its Thursday preview screenings, which began at 3 p.m. from 3,595 locations.

“Bullet Train” is hurtling into theaters very soon. The action movie stars an incredible cast of stealthy characters who approach Brad Pitt’s main man inside the speedy train. The movie adapts Japanese author Kotaro Isaka’s novel “Maria Beetle.” David Leitch directed the fast-paced film.

EXCLUSIVE: WME has upped Liam Buckley to agent in the motion picture literary department in the agency’s Beverly Hills office.

Ryan Reynolds is getting ready to reprise one of his most popular cinematic creations — and his first stop is the gym.

Selome Hailu Netflix has extended its multi-year partnership with Dark Horse Entertainment, through which Dark Horse gives the streamer a first look at IP for film and TV. Among their active development slate is a “Bang!” movie starring Idris Elba and “Mind MGMT” from Curtis Gwinn.“Bang!” is based on the comic series of the same name by Matt Kindt and Wilfredo Torres and will be directed by David Leitch.