The extensive ties between UFC parent Endeavor Group Holdings and Disney mean the media company is likely to be “open to a renewal conversation sooner rather than later,” in the assessment of Endeavor president Mark Shapiro.
Hot AFM Package For Buyers To Gnaw: ‘Night Of The Living Dead’ Sequel From Village Roadshow, Westbrook & George Romero’s Sanibel, With ‘Nanny’s Nikyatu Jusu Helming ‘Walking Dead’s LaToya Morgan Script
27.10.2022 - 03:25 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: In an American Film Market package coming together that could wake the dead, Village Roadshow Pictures has partnered with Chris Romero and the late George A. Romero’s Sanibel Films, Origin Story, Vertigo and Westbrook Studios on what all hope will create a new franchise from Night of the Living Dead.
That is the 1968 Pittsburgh-shot film that godfathered the flesh-eating zombie genre that has nourished Hollywood in countless movies and series like The Walking Dead and its spinoffs. The film will be directed by Nikyatu Jusu and written by LaToya Morgan. They are keeping the logline under wraps, but clearly hungry corpses will be on the menu.
CAA Media Finance and Village Roadshow Pictures will co-rep U.S. rights, and FilmNation is handling international rights and will introduce the project to buyers at AFM.
Jusu earlier this year became only the second Black female director to win the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. Grand Jury Prize, when Nanny won it in January. That film will be released theatrically November 23, before Prime Video releases globally December 16.
Scribe Morgan was a writer-producer on The Walking Dead, and the co-creator with JJ Abrams of Duster. She is showrunning that HBO Max crime drama series.
“The original version of Night of the Living Dead is still so resonant to this day,” said Jusu. “Every era has the zombie that it needs and right now, zombies reflect the ways that humans treat each other and show us who is truly the monster.”
Morgan called the original “one of the great cornerstones of the horror genre. I’m beyond thrilled to be playing in the sandbox that George Romero built and ecstatic to raise the stakes and push the envelope with this exciting new story.”
It is heartening
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14.11.2022 / 03:43
Prosecutors Say Courtney Clenney Hid $1 Million Of OnlyFans Money In Father's Bank Account After Allegedly Stabbing Boyfriend To Death
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deadline.com
10.11.2022 / 19:15
Anthony Mackie Post-Apocalyptic Creature Feature ‘Elevation’ Pre-Sells Out Of AFM To 25+ Territories Including France, Germany, UK, Spain, Lat Am, Korea & Australia
EXCLUSIVE: Creature feature Elevation, starring Anthony Mackie (Captain America), Morena Baccarin (Deadpool) and Maddie Hasson (Malignant), has pre-sold out of the AFM to 25+ markets for Mossbank.
perezhilton.com
10.11.2022 / 03:45
Nikita Dragun Placed In MALE Jail After Naked Pool Incident -- WTF?!
Nikita Dragun was placed in an extremely dangerous situation after she was arrested on Monday and our heart breaks for her…
perezhilton.com
09.11.2022 / 03:13
Nikita Dragun Arrested On FELONY CHARGES After Alleged Pool Incident -- While Naked!
Looks like Nikita Dragun‘s party in Miami is officially over… for now…
deadline.com
07.11.2022 / 21:03
‘Daryl Dixon’: Clémence Poésy & Adam Nagaitis Join Norman Reedus In ’The Walking Dead’ Spinoff
EXCLUSIVE: Clémence Poésy (The Essex Serpent) and Adam Nagaitis (Chernobyl) are set as leads opposite Norman Reedus in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, AMC’s spinoff from its flagship drama. This marks British actor Nagatis’ return to AMC where he previously starred in The Terror.
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04.11.2022 / 19:07
Alison Sweeney Reveals Which Hallmark Costar Is Her ‘Favorite,’ Gushes Over A Magical Christmas Village’s Luke Macfarlane
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deadline.com
31.10.2022 / 13:07
Emilia Clarke To Star As Constance Lloyd, Oscar Wilde’s Wife, In New Film From Sophie Hyde — AFM
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28.10.2022 / 18:43
‘Night Of The Living Dead’ Sequel In The Works With ‘Nanny’ Director Nikyatu Jusu Attached To Direct
George A. Romero‘s 1968 masterpiece “Night Of The Living Dead” is one of the best horror movies ever.
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28.10.2022 / 15:03
International Insider: AFM Incoming; ‘Doctor Who’ Disney; ‘House Of The Dragon’ Roars; Lewis Hamilton Indie
Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here following another busy week in our world. Read on for our dissection of the biggest headlines.
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20.10.2022 / 17:05
Molly C. Quinn & Lusia Strus To Star In Audible Series ‘Unlicensed’ From Creators Of ‘Welcome to Night Vale’; Jason Segel To Guest
EXCLUSIVE: The creators of Welcome to Night Vale have set their next scripted podcast.
deadline.com
16.10.2022 / 04:15
‘Freaky’ Director Christopher Landon Calls Out Studios For Day-And-Date Releases After ‘Halloween Ends’ Box Office Results
Christopher Landon is resurrecting the day-and-date release topic after initial box office results for Halloween Ends have it coming in under studio estimates. The Freaky director is calling out movie studios for releasing movies in theatres and streaming services at the same time.
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13.10.2022 / 22:19
Gina Prince-Bythewood Talks ‘The Woman King,’ Social Media Criticism From ‘Wikipedia Historians’ and Possible Reboot of ‘A Different World’
Clayton Davis Director Gina Prince-Bythewood knows you can’t win an argument on Twitter. That’s why she stays off social media platforms and chose not to engage with users that were attacking her, and the filmmakers from her box office hit “The Woman King” for taking license in its depiction of the West African kingdom of Dahomey during the 17th to 19th centuries, and its role in the slave trade. “There was an absolute assumption we weren’t dealing with it,” Prince-Bythewood says. “So much of the argument is based on bad facts. So, what the ‘Wikipedia historians’ are parroting is history written from the wrong point of view.” Listen below:
ok.co.uk
13.10.2022 / 17:27
Danniella Westbrook lands first acting job in six years after EastEnders role was re-cast
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nme.com
13.10.2022 / 04:23
Lydia Night shares new statement on sexual misconduct allegations against ex-SWMRS drummer Joey Armstrong
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