EXCLUSIVE: Let it Rip! Mr Blockbuster Jerry Bruckheimer is producing a live-action movie with Paramount based on the popular toy franchise Beyblade.
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Jo Koy’s movie Easter Sunday, which was scheduled to open roughly two weeks before Easter weekend on April 1, is heading to Aug. 5.
We’re told that it’s a stronger weekend for the DreamWorks Pictures and Universal release. Jo Koy recently moved his comedy tour, which was set to kick off on Jan. 14 to this summer starting on June 10. Easter Sunday leaves behind a weekend where Sony moved its Marvel movie Morbius onto and to a frame where Paramount has their Owen Wilson comedy Secret Headquarters and Warner Bros. an untitled event movie.
The stand-up comedian stars as a man returning home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family, in this love letter to his Filipino-American community. Starring in the pic are Jimmy O. Yang, Tia Carrere, Brandon Wardell, Tony nominee Eva Noblezada, Lydia Gaston, Asif Ali, Rodney To, Eugene Cordero, Jay Chandrasekhar, Tiffany Haddish and Lou Diamond Phillips.
Jay Chandrasekhar directs from a script by Ken Cheng. The film is produced by Rideback’s Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich, and is executive produced by Jo Koy, Jessica Gao, Yang, Cheng, Joe Meloche, Nick Reynolds and Seth William Meier. Amblin Partners and Universal have overseas rights.
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EXCLUSIVE: Let it Rip! Mr Blockbuster Jerry Bruckheimer is producing a live-action movie with Paramount based on the popular toy franchise Beyblade.
NAACP Image Awards has officially been kicked off! As usual, this year's ceremony honoring people of color across television, music, literature and film is preceded by a week-long celebration, with five nights of virtual awards leading up to Saturday's live telecast.Hosted by returning emcee and seven-time NAACP Image Awards winner Anthony Anderson, the ceremony will include Issa Rae, Kerry Washington, LL Cool J, Morgan Freeman, Questlove, Tiffany Haddish, Zendaya and more presenting awards, while Samuel L. Jackson accepts the NAACP Chairman's Award and Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project, receives the Social Justice Impact Award.The preceding non-televised nights will be hosted by actor and comedian Affion Crockett, with awards presented by Cory Hardrict, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Khleo Thomas, Lori Harvey, Wendy Raquel Robinson and more.
Despite all the storms, rain and nasty wind hitting the UK in recent weeks, the weather is set to improve as we approach spring, bringing with it Easter.
The Santa Barbara Film Festival said Thursday that newly minted Oscar nominee Penélope Cruz has been chosen to receive the Montecito Award at the festival’s 37th edition next month.
Angelique Jackson Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios and David Oyelowo’s Yoruba Saxon have partnered with Netflix to produce the film adaptation of “Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun.”Based on the upcoming book by British-Nigerian author, journalist and hair care educator Tọlá Okogwu, “Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun” tells the tale of a teenager who learns she has powers and travels to Nigeria to learn more about her origins, where she discovers a threat to her newfound magical community.Described as “Black Panther” meets “X-Men” or “Percy Jackson,” the book is the first in an action-packed series for middle-grade children and will be published by Simon & Schuster in the U.S. and U.K.
Emmerdale's Paige Sandhu has confirmed that her character's time in the village is almost up.
It would be a huge understatement to say that Sheridan Smith is a versatile actress. In recent weeks alone, she’s been on screens as a mother desperate to free her son in ITV’s No Return, as well as a teacher accused of sexually assaulting a pupil in aptly named Channel 5 series, The Teacher.
Spain has two films in this year’s main competition at the Berlinale, and a record haul of films participating across all sections. Similarly, the country boasts an impressive list of productions looking for buyers at the festival’s EFM. Below, a list of standouts from Spain looking to make moves on the global market.“Prison 77” (Alberto Rodríguez)A potential jewel in Spanish cinema’s 2022 crown, “Modelo 77” is produced by Spanish pay TV-VOD giant Movistar Plus and Madrid-based Atípica Films, Rodríguez’s career-long producer.
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The Santa Barbara Film Festival on Thursday revealed the lineup for its 37th edition, which is set to run March 2-12 in-person in its customary spot in the heat of Oscar season.
Emmerdale actress Paige Sandhu has been front and centre of the ITV soap as menacing murderer Meena Jutla for several months. Now, behind the scenes of the show, Paige has branched out and is offering soap fans personalised messages for £45.Taking to her Instagram account, actress Paige recorded a short video for her story where she revealed her exciting update for Emmerdale fans.
Larry Birkhead is remembering his former partner, Anna Nicole Smith, 15 years after her death. The photographer took to Instagram on Tuesday and wrote an emotional tribute to the Playboy cover girl and GUESS model, who passed away on Feb. 8, 2007, at age 39.
Will Smith has received his third Oscar nomination this morning, earning his place on the Best Actor list for his role in King Richard. Smith played Richard Williams, the father of tennis players Venus and Serena Williams, in a story charting the early days of their careers, and his role in the movie has been a favorite with critics and guilds all season long. In addition to pending nominations from SAG, BAFTA, and Critics’ Choice, Smith has already claimed prizes from several critics groups. It is a long-overdue return to the Oscars spotlight for Smith, whose turn in Warner Bros.’ King Richard, written by Zach Baylin and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, has been recognized 15 years on from his last citation by the Motion Picture Academy.
Three time Emmy Award nominee Betty Gilpin is in talks to play the late Anna Nicole Smith in a new biopic titled Hurricana.
“GLOW” actress Betty Gilpin is in talks to star in a biopic as Anna Nicole Smith, the actress, model and Playboy Playmate who died in 2007 at age 39 of an accidental drug overdose. The film “Hurricana” will focus on Smith’s final days of her life as she embarks on a 36-hour odyssey with her therapist, in which she unknowingly delivers the fatal blow.
Glow star Betty Gilpin is in discussions to play model, actress and TV personality Anna Nicole Smith in movie Hurricana, we can reveal.