Lionsgate Pushes 'Fatale,' 'Voyagers' to 2021

Sadly, even if you go in front of a mirror and say his name five times, the “Candyman” film written by Jordan Peele and directed by Nia DaCosta isn’t going to appear anytime soon. In fact, the film is going to have been delayed more than a full year when it finally hits theaters, as Universal has unveiled the new date for its highly-anticipated horror film.

Before the trailer for “Inception” introduced the world to the bassy, brassy “braaaams” that dominated movie trailers for years, there was one song that could be heard in virtually every movie trailer of the early ’00s, Clint Mansell‘s “Lux Aeterna.” Now, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Darren Aronofsky‘s gut-punching “Requiem for a Dream,” Lionsgate has released a new recording of the iconic song.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Lily Sheen has boarded Lionsgate Nicolas Cage action self parody The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Sheen will play Cage’s daughter Addy in the feature and joins Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish and Sharon Horgan who round out the cast.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: Stanley Tucci and John Bradley will star alongside Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, and Charlie Plummer in Moonfall, Liongate’s space epic from director and screenwriter Roland Emmerich.Slated to begin production this month in Montreal, the plot is set off by a mysterious force that knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterJared Goetz, Lionsgate’s president of North American TV distribution, is stepping down from his post after an incident involving a firearm during work hours.Sources tell Variety that in September, the longtime executive drove a colleague to lunch, during which he confided that he had taken to carrying a firearm during the pandemic after his house had been broken into in recent months.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVJared Goetz, an accomplished distribution executive, has resigned as the President of North American Television Distribution at Lionsgate after more than three years.According to sources, Goetz was involved in an incident a couple of weeks ago, involving him carrying a firearm to an out-of-the-office work meeting with a colleague for personal protection.In a statement released through Goetz’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, Goetz revealed that he “had his home

Temple Hill Entertainment, the Twilight movie franchise producer founded by Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey, has signed a first look TV deal with Lionsgate. Known for its successful book-to-film adaptations, including James Dashner’s The Maze Runner and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, Temple Hill will work with the Hollywood studio to develop and produce premium scripted series for broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.

Peter White Television EditorLionsgate has struck a first-look television deal with Twilight producer Temple Hill.The Orange Is The New Black producer has inked a multi-year deal to develop and produce scripted programming with the company across broadcast, cable and streaming.On the television side, Temple Hill is behind series including, HBO’s The Outsider, Hulu’s Love, Victor and Looking For Alaska, FXX’s Dave and Mr.

Rebecca Rubin News Editor, Online“F9” will have to wait a little longer to take a lap in theaters.

No Time to Die is no longer hitting theaters in 2020.

Rebecca Rubin News Editor, Online“No Time to Die,” the latest James Bond installment, will be postponed until next year, the filmmakers announced Friday.The film, starring Daniel Craig in his final stint as the agent formerly known as 007, is expected to hit theaters April 2, 2021, a year later than initially planned. “No Time to Die,” back in March, was the first major tentpole to shift its release date as cases of coronavirus began to spread.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorLongtime corporate raider Carl Icahn, who famously tried to break up Time Warner in 2006 and takeover Lionsgate in 2010, announced a succession plan Thursday where his son Brett to succeed him as CEO of the family’s investment business — in seven years.During that time, the younger Icahn will join the board, manage a portfolio of assets “subject to certain veto rights by Carl Icahn” and purchase $10 million worth of depositary units in the publicly-traded company

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorHightown creator Rebecca Cutter is expanding her relationship with Lionsgate Television, signing a multi-year overall deal with the studio behind the praised Starz series. Under the pact, Cutter will develop and produce premium scripted series for Lionsgate’s television slate across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.Cutter is creator, writer and producer of Starz’s Hightown, executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and starring Monica Raymund.

Will Thorne Staff WriterRebecca Cutter is deepening her ties with Lionsgate.Having created drama “Hightown” for the company’s Starz network, Cutter has now signed an overall deal with Lionsgate Television.As part of the new multi-year deal, Cutter will continue to develop and produced scripted content across broadcast, cable and streaming for Lionsgate TV’s slate.“I’m thrilled to expand my partnership with the Lionsgate family, which truly encourages collaboration and enables storytellers to

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVRachel Bendavid has been officially named Head of Scripted Programming for the Lionsgate and BBC Studios Los Angeles partnership.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Kingsman and Kick-Ass producer MARV has hired former Lionsgate Europe CEO Zygi Kamasa as Group CEO.Kamasa will run Matthew Vaughn’s lucrative UK production firm, overseeing the expansion of the Kingsman franchise as well all global sales, marketing and distribution of films, TV series and merchandising.