MGM Acquires Jason Statham and David Ayer Action Movie ‘The Beekeeper’

“Elvis,” Baz Luhrmann’s extravagant musical biopic. Either you fall in love with its aesthetic, which depicts Elvis (as portrayed by “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” star Austin Butler) as the puppet for a scheming Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks), festooned with editorial flourishes and stylistic embellishments, or you think that its high drama is actually, somehow, both overwrought and undercooked.

Michaela Zee editor GKIDS has acquired the North American distribution rights to “Unicorn Wars,” ahead of the adult animated film’s U.S. premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. The news was announced Thursday. Set during an ancestral war between teddy bears and unicorns, the horror-comedy film follows Bluet and Tubby, teddy bear brothers who are polar opposites to each other. When their time at teddy bear bootcamp leads to a combat tour in the Magic Forest, Bluet and Tubby’s complicated history and tense relationship could affect the fate of the war, including whether the teddy bears will fulfill the prophecy and usher in a new era. “Unicorn Wars” is directed and written by illustrator Alberto Vázquez. Prior to this deal, GKIDS distributed Vázquez’s Goya Award-winning feature “Birdboy: The Forgotten Children” and animated short “Decorado.”

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Jason Priestley (“Beverly Hills, 90210”) has joined the cast of Viaplay’s English-language series about NHL ice hockey legend Börje Salming. Currently filming in Sweden and Canada, the biopic series stars Valter Skarsgård (“The Playlist”) as Salming and is created and directed by Amir Chamdin, winner of the Best Series Award at Canneseries 2020 for “Partisan.” The show is written by Martin Bengtsson, who previously wrote “Tigers,” which was Sweden’s entry for Best International Feature Film at the 2022 Academy Awards. Priestley portrays Gerry McNamara, the legendary Toronto Maple Leafs talent scout who discovered Salming and fellow Swede Inge Hammarström and helped launch their North American careers.

Hugh Jackman‘s hit Broadway show, the Music Man, is sadly coming to an end, producers announced.

Oprah Winfrey is back on the red carpet at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival!

Marvel has unveiled the cast of its upcoming “Thunderbolts,” and it’s exactly who we expected (and we’re not complaining). The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s version of the Suicide Squad — don’t hate, we’re just describing facts here — will be staffed by Black Widow II (Florence Pugh), The winter Solider (Sebastian Stan), Red Guardian (David Harbour), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell) and Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen).

CM Punk had a lot to get off his chest in the aftermath of AEW All Out.

Better Call Saul” actor, 59, starred in last year’s action flick “Nobody” — and he said he’s ready to do more karate-chopping films in the future.Odenkirk appeared at the 2022 Venice Film Festival where he noted he “wants to do more action” movies, Deadline reported.“I was very surprised by ‘Nobody,’ ” he said. “I had initiated that project because I had a feeling that the character I was developing in ‘Better Call Saul’ was the kind of character you see in an action film.

Comedic actor Bob Odenkirk, best known for HBO‘s mature sketch series “Mr. Show,” got a second wind in his career sail when he played slimeball criminal lawyer Saul Goodman on the series “Breaking Bad.” That led to his own prequel series “Better Call Saul,” exploring Goodman’s transformation to courting the underworld.

Taking the next step? Harry Styles and Olivia have talked about getting engaged, but there’s one relationship milestone they’d prefer to tick off first.

Madonna definitely isn’t Hung Up on her past marriages…

EXCLUSIVE: Following its debut as a pre-sales title in Cannes earlier this year, MGM has swooped on the Miramax film project The Beekeeper from director David Ayer (Suicide Squad) and starring Jason Statham (Hobbs & Shaw).

Madonna revealed her one regret during a candid new Q&A YouTube clip.

David Yates’ Netflix film The Pain Hustlers has begun rounding out its cast, with Andy Garcia (Father of the Bride), Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek), Jay Duplass (Industry), Brian d’Arcy James (West Side Story) and Chloe Coleman (My Spy) signing on to star alongside Emily Blunt and Chris Evans.

Danny DeVito has weighed in on the planned, live action movie of Hercules.

Danny DeVito is campaigning for a role in Disney’s next live-action movie.

“The Web’s Most Asked Questions” on Wednesday. He added, “I am the live-action ‘Hercules’!” Guy Ritchie, who previously directed Disney’s live-action “Aladdin,” is set to direct the remake, with “Avengers” directors Anthony and Joe Russo producing the film through their AGBO banner.Dave Callaham (“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”) wrote the first draft of the script.Disney’s 1997 animated “Hercules” film featured Tate Donovan voicing the title character, DeVito as Philoctetes the grumpy satyr, and James Woods as Hades.DeVito currently produces and provides the voice of Satan on FX’s animated series “Little Demon,” which premieres with two episodes Wednesday night at 10 pm ET/PT.

Michael Jackson’s nephew is raging about Harry Styles being called the “new King of Pop”. Taj Jackson hit out after the former One Direction singer, 28, was given the label in his cover shoot for the September issue of Rolling Stone UK magazine. The 49-year-old vented on Twitter: “There is no new King of Pop.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and her fiancé Jason Statham have enjoyed a beautiful holiday on the Greek island of Schinoussa.The family took a boat trip around the island and had dinner at 'Nikolas of Schinoussa Restaurant,' while vacationing in Greece. Rosie was spotted with her son strolling alongside the beach on holiday, hand in hand with their son Jack.The 35 year old model has now returned to living in England having recently spoken about her desire to return to her home county of Devon after living in celebrity hotspot Malibu, California for years.