Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker hold hands as they walked to their car together on Tuesday afternoon (May 24) in Portofino, Italy.
06.05.2022 - 02:00 / variety.com
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor“Black Site” director Sophia Banks is hoping her new $10 million action thriller “Black Site” is the little movie that could.“We’re not trying to be an $80 million action movie but we want to make this genre accessible for people,” Banks tells me. “It OK to shoot an indie action movie. As long as you take people on a good ride, then that’s all we want.
We just want people to have fun and go on a journey.”In “Black Site,” Michelle Monaghan stars as Abby Trent, a CIA agent based at a top-secret black site who must hunt one of their most notorious detainees (Jason Clarke) after he escapes from his cell and goes on a killing spree.I recently caught up with Banks and Monaghan over Zoom. How did it all come about?Banks: I did a couple of shorts. One premiered at Tribeca called “Proxy” that got sold to Anonymous Content.
CAA brought me “Black Site” written by Jinder Mahal. I looked at it and I was like, “This could be really cool, but almost impossible to do because it really should be like $30 million.” Then I spoke to my one of my mentors, Phil Noyce, who introduced me to Jason Clarke and then I spoke to the amazing Michelle because I wanted someone who was kick-ass. We shot during COVID in Australia during quarantine.
We had five days to rehearse and we were like, “Let’s show them what two women can do in this space.”Monaghan: Throughout my career, I’ve kind of dabbled in all the different genres, like comedy, action and drama. But I’ve never played the female protagonist, the female lead, in an action film. I was excited to work with Sophia when I watched “Proxy.” We knew it was going to be a challenge and it was going to be really quick.
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker hold hands as they walked to their car together on Tuesday afternoon (May 24) in Portofino, Italy.
This UK & South African co-production with Ida Rose & ANTS Media stars team up for action thriller film Stolen directed by Sheridan De Myer. Shantelle Rochester will serve as producer along with Uzanenkosi Mahlangu. Stolen is the first installment of what is set to be an action thriller movie franchise with BET+.
Kit Harington, Scoot McNairy, and Josh Lucas are teaming up for a new movie!
Saban Films has taken global rights to the John Travolta and Stephen Dorff feature, American Metal.
South Park TV film has arrived – you can watch it below.The Streaming Wars has been confirmed for a June 1 release date on Paramount+, as part of a 14-film deal between creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone with ViacomCBS. The latest project the third film in the deal, with a fourth one due for release later this summer.“I’m not comfortable living in a fucking hot dog!” Cartman yells in the clip, before threatening to leave home: “I can’t do this anymore, Mom – if you won’t listen to me, then I really don’t have a choice.”A description obtained by The Hollywood Reporter reads: “Cartman locks horns with his mom in a battle of wills, while an epic conflict unfolds and threatens South Park’s very existence.”The first made-for-TV film was called Post Covid and premiered last November.
EXCLUSIVE: Rivulet Films has picked up John Wick writer Derek Kolstad’s original screenplay Acolyte and will finance and produce the project alongside Swiss distributor-producer Ascot Elite Entertainment.
Back in 2013 on an app called Soundcloud, Jahseh Onfroy published his first song “News/Flock”. His first official mixtape was released in March 2014, simply titled “XXX,” this then spawned multiple releases in the following years and Jahseh’s popularity grew.
Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaScreen Media has acquired North American rights to “Code Name Banshee,” an upcoming action-thriller with Antonio Banderas and Jamie King. The film will receive a day-and-date theatrical and on-demand release in July.Directed by Jon Keeyes and written by Matthew Rogers, the duo behind “The Survivalist,” the film follows Caleb (Banderas), a former government assassin in hiding, who resurfaces when his protégé, the equally deadly killer known as Banshee (King), discovers a bounty has been placed on Caleb’s head.
EXCLUSIVE: Boardwalk Empire actor Michael Pitt has joined Open Road and Sculptor Media’s drama-thriller Black Flies opposite Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan and Katherine Waterston.
will be our greatest collaboration yet.”“Breathe” is the second film from Bristol, who made his debut on Netflix’s “See You Yesterday” as produced by Spike Lee and for which he won an Independent Spirit Award. “Dreamgirls” star Hudson will next appear in “Tell It Like a Woman” alongside Taraji P. Henson.
Manori Ravindran International EditorCapstone Global has boarded action-thriller “Boy Kills World,” starring Bill Skarsgård, Michelle Dockery and Jessica Rothe.The Los Angeles-based production and sales outfit is partnering on the pic with Nthibah Pictures, Hammerstone Studios, Sam Raimi’s Raimi Productions and Roy Lee’s Vertigo Entertainment. Sales will be launched in Cannes, with both Capstone and CAA co-representing U.S.
James Franco is set to star in action thriller Mace from The Singing Detective helmer Jon Amiel.
The conventional wisdom these days is movie stars don’t matter, franchises and brands do. And with all apologies to Marvel, etc., that’s not exactly true.
EXCLUSIVE: Fantastic Beasts franchise star Katherine Waterston is boarding the drama thriller Black Flies opposite 2x Oscar winner Sean Penn and Tye Sheridan.
That ‘70s Show sequel, That ’90s Show.Kutcher and Kunis played on-again, off-again couple Michael Kelso and Jackie Burkhart and will be guesting in the new series alongside previously announced stars Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp, who will reprise their roles of Red and Kitty Forman.That ’90s Show will also see guest appearances from Topher Grace, Laura Prepon and Wilmer Valderrama who all starred in the original sitcom which ran from 1998 to 2006.That ‘90s Show will be set in 1995 and, according to Netflix, will see Leia Forman (Callie Haverda), daughter of Eric (Grace) and Donna (Prepon) visit her grandparents for the summer, where she bonds with a new generation of Point Place kids under the watchful eye of Kitty (Rupp) and the stern glare of Red (Smith). “Sex, drugs and rock ’n roll never dies, it just changes clothes,” said the announcement.Original series creators Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner are onboard as Executive Producers, with Netflix ordering one ten-episode series.The only original castmember that isn’t returning is Danny Masterson who is dealing with a string of sexual assault charges.