Netflix Picks Up Malaysian Action Film ‘Wira’

Anthony Mackie has taken aim at his Marvel film bosses for failing to include black filmmakers in any of their movies.

Universal, Elizabeth Banks’ Brownstone Productions and Marc Platt are developing a feature live-action hybrid movie about Scholastic’s "The Magic School Bus." Joanna Cole wrote the books with Bruce Degen as illustrator.The science-centered series features the intrepid Ms. Frizzle and her class, who set out on field trips in their familiar-looking yellow school bus that magically transforms into a plane, submarine, spaceship, or surfboard, depending on the science concept being explored.

Elizabeth Banks who has earlier appeared in popular movies like Power Rangers and Charlie’s Angels is now brought aboard another upcoming movie that is The Magic School Bus. This name definitely strikes a chord with the 90s kids and if you have already figured out the reason then you are absolutely right.

When “Tenet” moved dates, from July 17 to July 31, that left Disney’s live-action “Mulan” with the uncomfortable role of being the first major studio film to debut worldwide after theaters reopen due to COVID-19. With Disney’s former stance of waiting and seeing what WB does before making a decision about “Mulan,” it was assumed that the film would be moving release dates yet again.

Also Read: Elizabeth Banks to Direct and Star in Original Pitch 'Invisible Woman' at UniversalBanks will not only star as the teacher extraordinaire Ms. Frizzle, but she’ll also produce “The Magic School Bus” along with Max Handelman for Brownstone.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe estate of Arthur Conan Doyle has filed a lawsuit alleging that an upcoming Netflix film about Sherlock Holmes’ younger sister infringes on the Holmes stories that remain under copyright.The estate claims that “Enola Holmes,” starring Millie Bobby Brown, depicts the legendary detective as warm and friendly, a characterization that only appears in the final 10 Holmes stories.The estate has zealously sought to protect its rights to Sherlock Holmes, even as most

Also Read: Gerard Butler Disaster Movie 'Greenland' to Hit Theaters Late July for STXThunder Road Films’ Basil Iwanyk and Eric Lee are producing the film along with Butler and G-BASE’s Alan Siegel and Christian Mercuri of Capstone Group.

Justin Bieber has refuted allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman going by the name of "Danielle" in 2014. The woman, who tweeted from an anonymous account Saturday night that was removed from Twitter shortly after Bieber publicly commented on the situation, claimed the incident took place at a hotel in Austin, Texas, on March 9, 2014.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorJustin Bieber is adamantly denying allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2014, and says he plans to take legal action.The woman, identified as Danielle, tweeted Saturday night, that the incident occurred at an Austin, Texas, hotel on March 9, 2014. The woman, who was 21 at the time, claimed Bieber sexually assaulted her after they consensually made out, even though she objected to “going too far” with him.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerNetflix has secured the right to Giving Voice, the James D.

Even with decades of acclaimed features and a recent Oscar win, Spike Lee still has to fight for his creative vision. And that fight extends to folks like Netflix, a studio notorious for spending large amounts of cash to please its filmmakers.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorNetflix has launched a collection of film and TV content for U.S.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorMGM has finalized a first look feature film production deal with producer Jennifer Todd and her company Jennifer Todd Pictures.The deal brings Todd back together with MGM Film Group Chairman Michael De Luca, the two having worked together back in the 1990s when she produced the Austin Powers franchise, Boiler Room, and Now and Then for New Line when De Luca was at the helm of the studio.

boasts a rare  0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes? Is it the scene in which a man shoots up a captive woman full of heroin and attempts to rape her in what looks like Austin Powers’ bedroom? Or maybe the sequence where a disgusting man with no flesh burns a tied-up Bricke with a cigar in a trailer, sets it on fire and Ramírez still escapes looking like he’s en route to a photo shoot?How about the strong, but totally wasted premise? The US government is about to unleash a mind-controlling signal that

After a 20-year old clip of Saturday Night Live resurfaced on social media last week that featured Jimmy Fallon in blackface, the comedian has issued a formal apology on air and he claims that he is “not a racist.” Fallon opened up Monday’s episode of The Tonight Show by promising his fans “a different kind of show” to address the controversy. The clip was from a 2000 episode of SNL that saw Fallon in blackface while impersonating his fellow comedian and SNL alum, Chris Rock.

Though the discussion surrounding “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” is a bit disappointing, as the film largely failed to live up to fan expectations, as well as just being a not-so-great way to end George Lucas’ 40+ year Skywalker Saga. But one thing that has come out of that project is the rise of the film’s second-unit director Victoria Mahoney, the first woman and the first Person of Color to act as a director on a “Star Wars” project.

When the concert business shut down in mid-March, Bobby Garza abruptly shifted from putting on live events to tearing them down -- his company, Austin-based Forefront Networks, had to cancel the California food-and-music festival Yountville Live later that month, and..