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Final Destination 6 landed the job by faking their own deaths on a Zoom call.Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein have officially been hired to relaunch the Grand Guignol franchise, with Craig Perry producing alongside Sheila Hanahan Taylor.The pair got the job after what The Hollywood Reporter has called “the Zoom call to end all Zoom calls”, describing an incident in which the pair took the meeting with a burning fireplace behind them.The publication explains that once the meeting finished, the mantel behind Lipovsky and Stein began to burn, before the pair extinguished the flames.But then tragedy seemed to strike as attendees on the call heard a creak, after which a ceiling fan broke loose from the ceiling and decapitated one of the filmmakers.

Rosamund Pike (Saltburn) has come aboard for a role in the third installment of Lionsgate‘s magic-themed franchise, Now You See Me, which has thus far grossed over $687MM worldwide.

Selena Kuznikov Golden Globe and Emmy winner Rosamund Pike will join the cast of Lionsgate’s “Now You See Me 3,” the third chapter of the magician series. Details of her part are being kept under wraps, but she will have a “pivotal role” in the film according to the press release. Original cast members Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco and Morgan Freeman are expected to reprise their roles.

EXCLUSIVE: Noomi Rapace is set to star in psychological thriller Reckoner, written and directed by Nissar Modi (writer of feature Z For Zachariah) who will be making his movie directorial debut.

EXCLUSIVE: Singer and actress Rita Ora, former NFL star Marshawn Lynch and Rogue Heroes star Jack O’Connell are set to join Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders) in action-thriller He Bled Neon, which is an early Cannes market buzz title.

EXCLUSIVE: Gangs of London and Peaky Blinders star Joe Cole is set to lead action-thriller He Bled Neon, marking the feature debut of music video filmmaker Drew Kirsch who co-directed videos “You Need to Calm Down” and “Lover” with Taylor Swift, and also helmed videos for Shakira, Charlie Puth, John Legend, Imagine Dragons and Machine Gun Kelly.

EXCLUSIVE: Sugar23 has signed Charlie Tahan, the actor, writer, and director best known for his breakout starring role on Netflix’s Ozark, for management.

EXCLUSIVE: Rosamund Pike (Saltburn) and Matthew Rhys (Perry Mason) have entered production overseas on Hallow Road, a new psychological thriller, which Under the Shadow‘s Babak Anvari is directing from a script by William Gillies.

Netflix viewers are reporting that a horror film has left them too scared to sleep.

Fiona Lamptey has left her position as Director of UK Features at Netflix.

Christina Hendricks (Mad Men, The Neon Demon) has signed on to lead the psychological thriller Reckoner, written and directed by Nissar Modi (Z for Zachariah) in his feature directorial debut.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Christina Hendricks will lead the psychological thriller “Reckoner,” which will be sold at the Cannes Film Festival this month. The project is written and directed by Nissar Modi (“Z for Zacharian”), who will be making his big screen directorial debut. In the film, an affluent woman’s carefully constructed life is disrupted by a young man connected to a tightly-held secret from her past. The film is based on a short story by late writer Rachel Ingalls and will be produced by XYZ Films and Two & Two Pictures, with XYZ Films financing. XYZ Films has also added “Reckoner” to its New Visions slate of films, with world sales launching in Cannes.

More than 100 key figures from the UK film and TV industry have signed a letter urging the UK government to take “immediate action” against Iranian authorities for “gross violations of human rights and women’s rights” in their response to the wave of public protests that erupted last year.

Cloverfield franchise is in development at Paramount Pictures, according to reports.Babak Anvari, best known for directing horror films Under The Shadow and 2019’s Wounds, is set to direct the project from a script written by Joe Barton (Giri/Haji). J.J.

A new “Cloverfield” sequel is in the works at Paramount, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.Babak Anvari is attached to direct the project.  Joe Barton is penning the script.

EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of Top Gun: Maverick and Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Paramount Pictures is looking to get the wheels turning on another popular franchise as sources tell Deadline a new Cloverfield pic is in the works with Babak Anvari directing and Joe Barton writing the script. J.J. Abrams is producing from Bad Robot, along with Hannah Minghella and Jon Cohen. Bryan Burk, Matt Reeves, and Drew Goddard will executive produce.

William Earl Another chapter in the “Cloverfield” universe is coming. “Wounds” director Babak Anvari has been tapped to helm the newest installment of the hit horror series. J.J. Abrams is producing from Bad Robot, along with Hannah Minghella and Jon Cohen. Bryan Burk, Matt Reeves, and Drew Goddard will executive produce. Joe Barton, who penned the 2017 cult horror hit “The Ritual,” is set to write the script. This next installment is currently in development at Paramount Pictures, and will be the fourth chapter in the experimental sci-fi series. The first film, 2008’s “Cloverfield,” was a found footage alien invasion movie which became a sleeper hit. The second chapter, 2016’s “10 Cloverfield Lane,” modified an existing script to fit within the “Cloverfield” universe and became a commercial and critical hit, anchored by strong performances from Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Goodman. The third installment, 2018’s space thriller “The Cloverfield Paradox,” was widely panned but gained notoriety as Netflix announced the project during the Super Bowl, confirming that fans would be able to watch it immediately after the game.

Deadline reports that Paramount has a new “Cloverfield” movie on the way, the first since 2018’s “The Cloverfield Paradox.” And the studio has a filmmaker on the rise to helm it: indie horror director Babak Anvari. READ MORE: ‘I Came By’ Review: Hugh Bonneville & George Mackay Star In Babak Anvari’s Bloated Thriller Anvari directs the new film that boasts a script from “Gara/Hiji” writer Joe Barton.  J.J.

It’s well-known by now that Netflix has a pretty lenient approach to storytelling when they support exciting filmmakers. You can sense that mentality in their massive productions, like Martin Scorsese finally getting to make “The Irishman,” with a three-hour running time.

A24 has tapped Brandy Norwood, Andrew Burnap and Kathryn Hunter to star in the “The Front Room,” with Neal Huff also joining the cast.The Eggers Brothers – consisting of director Robert Eggers’ twin younger brothers Max and Sam – will make their directorial debut with the psychological horror film. They will also write the screenplay.Adapted from Susan Hill’s short story of the same name, “The Front Room” revolves around a young, newly pregnant couple who is forced to take in a sickly stepmother who has long been estranged from the family.A24 is set to produce and handle the film’s global release.

A24 is teaming up with filmmakers Max Eggers (The Lighthouse) and Sam Eggers (Olympia) — otherwise known as The Eggers Brothers —  on their feature directorial debut, The Front Room, a psychological horror pic that will star Brandy Norwood (Queens), Kathryn Hunter (The Tragedy of Macbeth), Andrew Burnap (Snow White) and Neal Huff (Waves).

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Brandy Norwood is set to star in A24’s “The Front Room,” a psychological horror film from directors Max and Sam Eggers. The Eggers brothers, whose older sibling Robert Eggers has collaborated with A24 on “The Witch” and “The Lighthouse,” will be directing in their feature filmmaking debut. They adapted the screenplay from Susan Hill’s short story of the same name. “The Front Room” follows a young, newly pregnant couple forced to take in an ailing stepmother who has long been estranged from the family.  Along with Norwood, the ’90s music icon who is also of “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” “Moesha” and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” fame, is co-starring alongside Kathryn Hunter (“The Tragedy of Macbeth”), Andrew Burnap (“WeCrashed,” Broadway’s “The Inheritance”) and Neal Huff (“Spotlight”).

Though the cultural zeitgeist is a few years removed from Banksy mania, street art remains a potent weapon for political and social criticism. The relationship between graffiti and vandalism is still hotly contested, but what might happen if an ambitious street artist took his designs even further… like, for instance, into someone’s living room? That’s the premise of “I Came By,” an upcoming Netflix thriller from British Iranian writer-director Babak Anvari.

EXCLUSIVE: Monsterland and I Came By outfit Two & Two Pictures has appointed Mila Cottray to the role of EVP Production and Finance based out of LA.

Sasha Urban editorHot off his Emmy nomination for his role in “Under the Banner of Heaven,” Andrew Garfield is in talks to portray billionaire business mogul Richard Branson in a limited series called “Hot Air,” Variety has confirmed. The series will be directed by David Leitch (“Deadpool 2”), with Universal International in discussions to produce.The six-part series is written by Jon Croker (“Paddington 2”), based on the book “Dirty Tricks: British Airways’ Secret War Against Virgin Atlantic” by investigative journalist Martyn Gregory.

EXCLUSIVE: Orange Is The New Black star Jackie Cruz has replaced Stephanie Beatriz as co-lead in horror-thriller movie History Of Evil, which has just wrapped.

EXCLUSIVE: Brooklyn Nine-Nine and In The Heights star Stephanie Beatriz has been set to star with The Vampire Diaries actor Paul Wesley in horror-thriller movie History Of Evil.

EXCLUSIVE: Under The Shadow and Wounds duo Babak Anvari and Lucan Toh of Two & Two Pictures have renewed their first look TV deal with AMC Studios.

EXCLUSIVE: George Mackay (1917), Kelly Macdonald (Line Of Duty) and Hugh Bonneville (Paddington) are set to lead cast in new Netflix thriller I Came By, which will be directed by BAFTA winner Babak Anvari (Under The Shadow).

EXCLUSIVE: Mandy and The Prodigy outfit XYZ Films is re-teaming with Under The Shadow outfit Two & Two Pictures on a partnership to discover, develop and produce projects from first and second-time genre filmmakers from under-represented demographics.