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Paramount+ has acquired Finestkind, the crime thriller from Oscar winner Brian Helgeland which stars Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Foster, Toby Wallace and Jenna Ortega. A drop date later this year on the streamer is scheduled.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 16-22:Jan. 16: Opera singer Marilyn Horne is 88.

It turns out that Chadwick Boseman was almost the star in the sequel for L.A. Confidential.

Antonio Ferme editorIt turns out that Warner Bros. almost developed a sequel to the 1997 crime film “L.A.

Released almost 25 years ago, “L.A. Confidential” earned rave reviews and ended up landing 9 Oscar nominations (winning two).

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorDuring an interview with Variety earlier this week celebrating the 20 year anniversary of “A Knight’s Tale,” filmmaker Brian Helgeland also reminisced about casting late actor Chadwick Boseman in his first lead film role in 2013’s “42.” Helgeland has long had an eye for casting — Heath Ledger was on the rise when he gave him the lead in “A Knight’s Tale,” which also featured Paul Bettany in his first Hollywood film (a role Helgeland had to fight for

A Knight’s Tale is celebrating its’ 20th anniversary and director Brian Helgeland is looking back on the medieval fantasy film, which starred Heath Ledger.