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Orlando Bloom is set to join the cast of Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions’ film adaptation of Gran Turismo. Neill Blomkamp is directing the film based on a screenplay written by Jason Hall and Zach Baylan. The film stars Archie Madekwe and David Harbour.

EXCLUSIVE: Matt Lanter (Jupiter’s Legacy) and newcomer Sophia Esperanza have joined Prime Video‘s Motorheads cast in recurring roles, Deadline has learned exclusively.

Not sure if Cavalry Media needs someone to come to the rescue, but the shaky shingle may now see its whole house of alleged cards come tumbling down.

Angelique Jackson Range Media Partners has signed filmmaker Kat Wood for representation. The U.K.-born and L.A.-based director and screenwriter was a BBC broadcast journalist before making her mark on Hollywood. Wood, who was named to Screen International’s “Stars of Tomorrow” list, has shown her proficiency as a screenwriter, setting up a high-profile genre feature every year for the last six years.

Fresh off the $1 billion-plus success of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the next big-deal video game adaptation has dropped its first trailer and poster.

EJ Panaligan editor The first trailer for director Neil Blomkamp’s “Gran Turismo,” adapted from the popular PlayStation video game racing franchise, has been released. Blomkamp, whose notable directing credits include “District 9” and “Elysium,” departs from his typical science fiction subject matter to take on the sports racing film. Based on a true story, “Gran Turismo” follows a young teenager who’s obsessed with playing the racing video game and gradually takes his controller skills onto a real racetrack with hopes to become a professional race car driver. Archie Madekwe plays the film’s main character, with David Harbour as his racing trainer, Djimon Hounsou as the teenager’s father and Orlando Bloom as a motorsport marketing executive. Darren Barnet plays a respected GT Academy driver who feels threatened by the teenager’s fast-growing success.

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran talent manager and producer Matt DelPiano has departed Cavalry Media where he served as President for the past four years, Deadline hears.

EXCLUSIVE: We’ve heard from sources that Jason Seagraves has exited Cavalry Media as their SVP of Development.

EXCLUSIVE: Dana Brunetti, the two-time Oscar-nominated producer of The Social Network and Captain Phillips, is leaving Cavalry Media, the film and TV production company he co-launched with former Relativity executive Keegan Rosenberger in 2018.

Sony’s “Gran Turismo” is an interesting experiment — a movie adaptation of the long running video game series that also manages to be based on a true story. And at the Consumer Electronic Show 2023 on Wednesday, the studio unveiled a preview that seeks to assure you this will in fact be the kind of movie you’ll want to watch in a movie theater.

Columbia Pictures has unveiled a sneak look at upcoming film Gran Turismo at the Sony Group Corporation’s 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) press conference in Las Vegas, NV. Based on the Playstation Studios video game, the film will be in movie theaters August 11, 2023.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony and PlayStation Productions have rounded out the cast for their Gran Turismo film, based on the hit racing video game series of the same name, with six additions. Those joining the ensemble are Max Mundt (How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)), Mariano González (O11CE), Harki Bhambra (This Is Going to Hurt), Lindsay Pattison, Théo Christine (Suprêmes) and Nikhil Parmar (Foundation).

EXCLUSIVE: Maeve Courtier-Lilley (The Outpost), Emelia Hartford (A Hollywood Christmas), Pepe Barroso (High Seas) and Sang Heon Lee (XO, Kitty) have joined the cast of the upcoming Gran Turismo film, based on the bestselling racing video game series of the same name, from Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions.

David Harbour and Archie Madekwe. Neill Blomkamp (“District 9”) is set to direct from a screenplay by Jason Hall and Zach Baylan.

Jordan Moreau David Harbour will star in Sony and PlayStation Productions’ upcoming video game adaptation “Gran Turismo,” which will be directed by Neill Blomkamp, the filmmaker behind sci-fi hits like “District 9,” “Elysium” and “Chappie.” The film will be released on Aug. 11, 2023. The “Gran Turismo” video games are a series of racing games that date back to 1997, with the most recent entry, “Gran Turismo 7,” launching in March 2022. In total, the “Gran Turismo” franchise has sold more than 80 million copies worldwide. The movie’s logline is as follows: “Based on a true story, the film is the ultimate wish fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional race car driver.”

David Harbour is set to star in Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions film adaptation of Gran Turismo. Neill Blomkamp is directing from a screenplay written by Jason Hall and Zach Baylan.

EXCLUSIVE: Basil Iwanyk’s Thunder Road Pictures has optioned the original contemporary supernatural spy thriller, Enigma, from scribe Kat Wood.

Bondit’s Buffalo 8 has hired Adam Harris Engelhard as head of production and B8 Services.

UPDATED with release date and more details, 2:30 PM: Sony has set an August 11, 2023, release date for Gran Tursimo, the video game adaptation from director Neill Blomkamp and Columbia Pictures. Jason Hall wrote the screenplay, and PlayStation Productions’ Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan serve as producers alongside Doug Belgrad, and Dana Brunetti.

Sony is racing out with its adaptation of the PlayStation video game franchise “Gran Turismo.” The studio has set an August 11, 2023 release date for the “Gran Turismo” movie and has locked in “District 9” filmmaker Neill Blomkamp to direct the film.A logline has also been released for the film, which is surprisingly based on a true story. The film follows the ultimate wish fulfillment tale of a teenage “Gran Turismo” player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions that led him to become an actual professional race car driver.Jason Hall wrote the screenplay, and PlayStation Productions’ Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan are producing the film alongside Doug Belgrad and Dana Brunetti.Sony and PlayStation are working on several other films and series inspired by their video game franchises, including projects based on “Ghosts of Tsushima,” “Horizon Zero Dawn” and “God of War” that are all in early, early stages of development.

EXCLUSIVE: Cavalry Audio, the podcast division of Cavalry Media, is premiering today its new limited series podcast, X Marks the Spot: The Legend of Forrest Fenn.

EXCLUSIVE: Cody Blue, filmmaker and son of Twisted Sister front man Dee Snider, is launching a podcast series exploring the world of shamanic plant medicines and psychedelics.

EXCLUSIVE: Cavalry Audio, the podcast arm of Keegan Rosenberger, Dana Brunetti and partner Matt DelPiano’s company, is moving into scripted podcasts with ten-part suspense thriller Verdict.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterCavalry Audio, the podcasting division of Oscar nominee Dana Brunetti’s media company, is launching a new series about the social video landscape.“Tok Show With Remi & Connor” will be hosted by influencers Remi Bader and Connor Wood, covering weekly highlights and trends across TikTok with content creators, celebrities and fans.

Variety reports. The live-action project is tentatively titled after his 1983 song, “All Night Long,” and will utilize some of his greatest hits.According to the report, the artist pitched the concept to the studio, where it was accepted in January and the artist is on board as the film’s producer alongside his manager Bruce Eskowitz as well as Calvary Media’s Dana Brunetti and Matt Del Piano.

Lionel Richie and Walt Disney Studios have teamed up to develop a movie based on the songs from the music legend, The Hollywood Reporterhas confirmed. With a working title of All Night Long, after his 1983 No.

Lionel Richie and Walt Disney Studios have teamed up to develop a movie based on the songs from the music legend, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerDisney Studios is in the early stages of development on All Night Long, a film inspired by the greatest hits by music icon Lionel Richie, Deadline has confirmed. Richie, who currently serves as a judge on Disney/ABC’s American Idol, and his manager Bruce Eskowitz will produce alongside Dana Brunetti and Matt Del Piano of Cavalry Media.

Lionel Richie‘s infamous song “All Night Long” will the basis of a new movie musical from Disney.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterWalt Disney Studios is developing an original movie musical based on the songs of American treasure Lionel Richie, Variety has learned exclusively.Tentatively titled “All Night Long,” the new project will use some of Richie’s greatest hits in a live-action project being developed with a theatrical release in mind, sources said.Richie and his manager Bruce Eskowitz are producing the project with Cavalry Media executives Dana Brunetti and Matt Del Piano.

Dana Brunetti and Keegan Rosenberger's Cavalry Media has launched a podcast division to develop, finance and produce audio stories. The production and talent management company's Cavalry Audio arm will look to deficit finance a range of podcasts across genres and formats, including host-led shows, competition series and scripted dramas.