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Entertainment One has promoted veteran television executives Jacqueline Sacerio and Gabriel Marano to Co-Heads, Development, Scripted Television, U.S. The two will work together to oversee the Company’s scripted television development in the U.S. and will continue to report to Pancho Mansfield, President of Global Scripted Television, eOne.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jackie Chan marked his 70th birthday on April 7 by telling people not to worry about his health after some photos of the acting icon looking old with grey hair circulated online recently and sparked concern among his fans. Chan wrote in an Instagram post that any photo of him looking much older than 70 is just him in character for a new movie. “Not so long ago, a lot of friends saw some recent photos of me on the internet, and they were all concerned about my health,” Chan wrote in the caption.

EXCLUSIVE: Aramis Knight (Ms. Marvel) and Wyatt Oleff (Guardians of the Galaxy, It franchises) are the newest pair of additions to Sony Pictures‘ upcoming Karate Kid, starring Ben Wang in the title role.

Katcy Stephan Ming-Na Wen has joined the cast of Sony’s new “Karate Kid” film. Previously announced cast members include “American Born Chinese” star Ben Wang in the titular role, plus Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio, who will reprise their characters from previous entries in the franchise. Joshua Jackson and Sadie Stanley will also star.

The new Karate Kid movie has found its lead!

Following a thorough search to find its new Karate Kid, Sony Pictures has tapped Ben Wang to star in the next installment in the franchise, Deadline has confirmed.

Katcy Stephan Ben Wang is the next Karate Kid. Wang, who previously starred opposite Michelle Yeoh in the Disney+ series “American Born Chinese,” landed the sought-after role after a worldwide search that saw thousands of young actors from around the globe vie for the title role in Sony’s new “Karate Kid” movie, which unites Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio. Per studio insiders, Wang delivered a standout audition performance that demonstrated his deep connection to the character.

EXCLUSIVE: Manager Zac Frognowski, who spent the last 10 years at Grandview, most recently as partner, has joined Brillstein Entertainment Partners.

Peaky Blinders producer Caryn Mandabach Productions (CMP) is developing a historical drama series with BAFTA-nominated Elizabeth scribe Michael Hirst and End of the F***ing World director Jonathan Entwistle.

We’re getting a new Karate Kid movie!

Karate Kid film.The film will be the sixth film in the martial arts series, and it is expected to be a sequel to the 2010 remake, which also starred Chan. It is slated for a release on December 13, 2024.The 1984 original, in which Macchio played an Italian-American teenager who is taught karate by Mr.

With the success of “Cobra Kai,” it’s clear there’s been a bit of a resurgence in interest with the ‘Karate Kid’ franchise. Well, Sony is ready to capitalize on that with a new entry in the film franchise, and the studio is ready to combine two of the biggest ‘Karate Kid’ stars to make it happen.

Ethan Shanfeld Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio, who starred in separate “Karate Kid” films decades apart, will unite for a brand new movie set in the martial arts franchise. The new movie, from Sony Pictures, director Jonathan Entwistle and writer Rob Lieber, will premiere in theaters on Dec. 13, 2024.

While Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio, two of the stars of the Karate Kid franchise, have never before appeared together on screen, they’re getting that opportunity now via a new feature installment in Sony‘s hugely popular martial arts saga.

EXCLUSIVE: Black Bear International has launched international sales on Fred & Ginger, the musical about the passionate and explosive relationship between Hollywood dance legends, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

EXCLUSIVE: Jenny Klein (The Thing About Pam) has signed an overall deal for television content with independent studio Entertainment One. Under the two-year pact, Klein will develop genre and drama-based television content and will serve as showrunner on eOne’s Power Rangers series that is currently in development at Netflix. She’ll collaborate on the series with Jonathan Entwistle who is overseeing the Power Rangers universe under a deal he signed with eOne in 2020 to develop the franchise across film and television.

Disney+ said Thursday that Willow, its live-action original series based on the 1988 fantasy film directed by Ron Howard, will premiere on November 30.

EXCLUSIVE: Play-Doh, the popular children’s play compound, will be coming to a theater near you at some point in the future as eOne and Hasbro mount an animated feature which The Big Sick Oscar nominated scribe Emily V. Gordon will pen and Jon M. Chu will produce, with an eye to direct.

EXCLUSIVE: Major Crimes alum Michael Paul Chan is set for a heavily recurring role opposite Billy Crudup in Apple TV+ original series Hello Tomorrow!, from MRC Television.

EXCLUSIVE: Dagmara Dominczyk (Succession) is set for a key recurring role opposite Billy Crudup in Apple TV+ original series Hello Tomorrow!, from MRC Television.

After earning her first solo SAG Award nomination this morning for her turn in Netflix’s Maid, Margaret Qualley spoke with Deadline about her experience with the series, as well as upcoming roles in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Victorian drama Poor Things, Claire Denis’ The Stars at Noon and Zachary Wigon’s thriller Sanctuary, and the status of the film Fred & Ginger from director Jonathan Entwistle, in which she’s set to play Ginger Rogers opposite Jamie Bell’s Fred Astaire.

A little more than a year ago, it was announced that Jonathan Entwistle (producer and director of “The End of the F***ing World”) was working with Hasbro and eOne on a new reboot of the “Power Rangers” universe. At the time, it was said the deal would likely be for a feature film that would potentially lead to a new set of shows.

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver is set for a key role opposite Billy Crudup in Apple TV+ original series Hello Tomorrow!, from MRC Television.

The Lost Boys is on the way from Warner Bros.The studio is making a new, reimagined take on the 1980s teen vampire classic which starred Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Feldman, Alex Winter, Jami Gertz, Corey Haim and more.The new film is set to be written by Randy McKinnon with Jonathan Entwistle on board to direct, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place) and Jaeden Martell (It) will star in the project, details of which are under wraps.

The revival of 1987 cult classic vampire feature The Lost Boys continues. After the CW opted that Rob Thomas’ pilot was a no-go, Warner Bros. is prepping a new take with screenwriter Randy McKinnon and Jonathan Entwistle directing, Deadline has confirmed.

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EXCLUSIVE: Willow, the Disney+ and Lucasfilm fantasy series based on the 1988 movie, has changed its pilot director for the second time.

Recently, it was announced that Billy Crudup was walking away from a supporting role in the Warner Bros. superhero film, “The Flash.” But it doesn’t appear that the actor is going to be relaxing for too long, as he’s already got his next gig lined up.

Apple TV+ has given a 10-episode series order to Hello Tomorrow!, a half-hour dramedy headlined by Emmy-winning The Morning Show star Billy Crudup who will also serve as an executive producer. The series, directed by Jonathan Entwistle (The End of the F***ing World), hails from MRC Television and Mortal Media.

The “Willow” TV series has found its new director. After Jon M.

Jamie Bell and Margaret Qualley are set to star in a biopic about iconic dancing duo Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Amazon Studios and Automatikare behind the movie — titledFred & Ginger —which will be directed byThe End of the F*ucking World creator Jonathan Entwistle.

Jamie Bell and Margaret Qualley will be lacing up their dance shoes ahead of a new biopic based on the lives of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

Last year, around this time, I kept beating the drum for the underrated, underseen drama, “Donnybrook.” The film is one of the best of 2019 and a feature that everyone should watch, if for no other reason than to see some of the best performances in the careers of Jamie Bell and Margaret Qualley.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios and Automatik have set Jamie Bell and Margaret Qualley to star in Fred & Ginger, a new feature film profiling the iconic dancing pair Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Jonathan Entwistle will direct the biopic based off a script by Arash Amel. 

Dave McNary Film ReporterEntertainment One is bringing back Hasbro’s Power Rangers brand for film and television adaptations.The company has tapped Jonathan Entwistle, creator of the Netflix series “I Am Not Okay With This” and “It’s the End of the F—ing World,”  to shepherd the projects.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReportereOne and Hasbro’s entertainment studio have tapped Jonathan Entwistle has come on board to shepherd new film and television adaptations of Power Rangers.