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The partnership between Amazon and MGM Studios has birthed many various genre projects. One of the latest is a sci-fi thriller starring Chris Pratt (“Guardians of The Galaxy”) titled, “Mercy,” The new pic hails from Timur Bekmambetov, the Kazakh-Russian filmmaker likely best known for the Mark Millar comic book adaptation “Wanted” starring James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie superhero-level assassins.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios has just landed a big sci-fi film package which they’re setting a global theatrical release on, and that’s Mercy, starring Chris Pratt, directed by Timur Bekmambetov and produced by Oscar nominated and Golden Globe winning producer Charles Roven. I understand the deal closed in the last week with a spring start of production planned.

Director Matthew Vaughn would love the chance to shake things up in two film franchises that fans hold sacred.

Matthew Vaughn, director of the Kick-Ass film franchise, is teasing the reboot movie and saying that none of the previous actors are coming back but leaves the door open for future installments.

“Kick-Ass” and “Kingsman: The Secret Service.” His latest project is “The Chosen One” on Netflix, his third show for the streamer following “Super Crooks” and “Jupiter’s Legacy.”Based on the graphic novel trilogy “American Jesus” that Millar co-wrote with Peter Gross, the series follows 12-year-old Jodie (Bobby Luhnow), a boy growing up in Mexico who’s being raised by a single mom (Dianna Agron). After Jodie survives a freak accident, he begins performing Jesus-like miracles such as turning water into wine and healing the sick. The graphic novel came out in 2004, and Millar said there’s a reason it took so long to hit the screen.“I was quite lucky.

Netflix’s The Chosen One follows a boy with Jesus-like powers in the heart of Mexico.Based on the comic book series American Jesus by Mark Millar and Peter Gross, the fantasy series follows the struggles of 12-year-old boy Jodie (Bobby Luhnow), who suddenly discovers he has the abilities of Jesus Christ.A synopsis for the series reads: “Jodie, a twelve-year-old boy from Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur, after surviving a freak accident, discovers that he has Jesus-like powers: He can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk and perhaps even raise the dead.“How will he deal with his destiny and lead the world through a conflict that’s been thousands of years in the making?”As revealed in episode six Revelation, Jodie isn’t the son of God but the son of fallen angel Lucifer. His identity is revealed to him in the final scene of the series, as he’s taken away in a limo with a mysterious demonic figure.Like the show, Jodie is revealed to be the son of Satan in the first volume of American Jesus.

Netflix’s The Chosen One follows a boy with Jesus-like powers in the heart of Mexico.Based on the comic book series American Jesus by Mark Millar and Peter Gross, the fantasy series follows the struggles of 12-year-old boy Jodie (Bobby Luhnow), who suddenly discovers he has the abilities of Jesus Christ.A synopsis for the series reads: “Jodie, a twelve-year-old boy from Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, after surviving a freak accident, discovers that he has Jesus-like powers: He can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk and perhaps even raise the dead.“How will he deal with his destiny and lead the world through a conflict that’s been thousands of years in the making?”The series spans six episodes in total, which were all released on August 16.All six episodes were directed by Everado Gout, while Everado, Leopoldo Goult, Jorge Dorantes, Kevin Rodriguez, Iturri Sosa and Tina de la Torre wrote the series.A trailer for the series was released in June – check it out above.Other cast members include Dianna Agron, Tenoch Huerta, Lilith Amelie Siordia Mejia, Juan Fernando Gonzalez Anguamea, Jorge Javier Arballo Osomio, Patricio Serna Meza, Carlos Bardem, Alfonso Dosal and Sofia Sisniega.The Chosen One is available to stream on Netflix.

killed two actors near the Mexico set of “American Jesus.” “We are deeply saddened by the tragic accident that took the lives of Ray Garduño and Juan Francisco González,” a Netflix spokesperson told Entertainment Weekly. “Our thoughts are with their loved ones and with those injured during this unfortunate accident.”The accident happened on the Baja California Sur peninsula on June 16.

Two people have died and six others injured after a van carrying crew from Netflix show The Chosen One was involved in a serious crash in Mexico. Actors Raymundo Garduno Cruz and Juan Francisco Gonzalez Aguilar both died from injuries sustained in the crash in the Baja California Sur peninsula, the Baja California Department of Culture confirmed on Friday.The van is said to have flipped after running of the road in a desert area on Thursday June 16, according to local media.The crew had apparently been working in the nearby Santa Rosalia area at the time of the crash.

UPDATE: More details have emerged from the accident that claimed the lives of two actors and injured six crew members in Mexico while filming Netflix series The Chosen One.

Two actors on the Netflix series “The Chosen One” died during a horrific car crash in Mexico that also resulted in six production members injured.

The Associated Press) reported Thursday that a van they were riding in near Mulege on the Baja California Sur peninsula flipped and ran off the road in a desert area. The crew had been working in the nearby Santa Rosalia area.The AP confirmed Friday via the Baja California Department of Culture that the two individuals killed in the crash were identified as Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar.

Netflix series “The Chosen One” have died in a car crash after riding in a van near the city of Mulegé on the Baja California Sur peninsula. The incident left six other members of the production injured. The crew had been working on the television production in the nearby Santa Rosalia area.Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar were the two actors who sustained fatal injuries in the accident.

Two actors have died after a car accident occurred on the set of the upcoming Netflix series The Chosen One.

Crew members were riding in a van when it crashed and flipped in an accident near filming of the Netflix series The Chosen One.

EXCLUSIVE: After recently signing an overall deal with the studio, Lindsey Beer and Paramount look to have found their next big property to tackle. Sources tell Deadline that the studio is set to reboot the classic horror title Sleepy Hollow, with Beer writing, directing and producing alongside Todd Garner and Spencer Walken of Broken Road Productions.

EXCLUSIVE: Peacock is developing a 1960s crime saga set in Hawaii from The Eternals writers Kaz and Ryan Firpo, Fast & Furious director Justin Lin and The Walking Dead and Minari star Steven Yeun.

In one of Twentieth Century Fox Studios’ last films of 2021, famous names — both historically and cast-wise — bring a unique story to the screen.

“The King’s Man” is the latest installment in the “Kingsman” franchise that began in 2013 with “Kingsman: The Secret Service” and continued with 2017’s “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” but if Vaughn has his way it won’t be the last. Tangentially based on the comic book series “The Secret Service” by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, the first two films established a private spy organization run out of a Savile Row tailor shop.

Believe it or not, it’s been nearly a decade since “Kick-Ass 2” hit theaters back in 2013. Unfortunately, at the time, the superhero sequel wasn’t nearly as beloved as the 2010 original, and the franchise quickly sputtered out.

Scots comic book tycoon Mark Millar has spoken out about rumours of a third Kick-Ass movie - amidst his work on Netflix series Jupiter's Legacy and SuperCrooks.

Mark Millar from DIY SOS is on the hunt for Scottish people to take part in a new Channel 5 home renovation show.

The TUDUM virtual fan event was presented and hosted by Netflix Anime V-Tuber N-ko, highlighted by the Drifting Home news, the next feature film project by Studio Colorido, the team behind 2020’s A Whisker Away.

Kick Ass creator Mark Millar has unveiled his new project with Netflix - about a secret agent with cancer who goes after the real Monsters of the world. The series which is set to follow hot on the heels of Mark's last project Jupiter's Legacy and the hugely successful Kingsman, will see Sir Roland King, one of Britain's top secret agents, attack a system he no longer believes in.

Jupiter’s Legacy creator Mark Millar continues his collaboration with Netflix as the two team for a new graphic novel King of Spies.

While film and TV content based on the comic book work of Mark Millar seems to be hit-or-miss, with “Jupiter’s Legacy” recently being canceled after only one season (a season that cost a reported $200 million), you can’t deny the popularity of his ‘Kingsman’ franchise, which has been brought to life by filmmaker Matthew Vaughn.

Josh Duhamel is apparently saddened about the Netflix decision to de facto cancel Mark Millar’s Jupiter’s Legacy series.

This week saw the cancellation of Netflix‘s comic book series “Jupiter’s Legacy,” the first Millarworld adaptation after their big deal was announced back in 2017. Instead, the streaming giant would turn multiple Mark Millar comics into films, series, and cartoons.

Before it was essentially canceled on Wednesday, Netflix’s “Jupiter’s Legacy” debuted as the top original streaming series on Nielsen’s Top 10 Streaming programs.On the overall list for the week of May 3-May 9, which includes both original and acquired TV series and movies, the superhero epic from Mark Millar landed at No. 4 with 696 million minutes viewed.

Based on the Mark Millar comic book property, when the Netflix comic book series “Jupiter’s Legacy” debuted early last month, it received mostly negative reviews, and comic fans seemed irked by the adaptation.

pic.twitter.com/usEuwVNHeiNetflix bought Millarworld in 2017, the company from prolific comic book writer Mark Millar, who after his days with both DC and Marvel went on his own and created the likes of “Kick-Ass,” “Wanted” and “Kingsman,” all of which have been adapted into feature films.Netflix has had its eyes on comic book fare ever since it signed an expansive deal with Marvel Television to create its own shared universe inside the MCU.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix has released the cast of “Jupiter’s Legacy,” effectively bringing the show to an end after one season. At the same time, the streamer has ordered a live-action adaptation of Mark Millar’s “Supercrooks” to series.“Super Crooks” is set within the same world as “Jupiter’s Legacy” and will follow supervillains just as “Jupiter’s Legacy” followed superheroes, with Netflix positioning the new show as the next installment in an anthology series.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is turning Mark Millar’s Jupiter’s Legacy from a series to a universe spanning an anthology franchise. The streamer has set a live-action adaptation of Supercrooks, which delves into the story of Millarworld’s super-villains, as the next installment of the Jupiter’s Legacy saga.

If you don’t know the name Mark Millar yet, you probably are at least familiar with his work.

Jupiter's Legacy has attracted more viewers than any other show in the world over the last five days. The Netflix show is the very first television adaptation of a comic by Mark Millar from Coatbridge and has been doing record numbers on the channel.

comic by Mark Millar (“Kick-Ass”), “Jupiter’s Legacy” centers on the world’s first superheroes who got their powers during the Depression era and formed a Justice-League esque organization known as The Union — comprised of Sheldon Sampson (Duhamel) aka “The Utopian”; his wife Grace Sampson (Bibb, “Lady Liberty”); Sheldon’s brother Walter (Ben Daniels, “Brainwave”); Fitz Small (Mike Wade, “The Flare”); and George Hutchence (Matt Lanter, “Skyfox”). The show jumps back and forth between the