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EXCLUSIVE: In a bidding war that included a number of streamers and networks, FX has closed a deal for development of the six-episode limited series based on Blitz Bazawule’s upcoming debut novel The Scent of Burnt Flowers. Bazawule will write, direct and produce under his newly minted entity Inward Gaze, with Emmy winner Yahya Abdul-Mateen II attached to star. Abdul-Mateen will also executive produce under his production shingle House Eleven10 alongside Macro Television Studios.

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar winner Dianne Wiest is set to join Apartment 7A, a new thriller being made through Paramount Pictures’ production label, Paramount Players. John Krasinski and Allyson Seeger are producing via Sunday Night along with Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller via their Platinum Dunes.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterParamount Pictures is calling home its speciality label Paramount Players, folding the lower-budget and genre operation under the stewardship of the studio’s larger motion picture group. As a result of the decision, current Paramount Players chief Jeremy Kramer is exiting his post.Paramount motion picture group co-heads Daria Cercek and Michael Ireland will run point on the unit moving forward.

Paramount Players is getting merged under Paramount Motion Picture Group Co-Heads Mike Ireland and Daria Cercek.

Diversified holding company Ballantyne Strong has launched Strong Studios, a new wing of its entertainment division, with two scripted series already in the works for 2022.

Eiza González celebrated the 15th anniversary of her acting career by posting how grateful she felt on social media and thanking all her fans for their constant support and love. The star posted in both languages and in the Spanish tweet, she expressed that from the bottom of her heart she appreciates everyone who has been part of her path.See Eiza González dazzle like Cleopatra at The Fashion Awards 2021Eiza González celebrates Rams’ Super Bowl victory holding the Lombardi trophyWhile the 32 year old Mexican first gained recognition in telenovelas, she is now taking leading roles in movies such as Baby Driver, Fast & Furious, Godzilla vs.

Michael Bay prides himself on the stunts and explosions in his neverending string of action films throughout his directing career. He’s likely best known for intense highway chases and an avalanche of destruction in his movies, and there are a lot of wheels in motion to keep a safe set with all that going on.

The Guinness World Records gave the James Bond film “Spectre” the honor of having the biggest explosion on film, but the “Transformers” director begs to differ.“James Bond tried to take the ‘largest explosion in the world’,” Bay, 57, recently told Empire Magazine. “Bulls—t. Ours is.”He’s referring to his 2001 WWII film “Pearl Harbor” that was released almost 15 years before “Spectre.”The war film contains a 40-minute scene in which the Japanese bomb of Pearl Harbor in Honolulu and a massive explosion combusts.“[Producer] Jerry Bruckheimer showed Ridley Scott the movie,” Bay told the publication. “And the quote [from Scott] was, ‘F—k me.’ No one knows how hard that is.

John Krasinski announced during the ViacomCBS Investory Day that there’s a third, brand new Quiet Place debuting in 2025. The pic is currently in development.

EXCLUSIVE: With Jeff Nichols leaving the project last year, Paramount Pictures has moved fast to find his replacement and looks to have found one of the more sought after rising stars in town. Sources tell Deadline that Pig director Michael Sarnoski is in negotiations to direct the untitled next installment in A Quiet Place franchise.

In our various interviews with Frank Grillo, the actor has talked quite a bit about the status of the intended English-language remake of “The Raid.” He even name-dropped Patrick Hughes as the filmmaker everyone wants to see take over the project. Well, apparently it’s official and it’s not just Hughes involved, as we’re getting a who’s-who of action directors working on this ‘Raid’ remake.

EXCLUSIVE: Three of the biggest action directors in the game are coming together to help give a new spin on one of the decades most acclaimed action pics. Sources tell Deadline Netflix has come on to a new reimagining of Gareth Evans cult classic The Raid, tapping Patrick Hughes to direct with Michael Bay and XYZ Films on board to produce. Evans will exec produce along with Range Media Partners, who reps all three talents. Hughes will co-write the script with James Beaufort.

EXCLUSIVE: While the final season of her hit show Ozark is set to premiere later this month, Emmy-winner Julia Garner looks to be already setting up her next big project as sources tell Deadline she has signed on to star in Paramount Players’ Apartment 7A. John Krasinski and Allyson Seeger are producing via Sunday Night as well as Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller, who will produce via Platinum Dunes.

Armageddon predicted NASA’s attempt to destroy an asteroid.On Tuesday (November 23), a robot spacecraft lifted off from California which aims to crash into an asteroid to change its trajectory. If the mission is successful, it’ll mean NASA could deflect a potential asteroid heading towards Earth.In 1998 sci-fi film Armageddon, an oil-drilling team is hired by NASA to blow up an asteroid with a nuclear bomb.Noting the similarities on Instagram, director Bay wrote: “I told you so.

New York Times. “We don’t want to be flying an untested capability when we’re trying to save a population on the Earth’s surface.”Bay conceded the differences between the real NASA mission and the more outlandish one in his film.

Eiza González is starring in a new action film. The actress shared some behind-the-scenes photos of “Ambulance,” her upcoming movie, slated for release February 2022.

The action-packed new trailer for Michael Bay’s “Ambulance” has been released.

Netflix is pulling out all the stops for TUDUM, their big global event basically hawking and showing off all their wares. The streaming studio is beyond being an underdog in the world of film and now they’re getting into the realm of gigantic blockbusters.

While Jake Gyllenhaal may not be that into bathing, the actor has found plenty of ways to keep himself busy during the pandemic. Mainly acting.

Colin Jost is bringing back the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with a brand new movie!

Jordan Moreau Brothers Casey and Colin Jost are co-writing a brand new “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movie for Paramount Pictures.The untitled, live-action movie is separate from the CGI-animated version that Seth Rogen is producing for Paramount and Nickelodeon.Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Scott Mednick and Galen Walker are producing the new “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” film.

EXCLUSIVE: Coming off his Emmy nomination for his work as a writer on Saturday Night Live, Colin Jost is continuing to build out his film slate and looks to have landed a big IP to give his own spin to. Sources tell Deadline, Jost and his brother, Casey, have been tapped to co-write a new Untitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film for Paramount Pictures.

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So says every warden on today’s podcast, Alcatraz was the most secure prison ever constructed. Film directors, of course, took that as a challenge and gave us movies about prisoners with dreams too big for the famous San Francisco jail.

Last year, it was announced that Jeff Nichols would write and direct a third installment in the franchise, based on an original idea by John Krasinski. Plot details are being kept under wraps.Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller will produce via Platinum Dunes alongside Krasinski through his Sunday Night banner with partner, Allyson Seeger.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorAfter a strong weekend opening for “A Quiet Place 2,” Paramount has dated a third entry in the horror franchise for March 31, 2023.“Mud” director David Nichols will take over from John Krasinki as helmer, with a story based on an idea by Krasinski.

Imagine a world wherein Jonah Hill played a notable role in Michael Bay’s 2009 critically-panned ‘Transformers’ sequel, “Revenge of the Fallen.” Not quite on my bingo card either. However, that reality wasn’t too far off – if it wasn’t for the astute, almost clairvoyant advice of Seth Rogen.

It’s been almost an entire week since “Godzilla vs. Kong” debuted in theaters and on HBO Max, so it’s about time we can talk about the elephant in the room, err, maybe the Mecha in the room.

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Jake Gyllenhaal is covered in soot while filming an action-packed scene for his upcoming movie Ambulance.

Eiza Gonzalez works with some paramedics while training for her upcoming movie Ambulance on Thursday (January 14) in Los Angeles.

Eiza Gonzalez will be starring opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in the upcoming action-thriller Ambulance, which is being directed by Michael Bay.

Say what you will about Michael Bay, his overuse of explosions and slow-motion hero shots, but the man can get a pretty good cast together. Case in point, last month it was reported that Jake Gyllenhaal was in talks to star in Bay’s new film, “Ambulance.” Now, he’s getting some company in the form of one of the best up-and-coming actors we have today: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.

You’ll get to see the upcoming pandemic thriller Songbird a lot sooner than expected!

If you define “ironic” based on the famous ‘90s-era Alanis Morissette song of the same name, then what is happening to the film “Songbird” is very much like “rain on your wedding day.” You see, the Michael Bay-produced thriller was written and produced during the recent lockdown and tells the story of a world that is still shut down due to a mutated strain of COVID.

This is not a test, people. We have a Michael Bay alert! Make sure to say a prayer for the cars that are going to explode, the big guns that will be fired, the muscles that will need to be oiled up, and the cinematographer that will have to do so, so, so many slow-motion hero shots.