Amazon has secured rights to an untitled wedding comedy from writer-director Nick Stoller (Bros), which will star Will Ferrell (Barbie) and Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show), Deadline can confirm.
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EXCLUSIVE: Screen Gems has acquired the rights to Crypt TV’s horror Island of the Dolls, based on the infamous, true story of La Isla de las Munecas south of Mexico City, in a competitive situation.
Located in the channels of Xochimilco, La Isla has become a tourist attraction with a mysterious and horrifying history. For decades, dolls were placed all over the island by former owner Julian Santana Barrera, as he believed they would help chase away the spirit of a girl who had drowned nearby years before.
The island has previously been featured on the Travel Channel show Ghost Adventures, as well as BuzzFeed Unsolved. Jack Davis and Darren Brandl will produce the Island of the Dolls film for Crypt TV, alongside Ana de Diego of Spark & Riot, who brought the story to Crypt and was key in acquiring the rights. Michael Bitar is overseeing the project for Screen Gems. The producers worked with Barrera’s descendants to secure their rights, and will look to tell the story with respect to the heritage of the island and Barrera, with the family contributing his original journals and more. They have not yet attached a writer and director.
“Crypt is so excited to bring this incredible true story to the big screen with Screen Gems,” said Davis and Brandl in a joint statement. “When Ana brought us this story, we immediately knew this had to be a theatrical movie. The real-life lore is so powerful, the story so tragic yet beautiful – it has all the makings of a great horror movie. As Crypt expands more and more into features, we are so lucky to have Screen Gems as a partner.”
“From the moment I heard the story from Santana’s grandnephew, I felt attracted to the tragedy and horror of the love between Santana and the spirit that haunted him
Amazon has secured rights to an untitled wedding comedy from writer-director Nick Stoller (Bros), which will star Will Ferrell (Barbie) and Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show), Deadline can confirm.
A woman has thanked “lovely” Iceland worker who helped her autistic grandson after he had a ‘meltdown’ inside a store in Droylsden. Gemma Worrall was out shopping with her grandson Isiyah at the Greenside Shopping Centre supermarket when the two-year-old became distressed on June 14.
Ezra Miller appeared to choke and attack in Iceland in April 2020 is coming forward with her allegations of the bizarre incident.Amid mounting controversy surrounding the star, the woman opened up about her run-in with Miller outside a bar in Reykjavík, where Miller -- who identifies as nonbinary and uses «they/them» pronouns — regularly frequented.Speaking with in a report published on Thursday, the woman recalled meeting Miller at the pub and sparking a conversation with the actor. The woman recalls seeing wounds on Miller's sandal-clad feet, and the actor claiming the injuries were the result of a fight.The woman said she jokingly told Miller, «But just so you know, I could take you in a fight.» She claims Miller replied, «You really want to fight?» Thinking Miller was playing along, the woman told the actor to meet her in the smoking area outside in two minutes.She claims Miller initially took her remarks as a joke, but one of the woman's friends proceeded to instigate the situation, telling Miller that the actor didn't want to fight, and allegedly antagonizing him. «My friend didn’t have to say that… It was just a joke, obviously — but [Miller] took that literally and got super mad and came running outside.»This led to the incident, which was captured on video and made headlines, in which Miller is seen yelling at the woman outside the bar, «Do you wanna fight? Is that the deal?»The woman responds by putting her arms up as Miller approaches her and appears to grab her by the neck.
Ezra Miller is already facing a string of potentially career-ending accusations, but a new report by Variety is unveiling even more disturbing claims.
Even more allegations are coming out against Ezra Miller, who continues to make headlines for their alleged behavior.
Ezra Miller began wearing out their welcome in Iceland.The actor — best known for playing the DC superhero the Flash in several films for Warner Bros. — was set to start filming the studio’s latest entry in the “Harry Potter” franchise, “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” in London when the shoot was halted on March 15, 2020, due to COVID. In the weeks after, Miller, who identifies as nonbinary and uses “they/them” pronouns, became a regular at bars in Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík, where locals came to know and even befriend them.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAlbert Serra’s “Pacifiction” has lured major distributors around the world following its critically acclaimed world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Berlin-based Films Boutique (“Lunana, a Yak in the Classroom,” “Charlatan”) is representing the film in international markets.“Pacifiction” stars Cesar-winning French actor Benoit Magimel (“Peaceful”) as a calculating French government official working in the French Polynesian island of Tahiti.
A husband and wife in Rhode Island were shot and killed in their home last week as their three children remained inside, unhurt, at the scene.
EXCLUSIVE: Jacob Batalon, Alana Boden, Adain Bradley and Avantika have been cast as the leads in Screen Gems and Alloy Entertainment’s Horrorscope, based on Alloy’s same-name novel, written by Nicholas Adams. Humberly González and Wolfgang Novogratz have also joined the cast.
As the cost of living crisis continues, freebies, deals and offers are something shoppers are keeping a keen eye on when it comes to the weekly shop. And Iceland is the latest supermarket offering shoppers a chance to fill their freezer for less.
Russell Crowe (Thor: Love and Thunder) has signed on to star in Julius Avery’s film The Pope’s Exorcist for Screen Gems, Deadline can confirm.
Rhode Island’s State Senate race will have one less candidate after a shocking incident over the weekend.
Rudy Giuliani was hit by a worker over the weekend during a visit to ShopRite in Staten Island.
Controversial former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was assaulted by a ShopRite worker Sunday while campaigning for his son’s gubernatorial bid in the city’s Staten Island borough. .
Jon Dadi Bodvarsson admits he was nervous for the phone call to turn down an Iceland international call this summer for the benefit of the upcoming campaign with Bolton Wanderers.
on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity was established in 2016 with by a narrow vote of member states, and was renewed narrowly in 2019. It is the only part of the UN that directly addresses issues pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity.
EXCLUSIVE: Well Go USA Entertainment has expanded its slate of Korean films, acquiring North American rights to titles including Alienoid, Hansan: Rising Dragon, Gangnam Zombie, The Ghost Station and The Assassin. While the international and indie distributor has set theatrical releases in place for Alienoid and Hansan, plans for the other three films have not yet been finalized.