Sean Penn and Tye Sheridan to Star in Thriller ‘Black Flies’ for Open Road Films

Antonio Ferme editorNetflix has released the official trailer for the upcoming father-son drama “Concrete Cowboy,” which will begin streaming on April 2.Inspired by the novel “Ghetto Cowboy” by G. Neri and the real-life Fletcher Street cowboys, the film follows a troubled teen (Caleb McLaughlin) who is caught between a life of crime and his estranged father’s (Idris Elba) vibrant urban-cowboy subculture in North Philadelphia.

Boyz II Men will guest star as themselves in an upcoming season 7 episode, and only ET can reveal the exclusive first look at the trio on set with star Anthony Anderson.Members Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman, and via video chat, Nathan Morris, stop by the ABC comedy when Dre's (Anderson) team at Stevens & Lido needs help on a new marketing campaign.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterLexi Underwood has been cast in the recurring role of Malia Obama in the Showtime anthology series “The First Lady,” Variety has learned.The series is described as a reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House. Viola Davis will play Michelle Obama, while O-T Fagbenle will appear as President Barack Obama.

70 million people in the world stutter — our own President is among them. From that population, 1 in 20 children stutter.

EXCLUSIVE: Open Road Films and Briarcliff Entertainment jointly acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to Separation, a horror film directed by William Brent Bell (The Devil Inside, The Boy) and starring Rupert Friend, Violet McGraw, Mamie Gummer, Madeline Brewer and Brian Cox. The distributor has set an April 23 date for a wide theatrical release.

Sean Penn and Tye Sheridan are reportedly set to star in “Black Flies,” a new thriller directed by “A Prayer Before Dawn” director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire. READ MORE: ‘Parallel’: Netflix Teams Up With ‘Source Code’ Writer For New Sci-Fi Heist Film Deadline has the scoop on Sheridan and Penn joining the cast of “Black Flies,” an adaptation of the Shannon Burke of the same title.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid Moyes praised Jesse Lingard for injecting quality into West Ham's season at a key moment. The 28-year-old struggled for opportunities at Manchester United and took the decision to go out on loan to the East London club in the January transfer window.

EXCLUSIVE: Sean Penn and Tye Sheridan are set to star in Black Flies, with Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire set to direct. Open Road Films has landed U.S. rights and will release theatrically in the States, while FilmNation Entertainment will handle international sales and debut the project at EFM.

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direct to your inboxHer character is getting Tyrone Dobbs hot under the collar in Coronation Street and soap star Ruxandra Porojnicu has teased there could be plenty more to come.Ruxandra, who plays Alina Pop in Corrie, revealed that she was working on Sunday as she shared a photo of herself in the dressing room at the Trafford-based soap."Today ain’t a lazy Sunday," the actress wrote with a script emoji on her Instagram.Fans posted applause emojis and one told her: "There's no business like

STXfilms has picked up the U.S. rights toViolence of Action, Tarik Saleh's action pic that stars Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, Fares Fares, Nina Hoss and Amira Casar.

EXCLUISVE: Uli Latukefu, the Australian actor who plays one of the versions of Dwayne Johnson in NBC’s new comedy series Young Rock, has joined the cast of Black Site, the thriller that stars Michelle Monaghan, Jason Clarke and Jai Courtney. Pallavi Sharda, Phoenix Raei and Fayssal Bazzi round out the cast of the pic, which marks the feature directorial debut of Sophie Banks and is now shooting in Gold Coast, Australia.

Also Read: Chris Pine in Talks to Star in Film Adaptation of 'Dungeons & Dragons'Thunder Road Film’s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee are producing “Violence of Action,” with 30WEST fully financing the film. 30WEST’s Dan Friedkin, Micah Green and Dan Steinman are executive producing along with Chris Pine, Jonathan Fuhrman, Tom Lassally and Josh Bratman.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Violence of Action,” a crime thriller starring Chris Pine, has landed at STX Films.The studio previously nabbed international rights to the movie and will now distribute in the U.S. as well.Directed by Tarik Saleh, “Violence of Action” centers on James Harper (Pine), a man who joins a paramilitary organization to support his family after he gets involuntarily discharged from the Marines.

direct to your inboxCampaigners are fighting to save views of the town’s historic viaduct after a developer revealed plans to build a 14-storey tower block next to it.Capital and Centric’s proposals for redeveloping 18th century Weir Mill include a new high rise building boasting 78 apartments.Images released by the ‘regeneration specialists’ show it looming over the viaduct, virtually in touching distance of the iconic structure.The restoration of Weir Mill would bring several original