Angelique Jackson In a competitive situation, Warner Bros. has landed “The Color Purple” director Blitz Bazawule’s next project, which takes on the legendary Yasuke, an African warrior who became the first Black samurai.
21.03.2024 - 22:37 / variety.com
Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Rounding out the lead cast for David Robert Mitchell’s mysterious new feature film with Bad Robot is Christian Convery, the star of Netflix’s top-rated “Sweet Tooth.” Convery joins Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor and Sundance breakout Maisy Stella in the family adventure from the “It Follows” director. Plot details are still under wraps for the project from J.J. Abrams and Warner Bros.
Pictures. Convery and Stella will play the children of Hathaway and McGregor, we hear. The film has been previously categorized as a thriller.
At only 14, Convery has led the dystopian sci-fi series “Sweet Tooth” for two seasons. It was adapted from a popular comic book series and produced by Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey.
Convery most recently starred in Elizabeth Banks’ gory water cooler hit “Cocaine Bear,” alongside alongside Keri Russell and O’Shea Jackson Jr. He is currently in production on Academy Award winner Guillermo Del Toro’s take on “Frankenstein.” The actor, who counts 1.2 million followers on Instagram, has also lent his voice to two films in the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” animated franchise, as well as Paramount’s “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie.” Mitchell will direct from his script for the untitled WB project, which Abrams will produce with Bad Robot’s Hannah Minghella and Jackson Pictures’ Matt Jackson. Jake Weiner and Chris Bender from Good Fear Content are executive producing.
Angelique Jackson In a competitive situation, Warner Bros. has landed “The Color Purple” director Blitz Bazawule’s next project, which takes on the legendary Yasuke, an African warrior who became the first Black samurai.
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Katcy Stephan David Robert Mitchell’s mysterious new feature film with Bad Robot now has a title and release date. “Flowervale Street,” starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, will be released by Warner Bros. on May 16, 2025 in IMAX.
As the world marks the first anniversary of TV legend Paul O’Grady, his husband Andre Portasio has shared an intimate insight into his husband’s life and legacy, including why he would never allow BBC News on their telly.The surprising admission came during Andre’s poignant interview with The Mirror, in which he recounted his husband’s final moments, which came at the end of an ordinary, but wonderfully relaxed day. While recounting the lead up to the fateful moment in which Paul passed away, Andre revealed that Paul had attended a meeting about his radio show, before heading home to enjoy a long walk with his husband and five dogs.The pair then settled down for the night to watch one of Paul’s favourite shows, the Kent local news on ITV. “He was on wonderful form and then we settled down in the living room and switched on the telly to catch up on Kent ITV News,” explained Andre.
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EXCLUSIVE: Horror movie The Monkey, the adaptation of the Stephen King short story, wrapped shoot a week ago and we can reveal that lead cast joining Theo James (The White Lotus) includes Tatiana Maslany (She–Hulk: Attorney at Law), Elijah Wood (The Lord Of The Rings), Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth), Colin O’Brien (Wonka), Rohan Campbell (The Hardy Boys) and Sarah Levy (Schitt’s Creek).
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