Zoe Kravitz to Star in Steven Soderbergh-Directed HBO Max Movie 'KIMI'

Steven Soderbergh had a terrific idea for his series “The Knick,” that never came to pass. The plan was, after Season 2, to spin-off the turn-of-the-medical drama idea to different filmmakers and set it in different locales, with new concepts of early doctors working with the material they had at the time.

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran actor Jacob Vargas has joined the cast of Steven Soderbergh’s next film, the New Line Max Original feature KIMI, with Zoë Kravitz on board to star. Byron Bowers and Jaime Camil are also on board. The film will premiere exclusively on HBO Max. David Koepp penned the script and will produce with Michael Polaire.

The highly anticipated movie The Batman, which faced some delays due to the pandemic, has officially wrapped production.

Oscar nominations aren’t being announced until Monday and the show is still more than six weeks away, but I just don’t see how the Academy Awards are going to avoid the curse of pandemic-era awards shows.We don’t know the details of what producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh are planning, except that it’ll involve multiple locations.

Also Read: Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher and Jesse Collins to Produce 93rd Academy AwardsThe 93rd Academy Awards show will take place on Sunday, April 25 at what the Academy has said will be “multiple locations,” including the usual Oscars site at the Dolby Theatre.

International Women's Day, Reese Witherspoon has shared a never-before-seen photo featuring her Little Big Lies co-stars.MORE: Reese Witherspoon's kitchen inside Nashville home belongs in a showroomThe photo featured Reese, Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Zoë Kravitz and Shailene Woodley all glamorously posing.Reese and Zoë looked striking in red dresses, while Nicole rocked a tan dress, Laura modelled a green outfit and Shailene posed in a jumper and trousers combo.WATCH: Reese Witherspoon shares

EXCLUSIVE: Jaime Camil is set to join Steven Soderbergh’s next film, the New Line Max Original feature KIMI with Zoë Kravitz on board to star. Byron Bowers is also on board. The film will premiere exclusively on HBO Max. David Koepp penned the script and will produce along with Michael Polaire.

Despite the disappointing reviews for “Cherry” don’t tell the Russo Brothers that taking on their independently financed drama was a stretch. They might have directed the second highest-grossing blockbuster of all time, “Avengers Endgame,” and produced numerous television series, but their roots are actually in indie film.

EXCLUSIVE: Byron Bowers is set to join Steven Soderbergh’s next film, the New Line Max Original feature KIMI with Zoë Kravitz on board to star. The film will premiere exclusively on HBO Max. David Koepp penned the script and will produce along with Michael Polaire.

Unless you’re a fan of MMA or Steven Soderbergh’s not-so-great films, you may not have been aware of who Gina Carano is before her appearance as Cara Dune on “The Mandalorian.” However, over the first two seasons of the “Star Wars” spinoff, Carano became a lightning rod for controversy on social media where fans saw that the actress shared some politically-charged, transphobic, anti-Semitic, and conspiracy theory-laden messages.

Also Read: Luca Guadagnino to Direct 'Scarface' Reboot for UniversalFrom Universal is the remake of “Scarface,” which is directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by the Coen Brothers.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe California Film Commission has announced the latest round of recipients of the state’s film tax credit, and they include projects from the Coen brothers, Steven Soderbergh, Reese Witherspoon and Jason Bateman.In all, the state has reserved $86.9 million in credits for 22 projects. They include Universal’s “Scarface,” a remake set among narco traffickers, which will be directed by Luca Guadagnino with a script from Joel and Ethan Coen.

Dangling $86.9 million in front of some big-ticket projects from Oscar winners and former Desperate Housewives, the California Film Commission was feeling particularly generous this morning.

Jordan Moreau Steven Soderbergh will direct his next feature film “KIMI,” starring Zoë Kravitz, for New Line to debut on HBO Max after signing an overall deal with the streaming service earlier this year.The film will center on an agoraphobic tech worker, played by Kravitz, who discovers recorded evidence of a violent crime during an ordinary data stream review and tries reporting it up the chain of command at her company.

Also Read: Zoe Kravitz Slams Hulu for Lack of Shows Starring Women of Color Following 'High Fidelity' Ax“KIMI” is the second collaboration between the Warner Bros. Pictures Group, HBO Max and Soderbergh, and the third between Soderbergh and HBO Max.