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Randall Park had previously helmed the series finale of ‘Fresh Off the Boat’, the ABC sitcom in which he starred as Louis Huang American actor-comedian Randall Park is stepping behind the camera for the first time, all set to take on directing duties for the upcoming outing ‘Shortcomings’.As per Variety, the forthcoming film will be based on Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel. Tomine is executing producing the movie and adapting the screenplay. It will follow a trio of young Bay Area urbanites — Ben Tanaka, Miko Hayashi, and Alice Kim — as they navigate a range of interpersonal relationships, traversing the country in search of the ideal connection.Speaking about his directorial debut, Randall Park said, “I am such a huge fan of Adrian’s work, and I’m very excited to team with him and Roadside Attractions on this updated, modern take of ‘Shortcomings’.” Randall Park To Make Directorial Debut With ‘Shortcomings’ Adaptation For Roadside Attractions And Imminent Collision…

The ‘Creed’ franchise takes place in the universe created by Sylvester Stallone in his own ‘Rocky’ film franchise American actor Michael B Jordan will not just star in the upcoming ‘Creed’ instalment but will also direct and produce the film.As per Variety, MGM announced on Wednesday that Jordan will make his directorial debut with ‘Creed III’, which is set to be released in theatres on November 23, 2022. Tessa Thompson and Phylicia Rashad are expected to return for the third instalment, written by Keenan Coogler and Zach Baylin, based on an outline by Ryan Coogler.Speaking about helming the upcoming project, Jordan said in a statement, “Directing has always been an aspiration, but the timing had to be right. ‘Creed III’ is that moment — a time in my life where I’ve grown more sure of who I am, holding agency in my own story, maturing personally, growing professionally, and learning from the greats like Ryan…

The 55-year-old creator made this casting reveal in the comments section of an Instagram account that shared a rumour that Conroy would be back on ‘American Horror Story’. American television producer and director Ryan Murphy has quietly confirmed that actor Frances Conroy will be returning to the horror anthology series ‘American Horror Story’. According to E! News, the 55-year-old creator made this casting reveal in the comments section of an Instagram account that shared a rumour that Conroy would be back on ‘American Horror Story’. Murphy wrote, “I can confirm our beloved Frannie is indeed in this season. Xo.”For the fans of the show, this is particularly exciting news, as Conroy has appeared in seven of the nine aired seasons. In fact, she was last seen portraying her fan favourite roles Myrtle and Moira in ‘American Horror Story: Apocalypse’. Image Source: Social Media These parts previously earned Conroy Emmy nominations in 2012 and 2014 for…

The Cannes Film Festival, expected to take place between July 6-17 this year American director-producer Spike Lee is set to lead the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, which is expected to take place between July 6-17 this year.As per Variety, Lee will be the first Black president of the festival’s jury. He was on track to preside over last year’s festival which was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic and had vowed to return to the French Rivera-set festival if the health situation allowed for it. Lee was also supposed to have his directorial venture ‘Da 5 Bloods’ play out of the competition last year, marking Netflix‘s return to the Official Selection. He said "Yes". AGAIN!Conversation with Spike Lee, President of the Jury of the Festival de Cannes from 6 to 17 July 2021! #Cannes2021 pic.twitter.com/G1ZFX3pJ9V— Festival de Cannes (@Festival_Cannes) March 16, 2021 Several of Lee’s films, including 1986’s ‘She’s Gotta Have It,…

Spike Lee will bankroll the film alongside producers Lloyd Levin and Beatriz Levin American director-producer Spike Lee has set his next project with the online streaming platform Netflix. The Oscar-winning filmmaker will produce ‘Gordon Hemingway and the Realm of Cthulhu’ for the streamer.As per Variety, the upcoming film will be helmed by Stefon Bristol. Spike Lee will bankroll the film alongside producers Lloyd Levin and Beatriz Levin. The forthcoming movie, based on an original screenplay by Hank Woon, is set in East Africa in 1928 and focuses on Gordon Hemingway, a roguish Black American gunslinger, who teams up with the elite warrior Princess Zenebe of Ethiopia to rescue the country’s kidnapped regent from an ancient evil.The award-winning visual effects company Goodbye Kansas will lead visual effects on the upcoming film, while Oliver Oftedal and Tom Olsson will co-produce the project on behalf of Goodbye Kansas’ production arm Infinite Entertainment. Spike Lee to Produce ‘Gordon Hemingway…

A new documentary focusing on Four Seasons Total Landscaping in making American director Christopher Stoudt is making a documentary about Four Seasons Total Landscaping, the local Philadelphia business that found itself in the middle of one of the most bizarre political stories of 2020 after Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani accidentally hosted a press conference outside the company’s garage door instead of the Four Seasons Hotel.According to Variety, in the documentary, key executives of Four Seasons Total Landscaping, including owner Marie Siravo and director of sales Sean Middleton, attempt to explain the events that led up to the embarrassing debacle for the Trump campaign. At the time of this incident, the landscaping company capitalized on the attention by selling T-shirts and other merchandise. Naturally, we have a documentary in the works. @Zipper @stoudtchris https://t.co/EhtPUYxbBM— Four Seasons Total Landscaping (@therealfstl1992) February 8, 2021 Source: Social Media Stoudt says that he’s honoured and feels privileged to tell a…

Jennifer Lopez fans will have to wait a little longer to see the actor on the big screen as her upcoming romantic comedy titled ‘Marry Me’ won’t release until next year. As per The Hollywood Reporter, the movie had been set to release on May 14, this year, however, it will now hit the theatres on February 11, 2022. This move comes due to the ongoing theatre closures amid the coronavirus pandemic. The movie, which also stars actor Owen Wilson, is being helmed by American director Kat Coiro. Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Jennifer Lopez’s producing partner, and Benny Medina will both serve as producers for the upcoming film. The screenplay is being written by John Rogers, Tami Sagher, and Harper Dill. The film is packed with original songs by Jennifer Lopez and Latin music sensation Maluma. Twitter/ Lopez The forthcoming film is based on a graphic novel of the same name by Bobby Crosby that focuses on…

Koozhangal, directed by P S Vinoth Raj and produced by Nayantara and Vighnesh Sivan, is India’s entry for the Oscars Nayantara and Vighnesh Sivan are on cloud nine. This time around, the couple from the Tamil movie arena is hopping on to headline space, not for a celluloid venture that has been made for mass audiences. Rather, all the adulation has come is for a film that the pair has now produced. The Tamil film Koozhangal (Pebbles), which has been selected as India’s entry to the Oscars, is a Nayantara-Vighnesh Sivan production that promises to take the Oscar stage by storm. It already has found many laurels in various international arenas, notable among them being the prestigious Tiger Award won at the 50th International Film Festival of Rotterdam this February. Koozhangal also got selected for the North American premiere of New Directors New Films Festival, Jeonju International Film Festival, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles…

Jennifer Lopez has partnered with Hollywood producer David Ellison’s production outfit American singer and songwriter Jennifer Lopez has partnered with Hollywood producer David Ellison’s production outfit, Skydance, and Oracle scion to develop musical projects for TV and film.According to Fox News, these musicals will be based on the Concord Theatricals library, which includes the Rodgers and Hammerstein catalog. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s famed musicals include ‘Carousel’, ‘South Pacific’, ‘The King and I’, ‘The Sound of Music’, ‘Cinderella’ and ‘Oklahoma!’ among others.Variety reported that Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions will develop the projects with Skydance, and Lopez will star in at least one of the projects.In a statement, Lopez said, “Musicals were a part of the tapestry of my childhood. We’re so excited to begin our association with Skydance and Concord in reinterpreting some of the most classic musicals and bringing them to life in new ways for a new generation.” PREVIEW: @JLO production deal will adapt and…

American actor Christina Ricci, who is known for playing unconventional characters, has become the latest star to join the ensemble cast of the upcoming fourth installment of the 'Matrix' franchise.

John Boyega is next set to star in Netflix’s upcoming drama ‘They Cloned Tyrone’, opposite Jamie Foxx and Teyonah Parris Actor-producer John Boyega has exited the upcoming Netflix movie ‘Rebel Ridge’ mid-shot, due to ‘family reasons’.While the production of ‘Rebel Ridge’, whose filming started on May 3 in Louisiana, is paused, Variety reported that Netflix is currently working to replace Boyega within the next few days. A Netflix spokesperson said in a statement, “‘Rebel Ridge’ is pausing temporarily as we look to re-cast John Boyega who needed to leave the project for family reasons. We remain committed to Jeremy Saulnier’s extraordinary film and look forward to resuming production. We look forward to continuing our partnership with John Boyega’s UpperRoom Productions, in addition to our upcoming film ‘They Cloned Tyrone’ in which he also stars.”‘Rebel Ridge’ is an upcoming thriller that explores systemic American injustices through bone-breaking action sequences, suspense and dark humour. Actor John Boyega…

Donnie Yen will play an old friend of Reeves’ super-assassin John Wick, who shares his same history and many of the same enemies Lionsgate’s upcoming ‘John Wick 4’ has roped in martial arts legend, actor-producer Donnie Yen to the Keanu Reeves-starrer action film.The ‘Rogue One’ actor will play an old friend of Reeves’ super-assassin John Wick, who shares his same history and many of the same enemies, reported People Magazine. “We are very lucky to have Donnie Yen join the franchise. I am looking forward to working with him in this exciting new role,” ‘John Wick 4’ director Chad Stahelski said in a statement.The expanding ‘John Wick’ franchise also has a spin-off TV show, ‘The Continental’, and a spin-off film centred on a female assassin, ‘Ballerina’, in the works, along with an already-announced fifth installment. EXCLUSIVE: Donnie Yen (@DonnieYenCT) has been set to star with Keanu Reeves in John Wick 4 (#JohnWick) for @Lionsgate https://t.co/BJvIVPKoHs—…

 Swift has joined an A-list ensemble star cast that includes Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Rami Malek and Zoe Saldana.  Washington [US] – American singer Taylor Swift has joined the star cast of ace director David O. Russell’s next film at New Regency.  According to Variety, the film’s title, plot details, and release date have been kept under wraps. It has already completed production, with Disney’s 20th Century Studios.  Swift has joined an A-list ensemble star cast that includes Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Rami Malek and Zoe Saldana.  Three-time Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel ‘Chivo’ Lubezki also is aboard. The project is based on an original idea from the multi-hyphenate writer-director-producer David O. Russell who is the filmmaker behind the Oscar-winning movies ‘American Hustle’ and ‘Silver Linings Playbook’. It is his first feature since 2015’s Jennifer Lawrence starrer ‘Joy’.  New Regency and Matthew Budman will produce it. The film will be distributed…

‘Poor Things’ is a Frankenstein-Esque tale set in the Victorian era, described as a story of “love, discovery and scientific daring American actor and stand-up comedian Jerrod Carmichael has joined the cast of ace film director-producer Yorgos Lanthimos’ upcoming adaptation of ‘Poor Things’, starring Oscar winner Emma Stone in the lead.Variety reported that Carmichael who will be soon seen in his feature directorial debut ‘On the Count of Three’, is the latest addition to the cast of ‘Poor Things’, which is based on Alasdair Grey’s novel. The film from Searchlight, Element Pictures and Film4 also stars Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo and Ramy Youssef. Jerrod Carmichael Joins Emma Stone in Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Poor Things’ (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/v9m0aAf2Fc— Variety (@Variety) May 25, 2021 Lanthimos will direct and produce the film from a script by Tony McNamara, after pairing on the 2018 film ‘The Favourite’, for which McNamara earned an Oscar nomination for co-writing the screenplay.‘Poor Things’ is a Frankenstein-Esque…

Kevin Spacey has largely stayed away from the public eye since he was first accused of sexual misconduct by a couple of young male actors in late 2017 American actor Kevin Spacey, who has kept a low profile since he was accused of sexual misconduct by several men, is making a comeback on the big screen- in a film about a wrongly accused paedophile, according to Page Six.Spacey has largely stayed away from the public eye since he was first accused of sexual misconduct by a couple of young male actors in late 2017. Hence, after facing dozens of accusations the actor is gearing up to co-star with Vanessa Redgrave, playing a detective in a movie helmed by her husband, Italian director Franco Nero, Page Six has learnt. In the movie, Spacey will play the character of ‘L’uomo che disegno Dio’ or ‘The Man who drew God’, who will investigate accusations of pedophilia against a…

Gordon Ramsay has designed a culinary gauntlet set on an unparalleled stage, a tower over three stories high with each floor containing a different kitchen Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay will soon be headlining yet another cooking series at Fox titled ‘Next Level Chef’, which was announced on Monday by the network.According to Variety, the new show will follow Ramsay and co-mentors Nyesha Arrington and Gino D’Acampo as they recruit a group of talented cooks, take them under their wings and see who becomes the next superstar of the food world. Ramsay has designed a culinary gauntlet set on an unparalleled stage, a tower over three stories high with each floor containing a different kitchen. From the glistening top floor to the challenging bottom of the basement, the ingredients will match the environment.Contestants will include line cooks, home chefs, social media stars, food truck owners, and more as they compete for a USD 250,000 prize. Coming…

Robert De Niro will next appear in Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon, which co-stars Leonardo DiCaprio and is set up at Apple Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro will star in ‘About My Father’, an upcoming film that is loosely based on the life of standup comic Sebastian Maniscalco.As per Variety, the forthcoming movie will be directed by Laura Terruso, who was behind the hit Netflix YA film ‘Work It’. The script for ‘About My Father’ will be written by Maniscalco and Austen Earl. De Niro is set to play Maniscalco’s father Salvo in the film, reuniting the pair after first appearing together in ace film director Martin Scorsese’s mob drama ‘The Irishman’.The film’s story will follow Sebastian as he tells his old-school Italian immigrant father that he is going to propose to his all-American girlfriend, and Salvo (De Niro) insists on crashing a weekend with her parents. A culture clash and hilarity ensues.Nathan Kahane,…

Janelle Monae is also the CEO of the Wondaland arts society multimedia company, which includes the Wondaland Pictures production banner and Wondaland Records label.  American singer-actor Janelle Monae has joined the ensemble cast of ace film director Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out‘ sequel for Netflix.As per Variety, Janelle Monae joins actor Daniel Craig in the film, who reprises his role from the 2019 whodunit movie as enigmatic southern detective Benoit Blanc. Apart from Monae and Craig, Edward Norton and Dave Bautista are also set to appear in the new installment, written and directed Johnson. Johnson is also set to produce with Ram Bergman under their T-Street banner. Plot details are being kept under wraps but the follow-up will be another star-studded murder mystery anchored by Craig’s character Blanc.The original ‘Knives Out’ starred Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ana de Armas, Christopher Plummer, Michael Shannon, and Toni Collette, among many others.In March, Netflix bought the rights…

The film is based on the 2017 non-fiction book ‘Nomadland: Surviving America’ in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder ‘Nomadland’, the frontrunner of the award season this year, bagged an Oscar for ‘Best Picture’ at the 93rd Academy Awards.This is the second win for ‘Nomadland‘ at the 93rd Academy Awards as earlier Chloe Zhao took home the Oscar for best direction, becoming the first person of colour to bag this award. She is only the second woman in the history of the Academy Awards to win this particular laurel. ‘Nomadland’ is Zhao’s third feature film, following 2015’s ‘Songs My Brothers Taught Me’ and 2017’s much-lauded ‘The Rider’. Her next film project is Marvel’s highly anticipated ‘Eternals’, which is currently scheduled for a fall release after being delayed because of COVID-19.Earlier, Zhao had won a Golden Globe for best director for ‘Nomadland’, making her the second woman ever to win for helming, and the first woman…

Disney Plus is set to premiere a new Pixar animated short film based on the characters in its Oscar-nominated ‘Soul’ Streaming platform Disney Plus is set to premiere a new Pixar animated short film based on the characters in its Oscar-nominated ‘Soul’ on April 30.According to Variety, the short film chronicles prequel to the events in ‘Soul’. The story follows the sceptical soul 22, voiced by Tina Fey, long before she met ‘Soul’ protagonist Joe Gardner (voiced by Jamie Foxx in Soul). For the short, ‘Soul’ editor Kevin Nolting, who last weekend won both an American Cinema Editors Eddie Award and ASIFA-Hollywood Annie Award for best edited animated feature, will step into the director’s chair.Nolting, who is a 21-year Pixar vet who also edited the Pete Docter-directed Oscar winners ‘Up’ and ‘Inside Out’ said, “While making Soul, we talked about the why of a new soul not wanting to live on Earth, but it didn’t…