The Batman, Jurassic World & more resuming UK filming

As countries overseas are getting a hold on the pandemic and Hollywood itching to get the productions for major blockbusters back on track, The Wrap has brought word that The Batman, Jurassic World: Dominion and more are set to resume filming in the United Kingdom.

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Following an exemption of quarantine rules and an agreement of specific quarantine-like conditions, Matt Reeves’ adaptation of the DC Comics hero and the final installment in the Jurassic World trilogy will get back to shooting in England alongside Mission: Impossible 7, Fantastic Beasts 3, Sony’s live-action Cinderella and Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden revealed at a press conference over the weekend that he personally spoke with M:I star and producer Tom Cruise about the exemption, resulting in the decision to allow production to resume on the various blockbuster projects. However, the exemption will see the crew members involved with the various productions to be restricted to a “bubble” environment, having to live in close proximity to the production area and not being allowed to leave to surrounding communities.

“The world’s biggest blockbusters and high-end TV shows are made in Britain,” Dowden said. “Our creativity, expertise and highly successful tax reliefs for our screen industries means that we are an in-demand location that in turn delivers a great return for our economy. We want the industry to bounce back and exempting small numbers of essential cast and crew from quarantine is part of our continued commitment to getting cameras rolling safely again.”

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After being one of the hardest hit countries from the global pandemic, resulting in over 44,000 reported deaths, the UK is finally getting control over the outbreak, seeing daily new cases falling below 1,000 over the past week and now seeing businesses steadily reopen. The country also becomes the latest to open their doors for Hollywood productions to resume, with New Zealand granting exemptions for The Lord of the Rings series, Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop series and Avatar sequels, amongst others, and the Czech Republic granting exemption for Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

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Above Suspicion trailer: Emilia Clarke stars in new thriller film

The official trailer for Madman Films‘ forthcoming film adaptation of Above Suspicion has been released, featuring Game of Thrones alum Emilia Clarke as a Southern American woman who becomes involved in an affair while being a police informant. Based on Joe Sharkey’s nonfiction book of the same name, the film hasn’t set its release date yet but it will be available on VOD. Check out the video now in the player below!

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In Above Suspicion, nothing is more dangerous than someone with nothing to lose.Based on the chilling true story of a newly married FBI poster boy assigned to an Appalachian mountain town in Kentucky. There, he is drawn into an illicit affair with an impoverished local woman who becomes his star informant. She sees in him her means of escape; instead, it is a ticket to disaster for both of them. This scandal shook the foundations of the nation’s top law enforcement agency, ending in the first-ever conviction of an FBI agent for murder.

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The film stars four-time Emmy nominee Emilia Clarke as Susan Smith, Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire) as Mark Putnam, and Golden Globe nominee Thora Birch (Ghost World, The Walking Dead) as Jolene. It will also feature Johnny Knoxville, Brian Lee Franklin, Luke Spencer Roberts, Sophie Lowe, Kevin Dunn, Chris Mulkey, Omar Benson Miller, and Brittany O’Grady.

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Above Suspicion is directed by Phillip Noyce from a screenplay penned by Chris Gerolmo. The film was produced by Amy Adelson, Angela Amato Velez, Mohamed AlRafi, Colleen Camp, and Tim Degraye.

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Constantine movie rumored in development at Warner Bros.

DC Comics’ John Constantine has received a multitude of screen adaptations over the years to various fanfare and with J.J. Abrams currently developing a Justice League Dark series for HBO Max, a rumor has surfaced that a new live-action film focused on the sorcerer is also in development at Warner Bros. (Via ComicBook.com)

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After The Direct initially reported that a source told them a live-action Constantine solo film was in the works at the studio with Bad Robot and Abrams attached as producer and its tone would be in line with his HBO Max series, The Observer’s Brandon Katz took to Twitter to confirm he’s also heard some potential rumblings, which even includes the possibility of Keanu Reeves returning to the role after starring in the 2005 film.

Have heard some whispers about this. If Keanu Reeves returns, that’ll give him yet another iconic character to extend his mainstream popularity. Every decade, this dude rolls out another buzzy title to reignite the public’s love. What a movie star. https://t.co/v19a0EAcOD

— Brandon Katz (@Great_Katzby) July 6, 2020

The rumor does come on the heels of rumors that have begun swirling that the studio is also currently developing a film adaptation of DC Comics’ magician superheroine Zatanna Zatara, which is reportedly being worked as independent from Abrams’ Justice League Dark series. Though this may sound like a complicated affair to some fans, it’s not entirely impossible as WB and DC are planning to introduce big-screen audiences to the concept of the multiverse in the forthcoming The Flash, with Michael Keaton reportedly in talks to reprise his role as Batman in the film as an alternate universe version of the hero.

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It also wouldn’t be the first time the various film and TV worlds have crossed over or existed simultaneously, with DC Universe/HBO Max series Doom Patrol featuring Joivan Wade’s portrayal of Victor Stone/Cyborg while the DC Extended Universe features Ray Fisher in the same role. It was even explained in this year’s Arrowverse crossover event, “Crisis on Infinite Earths,” that the DCEU, Arrowverse and Titans/Doom Patrol universe all are on separate Earths, with Ezra Miller’s Flash cameoing in The Flash episode while Wade’s Cyborg cameoed in Legends of Tomorrow‘s episode.

Though it’s currently unclear as to who would star in the film as Constantine, given the recent cult following surrounding Reeves’ initially derided outing and his resurgence in popularity at the box office with the John Wick franchise and the forthcoming The Matrix 4 and Bill and Ted Face the Music, as well as the 55-year-old’s continued desire to reprise the role, it’s entirely possible WB would look to him to star in the film.

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Hamilton Effect: Disney+ App Downloads Up 72% Over the Weekend

According to Variety, Hamilton drove up downloads for the Disney+ app 72.4% percent over the weekend in the U.S. after the musical movie premiered on the service last Friday, July 3. The app was reportedly downloaded 513,323 globally, including 266,084 times in the U.S.

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An unforgettable cinematic stage performance, the filmed version of the original Broadway production of Hamilton combines the best elements of live theater, film, and streaming to bring the cultural phenomenon to homes around the world for a thrilling, once-in-a-lifetime experience. The production is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, the hit musical has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre—a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.

Filmed at The Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway in June of 2016, the film transports its audience into the world of the Broadway show in a uniquely intimate way. With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and direction by Thomas Kail, Hamilton is inspired by the book “Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Chernow and produced by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeffrey Seller, with Sander Jacobs and Jill Furman serving as executive producers. Filming was produced by RadicalMedia.

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The 11-time-Tony Award-, GRAMMY Award-, Olivier Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning stage musical stars: Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson; Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler; Jonathan Groff as King George; Christopher Jackson as George Washington; Jasmine Cephas Jones as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds; Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton; Leslie Odom, Jr. as Aaron Burr; Okieriete Onaodowan as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison; Anthony Ramos as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton; and Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton.

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Ennio Morricone, Good, Bad and Ugly composer, dies at 91

ComingSoon.net is saddened to bring you the news (via The Hollywood Reporter) that Ennio Morricone, two-time Oscar-winning Italian composer whose most notable works include The Good, the Bad & the Ugly and many others, has died at the age of 91 following complications from a fall last week in Rome that resulted in a broken femur.

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Morricone had a storied career that spanned nearly 75 years, beginning in his early years as a composer for the theatre and would gradually begin working in the entertainment industry by composing scores for radio, television and pop artists before diving into film in the ’50s. He would get his big break in ’64 when director and former schoolmate Sergio Leone hired him to compose the score for the Clint Eastwood-starring Dollars Trilogy, with his theme for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly striking a chord in audiences’ hearts for years to come, being used in various pop culture in the time since.

After reuniting with Leone in Once Upon a Time in the West in ’68, he would begin to branch out from the western genre into other fields including giallo horror, working multiple times with Dario Argento in the ’70s on films including The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, The Cat o’ Nine Tails and Four Flies on Grey Velvet, as well as Terrence Malick’s romantic period drama Days of Heaven, which would earn him his first Oscar nomination. The ’80s would see Morricone begin working with more American directors including John Carpenter for his sci-fi horror classic The Thing, Brian De Palma for the Oscar-nominated crime thriller The Untouchables and war drama Casualties of War, the former earning him and Oscar and Golden Globe nod and the latter a Globe nod, as well as reuniting with Leone for Once Upon a Time in America and his first collaboration with British director Roland Joffé for the religious period drama The Mission, which earned him his second Oscar nom and first Globe win.

The ’90s would land him one more Oscar nod and on Golden Globe nod and one win for Barry Levinson’s neo-noir crime biopic Bugsy and Italian drama The Legend of 1900, with other notable works including Lorenzo’s Oil, In the Line of Fire, Wolf and Bulworth. The following decade would land him another Globe and Oscar nomination with the romantic dramedy Malèna and his first Oscar win with an Honorary Academy Award. This past decade would see the composer finally earn an Oscar for Best Original Score with Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight, as well as his third Golden Globe win.

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Many of Morricone’s fans and collaborators have taken to social media to express their grief over the loss of the legendary composer, some include:

One of the most emotional moments in cinema history is this final scene from CINEMA PARADISO – a montage of movie kisses celebrating life, love, and the life-affirming magic of the movies. It was scored by the late, great #EnnioMorricone. RIP, Maestro. https://t.co/aQnTV7UqkY pic.twitter.com/ILlQJtTChh

— KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) July 6, 2020

Legends live forever. Our genre is vibrant and colorful because of story telling through music/score like Ennio’s.
Rest in Power Querido Maestro (1928-2020)#enniomorricone #ripmaestro pic.twitter.com/laWV7whXIR

— Gigi Saul Guerrero (@HorrorGuerrero) July 6, 2020

Ennio Morricone. You always know when it’s a Morricone score, even before you see his name. With just a few notes he evokes images of a whole genre. There aren’t any others like him. One of the titans is gone.

— C. Robert Cargill (@Massawyrm) July 6, 2020

Brilliant composer Ennio Morricone has passed away. A friend and collaborator, his talent was inestimable. I will miss him.

— John Carpenter (@TheHorrorMaster) July 6, 2020

Where to even begin with iconic composer Ennio Morricone? He could make an average movie into a must see, a good movie into art, and a great movie into legend. He hasn’t been off my stereo my entire life. What a legacy of work he leaves behind. RIP. https://t.co/qZX6qE10ke

— edgarwright (@edgarwright) July 6, 2020

We’re going to miss you Maestro. Rest In Peace #EnnioMorricone https://t.co/pjGgm03tXj

— Barbara Crampton (@barbaracrampton) July 6, 2020

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John Boyega, Felicity Jones & more join new thriller film Borderland

According to Deadline, Star Wars alums John Boyega (Attack the Block, Rise of Skywalker) and Oscar nominee Felicity Jones (Rogue One, The Theory of Everything) have signed on along with Jack Reynor (Midsommar) and Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim) to join a new IRA thriller film titled Borderland which hails from The Uninvited filmmaking duo Tom and Charles Guard. On top of starring, Jones is also set as an executive producer through her Piecrust Productions banner.

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“Borderland is a vengeance fueled chase movie, fusing some pulse ticking action with a powerful message for our times. We’re thrilled that the script, driven as much by character as it is by plot, has attracted such a first-rate cast,” the Guard brothers said in a statement.

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Inspired by author Steven S. Moysey’s The Road to Balcombe Street novel, Borderland follows the story of an Irish paramilitary, Michael (Reynor), who witnesses the shooting of his pregnant wife at the hands of a SAS sergeant named Tempest (Boyega) when a border ambush goes wrong. When Tempest is sent back to London to lead a covert counter-terrorist operation, Michael joins a ruthless active service unit (ASU) wreaking havoc in the capital. For Michael, the mission is personal – to hunt down Tempest – and he’ll stop at nothing to avenge his wife’s death.

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“It’s been a pleasure working with Rocket Science putting the film together and I couldn’t be more excited to get this prodigious project into production later this year,” producer Chris Coen said. “The Guard Brothers make for a terrific team who are assembling a formidable cast and crew.”

The film will be directed by the Guard Brothers, who are best known for their directorial debut film The Uninvited. The filmmaking duo have also co-written the script with Ronan Bennett (Public Enemies). The movie is a production by Piecrust Productions and Rocket Science with Jones, Chris Coen, and Rebecca Brown serving as executive producers.

Production is expected to begin in 2021.

(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images & Dan MacMedan/Getty Images)

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Black Widow: Cate Shortland confirms prequel will ‘Hand the Baton’ to Florence Pugh

Since it was announced in 2018 that Marvel Studios has indeed finally ordered a solo Black Widow movie after so many years of development and fan interest, Marvel fans have been wondering the nature of Scarlett Johansson’s first solo MCU film, especially given her character’s fate in Avengers: Endgame. Their speculations continued to grow when Florence Pugh was cast as Yelena Belova, who is also known in the comics as Black Widow. Because of this, fans have been theorizing that the upcoming film might also be Marvel Studios’ way of introducing a new character that would take on the legacy of the titular Avenger throughout future MCU films.

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In a recent interview with Empire, director Cate Shortland has seemingly confirmed this theory by revealing that some new details about Black Widow and Yelena Belova’s future ahead of its November 2020 release.

“[Kevin Feige] realised that the audience would expect an origin story so, of course, we went in the opposite direction,” Shortland said. “And we didn’t know how great Florence Pugh would be. We knew she would be great, but we didn’t know how great. Scarlett is so gracious, like, ‘Oh, I’m handing her the baton.’ So it’s going to propel another female storyline.”

She also further revealed that the upcoming film will definitely be able to give Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff the proper farewell that she didn’t get in the last Avengers film. “In Endgame, the fans were upset that Natasha did not have a funeral. Whereas Scarlett, when I spoke to her about it, said Natasha wouldn’t have wanted a funeral,” Shortland explained. “She’s too private, and anyway, people don’t really know who she is. So what we did in this film was allow the ending to be the grief the individuals felt, rather than a big public outpouring. I think that’s a fitting ending for her.”

Scarlett Johansson returns as Natasha Romanoff, a spy and assassin who grew up being trained by the KGB before breaking from their grasp and becoming an agent of SHIELD and an Avenger. The film is expected to be set after the events of Captain America: Civil War, but before Avengers: Infinity War.

Black Widow will also feature a star-studded cast including Golden Globe nominee David Harbour (Stranger Things, Hellboy) as Alexei aka The Red Guardian, Florence Pugh (Fighting with My Family) as Yelena Belova, Academy Award-winning actress Rachel Weisz (The Favourite) as Melina and O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid’s Tale) as Mason.

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The movie was directed by Cate Shortland (Lore) from a script written by Jac Schaeffer (The Hustle). Black Widow is set to release on November 6, 2020.

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Bill and Ted Face the Music Writer Shares BTS Rehearsal Photo

Writer Ed Solomon, whose name was anagrammed into Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey bad guy De Nomolos, shared a new behind-the-scenes image (via SuperHeroHype) from the upcoming Bill & Ted Face the Music. For the long-awaited sequel, it seems stars Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves would rehearse their scenes with the writers and director Dean Parisot (Galaxy Quest) first thing. Then they’d run it for the crew, and finally, the actors would go into hair and make-up

This behind-the-scenes image shows one of those first rehearsals. Most definitely not looking their ages, the actors — in matching T-shirts — seem to have their physicality right back where it used to be.

This is one of my favorite personal photos from the set of @BillandTed3. Each morning before @Winter & Keanu would head to hair & make up, we’d rehearse the scene with (director) Dean Parisot (that’s his hand bottom left of frame). Once it was set, we’d run it for the crew. pic.twitter.com/EVMpZKmiY8

— Ed Solomon (@ed_solomon) July 5, 2020

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In Bill and Ted Face the Music, the San Dimas duo, disappointed that they haven’t yet written the songs that will save the world, try to travel to the future and copy their own work. But time proves harder to cheat than that, and it may be up to their daughters to save them. Due to the coronavirus, its Aug. 14 release date remains tentative.

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Zack Snyder shows support for Jared Leto’s Joker

Following the official announcement of the Justice League Snyder Cut, director Zack Snyder continues to reveal new facts about the film including the death of Robin, who he recently confirmed as one of the Joker’s casualties. Because of this, a fan asked the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice filmmaker if he would have liked to see an interaction between Ben Affleck’s Batman and Jared Leto’s Joker. Snyder warmly responded by revealing that he has always supported Leto’s portrayal of the clown prince of crime.

This just in from ZACK SNYDER on @JaredLeto @DavidAyerMovies pic.twitter.com/wOpo4uyE7d

— ReleaseTheAyerCut (@RTAyerCutSS) July 4, 2020

With the confirmation of the long-awaited Snyder Cut, DC fans have also been hoping to have the chance to get to see David Ayer’s own cut of 2016’s Suicide Squad with Ayer teasing his dark and emotional take including Jared Leto’s whole performance of the Joker. Since its theatrical release, many fans were disappointed with Leto’s portrayal of the iconic DC villain because of his small part in the movie. His version was also previously anticipated due to being the latest incarnation of the Joker after 8 years since Heath Ledger’s critically-acclaimed performance in The Dark Knight.

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The ball is firmly in Warner Bros. court on this one. It certainly bodes well that Ayer doesn’t seem to harbor any ill will toward the studio. Ayer has also said that there’s a lot more footage of Jared Leto’s Joker nestled somewhere in the WB archives. Regardless, there’s the matter of what kind of resources the studio is willing to give Ayer to realize his true vision of the film. Warner Bros. is reportedly giving Snyder an estimated $20-30 million to properly finish his Justice League cut.

Suicide Squad starred Will Smith as Deadshot, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Jay Hernandez as El Diablo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc, Cara Delevinge as Enchantress, Karen Fukuhara as Katana and Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, who became an instant fan-favorite and is now one of the most popular DC characters. Despite receiving mostly negative reviews, the film had still grossed over $726 million at the worldwide box officie.

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Would you like to see a director’s cut of David Ayer’s Suicide Squad down the line? Let us know in the comment section below!

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Kumail Nanjiani Discusses Developing Kingo for Marvel’s Eternals

In a parallel reality, fans would already have watched Black Widow and started gearing up for Marvel’s Eternals. The next movie in Phase 4 features, per Marvel Studios, “ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows to reunite against mankind’s most ancient enemy, The Deviants.” The movie eyes a February release at the moment, but the fate of movie theaters remains up in the air. Still, in a recent Hollywood Reporter roundtable of comedic actors, the usually very funny Kumail Nanjiani spilled some details about his more serious superheroic role in the project (via SuperHeroHype).

Nanjiani, who often appears in comedies as an amusingly annoying character, plays Kingo. Originally the comics had Kingo a Japanese samurai turned action star. Marvel Studios, however, reimagined him as a Pakistani Bollywood star. And Nanjiani consciously wanted him to embody the opposite of everything he’d done before. “I feel like we’re this group where we can be the model minority, so the smart nerds, or the exact opposite, terrorists, depending on what the project is,” he said.

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“Those are the two ends of the spectrum that we occupy and very little in between. I’ve gotten to play a nerd, so I wanted this guy to be cool. I’ve played weaklings, so I wanted this guy to be strong. Brown men have had to play terrorists, so I wanted this guy to be full of joy. So, really, this character for me was defined by what I didn’t want him to be.”

The actor also wanted Kingo to “look like someone who could take on the traditional Hollywood-looking superhero — someone who could take on Thor or Captain America,” he says. But while he pumped up and showed off his gym body online, he regrets that particular photo now. “You get a weird body dysmorphia when the whole world is concentrating on how you look,” he noted. “I became shallow. I got obsessed with how I look and then all I would see are what I perceive as flaws.”

Are you excited to see Nanjiani do the opposite of all his previous roles? Tell us your thoughts in the comments.

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