2020 – Page 43 – Movie Retakes

CS Video: Gallagher Jr. & Jacobs on Returning to Horror in Come Play

ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with stars John Gallagher Jr. (10 Cloverfield Lane, The Belko Experiment) and Gillian Jacobs (Visions, Community) to discuss their returns to the horror genre in Jacob Chase’s Come Play, which is set to hit theaters this week! Our interview can be viewed in the player below!

The story of Come Play, a feature length adaptation of Chase’s horror short Larry, focuses on Oliver, a lonely young boy who feels different from everyone else. Desperate for a friend, he seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses Oliver’s devices against him to break into our world, Oliver’s parents (Gillian Jacobs and John Gallagher Jr.) must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen.

Robertson has several movies under his belt, having appeared recently in Juliet, Naked alongside Rose Byrne (Peter Rabbit) and Ethan Hawke (24 Hours to Live). He is next set to appear alongside Scarlett Johansson (Avengers: Infinity War) and Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman) in an untitled Noah Baumbach Project.

Amblin Partners acquired the rights to turn writer-director Jacob Chase’s horror short, Larry, into a feature-length film back in February of this year. The Picture Company partners Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman produced the project, which is written and directed by Chase.

Come Play is set to hit select theaters on October 30!

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Exclusive: Mondo Releasing Four Killer Universal Monsters Puzzles!

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Exclusive: Mondo Releasing Four Killer Universal Monsters Puzzles!

ComingSoon.net is thrilled to exclusively announce that Mondo is getting into the Halloween spirit and will be releasing four killer Universal Monsters puzzles including Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, Dracula, and Creature from the Black Lagoon! You can check out photos of the puzzles in the gallery below and order them when they go on sale later today at MondoShop.com!

Additionally, Mondo will also be releasing new Universal Monsters items including Figures, Tikis, Apparel, and pins. Few cinematic characters are so iconic that they’ve transcended film to become part of our global reality. But since a certain phantom first visited an opera nearly a century ago, the Universal Monsters have clawed their way to the top as some of the most recognizable and reprehensible faces in the world. For generations, Dracula, Frankenstein and his bride, the Wolf Man, the Mummy, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon have chilled the spines of literally billions. And this Halloween, Mondo is celebrating their horror legacy with their biggest, boldest, bloodiest tribute yet.

Beloved poster artist Francesco Francavilla keeps the Universal Monsters close to his heart and was pleased to have some of his classic designs transformed into 1000-piece puzzles. Says the artist himself, “I was so excited when Mondo asked me to turn my Universal Monsters screenprints into puzzles. After seeing how cool and entertaining the Jurassic Park one turned out, I jumped at the prospect to have more puzzle fun with my posters.”

Francavilla also shared how he designed each piece:

“For Frankenstein, it took me quite a bit to draw the lab and the cavernous walls of the castle. I think those areas will be lot of fun to fit together and see the Monster come alive!”

“The Wolf Man must be the poster where I’ve drawn more hair (fur?) than anywhere else. It’s gonna be thrilling to see the iconic Lon Chaney Jr makeup coming together against the full moon in the background. AROOOOOO!”

“Some of my favorite classic Dracula posters featured a spider web in the design, so when asked to do my take on this classic, I had to include the web. And Bela’s chilling stare!”

“The Creature from the Black Lagoon is one of my fave designs in movies ever — I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve drawn this guy. For the puzzle, we decided to go with my Revenge of the Creature poster because I thought the design and intricacy of the art would be really fun and challenging.”

Each 1000-piece, 20″x28″ puzzle is priced at $20. The items are expected to ship in December 2020.

Exclusive: Mondo's Four New Universal Monsters Puzzles

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News of the World: A Look Inside Tom Hanks’ Upcoming Drama

News of the World: A Look Inside Tom Hanks' Upcoming Drama

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News of the World: A Look Inside Tom Hanks’ Upcoming Drama

Universal Pictures has released an inside look at Tom Hanks’ upcoming drama News of the World, based on the novel of the same name by Paulette Jiles. Releasing in theaters on December 25, you can check out the featurette now for the movie in the player below!

Five years after the end of the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Hanks), a veteran of three wars, now moves from town to town as a non-fiction storyteller, sharing the news of presidents and queens, glorious feuds, devastating catastrophes, and gripping adventures from the far reaches of the globe. In the plains of Texas, he crosses paths with Johanna (Helena Zengel, System Crasher), a 10-year-old taken in by the Kiowa people six years earlier and raised as one of their own. Johanna, hostile to a world she’s never experienced, is being returned to her biological aunt and uncle against her will.

Pick up a copy of the novel here!

Kidd agrees to deliver the child where the law says she belongs. As they travel hundreds of miles into the unforgiving wilderness, the two will face tremendous challenges of both human and natural forces as they search for a place that either can call home.

News of the World is directed by Paul Greengrass (the Bourne films, United 93) from his screenplay co-written with Luke Davis (Lion), based on the National Book Award finalist and best-selling novel by Paulette Jiles.

Hanks, who previously worked with Greengrass on the Oscar-nominated thriller Captain Phillips, produces alongside Gary Goetzman (Mamma Mia! franchise, Greyhound), Gail Mutrux (The Danish Girl, Donnie Brasco), and Gregory Goodman (22 July, 8 Mile). The executive producers are Steven Shareshian and Tore Schmidt. The film’s music is by eight-time Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard.

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Enter ComingSoon’s Halloween Horror Movie Giveaway from Paramount!

Paramount has provided ComingSoon.net with a HUGE Halloween prize pack for one lucky winner as well as almost-as-lucky second and third place winners! To enter all you have to do is send us a photo of YOUR HORROR COLLECTION! It can consist of movies, collectibles, books, clothes… whichever way you represent horror on your shelf, send us the photo!

The winner of the 1st prize will receive…

Hellraiser 4-Movie Collection Blu-ray
Scream 3-Movie Collection Blu-ray
Children of the Corn 4-Movie Collection Blu-ray
Halloween 3-Movie Collection Blu-ray
Stephen King 5-Movie Collection Blu-ray
Shutter Island 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
The Haunting Blu-ray
Friday the 13th Uncut Blu-ray

Second and third prize winners will receive copies of the new releases of Stephen King 5 Movie Collection and The Haunting (1999). Send all photos along with your name and address to the following email: [email protected] with the subject line “MY HORROR COLLECTION,” and three winners (must be within the U.S.) will be chosen at random by Thursday, October 29!

The five-movie Stephen King Blu-ray collection, released last month, comes with the Emmy-winning miniseries adaptation of The Stand, as well as both the 1989 and 2019 adaptations of Pet Sematary, the acclaimed film version of The Dead Zone and cult classic werewolf pic Silver Bullet.

Based on Shirley Jackson’s acclaimed novel and 1963 film adaptation, 1999’s The Haunting centers on a group of people who head to a mysterious mansion to take part in what they’re told is an insomnia study but is actually a study in fear, only for all to discover the house itself will be their worst nightmare. Directed by Jan de Bont (Speed), the film starred Liam Neeson (Honest Thief), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Queen America), Lili Taylor (The Conjuring) and Owen Wilson (Loki).

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Exclusive: Clancy Brown Talks The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

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Exclusive: Clancy Brown talks The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

While chatting with the 61-year-old star for his turn in the horror-comedy anthology The Mortuary Collection, ComingSoon.net talked with Clancy Brown about the upcoming The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run and its shift from a theatrical release to a digital PVOD debut on Paramount+ in early 2021. Our interview can be viewed in the player below!

The film, previously titled It’s a Wonderful Sponge, will be the first 3D computer-animated SpongeBob movie, which is being described as a love letter to the franchise’s original creator Steven Hillenburg, who passed away last November, as well as the fans of the show, not to mention the fictional residents of Bikini Bottom.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run will feature a score by Hans Zimmer and original songs by Ali Dee. The film will also be featuring the voices of Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians) and Reggie Watts (Tuca & Bertie). In addition, pop star legend Cyndi Lauper and co-writer Rob Hyman are working on original songs for the film. It is being produced by Paramount Animation in collaboration with Nickelodeon Movies and United Plankton Pictures.

Since its debut in 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants has become the most widely distributed property in Viacom International Media Networks history, seen in more than 208 countries and territories, translated in 55+ languages, and averaging more than 100 million total viewers every quarter. This marks the third feature-length adventure, after 2004’s The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie, and 2015’s Sponge Out of Water.

The project is being directed by Tim Hill and produced by Ryan Harris with choreography by Mia Michaels and is set to hit Paramount+ in early 2021, while The Mortuary Collection is now available to stream on Shudder!

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Lionsgate Lands Victoria Mahoney to Helm Shadow Force

Lionsgate lands Victoria Mahoney to helm Shadow Force

After acquiring the rights to the Sterling K. Brown (This is Us) and Kerry Washington (Little Fires Everywhere)-starring actioner last fall, Lionsgate has tapped Victoria Mahoney (Lovecraft Country) to direct Shadow Force, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

“Victoria is one of the most impressive and in-demand directors working today,” Erin Westerman, President of Production for Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, said in a statement. “Like with all of her work, she will bring iconic action, warmth, style, and gravitas to Shadow Force.”

Written by Leon Chills, Shadow Force is being likened to the box office hit Mr. & Mrs. Smith, describing it as a fresh take on the 2005 action-comedy which starred award-winning actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Further details about the film’s plot are under wraps with different studios previously bidding for the film’s theatrical rights, with Lionsgate becoming the winning bidder. Mahoney recently set history as the first female and person of color director of a big-screen Star Wars project as the second-unit director of the closure of The Skywalker Saga, The Rise of Skywalker.

“We are absolutely thrilled to be working with Victoria Mahoney,” Washington and Brown said in a statement. “Her vision is inspiring. Her enthusiasm is infectious. Her artistry and insight have already deepened this electrifying project.”

Washington along with Pilar Savone will produce the film through their Simpson Street banner. While Indian Meadows Productions’ Brown and Danielle Reardon will be producing along with Stephen “Dr” Love of Made with Love Media company.

Washington is best known for her roles as Olivia Pope in the political thriller series Scandal which earned her two Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. Brown has won two Emmy Awards for his roles as Christopher Darden and Randall Pearson in the award-winning series’ American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson and This Is Us, respectively.

(Photo Credit: Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage)

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Adam Sandler & Netflix Partner for The Spaceman of Bohemia

Adam Sandler & Netflix partner for The Spaceman of Bohemia

Though having returned to the world of goofier comedies with Hubie Halloween, Adam Sandler may just be ready for more awards-worthy material as he has signed on to star in Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of The Spaceman of Bohemia, according to Deadline.

Based on Jorslav Kalfar’s novel of the same name, the plot centers on an astronaut (Sandler) sent to the edge of the galaxy to collect mysterious ancient dust, but instead finds his earthly life falling to pieces and must turn to one voice to help him put it back together, which happens to belong to a creature from the beginning of time lurking in his ship.

Click here to purchase Kalfar’s 2017 novel!

The script is set to be adapted by Colby Day in his feature debut with Johan Renck, the Emmy-winning eye behind the camera on HBO’s Chernobyl miniseries, set to direct the project. The drama will be produced by Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin, Peter Kiernan and Michael Parets for Free Association, with Parets overseeing for the banner while Tim Headington, Lia Buman and Max Silva will oversee for Tango Entertainment and Ben Ormand, Renck and Barry Bernadi set to executive produce.

“As we prepare for our voyage to Chopra, I couldn’t be more pleased to have found the perfect partner in Adam,” Renck said in a statement. “And now, with the support of the brilliant Netflix family, I am profoundly excited to set off on our impossible journey.”

Sandler currently has a major multi-film deal in place with the streaming platform, which has delivered such hits as Murder Mystery and Hubie Halloween, and while he already has the sports comedy Hustle set up with Netflix, this may be an opportunity to see him recreate the acclaim of his serious performance from Uncut Gems on the service, though it’s also unclear if this will be eligible towards his recent four-film extension or act as a separate project from the deal.

(Photo Credit: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for AARP)

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Kenya Barris Tapped to Write/Direct/Produce Richard Pryor Biopic

Kenya Barris tapped to write/direct/produce Richard Pryor biopic

After years of attempts at telling the story of the legendary comedian on the big screen, MGM has acquired the rights to a new iteration of a Richard Pryor biopic with Kenya Barris (Black-ish) attached to write, direct and produce the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

“The way Pryor did what he did — with truth and specificity that was somehow self-aware and self-deprecating, and said with an unmatched level of vulnerability — that was the power and impact of his work,” Barris said in a statement. “Pryor had a voice that was distinctly his and, in many ways, comedy since then has been derivative of what he created. To me, this is a film about that voice, the journey that shaped it, and what it took for it to come to be.”

The untitled project will be produced by Barris via his Khalabo Ink Society production banner alongside Pryor’s widow Jennifer Lee Pryor for her Tarnished Angel banner and Tory Metzger for Levantine Films, while Adam Rosenberg is attache to executive produce the film.

“Having had a front-row seat to much of Richard’s life, I am excited that the mystery of his genius is finally going to be explored and Kenya Barris is the perfect person to do it,” Lee Pryor said in a statement. “Richard and Kenya are creative brothers.”

A biopic centered on Pryor has been in the works for over a decade now, with previous attempts including Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said? being produced by Chris Rock and Adam Sandler, which had Marlon Wayans, Eddie Murphy and Mike Epps attached to produce at various points in development as well as Mike Condon and Lee Daniels being set to direct, though after years of languishing in development hell it appears that project has officially died.

(Photo Credits: Getty Images)

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Exclusive: Joel Kinnaman Talks The Suicide Squad Comics-Based Attire

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Exclusive: Joel Kinnaman talks The Suicide Squad comics-based attire

While chatting with the Saturn Award nominee for his work on the forthcoming crime thriller The Informer, ComingSoon.net dove a little into the comics-centric attire Joel Kinnaman got to don in the highly-anticipated DC Extended Universe sequel The Suicide Squad from writer/director James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy)!

In looking at the early footage fans have been given thus far, we’ve seen Kinnaman’s Rick Flagg wearing a more source material faithful outfit of a yellow shirt, dog tags around the neck and gun holsters/suspenders, a big change from the army fatigues seen in David Ayer’s 2016 outing of the anti-hero team and while Kinnaman notes there will still be some fatigues for his character, it was a real treat for him to get to don the more colorful attire.

“It was great, I was pushing really hard to have the sort of classic Rick Flagg look, that’s why I have the gun suspenders on,” Kinnaman happily described. “James always wants to honor the original comic, he really owns that world.”

The Suicide Squad cast includes: John Cena, Jai Courtney, Joaquín Cosío, Joel Kinnaman, Maylin Ng, Flula Borg, Juan Deigo Botto, Storm Reid, Pete Davidson, Taika Waititi, Alice Braga, Tinashe Kajese, Daniela Melchior, Peter Capaldi, Julio Ruiz, Jennifer Holland, Viola Davis, Idris Elba, and Margot Robbie.

As we already know, Davis, Robbie, Courtney, and Kinnaman will all play the same roles they had in the 2016 film, reprising as Amanda Waller, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, and Rick Flag, respectively. Michael Rooker will play Savant, Flula Borg will play Javelin, David Dastmalchian will play Polka Dot Man, Daniela Melchior will play Ratcatcher 2, Idris Elba will play Bloodsport, Mayling NG will play Mongal, Peter Capaldi will play Thinker, Alice Braga will play Solsoria, Pete Davidson will play Blackguard, Natha Fillion will play TDK, Sean Gunn will play Weasel, John Cena will play Peace Maker and Steve Agee will play King Shark.

The movie is written and directed by Gunn. Charles Roven and Peter Safran will serve as producers. Nik Korda is executive producing the movie.

The Suicide Squad will hit theaters on August 6, 2021, with The Informer slated to debut on November 6!

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Concrete Cowboy: Netflix Nabs Rights to Idris Elba-Led Western Drama

Netflix has successfully acquired the global rights to director Ricky Staub’s forthcoming wester drama film titled Concrete Cowboy which is being led by Golden Globe winner Idris Elba and Stranger Things star Caleb McLaughlin. According to Deadline, the streaming service is potentially eyeing a 2021 release for the film.

Based on author Greg Neri’s drama novel titled Ghetto Cowboy, the film follows the story of 15-year old Cole (McLaughlin) who moves in with his estranged father Harp (Elba) in Philadelphia, where he is introduced to the vibrant urban cowboy subculture in the city, which flourishes despite the surrounding poverty, violence, and encroachment of gentrification.

Pick up a copy of the novel here!

Concrete Cowboy was also inspired by the real-life Fletcher Street Stables which is a black urban horsemanship community which has existed in Philadelphia for more than 100 years providing safe haven for the neighborhood.

The film also stars Emmy winner Jharrel Jerome (Moonlight, When They See Us), Lorraine Toussaint (The Village), Byron Bowers (The Chi), and Clifford “Method Man” Smith.

Concrete Cowboy is the feature directorial debut of Ricky Staub, who co-wrote the screenplay with Dan Walser. It is produced by Elba, Walser, Lee Daniels, Tuckey Tooley, and Walser, Waxylu Films’ Jennifer Madelof and Jeff Waman. Greg Renker, Jason Barhydt, Sam Mercer, Tegan Jones, Staci Hagenbaugh and Neri are serving as executive producers. executive producers.

The film had its world premiere last September at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.

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Year: 2020

CS Video: Gallagher Jr. & Jacobs on Returning to Horror in Come Play

Exclusive: Mondo Releasing Four Killer Universal Monsters Puzzles!

News of the World: A Look Inside Tom Hanks’ Upcoming Drama

Enter ComingSoon’s Halloween Horror Movie Giveaway from Paramount!

Exclusive: Clancy Brown talks The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

Lionsgate lands Victoria Mahoney to helm Shadow Force

Adam Sandler & Netflix partner for The Spaceman of Bohemia

Kenya Barris tapped to write/direct/produce Richard Pryor biopic

Exclusive: Joel Kinnaman talks The Suicide Squad comics-based attire

Concrete Cowboy: Netflix Nabs Rights to Idris Elba-Led Western Drama