January 2021 – Page 3 – Movie Retakes

Adrift: Leto & Aronofsky Reuniting on Jason Blum-Produced Project

Adrift: Jared Leto & Darren Aronofsky Reuniting on Jason Blum-Produced Project

Adrift: Leto & Aronofsky reuniting on Jason Blum-produced project

Requiem for a Dream alums Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club, Suicide Squad, The Little Things) and Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, Mother!, The Whale) are reportedly reuniting on a new feature titled Adrift, according to Deadline, with Jason Blum (Get Out, BlacKkKlansman, Whiplash) attached to produce. Leto will star in the feature with Aronofsky set to direct and co-write.

Adrift is based on a short story by the same name written by Koji Suzuki, author of Ring, and published in the short story collection Dark Water. The story is set in the dead calm of the open sea, where a fishing boat discovers an abandoned yacht with a strange distress call. A deckhand agrees to take lone control of it while it’s towed into port, but he soon discovers why the rest of his more experienced crew members call it a “Ghost Ship.”

Pick up your copy of Dark Water here!

Aronofsky will co-write the script along with Luke Dawson. According to the outlet, Leto and producer Emma Ludbrook pursued the rights to the story for 10 years before bringing it to Blum and Aronofsky. The Golden Globe-nominated writer/director and the Oscar and Globe-winning star previously worked together on Aronofsky’s 2000 psychological drama Requiem for a Dream, which was a critical hit upon release and is credited with helping launch the filmmaker into the spotlight and is considered as one of Leto’s breakout roles alongside American Psycho and Fight Club.

Blum will produce the project via his Blumhouse Productions banner along with Leto and Emma Ludbrook through Leto’s production company Paradox along with Carla Hacken.

(Photo by Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images & Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

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Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Adds Gary Clark Jr. as Big Boy Crudup

Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Adds Gary Clark Jr. as Big Boy Crudup

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis adds Gary Clark Jr. as Big Boy Crudup

Following the recent addition of newcomer Alton Mason as Little Richard, Deadline reports that Grammy-winning artist Gary Clark Jr. has been cast to join Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming Elvis biopic which is currently filming in Australia. In addition, up-and-coming singer Shonka Dukureh as well as Shannon Sanders along with his Gospel team of Lenesha Randolph and Jordan Holland have also joined the ensemble cast with Dukureh playing the role of rhythm-and-blues singer Big Mama Thornton.

Clark, who won three Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance, is set to portray the role of legendary blues singer-songwriter Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup, who was one of Elvis Presley’s musical inspirations. Presley previously covered Crudup’s three songs titled, “That’s All Right,” “My Baby Left Me,” and “So Glad You’re Mine.”

Austin Butler (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Dead Don’t Die) is starring in the lead role as Elvis alongside Oscar winner Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, The Post), who is playing Presley’s manager Colonel Tom Parker, and Olivia DeJonge (The Visit), who will play Presley’s only wife Priscilla. It will also feature Oscar nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal as Gladys Presley, Rufus Sewell as Vernon Presley, and English musician Yola as Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

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The movie will explore the life and music of Elvis through his complicated relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Parker discovered Presley when he was just an unknown and quickly moved in as his lone representation. Parker was responsible for various milestones, including Presley’s record deal with RCA and his successful acting career.

The Elvis biopic will be co-written by Luhrmann, who will direct, and BAFTA winner Craig Pearce (Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!). Luhrmann will also produce alongside Oscar winner Catherine Martin (The Great Gatsby), Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick, and Schuyler Weiss. Andrew Mittman will serve as an executive producer

The film is still set for its theatrical release on November 5, 2021.

(Photo by Will Ireland/Total Guitar Magazine/Future via Getty Images)

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Paramount’s New Animated Film Rumble Delayed to 2022

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Paramount’s new animated film Rumble delayed to 2022

As the ongoing pandemic proceeds to hit the film industry, many studios have no other choice but to continue to delay their upcoming films which recently included No Time to Die, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and more. Paramount Pictures have followed suit and decided to officially delay the planned 2021 release of their long-delayed animated sports comedy film Rumble.

Originally scheduled for a May 14, 2021, theatrical release, the Will Arnett-led film has now been pushed back to next year on February 18, 2022. This marks the fourth time that the project has been delayed since last year. The new date sees Rumble going up against another animated film, Apple TV+ and Skydance’s comedy movie titled Luck.

In a world where monster wrestling is a global sport and monsters are superstar athletes, teenage Winnie seeks to follow in her father’s footsteps by coaching a loveable underdog monster into a champion.

Rumble stars Will Arnett (The Lego Batman Movie), Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Geraldine Viswanathan (The Broken Hearts Gallery), Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoa’i (Hobbs & Shaw), Tony Danza (Who’s the Boss?), Becky Lynch (Billions), Susan Kelechi Watson (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood), Stephen A. Smith (I Think I Love My Wife), Jimmy Tatro (The Wolf of Snow Hollow), Ben Schwartz (Sonic the Hedgehog) and Michael Buffer (Dumbo).

Rumble is directed by Hamish Grieve from a screenplay written by Etan Cohen (Men in Black 3) and Matt Lieberman (Scoob). The film is a co-production between Paramount Animation and WWE Studios and will be produced by Reel FX, Walden Media, Mark Bakshi, and Brad Booker.

Executive Producers include Jeff Fierson, Susan Levison, Richard Lowell, Steve O’Brien, Chuck Peil, Frank Smith, and Naia Cucukov.

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Young Frankenstein Star Cloris Leachman Dies at 94

Young Frankenstein star Cloris Leachman dies at 94

Since her breakout work in the late ’60s and early ’70s, Cloris Leachman has held a special place in audiences’ hearts throughout her 70-year career but ComingSoon.net is saddened to report (via The Wrap) that the Oscar-winning star has passed away at the age of 94.

“It’s been my privilege to work with Cloris Leachman, one of the most fearless actresses of our time,” longtime manager Juliet Green said in a statement. “There was no one like Cloris. With a single look she had the ability to break your heart or make you laugh ’till the tears ran down your face. You never knew what Cloris was going to say or do and that unpredictable quality was part of her unparalleled magic.”

Leachman made her feature film debut in Robert Aldrich’s 1955 film noire Kiss Me Deadly and would begin landing more key roles on the big screen just over a decade later with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, her Oscar-winning turn in 1971’s The Last Picture Show and her Golden Globe-nominated performances in 1973’s Charley and the Angel and Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein. She would also find her breakout work on the small screen around this time with her performances in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, on which she would win two of her eight Primetime Emmy awards and whose popularity also saw her character Phyllis receive a spin-off series and she would be nominated for an Emmy during its two-season run.

Her film work would carry on largely in the world of animation as she provided voice work for the English dub of Hayao Miyazaki’s Castle in the Sky and My Little Pony: The Movie in 1986 and supporting turns in The Iron Giant, Beavis and Butt-Head Do America and The Croods films, while also appearing on screen with roles in Sky High, Bad Santa, The Longest Yard, You Again and I Can Only Imagine. Leachman also returned to the world of television in the early 2000s with her Emmy-winning work on Malcolm in the Middle and Emmy-nominated Raising Hope, as well as guest appearances in everything from Phineas & Ferb to The Office to Girl Meets World, American Gods and many more.

Many of Leachman’s fans and former collaborators have taken to social media to mourn the loss of the acting icon, some of whom include:

Cloris Leachman was a comedy legend. From a groundbreaking role on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” to the films of Mel Brooks and her Oscar-winning turn in Peter Bogdanovich’s “The Last Picture Show,” she never lost her ability to shock, delight and surprise us. She will be missed. pic.twitter.com/tcyfF1uzWj

— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 27, 2021

We are deeply saddened by the passing of our evening star, Cloris Leachman. pic.twitter.com/JgU4yxRvza

— American Gods US (@americangodsus) January 27, 2021

On set once, my wife @michelleboback was texting me and it started to get on Cloris Leachman’s nerves. So she sent this message: pic.twitter.com/b5T7I9vud8

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Crisis Trailer: Gary Oldman Takes on the Opioid Crisis

Crisis trailer: Gary Oldman takes on the opioid crisis

Quiver Distribution has released the official trailer for their upcoming drama thriller titled Crisis, featuring Oscar winner Gary Oldman as his character deals with the opioids crisis by trying to take down the drug company that is supplying it. Also starring Golden Globe-nominees Evangeline Lilly (Ant Man and the Wasp) and Armie Hammer (Call Me By Your Name), The film will hit theaters on February 26, and will arrive on digital and on VOD on March 5. Check out the video in the player below!

An intense thriller set against the backdrop of the opioid epidemic, Crisis features three interwoven stories that highlight the greed, violence and tragedy of the drug war. A drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation, an architect recovering from an oxycodone addiction tracks down the truth behind her son’s disappearance and a university professor battles unexpected revelations about his employer, a pharmaceutical giant bringing a new “non-addictive” painkiller to market.

The film will be led by an all-star cast that includes Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly, Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez, and Luke Evans. It will also feature Lily-Rose Depp and Scott Mescudi.

Crisis is written and directed by Nicholas Jarecki. It is produced by Jarecki, and Cassian Elwes through their Green Room Films banner. Michael Suppes, Tony Hsieh, Douglas Urbanski, Mohammed Al Turki, Lisa Wilson, William Rosenfeld and Sam Slater along with Kean Cronin, Robert Kapp and Samuel Reich serving as executive producers.

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News of the World Remains No. 1 On Vudu & FandangoNOW Streaming Charts

There may not be any movies to see in theaters but we have quite the battle on our hands in the streaming world. This week, the Tom Hanks drama News of the World remained king of both Vudu and FandangoNOW’s streaming charts despite some stiff competition from The Croods: A New Age (No. 2 on both charts), Let Him Go (No. 3 on Vudu, No. 5 on FandangoNOW) and high riser Promising Young Woman (No. 6 on Vudu, No. 3 on FandagoNOW).

Surprisingly, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet dropped on both charts after spending over a month in the Top 3. Don’t cry too hard for Nolan as his time traveling actioner still managed to secure the No. 5 spot on Vudu and No. 9 position on FandangoNOW.

The only difference between the two charts was the inclusion of Love and Monsters and Shadow in the Cloud on Vudu, which were replaced by Fatale and Our Friend on FandangoNOW.

Vudu

News of the World
The Croods: A New Age
Let Him Go
American Skin
Tenet
Promising Young Woman
Greenland
The War with Grandpa
Love and Monsters
Shadow in the Cloud

FandangoNOW

News of the World
The Croods: A New Age
Promising Young Woman
Fatale
Let Him Go
Our Friend
American Skin
Greenland
Tenet
The War with Grandpa

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New to Stream: HBO Max February 2021 Highlights

HBO Max has unveiled its February 2021 movie and TV highlights, including two Warner Bros. theatricals premiering in theaters and on HBO Max on the same day. Debuting on February 12, Judas and the Black Messiah arrives on the streamer along with Tom & Jerry, premiering on February 26. Both films will be available on HBO Max for 31 days from their respective theatrical releases in the U.S. included at no additional cost to subscribers. You can check out the full February lineup, as well as the new to HBO Max next month video in the player below!

TITLES COMING TO HBO MAX IN FEBRUARY

Exact Dates to be Announced:

Close Enough, Season 2 Premiere
Esme & Roy, Max Original Series Season 2D Premiere

February 1:

All Good Things, 2010 (HBO)
The Amityville Horror, 1979 (HBO)
The Amityville Horror, 2005 (HBO)
American Style
The Apparition, 2012 (HBO)
Austin Powers in Goldmember, 2002
Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery, 1997
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, 1999
Backdraft, 1991 (HBO)
Batman & Robin, 1997
Batman Forever, 1995
Batman Returns, 1992
Batman, 1989
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Be Cool, 2005 (HBO)
Blade Runner: The Final Cut, 2007
Butter, 2012 (HBO)
Captain Blood, 1935
Chewing Gum
Death Row Stories, Season 5
Deep Down, 2021 (HBO)
Drumline, 2002 (Extended Version) (HBO)
The Four Feathers, 2002 (HBO)
Get A Job, 2016 (HBO)
Get Shorty, 1995 (HBO)
Getting Even With Dad, 1994 (HBO)
Ghoulies II, 1987 (HBO)
Ghoulies, 1985 (HBO)
Giant, 1956
The Graduate, 1967
Growing Up Milwaukee, 2020
Head of the Class
The Investigation, Limited Series Premiere (HBO)
The limited series explores the complex real-life investigation surrounding the 2017 murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, making international headlines around the world as one of the most notorious criminal cases in Danish media history.
Jacob’s Ladder, 1990 (HBO)
Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday, 1993 (HBO)
Justice League
Justice League Unlimited
La Deuda, 2021 (HBO)
Lars And The Real Girl, 2007 (HBO)
The Last Exorcism, 2010 (Extended Version) (HBO)
Lay The Favorite, 2012 (HBO)
Life Of Pi, 2012 (HBO)
Love & Basketball, 2000
The Lucky One, 2012 (HBO)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, 1983
Man of Steel, 2013
The Matrix, 1999
The Matrix Reloaded, 2003
The Matrix Revolutions, 2003
Monkey Shines, 1988 (HBO)
Murder On The Orient Express, 1974 (HBO)
My Bloody Valentine 3-D, 2009 (HBO)
The Neverending Story II The Next Chapter, 1991 (HBO)
Outbreak, 1995
Pathfinder, 2007 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
Presumed Innocent, 1990
Raw Deal, 1986 (HBO)
Robot Chicken, Season 10B
Safe House, 2012 (HBO)
Saw II, 2005 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
Saw III, 2006 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
Saw IV, 2007 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
Saw V, 2008 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
Saw VI, 2009 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
Saw, 2004 (Extended Version) (HBO)
Saw: The Final Chapter, 2010 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
Selena, 1997
The Shadow, 1994 (HBO)
Sling Blade, 1996 (HBO)
Stop-Loss, 2008 (HBO)
Sunshine Cleaning, 2009 (HBO)
The Goonies, 1985
The Tank, 2017 (HBO)
This Must Be The Place, 2012 (HBO)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, 2011 (HBO)
Training Day, 2001
Unforgiven, 1992
United Shades of America, Season 5
Up In The Air, 2009 (HBO)
Wildcats, 1986 (HBO)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, 1971

February 2:

A Rodeo Film, ABFF HBO Short Film Competition Finalist (HBO)
A Storybook Ending, ABFF HBO Short Film Competition Finalist (HBO)
Black Boy Joy, ABFF HBO Short Film Competition Finalist (HBO)
The Cypher, ABFF HBO Short Film Competition Finalist (HBO)
Dolapo Is Fine, ABFF HBO Short Film Competition Winner (HBO)
Fake Famous, Documentary Premiere (HBO)

February 3:

Tacoma FD, Season 2

February 4:

Haute Dog (S1C), Max Original Series
Selena + Chef, Season 2 Finale

February 5:

Aquaman, 2018
Earwig and the Witch (Studio Ghibli Premiere), 2021
In Other Words, 2021 (HBO)
Vengeance: Killer Coworkers
Vengeance: Killer Lovers
Vengeance: Killer Neighbors

February 6:

Irresistible, 2020 (HBO)
The Windsors: Inside The Royal Dynasty, 2019

February 7:

We Bare Bears: The Movie, 2020

February 9:

Black Art: In The Absence Of Light, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
Gen:Lock, Season 1

February 10:

C.B. Strike: Lethal White, Season Finale (HBO)

February 11:

There is No “I” in Threesome, HBO Max Documentary Premiere
There is No I in Threesome is about a New Zealand couple who decide to open up their relationship.

February 12:

Dunkirk, 2017 (HBO)
El Inconveniente (Aka One Careful Owner), 2021 (HBO)
Havana Street Party Presents: Beatriz Luengo (HBO)
Judas and the Black Messiah, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021
Bill O’Neal (Lakeith Stanfield) infiltrates the Black Panthers per FBI Agent Mitchell (Jesse Plemons) and J. Edgar Hoover (Martin Sheen). As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) ascends, falling for a fellow revolutionary (Dominique Fishback) en route, a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.
Very Scary People, Season 2

February 13:

The Book Of Eli, 2010 (HBO)

February 14:

The Lady And The Dale, Documentary Series Finale (HBO)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Season 8 Premiere (HBO)

February 15:

30 Coins, Season Finale (HBO)
The Batman
Food Wars! The Fourth Plate (Dubbed) (Crunchyroll Collection)
Hot Ones, Season 1
Jimmy Carter: Rock and Roll President, 2020
Static Shock

February 18:

Arthur’s Law (Dubbed), Max Original Series Premiere
Ben 10, Season 4B
It’s a Sin, Max Original Limited Series Premiere
Set in 1981, Ritchie (Olly Alexander), Roscoe (Omari Douglas) and Colin (Callum Scott Howells) are young lads, strangers at first, leaving home at 18 and heading off to London with hope and ambition and joy… and walking straight into a virus that most of the world ignores.

February 19:

The Killer Truth, Season 1

February 20:

Argo, 2012 (Extended Version) (HBO)
Jujutsu Kaisen, Season 1 Episodes 1-12 (Dubbed)

February 22:

Beartown, Series Premiere (HBO)
A five-episode limited series from Sweden, explores the hopes that bring a small community together, the secrets that tear it apart, the courage it takes for an individual to go against the group and the consequences of how we raise our children.

February 23:

Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (HBO)

February 26:

Blade Runner 2049, 2017 (HBO)
Lupe, 2021 (HBO)
Painting With John, Season Finale (HBO)
Tom & Jerry, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021
One of the most beloved rivalries in history is reignited when Jerry moves into New York City’s finest hotel on the eve of “the wedding of the century,” forcing the event’s desperate planner to hire Tom to get rid of him, in director Tim Story’s “Tom & Jerry.” The ensuing cat and mouse battle threatens to destroy her career, the wedding and possibly the hotel itself. But soon, an even bigger problem arises: a diabolically ambitious staffer conspiring against all three of them.

February 27:

Bill And Ted’s Bogus Journey, 1991 (HBO)
Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure, 1989 (HBO)
How It Really Happened, Season 5

LAST CHANCE TO CATCH: SELECT TITLES LEAVING HBO MAX IN FEBRUARY

February 5:

Storks, 2016 (HBO)

February 15:

Little, 2019 (HBO)

February 20:

The Conjuring, 2013

February 22:

Us, 2019 (HBO)

February 28:

American Pie, 1999 (HBO)
The Astronaut’s Wife, 1999
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, 2012 (HBO)
Blow-Up, 1966
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, 2005
Chinatown, 1974
Cold Mountain, 2003 (HBO)
Congo, 1995 (HBO)
Cowboys & Aliens, 2011 (Unrated Version) (HBO)
Crazy Rich Asians, 2018
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, 2008 (HBO)
The Descendants, 2011 (HBO)
The Devil Inside, 2012 (HBO)
Dick Tracy, 1990 (HBO)
Doctor Sleep, 2020 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
Dolphin Tale, 2011
G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra, 2009
Gangs Of New York, 2002 (HBO)
The Good Liar, 2019 (HBO)
Gun Crazy, 1950
Happy Feet Two, 2011 (HBO)
Harriet, 2019 (HBO)
I Think I Love My Wife, 2007 (HBO)
Idiocracy, 2006 (HBO)
Lean On Me, 1989
The Legend Of Bagger Vance, 2000
Life, 1999 (HBO)
The Little Things, 2021
Logan’s Run, 1976
Lola Versus, 2012 (HBO)
Motherless Brooklyn, 2019 (HBO)
Muriel’S Wedding, 1995 (HBO)
The Mustang, 2019 (HBO)
My Dream Is Yours, 1949
The Omega Man, 1971
On Moonlight Bay, 1951
The Sitter, 2011 (Unrated Version) (HBO)
Soldier, 1998
Soylent Green, 1973
Spies Like Us, 1985
Stephen King’s Needful Things, 1993
Tango & Cash, 1989
Teen Witch, 1989 (HBO)
Westworld (Movie), 1973
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, 1971

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Exclusive Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez Teaser, Poster & Stills

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Exclusive Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez teaser, poster & stills

Ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival next month, ComingSoon.net has received the exclusive first teaser, poster and stills for the documentary Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez, which explores the life of the titular underground cartoon artist. The teaser can be viewed in the player below and the poster and stills in the gallery beneath it!

From the propaganda comics of WWII, to the underground comics breakthrough in 1960s New York and San Francisco, to the graphic novels of today, Bad Attitude is an enthralling history of comics and a rousing call to art and activism. Featuring a roster of friends and family, Bad Attitude dives deep into Spain’s life with insight from comics luminaries R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Trina Robbins, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, and Ed Piskor, and features animation by Spain’s daughter, the New York-based artist, Nora Rodriguez.

“Bad Attitude is a love letter to my partner in art and life, Spain Rodriguez, but it is also a love letter to all activists, especially artist-activists,” director Susan Stern, also Rodriguez’ Emmy-nominated wife, said in a statement. “I hope Bad Attitude creates a space for conversation about the art and social justice we are trying to make, the ways we fail, and how we can be forgiven.”

Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez is directed and produced by Susan Stern. Associate Produced by Victoria B. Fender. Edited by Elizabeth Finlayson, Jim Klein, Bill Weber, and Fender. Cinematography by Naiti Gámez and Vicente Franco. Original score by B. Quincy Griffin and music by Santana, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jesse Hill, Ben King, The Fugs, and Charles Mingus. Featuring Spain Rodriguez, comics luminaries R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Trina Robbins, Aline Kominsky-Crumb and Ed Piskor. Writer Ishmael Reed, feminist critics Susie Bright and Andi Zeisler, and Mission District artists René Yañez, Rio Yañez and Yolanda López. A Bernal Beach Films production.

The documentary is set to have its world premiere in the Breakouts section at the 2021 Slamdance Film Festival.

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CS Soapbox: Where Does the MonsterVerse Go After Godzilla vs Kong?

Godzilla vs. Kong recently unveiled its first trailer to announce its March 31 release. To be honest, the footage looked pretty cool with plenty of versing going on between its titular titans, including an impressive fight scene atop an aircraft carrier that really demonstrated just how bonkers this movie will be.

However, it’s fair to ponder where Warner Bros. and Legendary’s MonsterVerse goes next, especially now that its two token players have already come to blows. How the hell do you top a matchup like Godzilla vs. Kong? Here’s some ideas we came up with!

Godzilla vs. Pacific Rim

This is the easiest idea, mainly because there’s a lot of talk about this movie actually happening. Guillermo Del Toro revealed on Twitter that he was open to the idea of bringing his Jaegers vs. Kaiju mashup into the MonsterVerse where we could get a battle royale featuring Godzilla vs. Jaegers vs. Kaijus, but then backed up his tweet with the dreaded: “NO plans to return.”

A Godzilla-themed Pacific Rim does sound pretty awesome, though, how you make the concept interesting after three movies of Godz battling monsters remains a mystery even Detective Shindo may not be able to solve.

Godzilla vs. Power Rangers

Look, we’re just throwing this out there. Power Rangers is, after all, very much in Godzilla’s wheelhouse even if the fire-breathing lizard towers over the Rangers’ Megazord by a ridiculous margin. But, hey, if King Kong can grow from 100 feet to nearly 400 feet to duke it out with the King of the Monsters, then Godzilla can shrink to a reasonable enough size to take on Megazord, who stands roughly 333 feet tall, according to the Google.

The only issue here is: Godzilla would have to play the villain role, something the newer films have been reluctant to do until Godzilla vs. Kong. And even then, let’s face it, we all know Godzilla isn’t really bad, right? He’s actually being manipulated by Charlize Theron, who is holding the big guy’s son, Minilla, hostage. Sounds like a job for Jason Statham!

Speaking of which …

Godzilla vs. The Fast & Furious

Why not try a Fast & Furious/Godzilla crossover? Judging by that last Fate of the Furious trailer (released decades ago), in which Vin Diesel swings a car between two cliffs Tarzan style, it’s clear the franchise is running on fumes. What better way to get the adrenaline really going than by having Dom take on Godzilla mano e mano?

The only foreseeable hiccup with this scenario, aside from a substantial size differential, is that both Diesel and Godzilla have it in their contracts that they cannot be in any way upstaged by each other. No prob. After fighting to a stalemate — during which Dom brandishes a giant wrench and thwarts all of Godzilla’s atomic breath attacks with a car door — Dom and his gang of street racers will team up with Godzilla to take down a rival gang Hell bent on destroying the planet with their own monster creation — except theirs is built to look like a giant monster truck.

At film’s end, Godzilla will be given a large bottle of Corona and welcomed into Dom’s family with open arms. Niagra Falls, Frank. Niagra Falls.

Godzilla vs. Transformers

While we kinda sorta eagerly wait for the next Transformers film, here’s a pitch: Godzilla lands on Earth and teams up with Megatron to find some sorta doohickey (preferably linked to a historical event that will be chosen at random) that can transform our planet into Cybertron. Mark Wahlberg must team up with a super-hot scientist to uncover the real reason the robots (and Godzilla) continue to come to Earth. A lot of stuff happens, Shia LeBeouf and Megan Fox return — because, at this point, why not? — and a huge battle happens before Optimus comes in and puts a swift end to the chaos with some sort of new weapon/robot he acquired.

What does Godzilla have to do with any of this? Not a f*****g thing. But it would give Wahlberg and LeBeouf a chance to scream Godzilla-laced obscenities for three hours!

Godzilla vs. Terminator

The Terminator franchise needs a shot in the arm. Why not bring Arnold back in a time-travel adventure that sees the famed cyborg re-team with John Connor (or Dani Ramos, depending on your preference) in order to journey back in time to stop an impending Godzilla-nuclear war by killing the fire-breathing lizard when he’s just an egg? Naturally, the future sends a lone protector to defend Godzilla, in this case Mothra … or something. At some point, in some way, Terminator comes face to face with Godzilla and says [insert clever Terminator line] before tossing his hydrogen fuel cell into the monster’s gut. Hasta la vista, lagartija!

Godzilla vs. the 50 Foot Woman

Ok, this one might be a little outlandish, but how amazing would it be to see Godzilla take on a 50-foot woman? We’re talking Allison Hayes, B-movie style monster bash here. The Attack of the 50 Foot Woman arrived in theaters just four years after the original Godzilla, so it makes sense the two properties should meet up at some point, right? In fact, the plot could revolve around Godzilla looking for a mate and setting his eyes on the 50 Foot Woman, who would rather be an independent gal — it’ll be a battle of the sexes royal rumble, dammit! And if we really wanted to get weird, we could throw in some Alien: Resurrection-style woman-on-lizard love scenes, thus creating a Godzilla-human hybrid for the inevitable sequel.

Monster League

What if the MonsterVerse follows the SnyderVerse? In Godzilla vs. Kong, the two are initially at odds with one another — Godzilla is angry because he’s been fighting monsters for so long and then this Kong bastard shows up and upends everything he believes in — but then eventually become friends and team up to take down Mechagodzilla! At one point, Godzilla is about to be wiped out but then Mothra swoops in at the last second … we get the holy trinity — Godzilla, Kong, Mothra — together in one shot … a battle ensues … Kong dies and out of guilt Godzilla vows to form a Monster League with the other monsters of the world to take on an ensuing threat — Ultraman! Yeah, it kinda follows Snyder’s films, albeit loosely, but that actually sounds amazing …

Or, they could just bring out Godzilla’s entire rogues gallery, namely Gigan, Anguirus, Battra, Biollante, Destroyah and maybe even King Ghidorah — because why the hell not? — and just make the same movie over and over and over and over and over and over again. Because, let’s face it, most of us will watch whatever they give us.

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Sonic the Hedgehog Star Reveals Production Start Date on Sequel!

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Sonic the Hedgehog star reveals production start date on sequel!

Just seven months after the announcement a sequel was in the works to the hit video game adaptation for a 2022 release, star Tika Sumpter has revealed in an interview on Live With Kelly and Ryan that the follow-up to Sonic the Hedgehog will begin filming in March in Vancouver and Hawaii under the working title “Emerald Hill,” named after one of the gaming franchise’s most iconic levels. (Via ScreenRant)

While no casting decisions have been officially announced, it appears the main cast of the original film are all returning alongside director Jeff Fowler, who made his feature debut on the hit predecessor, and writers Pat Casey and Josh Miller, with Neal H. Mortiz, Toby Ascher and Toru Nakahara all returning to produce while Haijime Satomi, Haruki Satomi and Tim Miller will return to executive produce. The sequel is currently slated to hit theaters on April 8, 2022.

The film was originally set to hit theaters this past November but after very negative reviews from audiences surrounding the design of the iconic character, Paramount delayed the release to February 14, 2020, with the goal of redesigning Sonic to better fit his look from the video games, and the move worked, scoring positive reviews from critics and audiences alike and grossing over $306 million at the global box office on a $95 million production budget. The film was also a smash upon its early digital debut, taking the number one spot on digital marketplaces in its opening weekend.

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Written by Patrick Casey (Golan the Insatiable), Josh Miller (Golan the Insatiable) and Oren Uziel (The Cloverfield Paradox), the first film follows Tom Wachowski, a cop in the rural town of Green Hills, who decides to help Sonic escape from the government looking to capture him. The film is directed by Jeff Fowler and executive produced by Tim Miller (Terminator: Dark Fate).

The cast for Sonic the Hedgehog includes Jim Carrey (Kidding) as Sonic’s rival, Doctor Robotnik/Eggman, James Marsden (Westworld) as Wachowski, a police officer who teams up with Sonic; Adam Pally (The Mindy Project) as Tom’s fellow police officer, Tika Sumpter (Ride Along), and Natasha Rothwell (Wonder Woman 1984). Ben Schwartz (Parks and Rec) provides the voice for Sonic in the film.