Simon Pegg confirms production resumption of Mission: Impossible 7

After hitting a bumpy path over the holiday season with some crew members breaking pandemic protocols, the highly-anticipated Mission: Impossible 7 seems to be back on track as star Simon Pegg has taken to Instagram and Twitter to confirm he’s back at work on the sequel and teasing the look of the central spies in the film! The post can be viewed below!

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Back on the job with the fam.
@simonpegg https://t.co/0n5gUPzXwJ pic.twitter.com/DzZHTaFkJl

— Mission: Impossible (@MissionFilm) February 5, 2021

Joining Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell are returning Mission: Impossible alums Rebecca Ferguson (Doctor Sleep), Simon Pegg (Ready Player One), Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction), Vanessa Kirby (Hobbs & Shaw) and Henry Czerny (Ready or Not) along with newcomers Shea Whigham (Joker), Pom Klementieff (Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Avengers: Infinity War) and Esai Morales (La Bamba, Titans) who will replace Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Road) for the villain role.

Following the large critical and commercial success of the past two installments, writer/director Christopher McQuarrie signed a new deal with Paramount to return to write and direct the next two installments, turning down other studio offers to continue his long-running partnership with franchise star Tom Cruise. Skydance Media, who joined the franchise with the fourth installment, Ghost Protocol, will be returning to produce the next two entries.

The Mission: Impossible franchise spans almost 25 years and six films, starting off with modest critical and major box office success in the first two films before launching its lead protagonist into grittier and more explosive stories, each film getting progressively better reviews than its predecessor, with the most recent installment, Fallout, earning the highest reviews for both the franchise and the action genre, currently maintaining a 97% approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes while also acquiring the highest box office gross of the franchise at over $790 million worldwide.

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Mission: Impossible 7 is set to premiere on November 19, 2021 followed by Mission: Impossible 8 on November 4, 2022.

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Monday: IFC acquires rights to Sebastian Stan-led romance drama

According to Deadline, IFC Films has officially acquired the North American theatrical distribution rights to director Argyris Papadimitropoulos’ long-delayed romantic drama Monday which is being led by MCU star Sebastian Stan and Denise Gough. Originally scheduled to debut at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival, the film will now arrive in theaters and on VOD on April 16, 2021.

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“In many ways, the film has become even more relevant in this current environment, as all relationships got challenged during the lock down and Chloe’s and Mickey’s story is a very realistic take on relationships,” Papadimitropoulos said. “At a time when things have started getting more optimistic in the world and a summer trip to Greece, crowded parties, people kissing and having fun is something we are all longing for – I believe the timing is perfect to release the film and the fact that it found a home at IFC Films, makes my smile a little bigger.”

Monday is described as a classy-looking film that will focus on Chloe and Mickey, two self-destructive Americans, living across Athens and the Greek islands who will be involved in an intense romance. When Chloe’s time in Greece is drawing to a close, she decides to give up her high-flying job back home and explore whether one weekend’s passion can stand the reality of the inevitable Monday.

The film will be directed by Greek director Argyris Papadimitropoulos (Suntan). The script is co-written by screenwriter-playwright Rob Hayes (This Will End Badly) and Papadimitropoulos.

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Monday is produced by Christos V. Konstantakopoulos (Before Midnight), Damian Jones (Iron Lady), and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Loving). La La Land‘s producer Fred Berger will be the film’s executive producer. Protagonist Pictures will handle the film’s international sales while Faliro House and its partners will be the ones financing the feature.

Sebastian Stan is best known for his role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier. He was recently seen in Karyn Kusama‘s Destroyer starring alongside Nicole Kidman and Tatiana Maslany. Denise Gough (Colette) is an award-winning stage actress known for her roles in stage plays like People Places And Things and Angel In America.

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Freedom Ride: Deon Taylor to helm John Lewis biopic

Deon Taylor (Fatale) will direct a new biopic, Freedom Ride, about the late Georgia Congressman John Lewis and his leadership of the 1961 Freedom Riders, according to TheWrap.

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The Freedom Riders were a group of protesters who challenged the non-enforcement of Supreme Court rulings that found segregated public buses to be unconstitutional. The Riders risked their lives by traveling throughout the Deep South in desegregated buses, and were regularly attacked by white mobs led by the Ku Klux Klan. Their efforts drew nationwide attention to the Civil Rights Movement and paved the way for other famous protests, including Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington.

Taylor said in a statement: “John Lewis once said, ‘You are a light. You are the light! Never let anyone — any person or any force — dampen, dim or diminish your light… Release the need to hate, to harbor division and the enticement of revenge. Release all bitterness. Hold only love, only peace in your heart, knowing that the battle of good to overcome evil is already won.’ His words not only resonate with me as human, but inspire me to tell his amazing story. Working with our great partners at The Hideaway Entertainment, INDE Companies and the legendary Benjamin Crump is such a blessing. We are going to create an amazing film and really do John Lewis proud, I promise you!”

Documentarian Steven Vosburgh will reportedly write the script based on his interviews with Lewis and other Freedom Riders.

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Taylor will executive produce via his Hidden Empire Film Group along with his partner Robert F. Smith, civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, and Vosburgh. INDE Companies’ Kim Leadford and Mark R. Harris, The Hideaway Entertainment’s Matthew Rhodes, and Hidden Empire Film Group’s Roxanne Avent Taylor will produce. Production on the biopic is scheduled to begin this summer in Atlanta and Birmingham, Alabama.

(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Michelle Williams to reunite with Todd Haynes for Peggy Lee biopic

The long-gestating biopic of beloved jazz singer Peggy Lee is finally gaining some ground as Golden Globe winner Michelle Williams (Fosse/Verdon) has signed on to star in the central role and reunite with director Todd Haynes (Dark Waters), according to Deadline.

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The film first began development at 20th Century Fox over a decade ago, with three-time Oscar nominee Nora Ephron (Sleepless in Seattle) penning a draft before her passing in 2012 and Reese Witherspoon (Little Fires Everywhere) set to star, though following Ephron’s death the studio put the film on hold. Witherspoon would later exit the project and with the Disney-Fox merger resulting in the latter studio’s 20th Century banner shuttering, the project was shelved, though sources report that MGM is currently in talks to acquire the film. It’s currently unclear if Ephron’s original script will still be used or if a new writer will be brought in to touch up the script or start all over.

Fever is set to be produced by Marc Platt, Witherspoon and Pamela Koffler and Christine Vachon through their Killer Films banner while five-time Grammy winner Billie Eilish is currently in negotiations to join as executive producer alongside her mother Maggie Baird and record label partner Justin Lubliner. Eilish recently took part in a celebration of Lee’s life and career in May 2020 and has frequently cited the late singer as one of the key inspirations for her music.

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The project will mark Haynes and Williams third time working together, with the Venom actress having previously starred in Haynes’ Bob Dylan biopic I’m Not There as a character modeled after Edie Sedgwick and his 2017 mystery drama Wonderstruck.

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Resident Evil origin story reboot lands September release date

With filming progressing smoothly and a star-studded cast attached to the project, Constantin Films and Sony Pictures’ upcoming reboot of the Resident Evil film franchise has landed a release date of September 3, according to Deadline.

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The film is set to be an official origin story to Capcom’s long-running survival horror video game franchise and will be set on an infamous night in Raccoon City in 1998 when the Umbrella Corporation unleashed hell upon the world and it was up to a select group of people to stop them.

Logue will join the previously announced cast that includes Kaya Scodelario (The Maze Runner) as Claire Redfield, Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp) as Jill Valentine, Robbie Amell (Upload) as Chris Redfield, Tom Hopper (Black Sails) as Albert Wesker, Avan Jogia (Zombieland: Double Tap) as Leon S. Kennedy, and Neal McDonough (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) as William Birkin. Chad Rook (The Flash) and Lily Gao (The Handmaid’s Tale) have been cast in supporting roles.

The film will be produced by Robert Kulzer for Constantin Films, who were attached to the Milla Jovovich-starring franchise, alongside James Harris from Tea Shop Productions and Hartley Gorenstein, while Constantin’s CEO Martin Moskowicz and Davis Film’s Victor Hadida are set to executive produce. Sony Pictures’ Screen Gems, who distributed the original films, is set to release the film domestically while Constantin will debut it in German-speaking territories, Elevation in Canada, Metropolitan in France and Sony Pictures Releasing in all remaining territories.

In 2018, it was reported that Roberts had been tapped to helm and write the Resident Evil reboot. Though previously attached, James Wan’s Atomic Monster has dropped out of the project.

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The last installment of the first series of Resident Evil movies, helmed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring his wife Milla Jovovich, earned $26.8 million domestically. Internationally, however, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter grossed an impressive $285.4 million, with $160 million of that coming from China. The $40 million-budgeted sixth film, distributed by Sony‘s Screen Gems, has earned $312.2 million worldwide.

Based on Capcom’s hugely popular video games, the Resident Evil movies have earned $1.2 billion worldwide to date, making it the highest-grossing film series to be based on a video game.

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New Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar clips feature Jamie Dornan

Lionsgate has released new Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar clips from their newest comedy film, featuring Jamie Dornan as his character deals with not-so private calls and trippy drinks. Starring Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, the film will be making its debut on February 12, 2021 on PVOD. Check out the videos in the player below!

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Take a trip and break out of your shell with Barb and Star. From the gals who brought you Bridesmaids comes Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time…ever to go on vacation in Vista Del Mar, Florida, where they soon find themselves tangled up in a villain’s evil plot to kill everyone in town.

The film will be led by Kristen Wiig (Wonder Woman 1984) and Annie Mumolo (Bad Moms). It will also feature Jamie Dornan, Damon Wayans Jr., Fortune Feimster, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Rose Abdoo, Vanessa Bayer, Phyllis Smith, Kwame Patterson

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Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar is directed by Josh Greenbaum (New Girl, Becoming Bond) from a screenplay co-written by Wiig and Mumolo. Jessica Elbaum’s female-focused production company Gloria Sanchez Productions is producing the project together with Wiig and Mumolo. It is also produced by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Margot Hand.

This film will mark the second collaboration between Wiig and Mumolo, whom have both worked together on the award-winning comedy film Bridesmaids which starred Maya Rudolph, Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, and Rose Byrne.

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Waxwork announces Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze vinyl!

Though it might not have as much love from fans as its predecessor, there’s no denying the power of Vanilla Ice’s “Ninja Rap” from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze and now Waxwork Records is bringing it back with a new vinyl pressing of the film’s original score complete with the hit song! The vinyl, which will be available to pre-order starting Friday, can be viewed in the gallery below!

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This Friday! TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES PART II: THE SECRET OF THE OOZE Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by John DuPrez! For the first time in any format, the complete score pressed to 180 gram “Ooze” colored vinyl with all new art by TMNT co-creator @kevineastman86! Radical! pic.twitter.com/YG1731FA8D

— Waxwork Records (@waxworkrecords) February 3, 2021

Released in 1991 as the highly anticipated sequel to 1990’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Secret of the Ooze follows the adventures of four Turtles: Leonardo, Donatello,  Michelangelo, Raphael and their Master Splinter. Resuming from the events of the first film, The Shredder returns to take back command of the Foot Clan and work towards getting revenge on the Turtles. When he learns the secret behind the Turtles’ mutation, he becomes more dangerous than ever. The film sheds light on the origins of Splinter and the Turtles, as well as introduces two new villains: Tokka and Rahzar!

Click here to purchase the 1991 sequel!

Lifted from the pages of the popular comic series, a wildly successful Saturday morning cartoon, and a massive hit-line of toy action figures, the motion picture adaptation of the beloved crime fighting turtles brought the TMNT franchise to the next level! The gritty and dark NYC martial-arts-superhero-comedy features the four cherished ninja turtles with a slew of other idolized characters such as Master Splinter, Shredder, Casey Jones, April O’Neil, and The Foot!

In collaboration with composer John DuPrez, TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman and Nickelodeon, Waxwork Records is proud to present the official and complete 1991 score to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Secret of the Ooze for the first time in any format. Sourced from the original masters, the complete film music by DuPrez has been re-stored and re-mastered for a deluxe double LP album release. Also included is “Ninja Rap” by Vanilla Ice!

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The complete album art was created by Kevin Eastman exclusively for Waxwork Records, and it features his classic comic-book illustration style! Packaging includes 180 gram “Ooze” colored vinyl, old style tip-on gatefold jackets with matte-satin coating, and a 1991 TMNT 2!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Part II: The Secret of the Ooze Original Motion Picture Score Features:

• The Complete 1991 Score by John DuPrez
• Available For The First Time In Any Format
• New Art by TMNT Co-Creator Kevin Eastman
• 180 Gram “Ooze” Colored Vinyl
• Deluxe Packaging
• 1991 TMNT 2 Movie Poster Postcard

Track List:
Side A
1. NY Pizza
2. Main Title
3. Pile of Criminals
4. Shredder Lives
5. Mutant Dandelions
6. Grave Danger
7. TGRI Fight
8. Home Sweet Home
9. Tokka & Rahzar
Side B
10. Scrapyard Scrap
11. What Troubles You
12. Master Say Have Fun
13. Let The Games Begin
14. Super Shredder
15. Cowabunga Says It All
16. Dark Monsters
17. Ninja Rap (Performed by Vanilla Ice)

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UNO film in the works at Mattel with Lil Yachty eyed to star

Just three years after making his acting debut with a voice role in Teen Titans Go! To The Movies, Grammy nominee Lil Yachty might have found his biggest starring role yet with Mattel’s live-action adaptation of hit card game UNO in the works, according to Deadline.

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“I’m so excited to be part of this film with Mattel,” Yachty said in a statement. “I played UNO as a kid and still do today, so to spin that into a movie based on the Atlanta hip hop scene I came out of is really special. It hits close to home for me.”

While exact plot details are currently being kept under wraps, the film is said to be set in the underground hip hop world of Atlanta and is being described as a heist comedy with Marcy Kelly penning the script in her feature debut.

“At Mattel Films, we are looking to explore stories that bring our brands to life in unexpected ways,” Robbie Brenner, executive producer and Head of Mattel Films, said in a statement. “UNO is a game that transcends generations and cultures and we look forwards to partnering with Lil Yachty, as well as with Coach K and Brian Sher, to transform the classic UNO game into a comedic action adventure.”

Should their deal go through, Yachty will produce the film alongside Mattel and Kevin “Coach K” Lee, Pierre “P” Thomas and Brian Sher for Quality Films, while Brenner will executive produce and Kevin McKeon will act as supervising producer and lead on the Mattel Films project.

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The UNO project marks the latest in the works at the studio based on their various properties, with others including: a live-action American Girl and View-Master at MGM, the long-in-development Barbie at Warner Bros. with Margot Robbie set to star and co-produce and Greta Gerwig in talks to direct and set to co-write with Noah Baumbach, the similarly ever-gestating Masters of the Universe at Sony with Noah Centineo set to star, a live-action Hot Wheels at Warner Bros., a Magic 8-Ball movie at Blumhouse, a Wishbone film at Universal, a live-action Barney film with Daniel Kaluuya producing and a Thomas & Friends film with Marc Foster set to direct.

(Photo Credit: Michael Bezjian/Getty Images for Gamers’ Choice Awards)

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Enter ComingSoon’s Selma giveaway from Paramount!

To celebrate Black History Month, Paramount Pictures has provided ComingSoon.net with five Digital copies of Ava DuVernay’s Selma, which is part of Paramount’s Black Stories Matter collection, available on Digital platforms. All you have to do to win is email your name with the subject line “SELMA” to [email protected] and the five winners (must be within the U.S.) will be selected by Tuesday, February 9!

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Purchase your copy of Selma by clicking here!

Selma is the story of a movement. The film chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Selma tells the real story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history.

Directed by Oscar nominee Ava DuVernay (13th) and written by Paul Webb, the movie stars David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Alessandro Nivola, Giovanni Ribisi Common, Carmen Ejogo, Lorraine Toussaint, with Tim Roth, and Oprah Winfrey as “Annie Lee Cooper.”

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The 2014 docudrama was Oscar-nominated for Best Motion Picture of the Year and received the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Original Song, “Glory,” by Common and John Legend.

Selma is available now on Digital, Blu-ray, and DVD.

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Universal & Chloé Zhao teaming for sci-fi western Dracula reimagining

While already developing a more faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker’s iconic novel and character, Universal Pictures is eyeing another Dracula project as they are partnering up with Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) for a sci-fi Western reimagining of the classic vampire, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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“Chloé’s singular lens shines a light on stories of the overlooked and misunderstood,” Universal Pictures President Peter Cramer said in a statement. “We are thrilled to be working with her as she reimagines one of the most iconic outsider characters ever created.”

While exact plot details are currently being kept under wraps on the project, on which the Golden Globe-nominated filmmaker is set to write, direct and produce, the film is being described as “an original, futuristic, sci-fi Western” that will explore the theme of living on the fringes of society Zhao has previously explored in her work, most notably with her recent acclaimed drama Nomadland.

Click here to purchase Bram Stoker’s classic novel and Universal’s 1931 original film adaptation!

“I’ve always been fascinated by vampires and the concept of the Other they embody,” Zhao said in a statement. “I’m very excited to work with Donna, Peter and the team at Universal to reimagine such a beloved character.”

Zhao is set to produce the film produce via Highwayman banner alongside Universal. The 38-year-old filmmaker, who recently made history by becoming the first Asian woman to receive a Golden Globe nomination for direction, is also currently putting the final touches on her first foray into the world of blockbusters with the Marvel Cinematic Universe project Eternals, which is currently slated for a November 5 release.

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Chloé Zhao’s Dracula is part of the growing list of Universal’s upcoming monster projects which includes: Dexter Fletcher’s film about Dracula henchman Renfield, Elizabeth Banks’ Invisible Woman, Matt Stawki’s Monster Mash, Ryan Gosling’s Wolf Man, in which he pitched the story for the film and will star while The Invisible Man writer/director Leigh Whannell is in talks for the director’s chair, Paul Feig’s Dark Army and another Dracula project being co-produced with Blumhouse Productions that is being helmed by Karyn Kusama (Destroyer) on a script from Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay.

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