Talia Shire reflects on Prophecy 40 years later

In a recent interview with ComingSoon.net promoting the Blu-ray release of Rad, Talia Shire took a moment to reflect back on the 1979 horror flick Prophecy, which recently celebrated its 40th anniversary. While the film was something of a critical and box office disappointment it currently carries a strong cult following with even the likes of Quentin Tarantino claiming he has a soft spot for it.

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Shire, who played Maggie Verne in the film, was initially hesitant to discuss Prophecy — “Oh dear,” she replied when asked about the title — but eventually went on to praise director John Frankenheimer, the film’s cast and even championed its message about the environment.

“Well, first of all, that had the great John Frankenheimer, right, who was, I mean — and again, I’m much older, but I remember watching or hearing about his work with live television,” Shire said. “For anybody out there, there was this thing called live television, which is rather a remarkable feat, how they organized those productions. And John was the young director of live television. And so, I had always respected his work. And it was an opportunity to work with him and wonderful, wonderful actors.”

Said actors include Robert Foxworth, Armand Assante, Victoria Racimo and Richard A. Dysart.

“And it was a piece that spoke to ecology, ecological issues,” Shire continued. “And we’re talking 40 years ago, but 40 years ago it was speaking to pollution and the consequences of pollution. No, it wasn’t a big success, but I think it’s also discovering an audience today.”

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Here’s the official plot synopsis from Google: “When a dispute occurs between a logging operation and a nearby Native American tribe, Dr. Robert Verne (Robert Foxworth) and his wife, Maggie (Talia Shire), are sent in to mediate. Chief John Hawks (Armand Assante) insists the loggers are poisoning the water supply, and, though company man Isley (Richard Dysart) denies it, the Vernes can’t ignore the strangely mutated wildlife roaming the woods. Robert captures a bear cub for testing and soon finds himself the target of an angry mutant grizzly.”

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Michael Bay’s Songbird casts KJ Apa & Sofia Carson

Just over a week after being hit with a “Do Not Work” order from SAG-AFTRA, the Michael Bay-produced pandemic thriller Songbird has begun building its cast with the additions of Riverdale star KJ Apa and Feel the Beat‘s Sofia Carson, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Though some plot details are still being kept under the wraps, the film is said to be set two years in the future during a pandemic lockdown and follows the love story between motorbike courier Nico (Apa), who has a rare immunity to the disease, and Sara (Carson), a young artist. Nico “overcome martial law, murderous vigilantes and a powerful, well connected family, helmed by a matriarch who will stop at nothing to protect her family and maintain her way of life.”

In addition to Apa and Carson, the call sheet for the film is said to feature an ensemble cast that includes Demi Moore (Corporate Animals), Bradley Whitford (Godzilla: King of the Monsters), Craig Robinson (What We Do in the Shadows), Jenna Ortega (Elena of Avalor), Paul Walter Hauser (Da 5 Bloods) and Peter Stormare (American Gods).

Adam Goodman and Andrew Sugerman’s Invisible Narratives are financing the project while Catchlight Studios is attached to produce. The film is one of the first to go into production in Los Angeles as the real pandemic lockdown is slowly being lifted and the imposition of new safety restrictions make it possible for Hollywood to start slowly resume filming.

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Bay is producing alongside Goodman and Eben Davidson of Invisible Narratives. Adam Mason (Into the Dark) will direct from a script by Simon Boyes.

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Oscar Isaac-starring The Card Counter acquired by Focus Features

Nearly a month after it was announced production on the revenge thriller would resume this month in Mississippi, Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter starring Oscar Isaac (The Addams Family) has been acquired by Focus Features at the virtual Cannes market, according to Variety.

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In The Card Counter, William Tell’s spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Tell sees a chance at redemption through his relationship with Cirk.

Gaining backing from mysterious gambling financier La Linda, Tell takes Cirk with him on the road, going from casino to casino until the unlikely trio set their sights on winning the World Series of poker in Las Vegas. However, things get difficult when Tell realizes that trying to keep Cirk on the right path proves to be an impossible task as he gets dragged back into the darkness of his past.

The film stars Golden Globe winner Oscar Isaac (Ex Machina, Star Wars), four-time Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe (At Eternity’s Gate, Platoon), Tiffany Haddish (Girls’ Trip, The Kitchen) and Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One). Martin Scorsese has also signed on as an executive producer, reuniting him with his long-time collaborator Schrader in their fifth project together.

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The Card Counter will be written and directed by Schrader, who is best known for writing the screenplays to Martin Scorsese‘s iconic films such Taxi Driver, Bringing Out the Dead, The Last Temptation of Christ and Raging Bull. Schrader’s most recent project was the 2017 drama film First Reformed starring Ethan Hawke which had giving him his first Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay.

The film will be produced by Braxton Pope and Lauren Mann with William Olsson and David Wulf serving as executive producers. Hanway Film will be handling its international sales. This project will be Pope and Schrader’s second collaboration, who have previously worked together on The Canyons film.

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Miss Macy: Jean Smart to star in Amblin’s Trisha Mitchell Coburn biopic

According to Deadline, Amblin Partners is in the process of developing a new biographical drama film titled Miss Macy with three-time Emmy winner Jean Smart attached to lead. Set to be directed by Tate Taylor (The Help, The Girl on the Train), the film will center around the real-life story of Trisha Mitchell Coburn.

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The film will follow the story of a young small-town girl from Alabama as she meets her mentor in the form of Miss Macy, who has plucked her out from her unhappy home life to attend the Miss Macy charm school. The titular mentor will be portrayed by Smart as she is being described as an eccentric woman who will help bring young Trisha towards the path of becoming a successful model.

The project will be penned by Pulitzer Prize winner and Oscar nominee Beth Henley, who is known for her work in Crimes of the Heart and Nobody’s Fool. It will be produced by Tate Taylor, Denise Di Novi, and Margaret French Isaac with Smart, Mitchell Coburn, John Norris, and Angeliki Giannakopoulos serving as executive producers.

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Smart first gained recognition through her role as Lana Gardener in NBC’s Frasier sitcom which had earned her two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. She has also appeared in a number of series such as 24, Fargo, Legion, and the most recent one in HBO’s limited series Watchmen where she played the role of Laurie Blake. She will next be seen in HBO Max’s Superintelligence opposite Melissa McCarthy; and HBO’s forthcoming limited series Mare of Easttown starring alongside Kate Winslet and Evan Peters.

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POLL RESULTS: Who should play live-action Zatanna?

After word broke just over a week ago that Warner Bros. was reportedly developing a live-action film focused on the DC Comics superheroine, we opened the floor to ComingSoon.net readers to vote on who they would like to see in the role of Zatanna Zatara and with over 2,700 votes, the results are in! Check out the results below!

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Who Should Play Live-Action Zatanna? 

• Ana de Armas (38%, 1,058 votes)
• Eiza González (22%, 611 votes)
• Nathalie Emmanuel (9%, 260 votes)
• Camila Mendes (9%, 258 votes)
• Tatiana Maslany (5%, 138 votes)

Though having made a name for herself in her home country of Cuba as a teenage star, Ana de Armas first found her rise to stardom in America with 2017’s Blade Runner 2049 and most recently with the lead role in Rian Johnson’s smash hit ensemble whodunnit Knives Out and is now one of the most in-demand actresses in Hollywood. Eiza González broke out for American audiences with a starring role in Robert Rodriguez’s small-screen adaptation of his 1996 horror comedy film From Dusk Till Dawn, taking over the role of Santanico Pandemonium from Salma Hayek, and has gone on to land roles in major titles including Baby Driver, Hobbs & Shaw and Bloodshot. After starring in the British soap Hollyoaks for nearly five years, Nathalie Emmanuel made her leap overseas with a major role in HBO’s Game of Thrones followed by becoming a key player in Universal’s Fast & Furious franchise with her debut in Furious 7 and the Maze Runner franchise. Camila Mendes became a breakout star of The CW’s Riverdale, her acting debut, and since has landed roles in acclaimed indie drama Coyote Lake and sci-fi rom-com Palm Springs alongside Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti. After featuring in supporting roles across film and television for nearly a decade, Tatiana Maslany found fame with her Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated role in BBC’s acclaimed sci-fi thriller series Orphan Black and has since landed major roles in the Boston bombing biopic Stronger, neo-noire crime thriller Destroyer and HBO’s well-received Perry Mason revival.

The rest of the results are as follows:

• Diane Guerrero (5%, 131 votes)
• Rosa Salazar (5%, 125 votes)
• Jessica Henwick (3%, 83 votes)
• Candice Patton (2%, 45 votes)
• Odeya Rush (2%, 44 votes)

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Created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson, Zatanna Zatara made her first appearance in the Hawkman comic books in November 1964. She is the daughter of a famous stage magician named Giovanni Zatara, who have debuted during the Golden Age of Comics. Naturally, Zatanna inherited his father’s magical powers and career as a professional stage magician. Some of her cool powers are the ability to control the elements, telekinesis, telepathy, teleportation, and manipulation of reality.

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Even though she hasn’t yet made her live-action film debut, she had first made her live-action appearance in popular DC series Smallville and was portrayed by Serinda Swan. However, DC fans got more familiar with her through her appearances in various animated series such as Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, Justice League Unlimited, and Young Justice as well as in most recent TV shows DC Super Hero Girls and Harley Quinn.

If the solo Zatanna movie would later be confirmed by Warner Bros., it would officially become a part of the studio’s growing list of ongoing live-action projects including James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, Matt Reeves’ The Batman, Andy Muschietti’s The Flash, Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam, Ava DuVernay’s New Gods and more.

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Scream Factory Reveals Definitive Collection of Friday the 13th Franchise!

• NEW 4K scan of the original camera negative (theatrical cut and unrated cut)
• Audio Commentary by director Sean S. Cunningham, screenwriter Victor Miller and more (unrated cut)
• Fresh Cuts: New Tales from Friday the 13th
• The Man Behind the Legacy: Sean S. Cunningham
• A Friday the 13th Reunion
• Lost Tales from Camp Blood – Part 1
• Vintage Fangoria Magazine Article (BD Rom – New to the Set)
• TV Spots (New to the Set)
• U.S. Radio Spots (New to the Set)
• U.K. Radio Spot (New to the Set)
• U. S. Theatrical Trailer
• International Theatrical Trailer (New to the Set)

• NEW 4K scan of the original camera negative
• Amy Steel podcast interview
• Inside Crystal Lake Memories: The Book
• Friday’s Legacy: Horror Conventions
• Lost Tales from Camp Blood – Part 2
• Vintage Fangoria Magazine Article (BD Rom – New to the Set)
• Radio Spots (New to the Set)
• TV Spots (New to the Set)
• Theatrical Trailer

• NEW 4K scan from the original film elements
• In 2D and a new 3D version
• Audio Commentary with actors Larry Zerner, Paul Kratka, Richard Brooker and Dana Kimmell
• Fresh Cuts: 3D Terror
• Legacy of the Mask
• Slasher Films: Going for the Jugular
• Lost Tales from Camp Blood – Part 3
• Vintage Fangoria Magazine Article (BD Rom – New to the Set)
• TV Spots (New to the Set)
• Radio Spots (New to the Set)
• Theatrical Trailer

• NEW 4K scan from the original camera negative
• Audio Commentary by director Joe Zito, screenwriter Barney Cohen and editor Joel Goodman
• Audio Commentary by fans/filmmakers Adam Green and Joe Lynch
• Lost Tales from Camp Blood – Part 4
• Slashed Scenes with audio commentary by director Joseph Zito
• Jason’s Unlucky Day: 25 Years After Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
• The Lost Ending
• The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited Part I
• Jimmy’s Dead Dance Moves
• Vintage Fangoria Magazine Article (BD Rom – New to the Set)
• TV Spot (New to the Set)
• Radio Spots (New to the Set)
• Theatrical Trailer

• NEW Audio Commentary with Melanie Kinnaman, Deborah Voorhees and Tiffany Helm
• Audio Commentary by director/co-screenwriter Danny Steinmann, actors John Shepherd and Shavar Ross
• Audio Commentary by fans/filmmakers Adam Green and Joe Lynch (New to the Set)
• Lost Tales of Camp Blood – Part 5
• The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited Part II
• New Beginnings: The Making of Friday the 13th Part V
• Vintage Fangoria Magazine Article (BD Rom – New to the Set)
• TV Spots (New to the Set)
• Theatrical Trailer

• NEW Audio Commentary with Thom Mathews, Vinny Gustaferro, Kerry Noonan, Cynthia Kania and CJ Graham
• Audio Commentary with writer/director Tom McLoughlin
• Audio Commentary With writer/director Tom McLoughlin, actor Vincent Guastaferro and editor Bruce Green
• Audio Commentary by fans/filmmakers Adam Green and Joe Lynch (New to the Set)
• Lost Tales from Camp Blood – Part 6
• The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited Part III
• Jason Lives: The Making of Friday the 13th: Part VI
• Meeting Mr. Voorhees
• Slashed Scenes
• Vintage Fangoria Magazine Article (BD Rom – New to the Set)
• TV Spots (New to the Set)
• Theatrical Trailer

• Audio Commentary with director John Carl Buechler and actor Kane Hodder
• Audio Commentary with director John Carl Buechler and actors Lar Park Lincoln and Kane Hodder
• Jason’s Destroyer: The Making of Friday the 13th Part VII
• Mind Over Matter: The Truth About Telekinesis
• Makeover by Maddy: Need A Little Touch-Up Work, My A**
• Slashed Scenes with introduction
• Vintage Fangoria Magazine Article (BD Rom – New to Set)
• Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spot (New to Set)

• Audio Commentary with director Rob Hedden
• Audio Commentary with actors Scott Reeves, Jensen Daggett and Kane Hodder
• New York Has A New Problem: The Making of Friday the 13th Part VIII – Jason Takes Manhattan
• Slashed Scenes
• Gag Reel
• Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spots (New to Set)

• NEW 2K scan of the original film elements (Theatrical Version)
• NEW 2K scan of the original film elements with HD inserts (Unrated Version)
• NEW interviews with Sean Cunningham, Noel Cunningham, Adam Marcus, Kane Hodder
• NEW Audio Commentary with Adam Marcus and author Peter Bracke
• Audio Commentary with director Adam Marcus and screenwriter Dean Lorey
• Additional TV footage with NEW optional Audio Commentary with director Adam Marcus and author Peter Bracke
• Electronic Press Kit (New to the Set)
• Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spots (New to the Set)

• NEW audio commentary with Kane Hodder, writer Todd Farmer and Peter Bracke
• NEW interviews with Sean Cunningham, Noel Cunningham, Kane Hodder, Kristi Angus and Todd Farmer
• Audio Commentary with director Jim Isaac, writer Todd Farmer and producer Noel Cunningham
• The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees – a documentary on the history of Jason
• By Any Means Necessary: The Making of Jason X – Making-of/production documentary
• Electronic Press Kit (New to the Set)
• Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spot (New to the Set)

• Audio Commentary by director Ronny Yu, actors Robert Englund and Ken Kirzinger
• 21 Deleted/Alternate Scenes, Including the Original Opening and Ending with optional commentary by director Ronny Yu and executive producer Douglas Curtis
• Behind-the-Scenes Coverage of the Film’s Development – including Screenwriting, Set Design, Makeup, Stunts and Principal Photography
• Visual Effects Exploration
• My Summer Vacation: A Visit to Camp Hackenslash
• Pre-fight press conference at Bally’s Casino in Las Vegas
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spots
• Music Video: Ill Nino “How Can I Live”

• Includes the Theatrical Cut and the Special Extended Version
• Hacking Back/Slashing Forward – remembering the groundbreaking original movie
• Terror Trivia Track with Picture-In-Picture with comments from the cast and crew
• The Rebirth of Jason Voorhees – a look at the making of
• Additional Slashed Scenes
• The Best 7 Kills

• NEW interview with composer Harry Manfredini
• NEW location featurette on Parts 1 & 2
• The Friday the 13th Chronicles – an 8-part featurette
• Secrets Galore Behind the Gore – a 3-part featurette
• Crystal Lake Victims Tell All!
• Tales from the Cutting Room Floor
• FRIDAY THE 13th artifacts and Collectibles
• Jason Forever – Q & A with Ari Lehman, Warrington Gillette, C.J. Graham and Kane Hodder
• And more to come…

• Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed (2014) – including interviews with Adrienne King and Melanie Kinnaman (78 minutes)
• Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever (2013) – including interviews with Corey Feldman and John Carl Buechler (75 minutes)Trailer Reel – all 12 trailers in a row
• Friday the 13th (2009) TV Spots
• Friday the 13th (2009) Electronic Press Kit
• And more to come…

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Snow Blind: Apple wins rights to Jake Gyllenhaal-led film adaptation

Following an intense bidding war among six major studios, Deadline brings word Apple has successfully won the rights to Jake Gyllenhaal’s thriller film adaptation of Snow Blind, based on Ollie Masters and Tyler Jenkins’ graphic novel of the same name. The project has also found its director in the form of Sweden-born director Gustav Möller (The Guilty) who has signed on to helm his first-ever English-language film.

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The graphic novel, penned by Ollie Masters (The Kitchen), follows high school teen Teddy, whose life in a sleepy suburb in Alaska is turned upside-down when he innocently posts a photo of his dad online and subsequently learns he and his family are in the Witness Protection Program. When a man seeking revenge and FBI agents invade their town, Teddy learns his father’s reasons for going into the program may not be as innocent as he says.

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The film adaptation will be penned by Carnegie Medal-winning author and screenwriter Patrick Ness, best known for his work on the 2011 coming-of-age fantasy A Monster Calls, writing the novel and penning the script, and authoring the Chaos Walking novel series and co-writing the screenplay for the upcoming adaptation starring Tom Holland (Avengers: Endgame) and Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker).

The film is currently being pitched as Prisoners, the Oscar-nominated thriller starring Gyllenhaal, mixed with Running on Empty, with BOOM! Studios’ Ross Richie and Stephen Christy, Mett Norkjaer, and Nine Stories’ Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker attached to produce. Adam Yoelin and Noah Stahl are also set as executive producers.

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Snow Blind marks the latest BOOM! Studios material to be snatched up for a film adaptation, with January bringing word that Seth Rogen’s Point Grey Pictures acquiring the rights to the horror graphic novel Memetic with Mattson Tomlin (The Batman) signing on to pen the screenplay.

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The Old Guard director opens up about potential sequel

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Last Friday, Netflix debuted its latest action-fantasy film The Old Guard which was positively received by viewers and critics. After becoming the streamer’s most-watch movie a day after its release, fans have been clamoring for a sequel especially given its intense cliffhanger which saw the return of Van Veronica Ngo’s Quynh, who is still alive after hundreds of years of being imprisoned inside an iron coffin at the bottom of the sea. That’s why many people have been so interested and excited at what comes next for the band of immortal warriors and how Charlize Theron’s Andy will react to meeting Quynh again.

Speaking with Games Radar, director Gina Prince-Blythewood opened up about The Old Guard‘s potential sequel, revealing that she already has plans for the film’s future.

“It’ll be based on the graphic novel,” Prince-Bythewood explained. “In terms of what Greg [Rucka] has written, Quynh has reared her head, and that causes some issues, absolutely. But also, there’s a very grounded story tackling problems within the world, which again brings more villains that are not with immortality, so it’s a really cool balance between the two, in the graphic novel.”

In another interview with Collider, Prince-Blythewood also revealed that graphic novel creator and screenwriter Greg Rucka had always envisioned the film adaptation to become a trilogy. “Greg has always envisioned this as a trilogy. I know where the story is going and it’s pretty dope.”

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Based on Greg Rucka and artist Leandro Fernandez’s comic book of the same name, The Old Guard tells of a small group of soldiers, led by a woman named Andromache of Scythia or Andy, who are inexplicably immortal and have been working as mercenaries through the ages. But in the 21st century, the novelty of not dying is long gone as the group gets a jolt in their bones when they discover the existence of a new immortal, a black woman serving in the Marines, at the same time as a nefarious organization captures their undying actions on camera.

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The film adaptation will be led by Oscar winner Charlize Theron (Monster, Mad Max: Fury Road) as Andromache of Scythia, Kiki Layne (If Beale Street Could Talk) as Nile and Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave, Doctor Strange) as Copley. It will also feature Marwan Kenzari (Aladdin) as Yusuf Al-Kaysani, Kiki Layne (If Beale Street Could Talk) as Niles Freeman, Matthias Schoenaerts (Red Sparrow) as Sebastian le Livre, Luca Marinelli (Trust) as Nicolo di Genova, Harry Melling (The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs) as Merrick and Veronica Ngo (Bright).

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The Old Guard is directed by Gina Prince-Blythewood (Beyond the Lights) from a script written by comic book creator Greg Rucka as he makes his feature screenplay debut. David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger of Skydance are set to produce. Marc Evans, Theron and her Denver and Delilah principals Beth Kono and AJ Dlx will also produce. Stan Wlodkowski and Rucka will serve as executive producers.

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Actress Kelly Preston Dies From Cancer at Age 57

It is with great sadness that ComingSoon.net (via CNN) must report that actress Kelly Preston has passed away at age 57 after a two-year battle with breast cancer. Her husband, actor John Travolta, released the following statement on Instagram…

 

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It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer. She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many. My family and I will forever be grateful to her doctors and nurses at MD Anderson Cancer Center, all the medical centers that have helped, as well as her many friends and loved ones who have been by her side. Kelly’s love and life will always be remembered. I will be taking some time to be there for my children who have lost their mother, so forgive me in advance if you don’t hear from us for a while. But please know that I will feel your outpouring of love in the weeks and months ahead as we heal. All my love, JT

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Preston began her career studying drama and theater at the University of Southern California. She became a model at age 16, and auditioned for the lead role in The Blue Lagoon eventually won by Brooke Shields. She made her big screen debut in three 1983 cult movies: The Charles Bronson crime flick 10 to Midnight, the 3D Mad Max ripoff Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn, and the John Carpenter killer car horror thriller Christine. Her first major film roles came in the teen sex comedies Mischief and Secret Admirer, both in 1985.

In 1986 she appeared in the box office dud Space Camp alongside future star Joaquin Phoenix, but finally had her first blockbuster success as Arnold Schwarzenegger’s love interest in Ivan Reitman’s 1988 smash Twins. She would work with Schwarzenegger again in 1992 in the Tales From the Crypt episode “The Switch,” one of The Governator’s only two directorial credits. She appeared in the 1989 box office bomb The Experts, but the film proved fortuitous for Preston because it was on this project that she met her future husband John Travolta, whom she married in 1991 and would remained married to for three decades. The pair went on to appear together in the comedy hit Old Dogs (2009) and the much maligned bombs Battlefield Earth (2000) and Gotti (2018).

Arguably Preston’s most well-known role was as Tom Cruise’s fiance in the romantic comedy classic Jerry Maguire (1996). Other notable roles include Alexander Payne’s debut film Citizen Ruth (1996), Robert Rodriguez’s From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Griffin Dunne’s Addicted to Love (1997), Sam Raimi’s For Love of the Game (1999) opposite Kevin Costner, The Cat in the Hat (2003) opposite Mike Meyers, superhero comedy Sky High (2005) opposite Kurt Russell, and James Wan’s Death Sentence (2007) opposite Kevin Bacon.

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Here are some reactions to the death of Kelly Preston on social media…

Kelly Preston was extraordinary. I was lucky enough to star with her and direct her, and her talent was off the charts. She had such a big heart, she was a wonderful wife and mother, and my thoughts are with John and the whole family.

— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) July 13, 2020

I’m unbelievably saddened by the news that Kelly Preston has passed and at such a young age. A beautiful and kind person I was fortunate enough to have known. My heart breaks for John and the kids pic.twitter.com/kDophIwa6y

— Shania Twain (@ShaniaTwain) July 13, 2020

Heard about Kelly Preston. Condolences to John and family.

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) July 13, 2020

IN LOVE with Kelly Preston when first saw her in Twins. Starstruck upon meeting her at first Jerry Maguire rehearsal. BLOWN AWAY by her kindness… To all of us. Rest In Peace. pic.twitter.com/VEpvjgVSf9

— Jerry O’Connell (@MrJerryOC) July 13, 2020

How tragic and sad about Kelly Preston. I shot CAT IN THE HAT with Kelly many years ago .
She remains one of the loveliest people I’ve ever worked with. Funny. Kind.
My heart goes out to John and their family.

— HABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) July 13, 2020

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If It Bleeds: Stephen King’s latest novella nabs movie deals from Netflix, Ben Stiller & Darren Aronofsky

According to Deadline, acclaimed horror author Stephen King’s most recently published novella titled If It Bleeds has already garnered three movie deals from three different studios. Consisting of four short stories, the novella was first published in April 2020 which you can now purchase by clicking here!

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Netflix in partnership with Blumhouse Productions and Emmy-winning creator Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story) has successfully acquired the film rights to Mr. Harrigan’s Phone which is the first short story in the novella. John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, Saving Mr. Banks) has also signed on to write and helm the film adaptation with Murphy, Jason Blum, and Carla Hacken serving as producers.

Described as in the same tone as Stand By Me, Mr. Harrigan’s Phone follows the story of a young boy in Maine as he befriends an old and retired billionaire named Mr. Harrigan, who first bonded together through an iPhone. When Mr. Harrigan dies, the teen puts the phone in his pal’s pocket before burial and when the lonely youth leaves his dead friend a message, he is shocked to get a return text from beyond the grave.

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Meanwhile, the two other stories from the novella titled The Life of Chuck and Rat were optioned by Darren Aronofsky through his Protozoa banner and Ben Stiller, respectively. On top of starring, Stiller is also expected to produce and direct the Rat feature.

As for the novella’s titular short story, it centers around Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective agency, who has been a popular recurring character throughout King’s novels including The Outsider and the Bill Hodges trilogy. Even though it still hasn’t been optioned by any streamers or networks, it is likely to be acquired by HBO especially given the premium network’s most recent limited series adaptation of The Outsider where it saw Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo portray the role of Holly Gibney. 

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