After acquiring the rights to the film adaptation of the espionage thriller novel, Amazon Studios’ All the Old Knives is expanding its Chris Pine (Wonder Woman 1984) and Thandie Newton (Westworld)-led cast with the additions of Oscar nominee Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes) and Laurence Fishburne (Black-ish), according to Variety.
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The story is set in the town of Carmel-by-the-Sea and follows ex-lovers — one a CIA spy, one an ex-spy — meet over dinner to reminisce on their time together at Vienna station. The conversation moves inevitably to the disastrous hijacking of Royal Jordanian Flight 127, which ended in the deaths of all on board. That failure haunts the CIA to this day, and Henry has come to Carmel to close the book on that seedy chapter. As they parry, flirting, over California cuisine, it becomes clear that one of them is not going to survive the meal.
Pick up your copy of Steinhauer’s All the Old Knives here!
All the Old Knives will be produced with Chockstone Pictures and Nick Wechsler Productions in association with Entertainment One (eOne). Steve Schwartz and Paula Mae Schwartz and Nick Wechsler are set to produce through Chockstone Pictures with Matt Jackson producing via his Jackson Pictures banner.
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Pine is executive producing through his Barry Linen Productions along with Joanne Lee of Jackson Pictures and Kate Churchill of Churchill Films. Executive producers include Richard Hewitt and Mark Gordon.
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Disney+ has revealed the full list of new movies and TV titles that will be available to the streaming service this coming December 2020. This includes final episodes of Disney+ original series such as: The Mandalorian Season 2 and The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse as well as a the holiday special for High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Next month will also see the world premiere of Pixar’s newest animated film Soul which features the voices of Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Questlove, Phylicia Rashad, Daveed Diggs, and Angela Bassett. The Isla Fisher and Jillian Bell-led holiday comedy film Godmothered is also scheduled to make its debut on December 4.
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Available December 4
Anastasia
Big
Big Sharks Rule
Man vs. Shark
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Sky High
Godmothered – Premiere
The Mandalorian (Episode 2.06 – “Chapter 14)
Extras – Beyond the Clouds: Where It All Began – Premiere
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse (“Keep On Rollin’” / “The Big Good Wolf”)
Available December 11
Disney Channel’s Epic Holiday Showdown
Disney Holiday Magic Quest
Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric
Ralph Breaks the Internet
High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special – Premiere
The Mandalorian (Episode 2.07 – “Chapter 15”)
Safety – Premiere
Extras – Beyond the Clouds: Meet the Sobiechs
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse (“The Brave Little Squire”)
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Available December 18
Buried Truth of the Maya
Cosmos: Possible Worlds (S1)
Disney Channel Holiday House Party
Disney Parks Sunrise Series (S1)
Disney Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure (S3)
Eddie the Eagle
Into the Woods
Miraculous World: New York, United Heroez
On Pointe – Premiere
Arendelle Castle Yule Log – Premiere
Extras – Beyond the Clouds: Creating Zach’s World
The Mandalorian (Episode 2.08 – Season Finale “Chapter 16”)
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse – Winter Finale
Available December 25
Max Keeble’s Big Move
Soul – Premiere
Burrow – Premiere
Extras – Beyond the Clouds: A Musical Miracle
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After breaking out in his feature directorial debut with the Ben Schwartz-led Sonic the Hedgehog adaptation and helping develop the sequel, Jeff Fowler has found another major project as MGM has tapped him to helm a new Pink Panther film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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The new film, which is being penned by Bad Boys for Life co-writer Chris Bremner, will shift the story’s perspective from bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau, the central character in all of the previous films, to the titular feline, who appeared in the opening credits for the Peter Sellers and Steve Martin-led outings and was the front of multiple cartoon series in the decades since. Though the exact details are currently unclear for the story, sources report that the film will focus on a smooth inspector who has the titular character as an imaginary friend after a traumatic event and will be a live-action/CGI hybrid production.
“Popular the world over, the legacy of the iconic Pink Panther has endured for more than 50 years and continues to be discovered by new generations,” Michael De Luca, MGM Film Group chairman, and Pamela Abdy, MGM Film Group president, said in a statement. “We are so happy to come together with Jeff, Chris, Larry, Julie, Dan, Jonathan, Walter and Ryan to bring one of MGM’s most well-loved franchise back to the big screen and in a way audience have never seen before.”
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MGM first announced development on a new Pink Panther film in 2014 with David Silverman (The Simpsons) attached to direct, though after years of failed development it appears that initial attempt fell through, aside from the concept of shifting the perspective to the titular character.
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After recent rumors swirled that the studio may be exploring a streaming debut for the highly-anticipated DC Extended Universe sequel, it’s been revealed that Warner Bros. is officially setting Wonder Woman 1984 for a simultaneous theatrical and HBO Max release this year, according to Variety.
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Sources report that with approximately 50 percent of theaters in the United States still out of operation due to the global pandemic, most notably major markets New York and Los Angeles, the studio elected to not solely rely on the box office numbers to recoup their $200 million after Christopher Nolan’s Tenet failed to break even and will reportedly lose the studio millions of dollars. While WW84 is still expected to debut in the U.S. on Christmas Day on HBO Max and in theaters, the exact release date overseas, where the streaming platform hasn’t made its debut, is currently unknown.
Fast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman’s next big-screen adventure finds her facing two all-new foes: Max Lord and The Cheetah. With director Patty Jenkins back at the helm and Gal Gadot returning in the title role, Wonder Woman 1984 is Warner Bros. Pictures’ follow up to the DC Super Hero’s first outing, 2017’s record-breaking Wonder Woman.
The film also stars Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, Kristen Wiig as The Cheetah, Pedro Pascal as Max Lord, Robin Wright as Antiope, and Connie Nielsen as Hippolyta. Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder, Patty Jenkins, Gal Gadot, and Stephen Jones are producing the film. Rebecca Steel Roven Oakley, Richard Suckle, Marianne Jenkins, Geoff Johns, Walter Hamada, Chantal Nong Vo, and Wesley Coller are the executive producers. Patty Jenkins directed from a screenplay she wrote with Geoff Johns & David Callaham, story by Jenkins & Johns, based on characters from DC.
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The sequel was originally intended to be released in 2019 but was then delayed to June 5, 2020. However, due to the ongoing pandemic, the film was then pushed back to two times to August and October before finally landing on its current December 25, 2020 release.
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The upcoming sci-fi drama Swan Song at Apple starring Mahershala Ali (Green Book) and Naomie Harris (No Time to Die) has expanded its cast with another prestige award winner in Golden Globe winner Awkwafina (The Farewell), according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Swan Song is set in the near future and explores how far someone will go, and how much they’ll sacrifice, to make a happier life for the people they love. The Crazy Rich Asians star is set to portray Kate, a close friend and confidant to Ali’s Cameron in the film.
Oscar-winner Benjamin Cleary (Stutterer) will write and direct the project. Production on the feature is expected to begin in the spring. The movie will receive a theatrical release in addition to streaming on Apple TV+.
“Benjamin’s script for ‘Swan Song’ immediately connected with us,” Matt Dentler, Apple’s head of feature development and acquisitions, previously said in a statement. “We cannot wait to bring Benjamin’s vision together with Mahershala’s undeniable talent to deliver this powerfully layered story to audiences around the world.”
Cleary previously said in a statement, “I’ve been developing ‘Swan Song’ for a while and when I sat down with Apple it was immediately clear they completely understood my vision. Once Mahershala agreed to join us I knew we had something really special. To be making this movie with Mahershala and Anonymous at Apple is an absolute dream.”
“Benjamin Cleary is a rare talent who deftly weaves human emotion into his filmmaking in a way that harkens to many of the great films that began at Anonymous Content such as ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ and ‘Being John Malkovich,’” Anonymous Content’s Adam Shulman and Jacob Perlin previously said in a statement. “We are tremendously grateful to be working with Mahershala Ali and Ben on this thought-provoking project, that we’re sure will be a conversation starter.”
Adam Shulman (Defending Jacob) and Jacob Perlin (The Amazing Johnathan Documentary) are set to produce Swan Song for Anonymous Content along with Ali.
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Ali’s upcoming projects include the sci-fi thriller Sovereign, the animated TV series adaptation Invincible, and, of course, starring as the new Blade in Marvel’s upcoming reboot.
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Following its world debut at Abertoire — The International Horror Festival of Wales earlier this month, Severin Films has unveiled the first trailer for the upcoming documentary Tales of the Uncanny — The Ultimate Survey of Anthology Horror, which will be included as a bonus feature in the upcoming Special Edition Blu-ray of The Theatre Bizarre. The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
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After originally starting out as a bonus feature for Severin Films’ upcoming Special Edition Blu-ray of The Theatre Bizarre, the documentary Tales of the Uncanny — The Ultimate Survey of Anthology Horror expanded into a feature-length project filmed over Zoom and is now coming to Abertoir — The International Horror Festival of Wales for its world premiere!
Co-hosts/producers David Gregory, director of the award-winning Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau, and Kier-La Janisse, author of House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films, queried a global roster of more than 60 horror writers, directors and scholars that include Eli Roth, Joe Dante, Mark Hartley, Mick Garris, Ernest Dickerson, Joko Anwar, Ramsey Campbell, David DeCoteau, Kim Newman, Jovanka Vuckovic, Luigi Cozzi, Tom Savini, Jenn Wexler, Larry Fessenden, Richard Stanley, Michael Gingold, Brian Trenchard-Smith, Brian Yuzna, Gary Sherman, Rebekah McKendry and Peter Strickland in a candid discussion of such film/TV classics as Dead of Night, Black Sabbath, Kwaidan, Spirits of the Dead, Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors, The House That Dripped Blood, Asylum, Tales From the Crypt, The Twilight Zone, Creepshow, Tales From the Darkside, Trilogy of Terrror, Two Evil Eyes, V/H/S, XX and more.
“We had a lot of fun with our COVID Project, and it gave friends and colleagues a chance to ponder and articulate the enduring appeal of the format,” co-producer Kier-La Janisse said in a statement. “The anthology horror film is an extension of much older traditions of storytelling that are especially valued in the horror community, and though the films are by nature a mixed bag, there’s a reason we keep returning to them again and again.”
“I’ve loved horror anthologies since seeing The Monster Club when I was 9,” director/co-producer David Gregory said in a statement. “And most horror filmmakers and fans love them too, often getting into heated discussions about their favorites. Kier-La and I decided to ask our horror industry colleagues and friends to determine the experts’ Top 5 films and segments that would make the ultimate horror omnibus movie. The results surprised us all.”
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Tales of the Uncanny — The Ultimate Survey of Anthology Horror will be widely available this November, in tandem with The Theatre Bizarre Special Edition, as a Sever Films’ Limited-Edition Blu-ray featuring special anthology horror archival rarities.
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Emmy-winning actor Billy Porter (Pose) has officially signed on for his feature directorial debut with Orion Pictures’ first feature project since relaunching as a studio for underrepresented filmmakers, the coming-of-age drama What If?, which is being described as a mixed between Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart and Greg Berlanti’s Love, Simon.
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“I’m thrilled to be part of this new space in Hollywood for telling all types of stories from all types of people.” Porter said in a statement to Deadline. “I am grateful to be in a position to usher some of these stories into the mainstream and I am humbled that heavy hitters like Christine Vachon and Alana Mayo have entrusted and empowered me in this insane time we all find ourselves in.”
What If? centers around high school senior KHAL who posts on r/relationships about his crush on Kelsa, a trans girl at his school. The internet encourages him to go for it and the two navigate a high school senior year relationship that neither could have expected. The film is written by Alvaro García Lecuona.
The project will be produced by Killer Films’ Christine Vachon and David Hinojosa along with Andrew Lauren Productions’ Andrew Lauren and D.J Gugenheim.
“We couldn’t be more excited to work with Billy Porter on his feature directing debut and are privileged that he, Alvaro, and the producing team behind this special film have entrusted us with their vision for this beautiful, contemporary love story. What If? is perfectly emblematic of the ambitions we have for the new Orion Pictures: to tell stories about the totality of the human experience,” President of Orion Pictures Alana Mayo said in a statement
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Last August, Orion Pictures had announced their intention to relaunch the production company into a brand new direction that will represent and amplify the voices of underrepresented filmmakers as part of the initiative to increase inclusivity within the film industry.
Billy Porter first gained recognition for his work on Broadway musicals such as Kinky Boots which had earned him a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. He then went on to star in Ryan Murphy’s acclaimed drama series Pose which gave him his first Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series as well as his first Golden Globe nomination.
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The Brad Pitt-starring action thriller Bullet Train isn’t slowing down on building its ensemble casting anytime soon as Oscar and Golden Globe nominee Michael Shannon (Knives Out, The Shape of Water) has signed on for the star-studded roster, according to Deadline.
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Bullet Train will mark the eighth collaboration between Leitch (Hobbs & Shaw) and Pitt, who first worked together in 1999 on Fight Club on which Leitch worked as an uncredited stunt double for Pitt, followed by 2001’s The Mexican, Ocean’s Eleven and Spy Game, the latter two in which he doubled again for Pitt and helped coordinate the martial arts stunts on the Tony Scott-helmed film. Leitch would once again double for Pitt in 2004’s Troy and 2005’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith and would later reunite with the star in 2018’s Deadpool 2, in which Pitt cameoed as Vanisher and Leitch directed.
On top of directing, Leitch will supervise the script written by Zak Olkewicz (Fear Street). Plot details for the film are currently being kept under wraps, but it is based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by Isaka Kotaro. The cast for the film, led by Pitt, already includes Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick-Ass), Andrew Koji (Warrior), Joey King (The Lie), Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta), Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2) and Masi Oka (Spies in Disguise).
Leitch and Kelly McCormick will produce the project via their company 87North along with Antoine Fuqua (The Magnificent Seven, Training Day, The Equalizer) and Kat Samick (The Equalizer, Southpaw, Infinite). Brittany Morrissey is the executive overseeing the film for Sony Pictures.
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Leitch and McCormick recently signed a first-look deal at Universal and produced the action film Nobody, starring Better Call Saul’s Bob Odenkirk, which is expected to release in February 2021. The duo is also developing a biopic of Jutta Kleinschmidt, the first and only woman to win the brutal off-road endurance race known as The Dakar Rally, as well as the rights to her book My Victory at Dakar.
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Illumination has released the first-look photos for the upcoming Minions Holiday Special, featuring the return of the beloved yellow henchmen as they celebrate the most festive season of the year. The half-hour special is part of the recently announced NBC holiday programming and is scheduled to air on Friday, November 27 on NBC, followed by its streaming debut the next day on Peacock. Check out the full photos in the gallery below! (via /Film)
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Get ready to celebrate the season with the Minions. NBC and Illumination are proud to present the first-ever Minions Holiday Special! This half-hour primetime event, starring the iconic Minions, features four mini-movie escapades and includes special guest appearances from some of Illumination’s most beloved characters from their The Secret Life of Pets and Sing franchises.
On top of special appearances from other animated films, some of the characters from Despicable Me are also expected to guest star in the special including Agnes, youngest daughter of Gru. It is produced by Illumination and Universal Pictures.
The fan-favorite characters are also set to return to the big screen next year with their upcoming Despicable Me prequel film titled Minions: The Rise of Gru which will hit the theaters on July 2, 2021. The film will feature the voices of Pierre Coffin, Steve Carell, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Julie Andrews and more.
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The Minions Holiday Special is set to arrive on NBC on Friday, November 27, followed by a streaming premiere on NBCUniversal’s Peacock the next day
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If you can’t celebrate Thanksgiving with family this holiday season, spend your time with HBO Max. From Thanksgiving-themed TV episodes to cherished blockbuster hits, there’s plenty of A-list content for you to gobble up this Turkey Day. Check out the full list below!
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HBO Max is stacked with laugh-out-loud comedies including She’s the Man, Superintelligence and School of Rock, animated movies like Anastasia, Storks and Scoob!, as well as action flicks like Die Hard and Batman Returns. Plus, you can sing along to The Wizard of Oz and Moulin Rouge!, or start getting into the Christmas spirit with Last Christmas, The Family Stone, A Christmas Carol and other beloved holiday films streaming on HBO Max.
If you would rather stick to TV classics, HBO Max has all your favorite Friends-giving episodes so this Thanksgiving can be “The One With” a Friends Rewatch. Iconic Thanksgiving-themed episodes from series like The Big Bang Theory, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The Sopranos and more will also be available to enjoy while full on the couch post-feast.
To top it off, Selena + Chef’s new Thanksgiving cooking special arrives just in time for crafting your own Thanksgiving meal. If Thanksgiving dinner doesn’t fill you up, shows for every kind of foodie like Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown and Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma are available to stream.
Spend less time scrolling and more time enjoying our curated selection of Thanksgiving programming available this November on HBO Max.
Movies
Thanksgiving Episodes
Selena + Chef
The Big Bang Theory
South Park
At Home with Amy Sedaris
The Regular Show
VEEP
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Sopranos
Succession
Insecure
Friends
Food Shows
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