Spyglass Media’s Scream 5 Officially Wraps Filming

According to Fandango (via Bloody Disgusting), production on directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s highly-anticipated fifth installment in the Scream franchise has finally been completed after nearly two months of filming in Wilmington, North Carolina. Spyglass Media and Paramount Pictures have set Scream 5 for a theatrical release on January 14, 2022. 

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David Arquette became the first actor from the original franchise to sign on for the fifth film in the series, with Courteney Cox signing on at the end of July for the film and after word coming earlier this year that lead heroine Campbell was in talks to reprise her role of Sidney Prescott, it’s now finally official!

Alongside the returning vets, including Scream 4‘s Marley Shelton, other new cast members for the film include Kyle Gallner (Ghosts of War), Jasmin Savoy Brown (The Leftovers) and Mikey Madison (Better Things), who join previously cast Jack Quaid (The Boys), Melissa Barrera (Vida), Jenna Ortega (The Babysitter: Killer Queen), Mason Gooding (Booksmart) and Dylan Minnette (13 Reasons Why).

While plot details are currently scarce, it is being reported that the film will follow “a woman returning to her home town to try to find out who has been committing a series of vicious crimes.”

Scream 5 film is co-directed by Ready or Not filmmakers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett from a screenplay co-written by James Vanderbilt (Zodiac) and Guy Busick(Ready or Not). It will be produced by Project X Entertainment’s James Vanderbilt as well as Paul Neinstein and William Sherak for Spyglass, with original screenwriter Kevin Williamson executive producing with Radio Silence’s third member Chad Villella.

The first film, released in 1996, was a surprise smash upon its debut, helping to revive the horror genre for the decade and becoming the highest-grossing slasher movie of all-time until it was dethroned by last year’s Halloween reboot. The first’s success spawned a franchise that includes three sequels, the first of which remained equally as successful as the first while the previous two saw middling box office returns and mixed reviews.

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After years of struggling to get another film off the ground, MTV picked up a series adaptation that became a cult hit, with two well-received seasons from fans before it was passed off to VH1 for its rebooted third season, which saw mixed-to-negative reviews from critics and audiences alike, but was a minor improvement in the ratings from the second season.

Scream 5 marks the second major horror franchise reboot Spyglass is working on, with the studio developing a remake of the Clive Barker cult horror classic Hellraiser, with David S. Goyer (Terminator: Dark Fate) attached to pen the script.

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Exclusive Buddy Games clip sees the guys face the dragon

ComingSoon.net has received an exclusive from the upcoming comedy Buddy Games starring, co-written and directed by Josh Duhamel (Love, Simon) in his directorial debut that sees the ensemble group of stars face off against the dragon. The exclusive clip can be viewed in the player below!

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After six lifelong friends have a five year falling out, Bob (Duhamel), aka “The Bobfather”, reunites his pals for the Buddy Games, an insane competition of absurd physical and mental challenges with the chance to win a $150,000 pot. Now all bets are off, as the determined dudes fight, claw, and party for the big bucks.

In addition to Duhamel, the ensemble cast for the film includes Kevin Dillon (Entourage), Olivia Munn (The Predator; Love, Wedding, Repeat), Dan Bakkedahl (Space Force, Sword of Trust), James Roday (Psych, A Million Little Pieces), Dax Shepard (Bless This Mess, CHiPS) and Nick Swardson (The Wrong Missy, Grandma’s Boy).

Duhamel co-wrote the script with Bob Schwartz and Jude Weng (Fresh Off the Boat, Ghosted), with the latter also producing alongside Duhamel and Michael J. Luisi (Fighting With My Family, Killing Hasselhoff), while Jamie Elliott (Blood Brother, The Main Event) and Ralph E. Portillo (Armed Response, Fighting With My Family) are attached as co-producers and Richard Lowell (Rumble, The Marine) is executive producing.

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Buddy Games is set to hit digital platforms and video-on-demand on November 24!

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Zack Snyder’s Justice League Previews Original Design of Steppenwolf

A brand new still from HBO Max’s long-awaited Zack Snyder’s Justice League has been released, revealing Snyder’s original design for Ciarán Hinds’ villainous character Steppenwolf which features a lot of difference from the character’s design in Joss Whedon’s 2017 version. Check out the full photo in the gallery below!

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Zack Snyder’s Justice League will reportedly cost around $70 million in order to properly finish the editing and visual effects of the director’s original vision, as well as the additional photography. The original post-production crew is also expected to return along with the cast members to record additional dialogue for the cut. 

It was revealed at DC FanDome that the movie will release on HBO Max in 2021 by being broken up into four one-hour parts that will also be released as one four-hour film.

Fueled by the hero’s restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Justice League sees Bruce Wayne enlist the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

Justice League, which features a screenplay from Chris Terrio from a story by Snyder and Terrio, stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Willem Dafoe as Nuidis Vulko, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Connie Nielsen as Queen Hippolyta, with J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon, and Amy Adams as Lois Lane.

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Released in November 2017, the film earned mixed reviews from critics and audiences alike, praising the action and performances from Gadot and Miller while criticizing every other aspect of the film, namely the inconsistent tone that many fault Joss Whedon (The Avengers) for after taking over directorial duties from Snyder. With a large budget of $300 million and a break-even point of $750 million, the film is considered a box office bomb having grossed only $658 million.

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David Leitch’s Bullet Train adds Masi Oka to roster

Just when it seemed as though David Leitch’s in-development action thriller Bullet Train was packed with a star-studded lineup, the casting continues as Emmy-nominated Heroes alum Masi Oka has hopped aboard the project, 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) and Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2).

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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POLL RESULTS: Stream or Theatrical for Wonder Woman 1984?

After opening the floor to hear what our readers thought on the rumors of Wonder Woman 1984 coming to streaming platforms in favor of a theatrical release, the results are in and with nearly 1700 votes, the fans have spoken about how they want to see the highly-anticipated DC Extended Universe sequel. Check out the results below and let us know your thoughts in the comments!

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Stream or Theatrical for Wonder Woman 1984?

1. When it premieres on HBO Max in January (42%, 687 votes)
2. In a theater on December 25 (29%, 477 votes)
3. NEITHER! They should move it to a Summer 2021 theatrical release! (25%, 413 votes)
4. Never. Have zero interest in seeing Wonder Woman 1984 on ANY platform. (3%, 52 votes)

In an either surprising change of audiences’ desires or actual practicality regarding the global pandemic and uncertain safety of visiting a theater, our readers have made their thoughts known that they’d prefer to see the return of Gal Gadot’s Amazonian superhero on WarnerMedia’s hit new streaming platform HBO Max, though a large group still prove to want to see it in a theater, either this Christmas or next summer.

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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Universal Pictures & Cinemark Theaters Reach Release Window Agreement

Building on the two companies’ shared commitment to the theatrical experience, while capitalizing on the opportunity to further adapt to changing consumer behavior, particularly in light of the current COVID-19 environment, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, a division of Comcast Corporation, and Cinemark Holdings, Inc. today announced a multi-year agreement under which UFEG films will be exhibited in Cinemark theaters in the U.S.

The agreement includes at least three full weekends (17 days) of theatrical exclusivity for all Universal Pictures and Focus Features theatrical releases, at which time the studio will have the option to make its titles available across premium video on demand (PVOD) platforms. Under the terms of the deal, any title that opens to $50 million or more, including many franchise titles, will play exclusively in theaters for at least five full weekends (31 days) before the title may become available on PVOD.

“Universal’s century-long partnership with exhibition is rooted in the theatrical experience, and we are more committed than ever for audiences to experience our movies on the big screen,” said Donna Langley, Chairman, UFEG. “Mark Zoradi and the team at Cinemark have been outstanding partners, and Peter Levinsohn [Vice Chairman & Chief Distribution Officer, UFEG] has done a remarkable job on the studio’s behalf in making deals that give us the confidence to release our movies in the marketplace, keep the content pipeline moving, and provide consumers with the optionality that they are looking for.”

“We are extremely pleased to further enhance our strong partnership with Universal as we evolve the exclusive theatrical window,” said Mark Zoradi, Cinemark CEO. “We believe a more dynamic theatrical window, whereby movie theaters continue to provide an event-sized launching platform for films that maximize box office and bolsters the success of subsequent distribution channels, is in the shared best interests of studios, exhibitors and, most importantly, moviegoers.”

The full terms of the deal are confidential and are not being disclosed.

UFEG’s film slate, including titles from Universal Pictures, Focus Features and DreamWorks Animation, has five theatrical releases remaining on the 2020 calendar: The Croods: A New Age (11/25), Half Brothers (12/4), All My Life (12/4), News of the World (12/25) and Promising Young Woman (12/25).

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Disneyland offers early look at new attractions, including Marvel

As the IAAPA Expo: Virtual Education Conference gets underway, Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Josh D’Amaro has unveiled behind-the-scenes looks at upcoming attractions guests can look forward to at the various Disneyland parks in the future, including the highly-anticipated Marvel-themed coasters and lands. The first-look videos and photos can be viewed in the player and gallery below! (Via Disney Parks Blog)

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“Our properties have been likened into small cities,” D’Amaro said in the presentation. “Walt Disney World property is nearly twice the size of Manhattan. We have a bus fleet the size of Atlanta. And if we counted all the boats at Walt Disney World, we’d have the seventh largest naval fleet in the world. But unlike a real city, we can choreograph the procedures under which we actually operate. We can manage and control attendance, enforce protocols and adjust operations specifically to our business and our experience, and attractions can be modified to comply with safety recommendations.

“When your foundation is rocked, but that foundation shows that it can withstand constant tremors, when your guests show their passion and yearning for your experiences, even when the gates are closed, when your cast members accomplish things in one week that would normally take a year, when you realize that the unthinkable or the impossible, or very much possible, then you have to ask yourself — what’s next?” D’Amaro continued. “Where can we go from here in the world that we find ourselves in today? Optimism, innovation, and courage — they will ultimately win the day. And at Disney, we aim high. At a recent town hall meeting, I had some Imagineers that I was speaking to, and I included my presentation with a simple call to action — I dare you. I dare you to dream bigger and differently. I dare you to say what you’ve always wanted to say. I dare you to throw out that dogma that has sometimes acting increments, rather than exponentially. I dare you to make yourself weak in the knees. I dare you to dare yourself.”

D’Amaro revealed that progress is continuing on the highly-anticipated Avengers Campus at both the California and Paris resorts, with one of the first big attractions to come from the new zone being The Worldwide Engineering Brigade, also known as WEB, which will house the ride WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure in which guests will be able to board vehicles and help Spider-Man fight against an army of Spider-Bots taking over Avengers Campus.

Guests at Disneyland Paris will also be able to experience The Art of Marvel, celebrating 80 years of Marvel storytelling in a typical New York setting with Disney’s Hotel New York, which is reportedly eyeing a March 2021 opening. Florida’s Walt Disney World will soon see the end-result of the multi-year transformation of EPCOT, including the new nighttime spectacular “Harmonious,” while work still continues on Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, both of which are estimated for 2021 openings!

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The Florida resort is also preparing the opening of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, which will offer guests the opportunity to live aboard a starship for a two-day and two-night experience and will take part in an immersive experience as they become the heroes of their own Star Wars story and cruise the galaxy in style aboard the Halcyon, which is equipped with well-appointed cabins, onboard dining, planet-side excursions to Black Spire Outpost on Batuu and a lot more.

The Shanghai resort is currently working on “Zootopia,” the park’s eighth-themed land and the first of any Disney park to be based on the studio’s Oscar winning hit film and is set to include a major attraction that will blend Disney’s storytelling with state-of-the-art technology to bring the film and its characters to life. Tokyo Disneyland is currently developing its largest expansion in its 37-year history, which will include “Fantasy Springs,” a new themed land inspired by Disney Animation films including Frozen, Tangled and Peter Pan that will include four new attractions, three restaurants and a Disney-themed hotel situated inside Tokyo DisneySea overlooking the park.

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Judd Apatow sets first streamer feature with untitled Netflix comedy

After working with Universal Pictures for the past 15 years on his feature directorial work, Judd Apatow (The King of Staten Island) is shaking things up and has set his next untitled comedy feature at Netflix, his first film for a streaming platform, according to Deadline.

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Judd Apatow’s next film is coming to Netflix!

A comedy about a group of actors and actresses stuck inside a pandemic bubble at a hotel attempting to complete a film, Apatow will direct, produce, and co-write the film with Pam Brady.

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The project, which Apatow is directing, producing and co-writing with Pam Brady (Team America: World Police), will center on a group of actors and actresses struggling to complete a film while trapped in a hotel as part of the pandemic bubble. Though no cast members have currently been attached, sources report that the streaming platform is fast-tracking the project and is looking to meet with potential performers in the coming weeks and that the roster could rival that of the all-star hits Knives Out and The Disaster Artist.

Apatow made his feature directorial debut with 2005’s The 40-Year-Old Virgin, which became a breakout hit for the comedian and established him as a powerhouse talent for Universal Pictures, following it up with hits Knocked Up, Trainwreck and The King of Staten Island, while also producing Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him to the Greek. The 52-year-old filmmaker has worked with Netflix in various capacities over the years, with cameos in Lady Dynamite and Sandy Wexler and acting as co-writer, co-creator and executive producer of Love.

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Sources also report that Apatow’s shift to Netflix for the feature project instead of Universal stemmed from the streaming platform’s ability to get the production underway quicker while the latter is still determining which productions to fund in the midst of the pandemic.

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Lynne Ramsay tapped to helm The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon adaptation

After acquiring the rights to Stephen King’s psychological horror novel earlier this year, Village Roadshow Pictures has tapped BAFTA winner Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here) to direct the film adaptation of The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, according to Deadline.

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Published in 1999, the story centers on 12-year-old Trisha McFarland when she strays from the path while she and her recently divorced mother and brother take a hike along a branch of the Appalachian Trail. While lost for days, she finds herself wandering farther and farther astray, relying on her portable radio for comfort. A huge fan of Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Tom Gordon, Trisha listens to baseball games and fantasizes that her hero will save her, but also discovers that nature isn’t her only adversary as something dangerous is tracking her through the dark woods.

Pick up your copy of the novel here!

Jon Berg of Stampede Ventures is set to produce the project alongside It: Chapter Two and Doctor Sleep‘s Roy Lee of Vertigo, as well as Christine Romero, Night of the Living Dead‘s George A. Romero’s widow, and Origin Story’s Ryan Silbert, while Andrew Childs will serve as executive producer and Village Roadshow’s EVP of Content, Jillian Apfelbaum, overseeing development. Ramsay will be directing the film on a script co-written by her and Christy Hall (I Am Not Okay With This).

An adaptation of King’s psychological horror novel has been attempted for the past 15 years, beginning in 2005 with Romero being attached to write and direct, which stalled for years leading all the way up to his death in 2017. The project was revived last August with Romero’s production banner still attached along with Chris Romero through Sanibel Films.

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Hall is best known for her work as executive producer and co-developer of Netflix’s adaptation of Charles Forsman’s comic book I Am Not Okay With This starring Sophia Lillis (It: Chapter Two, Gretel & Hansel), which scored rave reviews from critics and audiences alike.

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Pandemic thriller Songbird forgoing theatrical release for digital

With theaters still mostly shut down across the country, STXfilms has announced that its forthcoming pandemic thriller Songbird will be skipping a theatrical release in favor of a premium video-on-demand debut in December followed by an unspecified streaming service in 2021.

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In the terrifying thriller ​Songbird,​ the COVID-23 virus has mutated and the world is in its fourth year of lockdown. Infected Americans are ripped from their homes and forced into quarantine camps known as Q-Zones, from which there is no escape, as a few brave souls fight back against the forces of oppression. Amid this dystopian landscape, a fearless courier, Nico (KJ Apa), who’s immune to the deadly pathogen, finds hope and love with Sara (Sofia Carson), though her lockdown prohibits them from physical contact. When Sara is believed to have become infected, Nico races desperately across the barren streets of Los Angeles in search of the only thing that can save her from imprisonment … or worse.

In addition to KJ Apa and Sofia 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), Alexandra Daddario (We Summon the Darkness), Paul Walter Hauser (Da 5 Bloods) and Peter Stormare (American Gods).

Songbird is directed by Adam Mason (Into the Dark) from a script written by Mason and Simon Boyes. Bay is producing alongside Adam Goodman and Andrew Eben Davidson of Invisible Narratives, who are also financing the project. The film is also produced by Catchlight Studios’ Jeanette Volturno, Jason Clark, and Marcei Brown with Michael Kase and Invisible Narratives’ Eben Davidson set as executive producers.

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The film was the first to go into production in Los Angeles as the real pandemic lockdown was slowly lifted and the imposition of new safety restrictions made it possible for Hollywood to start slowly resume filming. Songbird is set to hit digital platforms for a 48-hour rental period on Friday, December 11, followed by a release on a major streaming service in 2021.

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