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IFC Films Acquires Gia Coppola’s Second Directorial Effort Mainstream

IFC Films acquires Gia Coppola’s second directorial effort Mainstream

IFC Films has announced that the studio has acquired the North American rights to the second directorial effort from Palo Alto filmmaker Gia Coppola, Mainstream, featuring an ensemble cast led by Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge) and Maya Hawke (Stranger Things).

Co-written by Coppola and Tom Stuart, the film centers on a young woman (Hawke) thinks she’s found a path to internet stardom when she starts making YouTube videos with a charismatic stranger (Garfield) – until the dark side of viral celebrity threatens to ruin them both.

“Gia Coppola’s Mainstream is a bold and innovative film that captures the excitement and discord of the current social media environs with an entertaining wit,” Arianna Bocco, President of IFC Films, said in a statement. “We are thrilled to partner with Gia and her great producing team to bring these viral worthy performances to theaters and digital this summer.”

Alongside the Oscar nominee and Hawke, the ensemble cast for the film includes Nat Wolff (The Stand, Death Note), Johnny Knoxville (Jackass, We Summon the Darkness), Jason Schwartzman (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Rushmore) and Alexa Demie (Euphoria, Waves).

“I’m very excited to partner with the IFC team,” Coppola said in a statement. “Not only have they worked with filmmakers and projects I deeply admire, but I really love and appreciate their innovative ideas on the film’s release. I’m so proud of everyone involved in the making of this movie, and I especially can’t wait for people to see Andrew’s radical performance!”

Mainstream is produced by Automatik’s Fred Berger, Lauren Bratman, Coppola via her family’s American Zoetrope banner, Garfield, Jack Heller and Scott Veltri of Assemble Media, Siena Oberman for Artemis, Francisco Rebelo De Andrade, Enrico Saravia, Alan Terpins via Tugawood and Zac Weinstein for Dynasty.

The film, which had its world premiere at the 2020 Venice Film Festival, is set to hit select theaters and digital platforms on May 7.

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Adam Wingard Tapped to Co-Write/Direct Face/Off Remake at Paramount

Adam Wingard tapped to co-write/direct Face/Off remake at Paramount

A little over a year after announcing the project was in development, Paramount’s remake of the hit John Woo action-thriller Face/Off is gaining steam as Godzilla vs. Kong director Adam Wingard has signed on to co-write/direct the film, according to Variety.

The remake is set to be helmed by Wingard, who will co-write the script with frequent collaborator Simon Barrett, whose previous credits include the 2016 found footage horror sequel Blair Witch, the 2014 Dan Stevens-led thriller The Guest, the 2011 horror-comedy You’re Next and 2010 horror A Horrible Way to Die, all of which were helmed by Wingard. Neal H. Moritz is also attached to produce the project for Paramount while David Permut, who served as a producer on the original, will executive produce.

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Released in 1997 and directed by Woo on a script from Mike Werb (The Mask) and Michael Colleary (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider), the original film starred John Travolta as FBI agent Sean Archer and Nicolas Cage as freelance terrorist and sociopath Castor Troy, arch enemies on each side of the law. When Troy plants a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles but being knocked into a coma during the FBI’s apprehension of him, Archer must go undercover as Troy with his crew utilizing a special new technology that allows him to surgically swap faces with the terrorist. Though when Troy wakes up and finds his face gone, he takes on Archer’s identity, leading to a race against time to keep the other from destroying their life.

Alongside Travolta and Cage, the cast for the film included Joan Allen (The Bourne Trilogy), Alessandro Nivola (The Many Saints of Newark), Gina Gershon (Don’t Look Up), Dominique Swain (Alpha Dog), Nick Cassavetes (Prisoners of the Ghostland), Colm Feore (For All Mankind) and CCH Pounder (NCIS: New Orleans).

Upon its summer 1997 release, the film received rave reviews from critics for the performances from its leads and hyper-stylized action sequences helmed by Woo and garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Sound Effects Editing and grossed over $245 million at the global box office.

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Exclusive: Noah Centineo Talks Working With Dwayne Johnson in Black Adam

Exclusive: Noah Centineo Talks Working with Dwayne Johnson in Black Adam

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Exclusive: Noah Centineo talks working with Dwayne Johnson in Black Adam

While speaking with Noah Centineo about his upcoming Netflix movie To All the Boys: Always and Forever, ComingSoon.net had a chance to ask Centineo about his impending DC role as Al Rothstein, aka Atom Smasher, in Warner Bros.’ Black Adam, and his excitement about starring alongside Dwayne Johnson. You can check out what Centineo had to say about the project in the player below!

During its appearance at last year’s DC FanDome event, it was revealed that the film would feature the appearances of Hawkman, Doctor Fate, and Cyclone to set up the Justice Society of America, while also bringing word that Hawkgirl would have to remain absent for the time being. Over the years, many superheroines have assumed the secret identity of Hawkgirl. The only recurring element is her partner/romantic interest Hawkman since it’s nearly impossible to see one without the other. Recently, fans saw the Shiera Sanders Hall version of Hawkgirl as part of the Justice Society of America in the Stargirl television series. Sadly, she lost her life to Brainwave on the night the Injustice Society attacked the JSA headquarters.

In addition to Quintessa Swindell’s (Trinkets) Cyclone, the film will also include Noah Centineo (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before) as Atom Smasher and Aldis Hodge (The Invisible Man) as Hawkman, with Doctor Fate also slated to appear in the film though an actor has yet to be officially cast in the role.

Dwayne Johnson has been working on Black Adam for 10 years. The character was originally supposed to appear in this year’s Shazam! but decided to save his highly-anticipated debut for a later film in order to let each character get some breathing room. However, despite not appearing in Shazam!, his character was teased with the wizard Shazam, played by Djimon Hounsou (Guardians of the Galaxy), telling his origin story to Billy Batson.

Based on the DC Comics character created by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck, Black Adam will be directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows) with Johnson starring as the titular anti-hero and Adam Sztykiel having written the current script. Noah Centineo will play Atom Smasher in the movie. The film will be the second collaboration between Collet-Serra and Johnson, who have also been working together on Disney’s forthcoming adventure film Jungle Cruise.

The film will be produced by Johnson and FlynnPicturesCo’s Beau Flyn along with Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia of Seven Bucks Productions. Scott Sheldon will be overseeing the project for FlynnPictureCo.

Black Adam was slated to hit theaters on December 22, 2021, but was recently pushed back to an unspecified release date due to production delays from the global pandemic.

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CS Video: To All the Boys: Always and Forever Cast on Netflix Feature

ComingSoon.net had the opportunity to chat with the cast of Netflix’s To All the Boys: Always and Forever, including Anna Cathcart, Janel Parrish, Ross Butler, and Madeleine Arthur. The third installment and final installment in the hit romantic comedy film series will begin streaming tomorrow, February 12. You can check out the interviews now in the player below!

Based on author Jenny Han’s 2017 novel Always and Forever, Lara Jean, the film continues to follow Lara Jean Covey as she prepares for the end of high school and the start of adulthood, a pair of life-changing trips lead her to reimagine what life with her family, friends, and Peter will look like after graduation. Senior year of high school takes center stage as Lara Jean returns from a family trip to Korea and considers her college plans — with and without Peter.

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To All the Boys: Always and Forever stars Lana Condor (Deadly Class) and Noah Centineo (Black Adam) as they reprise their breakout roles as Lara Jean and Peter for the last time. The threequel will also feature returning cast members Anna Cathcart (Descendants 3), John Corbett (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll), Janel Parrish (Pretty Little Liars), 13 Reasons Why‘s Ross Butler.

The film is directed by Michael Fimognari from a screenplay written by Katie Lovejoy. It is produced by Matt Kaplan.

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House of the Dragon Adds Rhys Ifans, Sonoya Mizuno & More

House of the Dragon adds Rhys Ifans, Sonoya Mizuno & more

Ahead of the impending production start of House of the Dragon, Deadline brings word that HBO has added four new members to its main cast. Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill), Steve Toussaint (Small Axe), Eve Best (Nurse Jackie), and Sonoya Mizuno (Devs) have officially joined the highly-anticipated Game of Thrones prequel spinoff which centers around the Targaryens.

Ifans, Toussaint, Best, and Mizuno are set for the roles of Otto Hightower, Lord Corlys Velaryon, Princess Rhaenys Velaryon, and Mysaria, respectively. The official character descriptions are listed below:

Otto Hightower – “The Hand of the King who loyally and faithfully serves both his king and his realm. As the Hand sees it, the greatest threat to the realm is the king’s brother, Daemon, and his position as heir to the throne.”

Lord Corlys Velaryon – “Comes from a Valyrian bloodline as old as House Targaryen. As “The Sea Snake,” the most famed nautical adventurer in the history of Westeros, Lord Corlys built his house into a powerful seat that is even richer than the Lannisters and that claims the largest navy in the world.”

Princess Rhaenys Velaryon – “A dragonrider and wife to Lord Corlys Velaryon, “The Queen Who Never Was” was passed over as heir to the throne at the Great Council because the realm favored her cousin, Viserys, simply for being male.”

Mysaria – “A woman who came to Westeros with nothing and has been sold more times than she can recall. She could have wilted… but instead she rose to become the most trusted — and most unlikely — ally of Prince Daemon Targaryen, the heir to the throne.

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Based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, the 10-episode series will chronicle the rise and the downfall of the Targaryens, who is the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria. It will take place 300 years before the events of the award-winning series adaptation of Game of Thrones which aired its final episode last May 2019.

House of the Dragon will star BAFTA winner Paddy Considine (Tyrannosaur, Dog Altogether, The Outsider) as King Viserys I, Emmy-nominated actor Matt Smith (Doctor Who, The Crown) as Prince Daemon Targaryen, Olivia Cooke (Bates Motel, Ready Player One) as Alicent Hightower and Emma D’Arcy (Truth Seekers) as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen.

House of the Dragon is created by George R.R. Martin and Ryan Condal (Colony). Miguel Sapochnik has also signed on to direct the pilot and additional episodes of the series. Sapochnik and Condal are also set as co-showrunners of the prequel. Martin, Sapochnik, Condal, Vince Gerardis, and Sara Lee Hess will executive produce. The series is eyeing a 2022 debut.

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CS Video: Lana Condor & Noah Centineo Talk To All the Boys: Always and Forever

ComingSoon.net had the chance to talk with To All the Boys: Always and Forever stars Lana Condor and Noah Centino about the upcoming third and final installment in the hit romantic comedy film series, arriving on Netflix Friday, February 12. You can check out the interviews now in the player below!

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The film is directed by Michael Fimognari from a screenplay written by Katie Lovejoy. It is produced by Matt Kaplan.

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Lily Gladstone Joins Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon

Lily Gladstone joins Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon

After finally finding a home for the project at Apple Studios and setting reunions with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese is continuing to build his cast for his Killers of the Flower Moon adaptation with the addition of Lily Gladstone (First Cow), according to Deadline.

With the project set to star both Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) and Robert De Niro (The Irishman) along with Scorsese directing, insiders report that the budget with the trio’s contracts is already set around $55 million, causing the director to ask for a ballooned budget from the original $160 million report to $225 million. Paramount head Jim Gianopulos felt uncomfortable with the numbers and pulled it back down to $180 million and agreed with the director to talk to streaming services to help attain a better deal for all parties, with Netflix originally prepared to take the project on for $215 million after working with Scorsese on The Irishman.

While final numbers haven’t been revealed on the deal between the two studios, it’s been confirmed that Apple will be taking point as the creative studio behind the project and will shoulder the cost of it while Paramount will distribute the film.

Based on the novel of the same name from David Grann (pick it up here!), the film will follow the investigation into the grisly murders of wealthy Osage people in Osage County, Oklahoma in the 1920s shortly after oil was discovered under their land. The FBI, still early in the creation phase, took on the case and discovered a horrible secret behind the spree.

“When I read David Grann’s book, I immediately started seeing it—the people, the settings, the action—and I knew that I had to make it into a movie,” Scorsese previously said. “I’m so excited to be working with Eric Roth and reuniting with Leo DiCaprio to bring this truly unsettling American story to the screen.”

Killers of the Flower Moon, written by Eric Roth (A Star is Born), is produced by Imperative Entertainment, who acquired the rights for the novel for $5 million, as well as Scorcese, Appian Way Productions and Sikelia Productions. It will be starring Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio with fellow Scorsese alum Robert De Niro previously in talks to join the cast.

Killers of the Flower Moon will mark DiCaprio and Scorsese’s seventh collaboration together after working on multiple Oscar-nominated and winning films beginning with 2002’s Gangs of New York followed by 2004’s The Aviator, which was the actor’s first Oscar-nominated performance with the director, 2006’s The Departed, 2010’s Shutter Island, 2013’s The Wolf of Wall Street and the 2015 short film The Audition.

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Jack Black Joins Eli Roth’s Borderlands as Claptrap

Jack Black joins Eli Roth’s Borderlands as Claptrap

Just a few days after adding Golden Globe winner Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween) to the cast, Eli Roth’s Borderlands continues to expand its roster and set up a reunion between the House With a Clock in Its Walls filmmaker and Jack Black as the star has signed on to portray the beloved robot companion Claptrap. The film also marks a reunion between Jumanji stars Black and Kevin Hart.

“I am so excited to reunite with Jack, this time in the recording booth,” Roth said in a statement. “Claptrap is the funniest character in the game, and Jack is perfect to bring him to the big screen.”

“We couldn’t have been more in sync with our filmmakers and casting executives as we approached this role,” Nathan Kahane, President of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, added in a statement. “It’s one of the biggest no-brainer casting decisions we’ve ever made. Everyone who’s ever played the game knows Jack is perfect for this part. We’re thrilled he will add his endless comic energy and voice to our film – he’ll bring so much to the movie.”

It was announced in May 2020 that Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett (Carol, Blue Jasmine, The Aviator) will lead the cast as Lilith, a siren and legendary thief equipped with magical skills, while last month brought word that Hart signed on to star as ex-soldier-turned-mercenary Roland. Curtis will play Tannis, an archeologist on Pandora who might have the key to finding the vault, but whose complicated history with Lilith (Blanchett) isn’t going to help.

Based on the bestselling PC and console gaming experience from developer Gearbox Software and publisher 2K, a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., Borderlands will be produced by Avi Arad and Ari Arad, who produce through their Arad Productions banner, and Erik Feig, through PICTURESTART, who have shepherded the project and overseen development, including the latest draft of the screenplay by the two-time Emmy-winning screenwriter Craig Mazin. The film’s executive producers are Randy Pitchford, executive producer of the Borderlands video game franchise and founder of the Gearbox Entertainment Company, and Strauss Zelnick, chairman and CEO of Take-Two Interactive.

Borderlands is one of the world’s most successful video game franchises, with more than 57 million units sold-in worldwide, including over 22 million units of Borderlands 2, which is the highest-selling title in the history of 2K. The most recent installment, Borderlands 3, which launched in September 2019, already sold-in nearly 8 million units worldwide and was honored with the award for “Best Multiplayer Game” at Gamescom.

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New Zack Snyder’s Justice League Teaser Offers Black-Suited Superman

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New Zack Snyder’s Justice League teaser offers black-suited Superman

With only three days left until the full trailer reveal of the infamous director’s cut of the DC Extended Universe team-up, Zack Snyder has taken to Twitter to share another new teaser of Justice League offering more footage of Superman in his black suit. The teaser can be viewed below!

In 3 Days #ZackSnydersJusticeLeague #SnyderCut pic.twitter.com/5U97JFYNjq

— Zack Snyder (@ZackSnyder) February 11, 2021

Justice League will be hitting HBO Max solely as a four-hour movie on March 18. It was originally 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, but Snyder’s new comments seem to indicate it will solely be released as the one-off film instead of the four-part series. In an informal Q&A with the director via the comments, Snyder also revealed that there will be no after-credits scenes, the release date is still set for March even as potential competition Godzilla vs. Kong just moved to the same month and its runtime is four hours prior to the credits.

Zack Snyder’s Justice League has 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.

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.

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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Falling: Universal Pictures Wins Film Rights to T.J. Newman’s Debut Novel

Falling: Universal Pictures Wins Film Rights to T.J. Newman's Debut Novel

Falling: Universal Pictures wins film rights to T.J. Newman’s debut novel

Following an intense bidding war against more than 14 major studios, streamers and networks, The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Universal Pictures has successfully won the rights to the film adaptation of former flight attendant T.J. Newman’s upcoming debut thriller novel titled Falling. According to the outlet’s source, the winning deal reportedly cost Universal around $1.5 million for the screen rights.

Set to be published on July 6, 2021, Falling is being described as Speed at 35,000 feet. The novel will follow the story of 140-plus passengers on a crowded flight from New York to L.A., who don’t know that a half-hour before takeoff, their pilot’s family was kidnapped. Now, in order for his family to live, the pilot must follow orders and crash their plane. While much of the story takes place in the air, there is also said to be a relentless FBI agent trying to save the family on the ground.

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Universal’s deal also comes after Newman had recently signed a seven-figure book deal with Simon & Schuster’s Avid Reader Press for a two-book deal. The first-time author has already begun working on the novel’s sequel.

The film adaptation of Falling will be overseen by executive producer Matt Reilley for Universal and Working Title’s Eric and Tim Bevan. It will also be produced by The Story Factory’s Shane Salerno.

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