Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is writing the script for the movie, but letting someone else take on directing duties. More here.
Later this year, filming is set to begin on the long-mooted Peaky Blinders movie, that’s going to wrap up the long-running TV series with a cinema adventure. The film is going to be housed at the relatively new Digbeth Loc Studios site in Birmingham, the international production facility that’s been a passion project of writer, director and producer Steven Knight.
Steven Knight has been keen to bring such a facility to his home town, and the first major production that was homed at Digbeth Loc was the recent BBC TV series This Town. Now, Knight confirms in the new issue of Film Stories magazine that the Peaky Blinders film is on schedule to fully move in Digbeth Loc in September. Furthermore, he’s also confirmed that...
Later this year, filming is set to begin on the long-mooted Peaky Blinders movie, that’s going to wrap up the long-running TV series with a cinema adventure. The film is going to be housed at the relatively new Digbeth Loc Studios site in Birmingham, the international production facility that’s been a passion project of writer, director and producer Steven Knight.
Steven Knight has been keen to bring such a facility to his home town, and the first major production that was homed at Digbeth Loc was the recent BBC TV series This Town. Now, Knight confirms in the new issue of Film Stories magazine that the Peaky Blinders film is on schedule to fully move in Digbeth Loc in September. Furthermore, he’s also confirmed that...
- 5/24/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Cillian Murphy’s portrayal of Thomas Shelby in Peaky Blinders stands as one of the highlights of his career, showcasing a character capable of seamlessly transitioning from a sophisticated country gentleman to a ruthless urban thug at the flick of a razor-edged hat.
Peaky Blinders | Credit: BBC
Despite Murphy’s seemingly irreplaceable performance, he could have potentially lost the role to the Fast and Furious star Jason Statham. Knight has shared that Statham was also in talks to star in the historical drama and he even met him for the role.
Peaky Blinders Creator Met Jason Statham For the Role of Tommy Shelby
In a live watch-along by Esquire UK, Steven Knight discussed the casting process for the role of Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders. He revealed that while he initially considered Jason Statham, whom he had worked with on the 2013 film Hummingbird, he ultimately opted for Cillian Murphy.
Jason...
Peaky Blinders | Credit: BBC
Despite Murphy’s seemingly irreplaceable performance, he could have potentially lost the role to the Fast and Furious star Jason Statham. Knight has shared that Statham was also in talks to star in the historical drama and he even met him for the role.
Peaky Blinders Creator Met Jason Statham For the Role of Tommy Shelby
In a live watch-along by Esquire UK, Steven Knight discussed the casting process for the role of Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders. He revealed that while he initially considered Jason Statham, whom he had worked with on the 2013 film Hummingbird, he ultimately opted for Cillian Murphy.
Jason...
- 4/28/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
Carly Pearce has shared her new single “Hummingbird,” the title track of her upcoming album, due out this summer.
“When I wrote this song, I knew I wanted this to be the title of the album,” Pearce said in a statement. “This song plays on my bluegrass roots but also lyrically tells the story of the journey I am on of finding love. This is the most unapologetically ‘Carly’ song I’ve ever written.”
Hummingbird, Pearce’s follow-up to 2021’s 29: Written in Stone, was co-produced by the Kentucky-born singer-songwriter...
“When I wrote this song, I knew I wanted this to be the title of the album,” Pearce said in a statement. “This song plays on my bluegrass roots but also lyrically tells the story of the journey I am on of finding love. This is the most unapologetically ‘Carly’ song I’ve ever written.”
Hummingbird, Pearce’s follow-up to 2021’s 29: Written in Stone, was co-produced by the Kentucky-born singer-songwriter...
- 3/1/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Given the success rate of most marriages, especially ones made and marketed in Hollywood, it’s a testament to Jennifer Lopez’s unyielding faith in love that she recorded an entire concept album, This Is Me…Now, revolving around her rekindled romance with husband Ben Affleck. “When I was a girl they’d ask me what I’d be/A woman in love is what I grew up wantin’ to be,” she admits, feminism be damned, on the opening track.
Throughout her ninth studio album, Lopez repeatedly refers to the “destiny” and “fate” of her relationship with Affleck without so much as a hint of irony or skepticism. “We get to have a do-over, forever,” she confidently declares on “This Time Around.” Maybe she’s just always been playing the long game. After all, the whole conceit behind “Dear Ben,” a track from her 2002 album This Is Me…Then, aged terribly—until it didn’t.
Throughout her ninth studio album, Lopez repeatedly refers to the “destiny” and “fate” of her relationship with Affleck without so much as a hint of irony or skepticism. “We get to have a do-over, forever,” she confidently declares on “This Time Around.” Maybe she’s just always been playing the long game. After all, the whole conceit behind “Dear Ben,” a track from her 2002 album This Is Me…Then, aged terribly—until it didn’t.
- 2/15/2024
- by Sal Cinquemani
- Slant Magazine
If there is cinematic butt to be kicked, rest assured that Jason Statham will be at the front of the line. Since he burst onto the scene in Guy Ritchie’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels in 1998, he’s left a lot of broken bodies and wrecked cars in his wake. And when Expendables 4 rolls out on September 20, he will be nearing his 50th film, the lion’s share being unapologetic explosive action.
Statham makes movies with staying power. He’s made four Expendables films, three Transporters, two Mechanics (2011 and 2016), tw0 Cranks (2006 and 2009) and two Megs (2018 and 2023). Oh, yes, he also jumped into the Fast and Furious universe, making Furious 7 (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), Fast X (2023) and the spinoff Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw (2019), teaming with Dwayne Johnson.
As a leading man, his films have delivered $1.8 billion worldwide, according to The Numbers.
Statham makes movies with staying power. He’s made four Expendables films, three Transporters, two Mechanics (2011 and 2016), tw0 Cranks (2006 and 2009) and two Megs (2018 and 2023). Oh, yes, he also jumped into the Fast and Furious universe, making Furious 7 (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), Fast X (2023) and the spinoff Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw (2019), teaming with Dwayne Johnson.
As a leading man, his films have delivered $1.8 billion worldwide, according to The Numbers.
- 9/20/2023
- by David Morgan
- Deadline Film + TV
Look beyond the flashes of cathartic violence, the numerous double-dealing and betrayals, and the relentless quest for power featured throughout every season of "Peaky Blinders," and it's plain to see that the entire BBC series boils down to a very simple and straightforward concept. At its heart, the arc of Cillian Murphy's Tommy Shelby is about a man who has been completely unable to come to terms with the trauma inflicted upon him during wartime. Much of the early seasons of the hit show focuses on the crime lord's Ptsd-caused flashbacks to his time serving as a tunneler for the British army in World War I. Although he and his regiment saved countless lives, his horrific near-death experiences left him a shell of the man he used to be ... and, in effect, every single one of his actions throughout the series stems from this one event.
For a global...
For a global...
- 9/18/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
After nearly 10 years, Jennifer Lopez is releasing a new solo album.
Upon signing a new recording and publishing partnership with BMG — announced by Billboard — Lopez is gearing up to drop her ninth studio album, This Is Me…Now, under the global alliance.
The 13 track project will mark Lopez’s first studio album as a solo artist in nine years after 2014’s A.K.A. on Capitol Records, which peaked at no. 8 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Read More: Jennifer Lopez Rocks Snakeskin Boots & Fringe Jacket At New York Fashion Week
Lopez’s latest music ventures include last year’s new version of her 2014 track “Same Girl” (off A.K.A.) — a remix featuring French Montana that she released for her Netflix documentary “Halftime” — along with “This Land Is Your Land (2021 Inauguration)” featuring United States Marine Band, which she sang at Joe Biden’s inauguration. Prior to that, her last album — 2022’s Marry Me...
Upon signing a new recording and publishing partnership with BMG — announced by Billboard — Lopez is gearing up to drop her ninth studio album, This Is Me…Now, under the global alliance.
The 13 track project will mark Lopez’s first studio album as a solo artist in nine years after 2014’s A.K.A. on Capitol Records, which peaked at no. 8 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Read More: Jennifer Lopez Rocks Snakeskin Boots & Fringe Jacket At New York Fashion Week
Lopez’s latest music ventures include last year’s new version of her 2014 track “Same Girl” (off A.K.A.) — a remix featuring French Montana that she released for her Netflix documentary “Halftime” — along with “This Land Is Your Land (2021 Inauguration)” featuring United States Marine Band, which she sang at Joe Biden’s inauguration. Prior to that, her last album — 2022’s Marry Me...
- 9/12/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
James Blake has shared a pulsating new single, “Loading,” off his forthcoming LP, Playing Robots Into Heaven. The album, Blake’s sixth studio effort, will be out Sept. 8 via Republic Records. The musician previously teased the release with “Big Hammer,” which samples the Ragga Twins and was accompanied by a music video directed by Oscar Hudson.
“Loading” was co-produced by Blake and Dom Maker, with additional production by Rob McAndrews and Jameela Jamil. “Wherever I go I’m only as good as my mind,” Blake croons on the track. “Which...
“Loading” was co-produced by Blake and Dom Maker, with additional production by Rob McAndrews and Jameela Jamil. “Wherever I go I’m only as good as my mind,” Blake croons on the track. “Which...
- 7/27/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
James Blake returned in a big way Wednesday as the singer simultaneously announced a new tour, new song and new album, titled Playing Robots Into Heaven.
Playing Robots Into Heaven, like its predecessor Friends That Break Your Heart, finds Blake reconnecting with his electronic music roots, similar to his acclaimed early EPs.
Ahead of the LP’s Sept. 8 release, Blake has shared the Oliver Hudson-directed video for the first single “Big Hammer,” a predominantly instrumental track with sampled vocals but none from Blake himself:
A month after the album’s release,...
Playing Robots Into Heaven, like its predecessor Friends That Break Your Heart, finds Blake reconnecting with his electronic music roots, similar to his acclaimed early EPs.
Ahead of the LP’s Sept. 8 release, Blake has shared the Oliver Hudson-directed video for the first single “Big Hammer,” a predominantly instrumental track with sampled vocals but none from Blake himself:
A month after the album’s release,...
- 6/28/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
From producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller and directors Kemp Powers, Joaquim Dos Santos and Justin K. Thompson comes the ambitious “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” the sequel film to 2018’s “Into the Spider-Verse.” Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore) returns to meet even more Spider-people as he and Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) travel to more crazy dimensions, meeting Oscar Isaac’s Spider-Man 2099.
Another loaded soundtrack accompanies the even more ambitiously animated sequel film. Executive Produced by Leland “Metro Boomin” Wayne (who features in many of the songs) and Ethan Stevens, the “Across the Spider-Verse” soundtrack also includes Swae Lee, Lil Wayne, A$AP Rocky, Offset, James Blake, Lil Uzi Vert, Don Toliver, Nas, 2 Chainz and 21 Savage. Swae Lee and Lil Wayne are the only returning collaborator from “Into the Spider-Verse,” which featured songs from Nicki Minaj, Post Malone, Ty Dolla $ign, Xxxtentacion, Juice Wrld and more. Fitting that a film featuring Spider-Punk,...
Another loaded soundtrack accompanies the even more ambitiously animated sequel film. Executive Produced by Leland “Metro Boomin” Wayne (who features in many of the songs) and Ethan Stevens, the “Across the Spider-Verse” soundtrack also includes Swae Lee, Lil Wayne, A$AP Rocky, Offset, James Blake, Lil Uzi Vert, Don Toliver, Nas, 2 Chainz and 21 Savage. Swae Lee and Lil Wayne are the only returning collaborator from “Into the Spider-Verse,” which featured songs from Nicki Minaj, Post Malone, Ty Dolla $ign, Xxxtentacion, Juice Wrld and more. Fitting that a film featuring Spider-Punk,...
- 6/2/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Jimmy Page’s work ethic was quietly on display in Led Zeppelin. He financed and produced their debut album, which they needed only 30 hours to record. The guitarist finished recording and mixing Presence in less than three weeks. Yet Page said his solo album was the hardest record for him to make.
Jimmy Page | Luciano Viti/Getty Images Jimmy Page’s solo album ‘Outrider’ was harder work than any Led Zeppelin record
Despite decades spent as one of the world’s elite guitar players — first as a sought-after session ace, then with the Yardbirds, then with Led Zeppelin — Page has just one proper solo album to his name. The 1988 record Outrider is the only one with his name front and center on the cover.
Page self-recorded the soundtrack to Lucifer Rising during his Led Zeppelin years. He recorded the band’s second record between dates of a grueling international concert.
Jimmy Page | Luciano Viti/Getty Images Jimmy Page’s solo album ‘Outrider’ was harder work than any Led Zeppelin record
Despite decades spent as one of the world’s elite guitar players — first as a sought-after session ace, then with the Yardbirds, then with Led Zeppelin — Page has just one proper solo album to his name. The 1988 record Outrider is the only one with his name front and center on the cover.
Page self-recorded the soundtrack to Lucifer Rising during his Led Zeppelin years. He recorded the band’s second record between dates of a grueling international concert.
- 5/20/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
A remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo may be on the way at Paramount Pictures, with Robert Downey Jr. at its center and Steven Knight writing its script.
Vertigo was originally produced by Paramount back in 1958, and according to Deadline, Hitchcock’s estate favored the studio for handling the new production. The original film starred James Stewart as John “Scottie” Ferguson, a former police detective who has developed a fear of heights and vertigo. After leaving the force, Ferguson is hired by an acquaintance to follow his wife and investigate her strange behavior. It was the first movie to use the dolly zoom, an effect that distorts perspective, mimicking Ferguson’s disorientation.
In the upcoming iteration, Downey will take on Stewart’s starring role, as well as produce alongside his wife, Susan Downey, and John Davis and John Fox. It’s not the only period remake Downey’s been involved...
Vertigo was originally produced by Paramount back in 1958, and according to Deadline, Hitchcock’s estate favored the studio for handling the new production. The original film starred James Stewart as John “Scottie” Ferguson, a former police detective who has developed a fear of heights and vertigo. After leaving the force, Ferguson is hired by an acquaintance to follow his wife and investigate her strange behavior. It was the first movie to use the dolly zoom, an effect that distorts perspective, mimicking Ferguson’s disorientation.
In the upcoming iteration, Downey will take on Stewart’s starring role, as well as produce alongside his wife, Susan Downey, and John Davis and John Fox. It’s not the only period remake Downey’s been involved...
- 3/23/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Film News
“Shadow and Bone” Season 2 expands an already complex universe by taking on more source material from Leigh Bardugo’s books, countries in the Grishaverse and four completely new characters.
Ben Barnes’ General Kirigan returns as the central antagonist, a looming presence not always onscreen but more psychologically. Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) and Mal Oretsev (Archie Renaux) also drive the plot in their search for two more magical creatures to amplify Alina’s powers so that she can tear down the fold once and for all. The two Keramzin orphans ultimately accomplish these goals, but not without some unexpected sacrifices and revelations.
The second and third amplifier creatures — the Sea Whip and the Firebird — come from the books, as does the plot twist that Mal is actually the Firebird because he has Morozova’s bloodline. Showrunner Eric Heisserer credited Bardugo’s books for the road map that he and co-showrunner...
Ben Barnes’ General Kirigan returns as the central antagonist, a looming presence not always onscreen but more psychologically. Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) and Mal Oretsev (Archie Renaux) also drive the plot in their search for two more magical creatures to amplify Alina’s powers so that she can tear down the fold once and for all. The two Keramzin orphans ultimately accomplish these goals, but not without some unexpected sacrifices and revelations.
The second and third amplifier creatures — the Sea Whip and the Firebird — come from the books, as does the plot twist that Mal is actually the Firebird because he has Morozova’s bloodline. Showrunner Eric Heisserer credited Bardugo’s books for the road map that he and co-showrunner...
- 3/23/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
“Alita: Battle Angel,” “The Lion King” and “Toy Story 4” lead all films in nominations for the Visual Effects Society’s 18th annual Ves Awards, which were announced on Tuesday morning. Those three films received five nominations each in the 25 categories encompassing film, television and special projects.
But two television shows, “Game of Thrones” and “The Mandalorian,” received six nominations each to lead all projects. Three of the nominations for “The Mandalorian” were for the character of “The Child,” better known to fans of the show as Baby Yoda, or for the episode that bears his name.
In the Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature category, the Ves category that corresponds most closely to the Oscars’ Best Visual Effects category, the nominees were “Alita: Battle Angel,” “Avengers: Endgame,” “Gemini Man,” “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” and “The Lion King.” All five of those films are on the Oscars shortlist for visual effects.
But two television shows, “Game of Thrones” and “The Mandalorian,” received six nominations each to lead all projects. Three of the nominations for “The Mandalorian” were for the character of “The Child,” better known to fans of the show as Baby Yoda, or for the episode that bears his name.
In the Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature category, the Ves category that corresponds most closely to the Oscars’ Best Visual Effects category, the nominees were “Alita: Battle Angel,” “Avengers: Endgame,” “Gemini Man,” “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” and “The Lion King.” All five of those films are on the Oscars shortlist for visual effects.
- 1/7/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Exclusive: In a multi-million dollar deal, Lionsgate UK has boarded Guy Ritchie’s untitled Jason Statham action-thriller which was launched by Miramax and CAA Media Finance at the American Film Market.
The project, which re-teams Ritchie and Statham for the first time since Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, was one of the hot properties at the Afm. As we revealed, MGM stumped up for domestic and select international rights, and a bunch of major territories are in final negotiations.
Pic follows ‘H’, a “cold and mysterious” character working at a cash truck company responsible for moving hundreds of millions of dollars around Los Angeles each week. The film shifts across timelines and between various character’s perspectives. Also starring are Scott Eastwood, Josh Hartnett and Holt McCallany.
The movie, currently in early production, was known as Cash Truck during the Afm but it doesn’t have an official title yet.
The project, which re-teams Ritchie and Statham for the first time since Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, was one of the hot properties at the Afm. As we revealed, MGM stumped up for domestic and select international rights, and a bunch of major territories are in final negotiations.
Pic follows ‘H’, a “cold and mysterious” character working at a cash truck company responsible for moving hundreds of millions of dollars around Los Angeles each week. The film shifts across timelines and between various character’s perspectives. Also starring are Scott Eastwood, Josh Hartnett and Holt McCallany.
The movie, currently in early production, was known as Cash Truck during the Afm but it doesn’t have an official title yet.
- 11/13/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
With awards for the best director, the best original soundtrack (Matija Strnisa), “Premio Cima” (by the Association of Women Filmmakers and Audiovisual Media), the Young Jury Award for the Best Feature Film and the Audience award, Bora Kim’s “House of Hummingbird” is the big winner of Cinemajove, Valencia International Film Festival. Asian Movie Pulse sat down with Kim in Valencia to talk about her feature debut, a coming of age drama that earlier this year won the Grand Prix for best film at the Berlin Film Festival’s Generation 14plus sidebar.
I was wondering about the title of the movie and its connection to the storyline.
Actually, the original title is just “The Hummingbird”, but in English the word alone doesn’t sound right, which is why I combined the two. The explanation is simple – Hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world, but it beats its wings pretty...
I was wondering about the title of the movie and its connection to the storyline.
Actually, the original title is just “The Hummingbird”, but in English the word alone doesn’t sound right, which is why I combined the two. The explanation is simple – Hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world, but it beats its wings pretty...
- 7/1/2019
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
Milla Jovovich is defending her new film Hellboy from tough reviews following its release on Friday.
The 43-year-old actress portrays Nimue the Blood Queen, a powerful sorceress who seeks to destroy mankind but is challenged by David Harbour’s Hellboy.
The R-rated film currently has a 15 percent on Rotten Tomatoes from 159 reviews, and an audience score of 63 percent.
On Saturday, Jovovich shared her thoughts on the film’s reception on Instagram, writing, “It’s always stressful on opening weekend and @hellboymovie is no different.”
“You work super hard to make something fun and entertaining and have to absorb the negative reviews by movie critics,...
The 43-year-old actress portrays Nimue the Blood Queen, a powerful sorceress who seeks to destroy mankind but is challenged by David Harbour’s Hellboy.
The R-rated film currently has a 15 percent on Rotten Tomatoes from 159 reviews, and an audience score of 63 percent.
On Saturday, Jovovich shared her thoughts on the film’s reception on Instagram, writing, “It’s always stressful on opening weekend and @hellboymovie is no different.”
“You work super hard to make something fun and entertaining and have to absorb the negative reviews by movie critics,...
- 4/16/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Jeff Tweedy thought Wilco’s 2004 album, A Ghost Is Born, would be his last. At the time, his addiction to Vicodin and his lifelong anxiety issues had spiraled so far out of control that on tour he routinely fell asleep in his bathtub without being sure he’d wake up. He wrote songs like the gorgeous elegy “Hummingbird” for his young sons, “who could turn to it when they were older … to have some deeper connection to the dad they’d lost.” When the band recorded “Spiders (Kidsmoke),” he was...
- 11/30/2018
- by Patrick Doyle
- Rollingstone.com
“Patrick Melrose” director Edward Berger is re-teaming with Benedict Cumberbatch for the thriller “Rio” with Cumberbatch and Jake Gyllenhaal producing and starring.
“Call Me by Your Name” helmer Luca Guadagnino had been attached last year to direct “Rio,” but fell out due to scheduling commitments. Production companies Studiocanal, Sunnymarch, and Nine Stories confirmed the attachments of Berger, Cumberbatch, and Gyllenhaal on Friday.
Producers on “Rio” are Cumberbatch and Adam Ackland through SunnyMarch, and Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker through Nine Stories. Ron Halpern and Shana Eddy are overseeing for Studiocanal.
The story, written by Steven Knight, centers on two old friends who meet again in Rio de Janeiro — one, a journalist played by Gyllenhaal, and the other, a hugely successful financier, portrayed by Cumberbatch.
Berger and Cumberbatch collaborated on the five-episode Showtime miniseries “Patrick Melrose,” which is up for five Emmys. Berger also directed the first two hours of AMC’s...
“Call Me by Your Name” helmer Luca Guadagnino had been attached last year to direct “Rio,” but fell out due to scheduling commitments. Production companies Studiocanal, Sunnymarch, and Nine Stories confirmed the attachments of Berger, Cumberbatch, and Gyllenhaal on Friday.
Producers on “Rio” are Cumberbatch and Adam Ackland through SunnyMarch, and Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker through Nine Stories. Ron Halpern and Shana Eddy are overseeing for Studiocanal.
The story, written by Steven Knight, centers on two old friends who meet again in Rio de Janeiro — one, a journalist played by Gyllenhaal, and the other, a hugely successful financier, portrayed by Cumberbatch.
Berger and Cumberbatch collaborated on the five-episode Showtime miniseries “Patrick Melrose,” which is up for five Emmys. Berger also directed the first two hours of AMC’s...
- 9/7/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
90210 alum Trevor Donovan and Code Black actress Jillian Murray will topline the indie film, Prescription for Love, being helmed by Brian Brough. The pic follows Claire (Murray), who fights for a chance at love with a charming new doctor (Donovan) and for a promotion to free herself from the misery her supervisor creates. Brough and Brittany Wiscombe are producing the pic via at Silver Creek productions. Donovan, repped by Artists Only Management, is set to star in two other indie films, Hot Water and World War II pic Wolf Hound. Murray, who also recurred on TNT’s Murder in the First, is repped by Link entertainment and Joseph Le Talent.
Westworld actor Leonardo Nam, Sheetal Sheth (Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World), Hal Ozsan (Jessica Jones), and Anil Kumar (False Profits) will star in Hummingbird, an indie drama written and directed by Tanuj Chopra based on a story by Sheth.
Westworld actor Leonardo Nam, Sheetal Sheth (Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World), Hal Ozsan (Jessica Jones), and Anil Kumar (False Profits) will star in Hummingbird, an indie drama written and directed by Tanuj Chopra based on a story by Sheth.
- 8/14/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Eddie Murphy’s “Dolemite Is My Name” and DreamWorks Animimation’s “Abominable” have rounded out their casts and veteran exec Gary Glushon joins F. Gary Gray’s production company.
Castings
Wesley Snipes, Craig Robinson, Mike Epps, Tituss Burgess and Da’Vine Joy Randolph have joined Eddie Murphy in the Netflix biopic “Dolemite Is My Name!”
Production started June 11 with Craig Brewer directing from a script by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. Murphy is also producing with John Davis and John Fox. Michael Buegg is executive producing.
The project centers on the life of Rudy Ray Moore, who recorded the Dolemite comedy albums in the early 1970s and used the proceeds to finance the 1975 film “Dolemite,” in which he starred as a pimp and ghetto hero. Moore also starred as Dolemite in “The Human Tornado,” “The Monkey Hustle,” and “Petey Wheatstraw: The Devil’s Son-in-Law.
Castings
Wesley Snipes, Craig Robinson, Mike Epps, Tituss Burgess and Da’Vine Joy Randolph have joined Eddie Murphy in the Netflix biopic “Dolemite Is My Name!”
Production started June 11 with Craig Brewer directing from a script by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. Murphy is also producing with John Davis and John Fox. Michael Buegg is executive producing.
The project centers on the life of Rudy Ray Moore, who recorded the Dolemite comedy albums in the early 1970s and used the proceeds to finance the 1975 film “Dolemite,” in which he starred as a pimp and ghetto hero. Moore also starred as Dolemite in “The Human Tornado,” “The Monkey Hustle,” and “Petey Wheatstraw: The Devil’s Son-in-Law.
- 6/15/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
F. Gary Gray’s Fenix Studios has tapped Gary Glushon as Executive Vice President where he’ll oversee building the company’s film and television slate.
Glushon previously served as Evp of China-based Fundamental Films where he executive produced the Ethan Hawke film 24 Hours to Live and oversaw such projects as Keanu Reeve’s upcoming Replicas and the Black List script Hummingbird, with Milla Jovovich attached.
“Gary Glushon is an extremely well-respected, talented and hard-working executive, and I’m excited to welcome him to the team. He has great taste and an exceptional track record of identifying and developing high quality commercial content,” Gray said.
Glushon added, “I’m thrilled to be working with F. Gary Gray, who is one of the most versatile and talented filmmakers and storytellers in the world. His global brand is synonymous with bold, original, commercial and critically successful films and I look forward...
Glushon previously served as Evp of China-based Fundamental Films where he executive produced the Ethan Hawke film 24 Hours to Live and oversaw such projects as Keanu Reeve’s upcoming Replicas and the Black List script Hummingbird, with Milla Jovovich attached.
“Gary Glushon is an extremely well-respected, talented and hard-working executive, and I’m excited to welcome him to the team. He has great taste and an exceptional track record of identifying and developing high quality commercial content,” Gray said.
Glushon added, “I’m thrilled to be working with F. Gary Gray, who is one of the most versatile and talented filmmakers and storytellers in the world. His global brand is synonymous with bold, original, commercial and critically successful films and I look forward...
- 6/14/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The King’s Speech and Wolf Hall financier Hindsight Media (previously known as Prescience) has splashed on rights to sci-fi movie spec Anima, I can reveal. The mid-six-figure deal is the UK outfit’s biggest single development acquisition to date. While plot details are being kept under wraps I understand the thriller follows a prisoner who is sentenced to solitary confinement on a remote asteroid.
Swedish directing duo Fredrik Akerstrom and Markus Kryler (pictured), known for directing hit video game Battlefield 1 are attached to direct the script from Steve Isles (The Possession Of David O’Reilly). Project is being pitched as in the vein of Moon and Ex Machina.
Hindsight Media CEO James Swarbrick (The Last Days On Mars) will produce alongside Water & Power Production’s Tom Miller (Aaaaaaaah!) as well as Jon Kanak (Slumber), who reps both the writer and the directors. The team is eying a fall production start.
Swedish directing duo Fredrik Akerstrom and Markus Kryler (pictured), known for directing hit video game Battlefield 1 are attached to direct the script from Steve Isles (The Possession Of David O’Reilly). Project is being pitched as in the vein of Moon and Ex Machina.
Hindsight Media CEO James Swarbrick (The Last Days On Mars) will produce alongside Water & Power Production’s Tom Miller (Aaaaaaaah!) as well as Jon Kanak (Slumber), who reps both the writer and the directors. The team is eying a fall production start.
- 4/23/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Milla Jovovich has come aboard to star in sci-fi action thriller Hummingbird, from the Black List script by John McClain. Marcus Kryler and Fredrik Akerström are directing with Paul W.S. Anderson penning a revision. Fundamental Films is producing alongside Broken Road Productions. Lionsgate is handling international sales. UTA and CAA are co-repping domestic. In the vein of Lucy and the Bourne films, the story centers on a female assassin whose latest mark…...
- 2/6/2018
- Deadline
It looks like Olivia Munn (The Predator) is replacing Zoe Saldana in the action thriller Hummingbird. Deadline Hollywood reports that the substitution came after Saldana experienced scheduling conflicts due to her commitments on the Avatar sequels.
Hummingbird tells the story of a female black-ops assassin (Munn) whose latest mark forces her to confront her true identity. It's directed by Marcus Kryler and Fredrik Akerström from a Black List script by John McClain.
Munn is known for her roles as Psylocke in X-Men: Dark Phoenix, X-Men: Apocalypse and her role in the HBO drama Newsroom. Munn is playing Casey Bracket in The Predator, which comes out on August 3rd. She'll also be seen in Ocean's Eight, which comes out on June 22nd.
Hummingbird tells the story of a female black-ops assassin (Munn) whose latest mark forces her to confront her true identity. It's directed by Marcus Kryler and Fredrik Akerström from a Black List script by John McClain.
Munn is known for her roles as Psylocke in X-Men: Dark Phoenix, X-Men: Apocalypse and her role in the HBO drama Newsroom. Munn is playing Casey Bracket in The Predator, which comes out on August 3rd. She'll also be seen in Ocean's Eight, which comes out on June 22nd.
- 10/26/2017
- by Kristian Odland
- GeekTyrant
Exclusive: Olivia Munn (The Predator) is replacing Zoe Saldana in the action thriller Hummingbird, after Saldana experienced some scheduling conflicts due to the Avatar sequels. Directed by Marcus Kryler and Fredrik Akerström from a Black List script by John McClain, the story is about a female black-ops assassin (Munn) whose latest mark forces her to confront her true identity. The script is in the vein of the highly successful actioner Lucy. Fundamental's Mark Gao and…...
- 10/25/2017
- Deadline
In Guardians Of The Galaxy, Zoe Saldana plays Gamora, “the deadliest woman in the galaxy,” and now she’s taking those talents to a new action-thriller called Hummingbird. That’s according to The Hollywood Reporter, which says Saldana will star in the film as “a female black-ops assassin” who has to “confront her true identity” while on a mission. Hummingbird is being directed by Swedish filmmakers Marcus Kryler and Fredrik Akerstrom, who previously directed the “cinematic content” for the video game Battlefield 1. Also, the script was written by a guy named John McClaine, which is a very a good name to have if you’re making action movies (even if it is spelled wrong).
We don’t know much else about Hummingbird, but THR does compare it to Luc Besson’s 2014 film Lucy, which is a reasonably good sign.
We don’t know much else about Hummingbird, but THR does compare it to Luc Besson’s 2014 film Lucy, which is a reasonably good sign.
- 2/3/2017
- by Sam Barsanti
- avclub.com
Shanghai-based Fundamental Films has tapped Zoe Saldana to star in the financing and production company’s action-thriller “Hummingbird,” scripted by John McClain, which will be directed by Swedish directing team of Markus Kryler and Fredrik Akerstrom. The story follows a black-ops… Continue Reading →...
- 2/3/2017
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
Zoe Saldana has been set to star in Hummingbird, the action thriller to be directed by Marcus Kryler and Fredrik Akerström from a Black List script by John McClain. Fundamental Films picked up rights to the project in October and will finance and produce with Broken Road Productions. Good Universe will handle international sales beginning at next week’s European Film Market in Berlin. UTA and CAA are co-repping domestic. The story centers on a female black-ops assassin…...
- 2/3/2017
- Deadline
Zoe Saldana is suiting up to play an assassin in a film from the 2017 Black List. John McClain’s screenplay “Hummingbird” has been fully financed by Fundamental Films and Broken Road Productions, with Saldana now set as the lead. The “Guardians of the Galaxy” star will play a black-ops assassin whose latest assignment reveals the truth about her past. The film is said to be in the vein of Scarlett Johansson’s 2014 hit “Lucy,” directed by Luc Besson. Also Read: 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2': See Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Co. in First Poster (Photo) The “Hummingbird” project is currently selling domestic.
- 2/3/2017
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
Zoe Saldana will star in the action-thriller Hummingbird as a female black-ops assassin.
John McClain wrote the script, which was on the 2016 version of The Black List. Good Universe is handling international sales and will introduce the project to buyers this month at the Berlin Film Market. UTA and CAA will be co-repping domestic.
Described as in the vein of Lucy, the story follows an assassin whose latest mark forces her to confront her true identity.
The Swedish directing team of Marcus Kryler and Fredrik Akerstrom are helming.
Fundamental’s Mark Gao and Gregory Ouanhon are producing the project with...
John McClain wrote the script, which was on the 2016 version of The Black List. Good Universe is handling international sales and will introduce the project to buyers this month at the Berlin Film Market. UTA and CAA will be co-repping domestic.
Described as in the vein of Lucy, the story follows an assassin whose latest mark forces her to confront her true identity.
The Swedish directing team of Marcus Kryler and Fredrik Akerstrom are helming.
Fundamental’s Mark Gao and Gregory Ouanhon are producing the project with...
- 2/3/2017
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fundamental Films will fully finance and produce the feature alongside Broken Road Productions.
Hummingbird is based on John McClain’s Black List script about in the vein of global smash Lucy about a female black-ops assassin whose latest mark forces her to confront her true identity.
Swedish directing team Marcus Kryler and Fredrik Akerström, who recently made the cinematic content for the Electronic Arts’ Battlefield 1 video game, will direct.
Fundamental’s Mark Gao and Gregory Ouanhon are producing the project with Todd Garner for Broken Road Productions.
Fundamental’s Gary Glushon will serve as executive producer on Hummingbird with Broken Road’s Jeremy Stein, alongside Saldana (pictured in Colombiana) through her Cinestar Pictures.
UTA and CAA jointly co-represent Us rights.
Hummingbird is based on John McClain’s Black List script about in the vein of global smash Lucy about a female black-ops assassin whose latest mark forces her to confront her true identity.
Swedish directing team Marcus Kryler and Fredrik Akerström, who recently made the cinematic content for the Electronic Arts’ Battlefield 1 video game, will direct.
Fundamental’s Mark Gao and Gregory Ouanhon are producing the project with Todd Garner for Broken Road Productions.
Fundamental’s Gary Glushon will serve as executive producer on Hummingbird with Broken Road’s Jeremy Stein, alongside Saldana (pictured in Colombiana) through her Cinestar Pictures.
UTA and CAA jointly co-represent Us rights.
- 2/2/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Managers Daniel Pancotto and Jon Kanak, who have been helping lead the expansion of Magnet Management, have just been promoted. Pancott, who represents Tom Cavanaugh from CW’s The Flash and Jonathan Sadowski from Young and Hungry, has been named Head of Talent at the firm, while Kanak has been named Head of International. Pancotto also reps breakout Flash star Carlos Valdes. Kanak reps Marcus Kryler & Fredrik Akerstrom (Hummingbird, Battlefield One), Tom Daley (Tiger House…...
- 1/13/2017
- Deadline TV
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