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Jackie Kelman Bisbee and Lance Acord, partners in Park Pictures, announced today they have formed a narrative feature company, Park Pictures Features with independent film darling Galt Niederhoffer and award-winning producer Sam Bisbee. Park Pictures Features’ first project will be the family comedy, Robot and Frank, starring Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Liv Tyler, Jeremy Strong and Liev Schreiber, as the voice of the Robot. Written by Christopher D. Ford, the film marks the feature film directorial debut of Park Pictures’ director Jake Schreier....

Released last summer to fairly decent reviews but a poor box office performance, Lightyear has essentially fallen to the wayside for many people who saw it. The movie has by no means been completely forgotten, but it has not managed to gain the kind of traction Disney was hoping for upon its release. Even its availability on Disney+ in August 2022 didn’t boost its popularity following its theatrical release just two months prior....

There is a reason that director George A. Romero was given the nickname of “Granddaddy of the zombie movie,” it’s because he practically invented the genre. Romero created some of the most seminal zombie films of all-time in the late ’60s and early ’70s including “Night of the Living Dead,” “Dawn Of The Dead” and “The Crazies,” just to name a few. Romero returned to the genre he created in 2005 with “George A....

Thanks to an exclusive from The Hollywood Reporter, we now know that Walt Disney Pictures is developing Grace, a new dance drama. The story will center around a promising 17-year-old dancer left paralyzed from the waist down following a debilitating car accident. However, with the help of an exacting artistic director, she will become the star of a premiere dance company. Chelsie Hill will serve as an executive producer and consultant on the project....

Jennifer Lopez has been a household name since the premiere of Selena in 1997. In the past 20 years, Lopez has made a name for herself as a true performer, being a singer, a dancer, and an actress. So it was no surprise when the NFL named her and Shakira as their headliners for their 2020 halftime show. The Netflix documentary Halftime follows the crazy months leading up to Lopez’s hypnotizing Super Bowl performance....

Following last month’s announcement that Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is set to debut next month, HBO has released the first trailer for this weekly talk show. Presenting a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver will debut Sunday April 27 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT), with other weekly editions debuting subsequent Sundays at the same time on HBO. Watch as John Oliver breaks down how he will attempt to cover the news on just a weekly basis....

HBO has handed out a series order for the Untitled Aaron Sorkin Project, which was previously known as More as the Story Develops. It isn’t clear how many episodes the network ordered. The cast of this untitled series includes Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, Alison Pill, John Gallagher Jr., Olivia Munn, Dev Patel, Thomas Sadoski, and Sam Waterston. Here’s the official plot rundown for the Untitled Aaron Sorkin Project below. Aaron Sorkin created the series and Greg Mottola directed the pilot episode....

The Witcher star Henry Cavill is on the bench after suffering a leg injury on the set of the show’s upcoming second season, but filming will commence in his absence. Reportedly, the moment came when Cavill had been suspended 20 feet high in trees on a safety harness while working on a scene. Exactly how the 37-year-old injured himself isn’t clear, but whatever happened, it was obvious to those around him on set that Cavill was in a great deal of pain....

Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief today announced its lineup of superstar musical performances. The global telethon will feature performances by Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, and Sting in New York City; Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift and a group performance by Keith Urban, Kid Rock, and Sheryl Crow in Los Angeles; and Coldplay, and a group performance by Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z, and Rihanna in a newly added London location....

Who wouldn’t want to travel back to the 1980’s in a hot tub with their buddies and party again like you did in high school? Think about it? No jobs, no wives, no kids, no responsibilities, just you, your friends, the slopes and as much alcohol as you can consume. Well that is exactly what happens in the new film, “Hot Tub Time Machine,” and it works to brilliant comedic affect....

The Hotel Transylvania series is one of the biggest animated franchises that isn’t from Disney or Dreamworks. The first three films are directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, the creator of various animated TV shows like Samurai Jack, Dexter’s Laboratory, and the original Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The latest installment Hotel Transylvania: Transformania has Derek Drymon Jennifer Kluska taking over directorial duties. A new poster shows off what we saw in the first trailer, which features the main monsters being transformed into humans....

Rian Johnson’s mystery-of-the-week series Poker Face premieres this Thursday on Peacock. The whodunit stars Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale, a young woman on the road, solving crimes, who knows exactly when someone is lying. Peacock believes that some of us could benefit from Charlie’s intuition, so they’re inviting users to reach out to Lyonne’s character through their BS Hotline. The clever promotion, available until February 19, grants caller access to pre-recorded messages from Charlie....

Spoiler Warning: Obi-Wan Kenobi Parts I-III Disney has proved they may be having some difficulty creating believable action sequences in their recent Star Wars titles. Both Obi-Wan Kenobi and The Book of Boba Fett have seen some sad attempts at fights and chase scenes. They are moments that instantly pull the viewer out of the story. Despite how much we may want to suspend our disbelief for either of these shows, many of their action shots have people lingering in confusion instead of suspense....

Wrestling legend and television icon Hulk Hogan (Hogan Knows Best) will flex his hosting muscle for NBC’s latest midseason primetime offering, the return of the competition series American Gladiators. The announcement was made today by Craig Plestis, Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming, Development and Specials, NBC Entertainment. “Hulk Hogan is an American icon,” said Plestis. “For over twenty years he has been a symbol of strength and toughness in all facets of entertainment....

Iron Fist has been cancelled by Marvel and Netflix. The series is the first of Marvel’s properties on the streaming platform to get cut. However, since Disney is getting ready to launch their own streaming service, there’s a chance that a third season will happen, just not for Netflix. It appears that cast members of the show were told only a few hours before the announcement was made, which was probably a shock since the rest of Marvel’s shows are still at Netflix....

According to Spoiler TV, a new casting call is making the rounds and its for the part of Kato in Michel Gondry’s upcoming The Green Hornet. The film is set to star Seth Rogen and was written by Rogen with his Superbad writing partner Evan Goldberg. Stephen Chow was originally supposed to direct the film, but when he dropped out, Rogen stated that the indelible action director would still be playing Kato....

The Los Angeles Times has posted a story this afternoon claiming that the new Star Wars videogame The Force Unleashed might soon find its way onto the big screen. Project leader on the game Haden Blackman is very hopeful and confident that his hard work might just become the next Star Wars theatrical film to see its way into theaters. Blackman stated: The story sites George Lucas’ willingness to bring the new Cartoon Network series Star Wars: The Clone Wars to the big screen as an indication that Lucas isn’t against bringing a videogame to the Cineplex....

Bloody Disgusting recently talked with Clive Barker. They asked him about the definitive cut of Nightbreed. Will we ever see it? Barker says, “Asked the studios.” About new footage that was incorporated into the film, Barker told Bloody Disgusting, “That was footage that was found in someone’s garage! That’s how amazing that is. That wasn’t actual film footage just video shot with Craig Spector’s video camera around the set. I have asked Fox over and over again for the missing 25 minutes and of those missing minutes there just isn’t a sign....

Jada Pinkett-Smith is set to write and direct The Human Project according to FilmJerk. She will produce the film with her husband Will Smith and partner James Lassiter through their production company, Overbrook Entertainment. The film revolves around Julian Wright, a charming and mega-successful businessman who hides a secret from the rest of the world which tears his soul apart every day. With his personal life in shambles, Julian will find himself willing to travel down the rabbit hole, as it were, when he meets Michael Reed, a gorgeous stranger who entices Julian to forget his rigid corporate world and try a more bohemian lifestyle, a decision that will not only affect his own life but those of his boss and co-workers, as well as inspire his half-sister Rita to re-examine her life with her abusive husband....

James Gunn and Peter Safran are hoping you enjoyed that Superman cameo in Black Adam, because that’s the end of the line for Henry Cavill as Superman. Back in October, before Gunn and Safran had been hired to steer the ship at DC Studios, Cavill excitedly announced to his fans that he was returning as Superman, hopeful to appear in more movies as the Man of Steel for some time to come....