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Director Daniel Destin Cretton Will Write & Direct Lionsgate’s ‘Naruto’ Live-Action Movie

News February 23, 2024 12:45 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, original manga creator Masashi Kishimoto announced that his long-in-development Naruto live-action movie is moving forward. The creator revealed that Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings director Daniel Destin Cretton has boarded the project to write and direct the feature film. As he takes over from previous director Michael Gracey: “When I heard of Destin’s attachment,... Read More...

TRAILER: A Crew Of Thieves & Bounty Hunters Travel Across ‘Borderlands’

News, Trailers February 21, 2024 11:07 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Lilith (Blanchett), an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. Her mission is to find the missing daughter of Atlas (Ramírez), the universe’s most powerful S.O.B. Lilith forms an unexpected alliance with a ragtag team of misfits – Roland (Hart), a seasoned... Read More...

RUMOR: Dallas Liu Eyed For A Role In Lionsgate’s ‘Naruto’ Live-Action Movie

News November 9, 2023 4:03 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, fans got their first look at footage of Dallas Liu as Prince Zuko in the upcoming live-action adaption of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Then, Daniel Ritchman took to his Patreon to reveal that Lionsgate is looking at Dallas for an unspecified role in their Naruto live-action movie. While many fans might assume he would... Read More...

SAG-AFTRA Reach Tentative Agreement To Kickstart Hollywood Productions

Editoral, News November 8, 2023 8:13 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, the negotiation committee for SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative agreement with every major Hollywood studio through AMPTP. The strike is officially over after 118 days that effectively shut down all major Hollywood productions. The ongoing actor's strike was similar to the WGA writer's strike earlier this summer. The actors' main concerns were the studio's residuals/bonus... Read More...

Production on Lionsgate’s ‘Highlander’ Reboot Expected For Early 2024

News October 27, 2023 1:39 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, Deadline announced that production on Lionsgate's upcoming Highlander reboot is expected to commence sometime in early 2024. This is a surprise as the current SAG-AFTRA strike is ongoing in Hollywood, halting all productions. The reboot has been in limbo for quite some time but already had Henry Cavill attached to star from director Chad... Read More...

Lionsgate Courting Ken Watanabe For Their ‘Naruto’ Live-Action Movie

News October 20, 2023 3:16 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Before the WGA strike began in May, Lionsgate developed a new draft for their long-in-development Naruto live-action movie. The new draft was written by female screenwriter Tasha Huo (Red Sonja) after a previous draft was written by Jonathan Levine in 2020. Daniel Ritchman has revealed on his Patreon that the studio was courting Ken Watanabe... Read More...

TRAILER: ‘The Toxic Avenger’ Saves A Group Of Hostages In A Fast Food Restaurant

News, Trailers September 29, 2023 9:38 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments

A horrible toxic accident transforms downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze into a new evolution of hero: The Toxic Avenger. The Toxic Avenger has no set release date Read More...

WGA Reach Tentative Agreement With Every Major Hollywood Studio

Editoral, News September 25, 2023 7:08 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, WGA and the AMPTP released a joint statement that the Writers Guild has reached a tentative deal with every major studio to end the ongoing writers' strike effectively. The almost 11,000 members must still ratify the agreement, but the WGA leadership has already accepted their terms have been met after 146 days on strike.... Read More...

TRAILER: Young Coriolanus Snow Learns Why ‘The Hunger Games’ Exist

News, Trailers September 20, 2023 7:25 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments

The film follows a young Coriolanus (Tom Blyth) who is the last hope for his failing lineage, the once-proud Snow family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With his livelihood threatened, Snow is reluctantly assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), a tribute from the impoverished District 12. But after Lucy... Read More...

SAG-AFTRA Go On Strike! Screen Actors Guild Fail To Reach Agreement With Hollywood Studios

Editoral, News July 13, 2023 7:35 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, the Screen Actors Guild has announced they will officially go on strike today as they failed to reach an agreement with AMPTP (on behalf of the major Hollywood Studios). The strike will effectively halt every major film and television currently in production indefinitely, including Deadpool 3 and The Gladiator 2. This strike is similar... Read More...