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Line of Duty and The Irishman star Stephen Graham has been spotted on set of the upcoming sixth series of gangster drama Peaky Blinders, finally confirming that, despite the ongoing global situation, the actor will appear in the show’s final series. While his role in proceedings remains a mystery, Graham was spotted dressed in period costume, confirming that he will feature in the show…unless he just dresses like that in his everyday life, of course....

We take in a Hollywood screening and presentation from another Pixar short from the Wall-E DVD We’ve taken a look into the upcoming Wall-E DVD, which hits the shelves on DVD and Blu-ray on November 18, with a trip to Pixar Studios in the Bay Area and a nifty virtual junket where we saw one of the new Pixar short films on the DVD’s special features, Burn-E, and got to talk to the director, Angus MacLane as well....

Following the latest revelations regarding the upcoming sci-fi action sequel, Predator 5, star Amber Midthunder has taken to social media to express her pride over joining the iconic franchise. Several new details have now been officially confirmed, including that the movie will be titled Prey, with Midthunder set to go toe-to-toe with the expert extra-terrestrial hunter. “I’m beyond words feeling proud, humbled, and excited to finally be able to share this news and have been given this opportunity,” Amber Midthunder wrote on Instagram alongside the atmospheric teaser image and title reveal....

The story of Real Steel will continue in a new series adaptation, but it’s going to be a while before we see it come to life. After years of rumors that a Real Steel sequel would be developed, Collider now reports that a new series is in early development at Disney+. Per the report, Disney had been looking to greenlight the series for months, but there had been some contractual issues with the original producers holding up the process....

The comedian is hard at work on both the television and theater screen! Red Grant and his bugle playing solo stole the show away from Ice Cube and Tracey Morgan in last weekend’s hit comedy First Sunday. All this month he can be seen in the original stand-up comedy film Katt Williams: American Hustle. It made its television debut as part of Comedy Central Presents. This exciting comedy showcase airs throughout the month and features stand-up comedians Williams, Luenell, and Melanie Comarcho....

Here’s a brainteaser for my dear readership this week–who would ever be so sufficiently brain damaged as to rip off Hostel? Who, who could ever be so base as to emulate the roaring lump of misery that was Eli Roth’s worst stand? That’s a question we’re going to answer just one paragraph down. So what we have here is the not so surprisingly familiar story of four college students and for some reason an Iraq War vet who go out on a road trip together....

Roadside Attractions has acquired all U.S. rights to Bella, winner of the People’s Choice Award at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Alejandro Gomez Monteverde’s romantic drama stars Emmy winner Tammy Blanchard as a young single waitress fired from her job right after discovering that she is pregnant. The restaurant’s empathetic chef (Mexican star Eduardo Verastegui) follows her around New York for a day, developing a bond that helps each discover truths about themselves and each other....

Two emerging studio powers, Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment, have entered negotiations for a possible merger. This potential blockbuster deal is still in the very early stages, and both studios had been in talks to merge before, although disparities over pricing and control issues ground the discussions to a halt. There are no guarantees that a deal will be reached, and it is also said that Summit Entertainment has other studios eyeing a merger deal....

The hit U.K. series Luther is heading to the United States, with Fox issuing a put pilot commitment for a remake, which will be executive produced by series creator Neil Cross and star Idris Elba. Neil Cross will write the pilot episode, although no plot details were given. The original show centered on Idris Elba’s John Luther, a brilliant homicide detective who is torn between his restless pursuit of killers and trying to salvage his crumbling marriage....

IMAX Corporation and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. today announced an agreement to release Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa into IMAX theatres worldwide on November 7, 2008. The agreement completes IMAX’s integration into DreamWorks Animation’s release strategy for the studio’s next five theatrical releases from June 2008 to May 2010. Under the terms of the agreement, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) and play for a special release in IMAX theatres, including select new IMAX(R) Digital theatres, which will begin rolling out this summer....

ABC has released a first look at five of its upcoming fall comedies, including Man Up, Apartment 23, Suburgatory, The River, and Last Man Standing. Check out the trailers below. Man Up Three modern men try to get in touch with their inner tough guys and redefine what it means to be a “real man” in this funny and relatable comedy. Will’s grandfather fought in WWII. Will’s father fought in Vietnam....

The streaming service Hulu will throw their hat into the superhero TV ring with the upcoming debut of their new series Marvel’s Runaways, although it will have one big difference from other shows. During an interview at the TCA summer tour, showrunner Josh Schwartz revealed in an interview that these young Marvel heroes won’t be going up against any sort of traditional villains. Here’s what the showrunner had to say, when asked how he’s mentioned before that the show features no central antagonist....

Micheal Bay–American film director and producer–denied a report that claims he was charged with killing a pigeon during the filming for the 2019 Netflix film 6 Underground in Rome, Italy. “False, Reckless, and defamatory” was how Bay described the report, explaining that he was not charged with killing an animal. According to a legal letter obtained by Variety, Bay’s attorney is requesting a correction from TheWrap, after they published a report claiming that Bay was charged with killing a pigeon on the set of 6 Underground....

Didn’t Transformers just come out? According to some rumblings on Michael Bay’s blog site ShootfortheEdit.com, he has some positive and interesting opinions about the IMAX version of Transformers as well as the rumored sequel. On the IMAX version of Transformers: “But I just saw the first IMAX print of Transformers.” He states. “Not depressing - freakin AWESOME! They need to bottle the magic of IMAX because it’s the future of cinema....

On Friday, Los Angeles Superior Court judge Mitchell Beckloff okayed an agreement between Michael Jackson’s estate, concert promoter AEG Live, and Columbia Pictures to produce a film about the late singer’s life. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the feature length project would contain footage from Michael Jackson’s final concert rehearsal. AEG Live currently has over one hundred hours of footage from the rehearsals staged for Jackson’s London comeback concerts. Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment released a press release today with all of the details about the planned film, which will hit theaters on October 30th....

Seminal director Michael Mann has his sights set on bringing a Heat sequel to screen, with the filmmaker revealing that he has plans to adapt his upcoming Heat 2 novel for the big screen. Speaking with Empire Magazine, Mann revealed that the novel, which will act as both prequel and sequel to the critically acclaimed 1995 thriller starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, would make “one large movie.” A large movie that he hopes to bring to life eventually....

Although fans loved Mickey Rourke’s portrayal of the rough and tumble bruiser, Marv, in Sin City, the actor himself admits that he hasn’t thought too much about a rumored Sin City 2. “I don’t really think about that,” he told MTV “That’s really not my forte, that type of thing.” That statement aside, however, Rourke said that he’d be willing to do it in order to work with Robert Rodriguez again....

Dylan McDermott and Evan Peters took a break during the production of American Horror Story: Apocalypse to share a picture of themselves together in character in front of the Murder House. The new picture comes just days after show creator Ryan Murphy shared a picture of McDermott, Connie Britton, and Sarah Paulson from the set. Paulson appeared in both Murder House and Coven, so she’ll be pulling double duty, with even talks of a mysterious third character as well....

Actress Natalie Portman has reportedly entered into negotiations to star in Alfonso Cuarón’s new sci-fi project Gravity, according to Heat Vision Blog. We reported earlier this month that Natalie Portman was offered the role by director Alfonso Cuarón, after Angelina Jolie passed on the project twice. Now it is being said that Warner Bros. and Natalie Portman are in “active negotiations.” Robert Downey Jr. is currently attached to star in the movie, although the role Natalie Portman would play is the centerpiece of the project....

A few weeks ago, Paramount announced that the new animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie from Seth Rogen would be arriving earlier than planned on Aug. 7th, 2023. Today, Paramount has laid down the first seeds that this movie will become the jumping point for a whole new series of TMNT based villain movies that will stream exclusively on Paramount +. The new announcement came as part of Paramount’s Investors Day presentation, which included many upcoming projects as the company looked to secure its place amongst the streaming big hitters and also saw the release of some concept art for the new movie....