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Michael Mann's big-screen iteration of his hit 1980s television series "Miami Vice" was up against it from the moment it was greenlit. The problem was right there in the title, and what it represented. When people who were old enough to have watched "Miami Vice" during its run from 1984 to 1990 recalled the show, they remembered a series that was Reagan-era style over substance. It was cool during a profoundly uncool era, a byproduct of empty MTV gloss bolstered by ultra-unhip music from Glenn Frey and Phil Collins. Star Don Johnson -- unshaven in a white sportcoat, rocking white Cole Haan kicks without socks -- was the epitome of the series.

The shimmering South Florida surfaces was one reason to watch, but anyone who paid actual attention to the plotlines knew going into Mann's film that the show was always about a rough, thankless, inherently deceitful job and the...

Best known for playing the character Chris Alonso on 106 episodes of the CBS TV series S.W.A.T., Lina Esco has now become the latest actor to sign on for a role in Rip, a crime thriller that’s written and directed by Joe Carnahan and is set up at the Netflix streaming service. According to Variety, Esco will be taking on the role of Captain Jackie Velez.

Rip will follow a group of Miami cops whose trust begins to fray after they discover millions in cash in a derelict stash house. As outside forces learn about the size of the seizure, everything is called into question — including who they can rely on.

Esco joins a cast that includes Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, as well as Kyle Chandler of Super 8, Sasha Calle, who played Supergirl in The Flash, singer/songwriter Teyana Taylor, who starred in the drama A Thousand and One,...

Earlier this week, it was officially confirmed that Kyle Chandler of Super 8 will be playing the DC Comics character Hal Jordan in the upcoming HBO series Lanterns – but before Chandler gets to work on that show, he’ll be working with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck on Rip, a crime thriller that’s written and directed by Joe Carnahan and is set up at the Netflix streaming service. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chandler will be playing a DEA agent in the film.

Rip will follow a group of Miami cops whose trust begins to fray after they discover millions in cash in a derelict stash house. As outside forces learn about the size of the seizure, everything is called into question — including who they can rely on.

Damon, Affleck, and Chandler are joined in the cast by Sasha Calle, who played Supergirl in The Flash, singer/songwriter Teyana Taylor,...

Back in June, we heard that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are set to share the screen again in Rip, a crime thriller that’s written and directed by Joe Carnahan and is set up at the Netflix streaming service. Earlier this week, Sasha Calle, who played Supergirl in The Flash, and singer/songwriter Teyana Taylor, who starred in the drama A Thousand and One, joined the cast. Now, The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that two more actors have signed on to appear in the film: Catalina Sandino Moreno of the MGM+ series From and Néstor Carbonell, who was recently seen on the FX / Hulu series Shōgun.

Rip will follow a group of Miami cops whose trust begins to fray after they discover millions in cash in a derelict stash house. As outside forces learn about the size of the seizure, everything is called into question — including who they can rely on.

Back in June, we heard that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are set to share the screen again in Rip, a crime thriller that’s written and directed by Joe Carnahan and is set up at the Netflix streaming service. Now, Deadline reports that they have a pair of co-stars, as Sasha Calle, who played Supergirl in The Flash, and singer/songwriter Teyana Taylor, who starred in the drama A Thousand and One, have signed on to join the project.

Rip will follow a group of Miami cops whose trust begins to fray after they discover millions in cash in a derelict stash house. As outside forces learn about the size of the seizure, everything is called into question — including who they can rely on. Details on the specific characters being played by Damon, Affleck, Calle, and Taylor have not been revealed.

Damon and Affleck are producing the film alongside...

Documentary fans have a lot to be excited about this month on HBO and Max. April begins with the premiere of The Synanon Fix, a docuseries that follows the rise and fall of the cult-like drug rehabilitation program Synanon. The documentary Brandy Hellville and the Cult of Fast Fashion takes a deep-dive into the controversial “one size fits most” clothing brand Brandy Mellville and the impact of fast fashion on the planet.

An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th looks at the surge of political violence and anti-government sentiment that led to the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing, and the effects still felt nearly 30 years later. HBO is also returning with a second part to their popular docuseries The Jinx, with filmmakers continuing their investigation of Robert Durst.

But if documentaries aren’t your thing, there’s still plenty of popular films hitting Max in April, like Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,...

It's a new month, and HBO and Max will be showering their subscribers with gifts all April long! This month, the Wbd properties will welcome the arrival of unscripted projects like the premiere of Conan O’Brien’s new travel comedy series “Conan O’Brien Must Go” and the fourth season of the Emmy Award-winning drag-centric “We're Here.” Plus, Park Chan-wook and A24’s “The Sympathizer” limited series and the highly anticipated continuation of “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” will all be available to stream throughout the month.

Find out everything coming to Max this April, including The Streamable’s top picks to add to your watch list!

Sign Up $9.99+ / month Max.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Max in April 2024? “Alex Edelman: Just For Us” | Saturday, April 6

Filmed in front of a live audience at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre in August 2023, Alex Edelman brings his solo special,...

Filmmaker Andrew Jarecki continues his investigation of convicted murderer Robert Durst in The Jinx – Part Two, a six-episode documentary series premiering on Max on April 21, 2024. The streaming service’s April lineup also includes the seven-episode limited series The Sympathizer, based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and starring Oscar winner Robert Downey Jr in multiple roles.

Comedian Alex Edelman hosts a brand new comedy special, and Conan O’Brien visits favorite fans from his podcast series in the four-episode unscripted series Conan O’Brien Must Go. The documentary series The Synanon Fix exploring the drug rehabilitation program joins Max’s lineup on April 1st. And the streaming service has set April premiere dates for the documentaries Brandy Hellville & The Cult Of Fast Fashion and An American Bombing: The Road To April 19th.

Series & Films Arriving On Max In April 2024

April 1

American Renegades (2018)

Basquiat (1996)

Black Swan (2010)

Body of Lies (2008)

Bridget Jones’s Diary...

Tubi originals for April include “Dead Hot,” co-starring Vanessa Hudgens and Gg Magree. They play witchcraft students who long to connect with the spirit world. But when a ghost hunt goes wrong, they head to Salem, Massachusetts, for a masterclass.

“A Good Man,” another streamer original, lands on April 13. A man enters a new relationship in the aftermath of his wife’s affair. But soon, things go awry when he notices familiar signs of betrayal.

The four movies that comprise “The Scorpion King” arrive April 1. A prequel and spinoff of “The Mummy,” the first movie, in 2002, is a sorcery action-adventure film starring starring Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Kelly Hu, Grant Heslov, and Michael Clarke Duncan. An evil ruler wants to conquer the tribes of the desert.

Jim Carrey fans will want to revisit the two “Ace Ventura” comedies. Carrey shows off his gift for physical comedy, while creating a wacky...

Ramón Rodriguez is the star of ABC’s latest police procedural drama, Will Trent. The show follows a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent and has enjoyed great reception since its debut. Although Rodriguez is now a successful actor, he started out in a different career. The star said his mother tricked him into this career choice.

Ramón Rodriguez’s career and role in ‘Will Trent’ Ramón Rodríguez as Will Trent | ABC/Danny Delgado

Rodriguez began acting in 2005 playing Angel Rodriguez in Carlito’s Way: Rise to Power. He also had a recurring role in Rescue Me playing Kevin Vasquez in two episodes of the show. He then landed guest roles in shows like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Wire, Day Break, Surfer, Dude, Pride and Glory, Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen, and The Taking of Pelham 123.

In 2011, Rodriguez landed the part of John Bosley in the TV reboot of Charlie’s Angels.

Screen Media has acquired all North American rights to “La Soga Salvation” following its premiere at 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, where it screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section. The crime thriller is directed by and stars Manny Perez, who previously appeared in “Pride & Glory” and “Homeland.” “La Soga Salvation” also stars Chris McGarry (“Lucifer”), Juan Fernández (“The Collector”), Hada Vanessa (“La Bruja”), and Sarah Jorge Leon (“La Siete Muertes”). Screen Media is planning a day-and-date release in early 2022.

Here’s the official log-line: “Years after his last hit as a skilled and sought-after hitman under the alias La Soga, Luisito (Perez) has finally settled down with his girlfriend Lía (Sarah Jorge Leon) in a quiet seaside town. Unfortunately, his past isn’t done with him. When criminal contractor Jimmy Mac (Chris McGarry) finds himself in need of a skilled hitman to take out a powerful Dominican drug lord,...

Ramon Rodriguez has joined the NBC legal drama pilot “Prism” in a lead role, Variety has learned.

“Prism” is an exploration of a murder trial in which every episode is told through the perspective of a different key person involved. Each new version of the facts ratchets up the mystery and the suspense, calling into question everything we have seen so far and asking if the right person is on trial. Driven by an ensemble of complicated characters, the show lets the audience ask if truth matters less than who can tell the most compelling story.

Rodriguez will play Eduardo Guaty, described as a hard-hitting prosecutor. He joins previously announced cast members Malin Akerman and Mykelti Williamson.

Rodriguez recently appeared in Season 4 the critically-acclaimed Showtime series “The Affair” and will appear in the show’s upcoming fifth and final season. He also played the villain Bakuto in the Marvel-...

Exclusive: Kate Winslet will make her limited television series debut in Mare of Easttown, a limited dramatic series for HBO, with Gavin O’Connor directing all the episodes. Brad Ingelsby created the drama, wrote all the episodes and will be the show runner.

Winslet will play a small-town Pennsylvania detective who investigates a local murder at a time when her own life is crumbling around her. O’Connor, Ingelsby and Winslet will be executive producers along with Gordon Gray and his Mayhem Pictures, and Paul Lee and Mark Roybal of wiip. Series is a co-production between HBO and wiip, latter of which was hatched by CAA to create and produce content for digital and global platforms.

Deal marks another example of HBO bringing in top A-list talent for limited series turns, this after Big Little Lies won eight Prime Time Emmy Awards for its first season. Winslet previously won an...

Skydance bolstered its creative film and television production teams with the hiring of Julie Schwachenwald as Svp of television physical production and Matthew Ariail as vice president of television physical production, and promotion of Matt Grimm as vice president of motion pictures production.

In their new roles, Schwachenwald and Ariail will be responsible for managing the production and operations for the company’s current and upcoming slate of television series. Grimm is charged with bringing in new material, developing and packaging projects, and is involved in the creative development and production of the company’s upcoming films including 6 Underground directed by Michael Bay and starring Ryan Reynolds and The Old Guard directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood.

Fresh off the box office success of Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Skydance will begin shooting a Top Gun sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, and is currently in production on the latest installment of the Terminator franchise directed...

MaryAnn’s quick take… The hint of a seed of a bitter satire is buried under inept, momentum-free comedy. They should have developed the script’s rough first draft instead of shooting it. I’m “biast” (pro): like Amy Poehler

I’m “biast” (con): not generally a fan of studio comedies

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)

Somewhere, buried so deep within The House that even it doesn’t seem to know that it is there, is the glimmer of the hint of the seed of a dark, bitter satire on collapsing America, on the suburban malaise and economic anguish that has driven the nation collectively to despair. Desperate parents start an underground casino to pay their daughter’s college tuition, descending into a life of crime and violence that rips the veneer of respectability off the upscale McMansion lifestyles of them and their neighbors.

MaryAnn’s quick take… The hint of a seed of a bitter satire is buried under inept, momentum-free comedy. They should have developed the script’s rough first draft instead of shooting it. I’m “biast” (pro): like Amy Poehler

I’m “biast” (con): not generally a fan of studio comedies

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)

Somewhere, buried so deep within The House that even it doesn’t seem to know that it is there, is the glimmer of the hint of the seed of a dark, bitter satire on collapsing America, on the suburban malaise and economic anguish that has driven the nation collectively to despair. Desperate parents start an underground casino to pay their daughter’s college tuition, descending into a life of crime and violence that rips the veneer of respectability off the upscale McMansion lifestyles of them and their neighbors.

Warner Bros. Pictures has released a second trailer for the upcoming drama The Accountant.

Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is a math savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Behind the cover of a small-town Cpa office, he works as a freelance accountant for some of the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations.

With the Treasury Department’s Crime Enforcement Division, run by Ray King (J.K. Simmons), starting to close in, Christian takes on a legitimate client: a state-of-the-art robotics company where an accounting clerk (Anna Kendrick) has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, it is the body count that starts to rise.

The film also stars Jon Bernthal (“Fury,” “The Wolf of Wall Street”), Jean Smart (TV’s “Fargo,” “24”), and Cynthia Addai-Robinson (“Star Trek: Into Darkness”), with Jeffrey Tambor (TV’s “Transparent,” “The Hangover” films...

To say that "Jane Got A Gun" had issues is an understatement. Originally set to be directed by Lynne Ramsay,  the filmmaker abruptly left the movie after clashing with producers literally moments before cameras were set to roll, thus throwing the Natalie Portman-starring western into chaos. Gavin O'Connor ("Warrior," "Pride And Glory") quickly stepped in to replace Ramsay and keep the movie going, while Joel Edgerton lent a hand in rewriting the script and swapped roles, going from playing the villain (which went to Ewan McGregor), to taking the role of the hero. And even after production was complete, the picture took a long time to reach screens, finally arriving in January, where it flopped. And when Jessica Kiang sat down with Edgerton last month at the Berlin Film Festival, where he was on hand to promote the upcoming "Midnight Special," the conversation turned toward "Jane Got A Gun,...

Given that The Weinstein Company are focused on their other big western of the year, "The Hateful Eight," and that the release date is a few weeks away and not much promo has been going on, I was fully expecting the studio to bump "Jane Got A Gun." However, it looks like the Weinsteins are pressing ahead with the Natalie Portman-starring film, and they've finally released the U.S. trailer for the movie. Read More: Relativity Puts 'Jane Got A Gun' And More Up For Sale As They Fight Off Bankruptcy Granted, it's pretty much the same as the international trailers you've already seen, but these new images will provide a fresh look at the former Lynne Ramsay project. Gavin O'Connor ("Warrior," "Pride And Glory") got behind the camera for the film co-starring Joel Edgerton, Ewan McGregor, Noah Emmerich, Rodrigo Santoro and Boyd Holbrook that tells the...

So, are we experiencing a little Western renaissance? This fall we’ve already got “Bone Tomahawk,” “The Hateful Eight” and “The Revenant” riding over the horizon, and not far behind is “Jane Got A Gun.” Natalie Portman’s troubled western has already been released in France, but the rest of the world is waiting, and a new trailer has arrived for the picture's UK bow. Joel Edgerton, Ewan McGregor, Noah Emmerich, Rodrigo Santoro and Boyd Holbrook join Portman in the tale of a woman (Portman) who asks her ex-lover (Edgerton) for help in order to save her outlaw husband (Emmerich) from a gang out to kill him. But things aren’t as simple as they seem. The Gavin O' Connor ("Warrior," "Pride And Glory") directed movie is still without a firm U.S. release date, but The Weinstein Company will get into cinemas sometime in 2016. Watch below. Read More: First...

Today we have the first trailer for the upcoming "Jane Got a Gun" action Western, starring Natalie Portman, Noah Emmerich, Ewan McGregor, and Joel Edgerton. Check it out below. Plot: After her outlaw husband returns home shot with eight bullets and barely alive, Jane reluctantly reaches out to an ex-lover who she hasn't seen in over ten years to help her defend her farm when the time comes that her husband's gang eventually tracks him down to finish the job. The new movie is directed by Gavin O'Connor (Warrior, Pride and Glory) and is set to hit theaters in February of 2016. Trailer:...

Along with his work in Bollywood and in India, you have seen choreographer Longinus Fernandes’ work in Slumdog Millionaire in the ‘Jai Ho’ sequence and in Eat Pray Love among many others. Now Fernandes has brought his unique style and fabulous moves to the movies again for a special sequence in director John Madden’s The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. What makes it so special is that the choreographer worked with some of the best actors in the world including Richard Gere, Judy Dench, Maggie Smith, Lillette Dubey, and Dev Patel to name just a few and got them to dance to the Bollywood beat of the killer song ‘Jhoom Barabar Jhoom’.

I was lucky enough to get the chance to do an email interview with Longinus about The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and more! Check out what he had to say about working on the film, getting...

A magnificent film, vital and alive, with the most profound sense of immediacy I think I’ve ever felt in a historical story. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing

I’m “biast” (con): nothing

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)

There’s not a single word that comes out of the mouth of Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma — yes, even given that the film had to paraphrase his speeches thanks to a copyright issue — that doesn’t still apply today, half a damn century later. This is the beauty, and the tragedy, of Ava DuVernay’s magnificent film. The images it horrifies us with — peaceful protesters whipped in the street by policemen — and inspires us with — peaceful protesters continuing to protest in the face of outrageous offense — are almost identical, in many significant ways, to images we’ve seen on television in recent months, from Ferguson,...

Video game producer/director Kris Renkewitz will be jumping into horror film, making his feature directorial debut with WWII-set zombie film, Untöt, set to star Hayden Christensen. Warrior and Pride and Glory‘s Greg O’Connor is producing the film, “set towards the end of World War II in December 1944. During a blizzard, an elite military unit headed…

The post Hayden Christensen to lead WWII Undead Horror, Untöt appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.

Today we have the first photos from the upcoming "Jane Got a Gun" action Western, starring Natalie Portman, Noah Emmerich, Ewan McGregor, and Joel Edgerton. Check everything out below. Plot: After her outlaw husband returns home shot with eight bullets and barely alive, Jane reluctantly reaches out to an ex-lover who she hasn't seen in over ten years to help her defend her farm when the time comes that her husband's gang eventually tracks him down to finish the job. The new movie is directed by Gavin O'Connor (Warrior, Pride and Glory) and is set to hit theaters on September 4th. Photos: (click to enlarge)...

The Accountant sounds like an extremely stupid movie to me. Ben Affleck will play a man who is an accountant by day and an assassin by night. I hope the film has a sense of humor about itself, but director Gavin O'Connor's track record (Warrior, Pride and Glory) does not suggest it will. However, this piece of casting news gives me more hope on what the film will be. Anna Kendrick and J.K. Simmons are doing some extremely fine work as of late. Simmons is looking at an Oscar nomination for Whiplash, which he very much deserves for that performance. Kendrick just gave what I think is the best performance of her career thus far in The Last 5 Years (read my review here) and will next be seen in another musical adaptation this Christmas with Into the Woods. The two are operating at high levels and are some...

Edmund Kingsley is set for his first lead role in writer-director Andrew Martin’s debut feature Capsule. The son of Oscar winner Ben Kingsley will play an experienced fighter pilot who is in command of Britain’s first manned mission to space at the height of the Cold War. He ends alone in space with a malfunctioning capsule, limited contact with the UK, unusual communication with the U.S. and some unorthodox communication with Soviet Russia. The cast also includes Lisa Greenwood and Joseph Baird. The film is produced by Paul D. Forrest and executive produced by Mohammed Patel, Omar Qamar, Stuart Wilkins and Waseem Zaman. Kingsley’s credits include Hugo, Stonehurst Asylum and TV’s The Borgias and Endeavour. He is repped by Independent Talent Group.

Olivia Holt has joined Paramount’s faith-based drama Same Kind Of Different As Me. The Disney star will play Regan, the daughter of...

Doubles down on the first film’s angry approach to class, inequality, and violence, and once again reflects an image of America that is ugly but only slightly distorted. I’m “biast” (pro): loved the first film

I’m “biast” (con): nothing

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)

Last year, The Purge astonished me with one of the most daring speculative conceits to come out of a Hollywood studio in maybe forever, or certainly since the dystopic sci-fi of the 1970s. In a near-future America under what appears to be a religious dictatorship called the New Founding Fathers, all crime including murder is permitted — nay, encouraged — one night a year for a 12-hour period called the Purge. Vague religious justifications about “cleansing” smash up against the American “right” to be armed to the teeth and defend oneself against all threats, perceived or actual, with hints...

This weekend, moviegoers will return for more madness with "The Purge: Anarchy," the sequel to last summer's horror hit "The Purge." The violent and extreme future world of the film, where crime reigns free for 24 hours once a year, is a bit different from other traditional horror films, in that it isn't the supernatural that invokes fear, but humanity's darkest desires. And helping to convey that tone is composer Nathan Whitehead, who has scored both films in the franchise. Starting his career at a sound design company, and working nights and weekends on his own material, Whitehead's persistence eventually paid off, as he contributed music and arrangements to variety of projects including "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," "Pride and Glory," "Your Highness" and more, along with video game work as well. But it's "The Purge" films where Whitehead is really establishing his footprint and musical voice, and you can...

One doesn’t have to be an analyst or expert in all things cinema to note the decline of certain genres and niches within the film-making machine. While comic-book movies and superhero franchises have risen to soaring heights over the last fifteen years, we have seen a dramatic drop in other, classic outputs, seemingly to make way. A perfect example of this would be the procedural crime thriller, tales of murder investigation and corruption, a hallmark of hard boiled fiction from the 1970′s onwards that by now have tailed off. It says a lot that the most recent archetypal release from said field was last year’s Broken City, a box office and critical failure from highly rated scribe Stephen Knight. A production line that once gave us the likes of Chinatown, Serpico and Seven is now decrepit and seemingly unfit for purpose.

Not only is this genre starved, it...

Fans of 2013's "The Purge" should ready themselves with round two from "The Purge: Anarchy," to the strains of the same composer from the first scary flick. Nathan Whitehead returned to score the sequel, and HitFix today exclusively reveals the first piece to arrive from the soundtrack: the ominously titled "Don't Do This." Check out the song below. “Scoring ‘The Purge: Anarchy’ was thrilling,” Whitehead said of the new music. “Everything is bigger this time; the action, drama and tension all take place on a much larger scale. I worked hard to incorporate this larger scope in the music, and we went much further combining aggressive electronics and textures with a live orchestra. It was such a satisfying challenge, and I hope my score delivers the intense experience that moviegoers are looking forward to having.” The original soundtrack will be be released on July 15 via Back Lot Music, while the...

For his next movie to follow Edge Of Tomorrow, Doug Liman is already in active development on the Tom Clancy videogame adaptation Splinter Cell, which has Tom Hardy attached to star. That's only one of several projects that Liman has on the boil, however, and he may just have added another to the list. With the World Cup in full swing, it seems appropriate that he's in talks to direct Victory, a remake of the WWII football favourite Escape To Victory.The original film, made in 1981, involves a group of POWs using a propaganda footie match with their German captors as an escape opportunity, with some help from the French Resistance tunnelling in from the sewers outside the Paris ground. John Huston directed, and the film is much loved and remembered for its unusual onscreen mix of actors and professional footballers: Michael Caine and Sylvester Stallone co-star with Bobby Moore and Pele.

Paramount Pictures and Pathé today announced that the feature film Selma will have a limited release in the U.S. on Christmas Day and will open wide on January 9, 2015.

The date puts director Ava DuVernay’s (Middle Of Nowhere) film in a prime spot during awards season. Definitely add this one to your calendar.

Selma is the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic struggle to secure voting rights for all people – a dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with the epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and led to President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The film’s release will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the landmark legislation.

It was also announced that Academy Award nominee Oprah Winfrey has joined the cast as Annie Lee Cooper, an elderly woman and visible leader amongst the civil rights protesters in Selma who tried to register to...

As his career has pressed forward, director Gavin O'Connor's film titles have gotten progressively blunter: "Pride And Glory," "Warrior" and his forthcoming, "Jane Got A Gun." And now he's got another that makes no bones about the subject and thematic elements. The director has signed up to helm "Massacre In The Himalayas," which is exactly what it sounds like. The film will be based on Men's Journal article (read it here) by Freddie Wilkinson, that tells the true story of a dozen mountain climbers, trying to reach the summit of K2, who are attacked and eventually killed by Pakistani terrorists. Ten were killed, with one surviving by jumping off a cliff... And while it's a great true story, Variety notes it will be fictionalized, but let's hope they don't get too creative with the adaptation. No word yet on whether or not this will be the filmmaker's next effort,...

As his career has pressed forward, director Gavin O'Connor's film titles have gotten progressively blunter: "Pride And Glory," "Warrior" and his forthcoming, "Jane Got A Gun." And now he's got another that makes no bones about the subject and thematic elements. The director has signed up to helm "Massacre In The Himalayas," which is exactly what it sounds like. The film will be based on Men's Journal article (read it here) by Freddie Wilkinson, that tells the true story of a dozen mountain climbers, trying to reach the summit of K2, who are attacked and eventually killed by Pakistani terrorists. Ten were killed, with one surviving by jumping off a cliff... And while it's a great true story, Variety notes it will be fictionalized, but let's hope they don't get too creative with the adaptation. No word yet on whether or not this will be the filmmaker's next effort,...

Paramount Pictures and Pathé today announced that principal photography has commenced on “Selma,” directed by Ava DuVernay (“Middle Of Nowhere.”) The film is shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, and Montgomery and Selma, Alabama.

The screenplay was written by Paul Webb (“Four Nights in Knaresborough”). Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner will produce through their Plan B banner (“World War Z,” “12 Years A Slave”), with Christian Colson through his Cloud Eight Films (“127 Hours,” “Slumdog Millionaire”), and Oprah Winfrey (“The Hundred-foot Journey,” “Beloved”) through her Harpo Films. Ava DuVernay, Paul Garnes, Cameron McCracken and Nan Morales are executive producing.

Brad Grey, Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures said:

“This story will resonate deeply with not only those brave men and women who fought for voting rights alongside Dr. King, but also the countless millions of people who continue to fight against discrimination in voting today. This talented group of filmmakers, led by...

Paramount Pictures and Pathé today announced that principal photography has commenced on Selma, directed by Ava DuVernay (Middle Of Nowhere.) The film is shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, and Montgomery and Selma, Alabama.

The screenplay was written by Paul Webb (“Four Nights in Knaresborough”).

Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner will produce through their Plan B banner (“World War Z,” “12 Years A Slave”), with Christian Colson through his Cloud Eight Films (“127 Hours,” “Slumdog Millionaire”), and Oprah Winfrey (“The Hundred-foot Journey,” “Beloved”) through her Harpo Films.

Ava DuVernay, Paul Garnes, Cameron McCracken and Nan Morales are executive producing.

Selma is the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic struggle to secure voting rights for all people – a dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with the epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and led to President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Paramount is handling the film’s domestic distribution,...

Exclusive: Wme has signed Gavin O’Connor, the writer-director of the superb generational fighter tale Warrior, the indie Tumbleweeds, cop drama Pride And Glory, and the U.S. Gold Medal-winning hockey team saga Miracle. O’Connor most recently directed the pilot that launched the FX series The Americans, and he came on to save the day when he signed on to direct Jane Got A Gun, the drama that stars Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Ewan McGregor and Rodrigo Santoro. Relativity acquired the Western for release and will open the film later this year. O’Connor had been at CAA.

You may find this hard to believe, but there are in fact a few films opening in 2014 that are not sequels, not remakes, not reboots, and not based on stage shows, the Bible (there’s more than one of these coming our way), young-adult novels, comic books, cartoons, or — someone make it stop — toy lines. Good luck finding anything currently scheduled for wide release in June or December that’s actually original, but here’s what you might want to keep an eye out for during the rest of the year. (Release dates are for North America.)

Most Anticipated

The Grand Budapest Hotel (March 7 limited): Wes Anderson is back with what looks like another delightful faux-retro jape, this one about a “legendary” hotel concierge played by Ralph Fiennes; the chance to see the legendarily serious actor explore his comic chops has me agog with hoped-for joy. [IMDb] [trailer]

Only Lovers Left Alive...

We could all use a little more Edward Norton in our lives.

Though the Fight Club star has had a few particularly zeitgeisty moments (see 1996, which brought us Norton’s Primal Fear/Larry Flynt/Everyone Says I Love You trifecta, or 2002, when he had big roles in four movies… one of which, granted, was Death to Smoochy), he generally keeps a pretty low profile by appearing in just a few carefully chosen films each year. This, plus Norton’s closely guarded personal life, mean that he’s sort of impossible to get sick of — and makes his first time hosting...

In case you’re still in denial that there’s a fourth Jurassic Park film on the way, here’s some casting news to really drive the point home. This movie is happening. And “the kid from Iron Man 3″ is going to be in it.

Deadline is reporting that Ty Simpkins has been cast as a lead in “Jurassic World.” Simpkins actually has quite a resume. Aside from IM3, the 12 year old has also appeared in “War of The Worlds,” ” Revolutionary Road,” “Little Children,” “Pride and Glory,” and “Insidious.” If the murmurs are true, he’ll soon be joined in the “Jurassic World” cast by Bryce Dallas Howard and possibly Jake Johnson (New Girl).

“Jurassic World” will be coming your way during the stacked Summer of 2015, and will be directed by Colin Trevorrow- who also co-wrote the script with Derek Connolly after winning the job with his work on “Safety Not Guaranteed.

After being place on hold, "Jurassic Park 4," which is actually called "Jurassic World," is moving forward at lightning speed. It was recently announced that Bryce Dallas Howard is in talks to star in the film. And now comes word she'll be joined by Ty Simpkins. Simpkins is the little boy from "Iron Man 3" and "Insidious." His other credits include "Revolutionary Road," "Pride and Glory" and "Little Children." Joining "Jurassic World" means that the actor will re-team with Steven Spielberg after working together on "War of the Worlds." "Jurassic World" is directed by Colin Trevorrow and is set to hit theaters on June 12th, 2015. Click here to read more about "Jurassic World."...

Ty Simpkins has reportedly landed a part in the upcoming Jurassic World movie.

The 12-year-old actor recently worked on Iron Man 3 and now has a lead role in the dinosaur film, according to Deadline.

He will be reunited with producer Steven Spielberg, who he worked with on 2005's War of the Worlds, also starring Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning.

Speilberg is producing the Jurassic Park sequel with Frank Marshall and Pat Crowley.

Other credits under Simpkins's belt include Insidious, Revolutionary Road and Pride and Glory.

Directed by Colin Trevorrow, Jurassic World is to be shot in 3D, and Universal has scheduled a release of June 12, 2015 in the Us, with the UK date currently unannounced.

New Girl and Drinking Buddies star Jake Johnson is rumoured to be attached, but his role is so far unconfirmed, while actress Bryce Dallas Howard was also recently reported to have been cast.

The first...

Exclusive: We got another lead casting in Jurassic World, the Colin Trevorrow-directed sequel that will be shot in 3D and which Universal will release in June 12, 2015. I keep hearing that New Girl and Drinking Buddies star Jake Johnson is in the mix, but the studio won’t confirm him. I don’t think they confirmed Bryce Dallas Howard, who has also been in talks for a role. I’m hearing that 12-year old Ty Simpkins, fresh from Iron Man 3, has booked a lead in Jurassic World. Despite the fact I probably have food in the freezer older than this young actor, Simpkins has worked before with producer Steven Spielberg, who is producing with Frank Marshall and Pat Crowley. Simpkins made his feature debut in the Spielberg-directed War Of The Worlds, opposite Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning. Last year, Simpkins starred in the genre smash Insidious, and reprises in the sequel.

The new Clive Owen vehicle, Blood Ties, looks to pick up where Pride and Glory and We Own the Night left off. Essentially, this crime drama is set to follow the lives of two brothers on opposite sides of the law; one being a cop, and the other a former mobster who was recently released from prison, on top of several disparate individuals whose lives are all seemingly interconnected to the New York City underworld in the 1970s.

The film is a remake of the French language film Les Liens du Sang (Rivals), but whether it is a shot-by-shot remake remains to be seen. However, in an interesting twist, the star of the original is the writer and director of this English speaking update.

At the very least, the movie seems to showcase a very different Clive Owen than we are used to. The permanently debonair actor takes on a...

We knew Kristen Stewart had gotten new tattoos a couple weeks ago when she visited Pride and Glory Tattoo Parlor in Tennessee, but now we actually have photos. At the Chanel show at Paris Fashion Week, Stewart displayed two new small, minimalist tattoos she'd gotten on the sides of her wrists.

The one on her right wrist is an infinity sign while the one on her left is four parallel lines.

Right wrist.

Close-up.

Left wrist.

Close-up.

Start making your guesses on what they mean.

Kristen Stewart showed off more than her killer legs in Paris this week -- she also revealed two new tattoos!The "Twilight" star's short shorts at the Chanel show on Tuesday almost made us miss her ink, which she got at Nashville, Tennessee's Pride and Glory parlor in June.So ... what do they mean? We don't know for sure, but some are speculating the Infinity symbol has to do with Robert Pattinson and that the four lines represent punk band Black Flag's logo.Those may both be a stretch (maybe she just likes the number 8), but get another look in the gallery above -- plus see more inked up female stars!What do you think of her tiny new additions? Sound off below. Read more...

The perfect accessory for Kristen Stewart's edgy look at Paris Fashion Week? Two tiny new wrist tattoos! The 23-year-old Twilight beauty showed off her new ink at the Chanel show on Tuesday, July 2. Stewart revealed a tiny black infinity symbol on the inside of her right wrist, and a four tiny black parallel lines on the side of her left wrist. Last month, the actress was photographed at Pride and Glory tattoo parlor in Nashville, Tenn., while enjoying a road trip with friends. What do her tattoos [...]...

We're finally getting a look at Kristen Stewart's new tattoo! While attending the Chanel show at the 2013 Paris Fashion Week Haute-Couture Fall/Winter 2013-2014 presentation today (her first public appearance since officially breaking up with Twilight beau Robert Pattinson), the 23-year-old actress revealed her fresh ink. The tat, which Stewart got over a week ago at Nashville, Tenn.'s Pride and Glory parlor, appears to be a tiny infinity symbol in black ink on the inside of her right wrist. Stewart got the tattoo while on a cross-country road trip with a group of her pals last month.  Stewart also showed off another tattoo on her other hand: four small parallel lines in black ink on her...

Gearing up for an outbound flight, Kristen Stewart showed up at Lax International Airport last night (June 30).

Joined by a few beefy bodyguards, the “Snow White and the Huntsman” hottie looked cool and casual in a white t-shirt with black faded skinny jeans and trendy specs as she made her way to her gate.

Kristen has been on the road (pardon the wordplay) quite a bit as of late, having received a new tattoo at Nashville’s own Pride and Glory last week.

Meanwhile, Forbes named Miss Stewart to their Celebrity 100 List as the fourth most powerful actress in Tinseltown. Kudos!