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Idris Elba And John Cena Teaming Up For Action Film ‘Heads Of State’ For Amazon Studios

October 2, 2020 3:04 pm

Idris Elba and John Cena apparently had a good thing going in the upcoming "The Suicide Squad" sequel, because the two actors pitched an action film titled "Heads of State" over Zoom to studios and Amazon Stud...

‘Borat 2’ Trailer: ‘Subsequent Movie Film’ Sequel Arrives October 23 On Amazon

Edward Davis

October 1, 2020 10:02 am

News, Trailers

Has any movie moved as quickly from production (this summer), to completion? Because “Borat 2,” seemingly now titled “Borat: Subsequent MovieFilm,” and not the reportedly ridiculously long title recently rumor...

‘Borat 2’ Acquired by Amazon Studios & Arriving Before Election Day

Edward Davis

September 29, 2020 3:31 pm

News

Well, the rumors are true and legit—though still no word on the oversized title. “Borat 2,” which was shot in secret— and fast—this year by Sacha Baron Cohen is done and not only that, already has a distributo...

John Boyega, Small Axe, Red White And Blue

First Look At John Boyega In Steve McQueen’s Upcoming TV Anthology ‘Small Axe’

Charles Barfield

August 3, 2020 10:49 am

News, Television

After publicly speaking ill of the whole Peak TV era, you didn’t really expect filmmaker Steve McQueen to work on a typical TV series, did you? As we learned with this year’s rather unusual Cannes Film Festiva...

Regina King's One Night In Miami, TIFF 2020, TIFF, Amazon Studios

Regina King’s ‘One Night In Miami’ Goes To Amazon Studios

Gregory Ellwood

July 30, 2020 2:59 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

Slowly, but surely awards season and the movie business is being to percolate once more. After being included in the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival line-up this morning, the period drama "One Night ...

George Clooney Directing Coming-Of-Age Film ‘The Tender Bar’ For Amazon

Rafael Motamayor

July 25, 2020 1:50 pm

News

Two-time Oscar winner George Clooney is in talks to direct and possibly produce a film adaptation of the coming-of-age story "The Tender Bar" for Amazon Studios, Deadline reports. READ MORE: Steven Soderber...

‘Honey Boy’ Exclusive: Director Alma Har’el On Capturing Shia LaBeouf As A ‘Puppet’ In Hollywood [Video]

Gregory Ellwood

December 5, 2019 7:43 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Filmmaker Alma Har'el has been on a strange journey since debuting "Honey Boy" at the Sundance Film Festival almost a year ago. The film chronicles Shia LaBeouf's unconventional life as a child star through a c...

‘The Aeronauts’ Trailer: Eddie Redmayne & Felicity Jones Reach For The Skies In A Thrilling New Adventure

Harry Frazer

October 24, 2019 12:00 pm

News, Trailers

The Wright Brothers are the pioneers of air travel, having invented the first airplane. Well before that, hot air balloons were the only way to get above the ground, and “The Aeronauts” tells the gripping story...

DGA Bans Day And Date Films From Awards Consideration Just Because

Gregory Ellwood

June 26, 2019 3:38 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The Directors Guild of America decided to make themselves the subject of a popular meme today. In a move nobody saw coming or thought was necessary, the DGA has decided to ban any film with a "day and date" rel...

Salma Hayek & Owen Wilson Begin Production On Mike Cahill’s New Amazon Sci-Fi Drama ‘Bliss’

Julia Teti

June 21, 2019 5:00 pm

News

Actors Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek are heading to the future with Mike Cahill's, Amazon and Endgame Entertainment vehicle, "Bliss." The project began principal photography in Los Angeles and Croatia this week w...

‘Too Old To Die Young’: Nicolas Winding Refn Revisits His Greatest Hits With Amazon Series [Cannes Review]

Charles Bramesco

May 18, 2019 10:32 am

Features, Festivals, Reviews, Television

Nicolas Winding Refn’s choice to screen the fourth and fifth episodes of his new TV series “Too Old To Die Young” for audiences at the Cannes Film Festival, packaged under the title “North of Hollywood, West of...

Amazon Planning To Give Netflix A Run For Their Money In Streaming

Margaret Kennedy

February 18, 2019 5:36 pm

Interviews, News

Jennifer Salke left us wondering what Amazon had up their sleeve after she went on a major buying spree at the Sundance Film Festival. Now, the Amazon Studios Chief sits down with The Hollywood Reporter and ope...

Sasha Lane Steps Into Rooney Mara’s Old Role in Amazon’s Gillian Flynn Series ‘Utopia’

Rodrigo Perez

January 29, 2019 1:52 pm

News

Once upon a time, David Fincher was going to make a follow-up project with Gillian Flynn to "Gone Girl." It was an ambitious British series adaptation called "Utopia," set up at HBO, Gillian Flynn writing the s...

The Biggest Movie & TV News Stories Of 2018

Gregory Ellwood and Rodrigo Perez

December 27, 2018 3:27 pm

Features, News, Television

Hollywood is in a protracted period of change. Consolidation amongst the old guard and the rising influence of the streaming services has somehow made this town less corporate, more creative, but also somehow ...

Mike Leigh Explains Working With Amazon Studios & Why Cannes Passed On ‘Peterloo’

Charles Barfield

August 31, 2018 3:19 pm

Festivals, News

British filmmaker Mike Leigh has been in the film game for a long time now. Going back decades now, the director developed his own style, made his films, and released them to an adoring public like clockwork. A...

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