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28 Days Later, and 16 years after the last film, 28 Weeks Later, a third film, 28 Years Later is in the works with Danny Boyle directing and Alex Garland scripting. The 28 Years Later film is said to being packaged and then shopped to potential steamers and studios for distribution.

official press release posted to the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group and shared on Cruise’s social channels, the deal is a partnership marks a return to WB for Cruise, who has worked with the studio on the likes of Edge of Tomorrow, Rock of Ages, The Last Samurai, Eyes Wide Shut, Interview with the Vampire, Risky Business, The Outsiders, and New Line’s Magnolia.Co-Chairs and CEOs Michael De Luca & Pam Abdy said in the release: “We are thrilled to be working with Tom, an absolute legend in the film industry. Our vision, from day one, has been to rebuild this iconic studio to the heights of its glory days, and, in fact, when we first sat down with David Zaslav to talk about joining the Warner Bros. Discovery team, he said to us, ‘We are on a mission to bring Warner Bros. back – we have the best resources, storytelling IP, and talent in the business – and we need to bring Tom Cruise back to Warner Bros!’ Today, that becomes a reality and we are one step closer to achieving our ambition. We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Tom back to Warner Bros. and look forward to bringing more of his genius to life on screen in the years ahead.”Cruise added: “I have great respect and admiration for David, Pam, Mike, and the entire team at Warner Bros. Discovery and their commitment to movies, movie fans, and the theatrical experience. I look forward to making great movies together!”Cruise is currently hard at work on the second part of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning which is housed over at Paramount.When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.@ THN - The Hollywood News 2023

StarWars.com on Tuesday with the added info that Jon Favreau will direct with Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, and Dave Filoni producing.The Mandalorian film, titled simply The Mandalorian & Grogu, will go into production in 2024.“I have loved telling stories set in the rich world that George Lucas created,” said Favreau on the site. “The prospect of bringing the Mandalorian and his apprentice Grogu to the big screen is extremely exciting.”“Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni have ushered into Star Wars two new and beloved characters, and this new story is a perfect fit for the big screen,” added Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm.Related: New trailer lands of The Mandalorian season three The film is just one of a bunch of features set in the Star Wars universe to be amping up into some sort of stage of production this year, including works from the likes of Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, James Mangold, and Dave Filoni.There are currently three series of The Mandalorian on the streaming service Disney +, and is just one of many successful Star Wars series that includes Ashoka, Obi-Wan Kenobi and The Book Of Boba Fett.Exciting times.

He’s currently the talk of the town in Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn which, as well as still playing in some cinemas, is also available on Amazon Prime Video, and now it looks like Jacob Elordi is set to play the monster in Guillermo del Toro’s Dr. Frankenstein. The Dr Frankenstein film has been long in development with del Toro and following delays with the recent strikes, it finally looks like it is set to hit production soon.The news comes via Deadline who reports that Elordi will replace Andrew Garfield on the high-profile project after he left due to scheduling conflicts.

Mean Girls film, due in cinemas at the end of this month. Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.

The First Omen. This is a prequel to the popular horror series and stars Nell Tiger Free, Tawfeek Barhom, Sônia Braga, Ralph Ineson, and Bill Nighy.

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery complete with a brand new commentary from the film’s writer and director Rian Johnson. As far as I know, this is one of the first streaming releases to get this feature, obviously more known with physical media purchases.The news comes to us from Screen Rant, and there has also been a tweet posted to Twitter from the film’s official account saying: “I keep returning, in my mind, to the Glass Onion…” The time given for the debut of the movie complete with commentary is 10am US Pacific time – 6pm GMT.“The mystery is not going to be what keeps the audience in their seats. Remember first and foremost that you’re making a movie and that it has to dramatically work before it intellectually works as a puzzle,” writer-director Rian Johnson said about the film when it was released via the streamer.

Folk horror becomes folk fantasy in Alex Schaad’s transformative philosophical tale of finding contentment in oneself. Young couple Leyla (Mala Emde) and Tristan (Jonas Dassler) travel to a remote island to visit Leyla’s old friend Stella (Edgar Selge). The pair are there to participate in an usual ritual that allows people to see the world through someone else’s eyes (literally). From the outset Skin Deep screams Midsommar.

A new trailer has landed for the upcoming horror-thriller Piggy. The film originally premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival back in January but will start to appear in cinemas stateside very soon.With the summer sun beating down on her rural Spanish town, Sara hides away in her parent’s butcher shop.

Lawmen Bass Reeves trailer has just arrived. The series is the new one from Yellowstone and Tulsa King creator Taylor Sheridan and will be released onto the Paramount+ streaming service very soon.

Jumanji Double Pack, Spider-Man Far From Home, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, Bad Boys Collection Boxset, Bloodshot, Little Women, and Venom. We have one pack of all of those titles to give away to one lucky reader.To be in with a chance of winning the Blu-ray bundle, all that you have to do is answer the question below.What is the full title of the third Bad Boys movie released earlier in 2020?a) Bad Boys For Lifeb) Bad Boys Foreverc) Bad Boys AgainThe competition runs from now until 18th December.

Lionsgate has delivered yet another trailer for the upcoming Laika movie Missing Link. The film is coming to cinemas in the spring, and features an impressive vocal cast that includes Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, Timothy Olyphant, Emma Thompson, and Zach Galifianakis.Lionsgate/Laika/YouTubeMr. Link is the altogether lovable and hilarious title character in this globe-trotting comedy-adventure from the award-winning animation studio, Laika.Hugh Jackman is Sir Lionel Frost: a brave and dashing adventurer who considers himself to be the world’s foremost investigator of myths and monsters.

the fantastic, winged creatures in House of the Dragon. The new poster for the upcoming show plays on that fact perfectly, with a huge menacing dragon’s head looking at us from behind Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen. With the Targaryens taking center stage in the new show, we can rest assured plenty of dragon action will be heading our way.

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“Each year, First Feature Competition is something truly special. We can’t wait to introduce these emerging talents to the world.”, she adds.

Wilds of Fortune, more and more of us are taking this fresh enthusiasm for slots, poker, roulette and casinos as a whole into our TV viewing too.Netflix is a hotbed for this, but what are the best gambling documentaries on the streaming platform right now?While not strictly a gambling documentary, The Queen of Versailles provides a fascinating glimpse into the extravagant lifestyles that often accompany the world of high-stakes gambling. The film follows David and Jackie Siegel, a wealthy couple building a lavish mansion inspired by the Palace of Versailles.

Eileen, a film we caught earlier this year at Sundance. Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway lead the cast of the film which is directed by William Oldroyd.Eileen is based on the book of the same name Ottessa Moshfegh and follows a peculiar young woman whose dreary life stretches on toward unending misery.

Until very recently with the release of James Wan’s Aquaman, the film side of the DC Universe has had patchy track record to say the least. Warner Bros are clearly still finding their feet, while also chasing the tail of their Disney competitors. On the animated side of the spectrum however, things have always looked a little brighter. DC have always been comfortably reliable in terms of their animated output, dating all the way back to the critically acclaimed Batman series of the 90’s. Now, Warner Animation have taken another stab at the renowned ‘Death of Superman’ comic storyline.The well-documented and heavily-adapted plotline of the early 90’s is something even casual audience members will have an awareness of by now.

Wild Men, a black comedy hailing from Denmark, has received a UK release date along with a brand new trailer. The film is set for screens nationwide from 6th May through Blue Finch Films.The feature is described as a razor-sharp meditation on masculinity and mental illness in modern times, and has screened at major film festivals including Tribeca Film Festival, Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival, Fantasia Film Festival and Glasgow Film Festival.Here’s the synopsis:Martin (Rasmus Bjerg, Sons of Denmark) has fled his family and the modern world to head into the woods and live off the land, as his manly ancestors would have done… he even has a homemade Viking costume.

20th Century Fox have debuted the first Goodbye Christophe Robin trailer, the forthcoming A.A. Milne biopic starring Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie and Kelly MacDonald. The film tells the story of Winnie The Pooh creator Milne and the relationship between him and his son Christopher.

Back To The Future filmmaker Robert Zemeckis has a new film in cinemas soon. Welcome To Marwen stars Steve Carell, Eiza González, Diane Kruger, Leslie Mann, Merritt Wever, Janelle Monáe, Neil Jackson, Siobhan Williams, Matt O’Leary, and Stefanie von Pfetten, and starts to roll out in a few weeks. Today, we have a third trailer for your viewing pleasure.YouTube/Universal PicturesWhen a devastating attack shatters Mark Hogancamp (Carell) and wipes away all memories, no one expected recovery.

Killers of the Flower Moon, which premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, is still getting acclaim as it continues its theatrical run and debut on premium home release. The feature has been named one of the top 10 films of the year by the American Film Institute, as well as the No.

Cuckoo (above) from filmmaker Tilman Singer and Johan Renck’s Spaceman with Adam Sandler, a Netflix film for which a trailer just dropped.The seven films are as follows.Cuckooby Tilman Singer | with Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick, Marton Csókás, Jan Bluthardt Germany 2024Berlinale Special Gala | World premiereDostoevskij (Dostoevsky)by Damiano & Fabio D’Innocenzo | with Filippo Timi, Gabriel Montesi, Carlotta Gamba, Federico Vanni Italy 2024Berlinale Special | World premiere | SeriesSasquatch Sunsetby David & Nathan Zellner | with Riley Keough, Jesse Eisenberg, Nathan Zellner, Christophe Zajac-Denek USA 2024Berlinale Special | International premiereSeven Veilsby Atom Egoyan | with Amanda Seyfried, Rebecca Liddiard, Douglas Smith, Ambur Braid, Michael Kupfer-Radecky Canada 2023Berlinale Special Gala | International premiereSpacemanby Johan Renck | with Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Isabella Rossellini, Paul Dano USA 2024Berlinale Special Gala | World premiereTreasureby Julia von Heinz | with Lena Dunham, Stephen Fry, Zbigniew Zamachowski Germany / France 2024Berlinale Special Gala | World premiereWu Suo Zhu (Abiding Nowhere)by Tsai Ming-liangTaiwan / USA 2024Berlinale Special | World premiere | Documentary FormArtistic Director Carlo Chatrian announced seven films in all for next year’s festival with the remaining line-up due in mid-January.“It is with special pleasure and pride that we welcome back directors who have presented their work at the festival in the past. Berlinale Special will be home for new films by Julia von Heinz (Treasure) and Tilman Singer (Cuckoo), both with projects involving American stars, for the irreverent comedy by the Zellner brothers (Sasquatch Sunset) and the dark