EXCLUSIVE: Sullivan Stapleton, the Australian actor best known for his turn as FBI special agent Kurt Weller on NBC’s Blindspot, has signed with Verve for representation.
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EXCLUSIVE: Theo Rossi (Emily the Criminal, Army of the Dead) has set Diamondback as his feature directorial debut, and will also star in the thriller based on true events.
In the film set in 1963, which is currently in pre-production, a young veteran Marine with nothing to lose decides to rob a trio of banks with his two best friends and fellow marines, but a tenacious cop makes catching them his personal mission, setting up a collision-course, cat-and-mouse game.
Michael Southworth penned the script. Rossi and Nicholas Carmona’s production company DosDudes Pictures is partnering on the project with Jason Armstrong and Rob Goodrich’s Walk Like a Duck Entertainment.
“When I started as a background player in this business many years ago I had a very clear picture of the things I hoped to accomplish in it. Directing has always been the aspiration in the journey to becoming the most well rounded artist I can be,” Rossi said. “This story and this role felt like the perfect time to take that leap. So humbled and honored to have the opportunity.”
Rossi is best known for his turns as the menacing Hernan ‘Shades’ Alvarez in Marvel’s Luke Cage, as hacker and intelligence officer Juan Carlos ‘Juice’ Ortiz in FX’s Sons of Anarchy, and as infection evaluation officer Burt Cummings in Zack Snyder’s zombie heist pic Army of the Dead. He most recently starred alongside Aubrey Plaza in the thriller Emily the Criminal, which was quickly snapped up by Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment in a bidding war following its debut at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
Rossi also recently starred opposite Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes in Netflix’s limited series True Story, which trended #1 worldwide on the platform. Additional credits include
EXCLUSIVE: Sullivan Stapleton, the Australian actor best known for his turn as FBI special agent Kurt Weller on NBC’s Blindspot, has signed with Verve for representation.
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EXCLUSIVE: Jasmine Mathews (The Tomorrow War, The Rookie), Sonja Sohn (Star Trek: Discovery, The Wire), John Magaro (Call Jane, The Many Saints of Newark) and Shein Mompremier (Black Lightning) have joined the cast of Sony Pictures and AFFIRM Films’ untitled biopic of legendary two-time world heavyweight champion George Foreman, from director George Tillman Jr. (The Hate U Give, Notorious).
For several years now, Bill Murray (“The French Dispatch”) has been a good luck charm for director Wes Anderson, a perennial member of his troupe, but he’s a notoriously hard get. You need a killer script and an “in” to get him to read it.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAziz Ansari has been appointed to direct an untitled comedic-drama for Searchlight Pictures. He will co-star in the movie with Bill Murrary.Ansari, who created the Netflix series “Master of None,” is making his feature directorial debut.
Aziz Ansari (Master of None, Parks and Recreation) is making his feature directorial debut with an untitled dramedy for Searchlight, based on the 2014 non-fiction book Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by surgeon Atul Gawande, in which he’ll star alongside Oscar nominee Bill Murray (The French Dispatch, Lost in Translation), Deadline has confirmed.
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Jordan Moreau David Brenner, an Oscar-winning film editor who worked on dozens of films like “Justice League,” “Independence Day,” “Born on the Fourth of July” and more, died on Thursday, Variety has confirmed. He was 59.“He was an extraordinary editor and a loving, compassionate family man.
GoFundMe page set up by “Avatar” producer Jon Landau, as well as in a social media post by Snyder. Amber Brenner did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment. Brenner won his Oscar in 1990 (shared with Joe Hutshing) for working on Stone’s “Born on the Fourth of July,” and he’s also credited on films such as “The Doors,” “Independence Day,” “The Day After Tomorrow,” “World Trade Center,” “Man of Steel,” “300: Rise of an Empire” and most recently “Zack Snyder’s Justice League.” He was currently at work editing James Cameron’s “Avatar” sequels.
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer“Dave” has been renewed for Season 3 at FX.The show’s second season debuted last summer on FXX.“Dave” is co-created by David Burd (Lil Dicky) and Jeff Schaffer, and executive produced by the pair along with Saladin K. Patterson, Ben Sinclair, Luvh Rakhe, Kevin Hart and Hartbeat Productions, Scooter Braun, Greg Mottola, Marty Bowen, Mike Hertz and SB Projects’ James Shin and Scott Manson.
READ MORE: Ex ITV GMB presenter Piers Morgan mocks David Beckham and furious fans rush to footballer's defence The last host to take the reins was talk show host Jimmy Kimmel in 2018. The following year the awards ceremony was meant to be hosted by comedian Kevin Hart, however he stepped down over controversial tweets.
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Focus Features has dated B.J. Novak’s feature directorial debut, Vengeance, for Friday, July 29.
Yikes! Nick Cannon had some explaining to do after Kevin Hart pranked the actor with a condom vending machine.
EXCLUSIVE: Quiver Distribution has acquired Mayim Bialik’s feature directorial debut As They Made Us, starring Diana Agron (Shiva Baby, Glee), Simon Helberg (Annette, The Big Bang Theory), Oscar nominee Candice Bergen (Let Them All Talk, Starting Over) and two-time Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman (The Meyerowitz Stories, Rain Main), slating it for release in theaters and on VOD on April 8.
J. Kim Murphy It’s been nearly six years since Will Smith suited up as Deadshot in Warner Bros.’ “Suicide Squad.” Although the star hasn’t returned to DC films since, he supports the idea that a director’s cut of David Ayer’s supervillain team-up movie should be released to the public.“Let me tell you, there’s a whole lot that stayed on the floor for ‘Suicide Squad,” Will Smith told Variety’s Marc Malkin on the red carpet for “Bel-Air.” “I’m into it. I love that world.
Kevin Hart revealed he was the person who sent the condom vending machine to Nick Cannon, just one week after the TV host announced he is expecting another child.The actor explained that this is his latest prank to Cannon, sharing a photo with the hilarious gift, captioned “I see u got my gift @nickcannon ….GOTCHA B—-!!!!!! ….Now u don’t have an excuse because the condoms are free #PrankWars.” Nick wrote in the comment section under the post, “This is not a laughing matter Kevin!!!!”Nick, who is expecting his eight child with Brie Tiesi, had previously shared his gift on social media, sharing a photo and writing “Looks like somebody just sent me an early Valentine’s Day gift!! Vending Machine full of Magnums.”During the latest episode of ‘The Nick Cannon Show’ he joked about the announcement of his new child, revealing he is planning to start “his own football team.”“It’s a boy! We found out yesterday,” Nick stated, “Everyone knows I have a lot of children. It’s never a competition.
Simone Missick, Wilson Bethel and Jessica Camacho, among others, will officially kick off in June. Missick also adds executive producer to her credits for the new season, which is already in production, alongside showrunner Dee Harris-Lawrence. In front of the camera, there are a few small cast changes.
Zack Sharf Zack Snyder’s science-fiction epic “Rebel Moon” has announced its full cast. Joining Sofia Boutella in Snyder’s next Netflix-backed tentpole are Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Ray Fisher, Doona Bae, Jena Malone, Staz Nair, E.