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Netflix is going back to one of their biggest original features with “Extraction 2.” Little is known about the film’s plot but the service is pulling out all the stops. For those unfamiliar with the basic premise, “Extraction” sees a mercenary with little left to lose on a dangerous mission to rescue a young prisoner.

topped a list of its most popular original movies, being viewed by 99 million households in its first four weeks and beating out other popular hits like “Bird Box” and “Spenser Confidential.” The sequel brings Hemsworth back into the fold as black market mercenary Tyler Rake, and the original’s director Sam Hargrave is also back on board “Extraction 2,” looking to top himself after delivering an impressive 11-minute unbroken take in the first film.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentRome’s growing MIA market, dedicated to international TV series, feature films and documentaries, has secured a rich roster of fresh international product in various stages and announced a clutch of prominent U.S. and European execs set to make the trek for the mostly in-person Oct.

Scarlett Johansson‘s lawsuit over Black Widow might prevent the Russo brothers from directing a Marvel film.According to a new report in The Wall Street Journal, Joe and Anthony Russo, who directed several Marvel films including Infinity War and Endgame, have “hit an impasse” with the studio.Johansson filed a lawsuit against Disney for reportedly breaking her contract on Black Widow by releasing the film simultaneously on Disney+ and in cinemas.The star’s agent claimed that she would have

Plenty of fans and industry folks brushed off Scarlett Johansson‘s lawsuit concerning “Black Widow” pivoting from theatrical release to a hybrid model as something that could be resolved privately. But with Johansson’s legal team publicly coming out against arbitration and the lawsuit seemingly moving forward, the first bit of fallout at Marvel Studios has arrived, and it involves the Russo Brothers.

Marvel boss Kevin Feige has addressed ongoing rumours about a forthcoming Secret Wars movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Back in 2018, Avengers directors Joe and Anthony Russo said that they would be open to creating movies within the MCU again in the future, pinpointing a Secret Wars film as a project they would specifically like to work on.“If we’re moving into this world of crossover events, certainly that affords opportunity for other large-scale stories from the books like Secret Wars…

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Following the departure of Joe and Anthony Russo from the “Magic: The Gathering” project, Netflix has tapped Jeff Kline (“Transformers: Prime”) to executive produce and lead a new creative team for the CG-animated adaptation of the collectible fantasy trading card game.The show was first announced in June 2019.

Joe and Anthony Russo have exited Netflix’s “Magic: The Gathering” series over creative differences regarding the animated adaptation, TheWrap has learned.

EXCLUSIVE: Magic: the Gathering, Netflix’s CG-animated series adaptation of the popular tabletop trading-card game, has put in place a new creative team led by executive producer Jeff Kline (Transformers: Prime).

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterAGBO, the content company founded by Anthony and Joe Russo, has promoted executive Albert Kim to vice president of intellectual property and development.Kim will now work across the company’s film, television, and digital media and interactive efforts.

In the wake of having the pandemic’s top grossing Hollywood movie, F9 ($593.7 million WW), screenwriter Daniel Casey is penning AGBO’s feature adaptation of the 1978 Japanese anime series Battle of the Planets. 

The American Film Institute (AFI), in partnership with Anthony and Joe Russo’s studio AGBO, has named Christina Kelly Holmes as this year’s recipient of the AGBO/AFI Conservatory Development Grant.

Facebook data scandal during the 2016 election, and “Green Book” director Peter Farrelly is in talks to direct the film, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. However, another source said that Redmayne’s deal is not complete and is still in very early talks.

Rege-Jean Page has lined up two big movie roles following his Bridgerton exit and he’s opening up about them in a new interview.

EXCLUSIVE: British actor DeObia Oparei, whose credits include Game of Thrones, Sex Education, and Santa Clarita Diet, has joined the cast of the Netflix thriller, The Gray Man, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. The pic, said to the biggest-budget tentpole the streamer has made, boasts an impressive cast that includes Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jessica Henwick, Wagner Moura, Dhanush, Billy Bob Thornton, Alfre Woodard, Regé-Jean Page, Julia Butters, and Eme Ikwuakor

Argentinian filmmaker Alejandro Brugués is attached to direct the Netflix horror film, The Last Will and Testament of Charles Abernathy. It’s based on Chris LaMont and Joe Russo’s original screenplay that was featured on the 2018 BloodList and was sold to the streamer.

Richard Madden is hard at work as he preps for his new role.

EXCLUSIVE: Osy Ikhile (The Kill Team) and Caoilinn Springall (The Midnight Sky) are set as series regulars opposite Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Citadel, Anthony and Joe Russo’s upcoming global thriller multi-series for Amazon Studios. Additionally, Stanley Tucci, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Susan Lynch, Sara Martins, Leo Woodall, Gráinne Good and Leo Ashizawa will recur in the series, a co-production with Midnight Radio.

EXCLUSIVE: Eme Ikwuakor and Scott Haze are set to appear opposite Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jessica Henwick, Wagner Moura, Dhanush, Billy Bob Thornton, Alfre Woodard, Regé-Jean Page, and Julia Butters in The Gray Man, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAnthony and Joe Russo are huge fans of “Fortnite” — and the filmmakers, known for their blockbuster Marvel movies, teamed with Epic Games to direct the cinematic opener for the popular battle royale game’s latest installment.Epic on Tuesday launched “Fortnite” Chapter 2 Season 6: Primal, which the company says is the most story-driven event it’s ever produced for the game.Anthony and Joe Russo, in a statement provided to Variety, said, “It’s been fantastic working

Joe and Anthony Russo, the directors of Avengers Endgame, have graciously saluted James Cameron’s film Avatar for edging past them in the all-time worldwide box office totals.

When Chris Hemsworth starrer Extraction released last year, the action flick registered the biggest feature film premiere in Netflix's history as the Sam Hargrave directorial was watched by 99 million households in its first four weeks of release.

There’s been a little update about the sequel to Extraction from producer Joe Russo.

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.MOVIES— Anthony and Joe Russo, the filmmaking brothers behind the “Avengers" movies, pivot in a different direction on “Cherry," a new drama about PTSD and drug addiction. Tom Holland stars as a combat medic who suffers psychologically after returning from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Despite the disappointing reviews for “Cherry” don’t tell the Russo Brothers that taking on their independently financed drama was a stretch. They might have directed the second highest-grossing blockbuster of all time, “Avengers Endgame,” and produced numerous television series, but their roots are actually in indie film.

Spider-Man alum Tom Holland has been appreciated for his role of Peter Parker for a few years now in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, there was a time when Sony wasn’t on board with casting the now 24-year-old actor in the role as Spider-Man.

Tom Holland has been playing Peter Parker for a few years now in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Jon Burlingame Composer Henry Jackman is known for fun Disney fare like “Wreck-It-Ralph” and “Big Hero 6” and dark Marvel epics like “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and “Captain America: Civil War.” But he had never scored a film like “Cherry.”Starring Tom Holland as an Iraq War veteran whose life spirals downward when he becomes addicted to opioids, “Cherry” was directed by Jackman’s old Marvel colleagues Joe and Anthony Russo.

Joe and Anthony Russo went back home for their return to directing after guiding Avengers: Endgame to the biggest box office haul in history. That’s where they found Cherry, the Apple TV+ indie drama based on the novel by their fellow Cleveland native Nico Walker.

Spidey style! Tom Holland chose to skip his pants and show off his shiny, shaved legs for his appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on February 23.