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Showtime Networks Inc. and Bleecker Street have entered into a new and exclusive three-year output agreement, effective in March.

Bleecker Street has acquired domestic rights to Catherine Hardwicke’s new action comedy “Mafia Mamma” starring Toni Collette, the company announced on Wednesday.The film also stars Monica Bellucci and Rob Huebel. The film is set to go into production this May in Italy.“Mafia Mamma” centers on a suburban American woman who inherits her grandfather’s Mafia empire, and guided by the Firm’s trusted consigliere defies everyone’s expectations, including her own, as the new head of the family business.“Mafia Mamma” is a Vocab Films, IDEA(L) and New Sparta Production based on an original idea by French novelist, screenwriter and filmmaker Amanda Sthers.

sequel.In the quick clip towards the end of the promo, Daniel Craig's Detective Benoit Blanc is seen boarding a boat in the Mediterranean, along with some of new A-list cast members, like Kate Hudson, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr. and more.

TriStar Pictures has unveiled first-look photos from The Woman King, the historical epic directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Old Guard, Beyond the Lights) that is hitting theaters on September 16.

Angelique Jackson Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. rights to Abi Damaris Corbin’s “892,” starring John Boyega and the late Michael K.

Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. rights to “892,” a thriller starring John Boyega and Michael K. Williams that made its premiere in competition at Sundance.

Bleecker Street has acquired U.S. rights to the dramatic thriller 892, starring John Boyega (Star Wars franchise) and the late Michael Kenneth Williams (The Wire), which recently made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in U.S. Dramatic Competition and won its Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast. The independently-financed distributor is planning a late summer release in theaters nationwide.

Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis has transformed into a legendary military commander in the first look at the upcoming film “The Woman King.” The TriStar Pictures feature hails from director Gina Prince-Bythewood (“The Old Guard,” “Love & Basketball”) and is based on the untold story of The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.Davis stars as Nanisca, the general of an all-female military unit who fights enemies who threaten her kingdom. The performer is coming off her first Oscar win for 2020’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” in which she played iconic artist Ma Rainey.

The 2022 virtual edition of the Sundance Film Festival is in full swing, and among the films making a debt at this year’s fest is “Dual”, a dark comedy starring Karen Gillan (“Doctor Who”, “Guardians of the Galaxy”) and Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”).

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticHere’s the thing about bank robbery movies: No one ever roots for the bank. The tellers rarely seem like real people; the institutions don’t need the money; the insurance companies take the hit.

William Earl Variety is returning to the Sundance Film Festival, hosting virtual interviews in the Variety Studio in collaboration with Audible. Throughout the festival, videos from the studio will appear on Variety.com beginning on Jan.

After the release of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” fans seemed to be a bit polarized about the three Sequel Trilogy films. That’s putting it lightly, sure, but there are still some people out there that enjoy those movies and hope to see Rey, Finn, Poe, and the other new characters in potential new projects.

EXCLUSIVE: Four-time Grammy Award winner Angelique Kidjo, Jimmy Odukoya, Thando Dlomo and Jordan Bolger have rounded out the ensemble of TriStar Pictures’ The Woman King, starring Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis and Thuso Mbedu. Lashana Lynch, Adrienne Warren and John Boyega are also on board with Gina Prince-Bythewood directing. eOne is on board to co-finance the pic.

John Boyega doesn’t understand why people were so surprised by his criticism of the “Star Wars” franchise when other A list actors such as Robert Pattison have made disparaging comments about the movie franchises that made them famous.

EXCLUSIVE: Entertainment One (eOne) will be co-financing Tri-Star Pictures’ historical epic The Woman King which is inspired by true events which took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

original “Star Wars” film executed order 66 on those responsible for the franchises’ episodes VII through IX, flat out saying: “It sucks. The storylines are terrible.

EXCLUSIVE: Hot off of starring in HBO’s critically acclaimed drama series The White Lotus, which was recently picked up for a second season, 4x Emmy nominee Connie Britton is joining Salmira Productions’ feature drama 892 opposite John Boyega, Michael K. Williams and Nichole Beharie.

If you’re having trouble sleeping, Regé-Jean Page could help.

John Boyega is ready to take his acting skills to a new regal level.The 29-year-old actor previously expressed his desire to Regé-Jean Page about wanting to be in the Netflix romance drama,. While chatting with ET's Matt Cohen, Boyega explained how he's the perfect man for a period piece.«I think it might not be that show, but I think I definitely have a future in wearing high boots and hats, and speaking more of a pronounced pronunciation,» the actor expressed.

At its core, “Naked Singularity” embodies the traits of an inventive, or at the very least, entertaining, film. But, as social commentary, solid casting choices and science-fiction swirl together in Chase Palmer’s debut feature film, the result is a startlingly confused piece of kitschy, clunky neo-noir.

Rege-Jean Page, the breakout actor from Netflix’s Shondaland series “Bridgerton” (in which he starred as a very handsome Duke of Hastings), has been cast in and set to executive produce Paramount’s reboot of “The Saint,” says The Hollywood Reporter. At the same time, playwright and actor Kwame Kwei-Armah (who also co-wrote “892.” an indie drama starring John Boyega).

“What if you can beat the system at its own game?”

John Boyega might be known for big franchises these days, “Star Wars,” “Pacific Rim,” etc., but as something like Steve McQueen‘s recent “Small Axe” will sharply put into focus, he hasn’t forgotten his indie roots and stories of real human empathy.

Eighteen years ago, Femi Oguns was handing out flyers around London offering youth the chance to learn at the UK’s first ever Black-centric drama school.

After exiting the Netflix film “Rebel Ridge” directed by Jeremy Saulnier (“Green Room“), British actor John Boyega (“Detroit“) is reportedly looking to help out an indie drama that was about to collapse if they couldn’t find a new leading man.

Bridgerton money, man. I need to wear them skintights,” Boyega said, per We Got This Covered.

K.J. Yossman “Star Wars” actor John Boyega was inexplicably stripped of his Twitter verification badge, before it was hastily restored following Variety’s enquiries on Friday.The actor, who was a central cast member in the most recent “Star Wars” trilogy alongside Daisy Ridley, appeared to lose the verification badge some time earlier this week.

Netflix movie Rebel Ridge mid-shoot without telling anyone.Earlier this month, it was reported that he exited the film due to “family reasons”.But, according to The Hollywood Reporter, sources claim that “Boyega simply walked away from the production with filming underway”.The publication also claims that, according to one person with knowledge of the situation, the “filmmakers only discovered [Boyega had exited the film] when they looked for him at his hotel and found that he had checked

Earlier this month, it was announced that actor John Boyega was exiting an upcoming Netflix project, “Rebel Ridge,” from filmmaker Jeremy Saulnier (“Green Room“). Actors leaving productions isn’t uncommon, but it’s not terribly normal for a film’s lead to exit during the filming and generally regarded as highly unprofessional in the film industry unless in case of emergency or some majorly untenable or contract-breaking situation.