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Alan Ritchson‘s rise to stardom will continue over at Lionsgate. Deadline reports that the “Reacher” actor will star in an upcoming sci-fi actioner from the studio written and helmed by Patrick Hughes.

EXCLUSIVE: Build-A-Bear‘s stuffed animal characters have inspired development of animated series Kabu.

EXCLUSIVE: Freestyle Digital Media has cuddled up to Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story, taking North American rights to the doc from The Last Blockbuster‘s Taylor Morden, which features the voices of talent including Jon Lovitz, Pete Holmes, Jerry Mathers, Larry Hankin and Mike Tyson.

EXCLUSIVE: Five-time Grammy-nominee Julia Michaels, six-time Grammy-winner Dionne Warwick and Avatar: The Way Of Water actress Trinity Jo-Li Bliss have been cast in the animated Christmas feature Glisten And The Merry Mission. 

The film stars Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson in a mix-up comedy in which a New York City screw-up is mistaken for the world’s deadliest assassin at an Airbnb rental apartment. It had previously been scheduled for theatrical release on August 12.

Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Sony Pictures’ action-comedy The Man from Toronto, starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson, Deadline can confirm. The film previously scheduled for release in theaters on August 12 will now bow on the streamer in all territories apart from China later this year.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterKevin Hart and Woody Harrelson’s action comedy “The Man From Toronto” is headed to Netflix, Variety has learned exclusively.The Sony Pictures production originally dated for an August theatrical release has sold in a worldwide rights deal to the streamer,  in all territories barring China. The transfer falls under the exclusive first-look deal Sony signed with Netflix last year, on the heels of its notable windowing agreement with the tech giant in 2021.The film revolves around a case of a mistaken identity after the world’s deadliest assassin, known as the “man from Toronto,” (Harrelson) and a stranger, played by Hart, run into each other at an Airbnb. Chaos soon follows as the assassin’s world comes crashing down on Hart.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaHaving chronicled the decline of one influential business with “The Last Blockbuster,” Taylor Morden will instead tell the story of the incredible rise of another in his next feature length documentary.Morden’s new film will examine Build-A-Bear Workshop, charting its growth from startup fad to decades-old experiential retailer. The film is being made with the company’s cooperation and will coincide with Build-A-Bear’s 25th anniversary.

EXCLUSIVE: Three of the biggest action directors in the game are coming together to help give a new spin on one of the decades most acclaimed action pics. Sources tell Deadline Netflix has come on to a new reimagining of Gareth Evans cult classic The Raid, tapping Patrick Hughes to direct with Michael Bay and XYZ Films on board to produce. Evans will exec produce along with Range Media Partners, who reps all three talents. Hughes will co-write the script with James Beaufort.

The 2017 original wasn't exactly a fresh bouquet of roses to begin with, and unsurprisingly, there's little new ground to cover in its sequel.

per the official synopsis of the film, Bryce and the Kincaids are “all that stand between Europe and a vengeful and powerful madman.”That madman, of course, being Antonion Banderas, who’s hoping to launch a massive cyber-attack.

It’s arguable if 2017’s successful “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” film truly deserves its own sequel, even if it made money, but that said, the cast of Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, and Salma Hayek, in an action-comedy sound not so bad, right? Plus, there’s the supporting cast, Antonio Banderas, Morgan Freeman, Frank Grillo, Caroline Goodall, Rebecca Front, Gabriella Wright, Alice McMillan, Kristofer Kamiyasu, Tom Hopper, Blake Ritson, with Richard E.

Actors Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson are no strangers to each other, and they’ve already starred in the action-comedy “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” in 2017.

Sony’s Kevin Hart-Woody Harrelson action comedy Man From Toronto has set a release date of Jan. 14, 2022.

The Hitman's Bodyguard 2 has a new title — The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard — and a new release date, Lionsgate and Millennium announced Monday. The sequel to the 2017 sleeper hit is moving up its release from Aug.

Recently, Woody Harrelson replaced Jason Statham in the Sony's movie, reports variety.com.

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Jason Statham is not starring in The Man From Toronto, after all.

"This movie is going to deliver on so many levels"

The action hero, Jason Statham who featured in the super hit film, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, is reportedly all set to share screen space with Jumanji: The Next Level actor Kevin Hart. There is no official announcement made yet about the film's lead stars but, Jason and Kevin Hart are surely the favourites for Sony's film titled, The Man From Toronto.

Jason Statham and Kevin Hart are set to team up for action comedy The Man From Toronto, sources tell Deadline.

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