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It’s 1978 in North Denver, and the bleachers at the baseball diamond are filled with peel-top beers and brown corduroy. A Little League team is on the field; the star player swings at two strikes, then slams in a home run.

EXCLUSIVE: Maggie Levin is currently writing an adaptation of Elsie Chapman’s young adult novel Caster for Paramount. We understand that this deal closed before the announced departure of Paramount Chairman & CEO Jim Gianopulos and the project is in very early development.

Yesterday, comments made by “Dune” director Denis Villeneuve in separate interviews about Marvel Studios movies and his criticism about them sparked many emotions, outrage, and blowback online.

If you’re a fan of genre films and live in the US, you may be more excited for the upcoming Fantastic Fest than you would be for Venice and/or TIFF. And with the final wave lineup announcement, the Austin-based festival is shaping up to be one of the best of the fall.

If you’re a fan of Benedict Cumberbatch’s more prestigious film work, this fall has you covered with “The Power of the Dog” and “The Electric Life of Louis Wain.” However, if you’re someone that prefers seeing Cumberbatch wear a huge cape and cast spells in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s a lot to be excited about as 2021 comes to an end.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterFinally, something scarier than the COVID-19 delta variant has come out of CinemaCon 2021.Universal Pictures unveiled a packed trailer for its upcoming Blumhouse horror thriller “The Black Phone” on Wednesday, during a presentation to the annual convention of movie theater owners in Las Vegas.Reuniting Ethan Hawke with his “Sinister” writer-director Scott Derrickson, the project is adapted from a short story by Joe Hill.

Indonesian Timo Tjahjanto (“Headshot“) has been on a creative tear for some time now, only slowed down because of the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Between 2018 and now, he’s released four features and one short; “May the Devil Take You” (2018), the critically acclaimed Netflix actioner “The Night Comes for Us” (2018), “Hit and Run” (2019), “Portals “(2019) and “May The Devil Take You Too” (2020).

Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige said he regretted whitewashing 2016’s Doctor Strange.The actress portrayed The Ancient One, who is depicted in the original Marvel comic books as a Tibetan man, after Feige and Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson decided to avoid perpetuating racial stereotypes about wise Asian men.However, the move backfired, spotlighted most prominently by an awkward exchange between comedian Margaret Cho and Swinton in 2016. Now, Swinton has reacted to the comments made

Kevin Feige has some regrets.

per director Scott Derrickson, that “diversity is the responsibility of directors and producers. In this case, the stereotype of [the Ancient One] had to be undone.

2ND UPDATE, April 30: The long awaited Marvel vampire movie Morbius will go a week later on Jan. 28 instead of Jan. 21. Rather than staying alone on Jan. 21, where there is no wide entry competition, Sony has decided to go head-to-head with Universal/Blumhouse’s Scott Derrickson-directed horror film The Black Phone on its new date.

Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions have selected Jan. 28, 2022 for the release of Scott Derrickson’s next movie The Black Phone. Uni already had the date on hold for a Blumhouse title, and this is the one.

Scott Derrickson’s horror thriller “The Black Phone” will hit theaters on Jan. 28, 2022, Universal and Blumhouse announced on Tuesday.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAfter a multi-studio bidding war, Paramount Television Studios has landed the thriller series “Grace” from writer Joseph Sousa with Scott Derrickson onboard as an executive producer, Variety has learned exclusively.According to sources, the project generated interest from around a dozen major studios and production companies when it was taken to market. The story focuses on a man on death row for killing his wife who is set free when she resurfaces.

The “Sinister” gang is getting back together again! That’s right, director Scott Derrickson, writer C. Robert Cargill, and actor Ethan Hawke are teaming up one more time for another horror film titled “The Black Phone.” READ MORE: New Scientific Study Crowns Scott Derrickson’s ‘Sinister’ As The “Ultimate Horror Movie” According to Deadline, Hawke has been set to lead the cast of “The Black Phone,” the latest film from director Scott Derrickson and his co-writing partner, C.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaEthan Hawke has joined the cast of Scott Derrickson’s “The Black Phone,” the big screen adaptation of a short story by Joe Hill.It reunites Hawke with Blumhouse. The Oscar-nominee previously starred in “The Purge,” and appeared as abolitionist John Brown in Showtime’s “The Good Lord Bird,” both of which the company produced.

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EXCLUSIVE: Sinister writer-directors Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill are expanding their relationship with Blumhouse, signing a first-look television deal via their Crooked Highway banner. Under the new two-year pact, the recently formed production company will develop projects for Blumhouse TV. Sherryl Clark (Cloverfield, Morning Glory, Blackbird) has been named president of production for Crooked Highway.

Also Read: 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness': 'Baby-Sitters Club' Star Xochitl Gomez Joins CastUp-and-coming screenwriter Jade Bartlett wrote the latest draft of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” for Marvel Studios.Scott Derrickson will remain an executive producer after he stepped down from directing the sequel earlier this year due to creative differences.

Scott Derrickson may no longer be attached to the “Doctor Strange” sequel, but it seems he’ll still remain close to the horror genre in the near future. The “Sinister” director has confirmed he will adapt Joe Hill‘s novella “The Black Phone.” READ MORE: New Scientific Study Crowns Scott Derrickson’s ‘Sinister’ As The “Ultimate Horror Movie” Derrickson is set to not only direct, but to co-write the adaptation with frequent collaborator C.

When it was announced that TNT was developing a series based on “Snowpiercer,” folks had every right to be excited. Not only is “Snowpiercer” a great film from Bong Joon Ho, but it established a world that seemed ripe for exploration.

Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson has urged US movie-goers to stay away from cinemas during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Last week, Derrickson took to Twitter to tell people not to go and see Christopher Nolan’s new film Tenet. “Don’t go see Tenet or any other movie in a theater,” he wrote.

Benedict Cumberbatch famously entered a comic store dressed as Doctor Strange in 2016 and now there is new footage to experience four years later.

Unlike most of the other cinematic universes (looking at you, Dark Universe), the Marvel Cinematic Universe has succeeded in ways no one could have imagined back in 2008. Now, more than a decade later, the MCU is probably the biggest film franchise to ever exist and a large part of that success is consistency, both in front of and behind the camera.

Also Read: 'Come to Daddy' Film Review: Elijah Wood's Father-Son Freakout Is Less Than the Sum of Its PartsC. Robert Cargill wrote the script.

Scott Derrickson recently stepped away from one high-profile sequel, “Doctor Strange Into the Multiverse of Madness,’ and has found his way to another. Except for this time, the filmmaker is trading in superheroes for muppets, for a sequel to “Labyrinth.” READ MORE: The Movies That Changed My Life: ‘Doctor Strange’ And ‘Bermuda’ Director Scott Derrickson According to Deadline, Derrickson has signed on to direct a sequel to Jim Henson’s “Labyrinth,” written by Maggie Levin.

Director Scott Derrickson may have dropped out of “Doctor Strange 2”, but he’s now set to helm another fantasy follow-up: the “Labyrinth” sequel.

The Labyrinth sequel has landed a new director!

Could it finally be happening?

Director Scott Derrickson may have dropped out of , but he's now set to helm another fantasy follow-up: the sequel.