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Sep282024 by cineverseNo Comments

DC Studios Developing Film Involving Batman Villains Bane and Deathstroke

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By Adam B. Vary According To The variety Villains really are the new superheroes. DC Studios has tapped screenwriter Matthew Orton (“Captain America: Brave New World”) to write a feature film that will involve Batman villains Bane and Deathstroke, Variety has confirmed. The project is still in its infancy: There are no stars or director attached, and DC Studios chiefs James Gunn and Peter Safran have been clear that they will not greenlight a project until they are satisfied with a complete screenplay. The movie follows a growing trend in the superhero space of projects focusing as much on the villains as on the heroes, from the ongoing HBO series “The Penguin” and Disney+ series “Agatha All Along” to Warner Bros. upcoming sequel “Joker: Fol...

Sep252024 by cineverseNo Comments

Empire Waist,’ Film Tackling Body Image Issues, Launches Confidence Curriculum Resource for Young People – Film News in Brief

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By Jazz Tangcay According To The variety Writer-director Claire Ayoub will launch the “Empire Waist” Confidence Curriculum in tandem with the premiere of her coming-of-age dramedy “Empire Waist.” The free online program is a resource on body image and self-confidence for adolescents and adults to process questions and feelings raised by the film. “’Empire Waist’ already makes so many people feel seen and less alone, and the ‘Empire Waist’ Confidence Curriculum is the vetted next step to keep those conversations going,” Ayoub said. “It’s truly the legacy of the film, designed to support audiences in their own journeys of self-acceptance for years to come. Per the official logline, “Empire Waist” follows “Lenore Miller (Mia Kaplan), an overweight, insecure teen whose talent for fash...

Sep252024 by cineverseNo Comments

Sinners’ Trailer: Michael B. Jordan Reunites With ‘Black Panther’ Director Ryan Coogler and Battles a Terrifying Evil

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By Angelique Jackson According To The variety Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan‘s fifth collaboration has been shrouded in secrecy since it was announced in January. Now eager film fans are getting their first look at “Sinners” — and all its bloody goodness. The film opens March 7, 2025 from Warner Bros. The highly-anticipated horror thriller is based on an original script by Coogler, with the project set in the 1930s Jim Crow era-South and filmed earlier this year in the New Orleans area. But beyond those basic details, everything about the project — from the title to its plot — had been kept under wraps. Then, on Monday, the supernatural thriller was announced to be titled “Sinners.” Later, Jordan shared the film’s poster (a closeup shot of the actor ...

Sep252024 by cineverseNo Comments

Lady Gaga Announces ‘Joker 2’ Album ‘Harlequin’ With 13 Songs

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By Jazz Tangcay, Jem Aswad According To The variety looks like there will be two Lady Gaga albums in the coming months. The singer, who announced that she will be dropping the first single from her forthcoming seventh studio album next month, just announced “Harlequin,” a soundtrack album titled to the forthcoming film “Joker :Folie et Deux,” in which she stars with Joaquin Phoenix. “Harlequin” will be released on Sept. 27 and feature 13 songs. In the lead up to the announcement, Gaga teased fans with posts to Instagram “I’m ready for my interview,” read one post, while another said: “Don’t tell me what to wear.” A third post, which was accompanied by the lone plucking of an acoustic guitar, read: “No duct tape. No mission.” She also teased the album earlier this we...

Sep242024 by cineverseNo Comments

The Penguin’ Opens to 5.3 Million Viewers Across Platforms in First Four Days

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By Joe Otterson The Penguin” is an ice cold hit. Per HBO, the spinoff series starring Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti opened to 5.3 million U.S. viewers across all platforms since its debut on Sept. 19. That includes repeat airings on HBO as well as streaming viewership. That puts it above the final season premiere of “Succession,” which drew 4.9 million viewers, and the second season premiere of “The White Lotus,” which drew 4.1 million. It also falls just behind the premiere of “True Detective: Night Country,” which nabbed 5.7 million viewers. Additionally, the show has landed the biggest 4-day audience for a new series on Max in every region globally since “The Last of Us” in Jan. 2023. Farrell reprises his role from “The Batman” in the series, once again playing Goth...

Sep242024 by cineverseNo Comments

Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi to Star in Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ Film

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By Angelique Jackson Academy Award winner Emerald Fennell‘s anticipated “Wuthering Heights” adaptation just got buzzier with Academy Award nominee Margot Robbie and BAFTA nominee Jacob Elordi attached to star as Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff. MRC has tapped LuckyChap to produce the upcoming feature film — written, directed and produced by Fennell, based on the classic romance novel by Emily Brontë. This marks LuckyChap and Fennell’s third collaboration following 2020’s “Promising Young Woman” (which won Fennell the Oscar for best original screenplay) and 2023’s “Saltburn.” Fennell also had a featured role in LuckyChap’s $1.4 billion-grossing and Academy Award-winning “Barbie” movie, which Robbie produced and starred in last year. “Wuthering Heights” is...

Sep232024 by cineverseNo Comments

New Chilean Troika, Maquina, Launches at the 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Anna Marie De La Fuente According To The variety Aiming to optimize and streamline the development and production of films and series in the international marketplace, Maquina, a new production entity comprising three companies, has launched at the 72nd San Sebastian Festival. Formed by three firms led by seasoned Chilean producers – Augusto Matte’s London-based Deptford Film, Úrsula Budnik’s Horamágica in Valdivia and Fernando Bascuñán’s Santiago-based Planta – Maquina has been established to leverage the combined strengths of its founding partners, all of whom are attending the prominent Spanish festival. “We’ve always wanted to work together, Maquina provides us with a more flexible structure that allows us to be more agile and practical,” Matte told Variety, explaining...