Lionsgate is looking to give Starz a bigger movie streaming bundle by signing a multiyear theatrical output agreement with its premium subscription platform for Lionsgate and Summit label films.As part of the deal, Starz will get an exclusive first window for Lionsgate label films when the current distribution agreement with Hulu expires at the end […]
Continue readingUniversal Pictures and Focus Features have juggled a couple key releases on their 2021-2022 schedule.Just a month ahead of its planned Feb. 26 wide release date, Universal has announced that “Nobody,” starring Emmy-winner Bob Odenkirk, will move back two months to April 2.Directed by “Hardcore Henry” filmmaker Ilya Naishuller and “John Wick” franchise scripter Derek […]
Continue readingWhile everyone was busy arguing what the next “Game of Thrones” might be, the answer seems to have been under our noses all along — “Dungeons & Dragons.” We already knew that a feature film based on the insanely popular fantasy tabletop role-playing game was in the works, but now “John Wick” creator and writer […]
Continue readingJamie Foxx is teaming up with the crew behind John Wick for a new Netflix vampire movie, Day Shift. John Wick stunt coordinator JJ Perry is set to make his feature directorial debut with Day Shift, which stars Foxx as a San Fernando Valley pool cleaner who moonlights as a vampire hunter. Netflix announced that […]
Continue readingWith a fairly limited filmography behind the camera, Chad Stahelski has still become one of the most in-demand filmmakers working today. That’s thanks in no small part to his work on the three “John Wick” films. And apparently the filmmaker is ready to team up with his “John Wick” writer for a new film, “The […]
Continue readingIt’s been a minute since we’ve gotten an update on The Continental, the forthcoming John Wick spinoff series set to debut on Starz. As we await the unveiling of new images or footage from the series, John Wick franchise director and The Continental executive producer Chad Stahelski is serving up some exciting new plot details […]
Continue readingIn today’s film news roundup, Lionsgate offers four of its biggest films free on YouTube, Bruce Lee gets a Criterion Collection release and the stagecraft union Iatse devises a method for bringing utilities to hospitals.Free StreamingLionsgate has announced that it will stream “The Hunger Games,” “La La Land,” “John Wick” and “Dirty Dancing” for free […]
Continue readingDirector Chad Stahelski has John Wick: Chapter 4 on the docket for next year, but he may have already found his next project beyond that. A new report says Stahelski is eyeing a high concept car movie at Paramount from two of the writers of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and the producers of both […]
Continue readingAfter the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” the just-announced Disney+ streaming TV series “Falcon and Winter Soldier” carries a lot more weight than originally thought. What could have been a fun exploration of the unlikely friendship between the two besties of Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, has now turned into a show that is all about […]
Continue readingIf you’re going to make a television series about two cool guys who know how to break stuff real good in the name of justice, Derek Kolstad is a smart hire. The screenwriter behind the John Wick films has joined the writing staff of Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ series Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which will […]
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