Tag: Sleight
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New ‘Star Wars’ Project Planned Helmed By J.D. Dillard And ‘Luke Cage’ Writer
While we still try to get over “The Rise of Skywalker” and wait for news on Rian Johnson’s movie trilogy, there seems to be a disturbance in the Force, which heralds the arrival of a new and exciting voice helming a new movie in the franchise far, far away. Turns out, “Sweetheart” and “Sleight” director,…
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‘Sweetheart’ Director J.D. Dillard Breaks Down The Ending to His Killer Creature Feature
Old-school monster action meets island survival thrills in Sweetheart, the standout new creature feature from Sleight director J.D. Dillard, which just dropped on Netflix. The Blumhouse film stars Kiersey Clemons as Jenn, a young woman who wakes up stranded on an island after an off-screen shipwreck and quickly discovers she’s not alone — she floated…
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J.D. Dillard to Helm Black Label Media’s Korean War Epic ‘Devotion’ Starring Glen Powell (Exclusive)
J.D. Dillard has signed on to helm Korean War epic “Devotion,” starring “Top Gun: Maverick” actor Glen Powell, sources tell Variety.The film, from Black Label Media, is an aerial war epic that tells the harrowing true story of two elite U.S. Navy fighter pilots, Tom Hudner and Jesse L. Brown, during the Korean War. Their…
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‘Upgrade’ Trailer: Brutal, Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Fighting Abound In The Latest From Blumhouse
Jason Blum, and his Blumhouse Productions, is one of the most interesting stories in Hollywood. Starting out by producing micro-budget horror a decade ago (which seems to be all the rage nowadays), Blumhouse Productions has started to broaden its horizons, including films that don’t necessarily fit in that typical horror movie mold, such as last…