The gestating ‘Coming to America 2′ now has Wesley Snipes onboard the cast. He will play a new character, General Izzi, a man who rules a neighboring nation. Snipes is most popular for his role as the titular character in the ‘Blade’ trilogy from several years ago. Other credits include Marco Brambilla’s ‘Demolition Man,’ Patrick… Continue reading Eddie Murphy’s ‘Coming to America 2′ Adds Wesley Snipes to Cast
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Paramount’s ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Live-Action Film Has John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein in Talks to Direct
The live-action feature film adaptation of ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ now has John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein in talks to direct. Director Chris McKay (‘The Lego Batman Movie,’ ‘Nightwing’) is no longer part of the project. The duo did the story and first draft of ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming.’ Further, they directed and performed uncredited rewrites to last… Continue reading Paramount’s ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Live-Action Film Has John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein in Talks to Direct
Antoine Fuqua’s ‘Infinite’ Now Has Mark Wahlberg in Talks for Lead Role, Replacing Chris Evans
Paramount’s potential franchise starter ‘Infinite’ now has Mark Wahlberg in talks to replace ‘Captain America’ actor Chris Evans. Due to scheduling conflicts (either due to Apple’s ‘Defending Jacob’ miniseries or an unannounced project) Evans had to depart the film. Last year, Wahlberg was in Peter Berg’s ‘Mile 22′ and Sean Anders’ ‘Instant Family.’ Other recent… Continue reading Antoine Fuqua’s ‘Infinite’ Now Has Mark Wahlberg in Talks for Lead Role, Replacing Chris Evans
Paramount’s ‘The Shrinking of Treehorn’ Animated Film Enlists Director Ron Howard (‘Rush,’ ‘Solo’)
Paramount has brought filmmaker Ron Howard onboard to direct ‘The Shrinking of Treehorn.’ Through the Imagine Entertainment banner and animation studio Animal Logic (‘Happy Feet,’ ‘The Lego Movie’), Howard will be making his animation debut. Howard recently came on to direct ‘Solo,’ the latest installment in the Star Wars franchise. He also helmed the pilot… Continue reading Paramount’s ‘The Shrinking of Treehorn’ Animated Film Enlists Director Ron Howard (‘Rush,’ ‘Solo’)
‘G.I. Joe’ Spin-Off ‘Snake Eyes’ Will Now Release October 16, 2020; ‘Micronauts’ Film Pushed to June 4, 2021
Paramount’s origin story/reboot/spin-off film ‘Snake Eyes’ will now release October 16, 2020. This next installment in the ‘G.I Joe’ franchise was previously on the March 27, 2020 date. The studio is pivoting to ‘Snake Eyes’ before moving forward (again) with a third mainline ‘G.I. Joe’ film. The role of Snake Eyes will be recast, due… Continue reading ‘G.I. Joe’ Spin-Off ‘Snake Eyes’ Will Now Release October 16, 2020; ‘Micronauts’ Film Pushed to June 4, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: John Krasinski’s ‘A Quiet Place 2’ Will Wrap September 6th in New York
Exclusive: The upcoming sequel to ‘A Quiet Place’ will wrap September 6th in New York, while the production start of July 8th remains the same. Meanwhile, John Krasinski will be returning to direct the (currently untitled) sequel, just like the first time around. But, Krasinski is not the only one returning, as his wife (both… Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: John Krasinski’s ‘A Quiet Place 2’ Will Wrap September 6th in New York
John Krasinski’s ‘A Quiet Place 2’ Moves Up 2 Months to March 20, 2020
The upcoming sequel to ‘A Quiet Place’ will now release March 20, 2020, up two months from the original May 15, 2020 date. Meanwhile, Andy Fickman’s ‘Playing with Fire’ has left the March 20th date, taking the recently departed November 8, 2019 slot (which was held by ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’). Meanwhile, John Krasinski will be… Continue reading John Krasinski’s ‘A Quiet Place 2’ Moves Up 2 Months to March 20, 2020