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‘The Conjuring 4’ in the Works at New Line with ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ Writer (Exclusive)
David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick will pen the script with James Wan and Peter Safran, the filmmaking team behind every film in the 'Conjuring' Universe, back to produce the horror thriller.
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Marvel, DC Among Last Bastion for Supersized Paydays
In an era in which even A-list stars no longer command fees like they used to, actors Florence Pugh and Michael Keaton can still make seven figures per film. "If you want to get paid, you have to put on a cape," says one dealmaker.
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‘Black Adam’ Star Sarah Shahi Talks Sacrifices of Being a Working Mother in Hollywood and That Cameo Surprise
The actor didn’t learn about the mid-credits surprise until she saw it at the New York premiere.
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‘300’ Writer Kurt Johnstad Tapped to Write Jake Gyllenhaal Comic Book Movie ‘Prophet’ (Exclusive)
Action writer Kurt Johnstad has been brought in to work on Prophet, Studio 8’s adaption of a comic book series by Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld. Jake Gyllenhaal is attached to star and Sam Hargrave, the director of action hit Extraction, is on board to helm the adaptation. The character, a man-out-of-time idea paired with a […]
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‘The Conjuring 4’ in the Works at New Line with ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ Writer (Exclusive)
New Line is summoning more paranormal scares, hiring David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick to write The Conjuring 4, the next installment in the juggernaut $2 billion The Conjuring Universe. Johnson-McGoldrick is a Conjuring veteran, having penned The Conjuring 2 and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, the latter of which opened at No. 1 at the box office in 2021 […]
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Marvel, DC Among Last Bastion for Supersized Paydays
A decade after Robert Downey Jr. earned $50 million for the first Avengers, stepping into a superhero costume remains one of the last ways for an actor to earn a major payday. With rare exception, even A+ stars aren’t making what they used to, as first-dollar-gross deals and massive backends have become little more than […]
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‘Black Adam’ Star Sarah Shahi Talks Sacrifices of Being a Working Mother in Hollywood and That Cameo Surprise
[This story contains spoilers for Black Adam.] For Sarah Shahi, Black Adam is more than just the biggest film role of her career. Shahi has been a working actor for over 20 years, and in that time, she’s become a prolific TV star with notable roles on series such as Person of Interest, The Sopranos […]
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‘She-Hulk’ Director-EP Kat Coiro Was More Worried About the Finale’s Marvel Critiques Than Marvel Was
[This story contains spoilers for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law season one.] She-Hulk: Attorney at Law director-EP Kat Coiro admits she was apprehensive about the Disney+ series’ jabs at Marvel in the season one finale, but Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige quickly put her fears to rest. In episode nine, “Whose Show Is This?” Jen Walters/She-Hulk […]
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Box Office: Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Black Adam’ Scores Solid $7.6M in Thursday Previews
Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam started off with $7.6 million in Thursday previews from 3,500 theaters, which is a solid start for the actor’s first live-action superhero movie. The New Line/Warner Bros. release is hoping for an opening weekend in the $60 million range at the domestic box office. Today, the pic ups its location count […]
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Anonymous Content, Nick Antosca’s Eat the Cat Partner for Horror and Genre Movie Joint Venture Anonymous Cat (Exclusive)
As scary movies continue to rule the fall box office, production/management firm Anonymous Content has partnered with Eat the Cat, the banner run by Nick Antosca, the prolific creator and series showrunner behind The Act and A Friend of the Family, and partner Alex Hedlund, on a new joint venture to make horror and genre […]
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Chad Stahelski, ‘Raising Dion’ Writer Leigh Dana Jackson Tackling ‘Black Samurai’ Movie for Netflix
John Wick filmmaker Chad Stahelski has teamed up with Leigh Dana Jackson, a co-executive producer on kid-with-superpowers series Raising Dion, to tackle Netflix’s adaptation of Marc Olden’s Black Samurai novels. Stahelski will direct, while Jackson is set to write. Stahelski will also produce along with Jason Spitz and Alex Young of his banner 87Eleven Entertainment. John Schoenfelder […]
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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Tracking for Huge $175M-Plus Debut
The first box office forecast for filmmaker Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is in and bringing welcome news after a rough fall. If projections are correct, the Marvel Studios and Disney movie should hunt down at least $175 million in its opening over the Nov. 11-13 weekend (and that’s only for North America), according […]
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‘She-Hulk’ Head Writer/EP Jessica Gao Nearly Quit Over a Kevin Feige Robot Detail
[This story contains spoilers for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.] She-Hulk: Attorney at Law head writer and EP Jessica Gao is grateful that Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige encouraged her and her writers room to flip the script on the typical Marvel ending. Instead of a CG showdown with a baddie, Jen Walters/She-Hulk (Tatiana Maslany) smashed […]
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‘First Purge’ Filmmaker Gerard McMurray Signs Overall Deal with BET, Tackling Adaptation of Vault Comics‘ ‘Resonant’ (Exclusive)
Gerard McMurray, the filmmaker behind The First Purge, has signed an overall deal with BET Studios. And as part of the deal, McMurray has set up a series adaptation of Resonant, a postapocalyptic title from Vault Comics. CBS Studios and Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions have teamed up for Resonant, on which McMurray will act as […]
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Comic Creators James Tynion IV, Pierrick Colinet, Elsa Charretier Team for Horror Short Film ‘Room Service’ (Exclusive)
About a year ago, comic book author James Tynion IV was on a long drive back to New York City from a friend’s engagement upstate when he got an email from French artist Elsa Charretier asking him if he’d be interested in writing the script for a short film she and longtime partner Pierrick Colinet […]
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