By Fountain of Youth
Eiza Gonzalez (“Ambulance,” “Baby DriveR”) is set to star opposite John Krasinski, Natalie Portman and Domhnall Gleeson in Guy Ritchie’s “Fountain of Youth” at Apple and Skydance.
The story follwos estranged siblings who partner on a global heist to find the mythological Fountain of Youth using their knowledge of history to follow clues on an epic adventure. [Source: Deadline]
Coens
Ethan Coen, out promoting his comedy road film Drive-Away Dolls,” says he his brother Joel are currently “working on writing something” together again. The famed filmmaker brothers seemingly split professionally years ago and last made a film togeether back in 2016 with “Hail Caesar”. [Source: Empire]
Black Bag
Apple Studios and Focus Features are reportedly both interested in picking up filmmaker Steven Soderbergh’s next project “Black Bag. Specifics of the film are under wraps.
The news comes as Soderbergh’s “Presence” is about to premiere at Sundance. David Koepp penned the film starring Lucy Liu and Julia Fox and follows a family that moves into a suburban home and discovers they are not alone. [Source: The InSneider]
Michael
Jaafar Jackson has shared a new photo from “Michael, the Antoine Fuqua-directed Michael Jackson biopic which begins filming this coming Monday ahead of a 2025 release.
Jaafar, Michael’s real-life nephew, will play the singer whilst nine-year-old Juliano Krue Valdi was recently cast as the child version of Michael for scenes set during his years with the Jackson 5.
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