
Blur
Russian filmmaker Kirill Sokolov (“They Will Kill You”) has been set to direct the feature “Blur” which is dubbed a “mother-daughter story involving teleportation”. Shawn Levy and Dan Levine will produce. [Source: THR]
Bluefly
Oscar winner Russell Crowe and Priyanka Chopra Jonas will star in the Nimród Antal-directed sci-fi action thriller “Bluefly” which will shoot later this year in Australia. David Frigerio, William Eubank and Carlyle Eubank penned the script.
Deep in the Congo, a grieving UN translator is pulled onto a black-ops mission to recover a downed aircraft that isn’t supposed to exist. As a Special Ops team pushes upriver through militia-held territory, the recovery becomes a descent — and the closer they get to the craft, the clearer it becomes that they were never meant to bring it home. [Source: HFG]
Mime
Sony Screen Gems has picked up Nikyatu Jusu’s supernatural horror feature “Mime” starring John David Washington (“Tenet”). Filming begins in the spring.
Set in a New York City apartment complex in the middle of a heat wave blackout, specifics of the plot are under wraps. Stephen Herman wrote the screenplay based on his original idea. Scott Derrickson, Matt Tolmach and Camilla Grove produce. [Source: Deadline]
Naruto
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” helmer Destin Daniel Cretton’s live-action “Naruto” movie aims to go into production in the first half of 2027. Cretton has been attached to the project, set up at Lionsgate, for some time. [Source: Heat Vision]
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