Former “The Good Place” star and current “The Acolyte” actor Manny Jacinto is in talks to join the long-awaited sequel “Freaky Friday 2” at Disney Pictures. Nisha Ganatra (“Late Night,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) directs the new film which sees Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis reprising their roles from the 2003
“Mission: Impossible 8” Costs Now $300M+
Late last month came word from the British tabloids that Christopher McQuarrie’s eighth “Mission: Impossible” film hit delays again due to the malfunction of a $25 million submarine being used for scenes. That came on top of a nine-month delay due to the strikes. The project had only just begun
“Picard” Showrunner To Remake “Enemy Mine”
Hot off his success as showrunner of the final season of “Star Trek: Picard,” writer/producer Terry Matalas has been set to write an update of the cult 1985 sci-fi feature “Enemy Mine” at 20th Century Studios. The story is based on a 1979 novella by the sci-fi author Barry B.
Russell Crowe Talks ‘Freaky’ Film Choices
Aussie acting icon Russell Crowe is now 60 and has no plans to retire. Indeed, these days Crowe is garnering attention for some of the esoteric choices he has made regarding which films he starts in, from the scooter-riding priest in “The Pope’s Exorcist” to the upcoming Marvel-Sony joint “Kraven
Mahershala Ali’s Lawyer Talks “Blade” Delays
A piece today in THR speaks with some of the top entertainment lawyers in Hollywood at present, and with it came little updates about various film projects. But perhaps the most interesting quote wasn’t so much news as rather the craziness surrounding Marvel Studios’ “Blade” reboot which just lost another