By Ten years after working together on college baseball film “Everybody Wants Some!,” actor Glen Powell and filmmaker Richard Linklater are re-teaming for a different kind of pitch hit. Powell will play iconic New York Yankee player Lou Gehrig in a new and currently untitled biopic set up at Universal Pictures.
Kenneth Branagh Stars In “Laird” TV Series
Actor/filmmaker Kenneth Branagh is set to get his own Paramount+ series. Branagh will both star in and executive produce “Laird,” a family drama set in the Scottish Highlands. The series will follow a local estate owner, the Laird of Castle Drummoch (Branagh), who challenges the ambitions of an American billionaire
“Ali G: Who Iz I” Film Sets October Release
Sacha Baron Cohen’s new Ali G movie has scored a title and a release date – and it’s sooner than you think. Amazon MGM Studios is handling the film, which will be titled “Ali G: Who Iz I” and will release exclusively in cinemas on October 23rd. Cohen announced the
Benicio Del Toro Leads “Protective Custody” Series
“One Battle After Another” star Benicio Del Toro is making his way to television. The beloved actor is set as the lead of “Idiocracy” and “Beavis and Butt-head” creator Mike Judge’s new Apple TV comedy series “Protective Custody”. Judge, Steve Hely and Dave King will write the series while Ben
Jonathan Levine To Direct “Days of Thunder 2”
Jonathan Levine (“Warm Bodies,” “50/50,” “Long Shot”) is currently in negotiations to direct a sequel to the Tom Cruise-led 1990 NASCAR racing drama “Days of Thunder” at Paramount Pictures. Hailing from the original “Top Gun” team of director Tony Scott and producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, the original film
