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Young Stalin “Shōgun” star Cosmo Jarvis will play future Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in the period thriller “Young Stalin” at Access Entertainment, AI Film and Monte Rosso Productions. Filming begins in Tbilisi in July. Georgian-French helmer Géla Babluani (“13 Tzameti”) has signed on to direct the project based on the

Lionsgate Dropped “Highlander” Over Cost?

After many years of trying to get it going, Chad Stahelski’s long-gestating reboot of 1980s cult classic “Highlander” finally began moving at Lionsgate a few years back. From the casting of Henry Cavill, to scheduling the film around Stahelski’s “John Wick” franchise commitments, it all seemed to be going well

Lionsgate Lands Gibson’s “Christ” Sequel

Lionsgate has been set as worldwide distributor for Mel Gibson’s “The Resurrection of the Christ,” the long-awaited follow-up to 2004’s “The Passion of the Christ”. Gibson and his Icon Productions partner Bruce Davey are teaming with the mini-major on the film which has been in the works for close to

“Sisu” Director Set For “Rambo” Origin Film

Finnish Filmmaker Jalmari Helander (“Sisu,” “Rare Exports,” “Big Game”) has been set to direct an origin film about Sylvester Stallone’s iconic character John Rambo. Millennium Media (“The Expendables,” “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” “Olympus Has Fallen”) has launched “John Rambo” at the Cannes market. The title serves as a prequel to 1982’s