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Kevin Hart is set to star in Netflix‘s upcoming heist film, Lift, according to Deadline.  The 42-year-old comedian will team up with director F. Gary Gray — the brain behind Straight Outta Compton and The Fate of the Furious, among several other films — on the hotly-anticipated movie, which will begin production at the beginning of next year. Hart will depict a high-profile thief who is tempted by his ex-girlfriend and the FBI into completing an impossible heist on a Boeing 777 flight from London to Zurich. The movie will be produced by Simon Kinberg and Audrey Chon for Genre Pictures, Matt Reeves and Adam Kassan for 6th & Idaho and Hart and Brian Smiley for HartBeat Productions. Lift will be created under Hart and HartBeat Productions’ exclusive creative ...

NBC‘s Saturday Night Live has unveiled its initial list of hosts and musical guests for its 47th season. The weekly show’s October slate will feature first-time hosts, with Loki staple Owen Wilson kicking off the brand new season on October 2 alongside musical guest Kacey Musgraves. Following the pair are Kim Kardashian and Halsey as the host and musical guest on October 9, No Time to Die villain Rami Malek and Young Thug on October 16, while Ted Lasso star and former SNL cast member Jason Sudeikis and Brandi Carlile will close the month on October 23. Saturday Night Live recently took home its fifth straight Emmy win for Variety Sketch Series. It was also in the running for Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series, while cast members Kenan Thompson, Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Cecily Stro...

For the upcoming The Tragedy of Macbeth film based on William Shakespeare‘s original tragedy, Joel Coen teams up with A24 for an off-beat production set in black and white. A24 is behind Uncut Gems, Midsommar, Moonlight, and more, while Joel Coen and Ethan Coen are popularly known as the Coen Brothers who have directed and produced iconic films such as The Big Lebowski, No Country for Old Men and Hail, Caesar!  The short one-minute-long trailer above reveals Denzel Washington as Macbeth and Frances McDormand as Lady Macbeth. The beautifully shot scenes display battlefields and castles in a foggy and sinister world. The teaser also gives us a glimpse at the three witches who are an integral part the Macbeth’s power-hungry reach for the Scottish throne. “By the pricking of my thumbs, so...

In light of the ongoing lawsuit with Scarlett Johansson, Disney‘s head honcho Bob Chapek is officially speaking out in defense of the studio. Recently, the Black Widow star sued Disney for breaching her contract with the film’s day-and-date release strategy. The Marvel actor claimed that she would have had better box office ratings if the film was exclusively released in cinemas. Chapek was recently asked a question regarding compensating talents as the distribution strategies continues to change in Hollywood. According to Deadline, the CEO responded, “Disney has had a long history of having very symbiotic and cooperative deals with the talent and we will continue to. Certainly, the world is changing, and the talent deals going forward will have to reflect the fact that the world is changi...

Next month’s list is led by the arrival of all seasons of Seinfeld, the season three premiere of You, the interactive Escape The Undertaker and a new season of Locke & Key. Meanwhile, October will be the last month to watch classics such as Legally Blonde, The DaVinci Code, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and more. The streaming service recently bested HBO at the Emmys for the first time in history, taking home a total of 44 wins against HBO’s 19. Disney+ followed with 14 wins while Apple TV+ nabbed 11 awards. Take a look at the complete list of everything coming to and leaving Netflix in October 2021 below. Coming to Netflix Coming SoonA World Without — NETFLIX FILMAn Astrological Guide for Broken Hearts — NETFLIX SERIESCall My Agent: Bollywood — NETFLIX SERIESEncounters: Season 1House of Se...

Netflix on Wednesday announced that it had officially acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company, home to the late British author’s wide-spanning lineup of beloved children’s books, which include “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Matilda,” “The BFG,” “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and several others. Financial figures were not shared, but the acquisition is believed to be one of the streamer’s largest. The deal comes three years after Netflix’s previous arrangement with the Roald Dahl Story Company, which gave the streamer animated rights to 16 of Dahl’s stories. That deal, which was “worth $500 million USD to $1 billion USD” at the time, includes an animated series based on “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and an adaptation of “Matilda the Musical.” “These projects opened our eyes to a much more a...

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will launch exclusively on Disney+ on November 12, marking the second anniversary of the streaming service. If the date feels sooner than expected, it’s because Marvel recently cut its theater-exclusive window from 90 days down to 45 days as its Disney+ subscribers continue to grow further into the nine-digit mark. In addition to Shang-Chi a range of other films will also be available on Disney Plus Day including Jungle Cruise, new shorts linked to The Simpsons, Frozen and Luca, and special looks from Star Wars and Marvel. Disney+ will also extend its coverage to South Korea and Taiwan on the same day and premiere in Hong Kong on November 16. The expansion follows recent rollouts in Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Your #DisneyPlusDay lineup has ...

Mayim Bialik has confirmed that she wants to become the permanent full-time host of Jeopardy! following the current season, in an interview with Glamour on Tuesday. “There’s no other job I would rather have,” the Big Bang Theory actress told to the outlet. “I love my sitcom work, I do. I love all the other things I do. I love the podcast. But I absolutely have never had a better job. … The use of my brain and my skillset feels best suited by this job on Jeopardy! It is a dream job. I think it’s a dream job for anyone, but especially for someone who is trained first as a performer and then as a science communicator.” Sony Pictures Television announced last week that Bialik will co-host the long-running trivia TV show for the remainder of this year alongside previous winner Ke...

Netflix is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire the complete works of children’s author Roald Dahl, according to Bloomberg, which cited people with knowledge of the matter. Many of the author’s books have already been made into movies, including “The Witches,” “Matilda,” “James and the Giant Peach” and more. The well-loved tale of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” has been adapted twice on screen, with a prequel film about a young Willy Wonka in the works for a 2023 release. The acquisition of Dahl’s catalog could be huge for the streaming service, which has had fewer than 10 acquisitions within the past decade. While Bloomberg didn’t report on the price tag for the acquisition, it pointed to numbers for Netflix’s last deal for Dahl’s works in 2018 — a licensing agreement that was “among...

Warner Bros. recently announced that the studio is in the process of developing a remake of Whitney Houston‘s The Bodyguard, however the late star’s ex-husband, Bobby Brown, is not on board with the idea. Following the news the remake of the 1992 film, TMZ caught up with Brown and asked him to comment on the project. Whilst leaving LAX airport over the weekend, he replied with a firm “Yeah” when asked if he thought the upcoming remake is a “bad move.” Though the casting has not yet been confirmed, a few big names have been hinted at taking on key roles in the film. Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Channing Tatum and Cardi B are amongst others that have had their names thrown into the hat. The new film is set to be written by Matthew López, a playwright best known for his 2018 play, The Inh...

Anthony “A.J.” Johnson, best known for his role as Ezal in Friday, has died at 55 years old. LyNea Bell, the actor’s rep, confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter: “We lost an icon. He will be greatly missed. He has left with us amazing memories of his laughter, dynamic acting skills, but most of all his enormous personality and heart of gold. We will be in constant prayer for his entire family including his wife Lexis, three children, brother Edward ‘Peanut’ Smith, sister Sheila, and lifetime manager and friend Mike D. Please give them the time they need to process and grieve such a huge loss.” Friday co-star and creator Ice Cube also paid tribute to his late friend on social media, sharing a photo of Johnson on Instagram with a caption that reads, “Sad to wake up to the news about AJ...

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