EXCLUSIVE: Underworld star Kate Beckinsale has been set to lead Twilight of the Dead, the long gestating “final chapter” of George A. Romero’s classic zombie saga. The horror project, which has buy-in from the Romero estate, has recently undergone a facelift with new cast, director and financiers. Beckinsale takes over from Milla Jovovich. Additional casting…
“Dreams in Nightmares,” Shatara Michelle Ford’s sophomore film, will release theatrically in New York and Los Angeles this summer before a wider expansion across the country. Lunette Films will lead the film’s booking and release strategy. The film, which follows a group of queer friends in their mid-30s as they embark on a road trip,…
A month after he was hospitalized following a fiery car crash in New Hampshire, Eugene Mirman is back in a joking mood. On Tuesday, the Bob’s Burgers voice actor announced his first stand-up special in a decade, Here Comes the Whimsy, would debut that night on YouTube, now available to stream entirely on the Pretty…
El Ser Querido (The Beloved) starring Oscar winner Javier Bardem got a rousing ovation in at its Cannes premiere. Applause in the Grand Theatre Lumiere for the film went on for seven minutes. Bardem hugged his castmates and director after the screening. See the video below. El Ser Querido was directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen from…
Donald Gibb, an American actor who appeared in cult classics like “Revenge of the Nerds” and “Bloodsport,” has died, according to TMZ. He was 71. Gibb’s son, Travis, confirmed to the outlet that his father died from health complications on Tuesday in his Texas home. Gibb was probably best known for playing the hulking, simple-minded…
Showbox has closed deals on “Colony,” Yeon Sang-ho’s virus-outbreak action thriller, across several territories as the film prepares for its Cannes Film Festival debut in the Midnight Screenings section, out of competition, on May 15. Buyers span the globe. Gaga Corporation takes Japan, Well Go USA handles North America, StudioCanal acquires the U.K., ARP SAS…