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Jason Statham’s upcoming film Mutiny has now been given a release date, according to Deadline. Lionsgate has given the new action thriller an opening on January 9, 2026. That weekend is currently not sporting competition from any other films, but it will be following up the opening week of Universal’s M3GAN spin-off Soulm8te, which could be its only formidable challenge at the box office after the popularity of the original M3GAN.

Lionsgate, MadRiver, and Punch Palace are teaming up to release the film in theaters. Lindsay Michel and J.P. Davis wrote the screenplay for Mutiny, with principal photography beginning last September in the UK. Statham produces through his newly-founded Punch Palace Productions, with Marc Butan via his MadRiver Pictures studio.

In Mutiny, after his billionaire industrialist boss is murdered in front of him, Cole Reed is set up to take the fall for the crime— leaving him on the run...

Statham would recently get promoted to the lead in the fourth Expendables film, which was directed by Scott Waugh. Now, Deadline reports that Statham will be working with the director’s brother, Ric Roman Waugh, whose credits include Greenland, Snitch and Angel Has Fallen. The film will be an action thriller that is currently untitled, but the film is now being said to be underway in the U.K. and Ireland for Black Bear. The company introduced the film to the Cannes market, co-representing the U.S. rights with Range Select, and plans to take it to the European Film Market.

The untitled action-thriller is based on a script by Ward Parry with revisions by Christian Contreras. Not much is known about the film, but the description of the movie’s plot says Statham “will play a man pulled back towards the ghosts of his violent past.” Statham will be...

Exclusive: Black Bear is underway in the UK and Ireland on their untitled Jason Statham action-thriller, which is confirmed today as being directed by Ric Roman Waugh (Greenland).

Joining Statham are newcomer Bodhi Rae Breathnach (upcoming Hamnet), Oscar nominee Bill Nighy (Living), BAFTA winner Naomi Ackie (Blink Twice), and BAFTA nominee Daniel Mays (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story).

Based on a script by Ward Parry with revisions by Christian Contreras and Parry, we broke news of the project back in Cannes where Black Bear introduced it to the market, co-representing the U.S. rights with Range Select. Baltasar Kormakur was previously attached to direct but had to exit. Black Bear will continue sales at the EFM.

Producers on the picture include Statham (The Beekeeper) for Punch Palace Productions, John Friedberg (The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare) for Black Bear, Brendon Boyea (Kandahar) for Cinemachine, and Jon Berg (Wonder Woman) and...

Exclusive: Sound Of Freedom outfit Angel Studios has picked up domestic rights to Rule Breakers (formerly known as Afghan Dreamers), starring Nikohl Boosheri (The Bold Type) and Ali Fazal (Death on the Nile).

A theatrical release is planned for March 2025 of the true story about the first all-girls robotics team from Afghanistan. Angel is also handling international sales on the completed film and will be selling it at AFM in markets that remain open.

Set between 2017 and 2019, Rule Breakers charts the story of a brave Afghan college girl who recruited high school girls to learn robotics – defying fathers, uncles, and tradition to form a highly skilled traveling team. Despite the dangerous backdrop of Afghani politics, the team went on to participate in competitions around the world.

An under-the-radar cast addition is Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag), while talent also includes Fahim Fazli (Superman: Legacy), Waj Ali (Carnival Row), Christian Contreras (Halo: Nightfall...

More than 100 key figures from the UK film and TV industry have signed a letter urging the UK government to take “immediate action” against Iranian authorities for “gross violations of human rights and women’s rights” in their response to the wave of public protests that erupted last year.

The industry leaders, including Barbara Broccoli, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Edgar Wright, are calling for the UK government to “actively campaign to stop the violence used against the protesters in Iran, including an immediate stop to all executions” and “demand the release of all political prisoners in Iran.”

“Enough is enough. If the global community, which the UK is an active and influential member of, does not act firmly, these atrocities will continue,” the letter reads. “We need to sincerely support the people of Iran in their fight for justice and freedom.”

The letter was organized by British-Iranian filmmaker Babak Anvari (Under...

A growing number of figures from the film and TV industry in the U.K. have signed a letter urging British politicians to support the people of Iran as the country faces global condemnation for executing several of those involved in the wave of protests that erupted last year.

The letter, instigated by British-Iranian filmmaker Babak Anvari, calls for members of U.K. parliament to actively campaign for Iran to stop violence against protesters and end all executions, to hold Iran accountable for the “gross violations of human rights and women’s rights,” and to demand that Iran releases all political prisoners.

Among the almost 100 names to have signed the letter, which is still circulating and gathering attention, are Olivia Colman, Martin McDonagh, Jessie Buckley, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Brett Goldstein, Jonathan Pryce, Hugh Bonneville, Richard Curtis, Gillian Anderson, Felicity Jones, George Mackay, Edgar Wright and Hayley Atwell.

The letter is the latest...

It’s no secret that the Brad Furman-directed City of Lies has had a rocky journey to the big screen. It’s played an exhausting game of musical chairs with distributors and a lawsuit involving the film’s location manager and the film’s star Johnny Depp. Through all, it still managed to make a theatrical debut as theaters begin to open the doors after a year of navigating the pandemic.

Based on the book, LAbyrinth, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Randall Sullivan and adapted by Christian Contreras, Saban Films released City of Lies on 501 screens across the country and the dramatic crime thriller revolving around the real-life death of hip hop icon Notorious B.I.G. managed to earn estimated $275,049 in its opening weekend with a per screen average of $549. This is not bad at all.

Also new to the fold this weekend is Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate’s...

The Brad Furman-directed crime thriller City of Lies has had quite a journey, but the Saban Films release finally hits theaters today before dropping on digital and on demand April 9.

Based on the book, LAbyrinth, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Randall Sullivan and adapted by Christian Contreras, City of Lies follows the investigation into the infamous murder of iconic rap artist Christopher Wallace aka the hip hop legend Notorious B.I.G.

Oscar and Emmy winner Forest Whitaker stars as Jack Jackson, a journalist who teams up with LAPD detective Russell Poole (Johnny Depp), who spent nearly 20 years trying to solve the murder. The two of them try to find the truth. They explore why the case remains cold — and why a secret division of the LAPD is seemingly set on keeping it that way.

It’s not a lie that City of Lies went through a lot to make its way to the theaters.

Who shot Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls? It’s crazy to think that a Hollywood movie can solve a homicide the Los Angeles Police Department couldn’t crack. But conspiracy-minded “City of Lies” — which opens 24 years and 10 days after the rap legend’s murder on March 9, 1997 — suggests that the Notorious B.I.G.’s death isn’t unsolved at all, but a cover-up of epic proportions.

According to buck-the-system screenwriter Christian Contreras (who cooks up lines like “There’s no such thing as law. There’s never been one that can overcome man’s nature”), the LAPD had a pretty good idea of who did it and deliberately chose to let the case go cold. That’s a bombshell if true and downright irresponsible if not — and not this critic’s place to speculate as to which — although one thing is certain: Such claims should make for a far more...

A new trailer has been released for City of Lies, the previously shelved film about the investigation into the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. The film is set to open in theaters March 19th before arriving on on-demand services April 9th.

The film stars Johnny Depp stars as real-life LAPD detective Russell Poole, who spent almost 20 years trying to solve the murder, while Forest Whitaker plays Jack Jackson, a journalist also investigating the crime. After the two link up, Poole and Jackson try to figure out why the...

Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Oscar-winner Olivia Colman and producer Francesca Moody (Fleabag) are launching The Theatre Community Fund, which will provide grants to UK theatre professionals who have been struggling economically during the coronavirus pandemic.

Donors will contribute through initial lump sums and, innovatively, through fixed, confidential percentages of their incomes over the next two years. The fund will be separated into two priority strands giving grants of up to £3,000:

To help freelancers survive the present by providing hardship grants to those in immediate need. To ensure a healthy future for the industry by providing innovation and creation grants for artists to produce work.

Among first donors to the fund, which has to date received combined pledges of £1M, are Tom Hiddleston, Gillian Anderson, Danny Boyle, Emilia Clarke, Richard Curtis, Kit Harrington, Ian McKellen, Daisy Ridley, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Thompson and Rachel Weisz. Scroll down for the list in full.

Stars: Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker, Toby Huss, Dayton Callie, Neil Brown Jr., Louis Herthum, Shea Whigham, Xander Berkeley, Melanie Benz, Shamier Anderson, Laurence Mason, Christian George, Michael Pare, Amin Joseph, Josh Hardwick | Written by Christian Contreras | Directed by Brad Furman

City of Lies, also known as LAbyrinth, is directed by Brad Furman and is based off the book LAbyrinth by Randall Sullivan. The film stars Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker as Russell Poole and Jack Jackson, respectively. The former, a seasoned Lapd Detective who is embroiled into the murders of Christopher Wallace and Tupac Shakur. The latter, an equally as seasoned reporter who is digging deeper in the case for his newspaper’s anniversary retrospective about the murders. Furman’s film is what I feared it would be – a conspiracy theory baited drama on the killings themselves without much substance found anywhere else.

The core of the film follows the investigation,...

Stars: Toby Kebbell, Maggie Grace, Ryan Kwanten, Ralph Ineson, Melissa Bolona, Christian Contreras, James Cutler, Ben Cross, Ed Birch | Written by Scott Windhauser, Jeff Dixon | Directed by Rob Cohen

A heist takes place during a hurricane… It’s difficult to imagine a sillier plot outside of Snakes on a Plane, but, like that film, The Hurricane Heist takes its ridiculous premise and runs with it, delivering about as much fun as it’s possible to have with a film this stupid.

Every action hero needs a tragic backstory, so here we get two for the price of one, as young brothers Will and Breeze witness their father getting crushed by a water tower during Hurricane Andrew in 1992. And as if that wasn’t traumatic enough, the CGI clouds morph into a shrieking skull face, just to ram the point home.

Cut to the present day and the brothers’ lives have...

Bank Leumi filed lawsuits against Global Road Entertainment and Miramax on Wednesday over their refusal to release the Johnny Depp movie “City of Lies.”

The suits filed in Los Angeles federal court claim that the Israeli bank is owed millions in unpaid guarantees on the real-life crime drama.

Earlier this month, the film about the murder investigations surrounding Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G was pulled from the studio schedule just a month before it was set to hit theaters.

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Good Films obtained $23.2 million in loans from Bank Leumi to produce the film, which was directed by Brad Furman, written by Christian Contreras and based on the novel by Randall Sullivan. According to the lawsuit, Open Road agreed to distribute the film domestically and pay a minimum $5.4 million guarantee directly to the bank,...

Troubled star mired in legal battles, bad press.

The international release of Johnny Depp crime drama City Of Lies remained unclear on Monday (August 6) night after Global Road pulled the crime drama featuring its troubled star from the September 7 Us release slot.

It remained unclear at time of writing when the feature would open, but for now it remains undated. A spokesperson for Global Road confirmed the move on Monday but declined to elaborate.

Producers had not responded to clarify the situation regarding international distribution at time of writing. In late September 2016 Open Road picked up North American rights and...

“City of Lies,” Johnny Depp’s upcoming film about the murder investigations surrounding Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G has been pulled from the schedule a month before it was set to hit theaters, TheWrap has learned.

The film was set to be released in North America by Global Road Entertainment on Sept. 7 and no new release date has been set. The studio chose to put the movie on hold as marketing such a film with Johnny Depp as a star would be a challenge right now, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. Last month, Gregg “Rocky” Brooks, the film’s location manager filed a lawsuit and accusing Depp of assault and battery on the set in April 2017.

The thriller looks at the murder of The Notorious B.I.G. shortly after the death of Tupac. Depp’s character, disgraced Lapd Detective Russell Poole has...

Who shot Biggie? Today would have been The Notorious B.I.G’s 46th Birthday….

Based on the true story of one of the most notorious and unsolved cases in recent time, City Of Lies is a provocative thriller revealing a never-before-seen look at the infamous murder of The Notorious B.I.G. shortly following the death of Tupac.

Watch the trailer now and see City Of Lies in theaters everywhere September 7th.

Written by Christian Contreras, the film is based on the novel by Randall Sullivan.

L.A.P.D. detective Russell Poole (Johnny Depp) has spent years trying to solve his biggest case, but after two decades, the investigation remains open. “Jack” Jackson (Forest Whitaker), a reporter desperate to save his reputation and career, is determined to find out why. In search of the truth, the two team up and unravel a growing web of institutional corruption and lies. Relentless in their hunt,...

A new trailer for “City of Lies” has been released, in which Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker play two men trying to find answers to one of the biggest unsolved crimes in history: “Who shot Biggie Smalls?”

“A murder like that only goes unsolved if the police don’t want to solve it,” Depp’s character, Lapd detective Russell Poole says. “20 plus years, and not one arrest.”

The thriller looks at the murder of The Notorious B.I.G. shortly after the death of Tupac. Poole has spent years trying to solve the crime, while Jackson (Whitaker) is a reporter desperate for answers.

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In the process of working together, they uncover corruption and lies.

The trailer for “City of Lies” was released on what would have been Biggie’s 46th birthday.

“A murder like that only goes unsolved if the police don’t want to solve it.” That’s the take of Johnny Depp’s Lapd detective Russell Poole in City of Lies, Global Road’s Brad Furman-directed crime thriller based on the true story behind the investigation into the murder of rap star the Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls, in 1997, gunned down in a drive-by at the intersection of Fairfax and Wilshire in L.A.

The first trailer for the pic, which has a September 7 release date, comes on what would have been Smalls’ 46th birthday.

The film, which had been known as LAbyrinth, co-stars Forest Whitaker as the journalist looking into the unsolved murder, which came six months after the death of Smalls’ rap rival Tupac Shakur in Las Veags. Whitaker’s “Jack” Jackson teams with Poole and unravels a growing web of institutional corruption and...

Lionsgate’s Johnny Depp-starring movie “City of Lies” has been licensed to startup distributor Sweet Charm Media for release in China. The deal was closed at the Cannes Film Festival.

The fact-based film is directed by Brad Furman and sees Depp appear as a detective, Russell Poole, many of whose cases were not adequately solved. He began investigating the Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur murders. Poole failed to nail the killers in these cases too, but instead uncovered corruption within the Los Angeles Police Department. The film script was adapted by Christian Contreras from the book by Randall Sullivan. Production is by Good Films.

Sweet Charm, which was formed only in March, by Yoyo Qu, aims to give the film a release in the second half of the year — if possible in a day-and-day alignment with overseas outings.

“City of Lies” is to be released by Global Road Entertainment in North America on Sept.

Stars: Toby Kebbell, Maggie Grace, Ryan Kwanten, Ralph Ineson, Melissa Bolona, Christian Contreras, James Cutler, Ben Cross, Ed Birch | Written by Scott Windhauser, Jeff Dixon | Directed by Rob Cohen

It appears to be the season for ridiculously dumb, yet surprisingly entertaining popcorn movies. Hot on the heels of Pacific Rim: Uprising comes The Hurricane Heist, in which, yes, a heist takes place during a hurricane. It’s difficult to imagine a sillier plot outside of Snakes on a Plane, but, like that film, The Hurricane Heist takes its ridiculous premise and runs with it, delivering about as much fun as it’s possible to have with a film this stupid.

Every action hero needs a tragic backstory, so here we get two for the price of one, as young brothers Will and Breeze (yep, there’s a character called Breeze in a hurricane movie) witness their father getting crushed by...

"This is gunna be harsh!" Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures has debuted the first official trailer for the most absurd, ridiculous movie of 2018 - The Hurricane Heist. So here's the concept - thieves attempt a massive heist against the U.S. Treasury as a Category 5 hurricane approaches one of its Mint facilities. And this is made by director Rob Cohen, of the infamous Stealth and xXx and Fast and the Furious. Stay away, stay far far away. The cast for The Hurricane Heist includes Maggie Grace as the one and only Treasury Agent who has the code to the vaults, plus Toby Kebbell as a terrified meteorologist (seriously?), as well as Ryan Kwanten, Ralph Ineson, Melissa Bolona, Ben Cross, Jamie Andrew Cutler, and Christian Contreras. Yes, this looks as crazy as it sounds, and not in a good way. I mean, sure, the concept is a tiny bit fun, but this looks...

Exclusive: Black Bear Pictures has partnered with Under the Shadow director Babak Anvari and Two & Two Pictures to develop an untitled feature drama set in the deadly Syrian crisis zones. Christian Contreras is set to write the untitled project, which Anvari will direct. The drama is based on true stories about female freedom fighters of Kurdish and Western descent who joined forces to battle against Isis in an effort to reclaim Raqqa and restore stability to one of the…...

Xander Berkeley, Shea Whigham, Wynn Everett, and Toby Huss have been added to the cast of LAbyrinth, the Tupac-Biggie crime drama that stars Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker. Brad Furman is directing the film, which commenced production today in Los Angeles. Christian Contreras adapted the screenplay from Randall Sullivan's book of the same name. The investigative thriller follows disgraced L.A.P.D. detective Russell Poole (Depp), who is unable to solve his biggest case…...

Good Films chief Miriam Segal said on Tuesday that shooting has begun in Los Angeles on the crime drama that also stars Forest Whitaker.

Screendaily was the first to announce the project and Depp’s involvement on the eve of Toronto.

Brad Furman directs and Xander Berkeley, Rockmund Dunbar, Toby Huss, Shea Whigham and Wynn Everett have joined the cast. Furman directed The Infiltrator for UK-founded, La-based Good Films.

Christian Contreras adapted the screenplay from Randall Sullivan’s book of the same name, which centres on a disgraced Lapd detective.

When the man hooks up with a reporter, they set out to solve the murders of music icons Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. The shoot is scheduled to take place over the next three months in various locations in Los Angeles.

Good Films produces and Open Road co-finances and will jointly distribute with Miramax in the Us. Good Universe handles international sales for remaining territories.

Forest Whitaker is set to join Johnny Depp in the upcoming murder investigation drama Labyrinth. The film follows the story of the investigation into the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. back in the '90s. 

According to Deadline, "Depp plays a disgraced Lapd detective (Russell Poole) who is unable to solve his biggest case: the murders of the hip-hop icons. Whitaker will play the journalist who teams with the cop, each determined to find the truth, and each with a reason to seek redemption in an effort that sets them against the cops."

The movie is set to be directed by Brad Furman (The Infiltrator, The Lincoln Lawyer). The screenplay was written by Christian Contreras, and it was adapted from the book by Randall Sullivan. The script was so good that it moved from being on the Black List of best unproduced screenplays to actually being produced.

Throughout the early ’90s, the fiery feud between Tupac Shakur and Notorious Big in many ways personified the infamous East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry. It was a spat that quickly became public and very, very personal, as the duelling rap icons locked horns under Bad Boy Records (Biggie Smalls) and Death Row Records (Tupac).

Thanks to Notorious and the upcoming biopic All Eyez on Me, moviegoers have been able to gain insight into the bitter saga leading up to the time when both rappers were fatally shot following drive-by shootings across ’97 and ’96. But what about the murder investigation that followed? Enter LAbyrinth.

Helmed by Lincoln Lawyer‘s Brad Furman, the crime drama is set to document the fallout from Shakur and Biggie’s respective deaths, with Johnny Depp already attached to the part of disgraced Lapd detective, Russell Poole. Deadline now brings word of his potential co-star: Rogue One‘s Forest Whitaker,...

Forest Whitaker is in talks to join Johnny Depp in Labyrinth, the real-life drama that will follow the criminal investigation behind the murders of rap legends Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G.

Whitaker would play a journalist who teams with Depp's disgraced Lapd detective, who has been unable to solve the mysterious deaths of two of hip-hop's biggest stars.

Helmer Brad Furman (The Lincoln Lawyer) will direct from a Black List script by Christian Contreras, which he adapted from journalist Randall Sullivan’s book LAbyrinth: A Detective Investigates the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G., the Implication of Death Row Records’ Suge Knight,...

Open Road Films has snapped up all domestic rights and some key foreign territories to Brad Furman’s Labyrinth starring Johnny Depp. Production begins in mid-November. Labyrinth was a Black List script, written by Christian Contreras and adapted by Randall Sullivan’s book of the same name. Miramax is a co-financier on the Labyrinth and Good Universe is handling foreign sales for remaining territories. In Labyrinth, Depp plays Russell Poole, a disgraced L.A.P.D. detective…...

The distributor has picked up all North American rights and select international rights in territories where it has output deals to the upcoming Good Films thriller, it emerged on Monday.

Miramax will partner and co-finance with Open Road for Us distribution, while Good Universe, which introduced the project in Toronto, handles remaining international sales. Screendaily broke the news of the project two weeks ago.

Brad Furman will direct Labyrinth, which will star Depp as disgraced L.A.P.D. detective Russell Poole, the late, real-life investigator who teams up with a reporter and takes on corruption to solve the mystery of the murders of hip-hop legends Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.

Production is scheduled to start in mid-November.

Miriam Segal and her Good Films are producing and the company’s credits include The Infiltrator, Good, and Love Is The Devil.

Furman will direct from a Black List screenplay by Christian Contreras that was adapted from Randall Sullivan...

Arguably, it is long past time that Johnny Depp selected a good movie project. He presumably has a very lucrative set-up with Disney regarding the ongoing Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise, but lucrative deals and good films are not the same thing. He has, in recent years, filled his time with uncredited appearances (Jack And Jill, 21 Jump Street, London Fields), supporting roles (Tusk, Into The Woods, Yoga Hosers), and poorly received leads (Transcendence, Mortdecai, Black Mass, Alice through The Looking Glass) – but has not had a solid critical and financial success since 2011’s Rango. Could LAbyrinth be the film to turn things around?

The project comes with controversy baked right in. It is the screen adaptation of the overly titled LAbyrinth: A Detective Investigates The Murders Of Tupac Shakur And Notorious B.I.G, The Implication Of Death Row Records’ Suge Knight, And The Origins Of The Los Angeles Police Scandal,...

Johnny Depp is circling Labyrinth, a project where he would play the play the controversial Lapd homicide detective Russell Poole who investigated the deaths of both Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur. However, sources said that he is looking at a number of projects rights now. This one, via Good Universe with Brad Furman attached to direct, would go in November and there is a script adaptation by Christian Contreras, but no deal in place with Depp as of yet. LAbyrinth: A D…...

When I initially heard about this news, my heart sank into my stomach. "Are they pushing forward with a remake of Labyrinth with Depp in the Bowie role?" I thought to myself.

No, no they're not. And thank god for that!

But Johnny Depp did just sign up for a movie called Labyrinth, and it sounds like it could be a potentially riveting flick. This Labyrinth is going to be a thriller, and it'll follow the true story of Los Angeles detective Russell Poole, who uncovered a hive of corruption within the police department while looking into the unsolved murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls.

Depp will play Poole, and will hopefully turn in the kind of top shelf performance he brought to last year's Black Mass- which earned him some of the best reviews he's gotten in years.

A huge element that will help Depp turn Labyrinth...

Exclusive: In a mouth-watering and rare major pre-sales title headed for Toronto, Good Universe is preparing to introduce the thriller to buyers this week.

Depp will star in the feature from Good Films as Russell Poole, the late La detective who the towards the end of the 1990s investigated the unsolved assassinations of hip-hop icons Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls.

Poole encountered endless dead ends, yet his dogged legwork uncovered corruption in the Lapd that rocked the institution to its core.

UTA and Wme Global jointly represent Us rights to Labyrinth, the latest project from Good Films, the company behind Bryan Cranston crime drama The Infiltrator and Viggo Mortensen wartime drama Good.

Producer Miriam Segal of Good Films flew into Toronto on Tuesday evening and is preparing to rustle up enthusiasm ahead of an anticipated production start later this year – not that it should take much effort to get buyers excited about the project.

Depp is riding...

Exclusive: In a mouth-watering and rare major pre-sales title headed for Toronto, Good Universe is preparing to introduce the thriller to buyers this week.

Depp will star in the feature from Good Films as Russell Poole, the late La detective who the towards the end of the 1990s investigated the unsolved assassinations of hip-hop icons Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls.

Poole encountered endless dead ends, yet his dogged legwork uncovered corruption in the Lapd that rocked the institution to its core.

UTA and Wme Global jointly represent Us rights to Labyrinth, the latest project from Good Films, the company behind Bryan Cranston crime drama The Infiltrator and Viggo Mortensen wartime drama Good.

Producer Miriam Segal of Good Films flew into Toronto on Tuesday evening and is preparing to rustle up enthusiasm ahead of an anticipated production start later this year – not that it should take much effort to get buyers excited about the project.

Depp is riding...

Film execs have voted for their favourite unproduced Us screenplays.

A script about Michael Jackson’s pet chimp Bubbles and a Moon-based roadtrip adventure are both on this year’s Black List of “most liked” unproduced screenplays in Hollywood.

The annual list, which was first published in 2005, surveys around 500 film executives on their favourite unmade scripts, with a typical response rate of 60%.

This year’s list features 81 screenplays, and was revealed in a series of Youtube videos hosted by the likes of Channing Tatum, Ava DuVernay and Lily James.

2015’s top screenplay is Isaac Adamson’s Bubbles, the story of the late pop star Michael Jackson’s life told through the narration of his pep chimp Bubbles.

Previous films on the list include Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech and Ben Affleck’s Argo, all of which went on to win best picture Oscars.

Spotlight and The...

Rounding up the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood, as voted on by hundreds of film executives, The Black List has been a strong resource to clue one in on projects to potentially anticipate, but first, to kickstart Hollywood on bringing them to screen. Last year’s chart-topper Catherine the Great is still waiting to be produced and today we have this year’s editiong

Topping the 2015 edition, we have Isaac Adamson‘s Bubbles, which tells the story of Michael Jackson through the strange perspective of his adopted baby chimp. Also included is the Boston Marathon bombing drama Stronger, which Jake Gyllenhaal was circling, and Miss Sloane, which has Jessica Chastain attached. So, as an early look for some potential upcoming films to keep on your radar, take a looked at the full, detailing list below, along with the number of votes each earned.

Bubbles by Isaac Adamson 44

A baby chimp...

Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired the historical thriller "Principia" which has been set up at Phantom Four Productions.

"Zero Dark Thirty" and "Fury" actor Christian Contreras is penning the script which centers on English mathematician and physicist Isaac Newton hunting for a criminal four centuries ago.

David S. Goyer is slated to produce the project for the studio where he has a first look deal.

Source: Variety...

Exclusive: In a competitive situation, Warner Bros has acquired Principia, a pitch that will be scripted by Christian Contreras, with David Goyer producing through his Phantom Four Productions banner with Kevin Turen. They are keeping the logline under wraps, but it’s based on actual events. A high-concept historical thriller in the vein of The Prestige, this one involves Isaac Newton and the hunt for a notorious criminal. The scribe, an American who lives in London and…...

Title: Halo Nightfall Microsoft Studios Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan Writer: Paul T. Scheuring Cast: Christina Chong, Christian Contreras,Luke Neal, Alexander Bhat, Jennie Gruner, Eric Kofi Abrefa, Alexis Rodney Running Time: 98 min, Rated TV 14, Available on Blu-ray Special Features: 35 min of behind the scenes footage, 17 min of second story extras It is the 26th century on the colony world of Sedra that is 92% inhabited by humans. An alien race known as the Covenant has brought a biochemical virus to the planet and releases it among the public, which only kills humans.  It is up to Jameson Locke (Mike Colter), a legendary man hunter and agent with the  [ Read More ]

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I don't know from video games, but I know fans of the Halo series have been dreaming of a feature film for many, many years. While the news that Ridley Scott would produce a "digital series" was likely enticing, I don't think anyone expected Halo:Nightfall to look as big budget and glossy as this!

This trailer feels like it's for a blockbuster. We don't have a famous face, but we do have some great acting talent here in Mike Colter (The Good Wife) and a cast of others including Christina Chong (24: Live Another Day), Steve Waddington (The Last Of The Mohicans), Luke Neal (Wilderness) and Christian Contreras (Zero Dark Thirty.

Besides the acting you've got big visuals and scope and simply stunning cinematography that put Halo: Nightfall somewhere between Prometheus and Aliens visuall [Continued ...]...

In one of its most ambitious undertakings to date, Microsoft is moving forward with the live-action Halo: Nightfall TV series, which will debut for the Xbox One this November. Hailing from Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions and Microsoft’s 343 Industries, the five-part series is set between the fourth and upcoming fifth Halo video games. Now, we have a taut first trailer for the show, which promises lots of brooding actors and an enigmatic storyline – not much of a surprise, seeing as it was written by Prison Break creator Paul Scheuring.

Nightfall centers on a new character named Jameson Locke (Mike Colter), described as “a legendary manhunter and agent with the Office of Naval Intelligence (Oni), Earth’s most powerful and secretive military branch.” Locke is the protagonist of Halo 5: Guardians, so Nightfall will act as an origin story for the character. In Nightfall, Locke and his elite unit...

With sustenance running short, people start to look around for new things to eat.

Food opens with a striking montage, scattered scenes and crisp sound work building to a powerful, stark, title. Stark is apposite, but the real strength is in its construction.

Jonathan van Tulleken's direction is assured, helped by Christian Contreras' script. It is not without its weak spots, nor is it treading ground uncovered by others, but it is a strong and well-executed piece. As part of Channel Four's 2011 Coming Up Scheme, it's got a great cast, good production work from folk like...

Tibor Takacs loves his eight legged freaks. Only a few years ago he tackled helming giant arachnids in 'Ice Spiders' and now he's hard at work in post on his newest arac attack flick 'Spiders 3D'. In the movie the uber sexy ex-Playboy model Christa Campbell plays Rachel and the hot star has been chatting with Dread Central about the role and her experiences on the flick. She also interestingly reveals that she's actually arachnophobic. Patrick Muldoon ('Starship Troopers'), William Hope, Shelly Varod, Sydney Sweeney, Christian Contreras and Atanas Srebrev co-star. Don't forget, if you only could, you can check out Christa naked and fantastic alongside hottie Amber Heard in 'Drive Angry 3D' in theatres now. Click below to check out the full interview....

Big ruddy spiders isn't exactly the most original horror concept, however, one thing that'll make Tibor Takacs' ('Ice Spiders') new giant arachnid flick 'Spiders 3D' worth watching (aside from the hairy legged 3D effects) will be the appearance of ex-Playboy model Christa Campbell ('Drive Angry 3D'). The damn fine hottie stars alongside Patrick Muldoon ('Starship Troopers'), William Hope, Johnny Yong Bosch, Shelly Varod, Sydney Sweeney, Christian Contreras and Atanas Srebrev in the eight legged 3D-fest that has just wrapped in Bulgaria. If you can't wait to see what Crista gets up too then head down to your local theatre and check out the totally nude honey fighting and frolicking with Amber Heard in 'Drive Angry 3D'....

MTV News asks Jay-z and Eminem fans at Yankee Stadium what they thought of 'Ye's Vma performance.

By Mawuse Ziegbe

Kanye West performs during the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards

Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

New York -- Kanye West drops some choice insults in his latest song, which he debuted at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards.

"I always find, yeah, I always find something wrong/ You been putting up with my sh-- just way too long/ I'm so gifted at finding what I don't like the most/ So I think it's time for us to have a toast," 'Ye rhymes in "Runaway." "Let's have a toast for the douche bags!/ Let's have a toast for the a--holes!/ Let's have a toast for the scumbags!"

The chorus has nods to an array of "bags," however, fans believe the Mc is, in a very un-hip-hop move, taking swipes at himself.

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Every year we always seem to get our typical sequels and most of the time they just never live up the original. Fortunately for you Tossers, I have finally found one that does! That awesome movie would be Wrong Turn 3: Left For Dead which stars Tom Frederic, Janet Montgomery (The Hills Run Red), Gil Kolirin, and Christian Contreras.

Like every Wrong Turn movie that has come out previously, they have cannibals that love to destroy and eat every human being that pops up on the screen, which pretty much is a given. In this movie, which is the 3rd movie in the series (I know, “Duh, Mister Obvious”) revolves around Nate (Tom Frederic) a correctional officer who is on his last day before going off to school to become a lawyer. He is told he has one last high security transfer to do. So, that seems pretty easy right?...

You could say the Wrong Turn series has gone downhill ever since the first installment. Technically, that argument would be true. A boring and second-rate premise further desiccated by each installment and destined to eventually become so dehydrated in quality that the DVDs they’re recorded on will be best used as jerky. There are numerous ways to chart the decline of the series: recognizable faces, self-awareness within the genre, relevance to its title or production values. By the time the series reached Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead it had failed in each of those areas leaving “fans” of the franchise wholly unsatisfied.

Police officers Nate (Tom Frederic) and Walter (Chucky Venice) comprise the force escorting a bus full of convicts from one prison to another. They decide to take a side route so as to avoid drawing any attention to a high-publicity convict in their care and consequently...

Straight-to-dvd horror feature "Wrong Turn 3," gets a vague release date. Probably one of the most underrated horror film series "Wrong Turn," and the sequels feature a group of deformed West Virginia hillbillies who have turned to cannibalism to satisfy that burning hunger inside. From director Declan O'Brien expect to see this film in the fall of '09 after all the summer blockbusters have died down. For now have a look at a short clip from the film and when a precise release date is announced the date will be posted here.

A synopsis for "Wrong Turn 3," here...

A group of people find themselves trapped in the backwoods of West Virginia, fighting for their lives against a group of vicious and horribly disfigured inbred cannibals (Internet).

Director: Declan O'Brien.

Writer: Alan B. McElroy and Turi Meyer.

Cast: Tom Frederic, Janet Montgomery, Tamer Hassan, Gil Kolirin, Tom McKay, Christian Contreras,...