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Donald Sutherland, one of the greatest Canadian actors of his generation and a silver screen legend, has died. The actor, who famously starred in M*A*S*H*, Ordinary People, JFK, The Dirty Dozen, Klute, The Hunger Games, and so many more, was 88.

His son, Kiefer Sutherland, an iconic actor in his own right, broke the news on X:

With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away. I personally think one of the most important actors in the history of film. Never daunted by a role, good, bad or ugly. He loved what he did and did what he loved, and one can never ask for more… pic.twitter.com/3EdJB03KKT

— Kiefer Sutherland (@RealKiefer) June 20, 2024

According to Deadline, the actor died in Miami after a long illness. This is an especially heavy blow for a Canadian such as myself. Growing up, he...

Dear fans, please stop yelling “Randall!” at Sterling K. Brown whenever you see him walking down the street. That’s a reference, of course, to the actor’s Emmy-winning role as Randall Pearson on the hit NBC drama “This Is Us,” which ran for six seasons.

“It’s funny, people would be like, ‘Yo Randall!,” he tells Variety. “And now they’re like, ‘Is Randall on ‘Solar Opposites?’ It’s ‘Sterling,’ God dang it! Listen, I never want people to not know that I played the character. But if and when I reach the point where people stop yelling ‘Randall!’ it would be Ok. Because it’s not my name. It’s Sterling. And to be seen for a body, instead of a character, feels way better.”

On this episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, Brown discusses his role as a gay surgeon in Cord Jefferson’s satirical film “American Fiction,...

Basque documentarian Nagore Eceiza (“Fifty Rupees Only”) is preparing to pitch her feature-length film, “If You Wish To Make An Apple Pie,” alongside 21 other projects at Málaga’s 2023 Festival Fund & Co-Production Event (Maff), which platforms new projects from emergent Spanish and Latin American talent.

Put through San Sebastian’s Ikusmira Berriak, one of Spain’s foremost development labs, and produced by Spain’s Izaskun Arandia at Izar Films and Eceiza’s own El Santo Films, the project unfurls and questions ingrained religious tenets and archaic societal structures that keep two lovers at a distance.

“I decided to produce the documentary film because of the great talent behind it. I was moved by the main theme, its treatment, but most of all by the strength, passion and determination of the main character, Dorine,” stated Arandia. “The film is a necessary reflection on the role of women in different cultures and religions...

Prime Video got off to a fast start this summer with the release of The Boys season 3 on June 3. Now, as we enter the dog days, Prime Video is set to keep the warm weather good times rolling with a new twist on an old classic. That’s right, Amazon’s list of new releases for August 2022 is highlighted by some good old-fashioned baseball.

A League of Their Own, the TV adaptation of Penny Marshall’s 1992 movie, is set to premiere on Aug. 12. Like the movie before it, the series will dramatize the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League which saw women playing America’s pastime while the major leagues were on pause for World War II. Abbi Jacobson (Broad City) co-created the show and will star as catcher Carson Shaw.

Other Prime Video Originals of note this month include season 2 of British comedy The Outlaws on and the Ron Howard-directed Thirteen Lives,...

If you were planning on rewatching Martin Scorsese’s mob masterpiece “Goodfellas” in memory of late stars Ray Liotta and Paul Sorvino, you have until August 31 before it leaves Netflix. Scorsese classics “Taxi Driver” and “The Departed” also take a bow at the end of the month.

You also have a limited time to revisit Tom Cruise defying gravity and the speed limit in three “Mission Impossible” movies, as well as Captain Smith going down with the ship in “Titanic,” which sails off the service on August 31 as well.

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Check out the full list of what’s leaving Netflix in August below.

August 4

“They’ve Gotta Have Us: Season 1”

August 5

“Screwball”

August 7

“We Summon the Darkness”

August 9

“Demonic”

“The Saint”

August 10

“Mr. Peabody & Sherman”

August 15

“Endless Love”

“Selfless”

August 20

“The Conjuring”

August 23

“Young & Hungry:” Seasons 1-...

Prime Video will continue rolling out its summer slate in the month of August, releasing new original series, as well as a mix of suspenseful films, action movies and more.

Amazon’s series version of “A League of Their Own” will debut its eight-episode first season on Aug. 12, introducing new characters and stories set in the historical opening of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League (Aagpbl).

Ron Howard’s “Thirteen Lives” tells the real-life story of how a young boys’ soccer team was rescued from the Thai mountain cave where they got stuck for 10 days along with their coach.

Other new film arrivals include hits from earlier this summer, “The Lost City” starring Sandra Bullock, Daniel Radcliffe, Channing Tatum and Brad Pitt, as well as “Sonic the Hedgehog 2.” Academy Award-nominated film “Licorice Pizza” also arrives on Prime Video this month.

Freevee will also have new arrivals this month.

“Bridgerton” breakout Regé-Jean Page was thrilled with the reception to the “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” trailer over the weekend, especially because he’s aware there is some concern about how the classic game will translate on to the big screen.

While visiting “The Tonight Show” on Wednesday night, Page was asked about the trailer premiering in Hall H at Comic-Con to loud cheers from the 5,000-strong crowd (and amassing more than 16 million views online).

“It felt great,” Page said. “It was the hugest relief because the unofficial tagline is ‘Dungeons & Dragons: No, No Wait – Hear Me Out.”

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Page explained that unveiling the trailer in front of that crowd was a make or break moment.

“We walked in and it’s like bringing this movie to meet mom and dad because...

British actor Regé-Jean Page is in high demand in Hollywood. Since his appearance as Simon Basset in the Shonda Rhimes Netflix show Bridgerton, which earned him an Emmy nomination, he has appeared in big budget films like The Gray Man, and his role as The Paladin in Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.

Page’s good looks and charm have convinced directing duo Anthony and Joseph Russo that the actor would be perfect to replace Daniel Craig as the new 007. In an interview with RadioTimes.com, the brothers mention how they can see the actor as the next James Bond.

“He’s fantastic. I mean, he has more charisma in his pinky than most people do in their entire body,” said Joe Russo. “So you know, we’d watch him do anything – I mean we’d watch him read the phonebook!”

Anthony added, “[He’s a] very savvy performer and [has] so much charm.

I don’t want to tempt fate here, but it looks as though we might just be about to have an actual summer movie season this year. A proper one, like we used to enjoy in summers gone by, when the studios would stockpile their biggest blockbusters starring their biggest stars and scatter them throughout the school holidays. In the next few months we have superheroes, fighter jets, dinosaurs and child-pacifying animations all heading towards the cinema, where movies belong. Hooray!

Seems like old times? It’s hardly surprising. For the past two years, the annual summer blockbuster season has been on hiatus and relocated, possibly permanently, hopefully temporarily to our living rooms. So by way of preparing ourselves for the first movie-summer of the decade, stick a Verve CD into your Discman and let’s roll the clock back 25 years to see who won the box office crown in...

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles has announced the nominees for the 10th annual Best of Nfmla Awards.

Nfmla is a nonprofit organization that supports emerging filmmakers and artists through a monthly series of screenings and events in Los Angeles. The nominees for its Best of Nfmla slate are comprised of films that have screened as part of the Nfmla Monthly Film Festival selection in 2021. This year, the awards honor 125 nominees across 16 categories, including achievements in features, documentaries, shorts, experimental media and a best new filmmaker award.

“We are so proud to be able to highlight the incredible talent of all of our nominees, who have each created such inspiring work,” Nfmla programming director Bojana Sandic said in a statement.

15,000 will be provided to select Best of Nfmla winners, a practice that began last year to celebrate the career of recently passed producer Anthony Rhulen, who launched the indie producing company FilmEngine.

“We...

Though the onslaught of streaming giants is impacting Turkey’s TV landscape, it’s not as though Turkish shows weren’t doing gangbuster global biz way before Netflix and other platforms arrived on the scene.

“Turkish dramas were already reaching audiences all over the world on linear TV,” says Ekin Koyuncu, head of prominent broadcaster Kanal D’s international sales arm. And that is why streamers are now so keen on making Turkish originals.

What changes with having Turkish originals streaming on global platforms is that “the age targets are totally different,” she says. “With this [platform] product, we are gaining the awareness of a younger population, especially in the U.S. and Europe, where our linear penetration is actually low.”

So “both sides are benefitting from each other,” Koyuncu points out.

The new batch of Turkish dramas going out globally via both linear and streaming outlets includes:

Aziz

This 1930s-set...

March 2022 is a great month for blonde women with cold, dead stares on Hulu.

With its list of new releases for March 2022, Hulu is highlighting two major original series ripped straight from the headlines. The first is The Dropout, which premieres on March 3. This show stars Amanda Seyfried (taking over from the previously cast Kate McKinnon) as Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. This story about high-level corporate fraud is truly wild, enough so to accommodate several books, podcasts, and even an upcoming film starring Jennifer Lawrence. Hulu is certainly hoping its version is the definitive one.

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The Dropout‘s spiritual counterpart will be The Girl From Plainville, which premieres on March 29. This is another story you might be familiar with. If not, just...

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With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

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On Jan. 8, NATPE cancelled its Jan. 18-20 Miami in-person conference, due to skyrocketing Omicron cases. No online event was put in its place.

The show, however, has gone on.

Some sales companies have made the trip to Miami anyway. Many others, who had already shifted Miami business meetings online, will still make those calls. Spanish language entertainment business publication Produ has launched a NATPE Showcase, bowed by an Inter Medya’s presentation of Turkish novela Aziz, a 1930s-set family drama. On Monday, Globo released details of its slate of new telenovelas, led by “In Your Place,” direct by email to targeted buyers.

Over June 18-20, Variety will publish three E-Show Dailies capturing breaking news from the international TV business. Following 10 takes, based on some foreknowledge of announcements, and companies’ current sales slates of what might have been at least some trends and global TV strategies highlighted by NATPE Miami:

Latin...

Ravil Isyanov, a Soviet-born American character actor who appeared in movies including Defiance, K-19: The Widowmaker and Transformers: Dark of the Moon and in numerous TV series, most recently playing Kirkin on CBS’ NCIS: Los Angeles, died Sept. 29 at his home in Los Angeles after a long illness. He was 59.

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Isyanov was born August 20, 1962 in Voskresensk, Russia (then part of the Ussr). Drawn to performing arts from a young age, he enrolled in Perm Institute of Culture to study directing after graduating from high school in 1980. His studies were interrupted in 1982 when he left to complete a two-year mandatory military service in the Soviet Air Force and was stationed in the Russian Far East.

He then worked at the Khabarovsk Theatre for two seasons, after his caricatures of the theater’s actors caught the eye of its director, before getting into...

London-based sales agency Alief has come on board “Runner,” directed by Andrius Blaževičius, which world premieres in the East of the West Competition at the Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival.

The film stars Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė, who was selected for Shooting Stars, European Film Promotion’s prestigious program for rising European actors, at this year’s Berlinale. Commenting on her performance, the Shooting Star jury said: “Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė proves a force of nature, full of passion and raw energy that virtually leaps off the screen.”

The film centers on Marija (Jakštaitė), who learns that her boyfriend has had another of his psychotic episodes, and has disappeared from their home. She runs into the streets of the city in order to find him and hopefully prevent a tragedy. Armed with patience and love she chases random clues through the city. Blaževičius’s dynamic...

Rege-Jean Page Just Cast in The Saint Reboot — Handsome heartthrob Rege-Jean Page has been chosen to play in the upcoming reboot of The Saint from Paramount Pictures. You’ve seen him and admired him in the hit Netflix series “Bridgerton.” He’s Rege-Jean Page, the British superstar of the show who is also of note for his [...]

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‘Bridgerton’ breakout star Regé-Jean Page has been cast as Simon Templar in the reboot of ‘The Saint.’

After scrapping the long in gestation version which had Dexter Fletcher on board to direct and Chris Pine to star, Paramount are now embarking on a new route with Page in the leading role. They have also moved to hire playwright and actor Kwame Kwei-Armah to write up a new draft of the screenplay.

The movie follows Simon Templar (a.k.a. The Saint), a Robin Hood-esque criminal and thief for hire, this new incarnation is said to be venturing down the thriller path.

Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Brad Krevoy will produce, while Robert Evans, who died in 2019 and will receive a posthumous credit. Page is also set to executive produce.

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Based on the 1920s novel series written by Leslie Charteris,...

Regé-Jean Page, who broke out in a big way in the first season of Netflix’s steamy romantic period drama Bridgerton, has locked down another movie role. Page will play the title character in Paramount’s The Saint reboot film, which is loosely based on a 1920s book series that sparked a 1960s TV series and a […]

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Rege-Jean Page, the breakout actor from Netflix’s Shondaland series “Bridgerton” (in which he starred as a very handsome Duke of Hastings), has been cast in and set to executive produce Paramount’s reboot of “The Saint,” says The Hollywood Reporter. At the same time, playwright and actor Kwame Kwei-Armah (who also co-wrote “892.” an indie drama starring John Boyega).

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“Bridgerton” breakout Regé-Jean Page will star in and executive produce a reimagined version of “The Saint” at Paramount, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.

Kwame Kwei-Armah is writing the script. Paramount is hoping “The Saint” could kick off a franchise, as the film is based on the globe-trotting 1920s novel series by Leslie Charteris.

Philip Noyce directed the 1997 film version that starred Val Kilmer as Simon Templar, a thief for hire also known as The Saint, who is hired to steal the secret process for cold fusion. But a new job ends up putting him at odds with a man bent on toppling the Russian government, as well as a woman who holds the secret. Noyce’s film grossed $118 million worldwide.

Lorenzo Dibonaventura is producing, and Brad Krevoy along with Mark Vahradian and the late Robert Evans are also listed as producers.

“Rocketman” director Dexter Fletcher, who...

Following the news that he would not be returning for the second season of Bridgerton, Regé-Jean Page looks to have found his first major starring role since his breakout part in the Netflix series. Sources tell Deadline that Page will star in and executive produce a new, reimagined version of The Saint for Paramount Pictures.

Lorenzo Dibonaventura, Brad Krevoy and Mark Vahradian will produce, with Kwame Kwei-Armah penning the script. The late Robert Evans, who produced Paramount’s 1997 movie adaption starring Val Kilmer, will also get a producer credit.

Based in part on Leslie Charteris’ 1920s book series and subsequent 1960s UK TV series starring Roger Moore, The Saint follows Simon Templar, better known as The Saint, a Robin Hood-esque criminal and thief for hire who goes on a globetrotting adventure. While plot details for this pic are being kept under wraps, insiders say this will be a completely new...

Paramount is seeing Regé-Jean Page’s halo.

Page, the breakout actor from Neflix’s Bridgerton, has come aboard to star in and executive produce the studio’s reboot of The Saint. At the same time, playwright and actor Kwame Kwei-Armah has been brought in to write a new draft of the script for the adventure thriller. This is Page’s second project with Paramount following the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons.

Producing The Saint are Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Brad Krevoy, as well as Robert Evans, who died in 2019 and will receive a posthumous credit.

The moves put new energy behind the long-gestating project,...

Paramount is seeing Regé-Jean Page’s halo.

Page, the breakout actor from Neflix’s Bridgerton, has come aboard to star in and executive produce the studio’s reboot of The Saint. At the same time, playwright and actor Kwame Kwei-Armah has been brought in to write a new draft of the script for the adventure thriller. This is Page’s second project with Paramount following the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons.

Producing The Saint are Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Brad Krevoy, as well as Robert Evans, who died in 2019 and will receive a posthumous credit.

The moves put new energy behind the long-gestating project,...

Queen of the South was a creative, intriguing, heart-pounding ride that, oddly enough for a show about the violent world of drug cartels, left fans smiling in the end.

Did our TV Fanatics, Whitney, Jasmine, and Christine, enjoy the series finale? Were they disappointed at the ending? And what are their thoughts on this female-driven narco series as a whole?

Read below as we dive into the end of Queen of the South…

What were your thoughts on the series finale? Did you have a favorite moment?

Whitney: Deep down inside, I am a romantic. So I absolutely loved the ending and seeing James and Teresa and Pote and Kelly Anne together again and enjoying a meal together.

Happy endings are so rare on television, and I love that these four who have been through so much together got to have that moment, even if it took a long time to get there.

"Ain't nothing good going to come from messing with a federal cop." Lionsgate has unveiled a new official US trailer for the gritty crime-thriller titled Above Suspicion, which originally opened last year in most of Europe direct-to-dvd. The US is the last to get this one, which is finally arriving in May. Based on the book "Above Suspicion: An Undercover FBI Agent, an Illicit Affair, and a Murder of Passion", the film tells the story of the first conviction for murder of an FBI agent. A hot shot young rookie is sent to Kentucky, where he's drawn into an illicit affair with a local woman who becomes his star informant. Things turn tricky soon after. Starring Emilia Clarke, Jack Huston, Sophie Lowe, Johnny Knoxville, Thora Birch, and Austin Hébert. This is the latest film made by filmmaker Phillip Noyce and we already posted an international trailer ...

“Rocketman” director Dexter Fletcher has joined “The Offer,” Paramount+’s upcoming series about the making of “The Godfather.” Fletcher will direct the first batch of episodes of the 10-episode series, including the premiere.

The series tells the behind-the-scenes story about the making of “The Godfather,” considered among the greatest movies ever.

Armie Hammer had initially been cast to play producer Al Ruddy but left the project amid his current career tailspin stemming from leaked private social media posts.

The real Ruddy will be an executive producer on the 10-episode limited series with Michael Tolkin, Nikki Toscano and Leslie Greif. Tolkin will write the series, which is based on Ruddy’s experience making the 1972 film. Paramount TV Studios is the studio.

Fletcher is currently attached to direct Paramount’s “The Saint,” a feature adaptation based on the 1960s spy series. He took over for Bryan Singer during production on “Bohemian Rhapsody...

‘Rocketman’ director Dexter Fletcher has confirmed that the much-awaited ‘Sherlock 3’ has been delayed for the foreseeable future.

Fletcher, who has taken over directing duties from Guy Ritchie for the latest instalment to the ‘Sherlock’ story, Opened up during an interview on the Celebrity Catch-Up podcast, stating that the current pandemic had put production on hold.

“Sherlock’s hit its own issues on and off,” he said. “That’s sort of sitting on the back burner at the moment until it becomes clear where the world is at and what’s going to happen – and the same with The Saint.”

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He also went on to comment that the reboot of ‘The Saint’ could come first at this point, but again it all rests on whether this pandemic will ever let up.

Andrius Blaževičius sophomore feature deals with the subjects of love and freedom. Marija Razgutė of M-Films and Andrius Blaževičius, respectively producer and director of Lithuanian drama The Saint (2016), presented their latest collaboration, Runner, co-produced with the Czech Republic, at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival’s Eastern Promises Industry Days, within the initiative First Cut+ Works in Progress (read the news). “My first feature The Saint addressed the topics of love and crisis, while the second one, Runner, is about love and freedom. Keeping in mind the threats that loom over Lithuania and the rest of Europe — the war in Ukraine, Russia’s aggressive attitude, the refugee crisis, the rising popularity of the radical right, etc. – a film about freedom is more relevant than ever before,” says the director. In the film, Maria, the protagonist, attempts to locate her boyfriend, who disappeared after a psychotic episode. Blaževičius reveals in...

Following on from a July where they added a large number of horror titles to their catalogue, Hulu have now made available even more great outings from the genre. As with all the major streaming players, keeping subscribers happy with new content during this Covid-19 year has been crucial, especially given the new competitors that have sprung up in recent months, further splintering film rights. Hulu are usually pretty reliable in terms of diversity, though, and have added some particularly strong horror titles for August.

Among the highlights for new movies is the original 1988 Child’s Play, which introduced the murderous Chucky to the world in a film that arguably remains the high-point of the franchise. A reasonably realistic setting, a convincing child performance and some excellent effects work make Child’s Play a classic of the period and more than worth a rewatch. And with the Chucky series on the way,...

Hulu is out with its list of everything new arriving in August and everything leaving at the end of the month.

Highlights include “Ordinary Love,” a 2019 movie about how a couple endures a breast cancer diagnosis, and “Peanut Butter Falcon,” Shia Labeouf’s 2019 movie about a young man with Down syndrome who runs away from a nursing home to attend the wrestling school of his idol, the Salt Water Redneck.

Hulu Originals to look out for next month include Season 3 of “Find Me in Paris” and the Hulu Original premiere of “The Binge.”

Leaving at the end of the month are 2007’s “3:10 to Yuma,” 1973’s “Charlotte’s Web,” 1988’s “Rain Man,” and “The X-Files.”

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Aug. 1

Monchhichi: Complete Season 1B (Cartoon Network)

The Pier (El Embarcadero): Complete Seasons 1 & 2 (BetaFilm)

UniKitty: Complete Season 2B (Cartoon Network)

71 (2015)

3:10 to Yuma (2007)

A Good Woman...

Actor Chris Pine will star as Paramount's "The Saint", based on the 1920's crime novels by author Leslie Charteris, to be directed by Dexter Fletcher:

The character has been featured in a long-running series of books and comic books published between 1928 and 1963.

Rko owns the rights to several films based on "The Saint", including the 1938 feature "The Saint in New York".

"The Saint" has previously been adapted for several motion pictures, radio dramas, comic strips, comic books and three television series.

Templar is known as 'The Saint' because of his initials (St) and because his heroic exploits fly in the face of an otherwise nefarious reputation. 

Templar has aliases, often using the initials 'S.T.' such as 'Sebastian Tombs' or 'Sugarman Treacle'.

His true name is unknown, and the name 'Templar' was adopted at an early age from reading about the 'Knights Templar'.

Templar usually leaves a...

Amazon Prime’s new releases in June 2020 is fairly lacking in original material. That’s to be expected for a streaming service that focuses on quality over quantity to begin with now going through a pandemic content crunch.

Standup special Gina Brillon: The Floor Is Lava, Joseph Gordon-Levitt film 7500, and Pete the Cat season 2 are the only originals arriving this month. And that’s fine as Amazon is about to be home to one of 2019’s most fun films. That’s right – Knives Out makes its debut on June 12. It might be awhile before we get to see the next Benoit Blanc mystery so hopefully this will tide us over.

June 1 also sees the arrival of Dirty Dancing, Kingpin, and the tragically underrated Sex Drive. It’s not the most impressive month Amazon has ever had, but at least you still get free shipping.

Editor’s note: Den of...

Though much of the entertainment industry is still in lockdown due to the Coronavirus and the quarantines imposed to help stop its spread, streaming services are thriving like never before. Netflix and Amazon Prime have both been seeing record viewing figures, while Disney Plus subscriptions are through the roof. Not to mention HBO Max just launched this week as well and is reportedly off to a strong start.

With all eyes fixed on the small screen these days, anything new and exciting is eagerly anticipated and after hearing all about what Netflix has coming next month, Amazon Prime has just announced their full line-up, and it’s packed with some pretty great movies and TV shows spanning multiple genres.

Ready to dive in?

Released June 1

Dirty Dancing (1987)

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)

Fair Game (2010)

Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell (1974)

Futureworld (1976

How To Train Your Dragon (2010)

Incident At Loch Ness (2004)

Joyride...

Amazon Prime Video is out with its list of everything new coming to the streaming service in June 2020, from originals like its upcoming weekly docuseries spotlighting essential workers called “Regular Heroe” to “Pete the Cat: Season 2, Part 1.”

Other Prime original highlights include the third standup special from Gina Brillon, called “The Floor Is Lava,” as well as a feature film directorial debut from Patrick Vollrath called “7500.”

Prime members will also be able to stream old classics like “Dirty Dancing,” kid-friendly movies like “How to Train Your Dragon” and “Spy Kids,” and Daniel Radcliffe’s new action-comedy “Guns Akimbo.”

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Here is the full list of everything new coming to Prime Video at no additional cost in June:

June 1

Movies

Dirty Dancing (1987)

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)

Fair Game (2010)

Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell (1974)

Futureworld (1976)

Grown Ups...

Ever since Olivia Wilde’s ‘Booksmart’ enamoured audiences, Wilde has become hot property behind the camera. So it’s no surprise that the likes of Florence Pugh, Chris Pine and Shia Labeouf have all joined her for ‘Don’t Worry Darling’.

Pugh is said to play the main role in the feature with Wilde stepping in to also play a character.

The project is a psychological thriller set in an isolated, utopian community in the 1950s California desert.

Wilde will produce the movie, ‘Booksmart’ scribe Katie Silberman will rewrite the original script from Shane and Carey Van Dyke. Silberman will also produce alongside Roy Lee and Miri Yoon of Vertigo Entertainment. Catherine Hardwicke is executive producing the movie, alongside Shane and Carey Van Dyke.

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Pugh’s star is most certainly rising, since her star turn in ‘Lady Macbeth...

To go with a colossal voice, Whitney Houston also had a personal life that sometimes eclipsed her talents. Now, 8 years after her untimely death, it has been announced that the powerhouse singer is to finally get a big-screen biopic.

Named after her 1987 album, ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’, the film has secured the talents of Oscar-nominated scribe, Anthony McCarten, to pen the script.

‘The Photograph’ director, Stella Meghie is currently in negotiations to helm the project. An actress has yet to be found to play the highly acclaimed artist.

Also in news – Chris Pine enters talks to star in ‘The Saint’ reboot

The Whitney Houston Estate, Primary Wave, music producer Clive Davis and McCarten are producing. Pat Houston will produce on behalf of the Houston Estate, and Larry Mestel will produce on behalf of Primary Wave Music along with Denis O’Sullivan. McCarten will produce through his Muse of Fire Productions banner.

‘Wonder Women’ and ‘Star Trek’ actor, Chris Pine, has entered into negotiations to star in the upcoming reboot of ‘The Saint’.

The movie follows Simon Templar (a.k.a. The Saint), a Robin Hood-esque criminal and thief for hire. Seth Grahame-Smith penned the script on what the studio is hoping will be another long-running franchise of films. Lorenzo Di Bonaventura is producing along with Brad Krevoy and the late Robert Evans, posthumously.

Pine would take the titular role if negotiations are successful. Plot details are being kept under wraps, though it’s believed to take place during the present day and is not a period piece. No date has been set for production start.

‘Rocketman’ helmer Dexter Fletcher will direct the film and Seth Grahame-Smith wrote the script. Lorenzo Di Bonaventura is producing along with Brad Krevoy. Robert Evans, who served as a producer on the original film and died in 2019, also helped produce.

Chris Pine is, unfortunately, one of the only A-list Chrises in Hollywood not attached to a Marvel Studios franchise. Chris Evans, Chris Pratt, and Chris Hemsworth have those roles seemingly locked up. But yet, Pine is no stranger to franchise film work, and it appears that he’s adding another one to his list, with the upcoming reboot of “The Saint.”

According to Variety, Pine is in negotiations to star in the upcoming action film, “The Saint,” directed by Dexter Fletcher.

Paramount Players creative executives Matt Dines and Ali Bell are exiting the company that they joined in August 2017, an individual with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap.

According to Deadline, Dines, who served as Evp of Development alongside Bell, will be joining Jonah Hill’s production company, which most recently produced “Richard Jewell.”

During Dines’ tenure at Paramount Players, he oversaw features like “Nobody’s Fool” and “Playing With Fire,” while Bell oversaw “What Men Want” and “Dora and the Lost City of Gold,” as well as the upcoming “Monster Problems.”

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Before joining Paramount Players, Dines served as a production VP at MGM where he developed projects like “Everything, Everything,” the “Valley Girl” remake and the upcoming Bradley Cooper film “Deeper.” Before that, he worked at Spyglass Entertainment.

Bell was president of production and development...

Since 2016, Paramount Pictures has been interested in producing a new version of The Saint, which began as a series of novels before becoming a TV series starring future James Bond actor Roger Moore and then a big budget movie in 1997 starring Val Kilmer. Now Paramount has finally found its The Saint remake director: […]

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Before we get down to the news, no, the above photo does not feature an image of a young Dexter Fletcher on the right hand side. That's actually an image of Val Kilmer taken from Phillip Noyce's 1997 remake of The Saint. The resemblance is uncanny, I know. When I'd landed on that image I was just as confused as you might've been. Moving right along! It's…...

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Dexter Fletcher, director of Elton John biopic Rocketman, is set to tackle Paramount’s reboot of classic TV franchise The Saint.

The Saint, and its exploits of Simon Templar, is readying a return with the shiny new halo that is a reboot movie; a notion that just became a lot more real with the appointment of highly-sought director Dexter Fletcher to the picture.

Studio Paramount has officially hired Fletcher to direct its remake of The Saint, according to Variety. The production will see Fletcher – who’s enjoying newfound momentum from acclaimed Elton John biopic Rocketman – work off a script by Seth Grahame-Smith, adapting the classic antihero spy-thief franchise of author Leslie Charteris’s 1928-1963 novels, which, after early film versions, were famously adapted for U.K. television as the 1962-1969 ITV series, The Saint, which starred a future James Bond, Roger Moore. The series managed to be a contemporaneously-rare global hit,...

After most reports say that he saved “Bohemian Rhapsody” and then went on to helm the Oscar-winning feature “Rocketman,” filmmaker Dexter Fletcher is understandably in high demand. The filmmaker is already signed on to direct “Sherlock Holmes 3,” as well as a new “Dracula” film, but it appears that he’s also lining up an action reboot of “The Saint.”

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According to Variety, Paramount has signed Dexter Fletcher as the director of a new reboot of the classic action franchise, “The Saint.” For those unaware, “The Saint” is based on the 1920s novel series written by Leslie Charteris about a wealthy thief-for-hire that is on a Robin Hood-esque mission that targets corrupt politicians, warmongers, and other lowlifes.

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“Rocketman” director Dexter Fletcher is set to direct a remake of “The Saint,” the 1997 action film starring Val Kilmer, at Paramount, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.

Paramount is hoping “The Saint” could kick off a franchise, as the film is based on the globe-trotting 1920s novel series by Leslie Charteris.

Philip Noyce directed the 1997 film that starred Kilmer as Simon Templar, a thief for hire also known as The Saint, who is hired to steal the secret process for cold fusion. But the latest job ends up putting him at odds with a man bent on toppling the Russian government, as well as the woman who holds the secret.

Dexter Fletcher will direct from the most recent draft of the script by Seth Grahame-Smith. Lorenzo Dibonaventura is producing, and Brad Krevoy...

Deadline has confirmed that Rocketman director Dexter Fletcher is set to direct a redo of The Saint for Paramount.

The 1997 movie, directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Val Kilmer, followed Simon Templar (aka The Saint), a thief for hire. His job is to steal the secret process for cold fusion which puts him at odds with a traitor bent on toppling the Russian government, as well as the woman who holds its secret. The movie was spurred from the 1960s TV show starring Roger Moore, which was based on a 1920s book series by Leslie Charteris.

With a final domestic gross of $61.3 million and global take of $118M, 1997’s The Saint didn’t start a franchise.

Seth Grahame-Smith is writing the script for the new version of The Saint, which Lorenzo Di Bonaventura is producing along with Brad Krevoy and the late Robert Evans, posthumously.

After the success of its Elton John biopic “Rocketman,” Paramount has set filmmaker Dexter Fletcher to direct another high-profile project for the studio.

Fletcher will helm “The Saint,” a reboot of its 1997 action thriller that starred Val Kilmer. The globe-trotting adventure is based on the 1920s novel series written by Leslie Charteris.

Seth Grahame-Smith wrote the script for “The Saint,” while Lorenzo Di Bonaventura is producing along with Brad Krevoy and the late Robert Evans, posthumously.

The movie follows Simon Templar (a.k.a. The Saint), a Robin Hood-esque criminal and thief for hire. The book character also inspired a 1960’s TV show. While the ’90s film adaptation didn’t kickstart a franchise as hoped, the studio sees renewed potential for a long-running movie series.

“The Saint” will mark another genre film for Fletcher, who recently signed on to direct Universal’s monster movie “Renfield.” That adaptation will focus on R.

Following the success of the Elton John biopic Rocketman, director Dexter Fletcher is reteaming with Paramount for a reboot of the spy thriller The Saint.

The original 1997 movie, based on the 1920s novel series written by Leslie Charteris, starred Val Kilmer as a master of disguise who becomes an anti-hero while using the moniker of various saints and working in the underworld of international industrial theft and espionage. 

Seth Grahame-Smith (The Lego Batman Movie, Dark Shadows) wrote the most recent draft of the screenplay. 

Lorenzo di Bonaventura will produce, along with Grahame-Smith, Brad Krevoy and the late Robert ...

Following the success of the Elton John biopic Rocketman, director Dexter Fletcher is reteaming with Paramount for a reboot of the spy thriller The Saint.

The original 1997 movie, based on the 1920s novel series written by Leslie Charteris, starred Val Kilmer as a master of disguise who becomes an anti-hero while using the moniker of various saints and working in the underworld of international industrial theft and espionage. 

Seth Grahame-Smith (The Lego Batman Movie, Dark Shadows) wrote the most recent draft of the screenplay. 

Lorenzo di Bonaventura will produce, along with Grahame-Smith, Brad Krevoy and the late Robert ...