MF PODCAST: Weekly Film News – S01E05
Mackans Film presents a new podcast with a segment called “Weekly Film News”. Similar to News of the Week, we’re checking up on the latest in news and TV-series in the showbusiness. Hosted by Marcus J. Ström.
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The Batman (2021): New Stills On Batmobile
Matt Reeves, the director of The Batman (2021) keeps teasing us fans. Last time it was the Batsuit, this time it’s the iconic vehicle The Batmobile.
Sam Worthington And David Hyde Pierce Joins ‘The Georgetown Project’
Sam Worthington, from Avatar, and David Hyde Pierce of Frasier-fame joins Oscar winner Russell Crowe in lead roles for the upcoming supernatural thriller.
Amblin Gets The Distributionrights For Cheshire Crossing
The studio picks up the graphic novel by Andy Weir, who is the author of The Martian.
Bill Murray To Star In Peter Farrelly’s “The Now”
The iconic Ghostbusters actor is set to star in Farrelly’s upcoming comedy series for the Quibi platform.
Nicolas Cage Will Play Himself
Lionsgate is in talks to buy Nicholas Cage’s film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
‘Goliath’ Is Set For A Fourth And Final Season
Amazon Studios has renewed the series for a final season.
‘The Witcher’ Second Season Confirmed Before Series Debut
Just weeks before the series premiere for Netflix’s upcoming fantasy series, they announce that a second season is already in the works.
Saban Films Got Distribution-rights For Daniel Radcliffe Movie
The company just got the North American rights for the action comedy film Guns Akimbo starring Daniel Radcliffe.
D’Arcy Carden May Star In New Amazon Series
D’Arcy Carden from The Good Place is in talks to join the series adaptation of A League of Their Own by Amazon.
Starz Are Working On ‘Weeds’ Sequel Series
The network Starz is now working with Lionsgate Television on a follow-up to the dark comedy series.
Idina Menzel May Be Cinderella’s Evil Stepmother
Frozen (2013) star Idina Menzel is in talks to be Cinderella’s evil stepmother in the upcoming 2021 Cinderella film.
‘Training Day’ Prequel May Come
Warner Bros. has a prequel in the works for the 2001 crime drama that starred Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke.
Gal Gadot To Star In Holocaust Drama
Wonder Woman (2017), DC-star, and Israeli native Gal Gadot is set to star in her own produced biopic for Polish Holocaust heroine and 2008 Nobel Prize nominee, Irena Sendler.
Zoë Kravitz Is Officially Catwoman
Actress Zoë Kravitz, from “X-Men: First Class” and “Big Little Lies” fame, will play Catwoman in the new Batman film.
Barney Gets A New Live-Action Movie
Famous toy company Mattel is working on a new live-action Barney film.
Saldana Starring In Witherspoon Produced Netflix-Series
Zoe Saldana will both star and team up as producer with Reese Witherspoon for an adaption of Tembi Locke’s memoir From Scratch.
Ben Affleck Will Star In “Hypnotic”
It is now set that actor Ben Affleck will star in director Robert Rodriguez’s upcoming Action Thriller Hypnotic.
Travis Fimmel Joins ‘Here Are The Young Men’
Actor Travis Fimmel, from the Viking series, joins the cast of Arclight’s upcoming project.
Amazon Adapts ‘The Power’
Amazon just bought the series rights for the 2016 sci-fi novel by Naomi Alderman.
Lady Gaga Will Star In Film About The Gucci Murder
It seems that singer and actress Lady Gaga will star in a director Ridley Scott-attached film about the Gucci family, focusing on the murder of founder Guccio Gucci’s grandson.
Vince Vaughn and Sharon Horgan Will Star Together In ‘The Last Drop’
The film is an upcoming romantic dramedy which will be directed by Christopher Storer, from Ramy fame.
Rachel Weisz Set to Play Elizabeth Taylor
See-Saw Films is making an Elizabeth Taylor biopic called A Special Relationship starring Rachel Weisz as the famous actress turned activist.
Paramount Players Sees Potential In ‘Planet of the Nerds’ Comic
Paramount Players buys the film rights for Planet of the Nerds comic.
Bond ‘No Time To Die’ Officially Wrap Filming
The 25th film in the franchise and what seems as actor Daniel Craig’s last time in the role has officially wrapped filming as of October 25th this year.
Upcoming Elvis Biopic Cast It’s Priscilla
Director Baz Luhrmann has just cast actress Olivia DeJonge as the film’s Priscilla Presley.
Adam Driver Is In Negotiation For Ridley Scott’s ‘Last Duel’
It looks like Star Wars actor Adam Driver is in talks with Scott’s team for an eventual co-star role opposite Matt Damon in the new upcoming film.
Filming Of ‘Black Adam’ Seems To Start In 2020
In response to fan’s tweet, lead actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson says the Shazam! (2019) spin-Off starts filming in July 2020.
‘Opposite Of Always’ Novel May Get Movie Adaption
It’s rumored that screenwriter Randy McKinnon is attached to adapt Justin A. Reynold’s romance novel Opposite of Always.
Ballerina: Spin-off Set In John Wick Universe
Lionsgate is producing a female-led John Wick spin-off and wants Len Wiseman to direct.
Matthew Vaughn – Potential Director For Fantastic Four Reboot
Director Matthew Vaughn whose currently working on the Kingsman film series is in the hopes to direct a new Fantastic Four reboot after the Disney/Fox merge.
AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ Is Renewed For Season 11
CREDIT: GENE PAGE/AMC
AMC announced on Saturday that the successful post-apocalyptic drama series will be renewed for the 11th season.
‘Seinfeld’ Joins Netflix In 2021
This Monday Netflix shared the news that the big giant streaming platform will have all 180 episodes of the Emmy-winning series by 2021.
Upcoming Netflix Horror ‘Things Heard & Seen’ May Star Amanda Seyfried
Amanda Seyfried is in talks to join the cast of “Things Heard & Seen.” The project is a supernatural thriller for Netflix, which is written and will be directed by Oscar-nominated filmmakers Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, who is famous for films such as American Splendor (2003) and 10,000 Saints (2015).
Upcoming ‘Steve McQueen Biopic’ Shows The Actor’s Manson Moments
Wonderfilm Media just acquired the film rights for and are fully financing an adaption of author Marshall Terrill’s 2010 biography “Steve McQueen: The Life and Legend of a Hollywood Icon”. A book with 10 years of research that it goes in detail on McQueen’s humble beginnings to Hollywood fame to his death at age 50.
South Korean Original Series ‘Round Six’ Comes To Netflix
Netflix have now ordered a new upcoming South Korean original series which will be produced by award-winning director Hwang Dong-hyuk.
First Look From The Upcoming Third Season of Netflix’s “The Crown”
Here are the latest stills from the third season of the Netflix-series The Crown, which releases November the 17th this year.
Abominable (2019) – Trailer #1
A magical Yeti must return to his family.
The Goldfinch (2019) – Trailer #1
A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy Upper East Side family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Changeland (2019) – Official Trailer
While visiting Thailand, two estranged friends realize there’s no rule book for finding purpose and meaning in life.
Annabelle Comes Home (2019) – Official Trailer #2
Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren bring the possessed doll to the locked artifacts room in their home, placing her “safely” behind sacred glass and enlisting a priest’s holy blessing. But an unholy night of horror awaits as Annabelle awakens the evil spirits in the room, who all set their sights on a new target-the Warrens’ ten-year-old daughter, Judy, and her friends.
Monster. Inc Goes To Disney+ As A TV-Series
Disney keeps on adding more exciting content to their own streaming service, that plans to be released by the end of the year. Monster Inc. is confirmed to the next one.
Game of Thrones: Season 8 – Official Teaser Trailer #1
First official teaser trailer for the final season of Game of Thrones has been revealed!
Golden Globes Nominations – 2019
The 76th Golden Globe Awards will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and air on NBC, with Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh hosting.
Marvel’s “Daredevil” has been CANCELLED after 3 seasons
It happened to Luke Cage and Iron Fist with two seasons each. Now, the latest doom has arrived for the fan-favourite and crime fighting lawyer a.k.a Matt Murdock.
CAPTIVE STATE (2019) – Official Teaser Trailer #2
Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the lives on both sides of the conflict – the collaborators and dissidents.