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Release date and first cast photo revealed for Straight Outta Compton biopic

Access Hollywood reports that Straight Outta Compton, the long-in-development N.W.A. biopic, has finally been cast and now has a release date. Ice Cube updated his Twitter followers on the film, even including the first cast photo. On Wednesday, Universal Pictures announced Straight Outta Compton will hit theaters on August 14, 2015. Along with the announcement, ….

Denzel Washington and Training Day director Antoine Fuqua circling Magnificent Seven remake

Variety reports that Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua are in early talks to re-team for MGM’s developing remake of the cult classic western thriller The Magnificent Seven. According to the reports, both men have offers on the table and Denzel is still weighing his options. The report also states both filmmakers are close to ….

The Weinsteins’ Radius nab rights to Cannes indie horror favorite It Follows

Radius TWC announced today that the company has nabbed U.S. rights to Cannes festival favorite horror film It Follows, written and directed by David Robert Mitchell (The Myth of the American Sleepover). It Follows recently screened at Cannes as part of Critics’ Week, where Radius also purchased When Animals Dream. The deal marks the second ….

Adjustment Bureau director to helm new Hollywood Bruce Lee biopic Birth of the Dragon

George Nolfi, who directed the sci-fi thriller The Adjustment Bureau, is now attached to helm the upcoming Bruce Lee biopic Birth of the Dragon for Groundswell Productions and QED International, Variety reports. Birth of the Dragon will be produced by QED’s Bill Block, Groundswell CEO Michael London, Janice Williams, Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen Rivele, with ….

Official trailer and poster for Kill the Messenger

Focus Features’ has revealed the gripping official trailer for the upcoming film Kill the Messenger. Two-time Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner (The Bourne Legacy) leads an all-star cast in the dramatic thriller based on the remarkable true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb. In Kill the Messenger, Webb stumbles onto a story leading to ….