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Out of Time director Carl Franklin taking on City of Night

Meyers Media Group and McDonald Entertainment recently announced that they will co-finance the thriller City of Night. The film, to be directed by award-winner Carl Franklin (Out of Time, High Crimes), was written by David Chisholm (Kidnapped in Paradise, The Wizard) and will be produced by Brendan McDonald of McDonald Entertainment and Jesse B’Franklin, and ….

John Woo going back to gangster film roots with yakuza classic remake Day of the Beast

John Woo is attached to direct the action thriller Day of the Beast, a remake of Suzuki Seijun’s 1963 yakuza classic Youth of the Beast, according to Film Business Asia. Day of the Beast is a co-production between Nikkatsu Corp, the production company behind the original movie, and John Woo and Terence Chang’s Lion Rock ….

Oscar winner Octavia Spencer and Michael B. Jordan circling lead roles in Forest Whitaker-produced film about controversial police shooting

THR reports that Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer and Chronicle co-star Michael B. Jordan are in talks to top line the drama Fruitvale, a timely indie drama being produced by Forest Whitaker and his Significant Productions partner Nina Yang. Filmmaker Ryan Coogler will make his feature film debut by writing and directing Fruitvale, which tells the ….

Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller officially start work on Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For

Its been a seriously long wait (can you believe 7 years?) but finally Dimension Films has announced that Sin City 2, which will be titled Sin City: A Dame To Kill For, has officially gone into production. After countless rumors, a press release the Weinstein Company has sent out tells fans it’s a go. Officially ….

Anthony Mackie in talks to join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay film Pain and Gain

The Hurt Locker star Anthony Mackie – who recently wrapped the independent film Vipaka with Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker – is in talks to join Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson in Michael Bay’s low-budget Paramount film Pain and Gain. This according to Variety. Pain and Gain is based on a true story first told in an ….