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      'Smash' TV Series Adapted Into Broadway Musical

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      The hit television show starring Katharine McPhee and Debra Messing is heading to The Great White Way as a stage musical adaptation is confirmed to be in the work.
      May 22, 2020
      AceShowbiz – A new musical based on TV series “Smash” is headed to Broadway.
      Producers Steven Spielberg, Robert Greenblatt, and Neil Meron will oversee the live stage adaptation of the hit NBC musical-within-a-musical series, with original songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman on board to pen the score.
      The new stage show will apparently depart slightly from the TV show’s original storyline, but the main characters, writers Julia and Tom and actresses Ivy and Karen, will still be central to the story.
      No further plot details for the show have been announced.
      “I am personally thrilled to be a part of this musical and its road to Broadway,” Spielberg said in a statement. ” ‘Smash’ is near and dear to my heart, and it seems fitting that a new musical inspired by what we did on the show would eventually come to the stage.”
      “I’m beyond thrilled to be working with this incredible creative team and my producing partners, who began the ‘Smash’ journey with me over ten years ago.”
      “Smash” starred Katharine McPhee, Megan Hilty, Debra Messing, Christian Borle, Anjelica Huston, and Jack Davenport, with McPhee as a Broadway ingenue and Hilty a stage veteran, both vying for the role of Marilyn Monroe.
      The news comes one day after the 2015 charity concert of the musical streamed for audiences as a fundraiser for The Actors Fund.

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      Connie Nielsen Wants to Reprise Role in Potential 'Gladiator' Sequel

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      When celebrating the 20th anniversary of the 2000 release, the actress playing Lucilla in the movie admits that studio bosses have given a green light to the follow-up project.
      May 21, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Film bosses are in talks for a potential “Gladiator” sequel, according to the film’s leading lady, Connie Nielsen – and she wants a part.
      As the Oscar-winning film’s director, Ridley Scott, and his cast and crew celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 2000 release, the actress has revealed she would be interested in reprising her character, Lucilla, in a follow-up.
      Discussing the the original with Scott as part of an Entertainment Weekly interview, Nielsen explained studio bosses have greenlighted the project, adding, “It’s just a question of which film is coming first in Ridley’s very tight schedule.”
      “I would be interested in doing it (the film), for sure,” Connie adds. “I mean, it’s obviously a wonderful project, so of course I would be interested.”
      It’s not clear if Russell Crowe has been approached to reprise the title character, which earned him his first Best Actor Oscar.

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      Zoe Kravitz Eager to Be Back Filming 'The Batman' Despite Safety Concerns Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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      Sharing similar enthusiasm as the actress portraying Catwoman in the Matt Reeves-directed blockbuster is co-star Colin Farrell who has been tapped to play The Penguin.
      May 21, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Zoe Kravitz can’t wait to get back to filming “The Batman” in London, even though she doesn’t know how movie bosses will keep her safe amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
      The actress was portraying Catwoman in director Matt Reeves’ new blockbuster before production was shut down in March, and she admits that because the role involved costume and make-up supervisors touching her face and skin all day, she’s not sure how they’ll make her look good if they have to keep their distance once the cameras start rolling again.
      “You have people just touching your face, touching your body all day long,” Zoe tells Variety. “I need help getting into the catsuit. I can’t do it on my own.”
      “I was probably touched more (on this film) than any job, just because of the clothes and the combat and all of that.”
      But Zoe insists she will be ready to go back to work when she gets the OK: “I’m hoping to wake up every day to an email or a phone call saying, ‘We’re ready to go!’ I’m in touch with everybody, and everyone’s ready to go when it’s safe.”
      She’s not the only castmate raring to go – Colin Farrell is also keen to get back to the set to pick up where he left off with villain The Penguin.
      He recently said, “It’s all exciting, to be a part of that universe… I really am so excited to get back and explore it. I haven’t got that much to do. I have a certain amount in the film. I am not all over it by any means, but there are a couple of tasty scenes I have in it… It feels original and fun, but I am only at the start of the journey.”

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      Jason Momoa and Peter Dinklage In Talks to Reunite for Vampire Movie

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      The former ‘Game of Thrones’ co-stars are allegedly in discussions to play leading roles in a movie based on the legendary tale of the vampire hunter Van Helsing.
      May 21, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Former “Game of Thrones” castmates Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa are hoping to reteam for a new action adventure, inspired by the legend of vampire hunter Van Helsing.
      The stars are both close to signing off on leading roles in director Max Barbakow’s “Good, Bad & Undead”.
      In the film, Dinklage will play the last in a long line of vampire hunters, who forms a partnership with Momoa’s undead character, who vows never to kill again, to scam superstitious townsfolk.
      Their ruse is successful until other monsters discover the con and decide to make an example of the vampire and his sidekick.

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      Johnny Depp and Robert Pattinson's New Movie Ditches Theatrical Release Amid Pandemic

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      ‘Waiting for the Barbarians’ which is directed by Ciro Guerra has ditched theatrical release for streaming platforms due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
      May 21, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Johnny Depp and Robert Pattinson’s star-studded new movie has become the latest to skip a theatrical release and head straight for homes.
      Samuel Goldwyn Films bosses have acquired the North American rights to director Ciro Guerra’s “Waiting for the Barbarians”, which also features Oscar winner Mark Rylance, Gana Bayarsaikhan, and Greta Scacchi, and they are planning to release the movie to digital platforms in August 2020.
      Based on the novel by Nobel Prize-winning author J.M. Coetzee, who also adapted the screenplay, the movie follows a clash between a magistrate (Rylance) and a colonel (Depp) at a fictitious border settlement.
      “It has been a great honour to work with this wonderful cast and passionate crew in bringing J.M. Coetzee’s masterpiece to the screen,” said Guerra in a statement to Deadline. “It is a timeless story that speaks volumes to our world today, and we’re very happy and excited to be finally bringing it to audiences in the U.S. through this partnership with Samuel Goldwyn Films.”
      “Waiting For the Barbarians” will join the likes of “Scoob!”, “Trolls World Tour”, and “True History of the Kelly Gang” among the films released direct to on demand following the closure of cinemas due to the coronavirus crisis.

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      'Deadpool' Creator Believes Third Movie Will Not Come Out in Next Five Years

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      When claiming he has not seen ‘Deadpool 3’ on the Marvel’s schedule, comic book creator Rob Liefeld points out, ‘Until a movie is put on a schedule, it’s not taken seriously.’
      May 20, 2020
      AceShowbiz – A third “Deadpool 3” film is not on the Marvel schedule for the next five years, according to the creator of the comic that inspired the franchise.
      Rob Liefeld has revealed that the much-anticipated sequel, which would star Ryan Reynolds, isn’t on the latest docket compiled by film bosses.
      “Until a movie is put on a schedule, it’s not taken seriously,” Liefeld tells io9. “And what people don’t like is that I have assessed the schedule for the next – give or take – five years and I don’t see ‘Deadpool’ on it. I don’t see that it can arrive earlier than that.”
      The writer also clarified that some of his past comments on the lack of progress on the production were not a knock on executives at Marvel, but rather a way for him to be honest with “Deadpool” fans.
      “Do I know that there is no movement on a ‘Deadpool 3’ right now? I know that, yes. Does that worry me? No, not at all,” he adds. “What I did was I answered a question honestly, and what I learned this week is just lie. Just tell people everything is lollipop and unicorns and rainbows and you’ll be better off in your life, because people want to be lied to.
      “Just because some guy goes, ‘Yeah, we’re still moving along’, that’s code for ‘there’s nothing to see here’.”
      “Deadpool” was released in 2016 and it’s hit follow-up debuted in 2018.

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      Nick Jonas and Laurence Fishburne Tapped for Comic Book Action Movie

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      The youngest member of the Jonas Brothers has teamed up with ‘The Matrix’ star for an action thriller called ‘The Blacksmith’ which is based on a graphic novel.
      May 20, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Nick Jonas and Laurence Fishburne have signed on to front the first film in a major new action thriller franchise.
      The singer, who has appeared in films such as “Jumanji: The Next Level”, and “The Matrix” actor will join “Taken” director Pierre Morel for “The Blacksmith”, in which Jonas will portray a weapons expert, known as a blacksmith, seeking out his mentor following an attack on his life.
      Fishburne will play the mentor.
      The project, scripted by Ben Ripley, is based on Malik Evans and Richard Sparkman’s graphic novel for Kickstart Comics.
      Movie bosses are now on the hunt for an “outstanding young female actor” who will play Jonas’ CIA sidekick in the movie, which will serve as the first of “a major new film franchise built around a very modern breed of action hero,” according to producer Stuart Ford.

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      Adam Sandler and LeBron James Develop Basketball Movie for Netflix

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      The ‘Uncut Gems’ actor and the Los Angeles Lakers star are teaming up for a new movie called ‘Hustle’ which will be fronted by the former and produced by the latter.
      May 20, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Adam Sandler has signed up to star in a new Netflix basketball movie produced by LeBron James.
      In the new film, “Hustle”, Sandler will play an American basketball scout who is unfairly dismissed shortly after discovering a potential NBA superstar abroad, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
      “We the Animals” director Jeremiah Zagar is on board as director, with James signed on as a producer and writers Taylor Materne and Will Fetters penning the script.
      The new project follows the critical success of the “Happy Gilmore” star’s previous Netflix movie, “Uncut Gems”, in which he played a New York jeweller whose gambling addiction derails his business and search for a prized gem.
      Sandler, a keen basketball fan, is also set to star in the upcoming family film “Hubie Halloween” alongside Kevin James, Ray Liotta, Maya Rudolph, and another NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal.
      James has been moving into the entertainment sphere in recent years with his production firm, SpringHill Entertainment, and is set to star in “Space Jam: A New Legacy”, a sequel to the beloved 1996 movie starring Chicago Bulls superstar Michael Jordan alongside the “Looney Tunes” cartoon characters. It is due out next year 2021.

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