J.C. Chandor’s ‘Triple Frontier’ Loses Tom Hardy, Channing Tatum, And Paramount J.C. Chandor’s (A Most Violent Year) drug smuggling thriller,Triple Frontier, has just been dealt a brutal blow. The project, formerly calledSleeping Dogs, has been at Paramount for several years and has pulled in all kinds of talent. At one point,Kathryn Bigelowwasgoing to directTom Hanksin the film before Chandor gotTom HardyandChanning Tatumon board to star, but they’ve dropped the project, along with Paramount....

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Replaces James McAvoy In That Untitled Cancer Comedy I’m not sure where the comment section trend of suggestingJoseph Gordon-Levittfor every available male role went from the spirit of genuine fandom to outright jokester parody, but here’s some fuel for the fire:James McAvoyhas dropped out of the film formerly calledI’m With Cancer, and will be replaced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. MTVreports on the casting change, saying that the change took place after the shoot began....

Kathy Bates Joins Clint Eastwood’s Movie About The Atlanta Olympics Bombing, ‘Richard Jewell’ Kathy Batesis joining a cast of awards heavy hitters inClint Eastwood’s feature film based on the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombing. Bates will join the cast ofRichard Jewell, previously titledThe Ballad of Richard Jewell, as Bobi Jewell, the mother of the title character played byI, TonyaactorPaul Walter Hauser.Deadlinebroke the news that Bates has been cast as Bobi Jewell, Richard’s mother who was an insurance claims adjuster, inRichard Jewell, Eastwood’s upcoming film about the Olympic Park bombing during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics....

Lena Dunham Has ‘A Hope More Powerful Than The Sea’ For Producers Steven Spielberg And J.J. Abrams We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Lena Dunhamhas tackled a lot of first world problems as the writer, director, producer and star of the HBO seriesGirls, but her next project will see her taking on a story far removed from those kind of vapid, insufferable characters and stories.Steven SpielbergandJ.J. Abramsare teaming up as producers for an adaptation ofA Hope More Powerful Than the Sea: One Refugee’s Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival, a harrowing Syrian refugee tale, and Lena Dunham is their pick to write the script....

Meet The Adorable New Muppet In The ‘Muppet Babies’ Reboot Get ready to meet the next cherub-cheeked Muppet who will be joining the toddler versions of your favoriteJim Hensoncharacters. The Muppets first transformed into hand-drawn toddlers in Henson’s animated seriesThe Muppets Babies, which ran from 1984 to 1991 on CBS. The adorable munchkins will finally be returning to the small screen as a Disney Junior series. The newMuppets Babiesreboot will not only give the Muppets a computer-animated makeover, it will introduce an all-new character....

Mike Myers' ‘Supermensch’ Trailer: Documentary About Legendary Music Producer In the past decade, the conversation surroundingMike Myerschanged drastically. It went from, “What will that guy do next?” to “Where did that guy go?” After a few flubs, the once hugely successful and influential comedic actor took a step back from the spotlight and went behind the camera. The man best known forWayne’s WorldandAustin Powershas now directed his first film; it’s in theaters June 6....

Morbius On Track For A $40 Million Opening Weekend At The Box Office It may have been delayed for literally years, but “Morbius” is, at long last,hitting theaters on Friday, serving as Sony’s latest attempt to make the most of the"Spider-Man"assembly of characters it controls the rights to. The Marvel Comics adaptation looks to recapture the same magic that “Venom” did at the box office a few years back. While Jared Leto may not be able to reach the same heights as Tom Hardy, the early box office predictions are looking pretty good for this one....

Netflix Pulls All Films Out Of Cannes Following Competition Ban In a ballsy move that caps off an escalating feud between Old and New Cinema,Netflixis pulling out of theCannes Film Festival. After Cannes effectively banned streaming services from competing in the prestigious film festival, Netflix has decided to pull all of its movies out of the festival altogether. Netflix chief content officerTed SarandostoldVarietythat Netflix won’t be attending Cannes at all in the wake of the festival’srule changeregarding films submitted to competition....

Nicolas Cage Will Encounter H.P. Lovecraft’s ‘The Colour Out Of Space’ For Director Richard Stanley Fresh off his rave reviews inMandy,Nicolas Cageis joining forces with frequently foiled filmmakerRichard Stanleyfor an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’sThe Colour Out of Space. One of Lovecraft’s most terrifying stories,The Colour Out of Spacefollows a surveyor trying to uncover the cause of mysterious events terrorizing a patch of land in the wilds of Massachusetts. We covered this at the end of last year, but the news was apparently premature at the time....

Official Image Of Josh Brolin As Thanos In ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ WhenJosh Brolintook the stage at San Diego Comic-Con wearing an Infinity Gauntlet, it wasn’t a surprise. Though Marvel had been very coy as to the identity of the actor who now plays the “mad titan” Thanos,the news broke a few months earlier. Plus, once you seeGuardians of the Galaxy, he’s right there on screen, pulling the strings. Thanos doesn’t have a big role in this film, but he will moving ahead, which is why Marvel cast an actor like Brolin....

Olivia Wilde’s ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ And ‘Charmed’ Temporarily Halt Productions Due To COVID-19 Tests Another week, another couple of film and TV sets that have to temporarily shut down due to coronavirus (COVID-19). But that’s fast becoming the occupational hazard with productions resuming amid a pandemic. Deadline reports that Olivia Wilde’s feature follow-up to her hit debut filmBooksmart,Don’t Worry Darling, has temporarily shut down after a member of the production tested positive for COVID-19....

Paul Giamatti Joins The Increasingly Wacky ‘Jungle Cruise’ Cast Jungle Cruisehas just added another Golden Globe-winning actor to its growing cast.Paul Giamattiis reuniting with hisSan Andreasco-starDwayne Johnsonto join theJungle Cruisecast, Disney’s adaptation of the iconic theme park ride. The cast ofJungle Cruiseis steadily shaping up to be one of the wildest ensembles in recent Disney memory. Giamatti joins Johnson, as well asEmily Blunt,Jesse Plemons,Edgar Ramirez, andJack Whitehallin Disney’s adaptation of its famous ride....

Rumors: Christoph Waltz For Spider-Man Villain; Did Marvel Push Jon Favreau Away From The Avengers? It’s a slow Friday at the end of a pretty insubstantial news week, which makes it rumor time. We still don’t know what character will act as the bad guy in Sony’s new version ofSpider-Man(persistent scuttlebutt says it’s the Lizard) and we don’t know who’ll be hired to play the character. But one report, now seemingly corroborated by Production Weekly, is that Sony has an eye onChristoph Waltzfor the role....