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Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ben Stiller and Lily James cast in pandemic-themed heist comedy Lockdown

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As Doug Liman’s pandemic-themed heist comedy Lockdown begins production, several roles have been cast in the film. Joining  the previously announced Anne Hathaway are Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange), Ben Stiller (Meet The Parents), Lily James (Yesterday), Stephen Merchant (Fighting With My Family), Jazmyn Simon (Raising Dion), Dulé Hill (Black Monday) and Mark Gatiss (Sherlock). Inspired […]

Doug Liman to direct Anne Hathaway in Lockdown from writer Steven Knight

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Before he heads into space with Tom Cruise, director Doug Liman is set to direct Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway in Lockdown, a new feature from writer Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders). Described as “a heist movie/romantic comedy set against the backdrop of the pandemic lockdown,” the film is set to begin shooting this month on a modest […]

Aborted Justice League Dark concept art features Swamp Thing, Constantine, Klarion the Witch Boy and a Lady of the Night

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With J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot currently developing a Justice League Dark series for HBO Max, it seems that Warner Bros. and DC Films have abandoned their ambitions to bring the team of occult heroes to the big screen for the time being. Way back in 2012, reports first emerged that Guillermo del Toro was looking […]

Doug Liman to direct Tom Cruise movie shot in space

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Recently, it was revealed Tom Cruise is teaming up with Elon Musk’s SpaceX organisation and NASA to create an action-adventure movie which will be filmed in outer space and onboard the International Space Station. Now, the project has reportedly found the director willing to launch into space alongside Cruise. According to a new report by […]

Emily Blunt offers an update on the Edge of Tomorrow sequel

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Since Edge of Tomorrow was released back in 2014, there has been plenty of demand for a sequel to Doug Liman’s time-bending sci-fi action film. However, with stars Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt’s commitments to other franchises and Liman seemingly struggling to crack the code on the story, there has been a consistent doubt that the sequel […]

The long-delayed Chaos Walking gets new 2021 release date

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After a long delay and major reshoots, Lionsgate has announced Doug Liman’s dystopian sci-fi Chaos Walking finally has a release date of January 22, 2021 after the film was originally supposed to come out in March of last year. Chaos Walking, which is based on Patrick Ness’ sci-fi novel trilogy, sees Tom Holland as Tom Hewitt, a […]

Lionsgate enlists Fede Alvarez to assist Doug Liman with Chaos Walking reshoots

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THR is reporting that Lionsgate has enlisted Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe and The Girl in the Spider’s Web director Fede Alvarez to assist Doug Liman on reshoots on the troubled sci-fi movie Chaos Walking. Last week it was announced that “additional photography” was underway on Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley-headlined adaptation of Patrick Ness’ YA […]

Chaos Walking was reportedly deemed “unreleasable” by Lionsgate

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Back in August of 2017, director Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) kicked off production on Chaos Walking, an adaptation of Patrick Ness’ dystopian novel of the same name starring Tom Holland (Avengers: Infinity War) and Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Last Jedi). The project was originally intended to arrive in March of this year, only […]