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Image courtesy of Lionsgate Alarum Director Michael Polish on Letting Loose on the Eastwood, Stallone, and Fitzgerald Spy Thriller Bleeding Cool: What intrigued you about 'Alarum?' It is a combination of wanting to work with Scott Eastwood and Sylvester Stallone The spy genre is great because of the curveballs you get thrown with who's who and how you're[...]

While he made his on-screen debut in his father's film Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Eastwood gained notoriety with higher profile roles in action and drama, including Warner Bros biopic Invictus (2009), the 2013 Lionsgate remake of Texas Chainsaw, Sony's war epic Fury (2014), Universal's Fast franchise and Pacific Rim Uprising (2018), and WB's Suicide[...]

In fact, as of now, there are even rumblings of plans for a fifth entry in the main film series, as well as the upcoming Lionsgate spin-off film, From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, coming in the summer of 2025 Now, the star of the Ballerina standalone flick explains how the character's story might differ[...]

Photo Credit: Murray Close © 2023 Lionsgate Francis Lawrence on the Intricacies of Finding a Younger Haymitch for the Next Hunger Games Film When speaking to ComicBook.com about the process of casting a younger Haymitch, Lawrence notes, "If you look at [The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes], we had to cast a young version of Donald Sutherland,[...]

Image courtesy of Lionsgate Young Werther Director and Writer José Lourenço on Apatow, Adams, Unpleasant Weather Conditions and More BC: Can you talk about the contributions from Iris [Apatow] and Patrick [J Adams] and what they brought to their roles? JL: Iris is so smart, and funny, and treated everyone on set with such kindness and grace[...]

Surprisingly enough, the story has been adapted into several incarnations, but nothing has been adapted for American audiences until now, at least according to the film's director José Lourenço tackling the role of the young wannabe Casanova is Douglas Booth in the Lionsgate romantic comedy Young Werther The film follows the title character (Booth), a[...]

Ever since José Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenço read The Sorrows of Young Werther, he was surprised no filmmaker or TV showrunner adapted the Johann Wolfgang von Goethe classic for modern audiences. What became a prime opportunity, the writer and director decided to modernize the story into Lionsgate's Young Werther, which follows a lovestruck writer, Werther (Douglas Booth), who falls[...]

Image courtesy of Lionsgate Young Werther Star Patrick J Adams on Being at the Other End of a Rom-Com Bleeding Cool: What intrigued you about 'Young Werther?' So many things First, my dear friend Natalie [Urquhart] was one of the film producers, and she sent me the script and told me, "You should read this," and I gave[...]

His latest is the Lionsgate action crime thriller Armor, which follows James (Jason Patric), a father who will go to save what's left of his family and reclaim his own life He and his son Casey (Josh Wiggins) are armored truck drivers tasked with delivering a suspicious package After a violent ambush on the road,[...]

Few ever get the chance to work with those as established as Sylvester Stallone and Jason Patric, but star Josh Wiggins stood toe-to-toe with them, well, not necessarily during the action scenes in the Lionsgate crime thriller Armor The film follows James (Patric), a father who will go to save what's left of his family[...]

Lionsgate is gearing up for an exciting new chapter in the Highlander franchise The upcoming reboot is directed by Chad Stahelski, known for his work on the John Wick series This time around, the film stars Henry Cavill as the immortal Scottish warrior, bringing a fresh perspective to the classic tale. In a new interview with The Direct, Stahelski[...]

Photo Credit: Alexandro Bolaños Escamilla ©2023 Lionsgate What We Know About Saw XI So Far The latest installment, Saw X, was released in 2023 and delved deeper into the backstory of Jigsaw, played by Tobin Bell And after its brief hiatus from the original Jigsaw (Bell), the re-entry film was well-received by fans and critics alike, perfectly[...]

Orphan 3 is a go at Lionsgate The third film in the franchise is in development, with series star Isabelle Fuhrman back as Esther again The creative team behind the second film, Orphan: First Kill, writer David Coggeshall, and director William Brent Bell are also back, with Bell having teased this news last year "Dark[...]

The actor spoke to Bleeding Cool about his latest Lionsgate action-thriller Dominique, working with director and writer Michael S Ojeda and star/co-writer Oksana Orlan, how the film inspired him given the Russian invasion of Ukraine, his most difficult scene, co-stars, and if there's a TV world he wants to revisit The film follows a brilliant[...]

Conejo, who plays Officer Chago, spoke to Bleeding Cool about his latest role in the Lionsgate action-thriller Dominique, which follows a brilliant assassin (Oksana Orlan) left for dead in a small South American village After the only man she cares about is savagely killed, Dominique sacrifices herself to protect his innocent family and trains them[...]

While this first teaser was released today, Lionsgate did not update us with a release date for the film Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso, and Ema Horvath star in Chapter 2, which again was directed by Renny Harlin, who helms all three films in this new trilogy. The Strangers- Chapter 2 Should Be Out Soon From master director[...]

Lionsgate, hurting after a disastrous 2024 at the box office, is looking to exploit their possible franchises and today announced that they are in final negotiations to bring Bateman back to the big screen Is that a good idea? Probably not, but they hired the one name that could make it either on par or[...]

The Lionsgate thriller, starring Halle Berry, Percy Daggs IV, Anthony B Jenkins, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Christin Park, and Stephanie Lavigne, opened in theaters on September 20th The initial trailer and lead-up to the film's release had audiences pumped for this one, though it failed to capture attention in a crowded box office[...]

Bo Bragason is a rising up-and-coming star in the British entertainment scene, with her start in the BBC miniseries Three Girls. She also appeared in BBC's Moving On and Netflix's Creeped Out before making her feature debut in MGM's Censor (2021). The Renegade Nell star spoke to Bleeding Cool about her latest supernatural dark comedy thriller in Lionsgate's The Radleys, its themes,[...]

Fourth place was Transformers One with $5.3 million; rounding out the top five was Speak No Evil with $$2.8 million. Outside the top five and Joker's disappointment, what the hell is happening over at Lionsgate? They had their sixth opening since August 1st go wide this weekend, White Bird: A Wonder Story, and like the other[...]

Euros Lyn is one of the more accomplished UK directors over the past quarter century with the bulk of his work in television. One of his biggest accomplishments, and also one of his earliest, was helping to conceptualize the modern revival of Doctor Who with stars Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, and Matt Smith during their time playing The Doctor in 12 episodes[...]

Photo Credit: Phil Caruso © 2024 Lionsgate During an appearance on Konbini's video closet series, Coppola shared, "My dear Adam Driver He's a very intelligent and talented actor, and he was in Martin Scorsese's film Silence It's one of the reasons why I was sure he would be great in my movie because I asked Marty[...]

Photo Credit: Liane Hentscher © 2024 Lionsgate As the film eventually passes its hour mark, Momma makes a monumental and unexpected decision to stop the evil entity from taking control of her or forcing her to harm her sons This essentially requires her to make the ultimate sacrifice by choosing death over the possibility of becoming[...]

His latest is the Lionsgate action thriller Long Gone Heroes, which follows Gunner (Frank Grillo), a special forces soldier who has witnessed the darkest side of country and combat, is forced back into the field of battle to save his niece, who is being held in South America As the fight intensifies, Gunner and his[...]

He stars in Lionsgate's action thriller Long Gone Heroes, which follows Gunner (Grillo), a special forces soldier who has witnessed the darkest side of country and combat, is forced back into the field of battle to save his niece, who is being held in South America As the fight intensifies, Gunner and his team discover[...]

Photo Credit: Liane Hentscher © 2024 Lionsgate Never Let Go Official Cast and Plot Details From visionary director Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes, Crawl) and executive producers of Stranger Things and Arrival comes Never Let Go In this new psychological thriller/horror, as an Evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother, played by Academy[...]

Check out an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Crow, which is now available to rent or buy to watch at home.

Some of his memorable works include the biopic The Iceman (2012) for Millennium, the Lionsgate thriller Criminal (2016), and the Israeli Netflix biopic The Angel (2017) His latest is 1992, which follows Mercer (Tyrese Gibson), a father desperately trying to rebuild his life and his relationship with his son (Christopher A'mmanuel) amidst the turbulent 1992[...]

Now, the film's top-billed actor is expressing his thoughts about the legacy of the franchise while reflecting on the intentions of this particular story. Credit Lionsgate The Crow Star Shares His Thoughts on Remaking its Source Material During a conversation with People to promote the film's release, The Crow star Bill Skarsgård reveals, "So I'm not the first[...]

After several iterations, a new cinematic version of the popular graphic novel The Crow has officially returned via Lionsgate — offering audiences a fresh entry point into the established property Though, as of now, the film hasn't exactly managed to appease its hefty price tag, however, we do know the power of a cult following[...]