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Now You See Me Star Reveals Why He's Still Open to More Installments
Lionsgate's Now You See Me franchise centers around "The Four Horsemen," a charismatic team of illusionists who dazzle audiences with their mind-bending magic tricks But their acts aren't just for show; they use their skills to orchestrate elaborate heists, offering the heist genre a unique twist. The first film, released in 2013, was a box office[...]
Wish You Were Here: Julia Stiles on Embracing Directing Feature Debut
Fuhrman, Massoud, and Kono-Abdy spoke to Bleeding Cool about the pitch to director Julia Stiles to adapt the Renée Carlino novel to screen, how Fuhrman's time with Stiles in the Paramount horror prequel film led to her romcom lead in the Lionsgate film, whether they felt Stiles' background as an actor helped her in her[...]
Wish You Were Here: Julia Stiles on Embracing Directing Feature Debut
Image courtesy of Lionsgate Wish You Were Here Stars Isabelle Fuhrman and Gabby Kono-Abdy on What Veteran Presences Like Kelsey Grammer and Jennifer Grey Meant on Set Bleeding Cool: Could you tell me what Kelsey and Jennifer brought in their veteran presence on set and in the film? Fuhrman: My gosh! Kelsey has been doing this forever[...]
Wish You Were Here Director Julia Stiles on Grammer, Grey & More
Julia Stiles is always looking for new challenges, and her latest revisited something she dabbled in years ago over 10 years ago, directing episodes for the WIGS web series Paloma. Waiting for her ideal project for her feature directorial debut, the 10 Things I Hate About You star chose to adapt the Renée Carlino novel Wish You Were[...]
Divergent Author Shares Her Feelings on the Cancelled Final Film
Now, the filmmaker behind the Divergent films is opening up about where the franchise could go next and what that might entail. Divergent: Lionsgate Divergent Director on the Future of the Franchise When talking to Screen Rant, Divergent filmmaker Neil Burger shared his thoughts on the idea of a possible future of the franchise, with Burger noting, "And[...]
The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes
Photo Credit: Murray Close © 2023 Lionsgate What We Know About The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping The official blurb for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping novel: Sunrise on the Reaping will revisit the world of Panem twenty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of[...]
Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera Takes The Top Spot At The Box Office
Photo Credit: Rico Torres for Lionsgate Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera: Summary, Cast List, Release Date Gerard Butler (Plane, Has Fallen series) and O'Shea Jackson Jr. (Straight Out of Compton, Godzilla: King of the Monsters) return in the sequel to 2018's action-heist hit Den of Thieves In Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera, Big Nick (Butler) is back on the hunt in Europe and closing[...]
Wish You Were Here: Julia Stiles on Embracing Directing Feature Debut
Appearing in over 60 titles, some of her most memorable roles were in Touchstone's 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), Paramount's Save the Last Dance (2001), and Lionsgate's The Prince and Me (2004) While she's still active on screen, Stiles has occasionally directed, with her debut in the 2007 short Raving and the WIGS web[...]
Alarum Star Scott Eastwood on Indie Action, Stallone & Fatherly Advice
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[...]
Alarum Star Scott Eastwood on Indie Action, Stallone & Fatherly Advice
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[...]
From The World of John Wick: Ballerina - 3 New HQ Images Released
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[...]
The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes
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,[...]
Young Werther Dir Jose Lourenço on Apatow, Adams & Learning Experience
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[...]
Young Werther Star Douglas Booth on Playing an Overconfident Casanova
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[...]
Young Werther Star Douglas Booth on Playing an Overconfident Casanova
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[...]
Young Werther: Patrick J Adams on Making Most of Rom-Com Opportunity
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[...]
Armor: Mihok on ‘Sleepers’ Reunion with Jason Patric, Film & More
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,[...]
Armor Star Josh Wiggins on Film's Action, Stallone, Patric & More
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[...]
Henry Cavill at the "The Witcher" Premiere Screening at the Egyptian Theater on December 3, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA. Editorial credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com
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[...]
Saw X Interview: Producers Oren Koules and Mark Burg
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, Isabelle Fuhrman Is Back To Star
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[...]
Dominique Star Maurice Compte on How Action-Thriller “Empowers” Women
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[...]
Dominique Star Oksana Orlan on Creating Female Bond/Wick Action Hero
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[...]
The Strangers- Chapter 2 Gets A New teaser From Lionsgate
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[...]
American Psycho Remake Coming From Luca Guadagnino At Lionsgate
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[...]
Never Let Go:
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[...]
The Radleys Star Bo Bragason on Supernatural Dark Comedy Thriller
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,[...]
Joker: Folie à Deux Completely Underwhelms In Its Opening Weekend
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[...]