Deal Central
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Sony Buys Escape Room Pitch for ‘Fast and Furious’ Producer, ‘Season of the Witch’ Writer (Exclusive)
Bragi Schut will write the script, while Neal Moritz will produce under his Original Film banner
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Claudia Lewis to Step Down as Fox Searchlight’s President of Production
A 21-year veteran of the studio, she’ll leave the company on May 23
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Chinese Superstar Kris Wu Joins Vin Diesel in ‘xXx: The Return of Xander Cage’
The former pop star recently became the first Asian celebrity to play in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
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Ryan Reynolds Finds ‘Deadpool’ Follow-Up in Sci-Fi Movie ‘Life’
The world’s current box-office champion is in talks to star opposite Rebecca Ferguson in the Skydance project
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‘Transformers’ Spinoff ‘Bumblebee’ in the Works for June 2018
Paramount has big plans for the film, though it will be made on a smaller budget than previous titles in the franchise
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Newcomer Alicia Crockford Joins Indie Movie ‘The Overlooked’
Joshua Basili is directing the film, which explores Hollywood and the homeless
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‘The Eyes of My Mother’ Sells to Magnet Releasing Following Sundance Premiere
Nicolas Pesce’s debut was executive produced by Borderline’s Antonio Campos, Sean Durkin and Josh Mond
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Obama Romance Movie ‘Southside With You’ Selling to Miramax, Roadside Attractions
Richard Tanne wrote and directed the film, which stars Parker Sawyers as Barack and Tika Sumpter as Michelle
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Nicolas Cage to Star in Psycho Parents Movie ‘Mom and Dad’
“Crank” filmmaker Brian Taylor is writing and directing the horror-thriller for Armory Films, Cassian Elwes and XYZ Films
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Margot Robbie Cast in Vaughn Stein’s Thriller ‘Terminal’
David Barron and Molly Hassell are producing the project
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Christophe Lambert Resigns as EuropaCorp CEO, Marc Shmuger to Replace Him
Shmuger, the former chairman of Universal Pictures, takes over the company’s top post on an interim basis
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Danny McBride to Join Michael Fassbender in Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien: Covenant’ (Exclusive)
The “Eastbound & Down” star is in early discussions to join 20th Century Fox’s blockbuster sci-fi movie
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Kate Winslet in Talks to Join Will Smith in New Line’s ‘Collateral Beauty’ (Exclusive)
David Frankel is directing the film, which will co-star Helen Mirren, Edward Norton and Keira Knightley
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Idris Elba to Star in ‘The Mountains Between Us’ as Fox Embraces Colorblind Casting
Charlie Hunnam was previously attached to star in Fox 2000’s adaptation of Charles Martin’s best-selling novel
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Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis Drama ‘A Country Called Home’ Lands Theatrical Distribution
Alchemy and ARC Entertainment have acquired worldwide rights to Anna Axster’s directorial debut
