The “Mortal Kombat” movie just cast two more key roles: Chin Han will play evil warlock Shang Tsung and Hiroyuki Sanada has been cast as undead ninja warrior Scorpion.
They join previously cast Joe Taslim (Sub Zero), Ludi Lin (Liu Kang), Jessica McNamee (Sonya Blade), Josh Lawson (Kano), Tadanobu Asano (Raiden), Mehcad Brooks (Jackson “Jax” Bridges), Sisi Stringer (Mileena) and Lewis Tan.
Han’s credits include “The Dark Knight, ” “Skyscraper,” “Independence Day: Resurgence” and “Contagion,” as well as TV series “Arrow” and “Lethal Weapon.”
Sanada most recently appeared in “Avengers: Endgame” and will next be seen in Zack Snyder’s “Army of the Dead.” His TV credits include “Westworld,” “Lost,” “Helix,” “Extant” and “The Last Ship.”
“Mortal Kombat” is set for a March 5, 2021, release.
HBO just renewed “A Black Lady Sketch Show” for a second season before its first season has even ended.
The series created by Robin Thede and produced by “Insecure” creator Issa Rae has a 100% Rotten Tomatoes critics rating. The six-episode season debuted on August 2 and ends on September 6.
Amy Gravitt, executive vice president of HBO programming said, “It’s been thrilling to see the audience embrace the characters that Robin, Ashley, Gabrielle and Quinta have brought to life,” said Gravitt. “We had a blast making this groundbreaking sketch show with Robin, Dime and all of the writers and producers, and I can’t wait to see what next season holds.”
HBO has also renewed fellow freshman shows “Los Espookys” and “Euphoria.”
LaBeouf will star as Mike Delaney, who goes to prison for killing an innocent man after a violent robbery. After he’s released, he and his ex-con father (De Niro) try to save his younger brother from a dead end future of drugs and crime.
Woodley will play Dana, a woman who grew up with Mike and who has her own battles with drugs and depression. Once he’s released from prison, she tries to rekindle their troubled relationship.
Michael Tovo cowrote the script based on the events of his own life. Joshua Michael Stern (“Swing Vote,” “Jobs”) is directing.
Filming will begin November in Philadelphia.
Woodley last starred in “Adrift.” Her film “Endings, Beginnings” with Sebastian Stan and Jamie Dornan premieres in Toronto next month.
Colin Farrell just lined up his first project under his new Chapel Place Productions label: An adaptation of the Irish crime novel “The Ruin.”
He’ll play detective Cormac Reilly, who must re-examine a 20-year-old case involving two children whose mother died of an overdose.
“The Ruin” is Dervla McTiernan’s debut novel and the first in the series of books about Reilly, which means it could be a franchise for the “In Bruges” star. The latest novel in the series, “The Good Turn,” will be published in 2020.
It’s described as a twisting tale that delves into the dark heart of Ireland, examining police corruption and the abuses of the church.
Lee Magiday who worked with Farrell on “The Lobster” and produced last year’s Oscar-winning “The Favourite” said she was delighted to reteam with Farrell and his sister and producing partner Claudine.
“‘The Ruin’ is a brilliant debut — Dervla has created an atmospheric, resonant and intricately woven story with deeply affecting characters. It offers an intimate and compelling view of Galway, a city driven by its history,” she said.
Naturally, we have no idea what role he’ll play, since all we know about the project is it’s “an action epic evolving from the world of international espionage.”
“Tenet” stars Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kenneth Branagh and Nolan regular Michael Caine. And It may or may not involve time travel. (Given Nolan’s love of playing with timelines, this wouldn’t be the least bit surprising.)
Patel also costars in the British period drama “The Aeronauts,” which is in theaters on December 6 and will debut on Amazon Prime on December 20.
The first trailer for the fourth (and final) season of “Mr. Robot” makes it clear that happy endings are not likely for this dark drama.
Against a Christmas backdrop (and a brooding version of “Silent Night”), Elliot (Rami Malek) says, “We need to go back to work,” even though he’s warned, “You go down this path, it’ll never end.”
(We Shazamed the music from the trailer for you: It’s “Silent Night, Dark Piano Version” by Myuu.)
There’s drugs, a bloody smashed phone, at least one body bag and Mr. Robot (Christian Slater) and Elliot standing in front of might may very well be a funeral pyre.
We’ve had workplace comedies set at offices, bars, TV show, and even police squad rooms. How about unhappy UN employees?
Seth Rogen and Lionsgate TV are developing “UNprofessionals,” a single-camera comedy series about unappreciated workers at the United Nations.
That’s a backdrop more often used for thrillers like Hitchcock’s “North by Northwest” and the 2005 drama “The Interpreter.” Can we expect Hitchcock send-ups along the lines of Mel Brooks’ “High Anxiety“?
Andy Schwartz of “Scrubs,” along with brothers Randy and Jason Sklar, will write and Jay Chandrasekhar (“Arrested Development,” “New Girl”) will direct.
The Sklar brothers, who act as well as write, hosted “Cheap Seats” from 2004-2006 on ESPN Classic. Their more memorable guest star turns include conjoined twins on “Grey’s Anatomy” and the owners of a music shop on “Better Call Saul.”
Rogen’s TV producing credits include “Preacher,” “Black Monday,” and Amazon’s “The Boys.”
Todd Haynes‘s latest film, now called “Dark Waters,” is getting an awards-friendly November release date.
Mark Ruffalo stars in the true story of environmental defense attorney Robert Bilott as he took on chemical polluter DuPont. Oscar winner Anne Hathaway will play his wife Sarah.
It’s based on the Nathaniel Rich’s New York Times Magazine article, “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare.”
The Academy (and other awards-giving groups) love movies about whistle-blowers and crusaders like “Erin Brockovich,” and “Spotlight,” (which earned Ruffalo his third Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.)
Ruffalo is also a producer on the film, along with Haynes’ longtime collaborators Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler of Killer Films.
The movie wasn’t ready in time for the earlier fall film festivals, but might play the AFI Fest in November.
Focus Features will open the movie in limited release on November 22 and expand to more theaters the following week.
“Angel Has Fallen,” the third chapter in the action franchise starring Gerard Butler as a Secret Service agent, had a stronger opening weekend than expected, collecting $21.25 million during its first three days of release.
The film, in which Butler’s character must clear his name after being blamed for an attack on the President, nearly matched the $21.6 million debut of its predecessor, 2016’s “London Has Fallen.” The first film “Olympus Has Fallen,”debuted with $30.4 million in 2013.
Audiences gave “Angel Has Fallen” a glowing “A-” CinemaScore compared to its 40% average from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
Universal
Last weekend’s champ, the comedy “Good Boys,” ended up in second place. It earned $11.75 million in its sophomore outing, boosting its domestic total to $41.4 million.
Sony/Affirm
Faith-based sports drama “Overcomer” debuted in third with $8.2 million from 1,723 theaters. It earned an “A+” CinemaScore from audiences, but a dismal 38% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s already earned back its production budget of $5 million.
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The new film with the best reviews, the black comedy “Ready or Not,” opened at No. 6, with $7.6 million for the weekend and a five-day take of $10.6 million. Samara Weaving (“Mayhem”) stars as a bride whose wedding night becomes a fight to the death with her new in-laws. It scored an 87% Rotten Tomatoes score. Audiences gave it a “B+” CinemaScore.
Amazon Studios
In limited release, crowd-pleasing comedy “Brittany Runs a Marathon” had the best per-screen average of the weekend with a $35,194 average from five theaters for a total of $175,969. Jillian Bell of “Workaholics” and “Eastbound & Down” portrays an out-of-shape woman who decides to run the New York City Marathon. It will expand nationwide after four or five weeks.
Here are the top 10 estimates for August 23-25 2019:
