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Yahoo
20-06-2025
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Teyana Taylor, Ben Marshall, Zach Cherry & Kam Patterson Join Netflix's Kevin Hart Comedy ‘72 Hours'
Teyana Taylor (Straw), Ben Marshall (Saturday Night Live's Please Don't Destroy), Zach Cherry (Severance) and rising stand-up comic Kam Patterson (of Kill Tony fame) are new additions to Netflix's Kevin Hart comedy 72 Hours, the studio has announced. Character details are under wraps, but we understand that the project marks Patterson's feature debut. As previously announced, Marcello Hernández and Mason Gooding will also star. More from Deadline Juliana Canfield Lands Female Lead In Warner Bros. Action-Thriller 'F.A.S.T.' 'Severance' Breakout Dichen Lachman Joins Rob Savage's Supernatural Horror Film For Universal & Atomic Monster TKO Group Taps Netflix Public Policy Vet Dean Garfield For Newly Created Government Affairs Post 72 Hours follows a 40-year-old executive who hopes to save his flailing career by joining a group of twentysomethings on a wild three-day bachelor party, after he's inadvertently added to their group text. Tim Story (Think Like a Man, Ride Along franchises) is directing from a script by Kevin Burrows & Matt Mider and Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg. Producers on the project include John Davis for Davis Entertainment; Hurwitz, Schlossberg and Josh Heald for Counterbalance Entertainment; Hart, Luke Kelly-Clyne & Bryan Smiley for Hartbeat; Will Packer; and Story for The Story Company. John Fox and Jeremy Stein are exec producing for Davis Entertainment, along with Dina Hillier for Counterbalance, Vicky Mara Story for The Story Company, and Kayla Stamps for Hartbeat. Taylor is repped by WME; Marshall by WME, Mosaic, and Ziffren Brittenham; Cherry by CAA, Edna Cowan Management, and Felker Toczek Suddleson; and Patterson by WME, Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Fox Rothschild. Best of Deadline 'Bachelor in Paradise' Cast Announcement: See Who Is Headed To The Beach For Season 10 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
Yahoo
08-05-2025
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Ethan Coen's Cannes Midnight Title ‘Honey Don't!' Lands Late Summer Release
Focus Features has set an August 22 theatrical release for Ethan Coen's upcoming dark comedy Honey Don't! The movie stars Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Charlie Day, Billy Eichner and Chris Evans in a story about Honey O'Donahue, a small-town private investigator who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church. More from Deadline Cannes Adds 16 New Titles To 2025 Selection Including Lynne Ramsay's 'Die, My Love'; Kristen Stewart's 'The Chronology Of Water' & Ethan Coen's 'Honey Don't!' Logan Lerman & Molly Gordon Movie 'Oh, Hi!' Gets Summer Release From Sony Pictures Classics Focus Features Sets Christmas Day 2025 Release For 'Song Sung Blue' From Davis Entertainment As Stars Hugh Jackman & Kate Hudson Reveal First Look The Working Title movie will have its world premiere at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in the Midnight Screenings section. Universal Pictures International is handling international distribution. Coen co-wrote the movie with his Drive-Away Dolls co-writer Tricia Cooke; that movie is also a Focus Features theatrical release that starred Qualley. Producers on Honey Don't! are Coen, Cooke, Robert Graf and Working Title's Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. Focus Features also has Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme in competition at Cannes, which this year runs May 13-24. Focus Features International has overseas on The History of Sound and Ari Aster's Eddington, which are also playing in competition. Among notable studio wide entries on August 22, Neon has an untitled movie on the calendar; Mubi has Alex Russell's Lurker; and Vertical has Ron Howard's period thriller Eden starring Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, Daniel Bruhl and Vanessa Kirby. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About The 'We Were Liars' Show So Far 'Wednesday' Season 2: Everything We Know About The Cast, Premiere Date & More 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
Yahoo
22-04-2025
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Hugh Jackman & Kate Hudson Musical Song Sung Blue Gets Release Date, First Photo
Focus Features has revealed the release date and first photo of , an upcoming musical drama starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson. Jackman and Hudson posted the photo on their respective social media channels. The movie features the songs of Neil Diamond, and the photo teases a performance by the duo in front of a keyboard. 'Loved every second making this beautiful film,' Hudson wrote on Instagram. Working with the most lovely work husband you could ask for, Hugh Jackman, singing the iconic songs of Neil Diamond.' Focus Features has set Song Sung Blue for a wide release on December 25, 2025. Per the logline, 'Song Sung Blue tells the inspiring true story of two down-on-their-luck performers who form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams.' Michael Imperioli, Fisher Stevens, Jim Belushi, Ella Anderson, King Princess, Mustafa Shakir, and Hudson Hilbert Hensley also star. Craig Brewer writes and directs Song Sung Blue, which is based on Greg Kohs' 2008 documentary of the same name. Brewer has experience directing musical dramas, notably the Academy Award-winning Hustle & Flow. Brewer also directed the remake of Footloose and executive produced Katy Perry's Part of Me concert film. Brewer produces Song Sung Blue alongside Davis Entertainment's John Davis and John Fox. Jackman and Hudson are both well-versed in musical roles. Jackman is a Tony Award-winning actor who recently had a two-year run on Broadway as Professor Harold Hill in The Music Man. Jackman also won a Golden Globe for playing Jean Valjean in Les Misérables. In 2024, Hudson released her debut album, Glorious. Hudson won multiple critics' awards for portraying Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous. The Running Point actress also had a memorable guest run on Glee as Cassandra July. The post Hugh Jackman & Kate Hudson Musical Song Sung Blue Gets Release Date, First Photo appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
Express Tribune
24-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Kevin Hart, Tim Story reunite for Netflix comedy 72 Hours
Kevin Hart and director Tim Story are reuniting for a new comedy film titled 72 Hours, which is set to premiere on Netflix. The project sees Hart playing a 40-year-old executive who tries to salvage his struggling career by joining a group of twenty-somethings on a chaotic three-day bachelor party, after being accidentally included in their group text. This marks the fifth collaboration between Hart and Story, following their successful partnerships on the Think Like a Man and Ride Along franchises. These films were major box-office hits, collectively grossing over $445 million worldwide. The script for 72 Hours is penned by Matt Mider & Kevin Burrows, along with Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg. The film is produced by Hart's Hartbeat, Davis Entertainment, Counterbalance, and Will Packer Productions, with Ross Fanger serving as an executive producer. The project is part of a collaboration between Sony Pictures and Netflix, under which Sony provides Netflix with a first-look at its upcoming films for streaming. This new comedy promises to offer a fresh take on the genre, continuing Hart and Story's successful partnership.
Yahoo
17-03-2025
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Lili Reinhart Tying Knot With Amazon MGM Studios And Ali & Anthony Garland's ‘Fake Wedding'
EXCLUSIVE: The Riverdale star is attached to star and will produce under her Small Victory's first look deal at Amazon MGM Studios, Fake Wedding. The project, based on Ali and Anthony Garland's short story, is currently being developed with the twosome penning the screenplay. Fake Wedding follows two broke singles who throw a fake wedding to cash in on the registry and the very real problems the make-believe couple encounters. More from Deadline Amazon MGM Studios Reimagining 1980 UA Pic 'The Idolmaker'; 'Taylor Swift: Eras Tour's Sam Wrench Making Narrative Directing Debut Tiger Woods' Formative Rise Set As Amazon MGM Film; Obamas' Higher Ground & 'King Richard's Reinaldo Marcus Green Circling 'The Tiger Slam' Prime Video To Stream Donald Trump's TV Series 'The Apprentice' Amazon MGM Studios is becoming quite the house of rom-coms. Recently their Reese Witherspoon-Will Ferrell movie You're Cordially Invited amassed 827M viewing minutes within its first few days of availability on Prime, putting it at No. 6 on Nielsen's overall Top 10. The pic debuted on the streamer on Jan. 30. Amazon MGM Studios also recently world premiered the Paul Feig rom-com sequel Another Simple Favor at SXSW which counts 77% fresh with critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Lili Reinhart is producing with Small Victory's Catherine Hagedorn. The news comes in the wake of Reinhart's movie American Sweatshop world premiering at SXSW. Small Victory was also an EP on that drama in which Reinhart plays Daisy Moriarty, who is dealing with a chaotic personal life, and becomes drawn into the underbelly of the internet. Also producing Fake Wedding are Davis Entertainment's John Davis, Scott Glassgold's 12:01 Films, and Catherine Davis. Davis Entertainment's John Fox and Jeremy Stein will serve as EPs. Reinhart starred in Hustlers, Charlie's Angels as well as CW/Warner Bros TV's Riverdale on which she portrayed Betty Cooper for 137 episodes. Raised on 90s cinema, the Garlands are a husband-and-wife creative team who obsess over high concept stories with emotionally complex characters. Together they have developed Anthony's feature directing debut, the sci-fi love story Alternate. Separately, Anthony is adapting the adventure epic Jaguar for Janet Zucker and Silent Films while Ali is executie producing Nicole Perlman's Limited Series Challenger with Searchlight Television. Davis Entertainment, founded by John Davis, has produced over 130 feature films television series, with various projects at networks and cable broadcasters, streaming platforms, major studios and independent distributors. Upcoming Davis Entertainment projects include Focus Features' Song Sung Blue, starring Academy Award nominee Hugh Jackman and Academy Award nominee Kate Hudson; Amazon MGM Studios' The Pickup starring Academy Award nominee Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson; Netflix's documentary Eddie, chronicling the extraordinary journey of Eddie Murphy and his career, directed by Academy Award winner Angus Wall; Amazon MGM Studios' Untitled George Clinton Biopic, directed by Academy Award winner Bill Condon and starring Eddie Murphy; Paramount Pictures' Vertigo produced alongside Robert Downey Jr.'s Team Downey banner; Universal Pictures' Blood Runs Coal, an adaption of Mark A. Bradley's book of the same name and starring Academy Award winner Cillian Murphy; and Sony's On Your Feet!, a feature adaptation of the Broadway musical telling the story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, written and directed by Lissette Feliciano. Upcoming television projects also include Rear Window, a reimagining of the Alfred Hitchcock classic, also for Peacock. Davis's recent productions include Lionsgate's Flight Risk starring Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery, and Topher Grace; Peacock comedy Laid starring and Executive Produced by Academy Award-nominee Stephanie Hsu, and created by Nahnatchka Khan; the Predator origin movie Prey directed by Dan Trachtenberg for 20th Century Studios and Hulu, which was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie, among various other awards. 12:01 Films was founded by Glassgold, 12:01. Among their projects are The Dwelling at Amazon with Michael B Jordan starring, My Wife and I Bought A Ranch at Amazon with Drew Hancock writing and directing, Long Lost at Universal with Steven Spielberg's Amblin producing. As a producer, Glassgold has produced such feature films as Prospect, Hurricane Season and Sony's Tarot. Reinhart is represented by UTA, Anonymous Content, and Peikoff Mahan. Best of Deadline Which Colleen Hoover Books Are Becoming Movies? 'Verity,' 'Reminders Of Him' & 'Regretting You' Will Join 'It Ends With Us' The 25 Highest-Grossing Animated Films Of All Time At The Box Office The Movies That Have Made More Than $1 Billion At The Box Office
