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More great news out of Australia today: In the wake of us learning that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are on the mend, out of the hospital, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton tested negative for the coronavirus. The director of such movies as Just Mercy and Short Term 12 revealed the…

Deadline has confirmed that Marvel’s Australian first-unit production of upcoming Asian superhero movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has suspended production as director Destin Daniel Cretton is self isolating himself after the advise of a doctor. Second unit production of Shang-Chi continues. The film…

Wrongly-convicted Death Row prisoner Walter McMillian may have tragically lost most of his life to a broken justice system, but McMillian's story lives on in both the memoir of his tireless lawyer, Bryan Stevenson, and now in the film it inspired: Destin Daniel Cretton's Just Mercy. Jamie Foxx plays McMillian—a man…

Iconic Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo (Face/Off, Mission: Impossible II, A Better Tomorrow) will be honored at the 39th edition of the Hawaii International Film Festival. In addition, the fest revealed its lineup which includes Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit as its opening night film and will feature Maui native Destin Dani…

If you ever heard Bryan Stevenson speak, he stirs emotions. He delivers difficult-to-hear harsh truths but manages to line each word with a thread of hope — and his sentiment, although delivered with a mild-mannered even-handedness, is assertive and motivates change. A lawyer, activist and founder of the Equal Justice…

Lawyer, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative and author of Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson took the stage at CAA Amplify to talk about the Warner Bros. film based on his book. But before he was joined by the film’s stars Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx and director and writer Destin Daniel Cretton, he talked about what…

CAA announced today that they will host their third annual CAA Amplify June 24 in Ojai, Calif. The invitation-only event is a convening of diverse leading artists and executives from the most impactful organizations in entertainment, sports, media, brands, technology, and social justice. Hosted in partnership with the…

EXCLUSIVE: Marvel Studios is setting Destin Daniel Cretton to direct Shang-Chi, its first superhero movie tentpole franchise with an Asian protagonist. Cretton is directing Just Mercy, a film he wrote that stars Brie Larson and Michael B. Jordan. This is in keeping with the studio’s goal to take Shang-Chi in a…