Hero Nation is a weekly column about genre news that now appears on Wednesdays.
The walls separating Hollywood’s superhero universes aren’t as sturdy as they once seemed. On Tuesday night, for example, the Flash from television primetime (portrayed by Grant Gustin) ran into the Flash from feature films (portrayed by Ez…
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, and Maggie Q are set to star inThe Asset, an action-thriller from The Foreigner and Casino Royale director Martin Campbell and The Expendables outfit Millennium Media. It’s a package to warm the hearts of AFM action aficionados.
Arthur Sarkissian of the Rush…
The Aaron Sorkin-directed drama, The Trial Of The Chicago 7, is slated for a wide theatrical release on October 2, 2020. The pic, which will get a limited release on September 25, 2020, is currently in production with plans to shoot in Chicago and New Jersey. In addition, Michael Keaton has officially signed to join…
EXCLUSIVE: Rocket Science has come on board to finance and handle international sales on Hallie Meyers-Shyer's (Home Again) drama Goodrich, which is fronted by Spotlight and Birdman star Michael Keaton.
Sales will commence at Cannes this week on the hot project, with CAA Media Finance and ICM Partners co-representing…
EXCLUSIVE: The Sara Colangelo-directed What Is Life Worth has commenced principal photography in New York with new additions to the ensemble cast. As Deadline has previously reported, Michael Keaton and Stanley Tucci star in the true-life biographical drama. Newly boarding are Oscar nominee Amy Ryan, Talia Balsam and T…
For the second week in a row, Saturday Night Livehas taken a break from a cold open with Trump. This week also shied away from politics with the exception of an appearance by Pete Davidson as Michael Avenatti in an episode of MSNBC’s Lockup. Taking place in a jail cell in Chino Correctional Facility, we are…
EXCLUSIVE: The hot project du jour is Goodrich, a drama written and to be directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer. The package just went out but has multiple bids on the table after Michael Keaton became attached to star.
Here’s the logline: when Andy Goodrich's second wife suddenly leaves him, he is faced with taking sole…
EXCLUSIVE: Laura Benanti has joined the cast of true-life biographical drama What Is Life Worth. The Michael Keaton/Stanley Tucci-starrer is directed by Sara Colangelo with production starting this month.
The Black List script from Max Borenstein is based on Kenneth Feinberg's memoir. Feinberg, a powerful DC insider…
The best scene in Steven Spielberg’s 1979 comedy 1941 has Robert Stack as an Army general crying while sitting in a theater. He’s watching the poignant scene in Dumbo where a caged Mrs. Jumbo rocks her little newborn with her trunk while singing the lullaby “Baby Mine.” Like Stack’s stoic character, who could resist…
STXfilms is in final negotiations to acquire U.S. distribution rights on dark comedy King Of The Jungle, the movie based on the wild true story of rogue tech magnate John McAfee. As Deadline previously reported, Seth Rogen and Michael Keaton are in talks to star. STX is committing to a wide theatrical release. CAA…
