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EXCLUSIVE: We hear that Elliott San has sold an untitled spec competitively to New Line with Mary Lee of A-Major Media and John Cho producing. The logline is being kept under wraps but we hear it’s a mind-bending genre tale that centers around an Asian-American protagonist. San is a native of Libertyville, Illinois…

EXCLUSIVE: Ingrid Bisu has been added to the cast of James Wan’s New Line horror thriller, which he recently revealed on social would be titled Malignant. Bisu, who shares a story by credit with Wan, joins previously announced cast Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White, Jake Abel, and…

SUNDAY UPDATE: New Line’s It Chapter Two slotted the second best global opening for a horror film of all-time with $185M, right behind 2017’s It which debuted to $189.7M. This was a similar case for the $79M production stateside where the Andy Muschietti-directed sequel notched the second best opening for both a…

A new batch of actors is ready to fight in the forthcoming Mortal Kombat feature at New Line. Deadline has confirmed that Wu Assassins star Lewis Tan, The Meg‘s Jessica McNamee and Josh Lawson have joined the lead ensemble of the movie adaptation of the popular martial arts video game franchise. Tan, who has also…

The forthcoming Mortal Kombat film from New Line has set the actors who will play some of the iconic characters from the popular video game. Ludi Lin (Aquaman, Power Rangers), newcomer Sisi Stringer and Mehcad Brooks (Supergirl, True Blood) will play Liu Kang, Mileena and Jackson “Jax” Bridges. respectively. In…

New Line’s It: Chapter Two, the sequel to the biggest horror film of all time, is looking at a domestic opening similar to the 2017 pic’s $123.4 million first frame. We hear in regards to demos the pic is comping to the first title in the series, Stephen King’s $700M-grossing It, and 20th Century Fox’s Logan ($88.4M)…

When Blinded By the Light first premiered at Sundance, it immediately became a buzzy crowd-pleaser that was picked up by New Line. That was in January. As we near the end of summer, the musical dramedy has maintained its buzz like the longevity and energy of a Bruce Springsteen song. Directed by Gurinder Chadha (Bend I…

Toward the end of tonight’s New Line ScareDiego session of It Chapter Two, the cast and director Andy Muschietti were asked by a fan in the crowd what other horror films they would remake next, and what titles they would refuse to touch. “I assume to the chagrin of Stephen King that we should not remake The Shining,&#8221…

EXCLUSIVE: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark director André Øvredal is set to direct New Line's feature adaptation of Stephen King's The Long Walk. Originally published by King under the pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1979, The Long Walk takes place in the future in which 100 teenage boys embark on an annual competition…

Two weeks before Avengers: Infinity War posted an all-time record opening of $257.6M last year, New Line had the Dwayne Johnson monster production Rampage, which they teed up before the mammoth Marvel beast and earned $101M. But this year, with Easter being late and many rivals dodging the frame due to Avengers: Endgam…

EXCLUSIVE: New Line has acquired the rights Tom O’Donnell’s forthcoming fantasy novel Homerooms and Hall Passes in a competitive situation. O’Donnell’s book puts a twist on your typical fantasy story. The novel follows a group of adventurers who exist in a fantasy world. During the day they embark on quests and battle…

EXCLUSIVE: Get your crucifix and be ready to recite a bunch of Hail Marys because New Line’s The Nun is coming back and screenwriter Akela Cooper has been tapped to write the script for the next installment of the series which will take us deeper into the hellishly sacred world of The Conjuring universe. To date, the C…