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EXCLUSIVE: Catch-22 star Christopher Abbott is set to join Sony Pictures' Marvel movie Kraven the Hunter, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the title role. While unconfirmed, sources say Abbott would play the film’s main villain, The Foreigner — one of Spider-Man’s bigger adversaries in the comics. He joins a cast that…

In an unexpected move, UK producer Wayne Marc Godfrey has stepped down from his role as Director and co-CEO of The Fyzz Group, the finance and production firm he helped set up a decade ago. In a note to industry today, Godfrey described his departure last month as “difficult” and “regrettable” but expressed pride at…

EXCLUSIVE: STX and Sparkle Roll's The Foreigner, originated by The Fyzz Facility, has already crossed $100M globally and is nearing $100M at the international box office with $98.5M projected through this weekend. After some mixed attempts by others, this one is a fine example of how a Chinese co-production can work…

EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Marshall is returning to the director’s chair for a second time with the dark comedy Gunmetal Rose.  InnoVate Productions and 4th & 1 Films, in association with Benetone Films are producing. Marshall has worked on a slew of blockbuster titles as a second unit director and assistant director including M…

UPDATE, WRITETHRU: Alcon/Sony's Blade Runner 2049 leads studio movies abroad this session, although it again has butted heads with Chinese comedy success Never Say Die coming in slightly ahead to win the international box office weekend. BR2049 grossed a Sony estimated $29.3M in 64 markets this session, taking its…

Sunday AM writethru after Friday/Saturday post:  A microbudget horror film, Blumhouse/Universal's Happy Death Day, is beating the very expensive sci-fi Alcon Entertainment/Sony sequel Blade Runner 2049‘s second weekend, respectively $26.5M to $15.1M. On some level, the mere result of that has to be a studio marketing…

It has been a long time since I have taken Jackie Chan seriously on the screen. A Jackie Chan movie is a Jackie Chan movie — some better than others, but most an excuse to show off his exceptional stunt skills and goofy comic timing. The Foreigner however marks a new direction for the star, who received an Honorary…

UPDATE, WRITETHRU: Last week's international box office champ, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, roped another win this session, notably holding court in Korea with a royal $16.1M debut. That’s the biggest bow ever for an 18+ rated movie there, and contributes to the $50.5M sophomore outing in 77 total offshore markets for…

The latest trailer for the Martin Campbell-helmed actioner The Foreigner starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan was just released. The film, which is being distributed by STX is being released on Oct. 13 stateside and in China on Sept. 30 where it should bring in huge grosses as he is so beloved in the Middle…

STXfilms has released the first trailer for The Foreigner, the action thriller being directed by Casino Royale‘s Martin Campbell and starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan. The drop comes ahead of the pic’s October 13 theatrical release. It certainly feels like a departure for Chan, who has made a fine career of…

The Foreigner, starring Jackie Chan, has landed a September 29 release date in China. The news came out of STX’s CinemaCon presentation Tuesday morning in Las Vegas, where STX motion picture group chair Adam Fogelson noted that the project is a Chinese co-production. Chan is a beloved star in the Middle Kingdom; his…

EXCLUSIVE: Martin Campbell is in talks to direct the now untitled film that will star Jackie Chan, with STX Entertainment eyeing a fall production start. This is the one that had been called The Foreigner, based on the Stephen Leather novel The Chinaman. It will get a new title. While everyone is talking about the…