Exclusive: After a grueling few months for UK film and TV producers, there are signs that the industry is starting to head back to work following twin actors and writers strikes in the U.S.
Amateur, the 20th Century terrorism thriller starring Rami Malek, will be among the first studio shoots to resume filming in London next month, sources tell Deadline.
Amateur, which also stars Rachel Brosnahan and Laurence Fishburne, was halfway through production when the feature’s hundreds of cast, crew, and contractors were put on hiatus in July.
The film’s cast has prioritized the project ahead of other commitments they would be shooting had the strike not happened. “Productions needing lead actors back to complete means other shows and films cannot schedule starting,” said a source.
Amateur is directed by James Hawes, whose debut feature, the Anthony Hopkins vehicle One Life, has generated plenty of buzz during the fall festival season.
Amateur, the 20th Century terrorism thriller starring Rami Malek, will be among the first studio shoots to resume filming in London next month, sources tell Deadline.
Amateur, which also stars Rachel Brosnahan and Laurence Fishburne, was halfway through production when the feature’s hundreds of cast, crew, and contractors were put on hiatus in July.
The film’s cast has prioritized the project ahead of other commitments they would be shooting had the strike not happened. “Productions needing lead actors back to complete means other shows and films cannot schedule starting,” said a source.
Amateur is directed by James Hawes, whose debut feature, the Anthony Hopkins vehicle One Life, has generated plenty of buzz during the fall festival season.
- 11/17/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Synopsis
Black Hawk Down
From acclaimed director Ridley Scott (The Martian) and renowned producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Pearl Harbor) comes the gripping true story about bravery, camaraderie, and the complex reality of war.
Black Hawk Down stars an exceptional cast including Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, and Eric Bana. In 1993, an elite group of American Rangers and Delta Force soldiers are sent to Somalia on a critical mission to capture a violent warlord whose corrupt regime has led to the starvation of hundreds of thousands of Somalis. When the mission goes quickly and terribly wrong, the men find themselves outnumbered and literally fighting for their lives.
The Guns Of Navarone
Academy Award®-winners Gregory Peck, David Niven, and Anthony Quinn star as a team of Allied military specialists recruited for a dangerous but imperative mission: to infiltrate a Nazi-occupied fortress and disable two long-range field guns so that 2,000 trapped British soldiers may be rescued.
Black Hawk Down
From acclaimed director Ridley Scott (The Martian) and renowned producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Pearl Harbor) comes the gripping true story about bravery, camaraderie, and the complex reality of war.
Black Hawk Down stars an exceptional cast including Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, and Eric Bana. In 1993, an elite group of American Rangers and Delta Force soldiers are sent to Somalia on a critical mission to capture a violent warlord whose corrupt regime has led to the starvation of hundreds of thousands of Somalis. When the mission goes quickly and terribly wrong, the men find themselves outnumbered and literally fighting for their lives.
The Guns Of Navarone
Academy Award®-winners Gregory Peck, David Niven, and Anthony Quinn star as a team of Allied military specialists recruited for a dangerous but imperative mission: to infiltrate a Nazi-occupied fortress and disable two long-range field guns so that 2,000 trapped British soldiers may be rescued.
- 9/17/2023
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Where to Watch Powered by Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' disappointing box office returns raise doubts about Michael Bay's 14-movie Transformers plan. The movie introduces changes to character beats and incorporates references to Transformers lore, but fails to make a mark at the box office. The possibility of a Transformers and G.I. Joe crossover offers hope for the franchise's future by attracting wider audiences and capitalizing on nostalgia.
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' disappointing box office returns prove that Michael Bay's 14-movie Transformers plan may not work out. Serving as a reboot to Michael Bay's Transformers movies and a sequel to 2018's Bumblebee, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts brings a fresh spin to the franchise by unfolding in the 90s. Unlike the Michael Bay movies, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts also emphasizes Mirage's characterization and highlights how Optimus Prime struggles to guide the Autobots during his early years of leadership.
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' disappointing box office returns prove that Michael Bay's 14-movie Transformers plan may not work out. Serving as a reboot to Michael Bay's Transformers movies and a sequel to 2018's Bumblebee, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts brings a fresh spin to the franchise by unfolding in the 90s. Unlike the Michael Bay movies, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts also emphasizes Mirage's characterization and highlights how Optimus Prime struggles to guide the Autobots during his early years of leadership.
- 8/7/2023
- by Dhruv Sharma
- ScreenRant.com
Exclusive: Texas Monthly, the magazine that has been chronicling life in the Lone Star State since 1973, has continued its expansion into film and TV by setting its first-ever feature documentary, to be made in partnership with Peabody and Critics’ Choice Award-winning filmmaker Deborah Esquenazi (Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four).
The currently untitled film centers on James Reyos, a gay Apache man who for 40 years has sought to clear his name of the brutal murder of a Catholic priest in oil-rich West Texas. Embedding with the Innocence Project of Texas that has taken up Reyos’ case, Esquenazi with her doc sheds new light on a story that has eluded detectives, crime researchers and amateur sleuths for four decades, exposing a web of media lore and homophobia, as well as whispers of a possible serial killing team targeting clergy in the 1980s. The project extends coverage of...
The currently untitled film centers on James Reyos, a gay Apache man who for 40 years has sought to clear his name of the brutal murder of a Catholic priest in oil-rich West Texas. Embedding with the Innocence Project of Texas that has taken up Reyos’ case, Esquenazi with her doc sheds new light on a story that has eluded detectives, crime researchers and amateur sleuths for four decades, exposing a web of media lore and homophobia, as well as whispers of a possible serial killing team targeting clergy in the 1980s. The project extends coverage of...
- 7/6/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
A new CIA action thriller titled Amateur is leaping onto the docket at 20th Century Studios, and its already star-studded cast is about to grow even bigger. Per a report from Deadline, both Holt McCallany and Julianne Nicholson have officially come aboard the big budget project.
Related: Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two Brings Back Iconic Character from First Film
Amateur, which is based on an original novel by Robert Littell, is set to be an action-packed, CIA spy thriller feature perfectly suited for the big screen. It's being helmed by James Hawes, who previously worked on AppleTV+ drama thriller Slow Horses, which starred the likes of Gary Oldman (Oppenheimer), Olivia Cooke (House of the Dragon), and Kristin Scott Thomas (Tomb Raider). Adapting the screenplay is Ken Nolan, with revisions done by Scott Frank and Gary Spinelli. Producers include Hutch Parker and Dan Wilson. The A-list cast so far...
Related: Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two Brings Back Iconic Character from First Film
Amateur, which is based on an original novel by Robert Littell, is set to be an action-packed, CIA spy thriller feature perfectly suited for the big screen. It's being helmed by James Hawes, who previously worked on AppleTV+ drama thriller Slow Horses, which starred the likes of Gary Oldman (Oppenheimer), Olivia Cooke (House of the Dragon), and Kristin Scott Thomas (Tomb Raider). Adapting the screenplay is Ken Nolan, with revisions done by Scott Frank and Gary Spinelli. Producers include Hutch Parker and Dan Wilson. The A-list cast so far...
- 5/27/2023
- by Stephanie Watel
- MovieWeb
Exclusive: Holt McCallany (Nightmare Alley) and Julianne Nicholson (Blonde) are the newest additions to the cast of Amateur, the CIA thriller that Rami Malek is leading for 20th Century Studios.
The actors join an ensemble that will also include Rachel Brosnahan, Caitríona Balfe, Laurence Fishburne and Adrian Martinez, as previously announced.
Based on a novel by Robert Littell, Amateur tells the story of Charles Heller (Malek), a CIA cryptographer who, after his wife is tragically killed in a London terrorist attack, demands his bosses go after them. When it becomes clear they won’t act due to conflicting internal priorities, he blackmails the agency into training him and letting him go after them himself.
The film to be directed by Slow Horses‘ James Hawes had its screenplay adapted by Ken Nolan, with Scott Frank and Gary Spinelli handling revisions.
While sources tell Deadline that McCallany will play CIA Deputy Director Moore,...
The actors join an ensemble that will also include Rachel Brosnahan, Caitríona Balfe, Laurence Fishburne and Adrian Martinez, as previously announced.
Based on a novel by Robert Littell, Amateur tells the story of Charles Heller (Malek), a CIA cryptographer who, after his wife is tragically killed in a London terrorist attack, demands his bosses go after them. When it becomes clear they won’t act due to conflicting internal priorities, he blackmails the agency into training him and letting him go after them himself.
The film to be directed by Slow Horses‘ James Hawes had its screenplay adapted by Ken Nolan, with Scott Frank and Gary Spinelli handling revisions.
While sources tell Deadline that McCallany will play CIA Deputy Director Moore,...
- 5/26/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Bay once teased that 14 Transformers movies were in development, and here is a prediction for what sequels and spinoffs might be. Paramount began developing ambitious plans to turn the Hasbro action figures into a movie shared universe in 2015. This came as Michael Bay's Transformers movies delivered back-to-back $1 billion hits despite poor reviews, making the franchise look like one of the safest bets in Hollywood. That is why the studio assembled a Transformers writers room filled with some of the most talented writers in the industry to formulate ideas for sequels and spinoffs that could expand the franchise.
The success of the writers room included coming up with the idea for Transformers: The Last Knight's script, which enthused Michael Bay enough to convince him to direct it. Although the film was the last that Bay will direct, his time working with the Transformers writers room and his role as...
The success of the writers room included coming up with the idea for Transformers: The Last Knight's script, which enthused Michael Bay enough to convince him to direct it. Although the film was the last that Bay will direct, his time working with the Transformers writers room and his role as...
- 5/20/2023
- by Cooper Hood
- ScreenRant.com
Rise Of The Beasts Is Just The Beginning - Michael Bay’s Final Transformers Plan Saved The Franchise
Michael Bay might be done directing Transformers movies, but his help with a final movie plan helped save the franchise. Paramount found success with Michael Bay at the helm of the Transformers franchise once it began in 2007. The studio and director partnered up for five Transformers movies in total before Bay decided to call it quits and shift his focus to directing other films. The film series has continued to live on, as Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is the seventh entry in the live-action franchise overall. However, it was not that long ago that it appeared that the Transformers movies could come to an end.
Michael Bay's Transformers movies peaked in popularity with Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Transformers: Age of Extinction. The two films, one the end of the first trilogy and the other the start of a potential new trilogy, both earned over $1.1 billion at the box office worldwide.
Michael Bay's Transformers movies peaked in popularity with Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Transformers: Age of Extinction. The two films, one the end of the first trilogy and the other the start of a potential new trilogy, both earned over $1.1 billion at the box office worldwide.
- 5/17/2023
- by Cooper Hood
- ScreenRant.com
Exclusive: WME has signed Eric Warren Singer, one of the screenwriters behind Paramount’s summer smash Top Gun: Maverick.
The Tom Cruise sequel nearly 30 years in the making hit theaters on May 27 and has thus far grossed over 907 million worldwide, registering as the highest grossing film of 2022. Singer shares screenplay credit on the Navy aviator action-drama with Ehren Kruger and Christopher McQuarrie, having worked from a story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks, which was based on characters created by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr.
Singer came to Top: Gun Maverick after collaborating with its director Joseph Kosinski on the critically acclaimed drama Only the Brave, based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, which starred Josh Brolin, Miles Teller and Jeff Bridges. He co-wrote that film, based on Sean Flynn’s GQ article “No Exit”, with Ken Nolan.
The screenwriter’s first script, The Sky Is Falling,...
The Tom Cruise sequel nearly 30 years in the making hit theaters on May 27 and has thus far grossed over 907 million worldwide, registering as the highest grossing film of 2022. Singer shares screenplay credit on the Navy aviator action-drama with Ehren Kruger and Christopher McQuarrie, having worked from a story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks, which was based on characters created by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr.
Singer came to Top: Gun Maverick after collaborating with its director Joseph Kosinski on the critically acclaimed drama Only the Brave, based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, which starred Josh Brolin, Miles Teller and Jeff Bridges. He co-wrote that film, based on Sean Flynn’s GQ article “No Exit”, with Ken Nolan.
The screenwriter’s first script, The Sky Is Falling,...
- 6/23/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Jackson Pictures & Stampede Ventures have teamed up to land The Debriefing, a spec script by Black Hawk Down scribe Ken Nolan based on the Robert Littell novel. They will fast-track the thriller, and the plan is to get into production next year and the script will be put on submission to directors immediately.
Matt Jackson of Jackson Pictures and Stampede’s Greg Silverman and Jon Berg made the deal with Nolan’s reps at CAA and Kaplan/Perrone.
The Debriefing is a cat-and-mouse psychological espionage thriller that centers on a top-level CIA intelligence operative who must debrief an asylum-seeking Gru computer tech to verify the veracity of his story before the critical information he possess expires. Aside from Black Hawk Down, Nolan’s credits include Only the Brave and Transformers: The Last Knight.
“Ken’s scripts are always...
Matt Jackson of Jackson Pictures and Stampede’s Greg Silverman and Jon Berg made the deal with Nolan’s reps at CAA and Kaplan/Perrone.
The Debriefing is a cat-and-mouse psychological espionage thriller that centers on a top-level CIA intelligence operative who must debrief an asylum-seeking Gru computer tech to verify the veracity of his story before the critical information he possess expires. Aside from Black Hawk Down, Nolan’s credits include Only the Brave and Transformers: The Last Knight.
“Ken’s scripts are always...
- 6/29/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
After Michael Bay’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Age of Extinction both crossed the billion dollar threshold at the box office, Paramount doubled down on their intentions to launch an entire shared universe around the Autobots and Decepticons by establishing a writers room tasked with expanding the mythology.
Spearheaded by Akiva Goldsman, the roster of talent included Christina Hodson, Ant-Man‘s Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrarri, Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum Steven S. DeKnight, The Walking Dead co-creator Robert Kirkman, Iron Man scribes Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, The Amazing Spider-Man 2‘s Jeff Pinkner, Marvel regular Zak Penn and Black Hawk Down‘s Ken Nolan, while Geneva Robertson-Dworet would go on to write Captain Marvel.
The experiment was ultimately abandoned having produced just two movies, with Nolan penning The Last Knight and Hodson scripting Bumblebee, making the costly assembly of such well known writers pointless in the long run.
Spearheaded by Akiva Goldsman, the roster of talent included Christina Hodson, Ant-Man‘s Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrarri, Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum Steven S. DeKnight, The Walking Dead co-creator Robert Kirkman, Iron Man scribes Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, The Amazing Spider-Man 2‘s Jeff Pinkner, Marvel regular Zak Penn and Black Hawk Down‘s Ken Nolan, while Geneva Robertson-Dworet would go on to write Captain Marvel.
The experiment was ultimately abandoned having produced just two movies, with Nolan penning The Last Knight and Hodson scripting Bumblebee, making the costly assembly of such well known writers pointless in the long run.
- 11/20/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Peabody Award-nominated and Television Academy Honors documentary 16 Shots and director Sacha Jenkins’s Burn Motherf*cker, Burn! are being offered for free viewing on multiple platforms by Showtime.
16 Shots examines the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke and the cover-up that ensued. Burn Motherf*cker, Burn! explores the complicated relationship between the Los Angeles Police Department and the city’s Black and minority communities.
Showtime said it was making the documentaries available in an effort to provide resources and raise awareness around the ongoing struggle against systemic racism in America.
Both are now streaming on YouTube and Sho.com, and are available to Showtime subscribers on demand. The two films will also be available across multiple television and streaming providers’ devices, websites, applications and authenticated online services and their free On Demand channels.
16 Shots is a joint production from Midnight Productions, Topic Studios, Impact Partners and Chicago Media Project.
16 Shots examines the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke and the cover-up that ensued. Burn Motherf*cker, Burn! explores the complicated relationship between the Los Angeles Police Department and the city’s Black and minority communities.
Showtime said it was making the documentaries available in an effort to provide resources and raise awareness around the ongoing struggle against systemic racism in America.
Both are now streaming on YouTube and Sho.com, and are available to Showtime subscribers on demand. The two films will also be available across multiple television and streaming providers’ devices, websites, applications and authenticated online services and their free On Demand channels.
16 Shots is a joint production from Midnight Productions, Topic Studios, Impact Partners and Chicago Media Project.
- 6/6/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The Oscilloscope Laboratories docu-thriller The Infiltrators is hitting virtual cinemas today before making its way to on-demand and digital June 2. The virtual release is becoming a staple for many film titles as it allows audiences to purchase film tickets through a theater’s website and, in turn, helps continue support of theaters that have been closed due to Covid-19.
Directed by Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra, the film made its world premiere last year at the Sundance Film Festival where it the won the Next Section Audience Award. The hybrid pic blends feature filmmaking, re-enactments of real-life events and documentary footage to tell the true story of young undocumented immigrants who are intentionally detained by Border Patrol and thrown into a for-profit detention center.
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Directed by Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra, the film made its world premiere last year at the Sundance Film Festival where it the won the Next Section Audience Award. The hybrid pic blends feature filmmaking, re-enactments of real-life events and documentary footage to tell the true story of young undocumented immigrants who are intentionally detained by Border Patrol and thrown into a for-profit detention center.
More from DeadlineWestern Thriller 'True History Of Kelly Gang' And '60s Coming-Of-Age Drama 'To The Stars' Make Debuts - Specialty Streaming PreviewComing-Of-Age Foodie Comedy 'Abe' Fires Up,...
- 5/1/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired U.S. rights to the critically acclaimed immigration feature The Infiltrators. Directed by Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra, the film made its world premiere earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival where it went on to won the Audience Award: Next and the Next Innovator Prize. Oscilloscope is set to release the feature in theaters before streaming on digital platforms.
The Infiltrators is a very timely docu-thriller that tells the true story of young immigrants who get detained by Border Patrol, and put in a shadowy for-profit detention center — on purpose. Marco (Maynor Alvarado) and Viri (Vida‘s Chelsea Rendon) are members of the National Immigrant Youth Alliance, a group of radical Dreamers who are on a mission to stop deportations. And the best place to stop deportations, they believe, is in detention. However, when they try to pull off a prison break in reverse,...
The Infiltrators is a very timely docu-thriller that tells the true story of young immigrants who get detained by Border Patrol, and put in a shadowy for-profit detention center — on purpose. Marco (Maynor Alvarado) and Viri (Vida‘s Chelsea Rendon) are members of the National Immigrant Youth Alliance, a group of radical Dreamers who are on a mission to stop deportations. And the best place to stop deportations, they believe, is in detention. However, when they try to pull off a prison break in reverse,...
- 9/5/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime Documentary Films said Tuesday that it will premiere its new documentary 16 Shots, an examination of the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke and the cover-up that ensued, on June 14 at 9 Pm.
The pic is from Richard Rowley, whose Dirty Wars was nominated for a Feature Documentary Oscar in 2014. He also serves as cinematographer on many of his projects including docuseries America Divided and Documenting Hate: Charlottesville.
Rowley’s 16 Shots dissects the aftermath of the McDonald shooting through first-hand witness accounts. After the police initially declared the shooting as justified, journalists and activists fought for footage to be released, causing turmoil within the Chicago Pd and local Chicago government officials. Van Dyke was eventually convicted, further fracturing the city’s political landscape.
“The shooting of Laquan McDonald tore up Chicago in ways the city is still processing today,” said Vinnie Malhotra, Evp Nonfiction Programming at Showtime.
The pic is from Richard Rowley, whose Dirty Wars was nominated for a Feature Documentary Oscar in 2014. He also serves as cinematographer on many of his projects including docuseries America Divided and Documenting Hate: Charlottesville.
Rowley’s 16 Shots dissects the aftermath of the McDonald shooting through first-hand witness accounts. After the police initially declared the shooting as justified, journalists and activists fought for footage to be released, causing turmoil within the Chicago Pd and local Chicago government officials. Van Dyke was eventually convicted, further fracturing the city’s political landscape.
“The shooting of Laquan McDonald tore up Chicago in ways the city is still processing today,” said Vinnie Malhotra, Evp Nonfiction Programming at Showtime.
- 5/14/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, immigration drama “The Infiltrators” gets financing, Jake Busey is starring in a high-school comedy, and Stuart Ford’s Agc Studios hires two former Im Global executives.
Project Financing
Chicago Media Project Invest/Impact’s Paula Froehle and Steve Cohen have joined the immigration drama “The Infiltrators” as executive producers and financiers, Variety has learned exclusively.
Cmp I/I has invested previously in the Academy Award-winning documentary “Icarus,” “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” and Showtime’s series “The Fourth Estate.”
Directed and produced by Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra, “The Infiltrators” centers on a small group of young undocumented immigrants who embark on a high-risk mission inside America’s for-profit detention system in order to set people free. The film, which mixes documentary with narrative dramatization, stars Chelsea Rendon, Vik Sahay, Maynor Alvarado, and Manuel Uriza.
Production is currently underway in Southern California. The...
Project Financing
Chicago Media Project Invest/Impact’s Paula Froehle and Steve Cohen have joined the immigration drama “The Infiltrators” as executive producers and financiers, Variety has learned exclusively.
Cmp I/I has invested previously in the Academy Award-winning documentary “Icarus,” “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” and Showtime’s series “The Fourth Estate.”
Directed and produced by Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra, “The Infiltrators” centers on a small group of young undocumented immigrants who embark on a high-risk mission inside America’s for-profit detention system in order to set people free. The film, which mixes documentary with narrative dramatization, stars Chelsea Rendon, Vik Sahay, Maynor Alvarado, and Manuel Uriza.
Production is currently underway in Southern California. The...
- 8/31/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Bpm (Beats Per Minute) (Robin Campillo)
Robin Campillo’s account of what it was like to be a member of Act Up in the 1990s epitomized why the personal is always political. His kind-hearted, unsentimental approach to the struggles of people living with HIV was equal parts brutal and inspiring. Nahuel Pérez Biscayart proved to be a revelation as a young activist living his life as if, literally, every day was his last.
Bpm (Beats Per Minute) (Robin Campillo)
Robin Campillo’s account of what it was like to be a member of Act Up in the 1990s epitomized why the personal is always political. His kind-hearted, unsentimental approach to the struggles of people living with HIV was equal parts brutal and inspiring. Nahuel Pérez Biscayart proved to be a revelation as a young activist living his life as if, literally, every day was his last.
- 1/26/2018
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Paramount Pictures has handed out new release dates for the long-awaited G.I. Joe 3 and Micronauts, both arriving in 2020, with Dungeons & Dragons hitting theaters in 2021. The fact that the G.I. Joe 3 and Micronauts release dates were announced at the same time is not too surprising, since the studio set up a writers room with Hasbro for both franchises back in November 2015. G.I. Joe 3 will hit theaters on March 27, 2020, while Micronauts will arrive in theaters on October 16, 2020. The studio has also set their upcoming Dungeons & Dragons movie for release on July 23, 2021.
As of now, none of those movies have any direct competition on those dates, although this G.I. Joe project, which is said to be a millennial reboot, does fall between an untitled Fox/Marvel film and an untitled Pixar movie both set for March 13, 2020, along with Cyborg, an untitled Disney live-action project an an untitled Sony Pictures...
As of now, none of those movies have any direct competition on those dates, although this G.I. Joe project, which is said to be a millennial reboot, does fall between an untitled Fox/Marvel film and an untitled Pixar movie both set for March 13, 2020, along with Cyborg, an untitled Disney live-action project an an untitled Sony Pictures...
- 12/18/2017
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
Here’s yet another “inspired by true events” film , just in time for the somber Fall season. Somber, the right word for this one. Unlike this weekend’s other non-fiction flicks, it’s set in the not too distant past, not decades ago, but in this decade, the 2010’s. It concerns a group of men who regularly risk their lives, and often make the ultimate sacrifice, in order to protect their fellow men. And it shines a light on the families that must stay behind and hope that all goes well. You may be thinking that’s it’s another those on the front line, our soldiers overseas sagas as in the films The Hurt Locker and American Sniper. Well, these heroes aren’t on foreign soil, though they are on the front line, one made of flame. And with their special clothing and gear ,they could be mistaken for soldiers.
- 10/20/2017
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The word hero seems to be mentioned a great deal in this age of the 24-hour news cycle, but the members of the Granite Mountain “Hotshots” genuinely deserve to be known as such. They were the best at what they did. This bunch of regular, but courageous firefighters were more than just co-workers: they were a brotherhood that continuously risked their lives trying to contain fast-spreading wildfires. As part of the Prescott Fire Fepartment, which consisted of 92 career personnel, split among five fire stations, this municipal team of “hotshots” — which, in firefighting terms, means the cream of the crop — were the elites of their profession.
Containment is what these brave men and women have as a goal whenever a fire spreads. As a character in the film would say, they are “fighting fire with fire.” This happens with the creation of a fireline, which is accomplished by doing a controlled...
Containment is what these brave men and women have as a goal whenever a fire spreads. As a character in the film would say, they are “fighting fire with fire.” This happens with the creation of a fireline, which is accomplished by doing a controlled...
- 10/19/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
If you've been to the movies any time over the last century, you're familiar with men like Eric Marsh. They're hard-ass guys, often stoic but capable of being sensitive and, in rare cases, prone to sentimentality. Their flaws and temper-flares are balanced out by their virtues: staunch professionalism, a salt-of-the-earth nobility, an almost stubborn loyalty to their men. The kind of dudes who treat their enemies – in this case, the massive forest fires that annually scorch acres of Arizona landscape – with something close to respect. ("What are you up to?...
- 10/18/2017
- Rollingstone.com
In June 2013, the Yarnell wildfire in Arizona spiraled out of control and killed 19 firefighters from nearby Prescott, marking the highest death toll for U.S. firefighters since 9/11. Only one member of the group, a lookout stationed elsewhere, survived the massacre. That’s the setting for “Only the Brave,” but it takes almost the entire running time to get there. The movie is so cautious about avoiding disaster movie tropes that you can practically sense the resistance to arriving at the tragic finale. The result is a tasteful, well-acted bore, but so out of sync with traditional studio filmmaking it deserves some kudos anyway.
The two-hour plus working class drama stars Josh Brolin as the hardened leader of the group and Miles Teller as the eventual lookout struggling to find his place in the pack. That makes it stand apart from other approaches to adaptations of real-life catastrophes: Avoiding the morbid...
The two-hour plus working class drama stars Josh Brolin as the hardened leader of the group and Miles Teller as the eventual lookout struggling to find his place in the pack. That makes it stand apart from other approaches to adaptations of real-life catastrophes: Avoiding the morbid...
- 10/11/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Sony Pictures has released a new trailer for Only the Brave, the true-story drama about the Granite Mountain Hotshots. Directed by Tron: Legacy and Oblivion helmer Joseph Kosinski, the film revolves around one unit of local firefighters who battled the Yarnell Hill wildfire in 2013 to tragic results. Ken Nolan and Eric Warren Singer penned the script, and the film looks to chronicle the bravery on display from these men in the face of death, as the fire bore down on thousands of people. This new trailer ups the intensity of the drama and I’m really curious to …...
- 10/4/2017
- by Adam Chitwood
- Collider.com
Chicago – Knock me over with a feather kids, but I enjoyed “Transformers: The Last Knight.” Maybe it was in comparison to the others or maybe director Michael Bay has beaten me into submission, but this one had the right story elements and casting to make it work, with exceptions of course. It’s goofiness is its charm, and it was released on Blu-Ray/DVD on September 26th, 2017 (Digital HD already available).
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The two essential things that made the film more tolerable was Anthony Hopkins and Laura Haddock, two Brits who brought some performance parts that made me laugh in their earnestness – Sir Anthony was particularly bizarre. The story is tied into the Arthurian legend, and begins on a knights-of-the-round-table battlefield, and somehow that gave a bit more understanding to what was going on, which was decidedly lacking in previous films. The rest will be pretty familiar to the Transformers’ universe and fan base,...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The two essential things that made the film more tolerable was Anthony Hopkins and Laura Haddock, two Brits who brought some performance parts that made me laugh in their earnestness – Sir Anthony was particularly bizarre. The story is tied into the Arthurian legend, and begins on a knights-of-the-round-table battlefield, and somehow that gave a bit more understanding to what was going on, which was decidedly lacking in previous films. The rest will be pretty familiar to the Transformers’ universe and fan base,...
- 9/27/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Sony Pictures has released the new trailer and poster for Only the Brave, which is based on the true story of the firefighters known as the Granite Mountain Hotshots. The trailer and poster reveal the film's new tagline, "It's not what stands in front of you... it's who stands beside you," as this inspirational tale gets ready to hit the big screen this fall. While fans may head to the theaters for an all star cast, they'll stay for an amazing true story.
Only the Brave, based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, is the heroic story of one unit of local firefighters that through hope, determination, sacrifice, and the drive to protect families, communities, and our country become one of the most elite firefighting teams in the nation. As most of us run from danger, they run toward it, they watch over our lives, our homes,...
Only the Brave, based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, is the heroic story of one unit of local firefighters that through hope, determination, sacrifice, and the drive to protect families, communities, and our country become one of the most elite firefighting teams in the nation. As most of us run from danger, they run toward it, they watch over our lives, our homes,...
- 9/13/2017
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
Ron Perlman would have us believe that war never changes, but the movies about it certainly have. The last 15 years have brought no shortage of films about the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan (for obvious reasons), but World War II continues to fascinate filmmakers most of all. That includes Christopher Nolan, whose recent hit “Dunkirk” manages to bring something new to a genre that constantly feels at risk of becoming old hat.
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And while those two conflicts have dominated the genre of late, everything from the Civil War to the Battle of Red Cliffs has found powerful expression onscreen. Kathryn Bigelow’s “The Hurt Locker” tells us that “war is a drug,” and the films below suggest that movies about war are just as addictive — maybe even more so.
Read More‘Dunkirk’ Is Too Loud For Some Viewers, But Christopher Nolan Says That’s the Way He Likes It
And while those two conflicts have dominated the genre of late, everything from the Civil War to the Battle of Red Cliffs has found powerful expression onscreen. Kathryn Bigelow’s “The Hurt Locker” tells us that “war is a drug,” and the films below suggest that movies about war are just as addictive — maybe even more so.
- 7/28/2017
- by Michael Nordine and Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Josh Brolin and Miles Teller are two of the Granite Mountain Hotshots in the first trailer for Only the Brave.
Jeff Bridges, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch and Jennifer Connelly also are featured in the real-life Sony drama, which recounts the heroic story of a team of local firefighters who are part of the Prescott Fire Department in Arizona. In 2013, they fought the deadliest wildfire in history, resulting in the death of 19 crewmembers.
Joseph Kosinski directs the drama from a script by Ken Nolan and Eric Warren Singer, based on a magazine article by Sean Flynn.
Only the Brave...
Jeff Bridges, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch and Jennifer Connelly also are featured in the real-life Sony drama, which recounts the heroic story of a team of local firefighters who are part of the Prescott Fire Department in Arizona. In 2013, they fought the deadliest wildfire in history, resulting in the death of 19 crewmembers.
Joseph Kosinski directs the drama from a script by Ken Nolan and Eric Warren Singer, based on a magazine article by Sean Flynn.
Only the Brave...
- 7/19/2017
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sony Pictures has released the trailer for “Only the Brave,” the biographical drama starring Miles Teller and Josh Brolin based on the true story about firefighters and the historic wildfire that struck Yarnell, Arizona in June of 2013. Formerly known as “Granite Mountain Hotshots,” the name of the elite firefighting group that battled the deadly blaze, the film only took on its new title this week. GQ, which posted the trailer on Wednesday, published a magazine feature about the story entitled “No Exit” in 2013.
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Directed by “Oblivion” and “Tron: Legacy” director Joseph Kosinski, “Only the Brave” tells the harrowing story of the tragic fire that claimed the lives of 19 members of the Hotshots. “Black Hawk Down” screenwriter Ken Nolan co-wrote the script with “American Hustle” co-writer Eric Warren Singer. The star-studded cast includes Jennifer Connelly,...
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Directed by “Oblivion” and “Tron: Legacy” director Joseph Kosinski, “Only the Brave” tells the harrowing story of the tragic fire that claimed the lives of 19 members of the Hotshots. “Black Hawk Down” screenwriter Ken Nolan co-wrote the script with “American Hustle” co-writer Eric Warren Singer. The star-studded cast includes Jennifer Connelly,...
- 7/19/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Previous | Image 1 of 10 | NextMark Wahlberg is Cade in ‘Transformers: The Last Knight.’
Chicago – The Windy City became the “transforming” city on June 20th, 2017, as the major cast members and director Michael Bay walked the Red Carpet for the premiere of their new film “Transformers: The Last Knight.” The special Red Carpet event was on a barge on the Chicago River, behind the legendary Civic Opera House. Mark Wahlberg, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel and Laura Haddock were among the cast members that were there.
And HollywoodChicago.com photographer Joe Arce was also there, and captured these Exclusive Portraits of the cast as they walked the Red Carpet. Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos © Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
TRANSFORM1: Mark Wahlberg is Cade in ‘Transformers: The Last Knight.’ TRANSFORM2:...
Chicago – The Windy City became the “transforming” city on June 20th, 2017, as the major cast members and director Michael Bay walked the Red Carpet for the premiere of their new film “Transformers: The Last Knight.” The special Red Carpet event was on a barge on the Chicago River, behind the legendary Civic Opera House. Mark Wahlberg, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel and Laura Haddock were among the cast members that were there.
And HollywoodChicago.com photographer Joe Arce was also there, and captured these Exclusive Portraits of the cast as they walked the Red Carpet. Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos © Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
TRANSFORM1: Mark Wahlberg is Cade in ‘Transformers: The Last Knight.’ TRANSFORM2:...
- 6/26/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – “Transformers: The Last Knight” held its star-studded premiere in Chicago on June 20, 2017. On the red carpet, Adam Fendelman of HollywoodChicago.com interviewed writers Ken Nolan, Matt Holloway and Art Marcum about their writers’ room process.
The film, which opened on June 21, 2017, stars Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel, Laura Haddock and Stanley Tucci from director Michael Bay. Watch now below!
Interview by: Adam Fendelman, Publisher
Filmed and edited by: Jeff Doles, 238 Studios
Edited by: Ethan Madison, Erm Films
Stills and trailer (used with permission): Paramount Pictures
© 2017 HollywoodChicago.com LLC...
The film, which opened on June 21, 2017, stars Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel, Laura Haddock and Stanley Tucci from director Michael Bay. Watch now below!
Interview by: Adam Fendelman, Publisher
Filmed and edited by: Jeff Doles, 238 Studios
Edited by: Ethan Madison, Erm Films
Stills and trailer (used with permission): Paramount Pictures
© 2017 HollywoodChicago.com LLC...
- 6/22/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – Knock me over with a feather kids, but I enjoyed “Transformers: The Last Knight.” Maybe it was in comparison to the others or maybe director Michael Bay has beaten me into submission, but this one had the right story elements and casting to make it work, with exceptions of course.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The two essential things that made the film more tolerable was Anthony Hopkins and Laura Haddock, two Brits who brought some performance parts that made me laugh in their earnestness – Sir Anthony was particularly bizarre. The story is tied into the Arthurian legend, and begins on a knights-of-the-round-table battlefield, and somehow that gave a bit more understanding to what was going on, which was decidedly lacking in previous films. The rest will be pretty familiar to the Transformers’ universe and fan base, which surprisingly I guess I’m in tune with… no thanks to director Michael Bay, who still could have cut a good 45 minutes out of the running time. But this is the very definition of the “summer movie,” no more nutritious than the oil-slathered popcorn and giant Coke, and decidedly critic proof.
The film begins in King Arthur’s time. We find out the source of Merlin (Stanley Tucci) the Magician’s wizardry, which is an Autobot, naturally. The power is contained in a magical staff, which only Merlin can control. Meanwhile, in the present day, Autobot Optimus Prime and the Transformers are barred from earth, and a special military task force has been formed to hunt them down.
But Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg) still harbors some Transformers fugitives, and rescues a young girl Izabella (Isabela Moner) because of her sympathies to the crew. During the rescue he is given a talisman that is part of the Merlin staff, and with its power becomes “the last knight.” Cade is then brought to England by the mysterious Sir Edmund (Anthony Hopkins), who teams him up with Professor Viviane (Laura Haddock), a direct descendant of Merlin. They are the last best hope to sway the earth’s destiny, as the Transformers’ home planet, Cybertron, is hurling towards our planet with the intention to destroy.
“Transformers: The Last Knight” opens everywhere June 21st, in 3D and regular screenings. See local listings for 3D theaters and show times. Featuring Mark Wahlberg, Josh Duhamel, Stanley Tucci, Anthony Hopkins, Isabela Moner, Laura Haddock and John Tuturro. Screenplay by Art Marcum, Matt Holloway and Ken Nolan. Directed by Michael Bay. Rated “PG-13”
Continue reading for Patrick McDonald’s full review of “Transformers: The Last Knight”
Another Day, Another Disaster for Cade (Mark Wahlberg) in ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’
Photo credit: Paramount Pictures
Continue reading for Patrick McDonald’s full review of “Transformers: The Last Knight”...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The two essential things that made the film more tolerable was Anthony Hopkins and Laura Haddock, two Brits who brought some performance parts that made me laugh in their earnestness – Sir Anthony was particularly bizarre. The story is tied into the Arthurian legend, and begins on a knights-of-the-round-table battlefield, and somehow that gave a bit more understanding to what was going on, which was decidedly lacking in previous films. The rest will be pretty familiar to the Transformers’ universe and fan base, which surprisingly I guess I’m in tune with… no thanks to director Michael Bay, who still could have cut a good 45 minutes out of the running time. But this is the very definition of the “summer movie,” no more nutritious than the oil-slathered popcorn and giant Coke, and decidedly critic proof.
The film begins in King Arthur’s time. We find out the source of Merlin (Stanley Tucci) the Magician’s wizardry, which is an Autobot, naturally. The power is contained in a magical staff, which only Merlin can control. Meanwhile, in the present day, Autobot Optimus Prime and the Transformers are barred from earth, and a special military task force has been formed to hunt them down.
But Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg) still harbors some Transformers fugitives, and rescues a young girl Izabella (Isabela Moner) because of her sympathies to the crew. During the rescue he is given a talisman that is part of the Merlin staff, and with its power becomes “the last knight.” Cade is then brought to England by the mysterious Sir Edmund (Anthony Hopkins), who teams him up with Professor Viviane (Laura Haddock), a direct descendant of Merlin. They are the last best hope to sway the earth’s destiny, as the Transformers’ home planet, Cybertron, is hurling towards our planet with the intention to destroy.
“Transformers: The Last Knight” opens everywhere June 21st, in 3D and regular screenings. See local listings for 3D theaters and show times. Featuring Mark Wahlberg, Josh Duhamel, Stanley Tucci, Anthony Hopkins, Isabela Moner, Laura Haddock and John Tuturro. Screenplay by Art Marcum, Matt Holloway and Ken Nolan. Directed by Michael Bay. Rated “PG-13”
Continue reading for Patrick McDonald’s full review of “Transformers: The Last Knight”
Another Day, Another Disaster for Cade (Mark Wahlberg) in ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’
Photo credit: Paramount Pictures
Continue reading for Patrick McDonald’s full review of “Transformers: The Last Knight”...
- 6/21/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Yes, that's zero stars you see up there. Every time Michael Bay directs another Transformers abomination (this is the fifth), the movies die a little. Mark Wahlberg has announced that The Last Knight will be his farewell to the Bay franchise. Quoth the actor: "I get my life back."
Ha! Now Wahlberg knows how sentient film critics feel every time they exit another Bay travesty. Transformers: The Last Knight is all kinds of awful. It's also the worst of the series to date, which is saying something. The year is only half over,...
Ha! Now Wahlberg knows how sentient film critics feel every time they exit another Bay travesty. Transformers: The Last Knight is all kinds of awful. It's also the worst of the series to date, which is saying something. The year is only half over,...
- 6/21/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Director Michael Bay has been saying repeatedly that he won't be directing Transformers 6, but many fans don't actually believe him, since he has made claims like that before. The director has stated in the past that he wouldn't direct Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Transformers: Age of Extinction, yet he ultimately came back to direct both films. While promoting Transformers: The Last Knight, which hits theaters on June 21, Michael Bay revealed once again that Transformers 5 will in fact be the last film he directs in the franchise. Here's what he had to say below.
"These movies that I've done, they are massive movies. They take a lot out of you. I've done it enough, and I've had a great time doing it. I'm going out with a bang on this one, and I feel like you gotta go out while you're ahead, you know. I think I've had a good run,...
"These movies that I've done, they are massive movies. They take a lot out of you. I've done it enough, and I've had a great time doing it. I'm going out with a bang on this one, and I feel like you gotta go out while you're ahead, you know. I think I've had a good run,...
- 6/17/2017
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
With just a few weeks left until Transformers 5 hits theaters, director Michael Bay has released an explosive new TV spot for his action sequel. This 90-second spot may feature the most explosions ever contained in such a short amount of time, teasing that this may be the most action-packed Transformers movie in franchise history. We'll have to see if the movie itself lives up to this explosive TV spot when it hits theaters on June 21.
Director Michael Bay released this video on his personal Vimeo page earlier today. Transformers: The Last Knight, the fifth entry in the big screen franchise, shatters the core myths of the Transformers franchise, and redefines what it means to be a hero. Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth.
Director Michael Bay released this video on his personal Vimeo page earlier today. Transformers: The Last Knight, the fifth entry in the big screen franchise, shatters the core myths of the Transformers franchise, and redefines what it means to be a hero. Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth.
- 6/4/2017
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
Just a few weeks ago, a Hasbro patent application gave fans their first look at the Bumblebee spin-off logo, and now we have word about the first cast member coming aboard. Actress Hailee Steinfeld has entered negotiations with Paramount to star in Bumblebee, with a deal close to being finalized. She will be directed by Laika founder Travis Knight, who will make his live-action directorial debut with this spin-off, following his true directing debut with last year's Kubo and the Two Strings.
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Hailee Steinfeld will portray a young tomboy, who also holds a job as a mechanic after school. Producer Michael Bay confirmed in April that this project will be a Bumblebee prequel, which was also backed up by producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, although neither producer would reveal what specific time frame this movie is set in. Many have speculated that this movie will provide an origin story for Bumblebee,...
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Hailee Steinfeld will portray a young tomboy, who also holds a job as a mechanic after school. Producer Michael Bay confirmed in April that this project will be a Bumblebee prequel, which was also backed up by producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, although neither producer would reveal what specific time frame this movie is set in. Many have speculated that this movie will provide an origin story for Bumblebee,...
- 6/1/2017
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
Paramount Pictures has released a new TV spot for Transformers: The Last Knight, which is set to hit theaters nationwide on June 21. This new video offers footage of iconic Transformers like Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, with Anthony Hopkins' character Sir Edmund Burton teasing the "secret history" of the Transformers. This action-adventure is shaping up to be one of the biggest movies of the year when it hits theaters next month.
Transformers: The Last Knight, the fifth entry in the big screen franchise, shatters the core myths of the Transformers franchise, and redefines what it means to be a hero. Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg); Bumblebee; an English...
Transformers: The Last Knight, the fifth entry in the big screen franchise, shatters the core myths of the Transformers franchise, and redefines what it means to be a hero. Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg); Bumblebee; an English...
- 5/28/2017
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
A new trademark application from Hasbro has revealed the first official logo for the upcoming Bumblebee spin-off, which will continue the Transformers franchise in theaters next summer. The logo application was approved this weekend, and this is most likely just an early version of this logo, since there is no color scheme quite yet. This logo was described on the application as a "stylized design of a bee," which will be used for "toy action figures, toy vehicles and toy robots convertible into other visual toy form".
Tfw 2005 unveiled the logo over the weekend, although it isn't ultimately clear when we may see this logo in its official form quite yet. While no cast members have been announced, Travis Knight, who made his directorial debut with Kubo and the Two Strings last year, has signed on to direct this Bumblebee adventure, from a script by Christina Hodson (Gotham City Sirens). Michael Bay,...
Tfw 2005 unveiled the logo over the weekend, although it isn't ultimately clear when we may see this logo in its official form quite yet. While no cast members have been announced, Travis Knight, who made his directorial debut with Kubo and the Two Strings last year, has signed on to direct this Bumblebee adventure, from a script by Christina Hodson (Gotham City Sirens). Michael Bay,...
- 5/15/2017
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
Last week during CinemaCon, Transformers: The Last Knight director Michael Bay teased that there are 14 more Transformers movies that Paramount is planning, which were developed through the massive writers room the studio put together. After Transformers: The Last Knight hits theaters, the next project coming out will be the studio's Bumblebee spin-off, which has been slated for release on June 8, 2018, with Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings) set to direct. Michael Bay, who will be producing all of these spin-offs, recently confirmed that this Bumblebee movie will be a prequel, with another report claiming that filming will begin in July.
MTV caught up with Michael Bay during CinemaCon, where he reiterated his previous statement that there have been 14 Tranformers movies already written. When asked specifically about the Bumblebee spin-off, the producer wouldn't shed too much light on the story, but he did confirm it will be a prequel, and...
MTV caught up with Michael Bay during CinemaCon, where he reiterated his previous statement that there have been 14 Tranformers movies already written. When asked specifically about the Bumblebee spin-off, the producer wouldn't shed too much light on the story, but he did confirm it will be a prequel, and...
- 4/7/2017
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
Following the one-two punch of Transformers and its so-so sequel, Revenge of the Fallen, question marks have been raised over Michael Bay’s involvement in the series. To his credit, the director returned to the helm every time, resulting in an additional two blockbusters – namely Dark of the Moon and Age of Extinction – and a huge box office return, but there was a time just prior to Transformers: The Last Knight when Bay seriously considered walking away from the franchise for good.
What’s the one thing that caused the prolific filmmaker to pull a U-turn? Paramount’s decision to establish a writers room for The Last Knight and beyond, and Michael Bay has spoken in the past about how that pool of talent has given the Transformers series a new lease of life. But in a new interview with ComicBook, Bay pinpointed the ways in which that writers room...
What’s the one thing that caused the prolific filmmaker to pull a U-turn? Paramount’s decision to establish a writers room for The Last Knight and beyond, and Michael Bay has spoken in the past about how that pool of talent has given the Transformers series a new lease of life. But in a new interview with ComicBook, Bay pinpointed the ways in which that writers room...
- 3/30/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Last weekend, Paramount debuted a new Transformers: The Last Knight trailer at the Kids' Choice Awards, but for fans who want even more new footage, an extended version of this trailer has just arrived. Actress Isabela Moner debuted this footage on social media, while revealing that, if you want to see this footage on the big screen, it will be attached to prints of Beauty and the Beast, which opens with sneak preview screenings tonight. This new trailer also reveals that the iconic Megatron is back, while shedding new light on Isabela Moner's character, Izabella.
Isabela Moner took to Facebook today to unveil this trailer, which reveals how her character has been living among these robots, ever since her "world fell apart." We also see that Mark Wahlberg's Cade Yeager has taken her under his wing, and made her a part of his family. We also see footage...
Isabela Moner took to Facebook today to unveil this trailer, which reveals how her character has been living among these robots, ever since her "world fell apart." We also see that Mark Wahlberg's Cade Yeager has taken her under his wing, and made her a part of his family. We also see footage...
- 3/16/2017
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
The Transformers franchise whilst being a multi-million dollar franchise, has had its up and downs (mostly downs) when it comes to critics and audience response. Pair that with the way people have been trolling certain other franchises, remakes and reboots over the last couple of years, and its not surprising that a director would maybe feel the need to reassure the fans of what is coming.
Director Michael Bay has done just that before the upcoming release of the latest installment. Here is what he had to say to the fans:
I’ve been living in this franchise for over 10 years now. For Transformers: The Last Knight, we put together a writers’ room designed to greatly expand our mythology, integrating our films in a whole new way. Every movie will interlink.
It was a huge task to expand mythology from the beginning of the world throughout history. We had a...
Director Michael Bay has done just that before the upcoming release of the latest installment. Here is what he had to say to the fans:
I’ve been living in this franchise for over 10 years now. For Transformers: The Last Knight, we put together a writers’ room designed to greatly expand our mythology, integrating our films in a whole new way. Every movie will interlink.
It was a huge task to expand mythology from the beginning of the world throughout history. We had a...
- 2/6/2017
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Simon Brew Jun 12, 2017
To go with the many final trailers, a new poster has been released for the incoming Transformers: The Last Knight...
The wheels of the Transformers publicity machine keep turning, and the latest material to be spat out is this brand new poster for the movie...
This follows the release of the latest final trailer for Michael Bay's Transformers: The Last Knight, that arrived last week...
And a week before that, we got this one, that we though was the last trailer...
Here's the earlier trailer that we thought was the final trailer too...
And a recent poster...
The previous trailer for Transformers: The Last Knight arrived last month. Here it is, along with a bunch of promo videos from the film...
Michael Bay – via the power of the Paramount Pictures Publicity Machine ™ - has also released a letter to you all.
It would be remiss of...
To go with the many final trailers, a new poster has been released for the incoming Transformers: The Last Knight...
The wheels of the Transformers publicity machine keep turning, and the latest material to be spat out is this brand new poster for the movie...
This follows the release of the latest final trailer for Michael Bay's Transformers: The Last Knight, that arrived last week...
And a week before that, we got this one, that we though was the last trailer...
Here's the earlier trailer that we thought was the final trailer too...
And a recent poster...
The previous trailer for Transformers: The Last Knight arrived last month. Here it is, along with a bunch of promo videos from the film...
Michael Bay – via the power of the Paramount Pictures Publicity Machine ™ - has also released a letter to you all.
It would be remiss of...
- 2/6/2017
- Den of Geek
Say what you will about previous instalments of the franchise, but Transformers: The Last Knight is looking pretty damn cool. That's evident from the full Super Bowl TV spot for the movie which you can see below, and it features a lot of great shots, including the apparent demise of Dinobot Grimlock! Set to be released on June 23rd this year, Transformers: The Last Knight will feature the return of Mark Wahlberg as Cade Yeager as well as new roles for Isabela Moner and Jerrod Carmichael. With Bay back in the director’s chair, the screenplay for the movie was written by Iron Man's Art Marcum and Matt Holloway along with Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down). Plot details are currently being kept under wraps, but this new TV spot does at least offer some insight into what we should expect from the movie! What do you think of this latest...
- 2/5/2017
- ComicBookMovie.com
2017 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Transformers movie franchise and will see the release of the fifth movie featuring the giant, alien robots, all of which have been directed by Michael Bay. Transformers: The Last Knight is set for release this summer, though it isn't clear if it will be an improvement over Transformers: Age of Extinction. As the movie inches closer to release, we are learning more and more about it. Now, we have learned that Transformers 5 will probably be Michael Bay's last as director.
Michael Bay recently made a post on his own website about his history with the Transformers franchise and the upcoming Transformers: The Last Knight. He has said that he probably wouldn't direct another Transformers movie plenty of times before, but he is once again stating that he is probably done directing the robots in disguise on the big screen. Here is what he had to say.
Michael Bay recently made a post on his own website about his history with the Transformers franchise and the upcoming Transformers: The Last Knight. He has said that he probably wouldn't direct another Transformers movie plenty of times before, but he is once again stating that he is probably done directing the robots in disguise on the big screen. Here is what he had to say.
- 2/3/2017
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
You want new Transformers: The Last Knight footage? We got some right here! Paramount Pictures has dropped their Super Bowl 2017 trailer early, with an extended version coming at some point during the big game. This first 30 second version shows off more of the fight between Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, which is shaping up to be the core action set piece in this sequel that is being compared to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We also have a brand new synopsis from the studio.
"The Last Knight shatters the core myths of the Transformers franchise, and redefines what it means to be a hero. Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg...
"The Last Knight shatters the core myths of the Transformers franchise, and redefines what it means to be a hero. Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg...
- 2/3/2017
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
Paramount isn’t the first – nor is it likely to be the last – studio to establish a writers room to nurture a film franchise, but it’s surely one of the biggest.
We are, after all, referring to a studio that consistently hits the billion-dollar mark with its Transformers films, and one that will be hoping to uphold tradition – and perhaps even set a new record in the process – when Transformers: The Last Knight descends into theaters this June. Like it or lump it, The Last Knight is undoubtedly one of the biggest movies currently lining 2017’s summer slate, and Paramount is already beginning to stoke the embers of excitement ahead of Sunday’s grand trailer reveal at Super Bowl Li.
It marks something of a new chapter for the lucrative juggernaut, thanks in large part to that aforementioned writers room. Beyond The Last Knight, Paramount has drafted up early...
We are, after all, referring to a studio that consistently hits the billion-dollar mark with its Transformers films, and one that will be hoping to uphold tradition – and perhaps even set a new record in the process – when Transformers: The Last Knight descends into theaters this June. Like it or lump it, The Last Knight is undoubtedly one of the biggest movies currently lining 2017’s summer slate, and Paramount is already beginning to stoke the embers of excitement ahead of Sunday’s grand trailer reveal at Super Bowl Li.
It marks something of a new chapter for the lucrative juggernaut, thanks in large part to that aforementioned writers room. Beyond The Last Knight, Paramount has drafted up early...
- 2/3/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Everyone seems to have a strong opinion about Michael Bay, and now he's got something to say back to fans. He wants you all to know that not only is Transformers: The Last Knight the biggest entry yet in that franchise, but it's also likely his last.
Bay has shared an open letter to fans on his official website, which you can read right here:
I’ve been living in this franchise for over 10 years now. For Transformers: The Last Knight, we put together a writers’ room designed to greatly expand our mythology, integrating our films in a whole new way. Every movie will interlink.
It was a huge task to expand mythology from the beginning of the world throughout history. We had a great team of writers: Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind); Art Marcum & Matt Holloway (Iron Man); Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down); Zak Penn (Ready Player One); Lindsey Beer...
Bay has shared an open letter to fans on his official website, which you can read right here:
I’ve been living in this franchise for over 10 years now. For Transformers: The Last Knight, we put together a writers’ room designed to greatly expand our mythology, integrating our films in a whole new way. Every movie will interlink.
It was a huge task to expand mythology from the beginning of the world throughout history. We had a great team of writers: Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind); Art Marcum & Matt Holloway (Iron Man); Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down); Zak Penn (Ready Player One); Lindsey Beer...
- 2/3/2017
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
The latest Transformers 5 spot can be seen during the Super Bowl, this Sunday. Although, you can check out a :30 second version here!
The Super Bowl is always known for its hilarious commercials and amazing football action, but lately movies have gotten into the habit of releasing big trailers during the big game. Michael Bay's latest Transformers movie will be part of what looks to be a massive movie lineup for Super Bowl Li. In anticipation for its grand arrival, check out a shorter version of the Super Bowl spot for Transformers 5.
Unfortunately, there isn't much context in this short commercial. All we know is that once again the world is in trouble and some Independence Day Resurgance-esque alien ship will be entering our atmosphere. Plus, Bumblebee and Optimus Prime will have a climactic battle that will include a hammer.
An extended version of this Super Bowl...
The Super Bowl is always known for its hilarious commercials and amazing football action, but lately movies have gotten into the habit of releasing big trailers during the big game. Michael Bay's latest Transformers movie will be part of what looks to be a massive movie lineup for Super Bowl Li. In anticipation for its grand arrival, check out a shorter version of the Super Bowl spot for Transformers 5.
Unfortunately, there isn't much context in this short commercial. All we know is that once again the world is in trouble and some Independence Day Resurgance-esque alien ship will be entering our atmosphere. Plus, Bumblebee and Optimus Prime will have a climactic battle that will include a hammer.
An extended version of this Super Bowl...
- 2/3/2017
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Matt Malliaros)
- Cinelinx
As promised, Michael Bay has released a sneak peek at the Super Bowl TV spot for Transformers: The Last Knight, and it's packed full of some awesome new footage from the franchise's fifth instalment. Set to be released on June 23rd next year, Transformers: The Last Knight will feature the return of Mark Wahlberg as Cade Yeager as well as new roles for Isabela Moner and Jerrod Carmichael. With Bay back in the director’s chair, the screenplay for the movie was written by Iron Man's Art Marcum and Matt Holloway along with Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down). Plot details are currently being kept under wraps, but this new TV spot does at least offer some insight into what we should expect from the movie! What do you think of this latest look at Transformers: The Last Knight? Sound off down below.
- 2/3/2017
- ComicBookMovie.com
Back in the summer of 2014, Paramount put together a Transformers writers room, with Akiva Goldsman leading a number of scribes who put together ideas for the upcoming Transformers: The Last Knight, and a number of other sequels and spin-offs. One of those spin-offs is a new Bumblebee movie, which is being written by Christina Hodson and is being eyed for release in 2018. Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura recently shed some new light on this burgeoning franchise in a new interview, hinting that there will be some moments in Transformers 5 that will in fact connect to the Bumblebee spin-off.
Collider caught up with Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who has been with the Transformers franchise since the beginning. While the producer wouldn't offer any specifics, he did confirm that Transformers: The Last Knight, which hits theaters on June 23, 2017, will offer some connections to the upcoming Bumblebee spin-off, although don't expect there to be...
Collider caught up with Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who has been with the Transformers franchise since the beginning. While the producer wouldn't offer any specifics, he did confirm that Transformers: The Last Knight, which hits theaters on June 23, 2017, will offer some connections to the upcoming Bumblebee spin-off, although don't expect there to be...
- 1/2/2017
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
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