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Filmiere.com shares the recent updates on the surprisingly famous cast of “Bullet Train”, a new action-thriller by David Leitch who co-directed “John Wick” and later made “Deadpool 2”, which featured Brad Pitt in a cameo role. Now Pitt is the leading man in his new film.

Based on a book by Japanese author Kōtarō Isaka, the film follows five assassins who find themselves on a Japanese bullet train, realizing that their individual assignments are not unrelated to the others. Sounds like a fun idea for a movie but what’s more surprising is that it keeps getting big-profile names.

Just last week Zazie Beetz, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Masi Oka, and Brian Tyree Henry have joined the cast but this week surprising new names have become part of the cast as well; Michael Shannon have not been in a high-profile movie in a while and he’s now part of the movie.

Another big star is Lady GaGa. Production for Bullet Train began in October 2020 in Los Angeles. Filming commenced on November 16, 2020, and now the latest member of the cast is Logan Lerman who played opposite Pitt before in much-beloved “Fury”.

The cast and the crew and seemingly the material are strong enough for this to be a hit. We’ll share if there will be more surprise cast additions.

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“Wonder Woman 1984” was widely expected to be one of the biggest films of the year, with a good shot at making $1 billion globally but a big blow for Patty Jenkins came up. Due to the pandemic, plans have changed.

Most people were thinking that probably they’ll rather postpone it but they have different plans, Filmiere.com reports. The film will be released simultaneously in theaters and on the streaming service in the United States on December 25.

It will debut in international markets on December 16. The film will be available for a month on HBO Max in the United States at no additional cost to subscribers. Once “Wonder Woman 1984” leaves the service, it will continue to play in theaters.

After that, the film will become available via video on demand, digital rental, and for purchase. This is a big risk and interesting attempt by Warner Bros, but also understandable considering they lost a certain amount of money for “Tenet”.

How this strategy will be played is yet to be seen. Patty Jenkins, director of the film, called the fans to see it in theaters if they can do so safely, and otherwise to watch on HBO Max (however, unfortunately, lacks the ability to present the movie in 4K or HDR on any of its apps).

According to a press release, the movie will be available on HBO Max for a month after its debut. One thing for sure, it’ll at least be a bigger player at the Oscars given how there is not much competition for technical categories this year.

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The trailer brings four legends together: Muhammed Ali (Eli Goree), Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.), and Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge). Regina King’s “One Night in Miami” got strong reviews, reports Filmiere.com.

We reported to you about the reception the movie got back in Venice and the festival season era and now we have the trailer from Amazon Prime. King’s directorial debut seems interesting not just for the American audience but to the world since these people had a massive impact on the world as well.

The trailer got a very good response. Here’s Amazon’s official synopsis: “On one incredible night in 1964, four icons of sports, music, and activism gathered to celebrate one of the biggest upsets in boxing history.

When underdog Cassius Clay, soon to be called Muhammad Ali, (Eli Goree), defeats heavyweight champion Sonny Liston at the Miami Convention Hall, Clay memorialized the event with three of his friends: Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.) and Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge).

‘One Night In Miami’ is a fictional account inspired by the historic night these four formidable figures spent together. It looks at the struggles these men faced and the vital role they each played in the civil rights movement and cultural upheaval of the 1960s.

More than 40 years later, their conversations on racial injustice, religion, and personal responsibility still resonate.”

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Quentin Tarantino, as his idol Peter Bogdanovich used to call him, is probably the “single most influential director of his generation.” He’s been a huge name in cinema since ever his breakthroughs with “Reservoir Dogs” and “Pulp Fiction”.

Tarantino is also one of the few directors whose name is recognizable enough to attract general audiences into theatres. As a man who’s established a  huge fan base, one can safely that there’ll be a lot of people who’ll read his books.

He has signed a two-book deal with Harper, the HarperCollins imprint. First up is Tarantino’s first work of fiction, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, a novel to be published next summer that breathes new life into the characters and the premise of a film that got 10 Oscar nominations including a Best Supporting Actor Oscar Win for Brad Pitt.

The fans of the movie can expect a deep exploration of the characters whom Tarantino obviously loves deeply. The second book is non-fiction, “Cinema Speculation” which will be essays and articles about the 1970s “New Hollywood”.

If you check out his theatre New Beverly Cinema site, you can already catch up with some of his film criticisms, reports Filmiere.com.

That includes essays on some of his favorite films like “The Yakuza” or opinions on some of his idols like Don Siegel and Bogdanovich, whose film “Targets” have had an influence on “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”. Both books are probably some of the most anticipated books of cinephiles right now.

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Judd Apatow is one of the most successful filmmakers in comedy. Filmiere.com reports that Apatow has made a lot of successful stuff on television and film, as a writer, director, and producer. Some of his stuff got rave reviews, while some others got more mixed-to-negative reception.

His most recent film “King of Staten Island” got good reviews once again and despite some common criticisms like the length of his films – he keeps remaining a powerful figure.

His new film will be for Netflix. The timely film will be about actors and actresses stuck in a hotel attempting to complete a film during a pandemic.

Apatow will co-write the movie which has no actors and actresses attached yet. With such an intriguing premise, it sure has a lot of potentials to be a hit. Filmiere.com will keep you updated on the project. It’s worth noting that Apatow has previously collaborated with Netflix on the acclaimed series “Love”.

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Acclaimed director David Fincher is up there promoting his new movie “Mank” but his comments keep causing a lot of heat on online platforms, Filmiere.com confirms.

First Fincher made into headlines for criticizing the recent hit “Joker”, directed by Todd Phillips. Fincher said it’s was a “betrayal of the mentally ill” and the whole movie was far from being innovative; saying it’s somewhat of a poor mix of “Taxi Driver” and “King of Comedy”.

Then in another interview, he said he’s going to make TV series about cancel culture. It’s unknown if he said it with his deadpan humor or not ‘cause Fincher’s humor can be lost on paper. Another discussion was his criticism of Orson Welles.

“Well, I think Orson Welles’s tragedy lies in the mix between monumental talent and filthy immaturity,” explained Fincher.

“Sure, there is a genius in ‘Citizen Kane,’ who could argue? But when Welles says, ‘It only takes an afternoon to learn everything there is to know about cinematography,’ pfff…

Let’s say that this is the remark of someone who has been lucky to have Gregg Toland around him to prepare the next shot… Gregg Toland, damn it, an insane genius !”

Fans argued that Fincher got this part wrong because Orson shared his on-screen credit with Toland and it was Toland who told him that you can learn anything about cinematography in hours.

In his interview with “Premiere” magazine of France, Fincher added that his film doesn’t necessarily follow Pauline Kael’s thoughts since “it’s more complicated than that”. With “Mank” interviews going on, it’s interesting how Fincher will keep defending his thoughts and how the industry is going to respond to it.

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 You may remember the saga; James Gunn was somewhat fired from Marvel world for his tweets, then DC hired him for “Suicide Squad”, then he got hired back at Marvel. So he has two expected hits for comic movie universe giants right now.

As fans of those who remember, action movie icon Sylvester Stallone has appeared in a brief and unexpected cameo in “Guardians of the Galaxy”. It was long rumored that he’ll be back in some form. Instead, he’ll appear in “Suicide Squad”.

Gunn himself took to Instagram on Saturday to make the announcement, writing opposite a selfie of him and Stallone: “Always love working with my friend @officialslystallone & our work today on #TheSuicideSquad was no exception.

Despite Sly being an iconic movie star, most people still don’t have any idea what an amazing actor this guy is.” When a fan asked in the comments if this means Stallone is involved with the film, Gunn replied, “Yep.”

Gunn previously said that filming had ended in February, so it’s probably a cameo role for Stallone but who knows, it might be bigger considering how he talks about his acting talent. Filmiere.com will keep sharing the news on superheroes movies.

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Filmiere.com reported you that Antoine Fuqua is working on the American remake of Danish hit “The Guilty”, which is gonna star Jake Gyllenhaal.

He previously worked with Fuqua on the 2015 sports drama “Southpaw” and now we learn through the Deadline that many other stars are now part of the cast including Ethan Hawke, Peter Saarsgard, Riley Keough, Paul Dano, and Bill Burr.

Those are not all, actually. It’s surprising to some degree because the original film was setting in one place and you could hear only the voices of several people but with a cast this extended and full of recognizable names, we can expect that maybe they’ll show what happens in the other side or they’ll take totally different direction?

In the end, it’s always fine to add a fresh element to a remake and it’s a great cast for cinephiles to celebrate but there’s already a film with a similar concept called “The Call”, directed by Brad Anderson. The dramatic thriller was picked up by Netflix for 30 million dollars.

We don’t know how soon this is going to start filming but it seems the project moves pretty quickly and Jake is interested in making movies back to back again.

It’s worth noting that some of the cast members have also worked with Fuqua previously, while Gyllenhaal acted in Paul Dano-directed film and also starred with him in 2013 hit thriller “Prisoners”.

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