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Worth Screenwriter Max Borenstein Wrote The Script Long Before His MonsterVerse Days [Interview] Screenwriter Max Borenstein wrote “Worth” 14 years ago. Since then, he’s become known as one of the brains behind Legendary’s MonsterVerse, including the most recent addition, “Godzilla vs. Kong.” Although his most famous work features monsters going at it, it was more dramatic work that helped launch his screenwriting career. Borenstein wrote a Jimmi Hendrix biopic, for example, and has been waiting a long time to see his latest project, “Worth,” come to fruition....

Zack Snyder Directed One Scene In ‘Suicide Squad’ Suicide Squadis the first movie in the DC extended universe to not be directed byZack Snyder, calling upon the services ofEnd of WatchandFurydirectorDavid Ayer. But as one of the overseers of this burgeoning cinematic world, Snyder is credited as an executive producer on the film, allowing him to keep an eye on the state of things even when he’s not personally behind the camera....

Zack Snyder’s ‘Army Of The Dead’ Cast Adds Ella Purnell As Dave Bautista’s Daughter Zack Snyder’s first post-DCEU film isArmy of the Dead, an action movie about mercenaries trying to pull off a heist during a zombie outbreak.Dave Bautistawas previously announced as the star of the film, and now moreArmy of the Deadcast members have joined the team. Most notable among the bunch isElla Purnell, who will play Bautista’s daughter. More on theArmy of the Deadcast below....

‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Ending With Upcoming Season 8, Which Will Debut Later Than Expected Brooklyn Nine-Nineis coming to an end. TheAndy Samberg-led show will wrap up in the forthcoming eighth season. And in a double-whammy of sad news for fans of the show, the eighth and final season was supposed to premiere during the 2020-2021 TV season, but has now been delayed until the 2021-2022 season. The beloved comedy series, which was canceled by Fox and saved by NBC, was one of the dozens of productions forced to shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic last year....

‘Coming To America’ Sequel Now Has A Director After almost 30 years, anEddie Murphyclassic is about to land itself a sequel. Murphy’s 1988 comedy hitComing to Americais poised for a follow-up with a script rewrite fromBlack-ishcreatorKenya Barrisand directorial duties falling toJonathan Levine. If you’ve been wondering what Prince Akeem Joffer has been up to all these years, you’re about to find out. Read more about theComing To Americasequel below. Deadlineconfirms that theComing To Americasequel is finally moving forward with a director, but this isn’t the first news we’ve heard of the film....

‘Counterpart’ Canceled At Starz After Two Seasons, But It Might Be Picked Up Elsewhere Before the likes of Netflix and Hulu came around, most shows that got canceled were gone forever. But thanks to the popularity of streaming services, we’re now living in an age where the axing of a show doesn’t necessarily mean it’s dead. Another show has been added to the purgatory of cancellation for the time being, but there’s a chance it might be picked up elsewhere....

‘Frozen II’ Is Now The Highest-Grossing Animated Movie Of All Time Disney knew it wouldn’t be dealing with the unknown when it releasedFrozen IIinto theaters. The highly anticipated sequel to one of the studio’s biggest hits ever was bound to work its magic over the holiday season. And it did that, and more.Frozen IIis now the highest-grossing animated film of all time, with a $1.325 billion global box office haul that surpasses the firstFrozenand 2018’sIncredibles 2....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Might Change Its Approach To Rape In Season 6 Game of Throneshas never been shy about getting dark, which is kind of what we love about it — the execution of Ned Stark in Season 1 was a definitive statement that this fantasy epic was throwing the usual tropes out the window. Even so, there’s a right way and a wrong way to handle sensitive material, and in Season 5 the show came under fire for its treatment of rape....

‘Gamemaster’ Trailer: A Documentary Love Letter To Tabletop Games It’s never been a better time to be a tabletop game nerd. Attractive celebrities areobsessedwithDungeons & Dragons, Kickstarters for quirky board games raise millions of dollars, and documentaries are being made about the passionate community behind the board game industry. Concourse Media is making a board game documentary calledGamemaster, and they have released a trailer for the documentary directed byCharles Mruz.Watch theGamemastertrailer below....

‘Gemini Man’ And The Fascinating Misfire Of High Frame Rate Filmmaking Gemini Man, in which Will Smith comes face to face with a de-aged clone of himself, was made from a ’90s script originally meant for Tony Scott. At some point, it was saddled with mid-2000s military politics and anxieties — a la theBournefilms — until eventually, Ang Lee got his hands on it, turning it into a futuristic visual experiment....

‘Goon’ Red-Band And Canadian Trailers: Seann William Scott Fights On Ice [Updated] Because film development has turned into a game that is more competitive than most sports, we have dueling pictures brewing for a great many subjects. Hockey is a pretty natural subject for a movie duel, however. The filmGoonis the first of two to come out of the gate. Goon starsSeann William Scottas a bouncer who is recruited for a minor league hockey team based on his domineering fighting skills....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’: James Gunn Teases Long VFX Shots, Opening Credits & Baby Groot Dancing In case you didn’t hear, tickets forGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2went on sale this past Friday, and a new TV spot made sure to push the movie even more before it hits theaters in early May. As we get closer to the release date, the hype train will be operating at full steam, and directorJames Gunnhas just offered a tease of what fans can expect this time around....

‘Happy Death Day 2U’ Trailer: Dying Was The Easy Part The Blumhouse scare machine has pumped out another fright fest:Happy Death Day 2U, the sequel to 2017’sHappy Death Day. In the first film, a college student found herself in aGroundhog Day-like scenario in which she kept reliving the same day over and over again. That’s bad enough as-is, but to make matters worse, shealsokept being murdered over and over again as well....