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Mark Wahlberg and Connie Britton are starring in Reinaldo Marcus Green’s newie “Good Joe Bell”, which is filming from next week in Utah. Based in the book of the same name, the film chronicles the true story of Oregonian father Joe Bell (Wahlberg) who sets out on a walk across America with his son, Jadin (Reid Miller). Jake Gyllenhaal is one of the producers on the film.
Jake Gyllenhaal will star in and executive produce a new limited series at HBO. “Lake Success”, based on Gary Shteyngart’s book, centers on narcissistic, self-deluded and hilariously divorced from the real world, hedge fund manager Barry Cohen (Gyllenhaal) who flees his family, his past and the SEC on a cross-country bus ride in search of his college girlfriend and a last chance at romantic redemption. Meanwhile, back in Manhattan, his brilliant wife Seema struggles to raise their autistic son and begins a tragicomic love affair of her own. [More…]
Michael Keaton is attached to star in “Goodrich” for writer-director Hallie Meyers-Shyer. The story centers on a man named Andy Goodrich in the aftermath of his second wife leaving him. He is faced with taking care of their 9-year-old twins and has to seek help from his adult daughter. [More..]
Keegan-Michael Key, Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose and newcomer Madalen Mills have joined Forest Whitaker in ”Jingle Jangle”, written and directed by David E. Talbert. The film depicts a cobblestone world that comes to life in the event holiday musical tale of an embattled toymaker (Whitaker), his precocious granddaughter (Mills), and a magical invention, that if they can get it to work in time for the holidays, could change their lives forever. [More…]
Jon M.Chu’s feature adaptation of “In the Heights” is singer/songwriter Leslie Grace as Nina and Melissa Barrera as Vanessa. They Join Corey Hawkins, who was previously announced as Benny and Anthony Ramos, who plays Usnavi. [More…]
Glenn Close has joined Amy Adams in Ron Howard and Netflix’s ”Hillbilly Elegy”. The book on which the film is based upon is an account of growing up in the Rust Belt and a personal analysis of the white underclass, race and privilege in America. [More…]
Aaron Eckhart will star in conspiracy thriller “Wander” from director April Mullen. Pic tells of Arthur Bretnik (Eckhart), a mentally unstable private investigator, who, after being hired to probe a suspicious death in the small town of Wander, becomes convinced the case is linked to the same ‘conspiracy cover up’ that caused the death of his daughter. [More…]
