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After a very intense and controversial Oscars season, Netflix scooped up three awards at the 2025 97th Academy Awards. That brings Netflix’s total Oscar count up to 26 statues. Here’s a full breakdown of Netflix’s past efforts at the Academy Awards and the full list of 73 nominated titles.

Netflix takes the Oscars seriously. They continue to have a massive team working on awards campaigning. Insider reported in 2022 that Netflix had a 40-person awards operation along with 15 consultants who spread their time working on campaigns for Emmys and, of course, the Oscars. Despite that massive spending and resource allocation, it’s still yet to win some of the biggest prizes of the night when some of its close rivals have. Apple TV+ notably scored Best Picture at the 2022 Oscars, and Prime Video has scooped some top awards, too.

As of 2025, Netflix has still eluded a few big awards,...

Josh Gordon and Will Speck’s Distant (2024) joins the ranks of schlocky outer-space dramas that are as generic, predictable, trope-y as it gets. Random creatures are mounted as assailants. They are predators and that throughline is taken to supply the narrative with blasts of action and heightened chase sequences. The drama is dialled up, moments of stillness and companionship are shattered by the invasion of massive threats. Surprise at the threat is followed by attempts to outdo the stalking monster. Life, endangered as it is, becomes doubly imperilled. Escape is evasive. Hope seems forsaken, yet the two characters persist.

The lesson here is solidarity and allyship, a chance connection that rips out peril. Hope shines brighter in this companionship, despite physical separateness. The emotional need for anchorage trumps obstacles, looming danger. Backstories peep out in scattered mini-flashbacks. Trauma and loss are entrenched deep. Nevertheless, people fight back, latching onto whatever is available.

After being announced in the late 2010s and then filmed in 2020, the majority of the world still hasn't seen Distant, and many are wondering where they can legally watch the movie.

Starring Anthony Ramos (set to share the screen with one of 17 MCU heroes being brought back in 2025), Naomi Scott, and Zachary Quinto, Distant is an American sci-fi film that follows an asteroid miner as he gets stranded on an alien planet and has to try to save his crew member.

The flick was produced by DreamWorks Pictures and distributed by Universal, but its release has gone through some issues, to say the least.

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Directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, Distant is a sci-fi drama that revolves around asteroid miner Andy Ramirez and all the challenges he faces when his spaceship crash-lands on an alien planet. With an overdone premise and alien creatures that look somewhat like the demogorgons from Netflix’s Stranger Things, Distant doesn’t bring anything new to the table.

Andy Ramirez was one of the two hundred miners hired by McCluskey Hawthorne Corporation. The journey to the asteroid was supposed to take over four years but was suddenly disrupted when an asteroid collided with the mining vessel ‘Borealis.’ Andy woke up in his pod when the alarms suddenly went off. His AI assistant prepared him for an immediate landing. He landed on an alien planet/asteroid, and his pod started to malfunction. According to his AI assistant, he had to step out immediately. As he tried to wriggle out of his pod,...

“Loneliness has followed me my whole life, everywhere. In bars, in cars, on sidewalks, in stores—everywhere. There’s no escape. I’m God’s lonely man.” These are the words of Travis Bickle from Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver.” They also resonate deeply with the two central characters in Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “Uzak”. While Travis, an insomniac loner who struggles with relationships and human interactions, turns to violence as a last resort to assert his existence, the characters in “Uzak” are so consumed by their loneliness that they refuse even to acknowledge it. As a result, they become apathetic, resentful, and even nihilistic, placing disproportionate value on fleeting pleasures like smoking, watching pornography, or aimlessly wandering, rather than attempting to form meaningful human connections.

“Uzak” tells the story of two pivotal characters: Yusuf, an illiterate and shy villager who moves to Istanbul to find work in a dockyard, and Mahmut,...

Nagbhushan Deshpandey is an engineer turned filmmaker who graduated from Prague Film School 2017-2018. After his graduation from Prague, he has been working in Kannada film industry as an assistant director for films and commercials. Some of the notable films include “Pedro” (2021) and “Juni” (2024). “Bera Hudukida Mara” (Distant) is his first attempt after graduation from Pfs.

Distant screened at Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival

The film begins with a fight between a husband and a wife, with the man calling his wife a whore for working at a hair salon for men, and she insisting she is not going to quit. The man then leaves the house, leaving 13-year-old Rohith, who listened to the whole thing, rather aggravated. The next day, his efforts to convince his dad to come home prove futile, and soon he tries something different, sabotaging his mother’s work any way he can, despite her efforts to prevent him from doing so.

Pop-punk, known for its high energy, raw emotion, and infectious hooks, has seen a dynamic resurgence in recent years. Emerging in the 1990s and flourishing in the 2000s, the genre continues to evolve as a new wave of artists reinvents its sound. These modern bands honor the genre's roots while incorporating fresh influences, pushing boundaries with innovative twists. By blending heartfelt lyrics with a mix of traditional and experimental sounds, they’ve managed to captivate both nostalgic fans and a younger generation discovering pop-punk for the first time.

From anthems of rebellion to deeply personal ballads, these bands bring a unique voice to the scene, keeping its spirit alive while redefining its future. Their ability to connect emotionally with audiences while delivering electrifying performances has cemented their place in the genre. Here, we explore the top 10 modern pop-punk bands revitalizing this beloved style and making their mark today.

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Singham Again Is All Set To Turn The Highest-Grossing Cop Universe Film!( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Ajay Devgn’s Singham Again is inching one step closer to success, making each and every crore count at the box office. After 12 days, the film stands at a cumulative total collection of almost 233.80 crore despite registering the lowest earning day on the second Tuesday.

Singham Again Box Office Collection Day 12

As per the early trends, the Cop Universe biggie on November 12, the second Tuesday, earned in the range of 3.5 – 4 crore at the box office. This is almost a 30% drop from the previous day, bringing 5 crore on the table.

Rohit Shetty‘s film is very close to uprooting the highest-grossing film of the Cop Universe after surpassing Akshay Kumar’s Sooryavanshi, which earned 195 crore at the box office. The highest-grossing film in this Universe is Ranveer Singh’s Simmba!

Trending Singham Again + Amaran + Bhool Bhulaiyaa...

Si se puede! Amazon MGM Studios is ready to strap on its tool belt after winning a bidding war for Mattel’s animated Bob the Builder movie! While the ink has yet to dry, we hear Amazon beat Dreamworks Animation and others looking to lay the foundation of an ambitious rework of Bob, the beloved general contractor with a passion for construction and learning. The Bob the Builder movie hails from Jennifer Lopez’s production studio, Nuyorican Productions, and ShadowMachine, the animation house behind Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio, Tuca & Bertie, Moral Orel, Robot Chicken, and more.

The project reimagines Bob the Builder with Anthony Ramos in the lead role. Bob’s latest adventure is set in Puerto Rico. The story celebrates the resilience and spirit of Latino culture, and the new setting offers much to Bob’s outreach and influence.

Alex Bulkley and Corey Campodonico of ShadowMachine join Ramos for the high-profile animated project,...

Exclusive: Directing and screenwriting duo Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg have inked with Grandview for representation.

Cohen and Halberg directed Screen Gems’ Tarot this past spring which grossed $50M off an $8M production cost — 62% of that from offshore.

The twosome were the first selection for Screen Gems’ directing incubator, where they wrote, directed, and produced their short film / proof of concept, Blink, for the Sony label. This led to Tarot which they wrote and directed.

They most recently closed a deal to write and direct You Take Care Now based on their original short story for Universal with Atomic Monster and Blumhouse producing.

Their original spec script Distant was bought and made by Amblin and is currently awaiting a 2024 release; Will Speck and Josh Gordon directed with Anthony Ramos and Naomi Scott starring.

Cohen also wrote Roland Emmerich’s Moonfall starring Patrick Wilson and Halle Berry. Additionally, they have the...

Distant are a band that are very open about their love of all things nerdy. From video games to anime, the band will leave little hints throughout their conceptual albums that keen listeners can draw back to some of their favorite franchises. Vocalist Alan Grnja has helped to drive the anime inclusion into the band’s aesthetic since he joined. I spoke with Alan to learn more about how he is able to merge the kawaii with the 'core. Have you had any time in your busy touring schedule over the last 18 months to catch up on anime? Alan Grnja : 100 percent. Especially on the drives between states. That’s when I have time to throw things on the screen. Like I finished and caught up with the past three anime seasons on the last run. That is incredible. What was your favorite thing you watched last year? Grnja :...

Season 2 of Hit-Monkey on Hulu introduces new characters, supernatural elements, and a darker storyline. Leslie Jones and Cristin Milioti join the star-studded cast, with creators Will Speck and Josh Gordon sharing how the duo add depth to the story and dynamic. The possibility of a season 3 remains unknown for Speck and Gordon, but the season 2 finale sets up potential plotlines for the future.

The world of Hulu's Hit-Monkey is getting even crazier and more deadly than before in season 2. Based on Daniel Way and Dalibor Talaji's Marvel character of the same name, the next chapter of the animated show finds the titular assassin and his ghost mentor, Bryce, venturing to New York City after escaping from Tokyo with the help of Haruka. As they work to clear Monkey's name, they will also find themselves a part of a number of new and familiar faces for them both.

Among the new...

Chicago-based, China-born writer, director, producer and visual artist Zhengfan Yang knows what it feels like to be a stranger in a strange land — but also back home. If there is such a thing as “home.” His episodic feature Stranger, which had its world premiere in the Proxima competition section of the 58th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Kviff), explores this along with such themes as loneliness and identity. Each episode is set in a different hotel room, “a place where everybody is a stranger.”

The result: seven scenes that, as Kviff organizers put it, tell “absurd, darkly humorous, poignant, and mysterious stories set in a seemingly confined space that nevertheless opens up new and surprising dimensions.”

After graduating from law school, Yang started making films with Shengze Zhu (Present. Perfect), establishing production company Burn the Film with her. Yang has made four feature-length films – Distant (2013, Locarno Film...

Rick Berman's story change transformed Star Trek: Voyager's "Distant Origin" into a great episode, thanks to a "Galileo" figure. "Distant Origin" is classic Star Trek, holding similarities with Tng's best episodes. Berman's influence brought Tng features to Voyager, enhancing the series' quality and storylines.

A great episode from Star Trek: Voyager season 3 was saved from obscurity by Rick Berman, according to writer Joe Menosky. Rick Berman became Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry's right-hand man at the beginning of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and ascended to the role of franchise leader after Roddenberry passed away during Tng's run. Berman was responsible for shepherding the Star Trek timeline through its most popular era in the 1990s and early 2000s, and this included being an executive producer on all seven seasons of Voyager.

Although later seasons of Voyager were undoubtedly better than earlier ones, season 3 was arguably where...

The Cannes Film Festival has named the eight members of its main Competition jury who will join previously announced president Greta Gerwig in deciding the Palme d’Or and other key prizes at 77th edition running from May 14 to 25.

They are Turkish screenwriter and photographer Ebru Ceylan, U.S. actress Lily Gladstone, French actress Eva Green, Lebanese director and screenwriter Nadine Labaki, Spanish director and screenwriter J.A. Bayona, Italian actor Pierfrancisco Favino, Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda and French actor and producer Omar Sy.

The wife and long-time collaborator of Nuri Bilge Ceylan, screenwriter and photographer Ceylan co-wrote 2014 Palme d’Or winner Winter Sleep and also took co-writing credits on Cannes selected films Three Monkeys (Best Director Prize 2008), Once upon a time in Anatolia (Grand Prix 2011), The Wild Pear Tree (2018) and About Dry Grasses (2023).

Ceylan also appeared as an actress and took art director credits on her husband’s early films...

English band Broadcast will release two new demo collections in 2024: Spell Blanket – Collected Demos 2006-2009 (out May 3rd) and Distant Call – Collected Demos 2000-2006 (out September 28th).

Broadcast, the electronic dream pop project of James Cargill and Trish Keenan, who died of pneumonia in 2011, previously reissued their entire discography in 2015. Now, Cargill is unearthing dozens of demos collected over a 10-year span. According to a press release, Spell Blanket comprises of “songs and sketches” from Trish’s “extensive archive of 4-track tapes and MiniDiscs” that would have eventually served as Broadcast’s fifth album.

Distant Call, on the other hand, comprises of early demos that eventually would appear on their albums Haha Sound, Tender Buttons, and The Future Crayon. The album also features “Come Back To Me” and “Please Call To Book,” two songs that Cargill discovered after Keenan’s death. The latter song was Keenan’s entry for...

Grab your hard hat and a can-do attitude because an animated Bob the Builder film is under construction! Hammering away at the silver-screen adaptation are Mattel Films, ShadowMachine, Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions, and Anthony Ramos. The team plans to reimagine Bob the Builder for international appeal with a story that resonates with multicultural audiences.

Anthony Ramos will star in Bob the Builder in addition to his producer status. Alex Bulkley and Corey Campodonico of ShadowMachine join Ramos for the high-profile animated project, with Jennifer Lopez, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, and Benny Medina for Nuyorican Productions co-producing. The movie boasts a script written by Felipe Vargas, with Kevin McKeon, Ivan Sanchez, and Arturo Thur De Koós of Mattel Films and Natalie Haack Flores of Nuyorican overseeing production.

The story follows Roberto, aka Bob, who picks up his toolbox and ventures to Puerto Rico for a substantial construction gig. While hammering away on his latest project,...

Universal is getting deeper into the Steven Spielberg business and will be carrying more of the weight of the movies he produces.

Universal and Spielberg’s Amblin Partners are forging a new pact under a multi-year deal, but as part of the new arrangement, Amblin Partners will no longer fully finance its own movies that it produces for Universal, and Universal Pictures will be providing some of the backing for Amblin Partners movies made under the deal.

Amblin will continue to produce other movies with rival studios, such as “West Side Story” at 20th Century or “Ready Player One” at Warner Bros., but Universal will have first-look status on all of Amblin’s theatrical projects.

The idea is to give the company “more creative and financial flexibility,” according to the press release announcing the deal. That should mean more opportunities for grown-up oriented projects, like “Green Book” and “1917” that were both released by Universal,...

Nuri Bilge Ceylan likes to take his time. The Turkish director is one of the greatest living practitioners of slow cinema. The filmmaking ethos — pioneered by Russian auteur Andrei Tarkovsky and taken up by the likes of Theo Angelopoulos, Albert Serra, Béla Tarr, Kelly Reichardt and Lav Diaz — eschews the rapid editing and relentless nonstop forward-driving plots of the Hollywood blockbuster (looking at you, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny) for a more contemplative, metaphysical approach.

The characters in a Ceylan movie don’t do much. There’s little action or traditional suspense, and the storylines are fairly basic. In 2002’s Distant, a rural factory worker visits his cousin in Istanbul. Homicide police unearth the body of a murder victim and take a long drive back to the city for the autopsy in 2011’s Once Upon a Time in Anatolia. An old actor, his wife and his sister sit...

The film is Picturehouse Entertainment’s second acquisition at the Cannes Film Festival.

Picturehouse Entertainment has acquired UK and Ireland rights to Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Cannes Competition title About Dry Grasses from France’s Playtime.

Ceylan’s seventh Competition film follows a teacher doing a mandatory stint at a small village in Eastern Anatolia. He loses hope of escaping the grim life he seems to be stuck in, but an encounter with another teacher could help him overcome his angst.

Co-­producers include France’s Arte France Cinéma and Sweden’s Film i Väst — both served as co-­producers...

Cannes official competition has grandfathered-in filmmakers—Pedro Almodóvar, the Dardennes, Arnaud Desplechin—who will keep being included no matter what, and Nuri Bilge Ceylan, whose every feature since 2002’s Distant has premiered here, is definitely among them. After receiving the Grand Prix for 2011’s Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, Ceylan introduced his “three-plus-hours only” mode with 2014’s Winter Sleep and 2018’s The Wild Pear Tree, and reception was what you might call “respectfully muted.” Outside the festival, his reputation seems to have fallen off: it’s a long way from the 2007 Coen brothers short World Cinema, in which a cowboy played by Josh Brolin goes to see […]

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Cannes official competition has grandfathered-in filmmakers—Pedro Almodóvar, the Dardennes, Arnaud Desplechin—who will keep being included no matter what, and Nuri Bilge Ceylan, whose every feature since 2002’s Distant has premiered here, is definitely among them. After receiving the Grand Prix for 2011’s Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, Ceylan introduced his “three-plus-hours only” mode with 2014’s Winter Sleep and 2018’s The Wild Pear Tree, and reception was what you might call “respectfully muted.” Outside the festival, his reputation seems to have fallen off: it’s a long way from the 2007 Coen brothers short World Cinema, in which a cowboy played by Josh Brolin goes to see […]

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A lengthy shoot, a lengthy post-production process and a lengthy runtime mean it’s business as usual for our favorite Turkish auteur. A mainstay on the Croisette, Nuri Bilge Ceylan has been very fortunate in the South of France landing several prizes over the years. After his first pair of films premiered at the Berlinale, he has been here with Uzak (Distant) which was awarded the Grand Prix and Best Actor prize in 2003, 2006’s Climates, 2008’s Three Monkeys, Once Upon A Time in Anatolia (2011), Palme d’Or winner Winter Sleep and finally The Wild Pear Tree in 2018.…...

It’s the most exciting time of the year: the Cannes Film Festival is set to kick off next week, taking place May 16-27. Ahead of festivities we’ve rounded up what we’re most looking forward to, and while we’re sure many surprises await, per every year, one will find 20 films that should be on your radar. Check out our picks below and be sure to subscribe to our daily newsletter for the latest updates from the festival.

About Dry Grasses (Nuri Bilge Ceylan)

While it’s been five long years since the latest film from Nuri Bilge Ceylan, we did get a recent re-release of his stellar breakout feature Uzak aka Distant, but it’s now finally time for a new film from the Turkish director. Les herbes sèches (aka About Dry Grasses) clocks in at familiarly epic length (3 hours and 17 minutes) and follows Samet, a young...

Grammy winner and Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Anthony Ramos is the latest star in talks to join “Twisters,” the sequel to the 1996 storm-chasing blockbuster.

Ramos would join Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell in the film, directed by “Minari” helmer Lee Isaac Chung, from a script by “The Revenant” writer Mark L. Smith. “Twisters” is set to release on July 19, 2024.

The film, from Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. and Amblin Entertainment, is described as a “new chapter” of the 1996 movie, which followed a team of storm chasers as they hunt down the most powerful tornado in decades. Details of who Ramos will play remain under wraps, as have all plot details to this point.

The original “Twister” was a massive hit, earning more than $494 million at the worldwide box office, which is often credited to the film’s ground-breaking special effects. Starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton, the film was helmed...

Los Angeles, March 18 (Ians) Actress Naomi Scott, who is married to Jordan Spence, feels at her most beautiful during “good sex”.

The ‘Aladdin’ actress married soccer player Jordan Spence, who she met at church when she was just 16, in 2014 after four years of dating and she admitted she thinks she looks her best when they are making love, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

She told Britain’s Harper’s Bazaar magazine: “I feel the most beautiful during sex, good sex. I genuinely think there’s something so beautiful about it.”

The 29-year-old star and her sportsman spouse enjoy spa sessions featuring extreme temperatures because the sauna and ice bath combinations are “so good” for their health.

She said: “My husband and I like going to plunge pools and saunas. It’s so good for your health; it lowers inflammation.

“We do an infrared sauna where you’re in there for 10-...

Update: Image removed at the request of the producers.

While it’s been five long years since the latest film from Nuri Bilge Ceylan, we did get a recent re-release of his stellar breakout feature Uzak aka Distant, but 2023 looks to finally be the year of a new film from the Turkish director. Les herbes sèches aka About Dry Grasses is among our most-anticipated of the year and now ahead of a very likely Cannes debut, the first image and full synopsis have arrived.

Above, one can see the first still of the film starring Deniz Celiloğlu, Merve Dizdar, and Musab Ekici. Per the new synopsis, the film follows Samet, a young teacher, who is finishing his fourth year of compulsory service in a remote village in Anatolia, while hoping to be assigned to Istanbul. When he and his colleague Kenan are accused of harassment by two female students, he...

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Zachary Quinto is going method.

The actor has teamed with blockbuster author James Patterson to co-create and executive produce a new Audible Originals series titled The Method. Described as an original thriller, the series will be released exclusively on Audible on Oct. 13.

Written by Patterson with Michael B. Silver, The Method centers on Brent Quill (Quinto), a frustrated actor trying to take his game to the next level. When he learns about the intensive Method acting process, he dives in deep and lands a lead role in a TV series about a brutal serial killer.

But when the Method’s controversial techniques start to take over Brent’s psyche, the lines between real life and acting begin to blur dangerously. Quinto leads a voice cast will also feature the talents of Stephanie Beatriz, Lil Rel Howery, Judith Light, Margot Martindale, Justine Lupe, Jack Davenport,...

In most years, September has the lowest box-office grosses of any month and 2022 will be no different. What is different this year: September could be the first month of 2022 that might be worse than 2021.

Our pessimistic August projection was 550 million; all in, this month will gross about 470 million. Our estimate for September 2022 is less than 300 million; September 2021 was 367 million.

Blame the lack of product: There will be four titles from major studios, one from A24, a handful from smaller companies; none are expected to do major business. Two of those studio titles — “Bros” from Universal and Paramount’s “Smile” — open September 30, so any impact will have to wait for October.

A couple of date changes made back in June might have had an impact: Lionsgate’s “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” is now April 28 and Universal Pictures’ sci-fi-action film “Distant” moved to January 27. Both were originally dated for...

Following The Wild Pear Tree, Turkish master Nuri Bilge Ceylan has been working on his next feature for some time and is poised for a return to Cannes Film Festival next year. In the meantime, the opportunity to revisit one of his most acclaimed films has arrived. Distant, which premiered 20 years ago this year in Turkey followed by a stop at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival where it won both the Grand Pix and Best Actor for Muzaffer Özdemir and Mehmet Emin Toprak, is now returning to theaters.

The film––which follows a divorced photographer’s life of solitary routine beging interrupted when a distant cousin from his remote village comes to stay in his tiny Istanbul apartment, quickly outstaying his welcome––will get a re-release in select theaters across the U.S. beginning at May 20 at Film Forum. Ahead of the run, Big World Pictures has debuted a trailer.

Watch below.

Exclusive: Amblin Partners and Nordisk Film have set a multi-year renewal of their long-standing distribution partnership.

The deal maintains Nordisk Film’s distribution of Amblin-produced films in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, and includes theatrical, home video, TV, pay-per-view, and video-on-demand rights.

Upcoming Amblin titles covered under the new deal include The Fabelmans, from director Steven Spielberg (pictured); Easter Sunday, starring comedy sensation Jo Koy; Distant, starring Anthony Ramos and Naomi Scott; and Last Voyage of the Demeter, directed by Norwegian horror auteur André Øvredal and starring Corey Hawkins.

The two companies experienced shared success with the release of Oscar-winner 1917 which earned $385M at the global box office, including almost $10M from Nordisk Film’s four territories. Other past releases include Steven Spielberg’s The Post and The Girl On The Train.

The longstanding relationship between the studio and the leading Nordic distributor first began in 2012, originating as a...

First he nabbed a role in the Amblin movie "Distant," then he secured a spot in the next "Transformers" sequel, and now Anthony Ramos of "Hamilton" and "In the Heights" fame is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Ramos is said to be joining the MCU in the upcoming "Marvel's Ironheart" series for Disney+ in a key role, but his official character announcement has not yet been made. "Ironheart" is set to star Dominique Thorne, known for her work in "If Beale Street Could Talk" and "Judas and the Black Messiah." The Riri Williams/Ironheart character is set to debut in the upcoming...

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Universal is transporting next year’s DreamWorks Pictures’ sci-fi movie Distant from March 11 to September 16.

Distant leaves behind Disney/Pixar’s Turning Red on its old date and now will face off against Lionsgate’s family movie White Bird: A Wonder Story and Sony’s untitled George Foreman biopic on its new date.

The pic directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck follows asteroid miner Andy (Anthony Ramos), who, after crash-landing on an alien planet, must make his way across the harsh terrain, running out of oxygen and hunted by strange creatures, to the only other survivor. His AI survival suit (voiced by Zachary Quinto of the Star Trek films) isn’t helping either. Andy discovers a fellow crewmember, Naomi (Naomi Scott), however, she too is trapped inside her escape pod and he might not have enough oxygen to make it to her.

Spenser Cohen (Extinction) wrote the screenplay. Distant is produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones,...

Warner Bros. has found The Lost Boys once again.

The studio is gearing up for a brand-new, reimagined take on the 1980s teen vampire classic.

Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place) and Jaeden Martell (It) will topline the feature project.

Rising scribe Randy McKinnon, who is already working on Warner Bros. and DC’s Static Shock project, will write the new Lost Boys, with Jonathan Entwistle on board to direct.

Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger will produce via their Automatik banner, which was behind the acclaimed indie Honey Boy (also starring Jupe) and also has sci-fi thriller Distant, from Amblin and Universal and starring Anthony Ramos, in the pipeline.

The ...

Warner Bros. has found The Lost Boys once again.

The studio is gearing up for a brand-new, reimagined take on the 1980s teen vampire classic.

Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place) and Jaeden Martell (It) will topline the feature project.

Rising scribe Randy McKinnon, who is already working on Warner Bros. and DC’s Static Shock project, will write the new Lost Boys, with Jonathan Entwistle on board to direct.

Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger will produce via their Automatik banner, which was behind the acclaimed indie Honey Boy (also starring Jupe) and also has sci-fi thriller Distant, from Amblin and Universal and starring Anthony Ramos, in the pipeline.

The ...

Richie is an illegal immigrant, fleeing to the USA in a desperate bid to make money to cover the health expenses of his mother. His status within society puts him at the whim of others as they use both his fear of exportation and desperation for funds as a means to keep him in place. However, when Richie gets pushed too far and is threatened, he must decide if he can put aside his own morals to ensure the safety of his family.

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Looking at the subject of illegal immigration from a humanitarian angle, “Distant” captures the heavy weight many face when coming to the country. Putting aside the politics of immigration, the short focuses on one man’s desperate bid to keep his mother alive by taking any jobs he can and sending money back home. Living without the protection afforded to citizens,...

Universal has dated two DreamWorks movies, Distant and Easter Sunday, as well as Amblin Entertainment’s The Last Voyage of the Demeter.

Distant, directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, will open on March 11, 2022. The sci-fi adventure stars Anthony Ramos as a low-level mining engineer whose spaceship gets struck by an asteroid sending him to an unknown alien planet. There he contends with his AI survival suit (voiced by Zachary Quinto) and aliens. He connects with a fellow crew member (Naomi Scott) via radio, but she’s trapped inside her own escape pod, and losing oxygen as well. Pic is written by Spenser Cohen and produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger and Anna Halberg. Speck and Gordon are also EPs with Jonathan Rothbart and Matthew Hirsch. Kevin K. Vafi is co-producer. Pic will open against Disney/Pixar’s Turning Red.

Easter Sunday will open on April 1, 2022 and it’s the only wide release currently dated.

Universal has set release dates in 2022 and 2023 for three upcoming films from DreamWorks and Amblin, including titles led by “In The Heights” stars Anthony Ramos and Corey Hawkins.

DreamWorks’ sci-fi comedy “Distant,” which is set for release on March 11, 2022, stars Ramos as Andy, a blue-collar worker in space whose transport ship crash lands on an alien planet. With his suit’s AI (Zachary Quinto) providing no help, Andy has to find his way across the planet to find the one other survivor (Naomi Scott) before her escape pod runs out of air.

DreamWorks’ “Easter Sunday,” which is set for release on April 1, 2022, stars stand-up comedian Jo Koy as a man traveling to visit his family for Easter in a comedic ode to the Filipino American community. Amblin’s “The Last Voyage of Demeter” stars Hawkins in a story based on a chapter of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” about a ship...

Showtime Networks Inc. and Amblin Partners have renewed their exclusive output agreement for the latter’s theatrical films.

While Universal releases Amblin’s titles theatrically, those movies won’t be going to Peacock in 2022 like the rest of Uni’s slate after four months in theaters.

Amblin Partners films released through December 31, 2024 will air across Showtime, The Movie Channel and Flix as well as on Showtime multiplex channels and streaming service. Today’s announcement was made by Kent Sevener, Executive Vice President, Content Acquisition, Showtime Networks Inc.

The Showtime deal with Amblin began in 2010 and adds an 18 additional films. Upcoming theatrical releases include Spielberg’s untitled autobiopic starring Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Paul Dano and Gabriel Labelle; Distant, starring Anthony Ramos and Naomi Scott; Easter Sunday, starring comedian Jo Koy; and Last Voyage of the Demeter, which stars Corey Hawkins.

“We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Steven Spielberg...

Ever since earning critical acclaim for his performance as John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in the smash Broadway hit musical Hamilton, Anthony Ramos has become a major force in film and television. In addition to currently starring in Lin-Manuel Miranda's well-received new musical In the Heights, Ramos can be seen in HBO's dramatic revival of In Treatment as well as the pilot episode of Starz's Blindspotting.

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Moving forward, Ramos is poised to star in the comedic sci-fi monster movie Distant, which is currently in post-production, as well as the next untitled Transformers flick, which is currently filming. His movie career has had some high points so far.

“Queen of the South” actor Alice Braga is set to star in the upcoming Netflix movie “Ivy.”

The story centers on a mother, who is recovering from a brutal accident and moves into a prototype smart home. As she begins to get settled, she finds out that the house’s groundbreaking AI technology is quickly developing real human emotions.

“Night Raiders” filmmaker Danis Goulet is directing the thriller, with a script from Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg (“Distant”).

Netflix has not announced the film’s release date.

Producers on “Ivy” include Tripp Vinson for Vinson Films and Daniel Bekerman for Scythia Films. In addition to penning the screenplay, Cohen and Halberg will serve as executive producers. Christopher Yurkovich, Alex Ordanis and Tara Farney are also executive producing.

Braga began her career in Brazilian films, including “City of God,” “Lower City” and “Only God Knows,” before landing a breakout role opposite...