Megan Park may have had to wait nine months for her celebrated Sundance romantic comedy “My Old Ass” to hit theaters, but she’s been busy in the interim. Not only does she have more projects in development with Lucky Chap, the Margot Robbie-led production company that shepherded “Ass” to life, but with Jen Salke’s Amazon Studios, the streaming giant that acquired the indie out of Park City.

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Well, Season 2 of Prime Video‘s “Reacher” is done premiering, and it’s another runaway hit for the streamer. So obviously it’s no surprise that “Reacher” Season 3 is already filming, and will likely premiere in December like last season. But which Lee Childs novel will the new season cover? That’s been a mystery until now.

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Variety reports that “Reacher” Season 3 will adapt the seventh book in Childs’ Jack Reacher series, “Persuader.” Here’s a logline for the new season: “Reacher must go undercover to rescue an informant held by a haunting foe from his past.” And if you want a more in-depth synopsis, read on, but beware of spoilers.

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Ewan McGregor has had decent luck in TV the past decade with shows like “Fargo,” “Halton,” and Disney+‘s “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” Now Variety reports he’ll star in a new show in development at Amazon called “Lodi,” based on an Alta online article by Andrew Dubbins.

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So what’s “Lodi” about?

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If you dig down into it, it’s pretty complicated to discuss the rights situation surrounding “The Lord of the Rings” IP. Warner Bros. Discovery and Embracer are working together on feature films that have to be released in theaters. Amazon Studios is working on a TV franchise with ‘The Rings of Power’ that launched last year. And neither of those studios is allowed to collaborate to make it one cohesive universe.

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Based on the novel of the same name by Grant Ginder, director Clare Scanlon (“Set It Up”) returns to the world of romantic comedies with the charmless, vaguely holiday-set “The People We Hate at the Wedding”. Adapted by Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin (“Bob’s Burgers, “Deadpool 3”), there is little here to recommend in a film that once upon a time would have been destined for the bargain bin. 

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Spike Lee may have a multiyear film deal with Netflix lined up since last December, but his next project will be with Amazon Studios. Deadline reports Lee will direct and co-serve as executive producer on an upcoming coming-of-age ROTC drama for Amazon. And while the project currently has no title, its story is steeped in real-life experience.   

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Writers Jalysa Conway and Rebecca Murga co-pen the script inspired by their experiences in the military.

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Russian-born director Ilya Naishuller quickly made a name for himself with his 2015 actioner “Hardcore Henry.” Then last year he turned “Better Call Saul” star Bob Odenkirk into a bonafide action star in “Nobody.” So, what does Naishuller have in store for audiences next? Deadline reports that he’ll helm a new action-packed movie for Amazon Studios called “Heads Of State,” with Idris Elba and John Cena attached to star.

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Amazon already has one giant fantasy series currently airing on Prime Video with “Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power.” Now they want to take over the streaming sci-fi market with “Blade Runner 2099,” a “Blade Runner” live-action sequel limited series, with Ridley Scott on board as executive producer.

READ MORE: ‘Blade Runner 2099’ Live-Action Sequel Series Lands At Amazon & Ridley Scott May Direct

Variety reports that Amazon has a formal order for the show after announcing its development in February.

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Joe and Anthony Russo already made Netflix‘s most expensive movie ever this year, with their spy blockbuster “The Gray Man” costing well over $200 million. Now it looks like the brothers’ penchant for mega-budget productions has taken over their next project, the Amazon Prime Video series “Citadel.”

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The Hollywood Reporter has an exclusive scoop about how The Russo Bros.’ upcoming spy series for Amazon has become one of the most expensive series ever produced.

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The premiere of Amazon Studios‘s epic, and epically expensive, high fantasy show “The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power” is just two months away. So, naturally, it’s time to start the hype train. And Amazon did just that today, as they dropped a new sneak peek for the show. The one-minute teaser barely gives anything away, but it hints at some otherworldly intrusion upon Middle-earth as an asteroid or meteor plummets through the sky.

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Best pals Ben Affleck and Matt Damon had recently reunited as screenwriters for the Ridley Scott-directed period thriller “The Last Duel” after previously winning Oscar statues for their work co-writing the “Good Will Hunting” script. They’re now reteaming for a new sportswear drama focusing on the juggernaut shoe brand, Nike.

The Hollywood Reporter says the dynamic duo will star in and co-write the script for the untitled pic, which Affleck will also direct.

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Amazon has secured its leads for “Ending Things,” quite an interesting-sounding action film the studio is putting together.

Deadline reports that Amazon Studios has selected Priyanka Chopra Jonas (“The Matrix: Resurrections“) and Anthony Mackie (“The Falcon & The Winter Soldier”) to lead a new film based on a spec script from Kevin Sullivan. The studio secured the rights to the project after beating out competitors that were also trying to acquire it, which should indicate how good the script must be.

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Two of the busiest people working in Hollywood today are Yahya Abdul-Matten and Michael B. Jordan; the two are collectively attached to so many projects it’s hard to keep track of all of them. And well, they’re adding enough one to the list as two are combining forces for an FBI thriller at Amazon Studios based on actual events that focus on the federal government’s racial profiling post-9/11.

The Hollywood Reporter dishes on the latest film in development, “I Helped Destroy People,” which is based on the Janet Reitman article at the New York Times that chronicles Terry Albury, an FBI agent who was tasked with infiltrating Muslim communities after the 9/11 attacks.

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Over at HBO, the network is diving into the post-apocalyptic video game adaptation business with the upcoming TV series “The Last of Us.” Not to be outdone, it appears Amazon is ready to get the ball officially rolling on its own post-apocalyptic video game adaptation with “Fallout,” and the streaming platform thinks Jonathan Nolan is the right Nolan to direct.

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Riz Ahmed‘s star began its ascent with breakout roles in 2014’s “Nightcrawler” and the 2016 HBO miniseries “The Night Of.” Now, fresh off his second Golden Globe nomination and first Oscar nom for last year’s “The Sound Of Metal,” Ahmed is a full-fledged A-lister.  

READ MORE: Riz Ahmed Can’t Save A Very Messy ‘Encounter’ [Telluride Review]

Now, Ahmed looks to continue his success with another intense character study from Amazon Studios.

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It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from Aussie filmmaker Garth Davis. Getting a big lift on his career by co-directing much of “Top of the Lake” with the great Jane Campion,  Davis soon won the gig to direct the Oscar Best Picture nominee “Lion” starring Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman. Following “Mary Magdalene,” which impressed Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara enough to co-star together, Davis is back with a new feature film titled “Foe.” The sci-fi thriller adaptation stars Irish actors Saoirse Ronan (“Lady Bird,” “Little Women“) and Paul Mescal (“Normal People“) and has been acquired by Amazon Studios. 

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In the age of streaming, all intellectual property needs to be leveraged and can’t stay idle; nearly anything can be a franchise on TV. Thus Joe Wright‘s action thriller “Hanna” (2011) was turned into a series at Amazon Prime Video. The action series has been going strong for two seasons now and the third season arrives on November 24.

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The series focuses on a young girl, Hanna (played by Esmé Creed-Miles), who has been trained to be an assassin and is trying to destroy the organization Utrax from within.

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George Clooney and Ben Affleck go way back. Clooney liked the young actor right away; they circled a bunch of projects together. Then the older thespian eventually helped produce “Argo,” which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2013. They’ve circled many more projects over the years, but as Hollywood is wont to do, not everything comes to fruition. One project that did come together quite fast and is already ready for release is the drama “The Tender Bar.

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You should know the drill by now, but here’s a reminder if you don’t know the routine. In something that may turn into an annual tradition, if the deal extends, that is, Blumhouse Productions is back with its anthology horror series, “Welcome To The Blumhouse,” a collaboration with Amazon Studios. Known for its modestly budgeted but often very successful horror movies, “Welcome To The Blumhouse” so far has given a lot of voice and opportunity to persons of color and female filmmakers.

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British actor Riz Ahmed is leading a new sci-fi pic “Encounter” from director Michael Pearce (“Beast“), where he plays a decorated Marine who goes on a rescue mission to save his two sons from an alien threat. As things get more dangerous, the youngsters will have to leave their childhoods behind them.

READ MORE: Riz Ahmed’s ‘Encounter’ Is A Twisty Genre Pic [Telluride Review]

Other cast members include Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer, Rory Cochrane, Lucian-River Chauhan, and Aditya Geddada.

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Following the success of his directorial debut “The Rental,” Amazon Studios announced today that director Dave Franco would be making an original drama, “Somebody I Used To Know,” with a script penned by Franco and his wife and creative collaborator Alison Brie.

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Brie will also play the film’s lead, Ally, who starts questioning her workaholic life and the various choices she’s made over the years during a trip back to her hometown.

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The British film “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” will be heading to the Toronto International Film Festival to make its premiere soon. Directed by Will Shape (Channel 4’s “Flowers” series), the film stars Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Intimidation Game“) as the titular Victorian-era artist, known for his eccentric obsession with drawing strange-looking cats.

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With its debut just a few short weeks away, Empire has now revealed some nifty cameos that include narration from Oscar-winner Olivia Colman (“The Favourite,” “The Father,” “Secret Invasion“) along with on-camera appearances from Taika Waititi (“Free Guy,” “Jojo Rabbit“) and Aussie musician//composer/screenwriter Nick Cave (“The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford“).

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Marion Cotillard was not the first actress cast in the role of Ann Defrasnoux in the musical fantasy “Annette.” In fact, she wasn’t even the second. But when she was eventually offered the part in Leos Carax’s long in the works oeuvre she simply couldn’t say no.

READ MORE: Marion Cotillard and Leos Carax on the secret of “Annette” (there is one) [Cannes]

“He’s one of the greatest artists, and I never thought I could work with him one day.

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Comedic actor Randall Park (“Always Be My Maybe,” “Ant-Man & The Wasp“) is coming off a popular supporting role in Marvel Studios‘ first canonical entry into the world of television with “WandaVision,” reprising his MCU role of FBI Agent Jimmy Woo. It looks like he’ll be teaming up with another Marvel actor for an untitled action-comedy at Amazon Studios.

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