The cast for “Ex Machina” is really just three people—Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, and Oscar Isaac. And if any of those three didn’t do a great job, the entire film could fall apart. Thankfully, they’re all amazing in the movie, and “Ex Machina” remains one of the best sci-fi films of the past decade. But what if Oscar Isaac wasn’t involved?

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It makes sense that David E. Kelley would find his way back to the work of Scott Turow, one of the most popular authors of his era. They’re kindred spirits in a sense, both former attorneys who used their legal expertise to craft bestselling books or highly-rated TV mysteries. Turow came out of the gates on fire with a book that he would never really top in terms of popularity, 1987’s “Presumed Innocent,” made into a hit film with Harrison Ford in 1990 and now remade 34 years later as an Apple TV+ mini-series with Jake Gyllenhaal in the role of an ace prosecutor turned #1 suspect.

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Unless you’re an avid fan of Harrison Ford, you might not be aware of his 1990 legal thriller, “Presumed Innocent.” Well, it’s probably good that you’re not, as the film, which is based on a novel of the same name, is getting a new take with an upcoming Apple TV+ series.

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As seen in the trailer for “Presumed Innocent,” the series tells the story of a prosecutor who is suspected of murdering his colleague.

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It’s clear that the ruckus caused by director Doug Liman before the release of “Road House” earlier this year didn’t do much harm to the film’s debut. In fact, it might have helped draw attention to the movie, as it quickly became a monster hit for Prime Video. Makes you wonder if Liman was right, and the film would have done gangbusters at the box office. But I digress.

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Yes, “Presumed Innocent” was a late 1980 legal thriller directed by Alan J. Pakula, and starring Harrison Ford, and well, everything is due for a remake of some kind these days, right? Enter “Presumed Innocent,” based on the same source material, the limited series from TV super producer David. E Kelly (“Big Little Lies,” among dozens of other huge TV hits spanning multiple decades) and J.J.

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The Tribeca Film Festival has actually been known as the Tribeca Festival for four years now, but perhaps the name change and evolution of the festival has never been more evident than with the announcement of its robust and impressive 2024 TV slate.

The 2024 Tribeca Festival, which takes place June 5-16, announced an exciting showcase of highly anticipated world premieres of new and returning programs from networks and streamers such as Apple TV+, AMC, HBO, Hulu, Paramount+, and more. 

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Believe it or not, Jake Gyllenhaal was once in the running to play the Caped Crusader. IndieWire reports (via The Howard Stern Show) that the “Road House” actor revealed he was one of Christopher Nolan‘s final choices to play Bruce Wayne in “Batman Begins.” And that’s not only close casting Gyllenhaal unveiled: Baz Luhrmann was also looking at him to star in the 2001 musical “Moulin Rouge!

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About a rough-and-tumble bar cooler with a heart of gold hired to clean up the baddest honkytonk in a small Missouri town, 1989’s “Road House” with Patrick Swayze wasn’t exactly high art, nor did it have the most sophisticated story. Still, it did the trick in the 1980s, when punch-‘em-up fisticuffs were enough as a harmless B-movie diversion (to remember fondly, not actually rewatch and enjoy, though).

Fast-forward thirty years, however, and you’d think a “Road House” remake might have a little bit more on the bone to chew on, marinate, or just break.

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There has been a long list of Batman hopefuls over the years. During the Christopher Nolan era of the DC Comics hero, plenty of actors auditioned for the part in “Batman Begins,” including Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhall, and recent Best Actor Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy. The latter became a muse for Nolan, and he played Gotham villain The Scarecrow in “The Dark Knight” trilogy, which eventually led to his shot playing the lead in his atomic bomb drama “Oppenheimer.” One of those former contenders is still game to put on the cowl if the opportunity ever comes around again.

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The marketing campaign around Amazon MGM’s “Road House” release has been a mess and a bare-knuckle brawl since the beginning. On the same day that it was announced that the reimagining of the ’80s classic, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, would premiere at the SXSW Film & Festival in March, the film’s mercurial director, Doug Liman, announced he would be boycotting the premiere because Amazon was refusing to release the film theatrically.

Continue reading ‘Road House’: Jake Gyllenhaal Refutes Doug Liman; Says Amazon Was “Always Clear” About Streaming The Movie at The Playlist.

After cleaning house during awards season, major awards taken at SAG, The Indie Spirit Awards, the Golden Globes, the Emmys, and the PGAs, the Netflix series, “Beef,” once seen as a limited series, is coming back for season two, but more as an anthology series it sounds like. Initially starring Ali Wong and Steven Yeun, the series centered on a road rage incident between two strangers and the ensuing vengeful feud that makes them both go unhinged.

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Honestly, you might not find a bigger fan of the original “Road House” than this writer. I adore everything about that film, and I watch it multiple times a year. It’s actually quite annoying to my family. So, when it was announced that “Road House” was being remade with Jake Gyllenhaal leading the cast, I was cautiously optimistic. Maybe, just maybe, it could be decent. (It was never going to be as iconic as the original, obviously.) But what I didn’t take into consideration would be the behind-the-scenes—and now, very public—squabbling that would take place about how the film would be released.

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It’s that time of year: streamers and cable networks flex their wares and tease their years. Netflix and Prime Video have already done their big 2024 pushes, and today, at the 2024 Winter Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour, it was Apple TV+’s turn. The streamer offered a glimpse at the new, original, and returning hit series that will premiere globally in spring/summer 2024.

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Coming up this year, Apple TV+ will expand its slate of originals with anticipated new series, including “Sugar,” with Colin Farrell from writer Mark Protosevich and filmmaker Fernando Meirelles; “Dark Matter” starring Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly; David E.

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Can a remake recreate the success of its predecessor? “Road House” became one of the ‘80s’ best-known action films thanks largely to its star, Patrick Swayze. Now, Jake Gyllenhaal is taking on the property with a reimagining of the cult classic. The current incarnation of “Road House” sees Gyllenhaal portrayed as a bouncer and former UFC fighter. A new job in the Florida Keys puts this heroic figure to the test.

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While David S. Goyer has had a long career in the film and TV industry, there will be many who know him best for his comic book film work. Particularly, he’s the man who wrote “Batman Begins” and “The Dark Knight,” two films that many consider to be the at the top of the comic book film mountain. But according to a new interview, Goyer initially turned down the opportunity to work on Christopher Nolan’s “Batman” reboot.

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Black Bear International already has one buzzy film at the Cannes market this year with “Shell,” a thriller starring Elisabeth Moss, Kate Hudson, and Kaia Gerber. Now they also have likely the biggest-budget project for sale on the Croisette this year with a new Guy Ritchie actioner that has Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Eiza González attached to star.

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If one were paying close attention to the recent career of actor Jake Gyllenhaal one might think he was on a mad quest to a) become a buff action star thriller and b) elevate the careers of mid/middling directors. The last three live-action Gyllenhaal movies –“Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “The Guilty,” and “Ambulance”—have all seemed like an attempt to subvert his narrative as arthouse darling, and the latter two were the best films of those director’s careers in quite some time (Antoine Fuqua and Michael Bay, respectively).

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Decades after he first broke out with “Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels,” film fans probably think they know what a Guy Ritchie film is going to look and feel like. Well, when you bring Jake Gyllenhaal into the equation, Ritchie throws all of those preconceived notions out of the window, and you end up with “The Covenant,” a no-nonsense war film about a life-altering debt and the lengths someone will go to shed a curse, of sorts.

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With a long and varied career under his belt, Jake Gyllenhaal has earned the right to develop whatever projects he wants — and it looks like he wants to work with every A-list action director he can get his hands on. With recent collaborations with Antoine Fuqua (“The Guilty“) and Michael Bay (“Ambulance“), as well as his upcoming remake of “Road House” with director Doug Liman,” Gyllenhaal is well on his way to building an impressive mid-career action resume.

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Jake Gyllenhaal is no stranger to the crime genre, with turns in “Zodiac,” “Prisoners,” and “Nocturnal Animals.” Now it looks like he’ll return to it for an upcoming Apple TV+ limited series based on a 1987 legal thriller by novelist Scott Turow.

READ MORE: ‘Road House’: Billy Magnussen, Daniela Melchoir & More Join Jake Gyllenhaal In Doug Liman’s Amazon Remake

Variety reports that Gyllenhaal is in talks to star in “Presumed Innocent,” based on Turow’s novel of the same name.

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There’s at least one element of Disney’s “Strange World” that lives up to the title: the animation. This hybrid of retro pulp magazine adventure with CGI spectacle throws out the rulebook when it comes to conjuring the flora and fauna of an underground world. This realm goes by Pando, and it often feels like the characters are stopping one syllable short of saying what their surroundings most resemble: Pandora, the magic kingdom of James Cameron’s “Avatar.

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Back in November, it was revealed that Doug Liman and Jake Gyllenhaal were hoping to team up to bring a remake of “Road House” to the world. While it’s been more than half a year since that report, we’re pleased to find out that the project is, in fact, moving forward with Amazon signing on to bring it to life.

According to Amazon, the studio has given the green light to bring a new “Road House” to the world.

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Baz Luhrmann‘s latest movie, the dazzling and operatic rock ‘n roll biopic “Elvis,” is in theaters now. And it’s wow-ing critics and audiences alike.  Austin Butler‘s lead performance as Elvis Presley is the highlight, but Luhrmann’s inimitable penchant for spectacle is a close second. The movie knocked the blockbuster juggernaut “Top Gun: Maverick” out of the top box office slot its opening weekend, taking in $68.3 million worldwide.

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What do you get when you combine the action and adventure of an old sci-fi serial and the modern animation of Walt Disney Studios? Apparently, you get a new animated film, “Strange World,” that even comes with a vocal performance from none other than Jake Gyllenhaal.

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As seen in the teaser trailer for “Strange World,” the film is a throwback to the pulp, sci-fi adventures of yesteryear but with a glossy Disney sheen.

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Overall, “The Last Daughter” was a great directorial debut for Maggie Gyllenhaal. The film, an adaptation of an Elena Ferrante novel, debuted at the Venice Film Festival last year and got a four-minute standing ovation. Critics lauded Maggie’s direction, and the movie made a couple of year-end top 10 lists and nabbed a few Oscar noms. And it also made Maggie a screenwriter and director to look out for on top of her acting.

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