Stuntman-turned-filmmaker David Leitch has put together quite the filmography over the past decade. His first directing gig was co-helming “John Wick” with Chad Stahelski before rattling off “Atomic Blonde, “Deadpool 2,” and “Hobbs & Shaw” in quick succession. Then came “Bullet Train” in 2022, an action romp starring Brad Pitt that, despite middling reviews, cements Leitch as one of Hollywood’s premier contemporary action directors.

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Many details have been coming out about the making of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” this week. Director Ryan Coogler has slowly been revealing details about the original version of the screenplay written before Chadwick Boseman‘s died—a version he was sadly too sick to read and never got the chance to do so. And recently, Coogler disclosed the full original version of the story beat for beat in a new post-mortem interview.

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After Chadwick Boseman‘s tragic death in 2020, MCU fans wondered who would take over the Black Panther mantle for the actor in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”  Marvel Studios did a good job keeping it secret, but now that the film’s in theaters, the secret’s out.  Letitia Wright‘s Shuri became the new Black Panther in Wakanda’s battle against Namor the Sub-Mariner in the sequel to Ryan Coogler‘s 2018 film.

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**Spoiler Alert: This is an article for those that have already seen “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” If you have not, bookmark this page, turn around, see the movie and come back. Spoiler Alert end.**

A dramatic meditation on grief, mourning, and healing, while also acting as an action-packed superhero look at how vengeance can consume us—not to mention all its geopolitical and ideological ideas of protecting one’s identities, traditions, and right to exist—Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is in theaters now and is a lot of movie.

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After selecting director David Leitch (“Bullet Train,” “Deadpool 2”) to helm their first “Fast & Furious” spinoff film “Hobbs & Shaw,” Universal Pictures is reuniting with the action-focused filmmaker for a feature film version of the ’80s series “The Fall Guy.” An impressive collection of actors has already been assembled, with Ryan Gosling (“Blade Runner 2049”), Emily Blunt (“Edge of Tomorrow”), Stephanie Hsu (“Everything Everywhere All At Once“), and Aaron Taylor-Johnson (“Bullet Train”) attached to the project.

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Yesterday, news hit that Marvel Studios and director Ryan Coogler finally resumed production on “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” following an injury sustained by co-star Letitia Wright on set over the summer. Filming paused while the British actress recovered, and she seemingly has resolved vaccine requirements to return to Atlanta to shoot the movie, as indicated in a report from The Hollywood Reporter.

In the outlet’s story, the publications briefly mention that some actors have secured new sweetheart deals.

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What is a soul? Where do souls come from? And is life even worth living if everything feels hopeless? These are questions that are tackled in “Nine Days,” the debut feature from filmmaker Edson Oda. And helping answer those questions are the two leads, Zazie Beetz and Winston Duke, who joined The Playlist Podcast to talk about the new film, plus their Marvel histories.

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After wowing audiences in “Black Panther” and “Us,” Winston Duke has found his next standout role, as he’s just been cast as political activist Marcus Garvey in Amazon Studios‘ “Marked Man.”

READ MORE: Director Sam Pollard on HBO’s ‘Black Art,’ ‘MLK/FBI’ His Work With Spike Lee & More [Deep Focus]

Deadline reports that Duke is set to play Garvey in the upcoming biographical drama “Marked Man” for Amazon.

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2020 was the first year since 2008 with no Marvel film on the big screen. But 2021 is ramping up to be a big year for the superhero studio that has already begun production on the Disney+ show “Ms. Marvel,” and many more series waiting in the wings. One film that was delayed due to a massive tragedy, “Black Panther 2,” is getting back on track.

READ MORE: ‘Black Panther’: Marvel Exec Says Chadwick Boseman Will Not Be Digitally Recreated For Sequel

First off, no, no replacement for Black Panther has been found (Chadwick Boseman passed away from cancer in August), nor has Marvel revealed how they will move forward with the franchise without its lead actor.

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The idea of a “soul” is one that is hard to discuss in any real scientific way. There are studies that have attempted to prove that humans do have a soul, while faith has given many firm beliefs about what happens to a person’s essence when they die. But in the upcoming film, “Nine Days,” the story focuses on the soul at the beginning of life.

As seen in the trailer for “Nine Days,” the story is a metaphysical look at what unborn souls go through when they are being selected to be put inside an unborn child.

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Director Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg‘s bromantic collaboration and hyper earnest, ongoing masculine dedication to the blue-collared Red State hero doesn’t exactly contain multitudes. Soldier heroes (“Lone Survivor“), working-class heroes (“Deepwater Horizon”), blue-collar cop heroes (“Patriot’s Day“)— what separates these characters, if anything at all, is probably the kind of beer they all want to drink and the sports team they back when they unwind after a long, sweaty day of saving lives and kicking ass.

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PARK CITY – Creativity is king at a festival like Sundance.  What pops, surprises and sticks with an audience gets the acclaim and, potentially, the big acquisition dollars.  There is a difference, however, between a first-time director taking creative risks and the imaginative swing that Edson Oda takes with his directorial debut, “Nine Days.”  And after the drama’s premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, we’re happy to report the Brazilian filmmaker pretty much smashed it.

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Spenser is back…again. This time it’s the team of Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg bringing the ex-cop to the screen with “Spenser Confidential.” Before delving into the new world Netflix is cultivating for their team, let’s get in a little history lesson. You’d be forgiven if this talk of Spenser seems like deja vu; after all, this is the fourth incarnation of the character. Starting in the late ‘70s with author Robert B.

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences started off the month by inviting 842 new members into the mix. Assuming they all agree to join, which is never the case, this swells the membership to almost 9,000 members. This year’s class also helps AMPAS come closer to many of the diversity goals it has strived for since the #OscarsSoWhite controversy in 2016.

READ MORE: Timothee Chalamet, Tiffany Haddish among massive new 928 member Academy class 

According to the Academy, 50% of the new members are women and push the overall percentage from 25 to 32%.

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Most first-time filmmakers don’t have the luxury of A-list castmembers to help bring their vision to life. Most will hope to find less-experienced, but talented, actors to round out their cast and hope that the film, itself, catches the eye of studios and distributors. But in the cast of Edson Oda and his upcoming film, “Nine Days,” his debut is going to feature an impeccable line-up of talent in front of the camera.

Continue reading Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Bill Skarsgård & More To Star As Human Souls In New Drama ‘Nine Days’ at The Playlist.

Following the runaway smash success of his directorial debut “Get Out,” awards season acclaim, Oscar nominations (including a Best Original Screenplay win), and the creation of the mooted “social horror” genre, filmmaker Jordan Peele returned at the just-wrapped SXSW Film Festival with his new film”Us.”

An ambitious follow-up horror, “Us” is not for the faint of heart. Employing the social horror design again, Peele pushes the envelope even further, mines some “Twilight Zone” terrain and explores uncharted territory, as he uses a divided America as the catalyst for a fight between the have and have nots, and what happens when the lines between the two begin to blur.

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In Jordan Peele‘s “Us,” Zora Wilson (Shahadi Wright Joesph) asks her family, “Are we just going to ignore the world’s problems?” after reading a conspiracy theory-like headline about fluoride in the water. After a pause, the radio changes to “I Got 5 On It” by Luniz, prompting the Wilson family to pivot on the topic and sing along and discuss the song’s meaning, because let’s face it, it’s inarguably more “fun” to deconstruct a beloved ’90s hip-hop hit than to bring down the mood with talk about politics, racism, fake news or environmentalism.

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After sending shockwaves across contemporary culture and setting a new standard for provocative, socially-conscious horror films with his directorial debut, “Get Out,” Academy Award®-winning visionary Jordan Peele returns with another original nightmare that he has written, directed and produced.

READ MORE: ‘Us’ First Look: Lupita Nyong’o In Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ Horror Follow-Up

Today, in advance of what is surely a Super Bowl appearance, Peele has released a new trailer for his latest new nightmare and social horror on Reddit to many unexpected fans.

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It’s always exciting when a promising filmmaker follows up a successful debut – Christopher Nolan’s sophomore effort was “Memento,” Quentin Tarantino followed up “Reservoir Dogs” with “Pulp Fiction,” and Ryan Coogler succeeded “Fruitvale Station” with “Creed.” However, while each of these great directors had immense success with their first films, none, if any director, came out of the gate stronger than Jordan Peele, whose film “Get Out” was the breakout hit of 2017, making its budget back more than fifty times over and garnering Peele the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

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“For my second feature, I wanted to create a monster mythology,” Jordan Peele told Entertainment Weekly about his forthcoming new horror movie “Us,” the follow-up to his Oscar-winning and critically-acclaimed “Get Out.” “I wanted to do something that was more firmly in the horror genre but still held on to my love of movies that are twisted but fun.”

READ MORE: Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ & The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2019

That about sums up Peele’s “Get Out,” so perhaps we’ll be receiving a film in a similar vein with his patented social twist and dissection of race in America.

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