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This workweek in movie news :
10 astonishing actor who died during a film ’s production ( see above ) ; first - person action thrillerHardcore Henrygets a fresh trailer;Midnight Specialreceives critical praise in newfangled UK trailer ; Christoph Waltz join Matt Damon and Reese Witherspoon inDownsizing ; Jake Gyllenhaal joins the cast ofLife;A Hologram for the Kinggets a new trailer ; Michael Keaton will headline a film adaption ofAmerican Assassin ; Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson joinsThree Billboards ; Nicolas Cage ’s new filmThe Trustgets its first poke ; Amanda Seyfried joins music director Andrew Niccol’sAnon ; Tony Gonzalez joins the cast ofxXx 3 ; andBarbie , Free State of Jonesand more get new release dates .
First-person action thriller Hardcore Henry gets a new trailer
STX Entertainment has released a young preview forHardcore Henry , the approaching first - person activity thriller from writer / director Ilya Naishuller . The motion picture – which rivet on an amnesiac ’s quest for retaliation – distinguish Naishuller ’s feature film - distance directorial debut and features a mold that includes Sharlto Copley , Haley Bennett and Tim Roth .
Told whole from the perspective of its lead character , Hardcore Henryearned incontrovertible review during its fete run last year . The film is only the quaternary release from STX Entertainment , which made its debut with the Joel Edgerton / Jason Bateman filmThe Gift . Hardcore Henryhits theaters on April 8 , 2016 .
author : STX Entertainment
Midnight Special receives critical praise in new UK trailer
amusement One has free a brief new UK trailer for upcoming sci - fi thrillerMidnight Special . The film is the latest crusade and first studio apartment production from critically acclaimed writer / manager Jeff Nichols , whose previous press release includeShotgun Stories , Take ShelterandMud . The latter film was a contributing factor in the vocation resurgence of Matthew McConaughey , which culminated with his Oscar winnings forDallas Buyers Club .
Michael Shannon – who antecedently appeared in all three of Nichols ' films – stars as the founder of a gifted eight - year - quondam boy ( Jaeden Lieberher ) in a race against time to get the child to a secure location . Inspired by brooding sci - fi films of the 1970s , Midnight Specialalso stars Joel Edgerton , Kirsten Dunst , Adam Driver and Sam Shepard .
Source : Entertainment One
Christoph Waltz joins Matt Damon and Reese Witherspoon in Downsizing
Two - time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz has joined the cast ofDownsizing , the next film from author / director Alexander Payne ( Sideways , The Descendants ) . In gain , actress Hong Chau has signalise on for the flick , which already has confirmed star Matt Damon and Reese Witherspoon in the leads .
Waltz – best known for Quentin Tarantino filmsInglourious BasterdsandDjango Unchained– most of late appeared as the primary villain in James Bond filmSpectre . Meanwhile , Chau made her film launching in the Paul Thomas Anderson filmInherent Vicein 2014 . Set in the near future , the movie focus on a human race who decides to reduce himself .
Source : EW
Jake Gyllenhaal joins the cast of Life
Jake Gyllenhaal has get together the shape ofLife , the previous film from director Daniel Espinosa ( Safe House , Child 44 ) . TheNightcrawlerstar replaces Ryan Reynolds in the lead role , as docket conflicts demand the actor ’s commitment toHitman ’s Bodyguardhave take Reynolds to take on a supporting persona or else .
The fib centers on a space station work party that happen upon dangerous lifespan on Mars and is key as an ensemble piece . However , few other details regarding the remain roles or cast phallus have yet been revealed , aside from the fact thatMission : Impossible – Rogue Nationbreakout champion Rebecca Ferguson will appear .
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A Hologram for the King gets a new trailer
Lionsgate has released a new dawdler forA Hologram for the King , the upcoming picture adaptation of Dave Eggers ' acclaimed novel . Tom Hanks stars in the film as a struggling businessman who travels to Saudi Arabia in the hope of sell his idea to a monarch . The actor previously worked with writer / music director Tom Tykwer on the 2012 releaseCloud Atlas , which Tykwer co - directed .
Tykwer is perhaps best known for his standout 1998 thrillerRun Lola Run , and the underrated 2006 filmPerfume : The Story of a manslayer . A Hologram for the Kingco - sensation Ben Whishaw , Tom Skerritt , Alexander Black , Rolf Saxon and Sidse Babett Knudsen , and it is set up to hit theaters on April 22 , 2016 .
Source : Lionsgate
Michael Keaton will headline a film adaptation of American Assassin
Michael Keaton will headlineAmerican Assassin , the upcoming film based on Vince Flynn ’s best - seller . Keaton will asterisk as Cold War stager Stan Hurley who takes black ops recruit Mitch Rapp under his fender and engages on a mission to foreclose an emerging menace in the Middle East . Michael Cuesta ( Kill the Messenger ) directs based on a script by Stephen Schiff ( The Americans ) .
American Assassinis base on one of fourteen novels center on the character of Rapp . The motion-picture show will mark only the latest intriguing project that Keaton has take on in the past few yr . The formerBatmanstar earned an Oscar nominating address for his work inBirdmanand , most recently , appear as part of the stellar corps de ballet in Best Picture Oscar - winnerSpotlight . American Assassinbegins production this summer .
reference : CBS Films / Lionsgate
Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson joins Three Billboards
Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson have joined the cast ofThree Billboards Outside Ebbing , Missouri . The film is the latest release from acclaimed movie maker Martin McDonagh ( In City of Bridges ) and star Frances McDormand as a woman who go to war with local police , as she hire in a quest to avenge her daughter ’s execution .
Rockwell and Harrelson previously shared the screen inSeven Psychopaths , McDonagh ’s 2012 dark comedy that also star Colin Farrell , Christopher Walken , Abbie Cornish and Olga Kurylenko . Production onThree Billboards Outside Ebbing , Missouriis define to begin in April in North Carolina .
Source : Deadline
Nicolas Cage’s new film The Trust gets its first trailer
Saban Films has released the first trailer forThe Trust , the upcoming crime thriller starring Nicolas Cage and Elijah Wood . The motion-picture show – directed by Alex and Benjamin Brewer – center on two pig who happen upon a mysterious bank burial vault during a drug investigation and decide to steal it , only to regain themselves in over their heads .
The Trustfeatures Sky Ferreira , Jerry Lewis , Kevin Weisman and Steven Williams in bear out use and lately made its premiere at South by Southwest . The filmwill be available exclusively on DirecTV on April 14 , 2016 , prior to a simultaneous release theatrically and on video - on - requirement services on May 13 , 2016 .
Source : Saban picture
Amanda Seyfried joins director Andrew Niccol’s Anon
Amanda Seyfried has joined the cast of characters of director Andrew Niccol ’s ( Gattaca ) raw filmAnonopposite Clive Owen . The actress – who latterly starred in ensemble comedy / dramaLove the Coopers– antecedently appeared in Niccol ’s 2011 dystopian thrillerIn Time , which also starred Justin Timberlake and Cillian Murphy .
Anonis set in a world with no privateness , ignorance or anonymity and center on a police detective ( Owen ) who meets a young woman ( Seyfried ) untraceable to the constabulary . Before long , he begins to wonder whether or not the pattern of criminal offence are as clearcut as he once consider . The plastic film is expected to run into theaters sometime in 2017 .
Tony Gonzalez joins the cast of xXx 3
Former NFL player Tony Gonzalez will make his feature motion-picture show debut inxXx 3 , reportedly titledxXx : The Return of Xander Cage . Gonzalez was antecedently a Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons All - Pro tight end and presently serves as an analyst for CBS Sports . No details have been revealed regarding what role Gonzalez will roleplay in the film .
Vin Diesel returns as Xander Cage for the first meter since the 2002 original . Samuel L. Jackson is also set to reprise his role , and Ruby Rose , Nina Dobrev , Donnie Yen and Deepika Padukone will bring together the cast . The next installment in thexXxfranchise – directed by D.J. Caruso ( Disturbia ) is schedule to hit dramatics on January 20 , 2017 .
Source : Variety
Barbie, Free State of Jones and more get new release dates
A phone number of high - visibility films have received unexampled press release escort . Sony ’s springy - actionBarbiefilm has been actuate up from June 2 , 2017 , to May 12 , 2017 , while Lionsgate has shiftedLa La Land , the upcoming Emma Stone / Ryan Gosling musical directed by Damien Chazelle ( Whiplash ) from July 15 , 2016 , to December 2 , 2016 , probably positioning it for awards consideration .
Meanwhile , STX Entertainment has move its Civil War dramaFree State of Jones– starring Matthew McConaughey and Gugu Mbatha - Raw – from May 13 , 2016 , to June 24 , 2016.Amityville : The Awakening , the latest in the long - bleed horror enfranchisement , has shifted from April 1 , 2016 , to January 6 , 2017 , and Mark Wahlberg dramaPatriots Dayhas received an official departure of December 21 , 2016 .
Source : Sony , Lionsgate , STX Entertainment , The Weinstein Company
