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Story Kitchen has renewed its first-look television deal at Amazon MGM Studios, Variety has learned exclusively.

Formerly dj2 Entertainment, Story Kitchen is currently producing the “Tomb Raider” live-action TV series in the works at Amazon from creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The company specializes in adaptations of videogames and other non-traditional IP into television and film.

“We are beyond thrilled to continue our incredible journey with our friends, fellow gamers, and partners, at Amazon MGM Studios,” said Story Kitchen’s Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg & Timothy I. Stevenson. “We look forward to continuing in our collective goal of telling great stories based on best-in-class games.”

Story Kitchen was founded in 2022 by “Sonic the Hedgehog” producer Dmitri M. Johnson and former agency partner Mike Goldberg, with veteran production executives Timothy I. Stevenson and Dan Jevons and creative executive Elena Sandoval.

Along with their work on “Tomb Raider,” Story Kitchen is currently working with...

Three of this year’s recent theatrical horror releases were made available at home this week, while Cronenberg’s latest expands wide and a popular video game comes to the big screen.

Here’s all the new horror that released April 21– April 25, 2025!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

A mind-bending sci-fi horror movie directed by Grammy winning artist Flying Lotus (V/H/S/99, Kuso), Ash was released in theaters on March 21 from Rlje Films and Shudder, and it’s now available at home. Rent it now for $19.99 or purchase it for $24.99.

Eiza González (Baby Driver) and Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”) star in the sci-fi horror film alongside Iko Uwais (The Raid), Beulah Koale (Shadow in the Cloud), Kate Elliott (“Xena: Warrior Princess”), and Flying Lotus. Jonni Remmler wrote the film.

On the mysterious planet of Ash, Riya (González) awakens to find her crew slaughtered.

While we wait for Until Dawn to turn back time in theaters this coming weekend, three brand new horror movies have already released this week. All three of them were originally released in theaters in the past month, and they’re now all available for viewing at home.

If you missed them in theaters, here’s the lineup of today’s at-home arrivals…

Horror comedy Hell of a Summer was released in theaters on April 4 from Neon, and it’s now available at home. You can rent the film for $9.99 or purchase it digitally for $19.99.

“Stranger Things” star Finn Wolfhard is the co-writer, co-director and star of the throwback slasher, with Billy Bryk (Ghostbusters: Afterlife) co-writing and also starring.

Hell of a Summer follows 24-year-old camp counselor Jason Hochberg (Fred Hechinger), who arrives at Camp Pineway thinking his biggest problem is that he feels out of touch with his teenage co-workers.

From producer Sam Raimi, Locked is now available on VOD for rent ($14.99) or purchase ($19.99).

Bill Skarsgård (Nosferatu) and Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs) star in the contained horror-thriller.

When Eddie breaks into a luxury SUV, he steps into a deadly trap set by William, a self-proclaimed vigilante delivering his own brand of twisted justice. With no means of escape, Eddie must fight to survive in a ride where escape is an illusion, survival is a nightmare, and justice shifts into high gear.

A remake of the 2019 Argentinian movie 4×4, Locked is directed by David Yarovesky and written by Michael Arlen Ross (Turistas).

Ashley Cartwright, Michael Eklund, and Navid Charkhi also appear in the film.

You can watch a Q&a with Skarsgård and Yarovesky from the New York premiere below.

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Is your Tuesday off to a boring start? Need a little excitement to boost your spirits, but you’ve already had your two cups of coffee? We’ve got you covered with an exclusive extended look at Locked, just in time for the movie’s digital arrival today, which will be followed by its physical release on August 26. From the mind of filmmaker David Yarovesky (Brightburn) and scribe Michael Arlen Ross (Oracle) comes a non-stop, pedal-to-the-metal, high-octane flick that promises to keep audiences on the edge of their seats. Toss in leading performances from two-time Academy Award winner, Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs), and horror king, Bill Skarsgård (Nosferatu), and you’ve got an action-packed thriller that simply won’t so much as tap on the brakes.

Our 10-minute exclusive sneak peek of Locked gives fans a good idea of the high-stakes thrill game going on between the movie’s main players,...

Bill Skarsgård’s new film debuted in theaters this weekend to underwhelming box office returns. Skarsgård features opposite Anthony Hopkins in Locked, the psychological thriller following a thief who breaks into a luxury SUV only to realize he’s now become a pawn in a sophisticated game. Locked debuted in roughly 971 theaters across the country this weekend and earned $924,000 at the global box office, giving it a per-theater total of under $1,000. The film failed to crack the top 10 during its first weekend in theaters, finishing at #12 behind Dog Man and Paddington in Peru but ahead of Last Breathand Mufasa: The Lion King. Locked is based on the film 4 x 4 by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat, with Michael Arlen Ross writing the script and David Yarovesky directing.

Locked star Bill Skarsgård will always be known for playing Pennywise the Clown in both of Stephen King’s live-action It movies from Andy Muschietti,...

While talking about a recently released Netflix film, I made a (personal) observation that the sentiments around class conflict are becoming convoluted. You see, this particular subgenre of drama was largely geared towards the middle class. I say that because, let’s be honest, the working class probably doesn’t have the time to sit and watch content about how classism is affecting them; they’re living it. Given how the middle class felt that they had been oppressed by the rich, they related with stuff like Knives Out, Parasite, Joker, and more. And then the pandemic happened, and these folks realized that maybe they’re more privileged than they think, and they don’t want to part with some of their luxuries in the name of equality and equity. So, instead of “eating the rich,” they began relating with the rich, which probably contributed to the success of stuff like Succession,...

He transported us to a deadly summer camp in The Hive, followed a killer superhero in Brightburn, introduced us to a wicked witch in Nightbooks, and now director David Yarovesky is taking viewers on a deadly ride in a luxury SUV that is not what it seems in the new film Locked (a remake of the 2019 Argentinian movie 4x4).

Produced by Sam Raimi and starring Bill Skarsgård and Anthony Hopkins, Locked is a claustrophobic thriller that packs an emotional wallop, and with the film now in theaters via The Avenue, Daily Dead had the great pleasure of talking with David about the making of Locked, including the film's ambitious set design that allowed them to pull the SUV apart and put it back together like a puzzle, as well as the joys of working with Bill Skarsgård and Anthony Hopkins to showcase their amazing performances as their characters go up...

This week’s diverse new offerings including two Korean thrillers, a post-apocalyptic rock opera, a film produced by Sam Raimi, a sci-fi mind-bender, and even a Popeye slasher movie?!

Here’s all the new horror that released March 17 – March 21, 2025!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

“Three days after the funeral, the dead heart awakens.” Hyun Moon-Seop’s Devils Stay aims to break all exorcism horror rules, and it’s now available on VOD outlets at home.

In the film, “After the sudden tragic loss of his daughter following an exorcism, a renowned heart surgeon refuses to face the reality that his child has died, despite declarations from medical examiners and even the priest who performed the expulsion.

“But as the funeral rites begin, mourners start witnessing unnerving changes to the girl’s body, leaving the priest to wonder whether something much more sinister—an...

From producer Sam Raimi and director David Yarovesky (Brightburn), the horror-thriller Locked arrives in theaters Today, and we’ve got an exclusive clip for you this morning.

Bill Skarsgård finds himself trapped by a deliciously sinister Anthony Hopkins in Locked, and the exclusive clip below previews the battle of wits between the two characters.

You’ll also find the previously released official trailer down below.

In the intense thriller, “A petty thief (Bill Skarsgård) breaks into a state-of-the-art SUV, only to find himself trapped inside. Controlled remotely by its vengeful owner (Anthony Hopkins), the vehicle becomes a deadly prison, hurtling him into a high-speed battle for survival.”

Michael Arlen Ross (Turistas) wrote the screenplay.

Locked is a remake of the Argentinian action thriller 4X4.

David Yarovesky explained to Bloody Disgusting this week, “We’ve all seen movies where people are trapped in places before. I love those movies, but they...

You would not be crazy if you confused Steven Knight’s 2013 man-confined-in-a-car movie Locke with director David Yarovesky’s new thriller Locked, which has Bill Skarsgård trapped in a nightmare car with no way out. The former had Tom Hardy as a troubled guy named Locke watching his life unravel during a feature-length road trip. This one has Skarsgård as Eddie, a deadbeat but well-meaning dad to Sarah (Ashley Cartwright) and petty thief whose attempt to steal a luxury SUV turns into disaster because its unseen psycho vigilante owner named William (Anthony Hopkins) has rigged it so bad things happen. And there is no way out as he continues to pull the strings remotely in this motorized fortress as he carries on a conversation with the imprisoned Eddie.

That is the premise of Locked, the latest in a series of horror concepts set in a automobile, except this is no...

When I saw Mariano Cohn’s 4x4 in Austin at Fantastic Fest in 2019, remake potential never crossed my mind. Sure, Americanizations of international horror films have been the rage (especially since the 2000s), but 4x4—a vehicular lockbox thriller—seemed too niche. But, as I should have guessed, any foreign horror-thriller is prime for the remaking, and you know what? David Yarovesky’s Locked is a stellar representation of Cohn’s ambitious single-location potboiler that customizes enough to give it a new car smell.

Bill Skarsgård stars as criminal protagonist Eddie Barrish, a deadbeat dad who picks the wrong luxury Dolus SUV to carjack. Anthony Hopkins plays wealthy English doctor William, the Dolus’ owner who traps Eddie in his fortified four-wheeler. Eddie pries at consoles with crowbars and tries to break bulletproof glass, but it’s no use. William confirms via phone that Eddie’s escape attempts are futile and...

Given how blatantly transparent it has become in recent months that the rich dictate, often without thought or mercy, the fate of the poor, Locked would seem to be in a perfect position to rile up the 99% and grab some free op-ed space. Unfortunately, it's not quite ambitious enough nor insightful enough for that. The film, about a petty thug who breaks into a luxury SUV only to find it’s been booby-trapped by an unseen and obscenely wealthy tormentor, is a B-movie more interested in torturing its main character than inspiring the hoi polloi to march in the streets. But with a few decent tricks up its tailpipe, the latest from Brightburn director David Yarovesky sputters to a tattered and bloody checkered flag.

That main character is played by a terrific Bill Skarsgård, and he’s the only person on screen for most of the film. His character, a hard-up thief named Eddie,...

What happens when Pennywise breaks into Hannibal Lecter's luxury car? It might be a wild ride, but nothing like Locked.Directed by David Yarovesky and starring Bill Skarsgård and Anthony Hopkins, Locked is the American remake of the 2019 Argentinian black-comedy horrorthriller4x4 —the most recent remake in a growing international list this decade. In a landscape dominated by remakes and reboots, on surface level, one might take pause — or possibly cry out in despair — at the notion of watching yet another remake. However, thanks to its all-star cast, creative art direction, and the surprisingly humane artistic liberties and sincere, un-ironic presentation, Locked not only manages to breathe new life into a familiar storyline but gives it a new identity of its own, independent of its source material.

Eddie (Skarsgård) is a petty thief and deadbeat dad whose luck and money are running out. Desperate for cash to pay for his van's repairs,...

Bill Skarsgård is proving to have the most varied and interesting career of the talented Skarsgård clan. Son of Stellan Skarsgård (Dune: Part Two) and brother of Alexander (The Northman) and Gustaf (Vikings) Skarsgård, Bill has continuously chosen projects that showcase his range and abilities. In Locked he takes on the difficult task of carrying an entire narrative with nothing to work against except the imposing voice of Anthony Hopkins. It’s an imposing challenge that Skarsgård concurs with ease, giving the greatest performance of his career.

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Eddie (Skarsgård) is a down on his luck, deadbeat dad who survives each day by stealing and grifting any chance he gets. One afternoon he spots a luxury vehicle unattended in a mostly empty parking lot. He enters the vehicle, rummaging through it in search of...

It doesn’t take much effort to see the allegorical meaning of David Yarovesky’s Locked. William (Anthony Hopkins) is a cancer-stricken billionaire whose grief over the murder of his daughter is equaled only by his vitriol for the poor and a younger generation that he believes is taking more than it gives back. He has so much money that he “can’t keep track” of it, so why not spend it on a rigged luxury vehicle with the purpose of luring would-be thieves?

Enter Eddie (Bill Skarsgård), a wayward ruffian desperate to prove to his ex-wife that he can be a responsible parent to their young daughter (Ashley Cartwright) and who becomes the latest victim of William’s Venus flytrap on wheels. Eddie isn’t one of the people who killed William’s daughter. He’s just a random guy who happened to choose the wrong car to loot,...

Bill Skarsgård and Anthony Hopkins unite in the new horror thriller movieLocked. The film is heading to theaters on March 21, and ahead of its debut on the big screen, Cbr can provide an exclusive sneak peek.

Produced by Evil Dead mastermind Sam Raimi, Locked stars Skarsgård as a thief who finds himself trapped inside of an SUV with Hopkins playing its owner. The clip teases the thieving nature of Skarsgård's character, behavior that will soon enough get him into a precarious position he never would have predicted. Check out the video below.

Locked is directed by David Yarovesky and written by Michael Arlen Ross. The film also stars Ashley Cartwright, Michael Eklund, and Navid Charkhi. Alongside Raimi, other producers include Ara Keshishian, Petr Kakl (Land of Bad), Zainab Azizi (Don't Move), and Sean Patrick O'Reilly (Cowboys & Aliens).

Bill Skarsgård Picks the Wrong Vehicle to Break Into

The official synopsis for Locked reads,...

Car-jackers beware. Hannibal Lector himself is administering a new brand of punishment in the upcoming thriller from producer Sam Raimi. Locked is directed by David Yarovesky, who has collaborated with James Gunn on the film Brightburn and also directed the disco-centric music video for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 titled “Guardians Inferno.” Yarovesky directs from a script written by Michael Arlen Ross, who penned Turistas. The thriller is small-scale and only features Bill Skarsgård and Anthony Hopkins in the cast.

The official synopsis reads,

“From producer Sam Raimi comes a relentless horror-thriller where luxury becomes deadly. When Eddie (Bill Skarsgård) breaks into a luxury SUV, he steps into a deadly trap set by William (Anthony Hopkins), a self-proclaimed vigilante delivering his own brand of twisted justice. With no means of escape, Eddie must fight to survive in a ride where escape is an illusion, survival is a nightmare, and justice shifts into high gear.

Fresh off the success of Nosferatu, Bill Skarsgård stars in Locked opposite Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins, returning to familiar territory as a menacing villain a la Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs.

Luxury becomes deadly on the theatrical poster below.

From producer Sam Raimi, the horror-thriller opens on March 21 via The Avenue.

When Eddie breaks into a luxury SUV, he steps into a deadly trap set by William, a self-proclaimed vigilante delivering his own brand of twisted justice. With no means of escape, Eddie must fight to survive in a ride where escape is an illusion, survival is a nightmare, and justice shifts into high gear.

An American remake of the 2019 Argentinian movie 4×4, Locked is directed by David Yarovesky.

Michael Arlen Ross (Turistas) penned the screenplay, based on the the original script by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat.

Ashley Cartwright, Michael Eklund, and Navid Charkhi also appear in the film.

"I just want to introduce you to a little taste of hell." He transported us to a deadly summer camp in The Hive and introduced us to a killer superhero in Brightburn, and now director David Yarovesky is taking viewers on a deadly ride in a luxury SUV that is not what it seems in the new film Locked. Produced by Sam Raimi and starring Bill Skarsgård and Anthony Hopkins, Locked will be released in theaters on March 21st via The Avenue, and we have a look at the official trailer ahead of its release.

From producer Sam Raimi comes a relentless horror-thriller where luxury becomes deadly. When Eddie (Bill Skarsgård) breaks into a luxury SUV, he steps into a deadly trap set by William (Anthony Hopkins), a self-proclaimed vigilante delivering his own brand of twisted justice. With no means of escape, Eddie must fight to survive in a ride where escape is an illusion,...

Nosferatu and It star Bill Skarsgård finds himself trapped by a sinister Anthony Hopkins in the new trailer for horror-thriller Locked that arrived this morning.

Locked will be released in theaters on March 21, 2025.

In the intense horror thriller, “When Eddie (Bill Skarsgård) breaks into a luxury SUV, he steps into a deadly trap set by William (Anthony Hopkins), a self-proclaimed vigilante delivering his own brand of twisted justice. With no means of escape, Eddie must fight to survive in a ride where escape is an illusion, survival is a nightmare, and justice shifts into high gear.”

The film hails from director David Yarovesky (Brightburn), writer Michael Arlen Ross (Turistas), and producer Sam Raimi (the Evil Dead franchise).

“Working with Bill and Anthony was a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” Yarovesky told EW about working on the film. “They are two of the greatest living actors, each having brought to life some of the...

Universal Pictures has announced that they’ve recruited Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes director Wes Ball to helm an adaptation of Reikon Games’ brutal cyberpunk shooter, Ruiner. In addition to Ball directing, Turistas writer Michael Arlen Ross has joined the project to write the screenplay.

As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, on top of directing duties, Ball will be producer, alongside Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg, and Joe Hartwick Jr. Meanwhile, Timothy I. Stevenson, Dan Jevons, Marek Roefler, Magdalena Tomkowicz, and Jakub Stylinski will executive produce. Universal Pictures’ senior VP of production development Ryan Jones will oversee the project for Universal with creative executive of production development Jacqueline Garell.

Bullet Train and Nobody producers Kelly McCormick and David Leitch will produce Ruiner through 87North’s first look-deal with Universal Pictures.

Released to Steam, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2017 (and the Nintendo Switch in 2020), Ruiner takes place in the...

‘Maze Runner’ and ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ filmmaker Wes Ball has been set to take the helm of the video game adaptation of ‘Ruiner’ at Universal.

An action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. The game follows a wired psychopath who fights against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother. Under the guidance of a mysterious hacker, he battles through a world of brutal violence and cutting-edge technology, inching closer to the dark secrets hidden within the city’s neon-lit streets.

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Michael Arlen Ross (Locked) will adapt the screenplay for the film, produced by 87North, Story Kitchen and Oddball. Kelly McCormick and David Leitch, will produce through 87North’s first look deal with Universal Pictures. Story Kitchen’s Dmitri M. Johnson and Mike Goldberg,...

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes director Wes Ball is already set to direct The Legend of Zelda movie, but has now added another video game adaptation to his already busy schedule.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Ball has been tapped to direct a feature adaptation of Reikon's Ruiner, a cyberpunk shooter video game, for Universal Pictures. Michael Arlen Ross, known for the horror film Oracle, is set to pen the screenplay. Ball, Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg, and Joe Hartwick Jr. are set to produce, while Timothy I. Stevenson, Dan Jevons, Marek Roefler, Magdalena Tomkowicz, and Jakub Stylinski will serve as executive producers. Ruiner "is set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok, and follows a wired psychopath who fights against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother." Ruiner is described as a twin-stick shooter and was released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch,...

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” director Wes Ball is set to adapt the hit video game “Ruiner” for Universal Pictures, with David Leitch producing through the studio’s first-look deal with his action film company 87North.

Developed by Reikon Games and published by Devolver Digital in 2017, “Ruiner” is an isometric shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyberpunk metropolis Rengkok. The game follows a wired psychopath who fights against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother. Under the guidance of a mysterious hacker, he battles through a world of brutal violence and cutting-edge technology, inching closer to the dark secrets hidden within the city’s neon-lit streets.

Michael Arlen Ross (“Locked”) will write the screenplay. Leitch and Kelly McCormick, who previously produced “The Fall Guy,” “Bullet Train” and “Nobody,” among other films, will produce through 87North.

Dmitri M. Johnson and Mike Goldberg, producers...

Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to adapt Reikon’s hit video game “Ruiner,” with Wes Ball attached to direct.

Michael Arlen Ross (“Locked”) will adapt the screenplay for the film, produced by 87North, Story Kitchen and Oddball.

With over 4 million players and 90% positive reviews on Steam, “Ruiner” is an action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. As its official synopsis explains, “the game follows a wired psychopath who fights against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother. Under the guidance of a mysterious hacker, he battles through a world of brutal violence and cutting-edge technology, inching closer to the dark secrets hidden within the city’s neon-lit streets.”

Kelly McCormick and David Leitch, will produce through 87North’s first look-deal with Universal Pictures. Also producing are the team behind “Tomb Raider” (for Amazon MGM Studios and Netflix) and Paramount’s...

Wes Ball is set to direct an adaptation of Reikon’s popular video game Ruiner for Universal Pictures, with Michael Arlen Ross on board to pen a screenplay.

Universal Pictures picked up the adaptation rights for the action shooter game, and tapped Ball, whose credits include Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and the Maze Runner trilogy to direct. The Ruiner video game is set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok, and follows a wired psychopath who fights against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother.

Guided by a mysterious hacker, the action shooter battles through a world of brutal violence and cutting-edge technology, inching closer to the dark secrets hidden within the city’s neon-lit streets.

Ball has a packed slate. In addition to the potential of another Apes movie, he is attached to direct the high-profile The Legend of Zelda...

Hollywood legend Anthony Hopkins is teaming with Top Gun: Maverick star Glen Powell for Locked, a remake of the Argentinian action thriller 4X4. David Yarovesky directs from a script by Michael Arlen Ross (Oracle), with the original written and directed by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat. The project hails from Zq Entertainment and Raimi Productions.

According to the synopsis for Cohn’s 2019 thriller, 4X4 revolves around a thug who breaks into a specialized car with a unique security system that keeps him trapped inside, with no one being able to hear him crying for help. Cohn’s film starred Peter Lanzani, Ailén Mazioni, and Dady Brieva. I recommend checking out the trailer for 4X4, as it looks intense, brutal, and prone to giving audiences a feeling of claustrophobia.

In Yarovesky’s version, Powell plays the thug originally portrayed by Lanzani.

“Dave Yarovesky so elevated the material on Nightbooks, and he...

Director David Yarovesky is re-teaming with producer Sam Raimi on an action-thriller titled Locked, which was announced and detailed by Deadline today.

Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) will also star in Locked, a remake of the Argentinian movie 4X4 that came from writers/directors Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat.

“Locked is an intense, character-driven thriller about a thief who breaks into a luxury SUV, only to realize that he’s stumbled into a complex and deadly trap set by a mysterious figure.”

Michael Arlen Ross (Oracle) wrote the script for the fresh remake.

“Dave Yarovesky so elevated the material on Nightbooks, and he was our first choice for this,” Raimi tells Deadline. “The script was so good and he’s such a good communicator that we were able to interest Anthony Hopkins, who for my generation is just about the greatest actor ever. Glen’s character has got a soul...

Exclusive: Two-time Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins will team with Top Gun: Maverick’s Glen Powell in Locked, a remake of the Argentinian action thriller 4X4, for Zq Entertainment and Raimi Productions. David Yarovesky is set to direct. He and Sam Raimi collaborated recently on Nightbooks. Michael Arlen Ross (Oracle) wrote the script. The original was written and directed by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat (Official Competition).

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Locked is an intense, character-driven thriller about a thief who breaks into a luxury SUV,...

Production began today on Lionsgate's highly-anticipated Robin Hood: Origins, with filming taking place in Dubrovnik, Croatia. We already have our first look at stars Taron Egerton and Eve Hewson on set. Filming is expected to last in Dubrovnik until March 6, with over 1,000 extras assembled for the shoot, which recreate The Crusades. There is one photo in particular that has captured the attention of fans, which has Taron Egerton's Robin Hood kissing Eve Hewson's Maid Marian.

These first photos surfaced at The Dubrovnik Times, which reports that all of the "main actors" are on location in Dubrovnik, except for Jamie Dornan. The actor plays Will Scarlett, the husband of Maid Marian. It hasn't been announced when he will begin filming on this epic adventure. With filming to continue in Dubrovnik for at least a few more weeks, hopefully we'll get to see even more photos from the set soon.

The young adult phenomenon Fallen is finally coming to the big screen, with Relativity Media debuting the first trailer for this adaptation. The studio, which has recently emerged from bankruptcy proceedings, hasn't set a release date for this fantasy adventure quite yet, but Relativity's Ryan Kavanaugh asked fans of the franchise in a series of tweets to retweet the trailer, so the company could gauge the response to the first footage. The executive is asking for at least 500,000 retweets, "so we can see how many fans there really are out there."

Based on the worldwide bestselling book series, Fallen is seen through the eyes of Lucinda "Luce" Price (Addison Timlin), a strong-willed seventeen-year-old living a seemingly ordinary life until she is accused of a crime she didn't commit. Sent off to the imposing Sword & Cross reform school, Luce finds herself being courted by two young men to whom she feels oddly connected.

After several years of no movement, it looks like a film adaptation of the "Just Cause" video game franchise is showing signs of life again.

The games follow Rico Rodriguez, aka the Scorpion, a black ops agent who carries out deadly missions for the U.S. government which revolve around destabilising rogue nations from within and turning the bad guys against each other.

The first game in the series was set on the fictional South American Republic of San Esperito, the second around the Indonesian islands of Panau, and the third the Mediterranean archipelago of Medici. Rodriguez frequently uses both a grappling hook and retractable parachute to perform death-defying stunts that utterly defy the laws of physics.

From hijacking fighter planes in mid-air to a chase/boss battle that takes place on the back of freshly launched nuclear missiles, the series earned strong reviews for its fun and impressive open world scale.

New York Times bestselling author Tony Lee has been brought onboard to work on the script for a futuristic reimagining of Robin Hood that is in the works at Hollywood Gang.

Jason Dean Hall ("American Sniper") and Michael Ross ("The Throwaways") worked on previous drafts of the script which is set in a dystopian London and follows a rogue MI5 agent on a mission to avenge injustice.

Gianni Nunnari ("300," "Immortals") will produce the project, currently going by the working title "Robin Hood 2058".

It's one of several Robin Hood films in development with rivals in the works at Sony, Warner, Disney and Lionsgate - the latter the furthest along with a project called "Robin Hood: Origins" starring "Kingsman" breakout actor Taron Egerton.

Source: THR...

Gianni Nunnari's The Hollywood Gang, the production company behind the 300 movies and The Immortals, was one of the first companies to start development of a reimagining of the Robin Hood legend. They've been working on a "futuristic" take on the classic archer since 2009, and it's gone through multiple screenwriters, including Jason Dean Hall (American Sniper) and Michael Ross (The Throwaways), over the past few years. Now THR reports that the company is gearing back up to give it another go with the project.

They've just hired UK-based scribe Tony Lee to write the screenplay, which will be set in "dystopian London with a rogue MI5 agent on a mission to avenge injustice." Lee is primarily a comic book writer, but he has a few screenplays in the works at various places around town. This project's working title was once Robin Hood 2058, but there's no word yet on whether...

Originally slated to debut December 19, the release of Crackle’s original movie The Throwaways was put on hold because of the massive hack attack on parent Sony Pictures Entertainment. Now the cyber-attack film, executive produced by Jeremy Renner, has been re-dated and will start streaming January 30. Director Tony Bui’s pic stars Sam Huntington as a notorious hacker who uses his smarts to track down another cyber-attacker. Katie McGrath, Christian Hillborg, Jack Kesy, Kevin Dillon and James Caan also star in the film written by Michael Arlen Ross and Don Handfield. Renner and Don Handfield executive produce. You can watch the trailer above.

Sony Pictures Television unit Crackle has set a December 19 release on its platform for its original cyber thriller The Throwaways featuring Jeremy Renner as executive producer.

Sam Huntington, Katie McGrath, Christian Hillborg, Jack Kesy, Kevin Dillon and James Caan star in the story of a hacker who recruits a team and is tasked by the CIA to take down a cyber terrorist.

Tony Bui directs from a screenplay by Michael Ross. Renner and Don Handfield are on board as executive producers via their company The Combine along with Timothy Linh Bui.

The Throwaways is set in Bulgarian capital Sofia and was completed in October.

Directv Cinema has begun its exclusive VOD window on Atom Egoyan’s thriller The Captive through December 11, prior to theatrical release the following day via A24. The exclusivity component is pursuant to the partners’ ongoing agreement. Ryan Reynolds stars in the abduction thriller.

Crackle has some new spy thriller entertainment coming your way. The online distributor will release its original, feature-length film The Throwaways on its site on December 19, 2014. The film centers around a character named Drew Reynolds (played by Sam Huntington of Being Human and Superman Returns fame), a hacker captured by the CIA and offered either a job with the organization or life in prison. Reynolds joins a “throwaway” group of the CIA’s least-favored agents, including Colonel Christopher Holden (played by James Caan from The Godfather) and combat specialist Dan Fisher (portrayed by Kevin Dillon of Platoon). Together, the three aim to take out a cyber-terrorist bent on destruction. Written by Michael Ross of Jerry McGuire, The Throwaways co-stars Katie McGrath from Merlin, Christian Hillborg of The Bridge, and Jack Kesy of The Strain. Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, The Avengers) and his colleague Don Handfield (Kill the Messenger) executive...

Based on the worldwide bestselling book series, Fallen is seen through the eyes of Lucinda "Luce" Price, a strong-willed seventeen-year-old living a seemingly ordinary life until she is accused of a crime she didn't commit. Sent off to the imposing Sword & Cross reform school, Luce finds herself being courted by two young men to whom she feels oddly connected. Isolated and haunted by strange visions, Luce begins to unravel the secrets of her past and discovers the two men are fallen angels, competing for her love for centuries. Luce must choose where her feelings lie, pitting Heaven against Hell in an epic battle over true love.

Fallen stars Addison Timlin, Jeremy Irvine, Harrison Gilbertson alongside Joely Richardson. Rounding out the cast are Lola Kirke along with Sianoa Smit-McPhee, Daisy Head, Hermione Corfield and Malachi Kirby.

Australian filmmaker Scott Hicks (The Lucky One) will direct from a script by Michael Ross.

“Need for Speed” star Harrison Gilbertson has landed the other male lead in “Fallen,” an adaptation of Lauren Kate’s bestselling young adult book series that will also star Jeremy Irvine and Addison Timlin, TheWrap has learned. Lotus Entertainment and Mayhem Pictures are producing the movie, based on the first book in Kate’s four-part series. Scott Hicks (“Shine”) is directing from an adapted screenplay by Kathryn Price, Nicole Millard and Michael Ross, the latter of whom wrote the most recent draft. Also Read: Disney Options ‘Fallen’ Books A Gothic romantic thriller, “Fallen” follows Luce (Timlin), a shy teen who is sent to Sword and.

Exclusive: Lotus Entertainment and Mayhem Pictures have set Californication’s Addison Timlin and War Horse’s Jeremy Irvine to star in Fallen, an adaptation of Lauren Kate’s best selling Ya novel series. Shine helmer Scott Hicks is set to direct. Kathryn Price and Nicole Millard adapted and Michael Ross wrote the most recent draft. Lotus is financing, handling foreign sales, and producing with Mayhem Pictures. Fallen is the first in a four-part series, a Gothic romantic thriller that centers around Luce (Timlin), a shy teen who is suspected of killing a boy and is sent to Sword and Cross reform school. The school is filled with frequent supernatural occurrences and it becomes clear that the majority of students are fallen angels on the side of good or evil. A battle commences and a love story with deadly consequences for Luce is formed with two male students who have dark secrets of their own.

How is this for an interesting premise? A team of gifted teens control biological nanobot robots warriors and they battle another group that is controlled by megalomaniacal conjoined twins whose nanobots are brainwashing world leaders and trying to take over the world.

That is the basic plot of Michael Grant‘s book, Bzrk. Deadline is reporting that screenwriter Michael Ross (Turistas) has been hired by Sony Pictures to adapt Grant’s novel for the big-screen. The film will be produced by Sam Raimi and Josh Donen.

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No production or release dates have been announced for Bzrk.

Michael Ross (Turistas) has been hired to script the Sam Raimi produced adaptation of the novel Bzrk. This is the first book in a trilogy written by Michael Grant, and Sony Pictures acquired the rights to the book last year.

This story actually sounds very cool. It follows "a team of gifted teens control biological nanobot robots warriors and they battle another group that is controlled by conjoined twins whose nanobots are brainwashing world leaders. The megalomaniacal twins are trying to take over the world."

I'm not really that familiar with Ross' work; I never saw Turistas because it didn't look like a good movie. But I'm looking forward to this one--hell, I look forward to anything that Raimi has a hand in. The guy likes what we like, so if he thinks this is going to make a cool movie then it probably will be.

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Michael Ross ("Turistas") will pen a film adaptation of Michael Grant's novel "Bzrk" for Sony Pictures reports Deadline.

The first in a trilogy, the story is set in the near future where a pair of conjoined twins set out to turn the world into their vision of utopia. Opposing them is a guerrilla group of teens who are fighting to protect the right to be human.

The battleground is the human brain with the weapons and fighting occurring on the nano-level. Sam Raimi and Josh Donen will produce.

Given the current quest by all the studios to nail down the next big young adult book series as a possible source material for movies, it’s no surprise to see Sony targeting Michael Grant and his Shadow Gang organisation. The author has been behind popular books such as Gone and sold the first of his new trilogy, Bzrk, to the studio last autumn. Now Michael Arlen Ross is aboard to adapt it for Sam Raimi to produce.Bzrk takes place in a world where gifted teenagers control biological nanobot robot warriors. They’re a necessary part of life, as they have to combat the threat from a similar group of biotech ‘bots controlled by conjoined twins who have been busy brainwashing world leaders.It all sounds like it could make for an intriguing story, and the trilogy aspect means there’s material for more movies if the first one hits.

Despite this week’s The Watch being a likely hit — all the better that it looks funny — Vince Vaughn will step outside that typical, comfortable parameter with a new outing. (Unless you hold Gus Van Sant‘s Psycho or Domestic Disturbance as benchmarks of his career.) Deadline reports that his Wild West Picture Show Productions are partnering with Universal on The Risk Agent, an international thriller that will see him in the field of action. For the sake of courtesy, please stifle your laughter.

Ridley Pearson‘s novel, from which they’ll be working, centers on two employees of Rutherford Risk, an extraction company hired, in this case, to retrieve a kidnapped Chinese national and his security guard. The two agents sent out into the field — Grace Chu, “a female forensic accountant who follows the money,” and John Knox, an agent who has “combat and culture” to his advantage — dig...

Exclusive: Michael Ross will adapt Bzrk, the novel by Michael Grant and Shadow Gang, into a feature film for Sony Pictures and producers Sam Raimi and Josh Donen. Acquired last fall, Bzrk is the first in a three-book series by Grant, who previously wrote Gone and co-created the Animorphs series. Bzrk is a youth oriented tale with an ambitious premise. A team of gifted teens control biological nanobot robots warriors and they battle another group that is controlled by conjoined twins whose nanobots are brainwashing world leaders. The megalomaniacal twins are trying to take over the world. Ross previously wrote Turistas, the thriller directed by John Stockwell. He also recently did a rewrite on Robin Hood 2058 and scripted I Owe You, an original screenplay for Media Rights Capital, which Jacob Estes is attached to direct. Russell Hollander is executive producer. Grant and Ross are repped by CAA, Ross also by Management 360.

David Fincher is set to produce a new thriller called Iou. The movie is being directed by Jacob Aaron Estes (Mean Creek) from a script written by Michael Arlen Ross (Turistas). Fincher rarely attaches himself to projects that he's not directing, so this must be a pretty good script. There are absolutely no details on the story, but they plan is to start shooting in January of 2013. According to the title of the film, a character obviously owes another character something.

It's been a while since I've seen Estes' Mean Creek, but I remember it was a good movie with a solid story. He also wrote and directed a dark comedy called The Details, and wrote a film called The Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein for Summit, which Matt Reeves is attached to direct.

I hate reporting on upcoming films when there are no story details to go on.

When David Fincher puts his name on a project, people take notice. Usually it’s as a director but, in some cases, he’s been known to produce too and that’s what he’ll do with Iou. The film, whose plot is being kept secret save for the fact it’s a “thriller”, is written by Michael Arlen Ross [...]...

About ten years ago, BMW created a series of short films called The Hire. Clive Owen starred as "The Driver," a wheelman who transported things for various characters throughout the different shorts. The Social Network director David Fincher produced that series, and now it looks like he's putting his producing hat on once again. THR reports Fincher has signed on to produce a mysterious thriller called Iou, with Mean Creek helmer Jacob Aaron Estes directing. Plot details are scant, but we know Turistas scribe Michael Arlen Ross wrote the script and Fincher has a good track record when it comes to producing. It's worth noting that aside from The Hire series and Catherine Hardwicke's Lords of Dogtown, Fincher has never produced anything that he hasn't directed himself. I'll take that to mean that the story for Iou is pretty damn good. If Fincher has enough faith in it to...