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“Gremlins” lead actor Zach Galligan recently said during an appearance at Comic-Con Manchester (via Games Radar) that Warner Bros. is “incredibly interested” in “Gremlins 3.” Not only that, but the script is allegedly on the desk of executive producer Steven Spielberg and awaiting his sign-off. Galligan played the lead role of Billy Peltzer in 1984’s “Gremlins” and 1990’s “Gremlins 2: The New Batch.”

“After 35 years, they’ve come up with a script,” Galligan told the audience. “Warner Bros. is incredibly interested in doing it, apparently it’s waiting on Mr. Spielberg to read it and approve it. But you can thank the success of ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.'”

Variety has reached out to Warner Bros. for further comment.

Warner Bros. released “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” in theaters in September 2024 to the tune of $452 million at the worldwide box office. Like “Gremlins,” Tim Burton’s original “Beetlejuice” was a beloved movie classic from the 1980s.

Reacher star Alan Ritchson looks more intimidating than ever in a new image from his upcoming action thriller movie. Though some audiences will recognize him from projects like Smallville, Blue Mountain State, or The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), it's the hit Prime Video action series adapting the books by Lee Child that made Ritchson a star.

Reacher has been a massive hit for the streamer, with Ritchson taking on the lead role of Jack Reacher, a former MP who travels from town to town solving crimes and helping those in need. The show most recently returned for a well-received season 3, and Reacher season 4 is now confirmed to be on the way.

Following the Reacher premiere in 2022, Ritchson has become a more common sight in the world of movies, too. He recently appeared in Guy Ritchie's The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024), for example, playing the formidable Anders Lassen.

Ritchson also...

Dos presencias españolas, ‘Extraño Río’ y ‘Calle Málaga’, en la programación de la Biennale.

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Ayer se desveló la impresionante programación de la 82 edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Venecia, que se celebra del 27 de agosto al 6 de septiembre. Una selección potente, con claro protagonismo del cine en lengua inglesa, que busca posicionar a Venecia como la antesala decisiva de la temporada de premios. No es un gesto gratuito: Anora, ganadora en Cannes el año pasado, acabó llevándose el Óscar a la Mejor Película. Y ahora, todos miran a la Mostra como el próximo trampolín. Así, en la competición por el León de Oro hay nombres de peso como Guillermo del Toro, Yorgos Lanthimos, Jim Jarmusch, Noah Baumbach, Park Chan-wook, o Benny Safdie. La riqueza de la programación se extiende también a las secciones paralelas y fuera de competición. En ellas se presentarán, entre otros, los nuevos trabajos de...

Alan Ritchson might be best known for breaking bones and busting heads as Jack Reacher, but his next role may be his boldest yet. In a newly released image from Motor City, the rising action star looks battered, bruised, and bloody — right at home in the gritty underworld of 1970s Detroit. But it’s not just the physicality that has people talking: this movie barely has any dialogue. Yes, really. Director Potsy Ponciroli (Old Henry) took to Instagram to announce that Motor City — a “gorgeous action film set in ’70s Detroit… with only 4 lines of dialogue” — has officially been selected for the Venice Film Festival.

The photo shows Ritchson, bloodied and intense, a far cry from his clean-cut Reacher persona. “Today it’s official,” Ponciroli wrote. “We got into the Venice film fest! So many people gave so much time and creativity to this project, and I can’t wait to celebrate with you!

Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia,” Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly,” Kathryn Bigelow’s “A House of Dynamite,” and Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” are heading to the Lido for their world premieres at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival.

At a press conference in Venice on Tuesday morning, the announcement of those and other titles was made by Alberto Barbera, Director of the Cinema Department and Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, president of La Biennale di Venezia.

Other films in the Venice main competition include new work from Paolo Sorrentino (“La Grazia”), Jim Jarmusch (“Father Mother Sister Brother”), Laszlo Nemes (“Orphan”), Park Chan-wook

“Sermon to the Void,” Hilal Baydarov

“L’Isola di Andrea,” Antonio Capuano

“Il Maestro,” Andrea Di Stefano

“After the Hunt,” Luca Guadagnino

“Hateshinaki Scarlet,” Mamoru Hosoda

“The Last Viking,” Anders Thomas Jensen

“In the Hand of Dante,” Julian Schnabel

“Dead Man’s Wire,” Gus Van Sant

“Orfeo,” Virgilio Villoresi

Out of Competition – Non Fiction

“Kabul,...

Celebrating its 82nd edition this year, Venice Film Festival will take place August 27 through September 6. Ahead of the event, President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco and Director Alberto Barbera have now unveiled the lineup.

Highlights include new films from Jim Jarmusch, Park Chan-wook, Lucrecia Martel, Laura Poitras, Benny Safdie, Werner Herzog, Kathryn Bigelow, Luca Guadagnino, Olivier Assayas, Sofia Coppola, Kent Jones, Yorgos Lanthimos, Mark Jenkin, Tsai Ming-liang, Mamoru Hosoda, Gus Van Sant, Noah Baumbach, Mona Fastvold, Pietro Marcello, Guillermo del Toro, László Nemes, and more.

See the lineup below.

Opening Film

La Grazia (Paolo Sorrentino) (in competition)

Closing Film

Chien 51 (Cédric Jimenez) (out of competition)

In Competition

The Wizard of the Kremlin (Olivier Assayas)

Jay Kelly (Noah Baumbach)

The Voice of Hind Rajab (Kaouther Ben Hania)

A House of Dynamite (Kathryn Bigelow)

The Sun Rises on Us All (Cai Shangjun)

Frankenstein (Guillermo del Toro)

Elisa (Leonardo Di Costanzo)

À pied d’œuvre...

Kathryn Bigelow’s A House Of Dynamite, Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine, and Luca Guadagnino’s After The Hunt are among the films selected for the 82nd Venice Film Festival (August 27 - September 6).

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The first two are among 21 Competition titles, with further Competition entries including Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly starring George Clooney, Olivier Assayas’ The Wizard Of The Kremlin starring Jude Law as Vladimir Putin, Mona Fastvold’s The Testament Of Ann Lee, and Guillermo del Toro’sFrankenstein starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi.

The selection was announced by artistic director Alberto Barbera,...

The line-up for the 82nd Venice International Film Festival (August 27-September 9) is being unveiled today at 11:00 Cest (10:00 BST) by festival president Pietrangelo Buttafuoco and artistic director Alberto Barbera.

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The press conference is live-streamed above, and this page will be updated with the films as they are announced.Refresh page for latest updates.

Alexander Payne will preside over the jury, which also includes Mohammad Rasoulof, Fernanda Torres, Stephane Brize, Maura Delpero, Cristian Mungiu and Zhao Tao. Julia Ducournau will chair the Horizons jury.

The Venice Critics’ Week line-up was announced yesterday.

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La Grazia

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"Goonies Never Say Die," but the original of The Gooniescast has spoken candidly about the long-anticipated sequel to Richard Donner's 1985 cult classic and, unfortunately, it might not be the news that fans want to hear. Goonies 2has been in development for a while, but Warner Bros. officially confirmed the sequel in February. There are no plot details as yet. However, those hoping for a reunion in the Goon Docks might be out of luck, as the cast say they are "unlikely" to have main roles in the film, but they could perhaps have "cameos."

The Guardian invited the original cast and crew of The Goonies to explore how their film has endured as a cult classic and to unpack their experiences from the set, forty years on from its release in theaters. As well as looking back, the group were also quizzed on the future of the franchise, now...

Exclusive: Russell Crowe, Jacob Tremblay, Shailene Woodley and Annabelle Wallis have signed on to star in Unabom, a new thriller on domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski to be directed for Netflix and MRC by Janus Metz (Andor).

Inspired by true events, Unabom originated as a spec from Sam Chalsen & Nelson Greaves, the writers behind Radio Silence’s forthcoming Art Bell project, who have developed the film alongside 2.0 Entertainment since its inception. The pic follows Kaczynski’s (Tremblay) transformation from Harvard prodigy into the infamous Unabomber, who carried out a nationwide bombing campaign in the U.S. from 1978-95, killing three people and injuring 23.

Subjected to controversial psychological experiments by Professor Henry Murray (Crowe), Kaczynski’s troubled past resurfaces decades later when his manhunt, led by FBI agent Joanne Miller (Woodley), brings to light the chilling consequences of ambition and isolation.

Sophie Cassidy will produce for 2.0 Entertainment,...

Alan Ritchson is set to take a temporary break from the Reacher franchise to star in a new sci-fi action film, titled War Machine. Alongside Ritchson, the movie also stars Jai Courtney, Esai Morales, and Dennis Quaid, and the latter star says fans are in for a treat with Ritchson's next action flick. As well as bringing Lee Child's iconic military police/vigilante to life in Reacher, Ritchson has slowly been establishing himself as one of Hollywood's go-to action icons, starring in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Fast X, Titans, and more. But, War Machine is easily his most ambitious action project to date.

During an interview with Collider to promote his new movie, Broke, Dennis Quaid teased what fans can expect from himself, Ritchson, and the rest of the cast in War Machine. "It was two weeks, for my part in War Machine, down in Australia," Quaid began.

Warner Bros. classic coming-of-age adventure movie The Goonies has officially found a new streaming home, four decades after its theatrical release. The 1985 movie was produced by Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg, who was the one responsible for creating the story.

The Goonies is currently available to stream for free on Tubi. The movie was led by a group of rising young stars, including Astin, Josh Brolin, Ke Huy Quan, and Corey Feldman. The story follows Mikey (Astin), who accidentally discovers a hidden map which he believes will lead them to the long-lost treasure of pirate One-Eyed Willy. In order to save their homes from getting foreclosed, Mikey, his older brother, and friends embark on a once-in-a-lifetime treasure hunt, which means avoiding booby traps and fending off an Italian criminal family.

The Goonies was directed by Superman filmmaker Richard Donner from a screenplay by Chris Columbus, who would later be known for...

As The Gooniesmarks its 40th anniversary, the Richard Donner-directed film by writers Chris Columbus and Steven Spielberg is heading to a new streaming home in May. The film, which stars Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, andKey Huy Quan, will drop on Max on May 1.

The Goonies follows a group of misfits from The Goondocks who set out on an adventure to find treasure after discovering an ancient map. In April, Warner Bros. confirmed that the film is getting a sequel. Pam Abdy, Chair/CEO of Warner Bros. Pictures said that a Goonies revival, as well as a new Gremlins film, are in development. "We're super excited about Amblin developing with Chris Columbus, new entries in the Gremlins and Goonies franchises," she said.

Rumors of a Goonies sequel had been circulating for years before the recent confirmation. In February, it was reported that...

Two iconic movie franchises from the 1980s are officially being rebooted. Warner Bros. has finally verified that both Gremlins and The Goonieswill be revived.

Per Deadline, Pam Abdy, Chair/CEO of Warner Bros. Pictures confirmed that the movies are in development. In an interview that also updated fans on The Lord of the Rings’ new live-action film The Hunt For Gollum,Abdy also indicated that Gremlins and The Goonies will be back with new films. In February, it was reported that Warner Bros. was developing sequels to both Gremlins and The Goonies, but no other details were shared at that time.

“We’re super excited about Amblin developing with Chris Columbus, new entries in the Gremlins and Goonies franchises,” Abdy said.

Gremlins 3 Was Being Developed in 2010

The horror/holiday/fantasy film Gremlins was released in 1984 and was written by Chris Columbus and directed by Joe Dante. It starred Zach Galligan...

After 40 years, The Goonies still never say die, as is evident by the recent news that a sequel to the beloved 1985 film is officially in the works by Stephen Spielberg and Chris Columbus. Reactions have undoubtedly been mixed, with some saying they can't wait to see what happens next, while others believe the original is a classic, and should be left alone. Regardless of how you feel, it appears as if The Goonies 2 is closer than ever to finally being made, and some of the original cast members recently explained what took so long, and why the new film will be "spectacular"

Appearing on The Today Show yesterday morning were some of the original cast members from The Goonies, including Corey Feldman, Sean Astin, Kerri Green, and Martha Plimpton. The subject of the sequel inevitably came up, as word broke in February that it was now in the works with Spielberg and Columbus producing,...

There's one persistent rumor about beloved family film The Goonies, but Sean Astin doesn't want to hear it. In fact, he's mildly insulted that the rumor ever became a thing.

The rumor is that the child actors in The Goonies deliberately weren't shown One-Eyed Willy's pirate ship beforehand, so their looks of awe when they encountered it on camera would be real. But, as was revealed at the “Hey You Guys! The Goonies Reunion” panel at Awesome Con over the weekend (via People), some of them very much had seen the ship beforehand.

"I was sort of offended that they had that idea, that they wouldn’t let the kids see the pirate ship, so that they could capture their real reaction. Like, what? We don’t know how to do real? We did real reactions all the time," Astin said on the panel. He went on, "But I remember...

The Goonies 2 is officially in development by Warner Bros. Pictures and Ke Huy Quan, who starred in the original as Data, has offered an exciting update that's enough to keep the dream alive. So far, nothing beyond the official confirmation has been said about the sequel to The Goonies, so these tidbits of information will have to do for now.

Quan spoke to Entertainment Tonight on the 40th anniversary of Richard Donner's teen action adventure movie, The Goonies. It's a classic from the 1980s that follows a group of teenagers on the hunt for a pirate treasure with enough gold to save their homes from being torn down. Released in 1985, under the veil of Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, the film was a hit with audiences and critics and remains a staple of the decade that changed the landscape of commercial cinema.

Since the late 1980s, there have been talks about a sequel,...

Exclusive: Paradise is adding a high-profile cast member. Shailene Woodley has been tapped for a major recurring role in the upcoming second season of Hulu’s breakout political thriller from creator Dan Fogelman and 20th Television.

No one would comment, but I hear Woodley’s heavy arc is tied to Agent Xavier Collins’ (Sterling K. Brown) mission teed off at the end of the Season 1 finale, with Woodley playing a prominent survivor. Filming on Season 2 is currently underway.

Season 1 of Paradise is streaming on Hulu in the U.S., where it regularly ranked at No. 1 throughout its run, and Disney+ internationally. It will get a full broadcast run on sibling ABC beginning April 7 in the Monday 10 p.m. hour.

Paradise’s well-reviewed first season is set in a serene community inhabited by some of the world’s most prominent individuals. But the tranquility explodes when a shocking murder occurs, and a high-stakes investigation unfolds.

As a child actor, Henry Thomas starred in one of Steven Spielberg’s greatest films. Decades later, he hit a crossroads – spiral into alcoholism and divorce or write his way out. Luckily, he picked up a pen instead of a bottle.

Steven Spielberg at the 2017 Sdcc | Image by Gage Skidmore licensed under Cc By-sa 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Now, the E.T. star has traded Hollywood scripts for epic fantasy novels, proving his storytelling days were far from over. Spielberg launched his career, but this next chapter was all him.

From sci-fi icon to fantasy scribe: Henry Thomas’ unexpected chapter Henry Thomas in Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Credits: Universal Pictures

Some actors fade into Hollywood history. Others evolve. After decades in the industry, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial star Henry Thomas took an unexpected detour – into fantasy writing. Faced with long months on set in Romania, he saw two options.

Robert Davi is eager to reprise his role as Jake Fratelli in the recently announced sequel to The Goonies, but he worries his political views might keep him out.

The actor, 73, expressed his concerns in an interview with Fox Digital, stating that his outspoken conservatism—especially his support for Donald Trump—has cost him jobs in the past.

“I do hope I’m part of it,” Davi said. “I hope that they don’t hold my politics against me and keep me from that project.”

Davi acknowledged that he’s seen his political beliefs impact his career.

“I’m concerned about it, yes,” he admitted. “Because it’s happened on other issues, other projects. And it’s just, you know, I believe in free speech and not being politically correct all the time.”

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The Goonies fans received some good news last week with the revelation that its long-gestating sequel had found its screenwriter, as the project gets into full swing. Robert Davi, who played Jake Fratelli in the first film, is concerned that he may not be allowed to reprise his role in The Goonies 2, given his conservative political views and public support of President Donald Trump's current administration.

In an interview with Fox News, Davi expressed his desire to return in some capacity as Mama Fratelli's criminal son for the upcoming sequel to the beloved 1985 Richard Donner film. "We shall see," he said. "We shall see if they revive Jake Fratelli, or the Fratelli brothers in some way. I hope. I would love to be part of it because it's such an iconic film that people all over the world still reach out to me on Goonies. It's interesting. It's become beyond cult status,...

Ke Huy Quan recently told The Guardian that one of his most fond memories of making “The Goonies” was an unforgettable prank producer Steven Spielberg played on Harrison Ford, Quan’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” co-star who visited the set during production.

“I was star-struck when Harrison Ford came to visit because I’d made Indy. Spielberg played a big joke on him,” Quan said. “There was a biography out of him that he really hated, so Steven went out and bought about 300 copies, so that when Harrison came to visit and walked on to set, the security guard, the gaffers, the camera equipment people, everybody was reading that biography.”

Quan made his acting debut in “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” with “The Goonies” being his follow-up project. Spielberg directed the former. As it turns out, Ford wasn’t the only A-list visitor on set.

The Goonies is officially getting a very belated sequel!

The cult classic movie, which starred the likes of Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, Ke Huy Quan and Martha Plimpton, premiered all the way back in the summer of 1985 and has a devoted following still 40 years later.

This week, Warner Bros. brought on a script writer to begin putting together a story for a new movie in the series.

At least one key player has been confirmed to return, too.

Keep reading to find out more…

According to reporting by Deadline, the studio brought on Potsy Ponciroli to craft the script. Plot deals and the cast list are still under wraps.

However, it has been confirmed that Steven Spielberg is returning as a producer for the sequel. The iconic director worked on the original movie as a producer and created the story.

The outlet noted that multiple stars from the...

The Goonies are officially making a comeback.

Warner Bros. has confirmed that a sequel to the beloved 1985 adventure film is in development, with Potsy Ponciroli set to write the script. The project is moving forward nearly 40 years after the original movie first hit theaters.

Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger, and Holly Bario will be producing for Amblin Entertainment, joined by Chris Columbus, who wrote the original screenplay. Lauren Shuler Donner will serve as an executive producer. At this stage, no director has been announced, and plot details remain under wraps.

The original movie, directed by Richard Donner and produced by Spielberg, followed a group of kids who stumbled upon an ancient treasure map and embarked on a wild adventure to uncover the hidden riches.

Starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, Ke Huy Quan, and Martha Plimpton, the film became an instant hit, grossing $125 million worldwide on a $19 million budget.

Nearly 40 years after The Goonies, a sequel to the 1985 film is in the works.

Warner Bros. has tapped Potsy Ponciroli to write the forthcoming sequel. Steven Spielberg and Chris Columbus will return to produce the film with Kristie Macosko Krieger and Holly Bario for Amblin Entertainment. Lauren Shuler Donner will executive produce. No director has been attached to the new project.

Based on Steven Spielberg’s original story, The Goonies was helmed by Richard Donner with a screenplay by Columbus. The movie follows a group of children who embark on a treasure hunt in hopes of saving their homes from being sold and destroyed by a property development company. The film proved successful at the box office at the time, earning $125 million worldwide, but more notably became a monumental pop culture reference, renowned for its beloved characters and iconic catchphrases, including “Goonies never say die!”

The original film starred a young Josh Brolin,...

Goonies 2 is officially on! Steven Spielberg's beloved classic The Goonies is finally getting the sequel that's been rumored for decades. The exciting news comes after a heart-warming cast reunion at Tcl Chinese Theatres to celebrate Data actor Ke Huy Quan’s hand and foot imprint ceremony. The '80s classic directed by Richard Donner from a script by the legendary Christopher Columbus was based on the extremely loveable story by Spielberg, the project’s producer. While there aren't many concrete details yet, Deadline has confirmed that the director of Old Henry and Greedy People,Potsy Ponciroli, has come aboard to write the sequel's script for Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group.

Spielberg has not been confirmed or even rumored to be directing the sequel to his arguably most famous film. However, the project will definitely be under his guidance. There has yet to be a director confirmed to helm the long-awaited sequel,...

It may sound like a boy who cried wolf scenario, but it seems "The Goonies 2" is really, truly, actually happening. No, seriously this time! This is a film that has been talked about for literal decades now, with nothing having materialized up to this point. Back to 2014, the late Richard Donner (who directed the original "Goonies") said "Goonies" co-writer and producer Steven Spielberg had written a story for the sequel. Well, now Warner Bros. is getting serious about the project and has hired a new writer to tackle another adventure with Mikey, Chunk, and the rest of the gang. Presumably.

According to Deadline, Potsy Ponciroli has officially come on board to pen "The Goonies 2." Ponciroli is known best as the writer-director of the 2021 Western "Old Henry" starring Tim Blake Nelson. Some of the filmmaker's other credits include the TV series "Still the King" and last year's crime flick "Greedy People.

The long-awaited “Goonies” sequel inches forward. Warner Bros. has hired Potsy Ponciroli, writer and director of warmly reviewed indie western “Old Henry,” to write the screenplay for the legacy sequel for Warner Bros Motion Picture Group.

No director is currently attached, but Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger and Holly Bario will produce for Amblin Entertainment alongside Chris Columbus (who wrote the original), with Lauren Shuler Donner serving as executive producer.

Plot details are being kept in a sunken pirate ship, guarded by a menacing octopus — in other words, under wraps.

Recently, the cast of the original film reunited for star Ke Huy Quan’s hand and footprint ceremony at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, with the same group showing up to the premiere of “Love Hurts.” “Love Hurts” reunited Astin and Quan on screen for the first time in almost 40 years.

This June marks the 40th anniversary of the movie,...

Forty years have gone by since Cyndi Lauper let us know The Goonies “‘R’ Good Enough”… and now, it looks like they’re finally ready for a comeback! Last month, it was reported that Warner Bros. is developing new Gremlins and The Goonies films, with Chris Columbus (who wrote both of the original films) attached to at least one of those projects. As Deadline put it, WB was working on “a new Gremlins from Christopher Columbus and a Goonies treatment.” Now, Deadline has learned who’s writing the script for the sequel to The Goonies, and in the process has confirmed that Columbus is involved with both the Gremlins and Goonies revivals. Potsy Ponciroli, writer/director of the 2021 Western Old Henry is writing The Goonies sequel, with Chris Columbus on board to produce the film alongside Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger, and Holly Bario of Amblin Entertainment. Lauren Shuler Donner,...

“The Goonies” are officially back.

Warner Bros. has hired Potsy Ponciroli to write the script for the sequel, it was announced Friday — almost 40 years after the original movie hit theaters back in 1985. Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger and Holly Bario will produce for Amblin Entertainment alongside Chris Columbus, who wrote the original “Goonies” script. Lauren Shuler Donner will executive produce. There is no director attached to the sequel yet, and there are no plot details revealed yet.

Josh Brolin, Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Ke Huy Quan and Martha Plimpton all starred in the original 1985 movie about a group of kids who find an ancient map to hidden treasure. Directed by Richard Donner and produced by Spielberg, “The Goonies” made $125 million worldwide at the box office from a budget of just $19 million. It’s gone on to become a cult classic and was selected to be preserved in the National Registry...

After four decades, The Goonies may finally be getting its sequel. While there have been rumors and rumblings for several years about a new movie happening, the latest development on The Goonies 2 comes with the long-gestating project gaining some much-needed momentum to make its way out of development hell.

Per Deadline, it's just been reported that Potsy Ponciroli (Old Henry) has signed on to write a Goonies sequel script for Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group. No information has yet been revealed about the planned story, and it's unclear exactly which characters from the original film are planned to return. No director has yet been named for the project as of this time. Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger, and Holly Bario are producing for Amblin Entertainment alongside original Goonies writer Chris Columbus, while Lauren Shuler Donner will executive produce.

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Exclusive: Goonies never say die, and neither does the dream of a sequel, as momentum seems to be gaining on the long-rumored project, with Old Henry‘s Potsy Ponciroli coming aboard to pen the script for Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group.

Plot details are under wraps, and no director is currently attached. Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger and Holly Bario will produce for Amblin Entertainment alongside Chris Columbus, with Lauren Shuler Donner exec producing.

This Goonies development comes around two weeks after a cast reunion at Tcl Chinese Theatres, in celebration of Ke Huy Quan’s hand and foot imprint ceremony. A classic adventure-comedy approaching its 40th anniversary, the original introduced the world to a group of misfit kids — Mikey, Mouth, Data, Chunk, and others — who embark on a treasure hunt to save their homes from foreclosure. The journey takes them through underground tunnels, booby traps, and encounters with the villainous Fratelli crime family,...

In all the drama surrounding Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, who were involved in the massively popular “It Ends With Us,” we aren’t really talking about the breakout role from actor Brandon Sklenar. But that isn’t stopping Sklenar from landing a new gig.

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According to Deadline, Brandon Sklenar is set to star in a new film titled “The Rescue.” Directed by “Old Henry” filmmaker Potsy Ponciroli, “The Rescue” is a modern Western about a rodeo cowboy who has to use his skills outside of the sport.

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One star of the Yellowstone spinoff, 1923, is ready to ride into the modern day with his latest Western venture. Acclaimed actor Brandon Sklenar is set to feature in the upcoming Western movie, The Rescue.

According to Deadline, Sklenar has been cast in an undisclosed role in The Rescue, which will be helmed by Old Henry director Potsy Ponciroli and distributed by Skydance. The Rescue will be produced by Ponciroli alongside Skydance's David Ellison and Dana Goldberg. John Fusco, best known for creating Netflix's Marco Polo and penning several Western films, is the screenwriter.

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Brandon Sklenar and Julia Schlaepfer tease Season 2 of 1923, which is a prequel to Yellowstone.

Details about The Rescue are being kept under wraps. However, the Western film will center around a rodeo cowboy's skills being put to the test outside the arena. Production on the Skydance title is expected to begin this summer.

Exclusive: With the second season of his hit Yellowstone origin series 1923 set to premiere next month, Brandon Sklenar looks to have already roped in another western as sources tell Deadline he is in talks to star in Skydance pic The Rescue. Old Henry director Potsy Ponciroli will helm the film from a screenplay by John Fusco. The plan is to begin shooting this summer.

Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger will produce alongside Ponciroli and his Hideout Pictures, Down Home and Cliff Roberts. Aimee Rivera will oversee the project for Skydance. The logline is being kept under wraps, but The Rescue is a modern day western, in which a rodeo cowboy’s skills are put to the test outside the arena.

For Sklenar, the project falls right into his wheelhouse after his star making performance in the first season of the hit Yellowstone prequel series 1923. The...

Though he’s worked steadily in TV and film since the early 2000s, Alan Ritchson got his claim to fame playing ex-military cop Jack Reacher in Amazon Prime Video’s original series, Reacher. Based on the books by Lee Child, Reacher is packed with action-fueled sequences and features a heroic protagonist reminiscent of a knight in shining armor from old storybooks. Now, in Ritchson's upcoming movie, Motor City, he is going against type (sort of).

Taking place in 1970s Detroit, Motor City is a gritty tale of revenge that will still have plenty of action, but this time Ritchson’s character is only out for blood and revenge. While there’s not a whole lot of info pertaining to the Alan Ritchson movie just yet, there’s enough to know that audiences are in for a wild ride.

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Exclusive: Following the success of their Western Old Henry, which the National Board of Review named one of the Top Ten Independent Films of 2021, Hideout Pictures is back in the saddle with The Isolate Thief, a new Western to star Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings franchise), Mackenzie Foy (Interstellar), and Odeya Rush (Lady Bird).

Directed by John Suits (3022), the film is set at the close of the U.S. Civil War, as a young woman struggles to conceal the gold she stole from a group of violent outlaws who have seized control of her remote outpost. As the men relentlessly hunt for the treasure, she must outwit and deceive the ruthless bandits at every turn. Amid a deadly winter, survival transforms into a perilous game of cunning and betrayal.

Suits called the film “a story about resilience, survival, and the strength it takes to outlast the harshest odds—both from nature and humanity,...

Prime Video is all in on Alan Ritchson and his mega-popular Reacher series. The studio announced Reacher Season 4 on Wednesday, just a few days after greenlighting The Untitled Neagley Project, a spinoff of the Reacher series starring Maria Sten. The second season of Reacher did gangbusters for Prime Video in 2023 after becoming the most-viewed release on the streaming platform.

According to Prime Video, Reacher Season 3 is inspired by the seventh book in Lee Child’s best-selling series, Persuader. In the book, Reacher must go undercover to rescue an informant held by a haunting foe from his past. Maria Sten reprises her role as Frances Neagley in Season 3, with Anthony Michael Hall, Sonya Cassidy, Brian Tee, Johnny Berchtold, Robert Montesinos, Daniel David Stewart, and Olivier Richters along for the action-packed ride.

“Reacher has become a phenomenon that continues to resonate with our global customers beyond our wildest expectations and we are...

Greedy People is a 2024 American crime comedy film directed by Potsy Ponciroli and written by Michael Vukadinovich. The film stars Himesh Patel, Lily James, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Simon Rex, Tim Blake Nelson, Joey Lauren Adams, Uzo Aduba, and Jim Gaffigan.

This follows the residents of a small island town who must navigate a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars, a series of increasingly bad decisions that upend the once peaceful community.

Greedy People is out now in the US. A UK physical release is still Tba, though it was released on digital yesterday, September 23rd.

The Rome Film Festival has unveiled the line-up for its 19th edition, which takes place from October 16-27.

Rome will present a lifetime achievement award to Johnny Depp, who will present Modi - Three Days on the Wing of Madness, about Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, at the festival.

Viggo Mortensen will also receive a lifetime achievement award, and will present The Dead Don’t Hurt, which he wrote, directed and stars in.

Francis Ford Coppola will also be in Rome for a special ‘pre-opening’ festival presentation of the Italian premiere of Megalopolis at Cinecittà Studios – the Rome studio that hosted him...

A strong cast led by Joseph Gordon-Levitt are not enough to bring supense to a story where the local hitman advertises in a paint store

This under-par comedy noir from screenwriter Mike Vukadinovich and director Potsy Ponciroli feels like a script that the Coen brothers might have taken on while in one of their slack periods – and not just because Coen regular Tim Blake Nelson is in it.

Himesh Patel plays Will, a nervous rookie cop with a pregnant wife, Paige (Lily James); he has a new job in a sleepy, sweet little town; his cop partner is to be hardbitten cynic Terry, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, with whom he has a “training day” relationship on their first day out on patrol. Terry shows him the ropes, and says how easy it all is in this no-crime backwater. But while Terry is one day busy having illicit sex (while supposedly...

Alan Ritchson has seen his career soar since taking on the role of tough guy Jack Reacher, but his next project will be very different to his return in Reacher Season 3 a movie with almost nothing to say, literally. Motor City is described as a visually driven, near-silent revenge tale. To hammer this home, Ben Foster , who co-stars with Ritchson in the movie, has revealed the film contains just five lines of dialogue.

Everyone has seen that Ritchson can handle himself on-screen, using a lot of muscle to take down bad guys in his hit Prime Video series, or delivering a more dramatic turn in the movie Ordinary Angels. This time around though, Foster revealed in an interview with Collider that both he and Ritchson are being challenged a little differently, with a movie that relies on what you see and not what is being said. During an appearance at the TIFF,...

Reacher star Alan Ritchson is set to star in a new movie completely different from his usual work. Titled Motor City, Ritchsons new film has limited dialogue focusing instead on being a rock disco revenge film.

Collider recently spoke with Ben Foster, who plays Reynolds in Motor City, about working with Ritchson and how the new film expands his work as an actor. He's very tall and very muscular, and he's very handsome, Foster joked, before getting serious about Ritchsons acting ambitions. Hes terrific as a mover. I think he wants to do some deeper work or rather different kinds of work than he's been doing, and that's a joy. Motor City is currently in production, with Shailene Woodley (Divergent) and Pablo Schreiber (Halo) set to star alongside Ritchson and Foster.

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In an exciting update from FanExpo Toronto, Ben McKenzie shared some thrilling details about his latest project, Motor City, in a conversation with Colliders Maggie Lovitt, during a panel he shared with his Gotham co-star Morena Baccarin. Directed by Potsy Ponciroli, Motor City is shaping up to be a dynamic blend of action and style, set against the gritty backdrop of 1970s Detroit. McKenzie, who stars in the film alongside Alan Ritchson (Reacher), hinted at a major musical collaboration that fans are sure to love. "I don't know if this is official yet, but a very famous musician might be doing music who's from Detroit," McKenzie teased, adding an extra layer of anticipation for the project.

Greedy People is a dark comedy crime mystery film directed by Potsy Ponciroli from a screenplay by Michael Vukadinovich. The 2024 film is set in a small town and follows two cops as they try to investigate a murder scene where they find a large sum of money and decide to keep it, but their peaceful lives get filled with chaos because of their one bad decision. Greedy People stars Himesh Patel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the lead roles with Lily James, Traci Lords, Joey Lauren Adams, and Simon Rex starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the dark comedy, moral ambiguity, and absurd characters in Greedy People here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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Fargo is a dark comedy crime thriller film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. The 1996 film follows Jerry, a down-and-out sales manager in a lot of debt to some dangerous people.

Police officer Will Shelley moved to a quaint suburban neighborhood in the hopes of finding some peace to raise his son, but he would soon figure out that it was a distant dream. Directed by Potsy Ponciroli, Greedy People is precisely what the title suggests: a film about greed that often engulfs humans to the point that they lose sight of right and wrong. It was Will’s first day at the new precinct, and he already had a burst blood vessel in his eye. A red eye was not on his checklist for his first day at work, but he had no choice but to deal with it. While Will went off to work, his pregnant wife, Paige, unpacked their belongings and started painting their house. She did not expect to come across a handyman (killer-for-hire) at the paint store, and the suburban neighborhood only got more interesting for her.

Hillbilly thrillers (or hillbillers) is making a comeback, it seems. Two of the best movies of the year have already tackled that kind of vibe the incredible Laroy, Texas, and the stellar ensemble film The Last Stop in Yuma County. Now, the cartoonish nature of Lionsgate's soon-to-be underrated Greedy People might be dubbed its own brand of Southern noir, given that its elements seem to tug its tone all over the place.

Some of it works, some is perhaps too derivative. Brace yourselves for a whole lot of moving parts, including some virtually blink-and-you-miss-it cameos here and there, followed by gravely serious sequences of heartfelt drama that may feel out of place juxtaposed to some vintage Coen brothers humor and tension This comedy-drama dynamic may make Potsy Ponciroli's latest film, from a script by Mike Vukadinovich, feel like a knockoff take combines winning elements from different movies but as Russell Crowe once said,...

In “Old Henry,” director Potsy Ponciroli spilled an inordinate amount of blood on and around the porch of a frontier homestead. “And for what? For a little bit of money,” as Fargo police chief Marge Gunderson put it after solving a no-less-senseless crime a century later. Reuniting with Coen brothers collaborator Tim Blake Nelson for his second feature, “Greedy People,” Ponciroli trades the lawless West for the well-policed present-day Northeast, setting a darkly comic cash grab in the South Carolina town of Providence.

This time around, Ponciroli is directing someone else’s script, and even though the new film feels even more Coen-esque than his first, it lacks the blunt, remorseless quality that set “Old Henry” apart. That film tipped its hat to its influences; this one seems to be borrowing the whole damn uniform. Just look at the way it begins and ends with a deceptively effective female police...

It’s giving Coen Brothers, That’s the immediate vibe of “Greedy People,” a new crime comedy from director Potsy Ponciroli (the revisionist Wester “Old Henry”) and playwright and screenwriter Michael Vukadinovich (“Kidding”). Everyone wants to be the Coens at one point in their life, and sure, it’s a big goal to aspire to, and it’s ostensibly entertaining to cast Tim Blake Nelson as a familiar yokel.

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Potsy Ponciroli’s crime caper Greedy People is a darkly humorous tale that follows the residents of quiet Providence, South Carolina, as secrets and misdeeds come to light after a tragic mistake turns deadly. Joseph Gordon-Levitt leads an excellent ensemble cast in this Coen brothers-style mystery, playing loose cannon police officer Terry, whose poor decisions continually make matters worse, much to the chagrin of his straight-laced partner, rookie cop Will, portrayed by Himesh Patel.

The film opens with Will’s first day on the job, where he naively accepts Terry’s casual approach to law enforcement. But when Will finds himself alone on a call due to one of Terry’s many “shortcuts,” things quickly spiral out of control. What begins as an accidental death soon dredges up greed, betrayal, and questionable motives among the townsfolk as mysteries abound surrounding a stash of cash discovered at the scene.

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