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Shaquille O’Neal is looking to emulate the success of another NBA all-star, Kobe Bryant, who won an Academy Award last year for the animated short “Dear Basketball.” Shaq is one of the producers of the documentary feature “Killer Bees.” The title is misleading for, as per the official synopsis, the film by Ben Cummings and Orson Cummings follows “a championship high school basketball team that provides pride, tradition and hope for an African American community struggling to survive in the middle of one of the wealthiest communities in America.”

When speaking with the basketball great, he quickly disavows signing on as a producer of this acclaimed documentary to win awards. “I’ve never done something based on accolades. When you make the film and people respond to it well and you inspire people with it, you’ve already won.” As he elaborates, “What I look at is: is it going to be informative?...

Arrow‘s Willa Holland will make a return to the big screen in the upcoming film Pacific Standard Time, appearing opposite Alex Russell, Matt Riedy, Miguel Gomez, Julie Dretzin, David S. Lee, Stelio Savante, Charlbi Dean Kriek, and David Newton.

Pacific Standard Time is written and directed by Ben Cummings and Orson Cummings, and has been described as being “a dark and sexy thriller involving 20-somethings trying to live above their means and getting involved in a love triangle that goes terribly wrong.”

It is expected that the new movie will hit the big screen sometime during 2015.

Mitch Sandler, Mitch Solomon and Magnet Management’s production arm Pull Pictures have earmarked 2015 for the love triangle thriller starring Willa Holland from Arrow.

Holland (pictured) stars opposite Alex Russell, Matt Riedy, Miguel Gomez, Julie Dretzin, David S Lee, Stelio Savante, Charlbi Dean Kriek and David Newton.

Ben Cummings and Orson Cummings directed Pacific Standard Time from their own screenplay. The feature is currently in post.

Gigi Causey, Jennie Frisbie, Zach Tann and Bob Sobhani are the executive producers.

Pacific Standard Time

Alex Russell ("Chronicle"), Willa Holand ("Arrow") and Miguel Gomez ("The Strain") are set to join Benjamin and Orson Cummings' "Pacific Standard Time".

The story is described as a dark and sexy thriller involving 20-somethings trying to live above their means and getting involved in a love triangle that goes terribly wrong. [Source: THR]

The Canterville Ghost

Freddie Highmore ("Bates Motel"), Imelda Staunton ("Maleficent") and Toby Jones ("The Hunger Games") have joined the voice cast of Kim Burdon's animated adaptation of Oscar Wilde's "The Canterville Ghost".

Old comedy chums Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry, along with Miranda Hart, are also part of the comedy which follows a ghost who has been haunting his ancestral home in rural England for three centuries. He's successfully scared off every previous tenant, until the Otis family from America moves in. [Source: THR]

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Julia Stiles ("The Bourne Ultimatum") and Bill Cobbs...

Casting has finalized for Benjamin and Orson Cummings latest project with Willa Holland, Miguel Gomez, and Alex Russell landing the leads in new indie thriller “Pacific Standard Time.” THR shares the exclusive details of the upcoming film. The project is said to be a “dark and sexy thriller” that follows a group of young adults who get involved in a messy love triangle. Filming is already underway in La for the Cummings second indie attempt, “Blue Blood” being the first. The duo also wrote their latest film. Holland is known for her starring role in The CW’s “Arrow” and movies like “Straw Dogs” [...]

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Chronicle star Alex Russell, Arrow's Willa Holland and Miguel Gomez, who appears in FX's new vampire show The Strain, are starring in Pacific Standard Time, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. Benjamin and Orson Cummings wrote the script and are directing the indie, which is currently shooting in L.A. The movie is described as a dark and sexy thriller involving 20-somethings trying to live above their means and getting involved in a love triangle that goes terribly wrong. Photos: 35 of 2014's Most Anticipated Movies Mitch Sandler is financing and producing along with Magnet Management’s production arm, Pull Pictures.

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Artistic License Films has acquired US theatrical rights to Benjamin and Orson Cummings' film noir thriller "If I Didn't Care" starring Bill Sage and Roy Scheider. Sage plays a Hamptons real estate agent who plots with his mistress to kill his wealthy wife. Scheider plays the local cop who's on his tail. The film is set for a limited Aug. 3 release in the New York area, followed by a national rollout.

The deal was negotiated for Artistic License side by Robert Seigel of Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard with Mary Miles of Greenberg Traurig on behalf of the filmmakers.