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Rebecca Ferguson has been revealed in a new image from A House of Dynamite. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, who won two Oscars for The Hurt Locker, with a script written by Noah Oppenheim (Netflix's Zero Day), the upcoming political thriller follows a team of White House officials as they race against time to respond to an imminent missile strike on the United States.

The film features a massive star-studded ensemble cast that includes Rebecca Ferguson, Idris Elba, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King, Greta Lee, Jason Clarke, Malachi Beasley, Brian Tee, Brittany O'Grady, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Willa Fitzgerald, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Kyle Allen, Kaitlyn Dever, Francesca Carpanini, and Abubakr Ali.

Now, via La Biennale di Venezia on X, the first look at Rebecca Ferguson in A House of Dynamite has been revealed. The image shows the actress playing a character named Olivia Walker, seemingly...

Kathryn Bigelow already has two Academy Awards to her name, and she will be back for a buzzy awards run later this year. After making her directorial debut with the biker movie The Loveless (1981), Bigelow made a name for herself directing thrillers, such as Near Dark (1987), Blue Steel (1990), Point Break (1991), Strange Days (1995), and K-19: The Widowmaker (2002).

She gained critical acclaim for The Hurt Locker (2008), about a bomb squad in Iraq, and Bigelow became the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director, with the war movie also winning Best Picture. She followed that up with the political thriller Zero Dark Thirty (2012), about the manhunt for Osama bin Laden, and earned another Oscar nomination for Best Picture.

However, her last movie was the crime drama Detroit (2017), but now, the first look at Bigelow's first film in eight years has been revealed.

A House Of Dynamite's First Image Revealed...

Kathryn Bigelow's first movie in eight years gets an awards-friendly release date in theaters and on Netflix. After making her directorial debut with the biker movie The Loveless in 1981, Bigelow made a name for herself helming several thrillers, such as Near Dark (1987), Blue Steel (1990), Point Break (1991), Strange Days (1995), and K-19: The Widowmaker (2002). She gained critical acclaim for The Hurt Locker in 2008 and Zero Dark Thirty in 2012, but it's been eight years since her last movie, Detroit, was released in 2017.

Now, Kathryn Bigelow's first film in eight years has received a release date. Announced by Netflix on X, formerly Twitter, A House of Dynamite is coming to select theaters this October before heading to the streaming service on October 24. Check out the post below, accompanied by a poster for the film:

From Academy Award winning director Kathryn Bigelow comes A House Of Dynamite, in select theaters October and on Netflix October 24. pic.

Kathryn Bigelow is bringing her acclaim to Netflix. The Academy Award-winning director makes her return to filmmaking with thriller “House of Dynamite” set at the White House after a missile is launched at the U.S.

The project was announced in 2024 with a Puck report confirming that “Jackie” and “Zero Day” scribe Noah Oppenheim was writing the original script. The film will be set in real-time and share a sensibility with Bigelow’s previous films “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Detroit,” and “The Hurt Locker.”

Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Jared Harris, Greta Lee, Gabriel Basso, Anthony Ramos, Tracy Letts, and Moses Ingram will star in “House of Dynamite,” along with Jonah Hauer-King, Jason Clarke, Kaitlyn Dever, Willa Fitzgerald, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Malachi Beasley, Kyle Allen, Francesca Carpanini, Brian Tee, Brittany O’Grady, Abubakr Ali, and recent IndieWire Honors winner Aminah Nieves of “1923” fame.

The logline reads: “When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States,...

While we continue to await the arrival of the MCU Blade reboot, which will feature Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali as the titular vampire hunter, Ali will leap into action for Amazon’s upcoming action movie, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. Coming courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios’ Orion Pictures, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother will see Ali unite with writer and director Bassam Tariq (who was once in line to helm Blade), with the action outing now adding an assortment of A-list talent to its cast.

As per a report by Deadline, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother will now find John Cho, Giancarlo Esposito, Abubakr Ali (Anything’s Possible), Tramell Tillman (Severance), Tiffany Boone (Mufasa: The Lion King), Laith Nakli (Problemista), Adia (Full Circle), and Jahleel Kamara (Nanny) joining Ali in the mysterious action thriller.

Plot details for Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother currently remain under wraps, but it...

Exclusive: Amazon MGM Studios’ Orion Pictures has rounded out the cast of Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, its new film teaming Mahershala Ali with Mogul Mowgli filmmaker Bassam Tariq, on which we were recently first to report.

Newcomers include John Cho (Afraid), Giancarlo Esposito (also newly added to Elegance Bratton’s By Any Means), Abubakr Ali (Anything’s Possible), Severance breakout Tramell Tillman, Tiffany Boone (Mufasa: The Lion King), Laith Nakli (Problemista), Adia (Full Circle), and Jahleel Kamara (Nanny).

The plot of the film and character breakdowns are being kept under wraps. Tariq is directing from his own script and producing alongside Lucan Toh and Babak Anvari of Two & Two Pictures. The project marks a reunion of sorts for Ali and Tariq, who were at one point set to team on Blade for Marvel Studios.

Coming off of Oscar nominations for RaMell Ross’ Nickel Boys, Orion’s upcoming slate...

Recent crossover art between Batmanand Grendel shows that Netflix made a huge mistake in canceling their series based on Matt Wagners iconic indie comic before it was even released. The art by comics master Steve Skroce highlights the sleek and elegant look of Wagners indelible super-villain, one of the all-time great costume designs.

Sharing his work to Instagram, Steve Skroce posts that his Batman/Grendel piece was a recent commission for a fan. The artist more than delivered, showing that he understood the assignment with the dramatic confrontation between the two characters, and the little touches like the batarangs sticking out of Grendel add a lot to the piece.

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Seeing Skroce draw original creator Matt Wagners design only makes Netflixs decision to pull the plug on their Grendel adaptation all the more befuddling. The black and white design of...

Exclusive: Gbenga Akinnagbe (The Old Man) has been cast in Kathryn Bigelow‘s new Netflix film.

The film’s title and plot remain under wraps, though sources tell Deadline it will be set at the White House as a national crisis unfolds. The untitled thriller also stars Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Jared Harris, Greta Lee, Gabriel Basso, Anthony Ramos, Tracy Letts, Moses Ingram, Kyle Allen, Francesca Carpanini, Abubakr Ali, Malachi Beasley and Aminah Nieves.

Netflix declined to comment on the casting.

The project was set at the streamer in May, Bigelow’s first feature since the 2017 thriller Detroit from Annapurna Pictures. In between both projects, she was developing an adaptation of of the novel Aurora from David Koepp that didn’t work out.

Akinnagbe can currently be seen in the FX drama series The Old Man working alongside Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow in the role of “Julian Carson.” Season...

Hilary Swank has been cast in the upcoming third season of Yellowjackets. According to Deadline, she'll be a recurring guest star with an option to bump up to a series regular should the show get renewed for a fourth season. No details have yet been released as to who Swank will play.

Exclusive: Kyle Allen (A Haunting in Venice), Francesca Carpanini and Abubakr Ali (Grendel) are the latest talent to join Kathryn Bigelow’s new Netflix film.

The untitled thriller also stars Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Jared Harris, Greta Lee, Gabriel Basso, Anthony Ramos, Tracy Letts, Moses Ingram, Malachi Beasley and Aminah Nieves. The film’s title and plot remain under wraps, though sources tell Deadline it will be set at the White House as a national crisis unfolds.

Netflix declined to comment on the casting.

Allen recently wrapped The Life List for Netflix starring opposite Sofia Carson. He was most recently seen in Kenneth Branagh’s film for 20th Century, A Haunting in Venice and the Hulu film Rosaline, opposite Kaitlyn Dever. In 2022, Allen was in Peter Farrelly’s Apple feature, The Greatest Beer Run Ever. Additional credits include Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, The In Between for Paramount+ and Space Oddity.

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Los Angeles, CA – Corvus Belli’s worldwide table top game sensation Infinity, an intense wargame of counter-espionage set in a sci-fi, high-tech future universe, is expanding the franchise with an organic foray into animation – courtesy of renowned producer/director Jay Oliva, the animator responsible for nine Warner Bros. hit films, including the universally acclaimed two-part Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Produced by Lex+Otis Studios and TeamTO, the series – Infinity: Paradise Lost – had its industry unveiling in France at the Annecy Film Festival last month, and is currently entertaining distributors.

Infinity, the game and its animated series, finds mankind nearly 200 years into an alternate future where humanity has departed Earth and colonized multiple star systems. While there is a shared, albeit tense unity among these planetary factions, conflicts still exist as great nations attempt to maintain control of resources in order to further enhance their grip on power. Aliens...

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Los Angeles, CA – Corvus Belli’s worldwide table top game sensation Infinity, an intense wargame of counter-espionage set in a sci-fi, high-tech future universe, is expanding the franchise with an organic foray into animation – courtesy of renowned producer/director Jay Oliva, the animator responsible for nine Warner Bros. hit films, including the universally acclaimed two-part Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Produced by Lex+Otis Studios and TeamTO, the series – Infinity: Paradise Lost – had its industry unveiling in France at the Annecy Film Festival last month, and is currently entertaining distributors.

Infinity, the game and its animated series, finds mankind nearly 200 years into an alternate future where humanity has departed Earth and colonized multiple star systems. While there is a shared, albeit tense unity among these planetary factions, conflicts still exist as great nations attempt to maintain control of resources in order to further enhance their grip on power. Aliens...

Abubakr is The Casting Society’s Actor of the Month To celebrate the casting community and spotlight its members, The Casting Society and IMDbPro are collaborating to present a monthly series of interviews between casting directors and actors about their acting journey, the casting process, and how IMDbPro helps them advance their careers. This month, Elizabeth Berra, CSA interviewed Abubakr Ali.

Read the full interview here.

The most recent franchise spinoff, Law & Order: Organized Crime, has taken a different approach from its very first episode. Organized Crime incorporates personal stories that help elevate the case-related storylines. New showrunner John Shiban has brought new life and an important level of consistency to the show.

When Law & Order: Organized Crime premiered on April 1, 2021, it did two things -- it introduced a new group of detectives that focused on solving cases related to organized crime, and it brought a character back to the franchise that Law & Order: Svu fans had been missing for a decade. The return of Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni), first in Svu's Season 22, Episode 9, "Return of the Prodigal Son," and followed immediately by Organized Crime's Season 1, Episode 1, "What Happens in Puglia," was the character comeback heard 'round the world. While that was great for fans of Svu and of Christopher Meloni, what is...

Detective Samir Bashir quickly became a fan favorite in Season 4 of Law & Order: Organized Crime. Bashir's dark storyline involved a bombing, a smuggling ring, a shootout with the perpetrator, and ultimately, his tragic murder. Detective Bashir's death continues the show's history of killing off beloved characters, adding another layer of complexity and emotional impact to its narrative.

Since its debut in 1990, Law & Order has made a name for itself through fast-moving narratives and a rotating door of interesting supporting characters. However, when Organized Crime entered into the Dick Wolf universe, it definitely shook things up by operating outside the traditional procedural mold. From complicated undercover arcs to task force members that don't seem to stick around for too long, there has yet to be a dull moment in the series.

In Season 4 of Law & Order: Organized Crime, the character of Detective Samir Bashir (played by Abubakr Ali...

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 4, Episode 10.

Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be young, male Organized Crime Control Bureau detectives.

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As much as I wanted that body in the back of the pickup truck in last week’s Law & Order: Organized Crime to be a fakeout, this week’s episode confirmed the grim truth: Det.

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Law & Order: Organized CrimeSeason 4 Episode 10 “Crossroads.”] The Organized Crime Control Bureau now has to mourn one of its own. Stabler’s (Christopher Meloni) latest undercover operation on Organized Crime has him looking into an organization moving heroin tied to his brother Joe’s (Michael Trotter) drug use. And in order to maintain his cover, Stabler can’t react—as a montage of moments from the season plays—when he’s ordered to bury the body of none other than Detective Sam Bashir (Abubakr Ali) after he went missing connected to the case. He leans on the fact that he was a Marine (his tattoo) to let his anger out and question Angus (Stephen Lang) about it. Angus claims they had nothing to do with his death. Later, Mama Boone (Lois Smith) asks Angus, “We’re just doing Red Coat’s doing now?” He says it’s part of the arrangement he made ...

Stabler returns to NYPD to battle organized crime after a devastating loss. Bell and Stabler lead a capable and elegant team solving vicious crimes. Burstyn and Meloni shine in "A Diplomatic Solution," showing exceptional dynamics.

Law & Order: Organized Crime, now in its fourth season, began as a spin-off of Law & Order: Svu in April 2021. A decade after departing from the franchise, Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) returned in Svu's Season 22, Episode 9, "Return of the Prodigal Son," much to the surprise of Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay). After the death of his wife, Kathy, in a car bombing, Stabler joined the Organized Crime Control Bureau division of the NYPD, which investigates crime related to the mob and other crime syndicates.

Led by Sergeant Ayanna Bell (Danielle Moné Truitt), who is Stabler's partner, the Organized Crime squad also includes technology specialist Jet Slootmaekers (Ainsley Seiger), undercover whiz Bobby Reyes (Rick Gonzalez...

Cbr has an exclusive sneak preview of Law & Order: Organized Crime episode 406.

The sixth episode of Season 4, dubbed "Beyond the Sea," will debut on NBC on Feb. 29 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt. Ahead of the episode's airing, a sneak peek clip reveals Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) getting involved with the investigation of a suspected serial killer. For unknown reasons, the killer has been taunting Stabler, and the seasoned detective does his best to profile the suspect, joining Chief Bonner in privately discussing what they know about the murderer. The new clip can be viewed below.

Related 'The Time Has Come': Sam Waterston Announces Law & Order Departure After more than three decades and 400 episodes, Sam Waterston will say goodbye to District Attorney Jack McCoy.

The logline for "Beyond the Sea" reads, "When several bodies are found in a seaside town, Stabler navigates the politics and secrets of the close-knit community...

Law & Order: Organized Crime fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 4 Episode 5 episode titled Missing Persons!

Find out everything you need to know about the Missing Persons episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!

Law & Order: Organized Crime Missing Persons Season 4 Episode 5 Preview

Get ready for a thrilling episode of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” on NBC! Set your calendars for 10:00 Pm on February 22, 2024, because “Missing Persons” promises to be an intense and action-packed installment.

In this gripping episode, the stakes are higher than ever as a rescued victim from Detective Elliot Stabler’s past suddenly goes missing. With time running out, Stabler and the Organized Crime Task Force race against the clock to track down the missing individual and uncover the truth behind their disappearance.

Meanwhile, tensions...

Law & Order: Organized Crime fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 4 Episode 4 episode titled The Last Supper!

Find out everything you need to know about the The Last Supper episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!

Law & Order: Organized Crime The Last Supper Season 4 Episode 4 Preview

In the highly anticipated upcoming episode of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” titled “The Last Supper,” scheduled to air on NBC at 10:00 Pm on February 8, 2024, viewers are in for a thrilling ride filled with suspense and drama.

The episode’s description sets the stage for a gripping narrative. Bell, played by Danielle Moné Truitt, and her team face the challenging task of ensuring the safety of a crucial witness and her family as they prepare to testify against the formidable criminal,...

Law & Order: Organized Crime fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 4 Episode 2 episode titled Deliver Us From Evil!

Find out everything you need to know about the Deliver Us From Evil episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!

Law & Order: Organized Crime Deliver Us From Evil Season 4 Episode 2 Preview

In the upcoming episode of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” titled “Deliver Us From Evil,” slated to air on NBC at 10:00 Pm on January 25, 2024, viewers are in for a high-stakes and emotionally charged installment that pushes Detective Elliot Stabler into the heart of a deadly conspiracy. The narrative unfolds in the aftermath of a tragic bombing that claims the life of a spiritual leader, plunging Stabler into a complex web of organized crime and intrigue.

As the episode unravels,...

The made-for-tv movie was a programming staple for the broadcast networks in the 1970s and 1980s. While it fell out of favor in the 1990s and was even dropped as an Emmy Awards category for three years beginning in 2011, it has been on an upswing as of late. This year, a whopping 61 telefilms are in contention for the five nominations that will be revealed on July 12. Last year, there were only 48 options, compared to 41 in 2021 and 28 in 2020.

All 20,000 plus voting members of the TV academy have until June 26 to cast their 2023 Emmy Awards nominations ballots for their favorite TV movies. A new rule change will require each voter to make no more than five selections in this category, whereas there was previously no limit. As opposed to the Oscars, voters for the Emmys do not rank their choices and nominees are determined by a simple tally.

Just like on the limited series ballot,...

According to reports, the New York City-based live-action TV series "Grendel", based on the Comico, Dark Horse comic book title by Matt Wagner, following a young man who becomes a feared and glorified 'anti-hero' killer, has been canceled at Netflix despite shooting an entire first season of 8 episodes:

"...'Hunter Rose', a killer and crimelord, goes to New York City to avenge the death of a lost love, goes to war with the underworld and realizes, why beat 'em when you can join 'em..."

Cast included Abubakr Ali in the title role, with Kevin Corrigan as 'Barry Palumbo', Julian Black Antelope as 'Argent', Emma Ho as 'Stacy Palumbo' and Andy Mientus as 'Larry Stohler'. 

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Abubakr Ali, the titular star of the recently canceled Netflix series Grendel, is speaking out about the show’s cancellation and what it means for Muslim representation on the screen.

In Grendel, Ali became the first Arab Muslim male actor to portray a series lead in a comic book adaptation. Earlier this week, Netflix revealed it would not be moving forward with the series. The decision was made after Grendel had done the bulk of its filming but the series was not finished, so there is currently a partial eight-episode season in the can. Producers have the option to shop the series.

In a post on Instagram, Ali noted that “Despite making up 24 percent of the world’s population, Muslim actors only make up 1 of speaking characters on TV.”

“I was really excited for what this role meant to my community,” he continued. “I never thought this business would allow...

Netflix canceled Grendel this week despite having shot the whole series. Andy Mientus, who was one of the show’s stars, opened up his heart to share his thoughts on the show getting axed by the streamer.

“We all know this business can be a heartbreaker, but I thought after more than a decade navigating it, I’d seen all the ways it can break your heart,” he posted on Instagram along with a screenshot of Deadline’s article.

Mientus goes on to explain that after receiving many rejections in the industry, he finally got a yes to be part of the Grendel cast.

‘Grendel’ Series Not Going Forward At Netflix, Could Be Shopped Elsewhere

“Grendel was a Yes when I needed one badly; my first job post pandemic, in a true dream role that pushed me as an actor to places I’d never gone before. I realized as...

Netflix’s decision to scrap its Grendel comic book adaptation after all eight episodes were shot is not sitting well with one of the show’s stars.

“Hundreds of talented, tireless, wonderful people shot not just a pilot, not just a few episodes, but an entire season that now might go unseen,” Flash alum Andy Mientus (aka Grendel’s Larry Stohler) lamented Wednesday on Instagram. “I’m used to shows closing or getting cancelled, but only after they at least get to meet the world, their fate decided (mostly) by their audience. What’s happened here is a new one for me,...

Netflix has grounded its adaptation of the Dark Horse Comic book Grendel.

Deadline revealed the news Tuesday, stating that the show had been in production and that plenty of scenes had been filmed.

Based on Matt Wagner's groundbreaking comic book series, Grendel follows Hunter Rose, a gifted fencer, writer and assassin as, seeking to avenge the death of a lost love, he goes to war with New York's criminal underworld, only to realize...why beat them, when you can join them?

That was the logline shared when the series got a formal pickup a year ago.

Deadline notes that producers plan to shop the series around, but there's no telling what paved the way for the cancellation.

The cast of the project was to include Abubakr Ali as the titular “Grendel”/“Hunter Rose.”

The cast also included Jaime Ray Newman as Jocasta Rose, and Julian Black Antelope as Argent,...

“Grendel” is no longer happening at Netflix, Variety has confirmed.

Based on Matt Wagner’s popular comic books, the series (which had an eight episode order) follows Hunter Rose, a fencer, writer and assassin who fights organized crime in New York to avenge the death of a lost love, until he ends up taking over the crime scene himself. It was originally picked up at Netflix in September 2021.

Producers now have the option to auction the project elsewhere. No further information has been released.

Abubakr Ali is set to play the show’s titular role. Ali is known for playing Sebastian ‘Bash’ Kamal-Stern in “Power Book II: Ghost.” His other credits include playing Raj Patel in “Katy Keene” and a leading role in “What If?,” the upcoming feature from Orion Pictures and Killer Films directed by Billy Porter.

Also among the cast is Jaime Ray Newman as Jocasta Rose, Julian Black Antelope as Argent,...

Fans looking forward to Netflix’s Grendel series will be disappointed to learn that the adaptation of the Dark Horse Entertainment property is not moving forward. The Grendel series, led by Abubakr Ali, initially received an eight-episode order as a part of Netflix’s first look deal with the publisher. Thankfully, Grendel could have the chance to be sold to another platform. If another outlet picks up the show, Ali will be the first Arab Muslim male actor to portray a series lead in a comic book adaptation.

Resident Evil and Supernatural alum Andrew Dabb wrote the Grendel series in addition to serving as showrunner and executive producer. According to Deadline, Grendel follows Hunter Rose (Ali), a gifted fencer, writer, and assassin, seeking to avenge the death of a lost love. He goes to war with New York’s criminal underworld, only to realize…why beat them, when you can join them?...

Netflix has nixed its Grendel comic book adaptation, one year after granting it an eight-episode series order.

Hailing from Supernatural co-showrunner Andrew Dabb and starring Abubakr Ali (Katy Keene) as the masked vigilante from the award-winning Matt Wagner/Dark Horse comic books, the series was to follow Hunter Rose, a gifted fencer, writer and assassin who, in seeking to avenge the death of a lost love, goes to war with New York’s criminal underworld. Except then he realizes, “Why beat them, when you can join them?”

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Netflix will not be going forward with Grendel, a series based on the masked vigilante from Matt Wagner’s popular, award-winning Dark Horse comic book series, which had an eight-episode order. Abubakr Ali stars in the titular role, the first Arab Muslim male actor to portray a series lead in a comic book adaptation. The series, written and executive produced by Resident Evil and Supernatural alum Andrew Dabb, comes out of Netflix’s first look deal with Dark Horse Entertainment.

The producers now have the option to shop the series elsewhere.

Also previously cast in the series were Jaime Ray Newman, Julian Black Antelope, Madeline Zima, Kevin Corrigan, Emma Ho, Erik Palladino, Brittany Allen and Andy Mientus. The decision was made after Grendel had done the bulk of its filming but the series was not finished, so there is currently a partial eight-episode season in the can.

Grendel, which has Dabb also serve as showrunner,...

“Grendel,” the live-action series adaptation of the Dark Horse comic book of the same name, will not be moving forward at Netflix, individuals with knowledge of the matter have told TheWrap.

The decision, which was not “taken lightly,” will not impact Dark Horse Entertainment’s overall deal with the streamer.

The show’s producers have the opportunity to shop the project externally if they choose to and find the best home for their show, but no other details were given.

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The eight-episode show was announced in September of last year, with “Power Book II: Ghost” and “Katy Keene” alum Abubakr Ali attached to star as the masked vigilante and “Supernatural” showrunner Andrew Dabb serving as writer, showrunner and executive producer.

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Photo: ‘Anything’s Possible’ Romantic Comedies and Me ‘Anything’s Possible’ is a romantic teen dramedy directed by actor/singer/songwriter Billy Porter in his directorial debut, and written by Ximeno García Lecuona. Lecuona’s script was originally on the 2020 Black List and was titled ‘What If?’. The story centers around trans teenage girl Kelsa (Eva Reign), who has started her final year at high school and is looking forward to moving up in life. One day, one of Kelsa’s friends Em (Courtnee Carter) gets her to pass a flirty note to Khal (Abubakr Ali), a boy Em has her eyes on. However, after Kelsa does so, Khal begins to develop feelings toward Kelsa instead, feelings that she begins to return. Naturally, this leads to tension and drama for everyone involved. Things to do: Subscribe to The Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel, by clicking here. Limited Time Offer – Free Subscription to...

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Tommy Chong says reuniting with the “That ’70s Show” cast for the upcoming “That ’90s Show” reboot felt like no time had passed. Chong reprises his role as Leo in the Netflix series, which also sees the return of Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp as Red and Kitty Forman. “The minute Kitty knocked on the door and I opened the door and it was her, it could have been yesterday,” Chong tells me.

Original “’70s” cast members Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Topher Grace, Wilmer Valderrama and Laura Prepon are also expected to make appearances. Chong reveals he wasn’t sure if he would be asked back when he first learned a revival was in the works. “I heard they were going to reboot it, but I never got a call,” he says. “I was like, ‘What’s going on here?’ But then the call came,...

Billy Porter's directorial debut, the film "Anything's Possible," explores the life of Kelsa (Eva Reign), a high-school senior who loves animals, plans on going to college to study nature cinematography, and harbors a crush on Khal (Abubakr Ali), the cute, almost preternaturally kind boy in her art class. She is also transgender and spends her evenings making videos about her experiences navigating high school.

Adhering to the blueprint of a traditional rom-com, the movie follows Kelsa and Khal's relationship, beginning - in Gen Z fashion - with a Reddit post Khal makes expressing the nervousness and excitement he feels about asking out his classmate. Despite some drama, they eventually get together, and the movie traces their romance as it blossoms through damaged friendships and the looming question of postgraduation life. Peppered throughout with bright neon hues and eye-catching animal videos, the film - which premiered on July 15 at Outfest...

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Eva Reign lights up the screen as Kelsa in "Anything's Possible," a teen rom-com filled with heart. The film, which is Billy Porter's directorial debut, follows Kelsa as she wins the heart of a sweet classmate named Khal, played by the charming Abubakr Ali, who makes a Reddit post expressing his nervousness about asking out a trans girl. (That aspect of the narrative was based on a real-life Reddit thread spotted by writer Ximena García Lecuona.) Khal and Kelsa eventually start dating, despite criticism from each of their best friends, and the film follows the pair as they handle their peers' biases and explore their relationship and themselves.

"Anything's Possible" is Kelsa's story, which means the movie is Reign's to carry, and she does so with a brightness that lasts from start to finish. Growing up, Reign was told she "wasn't the right archetype,...

In the age of TikTok, traditional media producers are scrambling to compete for younger audiences, and many are coming up short. An edgy show like “Euphoria” or the sweetly earnest “Sex Education” may be set in the world’s most adult high schools, but their real demographics skew toward Millennials and older Gen Z-ers. Actual teenagers rarely watch anything on a screen bigger than their phones, so it makes sense that the content geared toward them would be, well, somewhat slight. But that’s no reason to sacrifice quality, in fact the opposite will have to be true if we want to get kids back to the movies.

Brimming with heart and not much else, the new teen romance “Anything’s Possible” isn’t likely to create any converts to the unique magic of movies. The feature directorial debut of Emmy-winning “Pose” star Billy Porter, the story follows a transgender...

In our Q&a series "Popsugar Crush," we get to know some of our favorite celebs' more intimate details - from their first celebrity crush to the best love advice they've ever received. This month, we're crushing on "Anything's Possible" star Abubakr Ali.

Abubakr Ali takes playing a romantic lead very seriously. Maybe that's not surprising, since he's a graduate of the Yale School of Drama. And he loves a rom-com. "I'm the biggest simp," he tells Popsugar about his affection for the genre. But still, even he admits the way he prepared for his role as Khal, the romantic lead in Billy Porter's feature directorial debut, "Anything's Possible," was a little over the top.

"I spent a month, as silly as it is, listening to Disney music, listening to music that made me feel lanky and silly and open," he says. Ali, 31, wanted to get himself in the mindset of Khal,...

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Kelsa, the protagonist of Billy Porter’s sweet and blazing film directorial debut Anything’s Possible, doesn’t want you to call her brave. As a Black trans girl growing up in Pittsburgh, she’s heard the adjective one too many times.

There’s indeed more to this charismatic and self-possessed high school senior, played by the magnetic Eva Reign. She loves fashion — her wardrobe (kusos to Pose alum Analucia McGorty’s costume designs) pops with bejeweled accessories, mini-skirts, funky shoes and colorful blouses. She has a YouTube vlog, where she details her transition, talks about growing up in Pittsburgh and waxes poetic about school, her mom and friendship.

But above all else, Kelsa adores animals. The film opens with the teen explaining her fondness for creatures whose names reflect their unique traits. The Pink fairy armadillo, the blue-footed booby, Scaptia beyonceae (or...

In the very fast-moving “Anything’s Possible,” a romantic comedy set in a Pittsburgh high school, there are scenes between the two leads, Kelsa (Eva Reign) and Khal, that feel fresh and realistic, and this is mainly due to the script by Ximena García Lecuona, which makes the youthful characters and their parents very sensitive and likable.

But this movie starts to go wrong, unfortunately, when the carefully delineated characters get shoehorned into a series of plot-and-issue confrontation scenes that feel very rushed and contrived after the ingratiating realism of the courtship scenes from the first third of the picture.

The first few minutes of “Anything’s Possible” are fairly rocky, as we get introduced to Kelsa and her friends and Kelsa’s divorced mother (Renée Elise Goldsberry of “Hamilton” and “Girls5eva”), who is raising Kelsa by herself. Kelsa has a YouTube channel where she talks about the animal kingdom...

The 40th edition of Outfest is underway in Los Angeles after a rousing opening night with Billy Porter, who unveiled his new film and teed off on the Supreme Court while accepting the Lgbtqia+ festival’s top honor.

“Fuck Scotus!” Porter declared to cheers from the audience at the Orpheum Theatre. Alluding to the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning Roe v. Wade and the prospect the court might revisit other rulings that okayed same sex consensual sex and same sex marriage, Porter said, “We worked too hard for our progress and we ain’t going back.”

Calling that portion of his speech a “soapbox moment,” he also spotlighted the January 6 hearings examining former President Trump’s role in the Capital insurrection. “None of you Republicans who are coming forward in these hearings right now are heroes,” he remarked. “You agreed with everything he [Trump] did until January 6, until his cult followers came for ya’ll.

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Billy Porter, who was honored with the Outfest Achievement Award on Thursday as part of the LGBTQ+ festival’s opening night, used his onstage time for “a soapbox moment,” taking on the Supreme Court and Republican politicians.

“Fuck Scotus,” Porter declared from the front of downtown L.A.’s Orpheum Theatre, following the Court’s recent strike down of Roe v. Wade: “We worked too hard for our progress and we ain’t going back.”

Amid the Jan. 6 hearings he also called out Republicans who are now testifying and going against Donald Trump, saying, “None of you Republicans who are coming forward in these hearings right now are heroes…you agreed with everything he did until Jan. 6, until his cult followers came for y’all. You are not heroes, fuck y’all too. No more reaching across the aisle to people who don’t want to be touched.

Kelsa, the protagonist of Billy Porter’s “Anything’s Possible,” played by Eva Reign, has already dealt with most of the tough obstacles to claiming her identity as a trans girl: She admitted it to herself, she told her mom (a ferociously supportive Renée Elise Goldsberry), she took the blockers and the hormones, and she went back to the same school where people had previously known her as a boy. She doesn’t like it when people call her “brave”, but she had to be to do all that.

Now Kelsa just wants to blend in and be an “average” girl, even if the film she carries is a sparkling celebration of in-your-face individuality. The truth is, Kelsa’s denying herself a huge part of the average high school experience by avoiding things — like falling in love — that she anticipates being unusually complicated for someone in her position. So how...

In true Billy Porter fashion, the multi-hyphenate superstar didn’t hold back while delivering a politically-charged speech Thursday night at the opening of this year’s Outfest.

“Fuck Scotus!” he said while accepting the Outfest Achievement Award.

His words were met with applause and cheers from the crowd gathered at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.

He condemned Republicans who testified against Donald Trump and his close aides during the Jan. 6 hearings. “None of you Republicans who are coming forward in these hearings right now are heroes,” Porter said. “You are not heroes.”

He blasted them for standing by Trump until the Capitol riot: “Fuck y’all, too!”

The “Pose” star said left-leaning voters got too comfortable before Trump was elected. “Our messaging has to change,” he said. “We thought we won something – the Democrats, the progressives – we got civil rights, we got Roe v. Wade, we got marriage equality,...

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Billy Porter says his goal in making his new film Anything’s Possible — which marks his directorial debut — was to present a Gen Z coming-of-age story centered on a trans girl that hadn’t existed before, a romantic comedy for today’s generation that’s made in the spirit of a John Hughes film like Pretty in Pink or Sixteen Candles.

“It’s been a dream for a long time. I’ve been working towards it for a very long time,” says Porter, the Emmy-winning star of Pose (who’s also three quarters of the way towards Egot status, thanks to a Tony for the Broadway show Kinky Boots and a Grammy for its soundtrack).

With a Heartstopper-like sweetness, Anything’s Possible, due out July 22 on Amazon Prime Video, tells the story of Kelsa. Played by Eva Reign, Kelsa is a Black...

Outfest has announced the complete lineup for its 40th-anniversary Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival, which will take place from July 14-24 at multiple locations throughout Los Angeles.

More than 200 films, representing 29 countries, will screen as part of this year’s lineup. 42 will make their world premieres, including the doc Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story from Drew Barrymore’s Flower Films and Pulse Films; the UK feature Phea, starring Sherika Sherard; Mercedes Kane’s Art and Pep; and Scout Durwood’s Youtopia.

Outfest Los Angeles’ Episodics section will also feature a host of world premieres, including advanced looks at at Shudder’s forthcoming docuseries Queer for Fear; the comedy special Queer Riot, headlined by Margaret Cho; and writer-producer Des Moran’s series halfsies, as well as a free sneak peek screening of the upcoming Prime Video series A League of Their Own, starring Abbi Jacobson.

The fest’s Platinum section,...

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Outfest is prepping to roll out the red carpet for a milestone 40th annual event next month, setting Billy Porter’s directorial debut Anything’s Possible to open, horror film They/Them to close, and appearances by Kevin Bacon, Theo Germaine, Julianne Moore, Todd Haynes, Clive Barker, Big Freedia and Christine Vachon, among others.

Presented by Warner Bros. Discover and IMDb, the fest runs July 14-24 at various Los Angeles venues. Opening night, held at Downtown L.A.’s historic Orpheum Theatre, will feature Porter’s Anything’s Possible from Prime Video Original. The high school set pic follows a young trans student and her love interest as they navigate a romance during their senior year and it stars Eva Reign, Abubakr Ali, Simone Joy Jones, Kelly Lamor Wilson and Broadway star Renée Elise Goldsberry.

Opening night is shaping up to be a big evening for Porter,...

Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival today announced a star-studded lineup of galas and centerpiece events that will punctuate its 40th anniversary, which will be celebrated from July 14-24 in venues around Los Angeles.

The 11-day festival will kick off at downtown L.A.’s Orpheum Theatre with the world premiere of Grammy-, Emmy- and Tony Award-winning artist Billy Porter’s directorial debut, Anything’s Possible. The Prime Video Original is an uplifting teenage romance about an unflappable trans girl and a charming cis boy navigating a senior year relationship. Porter will be present at the event to receive the 2022 Outfest Annual Achievement Award.

The festival will close at The Theater at the Ace Hotel on July 24 with the world premiere of Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Logan’s directorial debut, They/Them. The Blumhouse Production, to be released by Peacock, is a horror film set at an Lgbtqia+ conversion camp, in which...

Prime Video has debuted a new trailer for Billy Porter’s romantic coming-of-age drama ‘Anything’s Possible.’

A modern Gen Z coming-of-age story that follows Kelsa, a confident high school girl who is trans, as she navigates through senior year. When her classmate Khal gets a crush on her, he musters up the courage to ask her out, despite the drama he knows it could cause. What transpires is a romance that showcases the joy, tenderness, and pain of young love.

Directed by Billy Porter, the film stars Eva Reign, Abubakr Ali, and Renée Elise Goldsberry.

Also in trailers – Anya Taylor-Joy stars in teaser trailer for ‘The Menu’

The film hits Prime Video on July 22.

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