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Universal In Talks With Director Edward Berger For Next ‘Jason Bourne’ Film, Matt Damon’s Return Not Secured

It’s been a good chunk of time since we’ve seen a “Jason Bourne” installment and a report from Deadline mentions that Universal Pictures is gearing up to develop a new installment with a fifth untitled movie. Not just that, but they’re currently in negotiations with filmmaker Edward Berger, who recently got on everyone’s radar after his acclaimed Oscar-winning film “All Quiet On The Western Front” made quite the splash and earned a statue for Best International Feature Film earlier this year at the Academy Awards. If a deal is reached, Berger would be tasked to both develop and direct the action film.

The main covet about the next installment is that Universal hasn’t secured franchise star Matt Damon and his participation would hinge on a “great script and story.” Worth remembering the Jeremy Renner-led spinoff film “Bourne Legacy” didn’t reignite the property and the studio would eventually pivot back to Damon for the 2016 installment. I would assume the studio has already learned its lesson trying to replace Damon/Bourne and will likely wait until the star accepts the creative vision before agreeing to a return.

Bourne is a CIA assassin who is dealing with amnesia alongside a cat-and-mouse game with his former handlers looking to terminate him before disastrous secret government programs used to eliminate American enemies can be made public. The films were adapted from the popular Robert Ludlum books and the first installment was helmed by Doug Liman.

Oscar-winning actress Alicia Vikander (“Tomb Raider”) was a new addition to the franchise in the 2016 film and likely would be offered the chance to return as Heather Lee. The character was the head of the CIA Cyber Ops Division.

Given that this is so early in the development process, we shouldn’t expect that filming on this sixth installment will happen anytime soon.

SOURCE: DEADLINE

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Watch New Trailer For A24’s Eerily Gorgeous Arthurian Fantasy Film ‘The Green Knight’ – Coming July 30

Many films over the last year have seen their release dates pushed due to the pandemic and one of the projects I’ve been personally anticipating is David Lowery’s stunningly beautiful and dark take on the Arthurian legend with The Green Knight, an R-rated take on the classic tale Sir Gawain & The Green Knight.

The fantasy film’s stellar cast consists of Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire, Lion), Alicia Vikander (Jason Bourne, Ex Machina, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Tomb Raider), Joel Edgerton (Warrior, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Zero Dark Thirty), Sarita Choudhury (Blindspot, Jessica Jones, Homeland), Sean Harris (Macbeth, The King, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Prometheus), Kate Dickie (The Witch, Game of Thrones, Prometheus), Barry Keoghan (The Batman, Eternals) and Ralph Ineson (Game of Thrones, The Witch).

At the moment, A24 has moved the film’s release date to July 30, 2021 and the studio has released a brand new trailer, which you can watch below.

THE GREEN KNIGHT – An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain (Dev Patel), King Arthur’s reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men. Gawain contends with ghosts, giants, thieves, and schemers in what becomes a deeper journey to define his character and prove his worth in the eyes of his family and kingdom by facing the ultimate challenger. From visionary filmmaker David Lowery comes a fresh and bold spin on a classic tale from the knights of the round table.

Lowery is currently busy with his Disney film Peter Pan & Wendy, but I’ll be hopeful that he’ll return later on to continue making films in this R-rated fantasy world as they have plenty of other adventures from Knights of The Roundtable legends to turn into subsequent movies.

SOURCE: A24

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‘Tomb Raider 2’: ‘Lovecraft Country’s Misha Green Replaces Ben Wheatley As Director

Deadline reveals that MGM Studios has lost director Ben Wheatley on their Tomb Raider sequel starring Alicia Vikander, they’ve hired Lovecraft Country showrunner Misha Green to both write and direct Tomb Raider 2.

This will be Green’s feature film directorial debut after directing an episode of Lovecraft Country. Her HBO series produced by Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams runs the gauntlet of genres between horror, action, thriller, crime, and science fiction. So, tackling the supernatural and action-adventure genre doesn’t seem like a huge stretch for Misha.

I do think fans are going to be puzzled why MGM was willing not to wait for someone like Ben Wheatley, who proved with his action-comedy Free Fire he really should be making more films within the action genre. He had recently signed-on to direct the sequel to Jason Statham’s The Meg for Warner Bros. and likely came into conflict with shooting Tomb Raider sequel.

Misha certainly has the writing chops to pen the film but given the scale of the film having her make a feature film debut might be scary to a lot of fans. I’m sure there is a reason why MGM selected her vision and didn’t go after a seasoned filmmaker to execute it.

SOURCE: DEADLINE

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A24 Announces R-Rated Arthurian Film ‘The Green Knight’ Will Be Released In Late July

We’ve been all anticipating over the summer/fall when we’ll eventually get to see the Arthurian flick The Green Knight and now we have a better idea when A24 plans to release it. A24 Films has updated the film’s release date on their official website for July 30th, 2021.

The fantasy film is based on the Arthurian legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. They’re seemingly aiming for a much more adult audience as the film had recently earned an R rating from the MPAA for violence, some sexuality, and graphic nudity.

David Lowery directs a cast that includes Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Barry Keoghan, and Ralph Ineson.

THE GREEN KNIGHT – An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain (Dev Patel), King Arthur’s reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men. Gawain contends with ghosts, giants, thieves, and schemers in what becomes a deeper journey to define his character and prove his worth in the eyes of his family and kingdom by facing the ultimate challenger. From visionary filmmaker David Lowery comes a fresh and bold spin on a classic tale from the knights of the round table.

While we have no idea what will happen with the film’s earning potential, I would love to see A24/David Lowery potentially make a bunch of films based around the Arthurian legends given how beautiful The Green Knight looks and could become counter-programming to things like Lord of The Rings, which were directly influenced by these stories. Making a batch of artful fantasy films for adult audiences.

SOURCE: A24 FILMS

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Athens-Set Thriller ‘Born To Be Murdered’ Starring John David Washington and Alicia Vikander Lands At Netflix – Produced By Luca Guadagnino

The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Netflix has secured a new thriller titled Born To Be Murdered that stars Tenet’s John David Washington and Ex Machina’s Alicia Vikander that takes place in Greece. It’s unclear how much Netflix paid for the acquisition.

The film that shot back in 2019 is produced by Luca Guadagnino (Scarface) and is the directorial debut of Ferdinando Cito Filomarino, who was the second unit director on Luca’s films Call Me By Your Name and Suspiria.

Set in Athens and the Epirus region of Greece and tells of a vacationing couple, played by Washington and Vikander, who fall prey to a violent conspiracy with tragic consequences.

John recently worked with Christopher Nolan on the sci-fi action film Tenet and Alicia Vikander had been expected to shoot a sequel to Tomb Raider in the near future.

Born To Be Murdered is expected to be released sometime in 2021 but hasn’t been given a drop date officially.

SOURCE: THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER