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Brendan Fraser has lined up his next role!

The Walt Disney Company revealed its Earth Month programming plans with a campaign led by National Geographic to spotlight global conservation efforts.

“Killers of the Flower Moon.”The actress, 39, starred in one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2023 alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.Since the Martin Scorsese-directed western/thriller was shot during the COVID-19 pandemic, there wasn’t much face to face action with the A-listers.“I wish I could have [picked their brains]. I tried to, but we were filming during COVID,” Myers told The Post at the red carpet premiere for her new Western “Day of Reckoning.”“If you weren’t in the scene filming, they were like, ‘Get out of here!'” she teased.

Japan’s Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO) and the Japan Film Commission have announced that the country’s 50% rebate scheme, aimed at attracting international productions, will be extended through 2025. 

Jack Reynor has joined the cast of an upcoming remake of The Mummy!

Darren Aronofsky is circling to direct Netflix’s Cujo film, based on the novel by Stephen King.

Stanley R. Jaffe, who won a Best Picture Oscar for producing Kramer vs. Kramer and was nominated for Fatal Attraction during a career that also including producing such films as The Bad News Bears, Taps, Black Rain and Goodbye, Columbus, died today. He was 84.

Will Win, Should Win: “Anora”The sensational stripper Cinderella story has won a convincing combo of lead-up prizes: The Cannes Palme d’Or, Producers Guild, Directors Guild, Writers Guild and Critics Choice. Possible upset “Conclave,” about the election of a new pope, took the BAFTA and SAG, yes, but it’s the colder, thinkier movie of the two. Will Win: Demi Moore, “The Substance”In recent years, the Oscars have loved feel-good career awards. Think Michelle Yeoh and Brendan Fraser. This would be 62-year-old Moore’s first Oscar ever, and she hasn’t been shy about that. The one thing going against G.I. Jane is the divisiveness of her body-horror flick. That could swing it to Madison or even Torres.Should Win: Mikey Madison, “Anora”The 25-year-old phenom is pure magic in a performance that, while surrounded by superb actors, carries the movie of the year.Will Win, Should Win: Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown“The 29-year-old actor winning the SAG Award felt like a big deal. Eighteen of the last 20 have gone on to win the Oscar. Yes, the also-excellent Adrien Brody of “The Brutalist” has gobbled up everything else, but those honors have been from critics and overseas voters (the Globes are more pinky-out than ever). It’s a toss-up, but I can’t help but feel that the 80% domestic Academy voters are somewhat indifferent to Brody’s movie.Will Win, Should Win: Zoe Saldana, “Emilia Pérez”“Emilia Pérez” has been hit by controversy after controversy. But well-liked Saldana has kept winning regardless. She gives an intense and deeply felt turn as a lawyer whisked on a musical (and soap-operatic) journey. Will Win, Should Win: Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain“The quick-talking “Succession” star is sublime as a charismatic cousin

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The SAG Awards are shaping up to be a showdown between some of Hollywood’s biggest comeback stories and the next generation of breakout stars. On one side are the resurgence narratives — like lead contenders Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”) and Demi Moore (“The Substance”). They’re joined by supporting nominees Edward Norton (“A Complete Unknown”) and Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia Pérez”), who many feel are overdue for recognition.

Studiocanal is heading into a new era. Not only is the Paddington producer coming off the back of a banner year, with its titles having grossed close to $300M at the global box office in 2024 (up 94% year-on-year), but in December its parent company Canal+ made a headline-grabbing debut on the London Stock Exchange after it was spun off from Vincent Bolloré’s French media conglomerate Vivendi. 

Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Maria Pedraza (Money Heist), and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Suicide Squad) have signed on to star in the erotic thriller Blurred. 

Jennifer Lopez, outfitted in sparkling, webbed-up gown and sky-high black heels, fought back tears as “Kiss of the Spider Woman” was embraced at Sundance Film Festival with a standing ovation. She told the audience at Park City’s Eccles Theatre that starring in the musical adaptation fulfilled a lifelong dream. “I’ve been waiting for this moment my whole life,” she said.

Instagram statement read. “You might have seen Paul Sparks at Signature in Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo back in 2018, and we can’t wait to welcome him back to the Center,” Signature Theatre added.The Post has reached out to Fraser’s rep for comment.Fraser was set to star as Jerry opposite “Sense 8” actor Brian J.

As I watched Nikki Glaser gently torch the cardboard cutouts of Hollywood’s biggest stars rubber-banded to seats at the Beverly Hilton at yesterday’s rehearsal of a killer Golden Globes monologue, the feeling was not unlike watching a superbly conditioned athlete you just know is going to rise to the moment.

The Mummy franchise is in the works and will be helmed by Evil Dead Rise‘s Lee Cronin.Per The Hollywood Reporter, Cronin will write and direct the upcoming film, which has yet to receive a title but has scored an April 17, 2026 release date. A cast has yet to be attached to the film.Cronin said of the upcoming reboot in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter: “This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before.

Buzzy genre filmmaker Lee Cronin (Evil Dead Rise) will write and direct The Mummy, a new film in the horror subgenre for New Line, Deadline has confirmed.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Blumhouse and Atomic Monster, the newly converged horror producers, will unwrap yet another iconic movie monster. “The Mummy” is coming from Lee Cronin, director of the campy and cult-approved “Evil Dead Rise.” Cronin will write and direct the project, which has been dated for April 17, 2026 by New Line Cinema. “This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before.

EXCLUSIVE: Linden Entertainment has named manager and producer Dana Harris a newly minted partner at the company. Additional promotions within Linden Entertainment include Tori Mason, who has been promoted to Coordinator and Nathalie Campbell also steps into the role of Coordinator for Brand Partnerships.

Jared Leto is in talks to take on a big new role.

EXCLUSIVE: The Dallas Buyers Club Oscar winner is close to boarding Barry Levinson‘s booming ensemble in the David Mamet co-scripted Assassination. Jared Leto‘s deal isn’t closed yet, but is nearing, we understand. He’ll join the JFK conspiracy movie which already counts his fellow House of Gucci star Al Pacino,Jessica Chastain, Brendan Fraser and Bryan Cranston.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor At the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia Sunday, Brendan Fraser, who won an Oscar for his work in Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale,” revealed the real reason why the director chose him for the role. Fraser said Aronofsky was looking for “an actor who hadn’t been seen in a while” to play Charlie, the reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher, “and that was me.” The actor also announced that he just wrapped shooting Anthony Maras’ “Pressure,” a ticking-clock thriller based on the true story of the 72 hours leading up to D-Day.

Brendan Fraser have given an update on his upcoming post The Whale films, including Searchlight’s Tokyo-Shot Rental Family, and also revealed he would like to get into producing next, in an onstage conversation at the Red Sea Film Festival.