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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Asian Persuasion,” the film directing debut of three-time Tony Award- and Grammy-winning producer Jhett Tolentino, has set North American distribution and will have a sales launch at the imminent American Film Market. Hawaii-based Scatena & Rosner Films has acquired the worldwide rights to the romantic comedy. The film tells the story of a lovable underachiever who hatches an outrageous scheme to avoid paying alimony to his fashion-executive ex-wife. Scatena & Rosner Films will release the film itself in the North American or ‘domestic’ market and has earmarked a Spring 2025 date.

“Hot Ones” inspired interview on fellow YouTuber JasonTheWeen’s channel Friday and accused Momoa, 45, of behaving badly on the set of “A Minecraft Movie.”“I just saw him mistreat some of the crew, and it was pretty disappointing,” claimed the 32-year-old, whose real name is Rachell Marie Hofstetter.“It was after a very intense scene,” she added. “It was a very emotional scene, so maybe he was still in character, I don’t know.”“I was just surprised about how he treated some of the crew.”Valkyrae, who claimed she has a cameo on the film, alleged that Momoa “was just really mad” at the crew members because “they weren’t doing something right.”“It was like setting up the shot and stuff,” she went on.

Minecraft film has been released – and the Internet’s had some strong words.Starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa, alongside names including Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, Sebastian Eugene Hansen and Jennifer Coolidge, A Minecraft Movie is set to be released on April 4, 2025.Per a synopsis, the film will see “four misfits” being “suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination”.“To get back home, they’ll have to master this world (and protect it from evil things like Piglins and Zombies, too) while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve.“Together, their adventure will challenge all five to be bold and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative… the very skills they need to thrive back in the real world.”However, the reception so far has not been particularly positive, with one X/Twitter user writing: “the Minecraft trailer was so ugly I cried”.“this may be the worst movie trailer i’ve ever seen,” another agreed.Someone else suggested: “This movie should’ve been animated, I’m sure everyone would’ve loved it instead of hating it.”“Jack Black is the only reason I’m gonna watch this movie, the rest of it looks like complete ass,” complained another person.Check out more fan reactions below:the Minecraft trailer was so ugly I cried— Rayne K (@smallsmallwitch) September 4, 2024this may be the worst movie trailer i've ever seen https://t.co/mNtztaDiLS pic.twitter.com/9jnExRIUz5— MattTheCat (@ACatNamedMatt1) September 4, 2024The animation literally looks like this https://t.co/7p75CygTig pic.twitter.com/RqC36fl0qe— ProfessionalWeirdo (@Weirdo4075) September 4, 2024The new minecraft movie looks like

Ethan Shanfeld “Anything you can dream about here, you can make,” says Jack Black in the first trailer for “A Minecraft Movie,” coming to theaters April 4, 2025. Then, ceremoniously, he proclaims, “I… am Steve,” prompting groans from the rest of the crew, who have been transported into this blocky video game world. Directed by “Napoleon Dynamite” and “Nacho Libre” filmmaker Jared Hess, “A Minecraft Movie” also stars Jason Momoa, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, Sebastian Eugene Hansen and Jennifer Coolidge.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Jessica Alba, Lily Gladstone, Greta Lee, Catherine O’Hara, and S.S. Rajamouli, director of “RRR,” are among the 487 artists and executives invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Netflix is developing a new animated series based on the hugely popular Minecraft sandbox game. Few details are known, but according to Netflix, the series “will feature an original story with new characters that shows the Minecraft world in a new light.”

Selome Hailu Netflix is developing an animated series based on the wildly popular sandbox video game “Minecraft.” The streamer will produce the project alongside Mojang Studios, the Swedish developer of the game. Plot details are not yet known, but according to Netflix, the series “will feature an original story with new characters, showing the world of ‘Minecraft’ in a new light.” The series, which will be CG-animated, is in development with WildBrain, the Canadian studio behind animated Netflix projects including “Sonic Prime,” “Ninjago: Dragons Rising” and “Carmen Sandiego.” In 2022, Netflix debuted a revival of WildBrain’s “Johnny Test,” which originally ran on the WB and later on Cartoon Network for six seasons from 2005 to 2014.

Frank Grillo has been cast in Season 2 of James Gunn‘s popular DC series Peacemaker. Gunn announced the news Friday on Instagram, revealing Grillo will reprise the role of Rick Flag Sr. the character he voices in Gunn’s upcoming animated series Creature Commandos.

The  Black Women on Broadway Awards, which celebrates the legacy and achievements of Black women in the Broadway community, announced they are returning for their third annual in-person event where Irene Gandy, Aisha Jackson and DeDe Ayite will be honored. The 2024 BWOB Awards will take place in New York City at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers on June 10 for their work at the highest level of commercial live theater in the U.S. The awards show, which is an offshoot of the  Black Women on Broadway (BWOB) Instagram account  launched in June 2020 and lead by Oscar and Tony nominee Danielle Brooks, Amber Iman and Jocelyn Bioh, who just received a Drama League and Outer Critics Circle nomination for her Broadway play Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. 

James Gunn is teasing DC fans that Peacemaker Season 2 is officially filming and shared a photo from the set.

Katcy Stephan Halle Bailey is set to join Universal Pictures’ untitled Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry project. Bailey will co-star opposite Kelvin Harrison Jr. and joins newly-minted Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph in this coming-of-age musical set in the summer of 1977 Virginia Beach inspired by Atlantis Apartments, Williams’ childhood neighborhood.

Angelique Jackson The 55th annual NAACP Image Awards got underway on Monday with Victoria Monét and Chris Brown leading the list of early winners. The three-day virtual Image Awards show is hosted by Khloe Thomas. Night 1 featured presenters Bellah (Hulu’s “Queenie”), Da’Vinchi (Starz’s “BMF”), Danielle Jalade (Disney’s “Saturdays”), Gabrielle Nevaeh (Nickelodeon’s “That Girl Lay Lay”) and Vanessa Simmons (BET+ “Deadly Entanglement”) revealing winners in the recording and literary categories.

Following her whirlwind award season where she won every award she was up for, Da’Vine Joy Randolph completed the sweep as she took home Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in The Holdovers. The historic night was capped off by her being presented the Oscar by past winners Mary Steenburgen, Lupita Nyong’o, Jamie Lee Curtis, Regina King and Rita Moreno.

Jennifer Holland is making DC fans happy after revealing when Peacemaker Season 2 will start filming.

Jonathan Bailey and Rege-Jean Page are together again!

Danielle Brooks and Jeffrey Wright were among the Academy Award nominees who stepped out for the 2024 Women in Film Oscar Nominees Party!

Katcy Stephan The stage at the 17th Annual Women in Film Oscar Nominees was scarcely big enough for the impressive show of sisterhood on display. The event, which celebrates the women, nonbinary and trans people nominated at the Academy Awards, coincided with International Women’s Day on March 8. When WIF CEO Kirsten Schaffer invited dozens of honorees to join her on the stage, they crammed in, shoulder-to-shoulder on the tiny platform at L.A.’s Catch Steak.

Two-time Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter Gloria Gaynor will be the subject of a new biopic under the Robin Roberts Presents banner for Lifetime.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events As Hollywood gets ready to gives its final bow of awards season, parties and events fill the days and nights leading up to the 96th Oscars. From Zendaya and Cate Blanchett at the Green Carpet Fashion Awards and Essence celebrating Danielle Brooks and Halle Bailey to Elton John holding court at his annual viewing dinner, here’s a look at this year’s Oscar party calendar. March 4 South Asians at the Oscars PartyCo-hosted by Kal Penn, Lilly Singh, Hannah Simone, Tan France, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Rupi Kaur, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Anita Chatterjee, Shruti Ganguly, and Archana Misra Jain, with a musical performance by Ankur Tewari.Paramount Pictures Studios, Los Angeles7-10 p.m.

The 2024 Oscars ceremony is less than two months away, and details about the show, the nominees and who may win are coming into focus.

The 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards are set to take place Sunday, February 25 on the beach in Santa Monica, celebrating the year’s best in independent film and television.