Doug Liman: Last News

Are you guys reading for your semi-annual update about the possibility of a “Edge of Tomorrow” sequel? Well, it’s here. And no, it doesn’t sound like it’s any closer to happening.

EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+ has extended its first-look deal with Oscar-nominated producer Kevin Walsh and his The Walsh Company shingle, to continue to develop and produce original films and series for the service.

Tom Cruise is reportedly set to feature in the closing ceremony at the Paris Olympic Games, where he will perform his own stunt.The actor is currently filming the eighth entry in the Mission: Impossible franchise in Europe and Variety reports that he has been tapped by the artistic director of the Games, Thomas Jolly, to make a high-profile impact at the show-closing event on August 11.Cruise has been spotted in attendance at multiple events at the Olympics already, including the women’s gymnastics and the swimming.The French site Sortir A Paris reports that they saw Cruise rehearsing his spot for the ceremony in May, in which he was riding a motorbike with a large flag attached down the Champs- Élysées, with speculation rife that he will be involved in the official handover of the Games to Los Angeles, who will host the Summer Olympics in 2028.Cruise’s representatives have not confirmed the reports.The opening ceremony last Friday (July 26) launched the Games with a divisive four-hour event that included performances from a showstopping Celine Dion, a pre-recorded Lady Gaga and a history-making Gojira.US celebrity presence has also been felt over the course of the last week in Paris, from Snoop Dogg to Flavor Flav, while Taylor Swift and Beyoncé have also been getting in on the act.In other Cruise news, he recently caused chaos at the premiere of Twisters in London.

A crime thriller starring Matt Damon, reuniting him with his “The Bourne Identity” filmmaker Doug Liman, and de facto little brother Casey Affleck, should be a cause for celebration, or at least a team-up of much anticipation. But the bickering, buddy cop-dynamics of “The Instigators” is a non-starter from the jump, a painfully dire, tiresome, mismatched robbers comedy—the term used as lightly as possible— that cannot remotely be salvaged despite all the acting firepower within it.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Singer and songwriter Lisa Loeb has been named as the keynote speaker for the 10th annual Guild of Music Supervisors State of Music in Media Conference. Other notable speakers include music supervisors Julianne Jordan, Amanda Krieg Thomas, John Houlihan, Carolyn Owens, Steven Gizicki, Trygge Toven, Joel C. High, Thomas Golubić, Catherine Grieves, Burt Blackarach, and the President and Director of The Recording Academy LA Chapter Julia Michels and Qiana Conley.

Matt Damon is feeling the love of his family at the premiere of his new movie The Instigators.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Road House” director Doug Liman is still frustrated over the streaming release of his Jake Gyllenhaal-led action movie, telling IndieWire while promoting his new Apple movie “The Instigators” that his anger stems from not being properly compensated for a streaming release. “Road House” was initially conceived as a theatrical release for MGM. Plans changed when MGM was purchased by Amazon.

Emily Longeretta It’s official: “Suits” is back. The spinoff, “Suits: L.A.,” led by Stephen Amell, has received a series order pickup by NBC. Produced by UCP and Hypnotic, original show creator Aaron Korsh returns as writer and executive producer.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Tom Cruise is apparently still interested in “Edge of Tomorrow 2,” according to director Doug Liman. Speaking to Empire magazine, Liman said that he recently rewatched the 2014 action movie with his leading man, and the two continue to be in touch about the long-planned sequel. “No, we keep talking about it,” Liman said when asked if “Edge of Tomorrow 2″ is dead.

Brent Lang Executive Editor It’s a whodunit with a whole lot of drama. Jennifer Lawrence will get to feud, day-drink and access oodles of disposable income, at least until a body turns up, in “The Wives,” a murder mystery that is in the vein of “The Real Housewives.” Apple Original Films acquired the project in what it is describing as a “highly competitive situation.” Lawrence will produce the film alongside Justine Ciarrocchi for her company, Excellent Cadaver.

In a highly competitive situation, Apple Original Films has acquired The Wives, a murder mystery film to star Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence, who will also produce.

EXCLUSIVE: After earning an Oscar nomination for her work in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, Emily Blunt might have found her next job, with a director who inspired not only Nolan but a generation of filmmakers. While a deal has not closed, sources tell Deadline that Blunt is in early talks to star in Steven Spielberg‘s next film at Universal and Amblin, marking the first time the A-lister has worked with the iconic director.

Doug Liman is a director known for many things, but one of them, most notably here, is his unique and thrilling action flicks. Liman is a master at taking the most straightforward concept, putting random celebrities in it, and making it gold.

told the Hollywood Reporter Wednesday.“When I can’t see in the morning, before I put on my glasses, it’s a place where I can be with myself,” he said.Gyllenhaal was born with a lazy eye and was naturally corrected early on in his life, and he has been relying on contact lenses since the age of 6.Gyllenhaal’s vision is now 20/1250The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) and the US government determined a visual acuity of 20/400 is very low functional vision.In his 2015 film “Southpaw,” Gyllenhaal tapped into his day-to-day experience of not being able to see clearly.In one specific scene, Gyllenhaal’s character is told by a police officer that his wife has died.To make his reaction more realistic, Gyllenhaal opted out of wearing his contact lenses in a bid to hear his co-star better.The ‘Brokeback Mountain” actor opened up about his vision problems in 2017, telling the Telegraph that he was often bullied at school over the corrective glasses he wore.“I was always a sensitive kid,” he said, adding that he was an “easy target” for trolls.But it turns out that the squabbles helped him later on in life, as he credits them for preparing him to deliver in his onscreen fight scenes.In Amazon’s “Road House” — which is director Doug Liman’s remake of the 1989 hit film that starred Patrick Swayze — Gyllenhaal went up against retired UFC fighter Conor McGregor.“I [got to] throw Jake Gyllenhaal over the bar, so that was pretty fun. I loved it,” McGregor told Page Six at the film’s premiere in March.The fighter, 35, also commended the actor who “took one or two wallops” while filming but “gave back as well.”“We had a great rapport.

Netflix has announced the release date for the Season 9 episodes of Suits. The last season had been missing on the platform in the U.S.

It’s clear that the ruckus caused by director Doug Liman before the release of “Road House” earlier this year didn’t do much harm to the film’s debut. In fact, it might have helped draw attention to the movie, as it quickly became a monster hit for Prime Video.

Addie Morfoot Contributor In “Hollywood Con Queen,” director Chris Smith chronicles one of Hollywood’s most audacious scams that involved an impostor who posed as top entertainment studio executives to swindle aspiring artists. Based on the original reporting of entertainment journalist Scott Johnson, and his book, “Hollywood Con Queen: The Hunt for an Evil Genius,” the three-part Apple TV+ docuseries features first-hand accounts and insights from Johnson, private investigator Nicole Kotsianas, the alleged con artist, Hargobind Tahilramani, and his victims.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Global talent, entertainment, sports and advisory company UTA has signed composer Laura Karpman for representation in all areas. The signing comes on the heels of her Oscar-nominated score for best picture nominee “American Fiction.” In a statement, Karpman who has won five Emmys said, “While I’m at my core a musician and composer, there are so many things that spark me creatively.

EXCLUSIVE: Hamish Linklater, Billy Magnussen, Sarah Gadon, Brandon Perea and Yuvi Hecht have joined the cast of Imperative Entertainment and 30WEST’s uplifting romance A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. They join Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, who are starring with Kogonada directing. Sony Pictures will release the film in theaters globally. Lily Rabe, Jodie Turner-Smith, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and newcomer Lucy Thomas make up the remaining ensemble.

Katcy Stephan New Line Cinema has landed the Chris Farley biopic starring Paul Walter Hauser, in what Variety is told was a highly competitive situation. The film, which has the blessing of the Farley family, will mark actor Josh Gad‘s directorial debut, with Lorne Michaels and Erin David producing via Broadway Video. Oscar and Emmy nominees Scott Neustadter and Michael H.

In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Casey Affleck says that “Midnight Run” served as his inspiration for writing a brand new Boston-based heist film called “The Instigators.” This news comes fresh off the heels of both Affleck and Matt Damon playing military men in last year’s global phenomenon “Oppenheimer.” The film is co-written by Affleck and features the two going back to their Boston origins.