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The story of Anna Genovese, the second wife of infamous crime boss Vito Genovese who broke Cosa Nostra law when she spilled the illegal dealings of her husband in divorce hearings, is being turned into a limited series for HBO.

EXCLUSIVE: The Black List has chosen six screenwriters out of 1,400 submissions for its ninth annual Features Lab. 

Bring It On turned 20 whole years old yesterday, and to prevent you from sinking deep into a spiral concerning the transience of youth and the unstoppable march of time, let's get straight into the fascinating Zoom conversation that stars Gabrielle Union and Kirsten Dunst, writer Jessica Bendinger, and director Peyton Reed held to mark the occasion. The group discussed the movie's endurance, its central theme of cultural appropriation and the white theft of Black creation, and their ideas for a potential reboot—which, naturally, very much excited the internet.

Spiderman actress Kirsten Dunst and America’s Got Talent’s former host Gabrielle Union are ready to do another Bring It On! Kirsten, who played Rancho Carne Toros captain Torrance, and Gabrielle, who played East Compton Clovers cheer captain Isis, took part in a Zoom reunion in honour of the movie’s 20th anniversary with director Peyton Reed and writer Jessica Bendinger. During their chat, the ladies started pitching possible ideas for a Bring It On sequel. “The impact, 20 years later, that this movie had and continues to have, that’s awesome,” Gabrielle shared.

Gabrielle Union has said it is “strange” that people consider her character in Bring It On to be a villain and added that “it is perceived very differently in communities of colour and (among) white folks”.

Kirsten Dunst and Gabrielle Union are ready to do another Bring It On!

Gabrielle Union and Kirsten Dunst are looking back at their time on the set of . In honor of the film's 20th anniversary, the actresses (who portrayed East Compton Clovers cheer captain Isis and Rancho Carne Toros captain Torrance Shipman, respectively) reunited for a prerecorded Zoom call with director Peyton Reed and writer Jessica Bendinger. During the candid chat, the ladies at one point pitched some ideas for a potential  sequel… and we're here for them!«The impact, 20 years later, that this movie had and continues to have, that's awesome,» Union raved.

Gabrielle Union and Kirsten Dunst are looking back at their time on the set of “Bring It On”.

Bring It On, the that turns 20 on August 25. Isis is talking about cheers—specifically how Torrance's squad, the mostly white Rancho Carne Toros, has been pilfering routines from the East Compton Clovers (of which Isis, a Black woman, is the captain) for years. It's a surprisingly effective education on cultural appropriation placed within a whip-smart comedy about competitive high school cheerleaders.

Bring It On’s director and screenwriter have teased the possibility of a cinematic universe inspired by the classic teen film.(Before we continue, can we just put this out there: a Bring It On/10 Things I Hate About You crossover would be epic!)The hit movie – which explored the cutthroat world of competitive cheerleading and starred Kirsten Dunst as cheer captain Torrance – this month celebrates its 20 year anniversary.Reflecting on its legacy in a conversation with Variety, director Peyton Reed and screenwriter Jessica Bendinger discussed what the film’s memorable characters (remember Jesse Bradford as the achingly cool love interest Cliff?) would be doing today.Bendinger replied: ‘I don’t know.

Rebecca Rubin News Editor, OnlineTwenty years after “Bring It On” debuted, “Brr it’s cold in here” and “This is not a democracy, it’s a cheerocracy” have shown no signs of being shunted aside from the cultural lexicon.But in the late ’90s when screenwriter Jessica Bendinger shopped her lengthy 120-page script around Hollywood, every major studio passed on making a teen movie about cheerleaders. She was about to give up hope that the Rancho Carne Toros and the East Compton Clovers would get their due on the big screen when producers at Beacon Pictures fell in love with the screenplay and agreed to make the movie.Despite the initial reluctance of many executives, “Bring It On” became a hit when it was released in theaters on Aug.