David Cronenberg
Viggo Mortensen will re-team with his “A History of Violence” and “Eastern Promises” director David Cronenberg on a new project, a film Cronenberg wrote long ago but never made. Mortensen says he has now “refined it” and wants to shoot it this Summer.
Describing it, Mortensen remained vague saying: “he’s going maybe a little bit back to his origins… It’s very interesting. It’s almost like a strange film noir story. It’s disturbing and it’s good, I think.” [Source: GQ]
LAIKA
Celebrated animation studio LAIKA (“Kubo and the Two Strings,” “ParaNorman,” “Coraline”) is teaming with Bowie State University in Maryland to build the nation’s first stop-motion animation studio at a historically Black college and university.
The aim is to not only enhance BSU’s animation curriculum but also provide a career pathway for BSU students into the animation industry. They also hope to help diversify the animation industry, which has been a traditionally underrepresented sector for people of color, women, LGBTQ and other communities. [Source: Slashfilm]
Marvel’s Behind the Mask
Marvel Entertainment has released the trailer for the Disney+ documentary special “Marvel’s Behind the Mask” in which comic book creatives and pop culture experts discuss the importance of creating superhero identities in order to connect with fans and readers. The feature will begin airing from Friday, February 12th.
Judgment
A trailer has been released for “Judgment,” a remastering and now cross-format release of the “Yakuza” spin-off and playable legal drama meets wild combat video game from 2019 originally for the PlayStation 4.
The new version is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and Google Stadia and features improved 4K/60fps visuals and all existing DLC. It arrives on April 23rd.
