Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1
A new photo from Christopher McQuarrie’s “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1” has been released, showcasing one of the key action sequences shot near York in the UK as Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt brawls with Esai Morales’ villain on top of a speeding steam train.
Of the scene, McQuarrie says: “We’re making a movie that involves sequence that they just don’t shoot practically anymore and haven’t in a long, long time. The sequence that we’re shooting right now is no exception. And like most things on Mission: Impossible, if we had known what the challenges were when we started, we would never have done it.” [Source: Empire Online]
Anyone But You
Sony Pictures has set a December 15th release date for the Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell-led raunchy screwball comedy “Anyone But You” which Will Gluck directed.
The story follows two Americans who loathe each other so much they can’t resist each other. The pair so go on various vacation hijinks in Sydney, Australia, from falling off boats to getting big spiders down their pants. [Source: Deadline]
Inkas the Ramferinkas
Producer Niels Juul and Sherman Theatrical Entertainment are teaming up to develop “Inkas the Ramferinkas,” an animated feature film inspired by music from songwriting duo Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, who created the music for “Mary Poppins,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” and “The Jungle Book” along with the song “It’s a Small World (After All)”.
Originally a 1951 children’s record, the story follows a small flying dinosaur who protects his friends despite facing tremendous danger. Robert’s son teamed with his dad and uncle to adapt it into a feature-length animation script in the mid-2000s. Stalling due to the 2008 financial crisis, it’s now going ahead again. [Source: Variety]
The Wicker Man
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Studiocanal announced that the 1973 horror classic “The Wicker Man” will get a five-disc 4K UHD Collector’s Edition on September 4th. All three film cuts have been restored in 4K for the set.
There’s also an exclusive EP featuring artists from Heavenly Records covering songs from the soundtrack and a 64-page booklet featuring brand-new essays, as well as postcards, posters, featurettes, interviews, commentary, trailers, stills and the original script. [Source: Bloody Disgusting]
Saturday Night Live
“Succession” star Kieran Culkin and “The White Lotus” actress Jennifer Coolidge were set to host the final two episodes of the current “Saturday Night Live” forty-eighth season before the writer’s strike abruptly ended the show’s current season.
They join the Pete Davidson-hosted episode on May 6th that was pulled as a result of the strike. Labrinth and Foo Fighters were set to be the musicians for those episodes. [Source: Deadline]
