CODA
Apple’s Original Films will re-release Sundance 2021 inspirational smash “CODA” for free in theaters from next Friday February 25th through Sunday, February 27th in major cities across the U.S. and London. All free screenings feature open captions to be fully accessible to the deaf and hard-of-hearing. [Source: The Wrap]
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
Nintendo has announced a February 25th release date for “The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask” on the N64 app of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. The inclusion joins “Ocarina of Time,” “A Link to the Past” and the first two “The Legend of Zelda” titles included in the Expansion pack software. [Source: IGN]
Xero
Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson’s G-Unit Film & Television has optioned Christopher Priest’s former DC Comics property “Xero” as a live-action film and potential franchise launcher. G-Unit Film & Television will produce the upcoming adaptation alongside Erika Alexander and Ben Arnon.
The story will follow a Black government assassin from East St. Louis who disguises himself as a white man to blend anonymously into the exotic haunts of the global elite. He soon undergoes a moral awakening. [Source: Deadline]
Balestra
Filming has begun in Canada on New Regency’s fencing thriller “Balestra” which will be released as both a feature and in limited series format depending upon the market. Nicole Dorsey will direct from a script by Aron Eli Coleite
Cush Jumbo plays a fencer pressured by her husband and coach Raph (James Badge Dale) to become a test subject for a device that lets her extend her training into her sleeping hours. Reality begins to blur when Joanna encounters a stranger named Elliot (Manny Jacinto). [Source: Deadline]
