Uncharted
British actor Tom Holland (“Spider-Man Homecoming”) has revealed his latest workout transformation for the long-awaited film based on the acclaimed “Uncharted” video game franchise. Holland says he’s stepping up his workout game due to starring opposite Mark Wahlberg.
Holland is taking the lead as Nathan Drake while Wahlberg takes on the mentor role of Victor “Sully” Sullivan. Filming began back at the beginning of the year in Berlin but was forced to shut down in mid-March. [Source: Instagram]
Ultraman
Shout! Factory, will become the major North American home for iconic Japanese “Ultraman” series following a deal with Alliance Entertainment / Mill Creek Entertainment.
The deal provides multi-platform streaming service Shout! Factory TV with exclusive SVOD and AVOD digital rights in the U.S. and Canada to Tsuburaya’s catalog of “Ultraman” including more than 1,100 episodes and 20 movies. An aggressive rollout on its new Tokushoutsu streaming channel this year is planned. [Source: Shout Factory]
Lo Lifes: Stealing The American Dream
Content Cartel, Village Roadshow Television, Happy Madison Productions and Blowback Productions are teaming to develop scripted series “Lo Lifes: Stealing The American Dream” based on the story of the late 1980s Brooklyn street crew.
Formed from the marriage of two shoplifting crews from Brooklyn: Ralphie’s Kids from Crown Heights, and Polo U.S.A. from Brownsville. The group ‘boosted’ designer labels from Tri-state department stores and helped spark the urban fashion phenomenon. [Source: Deadline]
Line of Duty
BBC One’s award-winning internal affairs corruption drama “Line of Duty” plans to re-start production in late August after pausing it during filming on its sixth season back in March. World Productions hopes to get things going again at that time, although “nothing is yet set in stone” as the situation remains fluid. The series is filmed in Northern Ireland. [Source: The Independent]
