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JARED LETO in VALIANT’s BLOODSHOT

Between Suicide Squad and Blade Runner 2049, actor Jared Leto has made a name for himself in the nerdy character space. Now, Jared Leto is in talks for a prominent role in Valiant’s cinematic universe. This will be for Sony’s adaptation of Bloodshot, which was a five-picture deal between Valiant and the movie studio, Sony acquired the …

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Dwayne Johnson teams up with Universal

Universal Pictures will team with Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions and Robert Zemeckis’ ImageMovers to make an untitled action-adventure about the hunt for Genghis Khan’s mysterious tomb, which Universal just bought from screenwriter Evan Spiliotopoulos, who co-wrote Johnson’s 2014 Hercules movie. Even though this totally seems like the kind of movie that Dwayne Johnson would star in, …

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PEPPERMINT: Upcoming Female Action Revenge Film

Peppermint is a revenge story likened to John Wick, but with a female protagonist. The director of Taken, Pierre Morel, will be attached to the project. The rights of the film were first purchased by Lakeshore, who invest mostly in horror. Lionsgate struck a deal with Lakeshore to distribute worldwide. Talks are …

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ARMED RESPONSE: Action Thriller

Saban Film’s Armed Response is a story about a crack team of armed soldiers, they infiltrate a facility controlled by an advanced artificial intelligence and, of course, things get ugly. Wesley Snipes is superb as an action hero, untapped talent there. Anne Heche is a strong character, and WWE’s Seth Rollins …

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