Madame Web (film)
''Madame Web'' is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, produced by Columbia Pictures and Di Bonaventura Pictures. Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is intended to be the sixth film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU). The film is being directed by S. J. Clarkson from a screenplay by Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama, and stars Dakota Johnson in the title role, alongside Sydney Sweeney. Sony began development on a Madame Web film for its shared universe by September 2019, with Sharpless and Sazama hired to write a script. Clarkson joined the project in May 2020, and Johnson was cast in early 2022, followed by additional castings in the following months. Filming began in mid-July 2022, occurring in Boston and throughout Massachusetts until that September, before shooting in New York City by mid-October, and wrapped before the end of the year. ''Madame Web'' is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lorenzo Di Bonaventura
Lorenzo di Bonaventura (; born January 13, 1957) is an American film producer and founder and owner of Di Bonaventura Pictures. He is best known for producing the G.I. Joe and ''Transformers'' film series. The films he produced have earned over $7 billion at the box office. Life and career Di Bonaventura spent the 1990s as an executive in the film industry eventually rising to president of worldwide production for Warner Bros. Pictures. His production company -- Di Bonaventura Pictures—is based at Paramount Pictures. His tenure at Warner Bros. included discovering and shepherding ''The Matrix'' into production, purchasing the rights to the ''Harry Potter'' books by J. K. Rowling. In 2007 Di Bonaventura purchased the film rights to the six-part series of fantasy novels '' The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel'' by Michael Scott. Di Bonaventura said that Scott's "fantastic series is a natural evolution from Harry Potter." In the documentary '' Side by Side,'' Di Bonave ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- most populous city in the country. The city boundaries encompass an area of about and a population of 675,647 as of 2020. It is the seat of Suffolk County (although the county government was disbanded on July 1, 1999). The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 4.8 million people in 2016 and ranking as the tenth-largest MSA in the country. A broader combined statistical area (CSA), generally corresponding to the commuting area and including Providence, Rhode Island, is home to approximately 8.2 million people, making it the sixth most populous in the United States. Boston is one of the oldest ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron ( ; ; born 7 August 1975) is a South African and American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2016, ''Time'' named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Theron came to international prominence in the 1990s by playing the leading lady in the Hollywood films '' The Devil's Advocate'' (1997), '' Mighty Joe Young'' (1998), and ''The Cider House Rules'' (1999). She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in '' Monster'' (2003), for which she won the Silver Bear and Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first South African to win an acting Oscar. She received another Academy Award nomination for playing a sexually abused woman seeking justice in the drama '' North Country'' (2005). Theron has starred in several commercially successful action films, including ''The Italian Job' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Matt Sazama And Burk Sharpless
Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless are American screenwriters, best known for writing films together, like ''Dracula Untold'', ''The Last Witch Hunter'', ''Gods of Egypt'' and '' Morbius.'' Career In August 2008, Sazama and Sharpless were hired by Sony Pictures Entertainment to write the script for the film adaptation of ''Flash Gordon'', with Breck Eisner attached as director. In January 2011, 20th Century Fox hired Sazama and Sharpless to adapt Atari's 1980s arcade game ''Missile Command''. In August 2011, Universal hired Sazama and Sharpless to write the script for a feature film based on the Hasbro board game ''Clue''. In September 2011, Chernin Entertainment bought an untitled pitch by Sazama and Sharpless, which was described as a futuristic ''Jungle Book.'' Sazama and Sharpless wrote the script for the 2014 horror fantasy film ''Dracula Untold'', starring Luke Evans, Sarah Gadon, and Dominic Cooper. The film was directed by Gary Shore and released in the United States by Un ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sony Pictures
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Sony Pictures or SPE, and formerly known as Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio Conglomerate (company), conglomerate that produces, acquires, and distributes filmed entertainment (theatrical motion pictures, television programs, and recorded videos) through multiple platforms. Through an intermediate holding company called Sony Film Holding Inc., it is operated as a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment, Sony Entertainment Inc., which is itself a subsidiary of the multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony, Sony Group Corporation.Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. is a wholly owned fifth-tier subsidiary of Sony Corporation. It is directly owned by Sony Film Holding Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.FY2015 Securities Report(in Japanese), Sony Corporation) Based at the Sony Pictures Studios lot i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Morbius (film)
''Morbius'' is a 2022 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel. Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is the third film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU). Directed by Daniel Espinosa and written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, it stars Jared Leto as Dr. Michael Morbius, alongside Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, and Tyrese Gibson. In the film, Morbius and his surrogate brother Milo (Smith) become living vampires after curing themselves of a rare blood disease. There were several attempts to bring Morbius to the big screen since 1998, including joining the ''Blade'' franchise as an antagonist and having a solo film produced by Artisan Entertainment, neither of which ever came to fruition. After announcing plans for a new shared universe of films inspired by Spider-Man related characters beginning with ''Venom'' (2018), Sony began developing a film based ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zosia Mamet
Zosia Russell MametAccording to Vermont Births, 1981–2001, and Vermont Birth Records, 1909–2008, at Ancestry.com. (; born February 2, 1988) is an American actress and musician who has appeared in television series including ''Mad Men'', ''United States of Tara'' and '' Parenthood'', and played the character Shoshanna Shapiro on the HBO original series ''Girls''. She currently stars as Annie Mouradian in the HBO Max original series ''The Flight Attendant''. Early life Mamet was born in Randolph, Vermont. She is the daughter of American playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and film director David Mamet and actress Lindsay Crouse. Her father is Jewish and her mother is Buddhist, and Mamet identifies as Jewish as well. Brodesser-Akner, TaffyZosia Mamet Is Still Getting Used to Being Your New Best Friend, ''The New York Times'', January 2, 2013. Accessed January 31, 2014. Her maternal grandfather was playwright Russel Crouse and her maternal great-grandfather was educator John ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Adam Scott (actor)
Adam Paul Scott (born April 3, 1973) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and podcaster. He is known for his role as Ben Wyatt in the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation'' for which he was twice nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. He has also appeared as Derek Huff in the film '' Step Brothers'', Johnny Meyer in '' The Aviator'', Henry Pollard in the Starz sitcom ''Party Down'', Ed Mackenzie in the HBO series '' Big Little Lies'', and Trevor in the NBC series ''The Good Place''. In 2022, he began starring in the Apple TV+ psychological drama series ''Severance'', for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Early life Scott was born in Santa Cruz, California, to Anne ( Quartararo) and Simon Dougald Scott, both of whom are retired teachers. He is of one quarter Sicilian descent, on his mother's side. He has two older siblings, Shannon and David. He graduated from Harbo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mike Epps
Michael Elliot Epps (born November 18, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He played Day-Day Jones in ''Next Friday'' and its sequel, ''Friday After Next'', and also appeared in ''The Hangover'' and ''The Hangover Part III'' as "Black Doug". He was the voice of main character Boog in ''Open Season 2'', replacing Martin Lawrence, with whom he starred in the comedy ''Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins'', playing "Reggie", cousin of Roscoe (played by Lawrence). He played Lloyd Jefferson "L.J." Wade in the films '' Resident Evil: Apocalypse'' (2004) and '' Resident Evil: Extinction'' (2007). He has had starring roles in the sitcoms ''Uncle Buck'' and ''The Upshaws''. Early life Epps was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of Mary Reed and (the late) Tommie Epps. In his adulthood, Epps moved to Brooklyn to star in ''Def Comedy Jam'' in 1994. Career Stand-up comedy Epps began his professional career by joining the ''Def Comedy Jam'' tour in 1995 and starre ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Emma Roberts
Emma Rose Roberts (born February 10, 1991 Additional on October 9, 2016) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television projects of the horror film, horror and thriller (genre), thriller genres, she has received List of awards and nominations received by Emma Roberts, various accolades, including a Young Artist Award, an MTV Movie & TV Award, and a National Association of Theatre Owners, ShoWest Award. After making her acting debut in the crime film ''Blow (film), Blow'' (2001), Roberts gained recognition for her lead role as Addie Singer on the Nickelodeon television teen sitcom ''Unfabulous'' (2004–2007). For the series, she released her debut soundtrack album, ''Unfabulous and More'', in 2005. She went on to appear in numerous films, including ''Aquamarine (film), Aquamarine'' (2006), ''Nancy Drew (2007 film), Nancy Drew'' (2007), ''Wild Child (film), Wild Child'' (2008), ''Hotel for Dogs (film), Hotel for Dogs'' (2009), ''Valentine's Day (2010 film), Va ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tahar Rahim
Tahar Rahim (born 4 July 1981) is a Franco-Algerian actor. He is known for his starring role as Malik El Djebena in the 2009 award-winning French movie ''A Prophet'' by Jacques Audiard, FBI Agent Ali Soufan in ''The Looming Tower'', Judas in the film ''Mary Magdalene'', and Charles Sobhraj in '' The Serpent''. Rahim garnered critical acclaim and nominations for the Golden Globe Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Early life Rahim was born in Belfort, France, into a family that had immigrated from the region of Oran, Algeria. After earning a Baccalauréat at the Lycée Condorcet of Belfort, Rahim enrolled first in sports and then computer science programmes. After two subsequent years of boredom studying the subjects in Strasbourg and Marseille, Rahim decided to pursue his passion and began to study film at the Paul Valéry University of Montpellier. His life as a film student was chronicled in a documentary by fellow ''Belfortain'' Cyril Mennegun titled ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Isabela Merced
Isabela Yolanda Moner (born July 10, 2001), known professionally as Isabela Merced since 2019, is an American actress and singer. She played the lead role of CJ Martin on the Nickelodeon television series '' 100 Things to Do Before High School'' (2014–2016) and voiced Kate in Nickelodeon's animated spinoff series '' Dora and Friends: Into the City!'' (2014–2017). In film, she has played Izabella in '' Transformers: The Last Knight'' (2017), Lizzy in ''Instant Family'' (2018), Isabel in '' Sicario: Day of the Soldado'' (2018), the titular character in ''Dora and the Lost City of Gold'' (2019), and Rachel Cooper in the Netflix film '' Sweet Girl'' (2021). Early life and education Merced was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She is the daughter of Katherine, who was born in Lima, Peru, and Patrick Moner, who was born in Louisiana. Merced has stated that Spanish was her first language, and she struggled with English when she first started grade school, adding that she considers herself mo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |