HAL, that sentient computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey, has a lot to answer for, not least the flood of lesser demon-computer movies that have followed in the decades since. Afraid, about a family whose experimental home assistant is like an Alexa device’s evil twin, is the latest to use artificial intelligence as the villain, …
Chris Pine has joined the cast of The Kidnapping of Arabella, the upcoming feature from Italian director Carolina Cavalli (Amanda). The Star Trek and Wonder Woman actor will headline the film, alongside Italian actress Benedetta Porcaroli (Netflix’s Baby). Production starts this week in northern Italy, shooting between Veneto and Emilia Romagna. The Kidnapping of Arabella …
The continuing — and now animated — story of Chris Rock’s life will return to TV in September. Comedy Central has set a Sept. 25 premiere date for Everybody Still Hates Chris, an animated series based on the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. The cable network has also released a first look at the animated …
Paramount kicked off the big studio presentations at San Diego Comic-Con in high-style, showing off the cast and scenes from its upcoming animated feature, Transformers One. The studio has been hyping up the feature for a couple of months. It showed a work-in-progress version at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June, while a …
Laika has acquired the live-action movie Crumble from writer-director Brian Duffield and producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Duffield, who wrote and directed last year’s Hulu feature No One Will Save You, is set to helm the new project from his original script. Crumble focuses on a married couple who end up on a globe-trotting …
Entertainment Squad, the boutique distribution company founded by Shaked Berenson, has acquired the relationship comedy In Fidelity, starring Chris Parnell (Saturday Night Live, Fallout) and Cara Buono (Stranger Things, Mad Men), as well as Dennis Haysbert and Illeana Douglas. The company is planning a release early next year. In Fidelity sees Parnell and Buono play a …