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A sequel to the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants has been thrown into production by Alcon and Warner Brothers this week, according to Variety. The new film will be based on “Forever in Blue”, the fourth and final chapter in the Pants anthology series of novels by Ann Brashares. The entire ensemble cast from the first film, which includes America Ferrera (Ugly Betty), Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls), and Blake Lively, is suspected to come back....

Denzel Washington excels as Shakespeare’s doomed ruler in the latest trailer for The Tragedy of Macbeth, which sees the Academy Award-winning actor unite with Academy Award-winning director Joel Coen in this twisted, trippy take on the famous play. If that were not already enough talent to tempt you, fellow Academy Award winner Frances McDormand also stars opposite Denzel Washington as Lady Macbeth, whose manipulative nature sends both her and her husband into the realms of death....

The Walking Dead season eight premiere was a jumble of montages and flash forwards. “Mercy” shoots the opening salvo in the war against the Saviors. But in true Walking Dead fashion, nothing was revealed and a lot of questions are left unanswered. That definitely works as the hook to draw you in. Some scenes, particularly of Old Man Rick, seem pulled right from the comic. I’ve learned not to infer anything, so we’ll see if Old Man Rick is truly the future or just a red herring....

Yo ho ho, fellow readers. Been awhile, hasn’t it? A couple of months, by my count, but I’m back! It’s been crazy busy on my end of the MovieWeb world, but I’ve finally devised a method where I can bring back the good ol’ Week in Review column and still keep up with everything else. Strategery. So, without further ado, lets get crackin’ with this week’s Notables. NOTABLES “Moon Bloodgood Is the Female Lead in Terminator 4” - Monday, April 21:...

It seems impossible to deny that the world is enamored with crime right now. Whether it is the sudden fascination with Jeffrey Dahmer after the release of Netflix’s documentary about him, or a fictional tale about murderers and supernatural ongoings in a suburban town, audiences cannot get enough of it. When The White Lotus came out on HBO in the middle of the pandemic, the summer of 2021, it was a smash hit with critics and audiences....

It is safe to say that Dakota Johnson’s chances of pursuing an acting career were very high: she is Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson’s daughter, and Tippi Hedren’s granddaughter, which is why she grew up on sets, among props, and close to movie cameras. Indeed, Johnson made her acting debut in 1999, at the young age of 9, when she played a small role in Crazy in Alabama, a film directed by Antonio Banderas, with her mother in the lead role....

Christian Bale has captured the hearts of many since his childhood. The A-list star surprisingly got his start in a Pac-Man cereal commercial from the ’80s, but since then, Bale has launched a career toward increasingly more influential roles. From superheroes to period romances, he has proven his ability to play a wide range of characters, and to transform himself incredibly in order to do so. Whether it is a period romance or a new action movie, Bale can arise to the task....

It seems almost everything gets a sequel these days. Most of the time, it seems money is the deciding factor. It doesn’t matter how good a flick is—if it made a lot of money, more would seemingly follow. But sometimes, there’s more to it. Not every movie is a blowout. Some have something that other films don’t, whether it be the fanbase, storytelling, or something else. In a time where nothing is ever ‘one-off,’ how is it that some of the best in the action genre have fallen through the cracks?...

Pamela Anderson has alleged that Home Improvement star Tim Allen once flashed his genitals at her while working on the set of the sitcom. In her new book, “Love, Pamela”, the actress and model charts her rise to fame as one of the most recognized sex symbols of a generation. One except from the book obtained by Variety details an incident that took place when she was 23, and Tim Allen flashed her in a hallway as a way of “making them even” in a reference to Anderson’s naked Playboy shoots of the time....

Renowned film and television star Timothy Dalton (“James Bond” in The Living Daylights and License to Kill) has been cast in the new Showtime drama series Penny Dreadful, which will begin filming this fall for a 2014 premiere on the network. Dalton is set to play “Sir Malcolm,” a hardened African explorer on a deeply personal quest. He joins recently announced stars Josh Hartnett and Eva Green. Penny Dreadful is a frightening psychological thriller created, written and executive produced by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan (Hugo, The Aviator, Gladiator) and executive produced by Logan’s Desert Wolf Productions, along with Oscar winner Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Skyfall) and Neal Street’s Pippa Harris (Revolutionary Road, Call the Midwife)....

We reported last month that Sharlto Copley was in talks to star in a new D.J. Caruso sci-fi film and now it seems he has dropped out of the project and a replacement has been found. Variety is reporting that Justified star Timothy Olyphant will be replacing Copley in I Am Number Four. It was said that Copley was forced to bow out of the role due to scheduling conflicts with his upcoming press commitments to his new film, The A-Team, which is due in theaters on June 11....

Titans season 3 is bringing in some major firepower in the bad guy department. As revealed during the panel for the show at DC FanDome, the upcoming season of the live-action show will see Red Hood and Scarecrow join in on the action Curran Walters, who plays Jason Todd on the series, will be taking up the mantle of Red Hood. Scarecrow, meanwhile, has yet to be cast. This comes as the action will be shifting from San Francisco to Gotham City....

You always know when you’re watching a Gus Van Sant movie. His camera techniques, directing decisions, and story content are unique to him. For decades, Van Sant has created a collection of films to entertain and make us think. At the same time, the director is not afraid to take risks like casting an ensemble of unknown actors in the Palme d’Or winner Elephant, or making a shot-by-shot remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho....

Top Gun: Maverick was chocked-full of mesmerizing scenes, most of which were shot practically. Audiences watched in awe as fighter jets soared through the sky in one of the most beloved sequels Hollywood has ever seen. Tom Cruise found himself as one of the movie’s heroes and one of the heroes of modern cinema as the sequel, 36 years in the making, has pulled in $1.4 billion at the global box office....

Tyler Labine will star in CBS’ multicamera comedy pilot True Love from creator Matt Tarses, Sony Pictures TV and CBS TV Studios. According to The Hollywood Reporter, True Love revolves around four friends in New York, two falling in love, the other two not so much. Jason Biggs plays kind and unassuming Henry, a lawyer who falls for a stranger (Minka Kelly) while in a long-term relationship. Labine will play Henry’s best friend, a fellow lawyer who doesn’t believe in love....

Variety reports that Universal Pictures is going to bring The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas back to the bigscreen. Screenwriters Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith (Legally Blonde) have been picked to give the 1982 film a modern spin. Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey (the Twilight franchise) are going to produce via their Temple Hill Production company. The original film starred Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton “as a town sheriff and madame who team up to stop a crusading TV personality from shutting down the local whorehouse, the famed Chicken Ranch, which was featured in a Playboy magazine profile....

Regardless, it’s still fun for fans to speculate on which characters from the first three films could possibly end up in the sequels somehow. Originally when the filmmakers were discussing a “bridge” film Jackson stated that one of the things he would like to include was seeing the moment where Aragorn/Strider begins setting a watch on the Shire. We had the opportunity to speak with Viggo Mortenson, the actor who portrayed Aragorn/Strider in the film, this weekend while he was promoting his new movie The Road....

Vincent D’Onofrio talks Kill the Irishman, his rapport with the remarkable cast, his upcoming directorial debut, Law & Order: Criminal Intent’s final season, and more. Vincent D’Onofrio has always been an actor I have admired for the diversity of roles he picks, and how he often disappears within his characters. His breakthrough year was 1987 where he appeared as the memorable Private Pyle in Full Metal Jacket and in a much different but equally memorable turn as “Thor” in Adventures In Babysitting....

The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman reveals that Carl Grimes might not die. The show is currently on hiatus and fans are eagerly awaiting the midseason premiere date and now they might have a whole other reason to tune in. The fall finale revealed that Carl had been bitten by a walker, much to the shock of The Walking Dead fans and even the cast. What exactly is Robert Kirkman teasing here?...

Things are only getting worse for The Walking Dead season 9 in the ratings department. Last week’s season premiere, which was hyped up quite a bit by AMC, wound up being the lowest-rated premiere since the show debuted. And the second episode of season 9 took an even sharper turn in the wrong direction, posting a new record for the all-time series low. Is it time to hit the panic button?...