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Borys Kit

Senior Film Writer

Senior Film Writer Borys Kit breaks the latest scoops on movies, from acquisitions to castings to the dreaded and they-wish-he-wouldn’t-write-about reshoots (ahem, “additional photography”). He tackles big picture stories by going inside the dealmaking and goings on studio lots, gets nitty-gritty about out-of-control productions, and takes out the scalpel for post-mortems on movies when they underperform at the box office. His specialty is writing about the geek and comic book worlds, a path set for him when he ran away from home at the age of six when his parents wouldn’t let him watch a Spider-Man movie. (Don’t worry, he came back later when it started getting dark.) And he is the creator of THR’s award-winning blog, Heat Vision.

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Jenna Ortega Drops Out of ‘Scream VII’

The Scream franchise is getting murdered. One day after Spyglass fired star Melissa Barrera from Scream VII, the latest installment of the horror movie series, it has been revealed that Jenna Ortega will also not be returning. Losing the two main leads who were instrumental in revitalizing the aging franchise now puts its future in […]

‘Superman: Legacy’ Casts Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen (Exclusive)

James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ movie is another step closer to being up, up, and away. The inaugural DC Studios feature continues its casting spree post-actors strike and has now added two key members of the Man of Steel’s supporting cast. Skyler Gisondo, known for his work on HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones, has been cast as Jimmy […]

Nicole Kidman, Antonio Banderas, Harris Dickinson to Star in A24 Erotic Thriller ‘Babygirl’

Nicole Kidman, Antonio Banderas and Harris Dickinson have signed on for Babygirl, an erotic thriller that reunites A24 with Bodies Bodies Bodies filmmaker Halina Reijn. Sophie Wilde, who starred in horror movie Talk to Me, and veteran actor Jean Reno are also on the call sheet for the feature that Reijn wrote and is directing. […]

Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio Team for New ‘Karate Kid’ Movie

Call it the Karate Kid Cinematic Universe. Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio, both of whom starred in Karate Kid movies decades apart, are set to reprise their popular characters in Sony Pictures’ latest installment of the iconic coming-of-age martial arts franchise. Jonathan Entwistle, best known for his well-regarded and award-winning teen television dramas I’m Not […]

Brendan Fraser to Star in Searchlight Comedy-Drama ‘Rental Family’

Oscar winner Brendan Fraser has signed on to star in Rental Family, a comedy-drama that Beef director Hikari is directing for Searchlight Pictures. Hikari is doing triple-duty on the project, with co-writer and producer on her list of tasks. Also producing the feature are Eddie Vaisman and Julia Lebedev of Sight Unseen, the banner that counts movies […]

Chris Messina Joins Nicholas Hoult in Clint Eastwood’s ‘Juror No. 2’ (Exclusive)

Chris Messina, who played sports agent David Falk in Ben Affleck’s Air, has joined the case of Juror No. 2, the legal thriller Clint Eastwood is directing for Warner Bros. Shooting on the feature began in June and was halted due to the actors strike. Production is now resuming in Atlanta. Nicholas Hoult is leading […]

Searchlight Teams with ‘Beef’ Director Hikari for Comedy-Drama ‘Rental Family’ (Exclusive)

In a competitive situation, Searchlight Pictures has nabbed rights to Rental Family, a comedy-drama that has Beef director Hikari attached to helm. Hikari also co-wrote the script, with Stephen Blahut, for the feature project that will be produced by Eddie Vaisman and Julia Lebedevof Sight Unseen, the banner that counts movies such as Bad Education amongst its credits. […]

Pedro Pascal Circling ‘Fantastic Four’ to Play Reed Richards

Marvel Studios is homing in on a Mr. Fantastic. Pedro Pascal is in talks to star as Reed Richards in Fantastic Four, marking perhaps the most significant casting move since the end of the actors strike earlier this month. Sources say scheduling is a factor in whether the deal will work out, and the current […]

‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’ Loses Director Destin Daniel Cretton

Destin Daniel Cretton is no longer taking a trip to the multiverse as director of Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Cretton had been attached since last year, with the news announced on the heels of San Diego Comic-Con. Jeff Loveness, who wrote the Kang-centric feature Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, penned […]

Next Gen 2023: The Hollywood Reporter’s 35 Rising Executives 35 and Under

In 1993, Jurassic Park (the first one) was the No. 1 movie at the box office, The X-Files went to air and THR debuted its first list of the top 35 Hollywood execs 35 and under. In the 30 years that followed, Next Gen alums have created cinematic universes (Kevin Feige was selected in 2003) […]

DC Movie ‘Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow’ Finds Its Writer in Ana Nogueira (Exclusive)

James Gunn and Peter Safran’s slate of DC movies continues to move forward. Ana Nogueira, the actress and playwright who is now making forays into screenwriting, has been tapped to pen Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, a standalone feature centered on the Kryptonian cousin of Superman being developed by DC Studios. No director is attached and […]

‘Deadpool’ Filmmaker Tim Miller, Warner Bros. Tackling Adaptation of Sci-Fi Comic ‘Alien Legion’

Warner Bros. is building its own galaxy that is far, far away. The studio has picked up the rights to Alien Legion, a star-spanning, sci-fi comic initially published by Marvel Comics, with the aim of building a homegrown space opera franchise. Tim Miller, who directed the original Deadpool as well as Terminator: Dark Fate, is […]