Borderlands centers on an infamous bounty hunter Lilith (Blanchett), who reluctantly returns to her home planet Pandora. She must join forces with a ragtag team of misfits and “battle an alien species and dangerous bandits to uncover one of Pandora’s most explosive secrets.”

In addition to Blanchett as Lilith, the cast of this project will include Kevin Hart as a seasoned mercenary Roland, Ariana Greenblatt as a feral pre-teen demolitionist Tiny Tina, Florian Munteanu as her musclebound protector Krieg, Jamie Lee Curtis as an oddball scientist Dr. Patricia Tannis, and Jack Black as a wise robot Claptrap.

Edgar Ramírez, Gina Gershon, Haley Bennett, Bobby Lee, Olivier Richters, and Janina Gavankar round out the film’s supporting cast.

Borderlands draws inspiration from Gearbox Software’s hit video game franchise of the same name, and it’s been adapted for the big screen by Joe Crombie and Eli Roth, who also serves as its director.

Borderlands will be released theatrically by Lionsgate on August 9.

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Steve Martin and John Candy starred in the original film as businessmen trying to get back to Chicago to celebrate Thanksgiving with their family, but along the way, they face a series of travel mishaps.

Smith and Hart will star in the modern take of the film and they’ll play characters who team up and face travel disasters while trying to make their way home to their families.

Smith’s most recent work has been in Bad Boys for Life and Jumanji: The Next Level. He’s currently working on production on King Richard, where he will star as Venus and Serena William’s father and his next role is in Fatherhood which will be released in April 2021.

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Ted Sarandos, Netflix chief content officer, announced the news in a press release and said the platform is proud to “share the electricity and excitement of the festival” with Netflix subscribers around the world.

“It’s our honor to transform LA for one week into the funniest place on. This festival is a unique celebration of the art of comedy, and the role it plays in reflecting our lives and defining culture,” said Sarandos in a statement.

Netflix is a Joke Fest will feature appearances from some of the biggest comedy legends, including Kevin Hart, Ali Wong, Amy Schumer, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, David Letterman, Jamie Foxx, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin. It will take place between April 27th and May 3rd, at various venues across Los Angeles.

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Travolta has been cast in a short format comedy-action series, Die Hart, one of dozens of series in the works at Quibi. He will star opposite series lead Kevin Hart. 

In the series, Hart plays a fictionalized version of himself, someone who’s tired of being the comedic sidekick. A famous director offers him the shot to be the lead in an action movie, but there’s a catch: Kevin first must train at the world’s greatest action-star school, which is run by a lunatic (Travolta). Pushed to his limits by the coach and a tough-minded rival student, Kevin must survive a series of over-the-top action sequences and face his fears if he wants to achieve his dream and land the role of a lifetime.

Travolta joins previously announced Quibi partners including Guillermo del Toro, Antoine Fuqua, Sam Raimi, Jason Blum, Steven Soderbergh, Catherine Hardwicke, Anna Kendrick, Doug Liman, Laurence Fishburne among others. 

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The 2018 comedy starred Kevin Hart as a high school dropout who returns to school to obtain his GED with the help of an unorthodox teacher, played by Tiffany Haddish. 

Hart, who also co-wrote and produced the film, will executive produce the pilot along with Will Packer and the film’s director Malcolm D. Lee. 

According to Variety, the series centers on a mix of adults at a night school GED prep class who unexpectedly bond over their shared experience and find themselves helping each other both inside and outside of the classroom. 

Night School went on to gross $100 million worldwide. 

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Hart is set to star in and produce the superhero comedy Night Wolf. STXFilms acquired the project, and Hart and his HartBeat Productions will produce the film.

The superhero comedy feature hails from Detective Pikachu scribes Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit. According to Deadline, Night Wolf follows “a Meet the Parents-esque encounter where a man (Hart) meets his future father-in-law for the first time only to discover he is secretly the superhero known as the Night Wolf.”

“After we acquired Night Wolf, we submitted it to Kevin Hart and the Team at HartBeat hoping they would love it as much as we did. It is a big, broad comedy and the idea is great fun and perfectly matched with Kevin’s comedic talent. We are thrilled to be working on what will now be our fourth film together,” said Chairman of STXfilms Adam Fogelson who made the announcement this morning.

“I am excited to be working with our friends at STX again. They brought us a great project with Night Wolf. I instantly fell in love with this pitch about an everyday guy who is meeting his in-laws for the first time and unwittingly discovers his dad to be is secretly a superhero,” added Hart.

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We shouldn’t expect Monopoly movie anytime soon, however, since Lionsgate is taking it slow and is still to hire a writer or set a date for the beginning of filming. It also remains unclear whether the studio will go with a new story or keep the elements of the previous adaptation, which centered around a young man from Baltic Avenue (one of the game’s modest properties) on a quest to make a fortune.

Universal was the first studio to attempt to do a live-action movie adaptation of Monopoly, attaching Ridley Scott as a director with Pamela Pettler in charge of the script. The project, however, never managed to get off the ground, and Universal eventually gave up on the idea in 2012.

Hasbro didn’t give up, however, and teamed up with Lionsgate in 2015, when Andrew Niccol (The Truman Show and In Time) was brought in to write the script. While there wasn’t much progress since then, if Kevin Hart and Tim Story end up being a part of the project, we should expect things to get moving a bit faster.

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Multiple outlets report that the comedian has decided to step down from the hosting gig following an outcry over his homophobic and transphobic comments. Following the announcement that Hart has been set as the night’s host, decade-old offensive tweets resurfaced and with them a demand that he steps down as host.

After the comedian took to Instagram Tuesday to announce that he had been selected to host the 2019 Academy Awards for the first time, he took to Twitter Thursday to announce his decision.

“I have made the choice to step down from hosting this year’s Oscar’s,” Hart wrote. He continued with an apology to the LGBTQ community, “This is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists. I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past.”

He added, “I’m sorry that I hurt people,” he continued in a following tweet. “I am evolving and want to continue to do so. My goal is to bring people together not tear us apart.  Much love & appreciation to the Academy.  I hope we can meet again.”

The 39-year-old’s apology came after earlier that day he would not apologize for the comments, despite being given an ultimatum by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

I have made the choice to step down from hosting this year's Oscar's….this is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists. I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past.

— Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) December 7, 2018

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The Night School actor announced the amazing news on his Instagram and Twitter accounts. He made it clear he’s extremely honored to follow in the footsteps Jimmy Kimmel and Chris Rock, who hosted the ceremony before him.

“For years I have been asked if I would ever host the Oscars and my answer was always the same. I said that it would be an opportunity of a lifetime for me as a comedian and that it would happen when it’s supposed to. I am so happy to say the day has finally come for me to host the Oscars,” wrote Hart on Instagram.

The academy is trying to switch things up at this year’s ceremony, introducing a couple of changes in the format. For the first time ever, some of the lower-profile awards won’t be presented during the broadcast. The Academy also toyed with the idea of introducing the Best Popular Film category, but they discarded this idea since it wasn’t met with the enthusiasm they expected.

The 91st Oscars will be held on February 24, but we’ll have to wait until January 22 for the Academy to officially unveil the list of nominees.

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Penned by Black-ish writer Yamara Taylor, Co-Parenting will tell the story of a stay at home dad who is doing his best to raise the kids while his wife, who is a powerful CEO, is providing for the family. Things get complicated when the wife decides she wants a divorce and tries to get custody of the children. The movie is reportedly based on the original idea by Rock and Hart.

This won’t be the first time that Rock and Hart collaborate, having previously worked together on 2010’s Death at a Funeral and 2014’s Top Five. The latter movie was also Rock’s directorial debut, and the 53-year-old comedian ended up receiving two nominations on 20th Critics’ Choice Awards for the feature.

Chris Rock’s recent projects include Netflix’ comedy The Week Of, where he co-starred with Adam Sandler. He also returned to television and will be starring in the fourth season of comedy–crime anthology Fargo.

Kevin Hart wrote and starred in 2018’s comedy Night School alongside Tiffany Haddish. He is currently filming The Secret Life of Pets 2 and Jumanji 3.

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Borderlands centers on an infamous bounty hunter Lilith (Blanchett), who reluctantly returns to her home planet Pandora. She must join forces with a ragtag team of misfits and “battle an alien species and dangerous bandits to uncover one of Pandora’s most explosive secrets.”

In addition to Blanchett as Lilith, the cast of this project will include Kevin Hart as a seasoned mercenary Roland, Ariana Greenblatt as a feral pre-teen demolitionist Tiny Tina, Florian Munteanu as her musclebound protector Krieg, Jamie Lee Curtis as an oddball scientist Dr. Patricia Tannis, and Jack Black as a wise robot Claptrap.

Edgar Ramírez, Gina Gershon, Haley Bennett, Bobby Lee, Olivier Richters, and Janina Gavankar round out the film’s supporting cast.

Borderlands draws inspiration from Gearbox Software’s hit video game franchise of the same name, and it’s been adapted for the big screen by Joe Crombie and Eli Roth, who also serves as its director.

Borderlands will be released theatrically by Lionsgate on August 9.

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Steve Martin and John Candy starred in the original film as businessmen trying to get back to Chicago to celebrate Thanksgiving with their family, but along the way, they face a series of travel mishaps.

Smith and Hart will star in the modern take of the film and they’ll play characters who team up and face travel disasters while trying to make their way home to their families.

Smith’s most recent work has been in Bad Boys for Life and Jumanji: The Next Level. He’s currently working on production on King Richard, where he will star as Venus and Serena William’s father and his next role is in Fatherhood which will be released in April 2021.

The post Will Smith & Kevin Hart to Star in “Planes, Trains & Automobiles” Remake appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Ted Sarandos, Netflix chief content officer, announced the news in a press release and said the platform is proud to “share the electricity and excitement of the festival” with Netflix subscribers around the world.

“It’s our honor to transform LA for one week into the funniest place on. This festival is a unique celebration of the art of comedy, and the role it plays in reflecting our lives and defining culture,” said Sarandos in a statement.

Netflix is a Joke Fest will feature appearances from some of the biggest comedy legends, including Kevin Hart, Ali Wong, Amy Schumer, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, David Letterman, Jamie Foxx, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin. It will take place between April 27th and May 3rd, at various venues across Los Angeles.

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Travolta has been cast in a short format comedy-action series, Die Hart, one of dozens of series in the works at Quibi. He will star opposite series lead Kevin Hart. 

In the series, Hart plays a fictionalized version of himself, someone who’s tired of being the comedic sidekick. A famous director offers him the shot to be the lead in an action movie, but there’s a catch: Kevin first must train at the world’s greatest action-star school, which is run by a lunatic (Travolta). Pushed to his limits by the coach and a tough-minded rival student, Kevin must survive a series of over-the-top action sequences and face his fears if he wants to achieve his dream and land the role of a lifetime.

Travolta joins previously announced Quibi partners including Guillermo del Toro, Antoine Fuqua, Sam Raimi, Jason Blum, Steven Soderbergh, Catherine Hardwicke, Anna Kendrick, Doug Liman, Laurence Fishburne among others. 

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The 2018 comedy starred Kevin Hart as a high school dropout who returns to school to obtain his GED with the help of an unorthodox teacher, played by Tiffany Haddish. 

Hart, who also co-wrote and produced the film, will executive produce the pilot along with Will Packer and the film’s director Malcolm D. Lee. 

According to Variety, the series centers on a mix of adults at a night school GED prep class who unexpectedly bond over their shared experience and find themselves helping each other both inside and outside of the classroom. 

Night School went on to gross $100 million worldwide. 

The post “Night School” Adaptation Heading to NBC appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Hart is set to star in and produce the superhero comedy Night Wolf. STXFilms acquired the project, and Hart and his HartBeat Productions will produce the film.

The superhero comedy feature hails from Detective Pikachu scribes Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit. According to Deadline, Night Wolf follows “a Meet the Parents-esque encounter where a man (Hart) meets his future father-in-law for the first time only to discover he is secretly the superhero known as the Night Wolf.”

“After we acquired Night Wolf, we submitted it to Kevin Hart and the Team at HartBeat hoping they would love it as much as we did. It is a big, broad comedy and the idea is great fun and perfectly matched with Kevin’s comedic talent. We are thrilled to be working on what will now be our fourth film together,” said Chairman of STXfilms Adam Fogelson who made the announcement this morning.

“I am excited to be working with our friends at STX again. They brought us a great project with Night Wolf. I instantly fell in love with this pitch about an everyday guy who is meeting his in-laws for the first time and unwittingly discovers his dad to be is secretly a superhero,” added Hart.

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We shouldn’t expect Monopoly movie anytime soon, however, since Lionsgate is taking it slow and is still to hire a writer or set a date for the beginning of filming. It also remains unclear whether the studio will go with a new story or keep the elements of the previous adaptation, which centered around a young man from Baltic Avenue (one of the game’s modest properties) on a quest to make a fortune.

Universal was the first studio to attempt to do a live-action movie adaptation of Monopoly, attaching Ridley Scott as a director with Pamela Pettler in charge of the script. The project, however, never managed to get off the ground, and Universal eventually gave up on the idea in 2012.

Hasbro didn’t give up, however, and teamed up with Lionsgate in 2015, when Andrew Niccol (The Truman Show and In Time) was brought in to write the script. While there wasn’t much progress since then, if Kevin Hart and Tim Story end up being a part of the project, we should expect things to get moving a bit faster.

The post Kevin Hart and Tim Story Reunite For Monopoly Movie Adaptation appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Multiple outlets report that the comedian has decided to step down from the hosting gig following an outcry over his homophobic and transphobic comments. Following the announcement that Hart has been set as the night’s host, decade-old offensive tweets resurfaced and with them a demand that he steps down as host.

After the comedian took to Instagram Tuesday to announce that he had been selected to host the 2019 Academy Awards for the first time, he took to Twitter Thursday to announce his decision.

“I have made the choice to step down from hosting this year’s Oscar’s,” Hart wrote. He continued with an apology to the LGBTQ community, “This is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists. I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past.”

He added, “I’m sorry that I hurt people,” he continued in a following tweet. “I am evolving and want to continue to do so. My goal is to bring people together not tear us apart.  Much love & appreciation to the Academy.  I hope we can meet again.”

The 39-year-old’s apology came after earlier that day he would not apologize for the comments, despite being given an ultimatum by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

I have made the choice to step down from hosting this year's Oscar's….this is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists. I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past.

— Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) December 7, 2018

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The Night School actor announced the amazing news on his Instagram and Twitter accounts. He made it clear he’s extremely honored to follow in the footsteps Jimmy Kimmel and Chris Rock, who hosted the ceremony before him.

“For years I have been asked if I would ever host the Oscars and my answer was always the same. I said that it would be an opportunity of a lifetime for me as a comedian and that it would happen when it’s supposed to. I am so happy to say the day has finally come for me to host the Oscars,” wrote Hart on Instagram.

The academy is trying to switch things up at this year’s ceremony, introducing a couple of changes in the format. For the first time ever, some of the lower-profile awards won’t be presented during the broadcast. The Academy also toyed with the idea of introducing the Best Popular Film category, but they discarded this idea since it wasn’t met with the enthusiasm they expected.

The 91st Oscars will be held on February 24, but we’ll have to wait until January 22 for the Academy to officially unveil the list of nominees.

The post Kevin Hart Set to Host the 2019 Academy Awards appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Penned by Black-ish writer Yamara Taylor, Co-Parenting will tell the story of a stay at home dad who is doing his best to raise the kids while his wife, who is a powerful CEO, is providing for the family. Things get complicated when the wife decides she wants a divorce and tries to get custody of the children. The movie is reportedly based on the original idea by Rock and Hart.

This won’t be the first time that Rock and Hart collaborate, having previously worked together on 2010’s Death at a Funeral and 2014’s Top Five. The latter movie was also Rock’s directorial debut, and the 53-year-old comedian ended up receiving two nominations on 20th Critics’ Choice Awards for the feature.

Chris Rock’s recent projects include Netflix’ comedy The Week Of, where he co-starred with Adam Sandler. He also returned to television and will be starring in the fourth season of comedy–crime anthology Fargo.

Kevin Hart wrote and starred in 2018’s comedy Night School alongside Tiffany Haddish. He is currently filming The Secret Life of Pets 2 and Jumanji 3.

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