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After the success and critical acclaim of Sicario, there was buzz that a sequel was in the works. Producers Molly Smith and Trent & Thad Luckinbill have confirmed that a Sicario 2 is in development at Lionsgate.

Logline kept under wraps, but will follow up with the original characters from the original.

Alex Gibney is taking a break from documentaries to direct his first narrative feature, The Action, a political thriller set in the 1970s.

Eight anti-war activists in the ’70s steal classified FBI documents and later make them public, revealing that J. Edgar Hoover created a campaign to spy and blackmail troublemakers.

Michelle Monaghan is the latest to join the growing cast of the Boston Marathon bombing drama Patriots Day. The actress is set to play Carol Saunders, the wife of Sgt. Tommy Saunders played by Mark Wahlberg.

Danish filmmaker Nicolai Fuglsig has won the job of directing the Afghanistan war drama Horse Soldiers. The project hails from Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Lionsgate.

Naomi Watts is circling a role in Lionsgate’s adaptation of Jeannette Walls’s best-selling memoir, The Glass Castle starring Academy Award winning actress Brie Larson.

Vincent Curatola is the latest actor to join the growing cast of Patriots Day, the CBS Films and Lionsgate feature about the Boston Marathon bombing.

A high school graduate must risk her future and leap blindly into a vast unknown for the chance to build a new world with the boy she loves. Friday Night Lights meets The Time Traveler’s Wife.

10 Cloverfield Lane star John Goodman has been added to the cast of Peter Berg’s Patriot’s Day. He joins Mark Wahlberg and J.K. Simmons in the drama based on the events surrounding the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

Michael Keaton will star in CBS Films and Lionsgate’s adaptation of the best-selling series American Assassin. Based on the novels by the late Vince Flynn, the film will be directed by Michael Cuesta from a script by Stephen Schiff.

Fresh off of the wild success of Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds has already jumped into his next project — and Salma Hayek and Elodie Yung are joining him. The three will star together in The Hitman’s Bodyguard, which is set to start production in April.

Logline kept under wraps.

Writing team Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger have been tapped to write Saw: Legacy, the eighth installment of the venerable horror franchise. James Wan, who directed the first Saw back in 2004, will serve as an executive producer on the film.

Lionsgate announced on Friday that it will develop a new action-adventure film based on the classic TV series, MacGyver. The project is being developed along with a television reboot at CBS.

Jaume Collet-Serra has signed on to helm The Commuter. Liam Neeson is attached to star. The two previously worked together on Non-Stop and Run All Night.

Betrayals, reversals, a dead body, and doubts abound in a small town when the best friend of a mommy blogger suddenly disappears with her husband.

The holiday season may be over but it is clearly still on everyone’s mind as we can confirm that Brian Sawyer & Gregg Rossen’s spec Guess Who’s Coming To Christmas is now in three territories and more on the way!

A middle-class suburban mixed race father (think The Rock or Ice Cube) finds his conservative world turned upside down when his daughter comes back from college with her new fiance… hip-hop star, Killer B.

Sean Penn is set to star as 7th president Andrew Jackson in HBO miniseries American Lion. Producing the project is Facebook’s Head of Market Development, Matt Jacobson, with Narcos co-creators Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard with Lionsgate Television.

Robert Lynn’s dynamic new action spec Designated Survivor has quickly spread like a wildfire through town, landing at six major territories.

Lauren Graham and Rob Riggle are heading back to school in Middle School from CBS Films. The project is based on the best-selling series from James Patterson.

The project is an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Kate Atkinson. Vasko appeared on both the 2014 Hit List and Black List for her lauded dramedy spec Situation Comedy, which is currently in development with Jason Reitman and Helen Estabrook’s Right of Way Films.

Lionsgate’s reboot is still gaining steam, locking down singer Becky G., real name Rebbeca Marie Gomez, for Power Rangers. Becky G. will star as the Yellow Ranger in the teen superhero team-up pic.

Set in the exclusive world of high-end nightlife and focused on the VIP bottle girls and hosts who’ve become an integral part of the club experience as well as social media influencers.

Oscar-winning musician and prolific actor Common joins the cast of the upcoming sequel to the Keanu Reeves action flick John Wick as the main baddie, which will start shooting next week.

Dumped by his sugar mama, an aging Latin lover must fend for himself in a harsh world.

Lionsgate announced via Twitter and Instagram on Thursday that it has found its Black Ranger: Ludi Lin will don the spandex suit for the highly-anticipated Power Rangers movie.

Evan and Shea Mirzai are out with a new international action comedy spec that’s shaking up the town. We’re hearing it’s already into several territories, with some big name producers eyeing this hot property.

Bridge of Spies actress and Bono progeny Eve Hewson has landed the coveted role of Maid Marian in the gritty reboot of Robin Hood’s story.