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  • Bryce Dallas Howard to helm ‘Flight of the Navigator’ reboot for Disney

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Actor-filmmaker Bryce Dallas Howard is set to direct Disney’s reboot of 1986 kids sci-fi adventure movie “Flight of the Navigator”.

    According to Deadline, the new movie, being developed for Disney Plus, is a female-led reimagining of the original film that starred Joey Cramer, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Veronica Cartwright.

    The original movie, directed by Randal Kleiser, was about a 12-year-old boy who is abducted by a UFO and reappears eight years later at the exact same age and with no memories of what happened.

    When NASA officials spot a connection between the boy and a recovered UFO and try to ensnare him, the kid attempts to unravel the intergalactic mystery while trying to reunite with his family.

    Howard will also produce the movie alongside John Swartz and Justin Springer.

    As an actor, Howard is known for starring in movies such as “The Spider-Man 3”, “The Help” and the “Jurassic World” franchise.

    She most recently directed two episodes of popular Disney Plus series “The Mandolorian”.

  • Dua Lipa to make acting debut in ‘Argylle’ alongside Henry Cavill, Bryan Cranston, Samuel L Jackson

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: English filmmaker Matthew Vaughn has set an ensemble cast, including Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bryan Cranston, Samuel L Jackson, for his upcoming spy movie “Argylle”. Additionally, British pop sensation Dua Lipa will make her acting debut with the movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

    The big-budget action film, which Vaughn will direct and produce through his banner Marv, will start production in Europe in August.

    Oscar-winner Sam Rockwell, veteran actor Catherine O’Hara and “Fast and Furious 9” star John Cena are also part of the cast.

    The film, based on an upcoming spy novel of the same name from author Ellie Conway, follows Argylle, “the world’s greatest spy” as he is caught up in a globe-trotting adventure.

    The movie will be the first of at least three films in the franchise and is set in America, London and multiple locations across the world.

    Conway’s thriller novel is set to be published next year by Transworld Publishers Ltd, a division of Penguin Random House.

    Jason Fuchs is writing the script and he will also serve as executive producer alongside Adam Bohling, David Reid, Zygi Kamasa, Carlos Peres, Claudia Vaughn and Adam Fishbach.

    Vaughn is currently awaiting the release of “The King’s Man”, the prequel to his blockbuster “Kingsman” movies.

    The film, starring Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Harris Dickinson, Daniel Bruhl, Djimon Hounsou, and Charles Dance, is scheduled to be released theatrically by Disney in December 2021.