The Michael B. Jordan-led action thriller The Silver Bear has found its director. Gerard McMurray, who has recently helmed The First Purge and the Netflix movie Burning Sands, has signed on to direct the film. McMurray already has history with Jordan, as he produced the Ryan Coogler-directed drama Fruitvale Station back in 2013. The Silver Bear tells the[…]
The live-action adaptation of The Lion King is really starting to round its cast; Donald Glover voices Simba, James Earl Jones, Mufasa, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Scar. Now, Alfre Woodard will embody Sarabi, Simba’s mum, and John Kani the side Rafiki in the reboot. The pair are the latest newcomers to Jon Favreau‘s adaptation of the Disney classic, assuming the[…]
Gerard McMurray is now set to direct the fourth Purge movie after making his feature directorial debut with Burning Sands at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Burning Sands depicts the brutal hazing process at an all-black university, and is available on Netflix. James DeMonaco, the writer/director behind The Purge, The Purge: Anarchy, and The Purge: Election Year, returns[…]