The comedic reimagining of Anaconda is now shooting in Australia, and THR reports that Thandiwe Newton and Steve Zahan will be joining Paul Rudd and Jack Black for a little snake wrangling. Selton Mello (Bury Your Dead) and Ione Skye (Zodiac) have also joined the cast.
The new Anaconda movie “involves a group of friends facing mid-life crises who are remaking their favorite movie from their youth. They head to the rainforest only to find themselves into a fight for their lives against natural disasters, giant snakes and violent criminals.“
Black plays an “erstwhile director, a man stuck in his job as a wedding videographer,” with Rudd playing “an actor who did a stint on a cop show but sees his Hollywood dreams slipping further and further away.” Newton and Zahn play the pair’s childhood friends who join them on this adventure, with Mello playing a Brazilian animal wrangler and Skye playing the wife of Black’s character. The Suicide Squad‘s Daniela Melchior also joined the cast last year.
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent director Tom Gormican is directing the project, which he also co-wrote with Kevin Ettin. The project has apparently been in the works since early 2023, going through many rewrites as they try to strike the correct tone.
The original Anaconda movie, which starred Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, and Jon Voight, spawned a handful of sequels, including Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, Anaconda 3: Offspring, Anacondas: Trial of Blood, and Lake Placid vs. Anaconda. There was also a Chinese remake released last year, which centered around a group of circus performers pitting against a giant snake. “A group of circus performers, on their way to what they think is a new performance location, become stranded in a lush rainforest after the boat they were on, and the captain leading the way, are eaten and destroyed by an anaconda with a special red marking,” reads a description. “They cross paths with a deadly poacher who is hunting the anaconda, who realises that he might now have enough bait to catch him. But being circus performers, they have a few survival tricks up their sleeves.“
The new Anaconda movie is set for a December 25threlease.
THR reports that David Krumholtz (Oppenheimer) and Emily Beecham (1899) have joined the cast of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. Production on the DC Studios film will officially kick off this week with Milly Alcock (House of the Dragon) starring as Kara Zor-El.
Krumholtz and Beecham will be playing Supergirl’s parents in the film, who are known as Zor-El and Alura in the comics. Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow will be directed by Craig Gillespie and scripted by Ana Nogueira. It’s based on the comic series of the same name written by Tom King and illustrated by Bilquis Evely. After her father is murdered and the one responsible is still out there, a young alien girl named Ruthye Marye Knoll seeks out Supergirl to help her on a vicious mission. She wants revenge, and if Supergirl doesn’t help her, she’ll do it herself, whatever the cost.
Eve Ridley (3 Body Problem) will play Ruthye, with Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust and Bone) set to play Krem of the Yellow Hill, the villain who kills Ruthye’s father. Jason Momoa will also appear on Lobo, a role he has longed to play for years. He previously played Aquaman in the DCEU, so hopefully, the casual fan won’t be too confused.
DC Studios co-chief James Gunn has teased that this version of Supergirl will be different from what we’ve seen before. “In our series we see the difference between Superman who was sent to Earth and raised by loving parents from the time he was an infant, versus Supergirl who was raised on a rock, a chip off Krypton, and watched everyone around her die and be killed in terrible ways for the first 14 years of her life, and then came to Earth when she was a young girl,” Gunn said. “She’s much more hardcore, she’s not exactly the Supergirl we’re use to seeing.”
The Supergirl movie will be the second theatrical installment of the new DC Universe, following Gunn’s Superman movie, which will hit theaters on July 11, 2025. It has been teased that Supergirl might appear in the film. Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is slated to be released on June 26, 2026.
For eight seasons and 96 episodes, from 2006 to 2013, the series Dexter ran on Showtime, telling the story of Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who is also a vigilante serial killer. Clyde Phillips was showrunner on Dexter for the first four seasons, and in 2021 he and Showtime brought us the revival series Dexter: New Blood… which, for a time, also seemed to be the end of it all. But that’s not the case. Showtime has tasked Phillips with continue to build up the Dexter franchise, with the prequel series Dexter: Original Sin premiering last month and a New Blood follow-up called Dexter: Resurrection heading for a June premiere. Filming on Dexter: Resurrection is now underway, and Michael C. Hall, who played Dexter Morgan in the original series and Dexter: New Blood, and also provides the in-character narration for Dexter: Original Sin, is back in the lead for Dexter: Resurrection. Hall shared a video on social media to celebrate the start of production.
Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global co-CEO and president/CEO, Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios said in a statement, “We are thrilled to have the brilliant Michael C. Hall reprise his iconic role as Dexter Morgan in Showtime’s most successful series ever… While Dexter: Resurrection will appeal to the tens of millions of longtime fans, Dexter: Original Sin will introduce a whole new generation of viewers into this iconic series by starting from the beginning, which is sure to satisfy existing audiences as well.”
A Showtime Studios and Counterpart Studios production, Dexter: Resurrection is being executive produced by Clyde Phillips, Michael C. Hall, Scott Reynolds, Tony Hernandez, and Lilly Burns. Marcos Siega is the producing director. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
Hall is joined in the cast by fellow series regulars David Zayas, Jack Alcott and James Remar, with Zayas back in the role of Angel Batista (who worked with Dexter at the Miami Metro Police Department back in the day), Alcott reprising his Dexter: New Blood role of Dexter’s son Harrison, and Remar returning as Dexter’s adoptive father Harry Morgan.
Are you glad to see Michael C. Hall bringing Dexter back to life on the set of Dexter: Resurrection? Are you looking forward to this show? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
Regal Cinemas hopes audiences will fall in love with the theater company’s Captain America: Brave New World popcorn buckets when the latest film from Marvel Studios hits theaters on February 14, 2025. Today, Regal’s social media accounts debuted the collectible items for sale when the fourth Captain America movie smashes theaters, including popcorn buckets inspired by Cap’s iconic shield and an angry bust of Red Hulk with a removable head.
In addition to the new popcorn buckets, Regal revealed two collectible cups for fans to collect. The first cup features Anthony Mackie’s Captain America with his shield in hand and mechanical wings spread wide. The other cup features Harrison Ford’s Red Hulk in a classic “super hero landing” pose, his teeth gritting and veins a-poppin’. Bobblehead Funko Pop Captain America and Red Hulk figures are also for sale near the snack counter. The popcorn buckets are particularly fun, with Red Hulk hiding a mound of buttery popcorn inside his head.
The final trailer for Marvel‘s Captain America: Brave New Worlddebuted this morning alongside a gallery of specialty posters. The film follows the studio’s Deadpool & Wolverine, which earned $1.34B at the global box office. Brave New World reintroduces Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) as Captain America, welcoming a new era of superhero entertainment to the silver screen.
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Here’s the official information on Captain America: Brave New World, straight from Marvel:
Anthony Mackie returns as the high-flying hero, who’s officially taken up the mantle of Captain America. Harrison Ford makes his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as newly-elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, a role originated by the late William Hurt. Ross and Sam have a bit of a history: In his previous role as Secretary of State, Ross was responsible for arresting Sam and his fellow Avengers during the events of Captain America: Civil War. Now as president, Ross is eager to work with Sam, hoping to make Captain America an official military position. But that tentative alliance is jeopardized when Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident, with friend and retired super-soldier Isaiah Bradley (Carl Lumbly) as the prime suspect. Sam’s investigation send him on a dangerous chase, and (leading to) a deadly showdown and a tease of the menacing Red Hulk. Danny Ramirez returns as former Air Force lieutenant Joaquin Torres, who’s picked up Sam’s old wings and taken on the role of Falcon. Tim Blake Nelson is also back as Samuel Sterns, AKA The Leader, appearing in the MCU for the first time since 2008’s The Incredible Hulk. New to the cast is Shira Haas, who joins as Ruth Bat-Seraph. A former Black Widow, Ruth is now a high-ranking U.S. government official who has the trust of President Ross. Giancarlo Esposito, Liv Tyler, and Xosha Roquemore also star. The film is directed by Julius Onah and produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore. Louis D’Esposito and Charles Newirth serve as executive producers.
Captain America: Brave New World arrives in theaters on February 14, 2025.
Coming soon from SRS Cinema is the sci-fi comedy The Space Rodent, a.k.a. Mac-D vs. The Space Rodent (or Mac & Dean vs. the Space Rodent, if you really want to draw out the title) – and with the movie’s release swiftly approaching, a trailer and a poster have been unveiled! You can watch the trailer in the embed above and check out the trailer at the bottom of this article.
Directed by Jason D. Morris (Haunted Objects), who crafted the script with Robert J. Carrera, The Space Rodent has the following synopsis: When a misfit group of friends in a small town encounters a ravenous alien rodent during a chaotic Halloween night, their survival depends on wit, makeshift weapons, and embracing their inner heroes. Halloween night in Cavell, Il starts as a typical evening of costumes and candy, but the small-town calm is shattered when a ravenous alien rodent crash-lands in the neighborhood. Mac, Dean, Amanda, and Skyler—a group of misfit friends with their own share of personal struggles—find themselves at the epicenter of the chaos. What begins as playful banter and bizarre antics soon spirals into a fight for survival as they come face-to-face with the creature’s deadly attacks. With no help in sight, the friends must rely on their creativity and questionable teamwork to take on the alien menace. Armed with duct-taped weapons and sheer determination, they navigate the night’s escalating dangers, battling their own fears and the mounting absurdity of their situation. From harrowing close calls to laugh-out-loud mishaps, the group’s journey is as hilarious as it is heart-pounding. As the night unfolds, their survival depends not just on defeating the creature, but on embracing their quirks and standing together. Packed with humor, action, and a touch of the absurd, “MAC-D vs The Space Rodent” delivers a fresh take on the alien invasion genre, proving that sometimes, the unlikeliest of heroes rise to the occasion.
Carrera stars in the film alongside David L. Minard, Leah Bernard, Shelby Broadnax, and Evan O’Hare.
If you’d like to learn a lot more about The Space Rodent, head over to the official website – but first, let us know what you thought of the trailer by leaving a comment below.
Who better to rid the world of serial killers than other serial killers? That’s the question Laura Kosann (The Social Ones) must ask herself as she prepares to write the Lyrical Media and Ryder Picture Company’s film adaptation of Brynne Weaver’s bestselling novel Butcher & Blackbird. This project brings the first installment of Weaver’s Ruinous Love trilogy to screens, with Renfield and The Tomorrow War director Chris McKay getting behind the camera.
Brynne Weaver’s Butcher & Blackbird presents a unique spin on the serial killer genre, with a dark friends-to-lovers thread that helped the comedic read become a viral sensation on TikTok. Here’s a synopsis for Butcher & Blackbird: The Ruinous Love Trilogy courtesy of Amazon:
When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, they find something elusive—the friendship of two like-minded, pitch-black souls who just happen to enjoy killing other serial killers.
From small-town West Virginia to upscale California and from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country.
But as their friendship develops into something more, the restless ghosts left in their wake are only a few steps behind, ready to claim more than just their newfound love.
Can Rowan and Sloane dig themselves out of a game of graves?
Or have they finally met their match?
Weaver’s novel hit the ground running on October 23, 2023, quickly becoming a New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher’s Weekly best seller. The book received a boost thanks to BookTok, a subsection of the social media platform that celebrates literary gems and helps spread the good word about books you could be reading.
While Laura Kosann is a relatively new voice in the film industry, she’s currently working on an untitled trilogy project for Netflix based on books by the beloved author R.L. Stine and other projects.
Fans of Weaver’s Ruinous Love trilogy are already freaking out about Butcher & Blackbird coming to screens, with hopes that all three books will receive an adaptation.
Have you read Butcher & Blackbird? Who would you cast as the deadly lovers? Let us know in the comments section below.
At the end of September, JoBlo Media and Octane Multimedia teamed up to launch a new YouTube channel named JoBlo TV, which hosts multiple feature films to watch for free throughout the week. The genres we’ll be focusing on at JoBlo TV are Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Thrillers – and the free movies we shared this week really delivered the thrills!
This week’s line-up consisted of the sci-fi thriller Loophole, the crime thriller The Beast, and the sci-fi horror film Interpreters. Here’s some information on each of them:
Starring Chloe Lukasiak, who is best known for appearing as herself on many episodes of the reality TV series Dance Moms, Loophole was directed by Jenni Ivers and tells the following story: The future of humanity hangs in the balance, as both sides race against time to find the bloodline of Judas Iscariot. When Lexi Smith, a simple college student, finds herself in the middle of an all-out spiritual war, she is forced to trust a complete stranger. Kidnapped, rescued, then in hiding, she knows she has to act, but will she have enough time to save humanity? Lukasiak is joined in the cast by Timothy E. Goodwin, Michael Sigler, Kera O’Bryon, Deven Bromme, Gant Montgomery, Jessica Shannon Kessler, Will Steckman, Mark Shrader, Gabrielle Valladares, Carmen Fullmer, Iris S Moy Bautista, Ronda Suder, Tim Barney, Anna Hess, Emily Lapisardi, Gary Lee Vincent, and Leona Worcester.
Directed by Ryan Colucci and Dragan Roganovic from a screenplay by Colucci, The Beast (which is also known as Suburban Cowboy) is a gritty story based on real events. A drug dealer on Long Island finds himself over his head when one of his soldiers robs a connection to ruthless Serbian gangsters. When the debt falls on his shoulders he is forced to take drastic measures. Frank Raducz Jr., Alandrea Martin, Zoran Radanovich, Matty Finochio, Louie Iaccarino, Jonathan Kowalsky, Peggy Dunne, Scotty Tovar, Brian Johnson, Jeffrey R. Newman, Vonn Harris, Eric Ramey, Jay Eftimoski, Stacey Danger, Jessica Lee, Peter Murnik, Joel Guzman, and Eli Jimenes star.
Written and directed by Michael Ryan, Interpreters (a.k.a. Interpreters: a C & Earth Chronicle – quantum 1) has the following synopsis: An unusual perpetrator using advanced technology murders the inhabitants of Sullen Community while a former black operator and CID Agent investigates with the local police force uncovering a darker scheme and more dangerous threat than anticipated. Ace Marrero, Manny Martinez Hernandez, Sophia Medley, Erin Stegeman, Christopher Kriesa, Stefan Hayek, Wolfgang Weber, Ashley Bracken, Sophia Ferguson, Rachel Kylian, Andy Gates, Terry Maratos, Amber Bracken, Billy Brown, James Matthews, Scott Damien, Nicole Srp, and Travis Michéal star.
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On the day that Apple TV+ drops the season 2 finale of its dystopian drama series, Silo, we’re hearing that Jessica Henwick (The Royal Hotel, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery) and Ashley Zuckerman (Succession, Fear Street: Part One – 1994) are joining the cast of the show’s third season as series regulars. Jessica Henwick plays Helen, a whip-smart reporter, while Ashley Zuckerman plays Daniel, a young and eager congressman in Silo season 3.
While I understand Zuckerman’s role, I’m curious how Henwick’s Helen influences the show’s events. People in positions of authority don’t last long in Silo, so I get the need to have more players enter that arena. Still, a reporter role is interesting, given that I’m uncertain of how news travels in Silo. Does Helen manage a widely distributed newspaper? Does she give “Runners,” essentially the postmen of the Silo, pamphlets to share with the different levels? We’ll need to wait and see.
From creator and showrunner Graham Yost, Silo tells the story of some ten thousand people who believe they’re the last living humans on Earth. They live in the Silo, a protective housing structure buried a mile beneath a ruined planet. Outside the Silo, the environment is toxic, deadly, and mysterious. Time before the Silo is talked about in hushed tones, and “relics” from the past are illegal. If you mention going outside, authorities will gladly send you there, but not before making an example of you to the rest of the residents.
Rebecca Ferguson leads the series as Juliette, an engineer from the “Down Deep,” who uncovers a conspiracy after her lover dies from a shady suicide. As she unravels the truth, people see her as a savior, and the people at the top don’t much care for s**t disturbers. They’re willing to kill to keep their secrets, and Juliette must go outside.
Silo is produced by Apple Studios and based on the novels by Hugh Howey. I started watching Silo during the holiday break and could not stop until I was current with the series. I’m dying to finish my shift today so I can go and watch the season 2 finale, and I’m intrigued about Jessica Henwick and Ashley Zuckerman joining the Silo season 3 cast.
Do you watch Silo? Are you excited about the additions to the cast? Let us know in the comments section below.
Plot: Mark Scout leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure, which surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. This daring experiment in “work-life balance” is called into question as Mark finds himself at the center of an unraveling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work… and of himself. In season two, Mark and his friends learn the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe.
REVIEW: The first season of Severance was unlike any other series at the time. Created by Dan Erickson and directed and produced by Ben Stiller, the series blended creepy and surreal urban legends with a workplace comedy for a story that defied categorization into a single genre. With a great ensemble featuring Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, Britt Lower, John Turturro, Zach Cherry, and Christopher Walken, Severance created a whole mythology around the mysterious Lumon Industries and their process to sever a person’s professional consciousness from their personal one. With a quirky retro vibe at the office and a mystery being investigated in the outside world, Severance builds mounting tension episode by episode through the cliffhanger finale. Two years later, we get to reconnect with our favorite innies and outies as we learn more about the truth behind what Lumon is trying to do and how the actions of the team of analysts will impact what is to come. The second season of Severance does not disappoint and achieves the rare feat of improving upon the debut season.
At the end of the first season, Mark Scout (Adam Scott) and his colleagues in Macro Data Refining, including Dylan (Zach Cherry), Irving (John Turturro), and Helly (Britt Lower), disabled the severance protocol and found themselves inhabiting their outie consciousnesses. Mark learned his boss, Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette), knew his outie and revealed to his sister Devon (Jen Tullock) that Mark’s deceased wife (Dichen Lachman) was alive. Dylan learned he was married with children while Irving found his coworker and love interest Burt (Christopher Walken) was in a relationship. Irving also noticed he had been painting a mysterious doorway at Lumon. Helly had the most shocking revelation as she learned she was actually Helena Egan, daughter of the head of Lumon. That cliffhanger opens the second season as the fallout at Lumon results in the dissolution of the MDR team and Mark being placed with a new set of coworkers. The floor supervisor, Seth Milchik (Tramell Tillman), has also taken a more prominent leadership role under the guidance of Lumon executives. The second season deepens the divide between the innies and the outies while not losing the mystery and surreal nature that made the first season so good.
Having seen the entirety of the second season, I can confidently say that Severance is better than ever. There is a lot more going on this season, both inside the Lumon offices and in the world at large, while not once feeling like the series is trying to top the twists and reveals from season one. The uneasy balance between what Lumon tells their severed workers and what they begin to uncover is central to the mounting plot of the show’s overall narrative, but it does not mean that Mark and his friends remain quiet and obedient. There is so much that I want to say about what happens this season, but virtually everything would be a spoiler. What I can tell you is that the trailer only hints at where this series goes, and that includes off-site work meetings, new departments, including the one where Gwendoline Christie’s character works, and episodes focused on the backstory for key supporting characters that have a direct impact on the main ensemble. Some interesting cameos and additions to the cast will surprise you right from the first episode, but what makes this season of Severance feel stronger than the first is the tightly controlled plot threads that connect back to elements from the first season while laying the groundwork for the seasons to come.
Severance‘s early episodes waste no time distinguishing themselves from the first season. The characters now know they are stuck and that something nefarious is happening at Lumon. Adam Scott gets a lot more conviction playing both halves of Mark Scout, who grows in self-confidence as an innie and makes decisive choices as an outie. There is much more for Zach Cherry to dig into this season with a unique romantic subplot, while John Turturro and Christopher Walken remain the best couple to root for on television. Britt Lower gets some heavy lifting as Helly deals with who she is on the outside. At the same time, we meet new characters played by John Noble, Alia Shawkat, Merritt Wever, Robby Benson, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Bob Balaban, and Sarah Bock. The return of actors from season one, including Sydney Cole Alexander as Lumon PR rep Natalie, Michael Chernus as Mark’s brother-in-law Ricke,n and Karen Aldridge as Reghabi, built this world into something much more sinister than I expected. The idea of what Lumon is and the purpose of the severance process continues to be a MacGuffin for this series, but one that is slowly revealing itself. By the end of the second season, there is so much more known than at the end of the first, but the mystery remains intact, and we do not feel like we are being led on a meaningless journey.
Series creator Dan Erickson once again leads the writing team, having scripted four of the ten episodes alongside Mohamad El Masti, Wei-Ning Yu, Anna Ouyang Moench, Erin Wagoner, Mark Friedman, Adam Countee, and K.C. Perry. Outside of Erickson and Moench, the team comprises new writers who delve further into the complex backstory of Lumon and the Egan clan. Ben Stiller helmed five episodes this season, down one from the first year. Stiller directed the premiere and finale with Sam Donovan (The Crown, The Widow) and Uta Briesewitz (Stranger Things, Black Mirror, Westworld), each helming two episodes, and cinematographer Jessica Lee Gagne (Mrs. America, Escape at Dannemora) made her directorial debut on the remaining episode. This season continues to mine the surreal, retro look of the Lumon offices with new forays in midseason episodes that shed light on the larger world of Severance. The eerie music from composer Theodore Shapiro continues to balance the series’ themes. A new opening credit sequence teases hidden messages about the season and where the story is headed. Some episodes do not have a credit sequence for reasons that will be evident when you watch those specific chapters.
Severance was already a unique series unlike any other show on the air and has built on that with an even better second season. The cast is exceptional, and the direction, led by Ben Stiller doing the best work of his career, improves on what came before it. This is such a rich world that has deepened what the audience knows without sacrificing any quality along the way. Each episode is full of character development that makes you care deeply about what happens to each member of the MDR team and even gives reasons to care about the antagonists as well. Few shows on television rival how bizarre and brilliant Severance is, and I look forward to seeing how viewers react to what this season has in store for them. As much as the first season impacted pop culture, season two will result in many memes, quotes, and references that will make this show a hard one to top in 2025.
Severance debuts its second season on January 17th on Apple TV+.
Way back in 2020, we heard that Francesca Gregorini, writer/director of the 2013 psychological thriller The Truth About Emanuel, was not happy about Servant, the Apple TV+ psychological thriller series that was created by Tony Basgallop and executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan. Gregorini was so upset about the show, and so convinced that it was a rip-off of her movie, that she hit Apple, Shyamalan, Basgallop, and the rest of the show’s executive producers and production companies with a copyright infringement lawsuit. While Servant has gone on to complete its four season run since Gregorini filed the lawsuit, Variety reports that the copyright trial got started this week and is expected to last for two weeks. What’s at stake? $81 million.
Jessica Biel and Kaya Scodelario star in The Truth About Emanuel, which told the following story: A troubled girl (Emanuel) becomes preoccupied with her mysterious new neighbor (Linda), who bears a striking resemblance to her dead mother. In offering to baby-sit Linda’s newborn, Emanuel unwittingly enters a fragile, fictional world, of which she becomes the gatekeeper. The twist is that Linda’s newborn is actually a doll, but Emanuel goes along with the act that it’s a real baby.
Starring Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free, and Rupert Grint, Servant is about a couple that has formed an emotional bond with a doll created to resemble their dead infant daughter and the nanny the couple hired to take care of it.
On the first day of the trial, Gregorgini’s lawyer showed “jurors clips of both projects during his opening statement. He argued that both depict a delusional mother who cares for a doll as though it is a real baby, and a nanny who is complicit in the delusion.” As the trial goes on, jurors will be watching The Truth About Emanuel and the first three episodes of Servant in their entirety.
The defense will be arguing that “Basgallop began developing the show years before The Truth About Emanuel was released, and that those involved with the show never drew on the film. … To prove copyright infringement, the plaintiff must show both substantial similarity and that the defendant had access to the infringed work.“
Do you think Francesca Gregorini has a case, or do The Truth About Emanuel and Servant just happen to be about similar subjects, with no copyright infringement involved? Share your thoughts on this lawsuit by leaving a comment below.
