It’s not just all about Sonic the Hedgehog. Another Sega video game franchise, Shinobi, is heading to the big screen, with Sam Hargrave directing for Universal. Ken Kobayashi (Sunny, Move On) is writing the screenplay adaptation of the arcade game, which first debuted in 1987. That edgy game followed…

EXCLUSIVE: After successfully launching the Extraction film franchise at Netflix, director Sam Hargrave has his eyes set on another potential franchise with a piece of IP that is revving its engines to get out the gate. Sources tell Deadline that Skydance and Mattel Films have closed a deal with Hargrave…

EXCLUSIVE: After blowing audiences away with his hit Extraction films at Netflix, director Sam Hargrave has found his next high-octane action vehicle. Sources tell Deadline he is set to direct an adaptation of Kill Them All for Paramount Pictures. Based on the popular graphic novel by Kyle M. Starks, the…

EXCLUSIVE: The book-to-movie market that has been spotty with two strikes hobbling the business is seeing an uptick that will lead to a few strong deals before the holiday. It could presage a boom market if the optimism from the latest labor talks lead to a deal and resumption of business.    One big…

Apple Studios has greenlit the new original drama series The Last Frontier from Jon Bokenkamp (The Blacklist) and Richard D'Ovidio (The Call) with Jason Clarke (Winning Time, Zero Dark Thirty ) set to lead. Related Stories …

Jake Gyllenhaal is attached to star in Prophet, a Studio 8 superhero pic to be directed by Extraction‘s Sam Hargrave. The film based on the Image comic book from Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld is intended to launch a new franchise. It will center on John Prophet (Gyllenhaal), a man who gains superhuman strength after…

While Chris Hemsworth’s black ops mercenary Tyler Rake appeared to have met his end at the close of Extraction, the actor confirmed today that he will be back for Extraction 2, as Netflix unveiled a teaser for the sequel. Hemsworth will reteam on the follow-up film with director Sam Hargrave, as well as producers Joe…

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros won a wild spec auction and will pay north of $1 million against low-seven figures for the Tyler Marceca script Stay Frosty. Idris Elba is attached to star and Sam Hargrave (Extraction) to direct.  Dark Horse Entertainment’s Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg will produce with Elba and…

EXCLUSIVE: Since the top of the year, no studio has been more aggressive in the marketplace than MGM, and it looks like it is close to landing another coveted package. Sources tell Deadline that MGM is in talks to acquire Combat Control, which tells the true story of Medal of Honor recipient John Chapman, with Jake…

EXCLUSIVE: As the Chris Hemsworth action film Extraction continues on pace to become Netflix’s most watched feature film ever, the film’s writer, Joe Russo, has closed a deal to write another installment of the high action film. AGBO, the company run by Russo and his brother Anthony, are putting the pieces together…

A year ago today Avengers: Endgame bowed in China, kicking off an unprecedented theatrical run that ended when it surpassed James Cameron’s Avatar as the all-time top-grossing film. With movie theaters shut for the foreseeable future, Endgame directors and AGBO partners Joe and Anthony Russo today launch on Netflix Ext…

The title for Extraction could just as easily mean "extra action." You might expect that the reteaming of producers Joe and Anthony Russo and their AGBO production company with one of their key Avengers stars, Chris Hemsworth, could result in something fan-friendly, but the level of action as well as character…