 Amazon grabbed the US rights to the Lionsgate romantic comedy feature "Shotgun Wedding." Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel star in the film, which will likely debut simultaneously in theaters and on Prime Video. More: - Lopez and Duhamel co-star as a couple that travels with their families to an exotic locale for a destination wedding, only to have the entire party taken hostage.
- The cast also includes Jennifer Coolidge, Sonia Braga, Cheech Marin, Selena Tan, and Lenny Kravitz.
- Lionsgate previously had the film scheduled for theatrical release on July 1; Deadline reports that Amazon made an offer for the film that was "too good for [the studio] to refuse."
- Lopez's previous film, the rom-com "Marry Me," was released simultaneously to theaters and the Peacock streaming service over Valentine's Day weekend; the film grossed just under $50 million at the global box office.
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 Apple ordered "Chief of War," a limited series about the colonization of Hawaii from writer, producer, and star Jason Momoa. The eight-episode series will re-examine Hawaiian history from an indigenous perspective. More: - Momoa created the series along Thomas Pa'a Sibbett, who wrote his 2018 film "Braven."
- This marks Momoa's first time writing for television.
- The duo will executive produce alongside filmmaker Francis Lawrence, who also produces the Apple sci-fi drama "See," which also stars Momoa.
- "Star Trek Beyond" and "Mindhunter" scribe Doug Jung will serve as showrunner, while "Pachinko" vet Justin Chon is in talks to direct the first few episodes.
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DAILY CALENDAR TUESDAY, APRIL 5 STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE: THE DIRECTOR'S EDITION: This cut of the very first theatrical "Star Trek" film, 1979's "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," was first overseen by director Robert Wise for a 2001 DVD release, and was released in standard defition. A new 4K Ultra HD restoration will come to movie theaters in May, and home video in the fall, but debuts on Paramount+ today in celebration of "First Contact Day." [Paramount+] TONY HAWK: UNTIL THE WHEELS FALL OFF: Documentary feature from director Sam Jones ("Off Camera with Sam Jones") profiling pro skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, including interviews with his colleagues and contemporaries along with never-before-seen archival footage. [HBO Max] RONNY CHIENG: SPEAKEASY: For his latest Netflix special, the stand-up and actor performed an intimate set at the Chinese Tuxedo bar and restaurant in New York. Topics include online critics, irrational skepticism, and suggestions for solving racism. [Netflix] BLACK DOG: BEING A TEACHER: Drama series from Korea starring Seo Hyun-jin as a new teacher working at a private high school. [Netflix] THE CROODS FAMILY TREE: The DreamWorks Animation comedy series -- a spin-off of "The Croods" film franchise, set after the events of the 2020 film "The Croods: A New Age" -- returns today for a second season on both Hulu and Peacock. [Hulu and Peacock]
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 Weaver and Fishburne FX ordered a six-episode limited series about the downfall of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, set against the backdrop of coach Doc Rivers' (Laurence Fishburne) quest the lead the long-time underdogs to a championship. The series was inspired by an installment of ESPN's "30 for 30" podcast. More: - Jacki Weaver will co-star in the series as Sterling's wife of over 60 years, Shelly Sterling.
- No casting has been announced yet for Donald Sterling or his infamous mistress, V. Stiviano.
- "Castle Rock" and "Feud: Bette and Joan" vet Gina Welch helped develop the series, and will write and executive produce.
- Fishburne recently starred in the Peacock streaming series "MacGruber" and makes recurring appearances on the ABC sitcom "Black-ish."
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 WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar announced his exit from the company, which will occur before its acquisition by Discovery is completed. The deal transferring ownership of WarnerMedia, including the HBO Max streaming service, from AT&T to Discovery is expected to close on April 11. More: - Discovery chief David Zaslav will lead the new company, Warner Bros. Discovery.
- Kilar's exit from WarnerMedia has been anticipated for some time; he was brought in as CEO of WarnerMedia in April 2020, just prior to the launch of HBO Max.
- Prior to his role at WarnerMedia, Kilar served as CEO of Hulu.
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 Mo'Nique will replace Octavia Spencer in the Netflix horror film "Demon House," for director Lee Daniels. The duo previously collaborated on the film "Precious," for which Mo'Nique won an Oscar, but then had an infamous falling-out. More: - Spencer exited the project due to a scheduling conflict with her Apple TV+ series "Truth Be Told."
- The film also stars Andra Day, who collaborated with Daniels on the Oscar-nominated "The United States vs. Billie Holiday," along with Glenn Close, Rob Morgan, Caleb McLaughlin, and Aunjanue Ellis.
- The film relates the story of Latoya Ammons and her three children, who experienced troubling incidents within their Gary, Indiana, home that they believed to be supernatural in origin.
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 During the MipTV conference, "Squid Game" creator Hwang Dong-hyuk teased his follow-up project. Hwang plans to adapt the Umberto Eco novel "Killing Old People Club," which he described as "more violent than 'Squid Game.'" More: - Hwang also plans to write the second season of "Squid Game" soon, and hopes to debut new episodes by the end of 2024.
- While speaking at MipTV, Hwang said the best praise he received during award season in the US came from filmmaker Steven Spielberg, who binged "Squid Game" in three days and told him "I want to steal your brain!"
- Hwang originally conceived of "Squid Game" in 2009, and had first pitched the project as a feature.
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 Media platform Plex added a variety of new features to make it easier for users to search for and view content across multiple streaming services. The additions include a Universal Watchlist that will allow users to bookmark content from across various streaming platforms within a single queue. More: - Many streaming aggregators or hubs struggle to keep up with constantly updating content libraries across different platforms.
- Globally, Plex connects to around 450 individual streaming services; hundreds of services are available to US customers.
- When first setting up the Universal Watchlist and other recommendation features, Plex users can select their preferred streaming platforms.
- The new "Discover" section will feature curated and personalized recommendations from across a user's favored services; there will also be a new "Trending Trailers" hub to point users to heavily promoted new and upcoming titles.
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 SNL's "Short-Ass Movies" Netflix added a humorous category for "Short-Ass Movies." The new hub was inspired by a "Saturday Night Live" sketch from last weekend, in which Pete Davidson, Chris Redd, musical guest Gunna, and actor Simon Rex rapped about their shared love of films that run around 90 minutes. More: - The category does include some of the "short-ass movies" namechecked in the sketch, including "Stand By Me," "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," and "Zoolander."
- Netflix tweeted out a link to the new category along with the sketch and a caption reading "Good idea."
- In the sketch, Davidson references his own 2020 film "The King of Staten Island," which had a 137-minute runtime.
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QUICK HITS - HBO released a new trailer for Season 2 of "The Flight Attendant," arriving on April 21.
- Netflix released a few photos from the upcoming final season of "Grace and Frankie," its longest-running current series.
- FX dropped the full trailer for the fourth season of the biker drama "Mayans M.C."; new episodes debut on April 19.
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw joined the cast of the Netflix action thriller film "Lift"; Kevin Hart stars as a master thief who agrees to pull off a heist on board a 777 flying from London to Zurich.
- YouTuber Markiplier announced his next interactive special -- "In Space with Markiplier" -- which will launch as one of YouTube's last funded original productions.
- Long-time Kanye West collaborator Consequence spoke with AllHipHop about "jeen-yuhs," and why he believes the Netflix docuseries skips over crucial moments in the artist's early career and creative process.
- Netflix executive Chris Regina -- who most recently served as Director of Original Series, Drama Development -- has exited the company; prior to his work at Netflix, Regina worked at Syfy, where he was "the architect of the 'Sharknado' franchise."
- Actor Kristen Hager, who portrays Dr. Stevie Hammer on "Chicago Med," exited the NBC medical drama series after a half-season as a regular; as well, Jesse Spencer may return for the season finale of "Chicago Fire" as Matt Casey.
- A court in Iran found filmmaker Asghar Farhadi guilty of plagiarizing the premise for his latest film "A Hero" from a documentary made by one of his former students; the 2021 film streams on Amazon Prime Video in the US.
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 |  | Lon Harris is the writer and editor of Inside Streaming and was the very first person to ever write an Inside newsletter. He lives in Los Angeles, California, and also writes about TV and film for Fandom, Screen Junkies, Rotten Tomatoes, Gamma Ray and others. Plus he has a Game of Thrones podcast called "Casterly Talk" and competes on The Movie Trivia Schmoedown as "The Professor." |  | | Editor | Jonathan Harris is a writer and editor who lives in Los Angeles. | |
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