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Perth Now
6 days ago
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- Perth Now
Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson to star in upcoming romance drama from Joe Swanberg
Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson are to star in an upcoming romance drama for director Joe Swanberg. The 31-year-old actress and the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse star, 47, have signed on to the Uncle Kent filmmaker's untitled romance movie, Deadline has said. Cory Michael Smith, 38, is also said to be attached to the project. While plot details about the film are unknown, Deadline reports the movie - which is being written by Swanberg - is set in several different locations across Alaska. As well as starring in the flick, Fanning will produce alongside Swanberg and Ashleigh Snead, while Dan Johnson, Kathy Gitibin Parsa and Ariana Parsa serve as executive producers. The upcoming film will be the fourth collaboration between Swanberg and Johnson, with the pair having worked together on 2013's Drinking Buddies, Digging for Fire in 2015 and Win It All in 2017. Dakota Fanning is known for her role in The Equalizer 3, where she stars opposite Denzel Washington's grizzled Robert McCall as Emma Collins. In the film, retired assassin Robert McCall (Washington) seeks peace in a quiet Italian town but discovers it's under the grip of a violent mafia. As danger escalates, he unleashes his brutal skills to protect the people he now calls family. After The Equalizer 3 released in 2023, Washington confirmed a fourth and fifth movie were in the works. He told Esquire magazine: 'I told them I would do another Equalizer, and we're doing four and five. More people are happy about that - people love those daggone [God damn] Equalizers.' The Gladiator II actor, 70, added the franchise was as much for audiences as it was for him, because he loved getting the chance to be an action hero. He said: 'But I've come to realise that the Equalizer films are for me, too, because they're for the people. 'They want me to go get the bad guys: 'We can't get them, so you go get them.' And I say, 'Okay, I'll get them! Just wait right there. I'll be right back!'' At the time of The Eqalizer 3's release, director Antoine Fuqua said he saw the movie as the final chapter of the franchise, but hinted he might explore a prequel using CGI to de-age Washington. Speaking to NME, the filmmaker said: 'I definitely thought about it a lot. Especially now with the new technology and the AI and all of that kind of stuff. 'Is there a story to be told how [McCall] became this person - the younger version. I've had the conversation with [writer] Richard Wenk quite a bit.' While de-aging technology has been used for actors like Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and Robert De Niro in The Irishman, Fuqua admitted he was unsure if Washington would be open to the idea. He explained: 'I haven't talked to Denzel about that yet. It's all so fresh and new. I'm still watching [de-aging technology advance]. I've watched Harrison Ford's film and I know there are other movies coming out. 'I think Sony has one coming out with Tom Hanks soon [Here]. And I'm hearing the technology is getting better and better and better. So I'm kind of watching it to see where it goes.'
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Wisconsin Supreme Court denies petition for review in Osceola Bluffs development case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has denied a petition for review by members of the St. Croix Scenic Coalition in the Osceola Bluffs development case. The order, issued Thursday, means that the Wisconsin Court of Appeals' ruling is final, and developers can proceed with plans to build a 99-unit apartment complex in Osceola on the bluffs of the St. Croix River. 'We are pleased with the court's decision and look forward to moving ahead with the Osceola Bluffs development,' Village Administrator Devin Swanberg said in a statement. 'This project represents significant economic and community benefits for the Village, and we're excited to take the next steps.' Forest Lake-based developer Gaughan Cos. plans to build a new apartment complex on site of the former Osceola Medical Center, located at 301 River St., which has been vacant for more than 15 years. The St. Croix Scenic Coalition in December asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to review a November decision by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals stating that the St. Croix Scenic Coalition did not have standing to challenge the Village of Osceola's approval of the apartment complex. The appellate court reversed a Polk County Circuit Court judge's ruling in April 2024 that the proposed Osceola Bluffs Development violated state St. Croix River protections and impedes views along the river bluffs. The appellate court also instructed the circuit court to dismiss a petition challenging the Village's approval of the development. The circuit court on Friday 'officially dismissed the petition for writ of certiorari, closing the case and lifting the temporary restraining order on the property,' Swanberg said. Environment | Hazelden Betty Ford to open first clinic in Wisconsin Environment | Wisconsin appeals court overturns ruling allowing for emailing ballots to disabled voters Environment | St. Paul students cut the ribbon for the world's 200,000th Little Free Library Environment | Ontario premier backs down on US electricity hikes after speaking with Trump's commerce secretary Environment | Wisconsin boys state hockey: Late goals doom Amery in title game
