{"id":555290,"date":"2026-03-21T16:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T16:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/555290\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T16:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T16:45:10","slug":"quick-news-weight-dates-daniels-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/555290\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick News: Weight, Dates, Daniels, Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/quick-news-weight-daniels-dates-drive.jpg\" data-caption=\"Vertical Entertainment. Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/quick-news-weight-daniels-dates-drive.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"quick-news-weight-daniels-dates-drive\"\/><\/a>Vertical Entertainment. Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival<\/p>\n<p>The Weight<br \/>Padraic McKinley\u2019s Sundance entry, the Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe-led \u201cThe Weight,\u201d has been acquired by Vertical Entertainment.  Plans are for a wide theatrical release on September 18th.  The film scored very good reviews at the fest.<\/p>\n<p>The 1930s Oregon-set tale follows Hawke as a widower serving a prison sentence.  Crowe plays the warden who offers him and several others the opportunity to earn their freedom in exchange for partaking in a dangerous gold-smuggling operation for him. [Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldofreel.com\/blog\/2026\/3\/19\/the-weight\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World of Reel<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The Daniels<br \/>\u201cEverything Everywhere All at Once\u201d filmmakers Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert have indicated they plan to film their next film this Summer ahead of a November 2027 release.  The project is a \u201csci-fi, action comedy with a big heart\u201d and \u201cvery existential,\u201d no further details beyond that. [Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collider.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Collider<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>Streaming Dates<br \/>Streaming date announcements starting with Netflix targeting an August release for David Fincher\u2019s \u201cThe Adventures of Cliff Booth\u201d film starring Brad Pitt and penned by Quentin Tarantino. <\/p>\n<p>On the PVOD front, Sam Raimi\u2019s \u201cSend Help\u201d and Sony Animation\u2019s \u201cGoat\u201d will both arrive this coming Tuesday March 24th; while \u201cPillion\u201d and \u201cScream 7\u201d are rumored to arrive on March 31st.<\/p>\n<p>On the SVOD front, Justin Lin\u2019s \u201cLast Days\u201d is now up on Prime Video, \u201cPrimate\u201d hits Paramount+ on March 25th, \u201cClika\u201d and \u201c28 Days Later: The Bone Temple\u201d arrive on Netflix on March 31st, \u201cThe Housemaid\u201d hits Starz on April 1st, \u201cMarty Supreme\u201d will hit HBO Max and \u201cNo Other Choice\u201d will hit Hulu both on April 24th. [Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/whentostream.com\/when-to-streams-weekly-tracking-report-3-20-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WhenToStream<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>Test Drive<br \/>Paul Greengrass (\u201cThe Bourne Supremacy,\u201d \u201cCaptain Phillips\u201d) will direct the thriller \u201cTest Drive\u201d at 20th Century Studios.  Matt Venne penned the original high-concept action spec script with plot details under wraps.  Safehouse Pictures is backing the project. [Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/03\/paul-greengrass-test-drive-20th-century-1236760058\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Deadline<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vertical Entertainment. 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