Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie and Laura Dern to Star in John Lee Hancock’s...
Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie and Academy Award winner Laura Dern have signed on to star in “Monsanto,” the latest film from writer-director John Lee Hancock (“The Blind Side,” “Saving Mr. Banks”). The...
View Article‘Planet of the Apes’ Timeline Explained, From the 1968 Original to ‘Kingdom’
For a writer, signing on to “Planet of the Apes” is less an assignment than a calling. After all, it’s the longest-running science-fiction series in film history. So when Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver,...
View ArticleGuy Nattiv’s ‘Harmonia’ Casts Naomi Watts, Vicky Krieps, Bella Ramsey and...
Guy Nattiv’s “Harmonia” has cast Naomi Watts, Vicky Krieps, Bella Ramsey and Odessa Young as Embankment Films, Range Media Partners and CAA Media Finance launch pre-sales ahead of Cannes. Inspired by a...
View ArticleTom Brady Roast Producer on Getting Bill Belichick, Kim Kardashian vs. Drunk...
17,000 fans. The reunion of an American football dynasty and the coach no one expected to show. Televised live around the world while the reputation of a man considered “the greatest of all time” sits...
View Article‘Dune 2,’‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Help AMC Theatres Quarterly Earnings Beat Projections
Movie theaters can’t sell tickets if they don’t have a lot of new blockbusters to advertise on their marquees. And the actors and writers strikes that ground Hollywood to a standstill in 2023 left...
View ArticleMillennium Docs Against Gravity Festival Artistic Director on Program: ‘Our...
The Millennium Docs Against Gravity Festival, taking place in Warsaw from Friday until May 16, has grown exponentially in the last few years. In fact it is now, as the people behind it proclaim, “the...
View Article‘Pam & Tommy’ Stars Sebastian Stan and Lily James Reuniting on ‘Let the Evil...
“Pam & Tommy” stars Sebastian Stan and Lily James will reunite to star in psychological horror thriller “Let the Evil Go West.” The film sounds very different from Stan and James’ previous...
View ArticleCate Blanchett, Matteo Garrone, Molly Manning Walker Among 709 New Members of...
RECORD INTAKE The European Film Academy has added a record 709 new members in its 2024 annual intake. New members include Cate Blanchett (Australia/U.K.), Jovan Marjanović (Bosnia and Herzegovina),...
View ArticleTrilith Studios, Three Ring Studios and More Georgia Studios Outside Atlanta...
Located 25 miles south of downtown Atlanta, in Fayetteville, Trilith Studios is the nation’s largest purpose-built studio complex, with a long list of clients ranging from Marvel movies such as...
View ArticleVFX Legend Phil Tippett Unveils His Next Stop-Motion Project, ‘Sentinel,’...
VFX icon and “Mad God” director Phil Tippett is working on a new stop-motion feature titled “Sentinel,” which will be pitched for the first time at this year’s Frontières section of Cannes’ Marché du...
View ArticleTarsem Singh’s ‘Dear Jassi’ to Open Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles...
Tarsem Singh’s tale of forbidden romance “Dear Jassi” has been set as the opening title of the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. The event, which runs June 27-30, will showcase seven feature films,...
View ArticleMTV Documentary Films Acquires U.S. Rights to Sundance #MeToo Doc ‘Black Box...
MTV Documentary Films has acquired U.S. rights to Shiori Ito’s “Black Box Diaries.” The docu, about the investigation of the director’s own alleged sexual assault, debuted in the World Cinema...
View ArticleDaniel Cockburn to Direct ‘The Eden Express’ Adaptation With Producer Daniel...
Daniel Cockburn will write and direct an adaptation of Mark Vonnegut’s memoir “The Eden Express” from executive producer Stephen Fry. Daniel Bekerman (“The Apprentice”) will produce. Per an official...
View ArticleMarvel’s ‘The Fantastic Four’ Adds John Malkovich
John Malkovich has joined Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four” in an undisclosed role, Variety has confirmed. The veteran actor joins Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm,...
View ArticleGeorgia Tax Incentives Still Popular With Filmmakers and Voters Despite...
Georgia’s base 20% transferable tax credit isn’t that impressive when compared to the tax credits in other top production hubs such as California (20%-25%), New York (30%) and New Mexico (25%-40%)....
View Article‘Free Solo’ Directors Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin Set Amazon Plane Crash...
After making the leap to narrative filmmaking last year with “Nyad,” Oscar winners Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin have returned to their documentary roots and are currently at work in the edit suite...
View ArticleJon M. Chu Discusses Meeting Cynthia Erivo for the First Time, Seeing Her...
This weekend, “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo will receive the Gold Ally honor at the Gold House Gold Gala, and filmmaker Jon M. Chu will present the award to her. Ahead of the Gala, Chu spoke with Variety...
View ArticleM-Appeal Closes Further Deals for ‘Sex,’‘Evil Does Not Exist’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Berlin-based sales agency M-Appeal has closed several new deals for Berlinale title “Sex,” directed by Dag Johan Haugerud, and two further deals for Venice’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” directed by...
View ArticleManuel Garcia-Rulfo in Talks to Star in New ‘Jurassic World’ Film
“The Lincoln Lawyer” star Manuel Garcia-Rulfo is in negotiations to star in the all-new “Jurassic World” film for Universal Pictures. Garcia-Rulfo joins Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey in this...
View ArticleSola Media Boards ‘Captain Sabertooth and the Countess of Gral,’ Unveils...
Sola Media has acquired worldwide sales rights to CGI animated film “Captain Sabertooth and the Countess of Gral,” the follow-up to “Captain Sabertooth and the Magic Diamond,” which Sola Media sold to...
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