‘The Propagandist,’ About the ‘Dutch Leni Riefenstahl,’ Acquired by Film...
Amsterdam-based sales agency Film Harbour has secured the world rights – excluding the Netherlands and Belgium – to documentary “The Propagandist,” which world premieres in IDFA’s International...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie Cried During First ‘Maria’ Singing Lesson and Thinks She’s...
Angelina Jolie on Broadway? After taking home a Tony in June as a producer on best musical winner “The Outsiders,” Jolie tells me she may be interested in making her Broadway acting debut next. “I...
View ArticleNick Cutter on His Disturbing New Book ‘The Queen,’ Becoming an Unlikely...
Nick Cutter writes some of the scariest, goriest horror novels around, yet the Canadian author is very mild-mannered. While firing up our Zoom conversation to discuss his new book, “The Queen,” I told...
View ArticleBilly Zane Set to Premiere ‘Waltzing With Brando’ at Torino Film Festival...
Billy Zane is set to make the trek to Italy’s Torino Film Festival which has secured the world premiere of hotly anticipated indie film “Waltzing With Brando” directed by Bill Fishman in which Zane...
View ArticleAnimated Film ‘Halloween vs Day of the Dead’ to Be Directed by Celso Garcia...
Munich-based Studio 100 Intl. has teamed up with Mexican animation studio Lunch Films to develop animated family feature “Halloween vs Day of the Dead.” The film, which will blend 2D and 3D animation,...
View ArticleHow ‘Cutthroat Island’ Cost — Then Lost — a Fortune, Sank Carolco Pictures...
Hollywood’s most notable bombs are — sadly — just as well-known as its biggest hits, a factor that a new book joyously celebrates. From British film critic Tim Robey, “Box Office Poison” digs up the...
View ArticleMartin Freeman Family Feature ‘Flavia,’ About 11-Year-Old Detective, Sells...
Upcoming feature film “Flavia,” a family adventure about a precocious young detective, has sold across Europe, including to Sky in the U.K. The film, which features “The Hobbit” star Martin Freeman...
View ArticleSteve Coogan and Éanna Hardwicke Transform Into Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane...
The first look of Éanna Hardwicke as Manchester United and Ireland soccer legend Roy Keane alongside Steve Coogan as his embattled Irish national manager Mick McCarthy, has been revealed from upcoming...
View Article‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Sets Disney+ Release Date for November
“Deadpool & Wolverine,” one of the year’s biggest movies, will finally be available to stream at home on Disney+ on Nov. 12. The news was revealed in a sizzle reel posted by Marvel on Wednesday...
View Article‘Unstoppable’ Trailer: Jennifer Lopez and Jharrel Jerome Get in the Ring for...
Amazon MGM Studios has released the trailer for its biographical wrestling drama “Unstoppable,” starring Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez. The film will screen in select theaters on Dec. 6, before...
View ArticleJude Law’s Triumphant Return: The Actor on ‘Star Wars’ Secrets, Going Full...
I can’t keep up with him. On a recent September afternoon, Jude Law is running away from the set of “Black Rabbit,” a Netflix miniseries where he plays a Manhattan nightclub owner who welcomes his...
View ArticleJude Law Says ‘Harry Potter’ TV Show Likely Means ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Is Dead;...
Jude Law loved his time playing a young Dumbledore in two “Fantastic Beasts” movies, but he told Variety as part of a new cover story that his time as the iconic “Harry Potter” wizard is most likely...
View ArticlePaul Mescal Attends the ‘Gladiator II’ Australian Premiere and Ciara Helps...
October started with Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose in New York City getting into the spooky season by attending a screening and dinner for “House of Spoils.” Madonna was the surprise guest at the New York...
View ArticleJohnnie To Addresses Hong Kong Censorship Challenges in Tokyo Festival...
Veteran director Johnnie To discussed the challenges of filmmaking under increased regulation in Hong Kong during a conversation with Japanese filmmaker Yu Irie at the Tokyo International Film Festival...
View ArticleLeonardo DiCaprio and Jane Goodall-Produced Movie ‘Howl’ Boarded by Pulsar...
Pulsar Content has boarded “Howl,” an anticipated movie executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and celebrated environmental activist Jane Goodall. The Paris-based company is executive producing as...
View ArticleThessaloniki Head on Festival Opener ‘Maria,’‘Hope’ for New Generation of...
Despite blue skies over Greece’s second city ahead of the opening ceremony, the 65th Thessaloniki Film Festival kicks off Oct. 31 under clouds of uncertainty, with the war in Ukraine raging toward its...
View ArticleHow ‘Paddington in Peru’ Harnessed the Power of Queen Elizabeth II, a...
In a cinematic first, both Queen Elizabeth II from “The Crown” and the real Queen Elizabeth feature in “Paddington in Peru.” Olivia Colman’s all-singing, guitar-wielding and “The Sound of...
View Article‘Into the Spider-Verse’ Director Peter Ramsey Boards Pair of Anime Projects...
N Lite animation studio has unveiled a new partnership with Emmy-winning Japanese anime studio Gonzo K.K. (“Afro Samurai”) and Oscar-winning “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” director Peter Ramsey to...
View ArticleInternational Oscar Contenders Boost Asian World Film Festival Competition...
Kicking off Nov. 13, the Asian World Film Festival sports features from 27 countries with its main competition screening 16 films submitted for the international feature Oscar. The festival runs...
View ArticleRusso Bros.’ AGBO Hires Apple Veteran Dominic Hughes to Develop ‘AI-Enabled...
AGBO, the media company led by filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo of Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame” fame, has hired AI expert Dominic Hughes as its first chief scientific officer. Hughes, in the newly...
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