In mouth-watering casting news, MRC said on Monday that Margot Robbie will star as Catherine Earnshaw opposite fellow Australian Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell’s upcoming adaptation of Wuthering Heights. The film will shoot in the UK.
Robbie’s LuckyChap will produce the adaptation of Emily Brontë’s mid-19th century gothic tale of obsession and desire which has fascinated film and television producers for nearly a century.
Fennell will write, direct and produce Wuthering Heights, which MRC said on Monday is in pre-production ahead of a UK shoot in 2025. MRC is financing the production.
The upcoming feature is heavy on reunion.
Robbie’s LuckyChap will produce the adaptation of Emily Brontë’s mid-19th century gothic tale of obsession and desire which has fascinated film and television producers for nearly a century.
Fennell will write, direct and produce Wuthering Heights, which MRC said on Monday is in pre-production ahead of a UK shoot in 2025. MRC is financing the production.
The upcoming feature is heavy on reunion.
- 9/23/2024
- ScreenDaily
Emerald Fennell has found her Cathy and Heathcliff. The “Saltburn” and “Promising Young Woman” director had set up an adaptation of Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights” at MRC, and now it’s full speed into the moors as Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi have joined the project in the lead roles of the doomed lovers.
Elordi is reuniting with Fennell after starring in her nuclear reactor of a social media buzz generator “Saltburn” in 2023, with Robbie’s LuckyChap producing for MRC. LuckyChap produced both “Saltburn” and Fennell’s Oscar-winning debut “Promising Young Woman.”
The film is now in pre-production, gearing up for a UK shoot in 2025. Fennell had already teased the project in a cryptic way, with an Instagram post featuring the title and the tagline “Be with me always. Take any form. Drive me mad.”
Emily Brontë’s only novel, “Wuthering Heights,” published in 1847, established a type of Gothic...
Elordi is reuniting with Fennell after starring in her nuclear reactor of a social media buzz generator “Saltburn” in 2023, with Robbie’s LuckyChap producing for MRC. LuckyChap produced both “Saltburn” and Fennell’s Oscar-winning debut “Promising Young Woman.”
The film is now in pre-production, gearing up for a UK shoot in 2025. Fennell had already teased the project in a cryptic way, with an Instagram post featuring the title and the tagline “Be with me always. Take any form. Drive me mad.”
Emily Brontë’s only novel, “Wuthering Heights,” published in 1847, established a type of Gothic...
- 9/23/2024
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
Actress and producer Margot Robbie is set to star as “Catherine Earnshaw,” and Jacob Elordi as “Heathcliff,” in Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of “Wuthering Heights.” Fennell is set to write, direct and produce.
MRC is tapping LuckyChap to produce the upcoming feature film, based on the iconic romance novel by Emily Brontë, which was initially published in 1847 under her pen name “Ellis Bell.” This marks LuckyChap and Fennell’s third collaboration together.
Movie is in pre-production gearing up for a UK shoot in 2025. Widely considered to be one of the greatest novels ever written in English, “Wuthering Heights” is a gothic story that centers on anti-hero Heathcliff as he pursues revenge against the people who kept him away from his love, Cathy Earnshaw.
Fennell’s most recent film was psychological thriller “Saltburn” for Amazon MGM Studios, which starred Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi. She is repped by UTA, United Agents in Britain,...
MRC is tapping LuckyChap to produce the upcoming feature film, based on the iconic romance novel by Emily Brontë, which was initially published in 1847 under her pen name “Ellis Bell.” This marks LuckyChap and Fennell’s third collaboration together.
Movie is in pre-production gearing up for a UK shoot in 2025. Widely considered to be one of the greatest novels ever written in English, “Wuthering Heights” is a gothic story that centers on anti-hero Heathcliff as he pursues revenge against the people who kept him away from his love, Cathy Earnshaw.
Fennell’s most recent film was psychological thriller “Saltburn” for Amazon MGM Studios, which starred Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi. She is repped by UTA, United Agents in Britain,...
- 9/23/2024
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Academy Award winner Emerald Fennell’s anticipated “Wuthering Heights” adaptation just got buzzier with Academy Award nominee Margot Robbie and BAFTA nominee Jacob Elordi attached to star as Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff.
MRC has tapped LuckyChap to produce the upcoming feature film — written, directed and produced by Fennell, based on the classic romance novel by Emily Brontë. This marks LuckyChap and Fennell’s third collaboration following 2020’s “Promising Young Woman” (which won Fennell the Oscar for best original screenplay) and 2023’s “Saltburn.” Fennell also had a featured role in LuckyChap’s $1.4 billion-grossing and Academy Award-winning “Barbie” movie, which Robbie produced and starred in last year.
“Wuthering Heights” is in pre-production, gearing up for a 2025 shoot in the U.K.
Fennell announced her plans to adapt “Wuthering Heights” as her third feature in July, posting a surprise announcement to social media with a graphic that reads, “Be with me always – Take any form – Drive me mad,...
MRC has tapped LuckyChap to produce the upcoming feature film — written, directed and produced by Fennell, based on the classic romance novel by Emily Brontë. This marks LuckyChap and Fennell’s third collaboration following 2020’s “Promising Young Woman” (which won Fennell the Oscar for best original screenplay) and 2023’s “Saltburn.” Fennell also had a featured role in LuckyChap’s $1.4 billion-grossing and Academy Award-winning “Barbie” movie, which Robbie produced and starred in last year.
“Wuthering Heights” is in pre-production, gearing up for a 2025 shoot in the U.K.
Fennell announced her plans to adapt “Wuthering Heights” as her third feature in July, posting a surprise announcement to social media with a graphic that reads, “Be with me always – Take any form – Drive me mad,...
- 9/23/2024
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: In what is gearing up to be an A-list pairing for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights movie, MRC is tapping Oscar-nominated actress and producer Margot Robbie and BAFTA-nominated actor Jacob Elordi to star in the adaptation of the classic novel.
LuckyChap also will produce Fennell’s upcoming feature film adaptation based on the iconic romance novel by Emily Brontë. Besides being the studio on the project, MRC also will finance the pic.
This marks LuckyChap and Fennell’s third collaboration together, having also produced her most recent pic Saltburn and Promising Young Woman, which won Fennell an Oscar for original screenplay.
Robbie is set to star as Catherine Earnshaw, and Elordi will play Heathcliff. Fennell is set to write, direct and produce. The film is in pre-production gearing up for a UK shoot in 2025.
The original novel by Brontë is considered by many to be one of the great...
LuckyChap also will produce Fennell’s upcoming feature film adaptation based on the iconic romance novel by Emily Brontë. Besides being the studio on the project, MRC also will finance the pic.
This marks LuckyChap and Fennell’s third collaboration together, having also produced her most recent pic Saltburn and Promising Young Woman, which won Fennell an Oscar for original screenplay.
Robbie is set to star as Catherine Earnshaw, and Elordi will play Heathcliff. Fennell is set to write, direct and produce. The film is in pre-production gearing up for a UK shoot in 2025.
The original novel by Brontë is considered by many to be one of the great...
- 9/23/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
"I don't care about prizes..." A legend visits the legendary store in Paris! The latest Video Club video from Konbini in Paris is with the one-and-only filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola - there to promote the release of Megalopolis. They've been on a roll (a cinephile's dream job), getting Brad Pitt and Christopher Nolan, but now it's Coppola's turn. And boy does he deliver. It's their banger 100th episode of the Video Club. "The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Dracula... Francis Ford Coppola is probably the most talked-about director in the history of our Video Club. To celebrate our 100th episode, we couldn't have asked for a more legendary guest." He takes his time strolling around the Parisian video store, chatting about films and filmmakers he admires (and a few he doesn't like), telling stories from his past and his experiences in cinema. He mentions other greats like Akira Kurosawa, Orson Welles, Jean Renoir,...
- 9/23/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
On Monday 23 September 2024, BBC Two broadcasts Mastermind!
Season 22 Episode 5 Episode Summary
An exciting new episode of *Mastermind* is set to air on BBC Two, showcasing the unique knowledge and expertise of its contestants. This episode features four intriguing specialist subjects, providing a diverse range of topics for viewers to enjoy.
The first subject is the renowned naval commander Horatio Nelson, whose significant contributions to British naval history will be explored. Following that, fans of science fiction can look forward to questions about the beloved television series Battlestar Galactica. The episode will also feature questions on the music of singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka, highlighting his impactful work in the music industry. Finally, the films of Sofia Coppola will provide an artistic touch, as contestants delve into her distinctive filmmaking style and notable works.
With such a variety of topics, this episode promises to challenge the contestants and entertain viewers. Each participant will...
Season 22 Episode 5 Episode Summary
An exciting new episode of *Mastermind* is set to air on BBC Two, showcasing the unique knowledge and expertise of its contestants. This episode features four intriguing specialist subjects, providing a diverse range of topics for viewers to enjoy.
The first subject is the renowned naval commander Horatio Nelson, whose significant contributions to British naval history will be explored. Following that, fans of science fiction can look forward to questions about the beloved television series Battlestar Galactica. The episode will also feature questions on the music of singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka, highlighting his impactful work in the music industry. Finally, the films of Sofia Coppola will provide an artistic touch, as contestants delve into her distinctive filmmaking style and notable works.
With such a variety of topics, this episode promises to challenge the contestants and entertain viewers. Each participant will...
- 9/23/2024
- by Olly Green
- TV Regular
The upcoming episode of “Mastermind,” Season 22 Episode 5, promises to be an engaging mix of history, television, music, and film. Scheduled to air at 7:30 Pm on Monday, September 23, 2024, on BBC Two, this episode features four intriguing specialist subjects.
First up is the naval commander Horatio Nelson, a key figure in British naval history. His strategic brilliance and leadership during the Napoleonic Wars are sure to challenge the contestants. Next, the beloved television series “Battlestar Galactica” takes center stage. Fans of the show can expect questions that delve into its complex characters and gripping storylines.
The episode also highlights the talent of singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka. His soulful music and unique style will provide a refreshing change of pace. Finally, the films of Sofia Coppola will round out the episode, inviting contestants to explore her distinctive storytelling and visual style.
With such a diverse range of topics, this episode of “Mastermind” is...
First up is the naval commander Horatio Nelson, a key figure in British naval history. His strategic brilliance and leadership during the Napoleonic Wars are sure to challenge the contestants. Next, the beloved television series “Battlestar Galactica” takes center stage. Fans of the show can expect questions that delve into its complex characters and gripping storylines.
The episode also highlights the talent of singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka. His soulful music and unique style will provide a refreshing change of pace. Finally, the films of Sofia Coppola will round out the episode, inviting contestants to explore her distinctive storytelling and visual style.
With such a diverse range of topics, this episode of “Mastermind” is...
- 9/17/2024
- by Ashley Wood
- TV Everyday
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Jason Reitman and his longtime collaborator cinematographer Eric Steelberg will receive the third annual Variety Creative Collaborators award at Virginia’s Middleburg Film Festival in October.
The award will honor their collaborations on films such as “Juno,” “Up in the Air,” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and the upcoming release “Saturday Night.”
Middleburg Film Festival executive director Susan Koch said, “We are thrilled to once again partner with Variety on presenting the Creative Collaborators Award. This year’s recipients, Jason and Eric, couldn’t be more deserving. ‘Saturday Night’ is a fantastic film and beautifully showcases their remarkable decades-long partnership, which has produced so many memorable films.” Koch added, “We can’t wait to welcome Jason back to Middleburg and are delighted Eric will be joining him to share with our filmgoers a behind-the-scenes look at their collaborative process. “
“Saturday Night” editor Shane Reid, left, editor Nathan Orloff and cinematographer...
The award will honor their collaborations on films such as “Juno,” “Up in the Air,” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and the upcoming release “Saturday Night.”
Middleburg Film Festival executive director Susan Koch said, “We are thrilled to once again partner with Variety on presenting the Creative Collaborators Award. This year’s recipients, Jason and Eric, couldn’t be more deserving. ‘Saturday Night’ is a fantastic film and beautifully showcases their remarkable decades-long partnership, which has produced so many memorable films.” Koch added, “We can’t wait to welcome Jason back to Middleburg and are delighted Eric will be joining him to share with our filmgoers a behind-the-scenes look at their collaborative process. “
“Saturday Night” editor Shane Reid, left, editor Nathan Orloff and cinematographer...
- 9/13/2024
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: MacK Books is publishing i shall sing these songs beautifully, Yorgos Lanthimos’s book of photographs that the filmmaker shot in and around the New Orleans set of his film Kinds of Kindness. That film premiered at Cannes, where Lanthimos was nominated for the Palme d’Or and Jesse Plemons was awarded Best Actor.
Released by Searchlight Pictures, Kinds of Kindness stars Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Plemons, Margaret Qualley, Joe Alwyn, and Hunter Schafer.
MacK is increasingly moving into a space that publishes within and across cinema and film. It published Sofia Coppola’s book Archive, which sold over 100,000 copies worldwide so far.
“If Kinds of Kindness brings together three discretely connected narratives in one film, i shall sing these songs beautifully is a fourth, explored through the framework of the book form,” said MacK Books’ Michael Mack. “Unlike most books on cinema, this volume is not a...
Released by Searchlight Pictures, Kinds of Kindness stars Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Plemons, Margaret Qualley, Joe Alwyn, and Hunter Schafer.
MacK is increasingly moving into a space that publishes within and across cinema and film. It published Sofia Coppola’s book Archive, which sold over 100,000 copies worldwide so far.
“If Kinds of Kindness brings together three discretely connected narratives in one film, i shall sing these songs beautifully is a fourth, explored through the framework of the book form,” said MacK Books’ Michael Mack. “Unlike most books on cinema, this volume is not a...
- 9/13/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Oh, Canada director Paul Schrader didn’t think long before deciding to reunite with Richard Gere, 44 years after they made American Gigolo together, for his latest movie about a dying draft dodger and doc maker looking to set the record on his life straight in one final interview.
In Schrader’s latest movie, which is having a North American premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, Gere plays Leonard Fife, an American who fled to Montreal to avoid the Vietnam War and eventually became celebrated as a documentary director.
But now facing terminal cancer, Fife rises from his deathbed and looks into a movie camera himself to recall key moments in his life and its many failings and lies. “Any number of actors could knock this out of the park. It’s a great role,” Schrader told The Hollywood Reporter about his movie adaptation of Russell Banks’ 2021 novel Foregone.
“To have seen Anthony Hopkins do it,...
In Schrader’s latest movie, which is having a North American premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, Gere plays Leonard Fife, an American who fled to Montreal to avoid the Vietnam War and eventually became celebrated as a documentary director.
But now facing terminal cancer, Fife rises from his deathbed and looks into a movie camera himself to recall key moments in his life and its many failings and lies. “Any number of actors could knock this out of the park. It’s a great role,” Schrader told The Hollywood Reporter about his movie adaptation of Russell Banks’ 2021 novel Foregone.
“To have seen Anthony Hopkins do it,...
- 9/13/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Quentin Tarantino’s Reaction to a Female Fan Asking His Autograph on Her Feet is Actually Very Sweet
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but in Quentin Tarantino’s case, it seems a foot might be worth even more. The director’s alleged love for feet is no secret—it’s like a cherry on top of his already flamboyant directorial style. From the iconic ‘wiggle your big toe’ moment in Kill Bill to those foot massages in Pulp Fiction, the director, 61, has turned foot shots into a cinematic trademark.
Quentin Tarantino in Death Proof | Credit: Troublemaker Studios
And if you Google ‘Quentin Tarantino foot fetish’, you’ll be treated to a buffet of theories, articles, and enough foot-related banter to make even the most ardent shoe collector a little envious. Now, if you think this fascination is just smoke and mirrors, think again. We have evidence that’s both hilarious and heartwarming. One of his ardent female fans managed to get the director to autograph her feet,...
Quentin Tarantino in Death Proof | Credit: Troublemaker Studios
And if you Google ‘Quentin Tarantino foot fetish’, you’ll be treated to a buffet of theories, articles, and enough foot-related banter to make even the most ardent shoe collector a little envious. Now, if you think this fascination is just smoke and mirrors, think again. We have evidence that’s both hilarious and heartwarming. One of his ardent female fans managed to get the director to autograph her feet,...
- 9/12/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
The Penguin: Take a Look Into the Multiple Gangs and Criminal Underbelly of Gotham - Main Image
The Penguin’s rise to power may have been teased by the end of The Batman, but the spinoff series is going to show audiences exactly how Oz Cobb claws his way to the very top of the mobster pile.
The Penguin is expected to release on Max later this month, and a new featurette has been released giving fans a good look at the themes of the series as well as Gotham’s criminal underbelly—including what remains of the Falcone crime family.
The Penguin: A Dark American Dream
The Batman had made it clear that despite Bruce’s noble intentions as the Dark Knight, there is still a part of the city that he has somehow undermined—and that’s where The Penguin is going to be placing its focus.
The Penguin’s rise to power may have been teased by the end of The Batman, but the spinoff series is going to show audiences exactly how Oz Cobb claws his way to the very top of the mobster pile.
The Penguin is expected to release on Max later this month, and a new featurette has been released giving fans a good look at the themes of the series as well as Gotham’s criminal underbelly—including what remains of the Falcone crime family.
The Penguin: A Dark American Dream
The Batman had made it clear that despite Bruce’s noble intentions as the Dark Knight, there is still a part of the city that he has somehow undermined—and that’s where The Penguin is going to be placing its focus.
- 9/10/2024
- EpicStream
Paramount+’s limited series JonBenét Ramsey (w/t), from MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, has tapped Emily Mitchell (The Apprentice) for its title role, also bringing aboard Garrett Hedlund (Tulsa King), Alison Pill (Trap) and Owen Teague (The Friend) for parts.
Mitchell’s JonBenét is a girl from an affluent family and child beauty queen, whose murder is at the heart of the story. Hedlund plays Detective Steve Thomas, a seasoned detective who is brought onto the JonBenét case, with Pill as Boulder, Colorado police detective Linda Arndt, who along with partner Detective Trujillo, is first on the scene after JonBenét Ramsey is reported missing/kidnapped. Teague plays Jeff Shapiro, a cocky, risk-taking reporter for the Globe tabloid.
As previously announced, Melissa McCarthy and Clive Owen lead the cast as JonBenét’s parents, Patsy and John. Others aboard include Shea Whigham, who plays District Attorney Alex Hunter, an acquaintance of the Ramsey family,...
Mitchell’s JonBenét is a girl from an affluent family and child beauty queen, whose murder is at the heart of the story. Hedlund plays Detective Steve Thomas, a seasoned detective who is brought onto the JonBenét case, with Pill as Boulder, Colorado police detective Linda Arndt, who along with partner Detective Trujillo, is first on the scene after JonBenét Ramsey is reported missing/kidnapped. Teague plays Jeff Shapiro, a cocky, risk-taking reporter for the Globe tabloid.
As previously announced, Melissa McCarthy and Clive Owen lead the cast as JonBenét’s parents, Patsy and John. Others aboard include Shea Whigham, who plays District Attorney Alex Hunter, an acquaintance of the Ramsey family,...
- 9/10/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Elvis Presley’s ex-wife and heirs have spent decades hounded by public fascination and scrutiny. Members of an American folklore dynasty, they share a mythology that’s seemingly unstoppable. Not only did it inspire two recent prestige films from directors Baz Luhrmann and Sofia Coppola, but the films were critical hits that in turn generated legions of curious new fans. When Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis and ex-wife Priscilla Presley, died suddenly in January 2023 at the age of 54, the storied family was once again thrust into the spotlight.
- 9/10/2024
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: TV industry veteran Katharina Feistauer has joined film service Mubi.
She has taken on a VP of Global Programming role at the film distributor, producer and streamer, having exited Paramount Global’s PlutoTV recently. Feistauer will report to Jason Ropell, Mubi’s Chief Content Officer.
Based in Mubi’s London office, she will lead Mubi’s programming team across all markets, driving the overall strategy of the streaming service and managing the pipeline of indie and filmmaker-driven content.
Mubi’s upcoming releases include Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, the Demi Moore-starring horror that was acquired for north of $10M in Cannes and will release wide in theaters on September 20.
Other films on the slate include Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, Ira Sachs’ Passages, Pedro Almodóvar’s Strange Way of Life, Molly Manning Walker’s How to Have Sex, Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves, Kevin Macdonald’s documentary High & Low...
She has taken on a VP of Global Programming role at the film distributor, producer and streamer, having exited Paramount Global’s PlutoTV recently. Feistauer will report to Jason Ropell, Mubi’s Chief Content Officer.
Based in Mubi’s London office, she will lead Mubi’s programming team across all markets, driving the overall strategy of the streaming service and managing the pipeline of indie and filmmaker-driven content.
Mubi’s upcoming releases include Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, the Demi Moore-starring horror that was acquired for north of $10M in Cannes and will release wide in theaters on September 20.
Other films on the slate include Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, Ira Sachs’ Passages, Pedro Almodóvar’s Strange Way of Life, Molly Manning Walker’s How to Have Sex, Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves, Kevin Macdonald’s documentary High & Low...
- 9/9/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Rihanna kisses Jahleel Weaver on the cheek on the red carpet at the Daily Front Row Fashion Media Awards held at Rainbow Room on Friday night (September 6) in New York City.
Earlier in the night, the 36-year-old entertainer made a surprise appearance on stage to present an award to her friend Jahleel, who is also creative director of Fenty Beauty.
Rihanna presented the Magazine of the Year award to Jahleel Weaver and Katie Grand for their Perfect mag.
“I got called for this less than 36 hours ago,” she said on stage. “I wrote this speech in the car because it’s my friend, and I have to show up for my friend.”
Keep reading to find out more…
Also receiving awards that night were Selma Blair for Style Star of the Year, Jerry Hall for Fashion Legend, Anna Sui for Lifetime Achievement and more.
The Fashion Media Awards “celebrate the biggest,...
Earlier in the night, the 36-year-old entertainer made a surprise appearance on stage to present an award to her friend Jahleel, who is also creative director of Fenty Beauty.
Rihanna presented the Magazine of the Year award to Jahleel Weaver and Katie Grand for their Perfect mag.
“I got called for this less than 36 hours ago,” she said on stage. “I wrote this speech in the car because it’s my friend, and I have to show up for my friend.”
Keep reading to find out more…
Also receiving awards that night were Selma Blair for Style Star of the Year, Jerry Hall for Fashion Legend, Anna Sui for Lifetime Achievement and more.
The Fashion Media Awards “celebrate the biggest,...
- 9/7/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Exclusive: Chase Sui Wonders is in talks to join Sony’s reboot of I Know What You Did Last Summer, we hear. Deal terms are being finalized.
The Bodies Bodies Bodies actress will join previously announced Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers and Jonah Hauer-King. The Culver City lot is also in discussion with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. to reprise their roles from the original 1997 movie and 1998 sequel, which grossed north of $165M combined. The third movie, I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer starring Brooke Nevin went direct to home. Jennifer Kaytin Robinson is directing from a script by Sam Lansky and Robinson off a draft by Leah McKendrick. Neal Moritz is producing.
The Detroit native starred on the HBO series Generation, in Sofia Coppola’s A24/Apple Studios movie On the Rocks, as well as the AppleTV Plus series City on Fire from Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz.
The Bodies Bodies Bodies actress will join previously announced Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers and Jonah Hauer-King. The Culver City lot is also in discussion with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. to reprise their roles from the original 1997 movie and 1998 sequel, which grossed north of $165M combined. The third movie, I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer starring Brooke Nevin went direct to home. Jennifer Kaytin Robinson is directing from a script by Sam Lansky and Robinson off a draft by Leah McKendrick. Neal Moritz is producing.
The Detroit native starred on the HBO series Generation, in Sofia Coppola’s A24/Apple Studios movie On the Rocks, as well as the AppleTV Plus series City on Fire from Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz.
- 9/6/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The Coppola dynasty heavies up this festival season as Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” hits theaters on September 27 and his granddaughter’s third feature film, “The Last Showgirl,” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, September 6. The film follows as a dancer (Pamela Anderson) in her fifties, she struggles with what to do next and tries to repair a strained relationship with her daughter.
Gia’s aunt Sofia Coppola told us last year that she is “proud to be part of a history of personal filmmakers. My dad raised me to be.” Gia shares a similar positive sentiment towards her family, as she told IndieWire at the premiere, “I feel like we’re all very tight knit and creative collaborators and they’re such a supportive force. I just try to keep that mindset and not listen to the outside.”
Kiernan Shipka, who was most recently seen in “Longlegs,...
Gia’s aunt Sofia Coppola told us last year that she is “proud to be part of a history of personal filmmakers. My dad raised me to be.” Gia shares a similar positive sentiment towards her family, as she told IndieWire at the premiere, “I feel like we’re all very tight knit and creative collaborators and they’re such a supportive force. I just try to keep that mindset and not listen to the outside.”
Kiernan Shipka, who was most recently seen in “Longlegs,...
- 9/6/2024
- by Vincent Perella
- Indiewire
There are actors who like to work and actors who love to work. Nicole Kidman has always belonged in the latter group. But lately, the two-time Emmy winner’s rigorous efforts to entertain have started to backfire. People are taking issue with her performances, her projects, and the overlap in each — specifically, when it comes to TV. What began as mere observations of chance similarities have escalated in recent months to reverberating reproach. Is Kidman making too much TV? Too much bad TV? Or is she simply a victim of timing and circumstance, as all famous and assiduous thespians are at one point or another?
Solving the problem begins by recognizing there is one, and in Kidman’s near-decade of steady TV work, patterns have emerged. Many of her TV picks — starting with HBO’s “Big Little Lies” in 2017 and running through this September’s Netflix series, “The Perfect Couple” — have been book adaptations.
Solving the problem begins by recognizing there is one, and in Kidman’s near-decade of steady TV work, patterns have emerged. Many of her TV picks — starting with HBO’s “Big Little Lies” in 2017 and running through this September’s Netflix series, “The Perfect Couple” — have been book adaptations.
- 9/6/2024
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The 1958 version of “Bonjour Tristesse” is everything Hollywood seems to be wary of these days: a notoriously mean, allegedly misogynistic filmmaker’s interpretation of a book written by and about a French teenage girl. “He used me like a Kleenex and then threw me away,” Jean Seberg said of director Otto Preminger. Well, get out your hankies for a more sensitive (and plenty chic) take, one that asks: What might an adaptation of “Bonjour Tristesse” look like if it were a woman interpreting Françoise Sagan’s words? Better yet, how might it feel?
Montreal-born writer-director Durga Chew-Bose offers an impressionistic retelling, emphasizing tactile details: the way the Côte d’Azur sun hits the skin, the relief of sitting before an open icebox on a hot summer night, the smell of Dad’s aftershave. While promising, Chew-Bose’s attractive but ultimately hollow debut offers audiences a vicarious vacation to the south of France,...
Montreal-born writer-director Durga Chew-Bose offers an impressionistic retelling, emphasizing tactile details: the way the Côte d’Azur sun hits the skin, the relief of sitting before an open icebox on a hot summer night, the smell of Dad’s aftershave. While promising, Chew-Bose’s attractive but ultimately hollow debut offers audiences a vicarious vacation to the south of France,...
- 9/6/2024
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
It’s no shock the in recent years, American politics have taken the wheel on many films in Western Cinema. As political figures become celebrities in their own right, and political affiliations have become more and more about human rights and the policies one supports, it’s no wonder that these issues have made their way into entertainment. However, these political references in entertainment have usually been an artist taking a stand for what they believe in, or jokes about a film character being more woke than another in shows like ‘genera+ion’. ‘Civil War’, the newest release from A24 has become less of a reference and more of a warning sign. The film gives audiences a different look at the typical war film. Instead of following soldiers on the front lines, ‘Civil War’ follows a group of photojournalists, led by Kirsten Dunst, on a journey from New York City to Washington D.
- 8/27/2024
- by Abigail Johnson
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Mediawan has taken a majority stake in Our Films, the production and film financing company launched earlier this year by top Italian producers Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli.
Rome-based Our Films reunites Gianani and Mieli who have worked together on productions including HBO’s The Young Pope, The New Pope and My Brilliant Friend.
Recently, Mieli has produced films such as Paolo Sorrentino’sThe Hand of God and Parthenope, Luca Guadagnino’s Bones And All and Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla.
Gianani’s recent film credits include The Eight Mountains by Felix Von Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch, Italian box office smash...
Rome-based Our Films reunites Gianani and Mieli who have worked together on productions including HBO’s The Young Pope, The New Pope and My Brilliant Friend.
Recently, Mieli has produced films such as Paolo Sorrentino’sThe Hand of God and Parthenope, Luca Guadagnino’s Bones And All and Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla.
Gianani’s recent film credits include The Eight Mountains by Felix Von Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch, Italian box office smash...
- 8/27/2024
- ScreenDaily
Mediawan, the European parent company of Brad Pitt’s Plan B, is taking a majority stake in Our Films, a new production and film financing company led by film and TV producers Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli.
Launched in 2024 and based in Rome, Our Films is focused on working with established and emerging European, U.S. and international filmmakers and talent across features documentaries and series.
Mediawan, which is home to over 80 production companies, has produced projects like “Call My Agent,” “Three Body Problem,” “Bob Marley: One Love,” “Miraculous Ladybug,” “Rhythm and Flow France,” “The Agency,” “The Count of Montecristo,” “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story,” “Hip/High Potential,” and “One Day.”
Its investment in Our Films comes as part of the company’s strategy to create a truly pan-European studio with an increasingly growing presence, which now spans 13 countries including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, Benelux, and the UK in Europe,...
Launched in 2024 and based in Rome, Our Films is focused on working with established and emerging European, U.S. and international filmmakers and talent across features documentaries and series.
Mediawan, which is home to over 80 production companies, has produced projects like “Call My Agent,” “Three Body Problem,” “Bob Marley: One Love,” “Miraculous Ladybug,” “Rhythm and Flow France,” “The Agency,” “The Count of Montecristo,” “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story,” “Hip/High Potential,” and “One Day.”
Its investment in Our Films comes as part of the company’s strategy to create a truly pan-European studio with an increasingly growing presence, which now spans 13 countries including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, Benelux, and the UK in Europe,...
- 8/27/2024
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Plan B’s pan-European parent company Mediawan has taken a majority stake in Our Films, the new production and film financing company formed by Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli, the award-winning Italian producer duo behind “The Young Pope” and “My Brilliant Friend.”
Based in Rome, Our Films reunites Gianani and Mieli, who exited their respective Fremantle-owned banners, Wildside and the Apartment, earlier this year. The pair, whose flair for talent has shined through their impressive track record over the years, will continue working with European, U.S. and international filmmakers and talent across features, documentaries and series.
Gianani and Mieli also have a co-production deal with Fremantle under which they will continue to shepherd a number of projects that they initiated at Fremantle, some of which are hot titles world premiering at the Venice Film Festival, such as Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer,” starring Daniel Craig; Pablo Larraín’s Maria Callas...
Based in Rome, Our Films reunites Gianani and Mieli, who exited their respective Fremantle-owned banners, Wildside and the Apartment, earlier this year. The pair, whose flair for talent has shined through their impressive track record over the years, will continue working with European, U.S. and international filmmakers and talent across features, documentaries and series.
Gianani and Mieli also have a co-production deal with Fremantle under which they will continue to shepherd a number of projects that they initiated at Fremantle, some of which are hot titles world premiering at the Venice Film Festival, such as Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer,” starring Daniel Craig; Pablo Larraín’s Maria Callas...
- 8/27/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy and Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Mediawan has made it official that their majority stake in Lorenzo Mieli and Mario Gianani’s Our Films has closed as the Venice Film Festival gets underway. News of both parties’ union began to emerge out of Cannes.
The investment is in line with Mediawan’s strategy of creating a Pan-European studio, home to more than 80 production companies. The Paris-based studio made a majority investment in Brad Pitt’s Plan B back in December 2022 with four of that shingle’s projects premiering on the Lido: Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the Apple Jon Watts directed Pitt-George Clooney comedy noir Wolfs, and documentaries One to One: John & Yoko, directed by Kevin Macdonald, and Apocalypse in the Tropics directed by Petra Costa.
Mieli and Gianani departed as CEOs of their respective Fremantle labels, Wildside and The Apartment, in January, and launched their Rome, Italy-based Our Films earlier this year.
The investment is in line with Mediawan’s strategy of creating a Pan-European studio, home to more than 80 production companies. The Paris-based studio made a majority investment in Brad Pitt’s Plan B back in December 2022 with four of that shingle’s projects premiering on the Lido: Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the Apple Jon Watts directed Pitt-George Clooney comedy noir Wolfs, and documentaries One to One: John & Yoko, directed by Kevin Macdonald, and Apocalypse in the Tropics directed by Petra Costa.
Mieli and Gianani departed as CEOs of their respective Fremantle labels, Wildside and The Apartment, in January, and launched their Rome, Italy-based Our Films earlier this year.
- 8/27/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Mika Gustafson’s feature has some obvious influences in The Virgin Suicides or American Honey but wears them lightly in this fresh and beautifully cut debut
Like an unusually designed coat featuring quirky details and an interesting fabric choice from a young designer’s first collection, Swedish writer-director Mika Gustafson’s feature debut has raw edges and some sloppy stitching in places, but the whole is fresh, directional and beautifully cut. Sure, it’s not hard to spot the influences that consciously or not infuse the work, from Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides and The Bling Ring (with their lolling sisters and girl-gang antics respectively), to Andrea Arnold’s studies of lost or neglected adolescents and the tender social realism of Hirokazu Kore-eda. In fact, Paradise Is Burning overlaps significantly with the plot of Nobody Knows, both being stories about underage siblings abandoned by their parents and surviving as...
Like an unusually designed coat featuring quirky details and an interesting fabric choice from a young designer’s first collection, Swedish writer-director Mika Gustafson’s feature debut has raw edges and some sloppy stitching in places, but the whole is fresh, directional and beautifully cut. Sure, it’s not hard to spot the influences that consciously or not infuse the work, from Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides and The Bling Ring (with their lolling sisters and girl-gang antics respectively), to Andrea Arnold’s studies of lost or neglected adolescents and the tender social realism of Hirokazu Kore-eda. In fact, Paradise Is Burning overlaps significantly with the plot of Nobody Knows, both being stories about underage siblings abandoned by their parents and surviving as...
- 8/27/2024
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Jason Schwartzman’s been a totemic figure so long it can be hard to separate player from part. Beginning as idol of teenage rebellion Max Fischer in Wes Anderson’s “Rushmore,” the actor’s spent a quarter-century inhabiting numerous types — stuffy writers, disgruntled husbands, mourning widows, drug addicts, a bumping Pi on HBO’s perpetually ill-appreciated “Bored to Death” — that have doubled as progressions of professional versatility and real-life aging.
Like Jean-Pierre Léaud before him, Schwartzman is seemingly now cast for the weight his name and visage can carry. This sequence continues with “Between the Temples,” which finds him playing Benjamin, a cantor whose mourning for his deceased wife finds focus in sessions with Carla (Carol Kane), a fellow widow who decides now’s high time to receive the Bat Mitzvah she missed 60-or-so years prior. A brilliantly shaped scriptment from Nathan Silver and C. Mason Wells makes ideal scene...
Like Jean-Pierre Léaud before him, Schwartzman is seemingly now cast for the weight his name and visage can carry. This sequence continues with “Between the Temples,” which finds him playing Benjamin, a cantor whose mourning for his deceased wife finds focus in sessions with Carla (Carol Kane), a fellow widow who decides now’s high time to receive the Bat Mitzvah she missed 60-or-so years prior. A brilliantly shaped scriptment from Nathan Silver and C. Mason Wells makes ideal scene...
- 8/22/2024
- by Nick Newman
- Indiewire
Actress Kirsten Dunst delighted movie lovers with a surprise appearance at outdoor film screenings in Los Angeles over the weekend. Cinespia, which hosts film events at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, showed Dunst’s 2000 movies “Bring It On” and “The Virgin Suicides” as part of its summer series.
Before the double feature began, Dunst took the stage to introduce the films to the crowd’s astonishment. She thrilled fans by reciting her famous cheer from “Bring It On.” Dunst told the audience she was “so overwhelmed” to be there and said she hadn’t seen either movie with others in over 20 years.
Videos online show the 42-year-old actress singing and chanting along with her character in “Bring It On” while sitting in the audience. On Instagram, Dunst posted a clip of herself gleefully reciting the cheerleading routine’s opening lines.
Kirsten Dunst at a screening of ‘Bring It On’
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Before the double feature began, Dunst took the stage to introduce the films to the crowd’s astonishment. She thrilled fans by reciting her famous cheer from “Bring It On.” Dunst told the audience she was “so overwhelmed” to be there and said she hadn’t seen either movie with others in over 20 years.
Videos online show the 42-year-old actress singing and chanting along with her character in “Bring It On” while sitting in the audience. On Instagram, Dunst posted a clip of herself gleefully reciting the cheerleading routine’s opening lines.
Kirsten Dunst at a screening of ‘Bring It On’
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- 8/20/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
Give us a D! Give us a U! Give us an N! Give us an S! Give us a T! What’s that spell? Dunst! Dunst! Dunst! Los Angeles was out in force this past Saturday night to celebrate the Academy Award nominated actress Kirsten Dunst and two of her films celebrating 25th anniversaries next year. Every year, Cinespia hosts a slumber party at their Hollywood Forever Cemetery summer screening series and this year’s pairing had the crowd jumping, flipping, and cheering with joy and ennui. Sponsored by Amazon MGM Studios, Cinespia was proud to present the 2000 films “Bring It On” and “The Virgin Suicides.” To add to the festivities, Dunst herself made a surprise appearance to kick off the evening.
“I’m Ta-Ta-Ta-Torrance — your captain Torrance! Let’s go Toros!” Dunst said, reciting her iconic cheer from “Bring It On” as she walked out to a raucous audience.
“I’m Ta-Ta-Ta-Torrance — your captain Torrance! Let’s go Toros!” Dunst said, reciting her iconic cheer from “Bring It On” as she walked out to a raucous audience.
- 8/19/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Cora Olson and Michael Diamond, a pair of well-respected industry vets, have joined management and production company Range as Partners, we can reveal.
The pair join from Mgmt Entertainment, where they co-ran the lit division, representing writers, creators, filmmakers and producers.
Olson also has a robust talent business and works with numerous multi-hyphenates, both behind and in front of the camera, and between them, the duo will continue to represent a top-flight list of clients. The list includes Dan Levy, co-creator and star of the record-breaking, Emmy-winning comedy Schitt’s Creek; Michael Sarnoski, writer-director of Neon’s critically acclaimed Pig and Paramount’s hit horror prequel A Quiet Place: Day One; Emmy-winning actress, director and producer Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer); French writer-director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (The Mustang); writer Chris Kekaniokalani Bright (Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch remake); Golden Globe-nominated actor and filmmaker Simon Helberg (Florence Foster Jenkins); writers Jeff Kaplan...
The pair join from Mgmt Entertainment, where they co-ran the lit division, representing writers, creators, filmmakers and producers.
Olson also has a robust talent business and works with numerous multi-hyphenates, both behind and in front of the camera, and between them, the duo will continue to represent a top-flight list of clients. The list includes Dan Levy, co-creator and star of the record-breaking, Emmy-winning comedy Schitt’s Creek; Michael Sarnoski, writer-director of Neon’s critically acclaimed Pig and Paramount’s hit horror prequel A Quiet Place: Day One; Emmy-winning actress, director and producer Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer); French writer-director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (The Mustang); writer Chris Kekaniokalani Bright (Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch remake); Golden Globe-nominated actor and filmmaker Simon Helberg (Florence Foster Jenkins); writers Jeff Kaplan...
- 8/19/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Kirsten Dunst surprised fans Saturday night when she showed up unannounced at Hollywood Forever Cemetery for Cinespia’s “Kirsten Dunst Sleepover Party” 25th anniversary celebration of the actress’s beloved films “Bring It On” and “The Virgin Suicides.”
When she was introduced live to the cheering crowd, Dunst delivered one of the cheer chants from the movie that helped make her a star. “I’m T-t-Torrance, your captain Torrance. Let’s go Toros!” she exclaimed.
“Oh my god, you guys. This is the craziest thing I’ve ever witnessed in my life,” she continued. “I am so overwhelmed. My friends and family are here, I’m going to watch with you guys. I haven’t seen any of these movies since I was a teen myself, with an audience. I’m so honored.”
In a video shared on Instagram of Dunst watching the movie, the actress was filmed chanting along...
When she was introduced live to the cheering crowd, Dunst delivered one of the cheer chants from the movie that helped make her a star. “I’m T-t-Torrance, your captain Torrance. Let’s go Toros!” she exclaimed.
“Oh my god, you guys. This is the craziest thing I’ve ever witnessed in my life,” she continued. “I am so overwhelmed. My friends and family are here, I’m going to watch with you guys. I haven’t seen any of these movies since I was a teen myself, with an audience. I’m so honored.”
In a video shared on Instagram of Dunst watching the movie, the actress was filmed chanting along...
- 8/18/2024
- by Stephanie Kaloi
- The Wrap
Kirsten Dunst partied like it’s 1999 as she crashed a sleepover this weekend for a double feature of two of her most beloved movies.
The Academy Award nominee surprised fans as she appeared at Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Saturday for Cinespia‘s ‘Kirsten Dunst Slumber Party’, celebrating the 25th anniversaries of Bring It On and The Virgin Suicides.
“I’m T-t-Torrance, your captain Torrance,” she told the crowd, quoting her Bring It On intro. “Let’s go, Toros!
“Oh my god, you guys. This is the craziest thing I’ve ever witnessed in my life,” added Dunst. “I am so overwhelmed. My friends and family are here, I’m gonna watch with you guys. I haven’t seen any of these movies since I was a teen myself, with an audience. I’m so honored.”
She went on to thank Cinespia and founder John Wyatt before introducing the first film.
The Academy Award nominee surprised fans as she appeared at Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Saturday for Cinespia‘s ‘Kirsten Dunst Slumber Party’, celebrating the 25th anniversaries of Bring It On and The Virgin Suicides.
“I’m T-t-Torrance, your captain Torrance,” she told the crowd, quoting her Bring It On intro. “Let’s go, Toros!
“Oh my god, you guys. This is the craziest thing I’ve ever witnessed in my life,” added Dunst. “I am so overwhelmed. My friends and family are here, I’m gonna watch with you guys. I haven’t seen any of these movies since I was a teen myself, with an audience. I’m so honored.”
She went on to thank Cinespia and founder John Wyatt before introducing the first film.
- 8/18/2024
- by Glenn Garner
- Deadline Film + TV
Before there was Priscilla, Cailee Spaeny revealed that her first collaboration with Sofia Coppola was an eventually scrapped version of The Little Mermaid.
“My first-ever callback was through Sofia,” the Alien: Romulus star told Empire. “It was for [Coppola’s] The Little Mermaid, [which] ended up not getting made. I sent this weird self-tape, playing a mermaid with no dialogue.”
In true Coppola fashion, Spaeny said it was “very strange and avant-garde.”
In 2017, Spaeny and Coppola crossed paths again, when the actress auditioned for The Beguiled, a period drama starring Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Colin Farrell and Elle Fanning.
“That didn’t end up working out,” Spaeny recalled. “I was crushed, because Sofia is the director that I zeroed in on as a young teenage girl, especially living in the Bible Belt. There’s something so freeing [in her work] and something that wasn’t really talked about for young women where I grew up. She took young girls seriously.
“My first-ever callback was through Sofia,” the Alien: Romulus star told Empire. “It was for [Coppola’s] The Little Mermaid, [which] ended up not getting made. I sent this weird self-tape, playing a mermaid with no dialogue.”
In true Coppola fashion, Spaeny said it was “very strange and avant-garde.”
In 2017, Spaeny and Coppola crossed paths again, when the actress auditioned for The Beguiled, a period drama starring Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Colin Farrell and Elle Fanning.
“That didn’t end up working out,” Spaeny recalled. “I was crushed, because Sofia is the director that I zeroed in on as a young teenage girl, especially living in the Bible Belt. There’s something so freeing [in her work] and something that wasn’t really talked about for young women where I grew up. She took young girls seriously.
- 8/18/2024
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- Deadline Film + TV
In his recent book Number One Is Walking, Steve Martin wraps up a section of anecdotes from his film career by alluding to the difficulty of making movies. He’s not describing the physical or logistical challenges, but the part that’s supposed to make it all worthwhile: the result.
- 8/16/2024
- by Jesse Hassenger
- avclub.com
This article is part of IndieWire’s 2000s Week celebration. Click here for a whole lot more.
When cinematographer Bradford Young was fresh out of Howard University, he would have done anything to get near the set of his idol Harris Savides. He eventually found a way to shoot behind-the-scenes footage for the French director Fabian Barron, who hired Savides to shoot an Armani fragrance commercial in Hawaii. When Young got to the forest set, with shafts of light streaming through the trees, he became confused when he flipped on his Dv camera to capture the scene.
“The model came on set, and I was like, ‘How’s he going to light her face?,’” recalled Young, who couldn’t believe what happened next: Savides walked on to set with a flashlight in hand and shined it at the model. “He was completely secure with this little flashlight on this million-dollar set.
When cinematographer Bradford Young was fresh out of Howard University, he would have done anything to get near the set of his idol Harris Savides. He eventually found a way to shoot behind-the-scenes footage for the French director Fabian Barron, who hired Savides to shoot an Armani fragrance commercial in Hawaii. When Young got to the forest set, with shafts of light streaming through the trees, he became confused when he flipped on his Dv camera to capture the scene.
“The model came on set, and I was like, ‘How’s he going to light her face?,’” recalled Young, who couldn’t believe what happened next: Savides walked on to set with a flashlight in hand and shined it at the model. “He was completely secure with this little flashlight on this million-dollar set.
- 8/15/2024
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
With Alien: Romulus, Cailee Spaeny finds herself up against an iconic menagerie of monsters. As she tells us, though, she's always been drawn to the dark.
Cailee Spaeny came out of nowhere, and suddenly she is everywhere.
Maybe she broke your heart in HBO’s Mare Of Easttown as the teenage mother lured into the woods to die. She was in Alex Garland’s philosophical sci-fi series Devs as tech genius Lyndon, and starred in Garland’s intense gut-punch of a film, Civil War. Most likely you will know her as the lead in Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination: she was the actor brave enough to take on a role that would not only be heavily scrutinised, but would also require her to apply cat-eyeliner, in one take, without a mirror. Her characters are memorable because they exist at the extremes of human experience,...
Cailee Spaeny came out of nowhere, and suddenly she is everywhere.
Maybe she broke your heart in HBO’s Mare Of Easttown as the teenage mother lured into the woods to die. She was in Alex Garland’s philosophical sci-fi series Devs as tech genius Lyndon, and starred in Garland’s intense gut-punch of a film, Civil War. Most likely you will know her as the lead in Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination: she was the actor brave enough to take on a role that would not only be heavily scrutinised, but would also require her to apply cat-eyeliner, in one take, without a mirror. Her characters are memorable because they exist at the extremes of human experience,...
- 8/15/2024
- by Hayley Campbell
- Empire - Movies
Cailee Spaeny attended the Alien: Romulus premiere with her co-stars after missing out on the Los Angeles red carpet.
The 26-year-old actress was photographed on the red carpet at the premiere on Wednesday (August 14) in London, England.
Cailee is most known for her leading role as Priscilla Presley in Sofia Coppola‘s Priscilla. Now she’s taking a turn in the sci-fi genre with Alien: Romulus, the seventh film of the popular Alien franchise.
Alongside her on the red carpet were her co-stars, Archie Renaux and Spike Fearn, as well as director Fede Alvarez, who were all at the Los Angeles premiere earlier in the week. Cailee wasn’t there, but we were so glad to see her on London’s red carpet!
Alien: Romulus is in theaters this Friday, so make sure to check out the trailer if you haven’t!
Fyi: Cailee is wearing a Mugler dress. Fede is wearing Zegna.
The 26-year-old actress was photographed on the red carpet at the premiere on Wednesday (August 14) in London, England.
Cailee is most known for her leading role as Priscilla Presley in Sofia Coppola‘s Priscilla. Now she’s taking a turn in the sci-fi genre with Alien: Romulus, the seventh film of the popular Alien franchise.
Alongside her on the red carpet were her co-stars, Archie Renaux and Spike Fearn, as well as director Fede Alvarez, who were all at the Los Angeles premiere earlier in the week. Cailee wasn’t there, but we were so glad to see her on London’s red carpet!
Alien: Romulus is in theaters this Friday, so make sure to check out the trailer if you haven’t!
Fyi: Cailee is wearing a Mugler dress. Fede is wearing Zegna.
- 8/14/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
From comedy to drama to biopics and every genre in between, Elizabeth Banks always understands the assignment.
The actress had plenty to play with in IFC Films‘ Skincare, which premieres Friday in theaters. It’s a true crime-inspired character study about a woman’s struggle to stay relevant in Hollywood and the dangerous lengths she’ll go to defend what she’s built — a role to which Banks “felt very connected.”
“I related to this sense of vulnerability, of feeling like the technology is going so fast that you can’t keep up with it, that there’s always gonna be a new fresh, useful way of doing things,” Banks tells Deadline. “And this woman just doesn’t know how to do it. And I feel like as someone who’s middle-aged and works in Hollywood, I already feel like I don’t know what the next big thing is gonna be,...
The actress had plenty to play with in IFC Films‘ Skincare, which premieres Friday in theaters. It’s a true crime-inspired character study about a woman’s struggle to stay relevant in Hollywood and the dangerous lengths she’ll go to defend what she’s built — a role to which Banks “felt very connected.”
“I related to this sense of vulnerability, of feeling like the technology is going so fast that you can’t keep up with it, that there’s always gonna be a new fresh, useful way of doing things,” Banks tells Deadline. “And this woman just doesn’t know how to do it. And I feel like as someone who’s middle-aged and works in Hollywood, I already feel like I don’t know what the next big thing is gonna be,...
- 8/13/2024
- by Glenn Garner
- Deadline Film + TV
In the "The Simpsons" episode "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo", Homer (Dan Catellaneta) loses his family's vacation money to an online scam. Acting on a tip from his chipper neighbor Ned (Harry Shearer), the Simpsons learn they can get vacations at a discount by claiming abandoned airplane tickets at the airport. By random chance, the Simpsons find themselves on a trip to Japan.
The ensuing shenanigans are predictably hilarious, as the doltish, ultra-American Simpsons find themselves butting heads with various facets of Japanese culture. They are astonished by the country's high-tech toilets, experience seizures watching a local cartoon show (a spoof of the Pokémon episode that caused seizures in children), and attend an ikebana class. Eventually, Homer will go to prison (natch) and the Simpsons will lose all their money (also natch), They will be forced to briefly work in a fish-gutting factory before trying to win plane tickets home on...
The ensuing shenanigans are predictably hilarious, as the doltish, ultra-American Simpsons find themselves butting heads with various facets of Japanese culture. They are astonished by the country's high-tech toilets, experience seizures watching a local cartoon show (a spoof of the Pokémon episode that caused seizures in children), and attend an ikebana class. Eventually, Homer will go to prison (natch) and the Simpsons will lose all their money (also natch), They will be forced to briefly work in a fish-gutting factory before trying to win plane tickets home on...
- 8/13/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars, who performed at Sunday’s concert at the Stade de France for the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, said that he worried for athletes’ safety during the show.
French indie rock band Phoenix delivered a rousing rendition of their hit “Lisztomania” surrounded by hundreds of athletes.
While Mars is accustomed to live performances, the Olympics’ closing ceremony was a different kind of gig, he told French radio France Inter on Monday morning, due to the overjoyed crowd of athletes who were out of control during the musical act.
“We were told that generally at closing ceremonies, the athletes are very happy with the pressure from the Olympics coming down so they let loose,” said Mars. “But there, they got up on screens, they broke the screens,” he said. “In fact, we were afraid for them because we had been told for the last two weeks of rehearsal ‘Above all,...
French indie rock band Phoenix delivered a rousing rendition of their hit “Lisztomania” surrounded by hundreds of athletes.
While Mars is accustomed to live performances, the Olympics’ closing ceremony was a different kind of gig, he told French radio France Inter on Monday morning, due to the overjoyed crowd of athletes who were out of control during the musical act.
“We were told that generally at closing ceremonies, the athletes are very happy with the pressure from the Olympics coming down so they let loose,” said Mars. “But there, they got up on screens, they broke the screens,” he said. “In fact, we were afraid for them because we had been told for the last two weeks of rehearsal ‘Above all,...
- 8/12/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
French band Phoenix rocked the Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony, with fellow French act Air appearing to duet with them as they closed out the Games on Sunday night as part of the sci-fi-themed ceremony. Phoenix kicked off their set with “Lisztomania” to an enthusiastic response from athletes from around the world, who were seen dancing jubilantly to the music.
DJ Kavinsky and Belgian singer Angèle joined the band for “Nightcall,” which was followed up by “If I Ever Feel Better” and a duet with Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend.
“They’re unbelievable, great band, always bringing the energy,” host Jimmy Fallon said as he commentated during the band’s performance.
The band was joined by French duo Air for “Playground Love,” a song featured in filmmaker Sofia Coppola’s dreamy 1999 drama “The Virgin Suicides” — Air scored the film. Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars has been married to Coppola since 2011. He and...
DJ Kavinsky and Belgian singer Angèle joined the band for “Nightcall,” which was followed up by “If I Ever Feel Better” and a duet with Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend.
“They’re unbelievable, great band, always bringing the energy,” host Jimmy Fallon said as he commentated during the band’s performance.
The band was joined by French duo Air for “Playground Love,” a song featured in filmmaker Sofia Coppola’s dreamy 1999 drama “The Virgin Suicides” — Air scored the film. Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars has been married to Coppola since 2011. He and...
- 8/11/2024
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Josh Hartnett is back with another interesting project, Trap, after gaining prominence with his role in Oppenheimer. However, he has long connections with the Hollywood industry as he shared the spotlight with the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt back in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Josh Hartnett in Trap | Warner Bros. Pictures
His charming looks and undeniable talent were enough to catapult him to fame, but the actor made a shocking decision – stepping away from it all. However, taking a step back didn’t stop him from reclaiming his fame as he experienced a second shot at stardom.
Josh Hartnett Stepped Away from Hollywood During His Peak Era
Josh Hartnett‘s rise to fame is nothing but iconic. Having moved to LA at the age of 19 to pursue his acting career, he quickly landed roles that eventually catapulted him to fame.
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Josh Hartnett in Trap | Warner Bros. Pictures
His charming looks and undeniable talent were enough to catapult him to fame, but the actor made a shocking decision – stepping away from it all. However, taking a step back didn’t stop him from reclaiming his fame as he experienced a second shot at stardom.
Josh Hartnett Stepped Away from Hollywood During His Peak Era
Josh Hartnett‘s rise to fame is nothing but iconic. Having moved to LA at the age of 19 to pursue his acting career, he quickly landed roles that eventually catapulted him to fame.
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- 8/10/2024
- by Priya Sharma
- FandomWire
The court of Louis XVI is stripped to a faded, festering husk of itself in “The Flood,” a stark study of the king’s last days in which the luxurious trappings of French monarchy disappear before our eyes — until only its literal architecture remains. An impressively severe second feature by Italian director Gianluca Jodice, this is a brisk rejoinder to past cinematic portraits of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette that have rendered even their downfall in the most lavish way possible.
Such spectacle can have its own ironic purpose, as with the pointed whipped-cream excess of Sofia Coppola’s 2006 vision. But here, as played by Guillaume Canet and a blistering Mélanie Laurent, the deposed, imprisoned monarchs are mocked by whatever finery they’ve held onto: Looking shrunken and freeze-dried in their dirtied robes and increasingly unkempt wigs, they’re dead well ahead of their date with the guillotine. A rather...
Such spectacle can have its own ironic purpose, as with the pointed whipped-cream excess of Sofia Coppola’s 2006 vision. But here, as played by Guillaume Canet and a blistering Mélanie Laurent, the deposed, imprisoned monarchs are mocked by whatever finery they’ve held onto: Looking shrunken and freeze-dried in their dirtied robes and increasingly unkempt wigs, they’re dead well ahead of their date with the guillotine. A rather...
- 8/9/2024
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
August 9
Q: On this day exactly 50 years ago, August 9 1974, Richard Nixon became the first and only President to resign his office. Nixon also significantly brought Best Actor nominations to two actors who played him on screen. Who are they?
A: Anthony Hopkins was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for 1995’s Nixon. Frank Langella was nominated in the same category for 2008’s Frost/Nixon. Langella had previously won a Tony Award for the play on which that movie was based. Only one actor has ever won a Best Actor Oscar for playing a real life U.S. President. Daniel Day Lewis took his third Lead Actor Academy Award in 2012’s Lincoln. Raymond Massey was also previously nominated as Lincoln for Best Actor in 1940’s Abe Lincoln In Illinois. Nixon and Lincoln are the only real life U.S. Presidents to be responsible for multiple Oscar nominations for those who played them.
Q: On this day exactly 50 years ago, August 9 1974, Richard Nixon became the first and only President to resign his office. Nixon also significantly brought Best Actor nominations to two actors who played him on screen. Who are they?
A: Anthony Hopkins was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for 1995’s Nixon. Frank Langella was nominated in the same category for 2008’s Frost/Nixon. Langella had previously won a Tony Award for the play on which that movie was based. Only one actor has ever won a Best Actor Oscar for playing a real life U.S. President. Daniel Day Lewis took his third Lead Actor Academy Award in 2012’s Lincoln. Raymond Massey was also previously nominated as Lincoln for Best Actor in 1940’s Abe Lincoln In Illinois. Nixon and Lincoln are the only real life U.S. Presidents to be responsible for multiple Oscar nominations for those who played them.
- 8/9/2024
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
While the Olympics’ opening ceremony showcased two North American superstars, Lady Gaga and Celine Dion, the closing bash will highlight two iconic French bands, Phoenix and Air, the event’s executive director Thierry Reboul confirmed to Variety in an interview.
Reboul, who produced the blockbuster, controversial opening ceremony show along the Seine and recently filed a police complaint after receiving death threats for it, is now in the final stretch of preparing the closing event alongside artistic director Thomas Jolly.
“We’ve tried to champion French talents from the start even if we had international stars (Celine Dion and Lady Gaga); each time it was promoting a French artist nevertheless,” said Reboul. “We always have in mind to turn the spotlight on our country, of course.” Gaga, who had to pre-tape her performance in anticipation of pouring rain, indeed sang in French and paid tribute to Zizi Jeanmaire’s cabaret-inspired “Mon Truc en Plumes,...
Reboul, who produced the blockbuster, controversial opening ceremony show along the Seine and recently filed a police complaint after receiving death threats for it, is now in the final stretch of preparing the closing event alongside artistic director Thomas Jolly.
“We’ve tried to champion French talents from the start even if we had international stars (Celine Dion and Lady Gaga); each time it was promoting a French artist nevertheless,” said Reboul. “We always have in mind to turn the spotlight on our country, of course.” Gaga, who had to pre-tape her performance in anticipation of pouring rain, indeed sang in French and paid tribute to Zizi Jeanmaire’s cabaret-inspired “Mon Truc en Plumes,...
- 8/8/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The famous French saying, “Après moi, le déluge” (“After me, the flood”) has often been attributed to Louis Xv, who used it to express his total disinterest in what would happen to the world after his own demise. If things fell apart, well, too bad. And yet it’s the king’s own grandson, Louis XVI, who was ousted from power during the French Revolution and died on the guillotine, to whom the quote is most applicable. His death, as well as that of his wife, Marie-Antoinette, marked the end of the monarchy and the height of the Reign of Terror. It was also the start of one of the first modern democracies, with all its grandeurs and flaws.
The unpleasant final days of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette are the subject of The Flood (Le Déluge), by Italian director Gianluca Jodice (The Bad Poet), who focuses solely on the period...
The unpleasant final days of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette are the subject of The Flood (Le Déluge), by Italian director Gianluca Jodice (The Bad Poet), who focuses solely on the period...
- 8/7/2024
- by Jordan Mintzer
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As debate continues to rage around whether a scene featuring drag queens in the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony was inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, speculation is now mounting over details of the closing ceremony on August 11.
Artistic director Thomas Jolly – who has received death threats amid claims the scene was an insult to Christianity, even though he insists it was inspired by Greek mythology and not the Bible – is also responsible for the closing ceremony and has been pushing on with its preparation against the backdrop of the furore.
French sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra told radio news network FranceInfo that she had “absolute confidence” that Jolly and his team would “dazzle the world” once again.
Unlike the logistically ambitious opening ceremony which ran along a four-mile stretch of the River Seine under pouring rain, the closing will take place in the 80,000-capacity, Stade de France stadium, which...
Artistic director Thomas Jolly – who has received death threats amid claims the scene was an insult to Christianity, even though he insists it was inspired by Greek mythology and not the Bible – is also responsible for the closing ceremony and has been pushing on with its preparation against the backdrop of the furore.
French sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra told radio news network FranceInfo that she had “absolute confidence” that Jolly and his team would “dazzle the world” once again.
Unlike the logistically ambitious opening ceremony which ran along a four-mile stretch of the River Seine under pouring rain, the closing will take place in the 80,000-capacity, Stade de France stadium, which...
- 8/6/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
After achieving notable success with cult classics and garnering popularity in the entertainment industry, Josh Hartnett faced an unexpected challenge in his career. Despite flaunting his collaborations with esteemed directors like Sofia Coppola and Michael Bay, Hartnett faced difficulty in breaking through to work with the legendary director, M. Night Shyamalan.
Josh Hartnett in a still from Trap (2024) | Warner Bros.
Following his work with M. Night Shyamalan in his 2024 mystery thriller Trap, Josh Hartnett reflected on the long-awaited chance to join forces with the filmmaker. Reminiscing about their initial conversation after his work in Pearl Harbor (2001) Hartnett stated how it took over two decades to materialize his collaboration with Shyamalan.
Josh Hartnett’s Decades-Old Quest to Collaborate with M. Night Shyamalan
Debuting in 1998 with a feature film Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, co-starring with Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Hartnett ventured into Hollywood. Although the horror drama didn’t garner much appreciation from fans and critics,...
Josh Hartnett in a still from Trap (2024) | Warner Bros.
Following his work with M. Night Shyamalan in his 2024 mystery thriller Trap, Josh Hartnett reflected on the long-awaited chance to join forces with the filmmaker. Reminiscing about their initial conversation after his work in Pearl Harbor (2001) Hartnett stated how it took over two decades to materialize his collaboration with Shyamalan.
Josh Hartnett’s Decades-Old Quest to Collaborate with M. Night Shyamalan
Debuting in 1998 with a feature film Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, co-starring with Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Hartnett ventured into Hollywood. Although the horror drama didn’t garner much appreciation from fans and critics,...
- 8/2/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
Josh Hartnett was positioned as a leading man early in his career, but while he was capable of playing a traditional hero, the roles did not always leave room for nuance in character or performance. During this rise to stardom and the years following it, Hartnett has shown more complexity,...
- 8/1/2024
- by Bryden Doyle
- avclub.com
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