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“Amelie” and “The Intouchables,” two of France’s all-time biggest box office hits, will be re-released by their respective studios, Ugc and Gaumont/Studiocanal, during the Olympic Games.
With three to four million Olympics fans expected to descend on Paris during the Olympics, French studios are looking to capitalize on the presence of these floods of international visitors and lure them into air-conditioned theaters.
These re-released movies will be subtitled in English which will mark a first in France, at least in recent history.
“The Intouchables,” a 2009 comedy starring Omar Sy as a street-smart caretaker working for a quadriplegic aristocrat, will be re-released by Gaumont and Studiocanal. Sy, who delivered a breakthrough performance in the movie, won a Cesar Award for best actor, becoming the first French Black actor to win such prize in the country. The actor went on to star in “Lupin,” the hit Netflix series.
Directed by Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache,...
With three to four million Olympics fans expected to descend on Paris during the Olympics, French studios are looking to capitalize on the presence of these floods of international visitors and lure them into air-conditioned theaters.
These re-released movies will be subtitled in English which will mark a first in France, at least in recent history.
“The Intouchables,” a 2009 comedy starring Omar Sy as a street-smart caretaker working for a quadriplegic aristocrat, will be re-released by Gaumont and Studiocanal. Sy, who delivered a breakthrough performance in the movie, won a Cesar Award for best actor, becoming the first French Black actor to win such prize in the country. The actor went on to star in “Lupin,” the hit Netflix series.
Directed by Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache,...
- 6/27/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety - Film News
More Godzilla and King Kong are coming to Max. “Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire” will be available to stream from home on Max starting July 4. The film was a box office hit earlier this year with $196 million at the domestic box office and $567 million worldwide.
Following the events of 2021’s “Godzilla vs. Kong,” the new film finds the two iconic monsters putting aside their differences and living peacefully — with King Kong residing in the Hollow Earth alone and Godzilla fighting destructive monsters and napping in Rome’s Colosseum. However, that balance is disrupted when Kong, longing for fellow gigantic friends, discovers a violent clan of massive apes hiding out in Hollow Earth. Led by the ruthless Scar King, the apes attack Earth, and the only creatures who can stop them are Godzilla and Kong.
The latest film in the Monsterverse franchise was released in theaters March 29. It was directed by Adam Wingard,...
Following the events of 2021’s “Godzilla vs. Kong,” the new film finds the two iconic monsters putting aside their differences and living peacefully — with King Kong residing in the Hollow Earth alone and Godzilla fighting destructive monsters and napping in Rome’s Colosseum. However, that balance is disrupted when Kong, longing for fellow gigantic friends, discovers a violent clan of massive apes hiding out in Hollow Earth. Led by the ruthless Scar King, the apes attack Earth, and the only creatures who can stop them are Godzilla and Kong.
The latest film in the Monsterverse franchise was released in theaters March 29. It was directed by Adam Wingard,...
- 6/27/2024
- by Lexi Carson
- Variety - Film News
“Street Fighter” has landed a March 20, 2026 domestic release date from Sony. The film, from Legendary, is co-developed and produced with Japanese game distributor Capcom.
Legendary nabbed the film and television rights to the highly popular gaming series in 2023. Since the franchise launched in 1987, Street Fighter has sold over 49 million units worldwide, becoming one of the most well-known and highest-grossing video game franchises of all time.
It also spawned other games, spin-offs and crossovers featuring characters like Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Guile and M. Bison. Capcom is behind other popular games like “Resident Evil” and “Monster Hunter.”
This isn’t the first time “Street Fighter” has hit the big screen. Universal mounted an adaptation of the same name in 1994, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kylie Minogue, Ming-Na Wen and Raul Julia. In 2009, 20th Century Fox released “Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li” with Kristin Kreuk. Both projets were critical and commercial misfires.
While...
Legendary nabbed the film and television rights to the highly popular gaming series in 2023. Since the franchise launched in 1987, Street Fighter has sold over 49 million units worldwide, becoming one of the most well-known and highest-grossing video game franchises of all time.
It also spawned other games, spin-offs and crossovers featuring characters like Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Guile and M. Bison. Capcom is behind other popular games like “Resident Evil” and “Monster Hunter.”
This isn’t the first time “Street Fighter” has hit the big screen. Universal mounted an adaptation of the same name in 1994, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kylie Minogue, Ming-Na Wen and Raul Julia. In 2009, 20th Century Fox released “Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li” with Kristin Kreuk. Both projets were critical and commercial misfires.
While...
- 6/26/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety - Film News
The Crawley family — and their assortment of maids, butlers, cooks, drivers, well-heeled relatives and other various moneyed associates — will be returning to the big screen next fall. Focus Features has slated “Downton Abbey 3” for global release on Sept. 12, 2025.
Currently in production in the U.K., the film is once again penned by “Downton” creator Julian Fellowes, with Simon Curtis returning to direct after he helmed 2022’s “Downton Abbey: A New Era.”
Highclere Castle regulars Hugh Bonneville, Dominic West, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier, Joanne Froggatt, Allen Leech, Penelope Wilton, Lesley Nicol, Michael Fox, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sophie McShera, Douglas Reith and Dominic West (who played a silent movie star in the second film) are all back for more upper-class, interwar hi-jinx.
Meanwhile, new additions will include Paul Giamatti, reprising his role from the original TV series, Joely Richardson,...
Currently in production in the U.K., the film is once again penned by “Downton” creator Julian Fellowes, with Simon Curtis returning to direct after he helmed 2022’s “Downton Abbey: A New Era.”
Highclere Castle regulars Hugh Bonneville, Dominic West, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier, Joanne Froggatt, Allen Leech, Penelope Wilton, Lesley Nicol, Michael Fox, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sophie McShera, Douglas Reith and Dominic West (who played a silent movie star in the second film) are all back for more upper-class, interwar hi-jinx.
Meanwhile, new additions will include Paul Giamatti, reprising his role from the original TV series, Joely Richardson,...
- 6/26/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
[Editor’s note: The following article contains spoilers for a big twist in “My Lady Jane,” which is revealed about 10 minutes into Episode 1.]
Watching the trailer for “My Lady Jane,” the pseudo-feminist alt-Tudor history show based on the bestselling 2016 YA novel of the same name, you’d be forgiven for assuming the plot.
In real life, Lady Jane Grey, alongside her husband Guildford Dudley, was executed months after a mere nine days on the throne in 1553. In the opening seconds of the Prime Video show, the modern British narrator of “My Lady Jane” asks: “What if history were different?”
What if, indeed. Instead of immediate death, in the first few moments of the show teenage Jane (newcomer Emily Bader) is a smart medical gal, curing her friend’s 16th century Sti. She’s then told she’ll have to marry for a political alliance. Instead, she grabs her maid, Susannah (Máiréad Tyers), and attempts to make a run for it. The duo are immediately caught,...
Watching the trailer for “My Lady Jane,” the pseudo-feminist alt-Tudor history show based on the bestselling 2016 YA novel of the same name, you’d be forgiven for assuming the plot.
In real life, Lady Jane Grey, alongside her husband Guildford Dudley, was executed months after a mere nine days on the throne in 1553. In the opening seconds of the Prime Video show, the modern British narrator of “My Lady Jane” asks: “What if history were different?”
What if, indeed. Instead of immediate death, in the first few moments of the show teenage Jane (newcomer Emily Bader) is a smart medical gal, curing her friend’s 16th century Sti. She’s then told she’ll have to marry for a political alliance. Instead, she grabs her maid, Susannah (Máiréad Tyers), and attempts to make a run for it. The duo are immediately caught,...
- 6/27/2024
- by Erin Strecker
- Indiewire
Nominations voting is from January 8-12, 2025, with official Oscar nominations announced January 17, 2025. Final voting is February 11-18, 2025. And finally, the 97th Oscars telecast will be broadcast on Sunday, March 2 and air live on ABC at 7:00 p.m. Et/ 4:00 p.m. Pt. We update our picks through awards season, so keep checking IndieWire for all our 2025 Oscar predictions.
The State of the Race
Despite the last two Best Director winners being Christopher Nolan and the filmmaker duo Daniels, for box office hits “Oppenheimer” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” respectively, commerciality is not as much a factor in determining what filmmakers are bound for an Oscar nomination as it is for what films are.
So something like “Kinds of Kindness” may be too niche and unconventional to win over the full Academy voting for a Best Picture nomination, but you should never count Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos out of...
The State of the Race
Despite the last two Best Director winners being Christopher Nolan and the filmmaker duo Daniels, for box office hits “Oppenheimer” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” respectively, commerciality is not as much a factor in determining what filmmakers are bound for an Oscar nomination as it is for what films are.
So something like “Kinds of Kindness” may be too niche and unconventional to win over the full Academy voting for a Best Picture nomination, but you should never count Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos out of...
- 6/27/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Bill Cobbs put in the time and the work. He was 90 years old when he passed away June 25 at his home in Riverside, California and leaves behind a career of over 200 screen credits, along with a number of theatrical performances. Born Wilbert Francisco Cobbs in Cleveland, Ohio circa 1934, a time and a place where a Black man wasn’t always assured his dignity and especially not his rights, Cobbs came into this world and grew at a moment where seeing himself on the big screen wasn’t exactly possible. Sure, there were exceptions with stereotypes played by Stepin Fetchit as well as the grandeur of Paul Robeson, but the idea of being an actor wasn’t one that came automatically for Cobbs. He tried his hand at music, spent eight years in the U.S. Air Force as a radar technician and occasional stand-up comedian, sold cars, even worked at Ibm,...
- 6/27/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
Spoilers for "The Boys" season 4 follow.
"The Boys" season 4 has been teeing up that Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) is seeking a supe-killing virus, one introduced on season 1 of spin-off series "Gen V" (set between seasons 3 and 4 of "The Boys").
The fifth and latest episode — "Beware the Jabberwock, My Son" — sees the Boys going after the virus, which Butcher calls "the answer to our prayers." Vice President Elect Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit) got her hands on the remaining virus samples in "Gen V" and this episode reveals she's overseeing further experiments with it. The Boys recruit former Vought International CEO, and Neuman's adoptive father, Stan Edgar (Giancarlo Esposito) to help them track down Neuman's secret lab.
The virus isn't the only "Gen V" connection; two of that show's main cast members show up in "Beware the Jabberwock, My Son." "Gen V" is set in a superhero college, Godolkin University, and...
"The Boys" season 4 has been teeing up that Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) is seeking a supe-killing virus, one introduced on season 1 of spin-off series "Gen V" (set between seasons 3 and 4 of "The Boys").
The fifth and latest episode — "Beware the Jabberwock, My Son" — sees the Boys going after the virus, which Butcher calls "the answer to our prayers." Vice President Elect Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit) got her hands on the remaining virus samples in "Gen V" and this episode reveals she's overseeing further experiments with it. The Boys recruit former Vought International CEO, and Neuman's adoptive father, Stan Edgar (Giancarlo Esposito) to help them track down Neuman's secret lab.
The virus isn't the only "Gen V" connection; two of that show's main cast members show up in "Beware the Jabberwock, My Son." "Gen V" is set in a superhero college, Godolkin University, and...
- 6/27/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Kevin Costner is not a filmmaker who thinks small. His debut feature as director, “Dances With Wolves,” was a sweeping epic of the American frontier that overcame industry skepticism in 1990 to prove that the Western genre still had relevance for contemporary audiences — winning Costner a Best Director Oscar in the process. His next directorial effort, 1997’s “The Postman,” was an even bigger swing for the fences, a post-apocalyptic fable that applied Costner’s interest in Western iconography to science fiction, creating a one-of-a-kind adventure film as bold and idiosyncratic as anything released by a Hollywood studio that year. Even a more modest production like “Open Range,” Costner’s 2003 Western about free range cowboys battling an evil rancher, sought to illuminate aspects of the old West elided by other movies, going deep into the intricate details of its characters’ work and personal lives and reconsidering the role of women in the...
- 6/27/2024
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
Nominations voting is from January 8-12, 2025, with official Oscar nominations announced January 17, 2025. Final voting is February 11-18, 2025. And finally, the 97th Oscars telecast will be broadcast on Sunday, March 2 and air live on ABC at 7:00 p.m. Et/ 4:00 p.m. Pt. We update our picks through awards season, so keep checking IndieWire for all our 2025 Oscar predictions.
The State of the Race
If the previous decade saw a trend of Best Picture winners that felt esoteric to the greater public (i.e. “The Artist”), then the new trend shaping what is pegged to win the most prestigious category at the Academy Awards is much more focused on what resonates with a wider crowd. Think about it as films we did not realize would unite us going in, given whatever unconventional elements they are offering.
“Coda” was something to watch with the whole family, and was a new take on depicting disabilities on screen.
The State of the Race
If the previous decade saw a trend of Best Picture winners that felt esoteric to the greater public (i.e. “The Artist”), then the new trend shaping what is pegged to win the most prestigious category at the Academy Awards is much more focused on what resonates with a wider crowd. Think about it as films we did not realize would unite us going in, given whatever unconventional elements they are offering.
“Coda” was something to watch with the whole family, and was a new take on depicting disabilities on screen.
- 6/27/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Kevin Costner recently joined his “Horizon: An American Saga” cast for a live recording of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, and he said his planned four-movie saga differs from many Western films that have come before in that its female characters “drive the story in every plot line.” Costner, who co-wrote the franchise with Jon Baird, said he “couldn’t conceive of a scene that didn’t involve a woman” while shaping the story.
“Horizon” chronicles the journey of several characters during and after the Civil War as they settle the American West. Kevin Costner stars in the film opposite a sprawling ensemble cast, which includes Sienna Miller, Jena Malone, Isabelle Fuhrman, Abbey Lee and Ella Hunt. He told the “Happy Sad Confused” audience that he is aware his directorial efforts skew more towards men in their appeal, but he said strong women is what he’s most interested in.
“Horizon” chronicles the journey of several characters during and after the Civil War as they settle the American West. Kevin Costner stars in the film opposite a sprawling ensemble cast, which includes Sienna Miller, Jena Malone, Isabelle Fuhrman, Abbey Lee and Ella Hunt. He told the “Happy Sad Confused” audience that he is aware his directorial efforts skew more towards men in their appeal, but he said strong women is what he’s most interested in.
- 6/27/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety - Film News
The Mediapro Studio’s “El 47,” the rousing true story of “a man, a bus and a neighborhood’s fate,” bows its official international teaser in Variety.
Helmed by multi-Goya award-winner Marcel Barrena (“Mediterraneo”), it follows bus driver Manolo Vital who is frustrated with the Barcelona City Council’s claim that public transport cannot reach the Torre Baró district due to narrow and unsafe roads. He seizes control of the route 47 bus to prove them wrong.
Many Torre Baró residents participated as extras, having witnessed or been related to those who experienced Vital’s 1978 challenge, showcasing the neighborhood’s unity and pride.
Shot in sepia tones, the drama, co-penned by Barrena and Alberto Marini (“The Stranger”), features a stellar cast led by Eduard Fernández, winner of three Goya awards, a San Sebastian Silver Shell and three Malaga Festival Silver Biznagas, along with Clara Segura, a Goya nominee for “Creatura.”
The rest...
Helmed by multi-Goya award-winner Marcel Barrena (“Mediterraneo”), it follows bus driver Manolo Vital who is frustrated with the Barcelona City Council’s claim that public transport cannot reach the Torre Baró district due to narrow and unsafe roads. He seizes control of the route 47 bus to prove them wrong.
Many Torre Baró residents participated as extras, having witnessed or been related to those who experienced Vital’s 1978 challenge, showcasing the neighborhood’s unity and pride.
Shot in sepia tones, the drama, co-penned by Barrena and Alberto Marini (“The Stranger”), features a stellar cast led by Eduard Fernández, winner of three Goya awards, a San Sebastian Silver Shell and three Malaga Festival Silver Biznagas, along with Clara Segura, a Goya nominee for “Creatura.”
The rest...
- 6/27/2024
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety - Film News
It’s been a long decade’s wait since Catherine Breillat’s last feature, the semi-autobiographical Abuse of Weakness with Isabelle Huppert, but Last Summer shows the uncompromising French filmmaker in top form, at once fierce and precise. Returning to a favored subject—the desires and power dynamics in affairs between adolescents and usually much older adults—Breillat brings in another taboo this time: the messy sexual obsession between a lawyer, Anne (Léa Drucker), and her 17-year-old stepson, Théo (newcomer Daniel Kircher). After Théo comes back to stay at the family’s idyllic home outside Paris, the two carry on secretly until the truth becomes inescapable […]
The post “We Have Regressed Into an Obtuse and Rigid Moral Order”: Catherine Breillat on Last Summer first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “We Have Regressed Into an Obtuse and Rigid Moral Order”: Catherine Breillat on Last Summer first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 6/27/2024
- by Nicolas Rapold
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Over nearly two decades and three shows, Jared Padalecki has been one of the faces of The CW. But that doesn’t mean the actor likes where the network is headed. IndieWire (via Variety) reports that Padalecki didn’t hold back about The CW’s future after the network canceled his latest series, “Walker.” In his eyes, its shift to “easy, cheap content” over shows like “Gilmore Girls” and “Supernatural” that gave Padalecki a career will be a downfall.
Continue reading Jared Padalecki Slams The CW After ‘Walker’ Cancelation & The Network’s Shift To “Cheap, Easy Content” at The Playlist.
Continue reading Jared Padalecki Slams The CW After ‘Walker’ Cancelation & The Network’s Shift To “Cheap, Easy Content” at The Playlist.
- 6/27/2024
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
Black Bear’s management arm has signed Mikko Mäkelä, the Finnish-British writer and director of “Sebastian.” Mäkelä is a rising force in international queer cinema having made movies that explore sexuality and identity.
Mäkelä’s directorial debut “A Moment in the Reeds” premiered at the BFI London Film Festival and screened at nearly a hundred festivals worldwide, including Göteborg Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival and Frameline in San Francisco. The film was nominated for the “Discovery Award” at the 2018 British Independent Film Awards.
Mäkelä’s sophomore feature, “Sebastian,” premiered in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at Sundance 2024 and was embraced by critics. The film will be distributed by Kino Lorber and will be released on Aug. 2, 2024.
Mäkelä was named by IndieWire as an “LGBTQ Filmmaker on the Rise.” In its review out of Sundance, the site went on to praise “Sebastian” as a “provocative, explicit, and ultimately tender drama.
Mäkelä’s directorial debut “A Moment in the Reeds” premiered at the BFI London Film Festival and screened at nearly a hundred festivals worldwide, including Göteborg Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival and Frameline in San Francisco. The film was nominated for the “Discovery Award” at the 2018 British Independent Film Awards.
Mäkelä’s sophomore feature, “Sebastian,” premiered in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at Sundance 2024 and was embraced by critics. The film will be distributed by Kino Lorber and will be released on Aug. 2, 2024.
Mäkelä was named by IndieWire as an “LGBTQ Filmmaker on the Rise.” In its review out of Sundance, the site went on to praise “Sebastian” as a “provocative, explicit, and ultimately tender drama.
- 6/27/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety - Film News
Netflix cut the ribbon on its newly expanded studios facility in Albuquerque at a grand-opening event Thursday in New Mexico.
Netflix acquired Abq Studios in 2018 for a relative steal in a deal worth $30 million and the company scored additional state and local funding as well as production tax credits. The facility originally comprised eight soundstages totaling 132,000 square feet across 28 acres.
Six years later, the company officially took the wraps off four additional new soundstages, three mills, a production office, two stage support buildings and two dedicated backlot areas across 108 acres. The investment in Netflix Studios Albuquerque “further solidif[ies] our commitment to nurturing and growing the thriving production ecosystem in New Mexico,” according to co-ceo Ted Sarandos.
“As someone who grew up in Phoenix, it’s great to be back out west,” Sarandos, who now lives in Malibu, told event attendees in his prepared remarks.
Since 2019, Netflix has directly invested nearly $575 million in New Mexico productions,...
Netflix acquired Abq Studios in 2018 for a relative steal in a deal worth $30 million and the company scored additional state and local funding as well as production tax credits. The facility originally comprised eight soundstages totaling 132,000 square feet across 28 acres.
Six years later, the company officially took the wraps off four additional new soundstages, three mills, a production office, two stage support buildings and two dedicated backlot areas across 108 acres. The investment in Netflix Studios Albuquerque “further solidif[ies] our commitment to nurturing and growing the thriving production ecosystem in New Mexico,” according to co-ceo Ted Sarandos.
“As someone who grew up in Phoenix, it’s great to be back out west,” Sarandos, who now lives in Malibu, told event attendees in his prepared remarks.
Since 2019, Netflix has directly invested nearly $575 million in New Mexico productions,...
- 6/27/2024
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety - Film News
Editor’s note: Throughout the Oscar season, IndieWire will update this page with in-depth Oscar predictions from Awards Editor Marcus Jones and Crafts & Animation Editor Bill Desowitz. A link to each category will lead to lists of the ever-changing contenders, plus reporting on what films have captivated voters, rules changes made by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, interviews with potential nominees, and much more.
The State of the Race
The 97th annual Academy Awards are fast approaching, meaning it is already time to try and determine what film can fill the shoes of Best Picture winner and box office phenomenon “Oppenheimer.”
Already the year has been characterized by an unpredictable box office turnout that has seen films meant to be massive blockbusters come and go. Festivals like Sundance and Cannes have given the film community some hope, with titles like “A Real Pain,” “Anora,” and “Emilia Pérez” pleasing crowds and collecting awards.
The State of the Race
The 97th annual Academy Awards are fast approaching, meaning it is already time to try and determine what film can fill the shoes of Best Picture winner and box office phenomenon “Oppenheimer.”
Already the year has been characterized by an unpredictable box office turnout that has seen films meant to be massive blockbusters come and go. Festivals like Sundance and Cannes have given the film community some hope, with titles like “A Real Pain,” “Anora,” and “Emilia Pérez” pleasing crowds and collecting awards.
- 6/27/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Christy Hall was a playwright living in New York City — which means she had several side jobs, including walking dogs and bartending. “There’s a great quote saying, ‘you can make a killing in theater, but you can’t make a living,’” she notes. She had always dreamed of working in film and television, but it never felt completely realistic to her.
Today, Hall is the writer-director of “Daddio,” an acclaimed two-hander starring Sean Penn as a taxi driver named Clark and Dakota Johnson as his passenger, known only as Girlie. The film is both a love letter to New York and a reminder of the importance of human connection set almost entirely inside a cab ride from JFK Airport to Manhattan. The two strangers reveal secrets, offer encouragement and display both humor and vulnerability over the course of the film, which was shot in just 16 days.
After a festival run,...
Today, Hall is the writer-director of “Daddio,” an acclaimed two-hander starring Sean Penn as a taxi driver named Clark and Dakota Johnson as his passenger, known only as Girlie. The film is both a love letter to New York and a reminder of the importance of human connection set almost entirely inside a cab ride from JFK Airport to Manhattan. The two strangers reveal secrets, offer encouragement and display both humor and vulnerability over the course of the film, which was shot in just 16 days.
After a festival run,...
- 6/27/2024
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety - Film News
Power agent Bebe is back on “Frasier.”
Harriet Sansom Harris’ beloved character Bebe Glazer will return for Season 2 of the reboot series. Harris played Frasier Crane’s (Kelsey Grammer) agent Bebe in 11 episodes of the original “Frasier” series across 11 seasons from 1993 to 2004.
Harris is described in the press release as being the “delightfully devilish Bebe Glazer, one of the show’s most iconic characters, [who is] lnown for her dramatic flair and outrageous Machiavellian maneuvers. Bebe will stop at nothing to get what she wants.”
Variety first reported the casting.
This time, Bebe is also ushering in a new generation of cutthroat women, with “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” creator Rachel Bloom playing her daughter Phoebe Glazer. The character is described as “having inherited her mother’s indomitable charm […] and a taste for the finer things.”
Bloom is back on TV after the fan favorite Hulu series “Reboot” which was canceled after one season.
Much...
Harriet Sansom Harris’ beloved character Bebe Glazer will return for Season 2 of the reboot series. Harris played Frasier Crane’s (Kelsey Grammer) agent Bebe in 11 episodes of the original “Frasier” series across 11 seasons from 1993 to 2004.
Harris is described in the press release as being the “delightfully devilish Bebe Glazer, one of the show’s most iconic characters, [who is] lnown for her dramatic flair and outrageous Machiavellian maneuvers. Bebe will stop at nothing to get what she wants.”
Variety first reported the casting.
This time, Bebe is also ushering in a new generation of cutthroat women, with “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” creator Rachel Bloom playing her daughter Phoebe Glazer. The character is described as “having inherited her mother’s indomitable charm […] and a taste for the finer things.”
Bloom is back on TV after the fan favorite Hulu series “Reboot” which was canceled after one season.
Much...
- 6/27/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Harmony Korine is making his animated debut with his long-gestating “The Trap,” though without its original stars and in a whole new medium. The filmmaker was first set to reunite with “Spring Breakers” stars James Franco and Gucci Mane back in 2016 for the feature, which was then set up at Annapurna as a live-action film.
Back then, Benicio del Toro, Al Pacino, and Jamie Foxx were also attached to star in the film. The feature floundered for years, and Korine is now resurrecting the project at his multimedia design collective Edglrd. Variety first reported the news. Korine’s “The Trap” will now be an animated adventure and Edglrd is in discussions with production partners in Japan.
The film is described “as ‘Oldboy’ set through a hip-hop filter, ‘The Trap’ imagines another sun-kissed gangster saga, following an ex-con newly released from prison and deadset on revenge once he learns that his...
Back then, Benicio del Toro, Al Pacino, and Jamie Foxx were also attached to star in the film. The feature floundered for years, and Korine is now resurrecting the project at his multimedia design collective Edglrd. Variety first reported the news. Korine’s “The Trap” will now be an animated adventure and Edglrd is in discussions with production partners in Japan.
The film is described “as ‘Oldboy’ set through a hip-hop filter, ‘The Trap’ imagines another sun-kissed gangster saga, following an ex-con newly released from prison and deadset on revenge once he learns that his...
- 6/27/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
City council ends a year-long battle to save the ‘iconic’ Spanish colonial property from developers
Marilyn Monroe’s Brentwood, Los Angeles, home has been saved from destruction after a year-long battle to save the property from developers. On Wednesday, the Los Angeles city council unanimously voted to designate the movie star’s Spanish colonial home a historic cultural monument.
“We have an opportunity to do something today that should’ve been done 60 years ago. There’s no other person or place in the city of Los Angeles as iconic as Marilyn Monroe and her Brentwood home,” councilmember Traci Park told the assembly.
Marilyn Monroe’s Brentwood, Los Angeles, home has been saved from destruction after a year-long battle to save the property from developers. On Wednesday, the Los Angeles city council unanimously voted to designate the movie star’s Spanish colonial home a historic cultural monument.
“We have an opportunity to do something today that should’ve been done 60 years ago. There’s no other person or place in the city of Los Angeles as iconic as Marilyn Monroe and her Brentwood home,” councilmember Traci Park told the assembly.
- 6/27/2024
- by Edward Helmore
- The Guardian - Film News
When Ebon Moss-Bachrach won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor earlier this year for his performance as Cousin Richie in “The Bear” Season 1, it was seen as a bit of an upset. Keep in mind, “The Bear” premiered all the way back in June 2022, right after that year’s Emmys cutoff, so the first round of awards the show could be nominated for were in the following winter.
While it was clear from Season 1 that leads Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri would be Emmy contenders, with the former winning at the 2023 Golden Globes, Critics Choice, and SAG Awards, and the latter winning a 2023 Independent Spirit Award, Moss-Bachrach was mostly shut out
Anyhow, what changed to make Moss-Bachrach go from an also-ran to a winner by the time Season 1 of the FX series was finally Emmys-eligible? If it could be summed up in one word, it would be “Forks.”
Again,...
While it was clear from Season 1 that leads Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri would be Emmy contenders, with the former winning at the 2023 Golden Globes, Critics Choice, and SAG Awards, and the latter winning a 2023 Independent Spirit Award, Moss-Bachrach was mostly shut out
Anyhow, what changed to make Moss-Bachrach go from an also-ran to a winner by the time Season 1 of the FX series was finally Emmys-eligible? If it could be summed up in one word, it would be “Forks.”
Again,...
- 6/27/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
“Data does not make a marketer great. Data is ingredients. Marketers are the chefs.” So said Patrizio Spagnoletto, Warner Bros. Discovery’s global chief marketing officer for direct to consumer, last week during Variety’s Cannes Lions studio presented by Canva.
Spagnoletto was among more than a dozen top executives who took on burning subjects for the global marketing and advertising sector in interviews recorded during the annual Cannes Lions Festival, held June 17-21. The festival is devoted to celebrating creativity and innovation in marketing and advertising. To do so, top players from a range of businesses gather in the south of France for a week of splashing money around and talking about the future of brand-building.
As such, Cannes Lions provides a once-a-year chance to gain insights from the biggest names in marketing. My London-based colleague Ellise Shafer joined me for three packed days of video interviews, all of...
Spagnoletto was among more than a dozen top executives who took on burning subjects for the global marketing and advertising sector in interviews recorded during the annual Cannes Lions Festival, held June 17-21. The festival is devoted to celebrating creativity and innovation in marketing and advertising. To do so, top players from a range of businesses gather in the south of France for a week of splashing money around and talking about the future of brand-building.
As such, Cannes Lions provides a once-a-year chance to gain insights from the biggest names in marketing. My London-based colleague Ellise Shafer joined me for three packed days of video interviews, all of...
- 6/27/2024
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety - Film News
The internet is abuzz this week about the fifth episode of the “Star Wars”/Lucasfilm series, “The Acolyte,” from writer/director Leslye Headland. And for good reason, but we’ll get to that in a second. For the uninitiated, “The Acolyte” is a murder mystery series investigating a crime spree that pits a Jedi Master against a dangerous warrior from his past. More specifically, it’s about a Jedi, Sol (Lee Jung-Jae from “Squid Game”), and his former Padawan learner, Mae (Amandla Stenberg), trying to solve the mystery of who is murdering Jedi.
Continue reading ‘The Acolyte’: After Brutal Ep 5, Creator Leslye Headland Says Larger Sith Secrets Won’t Be Revealed Until Season 2 at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘The Acolyte’: After Brutal Ep 5, Creator Leslye Headland Says Larger Sith Secrets Won’t Be Revealed Until Season 2 at The Playlist.
- 6/27/2024
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
The 2024 Cannes Film Festival had its fair share of notable premieres, including Sean Baker‘s Palme d’Or winner “Anora” and Francis Ford Coppola‘s “Megalopolis,” among others. But a certain doc made waves in the Cannes Classics roster, quietly collecting a string of positive reviews. Now it’s time for HBO subscribers to catch up with “Faye,” Laurent Bouzereau‘s film about the life and career of Hollywood icon Faye Dunaway.
Continue reading ‘Faye’ Trailer: HBO’s Doc About The Legendary Hollywood Actress Premieres On July 13 at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Faye’ Trailer: HBO’s Doc About The Legendary Hollywood Actress Premieres On July 13 at The Playlist.
- 6/27/2024
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
Austin Butler revealed in a video interview with BuzzFeed that he unsuccessfully auditioned to play Peeta in “The Hunger Games” franchise. The role ultimately went to Josh Hutcherson, who starred in four “Hunger Games” movies between 2012 and 2015 opposite Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss and Liam Hemsworth as Gale. The franchise turned the three actors into global stars.
“I auditioned for ‘The Hunger Games’ and I didn’t get it at all,” Butler said. “I don’t even think I got a call back, what’s the character, Peeta? Josh Hutcherson got that, he’s great.”
Butler was joined in the BuzzFeed video interview by his “The Bikeriders” co-star Jodie Comer, who revealed she has also missed out on a big franchise: “I auditioned for ‘Mamma Mia!’ That was a time, That was also when I was auditioning for ‘Killing Eve’ as well.”
At the time of the first “Hunger Games” movie’s production,...
“I auditioned for ‘The Hunger Games’ and I didn’t get it at all,” Butler said. “I don’t even think I got a call back, what’s the character, Peeta? Josh Hutcherson got that, he’s great.”
Butler was joined in the BuzzFeed video interview by his “The Bikeriders” co-star Jodie Comer, who revealed she has also missed out on a big franchise: “I auditioned for ‘Mamma Mia!’ That was a time, That was also when I was auditioning for ‘Killing Eve’ as well.”
At the time of the first “Hunger Games” movie’s production,...
- 6/27/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety - Film News
Sure, Faye Dunaway might be best known to millennials for flubbing the Oscars Best Picture announcement alongside her “Bonnie and Clyde” (1967) co-star Warren Beatty. Or perhaps it’s Bowen Yang’s “Saturday Night Live” quips about the famed actress that has made Dunaway go viral more than a half-century since her iconic films were released.
Now, Dunaway is reclaiming her 21st-century legacy by way of an eponymous HBO documentary, “Faye.”
Dunaway revisits her tumultuous history, controversial reputation, and Hollywood iconography in the feature film directed by Laurent Bouzereau, who also directed HBO’s “Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind” doc.
“Faye” had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, with Dunaway traveling back in time to “contextualize her life and filmography, laying bare her struggles with mental health while confronting the double standards she was subjected to as a woman in Hollywood,” as the synopsis goes.
Née Dorothy Faye Dunaway,...
Now, Dunaway is reclaiming her 21st-century legacy by way of an eponymous HBO documentary, “Faye.”
Dunaway revisits her tumultuous history, controversial reputation, and Hollywood iconography in the feature film directed by Laurent Bouzereau, who also directed HBO’s “Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind” doc.
“Faye” had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, with Dunaway traveling back in time to “contextualize her life and filmography, laying bare her struggles with mental health while confronting the double standards she was subjected to as a woman in Hollywood,” as the synopsis goes.
Née Dorothy Faye Dunaway,...
- 6/27/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
This post contains spoilers for "The Boys" season 4 episode 5.
Sudden, unexpected deaths have always littered "The Boys" universe. The Prime Video series kicks off with a horrific death that alters the trajectory of Vought's schemes forever: Hughie's (Jack Quaid) grief-stricken rage snowballs into joining The Boys, ushering everything to come. This is a world where torsos have been smashed in, limbs have been torn to shreds, and heads have been popped on live television, underlining the unpredictable, violent reality of existing alongside supes. The boys have also been perpetrators of similar violence, even though their motivations have been rooted in a morally cloudy notion of justice so far. However, Episode 5 of the latest season ends with a death that feels pointedly brutal and needlessly cruel to the point that it fails to justify the bleakness enforced even after the credits roll.
Season 4 seems interested in pushing every character to contend with their past,...
Sudden, unexpected deaths have always littered "The Boys" universe. The Prime Video series kicks off with a horrific death that alters the trajectory of Vought's schemes forever: Hughie's (Jack Quaid) grief-stricken rage snowballs into joining The Boys, ushering everything to come. This is a world where torsos have been smashed in, limbs have been torn to shreds, and heads have been popped on live television, underlining the unpredictable, violent reality of existing alongside supes. The boys have also been perpetrators of similar violence, even though their motivations have been rooted in a morally cloudy notion of justice so far. However, Episode 5 of the latest season ends with a death that feels pointedly brutal and needlessly cruel to the point that it fails to justify the bleakness enforced even after the credits roll.
Season 4 seems interested in pushing every character to contend with their past,...
- 6/27/2024
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
Cinespia, LA’s favorite cinematic experience presented by Amazon MGM Studios, has announced an additional film screening for July along with their August lineup at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The addition will be a free screening on July 10 of the upcoming Prime Video series “Sausage Party: Foodtopia.” August kicks off at Hollywood Forever with “Bridesmaids”, followed by “True Romance,” “My Old Ass,” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Cinespia will also be bringing back their annual “slumber party” on August 17.
“We’re thrilled to expand our summer lineup with special screenings of ‘Sausage Party: Foodtopia’ and ‘My Old Ass’ from our presenting sponsor Amazon MGM Studios,” said John Wyatt, Founder of Cinespia. “Our August schedule will feature fan favorites, highlighted by my favorite night of the year — the annual Cinespia Slumber Party. This year, we’re excited to present a Kirsten Dunst double feature showcasing some of her best work with ‘Bring it On...
“We’re thrilled to expand our summer lineup with special screenings of ‘Sausage Party: Foodtopia’ and ‘My Old Ass’ from our presenting sponsor Amazon MGM Studios,” said John Wyatt, Founder of Cinespia. “Our August schedule will feature fan favorites, highlighted by my favorite night of the year — the annual Cinespia Slumber Party. This year, we’re excited to present a Kirsten Dunst double feature showcasing some of her best work with ‘Bring it On...
- 6/27/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
“The Tomorrow War” and “The Lego Batman Movie” filmmaker Chris McKay has been tapped to direct an adaptation of Brynne Weaver’s bestselling serial killer romance, “Butcher & Blackbird,” for Lyrical Media and Ryder Picture Company (Rpc).
The novel is the first installment of Weaver’s popular “Ruinous Love” trilogy, which was released in October. It became a New York Times, USA Today and Publisher’s Weekly bestseller and was a favorite on BookTok, TikTok’s hub for book lovers. Weaver recently signed a seven-figure deal for her upcoming dark rom-com trilogy. She has sold over 1 million copies of her books in over 18 countries.
Lyrical Media’s Alexander Black and Rpc’s Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett will produce the film, with Rpc’s Emma Rappold serving as co-producer. Lyrical Media’s Jon Rosenberg and Natalie Sellers will executive produce alongside Weaver. The film does not have a screenwriter attached.
According...
The novel is the first installment of Weaver’s popular “Ruinous Love” trilogy, which was released in October. It became a New York Times, USA Today and Publisher’s Weekly bestseller and was a favorite on BookTok, TikTok’s hub for book lovers. Weaver recently signed a seven-figure deal for her upcoming dark rom-com trilogy. She has sold over 1 million copies of her books in over 18 countries.
Lyrical Media’s Alexander Black and Rpc’s Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett will produce the film, with Rpc’s Emma Rappold serving as co-producer. Lyrical Media’s Jon Rosenberg and Natalie Sellers will executive produce alongside Weaver. The film does not have a screenwriter attached.
According...
- 6/27/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety - Film News
“A Quiet Place: Part One” had its New York City premiere on Wednesday, June 26 at AMC Lincoln Square. The third film in the franchise, this prequel sets the story that led to the John Krasinski and Emily Blunt-fronted apocalyptic thriller. Through Krasinski still serves as an executive producer, he stepped away from the camera to let a new director, Michael Sarnoski, tell his own story, along with a brand new cast that includes Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, and Alex Wolff.
Off the heels of “Stranger Things” and recently wrapping production on Alex Garland’s “Warfare,” intense scenes are nothing new to Joseph Quinn. “Every project provides its own challenges and its own obstacles that need to be overcome,” he tells IndieWire. “This one had a very specific set of things that needed be attacked and negotiated and money, the fact that we can’t talk. So that was a very interesting thing to do,...
Off the heels of “Stranger Things” and recently wrapping production on Alex Garland’s “Warfare,” intense scenes are nothing new to Joseph Quinn. “Every project provides its own challenges and its own obstacles that need to be overcome,” he tells IndieWire. “This one had a very specific set of things that needed be attacked and negotiated and money, the fact that we can’t talk. So that was a very interesting thing to do,...
- 6/27/2024
- by Vincent Perella
- Indiewire
Spoilers for "The Bear" season 3 follow.
"The Bear" season 3 premiere episode is a stunner. Rather than jumping back in and picking up where the story left off in season 2, season 3's premiere, titled "Tomorrow," is essentially a 37-minute montage with very little dialogue. Director Christopher Storer, who also wrote the episode, jumps back and forth in time. We see scenes happening after the events of the season 2 finale, but also go backwards, showing flashbacks to when Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) left Chicago to go work in New York. We see Carmy in various kitchens, working with various other chefs, and interacting with characters we saw last season, including Olivia Colman as Chef Terry and Will Poulter as Luca.
We also see Carmy receiving word that his brother MIkey (Jon Bernthal) has died by suicide. There are also flashes of moments that will actually pop up later in the season, subtly...
"The Bear" season 3 premiere episode is a stunner. Rather than jumping back in and picking up where the story left off in season 2, season 3's premiere, titled "Tomorrow," is essentially a 37-minute montage with very little dialogue. Director Christopher Storer, who also wrote the episode, jumps back and forth in time. We see scenes happening after the events of the season 2 finale, but also go backwards, showing flashbacks to when Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) left Chicago to go work in New York. We see Carmy in various kitchens, working with various other chefs, and interacting with characters we saw last season, including Olivia Colman as Chef Terry and Will Poulter as Luca.
We also see Carmy receiving word that his brother MIkey (Jon Bernthal) has died by suicide. There are also flashes of moments that will actually pop up later in the season, subtly...
- 6/27/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Harmony Korine has lined up his next two features, setting up his animated debut “The Trap” and a still-untitled mo-cap assisted comedy through his multimedia design collective Edglrd.
The Miami-based collective has also backed the feature debut of acclaimed music video director Matias Vasquez — better known as Stillz – and is eyeing a 2024 release for the feature already in post-production.
This heady slate marks a busy period of development and production for the new-media outfit, which has just made its freshman effort “Aggro Dr1ft” available on-demand through the new Edglrd website. In keeping with the company’s design background, the VOD release also comes with a merch drop.
Described as “Oldboy” set through a hip-hop filter, “The Trap” imagines another sun-kissed gangster saga, following an ex-con newly released from prison and deadset on revenge once he learns that his one-time accomplice has become a top-selling rapper.
Originally set-up at Annapurna,...
The Miami-based collective has also backed the feature debut of acclaimed music video director Matias Vasquez — better known as Stillz – and is eyeing a 2024 release for the feature already in post-production.
This heady slate marks a busy period of development and production for the new-media outfit, which has just made its freshman effort “Aggro Dr1ft” available on-demand through the new Edglrd website. In keeping with the company’s design background, the VOD release also comes with a merch drop.
Described as “Oldboy” set through a hip-hop filter, “The Trap” imagines another sun-kissed gangster saga, following an ex-con newly released from prison and deadset on revenge once he learns that his one-time accomplice has become a top-selling rapper.
Originally set-up at Annapurna,...
- 6/27/2024
- by Ben Croll
- Variety - Film News
Richard Gadd is swapping deer for lions — and Netflix for HBO — with his latest series deal.
The “Baby Reindeer” creator/executive producer/star announced six-episode drama series “Lions” as a co-production between HBO and the BBC. The series will air in the U.S. on HBO and stream on Max.
Gadd will serve as the creator, writer, and executive producer, with Alexandra Brodski and Eshref Reybrouck attached to direct. The official synopsis of the series reads: “When Niall’s estranged ‘brother’ Ruben shows up at his wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives. Spanning almost forty years from the 1980s to the present day, this ambitious series will cover the highs and lows of the brothers’ relationship, from them meeting as teenagers to their falling out as adults — with all the good, bad, terrible, funny, angry, and challenging moments along the way.
The “Baby Reindeer” creator/executive producer/star announced six-episode drama series “Lions” as a co-production between HBO and the BBC. The series will air in the U.S. on HBO and stream on Max.
Gadd will serve as the creator, writer, and executive producer, with Alexandra Brodski and Eshref Reybrouck attached to direct. The official synopsis of the series reads: “When Niall’s estranged ‘brother’ Ruben shows up at his wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives. Spanning almost forty years from the 1980s to the present day, this ambitious series will cover the highs and lows of the brothers’ relationship, from them meeting as teenagers to their falling out as adults — with all the good, bad, terrible, funny, angry, and challenging moments along the way.
- 6/27/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Cirque du Soleil is taking its death-defying routines to the big and small screen.
The entertainment company has launched a movie and TV division, Cirque du Soleil Studio, to develop long-form content based on its live stage shows. Some of Cirque du Soleil’s popular productions include the martial arts-inspired “Kà,” Beatles-centric “Love” and Greek and Roman-esque “Mystère.”
Filmmaker Ridley Scott has been enlisted to adapt one of its first projects, which will be a feature film about “O,” the water-themed stage show at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.
“Among the many projects in active development, Cirque du Soleil Studio has teamed with Ridley Scott and Scott Free Productions to develop and go to market with a groundbreaking concept for a feature film based on ‘O,'” said Michael Pruss, president of film production at Scott Free. “We cannot wait to come together and bring the incredible world of ‘O...
The entertainment company has launched a movie and TV division, Cirque du Soleil Studio, to develop long-form content based on its live stage shows. Some of Cirque du Soleil’s popular productions include the martial arts-inspired “Kà,” Beatles-centric “Love” and Greek and Roman-esque “Mystère.”
Filmmaker Ridley Scott has been enlisted to adapt one of its first projects, which will be a feature film about “O,” the water-themed stage show at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.
“Among the many projects in active development, Cirque du Soleil Studio has teamed with Ridley Scott and Scott Free Productions to develop and go to market with a groundbreaking concept for a feature film based on ‘O,'” said Michael Pruss, president of film production at Scott Free. “We cannot wait to come together and bring the incredible world of ‘O...
- 6/27/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety - Film News
“A Quiet Place: Day One” hits theaters tomorrow, the third entry in Jon Krasinski‘s alien invasion franchise and the first one he doesn’t direct. But Krasinki tapped Michael Sarnoski, who takes his place behind the camera for this one, to succeed him for one major reason: he loved Sarnoski’s debut film “Pig.”
Read More: ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Final Trailer: Lupita Nyong’o & Joseph Quinn Star In Horror Prequel
And Krasinski isn’t the only “Pig” fan out there.
Continue reading ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’: Michael Sarnoski Says Jon Krasinski Tapped Him To Direct Because He’s A Big Fan Of ‘Pig’ at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Final Trailer: Lupita Nyong’o & Joseph Quinn Star In Horror Prequel
And Krasinski isn’t the only “Pig” fan out there.
Continue reading ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’: Michael Sarnoski Says Jon Krasinski Tapped Him To Direct Because He’s A Big Fan Of ‘Pig’ at The Playlist.
- 6/27/2024
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
Spoilers for "The Bear" season 3 follow.
"The Bear" has always featured surprise cameos and guest stars. In season 1, it was a little shocking when Jon Bernthal showed up in a flashback as Mikey Berzatto, the late brother of main character Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White). Molly Ringwald also appeared in one scene during an AA meeting. Then, season 2 kicked things up a notch with the episode "Fishes," which featured a cavalcade of guest stars playing members of the extended Berzatto family.
Now, "The Bear" season 3 is streaming on Hulu (you can read our review here), and once again, a roster of cameos and guest stars have arrived to spice things up in the kitchen. Some of these guest stars are returning faces from season 2, but there are a few new names on the menu as well. Let's take a look at who is who as we break down the cameos...
"The Bear" has always featured surprise cameos and guest stars. In season 1, it was a little shocking when Jon Bernthal showed up in a flashback as Mikey Berzatto, the late brother of main character Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White). Molly Ringwald also appeared in one scene during an AA meeting. Then, season 2 kicked things up a notch with the episode "Fishes," which featured a cavalcade of guest stars playing members of the extended Berzatto family.
Now, "The Bear" season 3 is streaming on Hulu (you can read our review here), and once again, a roster of cameos and guest stars have arrived to spice things up in the kitchen. Some of these guest stars are returning faces from season 2, but there are a few new names on the menu as well. Let's take a look at who is who as we break down the cameos...
- 6/27/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo gets killed off in episode one while discussing “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.” The Netflix series is based on the Bryan Lee O’Malley Manga book series and the Edgar Wright-directed cult hit film of the same name and follows an alternate take on Scott Pilgrim falling in love with Ramona Flowers, only to find that he has to fight her seven evil exes.
Continue reading ‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’: Showrunners Bryan Lee O’Malley & BenDavid Grabinski Dive into their Animated Spin-off, Season 2 Potential, & More [Bingeworthy Podcast] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’: Showrunners Bryan Lee O’Malley & BenDavid Grabinski Dive into their Animated Spin-off, Season 2 Potential, & More [Bingeworthy Podcast] at The Playlist.
- 6/27/2024
- by Mike DeAngelo
- The Playlist
Emma Roberts is adding more nuance to the nepo baby debate.
The actress, whose father is prolific star Eric Roberts and whose aunt is the iconic Julia Roberts, called out how the nepo-baby label is really only applied to young women.
As proof, Roberts pointed to her Aunt Julia’s longtime collaborator George Clooney as an older, male example of a nepo baby — despite no one calling Clooney that.
“I always joke, ‘Why is no one calling out George Clooney for being a nepo baby? [His aunt] Rosemary Clooney was an icon,'” Roberts said during the “Table for Two” podcast. “I feel like young girls get it harder with the nepo baby thing. Like, I don’t really see people calling out sons of famous actors, not that they should be called out.”
The “American Horror Story” star admitted that there are both perks and drawbacks to being born into a famous family.
The actress, whose father is prolific star Eric Roberts and whose aunt is the iconic Julia Roberts, called out how the nepo-baby label is really only applied to young women.
As proof, Roberts pointed to her Aunt Julia’s longtime collaborator George Clooney as an older, male example of a nepo baby — despite no one calling Clooney that.
“I always joke, ‘Why is no one calling out George Clooney for being a nepo baby? [His aunt] Rosemary Clooney was an icon,'” Roberts said during the “Table for Two” podcast. “I feel like young girls get it harder with the nepo baby thing. Like, I don’t really see people calling out sons of famous actors, not that they should be called out.”
The “American Horror Story” star admitted that there are both perks and drawbacks to being born into a famous family.
- 6/27/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Fans of the French-Canadian acrobatic brand Cirque du Soleil are going to flip for this.
Cirque du Soleil is launching its own film and TV studio with an eye to turning some of its most popular circus stage shows into movies and series. The first Cirque de Soleil Studio project is an adaptation of the group’s longest running show “O.” The circus will have help: Ridley Scott and his Scott Free Productions are on board to develop “O” into a feature film.
Cirque du Soleil Studio will be run by Susan Levison, a former executive of the WWE, CBS Television Studios, and VH1. She’ll be tasked with finding ways to adapt all of the circus brand’s shows into unscripted and scripted TV and film, as well as animated projects or documentaries. An announcement says the studio currently has several projects in active development, but beyond “O,” it...
Cirque du Soleil is launching its own film and TV studio with an eye to turning some of its most popular circus stage shows into movies and series. The first Cirque de Soleil Studio project is an adaptation of the group’s longest running show “O.” The circus will have help: Ridley Scott and his Scott Free Productions are on board to develop “O” into a feature film.
Cirque du Soleil Studio will be run by Susan Levison, a former executive of the WWE, CBS Television Studios, and VH1. She’ll be tasked with finding ways to adapt all of the circus brand’s shows into unscripted and scripted TV and film, as well as animated projects or documentaries. An announcement says the studio currently has several projects in active development, but beyond “O,” it...
- 6/27/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Mel Gibson is back in the director’s chair, this time capturing fellow action star Mark Wahlberg in the skies for pilot drama “Flight Risk.”
Gibson directs the Lionsgate thriller that centers on a pilot (Wahlberg) who is tasked with transporting a fugitive (Topher Grace) to trial. While an air marshal (Michelle Dockery) is onboard, tensions soar, trust is tested, and secrets are revealed above the Alaskan wilderness. Turns out, that pilot is actually a hit man….
“Flight Risk” is written by Jared Rosenberg, with director Gibson producing along with John Davis, John Fox, and Bruce Davey.
The executive producers are Alex Lebovici, Jenny Hinkey, Ryan D. Smith, Natasha Stassen, Allen Cheney, Christopher Woodrow, K. Blaine Johnston, Christian Mercuri, Petr Jákl, Vicki Christianson, Nick Guerra, Russell Hollander, Jon Huddle, Patrick Josten, Walter Josten, and Jordan Wagner.
Lionsgate presents “Flight Risk” in association with Media Capital Technologies/Hammerstone Studios. The film...
Gibson directs the Lionsgate thriller that centers on a pilot (Wahlberg) who is tasked with transporting a fugitive (Topher Grace) to trial. While an air marshal (Michelle Dockery) is onboard, tensions soar, trust is tested, and secrets are revealed above the Alaskan wilderness. Turns out, that pilot is actually a hit man….
“Flight Risk” is written by Jared Rosenberg, with director Gibson producing along with John Davis, John Fox, and Bruce Davey.
The executive producers are Alex Lebovici, Jenny Hinkey, Ryan D. Smith, Natasha Stassen, Allen Cheney, Christopher Woodrow, K. Blaine Johnston, Christian Mercuri, Petr Jákl, Vicki Christianson, Nick Guerra, Russell Hollander, Jon Huddle, Patrick Josten, Walter Josten, and Jordan Wagner.
Lionsgate presents “Flight Risk” in association with Media Capital Technologies/Hammerstone Studios. The film...
- 6/27/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Lionsgate has released the trailer for Mel Gibson’s high-flying action thriller “Flight Risk,” starring Mark Wahlberg.
Per an official logline, the film follows “a pilot (Wahlberg) transporting an Air Marshal (Michelle Dockery) accompanying a fugitive (Topher Grace) to trial. As they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who they seem.”
“Flight Risk” marks the third collaboration between Gibson and Wahlberg. The first was in the 2017 comedy “Daddy’s Home 2,” followed by “Father Stu” in 2022. This will be Wahlberg’s first time acting under Gibson as a director.
A sneak peek of the “Flight Risk” trailer first debuted at Cinemacon 2024 in Las Vegas. Variety executive editor Brent Lang described Wahlberg’s character as “balding and psychotic” with a “Southern accent and flashes of a sociopathic glint in his eye.”
Gibson helms the film with a script from Jared Rosenberg. John Davis,...
Per an official logline, the film follows “a pilot (Wahlberg) transporting an Air Marshal (Michelle Dockery) accompanying a fugitive (Topher Grace) to trial. As they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who they seem.”
“Flight Risk” marks the third collaboration between Gibson and Wahlberg. The first was in the 2017 comedy “Daddy’s Home 2,” followed by “Father Stu” in 2022. This will be Wahlberg’s first time acting under Gibson as a director.
A sneak peek of the “Flight Risk” trailer first debuted at Cinemacon 2024 in Las Vegas. Variety executive editor Brent Lang described Wahlberg’s character as “balding and psychotic” with a “Southern accent and flashes of a sociopathic glint in his eye.”
Gibson helms the film with a script from Jared Rosenberg. John Davis,...
- 6/27/2024
- by Jack Dunn
- Variety - Film News
Can a novelist balance two different identities? The new film “Sebastian” sees a young writer become a sex worker while pursuing his dreams at a literary magazine. His time as a male escort reveals feelings that blur the lines between reality and fiction. The project hails from writer and director Mikko Mäkelä, who was named an LGBTQ filmmaker on the Rise by Indiewire. Mäkelä is a Berlinale Talents alumnus and participated in the inaugural BIFA Springboard Programme sponsored by Netflix.
Continue reading ‘Sebastian’ Trailer: Celebrated Sundance Sex Worker Drama Opens In August Limited Release at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Sebastian’ Trailer: Celebrated Sundance Sex Worker Drama Opens In August Limited Release at The Playlist.
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- by Valerie Thompson
- The Playlist
The phrase “word-of-mouth indie theatrical hit” sounds as outdated in 2024 as “coming soon to LaserDisc.” And yet, the slapstick fur-trapping adventure comedy Hundreds of Beavers has graduated from its lengthy festival run to become that rarest of things, a star-free independent film that has already grossed more than double its $150,000 production budget during its self-distributed gradual cinema rollout. First-time feature writer-director Mike Cheslik previously teamed with lead actor/producer/co-writer Ryland Brickson Cole Tews on the latter’s feature directorial debut, the black-and-white adventure comedy Lake Michigan Monster. In classic independent […]
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The post Of Mascots and Men: Mike Cheslik and Ryland Brickston Cole Tews on Hundreds of Beavers first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
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- by Doug Dillaman
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Five documentary filmmaking teams haven been selected to participate in the Catapult Film Fund and True/False Film Fest’s ninth annual Rough Cut Retreat.
The immersive mentorship is designed for documentary feature filmmakers who lack strong feedback networks. This year’s retreat will take place at the Whispertree retreat in Boonville, Calif., over four days beginning on July 21.
The 2024 Rcr selected doc projects and the attending film teams are: “The Inventory” (director ilana coleman and producer Ivonne Villalón), “The Last Nomads” (directors Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić), “Natchez” (director Suzannah Herbert and editor Pablo Proenza), “The Nile Splits” (director Zuff Shoya and sound designer Khaleel Lee), and “Seeds” (director Brittany Shyne and editor Malika Zouhali-Worrall).
“This year, the selected projects represent some of the boldest new voices in nonfiction cinema,” says True/False artistic director Chloé Trayner. “Each of the films has a distinct approach to storytelling, taking risks...
The immersive mentorship is designed for documentary feature filmmakers who lack strong feedback networks. This year’s retreat will take place at the Whispertree retreat in Boonville, Calif., over four days beginning on July 21.
The 2024 Rcr selected doc projects and the attending film teams are: “The Inventory” (director ilana coleman and producer Ivonne Villalón), “The Last Nomads” (directors Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić), “Natchez” (director Suzannah Herbert and editor Pablo Proenza), “The Nile Splits” (director Zuff Shoya and sound designer Khaleel Lee), and “Seeds” (director Brittany Shyne and editor Malika Zouhali-Worrall).
“This year, the selected projects represent some of the boldest new voices in nonfiction cinema,” says True/False artistic director Chloé Trayner. “Each of the films has a distinct approach to storytelling, taking risks...
- 6/27/2024
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety - Film News
Aubrey Plaza doles out wisdom to her younger self in the first trailer for “My Old Ass,” a coming-of-age comedy that premiered to rave reviews at Sundance Film Festival.
The film takes place the summer before 18-year-old Elliot Labrant (Maisy Stella of Lennon & Maisy fame) heads to college in Toronto. In the trailer, Plaza shows up as the middle-aged version of herself while the present-day Elliot is tripping on shrooms in the woods. At first, the younger Elliot doesn’t believe what she’s seeing — and it’s not like they look anything alike.
“You’re me? I don’t have a gap in my teeth,” Stella’s character tells Plaza’s as they sit around a campfire. She’s quick to respond: “Yeah, wear your retainer.”
The 39-year-old Elliot urges her younger self to be nicer to mom and spend more time with her brothers. She also cautions against...
The film takes place the summer before 18-year-old Elliot Labrant (Maisy Stella of Lennon & Maisy fame) heads to college in Toronto. In the trailer, Plaza shows up as the middle-aged version of herself while the present-day Elliot is tripping on shrooms in the woods. At first, the younger Elliot doesn’t believe what she’s seeing — and it’s not like they look anything alike.
“You’re me? I don’t have a gap in my teeth,” Stella’s character tells Plaza’s as they sit around a campfire. She’s quick to respond: “Yeah, wear your retainer.”
The 39-year-old Elliot urges her younger self to be nicer to mom and spend more time with her brothers. She also cautions against...
- 6/27/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety - Film News
The festival circuit has treated writer, director, and actor Megan Park well. Her debut feature, “The Fallout,” made a big splash at the 2021 South by Southwest Festival. The drama film about a young girl and her friends recovering from a school shooting was both a grand jury winner and a special jury winner. (read our review).
“My Old Ass,” Megan Park’s most recent feature, premiered at this past January’s Sundance Film Festival.
Continue reading ‘My Old Ass’ Trailer: Megan Park’s Sundance Comedy With Aubrey Plaza Hit Arrives in Theaters September 13 at The Playlist.
“My Old Ass,” Megan Park’s most recent feature, premiered at this past January’s Sundance Film Festival.
Continue reading ‘My Old Ass’ Trailer: Megan Park’s Sundance Comedy With Aubrey Plaza Hit Arrives in Theaters September 13 at The Playlist.
- 6/27/2024
- by Josh Halpern
- The Playlist
Aubrey Plaza is turning back the clock on heartbreak in lovable queer dramedy “My Old Ass.”
The coming-of-age feature stars breakout actress Maisy Stella as 18-year-old Elliott, who is spending her final summer on her parents’ cranberry farm before she heads to college in Toronto. After a drug trip gone awry, Elliott is visited by the older version of herself (Plaza), who warns her to not fall in love with a visiting boy (“Wednesday” alum Percy Hynes White) working on her dad’s farm.
Megan Park (“The Fallout”) writes and directs the feature that centers on Elliott’s awakening into adulthood. Margot Robbie produces the indie film, along with Tom Ackerley, Josey McNamara, and Steven Rales.
Sia collaborator and “Dance Moms” alum Maddie Ziegler and Kerrice Brooks co-star. And yes, this isn’t Plaza’s first time, well, time traveling: the actress previously starred in Colin Trevorrow’s “Safety Not Guaranteed.
The coming-of-age feature stars breakout actress Maisy Stella as 18-year-old Elliott, who is spending her final summer on her parents’ cranberry farm before she heads to college in Toronto. After a drug trip gone awry, Elliott is visited by the older version of herself (Plaza), who warns her to not fall in love with a visiting boy (“Wednesday” alum Percy Hynes White) working on her dad’s farm.
Megan Park (“The Fallout”) writes and directs the feature that centers on Elliott’s awakening into adulthood. Margot Robbie produces the indie film, along with Tom Ackerley, Josey McNamara, and Steven Rales.
Sia collaborator and “Dance Moms” alum Maddie Ziegler and Kerrice Brooks co-star. And yes, this isn’t Plaza’s first time, well, time traveling: the actress previously starred in Colin Trevorrow’s “Safety Not Guaranteed.
- 6/27/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
What’s the status of people like Mel Gibson in Hollywood? Gibson was seemingly persona non-grata during the #MeToo movement, a sort of belated punishment for his past tabloid transgressions that hit in 2009, but Hollywood is fickle. #MeToo started in earnest in 2017. Just one year prior, Gibson’s “Hacksaw Ridge” was nominated for six Oscars at the 89th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Andrew Garfield.
Continue reading ‘Flight Risk’ Trailer: Mel Gibson Directs Mark Wahlberg & Michelle Dockery In A New Suspense Thriller at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Flight Risk’ Trailer: Mel Gibson Directs Mark Wahlberg & Michelle Dockery In A New Suspense Thriller at The Playlist.
- 6/27/2024
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
FX’s highly acclaimed, highly anticipated dysfunctional kitchen/family drama “The Bear” returned to Hulu yesterday, June 26, to much online fanfare (fans were binge-watching the series immediately). Created by Christopher Storer and co-showrun by Storer and Joanna Calo, the two sole directors on the series thus far aside from a Ramy Youseff (“Ramy”) directorial guest spot in season two and a new slate of directors scheduled for season three, earlier this year, it was reported that “The Bear” was scheduled to shoot season three and four back to back.
Continue reading ‘The Bear’ Didn’t Shoot Seasons 3-4 Back To Back But Did “A Little Version Of That” According To Cast at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘The Bear’ Didn’t Shoot Seasons 3-4 Back To Back But Did “A Little Version Of That” According To Cast at The Playlist.
- 6/27/2024
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
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