Netflix has released a trailer for “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth,” in which Brad Pitt reprises his Oscar-winning role as the stuntman first introduced in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” The film is set to premiere in Imax theaters on Nov. 25, before hitting the streamer Dec. 23. Directed by David […]
Variety•Payton Turkeltaub21 Sept
We have the first trailer for David Fincher’s latest, The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth. Directed by Fincher from a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino, the film will premiere in IMAX on November 25 for a two-week engagement, followed by its release on the streamer on December 23. Pitt, who earned an Oscar for his role […]
Deadline•Zac Ntim21 Sept
Last week, Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” became Universal Pictures’ highest-grossing film of all time, grossing $1.68 billion and counting. “I feel like I got a great invitation to the best party in town, and I don’t know how I got it, but I’m really glad I got invited,” Oscar winner Charlize Theron told Variety on […]
Variety•Angelique Jackson21 Sept
Ke Huy Quan was 12 years old when he made Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. In his new memoir, Never Say Die, excerpted in Entertainment Weekly, the Oscar-winning actor reveals that producer George Lucas and director Steven Spielberg took care of him in way he didn’t know about until after filming had concluded. […]
Deadline•Tomt21 Sept
As Jeremy Strong delivers his portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg, Aaron Sorkin has shed some light on the method actor’s process for this role. The Social Reckoning writer/director was “not shocked” that Strong didn’t tell him about writing an email to Zuckerberg, confirming that the Oscar-nominated actor stayed in character as the Meta founder and CEO […]
Deadline•Glenn Garner20 Sept
Sylvester Stallone may hold the Trump-bestowed title of “special ambassador” to Hollywood, but nearly two years since his appointment, the “Rocky” actor has divulged that he didn’t explicitly sign up for the role. “Well, it just happened,” the Oscar nominee noted in a recent interview with The Sunday Times. “I was watching TV one night […]
Variety•Payton Turkeltaub20 Sept
The queer period drama wins Oscar-predicting award, being named the most popular audience film at the festival Spanish queer drama La Bola Negra has won this year’s people’s choice award at the Toronto film festival. The film, which takes place in 1932, 1937 and 2017, focuses on the lives of interconnected gay men. It premiered at this year’s Cannes film festival with the Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw calling it “handsomely produced, lovingly detailed and confidently constructed” in a four-star review. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Benjamin Lee20 Sept
The Irishman seems a dead cert for his performance as Ian Charleson in Elsinore. And his ability to avoid being pigeonholed while embracing queer stories, from Pride to All of Us Strangers, is a remarkable achievement This Sunday, the curtain falls on the Toronto film festival , the last of the three big autumn showcases – alongside Venice and Telluride – that are launchpads for award campaigns. And as the dust settles on the red carpets, one name rises above the others as destined for sure-fire glory: Andrew Scott. The Irish actor, 50 next month, is now not only considered a lock for a leading actor Oscar nomination but almost certain to take the prize next spring. Should he win, he will become the first out gay actor to do so in the Academy’s almost 100-year history. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Catherine Shoard19 Sept
The Oscar-contending documentary Once Upon a Time in Harlem, directed by David Greaves from footage shot by his late father, William Greaves, has earned the eighth annual Library Of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film. The honor from the Library of Congress, The Better Angels Society, Ken Burns, and the Crimson Lion/Lavine Family Foundation comes […]
Deadline•Matthew Carey18 Sept
EXCLUSIVE: The fall TV selling season is off to a hot start with a star package triggering frenzied bidding and a slew of big offers from all major streamers, ultimately landing at HBO with a straight-to-series order. The Spread, headlined and executive produced by Oscar winner Javier Bardem, hails from Ozark co-creator Bill Dubuque, Sean […]
Deadline•Nellie Andreeva18 Sept
EXCLUSIVE: Sunset Lane Media has landed the feature rights to Rich Cohen’s book The Adventures of Herbie Cohen: World’s Greatest Negotiator, with Daniel Stiepleman (On the Basis of Sex) attached to write and Big Short Oscar winner Charles Randolph producing with David Beaubaire for Sunset Lane Media. The book tells the true story of Herb […]
Deadline•Anthonypauldalessandro18 Sept
Tilly Norwood, the “AI actress” who has provoked existential anxiety in Hollywood, got a bit glitchy during an interview with Piers Morgan. Norwood, a generative AI creation from British company Particle6, switched language from English to Cantonese midway through the exchange, much to Morgan’s bemusement. Fellow guest Tom Conti, the Oscar-nominated Oppenheimer star, was asking […]
Deadline•Jake Kanter18 Sept
Toy Story director Josh Cooley has been selected to write the screenplay for 99 Nights in the Forest, with Sam Raimi as a producer.
FX's upcoming anthology TV series Far Cry, based on Ubisoft's hit first-person shooter video game franchise, is adding five more actors to its cast as it heads towards production. Oscar nominees Jennifer Jason Lee (Hateful Eight, Fargo) and Brendan Gleeson (Spider-Noir, The Banshees of Inisherin) have signed on, as have Hamish Linklater (Batman: Caped Crusader, The Whisper Man), Sam Spruell (Game of Thrones: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms), and Jamie Demetriou (Only Murders in the Building).
IGN•Ryan McCaffrey17 Sept
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Ethan Hawke was training for Maya Hawke’s big day his whole life. And despite being prepared for it, the Oscar nominee admitted that watching his and ex-wife Uma Thurman’s 28-year-old daughter...
E! Online•Sabba Rahbar17 Sept
Over the past two decades, animated features have pushed the boundaries of art and storytelling while dominating the box office. Earlier this year, Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters” made history by winning the animated feature Oscar. The triumph was powered in part by its chart-topping original song “Golden.” But behind every animated victory stands a group […]
Variety•Sylvia Tan17 Sept
Noah Baumbach is getting back to work, setting his next film project for theaters and moving his business to Warner Bros. The Oscar-nominated writer and director has signed a three-year, first-look agreement for features at the Burbank studio, following a long exclusive pact at Netflix. The new deal takes effect in 2027 and Baumbach’s inaugural […]
Variety•Varietymattdonnelly17 Sept
Keith Townsend says he hopes death of Ronald Paquin in prison helps victims and families to ‘keep pressing forward’ A survivor of childhood sexual abuse by a defrocked Boston Catholic priest who was portrayed admitting to molesting minors in the Oscar-winning Hollywood film Spotlight says he hopes the clergyman’s recent death in prison helps victims of his crimes and their families “keep pressing forward every single day”. “We live with a big burden in our hearts and on our backs,” Keith Townsend said on Wednesday while reflecting on the criminal charges which he successfully pursued against Ronald Paquin, who was imprisoned in 2019 and died in custody at age 83 on 11 September. “And my hope is that people can find closure and move on.” Continue reading...
The Guardian•Ramon Antonio Vargas17 Sept
EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver has replaced Judy Davis in Two Birds, the upcoming thriller from the UK’s ITV and Australia’s Stan. First look images are above and below. Davis has dropped out due to scheduling conflicts, we understand. Her place playing the formidable Mrs Baxter is taken by Weaver, who has starred in […]
Deadline•Max Goldbart17 Sept