Venice Contenders ‘Maria,’ ‘Brutalist’ and Blockbuster ‘Dune’ Among Global Productions Fueled by Hungary’s Artisans
By Christopher Vourlias According To The variety At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be much common cause between Pablo Larraín’s anticipated Maria Callas biopic, “Maria,” starring Angelina [more…]
Pharrell Is a Lego and Robbie Williams Is a Monkey in Two Music Biopics Aiming for Oscar Attention
By Clayton Davis According To The variety Legendary musicians Pharrell Williams and Robbie Williams — unrelated despite their shared surname — are each choosing to tell their life [more…]
Zoe Saldaña Has Arrived for Her Oscar Moment in the Best Picture Contender ‘Emilia Pérez’
By Clayton Davis According To The variety For nearly 20 years, Zoe Saldaña has starred in some of the most financially successful films in history, including [more…]
‘The Friend’ Review: Naomi Watts Inherits a Handful in a Dog Movie That’s Really About Accepting Mortality
By Peter Debruge According To The variety Before his death, French actor Alain Delon had said that he wished for his dog, Loubo, to be put [more…]
Winona Ryder Never Thought Lydia Deetz Would Be a Mom in ‘Beetlejuice 2’ and Predicted ‘She’d Be This Spinster by Choice in the Attic’ Instead
By Zack Sharf According To The variety Tim Burton’s long-awaited “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” brings Winona Ryder back to the role of Lydia Deetz after 36 years. Ryder was only [more…]
Francis Ford Coppola Didn’t Want ‘Megalopolis’ to Be ‘Some Woke Hollywood Production’ and Says the Cast Includes ‘People Who Were Canceled
By Zack Sharf According To The variety Francis Ford Coppola told Rolling Stone that his intention with “Megalopolis” was to make a movie that could not be deemed “some [more…]
Jenna Ortega Believes She Read for ‘Dune’ in ‘Very Secret’ Audition: ‘I Think It Was Zendaya’s’ Role
By J. Kim Murphy According To The variety enna Ortega has a hunch that she auditioned for Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” adaptation six years ago. During a Buzzfeed interview, [more…]
Leone Film Group’s Ties Bolster Its Business as Italy’s Top Distributor of English-Language Films
By Nick Vivarelli According To The variety Polimanti went on a buying spree in May at Cannes, where he picked up a trio from Black Bear, [more…]
Anubhav Sinha Talks Taking Flight with Netflix’s ‘IC 814’ Hijack Drama (EXCLUSIVE)
By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety After a 27-year hiatus from television, veteran Indian filmmaker Anubhav Sinha is making his streaming series debut with Netflix‘s “IC 814: The [more…]