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Anthony Bourdain Biopic ‘Tony’ in the Works With ‘The Holdovers’ Star Dominic Sessa
Anthony Bourdain’s life is getting the big screen treatment. Dominic Sessa, who broke out this past year in Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers, is set to star as the beloved food world icon for a feature film from the New York-based studio A24 and King Richard outfit Star Thrower Entertainment. Matt Johnson, who is behind the […]
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HamptonsFilm Director Anne Chaisson to Step Down
Anne Chaisson will step down as the executive director of HamptonsFilm, the non-profit behind the annual Hamptons International Film Festival. Chaisson has served as the executive director of the nonprofit since 2012. During her tenure, the fest expanded from five to 11 days, adding several new awards and honors and became a stop for awards […]
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Next Gen 2024: The Hollywood Reporter Accepting Nominations for 35 Under 35 List
For the past three decades, The Hollywood Reporter’s annual Next Generation issue — THR‘s definitive list of the year’s 35 best and brightest individuals age 35 and under — has been tapping the future of Hollywood leadership, including Donna Langley, Bela Bajaria and Kevin Feige. Do you know someone who should be on the list? […]
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Dwayne Johnson Dances to Introduce ‘Moana 2’ Trailer at D23
In the first full trailer for Moana 2, Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) and demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) are back in full force. The new look was unveiled to thunderous applause at D23 Friday, where Johnson and Cravalho were onhand for a musical performance from the movie. “Maui is singing again. Singing in keys that don’t exist. […]
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Tim Blake Nelson on Becoming a Veteran Boxer in ‘Bang Bang’ and Returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
“I always try to keep myself three or four months away from whatever physical manifestations a role will demand,” says Tim Blake Nelson. And Nelson has had his fair share of manifestations, from an escaped convict with an uncanny ability to harmonize (O Brother, Where Art Thou?) to a resident villain in early Marvel movie […]
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Sequel to George Clooney and Brad Pitt’s ‘Wolfs’ in the Works at Apple
Ahead of its premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Wolfs is getting a sequel. Jon Watts has a deal with Apple to write and direct a follow-up to his movie that stars Brad Pitt and George Clooney as fixers who accidentally end up working the same job. It is unclear if deals for Clooney and […]
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Jenna Ortega in Talks to Join Glen Powell in J.J. Abrams Movie
Jenna Ortega is in talks to join Glen Powell in the new J.J. Abrams movie set up at Warner Bros. Little is known about the project that was written by Abrams and will be produced by his Bad Robot, which has an overall deal with the studio. Both Ortega and Powell were recently flagged as […]
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Quinta Brunson, Stephanie Hsu to Co-Star in Comedy Feature ‘Par for the Course’ for Universal
Emmy winning Abbot Elementary triple threat Quinta Brunson is tackling film, with new comedy Par for the Course for Universal Pictures. Brunson co-wrote and will produce and star in the feature that will co-star Everything Everywhere All At Once star Stephanie Hsu. Brunson will produce via her Fifth Chance banner alongside Seth Rogen’s Point Grey […]
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Colman Domingo on the Equitable Production of ‘Sing Sing’: “This Is Exactly What Folks Were Striking About”
“It feels like my work has been building in this wonderful crescendo,” says Colman Domingo. The actor, who got his start in New York theater with an interlude in genre television (Fear the Walking Dead), has long been a staple of lauded awards contenders like Selma, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Ma Rainey’s Black […]
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How Great Movies Get Made at Columbia: A Directors’ Tell-All
Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Ang Lee was pulling his hair out. He was in preproduction in China on his ambitious martial arts movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon when a silent investor pulled out. “It was the toughest movie I’d ever tried to make,” recalls Lee, who thought it was all over. But […]
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Videos Surface of Francis Ford Coppola Kissing Extras on ‘Megalopolis’ Set
Videos from the set of Megalopolis have surfaced that see director Francis Ford Coppola kissing background actors on the cheek during the filming of a party scene. Variety has obtained the videos, writing that they were taken by a crewmember. They show the director walking through a crowded dance floor, hugging and interacting with various […]
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Scott Stuber to Relaunch United Artists at Amazon MGM
Scott Stuber has found his post-Netlfix gig, re-launching the storied United Artists studio label under Amazon MGM. The multi-year partnership will see Stuber finance and produce films via his soon-to-be-launched production company that will be released through United Artists, both theatrically and on streaming for Prime. Stuber will be involved in all UA releases, even those […]
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