Olivia Wilde isn’t commenting on alleged tensions between her and Florence Pugh, the star of her movie “Don’t Worry Darling.”
When asked at a Venice press conference whether Wilde can “clear the air” about the alleged falling out with Pugh, the director said: “Florence is a force. We are so grateful she’s able to make it tonight [for the red carpet] despite being in production on ‘Dune.’ I know, as a director, how disruptive it is to lose an actor even for a day, so I’m very grateful to her, and to [‘Dune’ director Denis Villeneuve] for helping us. And we’ll get to celebrate her work tonight. I can’t say how honored I am to have her as our lead. She’s amazing.
“As for all the endless tabloid gossip and all the noise out there, the Internet feeds itself. I don’t feel the need to contribute; I think it’s sufficiently well-nourished,...
When asked at a Venice press conference whether Wilde can “clear the air” about the alleged falling out with Pugh, the director said: “Florence is a force. We are so grateful she’s able to make it tonight [for the red carpet] despite being in production on ‘Dune.’ I know, as a director, how disruptive it is to lose an actor even for a day, so I’m very grateful to her, and to [‘Dune’ director Denis Villeneuve] for helping us. And we’ll get to celebrate her work tonight. I can’t say how honored I am to have her as our lead. She’s amazing.
“As for all the endless tabloid gossip and all the noise out there, the Internet feeds itself. I don’t feel the need to contribute; I think it’s sufficiently well-nourished,...
- 9/5/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
On Sunday night, an hour before the hotly anticipated Sept. 5 world premiere of “Don’t Worry Darling” on the Lido, Variety celebrated director Olivia Wilde with a cocktail party hosted at the posh Danieli Hotel in Venice.
Wilde, who is unveiling her second feature as a director out of competition at the festival, graces the cover of Variety’s Venice issue, on newsstands now. It marks the first dedicated Venice magazine issue that Variety has done, as the magazine’s co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh pointed out.
“We couldn’t think of a better subject than Olivia,” Setoodeh said. Setoodeh praised Warner Bros., the studio behind “Don’t Worry Darling,” for championing theatrical releases.
“Variety is very excited for theaters to be back and for everyone to see ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ in theaters,” he said.
Ramin Setoodeh and Olivia Wilde at Venice Film Festival (Victor Boyko/Variety via Getty Images)
Other attendees of the...
Wilde, who is unveiling her second feature as a director out of competition at the festival, graces the cover of Variety’s Venice issue, on newsstands now. It marks the first dedicated Venice magazine issue that Variety has done, as the magazine’s co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh pointed out.
“We couldn’t think of a better subject than Olivia,” Setoodeh said. Setoodeh praised Warner Bros., the studio behind “Don’t Worry Darling,” for championing theatrical releases.
“Variety is very excited for theaters to be back and for everyone to see ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ in theaters,” he said.
Ramin Setoodeh and Olivia Wilde at Venice Film Festival (Victor Boyko/Variety via Getty Images)
Other attendees of the...
- 9/5/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Veteran Warner Bros. executive and film division chief operating officer Carolyn Blackwood is parting ways with the studio, sources told Variety.
Her resignation follows a week after word that her boss Toby Emmerich, chairman of the motion picture group, will transition to lot producer later this year. The regime changes come as Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav continues to shape a new world order for his movie business — one that has already tapped producers Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy to head up Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema. Streamlining will also come for the Warner Animation Group and DC Films, Zaslav promised in a staff memo last week.
De Luca and Abdy did not feel a COO role was necessary in the emerging structure, other insiders familiar with the company noted, despite the critical role Blackwood represents. As sturdy and dynamic as movie executives come, her job...
Her resignation follows a week after word that her boss Toby Emmerich, chairman of the motion picture group, will transition to lot producer later this year. The regime changes come as Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav continues to shape a new world order for his movie business — one that has already tapped producers Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy to head up Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema. Streamlining will also come for the Warner Animation Group and DC Films, Zaslav promised in a staff memo last week.
De Luca and Abdy did not feel a COO role was necessary in the emerging structure, other insiders familiar with the company noted, despite the critical role Blackwood represents. As sturdy and dynamic as movie executives come, her job...
- 6/8/2022
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Toby Emmerich’s exit as chairman of the Warner Bros. Pictures group, and the ascension of former MGM film leaders Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, are just the latest instances of upheaval in what is already shaping up to be a tempestuous new era at the studio behind Harry Potter and Batman.
Emmerich’s ouster has been gossiped about for years, dating back well before the company was sold to Discovery. Still, his decision to leave for a production deal stunned executives on the studio’s Burbank lot, many of whom had worked with Emmerich for decades. It comes on the heels of a series of head-spinning directives from Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and his leadership team, who have been simultaneously obsessed with finding 3 billion in cost-saving synergies while expanding the number of movies the company produces. That mission also includes a mandate to land the hottest talent to make those projects,...
Emmerich’s ouster has been gossiped about for years, dating back well before the company was sold to Discovery. Still, his decision to leave for a production deal stunned executives on the studio’s Burbank lot, many of whom had worked with Emmerich for decades. It comes on the heels of a series of head-spinning directives from Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and his leadership team, who have been simultaneously obsessed with finding 3 billion in cost-saving synergies while expanding the number of movies the company produces. That mission also includes a mandate to land the hottest talent to make those projects,...
- 6/1/2022
- by Brent Lang, Matt Donnelly and Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson has joined the cast of Sex and the City: The Movie for New Line Cinema, which begins filming next week in New York.
Hudson will play "Louise", the assistant to Sarah Jessica Parker's "Carrie Bradshaw" in the film based on the hit HBO comedy series.
In July, the show's four leads, including Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon, came aboard for the film after New Line Cinema agreed to finance and distribute it. Chris Noth also joined the cast to reprise his role as "Mr. Big".
The movie revolves around the four main characters' lives in Manhattan four years after the series ended.
New Line president of production Toby Emmerich, Richard Brenner and Kathy Busby are overseeing the project. Parker and John Melfi are producing. Michael Patrick King is writing and directing.
Hudson, who won a best supporting actress Oscar for Dreamgirls, recently completed production on Rowan Woods' ensemble drama Winged Creatures starring Kate Beckinsale, Forrest Whitaker, Jackie Earle Haley and Dakota Fanning.
Hudson will play "Louise", the assistant to Sarah Jessica Parker's "Carrie Bradshaw" in the film based on the hit HBO comedy series.
In July, the show's four leads, including Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon, came aboard for the film after New Line Cinema agreed to finance and distribute it. Chris Noth also joined the cast to reprise his role as "Mr. Big".
The movie revolves around the four main characters' lives in Manhattan four years after the series ended.
New Line president of production Toby Emmerich, Richard Brenner and Kathy Busby are overseeing the project. Parker and John Melfi are producing. Michael Patrick King is writing and directing.
Hudson, who won a best supporting actress Oscar for Dreamgirls, recently completed production on Rowan Woods' ensemble drama Winged Creatures starring Kate Beckinsale, Forrest Whitaker, Jackie Earle Haley and Dakota Fanning.
- 9/11/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New Line Cinema has purchased the tennis-themed Baby Got Backhand from screenwriter Colleen McGuinness. The pitch is based on McGuinness' personal experience of playing girls high school tennis in Long Island and winning the gold medal at the Empire State Games. McGuinness is writing for Fox's new Hawaiian-based drama North Shore. She also was a staff writer on Alicia Silverstone's Miss Match for NBC. Before that, McGuinness served as an assistant to New Line exec Richard Brenner. Brenner, along with Michael De Luca and Mark Ordesky, executive produced the short film For Mature Audiences Only, which McGuinness wrote and directed. McGuinness is represented by Untitled Entertainment, UTA and attorney Jason Hendler.
New Line Cinema has picked up the horror script Bedbugs from writer Carter Blanchard. Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson are producing through their Contrafilm. Bedbugs tells the tale of a small town that is infested with a species of killer bugs that come at night and burrow inside a person, killing from the inside. It's described as following in the tradition of Crisis in the Hot Zone and 28 Days Later. Sean Perrone and Aaron Kaplan are executive producing. Overseeing for New Line are Richard Brenner, Cale Boyter and Magnus Kim. Contrafilm, which has a nonexclusive first-look deal at New Line, has a number of projects at the company, including Solace with Gary Fleder attached to direct, The Number 23 and the coming-of-age thriller Conrail. The company is in postproduction on the Brett Ratner-helmed After the Sunset, which is scheduled for a fall release. Blanchard, who has worked on Immortals for Universal and Dog Days at MGM, is repped by UTA and Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment.
- 6/21/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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