Glenn Close and Kerry Washington are the latest names to join Rian Johnson’s ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.’
Close and Washington join a cast of Andrew Scott, Josh O’Connor and Cailee Spaeny who have previously been announced as the latest cast members to join Daniel Craig who reprises his role as Benoit Blanc.
Plot details are being kept a total mystery, but Johnson and Craig have teased that it is Blanc’s “most dangerous case yet.”
Johnson is writing and directing the third installment of ‘Knives Out’. He is also producing it with his T-Street partner Ram Bergman, who worked on the first two films. The latest project is expected to go into production soon and is scheduled to be released in 2025.
Washington is best known for portraying Olivia Pope in the ABC drama ‘Scandal.’ Close most recently starred in Ron Howard’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ for Netflix.
Close and Washington join a cast of Andrew Scott, Josh O’Connor and Cailee Spaeny who have previously been announced as the latest cast members to join Daniel Craig who reprises his role as Benoit Blanc.
Plot details are being kept a total mystery, but Johnson and Craig have teased that it is Blanc’s “most dangerous case yet.”
Johnson is writing and directing the third installment of ‘Knives Out’. He is also producing it with his T-Street partner Ram Bergman, who worked on the first two films. The latest project is expected to go into production soon and is scheduled to be released in 2025.
Washington is best known for portraying Olivia Pope in the ABC drama ‘Scandal.’ Close most recently starred in Ron Howard’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ for Netflix.
- 5/30/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Update: A few hours after confirming Kerry Washington’s participation in the upcoming Knives Out sequel, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, we hear that Glenn Close is also confirmed to join the cast. The Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons, and Hillbilly Elegy star is the latest of Hollywood’s heavy hitters to sign up for the next chapter of Rian Johnson’s whodunit series, starring Daniel Craig as the diabolical detective Benoit Blanc.
Original Article: The next chapter of Rian Johnson’s Knives Out film series, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, is sharpening with exciting additions to the cast. After announcing co-stars like Josh O’Connor, Cailee Spaeny, and Andrew Scott, Daniel Craig’s Kentucky-fried detective, Benoit Blanc, is poised to cross paths with Kerry Washington in the upcoming Knives Out mystery. Washing joins the expanding cast, with Rian Johnson directing and writing the third installment of the murder mystery saga.
Original Article: The next chapter of Rian Johnson’s Knives Out film series, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, is sharpening with exciting additions to the cast. After announcing co-stars like Josh O’Connor, Cailee Spaeny, and Andrew Scott, Daniel Craig’s Kentucky-fried detective, Benoit Blanc, is poised to cross paths with Kerry Washington in the upcoming Knives Out mystery. Washing joins the expanding cast, with Rian Johnson directing and writing the third installment of the murder mystery saga.
- 5/29/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Updated: Kerry Washington and Glenn Close are the newest suspects in “Knives Out 3.”
They join the previously announced cast of Daniel Craig, returning as the quirky detective Benoit Blanc, and possible suspects of “Fleabag” actor Andrew Scott, “Challengers” breakout Josh O’Connor and “Priscilla” star Cailee Spaeny. “Knives Out” movies are known to employ a who’s who of Hollywood, so expect plenty of casting announcements for the whodunit in the coming weeks.
Rian Johnson is writing and directing the third “Knives Out” installment, titled “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.” He’s also producing with his T-Street partner Ram Bergman, who worked on the first two films. “Wake Up Dead Man” is expected to soon go into production and is slated to release in 2025. Plot details have yet to be revealed, but Johnson and Craig have teased that it is Blanc’s “most dangerous case yet.”
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They join the previously announced cast of Daniel Craig, returning as the quirky detective Benoit Blanc, and possible suspects of “Fleabag” actor Andrew Scott, “Challengers” breakout Josh O’Connor and “Priscilla” star Cailee Spaeny. “Knives Out” movies are known to employ a who’s who of Hollywood, so expect plenty of casting announcements for the whodunit in the coming weeks.
Rian Johnson is writing and directing the third “Knives Out” installment, titled “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.” He’s also producing with his T-Street partner Ram Bergman, who worked on the first two films. “Wake Up Dead Man” is expected to soon go into production and is slated to release in 2025. Plot details have yet to be revealed, but Johnson and Craig have teased that it is Blanc’s “most dangerous case yet.”
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- 5/29/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Who are the most significant influences on your musical life and career as a composer? A great film or TV score is most potent as an artform when it reinforces the emotion on screen, but it also knows when music is not needed. What strategies do you employ to get this balance right? These were some of the topics discussed by four top TV composers when they joined Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2024 awards contenders: Julia Newman (“Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”), Sherri Chung (“Based on a True Story”), David Fleming (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”) and Nami Melumad (“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds”). Watch our fascinating full group roundtable panel above, and click on each name above to view each nominee’s individual interview.
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- 5/28/2024
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
WME has hired Julie Haffner as its head of motion picture business affairs. In the new role, she will oversee motion picture client deals and serve as an advisor to WME agents, executives and clients on structuring and negotiating motion picture and talent deals, in addition to advising on overall strategies for navigating the ever-changing media landscape.
Prior to WME, Haffner served as senior director of business and legal affairs at Netflix, where she negotiated high-level deals for the original studio film group’s slate of motion pictures, and was responsible for projects including “Hillbilly Elegy,” “Yes Day,” “The Christmas Chronicles,” “Lift” and the upcoming projects “The Union” and “Back in Action.”
She also negotiated and managed overall deals for producers including 21 Laps (Shawn Levy), Hartbeat (Kevin Hart), Archewell (Harry and Meghan) and Wonderland (McG).
Haffner previously worked in the motion picture group at Paramount Pictures, and was VP of...
Prior to WME, Haffner served as senior director of business and legal affairs at Netflix, where she negotiated high-level deals for the original studio film group’s slate of motion pictures, and was responsible for projects including “Hillbilly Elegy,” “Yes Day,” “The Christmas Chronicles,” “Lift” and the upcoming projects “The Union” and “Back in Action.”
She also negotiated and managed overall deals for producers including 21 Laps (Shawn Levy), Hartbeat (Kevin Hart), Archewell (Harry and Meghan) and Wonderland (McG).
Haffner previously worked in the motion picture group at Paramount Pictures, and was VP of...
- 5/13/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Ron Howard has been part of our collective consciousness for as long as I can remember. Or at least he looms large in mine. Born in 1954, he was on many of the TV series I grew up watching and had his own starring role on “The Andy Griffith Show” by 1960. And his father had the idea that little “Ronny Howard” should play a good kid, not the wise-guy type popular in those “Dennis the Menace” years. He’d be nice. It stuck. He’s been known as “nice” ever since.
That made him much too easy to dismiss. However prominent he was — as a principal star of “American Graffiti” in 1973, top-billed “Happy Days” actor the next year and then as a director debuting with “Night Shift” in 1977 — we could take him lightly. By then I was reviewing films, and I overlooked him to a fault. I didn’t even give...
That made him much too easy to dismiss. However prominent he was — as a principal star of “American Graffiti” in 1973, top-billed “Happy Days” actor the next year and then as a director debuting with “Night Shift” in 1977 — we could take him lightly. By then I was reviewing films, and I overlooked him to a fault. I didn’t even give...
- 5/7/2024
- by Janet Maslin
- Variety Film + TV
Acclaimed actress Glenn Close displayed her good sense of humor when she shared a series of selfies on Instagram that showed her face bruised from a recent medical procedure.
In the candid close-up shots, Close playfully poses for the camera with tousled hair and a cozy cardigan. Alongside the images, she wrote, “I think this is going to be a particularly Good day,” in anticipation of her 77th birthday.
She acknowledged the bruises and explained that she had undergone a minor procedure to address a small break in her nose, but emphasized that she still felt as beautiful as ever.
While Close’s Instagram account typically features scenic landscapes and occasional political posts, the actress recently shared a video of herself making goofy faces.
“It’s morning in a new place away from home. I’m wishing I didn’t have to wash and brush my hair. #bedhead,” she wrote in the caption.
In the candid close-up shots, Close playfully poses for the camera with tousled hair and a cozy cardigan. Alongside the images, she wrote, “I think this is going to be a particularly Good day,” in anticipation of her 77th birthday.
She acknowledged the bruises and explained that she had undergone a minor procedure to address a small break in her nose, but emphasized that she still felt as beautiful as ever.
While Close’s Instagram account typically features scenic landscapes and occasional political posts, the actress recently shared a video of herself making goofy faces.
“It’s morning in a new place away from home. I’m wishing I didn’t have to wash and brush my hair. #bedhead,” she wrote in the caption.
- 3/21/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
As the social and political turmoil of 1960s America spilled into the 1970s, network television executives and producers knew they could no longer ignore the thorny issues being argued over kitchen tables and at work/school. The Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the Equal Rights Amendment, etc. were driving a wedge between families and neighbors. So when Norman Lear trotted out the unrepentant bigot Archie Bunker on "All in the Family" in 1971, many people in the country felt seen. And while they might not agree on the hot-button topics explored on this show, they could at least laugh through their many disagreements.
There came a point, however (somewhere between President Richard M. Nixon's resignation and the end of the Vietnam War), where television viewers grew weary of all these socially conscious sitcoms. Yes, they were still watching them in huge numbers, but they needed a break from the nonstop tumult of their lives.
There came a point, however (somewhere between President Richard M. Nixon's resignation and the end of the Vietnam War), where television viewers grew weary of all these socially conscious sitcoms. Yes, they were still watching them in huge numbers, but they needed a break from the nonstop tumult of their lives.
- 3/17/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Glenn Close’s career brought her an eighth Oscar nomination in the supporting actress category for her role as Mamaw, the chain-smoking, foul-mouthed, “Terminator” franchise fan and tough-love proponent who takes her struggling grandson under her wing in Ron Howard’s “Hillbilly Elegy.”
Some critics thought Close was the saving grace of the film based on J.D. Vance’s memoir that focuses on an Appalachian family who have fallen on hard times when their once-thriving steel mill town in Ohio is riddled by poverty, addiction, domestic abuse and dead-end jobs.
Close holds the title of the most Oscar losses for an actress, in a tie with the late Peter O’Toole’s losing streak. Olivia Colman‘s performance as ditzy Queen Anne in “The Favourite” allowed her to be crowned with the Best Actress title over Close’s work in 2018’s “The Wife.”
Tour our photo gallery ranking the 17 best movies of Close’s career,...
Some critics thought Close was the saving grace of the film based on J.D. Vance’s memoir that focuses on an Appalachian family who have fallen on hard times when their once-thriving steel mill town in Ohio is riddled by poverty, addiction, domestic abuse and dead-end jobs.
Close holds the title of the most Oscar losses for an actress, in a tie with the late Peter O’Toole’s losing streak. Olivia Colman‘s performance as ditzy Queen Anne in “The Favourite” allowed her to be crowned with the Best Actress title over Close’s work in 2018’s “The Wife.”
Tour our photo gallery ranking the 17 best movies of Close’s career,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Susan Wloszczyna, Misty Holland and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
By racking up three Best Actress Oscar notices between the ages of 26 and 32, previous teenage supporting nominee Jodie Foster proved it possible to earn academy recognition more than twice during adulthood after initially charming them as a child. Now, nearly three decades later, she has improved upon that distinction by landing her fifth career bid for “Nyad,” thus entering the Best Supporting Actress arena for the first time as an adult. Since her two featured bids are separated by 47 years, she now holds the record for longest span between consecutive Oscar nominations in a single acting category.
Foster, who first caught the academy’s attention at 14, belongs to the 18% minority of child nominees who went on to contend as adults. She was preceded in that regard by 17-year-old “Rebel Without a Cause” (1956) cast mates Sal Mineo and Natalie Wood and has only been followed by Saoirse Ronan, who competed for...
Foster, who first caught the academy’s attention at 14, belongs to the 18% minority of child nominees who went on to contend as adults. She was preceded in that regard by 17-year-old “Rebel Without a Cause” (1956) cast mates Sal Mineo and Natalie Wood and has only been followed by Saoirse Ronan, who competed for...
- 2/2/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Julianne Moore is predicted to land her sixth Oscar nomination thanks to her delicious role in Todd Haynes‘ Netflix melodrama “May December.” In this one, Moore features as an older woman named Gracie who is married with kids to Charles Melton‘s much younger Joe. The two are the subject of an upcoming movie and actress Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) visits them in order to properly portray Gracie. The in-movie movie will explore their scandalous affair, which started years ago when Joe was only 13.
This isn’t the first time Moore has been exquisite in a Haynes movie, of course, as the two are frequent collaborators. “Far From Heaven” is perhaps their best work together so far but “May December” is right up there and the same can be said about Moore’s supporting performance. Indeed, we are predicting that Moore will indeed be nominated for Oscar number six alongside predicted...
This isn’t the first time Moore has been exquisite in a Haynes movie, of course, as the two are frequent collaborators. “Far From Heaven” is perhaps their best work together so far but “May December” is right up there and the same can be said about Moore’s supporting performance. Indeed, we are predicting that Moore will indeed be nominated for Oscar number six alongside predicted...
- 12/20/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) switching from Best Supporting Actress to Best Actress feels like some time ago now but the impact of that move can still be felt as the former category is the most open race we have this year. Such an open race, however, leads to excitement and surprise, leaving the door open for any number of contenders to take the lead in this race.
And no performance deserves to be out in front more in this category than Julianne Moore‘s role in Todd Haynes‘ “May December.” Moore collaborates with Haynes again after they worked together in several movies including “Far From Heaven,” but Netflix’s “May December” is a bold new entry in their canon that you can now catch in US theaters after it released on November 17. The movie will drop on Netflix on December 1.
Moore stars as Gracie, who is in...
And no performance deserves to be out in front more in this category than Julianne Moore‘s role in Todd Haynes‘ “May December.” Moore collaborates with Haynes again after they worked together in several movies including “Far From Heaven,” but Netflix’s “May December” is a bold new entry in their canon that you can now catch in US theaters after it released on November 17. The movie will drop on Netflix on December 1.
Moore stars as Gracie, who is in...
- 11/24/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
It really does feel as if it’s been a minute since Ron Howard has directed a beloved film. His most recent films, “Hillbilly Elegy” and “Thirteen Lives,” both had big awards season aspirations but seemed to fall short. Then there’s the whole “Solo: A Star Wars Story” debacle. All that to say, Howard, over the past few decades, has been one of the most consistently commercial directors we’ve had.
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- 10/30/2023
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Haley Bennett is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in Music and Lyrics (2007), The Girl on the Train (2016) and Swallow (2019).
Haley Bennett Biography: Early Life, Age, Family, Education
Haley Bennett (Haley Keeling) was born on January 7, 1988 (Haley Bennett: Age 35) in Fort Myers, Florida to Leilani and Ronald Keeling. When she was six years old her parents divorced and she moved to Ohio with her father. The two would regularly move around the state and Bennett said, “There was no time when I lived anywhere longer than two years. I was always a social outcast. Maybe I didn’t care what people thought because I [thought], ‘Well, I probably won’t stick around here for too long.'”
When living with her father, Bennett attended Stow-Munroe Falls High School and Barbizon Modeling School. When she lived with her mother, she attended Barron F. Collier High School.
When Bennett...
Haley Bennett Biography: Early Life, Age, Family, Education
Haley Bennett (Haley Keeling) was born on January 7, 1988 (Haley Bennett: Age 35) in Fort Myers, Florida to Leilani and Ronald Keeling. When she was six years old her parents divorced and she moved to Ohio with her father. The two would regularly move around the state and Bennett said, “There was no time when I lived anywhere longer than two years. I was always a social outcast. Maybe I didn’t care what people thought because I [thought], ‘Well, I probably won’t stick around here for too long.'”
When living with her father, Bennett attended Stow-Munroe Falls High School and Barbizon Modeling School. When she lived with her mother, she attended Barron F. Collier High School.
When Bennett...
- 5/13/2023
- by Hailey Schipper
- Uinterview
Freida Pinto has signed on to “Surface” Season 2 at Apple, Variety has learned exclusively.
Pinto joins series star Gugu Mbatha-Raw as well as fellow new cast member Phil Dunster of “Ted Lasso” fame. As previously announced, “Surface” Season 2 will see Mbatha-Raw’s character Sophie return to her hometown of London and “rediscovering the unfinished relationships that have haunted her memories – as she finds out where she really came from, and what made her the flawed person she was.”
Pinto will play Grace, Quinn’s (Dunster) fiancé. Quinn is the troubled scion of the infamous Huntley family. As the soon-to-be newest member of the Huntley family, Grace is said to be “conflicted about what she’s really signing up for, and forms a special bond with Sophie.”
Pinto is best known to American audiences for her role in the Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire.” Her other film credits include “Trishna, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,...
Pinto joins series star Gugu Mbatha-Raw as well as fellow new cast member Phil Dunster of “Ted Lasso” fame. As previously announced, “Surface” Season 2 will see Mbatha-Raw’s character Sophie return to her hometown of London and “rediscovering the unfinished relationships that have haunted her memories – as she finds out where she really came from, and what made her the flawed person she was.”
Pinto will play Grace, Quinn’s (Dunster) fiancé. Quinn is the troubled scion of the infamous Huntley family. As the soon-to-be newest member of the Huntley family, Grace is said to be “conflicted about what she’s really signing up for, and forms a special bond with Sophie.”
Pinto is best known to American audiences for her role in the Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire.” Her other film credits include “Trishna, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,...
- 5/2/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Sylvester Stallone’s first regular television series role on the Paramount+ mob-themed series “Tulsa King” has put him in this year’s Emmy race. And while it’s not rare for a performer primarily or solely identified with features to find Emmy success, it’s significantly less common for them to generate it in a comedy category, where Stallone presently finds himself in 10th place among series leads in the Gold Derby combined count.
A longshot? Absolutely. But there is certainly plenty of precedent for movie stars shuttling to TV and earning Emmy recognition. Here are 10 examples:
Al Pacino – He won lead actor in a miniseries or movie statues for his portrayal of Roy Cohn in “Angels in America” (2004) and Dr. Jack Kevorkian in “You Don’t Know Jack” (2010). That’s double his number of Oscar wins, Pacino’s lone triumph being for “Scent of a Woman” in 1993. Meryl Streep – Streep...
A longshot? Absolutely. But there is certainly plenty of precedent for movie stars shuttling to TV and earning Emmy recognition. Here are 10 examples:
Al Pacino – He won lead actor in a miniseries or movie statues for his portrayal of Roy Cohn in “Angels in America” (2004) and Dr. Jack Kevorkian in “You Don’t Know Jack” (2010). That’s double his number of Oscar wins, Pacino’s lone triumph being for “Scent of a Woman” in 1993. Meryl Streep – Streep...
- 4/6/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Gabriel Basso is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in Hillbilly Elegy (2020) and The Night Agent.
Gabriel Basso Biography: Early Life, Age, Family, Education
Gabriel Basso was born on December 11, 1994 (Gabriel Basso: Age 28) in St. Louis, Missouri to Marcie and Louis Basso Jr. He was homeschooled with his sisters, Alexandria and Annalise Basso.
Gabriel Basso Biography: Career
Basso’s first acting roles were in the 2007 movies Meet Bill and Alice Upside Down, although he went uncredited. His first credited role was in Alabama Moon in 2009. Some of his other movie credits include Super 8 (2011), The Kings of Summer (2013), The Hive (2014), Barely Lethal (2015), American Wrestler: The Wizard (2016) and Hillbilly Elegy (2020).
In Hillbilly Elegy, Basso starred as J.D. Vance as he looks back on his troubled childhood in Middletown, Ohio. As a child, J.D. and his sister Lindsay (Haley Bennett) lived with his grandmother, Mamaw (Glenn Close), as...
Gabriel Basso Biography: Early Life, Age, Family, Education
Gabriel Basso was born on December 11, 1994 (Gabriel Basso: Age 28) in St. Louis, Missouri to Marcie and Louis Basso Jr. He was homeschooled with his sisters, Alexandria and Annalise Basso.
Gabriel Basso Biography: Career
Basso’s first acting roles were in the 2007 movies Meet Bill and Alice Upside Down, although he went uncredited. His first credited role was in Alabama Moon in 2009. Some of his other movie credits include Super 8 (2011), The Kings of Summer (2013), The Hive (2014), Barely Lethal (2015), American Wrestler: The Wizard (2016) and Hillbilly Elegy (2020).
In Hillbilly Elegy, Basso starred as J.D. Vance as he looks back on his troubled childhood in Middletown, Ohio. As a child, J.D. and his sister Lindsay (Haley Bennett) lived with his grandmother, Mamaw (Glenn Close), as...
- 4/2/2023
- by Hailey Schipper
- Uinterview
Hong Chau — the Oscar-nominated actor, who’s appeared in “The Whale,” “The Menu,” and “Downsizing” — is an interesting element on Netflix’s new series “The Night Agent,” and a revealing one. To cast Chau, a gifted and hardworking performer who’s been elevating projects for years, is to announce a certain ambition. Here, she’s playing the determined White House Chief of Staff, a figure close to the heart of various intrigues on a political thriller with schlock in its DNA. And yet she does it so elegantly, so excellently that she elevates the whole thing.
So it is with “The Night Agent,” created by Shawn Ryan of “The Shield,” and based on a novel by Matthew Quirk. Here, Gabriel Basso (who played the future U.S. Senator J.D. Vance in the film “Hillbilly Elegy”) stars as Peter Sutherland, whose employment at the FBI is at such a low level that...
So it is with “The Night Agent,” created by Shawn Ryan of “The Shield,” and based on a novel by Matthew Quirk. Here, Gabriel Basso (who played the future U.S. Senator J.D. Vance in the film “Hillbilly Elegy”) stars as Peter Sutherland, whose employment at the FBI is at such a low level that...
- 3/23/2023
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
For every actor that wins multiple Oscars, there are others who, no matter how much they put into their roles and how much campaigning they do, just can’t make the conversion into winning their first Academy Award.
More often than not, it’s just a matter of bad timing, like being nominated for an Oscar in the same year as one of the four actors mentioned above. There’s just no way of knowing when you’re taking on a role or shooting a film or even once a movie gets out to the critics, how things might change in the time before Oscar night.
Scroll through our photo gallery above (or click here for direct access) to see the 25 actors with the most Oscar nominations and no wins. We include everyone who has been nominated for an acting award at least four times, with Glenn Close and Peter O’Toole...
More often than not, it’s just a matter of bad timing, like being nominated for an Oscar in the same year as one of the four actors mentioned above. There’s just no way of knowing when you’re taking on a role or shooting a film or even once a movie gets out to the critics, how things might change in the time before Oscar night.
Scroll through our photo gallery above (or click here for direct access) to see the 25 actors with the most Oscar nominations and no wins. We include everyone who has been nominated for an acting award at least four times, with Glenn Close and Peter O’Toole...
- 2/21/2023
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: WME Independent has unveiled the first image of Haley Bennett in the upcoming 19th Century champagne drama Clicquot ahead of launching sales on the title at the European Film Market.
Bennett stars in the titular role of Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot, who is popularly known in France as the “Grande Dame of Champagne”.
This real-life historic figure defied convention to take over her late husband’s fledgling wine business in Reims in 1805 after being widowed at the age of 27.
The production, announced on Deadline last year, is based on the 2008 novel The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It by Tilar J. Mazzeo.
Filming took place the French regions of Chablis and Reims last fall.
Thomas Napper () directs from a screenplay by Erin Dignam (Land, Submergence) and Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin).
Other previously announced cast members include Tom Sturridge (DC Comics and Netflix’s The Sandman,...
Bennett stars in the titular role of Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot, who is popularly known in France as the “Grande Dame of Champagne”.
This real-life historic figure defied convention to take over her late husband’s fledgling wine business in Reims in 1805 after being widowed at the age of 27.
The production, announced on Deadline last year, is based on the 2008 novel The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It by Tilar J. Mazzeo.
Filming took place the French regions of Chablis and Reims last fall.
Thomas Napper () directs from a screenplay by Erin Dignam (Land, Submergence) and Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin).
Other previously announced cast members include Tom Sturridge (DC Comics and Netflix’s The Sandman,...
- 2/8/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
When it comes to winning an Oscar, the key is usually a good narrative.
The young upstart bursting onto the scene with a sparkling debut performance. The faded star staging an unlikely comeback. The hell-bent Method actor transforming themselves completely in service of their craft.
While the decision of who wins is often down to the arbitrary notion of “momentum” and whoever ran the most effusive behind-the-scenes campaign, many talented actors have often found themselves falling just short – losing out to a more romantic narrative.
Sometimes, actors have accrued a whole handful of Oscar nominations without ever once winning.
For every serial winner like Daniel Day-Lewis or Frances McDormand, there’s a Willem Dafoe or Glenn Close: great actors who haven’t yet been given their due by the Academy.
Here’s a breakdown of all the living actors who have been nominated multiple times – but have never taken home an award.
The young upstart bursting onto the scene with a sparkling debut performance. The faded star staging an unlikely comeback. The hell-bent Method actor transforming themselves completely in service of their craft.
While the decision of who wins is often down to the arbitrary notion of “momentum” and whoever ran the most effusive behind-the-scenes campaign, many talented actors have often found themselves falling just short – losing out to a more romantic narrative.
Sometimes, actors have accrued a whole handful of Oscar nominations without ever once winning.
For every serial winner like Daniel Day-Lewis or Frances McDormand, there’s a Willem Dafoe or Glenn Close: great actors who haven’t yet been given their due by the Academy.
Here’s a breakdown of all the living actors who have been nominated multiple times – but have never taken home an award.
- 2/5/2023
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Film
When it comes to winning an Oscar, the key is usually a good narrative.
The young upstart bursting onto the scene with a sparkling debut performance. The faded star staging an unlikely comeback. The hell-bent Method actor transforming themselves completely in service of their craft.
While the decision of who wins is often down to the arbitrary notion of “momentum” and whoever ran the most effusive behind-the-scenes campaign, many talented actors have often found themselves falling just short – losing out to a more romantic narrative.
Sometimes, actors have accrued a whole handful of Oscar nominations without ever once winning.
For every serial winner like Daniel Day-Lewis or Frances McDormand, there’s a Willem Dafoe or Glenn Close: great actors who haven’t yet been given their due by the Academy.
Here’s a breakdown of all the living actors who have been nominated multiple times – but have never taken home an award.
The young upstart bursting onto the scene with a sparkling debut performance. The faded star staging an unlikely comeback. The hell-bent Method actor transforming themselves completely in service of their craft.
While the decision of who wins is often down to the arbitrary notion of “momentum” and whoever ran the most effusive behind-the-scenes campaign, many talented actors have often found themselves falling just short – losing out to a more romantic narrative.
Sometimes, actors have accrued a whole handful of Oscar nominations without ever once winning.
For every serial winner like Daniel Day-Lewis or Frances McDormand, there’s a Willem Dafoe or Glenn Close: great actors who haven’t yet been given their due by the Academy.
Here’s a breakdown of all the living actors who have been nominated multiple times – but have never taken home an award.
- 2/5/2023
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Film
(L-r) Elijah Bynum, Haley Bennett, Jonathan Majors, and Taylour Paige visit the IMDb Portrait Studio at Acura Festival Village at Sundance 2023. Image Source: Getty Images for IMDb /Corey Nickols
Imagine a dimly lit room in a small house that is covered with photos of muscly, oiled-up male bodybuilders. This room exists in "Magazine Dreams" - a feature from writer-director Elijah Bynum that premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival - and it belongs to Killian Maddox (played by Jonathan Majors), an amateur bodybuilder who is caring for his ailing grandfather. Killian spends his days training excessively in his garage and at the gym, all in an attempt to win the world championships and appear on the cover of esteemed magazines like his idol, Brad Vanderhorn (Michael O'Hearn).
Killian's obsessive tendency to "fix" his body initially borders on vanity, but a deeper examination of "Magazine Dreams" reveals a larger truth at the...
Imagine a dimly lit room in a small house that is covered with photos of muscly, oiled-up male bodybuilders. This room exists in "Magazine Dreams" - a feature from writer-director Elijah Bynum that premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival - and it belongs to Killian Maddox (played by Jonathan Majors), an amateur bodybuilder who is caring for his ailing grandfather. Killian spends his days training excessively in his garage and at the gym, all in an attempt to win the world championships and appear on the cover of esteemed magazines like his idol, Brad Vanderhorn (Michael O'Hearn).
Killian's obsessive tendency to "fix" his body initially borders on vanity, but a deeper examination of "Magazine Dreams" reveals a larger truth at the...
- 1/26/2023
- by Pooja Shah
- Popsugar.com
The fan base for “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” mighty as it may be, is in for some potentially disappointing news from director Ron Howard. While the introduction of young version of Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) and Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover) was intended to launch a new strand of “Star Wars” movies from Lucasfilm, it wound up a box-office failure (grossing around 392 million against its reported 300 million budget) and received middling reviews from critics. The film also suffered various behind-the-scenes snafus as Phil Lord and Chris Miller were booted from the project in 2017 before Ron Howard came on to finish the job.
In a new interview with NME, Ron Howard said that any rumors about a possible sequel to “Solo” are totally fan-driven and not seriously in talks at Lucasfilm.
“The only discussion that I’m aware of about a sequel for ‘Solo’ is coming from the fans at this point,...
In a new interview with NME, Ron Howard said that any rumors about a possible sequel to “Solo” are totally fan-driven and not seriously in talks at Lucasfilm.
“The only discussion that I’m aware of about a sequel for ‘Solo’ is coming from the fans at this point,...
- 12/31/2022
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
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Amblin Partners has tapped Michelle Brattson as executive vp physical production.
She will lead Amblin’s physical film production, including production finance, and report to Amblin’s presidents of production, Holly Bario and Jeb Brody. Brattson returns to Amblin where she earlier worked as senior vp physical production until 2017.
She then moved over to Netflix Original Studio Features as first manager and then director of physical productions. Her Netflix credits included Hustle, Marriage Story, White Noise, Hillbilly Elegy and Dolemite is My Name, among other titles.
“Michelle is an endlessly talented production executive, with a passion and level of experience that make her a top industry leader. We are delighted that her expertise will, once again, benefit our work at Amblin,” Brody and Bario said in a joint statement.
Brattson, a member of the Producer’s Guild of America, came to Amblin for...
Amblin Partners has tapped Michelle Brattson as executive vp physical production.
She will lead Amblin’s physical film production, including production finance, and report to Amblin’s presidents of production, Holly Bario and Jeb Brody. Brattson returns to Amblin where she earlier worked as senior vp physical production until 2017.
She then moved over to Netflix Original Studio Features as first manager and then director of physical productions. Her Netflix credits included Hustle, Marriage Story, White Noise, Hillbilly Elegy and Dolemite is My Name, among other titles.
“Michelle is an endlessly talented production executive, with a passion and level of experience that make her a top industry leader. We are delighted that her expertise will, once again, benefit our work at Amblin,” Brody and Bario said in a joint statement.
Brattson, a member of the Producer’s Guild of America, came to Amblin for...
- 12/6/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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My new motto when approaching Disney+ originals is, “Look, they don’t all need to be Andor.”
It isn’t that Andor, which recently wrapped its first season, was necessarily the best Disney+ original, but it was the first Disney+ original to give the impression of doing something truly dangerous — or at least truly challenging — within the confines of the please-everybody media behemoth. Most Disney+ originals had tended to fold themselves in neatly with existing properties (even WandaVision was, at its heart, an overture for a big-screen Doctor Strange adventure) or to pander aggressively to fans of beloved titles, however mediocre. But Andor showed up and used its Star Wars framework for a serious-minded exploration of the banality of evil, the corrosive effects of capitalism and the encroachment of authoritarianism. It was off-brand and daring and not the sort of thing I’d...
My new motto when approaching Disney+ originals is, “Look, they don’t all need to be Andor.”
It isn’t that Andor, which recently wrapped its first season, was necessarily the best Disney+ original, but it was the first Disney+ original to give the impression of doing something truly dangerous — or at least truly challenging — within the confines of the please-everybody media behemoth. Most Disney+ originals had tended to fold themselves in neatly with existing properties (even WandaVision was, at its heart, an overture for a big-screen Doctor Strange adventure) or to pander aggressively to fans of beloved titles, however mediocre. But Andor showed up and used its Star Wars framework for a serious-minded exploration of the banality of evil, the corrosive effects of capitalism and the encroachment of authoritarianism. It was off-brand and daring and not the sort of thing I’d...
- 11/30/2022
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
How do you ensure authenticity so that your designs don’t look like sets and props? What film of TV series do you hold up as a gold standard in production design?
These were some of the secrets revealed by four top film production designers when they joined Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022/2023 awards contenders: Molly Hughes (“Thirteen Lives”), Curt Beech (“Till”), Jess Gonchor (“White Noise”) and Peter Cosco (“Women Talking”). Watch our fascinating full group roundtable panel above and click on each name above to view each nominee’s individual interview.
See dozens of interviews with 2022/2023 awards contenders
“What I’m trying to find in the middle of my Venn diagram is authenticity, story and visual content and trying to serve all aspects of that for the design for the film, and try to find that sweet spot,” Beech declares about the tightrope between artifice and authenticity.
These were some of the secrets revealed by four top film production designers when they joined Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022/2023 awards contenders: Molly Hughes (“Thirteen Lives”), Curt Beech (“Till”), Jess Gonchor (“White Noise”) and Peter Cosco (“Women Talking”). Watch our fascinating full group roundtable panel above and click on each name above to view each nominee’s individual interview.
See dozens of interviews with 2022/2023 awards contenders
“What I’m trying to find in the middle of my Venn diagram is authenticity, story and visual content and trying to serve all aspects of that for the design for the film, and try to find that sweet spot,” Beech declares about the tightrope between artifice and authenticity.
- 11/22/2022
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
“Hillbilly Elegy” director Ron Howard admits he was “surprised” by J.D. Vance’s embrace of Donald Trump and the GOP’s conservative ideology during his recent successful campaign for Ohio senator.
“To be honest, I was surprised,” Howard told Variety at the Academy’s Governors Awards Saturday in Los Angeles. “When I was getting to know J.D., we didn’t talk politics because I wasn’t interested in that about his life. I was interested in his childhood and navigating the particulars of his family and his culture so that’s what we focused on in our conversation. To me, he struck me as a very moderate center-right kind of guy.”
Howard directed the film adaptation of Vance’s bestselling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis,” released as a Netflix film in 2020. Vance’s book chronicled his family’s struggles with poverty and...
“To be honest, I was surprised,” Howard told Variety at the Academy’s Governors Awards Saturday in Los Angeles. “When I was getting to know J.D., we didn’t talk politics because I wasn’t interested in that about his life. I was interested in his childhood and navigating the particulars of his family and his culture so that’s what we focused on in our conversation. To me, he struck me as a very moderate center-right kind of guy.”
Howard directed the film adaptation of Vance’s bestselling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis,” released as a Netflix film in 2020. Vance’s book chronicled his family’s struggles with poverty and...
- 11/20/2022
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
“The best thing about editing is the personal connection and journey you can take the audience on,” reveals James D. Wilcox about “Thirteen Lives.” For our recent webchat he continues, “Not many people desire to go into a cave and dive. So, it’s a unique opportunity to experience something without, in real life, experiencing it.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
“Thirteen Lives” is a film about a group of young soccer players and their coach being rescued from flooded caves in Thailand. It is based on the 2018 real life events which made news around the world. It is helmed by Oscar winning director Ron Howard (“A Beautiful Mind”) and streaming now on Amazon Prime. Wilcox explains, “I can not stop thinking how amazing and incredible the rescue was. And that’s one of the things Ron Howard had talked to me about early on. He kept saying, ‘James...
“Thirteen Lives” is a film about a group of young soccer players and their coach being rescued from flooded caves in Thailand. It is based on the 2018 real life events which made news around the world. It is helmed by Oscar winning director Ron Howard (“A Beautiful Mind”) and streaming now on Amazon Prime. Wilcox explains, “I can not stop thinking how amazing and incredible the rescue was. And that’s one of the things Ron Howard had talked to me about early on. He kept saying, ‘James...
- 11/16/2022
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
Four top film production designers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022/2023 awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Thursday, November 17, at 6:00 p.m. Pt; 9:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Rob Licuria and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Oscar and guild contenders:
Thirteen Lives (Amazon Prime)
Synopsis: A rescue mission is assembled in Thailand where a group of young boys and their soccer coach are trapped in a system of underground caves that are flooding.
Bio: Molly Hughes won...
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Oscar and guild contenders:
Thirteen Lives (Amazon Prime)
Synopsis: A rescue mission is assembled in Thailand where a group of young boys and their soccer coach are trapped in a system of underground caves that are flooding.
Bio: Molly Hughes won...
- 11/10/2022
- by Chris Beachum and Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
Update [5:12 pm Et]: Story now has final Nielsen numbers:
We’re still waiting on a whole bunch of midterm results, but we know who won Election Night in TV ratings. Tuesday was a Red Wave (of sorts) for the conservative-leaning Fox News Channel, which also claimed first place outright in 2020 and 2018.
Fox News drew an average of 7.42 million total viewers last night across primetime (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), according to final Nielsen numbers, more than doubling its closest competitor, ABC (a rounded 3.31 million). MSNBC was third (3.21 million) and NBC proper (3.11 million) was fourth. CNN was a distant fifth place with 2.61 million total viewers; CBS brought up the rear with 2.56 million.
In the main news demo of adults 25-54, Fox News Channel was again No. 1, averaging a rounded 1.88. CNN attracted enough viewers in that age range (1.059 million) to rank second, coming in a mere 1,000 viewers ahead of third-place NBC. In fourth was ABC,...
We’re still waiting on a whole bunch of midterm results, but we know who won Election Night in TV ratings. Tuesday was a Red Wave (of sorts) for the conservative-leaning Fox News Channel, which also claimed first place outright in 2020 and 2018.
Fox News drew an average of 7.42 million total viewers last night across primetime (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), according to final Nielsen numbers, more than doubling its closest competitor, ABC (a rounded 3.31 million). MSNBC was third (3.21 million) and NBC proper (3.11 million) was fourth. CNN was a distant fifth place with 2.61 million total viewers; CBS brought up the rear with 2.56 million.
In the main news demo of adults 25-54, Fox News Channel was again No. 1, averaging a rounded 1.88. CNN attracted enough viewers in that age range (1.059 million) to rank second, coming in a mere 1,000 viewers ahead of third-place NBC. In fourth was ABC,...
- 11/9/2022
- by Tony Maglio and Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Democrat Tim Ryan’s efforts to capture a U.S. Senate seat in Ohio ended in defeat on Tuesday night as Ryan lost to Republican J.D. Vance.
To many Democrats, Ohio looked like a lost cause. To Ryan, it was the Democrats, not Ohio, who were lost. His party had a branding problem, Ryan reasoned, one that had alienated the working-class voters in his Youngstown-based congressional district. Those voters had cast their ballots for both Donald Trump and Ryan in 2020, and Ryan had bet his run for U.S. Senate...
To many Democrats, Ohio looked like a lost cause. To Ryan, it was the Democrats, not Ohio, who were lost. His party had a branding problem, Ryan reasoned, one that had alienated the working-class voters in his Youngstown-based congressional district. Those voters had cast their ballots for both Donald Trump and Ryan in 2020, and Ryan had bet his run for U.S. Senate...
- 11/9/2022
- by Kara Voght
- Rollingstone.com
When Herschel Walker wrapped up a campaign appearance several weeks ago, TV news cameras caught a man in sunglasses, briefly conversing with the U.S. Senate candidate as he tried to hand him a lengthy strip of condoms.
It was soon apparent that it was a gag and, generating at least two million views on Twitter, one of the more successful pranks executed by The Good Liars, the comedy duo of Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler who, since the Occupy protests of 2011, have specialized in infiltrating campaign events and, as best as they can, interacting with candidates and their supporters.
Their satire is largely focused on the Right. They have irritated Donald Trump by heckling him for being “boring.” They have performed an “exorcism” on Ted Cruz. This cycle, Stiefler interrupted a campaign event for J.D. Vance, running for U.S. Senate in Ohio, asking for a refund for Vance’s book,...
It was soon apparent that it was a gag and, generating at least two million views on Twitter, one of the more successful pranks executed by The Good Liars, the comedy duo of Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler who, since the Occupy protests of 2011, have specialized in infiltrating campaign events and, as best as they can, interacting with candidates and their supporters.
Their satire is largely focused on the Right. They have irritated Donald Trump by heckling him for being “boring.” They have performed an “exorcism” on Ted Cruz. This cycle, Stiefler interrupted a campaign event for J.D. Vance, running for U.S. Senate in Ohio, asking for a refund for Vance’s book,...
- 11/7/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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The Hollywood Reporter has landed 32 nominations for the 15th National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards, including best entertainment publication and best website.
In addition, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was nominated for best columnist, David Rooney is up for best critic and Lesley Goldberg and Dan Fienberg are named among the finalists for best arts or entertainment podcast and best podcast anchor/host. THR‘s art and photo teams were also recognized for cover art, portrait photo, page layout and moving graphic.
Two THR blogs are up for best entertainment blog by an individual or group, tied to an organization: The Live Feed (by Goldberg, Rick Porter, James Hibberd and Jackie Strause) and Scott Feinberg’s The Race. Ryan Fish and Christy Piña were nominated for best journalistic use of social media to tell or enhance a story for THR‘s Michelle Yeoh cover feature.
THR landed nominations in various other categories,...
The Hollywood Reporter has landed 32 nominations for the 15th National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards, including best entertainment publication and best website.
In addition, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was nominated for best columnist, David Rooney is up for best critic and Lesley Goldberg and Dan Fienberg are named among the finalists for best arts or entertainment podcast and best podcast anchor/host. THR‘s art and photo teams were also recognized for cover art, portrait photo, page layout and moving graphic.
Two THR blogs are up for best entertainment blog by an individual or group, tied to an organization: The Live Feed (by Goldberg, Rick Porter, James Hibberd and Jackie Strause) and Scott Feinberg’s The Race. Ryan Fish and Christy Piña were nominated for best journalistic use of social media to tell or enhance a story for THR‘s Michelle Yeoh cover feature.
THR landed nominations in various other categories,...
- 11/4/2022
- by THR staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Steven Spielberg famously got his start as a director via the trial by fire of guiding Joan Crawford through the pilot episode of Rod Serling's "Night Gallery." The screen diva put him through his paces but good, but the filmmaker hung in there, likening the experience to "pitching to Hank Aaron your first time in the game." The only performer who might've been more daunting for a tyro director during that era was Bette Davis. Ron Howard learned this when he was assigned to manage the two-time Oscar-winner in the 1980 made-for-television drama "Skyward."
Howard was not quite as wet behind the ears as Spielberg was when he took on Crawford. The "Happy Days" star had been in show business his entire life stretching back to "The Andy Griffith Show." He made his feature-directing debut with 1977's action-comedy "Grand Theft Auto," and called the shots on a TV movie called "Cotton Candy" a year later.
Howard was not quite as wet behind the ears as Spielberg was when he took on Crawford. The "Happy Days" star had been in show business his entire life stretching back to "The Andy Griffith Show." He made his feature-directing debut with 1977's action-comedy "Grand Theft Auto," and called the shots on a TV movie called "Cotton Candy" a year later.
- 10/31/2022
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Haley Bennett, Tom Sturridge & Sam Riley Set For ‘Clicquot’ About The Rise Of French Champagne House
Exclusive: Haley Bennett is set to star as the titular role in Clicquot from writers Erin Dignam (Land, Submergence) and Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin).
Directed by Thomas Napper (Jawbone), the pic chronicles the gritty journey in the early years of the Veuve Clicquot vineyard in 19th century France and brings to life the fascinating young woman behind the iconic orange label. The feature is based on the novel The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It by Tilar J. Mazzeo. Production began in the French regions of Chablis and Reims on October 24.
As Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot, Bennett will be joined by cast members Tom Sturridge (DC Comics and Netflix’s The Sandman, Irma Vep), Sam Riley (upcoming Firebrand, Maleficent), Leo Suter (Netflix’s Vikings: Valhalla), and Anson Boon (Pistol, 1917).
Christina Weiss Lurie (Persuasion) will produce alongside Bennett, with Joe Wright and John Bernard as EPs.
Directed by Thomas Napper (Jawbone), the pic chronicles the gritty journey in the early years of the Veuve Clicquot vineyard in 19th century France and brings to life the fascinating young woman behind the iconic orange label. The feature is based on the novel The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It by Tilar J. Mazzeo. Production began in the French regions of Chablis and Reims on October 24.
As Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot, Bennett will be joined by cast members Tom Sturridge (DC Comics and Netflix’s The Sandman, Irma Vep), Sam Riley (upcoming Firebrand, Maleficent), Leo Suter (Netflix’s Vikings: Valhalla), and Anson Boon (Pistol, 1917).
Christina Weiss Lurie (Persuasion) will produce alongside Bennett, with Joe Wright and John Bernard as EPs.
- 10/31/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
What kind of man profits from scalded monkey junk?
On the campaign trail, Trump-endorsed Ohio Senate nominee J.D. Vance leans into the hardscrabble upbringing he wrote about in Hillbilly Elegy. He rails against universities and the abuses of Big Tech. He blasts Covid mandates, encouraging distrust, without evidence, of the “long-term risks” of mRNA vaccines. A recent convert to Catholicism, Vance insists he’s “100 percent pro-life.”
But in his life away from politics, Vance is a venture capitalist. And his values as an investor are far muddier. His Vc firm,...
On the campaign trail, Trump-endorsed Ohio Senate nominee J.D. Vance leans into the hardscrabble upbringing he wrote about in Hillbilly Elegy. He rails against universities and the abuses of Big Tech. He blasts Covid mandates, encouraging distrust, without evidence, of the “long-term risks” of mRNA vaccines. A recent convert to Catholicism, Vance insists he’s “100 percent pro-life.”
But in his life away from politics, Vance is a venture capitalist. And his values as an investor are far muddier. His Vc firm,...
- 10/25/2022
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Forget about Michael Myers. Here’s something that will really give Jamie Lee Curtis a reason to scream.
Her first-ever Oscar nomination.
No, this isn’t a Halloween prank or a desperate cry for awards attention. We need to take Hollywood’s most celebrated scream queen seriously as a contender this Oscar season. Here are five reasons why Jamie Lee Curtis (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) could (and should) earn her first-ever Academy Award bid, for Best Supporting Actress in the A24 hit film.
1. She’s overdue for recognition by the academy.
She made her film debut in the original “Halloween” in 1978, and there’s no question that it’s the movie for which she’s best known. But we have to ask ourselves why the film turned into a phenomenon, and why audiences developed such affection for Laurie Strode – the heroine so perfectly portrayed by Curtis. It might have been a throwaway role,...
Her first-ever Oscar nomination.
No, this isn’t a Halloween prank or a desperate cry for awards attention. We need to take Hollywood’s most celebrated scream queen seriously as a contender this Oscar season. Here are five reasons why Jamie Lee Curtis (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) could (and should) earn her first-ever Academy Award bid, for Best Supporting Actress in the A24 hit film.
1. She’s overdue for recognition by the academy.
She made her film debut in the original “Halloween” in 1978, and there’s no question that it’s the movie for which she’s best known. But we have to ask ourselves why the film turned into a phenomenon, and why audiences developed such affection for Laurie Strode – the heroine so perfectly portrayed by Curtis. It might have been a throwaway role,...
- 10/24/2022
- by Tariq Khan
- Gold Derby
Tim Ryan didn’t hold back during a debate against J.D. Vance in the Ohio Senate race. The congressman called his opponent an “ass-kisser” — a callback to when the former president said at a rally that Vance was “in love with me” and “kissing my ass.”
“I’m from Ohio,” Ryan said during a Monday night debate. “I don’t kiss anyone’s ass like him. Ohio needs an ass kicker not an ass-kisser.”
Ryan: I’m for Ohio. I don’t kiss anyone’s ass like him. Ohio needs...
“I’m from Ohio,” Ryan said during a Monday night debate. “I don’t kiss anyone’s ass like him. Ohio needs an ass kicker not an ass-kisser.”
Ryan: I’m for Ohio. I don’t kiss anyone’s ass like him. Ohio needs...
- 10/11/2022
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Inspired by the real supernatural phenomena that writer-director William Mark McCullough and his family endured in their home, A Savannah Haunting is a dread-filled, slow-burn supernatural drama about a mother grappling with her guilt stemming from the tragic drowning of her youngest daughter.
The film was shot on location in the actual haunted house in Savannah, Georgia, that has imposed chilling experiences for years.
Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive look at the trailer for the film that’s releasing in select theaters and major digital platforms from Vertical Entertainment on October 28, 2022.
“A Savannah Haunting follows a family who moves to Savannah, Georgia to distance themselves from the brutal memories of their daughter’s death. Once in their new home, the mother slowly grows to believe she is being haunted by her dead daughter. They discover a more sinister force may be at work as ties to Savannah’s brutal slave...
The film was shot on location in the actual haunted house in Savannah, Georgia, that has imposed chilling experiences for years.
Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive look at the trailer for the film that’s releasing in select theaters and major digital platforms from Vertical Entertainment on October 28, 2022.
“A Savannah Haunting follows a family who moves to Savannah, Georgia to distance themselves from the brutal memories of their daughter’s death. Once in their new home, the mother slowly grows to believe she is being haunted by her dead daughter. They discover a more sinister force may be at work as ties to Savannah’s brutal slave...
- 10/7/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
During Monday’s Closer Look segment devoted to the modern Republican Party’s “unquenchable thirst for embarrassment,” Seth Meyers broke down J.D. Vance’s senate campaign in Ohio (which has seen the venture capitalist and writer of “Hillbilly Elegy” become a Trump toady) and sharply focused on the Ron DeSantis stunt where he transported migrants to Martha’s Vineyard.
The stunt, said Meyers, was “designed exclusively to curry favor with Fox News” and ultimately backfired. “You gave rich liberals on Martha’s Vineyard something to feel self-righteous about,” said Meyers.
The host then did an impression of the mythical Martha’s Vineyard liberal DeSantis was really trying to stick it too: “I put on my Birkenstocks and loaded my Tesla with sandwiches and pitched in. I’m not saying I’m better than you, I’m proving it.” And besides, said Meyers: “Most of the liberals you hate left the...
The stunt, said Meyers, was “designed exclusively to curry favor with Fox News” and ultimately backfired. “You gave rich liberals on Martha’s Vineyard something to feel self-righteous about,” said Meyers.
The host then did an impression of the mythical Martha’s Vineyard liberal DeSantis was really trying to stick it too: “I put on my Birkenstocks and loaded my Tesla with sandwiches and pitched in. I’m not saying I’m better than you, I’m proving it.” And besides, said Meyers: “Most of the liberals you hate left the...
- 9/20/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Madelaine Petsch wearing bold orange eyeliner. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/Billy Bennight/AdMedia
Madelaine Petsch dresses up as Barbie for a new photoshoot, and the results are breathtaking.
The Riverdale actress took on a new role this time week. Best known for her character, Cheryl Blossom, on The CW show, the American actress changed her red hair to a blonde wig.
Petsch shared a camera dump of this shoot wearing different outfits.
Taking inspiration from the worldwide doll, she put on a white tank top with her name on it as she posed in a Barbie-inspired set.
The American actress even got herself into a human-size pink Barbie box and pretended to want out of it.
In other pictures, her usual gorgeous red hair channels the doll’s pink vibes with her clothing.
Madelaine Petsch puts on a blonde wig and channels Barbie
The 28-year-old did an amazing job with this creative content.
Madelaine Petsch dresses up as Barbie for a new photoshoot, and the results are breathtaking.
The Riverdale actress took on a new role this time week. Best known for her character, Cheryl Blossom, on The CW show, the American actress changed her red hair to a blonde wig.
Petsch shared a camera dump of this shoot wearing different outfits.
Taking inspiration from the worldwide doll, she put on a white tank top with her name on it as she posed in a Barbie-inspired set.
The American actress even got herself into a human-size pink Barbie box and pretended to want out of it.
In other pictures, her usual gorgeous red hair channels the doll’s pink vibes with her clothing.
Madelaine Petsch puts on a blonde wig and channels Barbie
The 28-year-old did an amazing job with this creative content.
- 9/16/2022
- by Barbara Gutierrez
- Monsters and Critics
Exclusive: Madelaine Petsch (Riverdale), Froy Gutierrez (Cruel Summer) and Gabriel Basso (Hillbilly Elegy) have been tapped to star in a Lionsgate remake of the 2008 horror The Strangers, which has entered production in Slovakia. Renny Harlin (Cliffhanger) is directing the film, which will be the first in a trilogy, having locked in a deal to helm the subsequent pair.
The original film The Strangers was a home invasion pic, which Bryan Bertino wrote and directed in his feature debut, with Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman starring. It registered as a sleeper hit upon its May 2008 release via Universal Pictures and came to be appreciated in the years following as a cult classic, with the sequel The Strangers: Prey at Night being released in March of 2018.
The new Strangers film will follow Petsch’s character as she drives cross-country with her longtime boyfriend (Gutierrez) to begin a new life in the Pacific Northwest.
The original film The Strangers was a home invasion pic, which Bryan Bertino wrote and directed in his feature debut, with Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman starring. It registered as a sleeper hit upon its May 2008 release via Universal Pictures and came to be appreciated in the years following as a cult classic, with the sequel The Strangers: Prey at Night being released in March of 2018.
The new Strangers film will follow Petsch’s character as she drives cross-country with her longtime boyfriend (Gutierrez) to begin a new life in the Pacific Northwest.
- 9/13/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Jennifer Lawrence called Ohio Republican Senate nominee Jd Vance a “rich twat” as she revealed that the 2016 election of Donald Trump divided her family.
The actor told Vogue ahead of the midterm elections in November that she was upset at the trigger laws banning abortions in her home state of Kentucky following the overturning of Roe v Wade by the Supreme Court.
“Like Ruth Bader Ginsburg said, a woman of means is always going to be able to get an abortion,” she told the magazine.
She said she was dismayed at what she said was the weak response by Democrats: “If anybody ever needed proof that our two-party system is a failure.”
“Get the government out of my snatch. Okay? Pull quote! On the record!” she said. “It’s too personal to a female’s existence to watch white men debate over uteruses when the from the bottom of their...
The actor told Vogue ahead of the midterm elections in November that she was upset at the trigger laws banning abortions in her home state of Kentucky following the overturning of Roe v Wade by the Supreme Court.
“Like Ruth Bader Ginsburg said, a woman of means is always going to be able to get an abortion,” she told the magazine.
She said she was dismayed at what she said was the weak response by Democrats: “If anybody ever needed proof that our two-party system is a failure.”
“Get the government out of my snatch. Okay? Pull quote! On the record!” she said. “It’s too personal to a female’s existence to watch white men debate over uteruses when the from the bottom of their...
- 9/6/2022
- by Gustaf Kilander
- The Independent - Film
Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence has had recurring nightmares starring Tucker Carlson for years.
Ever since Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, Lawrence has made an effort to address the divided nation as embodied by her own Kentucky-based family.
“I just worked so hard in the last five years to forgive my dad and my family and try to understand: It’s different. The information they are getting is different. Their life is different,” Lawrence told Vogue in a new cover story. “I’ve tried to get over it and I really can’t. I can’t. I’m sorry I’m just unleashing, but I can’t fuck with people who aren’t political anymore.”
The “Causeway” actress added, “You live in the United States of America. You have to be political. It’s too dire. Politics are killing people.”
To her family, Lawrence explained, “I broach the subject in...
Ever since Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, Lawrence has made an effort to address the divided nation as embodied by her own Kentucky-based family.
“I just worked so hard in the last five years to forgive my dad and my family and try to understand: It’s different. The information they are getting is different. Their life is different,” Lawrence told Vogue in a new cover story. “I’ve tried to get over it and I really can’t. I can’t. I’m sorry I’m just unleashing, but I can’t fuck with people who aren’t political anymore.”
The “Causeway” actress added, “You live in the United States of America. You have to be political. It’s too dire. Politics are killing people.”
To her family, Lawrence explained, “I broach the subject in...
- 9/6/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Watching “Thirteen Lives, Ron Howard’s new docudrama, is a lot like having deja vu all over again — all over again. It’s the third film in four years based on the seemingly impossible rescue of 12 trapped children and their soccer coach from a flooded cave system in Thailand in 2018, and although it’s extremely competent, it fails to add a new perspective to the story or a distinctive approach to its telling.
Hot on the heels of Tom Waller’s 2019 drama “The Cave” and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s award-winning 2021 documentary “The Rescue,” Howard’s film stars Viggo Mortensen and Colin Farrell as Richard Stanton and John Volanthen, two highly experienced cave divers who traveled to the Tham Luang Nang Non cave after an unexpectedly early start to monsoon season trapped 13 people deep in its recesses, behind incredibly long, narrow, dangerous underwater caverns.
The Thai government had...
Hot on the heels of Tom Waller’s 2019 drama “The Cave” and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s award-winning 2021 documentary “The Rescue,” Howard’s film stars Viggo Mortensen and Colin Farrell as Richard Stanton and John Volanthen, two highly experienced cave divers who traveled to the Tham Luang Nang Non cave after an unexpectedly early start to monsoon season trapped 13 people deep in its recesses, behind incredibly long, narrow, dangerous underwater caverns.
The Thai government had...
- 8/5/2022
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
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We see it often in shows: flashbacks or flash-forwards to give the audience a deeper glimpse into the lives of — or what life has in store for — our favorite characters. But to establish that deep connection with the characters for viewers, casting directors search far and wide for physical and spiritual similarities to cast multiple actors in the same role, younger or older.
NBC’s This Is Us has been a prime example of doing it right for the past eight years, and this Emmys season, shows like Yellowjackets, Pachinko and Night Sky showcase younger and older versions of key characters as a primary component of the storyline.
Showtime’s Yellowjackets took it a step further, though. It has two simultaneous storylines that intertwine: The first, set during the 1990s, follows a group of teenage girls lost in the wilderness after a plane crash,...
We see it often in shows: flashbacks or flash-forwards to give the audience a deeper glimpse into the lives of — or what life has in store for — our favorite characters. But to establish that deep connection with the characters for viewers, casting directors search far and wide for physical and spiritual similarities to cast multiple actors in the same role, younger or older.
NBC’s This Is Us has been a prime example of doing it right for the past eight years, and this Emmys season, shows like Yellowjackets, Pachinko and Night Sky showcase younger and older versions of key characters as a primary component of the storyline.
Showtime’s Yellowjackets took it a step further, though. It has two simultaneous storylines that intertwine: The first, set during the 1990s, follows a group of teenage girls lost in the wilderness after a plane crash,...
- 6/15/2022
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: The Washington Post and Imagine Entertainment have entered into a strategic partnership to create scripted and non-scripted film and television properties culled from The Post’s vast archives, current reporting, and ongoing investigations. The multi-year deal gives Imagine an exclusive first-look to develop and produce all projects through the venture. Creative Artists Agency, which represents both entities, brokered the deal and will harness its resources and expertise to help expand The Post’s storytelling opportunities with Imagine across multiple formats. Washington Post Publisher and CEO Fred Ryan will oversee the deal with Imagine Entertainment Executive Chairman Brian Grazer and Chief Strategy Officer Justin Wilkes.
“At The Post, we’re storytellers at heart. Whether it’s holding the powerful to account or shedding light on an exceptionally compelling narrative, we see tremendous untapped potential for extending the reach of our journalism,” said Ryan. “Partnering with Imagine, a leader in the entertainment industry,...
“At The Post, we’re storytellers at heart. Whether it’s holding the powerful to account or shedding light on an exceptionally compelling narrative, we see tremendous untapped potential for extending the reach of our journalism,” said Ryan. “Partnering with Imagine, a leader in the entertainment industry,...
- 6/14/2022
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Scarlett Johansson’s new movie, My Mother’s Wedding, that’s also Kristin Scott Thomas’ feature directorial debut has added BAFTA and Golden Globe nominee Sienna Miller, SAG ensemble winner Freida Pinto and Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Emily Beecham. Cameras are currently rolling, Deadline hears.
Details with regard to the pic’s plot are under wraps, but Thomas wrote it with John Micklethwait. Producers are Finola Dwyer and Steven Rales.
Back in 2017, it was reported that Thomas was making her feature directorial debut with The Sea Change, based on Elizabeth Jane Howard’s novel of the same name. This is not that project, nor did it come to fruition.
Miller received a 2013 Golden Globe nomination in the Best Actress TV Miniseries/Movie category and BAFTA Best Leading Actress nom for HBO’s The Girl in which she played Tippi Hedren to Toby Jones’ Alfred Hitchcock. She also received...
Details with regard to the pic’s plot are under wraps, but Thomas wrote it with John Micklethwait. Producers are Finola Dwyer and Steven Rales.
Back in 2017, it was reported that Thomas was making her feature directorial debut with The Sea Change, based on Elizabeth Jane Howard’s novel of the same name. This is not that project, nor did it come to fruition.
Miller received a 2013 Golden Globe nomination in the Best Actress TV Miniseries/Movie category and BAFTA Best Leading Actress nom for HBO’s The Girl in which she played Tippi Hedren to Toby Jones’ Alfred Hitchcock. She also received...
- 6/8/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: We hear that Zola Independent Spirit Award winner Taylour Paige and Cyrano actress Haley Bennett are boarding Magazine Dreams opposite Jonathan Majors.
The film follows an amateur bodybuilder played by Majors who struggles to find human connection in the exploration of celebrity and violence. The script was on the 2020 Black List and Elijah Bynum will direct and write.
Mike O’Hearn, 4x Mr. “Natural” Universe and fitness Model of the Year of four years is also set to star.
Majors is executive producing under his Tall Street production banner along with Nightcrawler producers Jennifer Fox and Dan Gilroy. Los Angeles Media Fund is fully financing, with Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman also producing. CAA Media Finance arranged financing and will handle the domestic sale.
Paige will next be seen in the reboot of Legendary’s The Toxic Avenger and she starred in Lena Dunham’s recent Sundance Film Festival world premiere,...
The film follows an amateur bodybuilder played by Majors who struggles to find human connection in the exploration of celebrity and violence. The script was on the 2020 Black List and Elijah Bynum will direct and write.
Mike O’Hearn, 4x Mr. “Natural” Universe and fitness Model of the Year of four years is also set to star.
Majors is executive producing under his Tall Street production banner along with Nightcrawler producers Jennifer Fox and Dan Gilroy. Los Angeles Media Fund is fully financing, with Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman also producing. CAA Media Finance arranged financing and will handle the domestic sale.
Paige will next be seen in the reboot of Legendary’s The Toxic Avenger and she starred in Lena Dunham’s recent Sundance Film Festival world premiere,...
- 6/6/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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