“Food is alive. I repeat, food is alive. Commence Operation Dessert Storm”. So begins the official trailer for Prime Video’s animated series Sausage Party: Foodtopia based on Seth Rogen’s 2016 R-rated comedy feature.
The series Sausage Party: Foodtopia follows Frank, Brenda, Barry, and Sammy as they try to build their own food society. Original feature film cast members Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, David Krumholtz, and Edward Norton will return. Natasha Rothwell, and Yassir Lester are also among the voice cast in addition to Will Forte, who will portray a human named Jack, and Sam Richardson, who will portray an orange named Julius.
Sausage Party: Foodtopia is executive produced by Ariel Shaffir and Kyle Hunter, who also serve as showrunners. Shaffir and Hunter co-wrote the 2016 animated feature film with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Rogen, Goldberg, James Weaver, and Alex McAtee will executive produce via Point Grey Pictures, Madeline Blair...
The series Sausage Party: Foodtopia follows Frank, Brenda, Barry, and Sammy as they try to build their own food society. Original feature film cast members Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, David Krumholtz, and Edward Norton will return. Natasha Rothwell, and Yassir Lester are also among the voice cast in addition to Will Forte, who will portray a human named Jack, and Sam Richardson, who will portray an orange named Julius.
Sausage Party: Foodtopia is executive produced by Ariel Shaffir and Kyle Hunter, who also serve as showrunners. Shaffir and Hunter co-wrote the 2016 animated feature film with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Rogen, Goldberg, James Weaver, and Alex McAtee will executive produce via Point Grey Pictures, Madeline Blair...
- 6/11/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The “Sausage Party” TV-series spinoff “Foodtopia” is kind of like Seth Rogen’s warped, food-based version of Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis.”
Based off the 2016 animated feature, the upcoming Prime Video series “Sausage Party: Foodtopia” follows returning characters Frank, Brenda, Barry, and Sammy as they try to build their own food society. It’s a…bit less sophisticated than Coppola’s.
The infamously raunchy food-centric “Sausage Party” whipped up a bit of a stir with its original theatrical release. Now, almost a decade later, the Prime Video series features returning original cast members Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, David Krumholtz, and Edward Norton, along with newcomers Will Forte, Sam Richardson, Natasha Rothwell, and Yassir Lester.
The eight-episode first season hails from Annapurna Television, Sony Pictures Television, and Amazon MGM Studios. The original film was a co-production between Columbia Pictures and Great Beyond.
The series is executive produced by Ariel Shaffir and Kyle Hunter,...
Based off the 2016 animated feature, the upcoming Prime Video series “Sausage Party: Foodtopia” follows returning characters Frank, Brenda, Barry, and Sammy as they try to build their own food society. It’s a…bit less sophisticated than Coppola’s.
The infamously raunchy food-centric “Sausage Party” whipped up a bit of a stir with its original theatrical release. Now, almost a decade later, the Prime Video series features returning original cast members Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, David Krumholtz, and Edward Norton, along with newcomers Will Forte, Sam Richardson, Natasha Rothwell, and Yassir Lester.
The eight-episode first season hails from Annapurna Television, Sony Pictures Television, and Amazon MGM Studios. The original film was a co-production between Columbia Pictures and Great Beyond.
The series is executive produced by Ariel Shaffir and Kyle Hunter,...
- 6/11/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The Sausage Party: Foodtopia trailer serves up sloppy seconds as a revolution changes the status quo
Who’s game for another food fight? Prime Video starts the 4th of July pre-game early today with a Sausage Party: Foodtopia trailer that finds your favorite foul-mouthed refreshments staging a revolution to change the status quo. Humans are on the menu, and the food won’t stop fighting until they’re at the top of the pyramid! The series will premiere all eight episodes of the outrageous comedy exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on July 11, 2024.
To celebrate the latest reveal for Sausage Party: Foodtopia, fans in New York’s Times Square enjoyed the official trailer and key art drop with a Sausage Party: Foodtopia-themed takeover surrounding the “Hot Dog in the City” sculpture by Brooklyn-based artists Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw, who Times Square Arts commissioned.
Here’s the official synopsis for Sausage Party 2: Foodtopia courtesy of Prime Video:
“Based off the 2016 animated feature Sausage Party,...
To celebrate the latest reveal for Sausage Party: Foodtopia, fans in New York’s Times Square enjoyed the official trailer and key art drop with a Sausage Party: Foodtopia-themed takeover surrounding the “Hot Dog in the City” sculpture by Brooklyn-based artists Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw, who Times Square Arts commissioned.
Here’s the official synopsis for Sausage Party 2: Foodtopia courtesy of Prime Video:
“Based off the 2016 animated feature Sausage Party,...
- 6/11/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
"There's a hot dog up my ass and it's controlling me!" Wait, what?! Prime Video has revealed the official trailer for the Sausage Party sequel. Yep – they went and made a sequel to the insanely weird and hilarious R-rated animated movie Sausage Party from 2016. This time it's a series with episodes set to stream on Pv this summer. The series Sausage Party: Foodtopia follows Frank, Brenda, Barry, and Sammy as they try to build their own food society - called Foodtopia! But it's definitely not going to turn out how they want - now they need the humans back. Starring the voices of Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, David Krumholtz, Edward Norton, Will Forte, Sam Richardson, Natasha Rothwell, and Yassir Lester, the 8-course streaming event premieres this July. The movie was just the appetizer. Get ready for sloppy seconds. This looks insane and hilarious and gross and everything! Technically not a Nsfw trailer,...
- 6/11/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Welcome to Operation Dessert Storm.
Amazon Prime Video released a trailer for Seth Rogen’s new animated series “Sausage Party: Foodtopia,” based on his 2016 R-rated comedy movie.
In the trailer, various talking food items start a revolution, becoming the dominant species on Earth. After forming Foodtopia, the characters are practically indestructible, until a flood wipes out their utopian civilization. Now, they must team up with humans once again to secure the survival of their species.
Prime Video ordered the eight-episode sequel series in October 2022. It’s developed by co-writers Kyle Hunter and Ariel Shaffir and features original cast members Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, David Krumholtz, and Edward Norton reprising their roles. Will Forte, Natasha Rothwell, Sam Richardson and Yassir Lester are voicing new characters. Rogen also co-created the original film alongside Evan Goldberg and served as a producer.
“Sausage Party” originally debuted at SXSW in March 2016 before being released that August in theaters.
Amazon Prime Video released a trailer for Seth Rogen’s new animated series “Sausage Party: Foodtopia,” based on his 2016 R-rated comedy movie.
In the trailer, various talking food items start a revolution, becoming the dominant species on Earth. After forming Foodtopia, the characters are practically indestructible, until a flood wipes out their utopian civilization. Now, they must team up with humans once again to secure the survival of their species.
Prime Video ordered the eight-episode sequel series in October 2022. It’s developed by co-writers Kyle Hunter and Ariel Shaffir and features original cast members Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, David Krumholtz, and Edward Norton reprising their roles. Will Forte, Natasha Rothwell, Sam Richardson and Yassir Lester are voicing new characters. Rogen also co-created the original film alongside Evan Goldberg and served as a producer.
“Sausage Party” originally debuted at SXSW in March 2016 before being released that August in theaters.
- 6/11/2024
- by Selena Kuznikov
- Variety Film + TV
“Sausage Party: Foodtopia” is a new animated television series based on the 2016 animated comedy feature “Sausage Party”, developed by co-writers Kyle Hunter and Ariel Shaffir, with an ensemble cast including Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, David Krumholtz, Edward Norton, Will Forte, Natasha Rothwell, Sam Richardson and Yassir Lester, streaming July 11, 2024 on Amazon Prime Video:
“We’ve decided to continue the epic adventures of our culinary crew in the soon-to-be-legendary televised masterpiece, ‘Sausage Party: Foodtopia’” said Rogen.
“It’s got all the heart, double the puns, and triple the food-on-food sex. In other words, it’s exactly what the world needs right now…”
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“We’ve decided to continue the epic adventures of our culinary crew in the soon-to-be-legendary televised masterpiece, ‘Sausage Party: Foodtopia’” said Rogen.
“It’s got all the heart, double the puns, and triple the food-on-food sex. In other words, it’s exactly what the world needs right now…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 6/11/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
As someone who’s old enough to have seen the likes of Superbad and Youth in Revolt when they first opened in theaters, it’s hard not to feel a little unstuck in time as I watch millennial teen icon Michael Cera make the gradual transition towards dad roles. There’s something kind of fourth-dimensional about watching an actor grow up on screen while their most famous characters stay the same age forever. It’s an uncannily vivid illustration of the vertigo we all experience as we get older — how can you be on the brink of 40 when you’re also still 18?...
- 6/11/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
The 2024 Tribeca Festival kicked off June 5 with the world premiere of the documentary Diane Furstenberg: Woman In Charge, launching the 12-day New York-set fest that features narrative and documentary competitions as well as a slew of A-list panels that always seem to make news.
Among the 108 feature films in this year’s lineup includes world premieres of movies starring Kristen Stewart, Lily Gladstone, Elizabeth Banks, Naomie Harris and Jenna Ortega to name a few. In addition to Furstenberg, high profile documentaries include Brats, Andrew McCarthy’s look back at the Brat Pack, and ¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!, about South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone restoring an iconic Colorado restaurant.
Check out Deadline’s reviews from the festival, and keep checking back as new titles are added. Click on the film’s title to read our full review.
Brats ‘Brats’
Section: Spotlight
Directors: Andrew McCarthy
With: Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy,...
Among the 108 feature films in this year’s lineup includes world premieres of movies starring Kristen Stewart, Lily Gladstone, Elizabeth Banks, Naomie Harris and Jenna Ortega to name a few. In addition to Furstenberg, high profile documentaries include Brats, Andrew McCarthy’s look back at the Brat Pack, and ¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!, about South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone restoring an iconic Colorado restaurant.
Check out Deadline’s reviews from the festival, and keep checking back as new titles are added. Click on the film’s title to read our full review.
Brats ‘Brats’
Section: Spotlight
Directors: Andrew McCarthy
With: Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy,...
- 6/11/2024
- by Valerie Complex, Damon Wise and Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
In Michael Angarano’s understated buddy comedy Sacramento, a flighty man coaxes his estranged friend to road-trip with him from Los Angeles to California’s capital city. The drive is a madcap adventure dotted with interactions that help both men untangle the knots in their friendship and confront fears of the future.
Ricky (Angarano) and Glenn (Michael Cera) seem more different on the surface. The former is an eccentric nature-lover who aspires to be a counselor. The latter is a fretful company man settled into domesticity with his wife, Rosie (an ace Kristen Stewart). While Ricky makes fleeting connections during backpacking trips through the California forests, Glenn prepares for the birth of his first child by constructing a $400 crib.
These two men became friends as children, during a swim class in which Ricky almost drowned Glenn. Their relationship has been fraught for years, and Glenn has been trying to “phase...
Ricky (Angarano) and Glenn (Michael Cera) seem more different on the surface. The former is an eccentric nature-lover who aspires to be a counselor. The latter is a fretful company man settled into domesticity with his wife, Rosie (an ace Kristen Stewart). While Ricky makes fleeting connections during backpacking trips through the California forests, Glenn prepares for the birth of his first child by constructing a $400 crib.
These two men became friends as children, during a swim class in which Ricky almost drowned Glenn. Their relationship has been fraught for years, and Glenn has been trying to “phase...
- 6/11/2024
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After 20 years, a graphic novel series, a feature film and a video game, it’s no wonder that Bryan Lee O’Malley was hesitant to dive into another adaptation of his Scott Pilgrim series. After what he describes as a “jokey” conversation with BenDavid Grabinski, the two decided to flip the script and take the Netflix series in an entirely new direction for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.
The Netflix series begins similarly to the other tellings of Scott Pilgrim’s story, but diverges when Scott seemingly loses during his battle with Ramona’s first evil ex. Suspecting that Scott may still be alive, Ramona goes on her own journey tracking down the evil exes and finding out what really happened. Both Lee O’Malley and Grabinski were excited for this adaptation to not just feature Ramona as the driving narrative force, but also give a greater backstory to her connection with each of the exes.
The Netflix series begins similarly to the other tellings of Scott Pilgrim’s story, but diverges when Scott seemingly loses during his battle with Ramona’s first evil ex. Suspecting that Scott may still be alive, Ramona goes on her own journey tracking down the evil exes and finding out what really happened. Both Lee O’Malley and Grabinski were excited for this adaptation to not just feature Ramona as the driving narrative force, but also give a greater backstory to her connection with each of the exes.
- 6/10/2024
- by Ryan Fleming
- Deadline Film + TV
"Nice dick!" It doesn't take long to realize that "Sacramento" might just be the funniest — and most charming — surprise of the year. Some indie films take a little while to get going, opting for a meandering and slow-burn approach that can test the patience of even the most seasoned moviegoer. This is not that kind of indie.
Right from the meet-cute opening between Maya Erskine's Tallie and co-writer/director/star Michael Angarano's sunbathing Rickey by a picturesque lake, Erskine's first line of bawdy dialogue shouted across the water perfectly sets the tone for everything that comes next. Although the adorable pair and their palpable chemistry (both are now married to one another after meeting during production) make a convincing case for an entire rom-com following these endearing characters, "Sacramento" swerves into unexpected territory with a "One Year Later" title card ... and an abrupt reset introducing Michael Cera and Kristen Stewart,...
Right from the meet-cute opening between Maya Erskine's Tallie and co-writer/director/star Michael Angarano's sunbathing Rickey by a picturesque lake, Erskine's first line of bawdy dialogue shouted across the water perfectly sets the tone for everything that comes next. Although the adorable pair and their palpable chemistry (both are now married to one another after meeting during production) make a convincing case for an entire rom-com following these endearing characters, "Sacramento" swerves into unexpected territory with a "One Year Later" title card ... and an abrupt reset introducing Michael Cera and Kristen Stewart,...
- 6/10/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
“Hey Mom, did you feel emotional the first time you drove in Sacramento?” asked Saoirse Ronan’s titular character in “Lady Bird” during an impassioned final monologue that makes the streets of the Californian capital glow. The city provides a similar site of reconciliation between a pair who’s grown gradually estranged in Michael Angarano’s “Sacramento.” It feels emotional, too, albeit in a more familiar way.
That’s not necessarily a knock on the film.
Continue reading ‘Sacramento’ Review: Michael Angarano Michael Cera & Kirsten Stewart Plunge Into Paternal Anxieties [Tribeca] at The Playlist.
That’s not necessarily a knock on the film.
Continue reading ‘Sacramento’ Review: Michael Angarano Michael Cera & Kirsten Stewart Plunge Into Paternal Anxieties [Tribeca] at The Playlist.
- 6/10/2024
- by Marshall Shaffer
- The Playlist
Wes Anderson has reportedly put together another impressive ensemble of actors for his next feature-length film. Entitled The Phoenician Scheme, it’s described as father-daughter espionage tale with a darker tone than some of Anderson’s previous works.
As previously reported Benicio del Toro, Michael Cera, Bill Murray, and Mia Threapleton will have starring roles in the film. Now, per the German industry website Crew-United, other cast members include Charlotte Gainsbourg, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Willem Dafoe, Tom Hanks, Riz Ahmed, Bryan Cranston, Rupert Friend, and Antonia Desplat.
The Phoenician Scheme recently wrapped filming in Germany and is presumably targeting a 2025 release. It’ll mark Anderson’s follow-up to 2023’s Asteroid City.
Earlier this year, Anderson won his first-ever Academy Award for the Roald Dahl short film, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.
Editor’s Note: See our ranking of Wes Anderson’s filmography
Wes Anderson’s Next Film The...
As previously reported Benicio del Toro, Michael Cera, Bill Murray, and Mia Threapleton will have starring roles in the film. Now, per the German industry website Crew-United, other cast members include Charlotte Gainsbourg, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Willem Dafoe, Tom Hanks, Riz Ahmed, Bryan Cranston, Rupert Friend, and Antonia Desplat.
The Phoenician Scheme recently wrapped filming in Germany and is presumably targeting a 2025 release. It’ll mark Anderson’s follow-up to 2023’s Asteroid City.
Earlier this year, Anderson won his first-ever Academy Award for the Roald Dahl short film, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.
Editor’s Note: See our ranking of Wes Anderson’s filmography
Wes Anderson’s Next Film The...
- 6/10/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Film News
Making an independent film is hard. It takes time and patience and perseverance, but when you’ve been in the movie business most of your life like Michael Angarano has, you learn to live with the uncertain times in order to push through to the moment where you can get in front of the camera. His sophomore film, “Sacramento” — a road movie/buddy comedy that just premiered at the Tribeca — faced its own stumbling blocks on the path to production and distribution, but through it all, Angarano held firm, knowing he had to make the film no matter what.
“At one point we were ready to shoot the movie in Atlanta — we had the financing and everything,” said Angarano in a recent interview with Variety. “And this was for a movie called ‘Sacramento.’ But it’s like why try to cheat it? Maybe, should we just call it ‘Athens’ or ‘Savannah’?”
Thankfully,...
“At one point we were ready to shoot the movie in Atlanta — we had the financing and everything,” said Angarano in a recent interview with Variety. “And this was for a movie called ‘Sacramento.’ But it’s like why try to cheat it? Maybe, should we just call it ‘Athens’ or ‘Savannah’?”
Thankfully,...
- 6/9/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
‘Sacramento’ Review: A Charming Exploration Of Anxiety, Friendship And Fatherhood – Tribeca Festival
In Michael Angarano’s heartfelt comedy-drama Sacramento, the journey of self-discovery takes center stage. Co-written by Angarano and Chris Smith, this indie film embraces character-driven storytelling, preceding grandiosity for intimate moments. The movie is an exploration of friendship, fatherhood and the struggles of mental health, wrapped in a blend of humor and sincerity.
The film opens with a light, almost idyllic scene: Ricky (Angarano) is sunbathing by a lake, only to be interrupted by Tallie’s (Maya Erskine) cheerful call. Their playful interaction sets a fun tone, but the narrative quickly pivots to a year later, where we meet Glenn (Michael Cera). He’s meticulously built a baby crib that collapses under his weight. This symbolizes his crumbling confidence as he faces impending fatherhood. Rosie (Kristen Stewart), his supportive wife, reassures him, yet Glenn’s anxiety lingers. Ricky, with his domineering and carefree personality, contrasts sharply with Glenn’s high-strung demeanor.
The film opens with a light, almost idyllic scene: Ricky (Angarano) is sunbathing by a lake, only to be interrupted by Tallie’s (Maya Erskine) cheerful call. Their playful interaction sets a fun tone, but the narrative quickly pivots to a year later, where we meet Glenn (Michael Cera). He’s meticulously built a baby crib that collapses under his weight. This symbolizes his crumbling confidence as he faces impending fatherhood. Rosie (Kristen Stewart), his supportive wife, reassures him, yet Glenn’s anxiety lingers. Ricky, with his domineering and carefree personality, contrasts sharply with Glenn’s high-strung demeanor.
- 6/9/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
As someone who’s old enough to have seen the likes of “Superbad” and “Youth in Revolt” when they first opened in theaters, it’s hard not to feel a little unstuck in time as I watch millennial teen icon Michael Cera make the gradual transition towards dad roles. I was completely unfazed by the fact that he became a father in real life, but there’s something kind of fourth-dimensional about watching an actor grow up on screen while their most famous characters stay the same age forever. It’s an uncannily vivid illustration of the vertigo we all experience as we get older — how can you be on the brink of 40 when you’re also still 18?
But some things never change, and coming of age in tandem with an actor like Cera reminds you of that too. Yes, “Superbad” is a high school movie about a pair of...
But some things never change, and coming of age in tandem with an actor like Cera reminds you of that too. Yes, “Superbad” is a high school movie about a pair of...
- 6/9/2024
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
When Michael Angarano was trying to get “Sacramento,” his indie buddy comedy about two friends who go on a road trip to a certain state capital off the ground, the question he’d get was always the same. Does it really need to be set in Sacramento?
“At one point we were ready to shoot the movie in Atlanta — we had the financing and everything,” remembers Angarano, who directed the film, as well as co-wrote it. “And this was for a movie called ‘Sacramento.’ But it’s like why try to cheat it? Maybe, we should we just call it ‘Athens’ or ‘Savannah’?”
And even though Angarano and his co-writer Chris Smith weren’t that familiar with the city that inspired their film, its appearance on a highway sign, informing them of the California city’s distance from Los Angeles, was foundational. For them, Sacramento wasn’t just a destination,...
“At one point we were ready to shoot the movie in Atlanta — we had the financing and everything,” remembers Angarano, who directed the film, as well as co-wrote it. “And this was for a movie called ‘Sacramento.’ But it’s like why try to cheat it? Maybe, we should we just call it ‘Athens’ or ‘Savannah’?”
And even though Angarano and his co-writer Chris Smith weren’t that familiar with the city that inspired their film, its appearance on a highway sign, informing them of the California city’s distance from Los Angeles, was foundational. For them, Sacramento wasn’t just a destination,...
- 6/8/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
While it is a little early to say that Glen Powell‘s Hit Man is the best film of 2024 it is sure to end up in the top 3 for many people. Directed by Richard Linklater, who also co-wrote the film with star Powell. Loosely based on the real-life of Gary Johnson, Hit Man follows the story of a psychology professor who moonlights as a pretend hit man for the police, but Gary’s life takes a complete 180 when he meets a beautiful woman who comes to him to have her husband killed. Hit Man also stars Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, Molly Kate Bernard, Evan Holtzman, and Morgana Shaw. So, if you loved the romantic comedy and dark thriller aspects of Hit Man here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Warner Bros.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a neo-noir...
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Warner Bros.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a neo-noir...
- 6/7/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Reports that Wes Anderson was aiming for a scaled-back cast for espionage thriller The Phoenician Scheme may well have been off the mark.
When reports first surfaced that Wes Anderson’s next film would be an espionage thriller, minds were left agog pondering what he was actually up to. After all, Anderson used the iconography of 1950s sci-fi films to unveil something far more intricate with 2023’s Asteroid City, so who knows what Anderson’s good old spy movie could secretly be a Trojan horse for?
One early report we did hear suggested that for this film, Wes Anderson would be scaling back his cast and not working in the same ensemble-driven way that he so often does. That report now looks like it could have been wide of the mark (or perhaps things simply evolved) as the full cast list for the film has now been released and well,...
When reports first surfaced that Wes Anderson’s next film would be an espionage thriller, minds were left agog pondering what he was actually up to. After all, Anderson used the iconography of 1950s sci-fi films to unveil something far more intricate with 2023’s Asteroid City, so who knows what Anderson’s good old spy movie could secretly be a Trojan horse for?
One early report we did hear suggested that for this film, Wes Anderson would be scaling back his cast and not working in the same ensemble-driven way that he so often does. That report now looks like it could have been wide of the mark (or perhaps things simply evolved) as the full cast list for the film has now been released and well,...
- 6/7/2024
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Before Wes Anderson skipped this year’s Oscars to film “The Phoenician Scheme” in Germany, fans already knew which actors would be at the heart of the director’s latest ensemble. Benecio del Toro and Mia Threapleton star as a father and daughter whose family business leads them into a dark espionage tale, with Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, and Anderson regular Bill Murray also starring.
Continue reading ‘The Phoenician Scheme’: Wes Anderson’s Espionage Flick Reportedly Also Stars Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Willem Dafoe & More at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘The Phoenician Scheme’: Wes Anderson’s Espionage Flick Reportedly Also Stars Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Willem Dafoe & More at The Playlist.
- 6/6/2024
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
Exclusive: Ahead of its June 8 world premiere at the Tribeca Festival, the road trip buddy comedy Sacramento, directed by and starring Michael Angarano (Oppenheimer), has been acquired by Vertical for distribution in North America, the UK and Ireland later this year.
In addition to Angarano, the starry indie’s cast includes Michael Cera (Barbie), Kristen Stewart (Love Lies Bleeding), and Maya Erskine (Prime Video’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith). The film tells the story of Rickey (Angarano), an energetic and free-spirited young man with a Peter Pan complex who, following the death of his father, convinces his long-time friend Glenn (Cera) to hit pause on his blissful domestic life and embark on an impromptu road trip across California.
Angarano penned the screenplay with Chris Smith, and they produced the film alongside Bee-Hive Productions’ Stephen Braun, the Wonder Company’s Chris Abernathy and Eric B. Fleischman, and Sam Grey. Irfan Siddiqui served as associate producer.
In addition to Angarano, the starry indie’s cast includes Michael Cera (Barbie), Kristen Stewart (Love Lies Bleeding), and Maya Erskine (Prime Video’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith). The film tells the story of Rickey (Angarano), an energetic and free-spirited young man with a Peter Pan complex who, following the death of his father, convinces his long-time friend Glenn (Cera) to hit pause on his blissful domestic life and embark on an impromptu road trip across California.
Angarano penned the screenplay with Chris Smith, and they produced the film alongside Bee-Hive Productions’ Stephen Braun, the Wonder Company’s Chris Abernathy and Eric B. Fleischman, and Sam Grey. Irfan Siddiqui served as associate producer.
- 6/6/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Cera
Life & Beth (Hulu)
The scene that kept me up at night The scene where I’m diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. I didn’t want this to be played for melodrama or be over-the-top. It’s a diagnosis that countless people get every day, people of all ages and at all junctures of life, and what I wanted us to concentrate on was how it can be a helpful diagnosis to receive, to understand yourself, or your loved one, better, and begin to work toward things in a different and more efficient way.
What my character’s spinoff would look like It would be essentially a farm-to-table gardening/cooking show.
Who should play me in a biopic Milo Machado-Graner [the kid in Anatomy of a Fall].
Carl Clemons-Hopkins
Hacks (HBO/Max)
The ways in which I’m like my character We share many physical traits, and we both have brilliant,...
Life & Beth (Hulu)
The scene that kept me up at night The scene where I’m diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. I didn’t want this to be played for melodrama or be over-the-top. It’s a diagnosis that countless people get every day, people of all ages and at all junctures of life, and what I wanted us to concentrate on was how it can be a helpful diagnosis to receive, to understand yourself, or your loved one, better, and begin to work toward things in a different and more efficient way.
What my character’s spinoff would look like It would be essentially a farm-to-table gardening/cooking show.
Who should play me in a biopic Milo Machado-Graner [the kid in Anatomy of a Fall].
Carl Clemons-Hopkins
Hacks (HBO/Max)
The ways in which I’m like my character We share many physical traits, and we both have brilliant,...
- 6/6/2024
- by Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Newly minted Oscar winner Wes Anderson has now wrapped production on his next feature, The Phoenician Scheme, in Germany. We’ve known the story of a family and a family business, specifically capturing a father-daughter relationship in a dark espionage tale, has a cast that features Benicio del Toro, Michael Cera, Bill Murray, Mia Threapleton, and Riz Ahmed. Now the full ensemble has been unveiled, featuring many familiar faces from the director’s cinematic universe.
Anderson’s recent Asteroid City collaborators Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, and Bryan Cranston have joined, according to a German crew posting, as has his Henry Sugar star Benedict Cumberbatch. Charlotte Gainsbourg, a newcomer to the world of Wes Anderson, will be playing “first wife” in the film, presumably in relation to Benicio del Toro’s character. On the crew side, along with the previously announced cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel, production designer Adam Stockhausen...
Anderson’s recent Asteroid City collaborators Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, and Bryan Cranston have joined, according to a German crew posting, as has his Henry Sugar star Benedict Cumberbatch. Charlotte Gainsbourg, a newcomer to the world of Wes Anderson, will be playing “first wife” in the film, presumably in relation to Benicio del Toro’s character. On the crew side, along with the previously announced cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel, production designer Adam Stockhausen...
- 6/6/2024
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
The June skies are clear as the Tribeca Festival gathers indie filmmakers from around the globe with a large slate of features and shorts, music, games, TV, audio storytelling and a major addition this year in De Niro Con, a tribute to the prolific actor and Tribeca co-founder.
The fest moved from April to June in part for the weather but that can’t be taken for granted — last year’s edition opened to a city blanketed with acrid smoke from Canadian wildfires as Mayor Eric Adams handed De Niro the key to the city at a press conference and Tribeca unveiled De Niro Con. Fan events and screenings with star power from Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Billy Crystal, Ben Stiller, David O. Russell, Christopher Walken and others will unspool over the last four days of the festival.
Other retrospectives and reunions will see Steven Spielberg screen and discuss his...
The fest moved from April to June in part for the weather but that can’t be taken for granted — last year’s edition opened to a city blanketed with acrid smoke from Canadian wildfires as Mayor Eric Adams handed De Niro the key to the city at a press conference and Tribeca unveiled De Niro Con. Fan events and screenings with star power from Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Billy Crystal, Ben Stiller, David O. Russell, Christopher Walken and others will unspool over the last four days of the festival.
Other retrospectives and reunions will see Steven Spielberg screen and discuss his...
- 6/5/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Illustrations by Maddie Fischer.Find all of our Cannes 2024 coverage here.Eephus.Founded in 2011 by a group of college friends in Boston, Omnes Films is a production company that’s quietly created some of the most unique American movies of the last half-decade. Now based in Los Angeles, Omnes came to prominence in 2019 with Ham on Rye, a magical-realist coming-of-age fable set in suburban Long Island that solidified the collective’s four main players: director Tyler Taormina, cinematographer Carson Lund, producer Michael Basta, and music supervisor Jonathan Davies—all of whom have subsequently directed their own films under the Omnes banner.Omnes’s two latest projects, Eephus and Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point (both 2024), directed by Lund and Taormina, respectively, both premiered in Cannes as part of this year’s Directors’ Fortnight—a programming decision further confirming the section’s renewed interest in American cinema following the inclusion of The Sweet East,...
- 6/4/2024
- MUBI
The late-spring festival season rolls on with the 2024 edition of Tribeca Festival, bringing fresh films, new TV, cutting-edge tech and gaming, and starry talks to New York City. Now in its 23rd year, the festival founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff is a platform for emerging voices and promising works on the hunt for distribution, along with world and North American premieres of titles with more established bona fides that nonetheless share a special connection to New York.
Running June 5-16, Tribeca kicks off with the world premiere of Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton’s fashion documentary “Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge,” about the life and career of the Belgian-born sartorial icon and mogul. The opening night film sets the tone for a festival teeming with nonfiction titles, from other celebrity portraits like “Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story” and “Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes,...
Running June 5-16, Tribeca kicks off with the world premiere of Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton’s fashion documentary “Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge,” about the life and career of the Belgian-born sartorial icon and mogul. The opening night film sets the tone for a festival teeming with nonfiction titles, from other celebrity portraits like “Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story” and “Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes,...
- 6/4/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Beloved indie filmmaker Joel Potrykus is back onscreen in a multi-hyphenate array of roles for his latest feature, “Vulcanizadora.”
Billed as a dark comedy, “Vulcanizadora” follows two friends, played by Potrykus and Joshua Burge, who embark on a disturbing mission in the Michigan woods to fulfill a disturbing pact. After they fail, one of them must return home to deal with the surreal legal and emotional repercussions after the plan ultimately unravels. Bill Vincent and Solo Potrykus co-star.
“Relaxer” filmmaker Joel Potrykus writes, directs, edits, and leads the feature, which is produced by Hannah Dweck, Matt Grady, Ashley Potrykus, and Theodore Schaefer, with Daniel Berger as an associate producer and Kevin Clancy co-producing. The film is shot in 16mm.
“To me, ‘Vulcanizadora’ is my most personal and my bleakest work,” Potrykus told IndieWire. “It has a weird tone that I’ve been trying to hit for a long time. It...
Billed as a dark comedy, “Vulcanizadora” follows two friends, played by Potrykus and Joshua Burge, who embark on a disturbing mission in the Michigan woods to fulfill a disturbing pact. After they fail, one of them must return home to deal with the surreal legal and emotional repercussions after the plan ultimately unravels. Bill Vincent and Solo Potrykus co-star.
“Relaxer” filmmaker Joel Potrykus writes, directs, edits, and leads the feature, which is produced by Hannah Dweck, Matt Grady, Ashley Potrykus, and Theodore Schaefer, with Daniel Berger as an associate producer and Kevin Clancy co-producing. The film is shot in 16mm.
“To me, ‘Vulcanizadora’ is my most personal and my bleakest work,” Potrykus told IndieWire. “It has a weird tone that I’ve been trying to hit for a long time. It...
- 6/4/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Tadanobu Asano
Shōgun (FX on Hulu)
The ways in which I’m like my character I’m like Kashigi Yabushige in the sense that he goes “all out” during every interaction on the show. Similarly, when I’m performing, I just go for it.
And the ways that I’m not The fact that I’m not going to boil someone alive in real life — we are definitely not the same in that way.
The last celebrity who had me starstruck Woody Harrelson.
The show on which I’d like to guest star The cooking show with Paris Hilton!
Sarayu Blue
Expats (Prime video)
The ways in which I am like my character We don’t have many similarities, but I’d say our sarcastic humor? My husband says the one moment he sees me in Hilary is in episode four, when she realizes she miscalculated her mother’s arrival date.
Shōgun (FX on Hulu)
The ways in which I’m like my character I’m like Kashigi Yabushige in the sense that he goes “all out” during every interaction on the show. Similarly, when I’m performing, I just go for it.
And the ways that I’m not The fact that I’m not going to boil someone alive in real life — we are definitely not the same in that way.
The last celebrity who had me starstruck Woody Harrelson.
The show on which I’d like to guest star The cooking show with Paris Hilton!
Sarayu Blue
Expats (Prime video)
The ways in which I am like my character We don’t have many similarities, but I’d say our sarcastic humor? My husband says the one moment he sees me in Hilary is in episode four, when she realizes she miscalculated her mother’s arrival date.
- 5/31/2024
- by Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We all know that laughter is said to prolong life, but what should we do when these days’ comedy titles are not as hilarious as they were before? Luckily for us, Reddit recalled some of the most unforgettable comedy gold movies to have a great chill with.
Here are 6 Reddit-approved comedies that will make you laugh to tears.
1. Tropic Thunder (2008)
First comes an action comedy that parodies the tropes of war films, as well as Hollywood movie production as a whole. Its plot revolves around a group of actors making a Vietnam War movie when they’re caught off guard by the death of their director.
2. What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
This mockumentary is probably the most famous vampire movie after Twilight. Taika Waititi’s iconic comedy focuses on the ridiculous exploits of several vampires who live together in a dark apartament, and it won’t leave you indifferent to their awkward adventures.
Here are 6 Reddit-approved comedies that will make you laugh to tears.
1. Tropic Thunder (2008)
First comes an action comedy that parodies the tropes of war films, as well as Hollywood movie production as a whole. Its plot revolves around a group of actors making a Vietnam War movie when they’re caught off guard by the death of their director.
2. What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
This mockumentary is probably the most famous vampire movie after Twilight. Taika Waititi’s iconic comedy focuses on the ridiculous exploits of several vampires who live together in a dark apartament, and it won’t leave you indifferent to their awkward adventures.
- 5/25/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
Few periods on the calendar mean more to cinephiles than the two weekends in May occupied by the Cannes Film Festival. Since its founding in 1946, the French festival has been a launchpad for some of the most artistically significant films of all time. The Palme d’Or is one of the most coveted film awards on the planet, and the festival’s ability to balance subversive arthouse work with major Hollywood premieres has led many to view it as the world’s most significant celebration of cinema.
The 2024 lineup featured a mix of buzzy premieres from New Hollywood titans like Francis Ford Coppola and Paul Schrader alongside exciting new works from emerging directors. Between the Main Competition, Un Certain Regard, special screenings, and sidebars like the Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week, the onslaught of new films can be overwhelming for anyone who isn’t able to give the festival their 24/7 attention.
The 2024 lineup featured a mix of buzzy premieres from New Hollywood titans like Francis Ford Coppola and Paul Schrader alongside exciting new works from emerging directors. Between the Main Competition, Un Certain Regard, special screenings, and sidebars like the Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week, the onslaught of new films can be overwhelming for anyone who isn’t able to give the festival their 24/7 attention.
- 5/23/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
What kind of Christmas movie do you get when your director’s inspirations are early-90s Nickelodeon live-action shows and 1960s European cinema? In Tyler Taormina’s case, the answer is Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point.
The movie sees four generations of the Balsano family get together for what, it transpires, may be their last annual Christmas party. With celebrations underway, two of the clan’s younger members sneak out in an act of teenage rebellion, which plays out against a backdrop of wintery and suburban Long Island.
The film is Taormina’s follow-up to the well-received indie pic Ham on Rye. He co-wrote the script with Eric Berger. Michael Cera is a producer and part of an ensemble cast that includes Elsie Fisher, Maria Dizzia, Francesca Scorsese, Ben Shenkman, Gregg Turkington, Sawyer Spielberg and newcomer Matilda Fleming.
Taormina and the cast of his new movie dropped by the...
The movie sees four generations of the Balsano family get together for what, it transpires, may be their last annual Christmas party. With celebrations underway, two of the clan’s younger members sneak out in an act of teenage rebellion, which plays out against a backdrop of wintery and suburban Long Island.
The film is Taormina’s follow-up to the well-received indie pic Ham on Rye. He co-wrote the script with Eric Berger. Michael Cera is a producer and part of an ensemble cast that includes Elsie Fisher, Maria Dizzia, Francesca Scorsese, Ben Shenkman, Gregg Turkington, Sawyer Spielberg and newcomer Matilda Fleming.
Taormina and the cast of his new movie dropped by the...
- 5/20/2024
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
American filmmaker collective Omnes Films, in Cannes with Tyler Taormina’s Christmas Eve At Miller’s Point and Carson Lund’s Eephus in Directors’ Fortnight, has shared first details about its expanding slate.
Lorena Alvarado’s Venezuela-set Los Capítulos Perdidos tells of a young woman who returns to Venezuela where her grandmother is losing her memory and her father assembles a rare books collection. Alvarado’s family members play fictionalised versions of themselves.
Alexandra Simpson’s feature debut No Sleep Till takes place in a coastal Florida town threatened by an approaching hurricane where the locals insist on staying in their homes.
Lorena Alvarado’s Venezuela-set Los Capítulos Perdidos tells of a young woman who returns to Venezuela where her grandmother is losing her memory and her father assembles a rare books collection. Alvarado’s family members play fictionalised versions of themselves.
Alexandra Simpson’s feature debut No Sleep Till takes place in a coastal Florida town threatened by an approaching hurricane where the locals insist on staying in their homes.
- 5/20/2024
- ScreenDaily
Writing on Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island in 2010, Anthony Lane whipped a quote from Umberto Eco: “Two cliches make us laugh but a hundred clichés move us, because we sense dimly that the clichés are talking among themselves, celebrating a reunion.” Eco’s words resonate even stronger in Christmas Eve at Miller’s Point, a fascinating simulacrum of festive movies in which references to annual favorites are thrust together with about as much delicacy as the family it tenderly depicts. The island isn’t Shutter but Long, specifically a small town in Suffolk County where we meet four generations of the Bolsanos, a blue-collar family going through the motions and rituals of their annual get-together, adoring and enduring each other as best they can in what might be their last year in the family home. The filmmaker behind this delicate, strange, reflective bauble is Tyler Taormina, co-founder of the...
- 5/18/2024
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
It’s the holidays, and strings of gaudy rainbow lights twinkle from gables. In cozy living rooms, the elders doze in their chairs while middle-aged siblings bicker and booze it up around the dining table. Little kids squirm in makeshift beds trying to stay awake for Santa, while truculent teenagers sneak out into the suburban night to do secret teenager things. Ok, so there are no chestnuts roasting on an open fire — instead there is a salad bowl full of red and green M&Ms — but in almost every other respect, Tyler Taormina’s delightful stocking-stuffer “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point” is as alive to the domesticated magic of the season as a classic carol. Taormina’s fondly multivalent, Millennial-Norman-Rockwell perspective incorporates a child’s experience of the holiday, overlaid with a teen’s and a parent’s and a grandparent’s and so on. It feels as though...
- 5/17/2024
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
We’ve only just got Easter out of the way, and here comes the most immersive Christmas movie of the year, an abstract but very much controlled study based in and around a festive party thrown by a very large family from Long Island, New York. Despite the specificity of the setting, however, Tyler Taormina’s third feature film is a surprisingly relatable experience, part anthropological study, part nostalgia kick, lit up (literally) like a Christmas tree in a yuletide riot of red, white and green.
It begins in a car ferrying members of the Balsano family — mother and father, brother and sister — to the home of the family’s matriarch, where four generations of Balsanos have gathered for their annual get-together. This is about as much of a set-up as you’re going to get,...
It begins in a car ferrying members of the Balsano family — mother and father, brother and sister — to the home of the family’s matriarch, where four generations of Balsanos have gathered for their annual get-together. This is about as much of a set-up as you’re going to get,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Afternoon, Max Goldbart here with your International Insider on day four of a super-busy Cannes. Read on, and sign up here.
‘Megalopolis’ Is Talk Of Cannes
A more straightforward affair: After a tense build-up shaped by endless rumors of an imminent #MeToo expose and a potential labor strike, the first week of this year’s Cannes Film Festival has been a more straightforward affair. The most controversial event so far has been Thursday evening’s premiere of Francis Ford Coppola’s highly-anticipated Megalopolis. The critical response has been predominantly positive, with some very high highs and inevitably a few low lows. Deadline’s Damon Wise praised the movie, calling it a “mad modern masterwork that reinvents the possibilities of cinema”. He said the film is “something of a mess; unruly, exaggerated, and drawn to pretension like a moth to a flame. It is also, however, a pretty stunning achievement, the...
‘Megalopolis’ Is Talk Of Cannes
A more straightforward affair: After a tense build-up shaped by endless rumors of an imminent #MeToo expose and a potential labor strike, the first week of this year’s Cannes Film Festival has been a more straightforward affair. The most controversial event so far has been Thursday evening’s premiere of Francis Ford Coppola’s highly-anticipated Megalopolis. The critical response has been predominantly positive, with some very high highs and inevitably a few low lows. Deadline’s Damon Wise praised the movie, calling it a “mad modern masterwork that reinvents the possibilities of cinema”. He said the film is “something of a mess; unruly, exaggerated, and drawn to pretension like a moth to a flame. It is also, however, a pretty stunning achievement, the...
- 5/17/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Cera has two movies he plans to direct in the pipeline.The 35-year-old actor has penned a script with his 'Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point' director Tyler Taormina and his fellow producer on the project, co-writer Eric Berger, for a picture called 'Gummy', but before he can start work on that, there's something else he's hoping to make first.He told Deadline: "[We've written a film] that we’re trying to make that I’ll be directing, that we’ve been pushing along, and are going to hopefully push over the finish line, but we’re kind of in the middle of that. So we just started this team. "I mean, basically I kind of glommed onto their existing team, and we all are just having a really good collaborative feeling.“It’s a movie that I’ve been excited about for a long time, and well, it’s kind of...
- 5/17/2024
- by Viki Waters
- Bang Showbiz
The Barbie cast may have hung up their pink wardrobe pieces, but the Mattel doll is keeping her rose-powered world alive through fashion and beauty collections. For those who missed out on Aldo and Barbie’s previous sold-out collaboration, a new drop of Y2K-inspired pieces has arrived.
Related: The Best Barbie Beauty Collections, From Bright Pink Hair Tools to Under-$15 Makeup
Available online and in stores starting today, new limited-edition Aldo x Barbie DreamHouse collection ($35-$160) comprises ’90s- and Y2K-inspired footwear, bags and jewelry in powder pink, bold fuschia and iridescent rosé hues. Shoes include embellished sneakers, comfy sandals, kitten heel mules, translucent slingbacks, four-inch stilettos, stacked heart pumps and chunky platform sandals, all featuring Aldo’s Pillow Walk insoles made of dual-density cushioned foam or bouncy lightweight cushioning for comfort no matter the height.
For carryall collectors, there are microbags with allover Barbie logos, a very Balenciaga...
Related: The Best Barbie Beauty Collections, From Bright Pink Hair Tools to Under-$15 Makeup
Available online and in stores starting today, new limited-edition Aldo x Barbie DreamHouse collection ($35-$160) comprises ’90s- and Y2K-inspired footwear, bags and jewelry in powder pink, bold fuschia and iridescent rosé hues. Shoes include embellished sneakers, comfy sandals, kitten heel mules, translucent slingbacks, four-inch stilettos, stacked heart pumps and chunky platform sandals, all featuring Aldo’s Pillow Walk insoles made of dual-density cushioned foam or bouncy lightweight cushioning for comfort no matter the height.
For carryall collectors, there are microbags with allover Barbie logos, a very Balenciaga...
- 5/16/2024
- by Danielle Directo-Meston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Michael Cera caught Tyler Taormina’s feature directing debut Ham on Rye after a friend suggested he check it out. He was so impressed that he signed himself up as a sort of producing “cheerleader” on the filmmaker’s latest picture Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point, which plays in Directors’ Fortnight on Friday,May 17, at the Cannes Film Festival.
Cera’s quick to point out that Krista Minto, co-writer Eric Berger and others did the heavy-lifting producer duties on the picture that’s almost like a fly-on-the-wall exploration of a sprawling Long Island family’s holiday get-together.
“They’re the ones who actually made the movies,” he stressed.
The film’s Cannes screening comes at a time when Cera, who has made short films, has two films in development, both of which he will direct. One of them is called Gummy, the other is untitled. The untitled one is likely to go first,...
Cera’s quick to point out that Krista Minto, co-writer Eric Berger and others did the heavy-lifting producer duties on the picture that’s almost like a fly-on-the-wall exploration of a sprawling Long Island family’s holiday get-together.
“They’re the ones who actually made the movies,” he stressed.
The film’s Cannes screening comes at a time when Cera, who has made short films, has two films in development, both of which he will direct. One of them is called Gummy, the other is untitled. The untitled one is likely to go first,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
If you’re reading this, you’ve likely just finished the first episode of the new Netflix anime series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off and yelled something along the lines of “holy garlic bread!” at your shiny streaming device. Because — holy garlic bread! — Scott Pilgrim is dead.
Let’s back up for one second. For fans of the 2010 movie Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the new Netflix anime series starts in a familiar enough fashion. We meet the unemployed, bass guitar-playing Toronto resident (Michael Cera), a member of the band Sex Bob-omb who is kind-of-sort-of-but-not-really dating a 17-year-old named Knives Chau (Ellen Wong). His situationship with Knives gets even more complicated when Scott meets new girl in town Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). Scott and Ramona eventually share a snow-strewn stroll and steamy smooch, after which Scott learns that if he wants to truly date...
Let’s back up for one second. For fans of the 2010 movie Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the new Netflix anime series starts in a familiar enough fashion. We meet the unemployed, bass guitar-playing Toronto resident (Michael Cera), a member of the band Sex Bob-omb who is kind-of-sort-of-but-not-really dating a 17-year-old named Knives Chau (Ellen Wong). His situationship with Knives gets even more complicated when Scott meets new girl in town Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). Scott and Ramona eventually share a snow-strewn stroll and steamy smooch, after which Scott learns that if he wants to truly date...
- 5/13/2024
- by Amy Wilkinson
- Tudum - Netflix
Cannes isn’t Sundance. The movies on offer aren’t generally genre horror box office surprises or heartwarming indie dramedies, and sometimes they’re not even sure-fire Oscar hopefuls.
But as several sales agents and distributors told us, Cannes is slowly shifting back to being a home for discovery. With the audience now unbothered by subtitles, distributors aren’t just looking for the next “May December” but the next “Anatomy of a Fall.” And when it comes to the package titles on the Marché du Film, buyers are demanding more than the latest Nicolas Cage shark movie.
The sources IndieWire spoke to believe there’s more quality than quantity among this year’s official competition sales titles and the packages being shopped to distributors. And that’s a good thing, even though there are still plenty of hot packages trickling in by the day and buyers already scooping up competition...
But as several sales agents and distributors told us, Cannes is slowly shifting back to being a home for discovery. With the audience now unbothered by subtitles, distributors aren’t just looking for the next “May December” but the next “Anatomy of a Fall.” And when it comes to the package titles on the Marché du Film, buyers are demanding more than the latest Nicolas Cage shark movie.
The sources IndieWire spoke to believe there’s more quality than quantity among this year’s official competition sales titles and the packages being shopped to distributors. And that’s a good thing, even though there are still plenty of hot packages trickling in by the day and buyers already scooping up competition...
- 5/13/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Mma Champion and The A-Team star Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has joined forces with multi-hyphenate Joel Silverman to launch Rampage ‘n J Productions, a new production company that will focus on Silverman’s specialty — biopics, book-to-screen adaptations, and TV dramas, particularly in the area of crime.
Based in West Los Angeles, the company will also focus on launching Jackson’s action comedy film and TV career. Heading development for Rampage ‘n J is VP Kylie Lewis, a former creative exec at DC. During her time there, the USC film school alum worked on the John Cena series Peacemaker and upcoming The Penguin with Colin Farrell for Max.
Silverman explained that he first approached Jackson back in 2018 with the idea of doing an antibullying show for kids called Rampage to the Rescue, in which Jackson and a child psychologist travel to and remedy bullying situations throughout the U.S.
“We’re still gonna do that show,...
Based in West Los Angeles, the company will also focus on launching Jackson’s action comedy film and TV career. Heading development for Rampage ‘n J is VP Kylie Lewis, a former creative exec at DC. During her time there, the USC film school alum worked on the John Cena series Peacemaker and upcoming The Penguin with Colin Farrell for Max.
Silverman explained that he first approached Jackson back in 2018 with the idea of doing an antibullying show for kids called Rampage to the Rescue, in which Jackson and a child psychologist travel to and remedy bullying situations throughout the U.S.
“We’re still gonna do that show,...
- 5/10/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s the most exciting time of the year for a cinephile: the Cannes Film Festival is set to kick off next week, running May 14-25. Ahead of festivities we’ve rounded up what we’re most looking forward to, and while we’re sure many surprises await, per every year, one will find 20 films that should be on your radar. Check out our picks below and be sure to subscribe to our daily newsletter for the latest updates from the festival.
All We Imagine as Light (Payal Kapadia)
After one film, Payal Kapadia is a name you should know––a fresh, intrepid voice in cinema. And in the wake of student protests turning the world upside-down, she’s an essential up-and-comer. Her lone feature to date, 2021’s A Night of Knowing Nothing, is an experimental immersion into India’s own student revolutions––a brutal awakening into the shockingly violent...
All We Imagine as Light (Payal Kapadia)
After one film, Payal Kapadia is a name you should know––a fresh, intrepid voice in cinema. And in the wake of student protests turning the world upside-down, she’s an essential up-and-comer. Her lone feature to date, 2021’s A Night of Knowing Nothing, is an experimental immersion into India’s own student revolutions––a brutal awakening into the shockingly violent...
- 5/9/2024
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: Gersh has signed actor Ben Barnes for representation in all areas.
Barnes can be seen in BAFTA-winning director Anand Tucker’s crime drama The Critic, opposite Mark Strong, Ian McKellen, and Gemma Arterton, which premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival. It’s set for release in the UK on September 13.
Barnes is maybe best known for his lead role as General Kirigan in Eric Heisserer’s popular Netflix series Shadow and Bone, based on the bestselling novels by Leigh Bardugo.
Prior to Shadow and Bone, Barnes starred opposite Crispin Glover in a mind-bending episode of Guillermo Del Toro’s Emmy nominated anthology series, Cabinet of Curiosities and most recently played a lead role opposite Salma Hayek, Michael Cera, and Himesh Patel in the latest season of the award-winning Netflix series Black Mirror. His other recent credits include the lead role of Benjamin Greene in the BBC limited series Gold Digger,...
Barnes can be seen in BAFTA-winning director Anand Tucker’s crime drama The Critic, opposite Mark Strong, Ian McKellen, and Gemma Arterton, which premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival. It’s set for release in the UK on September 13.
Barnes is maybe best known for his lead role as General Kirigan in Eric Heisserer’s popular Netflix series Shadow and Bone, based on the bestselling novels by Leigh Bardugo.
Prior to Shadow and Bone, Barnes starred opposite Crispin Glover in a mind-bending episode of Guillermo Del Toro’s Emmy nominated anthology series, Cabinet of Curiosities and most recently played a lead role opposite Salma Hayek, Michael Cera, and Himesh Patel in the latest season of the award-winning Netflix series Black Mirror. His other recent credits include the lead role of Benjamin Greene in the BBC limited series Gold Digger,...
- 5/6/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
This holiday season is one where the offspring of iconic Hollywood families come together, apparently.
“Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point,” which is set to debut in the Director’s Fortnight at Cannes, stars Francesca Scorsese and Sawyer Spielberg, two film stars in their own rite who hail from respective auteurs Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.
Decade-plus indie staple Michael Cera leads the latest feature directed by Tyler Taormina; Cera also produces the ensemble family dramedy that marks Taormina’s follow-up to his 2019 coming-of-age comedy “Ham on Rye.”
Set during one Christmas Eve, a family gathers for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own, per the official synopsis. Cera is seen donning a cop uniform in one of the first look images,...
“Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point,” which is set to debut in the Director’s Fortnight at Cannes, stars Francesca Scorsese and Sawyer Spielberg, two film stars in their own rite who hail from respective auteurs Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.
Decade-plus indie staple Michael Cera leads the latest feature directed by Tyler Taormina; Cera also produces the ensemble family dramedy that marks Taormina’s follow-up to his 2019 coming-of-age comedy “Ham on Rye.”
Set during one Christmas Eve, a family gathers for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own, per the official synopsis. Cera is seen donning a cop uniform in one of the first look images,...
- 5/6/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Ryan Gosling & Simu Liu ( Photo Credit – Instagram )
Ryan Gosling is enjoying the amazing reviews he’s receiving for his latest release, The Fall Guy. The action comedy, directed by David Leitch, also stars Emily Blunt. Last year, Ryan left everyone impressed with his amazing performance as Ken in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. The film also stars Margot Robbie, Simu Liu, Emma Mackey, Will Ferrell, Michael Cera, America Ferrera, and others.
Along with the movie, Ryan Gosling’s ‘I’m Just Ken’ song also became a huge hit. The song received so much love that it was also nominated for an Oscar. The Barbie actor also performed the song during the Academy Awards this year. Ryan’s performance with other Kens was so fantastic that netizens couldn’t stop thanking him for adding spark to a comparatively dull Oscars.
Ryan Gosling’s Fear While I’m Just Ken Oscar Performance
As viewers,...
Ryan Gosling is enjoying the amazing reviews he’s receiving for his latest release, The Fall Guy. The action comedy, directed by David Leitch, also stars Emily Blunt. Last year, Ryan left everyone impressed with his amazing performance as Ken in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. The film also stars Margot Robbie, Simu Liu, Emma Mackey, Will Ferrell, Michael Cera, America Ferrera, and others.
Along with the movie, Ryan Gosling’s ‘I’m Just Ken’ song also became a huge hit. The song received so much love that it was also nominated for an Oscar. The Barbie actor also performed the song during the Academy Awards this year. Ryan’s performance with other Kens was so fantastic that netizens couldn’t stop thanking him for adding spark to a comparatively dull Oscars.
Ryan Gosling’s Fear While I’m Just Ken Oscar Performance
As viewers,...
- 5/5/2024
- by Pooja Darade
- KoiMoi
While Quentin Tarantino is considered to be the king of dialogue, his movies’ lines, with all their wholesomeness, clearly lack realism. However, there are movies in which onscreen conversations are really close to real ones, depicting the truth of life.
Here are 7 examples of such truthfully made movies, handpicked by Redditors.
1. Superbad (2007)
Jonah Hill and Michael Cera’s coming-of-age comedy doesn’t really mince words showing the truthful image of the American youth of different interests.
“It was exactly like how high schoolers spoke to each other in 2007,” fairly admits @dabisnit.
2. Uncut Gems (2019)
Directed by Benny and Josh Safdies, this crime thriller is very dialogue-heavy, with lots of multiple conversations happening simultaneously and fastly spoken utterances, which sounds really natural, being reminiscent of our daily communication in the big city.
3. Manchester By the Sea (2016)
“I love that there are no deep monologues. Every bit of dialogue feels real,” as voiced by Redditor @backinredd.
Here are 7 examples of such truthfully made movies, handpicked by Redditors.
1. Superbad (2007)
Jonah Hill and Michael Cera’s coming-of-age comedy doesn’t really mince words showing the truthful image of the American youth of different interests.
“It was exactly like how high schoolers spoke to each other in 2007,” fairly admits @dabisnit.
2. Uncut Gems (2019)
Directed by Benny and Josh Safdies, this crime thriller is very dialogue-heavy, with lots of multiple conversations happening simultaneously and fastly spoken utterances, which sounds really natural, being reminiscent of our daily communication in the big city.
3. Manchester By the Sea (2016)
“I love that there are no deep monologues. Every bit of dialogue feels real,” as voiced by Redditor @backinredd.
- 5/4/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
“We stand at the summit of Mont Blanc, the White Mountain. Highest peak of the Alpine arch and inspiration for the first Montblanc fountain pen, designed over 100 years ago for the adventurous traveler who wants to leave his mark.”
Say what you want of Wes Anderson’s oeuvre, but his gift for ad copy speaks for itself. With a commercial track record that includes collaborations with American Express, SoftBank, Stella Artois, Prada, and H&m, Anderson’s touch seems to translate as well to sales as it does to cinematic ennui. His most recent commission, an advertisement campaign for Montblanc’s 100th Anniversary of its Meisterstück pen, features Anderson himself, sporting a whispy walrus mustache, as well as frequent collaborators Jason Schwartzman and Rupert Friend, all posing as a group of mountain-climbers with a particular affection for the freedom and inspiration offered by Montblanc’s products.
Shot by renowned cinematographer Linus Sandgren...
Say what you want of Wes Anderson’s oeuvre, but his gift for ad copy speaks for itself. With a commercial track record that includes collaborations with American Express, SoftBank, Stella Artois, Prada, and H&m, Anderson’s touch seems to translate as well to sales as it does to cinematic ennui. His most recent commission, an advertisement campaign for Montblanc’s 100th Anniversary of its Meisterstück pen, features Anderson himself, sporting a whispy walrus mustache, as well as frequent collaborators Jason Schwartzman and Rupert Friend, all posing as a group of mountain-climbers with a particular affection for the freedom and inspiration offered by Montblanc’s products.
Shot by renowned cinematographer Linus Sandgren...
- 5/2/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
Kristen Stewart is returning to vampire movies with her next project, Flesh of the Gods, reports Variety.
Co-starring Oscar Isaac, the thriller comes from director Panos Cosmatos, whose ultraviolent Mandy was one of the best films released in 2018. The screenplay was written by Andrew Kevin Walker, best known for his work on Se7en and more recently, David Fincher’s The Killer. Adam McKay is among the producers.
Per the official logline, Flesh of the Gods follows the married couple Raoul (Isaac) and Alex (Stewart) who “descend each evening from their luxury skyscraper condo and head into an electric nighttime realm of ‘80s LA. When they cross paths with the mysterious and enigmatic woman known as Nameless and her hard-partying cabal, Raoul and Alex are seduced into a glamorous, surrealistic world of hedonism, thrills, and violence.”
In a statement, Cosmatos added that the film “inhabits the liminal realm between fantasy and nightmare.
Co-starring Oscar Isaac, the thriller comes from director Panos Cosmatos, whose ultraviolent Mandy was one of the best films released in 2018. The screenplay was written by Andrew Kevin Walker, best known for his work on Se7en and more recently, David Fincher’s The Killer. Adam McKay is among the producers.
Per the official logline, Flesh of the Gods follows the married couple Raoul (Isaac) and Alex (Stewart) who “descend each evening from their luxury skyscraper condo and head into an electric nighttime realm of ‘80s LA. When they cross paths with the mysterious and enigmatic woman known as Nameless and her hard-partying cabal, Raoul and Alex are seduced into a glamorous, surrealistic world of hedonism, thrills, and violence.”
In a statement, Cosmatos added that the film “inhabits the liminal realm between fantasy and nightmare.
- 5/2/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Film News
While Wes Anderson continues production in Germany on his new film The Phoenician Scheme, starring Benicio Del Toro, Michael Cera, Bill Murray, Riz Ahmed, and Mia Threapleton (Kate Winslet’s daughter), we have another treat from the filmmaker today. After teaming with cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel on his latest feature, he’s now collaborated with Linus Sandgren for a new short film / ad for a company that certainly fits his brand.
To mark a century since the pen Meisterstück was first introduced in 1924, Montblanc has partnered with Anderson to create a campaign that journeys into the Maison’s extraordinary world as seen through the filmmaker’s eyes. Directed by and starring Anderson, who co-directed with Roman Coppola and co-stars with Rupert Friend and Jason Schwartzman, the humorous three-minute feature was shot over two days in Berlin.
Anderson also shot alternate versions for other countries, featuring Maude Apatow and Waris Ahluwalia as...
To mark a century since the pen Meisterstück was first introduced in 1924, Montblanc has partnered with Anderson to create a campaign that journeys into the Maison’s extraordinary world as seen through the filmmaker’s eyes. Directed by and starring Anderson, who co-directed with Roman Coppola and co-stars with Rupert Friend and Jason Schwartzman, the humorous three-minute feature was shot over two days in Berlin.
Anderson also shot alternate versions for other countries, featuring Maude Apatow and Waris Ahluwalia as...
- 5/2/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
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