Hal Willner, a music producer and longtime sketch songwriter for “Saturday Night Live,” has died at the age of 64, TheWrap has confirmed.
Willner died Tuesday of an illness, according to a representative. No cause of death has been determined, though Willner’s symptoms were consistent with Covid-19.
Willner served as the sketch music producer for “SNL” for nearly two decades, first joining the NBC program in 1981. His Twitter bio poked fun at how long he’d been with the show, describing him as “so-called Music Producer & Saturday Night Live sketch music guy since Raging Bull debuted, Another One Bites the Dust a hit & Kim Kardashian was born. Oy Vey.”
Willner also served as the music coordinator on Lorne Michaels’ short-lived “Sunday Night” musical variety program on NBC. The music-centric program, hosted by Jools Holland and David Sanborn, ran for two...
Willner died Tuesday of an illness, according to a representative. No cause of death has been determined, though Willner’s symptoms were consistent with Covid-19.
Willner served as the sketch music producer for “SNL” for nearly two decades, first joining the NBC program in 1981. His Twitter bio poked fun at how long he’d been with the show, describing him as “so-called Music Producer & Saturday Night Live sketch music guy since Raging Bull debuted, Another One Bites the Dust a hit & Kim Kardashian was born. Oy Vey.”
Willner also served as the music coordinator on Lorne Michaels’ short-lived “Sunday Night” musical variety program on NBC. The music-centric program, hosted by Jools Holland and David Sanborn, ran for two...
- 4/7/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
“I was struck by the fact that the story was wrong,” exclaims writer Tom Flynn of his new Disney+ film “Togo.” The thrilling movie details the true story of the 1925 Great Race of Mercy in Alaska, and the heroic dog Togo who led the journey. Watch the exclusive video interview above.
Many people incorrectly believe that the sled dog who saved the day was Balto. After all, that husky has plenty of accolades, statues, and an animated feature of his own. “Balto is not to be diminished” admits Flynn, but he only completed the final leg of the serum run. Musher Leonhard Seppala (portrayed in the film by Oscar nominee Willam Dafoe), and his dog team led by Togo, ran the majority of the trek through dangerous conditions. Flynn’s film sets out to tell the true tale of this brave canine.
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Many people incorrectly believe that the sled dog who saved the day was Balto. After all, that husky has plenty of accolades, statues, and an animated feature of his own. “Balto is not to be diminished” admits Flynn, but he only completed the final leg of the serum run. Musher Leonhard Seppala (portrayed in the film by Oscar nominee Willam Dafoe), and his dog team led by Togo, ran the majority of the trek through dangerous conditions. Flynn’s film sets out to tell the true tale of this brave canine.
See Disney Plus family movies: 15 best live-action classics...
- 3/30/2020
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
With exactly one week left until its launch, Quibi has put four new shows in development, Variety has learned exclusively.
Among the additions to to the platform’s swelling slate are an animated comedy from “Curb Your Enthusiasm” writer Steve Leff, and a thriller from “A Discovery of Witches” showrunner Kate Brooke.
The Leff-created comedy is called “God’s Assistant, Emily,” and follows the trials and tribulations of Emily, an assistant to a blundering boss who happens to be God. The series will focus on Emily’s frantic struggles to ensure that her buffoonish boss doesn’t make our human lives miserable down here, and Emily and her co-workers’ lives up there.
ShadowMachine, one of the production houses behind “BoJack Horseman” and Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming stop-motion “Pinocchio” feature, is set to produce the series.
Meanwhile Brooke’s prospective show is a London-set drama called “Holland Park.” It centers...
Among the additions to to the platform’s swelling slate are an animated comedy from “Curb Your Enthusiasm” writer Steve Leff, and a thriller from “A Discovery of Witches” showrunner Kate Brooke.
The Leff-created comedy is called “God’s Assistant, Emily,” and follows the trials and tribulations of Emily, an assistant to a blundering boss who happens to be God. The series will focus on Emily’s frantic struggles to ensure that her buffoonish boss doesn’t make our human lives miserable down here, and Emily and her co-workers’ lives up there.
ShadowMachine, one of the production houses behind “BoJack Horseman” and Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming stop-motion “Pinocchio” feature, is set to produce the series.
Meanwhile Brooke’s prospective show is a London-set drama called “Holland Park.” It centers...
- 3/30/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
On Feb. 23, 1940, Walt Disney brought Pinocchio to theaters nationwide. The classic animated feature went on to score two wins at the 13th Academy Awards, for original score and original song "When You Wish Upon a Star." The Hollywood Reporter's original review is below:
The doorway to captivating fantasy on the screen has been opening with increasing frequency during the past year, but when one enters the land of enchantment under the guidance of Walt Disney, the magic wand is in the hands of the supreme master. In Pinocchio, Disney has so far surpassed all his previous efforts ...
The doorway to captivating fantasy on the screen has been opening with increasing frequency during the past year, but when one enters the land of enchantment under the guidance of Walt Disney, the magic wand is in the hands of the supreme master. In Pinocchio, Disney has so far surpassed all his previous efforts ...
- 2/23/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Italian director Matteo Garrone unveiled his live-action version of “Pinocchio” in Rome on Thursday together with Oscar-winner Roberto Benigni, who plays Mastro Geppetto, and other key cast members ahead of the hotly anticipated film’s holiday release in Italy.
Garrone, known for dark arthouse titles such as “Gomorrah” and Cannes title “Dogman,” made it clear that his re-imagining of the Carlo Collodi classic about a puppet that comes to life marks his attempt to break into the mainstream.
“This is a different type of film [for me],” Garrone said. “I am very happy that I feel every frame is very much my own, but at the same time I wanted to make a film that could reach a wide audience.”
Rai Cinema’s 01 Distribution is releasing “Pinocchio” on Dec. 19 in Italy on an initial 600 screens.
Benigni’s turn as Mastro Geppetto comes after a long hiatus from the big screen. He...
Garrone, known for dark arthouse titles such as “Gomorrah” and Cannes title “Dogman,” made it clear that his re-imagining of the Carlo Collodi classic about a puppet that comes to life marks his attempt to break into the mainstream.
“This is a different type of film [for me],” Garrone said. “I am very happy that I feel every frame is very much my own, but at the same time I wanted to make a film that could reach a wide audience.”
Rai Cinema’s 01 Distribution is releasing “Pinocchio” on Dec. 19 in Italy on an initial 600 screens.
Benigni’s turn as Mastro Geppetto comes after a long hiatus from the big screen. He...
- 12/12/2019
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Walt Disney would’ve celebrated his 118th birthday on December 5, 2019. The producer and studio mogul was a pioneer in the field of animation, proving it could be used for more than just creating amusing shorts for kids. In honor of his birthday, lets take a look back at all 19 animated features produced during his lifetime or that he personally worked on, ranked worst to best.
After years producing amusing shorts, most of them staring a lovable mouse named Mickey (voiced by Walt himself), Disney broke new ground with the first feature length animated film: “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (1937). Both a radical experiment in filmmaking and a revolution in storytelling, it proved cartoons were a viable means of artistic expression. Russian director Sergei Eisenstein, in fact, called it the greatest movie ever made, no small praise for the man who made “Battleship Potemkin” (1925).
SEE12 Greatest Pixar Films Ranked from...
After years producing amusing shorts, most of them staring a lovable mouse named Mickey (voiced by Walt himself), Disney broke new ground with the first feature length animated film: “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (1937). Both a radical experiment in filmmaking and a revolution in storytelling, it proved cartoons were a viable means of artistic expression. Russian director Sergei Eisenstein, in fact, called it the greatest movie ever made, no small praise for the man who made “Battleship Potemkin” (1925).
SEE12 Greatest Pixar Films Ranked from...
- 12/5/2019
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
British producer Jeremy Thomas, whose credits include “The Last Emperor,” “Crash” and “Sexy Beast,” is attending the Marrakech Film Festival where he was interviewed onstage by U.K. film critic Jason Solomons, who introduced him as “the Last Emperor of independent cinema.”
Interviewed by Variety, Thomas talked about Matteo Garrone’s “Pinocchio,” starring Roberto Benigni, which will be released on 600 screens in Italy on Dec. 19 and will be released in Germany, Russia and other European territories on March 20. He is still negotiating English-language world rights.
Garrone is essentially known for his dark films, such as gritty crime movie “Gomorrah,” but has dreamt of adapting Carlo Collodi’s “Pinocchio” since he was a child.
Thomas has previously produced Garrone’s English-language picture “Tale of Tales” (2015), and his crime drama “Dogman,” which competed for the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
Italian comedy star Benigni (“Life Is Beautiful”) – who directed...
Interviewed by Variety, Thomas talked about Matteo Garrone’s “Pinocchio,” starring Roberto Benigni, which will be released on 600 screens in Italy on Dec. 19 and will be released in Germany, Russia and other European territories on March 20. He is still negotiating English-language world rights.
Garrone is essentially known for his dark films, such as gritty crime movie “Gomorrah,” but has dreamt of adapting Carlo Collodi’s “Pinocchio” since he was a child.
Thomas has previously produced Garrone’s English-language picture “Tale of Tales” (2015), and his crime drama “Dogman,” which competed for the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
Italian comedy star Benigni (“Life Is Beautiful”) – who directed...
- 12/3/2019
- by Martin Dale
- Variety Film + TV
Last New Year’s Eve, Tiffany Haddish made headlines for “bombing” during a standup show in Miami. At the time, she tweeted a response to acknowledge that it happened and that she “prayed on it” and felt it would not happen again. Now, almost a year later, Haddish has used her new Netflix special, “Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah,” to go into more detail about what went wrong in Miami, Fla.
“I don’t know if you’ve ever been to Miami, but this is where the devil is,” Haddish said on stage. “I didn’t know; I found out.”
She shared she landed in the Florida city at around 10 p.m. on Dec. 30, the night before her scheduled show, and she had a lot of friends in town because they all wanted to be at her show. “Anybody got that one friend — that one friend that can motivate you to...
“I don’t know if you’ve ever been to Miami, but this is where the devil is,” Haddish said on stage. “I didn’t know; I found out.”
She shared she landed in the Florida city at around 10 p.m. on Dec. 30, the night before her scheduled show, and she had a lot of friends in town because they all wanted to be at her show. “Anybody got that one friend — that one friend that can motivate you to...
- 12/3/2019
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has picked up U.S., Canadian, and Latin American rights to Aardman’s latest stop-motion feature, “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon,” the sci-fi/comedy sequel to the Oscar-nominated “Shaun the Sheep Movie.” Co-directed by Aardman animators Richard Phelan and Will Becher, and revolving around a martian toddler, “Farmageddon” will stream in early 2020; Netflix will support an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run next season.
This bolsters Netflix’s ambitious slate of nearly a dozen animated features, coming on the heels of this month’s initial two, Oscar-buzzy, releases: “Klaus,” the charming Santa origin story with innovative 2D, and “I Lost My Body,” the acclaimed French existential mystery about a severed hand that’s the most original animated feature of the season. After only two years, Netflix has quickly established itself as a viable alternative to the Hollywood studios and a direct competitor to indies GKids and Sony Pictures Classics.
Led by Melissa Cobb,...
This bolsters Netflix’s ambitious slate of nearly a dozen animated features, coming on the heels of this month’s initial two, Oscar-buzzy, releases: “Klaus,” the charming Santa origin story with innovative 2D, and “I Lost My Body,” the acclaimed French existential mystery about a severed hand that’s the most original animated feature of the season. After only two years, Netflix has quickly established itself as a viable alternative to the Hollywood studios and a direct competitor to indies GKids and Sony Pictures Classics.
Led by Melissa Cobb,...
- 11/22/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Mark Harrison Nov 20, 2019
Released in 1990, The Rescuers Down Under is one of the great forgotten films of the Disney Renaissance.
In conversations about Disney Animation’s spell-binding run of films from The Little Mermaid to The Lion King and beyond, there’s rarely enough lip-service given to the overlooked milestone that came out in 1990.
Sandwiched between the transformational The Little Mermaid, the studio’s biggest box office success in decades, and Beauty and the Beast, which became the first ever animated Best Picture nominee at the 1992 Oscars and is still considered by many to be Disney's best, The Rescuers Down Under is somewhat lost in the mix.
Nevertheless, it was a groundbreaking film for the studio’s steadily regrouping feature animation department and marked a number of notable firsts for them and the medium in general. The circumstances of its production and its release would make it the...
Released in 1990, The Rescuers Down Under is one of the great forgotten films of the Disney Renaissance.
In conversations about Disney Animation’s spell-binding run of films from The Little Mermaid to The Lion King and beyond, there’s rarely enough lip-service given to the overlooked milestone that came out in 1990.
Sandwiched between the transformational The Little Mermaid, the studio’s biggest box office success in decades, and Beauty and the Beast, which became the first ever animated Best Picture nominee at the 1992 Oscars and is still considered by many to be Disney's best, The Rescuers Down Under is somewhat lost in the mix.
Nevertheless, it was a groundbreaking film for the studio’s steadily regrouping feature animation department and marked a number of notable firsts for them and the medium in general. The circumstances of its production and its release would make it the...
- 11/20/2019
- Den of Geek
An act of difficult transition not often captured in cinema is that of aging out, a term referring to when a teenager’s foster care term ends and they enter independent living. In his second feature, which draws its title from this term, writer-director A.J. Edwards captures this moment of isolation and loneliness with immediacy and gracefulness. Age Out tells the story of Richie (Tye Sheridan), a teenage drifter just out of foster care who finds a new love and trouble in Texas, with a cast also including Imogen Poots, Caleb Landry Jones, and Jeffrey Wright.
Following its South by Southwest Film Festival premiere, where it played under the title Friday’s Child, the film will now get a release this week both in limited theaters and VOD. We spoke with the director–who got his start working on Malick’s The New World, The Tree of Life, and To The Wonder,...
Following its South by Southwest Film Festival premiere, where it played under the title Friday’s Child, the film will now get a release this week both in limited theaters and VOD. We spoke with the director–who got his start working on Malick’s The New World, The Tree of Life, and To The Wonder,...
- 11/19/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
It’s a relatively contained secret that beneath the magic and the pixie dust, Disney has produced a whole lot of freaky stuff. And now that the House of Mouse has officially launched its expansive streaming site, Disney Plus, a large collection of that spooky material is available to cower over wherever and whenever you want!
Of course, this isn’t to say that there are blood fests on there – the company couldn’t even summon up the courage to include the R-rated Deadpool and Logan films – but rather point out that some of the studio’s most iconic features incorporate incredibly frightening scenes.
While the Mouse House has evidently filtered some of its more controversial content for Disney Plus – though they seem to have completely missed Dumbo‘s iconically problematic crows – Bloody Disgusting was still able to conjure up a video of some of the freakiest stuff to explore on the streaming service.
Of course, this isn’t to say that there are blood fests on there – the company couldn’t even summon up the courage to include the R-rated Deadpool and Logan films – but rather point out that some of the studio’s most iconic features incorporate incredibly frightening scenes.
While the Mouse House has evidently filtered some of its more controversial content for Disney Plus – though they seem to have completely missed Dumbo‘s iconically problematic crows – Bloody Disgusting was still able to conjure up a video of some of the freakiest stuff to explore on the streaming service.
- 11/15/2019
- by Luke Parker
- We Got This Covered
Kristen Bell and Jimmy Fallon just served some full-on Disney magic. During Tuesday's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the actress and the host teamed up to perform the "History of Disney Songs"—an epic mashup of tracks from all of your favorite animated classics, spanning from 1937's Snow White all the way to Frozen 2, which hits theaters next week. To start things off, the pair went with the classic "When You Wish Upon A Star" from 1940's Pinocchio. Next came "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from Mary Poppins followed by Snow White's...
- 11/13/2019
- E! Online
David Crow Nov 12, 2019
We curate the massive collection of classic animated fairy tales on Disney+ for your viewing pleasure.
When you wish upon a star, it makes no difference who you are; anything your heart desires will come to you… on Disney+. At least that seems to be the intent for the streaming service which will offer for the first time in forever the entire Walt Disney Animation Studios catalogue and library for streaming. So whether you grew up with that Jiminy Cricket lullaby bringing you pleasant dreams on the big screen or didn’t know what Disney magic was until Elsa let it go on a lonely mountaintop, your childhood nostalgia is about to be serviced by countless streaming delights.
Watch your favorite Disney classics with a Free Trial of Disney+, on us, here!
Below is a list of all the animated classics from Disney—and maybe a few...
We curate the massive collection of classic animated fairy tales on Disney+ for your viewing pleasure.
When you wish upon a star, it makes no difference who you are; anything your heart desires will come to you… on Disney+. At least that seems to be the intent for the streaming service which will offer for the first time in forever the entire Walt Disney Animation Studios catalogue and library for streaming. So whether you grew up with that Jiminy Cricket lullaby bringing you pleasant dreams on the big screen or didn’t know what Disney magic was until Elsa let it go on a lonely mountaintop, your childhood nostalgia is about to be serviced by countless streaming delights.
Watch your favorite Disney classics with a Free Trial of Disney+, on us, here!
Below is a list of all the animated classics from Disney—and maybe a few...
- 11/11/2019
- Den of Geek
Spirited Away
Blu ray
Gkids/Shout! Factory
2001/ 1:85 / 125 min.
Starring Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
The story of a lonely child lost in a beautiful and bizarre dreamscape, Spirited Away naturally begs comparison to Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz. But in contrast to those frenetic classics, Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece is cooly meditative – a serene head trip.
At first sight Miyazaki’s Wonderland is not so wonderful – it’s an abandoned theme park discovered by ten year old Chihiro and her parents at the end of a secluded country road (Miyazaki’s version of a rabbit hole). Though the paint is peeling and the sidewalks cracked, the barren mall maintains a suspiciously well-stocked food court. Chihiro’s folks dig right in and find out the hard way that there’s no such thing as a free lunch – soon enough mom and dad are transformed...
Blu ray
Gkids/Shout! Factory
2001/ 1:85 / 125 min.
Starring Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
The story of a lonely child lost in a beautiful and bizarre dreamscape, Spirited Away naturally begs comparison to Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz. But in contrast to those frenetic classics, Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece is cooly meditative – a serene head trip.
At first sight Miyazaki’s Wonderland is not so wonderful – it’s an abandoned theme park discovered by ten year old Chihiro and her parents at the end of a secluded country road (Miyazaki’s version of a rabbit hole). Though the paint is peeling and the sidewalks cracked, the barren mall maintains a suspiciously well-stocked food court. Chihiro’s folks dig right in and find out the hard way that there’s no such thing as a free lunch – soon enough mom and dad are transformed...
- 11/9/2019
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
“Despicable Me” creator Sergio Pablos struggled to make a 2D Santa origin story, “Klaus,” for nearly a decade at his animation studio in Madrid. And the animation community has cheered him on (including influential Academy members) for trying to reinvigorate the hand-drawn technique with a modern, digital veneer. But, after being turned down by Hollywood studios, Netflix came to the rescue to produce Pablos’ pet project, which opens theatrically this weekend for Oscar qualification before streaming November 15.
“The sticking point, to my surprise, wasn’t 2D but Christmas,” Pablos said. “The studios kept saying, ‘We’re going to be up against whatever Disney has.'” Not to mention the Christmas movie curse associated with such flops as Aardman/Sony’s “Arthur Christmas” and DreamWorks’ “Rise of the Guardians” (featuring Alec Baldwin’s Santa). But Pablos persevered, honing his bittersweet Santa saga as an anti-hate story, and taking hand-drawn animation into...
“The sticking point, to my surprise, wasn’t 2D but Christmas,” Pablos said. “The studios kept saying, ‘We’re going to be up against whatever Disney has.'” Not to mention the Christmas movie curse associated with such flops as Aardman/Sony’s “Arthur Christmas” and DreamWorks’ “Rise of the Guardians” (featuring Alec Baldwin’s Santa). But Pablos persevered, honing his bittersweet Santa saga as an anti-hate story, and taking hand-drawn animation into...
- 11/8/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Altitude Film Entertainment and Los Angeles-based producer Jason Lust’s Soluble Fish Productions have inked a producing partnership to develop high-end family films and television projects. The partnership marks the British independent production, international sales and distribution company’s first venture into the U.S. market.
Lust is very experienced in the family space having produced the “Peter Rabbit” franchise as well as “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” (Disney), and Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” (Netflix), amongst others.
Lust said: “Together, our ambition is to create family friendly movies and television for global audiences. The aim is to focus on hybrid and animated projects that are branded, many of which will have a musical focus.”
Will Clarke, chairman and joint-ceo of Altitude, said: “This partnership gives us the ability to produce and sell high-quality family films, which we look forward to bringing to the marketplace.
Lust is very experienced in the family space having produced the “Peter Rabbit” franchise as well as “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” (Disney), and Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” (Netflix), amongst others.
Lust said: “Together, our ambition is to create family friendly movies and television for global audiences. The aim is to focus on hybrid and animated projects that are branded, many of which will have a musical focus.”
Will Clarke, chairman and joint-ceo of Altitude, said: “This partnership gives us the ability to produce and sell high-quality family films, which we look forward to bringing to the marketplace.
- 11/7/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
British production and sales house Altitude Film Entertainment, fresh off its success with Horrible Histories, has signed a production partnership with Jason Lust's Los Angeles-based Soluble Fish to develop high-end family films and television projects.
Lust was a producer on the animated Peter Rabbit franchise, as well as Disney's Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and Guillermo del Toro's upcoming Pinocchio film for Netflix.
The deal, announced Thursday at Afm, marks Altitude's first venture into the U.S. market. The company, led by Will Clarke and Andy Mayson, has produced such features as the ...
Lust was a producer on the animated Peter Rabbit franchise, as well as Disney's Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and Guillermo del Toro's upcoming Pinocchio film for Netflix.
The deal, announced Thursday at Afm, marks Altitude's first venture into the U.S. market. The company, led by Will Clarke and Andy Mayson, has produced such features as the ...
- 11/7/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
British production and sales house Altitude Film Entertainment, fresh off its success with Horrible Histories, has signed a production partnership with Jason Lust's Los Angeles-based Soluble Fish to develop high-end family films and television projects.
Lust was a producer on the animated Peter Rabbit franchise, as well as Disney's Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and Guillermo del Toro's upcoming Pinocchio film for Netflix.
The deal, announced Thursday at Afm, marks Altitude's first venture into the U.S. market. The company, led by Will Clarke and Andy Mayson, has produced such features as the ...
Lust was a producer on the animated Peter Rabbit franchise, as well as Disney's Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and Guillermo del Toro's upcoming Pinocchio film for Netflix.
The deal, announced Thursday at Afm, marks Altitude's first venture into the U.S. market. The company, led by Will Clarke and Andy Mayson, has produced such features as the ...
- 11/7/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
James D’Arcy’s directing debut stars Neeson and his son Micheál Richardson.
As Afm gets underway, HanWay Films has announced a raft of sales and revealed the first image for James D’Arcy’s feature directing debut Made In Italy.
Liam Neeson stars opposite his real-life son Micheál Richardson in the story of a bohemian London artist who returns to Italy with his estranged son to make a quick sale on the villa they inherited from his late wife, only to find it in a desperate state of disrepair.
HanWay Films is handling worldwide sales on the title and...
As Afm gets underway, HanWay Films has announced a raft of sales and revealed the first image for James D’Arcy’s feature directing debut Made In Italy.
Liam Neeson stars opposite his real-life son Micheál Richardson in the story of a bohemian London artist who returns to Italy with his estranged son to make a quick sale on the villa they inherited from his late wife, only to find it in a desperate state of disrepair.
HanWay Films is handling worldwide sales on the title and...
- 11/6/2019
- by 1100796¦Matt Mueller¦47¦
- ScreenDaily
Right now it would seem one of the biggest things anyone knows about Disney’s live action version of Pinocchio is that it is going to happen, and it might be looking to retain Robert Zemeckis, the same guy that was responsible for Back to the Future. Apart from that there’s really not much to tell save for the fact that this idea has been stewing for a while and is finally being looked at as a possibility when it comes to getting down to business. As Ryan Scott of MovieWeb seems to allude to it’s believed that since Aladdin and
What We Know about Disney’s Live Action Pinocchio Remake So Far...
What We Know about Disney’s Live Action Pinocchio Remake So Far...
- 11/3/2019
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
Disney‘s continued quest to dominate every facet of popular culture shows no sign of slowing down, with the Mouse House’s insurmountable lead at the top of the box office totem pole placing them billions of dollars ahead of their competitors. The studio boasts the entire 20th Century Fox library, an upcoming streaming service, Pixar, Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe among their portfolio, but an increasingly-lucrative revenue stream over the last few years have been the live-action remakes of Disney animated classics.
By the time Maleficent: Mistress of Evil leaves theaters, these remakes will have earned over $9 billion at the box office, with 2019 alone delivering two billion-dollar hits in the form of Aladdin and The Lion King. Most of Disney’s remakes are virtually guaranteed financial successes, which would lead you to believe that the production line will simply keep churning them out until they’ve mined their entire back catalogue.
By the time Maleficent: Mistress of Evil leaves theaters, these remakes will have earned over $9 billion at the box office, with 2019 alone delivering two billion-dollar hits in the form of Aladdin and The Lion King. Most of Disney’s remakes are virtually guaranteed financial successes, which would lead you to believe that the production line will simply keep churning them out until they’ve mined their entire back catalogue.
- 10/31/2019
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
It seemed like any other movie premiere.
Journalists and photographers swarmed the red carpet as stars Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux smiled gamely for pictures and struck a pose, just as they would for any other Hollywood screening. Except there was one key difference. The film they were in New York City to promote last week, a live-action remake of “Lady and the Tramp,” is helping to usher in a new frontier of moviemaking. Instead of bowing in theaters, it will debut on streaming platform Disney Plus.
“The pressure to perform and deliver a great movie was the same,” says producer Brigham Taylor. “We just set out to tell the best story we could. We’re just trying to connect with people, and ultimately Disney Plus could allow us to find a broader, bigger audience than we could even have found in a theater.”
The paid subscription service is part...
Journalists and photographers swarmed the red carpet as stars Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux smiled gamely for pictures and struck a pose, just as they would for any other Hollywood screening. Except there was one key difference. The film they were in New York City to promote last week, a live-action remake of “Lady and the Tramp,” is helping to usher in a new frontier of moviemaking. Instead of bowing in theaters, it will debut on streaming platform Disney Plus.
“The pressure to perform and deliver a great movie was the same,” says producer Brigham Taylor. “We just set out to tell the best story we could. We’re just trying to connect with people, and ultimately Disney Plus could allow us to find a broader, bigger audience than we could even have found in a theater.”
The paid subscription service is part...
- 10/29/2019
- by Brent Lang and Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
The film follows a young woman drawn into a mystery at an all-girls academy.
HanWay Films, Dark Castle Entertainment and Ingenious Media are partnering on Seance, a mystery horror from filmmaker Simon Barrett, with Suki Waterhouse leading the cast.
All three companies are producing jointly, with Addictive Picture’s John Schoenfelder and Russel Ackerman, and with Tomas Deckaj. Alex Mace is producing and Hal Sadoff executive producing for Dark Castle.
The film is currently in pre-production, ahead of a shoot on location in Canada in November.
Dark Castle, HanWay and Ingenious have also fully funded the film; Dark Castle and...
HanWay Films, Dark Castle Entertainment and Ingenious Media are partnering on Seance, a mystery horror from filmmaker Simon Barrett, with Suki Waterhouse leading the cast.
All three companies are producing jointly, with Addictive Picture’s John Schoenfelder and Russel Ackerman, and with Tomas Deckaj. Alex Mace is producing and Hal Sadoff executive producing for Dark Castle.
The film is currently in pre-production, ahead of a shoot on location in Canada in November.
Dark Castle, HanWay and Ingenious have also fully funded the film; Dark Castle and...
- 10/22/2019
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
It’s been four years since Disney announced that Pinocchio would be getting the live-action remake treatment that the studio is obsessed with these days. Since then, directors like Sam Mendes (Skyfall) and Paul King (Paddington) have been linked to the project, but they both eventually fell away. Now Disney has lined up a new director, […]
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- 10/18/2019
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Robert Zemeckis is in early talks to direct Disney’s live-action remake of their animated classic “Pinocchio,” an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
“Paddington” director Paul King was originally circling the project but left earlier this year. Chris Weitz wrote the most recent draft of the script, and he’s also producing with Andrew Miano. The film’s original producer, David Heyman, is also no longer involved.
In November 2018, Tom Hanks was in early talks to star but ultimately passed to star as Geppetto, the puppet maker and Pinocchio’s father, but Zemeckis will lead his own search for a cast.
Also Read: Octavia Spencer in Talks to Join Robert Zemeckis' 'The Witches' Remake With Anne Hathaway
The “Back to the Future” and “Forrest Gump” director is currently at work on another remake, “The Witches” for Warner Bros. The film stars Anne Hathaway and is...
“Paddington” director Paul King was originally circling the project but left earlier this year. Chris Weitz wrote the most recent draft of the script, and he’s also producing with Andrew Miano. The film’s original producer, David Heyman, is also no longer involved.
In November 2018, Tom Hanks was in early talks to star but ultimately passed to star as Geppetto, the puppet maker and Pinocchio’s father, but Zemeckis will lead his own search for a cast.
Also Read: Octavia Spencer in Talks to Join Robert Zemeckis' 'The Witches' Remake With Anne Hathaway
The “Back to the Future” and “Forrest Gump” director is currently at work on another remake, “The Witches” for Warner Bros. The film stars Anne Hathaway and is...
- 10/18/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Robert Zemeckis is in early talks to direct Disney’s live-action “Pinocchio.”
Andrew Miano and Chris Weitz will produce through their company Depth of Field with Weitz penning the script. “Paddington” director Paul King had originally been tapped to direct but had to leave the project for unknown reasons at the beginning of the year. David Heyman, who was on board to produce, is also no longer involved with the film.
Though a deal hasn’t closed yet, Zemeckis has been eyeing the project since this summer. He was still, however, working on his current pic “The Witches” for Warner Bros. and didn’t want to commit to a new film until “The Witches” made more progress in production. With that film in post-production now, Zemeckis began turning his sights on his next project, with “Pinocchio” high on his list.
The famous director will now look to gear up the casting process,...
Andrew Miano and Chris Weitz will produce through their company Depth of Field with Weitz penning the script. “Paddington” director Paul King had originally been tapped to direct but had to leave the project for unknown reasons at the beginning of the year. David Heyman, who was on board to produce, is also no longer involved with the film.
Though a deal hasn’t closed yet, Zemeckis has been eyeing the project since this summer. He was still, however, working on his current pic “The Witches” for Warner Bros. and didn’t want to commit to a new film until “The Witches” made more progress in production. With that film in post-production now, Zemeckis began turning his sights on his next project, with “Pinocchio” high on his list.
The famous director will now look to gear up the casting process,...
- 10/18/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
After 11 years, Disney is pulling the plug on Disney Family Movies On Demand — with the service’s shutdown coming just days before the launch of the Mouse House’s Disney Plus.
Disney Family Movies, which cost between $5-$10 per month, has been available via pay-tv providers in the U.S., including Comcast Xfinity, Charter Communications, Verizon Fios, Cox Communications, Altice USA’s Optimum and AT&T’s U-verse.
As of Oct. 31, 2019, Disney Family Movies will no longer be available, according to a notice on Comcast’s site. Recent movies featured on the subscription VOD service included “The Princess Diaries,” “Enchanted” starring Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey, “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” with Nicolas Cage, and Tim Allen-starrer “The Santa Claus 3: The Escape Clause,” as well as “Pinocchio,” “Honey, I Blew Up the Kid,” “Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch,” “Encino Man” and “Oliver & Company.”
The end of...
Disney Family Movies, which cost between $5-$10 per month, has been available via pay-tv providers in the U.S., including Comcast Xfinity, Charter Communications, Verizon Fios, Cox Communications, Altice USA’s Optimum and AT&T’s U-verse.
As of Oct. 31, 2019, Disney Family Movies will no longer be available, according to a notice on Comcast’s site. Recent movies featured on the subscription VOD service included “The Princess Diaries,” “Enchanted” starring Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey, “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” with Nicolas Cage, and Tim Allen-starrer “The Santa Claus 3: The Escape Clause,” as well as “Pinocchio,” “Honey, I Blew Up the Kid,” “Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch,” “Encino Man” and “Oliver & Company.”
The end of...
- 10/18/2019
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Amanda Seyfried and Lily Collins have been cast in Mank, David Fincher’s Netflix biopic about Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The actresses will be joined by Game of Thrones‘ Charles Dance in the film, which will reportedly be shot in black-and-white. Gary Oldman is set to portray the titular character, as Variety previously reported.
According to THR, Seyfried, 33, will play screen star Marion Davis, while Collins, 30, will play Rita Alexander, Mankiewicz’s secretary.
Arliss Howard, Ferdinand Kingsley, Jamie McShane, Joseph Cross, Sam Troughton, Toby Leonard Moore, Tom Burke, Tom Pelphrey, and Tuppence Middleton are also joining the film.
The actresses will be joined by Game of Thrones‘ Charles Dance in the film, which will reportedly be shot in black-and-white. Gary Oldman is set to portray the titular character, as Variety previously reported.
According to THR, Seyfried, 33, will play screen star Marion Davis, while Collins, 30, will play Rita Alexander, Mankiewicz’s secretary.
Arliss Howard, Ferdinand Kingsley, Jamie McShane, Joseph Cross, Sam Troughton, Toby Leonard Moore, Tom Burke, Tom Pelphrey, and Tuppence Middleton are also joining the film.
- 10/16/2019
- by Eric Todisco
- PEOPLE.com
K-pop star and actress Sulli died at her home in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, The Associated Press reports. She was 25.
Sulli — whose legal name is Choi Jin-ri — was found dead by her manager, who went to her home after Sulli failed to answer several phone calls. A cause of death has yet to be revealed, and at the moment there are conflicting reports about her death.
Per the AP, a police spokesperson said there was no sign of foul play or an intrusion and that police did not find a suicide note.
Sulli — whose legal name is Choi Jin-ri — was found dead by her manager, who went to her home after Sulli failed to answer several phone calls. A cause of death has yet to be revealed, and at the moment there are conflicting reports about her death.
Per the AP, a police spokesperson said there was no sign of foul play or an intrusion and that police did not find a suicide note.
- 10/14/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
K-Pop singer Sulli was found dead on Monday. She was 25.
Police told the South Korean news agency Yonhap that the K-pop star's manager found Sulli dead at her home in Sujeong-gu, Seongnam, in the Gyeonggi province of South Korea, reports "metro.co.uk".
Also Read:?K-pop star was questioned about gambling
Sulli was reportedly found dead at 3.20pm after her manager went over to her house when he couldn't contact her.
The singer, whose real name is Choi Jin-ri, suspended her K-pop career in 2014 after struggling with online abuse.
Sulli returned to acting the following year, leaving the K-pop the girl band f(x).
She first shot to fame in 2005 aged just 11, when she played Princess Seonhwa of Silla in the Sbs drama Ballad of Seodong.
Sulli made her debut as a member of f(x) alongside bandmates Victoria, Amber, Luna and Krystal in September 2009 with the single "La Cha...
Police told the South Korean news agency Yonhap that the K-pop star's manager found Sulli dead at her home in Sujeong-gu, Seongnam, in the Gyeonggi province of South Korea, reports "metro.co.uk".
Also Read:?K-pop star was questioned about gambling
Sulli was reportedly found dead at 3.20pm after her manager went over to her house when he couldn't contact her.
The singer, whose real name is Choi Jin-ri, suspended her K-pop career in 2014 after struggling with online abuse.
Sulli returned to acting the following year, leaving the K-pop the girl band f(x).
She first shot to fame in 2005 aged just 11, when she played Princess Seonhwa of Silla in the Sbs drama Ballad of Seodong.
Sulli made her debut as a member of f(x) alongside bandmates Victoria, Amber, Luna and Krystal in September 2009 with the single "La Cha...
- 10/14/2019
- GlamSham
New deals include Spain, Benelux, and Scandinavia.
HanWay Films has announced further international sales on Giuseppe Capotondi’s Venice closing film The Burnt Orange Heresy after a slew of previously announced territories including North America went to Sony Pictures Classics (Spc).
Deals have closed in Spain (Filmax), Benelux (Cineart), Scandinavia (Scanbox), Greece (Odeon), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), former Yugoslavia (Discovery), Turkey (Bir), Poland (Best Film), Israel (Lev), Middle East (Selim Ramia & Co), China (E Stars), Japan (Hakuhodo Dy Music & Pictures Inc.), Singapore (Shaw), Taiwan (Catchplay), India/Pakistan (Pictureworks), airlines (Cinesky) and South-East Asian TV (Fox).
The transactions come on the back...
HanWay Films has announced further international sales on Giuseppe Capotondi’s Venice closing film The Burnt Orange Heresy after a slew of previously announced territories including North America went to Sony Pictures Classics (Spc).
Deals have closed in Spain (Filmax), Benelux (Cineart), Scandinavia (Scanbox), Greece (Odeon), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), former Yugoslavia (Discovery), Turkey (Bir), Poland (Best Film), Israel (Lev), Middle East (Selim Ramia & Co), China (E Stars), Japan (Hakuhodo Dy Music & Pictures Inc.), Singapore (Shaw), Taiwan (Catchplay), India/Pakistan (Pictureworks), airlines (Cinesky) and South-East Asian TV (Fox).
The transactions come on the back...
- 9/23/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
New deals include Spain, Benelux, and Scandinavia.
HanWay Films has announced further international sales on Giuseppe Capotondi’s Venice closing film The Burnt Orange Heresy after a slew of territories including North America went to Sony Pictures Classics (Spc).
Deals have closed in Spain (Filmax), Benelux (Cineart), Scandinavia (Scanbox), Greece (Odeon), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), former Yugoslavia (Discovery), Turkey (Bir), Poland (Best Film), Israel (Lev), Middle East (Selim Ramia & Co), China (E Stars), Japan (Hakuhodo Dy Music & Pictures Inc.), Singapore (Shaw), Taiwan (Catchplay), India/Pakistan (Pictureworks), airlines (Cinesky) and South-East Asian TV (Fox).
The transactions come on the back of those announced last week with Spc,...
HanWay Films has announced further international sales on Giuseppe Capotondi’s Venice closing film The Burnt Orange Heresy after a slew of territories including North America went to Sony Pictures Classics (Spc).
Deals have closed in Spain (Filmax), Benelux (Cineart), Scandinavia (Scanbox), Greece (Odeon), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), former Yugoslavia (Discovery), Turkey (Bir), Poland (Best Film), Israel (Lev), Middle East (Selim Ramia & Co), China (E Stars), Japan (Hakuhodo Dy Music & Pictures Inc.), Singapore (Shaw), Taiwan (Catchplay), India/Pakistan (Pictureworks), airlines (Cinesky) and South-East Asian TV (Fox).
The transactions come on the back of those announced last week with Spc,...
- 9/23/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
As a director, screenwriter, author, and artist, renaissance man Guillermo del Toro has created magical works of art both on and off the screen that will endure and inspire future generations. It's more than fitting, then, that the passionate Oscar-winning filmmaker is being presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 6th.
J.J. Abrams and Lana Del Rey will join President & CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Rana Ghadban, at the unveiling of del Toro's star, and fans will be able to watch the ceremony at www.walkoffame.com on August 6th at 11:30am Pst, just a couple of days before del Toro's latest project, Scary Stores to Tell in the Dark (directed by André Øvredal), haunts theaters. For more details, we have the official press release from the Hollywood Walk of Fame:
"The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that film...
J.J. Abrams and Lana Del Rey will join President & CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Rana Ghadban, at the unveiling of del Toro's star, and fans will be able to watch the ceremony at www.walkoffame.com on August 6th at 11:30am Pst, just a couple of days before del Toro's latest project, Scary Stores to Tell in the Dark (directed by André Øvredal), haunts theaters. For more details, we have the official press release from the Hollywood Walk of Fame:
"The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that film...
- 7/30/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
“The Lion King” and its massive $185 million domestic debut proved that audiences have an insatiable appetite for Disney’s remakes and re-imaginings. Despite mixed reviews, moviegoers turned out in force for director Jon Favreau’s hyper-realistic update of the classic cartoon.
“The Lion King” broke numerous box office records, including the best start among Disney’s live-action reboots. If you liked what it was selling, you’re in luck. The company will continue to dip into its vault, with a “Mulan” update and “Cruella,” an origin story based on the “101 Dalmatians” villain on deck for 2020, along with a revisit of “The Little Mermaid” currently in development. However, it remains to be seen if Disney will ever be able to climb these particular box office heights with a revisit to their past properties.
“They’ve set the benchmark with this ‘Lion King’ remake,” said Paul Dergarabedian, a senior media analyst with Comscore.
“The Lion King” broke numerous box office records, including the best start among Disney’s live-action reboots. If you liked what it was selling, you’re in luck. The company will continue to dip into its vault, with a “Mulan” update and “Cruella,” an origin story based on the “101 Dalmatians” villain on deck for 2020, along with a revisit of “The Little Mermaid” currently in development. However, it remains to be seen if Disney will ever be able to climb these particular box office heights with a revisit to their past properties.
“They’ve set the benchmark with this ‘Lion King’ remake,” said Paul Dergarabedian, a senior media analyst with Comscore.
- 7/22/2019
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: HanWay Films has grown its sales team with the hire of former Protagonist and TF1 exec Marta Ravani who joins as director, HanWay Select.
Ravani will oversee HanWay’s extensive library and upcoming slate of documentaries. The UK firm’s catalog includes classics from the likes of Bernardo Bertolucci, David Cronenberg, Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Bob Rafelson and John Dower.
Long-time HanWay Select director of sales Mark Lane continues at the company as director of sales to focus on the company’s expanding slate.
Ravani worked in production in Paris before moving into international sales and acquisitions for Funny Balloons where she was responsible for the acquisition of Tony Manero by Pablo Larrain.
In 2014, she joined TF1 Studio as international sales manager and the following year she moved to London to join Protagonist Pictures as director of digital, video and TV sales. Recently she has spearheaded the international sales...
Ravani will oversee HanWay’s extensive library and upcoming slate of documentaries. The UK firm’s catalog includes classics from the likes of Bernardo Bertolucci, David Cronenberg, Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Bob Rafelson and John Dower.
Long-time HanWay Select director of sales Mark Lane continues at the company as director of sales to focus on the company’s expanding slate.
Ravani worked in production in Paris before moving into international sales and acquisitions for Funny Balloons where she was responsible for the acquisition of Tony Manero by Pablo Larrain.
In 2014, she joined TF1 Studio as international sales manager and the following year she moved to London to join Protagonist Pictures as director of digital, video and TV sales. Recently she has spearheaded the international sales...
- 7/18/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Like more or less everyone I know, I have no desire to see a single entertainment company take over the future, dominating what had been a movie industry of multiple entities, each one fighting for their slice of your attention span. Disney, the movie studio so powerful that it ate another movie studio, looks, to many, like it could be that company. The full impact of its absorption of 20th Century Fox has yet to be felt, but now that the smoke has cleared, the mega-corporation that was formed stands before us like an unprecedented colossus, looming over all other studios, maybe over the entertainment business itself.
Yet let’s be clear: It’s not just, or maybe even primarily, the size of the company that is giving people the shakes. It’s the fact that a single film corporation now seems to own everything worth having — at least, in stark capitalistic blockbuster terms.
Yet let’s be clear: It’s not just, or maybe even primarily, the size of the company that is giving people the shakes. It’s the fact that a single film corporation now seems to own everything worth having — at least, in stark capitalistic blockbuster terms.
- 7/14/2019
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
David Fincher has jumped on the Netflix bandwagon to direct his first feature film in five years.
The Oscar-nominated director, 56, has quite the successful resume, most notably his work on films like Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Social Network.
As Variety reported, Fincher’s latest film, titled Mank, is a biopic revolving around Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, and is based upon a script that Fincher’s late father Jack created before he died in 2003.
Gary Oldman is set to portray the titular role, Variety reported.
Sources told the outlet that while plot details remain vague,...
The Oscar-nominated director, 56, has quite the successful resume, most notably his work on films like Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Social Network.
As Variety reported, Fincher’s latest film, titled Mank, is a biopic revolving around Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, and is based upon a script that Fincher’s late father Jack created before he died in 2003.
Gary Oldman is set to portray the titular role, Variety reported.
Sources told the outlet that while plot details remain vague,...
- 7/11/2019
- by Eric Todisco
- PEOPLE.com
Bradley Cooper is in talks to replace Leonardo DiCaprio as the star of Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley.” DiCaprio was circling the project back in April but ultimately passed because a deal could not be reached with his team, Variety reports. Cooper is now being considered the favorite for the role and has reportedly received an offer.
Del Toro is developing “Nightmare Alley” at Fox Searchlight, the studio that handled the production and distribution of his Oscar winner “The Shape of Water.” The new film is being adapted by del Toro and screenwriter Kim Morgan from William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 novel of the same name. Filmmaker Edmund Goulding directed a “Nightmare Alley” movie in 1947, but sources close to del Toro’s film say he will use Gresham’s original vision for his adaptation.
Should Cooper take the offer, he’ll star as mentalist and con artist Stanton “Stan” Carlisle.
Del Toro is developing “Nightmare Alley” at Fox Searchlight, the studio that handled the production and distribution of his Oscar winner “The Shape of Water.” The new film is being adapted by del Toro and screenwriter Kim Morgan from William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 novel of the same name. Filmmaker Edmund Goulding directed a “Nightmare Alley” movie in 1947, but sources close to del Toro’s film say he will use Gresham’s original vision for his adaptation.
Should Cooper take the offer, he’ll star as mentalist and con artist Stanton “Stan” Carlisle.
- 6/14/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Now we know exactly what will be streaming on Disney+ when it launches on November 12. While it will certainly take some time for Disney to build a complete library (especially with its latest acquisition), but come launch time there will certainly be enough content that your friends and family may need to check up on you because they haven’t seen you in a couple of days.
Featured in the lauch content will be 18 Pixar films, 7 Star Wars films, and the entire Disney “Signature Collection” of films like Aladdin, Bambi, Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan, Snow White, Pinocchio, and others.
You will also be able to stream all 30 season of The Simpsons (over 650 episodes), 250 hours of National Geographic shows, and over 5,000 hours of original Disney Channel shows.
The new Avengers: Endgame (which just shattered box office records) and the upcoming Toy Story 4 will also be available.
Disney+ Launch...
Featured in the lauch content will be 18 Pixar films, 7 Star Wars films, and the entire Disney “Signature Collection” of films like Aladdin, Bambi, Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan, Snow White, Pinocchio, and others.
You will also be able to stream all 30 season of The Simpsons (over 650 episodes), 250 hours of National Geographic shows, and over 5,000 hours of original Disney Channel shows.
The new Avengers: Endgame (which just shattered box office records) and the upcoming Toy Story 4 will also be available.
Disney+ Launch...
- 4/29/2019
- by Matt Bishop
- Age of the Nerd
As you can imagine, Guillermo del Toro has some unique insights on what it means to be a director. Speaking to Alec Baldwin as part of the Tribeca Film Festival’s Director Series, he shared one that his financiers might not be especially happy about: “As a director, it is your duty to always responsibly exceed the scope and exceed the budget,” the Oscar winner said. “If you have enough time and enough money, you’re f—ing up.”
Del Toro has worked with a wide range of budgets throughout his career, from $2 million for “Cronos” to $200 million for “Pacific Rim,” and returned a healthy profit more often than not. That’s especially true of “The Shape of Water,” for which he won both Best Director and Best Picture at the Academy Awards, which earned $195 million against a budget of just $20 million. Even so, his thoughts on filmmaking remain more...
Del Toro has worked with a wide range of budgets throughout his career, from $2 million for “Cronos” to $200 million for “Pacific Rim,” and returned a healthy profit more often than not. That’s especially true of “The Shape of Water,” for which he won both Best Director and Best Picture at the Academy Awards, which earned $195 million against a budget of just $20 million. Even so, his thoughts on filmmaking remain more...
- 4/27/2019
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
HanWay Films has boarded sales on Takashi Miike’s “First Love,” which has been selected for Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes. HanWay has worldwide rights excluding Asia.
Jeremy Thomas’ Recorded Picture Company is re-teaming with Miike on the picture, which will have its world premiere in Cannes. The film marks the fourth collaboration between the prolific Japanese director and Thomas after they worked closely together on “Blade of the Immortal,” “Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai” and “13 Assassins.”
“First Love” was announced in the Directors’ Fortnight lineup, but with little plot information available. The producers said Wednesday that the film is set during one night in Tokyo and follows Leo, a down-on-his-luck young boxer who meets his first love, Monica, a call girl and an addict but still an innocent. Monica unwittingly gets caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme, and the two are pursued through the night by a corrupt cop,...
Jeremy Thomas’ Recorded Picture Company is re-teaming with Miike on the picture, which will have its world premiere in Cannes. The film marks the fourth collaboration between the prolific Japanese director and Thomas after they worked closely together on “Blade of the Immortal,” “Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai” and “13 Assassins.”
“First Love” was announced in the Directors’ Fortnight lineup, but with little plot information available. The producers said Wednesday that the film is set during one night in Tokyo and follows Leo, a down-on-his-luck young boxer who meets his first love, Monica, a call girl and an addict but still an innocent. Monica unwittingly gets caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme, and the two are pursued through the night by a corrupt cop,...
- 4/24/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
After taking some time off, it would appear that Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has a jam-packed slate of projects on the horizon. He already put on his producer’s cap for the upcoming film “Antlers.” In addition, he’s signed on to direct a stop-motion animated version of “Pinocchio” for Netflix. But on the live-action front, it seems as if del Toro has decided on which project to work on next and he’s bringing along Leonardo DiCaprio to star.
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- 4/24/2019
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Leonardo DiCaprio and Guillermo del Toro are nearing a collaboration on “Nightmare Alley,” the director’s adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 novel of the same name. Del Toro is developing “Nightmare Alley” at Fox Searchlight, the studio that handled the production and distribution of his Oscar-winner “The Shape of Water.” As first reported by Variety, DiCaprio has entered final negotiations to star in the lead role of mentalist and con artist Stanton “Stan” Carlisle. Tyrone Power played the character in the 1947 film adaptation, directed by Edmund Goulding and released by 20th Century Fox.
Del Toro stepped back from filmmaking after “The Shape of Water” won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. The filmmaker followed-up the Oscar wins by deciding to produce projects such as André Øvredal’s “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” (in theaters August 9) and Scott Cooper’s “Antlers,” also produced by Fox Searchlight.
Del Toro stepped back from filmmaking after “The Shape of Water” won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. The filmmaker followed-up the Oscar wins by deciding to produce projects such as André Øvredal’s “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” (in theaters August 9) and Scott Cooper’s “Antlers,” also produced by Fox Searchlight.
- 4/23/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Leonardo DiCaprio is in negotiations to star in “Nightmare Alley,” director Guillermo Del Toro’s follow-up to the Best Picture-winning film “The Shape of Water,” an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
Fox Searchlight has acquired the worldwide rights to release the film, which is being produced and financed by Del Toro and J. Miles Dale with Tsg Entertainment.
Del Toro is directing the film based on his own screenplay he co-wrote with Kim Morgan. “Nightmare Alley” is based on the 1946 novel by William Lindsay Gresham, which was made into a 1947 Fox movie that starred Tyrone Powell and Joan Blondell about a deceitful, mentalist and con-man whose lies prove to be his downfall after he starts a relationship with an even more corrupt female psychiatrist.
Also Read: 'Akira' Movie From Leonardo DiCaprio Among 18 Features Approved for California Tax Credit
The plan is for “Nightmare Alley” to...
Fox Searchlight has acquired the worldwide rights to release the film, which is being produced and financed by Del Toro and J. Miles Dale with Tsg Entertainment.
Del Toro is directing the film based on his own screenplay he co-wrote with Kim Morgan. “Nightmare Alley” is based on the 1946 novel by William Lindsay Gresham, which was made into a 1947 Fox movie that starred Tyrone Powell and Joan Blondell about a deceitful, mentalist and con-man whose lies prove to be his downfall after he starts a relationship with an even more corrupt female psychiatrist.
Also Read: 'Akira' Movie From Leonardo DiCaprio Among 18 Features Approved for California Tax Credit
The plan is for “Nightmare Alley” to...
- 4/23/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Ever since Disney’s 2010 live-action/CGI re-do of their 1951 animated version of “Alice in Wonderland,” directed by Tim Burton and with an all-star cast including Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter that cashed in with $1 billion-plus in ticket sales worldwide, the House of Mouse has put into motion a similar array of remakes of their animated classics — 11 so far. The total global box-office bonanza? More than $5 billion.
This year, brings five such live-action ‘ toon updates that get a 21st-century makeover for a new generation. Alas, Burton’s “Dumbo,” based on the 1941 circus tale about a baby elephant who can fly didn’t quite achieve peak take-off at the box office after opening on March 29. Total domestically is $92 million so far for a movie that cost $170 million.
Seea gallery of all 19 Disney animated films made during Uncle Walt’s reign, ranked worst to best
But that is just a blip on this business model,...
This year, brings five such live-action ‘ toon updates that get a 21st-century makeover for a new generation. Alas, Burton’s “Dumbo,” based on the 1941 circus tale about a baby elephant who can fly didn’t quite achieve peak take-off at the box office after opening on March 29. Total domestically is $92 million so far for a movie that cost $170 million.
Seea gallery of all 19 Disney animated films made during Uncle Walt’s reign, ranked worst to best
But that is just a blip on this business model,...
- 4/21/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
When Disney isn’t busy pumping out “Star Wars” spin-offs or Marvel superhero sequels and origin stories, the studio seems bound and determined to recycle every one of its animated classics into a live-action or heavily CGI version. Back in 1994, the House of Mouse did its first live-action redo based on 1967’s “The Jungle Book.” Directed by Stephen Sommers, it took in an Ok $42 million at the box office. It was a step in a new direction from the old days when the studio would do anniversary revivals of their treasured animated features by re-releasing them on the big screen.
That tradition ended when they got more bang out of their remake buck with 1996’s live-action “101 Dalmatians,” based on the 1961 cartoon feature. The big draw was Glenn Close as the malevolent puppy-snatcher Cruella de Vil. The doggy romance hit the spot, grossing $320.7 million worldwide — although its sequel, “102 Dalmatians,...
That tradition ended when they got more bang out of their remake buck with 1996’s live-action “101 Dalmatians,” based on the 1961 cartoon feature. The big draw was Glenn Close as the malevolent puppy-snatcher Cruella de Vil. The doggy romance hit the spot, grossing $320.7 million worldwide — although its sequel, “102 Dalmatians,...
- 4/15/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Matteo Garrone’s new film Pinocchio, currently shooting across Italy, has released its first image, showing Robert Benigni as the elderly wood carver Geppetto.
The film started shooting in mid-March in Tuscany, Lazio and Puglia, and is planning to wrap production at the end of May.
Garrone, who is riding high after sweeping the David di Donatello awards this week with his last film Dogman, also wrote the screenplay for the new film. His script is a direct adaptation of the widely translated classic Tuscan children's story by Carlo Collodi.
The director has previously admitted to dreaming of making his own ...
The film started shooting in mid-March in Tuscany, Lazio and Puglia, and is planning to wrap production at the end of May.
Garrone, who is riding high after sweeping the David di Donatello awards this week with his last film Dogman, also wrote the screenplay for the new film. His script is a direct adaptation of the widely translated classic Tuscan children's story by Carlo Collodi.
The director has previously admitted to dreaming of making his own ...
- 3/29/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Matteo Garrone’s new film Pinocchio, currently shooting across Italy, has released its first image, showing Robert Benigni as the elderly wood carver Geppetto.
The film started shooting in mid-March in Tuscany, Lazio and Puglia, and is planning to wrap production at the end of May.
Garrone, who is riding high after sweeping the David di Donatello awards this week with his last film Dogman, also wrote the screenplay for the new film. His script is a direct adaptation of the widely translated classic Tuscan children's story by Carlo Collodi.
The director has previously admitted to dreaming of making his own ...
The film started shooting in mid-March in Tuscany, Lazio and Puglia, and is planning to wrap production at the end of May.
Garrone, who is riding high after sweeping the David di Donatello awards this week with his last film Dogman, also wrote the screenplay for the new film. His script is a direct adaptation of the widely translated classic Tuscan children's story by Carlo Collodi.
The director has previously admitted to dreaming of making his own ...
- 3/29/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
HanWay Films has released a first-look image of Oscar-winning actor/director Roberto Benigni as Mastro Geppetto in the live-action version of “Pinocchio,” directed by Matteo Garrone, which has started shooting in Italy.
Garrone’s ambitious pic, which will mark Benigni’s return to the big screen after a seven-year hiatus, started principal photography March 18, with an 11-week shoot planned in Tuscany, Puglia, and the Lazio region around Rome.
Benigni, who won an Oscar for best actor in 1999 for “Life Is Beautiful,” which he also directed, last appeared in a cameo in Woody Allen’s “To Rome With Love” in 2012. In recent years, the beloved Italian showman has been active with his stage adaptation of Dante’s “Divine Comedy,” which toured in Italy and internationally.
News last October of Benigni’s casting to play Geppetto in Garrone’s “Pinocchio” came shortly after the announcement that Guillermo del Toro is making a...
Garrone’s ambitious pic, which will mark Benigni’s return to the big screen after a seven-year hiatus, started principal photography March 18, with an 11-week shoot planned in Tuscany, Puglia, and the Lazio region around Rome.
Benigni, who won an Oscar for best actor in 1999 for “Life Is Beautiful,” which he also directed, last appeared in a cameo in Woody Allen’s “To Rome With Love” in 2012. In recent years, the beloved Italian showman has been active with his stage adaptation of Dante’s “Divine Comedy,” which toured in Italy and internationally.
News last October of Benigni’s casting to play Geppetto in Garrone’s “Pinocchio” came shortly after the announcement that Guillermo del Toro is making a...
- 3/29/2019
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
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