Actor Billy Zane will debut his portrayal of legendary actor Marlon Brando later this month at the Torino Film Festival in Italy. Zane plays Brando in the film “Waltzing With Brando,” which will close out the 42nd edition of the prestigious festival. The film focuses on an unusual period in Brando’s life when he juggled roles in “The Godfather” and “Last Tango in Paris.” It also explores his plans to build a sustainable retreat on the remote island of Tetiaroa in French Polynesia.
Directed by Bill Fishman, “Waltzing With Brando” tells the true story of how Brando recruited architect Bernard Judge to help design and build the eco-friendly retreat in the early 1970s. According to festival artistic director Giulio Base, Zane brings an intense focus and understanding to his role as Brando. Base told an entertainment publication that viewers “won’t believe it” and that Zane appears “possessed” by Brando in the performance.
Directed by Bill Fishman, “Waltzing With Brando” tells the true story of how Brando recruited architect Bernard Judge to help design and build the eco-friendly retreat in the early 1970s. According to festival artistic director Giulio Base, Zane brings an intense focus and understanding to his role as Brando. Base told an entertainment publication that viewers “won’t believe it” and that Zane appears “possessed” by Brando in the performance.
- 10/30/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
Billy Zane is set to make the trek to Italy’s Torino Film Festival which has secured the world premiere of hotly anticipated indie film “Waltzing With Brando” directed by Bill Fishman in which Zane plays Marlon Brando during the period when he was preparing to star in “The Godfather” and “Last Tango in Paris.”
“Waltzing With Brando,” which is is based on a memoir by the iconic actor’s architect, Bernard Judge, is the tale of how Brando plucked Judge, who was then an idealistic Los Angeles architect, from his stable existence and convinced him that he should build the world’s first ecologically perfect retreat on the tiny uninhabitable Tahitian island of Tetiaroa.
The bulk of the film was shot on Tetiaroa, where Brando and Judge tried to spearhead sustainable architecture and practices.
“Waltzing With Brando” has been set as the closing film of Torino which is also...
“Waltzing With Brando,” which is is based on a memoir by the iconic actor’s architect, Bernard Judge, is the tale of how Brando plucked Judge, who was then an idealistic Los Angeles architect, from his stable existence and convinced him that he should build the world’s first ecologically perfect retreat on the tiny uninhabitable Tahitian island of Tetiaroa.
The bulk of the film was shot on Tetiaroa, where Brando and Judge tried to spearhead sustainable architecture and practices.
“Waltzing With Brando” has been set as the closing film of Torino which is also...
- 10/30/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Documentaries
Filmmaker Adam Morse, who directed Billy Zane-starrer “Lucid,” is set to get in front of the camera in a new documentary, titled “Blind Ambition,” about his career. The unscripted project, directed by Ukrainian-British filmmaker Julia Varvara, will follow Morse’s journey from losing his eyesight at the age of 19 due to the incurable condition Lebers Hereditary Optic Neuropathy to shooting a SuperBowl commercial earlier this year. Among other achievements, Morse has walked the runway at London Fashion Week and did his own stunts in AppleTV+’s “See.”
Morvara Entertainment is co-producing the doc with Abrupt Films. Rocky Mudaliar produces. “This documentary is more than just a film, it’s a powerful message for people everywhere to stay positive and be more determined,” says Varvara.
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A new two-part documentary from Wonderhood Studios (“The Kidnap of Angel Lynn”) is set to uncover the story of a Canadian chef accused of...
Filmmaker Adam Morse, who directed Billy Zane-starrer “Lucid,” is set to get in front of the camera in a new documentary, titled “Blind Ambition,” about his career. The unscripted project, directed by Ukrainian-British filmmaker Julia Varvara, will follow Morse’s journey from losing his eyesight at the age of 19 due to the incurable condition Lebers Hereditary Optic Neuropathy to shooting a SuperBowl commercial earlier this year. Among other achievements, Morse has walked the runway at London Fashion Week and did his own stunts in AppleTV+’s “See.”
Morvara Entertainment is co-producing the doc with Abrupt Films. Rocky Mudaliar produces. “This documentary is more than just a film, it’s a powerful message for people everywhere to stay positive and be more determined,” says Varvara.
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A new two-part documentary from Wonderhood Studios (“The Kidnap of Angel Lynn”) is set to uncover the story of a Canadian chef accused of...
- 10/28/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Back in August, it was announced that Stargirl star Brec Bassinger, who also has a lead role in the upcoming, long-awaited Final Destination sequel Final Destination: Bloodlines (a.k.a. Final Destination 6), had signed on to star in the supernatural coming-of-age thriller The Evilry, with her co-stars set to include Elena Kampouris (Children of the Corn), Dylan Walsh (Superman & Lois), Marissa Reyes (Ganymede), Evan Ross (The Loneliest Boy in the World), Tony Pierce (The Bodyguard), and Teri Polo (the Meet the Parents franchise). In September, we learned that Billy Zane (Dead Calm) had joined the cast. And now, Deadline has broken the news that three-time Oscar nominee (and one time winner) Faye Dunaway also has a role in The Evilry!
After being nominated for her roles in Bonnie and Clyde and Chinatown, Dunaway took home an Oscar for her performance in Network. She was recently the subject of the Max documentary Faye,...
After being nominated for her roles in Bonnie and Clyde and Chinatown, Dunaway took home an Oscar for her performance in Network. She was recently the subject of the Max documentary Faye,...
- 10/4/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Faye Dunaway, the New Hollywood darling of “Bonnie and Clyde,” “Network,” and “Chinatown,” is again returning to the big screen.
Dunaway has joined the cast of “The Evilry,” an indie horror film and supernatural thriller directed and written by Alexander Garcia, IndieWire has confirmed.
She joins a cast that includes Billy Zane, Brec Bassinger, Elena Kampouris, Dylan Walsh, Tony Pierce, Evan Ross, Marissa Reyes, and Teri Polo, all of whom were previously announced.
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but “The Evilry” is described as a coming-of-age film centered on a visiting relative carrying a dark secret.
The film is scheduled to begin filming later this month in West Virginia.
Garcia is also producing the film on behalf of his banner Multi-Valence Productions, as are Allegheny Image Factory, Callosum Studios, Amac Placement, and ZaZa Rev Motion Pictures. Sales agent The Coven, which also previously sold films in the “Terrifier” horror franchise,...
Dunaway has joined the cast of “The Evilry,” an indie horror film and supernatural thriller directed and written by Alexander Garcia, IndieWire has confirmed.
She joins a cast that includes Billy Zane, Brec Bassinger, Elena Kampouris, Dylan Walsh, Tony Pierce, Evan Ross, Marissa Reyes, and Teri Polo, all of whom were previously announced.
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but “The Evilry” is described as a coming-of-age film centered on a visiting relative carrying a dark secret.
The film is scheduled to begin filming later this month in West Virginia.
Garcia is also producing the film on behalf of his banner Multi-Valence Productions, as are Allegheny Image Factory, Callosum Studios, Amac Placement, and ZaZa Rev Motion Pictures. Sales agent The Coven, which also previously sold films in the “Terrifier” horror franchise,...
- 10/3/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Oscar winner Faye Dunaway has boarded the coming-of-age supernatural thriller The Evilry.
She joins previously announced castmembers Billy Zane, Brec Bassinger, Elena Kampouris, Dylan Walsh, Tony Pierce, Evan Ross, Marissa Reyes, and Teri Polo.
Dunaway plays Anastasia, a spiritualist in the town, who acts as a bridge of enlightenment coming to the aid of Crystal (Bassinger) guiding her to the revelation behind her cousin (Kampouris) and her Dark Secret.
The film is directed and written by Alexander Garcia produced by his Multi-Valence productions banner alongside Allegheny Image Factory, Callosum Studios, Amac Placement, and ZaZa Rev Motion Pictures. Cameras roll later this month in West Virginia. The Coven, who is behind the Terrifier franchise has picked up worldwide rights to The Evilry.
Dunaway has also won a Primetime Emmy Award (Guest Actress Drama Series for Columbo in 1994), is a 3x Golden Globe winner and a...
She joins previously announced castmembers Billy Zane, Brec Bassinger, Elena Kampouris, Dylan Walsh, Tony Pierce, Evan Ross, Marissa Reyes, and Teri Polo.
Dunaway plays Anastasia, a spiritualist in the town, who acts as a bridge of enlightenment coming to the aid of Crystal (Bassinger) guiding her to the revelation behind her cousin (Kampouris) and her Dark Secret.
The film is directed and written by Alexander Garcia produced by his Multi-Valence productions banner alongside Allegheny Image Factory, Callosum Studios, Amac Placement, and ZaZa Rev Motion Pictures. Cameras roll later this month in West Virginia. The Coven, who is behind the Terrifier franchise has picked up worldwide rights to The Evilry.
Dunaway has also won a Primetime Emmy Award (Guest Actress Drama Series for Columbo in 1994), is a 3x Golden Globe winner and a...
- 10/3/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Nine years ago, writer/director Jason Krawczyk brought the world the horror comedy He Never Died, which introduced viewers to a badass immortal character named Jack (played by Henry Rollins), who had been around for thousands of years. This character had franchise potential that Krawczyk and Rollins were well aware of; they were planning to continue his story through a feature sequel and an eight episode mini-series. But for some reason, they were never able to get a follow-up off the ground, and Krawczyk’s sequel script ended up being rewritten into a film called She Never Died, which focused on a different character and wasn’t directed by Krawczyk. According to online trivia, the action comedy thriller Don’t Mess with Grandma (which Krawczyk wrote and directed under his preferred title of Sunset Superman) is a project that grew out of the filmmaker’s frustration over the He Never Died franchise not gaining traction.
- 9/25/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The Coven, the company behind worldwide sales of Terrifier 2 and Terrifier 3, will commence sales at American Film Market on the coming-of-age horror The Evilry starring Teri Polo, Billy Zane, and Dylan Walsh.
Production is scheduled to begin in October with Alexander Garcia (Crushed It!) in the director’s chair.
Joining Polo from the Meet The Parents franchise and Zane from Titanic are Dylan Walsh from Congo and Nip/Tuck and Elena Kampouris (My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 and 3) and Brec Bassinger, who will star in the upcoming Final Destination: Bloodlines.
The Evilry tells the story of...
Production is scheduled to begin in October with Alexander Garcia (Crushed It!) in the director’s chair.
Joining Polo from the Meet The Parents franchise and Zane from Titanic are Dylan Walsh from Congo and Nip/Tuck and Elena Kampouris (My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 and 3) and Brec Bassinger, who will star in the upcoming Final Destination: Bloodlines.
The Evilry tells the story of...
- 9/24/2024
- ScreenDaily
Home invasion films are a dime a dozen nowadays, with this year alone seeing the wide releases of The Strangers: Chapter One and Abigail. But surplus can often breed creativity, with filmmakers forced to seek innovative ways to make their films stand out from the pack. That’s just what Jason Krawczyk (He Never Died) does with Don’t Mess With Grandma, a gleefully violent comedy that has fun subverting various home invasion tropes.
While working for his company Trusted Trays, a meal delivery service that caters to the elderly, mild-mannered Jasper (Michael Jai White) also drives two hours outside of his hometown every night to do chores for his cantankerous grandmother Granna (Jackie Richardson). While fixing her bathroom sink one evening, Granna’s house falls victim to a home invasion by a ragtag group of bumbling thieves led by Stan (a nearly unrecognizable Billy Zane). Little do these masked burglars...
While working for his company Trusted Trays, a meal delivery service that caters to the elderly, mild-mannered Jasper (Michael Jai White) also drives two hours outside of his hometown every night to do chores for his cantankerous grandmother Granna (Jackie Richardson). While fixing her bathroom sink one evening, Granna’s house falls victim to a home invasion by a ragtag group of bumbling thieves led by Stan (a nearly unrecognizable Billy Zane). Little do these masked burglars...
- 9/22/2024
- by Trace Thurman
- bloody-disgusting.com
Creep I.E. Aftermath is Southern California’s biggest horror themed convention this Halloween season and Bloody Disgusting is a big part of it! This weekend, we’re heading to Ontario, California for a few frightful days filled with spooky shenanigans: 30+ celebrity guests, 170+ vendors, and a series of special Q & As hosted by yours truly.
How special? The Boo Crew will interview the cast of Terrifier 3, the Halloweenies will speak to Tom Atkins and Nick Castle, Scare You to Sleep‘s Shelby Scott will go toe to toe with Billy Zane, and The Losers’ Club will reunite the cast of Et before speaking to horror icon Dee Wallace about her outstanding turn in Cujo. But wait, there’s more!
The panels will kick off on Saturday with a career-spanning chat featuring Talk Scary to Me co-hosts Danielle Harris and Scout Taylor-Compton. The two stars will later return that Saturday...
How special? The Boo Crew will interview the cast of Terrifier 3, the Halloweenies will speak to Tom Atkins and Nick Castle, Scare You to Sleep‘s Shelby Scott will go toe to toe with Billy Zane, and The Losers’ Club will reunite the cast of Et before speaking to horror icon Dee Wallace about her outstanding turn in Cujo. But wait, there’s more!
The panels will kick off on Saturday with a career-spanning chat featuring Talk Scary to Me co-hosts Danielle Harris and Scout Taylor-Compton. The two stars will later return that Saturday...
- 9/16/2024
- by Michael Roffman
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Max Martini (The Tender Bar), Kirk Acevedo (Band Of Brothers) and Patricia De Leon (Mayans M.C.) have joined the Season 2 cast of Taylor Sheridan’s Lioness in recurring roles.
Lioness stars Zoe Saldaña, who also executive produces, Laysla De Oliveira, Genesis Rodriguez and Michael Kelly, with Morgan Freeman, and Nicole Kidman, who executive produces.
Inspired by an actual U.S. Military program, Lioness follows the life of Joe (Saldaña) while she attempts to balance her personal and professional life as the tip of the CIA’s spear in the war on terror.
In Season 2, as the CIA’s fight against terror moves closer to home, Joe (Saldaña), Kaitlyn (Kidman), and Byron (Kelly) enlist a new Lioness operative to infiltrate a previously unknown threat. With pressure mounting from all sides, Joe is forced to confront the profound personal sacrifices she has made as the leader of the Lioness program.
Lioness stars Zoe Saldaña, who also executive produces, Laysla De Oliveira, Genesis Rodriguez and Michael Kelly, with Morgan Freeman, and Nicole Kidman, who executive produces.
Inspired by an actual U.S. Military program, Lioness follows the life of Joe (Saldaña) while she attempts to balance her personal and professional life as the tip of the CIA’s spear in the war on terror.
In Season 2, as the CIA’s fight against terror moves closer to home, Joe (Saldaña), Kaitlyn (Kidman), and Byron (Kelly) enlist a new Lioness operative to infiltrate a previously unknown threat. With pressure mounting from all sides, Joe is forced to confront the profound personal sacrifices she has made as the leader of the Lioness program.
- 9/13/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Deadline is now reporting that Dead Calm and Titanic star Billy Zane is now set to join the cast of the supernatural indie thriller The Evilry. It was recently reported that Final Destination: Bloodlines star Brec Bassinger signed on to star in the film. Alexander Garcia will be directing from his own script, with principal photography set to begin in Louisiana next month. Bassinger will be joined in the cast by Elena Kampouris (Children of the Corn), Dylan Walsh (Superman & Lois), Marissa Reyes (Ganymede), Evan Ross (The Loneliest Boy in the World), Tony Pierce (The Bodyguard), and Teri Polo (the Meet the Parents franchise).
It is yet to be revealed what role Zane will be playing in the film. Incidentally, there also hasn’t been much announced by way of plot details, but sources were able to find out that the story involves a visiting relative, played by Kampouris, who is harboring a dark secret.
It is yet to be revealed what role Zane will be playing in the film. Incidentally, there also hasn’t been much announced by way of plot details, but sources were able to find out that the story involves a visiting relative, played by Kampouris, who is harboring a dark secret.
- 9/9/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Billy Zane has joined the cast of supernatural indie thriller The Evilry.
The Titanic and Dead Calm actor will join the likes of Brec Bassinger, Elena Kampouris, Dylan Walsh, Marissa Reyes, Evan Ross, Tony Pierce, and Teri Polo in the film, which is written and directed by Alexander Garcia.
There’s no information about Zane at this stage, as the film’s logline remains under wraps though we know it’s a coming-of-age story centered on a visiting relative who is harboring a dark secret. Last month, we told you Final Destination star Bassinger had been tapped as the lead.
Zane’s recent roles include playing Marlon Brando is Waltzing with Brando, while his existentialist dark comedy Int.Hallway/Night was acquired by Buffalo 8 during the Cannes Film Festival this year. He wrote and directed the pic. Further back, he starred in Titanic and had roles in Twin Peaks,...
The Titanic and Dead Calm actor will join the likes of Brec Bassinger, Elena Kampouris, Dylan Walsh, Marissa Reyes, Evan Ross, Tony Pierce, and Teri Polo in the film, which is written and directed by Alexander Garcia.
There’s no information about Zane at this stage, as the film’s logline remains under wraps though we know it’s a coming-of-age story centered on a visiting relative who is harboring a dark secret. Last month, we told you Final Destination star Bassinger had been tapped as the lead.
Zane’s recent roles include playing Marlon Brando is Waltzing with Brando, while his existentialist dark comedy Int.Hallway/Night was acquired by Buffalo 8 during the Cannes Film Festival this year. He wrote and directed the pic. Further back, he starred in Titanic and had roles in Twin Peaks,...
- 9/9/2024
- by Jesse Whittock and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The psychological thriller Held Hostage in My House, formerly known as Blunt, premieres on Lifetime on September 7, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. The film stars Amy Smart, Matt Davis, Billy Zane, Ne-Yo, and Greer Grammer. The story follows a single mother, played by Amy Smart, who finds herself in a terrifying situation when she wakes […]
Held Hostage in My House Lifetime Movie Premiere Saturday September 7...
Held Hostage in My House Lifetime Movie Premiere Saturday September 7...
- 9/7/2024
- by Riley Avery
- MemorableTV
Street takeovers rule in the first look at rapper Quavo’s new movie “Takeover.”
The film also stars Billy Zane, Lamonica Garrett, Serayah and Martin Sensmeier. Zane plays Gamal Akopyan, the leader of an international heist ring, who uses street takeovers to get away with mass robberies. When his latest heist goes awry, he must do whatever it takes to escape the Atlanta takeover scene alive – with nine figures worth of diamonds.
In a statement to Variety, Quavo said, “‘Takeover’ is unlike anything you’ve seen before and will blow minds. This film brings a whole new vibe that’s about to change the game, and I’m really hyped to share it with my fans.”
“Takeover” has wrapped production in Atlanta, a car culture hub. The film aims to underscore the fascination and controversy surrounding takeovers, also known as sideshows.
Trioscope, the production company behind Netflix’s “The Liberator,...
The film also stars Billy Zane, Lamonica Garrett, Serayah and Martin Sensmeier. Zane plays Gamal Akopyan, the leader of an international heist ring, who uses street takeovers to get away with mass robberies. When his latest heist goes awry, he must do whatever it takes to escape the Atlanta takeover scene alive – with nine figures worth of diamonds.
In a statement to Variety, Quavo said, “‘Takeover’ is unlike anything you’ve seen before and will blow minds. This film brings a whole new vibe that’s about to change the game, and I’m really hyped to share it with my fans.”
“Takeover” has wrapped production in Atlanta, a car culture hub. The film aims to underscore the fascination and controversy surrounding takeovers, also known as sideshows.
Trioscope, the production company behind Netflix’s “The Liberator,...
- 9/5/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Do you ever wonder how a film can turn its actors into overnight household names, almost like they won the fame lottery? Well, let us take you back to the iconic year 1997 when Leonardo DiCaprio starred in James Cameron’s Titanic opposite Kate Winslet.
Alongside DiCaprio and Winslet, the film featured a mesmerizing array of talent, including Bill Paxton and Billy Zane. Not to mention, the film waltzed away with 11 Oscars, including prestigious accolades like Best Picture & Best Director.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Titanic | Credit: Paramount Pictures
Although DiCaprio missed out on an Oscar nod for his portrayal of Jack Dawson, he did nab a Golden Globe nomination. So, what’s the catch? Director Steven Spielberg once expressed his regret, feeling like he inadvertently turned the Romeo + Juliet star into a “prisoner” of his own fame.
Steven Spielberg Felt Remorse Over Leonardo DiCaprio’s Titanic Role?
Titanic...
Alongside DiCaprio and Winslet, the film featured a mesmerizing array of talent, including Bill Paxton and Billy Zane. Not to mention, the film waltzed away with 11 Oscars, including prestigious accolades like Best Picture & Best Director.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Titanic | Credit: Paramount Pictures
Although DiCaprio missed out on an Oscar nod for his portrayal of Jack Dawson, he did nab a Golden Globe nomination. So, what’s the catch? Director Steven Spielberg once expressed his regret, feeling like he inadvertently turned the Romeo + Juliet star into a “prisoner” of his own fame.
Steven Spielberg Felt Remorse Over Leonardo DiCaprio’s Titanic Role?
Titanic...
- 9/3/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Lifetime’s upcoming thriller, Held Hostage In My House has a well-known cast acting in a chilling movie. This stars Amy Smart, Greer Grammer, Matt Davis, Ne-Yo, and Titanic star Billy Zane. Originally, this movie was entitled Blunt.
This is the story of a “single mother who was entrapped at her vacation rental and must piece together clues to find out who was her assailant. ”
Here is more about this cautionary tale.
Amy Smart used with Lifetime’s permission What Is Lifetime’s Held Hostage In My House About?
In September, Lifetime is premiering a new star-studded suspenseful mystery. What is this new thriller Held Hostage In My House about?
According to The Futon Critic, a single mother decides to go on a holiday with her daughter. She needs to get away from the big city. Moreover, she thinks this is a good opportunity to get back to nature.
When she saw the place,...
This is the story of a “single mother who was entrapped at her vacation rental and must piece together clues to find out who was her assailant. ”
Here is more about this cautionary tale.
Amy Smart used with Lifetime’s permission What Is Lifetime’s Held Hostage In My House About?
In September, Lifetime is premiering a new star-studded suspenseful mystery. What is this new thriller Held Hostage In My House about?
According to The Futon Critic, a single mother decides to go on a holiday with her daughter. She needs to get away from the big city. Moreover, she thinks this is a good opportunity to get back to nature.
When she saw the place,...
- 8/20/2024
- by Georgia Makitalo
- TV Shows Ace
In previous episodes of The Best Movie You Never Saw, I’ve talked a little bit about how much I like the eighties and nineties actor Tom Berenger. From Platoon through Shoot to Kill and The Substitute, he was a great character actor with some serious action chops. Were he to have come along in another era, he could have easily been an action star in the vein of Liam Neeson or Gerard Butler, but in his heyday, audiences seemed to prefer larger-than-life heroes. Yet, some of his movies proved to be modestly successful, and one of the more intruding examples is the 1993 movie Sniper, which is probably the best movie you ever saw that got nine sequels.
In it, Berenger plays Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett, a legendary sniper with many confirmed kills under his belt. His work nowadays is embroiled in the war on drugs, with him having...
In it, Berenger plays Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett, a legendary sniper with many confirmed kills under his belt. His work nowadays is embroiled in the war on drugs, with him having...
- 8/4/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Chicago – Writer/director Brittani Ward is bringing her made-in-Chicagoland feature, “Single Car Crashes” back home to the Gene Siskel Film Center for a special screening run on July 12th-14th & 16th, 2024, after the festival circuit with Cinequest (New Vision Award) and the Midwest Film Fest. For tickets and details, click Scc Siskel.
Ten years after a devastating car crash took his best friend Zach’s life, Sean (Trevor Morgan), still lives small town where he grew up, struggling with his survivor’s guilt. When Zach’s sister Kendall (Lindsey Morgan) – who also was Sean’s first love – returns to town to marry someone else, Sean is forced to confront his failure to launch and the impact it’s having not only on his own stunted life, but on his now nine-year-old son.
’Single Car Crashes’ at Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center
Photo credit: five two one films
Writer/director...
Ten years after a devastating car crash took his best friend Zach’s life, Sean (Trevor Morgan), still lives small town where he grew up, struggling with his survivor’s guilt. When Zach’s sister Kendall (Lindsey Morgan) – who also was Sean’s first love – returns to town to marry someone else, Sean is forced to confront his failure to launch and the impact it’s having not only on his own stunted life, but on his now nine-year-old son.
’Single Car Crashes’ at Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center
Photo credit: five two one films
Writer/director...
- 7/10/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Devil on Campus, the 2024 Lifetime crime thriller is based on the story of infamous Lawrence Ray, who manipulated several of his daughter’s friends for years into doing unthinkable things, from extortion to prostitution. There’s already a true crime documentary titled Stolen Youth about the cult leader. This time, though, it’s getting a Lifetime treatment. If you’ve watched Lifetime movies before, then you know that these movies can be described as sort of anti-arthouse. They are always overly dramatic, filled with loud acting, meandering narratives, and botched climaxes. At best, they’re guilty pleasure; at worst, they’re sheer torture, although I personally never find a Lifetime movie to be boring. Devil on Campus, despite the story and its utterly serious context, is a true-blue Lifetime movie for sure, except it has one thing that most of these movies don’t have. That would be an astonishing performance by its lead actor,...
- 7/7/2024
- by Rohitavra Majumdar
- Film Fugitives
Billy Zane believes actors should be given "emotional stunt pay".The 58-year-old actor put on weight and had to film several abuse scenes for his role as cult leader Larry Ray in 'Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story' - in which he plays a former prisoner who moved into his daughter's dorm at Sarah Lawrence college in 2010 and took control of her roommates' lives for over a decade before he was jailed for 60 years - and he admitted the production sparked "weird trauma" in his body.He told Entertainment Weekly: “Actors should get emotional stunt pay.“The secondary experience encroaches on the primary. It really does. You’re recreating much weird trauma. We’re putting coursing adrenaline through our bodies and depleting serotonin and dopamine and freaking ourselves out and the body registers it.”Despite the emotional toll of the role, the 'Titanic' star mostly "enjoyed" his physical transformation.
- 6/23/2024
- by Viki Waters
- Bang Showbiz
The ghost who walks. The man who cannot die. That’s right – it’s Billy Zane! Well, The Phantom, but it sounds much cooler with Billy Zane directly attached. And he might not mind, either, considering it’s one of his favorite endeavors of his career.
Speaking with The A.V. Club, Billy Zane declared that Kit Walker aka The Phantom stands as “one of my favorite characters.” But the movie itself was a flop, with the June 7th, 1996 opening weekend finding it opening at #6, despite only one other title that week being a new release. As Zane remembered, “It got a lot of stick early on because it wasn’t edgy at a time when all those movies were going dark. I’ve always held a torch for what I saw as a dying genre, which was adventure. I was raised on adventure, and I think it’s so easily...
Speaking with The A.V. Club, Billy Zane declared that Kit Walker aka The Phantom stands as “one of my favorite characters.” But the movie itself was a flop, with the June 7th, 1996 opening weekend finding it opening at #6, despite only one other title that week being a new release. As Zane remembered, “It got a lot of stick early on because it wasn’t edgy at a time when all those movies were going dark. I’ve always held a torch for what I saw as a dying genre, which was adventure. I was raised on adventure, and I think it’s so easily...
- 6/22/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story airs on Lifetime on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at 8:00 Pm. The film stars Billy Zane and is based on the true story of Larry Ray, an ex-convict who inserted himself into his daughter’s life at Sarah Lawrence College and established a cult-like grip over her friends. The […]
Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story Movie Premiere...
Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story Movie Premiere...
- 6/22/2024
- by Riley Avery
- MemorableTV
In April 2019, New York magazine published “Larry Ray and the Stolen Kids of Sarah Lawrence,” a shocking account of a group of bright college students who fell under the influence of a classmate’s father and did everything he asked of them, no matter how vile — ultimately resulting in his incarceration for sex trafficking, extortion, and conspiracy. As a Sarah Lawrence graduate, director Elisabeth Rohm read the article with intense interest. “It could have happened to me,” she told IndieWire. “I felt so strongly about that.” Rohm immediately saw the potential for a compelling feature film, but it would take several years of script development and untangling of legal issues for the story to finally make it to the screen.
The result was worth the wait. Lifetime’s “Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story” is easily one of the best TV movies in years, a tonally complex and expertly...
The result was worth the wait. Lifetime’s “Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story” is easily one of the best TV movies in years, a tonally complex and expertly...
- 6/21/2024
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
Billy Zane makes his Lifetime movie debut in the network’s new original film Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story, premiering June 23. The movie is based on the true story of Larry Ray, an ex-con who moved in with his daughter at Sarah Lawrence College and started a cult that included many of his daughter’s friends. Ray’s crimes were exposed in a New York Magazine article, and he’s since been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison. Zane and director/executive producer Elisabeth Rohm spoke with TV Insider about exploring Ray’s twisted crimes and what happened to his victims. “What I really enjoyed and understood up front why this was absolutely the right place to tell this story was the restraint shown by the platform and the network,” Zane said. “Had it been in the hands of any other streamer, I think it would be too salacious,...
- 6/21/2024
- TV Insider
Billy Zane knows the body keeps score — and the “Titanic” actor wants his paycheck to reflect that.
In the era of intimacy coordinators and therapists on sets, Zane told Entertainment Weekly that perhaps protocols should be taken one step further.
“Actors should get emotional stunt pay,” Zane said. “The secondary experience encroaches on the primary. It really does. You’re recreating much weird trauma. We’re putting coursing adrenaline through our bodies and depleting serotonin and dopamine and freaking ourselves out and the body registers it.”
Zane stars in Lifetime movie “Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story,” portraying the titular Sarah Lawrence cult leader Larry Ray who is currently serving 60 years in prison.
“I’ve played nefarious characters in the past and then shied from it for a while. I couldn’t resist this one because of just the curious nature of it,” Zane said. “And I hadn’t...
In the era of intimacy coordinators and therapists on sets, Zane told Entertainment Weekly that perhaps protocols should be taken one step further.
“Actors should get emotional stunt pay,” Zane said. “The secondary experience encroaches on the primary. It really does. You’re recreating much weird trauma. We’re putting coursing adrenaline through our bodies and depleting serotonin and dopamine and freaking ourselves out and the body registers it.”
Zane stars in Lifetime movie “Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story,” portraying the titular Sarah Lawrence cult leader Larry Ray who is currently serving 60 years in prison.
“I’ve played nefarious characters in the past and then shied from it for a while. I couldn’t resist this one because of just the curious nature of it,” Zane said. “And I hadn’t...
- 6/21/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Billy Zane recently told Entertainment Weekly that “actors should get emotional stunt pay” after he transformed into the Sarah Lawrence cult leader Larry Ray for the upcoming Lifetime movie “Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story.” Ray was an ex-con who moved into his daughter’s dorm at Sarah Lawrence college in 2010 and gained manipulative control over her roommates’ lives. His abusive sex cult lasted for a decade before he was convicted and given a 60-year prison sentence. Playing Rey required Zane to gain weight and film several abuse scenes.
“Actors should get emotional stunt pay,” Zane said. “The secondary experience encroaches on the primary. It really does. You’re recreating much weird trauma. We’re putting coursing adrenaline through our bodies and depleting serotonin and dopamine and freaking ourselves out and the body registers it.”
Zane said he was appreciative of the “Devil on Campus” set, which was safe...
“Actors should get emotional stunt pay,” Zane said. “The secondary experience encroaches on the primary. It really does. You’re recreating much weird trauma. We’re putting coursing adrenaline through our bodies and depleting serotonin and dopamine and freaking ourselves out and the body registers it.”
Zane said he was appreciative of the “Devil on Campus” set, which was safe...
- 6/21/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
George P. Cosmatos' 1993 Western "Tombstone" begins in the year 1879 and ends in 1881 at the infamous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Said gunfight was a notably bloody shootout between the local law enforcers of Tombstone, Arizona and a local gang of criminals nicknamed the Cowboys. The law was represented by the Earp brothers Wyatt, Virgil, and James, and they have gone down as important figures in the history of the American West.
In the movie, Wyatt Earp is played by Kurt Russell, and the old lawman is depicted as a formerly violent man trying to eschew his instincts to shoot others. Wyatt hopes to be peaceful and gentle and live quietly with his common-law wife Sadie (Dana Delaney). Spoiler alert: he's not successful. Indeed, the violence is so brazenly inevitable in Westerns, one wonders why anyone even entertains the thought of giving peace a chance. The potential gunshot victims in...
In the movie, Wyatt Earp is played by Kurt Russell, and the old lawman is depicted as a formerly violent man trying to eschew his instincts to shoot others. Wyatt hopes to be peaceful and gentle and live quietly with his common-law wife Sadie (Dana Delaney). Spoiler alert: he's not successful. Indeed, the violence is so brazenly inevitable in Westerns, one wonders why anyone even entertains the thought of giving peace a chance. The potential gunshot victims in...
- 6/7/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Another Grammer will appear in the Paramount+ series Frasier next season.
Greer Grammer will guest star on the series as Roz Doyle’s (Peri Gilpin) daughter Alice all grown up. Now in her late twenties, friendly, outgoing Alice has inherited more than some of her mother’s free-spirited ways. Having just moved to Providence to study architecture, Alice is eager to catch up with Frasier’s son Freddy (Jack Cutmore-Scott)—and complicate whatever romantic plans he may have.
Gilpin appeared in one episode of the new Frasier last season and was previously announced to be returning for Season 2 in a recurring capacity. Production is currently underway in Los Angeles at Paramount Studios.
The series follows Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) in the next chapter of his life after he returns to Boston to face new challenges, forge new relationships and – with hope – finally fulfill an old dream or two.
Greer Grammer will guest star on the series as Roz Doyle’s (Peri Gilpin) daughter Alice all grown up. Now in her late twenties, friendly, outgoing Alice has inherited more than some of her mother’s free-spirited ways. Having just moved to Providence to study architecture, Alice is eager to catch up with Frasier’s son Freddy (Jack Cutmore-Scott)—and complicate whatever romantic plans he may have.
Gilpin appeared in one episode of the new Frasier last season and was previously announced to be returning for Season 2 in a recurring capacity. Production is currently underway in Los Angeles at Paramount Studios.
The series follows Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) in the next chapter of his life after he returns to Boston to face new challenges, forge new relationships and – with hope – finally fulfill an old dream or two.
- 6/4/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
The Krites -- the titular "Critters" from the eponymous film series -- are small, furry, extraterrestrial eating machines that are essentially dry-land piranhas. Krites only have impulses toward consumption and chaos. They have human intelligence, but are far more interested in eating than philosophy. The first "Critters" movie, directed by Stephen Herek (of "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" and "Mr. Holland's Opus" fame) is one of the world's only Easter-themed horror movies, centering on a small Iowa town that discovers Krite eggs and paints them for the Sunday festivities. Naturally, the eggs hatch and the hungry Krites begin wreaking mayhem. Only a pair of alien bounty hunters named Ug (Terrence Mann) and Lee can help in stopping the alien threat.
The Krites can roll up into balls like hedgehogs and trundle quickly from place to place. They can also fire poisonous quills from their backs. They're mean little mothers.
The...
The Krites can roll up into balls like hedgehogs and trundle quickly from place to place. They can also fire poisonous quills from their backs. They're mean little mothers.
The...
- 5/26/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Imagine dipping into a time capsule and emerging with a slice of cinematic history—could there be a more thrilling comeback? That is the electrifying sensation we are getting as Billy Zane is working hard to play Marlon Brando.
Billy, 58, sported no shirt in one of the photos of his upcoming biopic, Waltzing with Brando, where he can be seen assuming the role of the renowned Hollywood star. Have you seen the transformation? The resemblance is uncanny, leaving us with goosebumps and high hopes.
Fans are abuzz, likening Zane’s potential resurgence to Brendan Fraser’s heartwarming comeback with The Whale, and we can’t help but agree. The hours of meticulous research, pouring over Brando’s classic performances and mannerisms, and silent anticipation have all led up to this moment.
Billy Zane on the set of Marlon Brando’s biopic | Instagram: @billyzane
The Return of Billy Zane: A...
Billy, 58, sported no shirt in one of the photos of his upcoming biopic, Waltzing with Brando, where he can be seen assuming the role of the renowned Hollywood star. Have you seen the transformation? The resemblance is uncanny, leaving us with goosebumps and high hopes.
Fans are abuzz, likening Zane’s potential resurgence to Brendan Fraser’s heartwarming comeback with The Whale, and we can’t help but agree. The hours of meticulous research, pouring over Brando’s classic performances and mannerisms, and silent anticipation have all led up to this moment.
Billy Zane on the set of Marlon Brando’s biopic | Instagram: @billyzane
The Return of Billy Zane: A...
- 5/25/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Exclusive: Buffalo 8 has acquired worldwide rights out of Cannes to The President and the Dragon, a Jimmy Carter documentary from Sudanese writer, director and producer Waleed Eltayeb and Irish director-cinematographer Ian D. Murphy.
The film watches as the former U.S. President, a motley crew of public health veterans, ex-child soldiers, and local volunteers traverse political minefields, treacherous terrain, and bloody civil war to chase after an ancient parasite, uniting with the goal of eradicating Guinea worm disease. Produced by Touchline’s Shaun McGuckian and Eltayeb, and co-produced by Brave Road’s Andrew Bishop (ESPN’s 26.2 To Life) and Tim Byron Owen (The Matchstick Man), the film is a testament and dedication to all the Guinea worm warriors and those working on the frontlines to end the suffering caused by the horrific, water-borne disease.
A parasitic infection caused by the roundworm Dracunculus medinensis, Guinea worm disease primarily affects poor...
The film watches as the former U.S. President, a motley crew of public health veterans, ex-child soldiers, and local volunteers traverse political minefields, treacherous terrain, and bloody civil war to chase after an ancient parasite, uniting with the goal of eradicating Guinea worm disease. Produced by Touchline’s Shaun McGuckian and Eltayeb, and co-produced by Brave Road’s Andrew Bishop (ESPN’s 26.2 To Life) and Tim Byron Owen (The Matchstick Man), the film is a testament and dedication to all the Guinea worm warriors and those working on the frontlines to end the suffering caused by the horrific, water-borne disease.
A parasitic infection caused by the roundworm Dracunculus medinensis, Guinea worm disease primarily affects poor...
- 5/24/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
This article contains spoilers for "Furiosa."
When I was 8 years old, I attended a friend's birthday party where we were going to watch "Titanic" on its double-sized VHS. All of our parents had to give expressed permission due to the nude scene, and I'm grateful every day to be the spawn of Cool Parents™ who saw this as a moment for cultural education, but it was a comment from my friend's extremely progressive mother that I think about every time I watch a disaster or post-apocalyptic film. It's when the wealthy Cal Hockley (Billy Zane) grabs a small, poor child and claims to be a single father in an attempt to secure a spot on the lifeboats reserved for women and children. His plan works, and he survives the shipwreck, which encouraged my adult supervision for the evening to scoff and utter, "Leave it to a man to manipulate the...
When I was 8 years old, I attended a friend's birthday party where we were going to watch "Titanic" on its double-sized VHS. All of our parents had to give expressed permission due to the nude scene, and I'm grateful every day to be the spawn of Cool Parents™ who saw this as a moment for cultural education, but it was a comment from my friend's extremely progressive mother that I think about every time I watch a disaster or post-apocalyptic film. It's when the wealthy Cal Hockley (Billy Zane) grabs a small, poor child and claims to be a single father in an attempt to secure a spot on the lifeboats reserved for women and children. His plan works, and he survives the shipwreck, which encouraged my adult supervision for the evening to scoff and utter, "Leave it to a man to manipulate the...
- 5/24/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Buffalo 8 has acquired streaming and VOD rights to Int. Hallway/Night, an existentialist dark comedy from actor-director Billy Zane (Titanic), out of the Cannes Film Festival. Details as to the release plan haven’t been disclosed.
Co-written by Zane, Andre Alves, Nick Loeb and Hugo Melo, pic follows a film director (Zane) who checks in on his actress wife, who he suspects is having an adulterous affair, while she shoots a horror film in Georgia. He soon finds the murderous plot of the film parallels his darkest fantasies of revenge, and one day during production wakes to find he has entered the film itself as the jealous and murderous husband in a comedic, meta telling of a doomed love triangle set in purgatory.
“Int.Hallway / Night explores the universal themes of infidelity and the variety of ways one processes the seemingly inescapable slide,” said Zane in a statement to Deadline.
Co-written by Zane, Andre Alves, Nick Loeb and Hugo Melo, pic follows a film director (Zane) who checks in on his actress wife, who he suspects is having an adulterous affair, while she shoots a horror film in Georgia. He soon finds the murderous plot of the film parallels his darkest fantasies of revenge, and one day during production wakes to find he has entered the film itself as the jealous and murderous husband in a comedic, meta telling of a doomed love triangle set in purgatory.
“Int.Hallway / Night explores the universal themes of infidelity and the variety of ways one processes the seemingly inescapable slide,” said Zane in a statement to Deadline.
- 5/22/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Is it fair to say that "Tombstone" is one of the best Westerns ever made? At the very least, it's definitely one of the best modern Westerns. Directed by George P. Cosmatos, the stylish, violent saga tells the story of Wyatt Earp and the infamous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Kurt Russell and his glorious mustache stars as Earp, with Val Kilmer stealing the entire movie as Earp's sickly buddy, Doc Holliday. The stacked cast also includes Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Powers Boothe, Michael Biehn, Dana Delany, Michael Rooker, Billy Zane, Charlton Heston, and a voice cameo from Robert Mitchum.
When you make a Western, certain accoutrements are baked into the material. We're talking pistols, cowboy boots, big ol' hats, and of course, horses. Kurt Russell sat down with Esquire for a career-spanning interview, and during the course of the conversation, the actor fondly recalled his time working with his horse on "Tombstone.
When you make a Western, certain accoutrements are baked into the material. We're talking pistols, cowboy boots, big ol' hats, and of course, horses. Kurt Russell sat down with Esquire for a career-spanning interview, and during the course of the conversation, the actor fondly recalled his time working with his horse on "Tombstone.
- 5/19/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Tom Rothman, the Sony Motion Pictures Group chairman and CEO, wined and dined a select few at a splendidly swish soirée Friday at Mamo Michelangelo in Antibes, hosted by Charles Finch as part of his annual Filmmakers Dinner honoring 100 years of Columbia Pictures, and there was something he said about why movies matter that has stuck with me.
Hours earlier, Rothman had introduced a gloriously restored print of Charles Vidor’s 1946 movie Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth as the eponymous nightclub temptress and Glenn Ford as the hardboiled gambler from her past.
They hate each other, but as we all know, that’s often a prelude on the road to love both in real and reel life.
Related: Cannes Film Festival 2024 Photos
Vidor also uses the vocabulary of dance to signal Gilda’s emotional temperature.
The great choreographer Jack Cole, who later coached Marilyn Monroe on her moves in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,...
Hours earlier, Rothman had introduced a gloriously restored print of Charles Vidor’s 1946 movie Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth as the eponymous nightclub temptress and Glenn Ford as the hardboiled gambler from her past.
They hate each other, but as we all know, that’s often a prelude on the road to love both in real and reel life.
Related: Cannes Film Festival 2024 Photos
Vidor also uses the vocabulary of dance to signal Gilda’s emotional temperature.
The great choreographer Jack Cole, who later coached Marilyn Monroe on her moves in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,...
- 5/18/2024
- by Baz Bamigboye
- 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
Billy Zane was first cast as Marlon Brando all the way back in 2019 – and things have been pretty much silent for the bulk of the five years that followed. But now, with the movie at this year’s Cannes Market, we finally have a look at Zane as Brando…and wow does he nail it!
Billy Zane’s Marlon Brando is from a pivotal era in the legendary actor’s career, with Waltzing with Brando taking place in the late ‘60s into the early ‘70s, when his work shifted dramatically and he reinvented himself. Appropriately, Zane has entirely reinvented his look to portray Brando. Photos made available courtesy of Deadline fresh out of Cannes show Zane on the island of Tetiaroa, which Brando purchased in the 1960s when he had that “private island money.” Brando took to the region while filming 1962’s Mutiny on the Bounty; other key movies that...
Billy Zane’s Marlon Brando is from a pivotal era in the legendary actor’s career, with Waltzing with Brando taking place in the late ‘60s into the early ‘70s, when his work shifted dramatically and he reinvented himself. Appropriately, Zane has entirely reinvented his look to portray Brando. Photos made available courtesy of Deadline fresh out of Cannes show Zane on the island of Tetiaroa, which Brando purchased in the 1960s when he had that “private island money.” Brando took to the region while filming 1962’s Mutiny on the Bounty; other key movies that...
- 5/15/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
The Cannes Film Festival kicked off its 77th edition Tuesday with the opening ceremony followed by the world premiere on Wednesday, 15 May, of director George Miller’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, led by Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, and Tom Burke.
Miller created the iconic dystopian world of the Mad Max universe over four decades ago, beginning with the 1979 film Mad Max and continuing with sequels Mad Max II: The Road Warrior (1981) and Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985). Nine years after Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), the Australian director, screenwriter, and producer famous saga is back on the Croisette presented in the Out of Competition gala screening at the Grand Théâtre Lumière at the Palais des Festivals.
The premiere was attended by Chris Hemsworth, Anya Taylor-Joy, George Miller, Elsa Pataky, Eva Green, Greta Gerwig, Baz Luhrmann, Faye Dunaway, Naomi Campbell and Billy Zane.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is the latest episode.
Miller created the iconic dystopian world of the Mad Max universe over four decades ago, beginning with the 1979 film Mad Max and continuing with sequels Mad Max II: The Road Warrior (1981) and Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985). Nine years after Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), the Australian director, screenwriter, and producer famous saga is back on the Croisette presented in the Out of Competition gala screening at the Grand Théâtre Lumière at the Palais des Festivals.
The premiere was attended by Chris Hemsworth, Anya Taylor-Joy, George Miller, Elsa Pataky, Eva Green, Greta Gerwig, Baz Luhrmann, Faye Dunaway, Naomi Campbell and Billy Zane.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is the latest episode.
- 5/15/2024
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Billy Zane portrays Marlon Brando in the upcoming film Waltzing With Brando on set in the late 1960s and early ’70s when Brando purchased the private atoll Tetiaroa in the South Pacific.
It was a time when Brando needed to keep working to fund the environmental projects that he and architect Bernard Judge were undertaking on the island.
“When they called him about the gangster movie, he did it to fund what they were trying to create on Tetiaroa,” said Zane, referring to what would become The Godfather directed by Frances Ford Coppola.
Waltzing With Brando, directed by Bill Fishman, re-creates moments from two of Brando’s landmark pictures: The Godfather and Last Tango In Paris.
Billy Zane re-creates a moment in ‘Waltzing with Brando’ featuring Brando in ‘The Godfather’
The film’s based on the memoir Judge penned called Waltzing with Brando: Planning a Paradise in Tahiti.
The...
It was a time when Brando needed to keep working to fund the environmental projects that he and architect Bernard Judge were undertaking on the island.
“When they called him about the gangster movie, he did it to fund what they were trying to create on Tetiaroa,” said Zane, referring to what would become The Godfather directed by Frances Ford Coppola.
Waltzing With Brando, directed by Bill Fishman, re-creates moments from two of Brando’s landmark pictures: The Godfather and Last Tango In Paris.
Billy Zane re-creates a moment in ‘Waltzing with Brando’ featuring Brando in ‘The Godfather’
The film’s based on the memoir Judge penned called Waltzing with Brando: Planning a Paradise in Tahiti.
The...
- 5/15/2024
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Don’t be surprised if you see Demi Moore on the Croisette — like, a lot. The veteran actress is set to make a mark at the Cannes Film Festival this year with a film in competition and a packed schedule to match.
Moore stars in filmmaker Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance opposite Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid. Little is known about Fargeat’s sophomore feature — she debuted with 2017’s stylish Revenge — other than that it’s being referred to as a feminist take on body horror.
Cannes has given The Substance a late-night slot for its world premiere on Sunday, May 19, confirming a busy weekend for Moore. As previously announced, the actress will also take on the role of godmother for luxury jewelry house Chopard’s Trophée Chopard gala ceremony. The event, at Carlton Beach Club on May 17, will see rising star honors presented to Challengers star Mike Faist and...
Moore stars in filmmaker Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance opposite Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid. Little is known about Fargeat’s sophomore feature — she debuted with 2017’s stylish Revenge — other than that it’s being referred to as a feminist take on body horror.
Cannes has given The Substance a late-night slot for its world premiere on Sunday, May 19, confirming a busy weekend for Moore. As previously announced, the actress will also take on the role of godmother for luxury jewelry house Chopard’s Trophée Chopard gala ceremony. The event, at Carlton Beach Club on May 17, will see rising star honors presented to Challengers star Mike Faist and...
- 5/14/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Demi Moore, documentarian Frederick Wiseman and Billy Zane are among the actors, filmmakers and other industry professionals who will be featured at The American Pavilion at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
Moore, Wiseman and Zane will be featured in separate sessions of the “In Conversation” series, along with a group of five American Filmmakers competing in the 2024 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and Critics Week programs.
Meanwhile, the “Industry in Focus” will feature conversations with executives, producers, sales agents, casting directors, CEOs and journalists from across the industry. This year’s topics include opportunities in Ukrainian films, international films in the U.S. marketplace, documentaries, sales, finance, marketing, public relations, film festivals, distribution and shorts.
The festival programming runs May 15-23, with a daily schedule of more than 25 panels, conversations and screenings. The discussions and one-on-one conversations will take in the Roger Ebert Conference Center and are open to all AmPav members. The American Pavilion...
Moore, Wiseman and Zane will be featured in separate sessions of the “In Conversation” series, along with a group of five American Filmmakers competing in the 2024 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and Critics Week programs.
Meanwhile, the “Industry in Focus” will feature conversations with executives, producers, sales agents, casting directors, CEOs and journalists from across the industry. This year’s topics include opportunities in Ukrainian films, international films in the U.S. marketplace, documentaries, sales, finance, marketing, public relations, film festivals, distribution and shorts.
The festival programming runs May 15-23, with a daily schedule of more than 25 panels, conversations and screenings. The discussions and one-on-one conversations will take in the Roger Ebert Conference Center and are open to all AmPav members. The American Pavilion...
- 5/13/2024
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Toronto-based Raven Banner has added the Michael Jai White action film Sunset Superman and road rage thriller Cold Road to its Cannes slate.
Jason Krawczyk, who directed 205 SXSW fantasy He Never Died, wrote and directed Sunset Superman starring White as Jt, a gentle giant helping his grandmother fix the leaky sink in her secluded cabin.
When the cabin is targeted by a gang of home invaders led by the unhinged Stan, played by Billy Zane, Jt must fend off growing number of thugs while keeping his grandmother – whom he fears the most— oblivious to the escalating mayhem.
Justin Kelly, Robert Fisher...
Jason Krawczyk, who directed 205 SXSW fantasy He Never Died, wrote and directed Sunset Superman starring White as Jt, a gentle giant helping his grandmother fix the leaky sink in her secluded cabin.
When the cabin is targeted by a gang of home invaders led by the unhinged Stan, played by Billy Zane, Jt must fend off growing number of thugs while keeping his grandmother – whom he fears the most— oblivious to the escalating mayhem.
Justin Kelly, Robert Fisher...
- 5/10/2024
- ScreenDaily
Chicago – The Midwest Film Festival of Chicago is on the road this weekend and heading north to Milwaukee to screen writer/director Brittani Ward’s award-winning “Single Car Crashes” at the historic Oriental Theatre on May 11, 2024 (11am). For details and tickets for this road show event, click Mff Road Trip.
Ten years after a devastating car crash took his best friend Zach’s life, Sean (Trevor Morgan), still lives small town where he grew up, struggling with his survivor’s guilt. When Zach’s sister Kendall (Lindsey Morgan) – who also was Sean’s first love – returns to town to marry someone else, Sean is forced to confront his failure to launch and the impact it’s having not only on his own stunted life, but on his now nine-year-old son.
’Single Car Crashes’ at the Midwest Film Festival in Milwaukee
Photo credit: five two one films
Writer/director Brittani Ward...
Ten years after a devastating car crash took his best friend Zach’s life, Sean (Trevor Morgan), still lives small town where he grew up, struggling with his survivor’s guilt. When Zach’s sister Kendall (Lindsey Morgan) – who also was Sean’s first love – returns to town to marry someone else, Sean is forced to confront his failure to launch and the impact it’s having not only on his own stunted life, but on his now nine-year-old son.
’Single Car Crashes’ at the Midwest Film Festival in Milwaukee
Photo credit: five two one films
Writer/director Brittani Ward...
- 5/9/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
When Disney purchased the 20th Century Fox library in 2019, it caused some consternation among cineastes. The Fox catalog was vast and impressive, containing tons of indelible classics and even more titles waiting deep inside the studio's archive. 20th Century Fox was formed in 1935 and quickly became one of the "big five" studios that dominated the film industry for decades. Fox hadn't seen a shake-up this dramatic since 1985 when ultra-conservative media mogul Rubert Murdoch bought a controlling share of the company from Marvin Davis.
When Disney made its purchase, many film fans wondered if Fox's old classics would be made more widely available through the about-to-launch Disney+. When the streaming service debuted with a paltry 500 titles, cineastes were aghast. Why buy all those Fox titles if you're not going to distribute them?
That, however, was merely the end of the road for Fox. For its 83-year life, the studio went through many massive,...
When Disney made its purchase, many film fans wondered if Fox's old classics would be made more widely available through the about-to-launch Disney+. When the streaming service debuted with a paltry 500 titles, cineastes were aghast. Why buy all those Fox titles if you're not going to distribute them?
That, however, was merely the end of the road for Fox. For its 83-year life, the studio went through many massive,...
- 4/21/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
When film fans talk about great on-screen chemistry, one of the first pairings that comes to mind for me is Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the now-classic, "Dirty Dancing." As Johnny Castle and Frances "Baby" Houseman, the duo are practically radiating with charisma and it's impossible not to fall in love with them throughout the film. It's also a huge testament to their acting abilities, as the pair famously butted heads throughout the production of "Red Dawn," a film they appeared in together three years prior.
"Patrick was playing pranks on me and everybody," Grey said during an episode of "The View" in 2022. "[He was] late and the boss of everybody and it was just, like, macho and I just couldn't take it. I was just like, 'Please, this guy, that's enough with him.'" Grey was the first of the duo cast, and for a time it looked like Billy Zane,...
"Patrick was playing pranks on me and everybody," Grey said during an episode of "The View" in 2022. "[He was] late and the boss of everybody and it was just, like, macho and I just couldn't take it. I was just like, 'Please, this guy, that's enough with him.'" Grey was the first of the duo cast, and for a time it looked like Billy Zane,...
- 3/9/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Chicago – The World Premiere of a debut feature film is one of the most important days for the production company and in this case Brittani Ward, the writer and director. ‘Single Car Crashes,” a made-in-Chicagoland film, will have its World Premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, California, on March 15th, 2024. For details, click Scc.
Ten years after a devastating car crash took his best friend Zach’s life, Sean (Trevor Morgan), still lives small town where he grew up, struggling with his survivor’s guilt. When Zach’s sister Kendall (Lindsey Morgan) – who also was Sean’s first love – returns to town to marry someone else, Sean is forced to confront his failure to launch and the impact it’s having not only on his own stunted life, but on his now nine-year-old son.
World Premiere of ’Single Car Crashes’ at Cinequest
Photo credit: five two one...
Ten years after a devastating car crash took his best friend Zach’s life, Sean (Trevor Morgan), still lives small town where he grew up, struggling with his survivor’s guilt. When Zach’s sister Kendall (Lindsey Morgan) – who also was Sean’s first love – returns to town to marry someone else, Sean is forced to confront his failure to launch and the impact it’s having not only on his own stunted life, but on his now nine-year-old son.
World Premiere of ’Single Car Crashes’ at Cinequest
Photo credit: five two one...
- 3/9/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Tom Hanks, who has helped producer documentary series about U.S. unrest in the 1960s and travels to the moon, will return to some of the most fertile ground in his unscripted career.
The actor and producer will host and narrate a new 20-part documentary series on A+E Networks’ History Channel about World War II, which was also the setting for “Band of Brothers,” the dramatic miniseries he helped produce that aired on HBO in 2001. The new series, untitled and based on new scholarship and archival material, is among a slate of 2,500 hours of new programming that will be unveiled as part of the company’s upfront presentation Wednesday. A+E Networks will also spotlight new work created with collaborators including President Barack Obama and Derek Jeter. A+E Networks has also set up a development partnership with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine production company that will result in new...
The actor and producer will host and narrate a new 20-part documentary series on A+E Networks’ History Channel about World War II, which was also the setting for “Band of Brothers,” the dramatic miniseries he helped produce that aired on HBO in 2001. The new series, untitled and based on new scholarship and archival material, is among a slate of 2,500 hours of new programming that will be unveiled as part of the company’s upfront presentation Wednesday. A+E Networks will also spotlight new work created with collaborators including President Barack Obama and Derek Jeter. A+E Networks has also set up a development partnership with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine production company that will result in new...
- 3/6/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Margot Robbie is staying in business with Warner Bros. and she hosted a star-studded party to celebrate the exciting news!
The 33-year-old actress, who is nominated for her third Oscar this year, was joined by husband and producing partner Tom Ackerley at their party on Monday night (February 12) at Delilah in West Hollywood, Calif.
Some of the celebs who stepped out to celebrate included America Ferrera, Glen Powell, Shailene Woodley, Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott, Steven Yeun, Pierce Brosnan, Billy Zane, Michelle Rodriguez, Samara Weaving, and Rose Byrne, among others.
It was announced this week that LuckyChap, the production company run by Margot, Tom, and Josey McNamara, has signed a first look deal with Warner Bros. following the success of Barbie.
“Margot, Tom and Josey have built a unique home for storytellers at LuckyChap, where filmmakers are doing incredible work in a supportive and creatively freeing environment. As we build our theatrical film slate,...
The 33-year-old actress, who is nominated for her third Oscar this year, was joined by husband and producing partner Tom Ackerley at their party on Monday night (February 12) at Delilah in West Hollywood, Calif.
Some of the celebs who stepped out to celebrate included America Ferrera, Glen Powell, Shailene Woodley, Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott, Steven Yeun, Pierce Brosnan, Billy Zane, Michelle Rodriguez, Samara Weaving, and Rose Byrne, among others.
It was announced this week that LuckyChap, the production company run by Margot, Tom, and Josey McNamara, has signed a first look deal with Warner Bros. following the success of Barbie.
“Margot, Tom and Josey have built a unique home for storytellers at LuckyChap, where filmmakers are doing incredible work in a supportive and creatively freeing environment. As we build our theatrical film slate,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
How does one repay a team of producers for launching its highest grossing film of all time? Give them the key to the studio — literally.
On Monday, “Barbie” producers, LuckyChap’s Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara inked a first-look deal at Warner Bros., which distributed the $1.4 billion-grossing movie. So, to celebrate, Warner Bros. Pictures Group Co-Chairs and CEO Pam Abdy and Michael De Luca decided to resurrect an old tradition, started by WB co-founder Jack Warner.
“Every once in a while, when a significant piece of talent signed a deal with the studio, he presented that company, that talent, with a key to the studio,” De Luca said as he and Abdy raised a toast to the trio. “We are so delighted to have our first key to our studio be given to LuckyChap.”
This historical artifact, De Luca noted, was particularly special, as the LuckyChap team received...
On Monday, “Barbie” producers, LuckyChap’s Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara inked a first-look deal at Warner Bros., which distributed the $1.4 billion-grossing movie. So, to celebrate, Warner Bros. Pictures Group Co-Chairs and CEO Pam Abdy and Michael De Luca decided to resurrect an old tradition, started by WB co-founder Jack Warner.
“Every once in a while, when a significant piece of talent signed a deal with the studio, he presented that company, that talent, with a key to the studio,” De Luca said as he and Abdy raised a toast to the trio. “We are so delighted to have our first key to our studio be given to LuckyChap.”
This historical artifact, De Luca noted, was particularly special, as the LuckyChap team received...
- 2/13/2024
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
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