HBO Genera+ion actor Justice Smith has joined Julianne Moore and Sebastian Stan in Apple Original Film and A24’s Sharper.
Smith will play Tom, a bookstore owner in New York City in the Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka penned movie which ranked on the 16th annual The Black List. Sharper follows a con artist, played by Moore, set in the world of Manhattan’s billionaire echelon.
Emmy and BAFTA Award-nominated director Benjamin Caron (The Crown Sherlock) will serve as director and, in addition to starring, Moore will produce alongside Bart Freundlich, Brian Gatewood, Alessandro Tanaka and Erik Feig and Jessica Switch of Picturestart. Julia Hammer of Picturestart will executive produce.
Smith can currently be seen in Genera+ion from producer Lena Dunham and creator Zelda Barnz, which premiered in March. His first blockbuster lead role was opposite Ryan Reynolds in 2019 $433.9M-grossing global box office hit Pokémon: Detective Pikachu. Smith was recently...
Smith will play Tom, a bookstore owner in New York City in the Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka penned movie which ranked on the 16th annual The Black List. Sharper follows a con artist, played by Moore, set in the world of Manhattan’s billionaire echelon.
Emmy and BAFTA Award-nominated director Benjamin Caron (The Crown Sherlock) will serve as director and, in addition to starring, Moore will produce alongside Bart Freundlich, Brian Gatewood, Alessandro Tanaka and Erik Feig and Jessica Switch of Picturestart. Julia Hammer of Picturestart will executive produce.
Smith can currently be seen in Genera+ion from producer Lena Dunham and creator Zelda Barnz, which premiered in March. His first blockbuster lead role was opposite Ryan Reynolds in 2019 $433.9M-grossing global box office hit Pokémon: Detective Pikachu. Smith was recently...
- 8/5/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Two-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner Elisabeth Moss has joined the cast of Barry Levinson’s film about the making of The Godfather. Moss will play Eleanor Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola’s wife.
As previously reported, the film is based on a blacklist screenplay by Andrew Farotte that’s been re-developed with Levinson, who will direct and produce. Moss joins previously announced actors Oscar Isaac (Francis Ford Coppola) and Jake Gyllenhaal (Robert Evans). Despite the chaotic, Shakespearean behind-the-scenes drama, The Godfather went on to become a huge box office success for Paramount and is widely considered one of the best movies of all time.
Moss most recently starred in the critically acclaimed films The Invisible Man and Shirley, and she is currently in production on Season 4 of The Handmaid’s Tale, where she will also be making her directorial debut.
“I’ve wanted to work with her for a long time,...
As previously reported, the film is based on a blacklist screenplay by Andrew Farotte that’s been re-developed with Levinson, who will direct and produce. Moss joins previously announced actors Oscar Isaac (Francis Ford Coppola) and Jake Gyllenhaal (Robert Evans). Despite the chaotic, Shakespearean behind-the-scenes drama, The Godfather went on to become a huge box office success for Paramount and is widely considered one of the best movies of all time.
Moss most recently starred in the critically acclaimed films The Invisible Man and Shirley, and she is currently in production on Season 4 of The Handmaid’s Tale, where she will also be making her directorial debut.
“I’ve wanted to work with her for a long time,...
- 2/10/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
In celebration of Literacy Month, Popsugar Book Club spoke to seven game-changing authors on the power of books. The insightful conversation, held on Twitter, included Jennifer Niven, Nancy Jooyoun Kim, Nina Lacour, Roshani Chokshi, Morgan Jerkins, and writing duo Christina Lauren.
The power of passing down literacy to later generations is the message Literacy Month stands behind; the written word and the ability to read are the pillars of education and progress. "Literacy goes beyond the ability to read and write," said Lauren Billings, one-half of Christina Lauren. "It's about seeking out understanding, entertainment, and human connection through words!"
"Literacy connects us to each other and reminds us we're not alone."
Nancy Jooyoun Kim put it perfectly when she wrote, "Books are a way of preserving not only stories but our cultural history and memory." From the ability to read an informational pamphlet at the doctor's office to studying classic texts,...
The power of passing down literacy to later generations is the message Literacy Month stands behind; the written word and the ability to read are the pillars of education and progress. "Literacy goes beyond the ability to read and write," said Lauren Billings, one-half of Christina Lauren. "It's about seeking out understanding, entertainment, and human connection through words!"
"Literacy connects us to each other and reminds us we're not alone."
Nancy Jooyoun Kim put it perfectly when she wrote, "Books are a way of preserving not only stories but our cultural history and memory." From the ability to read an informational pamphlet at the doctor's office to studying classic texts,...
- 9/17/2020
- by Charisandra Perez
- Popsugar.com
Krystal Sutherland’s 2016 best seller, the high school romance “Our Chemical Hearts,” has been retold a million times in the past few years, including references in Julia Watson and Jennifer Niven novels. So what else could be done with the material to make it fresh and engaging?
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Known for his Barack and Michelle Obama date movie “Southside With You,” Richard Tanne is the unlikely yet perfect director to put a fresh spin on Sutherland’s novel.
Continue reading ‘Chemical Hearts’ Is As Confusing, Exhilarating, Depressing, And Deflating As Real High School [Review] at The Playlist.
Read More: Fall Film Preview: 40 Most Anticipated Films To Watch
Known for his Barack and Michelle Obama date movie “Southside With You,” Richard Tanne is the unlikely yet perfect director to put a fresh spin on Sutherland’s novel.
Continue reading ‘Chemical Hearts’ Is As Confusing, Exhilarating, Depressing, And Deflating As Real High School [Review] at The Playlist.
- 9/12/2020
- by Asher Luberto
- The Playlist
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