Gerald Butler is currently in talks to reunite with ‘Den of Thieves’ filmmaker Christian Gudegast for the comedy action thriller ‘Empire State.’
The logline reads; When the Empire State Building comes under attack by a military contractor hellbent on revenge, Navy Seal turned NY firefighter Rhett (Butler) and NYPD Tactical officer Dani (yet to be cast) must put aside their relationship troubles as they work to rescue hostages and save the famous landmark.
Also in news – Edgar Wright eyed to direct Sydney Sweeney in ‘Barbarella’
The script was written by S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk) and Brian Tucker (Secret Invasion).
Butler and his GBase partner Alan Siegel will be working with their fellow Plane producer Marc Butan from MadRiver on the project. The development of the project is being co-financed by Leonine Studios, with Leonine’s Quirin Berg and Alexander Janssen serving as executive producers.
Butler will return for ‘Den of Thieves 2: Pantera.
The logline reads; When the Empire State Building comes under attack by a military contractor hellbent on revenge, Navy Seal turned NY firefighter Rhett (Butler) and NYPD Tactical officer Dani (yet to be cast) must put aside their relationship troubles as they work to rescue hostages and save the famous landmark.
Also in news – Edgar Wright eyed to direct Sydney Sweeney in ‘Barbarella’
The script was written by S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk) and Brian Tucker (Secret Invasion).
Butler and his GBase partner Alan Siegel will be working with their fellow Plane producer Marc Butan from MadRiver on the project. The development of the project is being co-financed by Leonine Studios, with Leonine’s Quirin Berg and Alexander Janssen serving as executive producers.
Butler will return for ‘Den of Thieves 2: Pantera.
- 5/15/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Documentary tells the melancholy story of the model and actor at the centre of the 60s music industry but also weirdly peripheral to it
Anita Pallenberg endured many things, including the condescension of being labelled “muse” to the Rolling Stones. She became the girlfriend of Brian Jones who abused her, married Keith Richards who neglected her and then co-starred in the movie Performance with Mick Jagger, who fell unrequitedly in love with her. Now this documentary tells Pallenberg’s strange, sad, melodramatic story, with Scarlett Johansson voicing Pallenberg’s memories from her unpublished autobiography entitled Black Magic, discovered in manuscript after her death in 2017.
Born to a wealthy, cultured German family in Rome, Pallenberg did a bit of modelling and was then discovered by director Volker Schlöndorff. After she played a few minor movie roles, including opposite Jane Fonda in Barbarella, Pallenberg was cast in another role by the Rolling...
Anita Pallenberg endured many things, including the condescension of being labelled “muse” to the Rolling Stones. She became the girlfriend of Brian Jones who abused her, married Keith Richards who neglected her and then co-starred in the movie Performance with Mick Jagger, who fell unrequitedly in love with her. Now this documentary tells Pallenberg’s strange, sad, melodramatic story, with Scarlett Johansson voicing Pallenberg’s memories from her unpublished autobiography entitled Black Magic, discovered in manuscript after her death in 2017.
Born to a wealthy, cultured German family in Rome, Pallenberg did a bit of modelling and was then discovered by director Volker Schlöndorff. After she played a few minor movie roles, including opposite Jane Fonda in Barbarella, Pallenberg was cast in another role by the Rolling...
- 5/15/2024
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
‘Baby Driver’ & Cornetto trilogy filmmaker Edgar Wright is currently in talks to take the helm on the remake of ‘Barbarella.’
Also in negotiations to pen the script are Jane Goldman and Honey Ross.
Starring Sydney Sweeney, the story is adapted from French writer and illustrator Jean-Claude Forest’s comic series, the original 1968 ‘Barbarella’ starred Jane Fonda as the titular space-traveling heroine. The film did not perform well at the box office initially, but over the years, it has gained a cult following, with Barbarella being recognized as one of Fonda’s most iconic on-screen portrayals.
Also in news – Nicholas Galitzine & Taylor Zakhar Perez set to reprise roles in ‘Red, White and Royal Blue’ sequel
Wright is better known for his work on the cornetto trilogy which spawned ‘Shaun of the Dead,’ ‘Hot Fuzz’ and ‘The World’s End.’ He went on to helm ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,’ ‘Baby Driver’ and ‘Last Night in Soho.
Also in negotiations to pen the script are Jane Goldman and Honey Ross.
Starring Sydney Sweeney, the story is adapted from French writer and illustrator Jean-Claude Forest’s comic series, the original 1968 ‘Barbarella’ starred Jane Fonda as the titular space-traveling heroine. The film did not perform well at the box office initially, but over the years, it has gained a cult following, with Barbarella being recognized as one of Fonda’s most iconic on-screen portrayals.
Also in news – Nicholas Galitzine & Taylor Zakhar Perez set to reprise roles in ‘Red, White and Royal Blue’ sequel
Wright is better known for his work on the cornetto trilogy which spawned ‘Shaun of the Dead,’ ‘Hot Fuzz’ and ‘The World’s End.’ He went on to helm ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,’ ‘Baby Driver’ and ‘Last Night in Soho.
- 5/14/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
It’s been over 18 months since we first shared the news of Sydney Sweeney’s plans to produce and star in a reboot of Roger Vadim’s cult 1968 sci-fi Barbarella. Since then, Sweeney’s star has risen and risen, with the Euphoria sensation releasing a slew of films including rom-com Anyone But You, erotic thriller The Voyeurs, and nunsploitation flick Immaculate, leaving ol’ Barb on the back burner. But now it looks like Sweeney has found the right stuff to finally get the project off the ground. The Wright stuff, in fact.
According to Deadline, none other than Cornetto Trilogy mastermind Edgar Wright is in talks to helm the remake. Reportedly Wright has been circling the film for some time, meeting with Sweeney shortly after the remake was announced and expressing an interest in developing the project in a directorial capacity. And whilst both prospective director and star are exceptionally...
According to Deadline, none other than Cornetto Trilogy mastermind Edgar Wright is in talks to helm the remake. Reportedly Wright has been circling the film for some time, meeting with Sweeney shortly after the remake was announced and expressing an interest in developing the project in a directorial capacity. And whilst both prospective director and star are exceptionally...
- 5/14/2024
- by Jordan King
- Empire - Movies
Edgar Wright is in talks to direct the 'Barbarella' remake.The 50-year-old filmmaker is set to helm the new take on the 1968 cult classic that will star Sydney Sweeney in the title role – a part that was played by Jane Fonda in the original flick.Edgar, whose previous movies include 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Last Night in Soho', has been interested in the picture for some time and held a meeting with Sydney after it was first announced in 2022. However, he was only committed to working on the project if he was able to get behind the camera.Jane Goldman and her daughter Honey Ross are also in negotiations to pen the script – with the former writing for successful franchises including 'X-Men' and the 'Kingsman' spy series.Little is known about the new movie, but the original film was...
- 5/14/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Edgar Wright will direct a remake of Barbarella starring Sydney Sweeney, and here are details of the upcoming film.
It was reported last year thar Edgar Wright was going to direct a remake of Barbarella. The original 1968 film, adapted from the French comic book series by Jean-Claude Forest and directed by Roger Vadim, followed Jane Fonda as an astronaut from the 41st century. She sets out to find and stop the evil scientist Durand Durand, whose Positronic Ray threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy.
Jane Fonda has repeatedly claimed that she pushed its producer, Dino De Laurentiis to make a feminist take on the film many times but he always refused.
According to Deadline, the new film is now officially in development, with Wright directing from a screenplay by Jane Goldman and her daughter Honey. Sydney Sweeney will star in the picture too, we now learn.
It won...
It was reported last year thar Edgar Wright was going to direct a remake of Barbarella. The original 1968 film, adapted from the French comic book series by Jean-Claude Forest and directed by Roger Vadim, followed Jane Fonda as an astronaut from the 41st century. She sets out to find and stop the evil scientist Durand Durand, whose Positronic Ray threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy.
Jane Fonda has repeatedly claimed that she pushed its producer, Dino De Laurentiis to make a feminist take on the film many times but he always refused.
According to Deadline, the new film is now officially in development, with Wright directing from a screenplay by Jane Goldman and her daughter Honey. Sydney Sweeney will star in the picture too, we now learn.
It won...
- 5/14/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
The critical and commercial success of movies like Anyone But You and Immaculate has made it easy for Sydney Sweeney to move on from Madame Web, and it looks like her Barbarella remake is now taking shape at Sony Pictures.
Deadline (via SFFGazette.com) reports that Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Last Night in Soho director Edgar Wright is officially in talks to direct, with Jane Goldman, and her daughter Honey, eyed to pen the screenplay. The former will be best known to many of you for her work on comic book adaptations such as Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, and Kingsman: The Secret Service.
If everything works out, Jane and Honey will co-write the script with Wright.
Sweeney will play Barbarella but remains one of Hollywood's busiest rising stars; as for Wright, he's prepping The Running Man reboot starring her Anyone But You co-star Glen Powell, so this movie...
Deadline (via SFFGazette.com) reports that Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Last Night in Soho director Edgar Wright is officially in talks to direct, with Jane Goldman, and her daughter Honey, eyed to pen the screenplay. The former will be best known to many of you for her work on comic book adaptations such as Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, and Kingsman: The Secret Service.
If everything works out, Jane and Honey will co-write the script with Wright.
Sweeney will play Barbarella but remains one of Hollywood's busiest rising stars; as for Wright, he's prepping The Running Man reboot starring her Anyone But You co-star Glen Powell, so this movie...
- 5/13/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
This one has seemingly been in the wind for a while as a rumor or wishlist, but it seems to have panned out regardless. “Baby Driver” filmmaker Edgar Wright is in talks to direct Sydney Sweeney in the long-gestating remake of “Barbarella.” The “Euphoria” star has been attached to the project since 2022, but there’s been little movement on it, other than a desire to make it, until now.
Continue reading ‘Barbarella’: Edgar Wright To Direct Sydney Sweeney, Jane Goldman To Co-Write Script at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Barbarella’: Edgar Wright To Direct Sydney Sweeney, Jane Goldman To Co-Write Script at The Playlist.
- 5/13/2024
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
When Sydney Sweeney brandishes a curiously phallic laser gun for her reimagining of Barbarella, she could be doing so under the watchful eye of Edgar Wright. According to Deadline, Wright is in talks to direct Barbarella, with Jane and Honey Goldman negotiating to co-write the script.
As Deadline notes, bringing Jane Goldman aboard shows how serious Sony is about assigning strong talent to Sweeney’s dream project. Jane Goldman’s writing credits include screenplays for Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service, X-Men: First Class, Stardust, the upcoming Kingsman: The Blue Blood, and more.
During the backlash for Sony’s abysmal Marvel film Madame Web, Sweeney said she joined the film to position herself to pitch Anyone But You. The rom-com was an admirable success, with $219M+ worldwide. With Sweeney being a bankable star at the studio, Sony is ready to shoot her into space for an action-packed remake of Roger Vadim...
As Deadline notes, bringing Jane Goldman aboard shows how serious Sony is about assigning strong talent to Sweeney’s dream project. Jane Goldman’s writing credits include screenplays for Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service, X-Men: First Class, Stardust, the upcoming Kingsman: The Blue Blood, and more.
During the backlash for Sony’s abysmal Marvel film Madame Web, Sweeney said she joined the film to position herself to pitch Anyone But You. The rom-com was an admirable success, with $219M+ worldwide. With Sweeney being a bankable star at the studio, Sony is ready to shoot her into space for an action-packed remake of Roger Vadim...
- 5/13/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Edgar Wright is doubling down on iconic-film remakes, potentially directing “Barbarella,” starring executive producer Sydney Sweeney.
IndieWire can confirm that Wright is in talks to direct the reimagining of the 1968 cult film that originally starred Jane Fonda as an astronaut looking to defeat an intergalactic evil force. “X-Men: First Class” screenwriters Jane Goldman and Honey Ross are also in negotiations to write the Sony film.
Deadline first reported that Wright is in the running to direct.
And speaking of running, Wright was recently announced to be writing and directing his long-awaited “Running Man” remake with Sweeney’s “Anyone But You” co-star Glen Powell in the lead. The Paramount feature has been in the works with Wright since 2017, and is based on Stephen King’s 1982 novel and later the 1987 feature starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
“Barbarella” is based on Jean-Claude Forest’s comic series, which was published as a serialized strip for V...
IndieWire can confirm that Wright is in talks to direct the reimagining of the 1968 cult film that originally starred Jane Fonda as an astronaut looking to defeat an intergalactic evil force. “X-Men: First Class” screenwriters Jane Goldman and Honey Ross are also in negotiations to write the Sony film.
Deadline first reported that Wright is in the running to direct.
And speaking of running, Wright was recently announced to be writing and directing his long-awaited “Running Man” remake with Sweeney’s “Anyone But You” co-star Glen Powell in the lead. The Paramount feature has been in the works with Wright since 2017, and is based on Stephen King’s 1982 novel and later the 1987 feature starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
“Barbarella” is based on Jean-Claude Forest’s comic series, which was published as a serialized strip for V...
- 5/13/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
A fun game those of legal drinking age can play while watching Roger Vadim's surreal/sexy 1968 Eurotrash space romp "Barbarella": take a drink every time Barbarella (Jane Fonda) changes costumes. One will be blindingly intoxicated by the 20-minute mark. "Barbarella" takes place in the distant future wherein the President of Earth (Claude Dauphin) has tasked the title heroine, a freelance space captain, to locate and retrieve Durand-Durand (Milo O'Shea) a scientist who has invented the positronic ray, a weapon of massive destructive power. Barbarella must trek through a picaresque adventure, stopping to be savaged by killer dolls, locked into an orgasm machine (!), and to befriend a friendly angel (John Philip Law). The film was based on the bawdy 1966 French comic by Jean-Claude Forest.
Yes, the band Duran Duran got their name from "Barbarella."
Back in October 2022, it was announced that Sony was developing a remake of "Barbarella," and...
Yes, the band Duran Duran got their name from "Barbarella."
Back in October 2022, it was announced that Sony was developing a remake of "Barbarella," and...
- 5/13/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Sydney Sweeney is one of the hottest new stars in Hollywood at the moment, and one of her next projects will cast the actress in the role of Barbarella.
Deadline reports this afternoon that Edgar Wright is in talks to direct the brand new Barbarella movie starring Sydney Sweeney.
Jane Goldman and Honey Goldman are in talks to write the screenplay for Sony. They’ll be writing the movie alongside Edgar Wright.
Deadline notes in their exclusive report today, “The film is still in development given Sweeney’s busy schedule and Wright deep in prep on his The Running Man reboot with Glen Powell starring, so the project will not be next up for either talent.”
Barbarella began its life as a French comic book series from creator Jean-Claude Forest, which was later adapted in 1968 as a feature film starring Jane Fonda as the title character.
In that original movie,...
Deadline reports this afternoon that Edgar Wright is in talks to direct the brand new Barbarella movie starring Sydney Sweeney.
Jane Goldman and Honey Goldman are in talks to write the screenplay for Sony. They’ll be writing the movie alongside Edgar Wright.
Deadline notes in their exclusive report today, “The film is still in development given Sweeney’s busy schedule and Wright deep in prep on his The Running Man reboot with Glen Powell starring, so the project will not be next up for either talent.”
Barbarella began its life as a French comic book series from creator Jean-Claude Forest, which was later adapted in 1968 as a feature film starring Jane Fonda as the title character.
In that original movie,...
- 5/13/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Sydney Sweeney-led “Barbarella” film is taking shape, with Edgar Wright in talks to direct the picture for Sony. Jane Goldman and Honey Ross are in talks to pen the script.
Wright, best known for making the satiric zombie film “Shaun of the Dead,” is next set to direct Glen Powell in an adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Running Man.” Wright’s other directorial credits include “Last Night in Soho,” “Hot Fuzz,” “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” and “Baby Driver.”
The project also marks another step in Sweeney’s continued relationship with Sony Pictures — she’s most recently starred in “Anyone but You” and “Madame Web” for the studio. While “Madame Web” was largely panned by critics, Sweeney says her involvement in the film was a “strategic business decision” that’s since paid off.
“To me, that film was a building block, it’s what allowed me to build a relationship with Sony,...
Wright, best known for making the satiric zombie film “Shaun of the Dead,” is next set to direct Glen Powell in an adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Running Man.” Wright’s other directorial credits include “Last Night in Soho,” “Hot Fuzz,” “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” and “Baby Driver.”
The project also marks another step in Sweeney’s continued relationship with Sony Pictures — she’s most recently starred in “Anyone but You” and “Madame Web” for the studio. While “Madame Web” was largely panned by critics, Sweeney says her involvement in the film was a “strategic business decision” that’s since paid off.
“To me, that film was a building block, it’s what allowed me to build a relationship with Sony,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Henry Fonda earned his first Oscar nomination for his indelible turn as Tom Joad who becomes head of his family of Oklahoma tenant farmers in John Ford’s 1940 masterpiece “The Grapes of Wrath’ based on John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. And 44 years later, his two-time Oscar-winning daughter Jane Fonda had her “Grapes of Wrath” moment in the ABC Mother’s Day movie, “The Dollmaker.”
Based on Harriette Arnow’s 1954 novel of the same name, the three-hour drama set in the final two years of World War II, finds Fonda playing the indomitable Gertie Nevels, a caring, loving and uneducated mother of five. A sharecropper in Kentucky, Gertie dreams of owning her own farm and has saved enough money to buy one. Her husband (Levon Holm) isn’t much of a farmer but is good at fixing machines. When he gets a job as a mechanic at a factory in Detroit,...
Based on Harriette Arnow’s 1954 novel of the same name, the three-hour drama set in the final two years of World War II, finds Fonda playing the indomitable Gertie Nevels, a caring, loving and uneducated mother of five. A sharecropper in Kentucky, Gertie dreams of owning her own farm and has saved enough money to buy one. Her husband (Levon Holm) isn’t much of a farmer but is good at fixing machines. When he gets a job as a mechanic at a factory in Detroit,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Hollywood’s It girl, Sydney Sweeney, has recently stood out as the face of budding Hollywood. The Spokane girl recently appeared in a host of projects across various genres. Starting from her rom-com alongside Glen Powell, Anyone But You to her Marvel-Sony outing with Madame Web, and her horror-thriller, Immaculate, she has dominated most of the screens in early 2024. Now, the road is all but set for her to switch to another genre and essay a biopic with David Michôd serving as its director.
Sydney Sweeney in a still from Euphoria
Known for her roles in dark, psychological thriller, the change in gears will help Sweeney usher further ahead in her climb to the top. Already an A-list actress, her repute stares at a chance of a significant uplift with this flick as it will probably involve her going through enduring transformations and challenging storylines. Regardless, she will have...
Sydney Sweeney in a still from Euphoria
Known for her roles in dark, psychological thriller, the change in gears will help Sweeney usher further ahead in her climb to the top. Already an A-list actress, her repute stares at a chance of a significant uplift with this flick as it will probably involve her going through enduring transformations and challenging storylines. Regardless, she will have...
- 5/11/2024
- by Imteshal Karim
- FandomWire
A muse, a mother, a fashionista, an actor, a rock ‘n’ roll icon — it’s hard to describe exactly why Anita Pallenberg remains such a compelling figure more than a half-century after the captivating blonde sang backing vocals on the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil” and starred in movies like “Performance” and “Barbarella.”
The new documentary “Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg” delves into both the beautiful and tragic moments of her eventful life with the help of a treasure trove of home movies and interviews, as well as an unpublished memoir penned by Pallenberg and narrated by Scarlett Johansson. The footage is coupled with interviews of the Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards, with whom she had a significant relationship, their children Marlon and Angela Richards, director Volker Schlondorff, who cast her in some of his films, and her former friends and associates.
“I’ve been called a witch,...
The new documentary “Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg” delves into both the beautiful and tragic moments of her eventful life with the help of a treasure trove of home movies and interviews, as well as an unpublished memoir penned by Pallenberg and narrated by Scarlett Johansson. The footage is coupled with interviews of the Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards, with whom she had a significant relationship, their children Marlon and Angela Richards, director Volker Schlondorff, who cast her in some of his films, and her former friends and associates.
“I’ve been called a witch,...
- 5/3/2024
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
When Ilana Wolpert was studying English literature at the prestigious Duke University, she never imagined that one of her first loves – Shakespeare – would lead directly to writing R-rated movies.
But the writer found her life changed when she took a screenwriting class in her senior year, and her love for the classics led her to adapt Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing into a contemporary rom-com. The enemies-to-lovers romance became Anyone But You, and it's coming to streamers this Tuesday.
What's It About?
Ben and Bea meet in a coffee shop and form an instant connection. They spend a perfect day together – but the next morning their wires get crossed, their defenses go up, and they both blame each other for the relationship failing.
Six months later, Bea's sister is getting married. Ben's connection to the family means that they end up on the same flight, and start pushing each other's buttons right away.
But the writer found her life changed when she took a screenwriting class in her senior year, and her love for the classics led her to adapt Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing into a contemporary rom-com. The enemies-to-lovers romance became Anyone But You, and it's coming to streamers this Tuesday.
What's It About?
Ben and Bea meet in a coffee shop and form an instant connection. They spend a perfect day together – but the next morning their wires get crossed, their defenses go up, and they both blame each other for the relationship failing.
Six months later, Bea's sister is getting married. Ben's connection to the family means that they end up on the same flight, and start pushing each other's buttons right away.
- 4/21/2024
- by louise.everitt@startefacts.com (Louise Everitt)
- STartefacts.com
Zendaya’s seemingly futuristic body armor actually has a long history steeped in cinema and pop culture.
At the root of it all is the likeness to the female robot, often called “Maria,” in Fritz Lang’s masterwork of futurism, Metropolis. Maria has inspired countless cultural references including the images of Lang’s robot used in David Bowie and Queen’s video for “Under Pressure”; a profound influence on Ralph McQuarrie’s designs for C-3Po in Star Wars; inspiring looks worn by Beyoncé, Madonna, Kylie Minogue and Lady Gaga; providing the concept of Janelle Monáe’s Metropolis: The Chase Suite album; and serving as a background for Whitney Houston’s music video for “Queen of the Night” as well references in the The Bodyguard.
The actual suit that Zendaya wore to the world premiere is an archival creation from fashion designer Thierry Mugler’s fall/winter 1995 couture collection. Per...
At the root of it all is the likeness to the female robot, often called “Maria,” in Fritz Lang’s masterwork of futurism, Metropolis. Maria has inspired countless cultural references including the images of Lang’s robot used in David Bowie and Queen’s video for “Under Pressure”; a profound influence on Ralph McQuarrie’s designs for C-3Po in Star Wars; inspiring looks worn by Beyoncé, Madonna, Kylie Minogue and Lady Gaga; providing the concept of Janelle Monáe’s Metropolis: The Chase Suite album; and serving as a background for Whitney Houston’s music video for “Queen of the Night” as well references in the The Bodyguard.
The actual suit that Zendaya wore to the world premiere is an archival creation from fashion designer Thierry Mugler’s fall/winter 1995 couture collection. Per...
- 4/9/2024
- by Robert Lang and Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Sydney Sweeney recently expanded her filmography by starring in the Sony Marvel feature Madame Web. Although the two properties couldn’t be anymore different, Sweeney was just as nervous talking about Marvel as she was talking about her hit show Euphoria.
Sydney Sweeney was very tight-lipped about ‘Euphoria’ season 3 Sydney Sweeney | Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
Sweeney found herself becoming a household name after starring in the HBO series Euphoria. Fans of the show got to know Sweeney as the troubled teenager Cassie in the ensemble show. The first season debuted in 2019, with its second season being three years afterwards in 2022.
Since then, fans have been anticipating the arrival of a possible third season. Because of a few delays, fans can expect the show to return sometime in 2025, which means another three-year wait between seasons.
But the show’s cast has been busy since the end of season 2. Especially Sweeney, who...
Sydney Sweeney was very tight-lipped about ‘Euphoria’ season 3 Sydney Sweeney | Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
Sweeney found herself becoming a household name after starring in the HBO series Euphoria. Fans of the show got to know Sweeney as the troubled teenager Cassie in the ensemble show. The first season debuted in 2019, with its second season being three years afterwards in 2022.
Since then, fans have been anticipating the arrival of a possible third season. Because of a few delays, fans can expect the show to return sometime in 2025, which means another three-year wait between seasons.
But the show’s cast has been busy since the end of season 2. Especially Sweeney, who...
- 4/6/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Sydney Sweeney, the currently up-and-coming actress stealing everyone’s hearts with each new project, has a jam-packed schedule as she focuses on heading to the top. That being said, her next big role is that of the titular lead in the reportedly in-the-works sultry science fiction reboot of Jane Fonda’s original film from 1968, Barbarella.
Sydney Sweeney in Euphoria.
While this movie was deemed highly controversial back in the day because of all the n-de scenes it held with Fonda pretty much n-ked in at least one-third of the movie, it still gained an edge in the industry and is now considered one of those cult classics. And to bring a reboot of this very film to life, Sweeney isn’t afraid to use her greatest asset: Her unparalleled beauty.
Sydney Sweeney’s Take on Doing a Barbarella Reboot Barbarella in the comics.
Although only 26, Sydney Sweeney isn’t one...
Sydney Sweeney in Euphoria.
While this movie was deemed highly controversial back in the day because of all the n-de scenes it held with Fonda pretty much n-ked in at least one-third of the movie, it still gained an edge in the industry and is now considered one of those cult classics. And to bring a reboot of this very film to life, Sweeney isn’t afraid to use her greatest asset: Her unparalleled beauty.
Sydney Sweeney’s Take on Doing a Barbarella Reboot Barbarella in the comics.
Although only 26, Sydney Sweeney isn’t one...
- 4/2/2024
- by Mahin Sultan
- FandomWire
Sydney Sweeney appears to be everywhere these days, and audiences are not complaining. Unlike some other stars from Euphoria, Sweeney has been tirelessly entertaining fans without pause. The breakout talent from the Sam Levinson series as well as The White Lotus has been consistently securing roles in both movies and shows, steadily moving up the Hollywood ladder.
With her current pace, she’s on track to become one of the most sought-after talents in the industry in record time. Here’s a sneak peek at seven of her upcoming projects that can make it happen!
Sydney Sweeney in Madame Web
7 Upcoming Sydney Sweeney Projects That Can Make Her the Next Big Thing Amidst Euphoria Hiatus
From Madame Web to Anyone but You, one thing Sydney Sweeney’s movies never fail to do is make headlines. Although they may fall short in certain aspects, it doesn’t diminish her undeniable talent as an actress.
With her current pace, she’s on track to become one of the most sought-after talents in the industry in record time. Here’s a sneak peek at seven of her upcoming projects that can make it happen!
Sydney Sweeney in Madame Web
7 Upcoming Sydney Sweeney Projects That Can Make Her the Next Big Thing Amidst Euphoria Hiatus
From Madame Web to Anyone but You, one thing Sydney Sweeney’s movies never fail to do is make headlines. Although they may fall short in certain aspects, it doesn’t diminish her undeniable talent as an actress.
- 3/31/2024
- by Sampurna Banerjee
- FandomWire
Sydney Sweeney actually couldn’t be happier that “Euphoria” Season 3 — whose filming was recently delayed at HBO — will involve a time jump from Season 2.
The Emmy-nominated actress revealed in a Who What Wear cover story that the extra time between Seasons 2 and 3 of the teen drama will give the actress “more room for growth” as a person, which no doubt will be reflected in her character Cassie’s arc for the upcoming “wild” installment.
“I actually like it because there’s so much room for growth for both me as a person and also Cassie as a character,” Sweeney said.
She teased of the upcoming storyline, “It’s going to be very, very wild.”
A recent statement from HBO revealed that “Euphoria” showrunner Sam Levinson is still at work on Season 3 scripts. A network representative said that HBO and Levinson “remain committed to making an exceptional third season” and that “in the interim,...
The Emmy-nominated actress revealed in a Who What Wear cover story that the extra time between Seasons 2 and 3 of the teen drama will give the actress “more room for growth” as a person, which no doubt will be reflected in her character Cassie’s arc for the upcoming “wild” installment.
“I actually like it because there’s so much room for growth for both me as a person and also Cassie as a character,” Sweeney said.
She teased of the upcoming storyline, “It’s going to be very, very wild.”
A recent statement from HBO revealed that “Euphoria” showrunner Sam Levinson is still at work on Season 3 scripts. A network representative said that HBO and Levinson “remain committed to making an exceptional third season” and that “in the interim,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Joshua Logan’s Paint Your Wagon can be viewed as one of the last gasps of a dwindling Hollywood studio system, as well as a precursor to the New Hollywood. The film, with its expansive anamorphic vistas of the American Northwest, bears some superficial similarities to Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate, which is often historicized as the end of the New Hollywood, given how it bankrupted United Artists. But in contrast to the profound sadness with which Cimino regards America’s history of violence, Logan’s musical romp takes a lighthearted approach to the process of resettlement, and it’s propelled by the contrasting personalities of Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood as bickering and tussling gold prospectors.
Paint Your Wagon straddles multiple genres at once, suggesting something like a western-inflected musical riff on Ernst Lubitsch’s Design for Living. The crux of the story concerns Ben Rumson (Marvin), a ne...
Paint Your Wagon straddles multiple genres at once, suggesting something like a western-inflected musical riff on Ernst Lubitsch’s Design for Living. The crux of the story concerns Ben Rumson (Marvin), a ne...
- 3/25/2024
- by Clayton Dillard
- Slant Magazine
Jean-Claude Forest created the heroine Barbarella in the pages of V Magazine back in 1962, and it only took six years for director Roger Vardim (and a small army of screenwriters) to bring the character to the screen in the film Barbarella (watch it Here), where she was played by Jane Fonda. A sequel called Barbarella Goes Down never made it into production, but talks of a Barbarella reboot have been bouncing around for decades, with Rose McGowan, Halle Berry, and Kate Beckinsale being among those who have been considered for the title role. Robert Rodriguez was going to direct the new film at one point, Robert Luketic at another. Neal Purvis and Robert Wade wrote a screenplay, and were later attached to a TV adaptation that had Nicolas Winding Refn at the helm. None of these ever got the greenlight. About a year and a half ago, it was announced...
- 3/25/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Dynamite Entertainment has adapted their ongoing "Barbarella" comic book title, with the likeness of Emmy nominated actress Sydney Sweeney, who is prepping to star as "Barbarella" in a new Sony Pictures action feature, based on the erotic French comic strip heroine created by Jean-Claude Forest:
'Barbarella' is a young woman who travels from planet to planet and has numerous adventures...
....often involving sex.
The aliens she meets often seduce her...
...and she also experiments with an 'orgasmotron'.
The original comic book version of 'Barbarella'…
…was modeled on French actress Brigitte Bardot...
...and Jane Fonda starred in a feature, directed by her husband Roger Vadim.
Click the images to enlarge...
'Barbarella' is a young woman who travels from planet to planet and has numerous adventures...
....often involving sex.
The aliens she meets often seduce her...
...and she also experiments with an 'orgasmotron'.
The original comic book version of 'Barbarella'…
…was modeled on French actress Brigitte Bardot...
...and Jane Fonda starred in a feature, directed by her husband Roger Vadim.
Click the images to enlarge...
- 3/23/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Sydney Sweeney has no regrets about Madame Web and sees the film as a catalyst for other projects.
In an interview with GQ U.K. published Monday, the actress reflected on how the franchise opened the door for career opportunities such as Anyone But You and Barbarella.
“To me that film was a building block. It’s what allowed me to build a relationship with Sony. Without doing Madame Web I wouldn’t have a relationship with the decision-makers over there,” she said. “Everything in my career I do not just for that story, but strategic business decisions. Because I did that, I was able to sell Anyone But You. I was able to get Barbarella.”
The Sony-Marvel film, which Sweeney starred in alongside Dakota Johnson, flopped at the box office and was bashed by critics and fans as an “embarrassing mess.” The film also received the lowest average Rotten Tomatoes...
In an interview with GQ U.K. published Monday, the actress reflected on how the franchise opened the door for career opportunities such as Anyone But You and Barbarella.
“To me that film was a building block. It’s what allowed me to build a relationship with Sony. Without doing Madame Web I wouldn’t have a relationship with the decision-makers over there,” she said. “Everything in my career I do not just for that story, but strategic business decisions. Because I did that, I was able to sell Anyone But You. I was able to get Barbarella.”
The Sony-Marvel film, which Sweeney starred in alongside Dakota Johnson, flopped at the box office and was bashed by critics and fans as an “embarrassing mess.” The film also received the lowest average Rotten Tomatoes...
- 3/19/2024
- by Lexy Perez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sydney Sweeney said in a recent interview with GQ UK that starring in Sony’s “Madame Web” was a “strategic business decision” that more or less paid off despite the film being one of the year’s most infamous box office flops. In Sweeney’s eyes, “Madame Web” got her in the door at Sony Pictures and that’s where she was able to have a massive box office success with the romantic comedy “Anyone but You.”
“To me, that film was a building block, it’s what allowed me to build a relationship with Sony,” Sweeney told the publication. “Without doing ‘Madame Web’ I wouldn’t have a relationship with the decision-makers over there. Everything in my career I do not just for that story, but strategic business decisions. Because I did that, I was able to sell ‘Anyone but You.’ I was able to get ‘Barbarella.’”
“Madame Web...
“To me, that film was a building block, it’s what allowed me to build a relationship with Sony,” Sweeney told the publication. “Without doing ‘Madame Web’ I wouldn’t have a relationship with the decision-makers over there. Everything in my career I do not just for that story, but strategic business decisions. Because I did that, I was able to sell ‘Anyone but You.’ I was able to get ‘Barbarella.’”
“Madame Web...
- 3/19/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Sydney Sweeney teased Monday that “Euphoria” Season 3 will mark a change in pace for the hit HBO teen drama.
“People will be really amazed with what Season 3 becomes,” the actress said in a recent GQ profile. “I think that’s good because Seasons 1 and 2 were so different.”
The actress, currently touting the release of her upcoming horror film “Immaculate” following its well-received SXSW premiere, Sweeney will next return to play Cassie Howard in “Euphoria” in “the next two months,” according to the outlet.
Looking ahead to a potential Season 4, Sweeney said, “I think that if there’s more story to tell with Cassie then, yes, because I do love that role and I love the community. But it’s whatever does the story justice.”
Looking to her other recent project, “Madame Web,” the actress revealed she’d be open to a sequel film and emphasized the “strategic business decision” behind...
“People will be really amazed with what Season 3 becomes,” the actress said in a recent GQ profile. “I think that’s good because Seasons 1 and 2 were so different.”
The actress, currently touting the release of her upcoming horror film “Immaculate” following its well-received SXSW premiere, Sweeney will next return to play Cassie Howard in “Euphoria” in “the next two months,” according to the outlet.
Looking ahead to a potential Season 4, Sweeney said, “I think that if there’s more story to tell with Cassie then, yes, because I do love that role and I love the community. But it’s whatever does the story justice.”
Looking to her other recent project, “Madame Web,” the actress revealed she’d be open to a sequel film and emphasized the “strategic business decision” behind...
- 3/18/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Dynamite Entertainment has adapted the ongoing "Barbarella" comic book title, with the likeness of Emmy nominated actress Sydney Sweeney, prepping to star as "Barbarella" in a new Sony Pictures action feature, based on the erotic French comic strip heroine created by Jean-Claude Forest:
'Barbarella' is a young woman who travels from planet to planet and has numerous adventures...
....often involving sex.
The aliens she meets often seduce her...
...and she also experiments with an 'orgasmotron'.
The original comic book version of 'Barbarella'…
…was modeled on French actress Brigitte Bardot...
...and Jane Fonda starred in a feature, directed by her husband Roger Vadim.
Click the images to enlarge...
'Barbarella' is a young woman who travels from planet to planet and has numerous adventures...
....often involving sex.
The aliens she meets often seduce her...
...and she also experiments with an 'orgasmotron'.
The original comic book version of 'Barbarella'…
…was modeled on French actress Brigitte Bardot...
...and Jane Fonda starred in a feature, directed by her husband Roger Vadim.
Click the images to enlarge...
- 3/3/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Emmy nominated "Euphoria" actress Sydney Sweeney, currently co-starring in the Sony/Marvel Studios feature "Madame Web", has been cast as "Barbarella" in a new feature based on the French comic strip heroine created by Jean-Claude Forest:
'Barbarella' is a young woman who travels from planet to planet and has numerous adventures...
....often involving sex.
The aliens she meets often seduce her...
...and she also experiments with a 'machine excessive' or 'orgasmotron'.
The original comic book version of 'Barbarella' was modeled on French actress Brigitte Bardot...
...and Jane Fonda starred in a spoof feature, directed by her husband Roger Vadim.
The Dynamite Entertainment title "Barbarella" #1 is written by Mike Carey and illustrated by Kenan Yarar, with covers by Kenneth Rocafort, Joe Jusko, Josephn Michael Linsner, Robert Hack, Annie Wu, Kenan Yarar, Valentine DeLandro, Veronica Fish and Roberto Castro.
"...Earth's star-crossed daughter is back!
"When 'Barbarella' wanders into a war zone,...
'Barbarella' is a young woman who travels from planet to planet and has numerous adventures...
....often involving sex.
The aliens she meets often seduce her...
...and she also experiments with a 'machine excessive' or 'orgasmotron'.
The original comic book version of 'Barbarella' was modeled on French actress Brigitte Bardot...
...and Jane Fonda starred in a spoof feature, directed by her husband Roger Vadim.
The Dynamite Entertainment title "Barbarella" #1 is written by Mike Carey and illustrated by Kenan Yarar, with covers by Kenneth Rocafort, Joe Jusko, Josephn Michael Linsner, Robert Hack, Annie Wu, Kenan Yarar, Valentine DeLandro, Veronica Fish and Roberto Castro.
"...Earth's star-crossed daughter is back!
"When 'Barbarella' wanders into a war zone,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Sydney Sweeney stars in Immaculate, an upcoming horror flick from Neon that riffs on the concept of the immaculate conception.
Last year saw an interesting debate bubble up around the lack of new movie stars, with a wide-ranging survey discovering that most movie punters would only consider shelling out for a cinema ticket if one of the ageing stars who emerged in the 1990s such as Julia Roberts or Brad Pitt were headlining.
‘Where are the stars of tomorrow?’ was the oft-heard lament echoed by lots of think-pieces and whilst it continues to be a good question, there might be an equally good answer in the form of Sydney Sweeney.
Anyone But You, the romantic comedy headlined by Sweeney and Top Gun: Maverick's Glen Powell has been quietly guzzling cash at the box office, enjoying a run that looks to have been extended due to the film’s popularity.
Last year saw an interesting debate bubble up around the lack of new movie stars, with a wide-ranging survey discovering that most movie punters would only consider shelling out for a cinema ticket if one of the ageing stars who emerged in the 1990s such as Julia Roberts or Brad Pitt were headlining.
‘Where are the stars of tomorrow?’ was the oft-heard lament echoed by lots of think-pieces and whilst it continues to be a good question, there might be an equally good answer in the form of Sydney Sweeney.
Anyone But You, the romantic comedy headlined by Sweeney and Top Gun: Maverick's Glen Powell has been quietly guzzling cash at the box office, enjoying a run that looks to have been extended due to the film’s popularity.
- 1/26/2024
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Sydney Sweeney is starring as a twisted Virgin Mary in horror film “Immaculate.”
The “Euphoria” actress leads the Michael Mohan-directed feature, re-teaming with her “The Voyeurs” director. The official synopsis reads: “Cecilia (Sweeney), an American nun of devout faith, embarks on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside. Her warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.”
The trailer shows Cecilia realizing she is pregnant despite her nunhood while fearing the sinsiter potential of the baby growing inside her.
Andrew Lobel penned the script for the Neon film, while Sweeney produces with Jonathan Davino under her Fifty-Fifty Films production banner.
“Immaculate” marks many reunions with Sweeney’s past collaborators: Sweeney and director Mohan first worked together on the Netflix high school comedy series “Everything Sucks!,” while producer David Bernad was behind “The White Lotus.
The “Euphoria” actress leads the Michael Mohan-directed feature, re-teaming with her “The Voyeurs” director. The official synopsis reads: “Cecilia (Sweeney), an American nun of devout faith, embarks on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside. Her warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.”
The trailer shows Cecilia realizing she is pregnant despite her nunhood while fearing the sinsiter potential of the baby growing inside her.
Andrew Lobel penned the script for the Neon film, while Sweeney produces with Jonathan Davino under her Fifty-Fifty Films production banner.
“Immaculate” marks many reunions with Sweeney’s past collaborators: Sweeney and director Mohan first worked together on the Netflix high school comedy series “Everything Sucks!,” while producer David Bernad was behind “The White Lotus.
- 1/25/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
A year and a half ago, it was announcedthat Sydney Sweeney – whose credits include Euphoria, the recent romantic comedy release Anyone but You, and the upcoming Sony Marvel movie Madame Web – was going to re-team with Michael Mohan, who directed her in the erotic thriller The Voyeurs, for the psychological horror film Immaculate. Last month, Neon acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the film and let it be known they’re planning to give it a theatrical release. Now we know that Immaculate will be reaching theatres on March 22nd. With just two months to go until that date arrives, a poster has been unveiled, and you can check it out at the bottom of this article. The trailer will be making its way online tomorrow.
Scripted by Andrew Lobel, Immaculate sees Sweeney taking on the role of Cecilia, a woman of devout faith who is offered a fulfilling...
Scripted by Andrew Lobel, Immaculate sees Sweeney taking on the role of Cecilia, a woman of devout faith who is offered a fulfilling...
- 1/24/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
There's a billion bits of "Star Wars" trivia out there, but one of my favorites is actually from before a single foot of film ran through the camera. You have to remember that, though "Star Wars" is a multi-billion dollar IP now, the original film barely got made. George Lucas had success with "American Graffiti," but this was a script that nobody in Hollywood understood, even Alan Ladd Jr., the Fox exec who gave the film a greenlight.
Lucas's world-building impressed most people, but they just didn't understand the technobabble jargon in a genre that was predominantly either super serious like "2001" or extra campy like "Barbarella." "Star Wars" existed somewhere between the two and that threw everybody, from studio execs to the actors auditioning for the movie, for a loop.
This was also an era pre-internet, so when Hamill went in to his first meeting for the role of Luke Skywalker...
Lucas's world-building impressed most people, but they just didn't understand the technobabble jargon in a genre that was predominantly either super serious like "2001" or extra campy like "Barbarella." "Star Wars" existed somewhere between the two and that threw everybody, from studio execs to the actors auditioning for the movie, for a loop.
This was also an era pre-internet, so when Hamill went in to his first meeting for the role of Luke Skywalker...
- 1/15/2024
- by Eric Vespe
- Slash Film
Actress Sydney Sweeney ("Anyone But You”) poses for the December 2023 issue of "Marie Claire” magazine, photographed by Beau Grealy:
Sweeney first appeared in the Netflix series "Everything Sucks!" (2018) with recurring roles in the Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale" (2018)...
...and HBO miniseries "Sharp Objects" (2018). In 2019, she began starring in the HBO teen drama series "Euphoria".
Sweeney also guest starred in the TV series "90210", "Criminal Minds", "Grey's Anatomy"...
..."In the Vault" and "Pretty Little Liars".
In film, Sweeney had a cameo role as 'Snake' in director Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood" (2019), co-stars in "Madame Web" (2023), cast in a new version of "Barbarella" (2024) and currently stars in the rom-com “Anyone But You”.
Click the images to enlarge…...
Sweeney first appeared in the Netflix series "Everything Sucks!" (2018) with recurring roles in the Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale" (2018)...
...and HBO miniseries "Sharp Objects" (2018). In 2019, she began starring in the HBO teen drama series "Euphoria".
Sweeney also guest starred in the TV series "90210", "Criminal Minds", "Grey's Anatomy"...
..."In the Vault" and "Pretty Little Liars".
In film, Sweeney had a cameo role as 'Snake' in director Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood" (2019), co-stars in "Madame Web" (2023), cast in a new version of "Barbarella" (2024) and currently stars in the rom-com “Anyone But You”.
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 12/22/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Fourteen months have gone by since we heard that Sydney Sweeney – whose credits include Euphoria, this weekend’s romantic comedy release Anyone but You, and the upcoming Sony Marvel movie Madame Web – was going to re-team with Michael Mohan, who directed her in the erotic thriller The Voyeurs, for the psychological horror film Immaculate. We hadn’t heard anything more about the movie until today, but it’s a positive update: Neon has acquired the U.S. distribution rights and they’re planning to give Immaculate a theatrical release. They didn’t say when this release might happen.
Scripted by Andrew Lobel, Immaculate sees Sweeney taking on the role of Cecilia, a woman of devout faith who is offered a fulfilling new role at an illustrious Italian convent. Her warm welcome to the picture-perfect Italian countryside is soon interrupted as it becomes clearer to Cecilia that her new home harbors some dark and horrifying secrets.
Scripted by Andrew Lobel, Immaculate sees Sweeney taking on the role of Cecilia, a woman of devout faith who is offered a fulfilling new role at an illustrious Italian convent. Her warm welcome to the picture-perfect Italian countryside is soon interrupted as it becomes clearer to Cecilia that her new home harbors some dark and horrifying secrets.
- 12/19/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Nineteen sixty-eight has to be considered the apex of psychedelic sexploitation romps, with the release of Candy, adapted from Mason Hoffenberg and Terry Southern’s satirical reworking of Voltaire’s Candide, and Roger Vadim’s Barbarella, based on Jean-Claude Forest’s comic, and partially scripted by Southern (alongside an armada of other credited writers). Both employ a rambling, shaggy-dog structure as an excuse to flagrantly foreground softcore sexual hijinks tinged with a pungent whiff of social commentary, albeit the latter aspect may be easier to discern in Candy’s perverse daisy chain of events.
Southern’s contributions to the Dino De Laurentiis-produced Barbarella can be detected in some of its wittier lines (“A good many dramatic situations begin with screaming!”) and sly pokes at the persistence of class-consciousness. Aside from Southern, the two films are linked by the presence of Anita Pallenberg, style icon and muse of the Rolling...
Southern’s contributions to the Dino De Laurentiis-produced Barbarella can be detected in some of its wittier lines (“A good many dramatic situations begin with screaming!”) and sly pokes at the persistence of class-consciousness. Aside from Southern, the two films are linked by the presence of Anita Pallenberg, style icon and muse of the Rolling...
- 11/21/2023
- by Budd Wilkins
- Slant Magazine
Next month finally sees a theatrical release for anticipated romantic comedy Anyone But You. Get a look here ahead of its 29th December debut.
If there’s one romantic comedy hurtling down the pipeline that seems to be making a lot of noise, it’s Anyone But You, the Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney-headlined film due to hit cinemas next month.
Powell has been surging since he featured in last year’s Top Gun: Maverick, most recently earning lots of plaudits for Richard Linklater’s Hit Man, which will stream on Netflix at some point in the future.
Sweeney meanwhile, has also been making waves in the same time period, featuring in the hit TV show Euphoria as well as being named as the title role in Edgar Wright’s proposed Barbarella remake, not to mention featuring in a what could be a very expansive role in the upcoming Sony Spider-Man spin-off,...
If there’s one romantic comedy hurtling down the pipeline that seems to be making a lot of noise, it’s Anyone But You, the Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney-headlined film due to hit cinemas next month.
Powell has been surging since he featured in last year’s Top Gun: Maverick, most recently earning lots of plaudits for Richard Linklater’s Hit Man, which will stream on Netflix at some point in the future.
Sweeney meanwhile, has also been making waves in the same time period, featuring in the hit TV show Euphoria as well as being named as the title role in Edgar Wright’s proposed Barbarella remake, not to mention featuring in a what could be a very expansive role in the upcoming Sony Spider-Man spin-off,...
- 11/17/2023
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
This article contains some minor The Marvels spoilers.
The heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have visited some fantastic planets. The deadly and mystical Vormir, the rat-tag assemblage on Nowhere, and Ego the Living Planet have all offered exciting new storytelling possibilities. But none capture the imagination like Aladana, visited by Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris), and Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani) in The Marvels. After Carol dons a striking headpiece and warns her compatriots about the planet’s oddness, a representative arrives to greet the heroes… in song.
What follows is a brief musical number, borrowing equally from Bollywood blockbusters and technicolor musicals of a bygone age. Director Nia DaCosta floats her camera around and above the dancers, taking in the luscious colors popping against the bleached white backgrounds. At the climax of the scene, Carol’s costume transforms into an elegant dress befitting a Disney princess,...
The heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have visited some fantastic planets. The deadly and mystical Vormir, the rat-tag assemblage on Nowhere, and Ego the Living Planet have all offered exciting new storytelling possibilities. But none capture the imagination like Aladana, visited by Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris), and Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani) in The Marvels. After Carol dons a striking headpiece and warns her compatriots about the planet’s oddness, a representative arrives to greet the heroes… in song.
What follows is a brief musical number, borrowing equally from Bollywood blockbusters and technicolor musicals of a bygone age. Director Nia DaCosta floats her camera around and above the dancers, taking in the luscious colors popping against the bleached white backgrounds. At the climax of the scene, Carol’s costume transforms into an elegant dress befitting a Disney princess,...
- 11/11/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
While fans will have to wait until 2025 or later for the beloved HBO series to return, the “Euphoria” ensemble cast members are wasting no time riding out their respective rising stardoms.
“Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson teased that the upcoming third season will be a “film noir” following Rue (Zendaya) as she “explores what it means to be an individual with principles in a corrupt world.” Well, the individuals behind “Euphoria” have certainly taken over the world outside of the series in the meantime.
Breakout actor Sydney Sweeney has continued to deepen her relationship with HBO and parent company Warner Bros., starring in film “Reality” about Nsa agent Reality Winner who was convicted for releasing classified documents. A “Barbarella” remake and a reunion with “Voyeurs” helmer Michael Mohan are also on the horizon, with Sweeney producing through her Fifty-Fifty films banner. Oh, and did we mention Sweeney will be joining the...
“Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson teased that the upcoming third season will be a “film noir” following Rue (Zendaya) as she “explores what it means to be an individual with principles in a corrupt world.” Well, the individuals behind “Euphoria” have certainly taken over the world outside of the series in the meantime.
Breakout actor Sydney Sweeney has continued to deepen her relationship with HBO and parent company Warner Bros., starring in film “Reality” about Nsa agent Reality Winner who was convicted for releasing classified documents. A “Barbarella” remake and a reunion with “Voyeurs” helmer Michael Mohan are also on the horizon, with Sweeney producing through her Fifty-Fifty films banner. Oh, and did we mention Sweeney will be joining the...
- 10/31/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
It’s often said of the 1960s that “if you can remember it, you weren’t really there”. Here, Anita Pallenberg, a woman who absolutely personifies the swaggering, love-drenched freedom of a certain facet of sixties art and culture, proves that to be, once and for all, quite astonishing bollocks. Before her death in 2017, Pallenberg – an era-defining model and actress who, as the ex-girlfriend of Keith Richards and Brian Jones (and briefly the lover of Mick Jagger) is often described as the unofficial “sixth Rolling Stone” – wrote her memoirs. They form the basis of this remarkable intimate documentary, navigating the shifting fortunes of her life with admirable authenticity.
Those memoirs are narrated here by “an actress” with some husky-voiced depth that will feel fairly familiar. It should —it’s Scarlet Johansson, though the film makes a point of not distracting us with that fact until the credits roll. She does...
Those memoirs are narrated here by “an actress” with some husky-voiced depth that will feel fairly familiar. It should —it’s Scarlet Johansson, though the film makes a point of not distracting us with that fact until the credits roll. She does...
- 10/16/2023
- by Marc Burrows
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In the tradition of Barbarella and Danger: Diabolik comes this swinging ‘60s action orgy as bisexual super-villain Sumuru (the luscious Shirley Eaton of Goldfinger) launches a diabolical plan to enslave the male species with her army of lusty warrior women. But when Sumuru kidnaps a fugitive American playboy, she crosses a sadistic crime boss the sexes that will bring Brazil to its knees in more ways than one. Richard Wyler (The Bounty Killer) and Maria Rohm (Eugenie) co-star in this kinky cult favorite from producer Harry Alan Towers (The Blook of Fu Manchu) and director Jess Franco (Venus in Furs). Also known as Rio 70, Future Women, and The Seven Secrets of Sumuru, The Girl from Rio is now presented in a brand-new 4K restoration from the original camera negative, totally uncut and uncensored with all its eye-popping nudity, torture, and lesbianism in Dolby Vision Hdr!
Enter for your chance...
Enter for your chance...
- 9/24/2023
- by Slant Staff
- Slant Magazine
Actress Sydney Sweeney, aka 'Cassie Howard' in the HBO teen drama TV series "Euphoria", poses for the "Guess Originals" capsule collection inspired by Anna Nicole Smith, photographed by Kenneth Cappello:
Sweeney appeared in the Netflix series "Everything Sucks!" (2018) with recurring roles in the Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale" (2018)... ...and HBO miniseries "Sharp Objects" (2018).
In 2019, she began starring in the HBO teen drama series "Euphoria"...
... and guest starred in the dramatic TV series "90210", "Criminal Minds", "Grey's Anatomy", "In the Vault" and "Pretty Little Liars".
Sweeney also had a cameo role as 'Snake' in director Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood" (2019). A mixed martial artist, new films coming up for Sweeney include action features "Madame Web" and "Barbarella".
Click the images to enlarge... ...
Sweeney appeared in the Netflix series "Everything Sucks!" (2018) with recurring roles in the Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale" (2018)... ...and HBO miniseries "Sharp Objects" (2018).
In 2019, she began starring in the HBO teen drama series "Euphoria"...
... and guest starred in the dramatic TV series "90210", "Criminal Minds", "Grey's Anatomy", "In the Vault" and "Pretty Little Liars".
Sweeney also had a cameo role as 'Snake' in director Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood" (2019). A mixed martial artist, new films coming up for Sweeney include action features "Madame Web" and "Barbarella".
Click the images to enlarge... ...
- 9/11/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Actress Sydney Sweeney ("Euphoria") poses for "Teen Vogue" magazine, wearing Alexander McQueen, Anabela Chan and a whole lot more, photographed by Amy Harrity:
Sweeney appeared in the Netflix series "Everything Sucks!" (2018) with recurring roles in the Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale" (2018)...
...and HBO miniseries "Sharp Objects" (2018). In 2019, she began starring in the HBO teen drama series "Euphoria".
Sweeney also guest starred in the TV series "90210", "Criminal Minds", "Grey's Anatomy"...
..."In the Vault" and "Pretty Little Liars".
In film, Sweeney had a cameo role as 'Snake' in director Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood" (2019), co-stars in "Madame Web" (2023) and has been cast in a new version of "Barbarella".
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Sweeney appeared in the Netflix series "Everything Sucks!" (2018) with recurring roles in the Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale" (2018)...
...and HBO miniseries "Sharp Objects" (2018). In 2019, she began starring in the HBO teen drama series "Euphoria".
Sweeney also guest starred in the TV series "90210", "Criminal Minds", "Grey's Anatomy"...
..."In the Vault" and "Pretty Little Liars".
In film, Sweeney had a cameo role as 'Snake' in director Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood" (2019), co-stars in "Madame Web" (2023) and has been cast in a new version of "Barbarella".
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- 9/10/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Sydney Sweeney idolizes The Rolling Stones in music video “Angry.”
The “Euphoria” star is shown dancing and singing while riding on the back of a red convertible, much like a scene out of her “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson’s short-lived “The Idol.” Rolling Stones members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood are billboards come to life while a leather-clad Sweeney gyrates in a passing car.
“Angry” is the first single off The Rolling Stones’ brand new studio album “Hackney Diamonds,” available October 20. This is the Stones’ first album since 2016’s “Blue & Lonesome” and the first since longtime drummer Charlie Watts’ death in 2021; it’s been 18 years since the iconic band released original music. Two tracks from “Hackney Diamonds” will feature Watts’ drumming, with the rest of the album featuring touring drummer Steve Jordan.
Emmy-nominated actress Sweeney told ABC News that she “freaked out” after The Rolling Stones reached out...
The “Euphoria” star is shown dancing and singing while riding on the back of a red convertible, much like a scene out of her “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson’s short-lived “The Idol.” Rolling Stones members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood are billboards come to life while a leather-clad Sweeney gyrates in a passing car.
“Angry” is the first single off The Rolling Stones’ brand new studio album “Hackney Diamonds,” available October 20. This is the Stones’ first album since 2016’s “Blue & Lonesome” and the first since longtime drummer Charlie Watts’ death in 2021; it’s been 18 years since the iconic band released original music. Two tracks from “Hackney Diamonds” will feature Watts’ drumming, with the rest of the album featuring touring drummer Steve Jordan.
Emmy-nominated actress Sweeney told ABC News that she “freaked out” after The Rolling Stones reached out...
- 9/6/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Emmy-nominated actress Sydney Sweeney ("Euphoria") poses for "Teen Vogue" magazine, wearing Alexander McQueen, Anabela Chan and a whole lot more, photographed by Amy Harrity:
Sweeney appeared in the Netflix series "Everything Sucks!" (2018) with recurring roles in the Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale" (2018)...
...and HBO miniseries "Sharp Objects" (2018). In 2019, she began starring in the HBO teen drama series "Euphoria".
Sweeney also guest starred in the TV series "90210", "Criminal Minds", "Grey's Anatomy"...
..."In the Vault" and "Pretty Little Liars".
In film, Sweeney had a cameo role as 'Snake' in director Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood" (2019), co-stars in "Madame Web" (2023) and has been cast in a new version of "Barbarella".
Click the images to enlarge…...
Sweeney appeared in the Netflix series "Everything Sucks!" (2018) with recurring roles in the Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale" (2018)...
...and HBO miniseries "Sharp Objects" (2018). In 2019, she began starring in the HBO teen drama series "Euphoria".
Sweeney also guest starred in the TV series "90210", "Criminal Minds", "Grey's Anatomy"...
..."In the Vault" and "Pretty Little Liars".
In film, Sweeney had a cameo role as 'Snake' in director Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood" (2019), co-stars in "Madame Web" (2023) and has been cast in a new version of "Barbarella".
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- 8/11/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Sydney Sweeney is adding the title of screenwriter to her multi-hyphenate talents.
The “Euphoria” and “White Lotus” Emmy nominee revealed in a Variety cover story that she wrote a screenplay during the Covid lockdown. However, the script most likely will not be brought to the big screen anytime soon.
“I think it was a little too complicated for people to wrap their heads around,” Sweeney said. “It was cool and it was beautiful and it was bittersweet, but I look at it now as just a really cool exercise that I had for myself.”
The actress, who is making her producing debut with upcoming rom-com “Anyone but You” under her Fifty-Fifty production banner, added that she finds “power in my femininity” and defying expectations based on her appearance in Hollywood.
“I use my brain, and I use everything that I’m learning every single day in this industry as my power,...
The “Euphoria” and “White Lotus” Emmy nominee revealed in a Variety cover story that she wrote a screenplay during the Covid lockdown. However, the script most likely will not be brought to the big screen anytime soon.
“I think it was a little too complicated for people to wrap their heads around,” Sweeney said. “It was cool and it was beautiful and it was bittersweet, but I look at it now as just a really cool exercise that I had for myself.”
The actress, who is making her producing debut with upcoming rom-com “Anyone but You” under her Fifty-Fifty production banner, added that she finds “power in my femininity” and defying expectations based on her appearance in Hollywood.
“I use my brain, and I use everything that I’m learning every single day in this industry as my power,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
It’s a hot Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles, but Sydney Sweeney, balancing on a block of ice, is keeping her cool.
Sweeney — the 25-year-old star of “Euphoria,” “Reality” and now this photo shoot — is clad in just a hot-pink swimsuit and matching heels as she kneels on the frozen surface; despite the chill, she betrays not a hint of discomfort. Her entourage, which today includes her father, Steven, huddle around monitors to observe a master at work.
Suddenly, the performance switches off, and she leaps up shrieking, letting out giggles and shivering. She recalls the moment two weeks later at a tea shop in New York City (and three weeks before SAG-AFTRA goes on strike). “I love when they let us play,” she says.
Luckily, as one of the most prodigious actors of her generation, that’s Sweeney’s job. On set with us, she is a ’90s-throwback magazine queen,...
Sweeney — the 25-year-old star of “Euphoria,” “Reality” and now this photo shoot — is clad in just a hot-pink swimsuit and matching heels as she kneels on the frozen surface; despite the chill, she betrays not a hint of discomfort. Her entourage, which today includes her father, Steven, huddle around monitors to observe a master at work.
Suddenly, the performance switches off, and she leaps up shrieking, letting out giggles and shivering. She recalls the moment two weeks later at a tea shop in New York City (and three weeks before SAG-AFTRA goes on strike). “I love when they let us play,” she says.
Luckily, as one of the most prodigious actors of her generation, that’s Sweeney’s job. On set with us, she is a ’90s-throwback magazine queen,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Daniel D'Addario and Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
She's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. She can outrun Imperial starships. She's fast. She is the Millennium Falcon, and while she may not look like much, she's got it where it counts. As for why she looks like, per Luke Skywalker, "a piece of junk," that's a surprisingly convoluted story born out of Joe Johnston's literal kitchen sink.
It's also a reminder of why George Lucas' "Star Wars" became a zeitgeist-capturing blockbuster the likes of which hadn't been seen since "Gone with the Wind." Lucas combined his love of Westerns, Akira Kurosawa's samurai films, and hot rods to make a sci-fi fantasy with a lived-in aesthetic. He wasn't trying to blow audiences away with sleek, futuristic design work. He wanted his space opera to feel like a world ravaged by conflict. This meant his spacecraft had to look beaten to crap.
So...
It's also a reminder of why George Lucas' "Star Wars" became a zeitgeist-capturing blockbuster the likes of which hadn't been seen since "Gone with the Wind." Lucas combined his love of Westerns, Akira Kurosawa's samurai films, and hot rods to make a sci-fi fantasy with a lived-in aesthetic. He wasn't trying to blow audiences away with sleek, futuristic design work. He wanted his space opera to feel like a world ravaged by conflict. This meant his spacecraft had to look beaten to crap.
So...
- 7/29/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
One of the biggest moments in the film industry every year is that in which the coveted Palme d’Or is handed over to the director of the Canne Film Festival’s best film. As it happens, sometimes it’s not handed but rather chucked, as this is exactly what happened at the 76th Cannes Film Festival when Jane Fonda presented the award to director Justine Triet for her film Anatomy of a Fall.
In a video that would go viral if TikTok users knew what the Cannes Film Festival was, Jane Fonda is seen trying to get the attention of Justine Triet, who left the Palme d’Or scroll at the podium. Despite her efforts, Triet is either too wrapped up in the moment or the crowd is too loud to notice, and so Fonda tosses it directly at her head. While the crowd does seem to laugh, one...
In a video that would go viral if TikTok users knew what the Cannes Film Festival was, Jane Fonda is seen trying to get the attention of Justine Triet, who left the Palme d’Or scroll at the podium. Despite her efforts, Triet is either too wrapped up in the moment or the crowd is too loud to notice, and so Fonda tosses it directly at her head. While the crowd does seem to laugh, one...
- 5/28/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
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