The one-sided beef between Will Smith and Tom Cruise was indeed very real at one point. During his early years in Hollywood, Will Smith consciously steered clear of tackling heavy subjects like slavery. His approach began to shift, however, after he watched Django Unchained.
Will Smith from ‘Work Of Art’ Video Feat. Russ | Credits: YouTube (Will Smith)
The film just like it did for countless folks, had a profound impact on him, reshaping his views on the types of stories he wanted to tell about his community. Smith thus eventually chose to dive into the subject matter by starring in Emancipation, the 2022 movie.
Why Will Smith Avoided Films on This Particularly Heavy Subject Matter
Throughout much of his career, Will Smith focused on portraying Black characters in a positive, empowering light, deliberately steering clear of roles that delved into the deep struggles and injustices faced by his community. He sought...
Will Smith from ‘Work Of Art’ Video Feat. Russ | Credits: YouTube (Will Smith)
The film just like it did for countless folks, had a profound impact on him, reshaping his views on the types of stories he wanted to tell about his community. Smith thus eventually chose to dive into the subject matter by starring in Emancipation, the 2022 movie.
Why Will Smith Avoided Films on This Particularly Heavy Subject Matter
Throughout much of his career, Will Smith focused on portraying Black characters in a positive, empowering light, deliberately steering clear of roles that delved into the deep struggles and injustices faced by his community. He sought...
- 9/8/2024
- by Sampurna Banerjee
- FandomWire
Hans Landa is easily one of the best villains in cinema history, with actor Christoph Waltz delivering an exceptional performance as the fearsome Nazi Colonel with an unpredictable streak. Waltz played the character in director Quentin Tarantino’s critically acclaimed 2009 film Inglourious Basterds, nabbing the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance.
Christoph Waltz played Colonel Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds (Credit: The Weinstein Company).
During an interview, Waltz was asked if he would be interested in potentially reprising the role of Hans Landa. However, Waltz promptly turned down the idea of returning to the role of the Nazi Colonel. At the same time, Waltz had a very understandable reason for not wanting to reprise his most iconic role to date. Here is what Waltz had to say about his role in Inglourious Basterds.
Christoph Waltz Is Opposed to Reprising Hans Landa From Inglourious Basterds
Christoph Waltz played Hans Landa...
Christoph Waltz played Colonel Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds (Credit: The Weinstein Company).
During an interview, Waltz was asked if he would be interested in potentially reprising the role of Hans Landa. However, Waltz promptly turned down the idea of returning to the role of the Nazi Colonel. At the same time, Waltz had a very understandable reason for not wanting to reprise his most iconic role to date. Here is what Waltz had to say about his role in Inglourious Basterds.
Christoph Waltz Is Opposed to Reprising Hans Landa From Inglourious Basterds
Christoph Waltz played Hans Landa...
- 9/6/2024
- by Pratik Handore
- FandomWire
Kevin Hart’s true crime limited series “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” premiered on Peacock Thursday, complete with a star-studded cast.
The eight-episode limited series follows the true story of Muhammad Ali’s 1970 return to boxing and an after party that led to the one of the largest heists in Atlanta history. Determined to make Atlanta the Black Mecca of the United States, Gordon “Chicken Man” Williams (Hart) finds himself stuck between established gangsters and calculated robbers.
The series is based on an iHeart Radio true-crime podcast “Fight Night,” created and hosted by Jeff Keating. Will Packer Media produced the podcast and also executive produced the series along with Hartbeat Productions.
Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle and Taraji P. Henson join Hart in bringing this true story to life on screen. Read on for the full cast list and a description of the real world characters they depict.
Kevin...
The eight-episode limited series follows the true story of Muhammad Ali’s 1970 return to boxing and an after party that led to the one of the largest heists in Atlanta history. Determined to make Atlanta the Black Mecca of the United States, Gordon “Chicken Man” Williams (Hart) finds himself stuck between established gangsters and calculated robbers.
The series is based on an iHeart Radio true-crime podcast “Fight Night,” created and hosted by Jeff Keating. Will Packer Media produced the podcast and also executive produced the series along with Hartbeat Productions.
Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle and Taraji P. Henson join Hart in bringing this true story to life on screen. Read on for the full cast list and a description of the real world characters they depict.
Kevin...
- 9/5/2024
- by Tess Patton
- The Wrap
Plot: West Texas. A boy who, after his sister is kidnapped by a violent killer known only as Cut Throat Bill, enlists a fierce bounty hunter named Reginald Jones who becomes the leader of the group of outcasts searching for the stolen girl.
Review: If there’s one thing I’ve always appreciated about Peter Dinklage it’s that he often avoids roles that highlight his dwarfism. He’s such a presence that he can take a role intended for a larger actor and make it totally believable. His desire to not be put into a box is quite commendable and it shines through in his work. He’s always putting his best foot forward, and creating interesting characters, which is why I was immediately interested in his new Western, The Thicket. Add in an eclectic group of side characters and you’ve got the makings of one of the better Westerns of the year.
Review: If there’s one thing I’ve always appreciated about Peter Dinklage it’s that he often avoids roles that highlight his dwarfism. He’s such a presence that he can take a role intended for a larger actor and make it totally believable. His desire to not be put into a box is quite commendable and it shines through in his work. He’s always putting his best foot forward, and creating interesting characters, which is why I was immediately interested in his new Western, The Thicket. Add in an eclectic group of side characters and you’ve got the makings of one of the better Westerns of the year.
- 9/4/2024
- by Tyler Nichols
- JoBlo.com
"Django Unchained" is a surprisingly important movie in Quentin Tarantino's filmography. It was his first Western, it marked his first collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio, and it earned Christoph Waltz his second Oscar in a row while working with the director following his win for "Inglourious Basterds." The film arguably boasts one of the more impressive ensemble casts that Tarantino's ever assembled, and that's truly saying something. As it turns out, though, the cast could have been even more impressive -- as Kurt Russell was supposed to be in it before dropping out late in the game.
By that point, Russell had already worked with Tarantino on his half of the double feature "Grindhouse," resulting in 2007's "Death Proof." They enjoyed the collaboration and intended to work together again on "Django." Unfortunately, Russell and Sacha Baron Cohen ("Borat") dropped out in May of 2012. The Guardian suggested that the project...
By that point, Russell had already worked with Tarantino on his half of the double feature "Grindhouse," resulting in 2007's "Death Proof." They enjoyed the collaboration and intended to work together again on "Django." Unfortunately, Russell and Sacha Baron Cohen ("Borat") dropped out in May of 2012. The Guardian suggested that the project...
- 8/27/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Oscar winner Vanessa Redgrave and husband Franco Nero are leading cast in under-the-radar social thriller, The Estate, which has wrapped filming in the UK.
The film will chart the story of the Wellsleys, an aristocratic family unable to save their ancestral estate because of debts. As they struggle to find a solution, a series of disturbing apparitions begin to haunt them, forcing the Wellsleys to confront the deep injustices they and other landowners, past and present, have wrought. Below is a first-look image.
The film is being directed, produced and was scripted by Redgrave and Nero’s son, Carlo Gabriel Nero, whose credits as director include HBO movie The Fever and as a producer, the 2017 Cannes entry Sea Sorrow.
Iuvit Media Sales is handling international sales. Filming wrapped last month and the project shot on location in England.
Also starring are Bob Barrett, Jennifer Wiltsie, Julian Rivett, Julian Firth,...
The film will chart the story of the Wellsleys, an aristocratic family unable to save their ancestral estate because of debts. As they struggle to find a solution, a series of disturbing apparitions begin to haunt them, forcing the Wellsleys to confront the deep injustices they and other landowners, past and present, have wrought. Below is a first-look image.
The film is being directed, produced and was scripted by Redgrave and Nero’s son, Carlo Gabriel Nero, whose credits as director include HBO movie The Fever and as a producer, the 2017 Cannes entry Sea Sorrow.
Iuvit Media Sales is handling international sales. Filming wrapped last month and the project shot on location in England.
Also starring are Bob Barrett, Jennifer Wiltsie, Julian Rivett, Julian Firth,...
- 7/26/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Very few filmmakers have achieved what Quentin Tarantino has in his years in the film industry. Despite his films often igniting controversies, the filmmaker and his unique works have always remained on top of Hollywood. The man knows how to push boundaries to the perfect limits to give cinema fanatics something raw every time and Pulp Fiction was no different.
Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction
Whether it was the use of violence or the taboo topic of drugs, Pulp Fiction was not without controversy. Still, the film made waves at the box office and found a place in the audience’s hearts, establishing itself as a classic. Even legendary actor Bruce Willis couldn’t help but fall head over heels for the script as he tried everything in his power to convince Quentin Tarantino to make him a part of the film.
How Bruce Willis Got a Role in Quentin...
Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction
Whether it was the use of violence or the taboo topic of drugs, Pulp Fiction was not without controversy. Still, the film made waves at the box office and found a place in the audience’s hearts, establishing itself as a classic. Even legendary actor Bruce Willis couldn’t help but fall head over heels for the script as he tried everything in his power to convince Quentin Tarantino to make him a part of the film.
How Bruce Willis Got a Role in Quentin...
- 4/25/2024
- by Mishkaat Khan
- FandomWire
When Quentin Tarantino makes a film, critics and audiences sit up and take notice. The quirky genius has carved a niche for himself with his unique brand of writing and storytelling that has won him a lot of acclaim. With his seamless blending of genres coupled with the ability to incorporate heavy dialogue with stylized entertainment, Tarantino has proved that there is no one like him in the industry.
Hollywood filmmaker Quentin Tarantino (image credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Since his 2019 film Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, fans have been eagerly awaiting the director’s next venture namely The Movie Critic, which he stated would be his 10th and final film. Unfortunately, it has now been confirmed that the project has been officially shelved. But seeing the certain possibilities that Tarantino had for the narrative, disappointed fans believe that this possibility may not have worked.
Quentin Tarantino’s The Movie Critic...
Hollywood filmmaker Quentin Tarantino (image credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Since his 2019 film Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, fans have been eagerly awaiting the director’s next venture namely The Movie Critic, which he stated would be his 10th and final film. Unfortunately, it has now been confirmed that the project has been officially shelved. But seeing the certain possibilities that Tarantino had for the narrative, disappointed fans believe that this possibility may not have worked.
Quentin Tarantino’s The Movie Critic...
- 4/24/2024
- by Sharanya Sankar
- FandomWire
Just a day before their second performance at Coachella, K-Pop group Ateez gathered at the Grammy Museum for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The eight-piece outfit and its fellow Kq Entertainment boy group xikers are the subject of a pop-up exhibit that opened to the public on April 10.
The exhibit spotlights costumes and props worn and used by the group (consisting of members Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung and Jongho) from their most recent album, The World EP.Fin: Will. The album, which all members wrote for, earned the global stars their first Billboard 200 No. 1 in December.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony wasn’t the group’s first outing to the museum. In February of 2022, shortly after their pair of sold-out shows at the Kia Forum, Ateez took part in the museum’s Global Spin Live series, participating in a conversation and performance for a select number of fans.
“We’ve looked around before,...
The exhibit spotlights costumes and props worn and used by the group (consisting of members Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung and Jongho) from their most recent album, The World EP.Fin: Will. The album, which all members wrote for, earned the global stars their first Billboard 200 No. 1 in December.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony wasn’t the group’s first outing to the museum. In February of 2022, shortly after their pair of sold-out shows at the Kia Forum, Ateez took part in the museum’s Global Spin Live series, participating in a conversation and performance for a select number of fans.
“We’ve looked around before,...
- 4/22/2024
- by Nicole Fell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Quentin Tarantino has always been an iconic and visionary director who is not a fan of making normal films. From antiheroes to historical characters, Tarantino has had a plethora of films to his name with his final film alleged to be The Movie Critic.
Wanting to retire from Hollywood with his 10th and final film, Tarantino created quite a high wall of expectations with his film. The wall, however, crashed down with the recent news that The Movie Critic has been allegedly shelved and it will not be Tarantino’s final film!
Quentin Tarantino in Django Unchained cameo role
The Movie Critic Will Not Be Quentin Tarantino’s Final Film!
The world is indeed shocked since as per recent news, Quentin Tarantino’s final film The Movie Critic will not be his final film. With various reports and speculations around the world, there is a lot of chaos and it...
Wanting to retire from Hollywood with his 10th and final film, Tarantino created quite a high wall of expectations with his film. The wall, however, crashed down with the recent news that The Movie Critic has been allegedly shelved and it will not be Tarantino’s final film!
Quentin Tarantino in Django Unchained cameo role
The Movie Critic Will Not Be Quentin Tarantino’s Final Film!
The world is indeed shocked since as per recent news, Quentin Tarantino’s final film The Movie Critic will not be his final film. With various reports and speculations around the world, there is a lot of chaos and it...
- 4/18/2024
- by Visarg Acharya
- FandomWire
One of the funniest moments at the recent Academy Awards ceremony occurred when Best Supporting Actress nominee Emily Blunt (“Oppenheimer”) and Best Supporting Actor nominee Ryan Gosling (“Barbie”) appeared together to pay a special tribute to the talented stunt performers who are so often overlooked for their indelible contributions to the motion picture industry. Blunt and Gosling traded barbs over their “Barbenheimer” feud — the result of their films competing against each other at the box office as well as the entire awards season. If their chemistry suggested anything, it’s that moviegoers are in for a real treat when their upcoming film “The Fall Guy” drops into theaters in May.
While Blunt and Gosling bluntly made light of their dispute, they weren’t the only Oscar presenters with scores to settle. There were several other big Hollywood stars who reunited on the stage alongside one of their past Oscar rivals,...
While Blunt and Gosling bluntly made light of their dispute, they weren’t the only Oscar presenters with scores to settle. There were several other big Hollywood stars who reunited on the stage alongside one of their past Oscar rivals,...
- 3/21/2024
- by Tariq Khan
- Gold Derby
Veteran filmmaker Quentin Tarantino does not care what reviewers say about his 2012 film Django Unchained, much more to the dismay of many Black critics. The movie proved to be a popular box office hit despite its mixed reviews.
Jamie Foxx in Django Unchained
The spaghetti western drama starred Jamie Foxx as a freed slave who worked with Christoph Waltz’s Dr. King Schultz, a German bounty hunter, to liberate Django’s wife.
Quentin Tarantino Remains Nonchalant About Black Critics’ Remarks On Django Unchained
In a candid interview with the New York Times, director Quentin Tarantino addressed the backlash that Django Unchained received from fans, particularly the Black critics.
“If you’ve made money being a critic in black culture in the last 20 years you have to deal with me. You must have an opinion of me. You must deal with what I’m saying and deal with the consequences. If you sift through the criticism,...
Jamie Foxx in Django Unchained
The spaghetti western drama starred Jamie Foxx as a freed slave who worked with Christoph Waltz’s Dr. King Schultz, a German bounty hunter, to liberate Django’s wife.
Quentin Tarantino Remains Nonchalant About Black Critics’ Remarks On Django Unchained
In a candid interview with the New York Times, director Quentin Tarantino addressed the backlash that Django Unchained received from fans, particularly the Black critics.
“If you’ve made money being a critic in black culture in the last 20 years you have to deal with me. You must have an opinion of me. You must deal with what I’m saying and deal with the consequences. If you sift through the criticism,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
Jerrod Carmichael is back on TV, but this time, it’s not NBC’s “The Jerrod Carmichael Show.” It’s the reality TV version of it.
Carmichael leads HBO docuseries “Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show,” billed as a “darkly funny documentary series about Jerrod’s tumultuous quest for love, sex, and truth.” The eight-episode series will debut weekly on HBO and will be available to stream on Max.
Directed by Ari Katcher, the series centers on the Emmy-winning comedian as he navigates his life living in New York City. Carmichael recently appeared in “Poor Things,” dropped comedy special “Rothaniel” on HBO in 2022, and served as the 2023 Golden Globes host. Carmichael made his feature directorial debut with “On the Count of Three,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2021.
Carmichael created and executive produced “Reality Show” along with director Katcher and Eli Despres, who both also executive produce in addition to...
Carmichael leads HBO docuseries “Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show,” billed as a “darkly funny documentary series about Jerrod’s tumultuous quest for love, sex, and truth.” The eight-episode series will debut weekly on HBO and will be available to stream on Max.
Directed by Ari Katcher, the series centers on the Emmy-winning comedian as he navigates his life living in New York City. Carmichael recently appeared in “Poor Things,” dropped comedy special “Rothaniel” on HBO in 2022, and served as the 2023 Golden Globes host. Carmichael made his feature directorial debut with “On the Count of Three,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2021.
Carmichael created and executive produced “Reality Show” along with director Katcher and Eli Despres, who both also executive produce in addition to...
- 3/6/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Yakuza Wolf 1: I Perform Murder is a 1970s Japanese action film staring Sonny Chiba as Gosuke Himuro. The film is a rip of of Django which is a rip off of A Fistful Of Dollars which is a rip off of Yojimbo which is a licensed remake of The Glass Key (1942). Seeking revenge for his murdered father and kidnapped sister, Gosuke Himuro pits two rival Yakuza factions against each other. The filmmakers steal from other films with abandon. If it's not nailed to a solid slab of copyright law, it's filched. This is your intellectual property? You must have drooped it somewhere.
Yakuza Wolf opens with Gosuke Himuro performing a black gloved giallo murder of a couple in coitus. It could have come straight out of Bava's Blood And Black Lace. The colour palette is Argento. Chiba wears...
Yakuza Wolf opens with Gosuke Himuro performing a black gloved giallo murder of a couple in coitus. It could have come straight out of Bava's Blood And Black Lace. The colour palette is Argento. Chiba wears...
- 2/18/2024
- by Donald Munro
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Quentin Tarantino and Samuel L. Jackson’s collaboration over the years has churned out some great performances from the actor. Jackson is presented uniquely and interestingly every time he stars in a Tarantino flick. The actor got to play some of the most entertaining characters in his career including Jules in Pulp Fiction, Odell in Jackie Brown, and Stephen in Django Unchained.
Quentin Tarantino in Pulp Fiction
Tarantino films are known for their entertaining tone and inclusion of hard R language. They also include calling black people the N-word. This led to some sections of the audience calling him racist. However, Jackson clapped back at the haters and defended the characterization of black characters in his films.
Samuel L. Jackson Criticizes People Calling Quentin Tarantino Racist Samuel L. Jackson entertained audiences as Jules in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction
Samuel L. Jackson has a deep respect and admiration for Quentin Tarantino‘s works.
Quentin Tarantino in Pulp Fiction
Tarantino films are known for their entertaining tone and inclusion of hard R language. They also include calling black people the N-word. This led to some sections of the audience calling him racist. However, Jackson clapped back at the haters and defended the characterization of black characters in his films.
Samuel L. Jackson Criticizes People Calling Quentin Tarantino Racist Samuel L. Jackson entertained audiences as Jules in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction
Samuel L. Jackson has a deep respect and admiration for Quentin Tarantino‘s works.
- 2/18/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
Countless different types of Count Dracula stories have been told on the screen over the years, from Bela Lugosi’s black & white icon to Nicolas Cage’s scenery chewing take in Renfield.
The origin story of the Dracula character has also been told, most notably in Gary Shore’s 2014 movie Dracula Untold. And THR reports this week that it’s about to be told again.
Caleb Landry Jones (Antiviral) will star in an untitled Dracula origin story for director Luc Besson (The Fifth Element), which is said to be a “big budgeted film.”
The Hollywood Reporter previews that the movie will be a “retelling of Bram Stoker’s classic Gothic tale with Landry-Jones set to play the Transylvania Count-turned-vampire.”
The site also notes, “Besson’s take will focus on the beginning of Dracula’s life and relationship with his wife.”
Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained) is also in talks to star.
The origin story of the Dracula character has also been told, most notably in Gary Shore’s 2014 movie Dracula Untold. And THR reports this week that it’s about to be told again.
Caleb Landry Jones (Antiviral) will star in an untitled Dracula origin story for director Luc Besson (The Fifth Element), which is said to be a “big budgeted film.”
The Hollywood Reporter previews that the movie will be a “retelling of Bram Stoker’s classic Gothic tale with Landry-Jones set to play the Transylvania Count-turned-vampire.”
The site also notes, “Besson’s take will focus on the beginning of Dracula’s life and relationship with his wife.”
Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained) is also in talks to star.
- 2/17/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Nicholas Pinnock has joined the cast of the Peacock limited series “Long Bright River,” Variety has learned.
Pinnock will star alongside previously announced series lead Amanda Seyfried in the show, which is based on the Liz Moore novel of the same name.
The series is described as a suspense thriller that “tells the story of Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.”
Pinnock will star as Truman Dawes.
Pinnock was most recently seen in the feature “The Book of Clarence” in the role of Jesus Christ opposite Lakeith Stanfield. He is also known for his roles in TV series such as “For Life,” “Top Boy,” “Django,” and “Counterpart.”
He is repped by Silver Lining Entertainment, Iag, Independent Talent Group in the UK,...
Pinnock will star alongside previously announced series lead Amanda Seyfried in the show, which is based on the Liz Moore novel of the same name.
The series is described as a suspense thriller that “tells the story of Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.”
Pinnock will star as Truman Dawes.
Pinnock was most recently seen in the feature “The Book of Clarence” in the role of Jesus Christ opposite Lakeith Stanfield. He is also known for his roles in TV series such as “For Life,” “Top Boy,” “Django,” and “Counterpart.”
He is repped by Silver Lining Entertainment, Iag, Independent Talent Group in the UK,...
- 2/15/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Controversy and Kanye West are something that go hand in hand. The American rapper has never shied away from expressing what he wants and has never failed to turn a lot of heads. While The Music Genius is known for his bold comments, he still outperforms fans expectations when it comes to dropping bombshells.
Kanye West in Runaway music video
Ye has always been in discussions for calling himself the man behind Taylor Swift’s success. However, it is not the only time West has claimed something unbelievable. The generational rapper has also claimed to be the man behind one of the most successful films of Quentin Tarantino.
Suggested“She boom boom makes a call or two”: Taylor Swift Allegedly Got Kanye West Kicked Out of Super Bowl Lviii for Trying to Steal Her Thunder Kanye West Once Said Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained Was His Idea A still...
Kanye West in Runaway music video
Ye has always been in discussions for calling himself the man behind Taylor Swift’s success. However, it is not the only time West has claimed something unbelievable. The generational rapper has also claimed to be the man behind one of the most successful films of Quentin Tarantino.
Suggested“She boom boom makes a call or two”: Taylor Swift Allegedly Got Kanye West Kicked Out of Super Bowl Lviii for Trying to Steal Her Thunder Kanye West Once Said Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained Was His Idea A still...
- 2/15/2024
- by Piyush Yadav
- FandomWire
Simon Moutaïrou, the critically acclaimed screenwriter behind the spy thriller hit “Black Box,” has partnered with some of France’s biggest players — leading producer Chi-Fou-Mi and Studiocanal — on his ambitious directorial debut, “No Chains, No Masters.”
Now in post, “No Chains, No Masters,” is an epic movie inspired by historical accounts of former slaves in West Africa, nicknamed Maroons, who emancipated themselves from French settlements.
Set in 1759, in the French colony of Mauritius Island, “No Chains, No Masters” is an epic historical drama following a father, Massamba (Ibrahima Mbaye Thié), and his fierce teenage daughter Mati (Anna Thiandoum) who defy all odds to survive a manhunt across the jungle and emancipate themselves from the hell of a colonial plantation.
The story revolves around Mati, who refuses to accept her fate and flees from the plantation, hoping to seek freedom in a remote part of the island, where a community of fugitives is said to live.
Now in post, “No Chains, No Masters,” is an epic movie inspired by historical accounts of former slaves in West Africa, nicknamed Maroons, who emancipated themselves from French settlements.
Set in 1759, in the French colony of Mauritius Island, “No Chains, No Masters” is an epic historical drama following a father, Massamba (Ibrahima Mbaye Thié), and his fierce teenage daughter Mati (Anna Thiandoum) who defy all odds to survive a manhunt across the jungle and emancipate themselves from the hell of a colonial plantation.
The story revolves around Mati, who refuses to accept her fate and flees from the plantation, hoping to seek freedom in a remote part of the island, where a community of fugitives is said to live.
- 2/15/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Patient 11, a new four-part podcast series from Sky News and The Independent, tells the story of Alexis Quinn, whose escape from psychiatric care led to a landmark national investigation that has revealed tens of thousands of unreported allegations of sexual assault and rape in NHS mental health inpatient units across England.
Narrated by Nicholas Pinnock, Patient 11 recounts the dramatic story of Quinn, a young mother and former Gb swimmer with undiagnosed autism, and how her three-day admission in a secure mental health hospital turned into a three-year ordeal of isolation, forced restraint and sexual assault, before a daring plot to break free.
Alexis Quinn said: “They locked me up for three-and-a-half years and were prepared to throw away the key. They had no hope for me.”
“And then I learned how prolific it was...I thought it was just me, but it’s not just me, there are thousands of people (like me).”
David Rhodes,...
Narrated by Nicholas Pinnock, Patient 11 recounts the dramatic story of Quinn, a young mother and former Gb swimmer with undiagnosed autism, and how her three-day admission in a secure mental health hospital turned into a three-year ordeal of isolation, forced restraint and sexual assault, before a daring plot to break free.
Alexis Quinn said: “They locked me up for three-and-a-half years and were prepared to throw away the key. They had no hope for me.”
“And then I learned how prolific it was...I thought it was just me, but it’s not just me, there are thousands of people (like me).”
David Rhodes,...
- 1/29/2024
- Podnews.net
Netflix is bringing Frankenstein to the popular streaming service.
Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro will adapt Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
Jacob Elordi, Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained) and Felix Kammerer (All Quiet on the Western Front) join Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth in Frankenstein. Lars Mikkelsen (The Witcher), David Bradley (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio) and Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth) also join the ensemble.
Frankenstein continues Netflix’s partnership with del Toro, including the Oscar winner for Best Animated Feature Film, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, the anthology series Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, and the animated films Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans and Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia.
Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro will adapt Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
Jacob Elordi, Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained) and Felix Kammerer (All Quiet on the Western Front) join Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth in Frankenstein. Lars Mikkelsen (The Witcher), David Bradley (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio) and Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth) also join the ensemble.
Frankenstein continues Netflix’s partnership with del Toro, including the Oscar winner for Best Animated Feature Film, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, the anthology series Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, and the animated films Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans and Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia.
- 1/8/2024
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In a lot of ways, the release of Quentin Tarantino's 2012 film "Django Unchained" suggested a continuation of much of what he'd explored since the release of his monumental two-part film, 2003 and 2004's "Kill Bill" saga. He was exploring revenge, not just as a plot point but as an aesthetic unifier of many different filmmaking styles, whether it was the Kung Fu and anime influences of "Kill Bill," the '70s car chases of "Death Proof," or the World War 2 panorama of "Inglourious Basterds." Across all of those movies was a single overriding inspiration: the Italian, or Spaghetti, Westerns of the '60s and '70s.
"Django" was Tarantino's first movie to exist wholly in that vein. The theme of revenge was a major element for that film, and not just for its literal story of freed slave Django locating and rescuing his captured wife from plantation owner Calvin...
"Django" was Tarantino's first movie to exist wholly in that vein. The theme of revenge was a major element for that film, and not just for its literal story of freed slave Django locating and rescuing his captured wife from plantation owner Calvin...
- 11/5/2023
- by Anthony Crislip
- Slash Film
Company is readying theatrical feature ’Everything We Ever Wanted’ directed by Francesca Comencini.
Cattleya, the Italian film and TV outfit company backed by ITV Studios, has teamed with writers Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli to launch a new outfit called Dedalus.
Cattleya has previously worked with Fasoli and Ravagli on series such as Gomorrah, ZeroZeroZero, The Immortal and Django.
Dedalus, which will develop and produce films and television series, is working on Francesca Comencini’s feature Everything We Ever Wanted, billed as a a story of love and friendship within the Neapolitan mob, set during two different time periods.
Comencini...
Cattleya, the Italian film and TV outfit company backed by ITV Studios, has teamed with writers Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli to launch a new outfit called Dedalus.
Cattleya has previously worked with Fasoli and Ravagli on series such as Gomorrah, ZeroZeroZero, The Immortal and Django.
Dedalus, which will develop and produce films and television series, is working on Francesca Comencini’s feature Everything We Ever Wanted, billed as a a story of love and friendship within the Neapolitan mob, set during two different time periods.
Comencini...
- 10/16/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Company is readying theatrical feature ’Everything We Ever Wanted’ directed by Francesca Comencini.
ITV Studios-backed Italian production outfit Cattleya has teamed with writers Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli to co-found Dedalus.
Rome-based Cattleya has previously worked with Fasoli and Ravagli on shows such as Gomorrah, ZeroZeroZero, The Immortal and Django.
Dedalus, which will develop and produce films and television series, is working on theatrical feature Everything We Ever Wanted, billed as a a story of love and friendship amidst a mid-seventies Neapolitan mob, set during two different time periods and directed by Francesca Comencini, whose credits include 2012 Venice competition...
ITV Studios-backed Italian production outfit Cattleya has teamed with writers Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli to co-found Dedalus.
Rome-based Cattleya has previously worked with Fasoli and Ravagli on shows such as Gomorrah, ZeroZeroZero, The Immortal and Django.
Dedalus, which will develop and produce films and television series, is working on theatrical feature Everything We Ever Wanted, billed as a a story of love and friendship amidst a mid-seventies Neapolitan mob, set during two different time periods and directed by Francesca Comencini, whose credits include 2012 Venice competition...
- 10/16/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
ITV Studios-owned Italian production company Cattleya is joining forces with Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli, Italian writers whose credits include such cross-over TV series as Gomorrah, ZeroZeroZero and Django to launch Dedalus, a new production company which will develop drama projects for the big and small screens.
Dedalus has two projects far along in the pipeline: Everything We Ever Wanted, a theatrical feature about love and friendship set against the world of the 1970s Neopolitan mafia, which Francesca Comencini (Django) will direct; and Erba, a TV series inspired by a horrific crime — the brutal murders of a family of four by their seemingly-ordinary middle-aged neighbors — that shocked Italy in December 2006.
“Over the years we have formed a special bond with Leonardo and Maddalena, based on a unique way of working together which actively involves them at every stage of our shared projects,” said Cattleya founder Riccardo Tozzi, who announced...
Dedalus has two projects far along in the pipeline: Everything We Ever Wanted, a theatrical feature about love and friendship set against the world of the 1970s Neopolitan mafia, which Francesca Comencini (Django) will direct; and Erba, a TV series inspired by a horrific crime — the brutal murders of a family of four by their seemingly-ordinary middle-aged neighbors — that shocked Italy in December 2006.
“Over the years we have formed a special bond with Leonardo and Maddalena, based on a unique way of working together which actively involves them at every stage of our shared projects,” said Cattleya founder Riccardo Tozzi, who announced...
- 10/16/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Marco Chimenz, Co-CEO of Italy’s Cattleya the prominent ITV-owned outfit behind “Gomorrah” and “ZeroZeroZero,” will be leaving the company in January to join pan-European powerhouse Federation Studios.
At Federation Chimenz will serve as group co-managing director of the expanding production and distribution studio that currently comprises 35 production companies, working closely with founder and CEO Pascal Breton and Federation co-director Lionel Uzan.
Founded in 2013, Federation is a production, financing and distribution studio with subsidiaries and associate production companies based in Paris, Los Angeles, Rome, Madrid, Berlin, Cologne, London, Brussels and Tel Aviv. The group’s best-known titles include “The Bureau,” “In Treatment,” “Baby,” “Hostages,” “Marseille,” “Bad Banks,” “Your Honor,” and “Around the World in 80 Days.”
Chimenz will continue to work with Cattleya’s Spanish affiliate on several productions until 2025. He will also continue to operate with longtime collaborator Joshua Berman, who is currently head of business affairs at Cattleya.
At Federation Chimenz will serve as group co-managing director of the expanding production and distribution studio that currently comprises 35 production companies, working closely with founder and CEO Pascal Breton and Federation co-director Lionel Uzan.
Founded in 2013, Federation is a production, financing and distribution studio with subsidiaries and associate production companies based in Paris, Los Angeles, Rome, Madrid, Berlin, Cologne, London, Brussels and Tel Aviv. The group’s best-known titles include “The Bureau,” “In Treatment,” “Baby,” “Hostages,” “Marseille,” “Bad Banks,” “Your Honor,” and “Around the World in 80 Days.”
Chimenz will continue to work with Cattleya’s Spanish affiliate on several productions until 2025. He will also continue to operate with longtime collaborator Joshua Berman, who is currently head of business affairs at Cattleya.
- 10/4/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The filmmaking trio collectively known as Rkss (François Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell) put their stamp on the slasher subgenre with the brutal Wake Up, which made its World Premiere last week at Fantastic Fest (our review) before heading to Sitges this week.
Bloody Disgusting spoke with Rkss after the debut about their slasher with a severe mean streak.
Wake Up is written by Alberto Marini (Sleep Tight), based on an original idea by Martin Soudan, and stars Benny O.Arthur (Sky and Canal + Django series), Jacqueline Moré (The Anarchist’S Dream), Charlotte Stoiber (Downfall), Kyle Scudder (Netflix’s upcoming In Love All Over Again), and newcomers Alessia Yoko Fontana and Tom Gould along with celebrated Irish film and television actors Turlough Convery (Black Mirror, Killing Eve) and Aidan O’Hare (My Sailor, My Love).
The setup is simple: Gen Z activists sneak into a big box furniture store after...
Bloody Disgusting spoke with Rkss after the debut about their slasher with a severe mean streak.
Wake Up is written by Alberto Marini (Sleep Tight), based on an original idea by Martin Soudan, and stars Benny O.Arthur (Sky and Canal + Django series), Jacqueline Moré (The Anarchist’S Dream), Charlotte Stoiber (Downfall), Kyle Scudder (Netflix’s upcoming In Love All Over Again), and newcomers Alessia Yoko Fontana and Tom Gould along with celebrated Irish film and television actors Turlough Convery (Black Mirror, Killing Eve) and Aidan O’Hare (My Sailor, My Love).
The setup is simple: Gen Z activists sneak into a big box furniture store after...
- 10/3/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
The filmmaking trio known as Rkss has previously brought us the films Turbo Kid and Summer of 84. Their latest is the slasher Wake Up, which had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas yesterday – and we not only have some reactions to the film that came out of that screening, we also have a clip from the film, courtesy of Deadline! You can watch the clip in the embed at the bottom of this article.
Written by Alberto Marini and based on an original idea by Martin Soudan, Wake Up centers on a group of hot-headed Gen Z activists who find themselves brutally hunted after they become trapped in a furniture superstore during an act of environmental protest gone wrong.
The furniture store setting reminds me of an ’80s slasher that deserves to be more popular, Hide and Go Shriek.
Wake Up stars Benny O.Arthur (the Django...
Written by Alberto Marini and based on an original idea by Martin Soudan, Wake Up centers on a group of hot-headed Gen Z activists who find themselves brutally hunted after they become trapped in a furniture superstore during an act of environmental protest gone wrong.
The furniture store setting reminds me of an ’80s slasher that deserves to be more popular, Hide and Go Shriek.
Wake Up stars Benny O.Arthur (the Django...
- 9/25/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The Oscars celebrate excellence in the world of filmmaking, and the people who write the stories and scripts are a huge part of it.
Variety exclusively reported “Barbie” would be campaigned for best original screenplay for the upcoming awards season rather than in adapted screenplay as had been presumed. The decision brought about some interesting debate on social media, and even some Academy members contacted me directly with questions and opinions about it. But it’s not a black-or-white question. The categories in which a movie competes aren’t always as clear as you’d think, as seen through the history of nominees and winners.
Let’s start with the existing definitions. What does it mean to be an original script vs. an adapted one? As most people know, an original work creates an entirely new narrative, while an adapted one transforms pre-existing material into a screenplay.
“Barbie” scribes Greta Gerwig...
Variety exclusively reported “Barbie” would be campaigned for best original screenplay for the upcoming awards season rather than in adapted screenplay as had been presumed. The decision brought about some interesting debate on social media, and even some Academy members contacted me directly with questions and opinions about it. But it’s not a black-or-white question. The categories in which a movie competes aren’t always as clear as you’d think, as seen through the history of nominees and winners.
Let’s start with the existing definitions. What does it mean to be an original script vs. an adapted one? As most people know, an original work creates an entirely new narrative, while an adapted one transforms pre-existing material into a screenplay.
“Barbie” scribes Greta Gerwig...
- 9/15/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Studiocanal presents two brand-new restorations of two superb thrillers from legendary director Alberto De Martino – the 1974 Italian exorcist film The Antichrist, a superbly sleazy and unsettling shocker, featuring an amazing score by Ennio Morricone, starring Carla Gravina (Madame Bovary), Mel Ferrer (Nightmare City) and Oscar nominee Arthur Kennedy (Champion); and the 1976 cop thriller Blazing Magnum (aka Shadows in an Empty Room), an outrageous action-packed B-movie riff on Dirty Harry, starring Oscar nominee Stuart Whitman (The Mark), John Saxon (A Nightmare on Elm Street), Tisa Farrow (The Last Hunter) and Oscar winner Martin Landau (North by Northwest), with, according to film historian Kim Newman, epic car chases that rival Steve McQueen’s Bullitt.
Both titles include brand-new audio interviews with Alberto De Martino on the films, as well as commentaries, interviews, trailers and art cards. These immaculate restorations, making their UK Blu-ray debuts, are a must-own for fans of Italian action and horror cinema,...
Both titles include brand-new audio interviews with Alberto De Martino on the films, as well as commentaries, interviews, trailers and art cards. These immaculate restorations, making their UK Blu-ray debuts, are a must-own for fans of Italian action and horror cinema,...
- 9/14/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
At its latest edition, which takes place parallel to the Helsinki Intl. Film Festival — Love & Anarchy, the Finnish Film Affair will again host its well-received Nordic Flair training program, an initiative designed to offer career development for film professionals from across the Nordic region.
After a 2022 edition that focused on sales agents, distributors, buyers and broadcast commissioners, this year’s event will host actors working in one or more of the Nordic countries. Maria Pirkkalainen-Barber, head of Finnish Film Affair and Nordic Flair, says the goal in Helsinki is to offer a launching pad for rising talents looking to take the next step in their careers.
“The opportunities for actors to develop their own chances for an international breakthrough can be challenging, and access to agents and casting directors is competitive. Not to mention how the pandemic years made it more difficult for actors to build international networks,” Pirkkalainen-Barber says.
After a 2022 edition that focused on sales agents, distributors, buyers and broadcast commissioners, this year’s event will host actors working in one or more of the Nordic countries. Maria Pirkkalainen-Barber, head of Finnish Film Affair and Nordic Flair, says the goal in Helsinki is to offer a launching pad for rising talents looking to take the next step in their careers.
“The opportunities for actors to develop their own chances for an international breakthrough can be challenging, and access to agents and casting directors is competitive. Not to mention how the pandemic years made it more difficult for actors to build international networks,” Pirkkalainen-Barber says.
- 9/13/2023
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Many of Quentin Tarantino’s most iconic characters sit firmly in the morally gray areas of humanity, but the filmmaker steered into reprehensible villainy with Calvin Candie in Django Unchained. Despite DiCaprio’s discomfort with the role, the actor fully committed to depicting this sadistic slave owner with palpable intensity. In one of his standout scenes, DiCaprio got some inside the role that he injured himself while delivering a monologue.
The actor got so worked up during a climactic scene that he cut his hand open Leonardo DiCaprio | Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
The full depth of Calvin’s performative charm and underlying menace is at its most apparent during a dinner party scene at his home.
What begins as an amicable discussion quickly curdles into something more sinister when Calvin brings out the skull of a dead slave, spouts some racist phrenology about black people’s brains, and reveals...
The actor got so worked up during a climactic scene that he cut his hand open Leonardo DiCaprio | Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
The full depth of Calvin’s performative charm and underlying menace is at its most apparent during a dinner party scene at his home.
What begins as an amicable discussion quickly curdles into something more sinister when Calvin brings out the skull of a dead slave, spouts some racist phrenology about black people’s brains, and reveals...
- 8/30/2023
- by Suse Forrest
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Introduction & Inspirations
Murali Gopy, the acclaimed writer and actor of Malayalam cinema, has revealed some of his favourite filmmakers and his upcoming projects in a candid interview. Murali Gopy, who is known for his versatile scripts and powerful performances, has written critically acclaimed films like Ee Adutha Kaalathu, Left Right Left, Tiyaan, Kammara Sambhavam, and the highest-grossing Malayalam film Lucifer.
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He has also won numerous awards including Filmfare Awards South and South Indian International Movie Awards. Here are some of the filmmakers he admires and their best films:
Django Unchained Trailer David Lean: The British master of epic cinema, who directed classics like Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, and The Bridge on the River Kwai. Lean’s films are known for their sweeping visuals and compelling stories on a grand scale. He was nominated for 12 Academy Awards and won two for Best Director. Quentin Tarantino: The American iconoclast,...
Murali Gopy, the acclaimed writer and actor of Malayalam cinema, has revealed some of his favourite filmmakers and his upcoming projects in a candid interview. Murali Gopy, who is known for his versatile scripts and powerful performances, has written critically acclaimed films like Ee Adutha Kaalathu, Left Right Left, Tiyaan, Kammara Sambhavam, and the highest-grossing Malayalam film Lucifer.
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He has also won numerous awards including Filmfare Awards South and South Indian International Movie Awards. Here are some of the filmmakers he admires and their best films:
Django Unchained Trailer David Lean: The British master of epic cinema, who directed classics like Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, and The Bridge on the River Kwai. Lean’s films are known for their sweeping visuals and compelling stories on a grand scale. He was nominated for 12 Academy Awards and won two for Best Director. Quentin Tarantino: The American iconoclast,...
- 7/30/2023
- by amalprasadappu
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Samuel L. Jackson told The Times last year that he deserved to win the Oscar for best supporting actor over Martin Landau (“Ed Wood”) at the 1995 Academy Awards. In a new interview with Vulture, the actor said he was robbed of a second chance to win an Oscar just a couple years later with Joel Schumacher’s 1996 legal drama “A Time to Kill,” co-starring Matthew McConaughey and Sandra Bullock. The John Grisham adaptation starred Jackson as a man on trial in Mississippi for killing the two men who raped his daughter.
“In ‘A Time to Kill,’ when I kill those guys, I kill them because my daughter needs to know that those guys are not on the planet anymore and they will never hurt her again — that I will do anything to protect her,” Jackson said. “That’s how I played that character throughout. And there were specific things we shot,...
“In ‘A Time to Kill,’ when I kill those guys, I kill them because my daughter needs to know that those guys are not on the planet anymore and they will never hurt her again — that I will do anything to protect her,” Jackson said. “That’s how I played that character throughout. And there were specific things we shot,...
- 7/20/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Studiocanal has boarded “A Prophet,” a new television adaptation of Jacques Audiard’s acclaimed 2009 film. The eight-episode limited series started filming on July 3, with “Django” director Enrico Maria Artale and a diverse new cast led by Mamadou Sidibé.
The French-language series brings back the award-winning team behind the original film, including creators and writers Abdel Raouf Dafri and Nicolas Peufaillit (“The Returned”), as well as producer Marco Cherqui (“Savages”), in agreement with “A Prophet” producers Why Not Productions and Page 114.
The show, which is filming in Marseille and Puglia, Italy, is produced by Cherqui and Sebastien Janin, former Apple exec and co-founder of Media Musketeers, and co-produced by Ugc, Orange Studio, Entourage Series and Savon Noir, with the participation of Ocs. The key crew includes “Gomorra” cinematographer Ferran Paredes Rubio. Veteran Italian producer Fabio Conversi (“Youth”) is exec producing the series.
The original movie won the grand jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival,...
The French-language series brings back the award-winning team behind the original film, including creators and writers Abdel Raouf Dafri and Nicolas Peufaillit (“The Returned”), as well as producer Marco Cherqui (“Savages”), in agreement with “A Prophet” producers Why Not Productions and Page 114.
The show, which is filming in Marseille and Puglia, Italy, is produced by Cherqui and Sebastien Janin, former Apple exec and co-founder of Media Musketeers, and co-produced by Ugc, Orange Studio, Entourage Series and Savon Noir, with the participation of Ocs. The key crew includes “Gomorra” cinematographer Ferran Paredes Rubio. Veteran Italian producer Fabio Conversi (“Youth”) is exec producing the series.
The original movie won the grand jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival,...
- 7/10/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Quentin Tarantino considered many actors for Django Unchained before landing on Jamie Foxx. Idris Elba was reportedly in the running for the role as well. But Tarantino axed the actor from the casting process early.
Quentin Tarantino confirmed that Idris Elba was briefly in the running for ‘Django Unchained’ Quentin Tarantino | Franco Origlia/Getty Images
Tarantino considered a list of some of Hollywood’s top stars for his action feature Django Unchained. He initially had Will Smith in mind for the part, but Smith turned the role down, opening it up for other stars to secure. The Wire alum Elba had a brief opportunity to appear in the Tarantino flick. But Tarantino shot the actor down early since he was British.
“Yeah, Idris is British and this is an American story. I think a problem with a lot of movies that deal with this issue is they cast British actors...
Quentin Tarantino confirmed that Idris Elba was briefly in the running for ‘Django Unchained’ Quentin Tarantino | Franco Origlia/Getty Images
Tarantino considered a list of some of Hollywood’s top stars for his action feature Django Unchained. He initially had Will Smith in mind for the part, but Smith turned the role down, opening it up for other stars to secure. The Wire alum Elba had a brief opportunity to appear in the Tarantino flick. But Tarantino shot the actor down early since he was British.
“Yeah, Idris is British and this is an American story. I think a problem with a lot of movies that deal with this issue is they cast British actors...
- 7/7/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
As “Super Nova” eloquently expressed, Baek Seung-kee is definitely an unusual director with his episodic filmmaking moving into many directions, usually with a sense of (self) parodying humor. His approach finds its apogee in “Jango: Uncharged”
“Jango: Uncharged” is screening at Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
As flashbacks throughout the movie show, Jango is a poor man who wants to be a director, but is stuck in doing delivery work with his sister Juju, who wants to be a movie star. Jango saves money in order to make a movie but eventually has to give a lot of money to his sister, in order for her to join a famous entertainment agency. As his debt increases, he finds himself enslaved and about to move into a slave camp. That is when Dr Salt appears and buys him out while riding in a horse that is obviously a man dressed in a horse costume.
“Jango: Uncharged” is screening at Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
As flashbacks throughout the movie show, Jango is a poor man who wants to be a director, but is stuck in doing delivery work with his sister Juju, who wants to be a movie star. Jango saves money in order to make a movie but eventually has to give a lot of money to his sister, in order for her to join a famous entertainment agency. As his debt increases, he finds himself enslaved and about to move into a slave camp. That is when Dr Salt appears and buys him out while riding in a horse that is obviously a man dressed in a horse costume.
- 7/2/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Nina Hoss (Tár) and Nicholas Pinnock (For Life) have closed deals to join the new film Hedda from MGM’s Orion Pictures. While details as to their roles haven’t been disclosed, they join an ensemble that also includes Tessa Thompson, Callum Turner and Eve Hewson, as previously announced.
An epic reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s famed 1891 stage play Hedda Gabler, Hedda will be directed by Nia DaCosta, who also wrote the script. Pic’s producers are Plan B, DaCosta, Gabrielle Nadig, and Thompson via Viva Maude. Michael Constable will exec produce alongside Kishori Rajan for Viva Maude.
Hoss most recently starred opposite Cate Blanchett in Todd Field’s Academy Award-nominated drama Tár, garnering the Santa Barbara Film Festival’s Virtuoso Award for her turn as concertmaster Sharon, along with nominations at the Gotham Awards, Independent Spirit Awards and London Critics Circle Film Awards. The actress...
An epic reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s famed 1891 stage play Hedda Gabler, Hedda will be directed by Nia DaCosta, who also wrote the script. Pic’s producers are Plan B, DaCosta, Gabrielle Nadig, and Thompson via Viva Maude. Michael Constable will exec produce alongside Kishori Rajan for Viva Maude.
Hoss most recently starred opposite Cate Blanchett in Todd Field’s Academy Award-nominated drama Tár, garnering the Santa Barbara Film Festival’s Virtuoso Award for her turn as concertmaster Sharon, along with nominations at the Gotham Awards, Independent Spirit Awards and London Critics Circle Film Awards. The actress...
- 6/14/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
About nine months after unveiling the first trailer for the sci-fi movie They Cloned Tyrone, the Netflix streaming service has finally released another trailer for the movie, and you can check it out in the embed above! They Cloned Tyrone will be available to watch on Netflix as of July 21st.
Along with the new trailer comes the release of a batch of posters, which can be seen at the bottom of this article.
The feature directorial debut of Juel Taylor, who wrote the screenplay with Tony Rettenmaier, They Cloned Tyrone stars John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Teyonah Parris (Candyman), David Alan Grier (Jumanji), J. Alphonse Nicholson (P-Valley), Tamberla Perry (Apb), and Eric Robinson Jr. (New Amsterdam), with Kiefer Sutherland (Designated Survivor), and Jamie Foxx (Django Unchained). The synopsis is short and sweet: A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious...
Along with the new trailer comes the release of a batch of posters, which can be seen at the bottom of this article.
The feature directorial debut of Juel Taylor, who wrote the screenplay with Tony Rettenmaier, They Cloned Tyrone stars John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Teyonah Parris (Candyman), David Alan Grier (Jumanji), J. Alphonse Nicholson (P-Valley), Tamberla Perry (Apb), and Eric Robinson Jr. (New Amsterdam), with Kiefer Sutherland (Designated Survivor), and Jamie Foxx (Django Unchained). The synopsis is short and sweet: A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious...
- 6/13/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Quentin Tarantino has created a roster of unique and memorable characters in his films. But earlier in his career, he confided that his most interesting character was perhaps his most overlooked.
Quentin Tarantino on the most interesting character he’s ever written Quentin Tarantino | Loic Venance/Getty Images
Tarantino’s most interesting character used to be one he didn’t know how he created in the first place. In an interview with Creative Screenwriting, the director confided that none of his characters were as unique as Mia Wallace. The character was the wife of a drug kingpin in Tarantino’s classic Pulp Fiction. What made her interesting was that her existence was a bit of a mystery for the movie maker
“Because I have no idea where she came from. I have no idea whatsoever. She’s not from another movie, she’s not somebody I know, she’s not a fantasy girl,...
Quentin Tarantino on the most interesting character he’s ever written Quentin Tarantino | Loic Venance/Getty Images
Tarantino’s most interesting character used to be one he didn’t know how he created in the first place. In an interview with Creative Screenwriting, the director confided that none of his characters were as unique as Mia Wallace. The character was the wife of a drug kingpin in Tarantino’s classic Pulp Fiction. What made her interesting was that her existence was a bit of a mystery for the movie maker
“Because I have no idea where she came from. I have no idea whatsoever. She’s not from another movie, she’s not somebody I know, she’s not a fantasy girl,...
- 6/12/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Sean Bean and Miranda Richardson are set to star alongside John Malkovich in the biopic of Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache, Variety can reveal.
Also joining the cast is Ben Schnetzer (“The Book Thief”), who has replaced Rupert Friend after scheduling difficulties meant Friend had to drop out of the project. Schnetzer will play a young version of Celebidachi while Malkovich will play the conductor later in life.
They will be joined by Kate Phillips (“Downton Abbey”), Anton Lesser (“Game of Thrones”) and Charlie Rowe (“Rocketman”).
“The Yellow Tie” tells the story of controversial classical conductor Sergiu Celibidache, one of Romania’s best known classical music artists. He battled homelessness and prejudice before becoming the youngest ever conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Anton Lesser (© Asia Werbel), Kate Phillips (© Anna Michell), Ben Schnetzer
Celibidache’s son, Serge Ioan Celebidachi, will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with James Olivier.
Also joining...
Also joining the cast is Ben Schnetzer (“The Book Thief”), who has replaced Rupert Friend after scheduling difficulties meant Friend had to drop out of the project. Schnetzer will play a young version of Celebidachi while Malkovich will play the conductor later in life.
They will be joined by Kate Phillips (“Downton Abbey”), Anton Lesser (“Game of Thrones”) and Charlie Rowe (“Rocketman”).
“The Yellow Tie” tells the story of controversial classical conductor Sergiu Celibidache, one of Romania’s best known classical music artists. He battled homelessness and prejudice before becoming the youngest ever conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Anton Lesser (© Asia Werbel), Kate Phillips (© Anna Michell), Ben Schnetzer
Celibidache’s son, Serge Ioan Celebidachi, will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with James Olivier.
Also joining...
- 6/6/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Kirsten Niehuus, CEO at Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, which funds films and TV series production in the Berlin region, and Simone Baumann, managing director of German Films, which promotes and supports the release of German films abroad, welcomed a wide array of guests to their garden party at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.
Three Medienboard-funded films are in this year’s Competition: Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania’s “Four Daughters,” Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner’s “Club Zero,” and U.S. helmer Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City.”
Niehuus told Variety: “Those are three very different productions, but it shows the spectrum [of films] that Medienboard supports.” Tunisian films, like “Four Daughters,” need international co-production funding to get made, she said, and “we believe in world cinema, so were very happy [to back it].” Hausner is “one of the most impressive female filmmakers [in the world], and I think there should be more female filmmakers on the Croisette and every other ‘A’ festival,...
Three Medienboard-funded films are in this year’s Competition: Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania’s “Four Daughters,” Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner’s “Club Zero,” and U.S. helmer Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City.”
Niehuus told Variety: “Those are three very different productions, but it shows the spectrum [of films] that Medienboard supports.” Tunisian films, like “Four Daughters,” need international co-production funding to get made, she said, and “we believe in world cinema, so were very happy [to back it].” Hausner is “one of the most impressive female filmmakers [in the world], and I think there should be more female filmmakers on the Croisette and every other ‘A’ festival,...
- 5/22/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Romania’s culture minister Lucian Romașcanu is confident that the country’s beleaguered cash rebate system is back on track, insisting in Cannes on Sunday that the government is committed to “repairing” a scheme that has ground to a halt in recent years.
“Everyone in politics, starting with the future Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, understands the importance of that,” said Romașcanu, outlining plans to rebuild confidence in an incentive program that faces stiff competition in the region. “There is definitely a ‘yes’ from the political world.”
According to Romașcanu, the administration is now determined to clear a backlog of roughly €100 million ($108.2 million) owed to foreign productions that have lensed in the Eastern European nation since the rebate was introduced, after a host of lawsuits over outstanding payments pushed the cashback program to a breaking point.
He was also optimistic that those payments will begin to flow by this fall, and...
“Everyone in politics, starting with the future Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, understands the importance of that,” said Romașcanu, outlining plans to rebuild confidence in an incentive program that faces stiff competition in the region. “There is definitely a ‘yes’ from the political world.”
According to Romașcanu, the administration is now determined to clear a backlog of roughly €100 million ($108.2 million) owed to foreign productions that have lensed in the Eastern European nation since the rebate was introduced, after a host of lawsuits over outstanding payments pushed the cashback program to a breaking point.
He was also optimistic that those payments will begin to flow by this fall, and...
- 5/21/2023
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
SkyShowtime, the European streaming joint venture of Comcast and Paramount Global, on Sunday unveiled a slate of original and exclusive series that will be premiering on the service later this year and in 2024.
CEO Monty Sarhan announced during a keynote appearance at the Marché du Film in Cannes that overall a total of 10 SkyShowtime originals from different regions and countries would premiere on the service in 2023. Among them are shows from its three regions of the Nordics, Iberia and Central and Eastern Europe. The streamer, which serves a total of 22 markets, described that as “a staggering and nearly unheard of accomplishment for a service that is less than one year old.”
Among others, SkyShowtime will later this year debut Codename: Annika, its first original from the Nordics. The Finnish-Swedish production, which previously had the working title ID, was part of a deal the streamer struck early this year with Warner Bros. Discovery...
CEO Monty Sarhan announced during a keynote appearance at the Marché du Film in Cannes that overall a total of 10 SkyShowtime originals from different regions and countries would premiere on the service in 2023. Among them are shows from its three regions of the Nordics, Iberia and Central and Eastern Europe. The streamer, which serves a total of 22 markets, described that as “a staggering and nearly unheard of accomplishment for a service that is less than one year old.”
Among others, SkyShowtime will later this year debut Codename: Annika, its first original from the Nordics. The Finnish-Swedish production, which previously had the working title ID, was part of a deal the streamer struck early this year with Warner Bros. Discovery...
- 5/21/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
[Editor’s Note: Jim Brown died May 18 at the age of 87. In honor of his memory, IndieWire is reposting this piece from October 2022 about Quentin Tarantino’s love of Brown’s films.]
Quentin Tarantino has finally revealed his goal for cinema: return to the feel of movie theaters in the 1970s.
The Oscar winner detailed the formative moviegoing experience that shaped how he viewed masculinity after his mother’s boyfriend took him as a child to see “100 Rifles.” Starring Jim Brown, Burt Reynolds, and Raquel Welch, the film is a classic American Western about a thief (Reynolds) who is trying to outrun the local sheriff (Brown).
Tarantino explained on “Real Time with Bill Maher” while promoting the book “Cinema Speculation,” out November 1, that he watched “100 Rifles” with an all-Black audience, and the crowd loudly complained about opening film “The Bus Is Coming.”
“The first time I ever heard, ‘Suck my dick’ was someone in the audience,...
Quentin Tarantino has finally revealed his goal for cinema: return to the feel of movie theaters in the 1970s.
The Oscar winner detailed the formative moviegoing experience that shaped how he viewed masculinity after his mother’s boyfriend took him as a child to see “100 Rifles.” Starring Jim Brown, Burt Reynolds, and Raquel Welch, the film is a classic American Western about a thief (Reynolds) who is trying to outrun the local sheriff (Brown).
Tarantino explained on “Real Time with Bill Maher” while promoting the book “Cinema Speculation,” out November 1, that he watched “100 Rifles” with an all-Black audience, and the crowd loudly complained about opening film “The Bus Is Coming.”
“The first time I ever heard, ‘Suck my dick’ was someone in the audience,...
- 5/19/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
ITV’s digital business is starting to build. The UK network’s revenue from the segment was up £24M ($30.2M) to £106M in the first quarter of 2022 on a year-on-year comparison, a 49% uptick.
Streaming hours were also up 128 million following the move to switch its main digital service from ITV Hub to Itvx, which has launched a slate of original such as Nolly and A Spy Among Friends.
However, the Love Island and Malpractice broadcaster saw its overall external revenues dip 7% from £834M a year ago to £776M this quarter. Within that, Media and Entertainment was down £50M to £495M and ITV Studios was basically flat at £457M.
The M&e division houses the ITV network, which remains reliant on the volatile TV ad market, while ITV Studios key deliveries for the quarter included Nolly, Django for Sky, Big Beasts for AppleTV+ and Queer Eye for Netflix.
“ITV Studios continues to demonstrate significant strategic momentum,...
Streaming hours were also up 128 million following the move to switch its main digital service from ITV Hub to Itvx, which has launched a slate of original such as Nolly and A Spy Among Friends.
However, the Love Island and Malpractice broadcaster saw its overall external revenues dip 7% from £834M a year ago to £776M this quarter. Within that, Media and Entertainment was down £50M to £495M and ITV Studios was basically flat at £457M.
The M&e division houses the ITV network, which remains reliant on the volatile TV ad market, while ITV Studios key deliveries for the quarter included Nolly, Django for Sky, Big Beasts for AppleTV+ and Queer Eye for Netflix.
“ITV Studios continues to demonstrate significant strategic momentum,...
- 5/11/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
U.K. TV giant ITV on Thursday reported a 10 percent advertising revenue drop for the first quarter of 2023 amid macroeconomic clouds, slightly less pronounced than its forecast for a roughly 11 percent decrease, with the current second quarter forecast to record a 12 percent decline.
The company, led by CEO Carolyn McCall, said that April ad revenue dropped 12 percent, with May forecast to be down around 10 percent and June to be down around 14 percent.
ITV reported a 7 percent decline in total first-quarter external revenue for the January-March period to £776 million ($979 million) and detailed results for its key business units.
Quarterly revenue at its production arm ITV Studios was virtually unchanged at £457 million ($577 million). Shows delivered in the latest period in the U.K. and internationally included Big Beasts for Apple TV+, Sky’s Django, Itvx’s Nolly and Queer Eye for Netflix.
Meanwhile, revenue in ITV’s core media and entertainment unit...
The company, led by CEO Carolyn McCall, said that April ad revenue dropped 12 percent, with May forecast to be down around 10 percent and June to be down around 14 percent.
ITV reported a 7 percent decline in total first-quarter external revenue for the January-March period to £776 million ($979 million) and detailed results for its key business units.
Quarterly revenue at its production arm ITV Studios was virtually unchanged at £457 million ($577 million). Shows delivered in the latest period in the U.K. and internationally included Big Beasts for Apple TV+, Sky’s Django, Itvx’s Nolly and Queer Eye for Netflix.
Meanwhile, revenue in ITV’s core media and entertainment unit...
- 5/11/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Django Unchained", the eighth movie by Quentin Tarantino, wouldn't have been a hit with a different writer-director attached. By that point, Tarantino had become a trusted brand all to himself, and his name alone was enough to sell a film; like a movie about a freed enslaved person set in the 1850s. Sold as an homage to the Spaghetti Westerns of the 1960s and Sergio Corbucci's "Django," in particular, Tarantino himself didn't necessarily think "Django Unchained" fell into quite the same category as those films. "I don't know if 'Django' is a Western proper," he told the New York Times. "It's a Southern. I'm playing western stories in the genre, but with a southern backdrop."
Will Smith was famously in line to play the lead before eventually passing on the role because it wasn't enough of a star vehicle. Smith would have given a fine performance, but there's one problem.
Will Smith was famously in line to play the lead before eventually passing on the role because it wasn't enough of a star vehicle. Smith would have given a fine performance, but there's one problem.
- 5/3/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
Academy Award winner Russell Crowe plays real-life exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth in The Pope’s Exorcist, which is now available to watch on PVOD ($24.99) at home.
Bloody Disgusting has been provided with an exclusive featurette video this afternoon, teasing the film’s at-home release and featuring insights from star Russell Crowe and more.
“It’s very hard to make original exorcism-based material,” producer Jeff Katz notes. So how did the filmmakers go about bringing something different to the exorcism arena?
“There’s definitely levels of intrigue and investigation in the movie which feel different from what you might find in another type of horror film,” Russell Crowe explains in the video.
Julius Avery (Overlord) directed The Pope’s Exorcist.
In The Pope’s Exorcist, “Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican’s leading exorcist, investigates the possession of a child and uncovers a conspiracy the Vatican has tried to keep secret.”
Franco Nero (Django, John Wick:...
Bloody Disgusting has been provided with an exclusive featurette video this afternoon, teasing the film’s at-home release and featuring insights from star Russell Crowe and more.
“It’s very hard to make original exorcism-based material,” producer Jeff Katz notes. So how did the filmmakers go about bringing something different to the exorcism arena?
“There’s definitely levels of intrigue and investigation in the movie which feel different from what you might find in another type of horror film,” Russell Crowe explains in the video.
Julius Avery (Overlord) directed The Pope’s Exorcist.
In The Pope’s Exorcist, “Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican’s leading exorcist, investigates the possession of a child and uncovers a conspiracy the Vatican has tried to keep secret.”
Franco Nero (Django, John Wick:...
- 5/2/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
This week is all about horror at home, as all of this week’s new releases can be watched from the comfort of your couch. The list includes the home debuts of three of this year’s big theatrical releases. Here’s all the new horror releasing May 2 – May 7, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
Universal’s brand new horror-comedy Renfield has been playing in theaters since April 14, and the film is now available on at-home VOD ($24.99) beginning today.
Meagan wrote in her review of Renfield, “It won’t reignite fervor for a new Universal Monsters resurgence, but Renfield makes for an entertaining enough time at the movies.”
Nicolas Cage sinks his teeth into the most iconic bloodsucker of all time in Renfield, playing Count Dracula alongside Nicholas Hoult’s fly-eating henchman, Renfield.
“In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield,...
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
Universal’s brand new horror-comedy Renfield has been playing in theaters since April 14, and the film is now available on at-home VOD ($24.99) beginning today.
Meagan wrote in her review of Renfield, “It won’t reignite fervor for a new Universal Monsters resurgence, but Renfield makes for an entertaining enough time at the movies.”
Nicolas Cage sinks his teeth into the most iconic bloodsucker of all time in Renfield, playing Count Dracula alongside Nicholas Hoult’s fly-eating henchman, Renfield.
“In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield,...
- 5/2/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
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