Exclusive: Keke Palmer (Nope) is in talks to star in Gods Unknown, a new action thriller from director Stefano Sollima (Without Remorse), sources tell Deadline.
Written by Andrew Barrer and Gabe Ferrari (Transformers One), the film is set in Central Africa, where a burgeoning political-religious movement, spearheaded by a warlord rumored to possess supernatural powers, is said to be gaining momentum. Doubtful of these assertions, the CIA dispatches an analyst, accompanied by a squad of elite special ops personnel, to delve into the truth behind the enigmatic leader and their followers.
Palmer will portray Kate Vance, an agent with the CIA’s political action group.
Most recently seen starring in Jordan Peele’s alien invasion pic Nope, Palmer is coming off of production opposite Aziz Ansari, Keanu Reeves and Seth Rogen on Good Fortune, the Lionsgate comedy marking Ansari’s feature directorial debut. Other projects on the in-demand actress’s...
Written by Andrew Barrer and Gabe Ferrari (Transformers One), the film is set in Central Africa, where a burgeoning political-religious movement, spearheaded by a warlord rumored to possess supernatural powers, is said to be gaining momentum. Doubtful of these assertions, the CIA dispatches an analyst, accompanied by a squad of elite special ops personnel, to delve into the truth behind the enigmatic leader and their followers.
Palmer will portray Kate Vance, an agent with the CIA’s political action group.
Most recently seen starring in Jordan Peele’s alien invasion pic Nope, Palmer is coming off of production opposite Aziz Ansari, Keanu Reeves and Seth Rogen on Good Fortune, the Lionsgate comedy marking Ansari’s feature directorial debut. Other projects on the in-demand actress’s...
- 4/11/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Action megastar Keanu Reeves has partnered with Academy Award winner Fisher Stevens to co-produce a documentary on the life story of Benny “The Jet” Urquidez, the iconic athlete who introduced mixed martial arts to the world.
Titled The Jet, the film is currently in production under the direction of Emmy-nominated sports documentary editor turned filmmaker Jennifer Tiexiera. Its financiers are Chris Quintos Cathcart and Tyler Boehm of the newly formed Unapologetic Projects, a company dedicated to working with underrepresented creators. Maura Anderson and Zak Kilberg of Stevens’ recently launched production company Highly Flammable will also serve as producers along with John Scalise and his Faya Project. Nancy Weisler, Brian Maya and Chris Quintos Cathcart & Tyler Boehm of Unapologetic serve as executive producers on the project slated for release in 2025.
Nicknamed for his explosive spinning back kick, Sensei Benny “The Jet” Urquidez had a profound impact on martial arts in mainstream culture,...
Titled The Jet, the film is currently in production under the direction of Emmy-nominated sports documentary editor turned filmmaker Jennifer Tiexiera. Its financiers are Chris Quintos Cathcart and Tyler Boehm of the newly formed Unapologetic Projects, a company dedicated to working with underrepresented creators. Maura Anderson and Zak Kilberg of Stevens’ recently launched production company Highly Flammable will also serve as producers along with John Scalise and his Faya Project. Nancy Weisler, Brian Maya and Chris Quintos Cathcart & Tyler Boehm of Unapologetic serve as executive producers on the project slated for release in 2025.
Nicknamed for his explosive spinning back kick, Sensei Benny “The Jet” Urquidez had a profound impact on martial arts in mainstream culture,...
- 3/28/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are one of the few celebrity couples that have seemingly remained unaffected by the pressures that come with being in the public eye. Even amid revelations rolling out from Timberlake's ex Britney Spears's "The Woman in Me" memoir (out Oct. 24), the two haven't publicly responded to the fan discourse.
Timberlake and Biel were first linked in 2007 when they met at a party. "There was nothing starry about the way we got together. It was very un-Hollywood-esque, in fact," Timberlake said in 2012, per Us Weekly. "We met and got talking. Afterwards, I asked my friend if I could call her and ask her out. My friend called Jessica and Jessica said, 'Yes.' So, I called her."
Following their 2012 wedding, the former Nsync singer and "7th Heaven" actor started a family and they're now parents to their two children, Silas (born in 2015) and Phineas (born...
Timberlake and Biel were first linked in 2007 when they met at a party. "There was nothing starry about the way we got together. It was very un-Hollywood-esque, in fact," Timberlake said in 2012, per Us Weekly. "We met and got talking. Afterwards, I asked my friend if I could call her and ask her out. My friend called Jessica and Jessica said, 'Yes.' So, I called her."
Following their 2012 wedding, the former Nsync singer and "7th Heaven" actor started a family and they're now parents to their two children, Silas (born in 2015) and Phineas (born...
- 10/20/2023
- by Alicia Geigel
- Popsugar.com
Apple Original Films is back with another original film after Killers of the Flower Moon and Napoleon. Fingernails is a sci-fi romance that explores the idea of love in the digital age, starring Jessie Buckley, Jeremy Allen White, and Riz Ahmed. The film is directed by Christos Nikou, who made his English-language debut with this project.
Fingernails is set in a world where scientists have developed a test that can prove whether two people are in love or not. The test involves pulling out a fingernail from each person and scanning it with a machine that measures their happiness. Anna (Buckley) is a woman who works at an institute that conducts this test on couples who are desperate to find out the truth about their relationship. She secretly embarks on a new assignment with Amir (Ahmed), her co-worker and love interest, who is also in a relationship with Natasha (Murphy). Meanwhile,...
Fingernails is set in a world where scientists have developed a test that can prove whether two people are in love or not. The test involves pulling out a fingernail from each person and scanning it with a machine that measures their happiness. Anna (Buckley) is a woman who works at an institute that conducts this test on couples who are desperate to find out the truth about their relationship. She secretly embarks on a new assignment with Amir (Ahmed), her co-worker and love interest, who is also in a relationship with Natasha (Murphy). Meanwhile,...
- 9/26/2023
- by CineArticles Editorial Team
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Netflix has debuted the trailer for the sporting documentary on the iconic English Footballer, ‘Beckham.’
The four-part documentary series, tells the inside story of a global football star and cultural icon. David Beckham is one of the most known names on the planet, yet few people know who he really is. From his humble working-class beginnings in east London, his drive and determination to win, and the battle to find balance between ambition, love and family, David’s story is one of immense ups and downs. The series takes you on that rollercoaster and builds a surprising, personal and definitive story of one of the most recognisable and scrutinised athletes of all time.
Academy Award-winner Fisher Stevens along with Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning producer John Battsek are granted unprecedented access to David, his wife Victoria, his family, his friends and his team-mates. The result is an intimate portrait of...
The four-part documentary series, tells the inside story of a global football star and cultural icon. David Beckham is one of the most known names on the planet, yet few people know who he really is. From his humble working-class beginnings in east London, his drive and determination to win, and the battle to find balance between ambition, love and family, David’s story is one of immense ups and downs. The series takes you on that rollercoaster and builds a surprising, personal and definitive story of one of the most recognisable and scrutinised athletes of all time.
Academy Award-winner Fisher Stevens along with Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning producer John Battsek are granted unprecedented access to David, his wife Victoria, his family, his friends and his team-mates. The result is an intimate portrait of...
- 9/20/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Keke Palmer’s boyfriend, Darius Jackson, has been hitting headlines this week after he called out the actress on Twitter for wearing a sheer ensemble to watch Usher’s Las Vegas residency show.
With the pair keeping their relationship fairly private, let’s find out a bit more about him.
Who is Darius Jackson?
Jackson is the brother of “Insecure” actor Sarunas Jackson, who has also starred in shows including “Good Trouble” and “Made for Love”.
Jackson has worked as a fitness instructor at Inspire Fitness Studio. Find out a bit more about what he said in his bio here.
Read More: Keke Palmer Shares Adorable Photos With Bf Darius Jackson And Their Newborn Baby
How long have Jackson and Palmer been together?
According to Elle, Jackson’s brother Saruna introduced him to Palmer after she had a cameo on “Insecure”.
They reportedly met at a Memorial Day party in...
With the pair keeping their relationship fairly private, let’s find out a bit more about him.
Who is Darius Jackson?
Jackson is the brother of “Insecure” actor Sarunas Jackson, who has also starred in shows including “Good Trouble” and “Made for Love”.
Jackson has worked as a fitness instructor at Inspire Fitness Studio. Find out a bit more about what he said in his bio here.
Read More: Keke Palmer Shares Adorable Photos With Bf Darius Jackson And Their Newborn Baby
How long have Jackson and Palmer been together?
According to Elle, Jackson’s brother Saruna introduced him to Palmer after she had a cameo on “Insecure”.
They reportedly met at a Memorial Day party in...
- 7/6/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Keke Palmer can’t praise her boyfriend Darius Jackson enough.
On the newest episode of her “Baby, this is Keke Palmer” podcast, the star shared her thoughts on dating and why Jackson and her were a good fit.
Read More: Keke Palmer’s Met Gala Gown Includes Over 12,000 Swarovski Crystals And Pearls
“It’s so true because my partner is in so many ways, everything. I mean, obviously not perfect. I’m not perfect. No one’s perfect,” explained Palmer. “But it’s like you are literally everything I visualized and I say that all the time to him and he’s like, ‘No way, Jose.’ And I’m like, ‘Yes way, Jose!’”
Part of what “perfect” meant for the “Nope” actress meant being unafraid to show a feminine side, and to not be “obsessed” with masculinity.
“I always wanted a man that was not so overly obsessed with being masculine,...
On the newest episode of her “Baby, this is Keke Palmer” podcast, the star shared her thoughts on dating and why Jackson and her were a good fit.
Read More: Keke Palmer’s Met Gala Gown Includes Over 12,000 Swarovski Crystals And Pearls
“It’s so true because my partner is in so many ways, everything. I mean, obviously not perfect. I’m not perfect. No one’s perfect,” explained Palmer. “But it’s like you are literally everything I visualized and I say that all the time to him and he’s like, ‘No way, Jose.’ And I’m like, ‘Yes way, Jose!’”
Part of what “perfect” meant for the “Nope” actress meant being unafraid to show a feminine side, and to not be “obsessed” with masculinity.
“I always wanted a man that was not so overly obsessed with being masculine,...
- 5/3/2023
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
It’s a breezy Monday afternoon in New York, and Keke Palmer — actor, director, singer, dancer, professional multitasker — is doing an interview while working on her latest gig: being a new mom. The wind whips through her hair as she pushes her baby down the street, Zooming from her phone. “I’m doing the mom thing,” she says in her signature lilt. “Baby is good, but it’s definitely a lot of pressure to be responsible for someone’s life. I’m tryna to make it, just like your ass is.
- 4/26/2023
- by CT Jones
- Rollingstone.com
Keke Palmer is teaming up with Kevin Hart for The Backup, a feature comedy set up at Universal.
Palmer will star in the project, which will be produced by Hart and his chief content officer at banner Hartbeat, Bryan Smiley. Palmer and Sharon Palmer will produce through Palmer’s production company Big Boss Entertainment.
Also joining the ranks of producers is Autumn Bailey-Ford, working through her production company Autumn Bailey Entertainment.
Written by Chris Brew and Jordan Gouveia, the script follows a player, Ben, who decides he’s finally ready to settle down with his childhood friend Alyssa (Palmer). Unfortunately, she reveals she’s engaged to a handsome billionaire and needs him to be her best man. This in turn sets in motion Ben going to the wedding in Maui with his boys to outshine her fiancé and win her back.
No director is attached to the project, which is in development.
Palmer will star in the project, which will be produced by Hart and his chief content officer at banner Hartbeat, Bryan Smiley. Palmer and Sharon Palmer will produce through Palmer’s production company Big Boss Entertainment.
Also joining the ranks of producers is Autumn Bailey-Ford, working through her production company Autumn Bailey Entertainment.
Written by Chris Brew and Jordan Gouveia, the script follows a player, Ben, who decides he’s finally ready to settle down with his childhood friend Alyssa (Palmer). Unfortunately, she reveals she’s engaged to a handsome billionaire and needs him to be her best man. This in turn sets in motion Ben going to the wedding in Maui with his boys to outshine her fiancé and win her back.
No director is attached to the project, which is in development.
- 3/16/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Taylor Schilling and Connie Britton are teaming up for a new series from the producers of “Parenthood” and “Friday Night Lights”: “Dear Edward” on Apple TV+.
Declared in a release from Apple to be a “heartbreaking, life-affirming, and uplifting story about survival, resilience, connection, and the examination of that which makes us human,” “Dear Edward” is an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Ann Napolitano. It’s written by Emmy Award winner Jason Katims, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer through True Jack Productions alongside Jeni Mulein. Napolitano is also attached as EP with Oscar winner Fisher Stevens (“Palmer”), who will direct the pilot.
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‘Dear Edward’ First Look: Connie Britton Reunites With ‘Friday Night Lights’ EP for Apple’s Buzzy Screen Adaptation
Britton (“Friday Night Lights”) and Schilling (“Orange Is the New Black”) star alongside newcomer Colin O’Brien, whose Edward is the lone survivor of a headline-making commercial airline crash.
Declared in a release from Apple to be a “heartbreaking, life-affirming, and uplifting story about survival, resilience, connection, and the examination of that which makes us human,” “Dear Edward” is an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Ann Napolitano. It’s written by Emmy Award winner Jason Katims, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer through True Jack Productions alongside Jeni Mulein. Napolitano is also attached as EP with Oscar winner Fisher Stevens (“Palmer”), who will direct the pilot.
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‘Dear Edward’ First Look: Connie Britton Reunites With ‘Friday Night Lights’ EP for Apple’s Buzzy Screen Adaptation
Britton (“Friday Night Lights”) and Schilling (“Orange Is the New Black”) star alongside newcomer Colin O’Brien, whose Edward is the lone survivor of a headline-making commercial airline crash.
- 1/18/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Exclusive: 93-year-old Oscar nominee June Squibb (Nebraska) has found her first, long overdue leading role in Thelma, an upcoming “action” comedy written and directed by Josh Margolin, which has wrapped production. The actress is joined in the ensemble by Fred Hechinger (The White Lotus), Richard Roundtree (Shaft), Parker Posey (The Staircase), Clark Gregg (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange).
Margolin’s first feature, based on a real-life experience involving his grandmother, is (half-jokingly) billed as Nebraska meets Mission: Impossible. It centers on 90-year-old grandmother Thelma Post (Squibb), who gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson and sets out on a uniquely treacherous quest to reclaim what was taken from her.
Zoë Worth, a longtime collaborator of Margolin’s, and producing partner Chris Kaye started developing Thelma after reading an early draft in their writer’s group, Rock & Roll Universe. The film will be their first produced together.
Margolin’s first feature, based on a real-life experience involving his grandmother, is (half-jokingly) billed as Nebraska meets Mission: Impossible. It centers on 90-year-old grandmother Thelma Post (Squibb), who gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson and sets out on a uniquely treacherous quest to reclaim what was taken from her.
Zoë Worth, a longtime collaborator of Margolin’s, and producing partner Chris Kaye started developing Thelma after reading an early draft in their writer’s group, Rock & Roll Universe. The film will be their first produced together.
- 11/21/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Echo Lake Entertainment has signed actress Alisha Wainwright (Raising Dion) for management in all areas.
Wainwright most recently starred on the Macro-produced Netflix series Raising Dion, based on the comic book of the same name, as Nicole Warren, a single mother whose son Dion (Ja’Siah Young) has magical, superhero-like abilities.
The actress is otherwise best known for starring as the strong-willed werewolf Maia Roberts on the popular supernatural drama series Shadowhunters, based on the Mortal Instruments book series by Cassandra Clare, which aired on Freeform for three seasons.
The actress also notably starred alongside Justin Timberlake and more in the feature drama Palmer, which Fisher Stevens directed for Apple TV+. She’ll next be seen starring alongside opposite Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne on the Sony Pictures Television-produced comedy series Platonic, which Francesca Delbanco and Nick Stoller created, wrote and directed for Apple TV+.
Echo Lake Entertainment is...
Wainwright most recently starred on the Macro-produced Netflix series Raising Dion, based on the comic book of the same name, as Nicole Warren, a single mother whose son Dion (Ja’Siah Young) has magical, superhero-like abilities.
The actress is otherwise best known for starring as the strong-willed werewolf Maia Roberts on the popular supernatural drama series Shadowhunters, based on the Mortal Instruments book series by Cassandra Clare, which aired on Freeform for three seasons.
The actress also notably starred alongside Justin Timberlake and more in the feature drama Palmer, which Fisher Stevens directed for Apple TV+. She’ll next be seen starring alongside opposite Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne on the Sony Pictures Television-produced comedy series Platonic, which Francesca Delbanco and Nick Stoller created, wrote and directed for Apple TV+.
Echo Lake Entertainment is...
- 11/14/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox has added five new cast members to its upcoming comedy “Animal Control.”
Michael Rowland, Grace Palmer, Gerry Dee, Kelli Ogmundson, and Alvina August have all joined the single-cam series. They join previously announced cast members Joel McHale, Vella Lovell, and Ravi Patel.
Full character descriptions can be found below.
“Animal Control” was originally ordered at Fox in June. It is expected to debut on Fox at midseason. The show will be Fox’s first wholly owned live-action comedy. It hails from writers and executive producers Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg, and Dan Sterling, with Tad Quill also executive producing. McHale will executive produce in addition to starring. Fox Entertainment Studios will produce.
Rowland is repped by Tigerman Management and UTA. Palmer is repped by Link Entertainment and Johnson and Laird Management. Dee is repped by Connekt Creative. Ogmundson is repped by Carrie Wheeler Entertainment. August is repped by Buchwald and Elevate Entertainment in the U.
Michael Rowland, Grace Palmer, Gerry Dee, Kelli Ogmundson, and Alvina August have all joined the single-cam series. They join previously announced cast members Joel McHale, Vella Lovell, and Ravi Patel.
Full character descriptions can be found below.
“Animal Control” was originally ordered at Fox in June. It is expected to debut on Fox at midseason. The show will be Fox’s first wholly owned live-action comedy. It hails from writers and executive producers Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg, and Dan Sterling, with Tad Quill also executive producing. McHale will executive produce in addition to starring. Fox Entertainment Studios will produce.
Rowland is repped by Tigerman Management and UTA. Palmer is repped by Link Entertainment and Johnson and Laird Management. Dee is repped by Connekt Creative. Ogmundson is repped by Carrie Wheeler Entertainment. August is repped by Buchwald and Elevate Entertainment in the U.
- 10/31/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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With Nope‘s dénouement left to interpretation, and fan theories abounding on social media and Reddit about the fate of Jean Jacket, writer-director Jordan Peele has dropped some hints that he may revisit the Nope universe in the future.
In an interview for The New York Times, Peele was asked several questions about Nope that have left more eagle-eyed fans puzzled, in particular, a Reddit thread about a character, named Nobody, who was cut from the film.
“People are doing a lot of interesting detective work,” said Peele when asked about the fan theories. Speaking specifically about the mysterious Nobody, Peele said, “The story of that character has yet to be told, I can tell you that. Which is another frustrating way of saying, I’m glad people are paying attention.”
He added, “I do think they will get more answers on some...
With Nope‘s dénouement left to interpretation, and fan theories abounding on social media and Reddit about the fate of Jean Jacket, writer-director Jordan Peele has dropped some hints that he may revisit the Nope universe in the future.
In an interview for The New York Times, Peele was asked several questions about Nope that have left more eagle-eyed fans puzzled, in particular, a Reddit thread about a character, named Nobody, who was cut from the film.
“People are doing a lot of interesting detective work,” said Peele when asked about the fan theories. Speaking specifically about the mysterious Nobody, Peele said, “The story of that character has yet to be told, I can tell you that. Which is another frustrating way of saying, I’m glad people are paying attention.”
He added, “I do think they will get more answers on some...
- 8/31/2022
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Click here to read the full article.
David Beckham is getting the documentary treatment at Netflix, which is in production on a new series set to explore the retired soccer star’s working-class beginnings in London and meteoric rise to becoming one of the most recognized – and scrutinized – athletes of his generation.
The series, which was first reported on back in 2020 by British tabloid The Sun, has now been officially confirmed. It comes with a pair of Oscar winners behind the camera. Fisher Stevens (Palmer, And We Go Green, The Cove) will direct and serve as executive producer alongside John Battsek (One Day in September, Searching for Sugar Man, Winter on Fire).
According to Netflix, the series will feature a mixture of never-before-seen personal archive footage from the last 40 years and interviews with Beckham, his family and friends, as well as key figures who have been part of his journey...
David Beckham is getting the documentary treatment at Netflix, which is in production on a new series set to explore the retired soccer star’s working-class beginnings in London and meteoric rise to becoming one of the most recognized – and scrutinized – athletes of his generation.
The series, which was first reported on back in 2020 by British tabloid The Sun, has now been officially confirmed. It comes with a pair of Oscar winners behind the camera. Fisher Stevens (Palmer, And We Go Green, The Cove) will direct and serve as executive producer alongside John Battsek (One Day in September, Searching for Sugar Man, Winter on Fire).
According to Netflix, the series will feature a mixture of never-before-seen personal archive footage from the last 40 years and interviews with Beckham, his family and friends, as well as key figures who have been part of his journey...
- 7/13/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Justin Timberlake has just discovered that Hell may hath no legal fury like a documentary director scorned.
The former Nsync member is being sued in federal court by long time music video helmer John Urbano over a film about Timberlake’s blockbuster The 20/20 Experience album that has never seen the light of day. Under a profit-sharing plan initiated supposedly by Timberlake, he and advertising vet Urbano would film the docu under the radar and bring it to market along with the release of the long-awaited album.
Literally, the definition of a win-win for all sides if executed according to plan.
That was the plan.
Yet, even though the completed film moved the singer to “tears,” according to the filing, WME repped Timberlake’s interest in taking it further “faded” as 20/20 Experience, his first solo album in several years, took off.
Urbano is alleging that the Trolls star bilked him out of around 2.5 million,...
The former Nsync member is being sued in federal court by long time music video helmer John Urbano over a film about Timberlake’s blockbuster The 20/20 Experience album that has never seen the light of day. Under a profit-sharing plan initiated supposedly by Timberlake, he and advertising vet Urbano would film the docu under the radar and bring it to market along with the release of the long-awaited album.
Literally, the definition of a win-win for all sides if executed according to plan.
That was the plan.
Yet, even though the completed film moved the singer to “tears,” according to the filing, WME repped Timberlake’s interest in taking it further “faded” as 20/20 Experience, his first solo album in several years, took off.
Urbano is alleging that the Trolls star bilked him out of around 2.5 million,...
- 7/2/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Bleecker Street, the indie studio behind “The Assistant” and “Mass,” and online film packaging, financing and distribution marketplace Slated have entered a strategic partnership. It is described as a multi-picture, multi-year output deal.
It’s also an innovative alliance that will see the two companies use new to technology to identify high scoring films from Slated’s curated content pipeline to distribute domestically via Bleecker Street.
Bleecker Street has released more than 50 films to date, including the Oscar-nominated likes of “Trumbo” and “Captain Fantastic.” Its upcoming slate includes “Mr. Malcolm’s List” with Freida Pinto, James Ponsoldt’s “Summering,” an “Golda” starring Oscar-winner Helen Mirren.
Slated is an online marketplace for film financing, sales, packaging, and development. Since its launch, Slated has tried to reinvent how Hollywood makes movies, with artificial intelligence-driven predictive analytics, which rates over 2,000 new projects listed annually. The company offers first-look advantage to investors and distributors. Some...
It’s also an innovative alliance that will see the two companies use new to technology to identify high scoring films from Slated’s curated content pipeline to distribute domestically via Bleecker Street.
Bleecker Street has released more than 50 films to date, including the Oscar-nominated likes of “Trumbo” and “Captain Fantastic.” Its upcoming slate includes “Mr. Malcolm’s List” with Freida Pinto, James Ponsoldt’s “Summering,” an “Golda” starring Oscar-winner Helen Mirren.
Slated is an online marketplace for film financing, sales, packaging, and development. Since its launch, Slated has tried to reinvent how Hollywood makes movies, with artificial intelligence-driven predictive analytics, which rates over 2,000 new projects listed annually. The company offers first-look advantage to investors and distributors. Some...
- 6/15/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Palmer screenwriter Cheryl Guerriero has adapted the life story of Colonel Sanders into a new feature film project that she will produce along with Eric Paquette and his Meridian Pictures.
Guerriero adapted Margaret Sanders’ book The Colonel’s Secret: Eleven Herbs and a Spicy Daughter into the screenplay for the project, A Finger Lickin’ Good Story: The Life of Colonel Sanders.
In a statement, Guerriero said, “I knew Sanders was a real man but I had no idea how many jobs he had, how many failures, how many challenges, but the biggest surprise was that he was around 65 years old when he set out to franchise his chicken. It is an incredible story of perseverance and faith.”
Margaret Sanders’ 1996 book is laced with humor but also tells of a sometimes complicated relationship she had with her father. It’s a first-hand account of how Harland Sanders built Kentucky Fried Chicken,...
Guerriero adapted Margaret Sanders’ book The Colonel’s Secret: Eleven Herbs and a Spicy Daughter into the screenplay for the project, A Finger Lickin’ Good Story: The Life of Colonel Sanders.
In a statement, Guerriero said, “I knew Sanders was a real man but I had no idea how many jobs he had, how many failures, how many challenges, but the biggest surprise was that he was around 65 years old when he set out to franchise his chicken. It is an incredible story of perseverance and faith.”
Margaret Sanders’ 1996 book is laced with humor but also tells of a sometimes complicated relationship she had with her father. It’s a first-hand account of how Harland Sanders built Kentucky Fried Chicken,...
- 3/17/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
“House of Cards” creator and showrunner Beau Willimon and his Westward producing partner Jordan Tappis will work with “Crazy Rich Asians” co-financier Sk Global to develop a TV series based on the blockbuster novel “Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World.”
Sk Global and Willimon’s independent film, TV and music studio Westward will independently finance and oversee all stages of development and production.
David Henry Hwang — the three-time Pulitzer finalist and playwright, librettist, screenwriter and Columbia University professor, known for his works “M. Butterfly,” “Yellow Face” and “Soft Power” — will write and executive produce. Other executive producers include Willimon, Tappis, Sk Global co-CEOs John Penotti and Charlie Corwin and Sk Global president of TV Marcy Ross. Actor Michelle Yeoh will also be a producer on the series.
“Billion Dollar Whale” is an inside account of 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s shocking money-laundering scandal that...
Sk Global and Willimon’s independent film, TV and music studio Westward will independently finance and oversee all stages of development and production.
David Henry Hwang — the three-time Pulitzer finalist and playwright, librettist, screenwriter and Columbia University professor, known for his works “M. Butterfly,” “Yellow Face” and “Soft Power” — will write and executive produce. Other executive producers include Willimon, Tappis, Sk Global co-CEOs John Penotti and Charlie Corwin and Sk Global president of TV Marcy Ross. Actor Michelle Yeoh will also be a producer on the series.
“Billion Dollar Whale” is an inside account of 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s shocking money-laundering scandal that...
- 11/22/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
We loved James Bond but diehard ’60s spy fans hold a special admiration for Len Deighton’s ‘thinking man’s secret agent’ Harry Palmer. Viavision pulls off a slick trick by assembling the three top Michael Caine Harry Palmer pictures, each from a different studio, in a single deluxe gift box. Harry fights the Brain Drain, encounters criss-crossing conspiracies at the Berlin Wall, and witnesses a privatized invasion of the U.S.S.R., in The Ipcress File, Funeral in Berlin and Billion Dollar Brain, three great pictures by three very different directors. The presentations come with a glut of special edition extras.
The Harry Palmer Collection
All-Region Blu-ray
Viavision [Imprint] 75, 76, 77
1965-67 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / Street Date October 20, 2021 / Available from Amazon / 109.99
Starring: Michael Caine
From the novels by Len Deighton
Produced by Harry Saltzman
Directed by Sidney J. Furie, Guy Hamilton, Ken Russell
It didn’t seem possible that there...
The Harry Palmer Collection
All-Region Blu-ray
Viavision [Imprint] 75, 76, 77
1965-67 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / Street Date October 20, 2021 / Available from Amazon / 109.99
Starring: Michael Caine
From the novels by Len Deighton
Produced by Harry Saltzman
Directed by Sidney J. Furie, Guy Hamilton, Ken Russell
It didn’t seem possible that there...
- 11/13/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Black Label Media’s Reptile, setting Oscar nominee Justin Timberlake to star opposite Oscar winner Benicio Del Toro, whose casting had already been announced.
The film picks up following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, following a hardened detective (Del Toro) as he attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems. In doing so, he finds himself dismantling the illusions in his own life.
Prolific music video director Grant Singer is helming the pic in his feature directorial debut. He wrote the script with Benjamin Brewer.
Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill and Thad Luckinbill are producing for Black Label Media, with Black Label’s Seth Spector co-producing. Del Toro and Rachel Smith are exec producing.
Timberlake most recently played the title role in the Apple Original Film Palmer.
The film picks up following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, following a hardened detective (Del Toro) as he attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems. In doing so, he finds himself dismantling the illusions in his own life.
Prolific music video director Grant Singer is helming the pic in his feature directorial debut. He wrote the script with Benjamin Brewer.
Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill and Thad Luckinbill are producing for Black Label Media, with Black Label’s Seth Spector co-producing. Del Toro and Rachel Smith are exec producing.
Timberlake most recently played the title role in the Apple Original Film Palmer.
- 8/26/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Amazon Studios has added Beth Lacke, Stephen Louis Grush, and Cass Buggé to its upcoming sci-fi drama series Lightyears in recurring roles.
Lacke will portray the role of Chandra, a former student of lead protagonist Irene York (Sissy Spacek) who is dissatisfied with her job as a caregiver at a local nursing home and with life in general. A chance encounter with her teacher sends Chandra in a new direction.
Grush’s character Nick is described as a socially awkward loner who operates the family drapery business and who boasts his own strange charisma. He’s eager to impress, and often finds himself on the wrong side of bad situations. Nick has an unexpected connection to Stella (Julieta Zylberberg).
Jeanine, played by Buggé, has been married to Byron (Adam Bartley) for seven years and is newly arrived in Farnsworth.
Lacke will portray the role of Chandra, a former student of lead protagonist Irene York (Sissy Spacek) who is dissatisfied with her job as a caregiver at a local nursing home and with life in general. A chance encounter with her teacher sends Chandra in a new direction.
Grush’s character Nick is described as a socially awkward loner who operates the family drapery business and who boasts his own strange charisma. He’s eager to impress, and often finds himself on the wrong side of bad situations. Nick has an unexpected connection to Stella (Julieta Zylberberg).
Jeanine, played by Buggé, has been married to Byron (Adam Bartley) for seven years and is newly arrived in Farnsworth.
- 8/4/2021
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
The nominations are out for the 21st annual Golden Trailer Awards, which celebrate the pros who created the trailers and film marketing for new movies from the past two years. Check out the full list below.
The honors cover content created between April 2019 and April 2021 from studios, independent films and foreign films. Winners will be announced during a hybrid ceremony July 22 at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Greeneville, Tn. Winners in 16 categories will be honored during a livestream that starts at 7 p.m. Pt.
“We’re absolutely amazed at the talent we’ve seen over the past couple years,” said Evelyn Brady-Watters, who co-founded the GTAs with her sister, Monica Brady. “Especially with the turbulent times we’ve had, we’re honored to celebrate the incredible and entertaining work of our industry professionals, whose craft shines through and entertains us through good times and bad.”
Here are the nominees...
The honors cover content created between April 2019 and April 2021 from studios, independent films and foreign films. Winners will be announced during a hybrid ceremony July 22 at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Greeneville, Tn. Winners in 16 categories will be honored during a livestream that starts at 7 p.m. Pt.
“We’re absolutely amazed at the talent we’ve seen over the past couple years,” said Evelyn Brady-Watters, who co-founded the GTAs with her sister, Monica Brady. “Especially with the turbulent times we’ve had, we’re honored to celebrate the incredible and entertaining work of our industry professionals, whose craft shines through and entertains us through good times and bad.”
Here are the nominees...
- 7/9/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Juno Temple has signed on to star in “The Offer,” the Paramount Plus series that will explore the behind-the-scenes drama during the making of “The Godfather.”
“The Offer” is based on the experience of Oscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy (Miles Teller), about the behind-the-scenes events of the original 1972 film. Along with Teller, the series will star Matthew Goode as producer Robert Evans, Giovanni Ribisi as Joe Colombo, Colin Hanks as Barry Lapidus, and Dan Fogler as Francis Ford Coppola.
Temple will star Bettye McCartt, Ruddy’s assistant and a powerhouse in her own right. The role marks Temple’s latest in a streaming series, with the actress currently appearing in the critically-acclaimed Apple series “Ted Lasso.” Her other TV roles include “Vinyl,” “Little Birds,” and “Dirty John.” On the film side, she is known for starring in projects like “Maleficent,” “Atonement,” and “Palmer.”
She is repped by UTA, B-Side Management,...
“The Offer” is based on the experience of Oscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy (Miles Teller), about the behind-the-scenes events of the original 1972 film. Along with Teller, the series will star Matthew Goode as producer Robert Evans, Giovanni Ribisi as Joe Colombo, Colin Hanks as Barry Lapidus, and Dan Fogler as Francis Ford Coppola.
Temple will star Bettye McCartt, Ruddy’s assistant and a powerhouse in her own right. The role marks Temple’s latest in a streaming series, with the actress currently appearing in the critically-acclaimed Apple series “Ted Lasso.” Her other TV roles include “Vinyl,” “Little Birds,” and “Dirty John.” On the film side, she is known for starring in projects like “Maleficent,” “Atonement,” and “Palmer.”
She is repped by UTA, B-Side Management,...
- 6/24/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Juno Temple, who has earned rave reviews for her role in Apple TV+’s hit series Ted Lasso, is set to join Miles Teller and Matthew Goode in Paramount+’s limited event series The Offer.
Temple will play Bettye McCartt, assistant to The Godfather producer Al Ruddy (Teller) but a powerhouse in her own right. Goode will play studio head Robert Evans. Also on board are Dan Folger as the film’s director, Francis Ford Coppola; Giovani Ribbisi as crime boss Joe Colombo; and Colin Hanks as Barry Lapidus.
A scripted limited series from Paramount Television Studios and set up at Paramount+ with a straight-to series commitment, The Offer is based on two-time Oscar-winning producer Ruddy’s experience of making the iconic 1972 film that Coppola directed and adapted with Mario Puzo from Puzo’s bestselling novel.
The 10-episode series is written and executive produced by Nikki Toscano, who also showruns,...
Temple will play Bettye McCartt, assistant to The Godfather producer Al Ruddy (Teller) but a powerhouse in her own right. Goode will play studio head Robert Evans. Also on board are Dan Folger as the film’s director, Francis Ford Coppola; Giovani Ribbisi as crime boss Joe Colombo; and Colin Hanks as Barry Lapidus.
A scripted limited series from Paramount Television Studios and set up at Paramount+ with a straight-to series commitment, The Offer is based on two-time Oscar-winning producer Ruddy’s experience of making the iconic 1972 film that Coppola directed and adapted with Mario Puzo from Puzo’s bestselling novel.
The 10-episode series is written and executive produced by Nikki Toscano, who also showruns,...
- 6/24/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Business affairs executive Sara McFarlane, whose credits include Lion, On The Rocks, and Top Of The Lake, has launched E/S Collab, a boutique executive-producing and business affairs consulting firm for producers and creatives.
Based in New York, E/S Collab has opened its doors with a roster of clients that includes Justin Geldzahler for his debut feature Glue Trap, as well as production companies Fork Films, Roller Coaster Road Productions, 1888 Productions, and Studio Unko, Acuity Productions and Jml Productions in Australia.
E/S Collab plans to work across film, TV, podcast, and other forms of media, handling all the business elements of the creative process, from development, through production, and beyond.
McFarlane started her career at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and See-Saw Films before moving to film financing firm Fulcrum Media Finance, where she worked on Lion, Top of the Lake: China Girl,...
Based in New York, E/S Collab has opened its doors with a roster of clients that includes Justin Geldzahler for his debut feature Glue Trap, as well as production companies Fork Films, Roller Coaster Road Productions, 1888 Productions, and Studio Unko, Acuity Productions and Jml Productions in Australia.
E/S Collab plans to work across film, TV, podcast, and other forms of media, handling all the business elements of the creative process, from development, through production, and beyond.
McFarlane started her career at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and See-Saw Films before moving to film financing firm Fulcrum Media Finance, where she worked on Lion, Top of the Lake: China Girl,...
- 5/28/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
“Coda,” the critical darling about a child of deaf adults that swept the top prizes at Sundance and was acquired in a record deal out of the festival, will debut on Apple TV+ and in theaters on Friday, Aug. 13.
Sian Heder directed “Coda,” which played at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award. The film also picked up the Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast and the Directing Award for Heder, an unprecedented feat at Sundance.
The hype was so huge that Apple then acquired “Coda” for a whopping $25 million in a bidding war — the most ever spent out of Sundance by a huge margin.
Also Read:
‘Coda’ Film Review: Sundance’s Biggest Hit Is a Heartfelt Crowd Pleaser
“Coda” stars Emilia Jones as the sole hearing member of a deaf family — or a Coda,...
Sian Heder directed “Coda,” which played at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award. The film also picked up the Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast and the Directing Award for Heder, an unprecedented feat at Sundance.
The hype was so huge that Apple then acquired “Coda” for a whopping $25 million in a bidding war — the most ever spent out of Sundance by a huge margin.
Also Read:
‘Coda’ Film Review: Sundance’s Biggest Hit Is a Heartfelt Crowd Pleaser
“Coda” stars Emilia Jones as the sole hearing member of a deaf family — or a Coda,...
- 4/21/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Justin Timberlake could be returning to Apple’s TV screen. The streaming service has won an auction to develop a series based on former “Gong Show” host Chuck Barris’ memoir “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” with Timberlake attached to star as Barris, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
Apple is looking to develop the project as a one-hour drama.
In Barris’ 1984 memoir, he claimed that his game show career — he also created “The Dating Game” and “The Newlywed Game” — was a cover for his real job as a CIA assassin. The book has already been adapted once before in a 2002 movie, “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” that George Clooney directed with Sam Rockwell playing Barris.
Miramax, which produced the movie, will co-produce the series with Paramount Television Studios. David Hollander will executive produce and serve as showrunner, with Jon Worley writing the script.
Timberlake is coming off...
Apple is looking to develop the project as a one-hour drama.
In Barris’ 1984 memoir, he claimed that his game show career — he also created “The Dating Game” and “The Newlywed Game” — was a cover for his real job as a CIA assassin. The book has already been adapted once before in a 2002 movie, “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” that George Clooney directed with Sam Rockwell playing Barris.
Miramax, which produced the movie, will co-produce the series with Paramount Television Studios. David Hollander will executive produce and serve as showrunner, with Jon Worley writing the script.
Timberlake is coming off...
- 4/9/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Eager to bring Justin Timberlake back into the Apple TV + fold after the strong results of the Fisher Stevens-directed dramatic film Palmer in January, Apple won an auction and acquired the script to develop an hour-long drama series that will have Timberlake playing Gong Show host Chuck Barris. The untitled series will be based on Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, a 1984 memoir in which Barris made suspect claims that being the zany Gong Show host and creator of game shows like The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game was cover for his real job: CIA assassin who took out enemies of the state in the 1960s and 1970s. The book was turned into a film that George Clooney directed with Sam Rockwell playing Barris.
The show is a co-production between Miramax (which released the 2002 film) and Paramount Television Studios. Ray Donovan EP David Hollander will be Executive Producer and showrunner,...
The show is a co-production between Miramax (which released the 2002 film) and Paramount Television Studios. Ray Donovan EP David Hollander will be Executive Producer and showrunner,...
- 4/9/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Television and film executive Zennen Clifton, who was most recently executive vice president of 3Bd Networks at studio 3BlackDot, is joining Apple TV Plus as a creative executive.
Clifton will work on the Los Angeles-based domestic development team, reporting to head of development and current programming Matt Cherniss.
At 3Bd Networks, he led all direct-to-consumer content initiatives as well as 3Bd’s full-service branded content studio. Prior to that, Clifton served as vice president of TV and digital at MacRo, a global media brand driven by and representative of the voices and perspectives of people of color. The Princeton grad also co-founded full-service production company No Label in 2016 with NBA All-Star Baron Davis to develop both long- and short-form content for multicultural audiences; No Label has since developed projects for Sony, Lionsgate, Amazon, MacRo and Warner Horizon.
Apple TV Plus, which launched in Nov. 2019, recently touted its most-watched weekend in...
Clifton will work on the Los Angeles-based domestic development team, reporting to head of development and current programming Matt Cherniss.
At 3Bd Networks, he led all direct-to-consumer content initiatives as well as 3Bd’s full-service branded content studio. Prior to that, Clifton served as vice president of TV and digital at MacRo, a global media brand driven by and representative of the voices and perspectives of people of color. The Princeton grad also co-founded full-service production company No Label in 2016 with NBA All-Star Baron Davis to develop both long- and short-form content for multicultural audiences; No Label has since developed projects for Sony, Lionsgate, Amazon, MacRo and Warner Horizon.
Apple TV Plus, which launched in Nov. 2019, recently touted its most-watched weekend in...
- 3/31/2021
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment has signed a multi-year, first-look deal to create scripted features exclusively for Apple.
Imagine Entertainment’s previous films include 2001’s “A Beautiful Mind,” which won best picture at the Oscars; “Hillbilly Elegy,” which earned Glenn Close a Golden Globe nomination for best supporting actress; “Rush”; “J. Edgar”; “Frost/Nixon”; “American Gangster”; “The Da Vinci Code”; and “Apollo 13.”
The company is currently producing Lin-Manuel Miranda’s upcoming musical drama “Tick, Tick…Boom,” starring Andrew Garfield, Vanessa Hudgens, Judith Light and Bradley Whitford; “Thirteen Lives,” the real-life story of the cave rescue in Thailand; Lee Daniels’ remake of “Terms of Endearment” and more.
Apple and Imagine have previously partnered on the documentary “Dads,” by Bryce Dallas Howard, and “Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10,” which won an Emmy for outstanding single-camera editing. Apple will soon premiere Imagine’s documentary commemorating the 70th anniversary of...
Imagine Entertainment’s previous films include 2001’s “A Beautiful Mind,” which won best picture at the Oscars; “Hillbilly Elegy,” which earned Glenn Close a Golden Globe nomination for best supporting actress; “Rush”; “J. Edgar”; “Frost/Nixon”; “American Gangster”; “The Da Vinci Code”; and “Apollo 13.”
The company is currently producing Lin-Manuel Miranda’s upcoming musical drama “Tick, Tick…Boom,” starring Andrew Garfield, Vanessa Hudgens, Judith Light and Bradley Whitford; “Thirteen Lives,” the real-life story of the cave rescue in Thailand; Lee Daniels’ remake of “Terms of Endearment” and more.
Apple and Imagine have previously partnered on the documentary “Dads,” by Bryce Dallas Howard, and “Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10,” which won an Emmy for outstanding single-camera editing. Apple will soon premiere Imagine’s documentary commemorating the 70th anniversary of...
- 3/11/2021
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
“CMT Crossroads” took a hiatus during a year in which the natural reaction of most musician strangers meeting at a crossroads would have been to nervously back off in the other direction. But CMT’s intermittent series will resume later this month with the pairing of Margo Price and Nathaniel Rateliff, recently filmed as the franchise’s first fresh taping in more than a year.
The Rateliff/Price episode premieres March 26 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt.
Price said she was” so excited to sing with my friend Nathaniel and both of our bands… Through the years the two of us have sat in and sang with both Willie and his son Lukas, but we have never sang together on our own material.”
Said Rateliff, “Through the last five years the band and I constantly crossed paths with Margo Price and her band at Farm Aids, the Outlaw Fest, Newport Folk and more places.
The Rateliff/Price episode premieres March 26 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt.
Price said she was” so excited to sing with my friend Nathaniel and both of our bands… Through the years the two of us have sat in and sang with both Willie and his son Lukas, but we have never sang together on our own material.”
Said Rateliff, “Through the last five years the band and I constantly crossed paths with Margo Price and her band at Farm Aids, the Outlaw Fest, Newport Folk and more places.
- 3/11/2021
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Margo Price and Nathaniel Rateliff will pair up for the latest episode of CMT Crossroads, the cable network’s live-music mashup series. The fellow Midwesterners — Rateliff’s from Missouri; Price from Illinois — will collaborate on each other’s songs during a performance filmed at the Factory in Franklin, Tennessee, south of Nashville. On the set list: Rateliff’s “Say It Louder,” off his 2018 album with his band the Night Sweats, Tearing at the Seams, and Price’s “Twinkle Twinkle,” off last year’s That’s How Rumors Get Started.
In a statement,...
In a statement,...
- 3/11/2021
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Last night in La La Land the 2021 Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Taye Diggs, took place on a hybrid stage of virtually and in-person to announce the past year’s best Film and Television offerings.
Netflix, yet again, came out on top with a host of their content, from ‘The Crown’, ‘The Queen’s Gambit’, ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ and ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ taking home gongs including Best Actor for the late Chadwick Boseman in film, Best Drama for ‘The Crown’ which also came with Best Actor and Best Actress awards of Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin. ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ took home awards for both Best Limited Series and Best Actress in a Limited series for Anya Taylor-Joy.
Winning big on the film front came Chloé Zhao who not only took home the Best Director award for ‘Nomadland‘ but it also won Best Picture.
See the full list...
Netflix, yet again, came out on top with a host of their content, from ‘The Crown’, ‘The Queen’s Gambit’, ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ and ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ taking home gongs including Best Actor for the late Chadwick Boseman in film, Best Drama for ‘The Crown’ which also came with Best Actor and Best Actress awards of Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin. ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ took home awards for both Best Limited Series and Best Actress in a Limited series for Anya Taylor-Joy.
Winning big on the film front came Chloé Zhao who not only took home the Best Director award for ‘Nomadland‘ but it also won Best Picture.
See the full list...
- 3/8/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Critics Choice Awards will be handed out on Sunday night, March 7, two days after the start of voting for Oscar nominations, so they have an opportunity to influence this year’s awards even more than usual. So who will win? Scroll down for our complete predictions in all 20 film categories, listed in order of our racetrack odds with our projected winners highlighted in gold.
SEE2021 Critics Choice TV predictions: Winner odds in 16 television categories
Our odds have been calculated by combining the predictions of Gold Derby users. They include Expert journalists from major media outlets, the Editors who cover awards year-round for Gold Derby, the Top 24 Users who got the highest scores predicting last year’s Critics Choice film winners, and the All-Star Top 24 who had the best prediction scores when you combine the last two years’ results.
These awards are handed out by the Critics Choice Association that comprises hundreds of print,...
SEE2021 Critics Choice TV predictions: Winner odds in 16 television categories
Our odds have been calculated by combining the predictions of Gold Derby users. They include Expert journalists from major media outlets, the Editors who cover awards year-round for Gold Derby, the Top 24 Users who got the highest scores predicting last year’s Critics Choice film winners, and the All-Star Top 24 who had the best prediction scores when you combine the last two years’ results.
These awards are handed out by the Critics Choice Association that comprises hundreds of print,...
- 3/5/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars from Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Following Academy Awards history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar predictions are updated regularly with the current year's contenders in all categories. Variety's Awards Circuit Prediction schedule consists of four phases, running all year long: Draft, Pre-Season, Regular Season and Post Season. Eligibility calendar and dates of awards will determine how long each phase lasts and will be displayed next to revision date.
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Collective
Draft>>>Pre Season>>>Regular Season>>>Post Season
2021 Oscars Predictions:
Best Original Screenplay
Updated: Mar. 4, 2021
Awards Prediction Commentary: Sorkin may be the most nominated screenwriter at the Golden Globes, with eight of his nine feature scripts garnering nominations, with the exception of “Malice” (1993)., but Oscars is something different. While he feels definitively safe for a nomination,...
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Collective
Draft>>>Pre Season>>>Regular Season>>>Post Season
2021 Oscars Predictions:
Best Original Screenplay
Updated: Mar. 4, 2021
Awards Prediction Commentary: Sorkin may be the most nominated screenwriter at the Golden Globes, with eight of his nine feature scripts garnering nominations, with the exception of “Malice” (1993)., but Oscars is something different. While he feels definitively safe for a nomination,...
- 3/4/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Long ago, about a year ago to be exact, when Covid-19 first reared its ugly head and the United States was not yet the fiery petri dish of percolating viral plague it would soon come to be, friends and I gathered in our Los Angeles area homes, expecting lockdown to last three, four weeks, at most. It’s insane to think so now, but there was a faint haze of domestic bliss in the air as people envisioned not having to drive to the office, staying home cocooned in weighted blankets while baking bread and writing that long overdue Great American Novel as the children busied themselves with pastel paints, macaroni art and TikTok videos.
Even as Los Angeles was ordered to lockdown on March 19, with schools, restaurants and various other brick and mortar businesses shuttered, there remained this fleeting notion that by summer, all would return to normal. Kids would head to summer camps,...
Even as Los Angeles was ordered to lockdown on March 19, with schools, restaurants and various other brick and mortar businesses shuttered, there remained this fleeting notion that by summer, all would return to normal. Kids would head to summer camps,...
- 3/1/2021
- by Malina Saval
- Variety Film + TV
A Guide to Avoiding #OscarsSoWhite: Instructions for Academy Voters Before Filling Out Their Ballots
⊗ Film is supposed to be inclusive. But if you can’t see yourself on-screen, do you feel as if you even exist? One-third of our lives is spent at work, and the artists who express their creativity through cinema deserve to have their work seen, and not just because of the color of their skin or their gender but because when you are exposed to an experience different from your own, your creativity grows. Take a moment to review this list of eligible films, putting a check mark on the ones you have seen from this year. Ideally, that will leave you with a clearer picture of how you are contributing to cinema’s evolution with your votes.
Your goal should be to watch all of these films, but let’s be realistic. Try seeing at least 60% of them. All meet the Academy’s diversity requirements — in front of or...
Your goal should be to watch all of these films, but let’s be realistic. Try seeing at least 60% of them. All meet the Academy’s diversity requirements — in front of or...
- 2/18/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The actor, who stars alongside Justin Timberlake in Palmer, recalls her love of Eminem, the magic of Jean Cocteau and why she is fascinated by corsetry
I remember hearing Hooray for Boobies by Bloodhound Gang and thinking they were absolutely brilliant. When I was 11, my mum was driving my friends and I back to the house so we could have a picnic in the garden. We were listening on the car cassette player and she picked up the tape box and went: “Hooray for Boobies? Why isn’t there an all-girl band called Whoopee for Willies?” I was mortified.
I remember hearing Hooray for Boobies by Bloodhound Gang and thinking they were absolutely brilliant. When I was 11, my mum was driving my friends and I back to the house so we could have a picnic in the garden. We were listening on the car cassette player and she picked up the tape box and went: “Hooray for Boobies? Why isn’t there an all-girl band called Whoopee for Willies?” I was mortified.
- 2/18/2021
- by As told to Rich Pelley
- The Guardian - Film News
Nathaniel Rateliff performed a powerful rendition of his hit “Redemption” during his stint as musical guest on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live.
The cathartic track features in the new Apple+ film Palmer, starring Justin Timberlake. “When I was first asked to write a song for Palmer I was told what the film was about and where the song was going to be used. The melody and the opening line came to me immediately,” Rateliff previously said of “Redemption” in a statement.
“But it wasn’t until I had...
The cathartic track features in the new Apple+ film Palmer, starring Justin Timberlake. “When I was first asked to write a song for Palmer I was told what the film was about and where the song was going to be used. The melody and the opening line came to me immediately,” Rateliff previously said of “Redemption” in a statement.
“But it wasn’t until I had...
- 2/14/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Following competitive bidding war, Apple Studios has landed Dolly, a new feature film with Academy Award-nominee Florence Pugh attached to star with Vanessa Taylor and Drew Pearce Penning the script. Insiders close to the project stress the project is not greenlit at this time as the script still needs to penned and a director still needs to be attached. Insiders go on to add that the package caught the interest of a total of four bidders that included multiple studios and another streamer with Apple TV+ emerging as the winner earlier this week.
The film is a sci-fi courtroom drama in which a robotic “companion doll” kills its owner and then shocks the world by claiming that she is not guilty and asking for a lawyer. The film, which is inspired by Elizabeth Bear’s short story of the same name, has elements of both classic courtroom drama and sci-fi.
The film is a sci-fi courtroom drama in which a robotic “companion doll” kills its owner and then shocks the world by claiming that she is not guilty and asking for a lawyer. The film, which is inspired by Elizabeth Bear’s short story of the same name, has elements of both classic courtroom drama and sci-fi.
- 2/10/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
“Very exciting for little Ryder Allen and for the film, it’s our first award acknowledgement/nomination, so it’s very exciting for us,” reveals director Fisher Stevens the morning that his new film “Palmer” scored a Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Young Actor or Actress. Although Apple TV+ only released the drama on January 29, the Justin Timberlake vehicle contends for Oscars and other awards against films from 2020, due to the eligibility period being extended in light of the global pandemic. Stevens admits, “We’re a little late in the game for it, but we’re excited; it’s great!”
SEEthe full list of 2021 Critics’ Choice Award film nominations.
“Palmer” remarkably represents Allen’s first on-screen credit. Stevens explains about getting “really lucky” in casting him, “The role was so difficult because I needed somebody who was young who could play Sam — a boy who was willing to get...
SEEthe full list of 2021 Critics’ Choice Award film nominations.
“Palmer” remarkably represents Allen’s first on-screen credit. Stevens explains about getting “really lucky” in casting him, “The role was so difficult because I needed somebody who was young who could play Sam — a boy who was willing to get...
- 2/10/2021
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
Justin Timberlake has been garnering a lot of positive reviews for his performance in the new film Palmer, in which he plays a former football player and ex-convict who befriends and mentors a young boy. Timberlake is, of course, used to getting critiqued on all of his work, whether it’s his recordings, concerts, or films. […]
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- 2/5/2021
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Exclusive: In 2016, Cheryl Guerriero’s script about a college football star-turned-convict landed her a spot on the Black List. Nearly four years later, the writer-producer’s screenplay became Palmer, the Apple TV+ film directed by Oscar-winning The Cave helmer Fisher Stevens with Justin Timberlake starring in the lead role.
Set in a small Louisiana town, Palmer follows Timberlake’s Eddie Palmer as he returns to his community following some time behind bars. Looking to start over, Eddie finds company in a 7-year-old boy named Sam (breakout Ryder Allen), who amuses himself with pretty hair accessories, dolls and Disney princesses. Abandoned by his mother (Juno Temple) and often the target of bullying, Sam forges a brotherly bond with Eddie that helps the latter pick up the pieces of his once-broken life. June Squibb stars as Eddie’s grandmother Vivian, and Alisha Wainwright plays Sam’s Teacher Maggie.
Apple acquired Palmer in...
Set in a small Louisiana town, Palmer follows Timberlake’s Eddie Palmer as he returns to his community following some time behind bars. Looking to start over, Eddie finds company in a 7-year-old boy named Sam (breakout Ryder Allen), who amuses himself with pretty hair accessories, dolls and Disney princesses. Abandoned by his mother (Juno Temple) and often the target of bullying, Sam forges a brotherly bond with Eddie that helps the latter pick up the pieces of his once-broken life. June Squibb stars as Eddie’s grandmother Vivian, and Alisha Wainwright plays Sam’s Teacher Maggie.
Apple acquired Palmer in...
- 2/5/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Justin Timberlake, Ryder Allen, Alisha Wainwright, Juno Temple, June Squibb | Written by Cheryl Guerriero | Directed by Fisher Stevens
Why is Justin Timberlake not in more movies? It was about 15 years ago that I got to see Timberlake making his first proper foray into the movie realm with the superb Alpha Dog. A movie with a wealth of unreal talent, like Ben Foster and Emile Hirsch to name a couple, and somehow Timberlake was a standout in the flick. His role in Southland Tales was the next step in cementing himself as a star in my eyes and with The Social Network it was becoming apparent to everyone.
Then you could say things kinda tapered off ,with a string of leading man roles in generic rom-coms failing to hit the mark and taking the odd bit-part and focusing back on the singing career. I have always been a fan of...
Why is Justin Timberlake not in more movies? It was about 15 years ago that I got to see Timberlake making his first proper foray into the movie realm with the superb Alpha Dog. A movie with a wealth of unreal talent, like Ben Foster and Emile Hirsch to name a couple, and somehow Timberlake was a standout in the flick. His role in Southland Tales was the next step in cementing himself as a star in my eyes and with The Social Network it was becoming apparent to everyone.
Then you could say things kinda tapered off ,with a string of leading man roles in generic rom-coms failing to hit the mark and taking the odd bit-part and focusing back on the singing career. I have always been a fan of...
- 2/4/2021
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Exclusive: In the wake of seeing her Apple TV+ movie Palmer starring Justin Timberlake becoming the streamer’s most viewed ever in a debut weekend, scribe Cheryl Guerriero is writing I Have Something to Tell You for Monarch Media.
The project is inspired by Guerriero’s own experience. In 2003, with a video camera hidden in her family’s kitchen, Guerriero, with the help of her sister, came out to her conservative, religious parents. She subsequently appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show with her mother to help educate the audience on how difficult the coming-out process can be.
Monarch principals Alan Powell and Steve Barnett will produce I Have Something to Tell You, and Guerriero and Monarch principal Vicky Patel will serve as EPs.
“When I learned that Alan and Steve were interested in turning a part of my life into a movie, I was truly honored,” said Guerriero. “I’m...
The project is inspired by Guerriero’s own experience. In 2003, with a video camera hidden in her family’s kitchen, Guerriero, with the help of her sister, came out to her conservative, religious parents. She subsequently appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show with her mother to help educate the audience on how difficult the coming-out process can be.
Monarch principals Alan Powell and Steve Barnett will produce I Have Something to Tell You, and Guerriero and Monarch principal Vicky Patel will serve as EPs.
“When I learned that Alan and Steve were interested in turning a part of my life into a movie, I was truly honored,” said Guerriero. “I’m...
- 2/3/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The streaming premiere of Justin Timberlake’s “Palmer” was touted by Apple TV Plus as powering its ‘“most-watched weekend” since the platform debuted just over a year ago. The film has Timberlake playing Eddie Palmer, who returns home from prison and bonds with a boy from a troubled home.
However, it’s singer Nathaniel Rateliff’s end-credits song, “Redemption,” garnering awards buzz for as the race for best original song continues. Variety has the exclusive premiere of his solo acoustic rendering of the theme song (below).
Says Rateliff, “For me, the song is about what I saw in the film, and what I see out there in the world, of continuing to struggle until we find some kind of peace and some kind of answer. It’s about hope and connection. At the end of the song, there’s the line ‘we keep running until we learn to find peace’.” Rateliff says.
However, it’s singer Nathaniel Rateliff’s end-credits song, “Redemption,” garnering awards buzz for as the race for best original song continues. Variety has the exclusive premiere of his solo acoustic rendering of the theme song (below).
Says Rateliff, “For me, the song is about what I saw in the film, and what I see out there in the world, of continuing to struggle until we find some kind of peace and some kind of answer. It’s about hope and connection. At the end of the song, there’s the line ‘we keep running until we learn to find peace’.” Rateliff says.
- 2/2/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Actor and director Fisher Stevens was shocked when Donald Trump won the 2016 election, but he wanted to learn more about America since he felt he was living in a “bubble.”
When the script for “Palmer,” now streaming on Apple TV Plus, landed on his desk, he knew that was the way to learn more. And so he set out on his feature debut adventure. Prior to filming, Stevens who built a career in documentary filmmaking also landed a small role in HBO’s “Succession.” and it was that experience that influenced his on-set environment.
“Palmer” stars Justin Timberlake as a former college football star who returns home after 12 years in prison. June Squibb plays his grandmother who allows Shelley (Juno Temple) to keep her mobile home on her property and often babysits Shelley’s son Sam (played by newcomer Ryder Allen). Sam is a kind and sweet boy who prefers...
When the script for “Palmer,” now streaming on Apple TV Plus, landed on his desk, he knew that was the way to learn more. And so he set out on his feature debut adventure. Prior to filming, Stevens who built a career in documentary filmmaking also landed a small role in HBO’s “Succession.” and it was that experience that influenced his on-set environment.
“Palmer” stars Justin Timberlake as a former college football star who returns home after 12 years in prison. June Squibb plays his grandmother who allows Shelley (Juno Temple) to keep her mobile home on her property and often babysits Shelley’s son Sam (played by newcomer Ryder Allen). Sam is a kind and sweet boy who prefers...
- 2/2/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
The director of Palmer helps us kick off our new season by walking us through some of his favorite movies.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Bloodhounds Of Broadway (1989)
Salvador (1986)
True Believer (1989)
Palmer (2021)
Wonder Wheel (2017)
A Face In The Crowd (1957)
On The Waterfront (1954)
No Time For Sergeants (1958)
The Confidence Man (2018)
Lolita (1962)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
The Ghost Of Peter Sellers (2018)
The Marrying Man (1991)
The Ruling Class (1972)
The Krays (1990)
Let Him Have It (1991)
The Changeling (1980)
On The Border (1998)
Murder By Decree (1979)
Bigger Than Life (1956)
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
Fat City (1972)
Angel (1984)
Animal House (1978)
My Science Project (1985)
Lucía (1968)
Paper Moon (1973)
Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
The Great McGinty (1940)
I Married A Witch (1942)
Do The Right Thing (1989)
Raging Bull (1980)
Once Upon A Time In America (1984)
The Rider (2017)
The Mustang (2019)
Nomadland (2020)
Murmur of the Heart (1971)
Sweet Smell Of Success (1957)
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Conversation (1974)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather Part III (1990)
The Magnificent Ambersons...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Bloodhounds Of Broadway (1989)
Salvador (1986)
True Believer (1989)
Palmer (2021)
Wonder Wheel (2017)
A Face In The Crowd (1957)
On The Waterfront (1954)
No Time For Sergeants (1958)
The Confidence Man (2018)
Lolita (1962)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
The Ghost Of Peter Sellers (2018)
The Marrying Man (1991)
The Ruling Class (1972)
The Krays (1990)
Let Him Have It (1991)
The Changeling (1980)
On The Border (1998)
Murder By Decree (1979)
Bigger Than Life (1956)
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
Fat City (1972)
Angel (1984)
Animal House (1978)
My Science Project (1985)
Lucía (1968)
Paper Moon (1973)
Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
The Great McGinty (1940)
I Married A Witch (1942)
Do The Right Thing (1989)
Raging Bull (1980)
Once Upon A Time In America (1984)
The Rider (2017)
The Mustang (2019)
Nomadland (2020)
Murmur of the Heart (1971)
Sweet Smell Of Success (1957)
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Conversation (1974)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather Part III (1990)
The Magnificent Ambersons...
- 2/2/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Apple TV Plus has just scored its most-watched weekend since the 15-month-old service launched, according to company insiders.
Powered by the premiere of “Palmer,” a drama starring Justin Timberlake from director Fisher Stevens, the streaming service saw a 33% increase over average viewers — also due to available sophomore seasons of M. Night Shyamalan’s “Servant” and “Dickinson.,” as well as big international numbers for “Losing Alice.”
Timberlake’s movie, about an ex-con who finds himself the caretaker of a gender-nonconforming child, rated as the second-biggest feature film launch for the service, run by Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht. The project was co-financed and produced by Sk Global. Definitive streaming numbers were not available.
The viewership numbers come off of Apple’s major score at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend, where they emerged the winner of a rich bidding war for “Coda,” the festival sensation that broke sales records at a $25 million price tag.
Powered by the premiere of “Palmer,” a drama starring Justin Timberlake from director Fisher Stevens, the streaming service saw a 33% increase over average viewers — also due to available sophomore seasons of M. Night Shyamalan’s “Servant” and “Dickinson.,” as well as big international numbers for “Losing Alice.”
Timberlake’s movie, about an ex-con who finds himself the caretaker of a gender-nonconforming child, rated as the second-biggest feature film launch for the service, run by Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht. The project was co-financed and produced by Sk Global. Definitive streaming numbers were not available.
The viewership numbers come off of Apple’s major score at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend, where they emerged the winner of a rich bidding war for “Coda,” the festival sensation that broke sales records at a $25 million price tag.
- 2/1/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
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