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Colman Domingo ditched his cape and unveiled a suit while stepping out at the 2025 Met Gala on Monday evening (May 5) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

The 55-year-old co-chair of this year’s event was then also joined by his husband Raul Domingo, who donned a sparkly purple suit for the fashion night out.

Prior to unveiling his suit, Colman hit the carpet in a blue cape alongside fellow co-chair Lewis Hamilton.

The Met Gala will focus on menswear and suiting this year with a “Tailored for You” dress code. The event will celebrate the opening of the museum’s new exhibition “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” which draws inspiration from Monica L. Miller‘s 2009 book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity. There are six celebrities serving as co-chairs for the 2025 gala, plus 25 more stars who are part of the host committee.

Exclusive: Oscar nominee Colman Domingo‘s directorial debut Scandalous!, which is set to star Sydney Sweeney as Kim Novak and David Jonsson as Sammy Davis Jr., is heading to the Cannes market for international sales with Patrick Wachsberger’s 193.

193 is handling international sales for Miramax. The film will chart the clandestine love affair between film star Novak and singer/dancer and actor Davis Jr.

The movie will chart the explosive true story of a forbidden romance at the height of Hollywood’s Golden Age. In 1957, Novak (Sweeney), one of the biggest box office stars of her time and the luminous face of Vertigo, falls for Davis Jr. (Jonsson), the multi-talented Rat Pack sensation who defied boundaries of race and fame. Their affair, unfolding in the shadows of Jim Crow America, sparks a firestorm. With the Mafia circling, studio heads panicking, and even Frank Sinatra walking a tightrope between friendship and fallout,...

Exclusive: Miles Madison is Mikey Madison’s twin brother, and the way he describes it they were “born at the same time.”

Family lore, says Miles, is that they had a cesarean birth “and we were plucked out” simultaneously to prevent arguments about who’s older.

And does that work? Miles winks and says that on his birth certificate he’s listed one minute ahead of his Oscar-winning sibling.

The Madison clan is undoubtedly proud of Mikey. And I loved seeing how intuitively protective they are of her. They wanted to give her space to just simply breathe and take in the enormity of what happened Sunday night to the 25-year-old, who will be 26 on March 25.

They all sat in a sort of luxurious sunken sofa pit created for the Vanity Fair Oscars 2025 party. Intermingled with Mikey’s family were members of the Anora entourage; the film’s multiple Oscar-winning...

HBO’s Euphoria star Colman Domingo stole the spotlight at the Oscars 2025—not for his outstanding talent or his well-dressed appearance like always, but for his personal life revelation that left fans in shock. The actor walked the red carpet with another man named Raúl Domingo, who shockingly turned out to be his husband.

Colman Domingo in Euphoria | image: HBO

Well, much like fans, even we’re stunned to know about Colman Domingo’s sexuality. But the real jaw-dropper turned out to be the way the couple met. Forget dating apps or Hollywood parties, the Domingos’ love story started in the most unexpected place: Craigslist. Back in 2005, their paths crossed on the popular classifieds site.

Colman Domingo stunned fans at the Oscars with his sexuality Colman Domingo in a still from Rustin | image: Netflix

The 2025 Oscars had its fair share of surprises—emotional speeches, jaw-dropping wins, and unexpected snubs. But...

Colman Domingo is making a rare public appearance with his husband!

The 55-year-old actor had the support of husband Raul Domingo at the 2025 Academy Awards on Sunday (March 2) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

For the big event, Colman looked cool in a red and black suit with gold jewelry while Raul sported a black velvet suit.

Colman is nominated tonight for Best Actor for his role in Sing Sing.

The Oscars will be hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien for the first time and the show is airing live on ABC and Hulu. The movie Emilia Perez leads the nominations with 13 nods, followed by The Brutalist and Wicked with 10 each. Make sure to check out the full list of nominations and find out who is performing during the show!

Fyi: Colman is wearing a Valentino outfit, Omega watch, and Boucheron jewelry.

Click through the gallery inside for 15+ pictures of Colman Domingo at the Oscars…...

The 40th anniversary Film Independent Spirit Awards got underway Saturday afternoon, and plenty of stars and filmmakers from the indie world walked the blue carpet ahead of the ceremony. In addition to host Aidy Bryant, presenters include Kathryn Hahn, Walton Goggins, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Natasha Lyonne, Danielle Deadwyler, Alana Haim, Questlove, Hunter Schafer and more.

Nominees this year range from Amy Adams to Sebastian Stan to Demi Moore to Kieran Culkin.

See photos from the 2025 Spirit Awards blue carpet below.

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Emma Stone, actress

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Colman Domingo, actor

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Colman Domingo, actor and Raúl Domingo, producer

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Édgar Ramírez, actor

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Mikey Madison, actress

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A24’s prison theater drama Sing Sing, starring Colman Domingo, is set to begin streaming exclusively on Max on March 21. The film will debut on HBO linear on March 22 at 8:00 p.m. Et.

Directed by Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing follows Divine G (Domingo), who while imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men, including a wary newcomer (Clarence Maclin).

The film is inspired by the real-life Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at New York’s Sing Sing Correctional Facility. A notable aspect of the production was the casting of real-life formerly incarcerated individuals, many of whom were alumni of the Rta program. Bringing Domingo his second Oscar nomination for Best Actor, the film was released last July after premiering in the Special Presentations program of the 2023 Toronto Film Festival. It’s scored three Oscar noms this season in total,...

The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Oscar nominated actor Colman Domingo is this year’s recipient of their Spotlight Award, Actor for his performance in director Greg Kwedar‘s “Sing Sing.” The ceremony will take place on January 3, 2025 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running January 2-13.

“We are so thrilled to honor the remarkable talent of Colman Domingo at the Palm Springs International Film Awards for the second year in a row. In ‘Sing Sing,’ Colman Domingo delivers another outstanding performance based on the true story of the wrongfully convicted Divine G, who finds purpose in prison through stage acting.” said Festival Chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi in a press release. “For this incredibly raw and captivating performance, it is our honor to present the Spotlight Award, Actor to Colman Domingo.”

Domingo joins this year’s previously announced honoree: “Emilia Pérez” will receive the Vanguard Award,...

The Gotham Film & Media Institute has announced that the cast of Sing Sing will receive The 2024 Gotham Social Justice Tribute at the 34th edition of The Gothams.

The honour was created to recognise the actors and filmmakers behind the most compelling purpose-driven films in cinema.

Greg Kwedar directed and co-wrote with Clint Bentley the story about a wrongfully convicted man, played by Colman Domingo, who finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men.

The story is based on the real-life programme Rehabilitation Through the Arts. Last month, Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez, one of the film’s co-stars,...

Exclusive: The cast of A24’s Sing Sing, led by Colman Domingo, is set to receive the 2024 Gotham Social Justice Tribute at the 34th edition of The Gothams, taking place live and in person at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on Monday, December 2.

The Social Justice Tribute was created in order to recognize the actors and filmmakers behind the most compelling purpose-driven films taken to the big screen. Sing Sing‘s cast is being honored for touching global audiences with the impactful real-life story of the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at Sing Sing Correctional Facility and its alumni.

Directed by Greg Kwedar from his script written with Clint Bentley, Sing Sing follows a wrongfully convicted Divine G (Domingo) as he finds purpose by acting in a theater group alongside other incarcerated men, including wary newcomer (Clarence Maclin) while imprisoned at the Ossining, New York-based Sing Sing. In...

Greg Jardin, director of genre-bending Sundance darling It’s What’s Inside, knows you’re going to expect his film to be a horror movie. The buzzy festival hit has got all the trappings of the familiar genre: from the creepy, dimly lit home where danger could lurk in every corner to a cast of attractive young people. It even debuts during spooky season — It’s What’s Inside is now streaming on Netflix. But the movie that audiences — and critics — couldn’t get enough of is hardly a slasher.

“We never considered it horror,” Jardin tells Oscar nominee Colman Domingo, who executive produced It’s What’s Inside alongside his creative partner and husband, Raúl Domingo. “I’d say it’s a sci-fi thriller with jokes.”

If anything, Jardin and Domingo agree that It’s What’s Inside might stir up what Domingo calls “the horror of...

It’s What’s Inside filmmaker Greg Jardin spent eight years trying to land $10 million for a still-unproduced sci-fi comedy. In 2016, he then pivoted to a genre-bending idea that is now his feature directorial debut, spending another eight years trying to get it in front of a festival audience. That opportunity finally came at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2024, and within three days of It’s What’s Inside’s world premiere, Jardin and his producing team landed a $17 million acquisition deal from Netflix.

Jardin — who’s had a healthy career making shorts, music videos and promos for Netflix projects such as Wednesday and When They See Us — had modest expectations for his comedic sci-fi thriller leading up to Sundance. In fact, his only concern was that his $2.5 million film didn’t create a loss for his financing and producing partners at Such. (Kate Andrews’ Boldly Go Productions, as well as Colman and Raul Domingo’s Edith Productions,...

Exclusive: It’s What’s Inside, which lands on Netflix on Oct. 4, marks the first time husbands Colman and Raúl Domingo produced a feature film together.

In an exclusive featurette from Netflix, the couple discussed their work on the thriller — Colman executive producing and Raúl producing for their company Edith Productions, which they started at the beginning of the pandemic — as well as with writer and director Greg Jardin.

“A lot of things that we do are a Trojan horse, like you don’t see it coming,” Colman said of Edith’s projects.

“The principle, I think, also, is entertain you while gutting you,” Raúl added.

“It’s usually put into some package. It could be a beautiful cake, but then you realize that there’s a shiv inside,” Colman said. “Or some glitter. You never know.”

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The film stars Brittany O’Grady,...

Nothing like a little decapitation to ring in the spooky season! Expanding on one of its most beloved showcases, “Mind F*ck Night” the Lower East Side Film Festival is unveiling a new, three-day pop-up festival called “Off/Season.” The series will focus on terrifying, mind-altering, genre-defying cinema and feature a curated selection of advanced screenings, retrospectives, short films, as well as filmmaker Q&As and receptions, all held at the Alamo Drafthouse, Lower Manhattan location from October 2-4.

In honor of the film’s 60th anniversary, “Off/Season” is proud to present “Strait-Jacket” from B-Movie horror master William Castle. Featuring screen legend Joan Crawford, this “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” follow-up continued the star’s decent into hagsploitation, but has become a cult classic in its own right, with her madly swinging an axe becoming one of cinema’s most iconic images. Castle’s daughter, Terry Castle, will be...

Netflix is back this Halloween season with a packed “Netflix and Chills” lineup, packing in the horror offerings to maximize your spooky season. While you can also expect the arrival of horror favorites getting added to the library, the streamer has unveiled its original “Netflix and Chills” programming this morning.

Embrace your fears and stay tuned throughout the months of September and October, with Timo Tjahjanto‘s bone-crunching, ultra-violent The Shadow Strays, slasher Time Cut, Anna Kendrick’s Woman of the Hour, and more being added all Halloween season long.

Here’s the “Netflix and Chills” schedule this year…

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Netflix has released the official trailer for the comedy horror film It’s What’s Inside, which will start streaming globally on October 4, 2024. The film is rated R for pervasive language, sexual content, drug use, and some violent content.

In It’s What’s Inside, a group of friends gathers for a pre-wedding party that descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend arrives with a mysterious game that awakens long-hidden secrets, desires, and grudges.

Written and directed by Greg Jardin, the movie was produced by William Rosenfeld, Kate Andrews, Jason Baum, and Raúl Domingo. The executive producers include Colman Domingo, Ulf Ek, and Robert Kapp.

It’s What’s Inside stars Brittany O’Grady as Shelby, James Morosini as Cyrus, Alycia Debnam-Carey as Nikki, Devon Terrell as Reuben, Gavin Leatherwood as Dennis, Reina Hardesty as Brooke, Nina Bloomgarden as Maya, and David Thompson as Forbes.

“The central theme that I kept coming back to really revolves around artificial intimacy,...

Fear the Walking Dead cast member Colman Domingo has executive produced a horror film called It’s What’s Inside, which earned a lot of positive reviews after having its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival at the start of this year. (You can read an 8/10 review from JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray right Here.) The Netflix streaming service quickly picked up the distribution rights for $17 million, with their plan being to release the movie on October 4th – and with that date right around the corner, a trailer for the film has arrived online! You can check it out in the embed above.

It’s What’s Inside marks the feature directorial debut of Greg Jardin, who also wrote the screenplay. Details on the plot are being kept under wraps, with most reviewers doing their best to keep the movie’s secrets. The set-up is, A pre-wedding party descends into an existential nightmare when...

If you could step into your friends’ minds to see how they truly think and feel, would you?

This is the question at the center of the upcoming Netflix horror comedy, “It’s What’s Inside.” Executive produced by Academy Award nominee Colman Domingo, the film marks the directorial debut of Greg Jardin, who also wrote the script and has a long history at Netflix after having directed promos for “Thirteen Reasons Why” and “When They See Us.”

The official synopsis for the film reads: “A group of friends gather for a pre-wedding party that descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend arrives with a mysterious game that awakens long-hidden secrets, desires, and grudges.”

Brittany O’Grady (“The White Lotus”), James Morosini (“I Love My Dad”), Gavin Leatherwood (“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”), Nina Bloomgarden (“The Resort”), Alycia Debnam-Carey (“Fear the Walking Dead”), Reina Hardesty (“The Flash”), Devon Terrell (“Rap Sh!t...

In the lead-up to fall, Netflix has announced the long-awaited premiere date for It’s What’s Inside, the buzzy horror thriller that it purchased for around $17 million at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, as we first reported.

Marking an accomplished first feature for writer-director Greg Jardin, the film releases globally on the streamer on October 4. Netflix also unveiled a new series of first-look stills, which can be found above and below.

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An enticingly twisty tale tonally reminiscent of Halina Reijn’s 2022 A24 horror comedy Bodies Bodies Bodies, It’s What’s Inside watches as a group of friends gather for a pre-wedding party that descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend arrives with a mysterious game that awakens long-hidden secrets, desires, and grudges.

Pic’s cast includes Brittany O’Grady (The White Lotus), James Morosini (I Love My Dad), Gavin Leatherwood (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Nina Bloomgarden (The Idea of You...

Fear the Walking Dead cast member Colman Domingo has executive produced a horror film called It’s What’s Inside, which earned a lot of positive reviews after having its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival at the start of this year. (You can read an 8/10 review from JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray right Here.) The Netflix streaming service quickly picked up the distribution rights for $17 million – and now they have announced that It’s What’s Inside will be available to watch on Netflix as of October 4th! Along with the release date announcement comes the unveiling of a batch of first look images, which can be seen at the bottom of this article.

It’s What’s Inside marks the feature directorial debut of Greg Jardin, who also wrote the screenplay. Details on the plot are being kept under wraps, with most reviewers doing their best to keep the movie’s secrets. The set-up is,...

It's What's Inside is an upcoming horror film on Netflix about a pre-wedding event that goes awry. The film features a talented ensemble cast and has received praise from executive producer Colman Domingo. The film releases on Netflix on October 4.

The upcoming horror movie It's What's Inside has been given its first look. It's What's Inside is an upcoming Netflix film centered around a pre-wedding celebration that begins to dissolve when one estranged friend shows up with a mysterious suitcase. It's What's Inside is written and directed by Greg Hardin and features a leading cast including Brittany O'Grady, James Morosini, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Devon Terrell, Gavin Leatherwood, Reina Hardesty, and Nina Bloomgarden.

Now, Netflix has revealed the first look images for It's What's Inside. These were a series of four images, the first of which gave a look at all the main ensemble as they are in a more excited state,...

When Colman Domingo chooses projects, he isn’t looking to be pigeonholed by his sexuality and identity.

That’s why the Oscar-nominated actor recently told GQ that he sometimes questions the scripts that come across his desk at his production company Edith, which he co-runs with his husband Raúl Domingo.

“The two things that I constantly get sent are about slavery and being queer,” he explained. “And I always think, ‘So why are you sending me this, if this isn’t even any of my interests, really?’”

Domingo, an openly gay Black-Latin filmmaker and actor, added that he’s more drawn to writing and producing stories that “have a lot of light in them.”

While he’s known for being a dramatic actor, he’s also ready to strive for something new in other genres, such as comedy. That’s also why he added this line for his character in...

A star-studded host committee, Academy Awards nominees and presenters, along with some of the most powerful industry influencers came together on March 9, 2024, for MPTF's 22nd Annual ‘Night Before’ benefit.

Co-Chaired by Sterling K. Brown & Ryan Michelle Bathé, America Ferrera & Ryan Piers-Williams, Jodie Foster, and Paul Giamatti, the annual event raised over $4.3 million.

“MPTF and I have such a rich, wonderful history together of taking care of our own. I’m so proud to support this incredible organization and help raise crucial funds to support our industry family when they need it most,” said Jodie Foster.

America Ferrera stated, “I’m proud to be part of a benefit that brings our community together while helping sustain the important mission of MPTF.”

Sterling K. Brown noted, “I’ve been involved with MPTF for many years and am honored to chair the Night Before with my peers. This is not only a great...

The Motion Picture & Television Fund raised more than $4.3 million at its 22nd annual star-studded benefit on Saturday night.

The exclusive event was co-chaired by Sterling K. Brown and Ryan Michelle Bathé, America Ferrera and Ryan Piers-Williams, Jodie Foster and Paul Giamatti.

Funds raised from the event will be used to support industry members and their families who benefit from MPTF’s charitable programs and services, such as financial assistance, crisis counseling, caregiving support and residency on the Wasserman Campus in Woodland Hills, which now serves as “home” to many television and film veterans. During the recent work stoppages, MPTF received over 13,000 calls for aid and provided more than $8 million in charitable financial assistance.

“MPTF and I have such a rich, wonderful history together of taking care of our own,” said Foster. “I’m so proud to support this incredible organization and help raise crucial funds to support our industry family when they need it most.

When Colman Domingo steps to the stage to introduce the SXSW premiere of his new film “Sing Sing” — a deeply affecting depiction of the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at the titular maximum security prison in New York — he gets a standing ovation before a second of the film has screened. That might be in part because, less than 48 hours later, Domingo will be stepping inside the Dolby Theater for the 96th Academy Awards, nominated for his performance as civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in “Rustin.”

This wasn’t even the world premiere for “Sing Sing” — that was at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, where A24 scooped it up for a theatrical release this July. But as Domingo explains to Variety following the film’s screening at SXSW — where the film received another, much longer standing ovation — there was never any question for him about whether he would attend.

“The funny thing is,...

Colman Domingo is on a remarkable run, and ahead of Oscar night and his nomination for “Rustin,” A24 has released the first trailer for his next moving drama, “Sing Sing.”

Greg Kwedar directed “Sing Sing,” which follows the true story of a leader of a theater troupe in prison and how they use acting to escape the realities of their incarceration, putting on a play all while Domingo’s character is seeking parole. The film is based on a real-life rehabilitation program, and the movie even features a cast that includes formerly incarcerated actors.

Domingo leads the cast that also includes Paul Raci, an Oscar nominee for “Sound of Metal.” And A24, which picked up the film out of last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, has announced it is eyeing a theatrical release this July for the movie. It will have its U.S. premiere at the SXSW Film festival on Friday.

The 96th annual Oscar nominees luncheon gathered a vibrant crowd of celebrities, filmmakers and cinephiles at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.

DeVon Franklin, a Board of Governors member, kicked off the event by announcing the roll call of attendees, starting with composer Laura Karpman of “American Fiction” and concluding with Robert Downey Jr., nominated for his supporting role in “Oppenheimer.”

Here are some of the key takeaways from the event.

Emma Stone and Bradley Cooper at the 2024 Oscars Nominees Luncheon.

The dog from “Anatomy of a Fall” stole the show.

The breakout star of the day was the lovable pooch from “Anatomy of a Fall.” Messi, the canine actor portraying Snoop in Justine Triet’s film, stole the hearts of nearly every nominee present. From Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera of “Barbie” fame to the musical sensation Billie Eilish, everyone seemed to be enchanted by the furry star.

Fear the Walking Dead cast member Colman Domingo has produced a horror film called It’s What’s Inside, which just earned a lot of positive reviews after having its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. (You can read an 8/10 review from JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray right Here.) Now Deadline reports that, while numerous studios were chasing the distribution rights to this movie, Netflix has come out the winner in this situation, forking over $17 million to bring It’s What’s Inside to their streaming service.

It’s What’s Inside marks the feature directorial debut of Greg Jardin, who also wrote the screenplay. Details on the plot are being kept under wraps, with most reviewers doing their best to keep the movie’s secrets. The set-up is, A pre-wedding party descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend shows up with a mysterious suitcase.

The film stars Brittany O’Grady (The White Lotus), James Morosini...

Netflix has scored the biggest on-site deal at Sundance so far, pouncing on the horror It’s What’s Inside in a reported $17m deal.

Greg Jardin’s Midnight selection premiered on Friday and centres on a pre-wedding party that goes horrifically wrong when a former friend of the group arrives bearing a suitcase.

William Rosenfeld, Kate Andrews, Jason Baum and Raúl Domingo produced the film, which CAA Media Finance represented for sales and had been in talks with buyers since Friday’s world premiere.

The ensemble cast features Brittany O’Grady, James Morosini, Alycia Debnam-Carey, and Devon Terrell, among others.

It’s What’s Inside...

Netflix has scored the biggest on-site deal at Sundance so far, pouncing on the horror It’s What’s Inside in a reported $17m deal.

Greg Jardin’s Midnight selection premiered on Friday and centres on a pre-wedding party that goes horrifically wrong when a former friend of the group arrives bearing a suitcase.

William Rosenfeld, Kate Andrews, Jason Baum and Raúl Domingo produced the film, which CAA Media Finance represented for sales and had been in talks with buyers since Friday’s world premiere.

The ensemble cast features Brittany O’Grady, James Morosini, Alycia Debnam-Carey, and Devon Terrell, among others.

It’s What’s Inside...

Netflix is going all in on It’s What’s Inside. The streaming service has acquired the horror thriller out of Sundance, three days after the project debuted as part of the fest’s horror-centric Midnight Section.

The feature hails from writer director Greg Jardin, and centers on a pre-wedding party that becomes a nightmare when an estranged friend shows up with a mysterious suitcase.

“I’ve been pitching it as a sci-fi thriller, with jokes,” Jardin told The Hollywood Reporter earlier in the fest.

Rights went for a reported $17 million, which would make it the highest sale of the Park City, Utah-based festival so far this year. Over the weekend, Searchlight Pictures made a $10 million deal to acquire the Jesse Eisenberg-directed feature A Real Pain, which stars the actor-filmmaker alongside Kieran Culkin.

“On behalf of the cast, crew, and entire production team, we are absolutely thrilled that It...

“It’s What’s Inside,” a horror movie that premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, has sold to Netflix for $17 million.

The film isn’t playing in theaters and will land directly on the streamer at a yet-to-be-determined date.

First-time filmmaker Greg Jardin directed “It’s What’s Inside,” which is set at a pre-wedding party that descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend shows up with a mysterious suitcase. The cast includes Brittany O’Grady, James Morosini, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Devon Terrell, Gavin Leatherwood, Reina Hardesty, Nina Bloomgarden and David Thompson.

“On behalf of the cast, crew, and entire production team, we are absolutely thrilled that ‘It’s What’s Inside’ landed at Netflix,” said producer William Rosenfeld of Such, which financed and oversaw production. “Their commitment to championing bold and groundbreaking filmmakers like Greg Jardin remains unparalleled.”

Variety’s Guy Lodge teased that the film “doesn’t unfold exactly as you’d expect.” He wrote in his review,...

Exclusive: Netflix has just closed a deal in the $17 million range for worldwide rights to It’s What’s Inside, the thriller written and directed by Greg Jardin that has been one of the Sundance Film Festival’s buzziest titles. It’s the second 8-figure deal of Sundance, after the Jesse Eisenberg-directed A Real Pain sold to Searchlight for $10 million. Both those deals were brokered by CAA.

A pre-wedding party descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend shows up with a mysterious suitcase. There are a lot of reveals in this one, and I ain’t giving up a single one. Numerous studios chased this one before Netflix stepped up.

The film stars Brittany O’Grady, James Morosini, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Devon Terrell, Gavin Leatherwood, Reina Hardesty, Nina Bloomgarden and David Thompson.

The pic is a co-production between Such Content, Edith Productions, and Boldly Go. Producers are William Rosenfeld, Kate Andrews,...

“Where’s the campaign already,” reads the caption underneath Robin Thede’s new Instagram photo featuring the Black Lady Sketch Show creator flanked by Colman Domingo and husband Raul Domingo. The stunning black-and-white image was shot by photographer Ryan Slack on Saturday night inside The Hollywood Reporter’s exclusive photo booth during the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s 17th annual Evening Before benefit.

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While some stars were rounding the troops for group shots, others like Thede and the Domingos ducked inside Slack’s booth for intimate shots. In fact, demand was so high for the exclusive portrait session that so many queued up, stretching the wait time to 30 minutes. It was well worth it for stars like Jenna Ortega, who posed with stylist Enrique Melendez, The Color Purple star Danielle Brooks, who reunited with Orange Is the New Black costar Laverne Cox,...

This year’s SXSW Film Festival, taking place in Austin, TX, just unveiled their lineup, and what a massive year for horror.

The 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival’s Opening Night TV Premiere is the highly anticipated Netflix series 3 Body Problem created, executive produced and written by Emmy Award winners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss and Emmy Award nominee Alexander Woo. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg for what’s in store.

The fest unveiled its Midnight lineup, which includes the Samara Weaving-starring Azrael. Elsewhere, look for Neon’s highly anticipated Cuckoo set to make its premiere.

Read on for the genre titles included in SXSW 2024’s lineup, and stay tuned for additional programming announcements.

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The Sundance Film Festival is one of the most highly respected film festivals in the world, and while the horror genre generally doesn’t seem to receive as much respect as it deserves, horror has had a steady presence at Sundance over the years. In fact, just last year the Sundance horror line-up included the likes of Infinity Pool, Talk to Me, My Animal, and Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls. The Sundance 2024 line-up was revealed earlier today (you can see the list Here) – and there again a good number of horror movies included in the program.

Below you can take a closer look at some of the horror movies that will be showing at Sundance 2024, with images to go along with each one of them.

Of course, most of the horror can be found in the Midnight program:

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It’s that time of the year again when the Sundance Film Festival shares all of its horror discoveries that’ll help define the upcoming year for the genre.

Today they announced the comprehensive slate of independent films selected from the fest that will take place January 18–28, 2024, in person in Park City, Salt Lake City, and the Sundance Resort, along with a selection of films available online across the country January 25–28, 2024. Packages and passes are available now and single tickets will be available beginning January 11 at Sundance’s site.

Bloody Disgusting combed through the entire program this afternoon and pulled out all of the genre films of note, with first-look images and information where available. Highlights from the upcoming slate of programming includes Love Lies Bleeding starring Kristen Stewart, Steven Soderbergh‘s Presence, Sasquatch Sunset, and so much more.

What are you most excited to see at Sundance next year?...

A24 has acquired theatrical distribution rights to “Sing Sing,” five days after the Colman Domingo-starring drama made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The indie banner confirmed the deal Friday evening.

Directed by Greg Kwedar, the film is inspired by the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in New York, following a group of inmates who collaborate on stage shows. Domingo, who was also represented at TIFF with the George C. Wolfe-directed biopic “Rustin” from Netflix, leads “Sing Sing,” joined by a cast that includes Paul Raci, who earned an Academy Award nomination for his supporting turn in “Sound of Metal,” as well as Clarence Maclin and Sean San José.

“Sing Sing” was financed and produced by Black Bear, the Marfa Peach Company and Edith Productions, with Kwedar working with Clint Bentley to adapt the script from Brent Buell’s...

A24 has acquired the domestic theatrical rights to “Sing Sing,” starring Colman Domingo, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.

The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and A24 is planning a 2024 theatrical release. The deal is reported to be in the seven figures.

In his review of the film, TheWrap’s Steve Pond wrote: “Written and directed by Greg Kwedar (‘Jockey’), the indie drama is a curious concoction that finds veteran actor Domingo playing a would-be playwright in a theater program at Sing Sing Correctional Facility; his fellow actors, with the notable exception of ‘Sound of Metal’ Oscar nominee Paul Raci, are, for the most part, former prisoners who took place in that actual program and are billed in the credits as playing themselves. The result isn’t seamless or slick, but there’s an urgency and a grit to it, and a sense of lives lost and occasionally regained.

Exclusive: In competitive bidding, A24 has acquired U.S. theatrical rights to Sing Sing, the Greg Kwedar-directed drama that stars Colman Domingo. The film premiered at Toronto to rapturous reviews and A24 is plotting a 2024 theatrical release.

Financed and produced by Black Bear, the Marfa Peach Company and Edith Productions, Sing Sing revolves around a theater group that escapes the reality of incarceration through the creativity of staging a play, with a cast that includes actors who have been incarcerated. Clint Bentley & Kwedar adapted the script from Brent Buell’s play, Breakin’ The Mummy’s Code and John H. Richardson’s The Sing Sing Follies.

Bentley and Kwedar produced with Monique Walton. Colman Domingo, Raul Domingo, Michael Heimler, Teddy Schwarzman, Larry Kalas, Larry Kelly, Nancy Schafer, Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin, and John “Divine G” Whitfield are the exec producers.

CAA Media Finance brokered the domestic deal, and Black Bear is selling international territories.

Patricia Arquette, Lulu Wang, Finn Wolfhard, Barry Jenkins, Camila Morrone, Willem Dafoe and Colman Domingo mixed and mingled at Variety and Chanel’s annual female filmmaker dinner during the Toronto Film Festival.

At the glamorous event, held on Saturday night at Soho House and hosted by Variety co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh, VIP attendees nibbled on tuna tartare, striploin steak and heirloom tomato salad as they toasted the recipients of Chanel’s Women Writers’ Network. The year-round program is designed to advance the careers of women and non-binary alumni of the TIFF Writers’ Studio.

Click for the photo gallery from Chanel and Variety’s female filmmakers dinner.

“Welcome to the most exclusive event of the Toronto Film Festival,” Setoodeh said. “This is one of our favorite events to host.” He added that Chanel and Variety had partnered since 2018 in celebrating female filmmakers at TIFF.

Inside the room, Arquette and Dafoe posed for...

Winners and special honorees were celebrated at the 14th Annual Aafca Awards at the Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on March 1. Prior to the festivities, Gold Derby associate editor Latasha Ford caught up with a few of the night’s presenters and honorees on the red carpet.

Watch her chats with “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” director Ryan Coogler, Aafca President and Co-Founder Gil Robertson, “Emancipation” star Charmaine Bingwa, “Double Cross” star Ashley A. Williams, “Black Beauty Effect” executive producer C.J. Faison, Amazon Studios Head of Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Latasha Gillespie and “Till” star Jalyn Hall above.

“The Woman King,” “Till,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” each won two Aafca Awards with “The Woman King” taking Best Picture and Best Director for Gina Prince-Bythewood, “Till” for Best Actress (Danielle Deadwyler) and the Emerging Face award (Hall), “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever...

Winners and special honorees were celebrated at the 14th Annual Aafca Awards at the Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on March 1. Prior to the festivities, Gold Derby associate editor Latasha Ford caught up with a few of the night’s presenters and honorees on the red carpet. Watch her chats with actress Meagan Good, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” production designer Hannah Beachler and “Nanny” writer/director Nikyatu Jusu above.

“The Woman King,” “Till,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” each won two Aafca Awards with “The Woman King” taking Best Picture and Best Director for Gina Prince-Bythewood, “Till” for Best Actress (Danielle Deadwyler) and the Emerging Face award (Jayln Hall), “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” for Best Supporting Actress (Angela Bassett) and Best Song (Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up”) and “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” for Best Writing (Rian Johnson) and Best Ensemble.

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages are Davis’ assessment of the current standings of the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any film or performance. Like any organization or body that votes, each individual category is fluid and subject to change. Predictions are updated every Thursday.

Last Updated: Jan. 19, 2022

2023 Oscars Predictions: Best Animated Short

Category Commentary: Filmmaking legend J.J. Abrams has 10 Emmy nominations and two wins (for directing and outstanding drama series for the first season of “Lost” in 2005), but he’s never been nominated for an Oscar. That could all change on Tuesday, Jan. 24.

Abrams is one of the producers of Apple’s “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse,...

“The Woman King” won the top prize at this year’s African American Film Critics Association (Aafca) awards, taking home the award for best picture. The Sony Pictures film was up against “Till,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”; each feature ended up winning at least two awards.

Along with best picture, “The Woman King” notched an award in the best director category, with the honor going to Gina Prince-Bythewood. Meanwhile, “Till” won awards for Danielle Deadwyler as best actress and the emerging face award for Jaylin Hall; “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” won best song for Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” and Angela Bassett won best supporting actress; “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” won best ensemble and Rian Johnson won for best writing.

Other winners included Brian Tyree Henry in “Causeway” for best supporting actor, Carey Williams in “Emergency” for emerging filmmaker and “Nanny” for best independent feature.

Of all the glamorous celebrity couples at the 2023 Golden Globes, we can't stop thinking about Colman Domingo and husband Raúl Domingo. Though the "Euphoria" actor and his partner rarely make joint public appearances, they walked the red carpet together at the Jan. 10 award show clad in subtly matching outfits - Colman wore a custom tuxedo embellished with onyx and graphite stones, while Raúl coordinated in a black suit. "All black, but he's the one who's sparkling," Raúl told E! News of the inspiration behind his outfit. Colman shone bright on stage during the ceremony while presenting Steven Spielberg with the best director award for his work on "The Fabelmans."

The Globes were the first major award show Colman and Raúl have attended as a couple during their relationship, which dates back nearly 18 years. In 2005, they crossed paths outside of a California Walgreens and eyed one another without exchanging any words.

“New Moon,” one of this year’s shortlisted films eligible for Best Animated Short at the Oscars, is the imaginative, surrealist journey of young Jay Jay and his mother Edie. Their inner city dreams are illuminated by the New Moon accompanied by the magic of Aretha Franklin playing on a summer’s eve on a transistor radio in their West Philadelphia backyard. Watch an exclusive new trailer above.

The short film has been adapted from Emmy winner Colman Domingo‘s play titled “A Boy and His Soul.” It is dedicated to Black mothers and sons and the love and inspiration that keeps them inspired through immeasurable hardships. In addition to writing the story, Colman voices each of the characters.

See Colman and Raul Domingo (‘New Moon’) on their Oscar shortlisted animated film: ‘The idea was to put love in this world’ [Exclusive Video Interview]

Colman’s husband and creative partner Raúl Domingo served as co-writer and co-director.

“It’s something we made with so much love. We didn’t have an intention on how to amplify it,” says Emmy winner Colman Domingo, whose animated short film “New Moon” is among 15 shortlisted for Oscar consideration this year. “We just wanted to create it because we believe the messaging put out into the world about Black mothers, about Black boys. It’s a personal story, something that me and my mother experienced. It was Raul’s idea to turn it into animation.” Watch the video interview with filmmakers Colman and Raul Domingo above.

“New Moon” is the imaginative surrealist journey of young Jay Jay and his mother Edie. Their inner city dreams are illuminated by the New Moon accompanied by the magic of Aretha Franklin playing on a summer’s eve on a transistor radio in their West Philadelphia backyard. Colman voices and provides the motion for each character,...

Actor Colman Domingo is on a path to making history.

This year, the “Zola” star produced and co-wrote the animated short film “New Moon” with his husband, Raul Domingo, and if it manages to snag an Oscar nomination, it’ll be a new first.

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In the event that “New Moon” is one of the five nominees for Best Animated Short Film, Colman and Raul would become the first LGBTQ married couple nominated together in the same year.

Couples being nominated at the same time is nothing new. Most recently, in 2021, Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem were each nominated for their work in “Parallel Mothers” and “Being the Ricardos”.

But the feat dates all the way back to 1932, which Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt were both nominated for Best Actor and Actress for their performances in...

Over a dozen married couples have been nominated for Academy Awards in the same year. The list begins with Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt, who were both nominated in best actor and actress in 1932 for “The Guardsman.” Most recently, that roster includes Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz, nominated for “Being the Ricardos” and “Parallel Mothers” in 2021. This year, if the animated short film “New Moon” is among the five films given a nod on Jan. 24, co-writers and producers Colman Domingo and Raul Domingo will become the first same-sex married couple ever nominated in any category.

On this episode of the award-winning Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, we talk to both Colman and Raul Domingo about collaborating on their new short film, which was announced as one of the 15 shortlisted by the Academy Awards. The duo discusses working together and bringing this personal story to the screen. In addition, Colman Domingo teases...