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EXCLUSIVE: Michael Gandolfini has joined the ensemble cast of the upcoming untitled event pic from filmmaking duo Daniels at Universal. Matt Damon is on board to star. Daniels, aka Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, will write and direct. Sandra Oh, Sean Kaufman and Charles Melton are also on board. Universal had no comment on the casting. Details […]

EXCLUSIVE: Briarcliff Entertainment has set a Jan. 29, 2027 wide theatrical release for the Lizzy Caplan, Lucy DeVito, John Stamos and Christine Ko starring Drag. The offbeat thriller comedy reps the feature directorial debuts of writers-directors Greg Yagolnitzer and Raviv Ullman. The movie made its SXSW world premiere earlier this year where it earned a […]

Jacob “Jake” Aija Aini Hawkes not only stars in Iakwe: Hello, Goodbye, the film reflects his own experience. “I would say like maybe 80 to 90 percent of it is pretty accurate to the real-life story,” Hawkes says of the short film directed by Nathan Fitch, which just made its world premiere at the Bentonville […]

Charlotte Toledano Detaille, the former Mediawan producer behind Prime Video’s streaming hit “Escort Boys,” is launching Alyx Films, an independent banner that will kick off with an ambitious slate built around breakout French digital creator Geronimo. The company, which is based in Paris and in the South of France, has signed an exclusive partnership with […]

Ninety-five Oscar nominees and 21 winners are among the 529 film industry notables who have just officially become Oscar voters as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended its annual invitations to those who have “distinguished themselves by their contributions to motion pictures”. Among those are recent nominees from the 98th Oscars […]

EXCLUSIVE: Gersh’s Digital division has promoted three and made three new hires. New additions to the company include VP Amron Lopez and agent Dane Cohen from The Team (formerly Wasserman), agent Amanda Harris from UTA’s Digital Brand Architects, and coordinator Alondra Pangilinan from The Team. Chinazam Nnorom and Kashia Hormuth, meanwhile, have been promoted to coordinator […]

My first reaction when I heard of a new animated feature film adaptation of Georges Bizet’s 1875 opera, Carmen, was that despite the animated form it was taking, this had to be for adult and fans of opera, especially this one which is perhaps the most performed around the globe to this day. Wrong. This […]