Back in February of 2023, it was announced that Jordana Brewster, Scott Speedman, Laurence Fishburne, and Addison Timlin had signed on to star in the latest thriller from Terminal and Inheritance director Vaughn Stein, a project that was known as The Offer at that time. The Offer has since made its way through production and been retitled Cellar Door – and Lionsgate will be giving it a theatrical and VOD release on November 1st. With that date just five weeks away, a trailer for the film has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.
Sam Scott wrote the initial screenplay, which then received revisions from Lori Evans Taylor, who recently wrote and directed the supernatural thriller Bed Rest (starring Melissa Barrera of the Scream franchise) and co-wrote the upcoming horror sequel Final Destination 6, a.k.a. Final Destination: Bloodlines. Cellar Door has the following synopsis: Looking for a fresh start after a miscarriage,...
Sam Scott wrote the initial screenplay, which then received revisions from Lori Evans Taylor, who recently wrote and directed the supernatural thriller Bed Rest (starring Melissa Barrera of the Scream franchise) and co-wrote the upcoming horror sequel Final Destination 6, a.k.a. Final Destination: Bloodlines. Cellar Door has the following synopsis: Looking for a fresh start after a miscarriage,...
- 9/25/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Sony will be releasing the untitled Keke Palmer and Sza R-rated comedy on Jan. 24, 2025.
The TriStar Pictures title is directed by Lawrence Lamont off a screenplay by Syreeta Singleton.
The project came together from the CoCre lab at Sony Pictures. The lab was a previous pact between ColorCreative and Sony Pictures to source and incubate emerging, diverse screenwriters to develop and write their first studio feature based on original ideas.
Producing is Hoorae’s Issa Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi, ColorCreative’s Deniese Davis and Macro Film Studios’ Charles D. King, James Lopez, and Poppy Hanks. Singleton is co-producing. Big Boss’ Palmer and Sharon Palmer are executive producing. Macro Film Studios is also co-financing.
The supporting cast includes Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott, Patrick Cage, and Amin Joseph.
The comedy will share marquees on its opening weekend with the...
The TriStar Pictures title is directed by Lawrence Lamont off a screenplay by Syreeta Singleton.
The project came together from the CoCre lab at Sony Pictures. The lab was a previous pact between ColorCreative and Sony Pictures to source and incubate emerging, diverse screenwriters to develop and write their first studio feature based on original ideas.
Producing is Hoorae’s Issa Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi, ColorCreative’s Deniese Davis and Macro Film Studios’ Charles D. King, James Lopez, and Poppy Hanks. Singleton is co-producing. Big Boss’ Palmer and Sharon Palmer are executive producing. Macro Film Studios is also co-financing.
The supporting cast includes Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott, Patrick Cage, and Amin Joseph.
The comedy will share marquees on its opening weekend with the...
- 9/20/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
IFC Films has nabbed rights to the spy thriller Inheritance, which hails from Divergent director Neil Burger and stars Phoebe Dynevor and Rhys Ifans. IFC has set a theatrical release date of Jan. 24, 2025 for the project.
Dynevor stars as Maya, who learns that her father was once a spy and soon becomes embroiled in an international conspiracy. “In her quest for answers, Maya becomes a target and must travel the globe, mastering her father’s skills and unraveling the mysteries of his past, in this gripping espionage thriller,” according to the logline.
The globe-trotting film shot in New York City, Delhi, Seoul and Cairo, and has a script from Burger and Olen Steinhauer.
“I’m very happy to be working with Scott Shooman and the team at IFC on the release of this wild film,” said Burger. “It was a true adventure to make – shooting around the world and taking...
Dynevor stars as Maya, who learns that her father was once a spy and soon becomes embroiled in an international conspiracy. “In her quest for answers, Maya becomes a target and must travel the globe, mastering her father’s skills and unraveling the mysteries of his past, in this gripping espionage thriller,” according to the logline.
The globe-trotting film shot in New York City, Delhi, Seoul and Cairo, and has a script from Burger and Olen Steinhauer.
“I’m very happy to be working with Scott Shooman and the team at IFC on the release of this wild film,” said Burger. “It was a true adventure to make – shooting around the world and taking...
- 9/5/2024
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Phoebe Dynevor is set to join Zac Efron in director Jody Hill’s latest feature film, Famous, a provocative Los Angeles-set thriller that explores the dark side of celebrity.
In Famous, Zac Efron will star in dual roles, playing both overzealous fan, Lance Dunkquist, and Hollywood heartthrob, James Jansen. The film is based on the acclaimed novel by bestselling author Blake Crouch and is adapted for the screen by Chad Hodge, who also adapted Crouch’s Wayward Pines trilogy into a series.
Lance Dunkquist has one asset that’s about to change his life – he has the face of a movie star. And not just any movie star – Lance is the spitting image of a Hollywood icon, James Jansen. Lance is about to travel to Los Angeles to make his dream come true. Lance is going to be famous, no matter what it takes…...
In Famous, Zac Efron will star in dual roles, playing both overzealous fan, Lance Dunkquist, and Hollywood heartthrob, James Jansen. The film is based on the acclaimed novel by bestselling author Blake Crouch and is adapted for the screen by Chad Hodge, who also adapted Crouch’s Wayward Pines trilogy into a series.
Lance Dunkquist has one asset that’s about to change his life – he has the face of a movie star. And not just any movie star – Lance is the spitting image of a Hollywood icon, James Jansen. Lance is about to travel to Los Angeles to make his dream come true. Lance is going to be famous, no matter what it takes…...
- 9/3/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
“Violent Night” director Tommy Wirkola’s next project is shaping up. His shark thriller has now been titled “Beneath the Storm” and is set to be released theatrically Aug. 1, 2025, via Columbia Pictures.
The film, written by Wirkola, stars Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak and Djimon Hounsou and is produced by Adam McKay and Kevin Messick. Plot details remain under wraps.
Wirkola’s previous directorial credits include “Dead Snow,” “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” and “What Happened to Monday.”
Dynevor, best known for her star turn as Daphne Bridgerton in Netflix’s hit series “Bridgerton,” has also appeared in films such as “The Colour Room,” “Bank of Dave” and “Fair Play.” She received a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination in 2024. Up next, she will be seen in Neil Burger’s Miramax spy thriller “Inheritance” and the Diane Lane-led drama “Anniversary.”
Peak led Max’s reboot of “Gossip Girl” for two seasons, and...
The film, written by Wirkola, stars Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak and Djimon Hounsou and is produced by Adam McKay and Kevin Messick. Plot details remain under wraps.
Wirkola’s previous directorial credits include “Dead Snow,” “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” and “What Happened to Monday.”
Dynevor, best known for her star turn as Daphne Bridgerton in Netflix’s hit series “Bridgerton,” has also appeared in films such as “The Colour Room,” “Bank of Dave” and “Fair Play.” She received a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination in 2024. Up next, she will be seen in Neil Burger’s Miramax spy thriller “Inheritance” and the Diane Lane-led drama “Anniversary.”
Peak led Max’s reboot of “Gossip Girl” for two seasons, and...
- 8/14/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: C. Thomas Howell (Seal Team) and Michelle Hurd (Star Trek: Picard) have signed on to star alongside Trevor Donovan and Ashley Elaine in Where the Wind Blows, a romantic Western based on the USA Today bestselling novel by Caroline Fyffe.
Shooting this summer in Montana, the film follows Chase (Donovan), a rugged cowboy and solitary drifter who closed off his heart long ago — until the day he impulsively does a kindness for a beautiful young woman (Elaine), and everything changes in three days.
John Schimke will direct from his script written with Fyffe and Mike Maden. Producers are Schimke, Ashley Elaine and Don Paul with Ae Productions, Inc., and Brandon Smith and Eden Matson at Nova Vento Entertainment. Ricki Maslar, CSA is handling casting.
Previously seen in films like The Outsiders, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Red Dawn, Howell has most recently been seen on shows like Seal Team and Obliterated,...
Shooting this summer in Montana, the film follows Chase (Donovan), a rugged cowboy and solitary drifter who closed off his heart long ago — until the day he impulsively does a kindness for a beautiful young woman (Elaine), and everything changes in three days.
John Schimke will direct from his script written with Fyffe and Mike Maden. Producers are Schimke, Ashley Elaine and Don Paul with Ae Productions, Inc., and Brandon Smith and Eden Matson at Nova Vento Entertainment. Ricki Maslar, CSA is handling casting.
Previously seen in films like The Outsiders, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Red Dawn, Howell has most recently been seen on shows like Seal Team and Obliterated,...
- 6/27/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The Price of Nonna’s Inheritance reunites the unorthodox but united Delle Fave clan. Directed by Giovanni Bognetti, this comedy sequel centers on grandmother Giuliana’s engagement to her dubious ex, Nunzio.
Worried for her mother’s safety and inheritance, Anna calls on her husband Carlo and their adult children, Alessandra and Emilio, to intervene. Christian De Sica and Angela Finocchiaro reprise their roles as the long-married but mismatched parents, joined this time by Dharma Mangia Woods, Claudio Colica, and Fioretta Mari.
While this dysfunctional Italian family’s tactics leave much to be desired, their devotion to one another remains the true heart of the film. Over the course of their ill-advised scheme, bonds are strengthened through shared laughter and frustration. Whether thwarting wedding plans or each other, the Delle Faves prove that what really matters is having one another’s backs through every comedic calamity.
The Delle Fave Dysfunctions...
Worried for her mother’s safety and inheritance, Anna calls on her husband Carlo and their adult children, Alessandra and Emilio, to intervene. Christian De Sica and Angela Finocchiaro reprise their roles as the long-married but mismatched parents, joined this time by Dharma Mangia Woods, Claudio Colica, and Fioretta Mari.
While this dysfunctional Italian family’s tactics leave much to be desired, their devotion to one another remains the true heart of the film. Over the course of their ill-advised scheme, bonds are strengthened through shared laughter and frustration. Whether thwarting wedding plans or each other, the Delle Faves prove that what really matters is having one another’s backs through every comedic calamity.
The Delle Fave Dysfunctions...
- 6/26/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
Here’s Where Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Hitman & Madame Web Lie On Netflix Weekly Global Top 10 List ( Photo Credit – YouTube )
Netflix is one of the most popular streaming networks with vast content. Some fan-favorite films find their home on the Ott platform, while some arrive for a limited time. Netflix releases the top 10 global list weekly, revealing the most watched movies weekly. The latest list for the week of June 17-June 23 sees Madame Web’s return while Hit Man and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One slip from the top 3 positions.
The Tom Cruise-led Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One was released in the theatres last year and did not have a satisfactory box office result due to the release of Oppenheimer and Barbie around the same time. However, Tom is already filming Mission: Impossible 8, and according to reports, the film’s alleged budget is over $300 million.
Netflix is one of the most popular streaming networks with vast content. Some fan-favorite films find their home on the Ott platform, while some arrive for a limited time. Netflix releases the top 10 global list weekly, revealing the most watched movies weekly. The latest list for the week of June 17-June 23 sees Madame Web’s return while Hit Man and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One slip from the top 3 positions.
The Tom Cruise-led Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One was released in the theatres last year and did not have a satisfactory box office result due to the release of Oppenheimer and Barbie around the same time. However, Tom is already filming Mission: Impossible 8, and according to reports, the film’s alleged budget is over $300 million.
- 6/26/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
Inheritance, also known as Spadek, is a new Polish comedy-drama film on Netflix that intends to charm with its comedic dialogues, quirky characters, and unusual premise of a treasure hunt conducted to find the family inheritance. When an eccentric inventor and TV game show host passes away, he leaves behind his estranged family members a rich fortune and, more importantly, a bizarre treasure hunt that needs to be beaten in order to reach the inheritance. Overall, Inheritance, or Spadek, is quite a fun and entertaining film appropriate for a light-hearted watch.
Spoilers Ahead
What is the Netflix film about?
The story in Inheritance is narrated by a man named Dawid, who is on the way to his estranged uncle’s house after receiving the sad news of his death. Dawid is not alone on this trip, though, as he is accompanied by his wife Zosia and their two children—elder daughter Jozefina and son Henryk.
Spoilers Ahead
What is the Netflix film about?
The story in Inheritance is narrated by a man named Dawid, who is on the way to his estranged uncle’s house after receiving the sad news of his death. Dawid is not alone on this trip, though, as he is accompanied by his wife Zosia and their two children—elder daughter Jozefina and son Henryk.
- 6/19/2024
- by Sourya Sur Roy
- DMT
Being recognized as one of the best comedy performers of the 21st century, Simon Pegg made his name known worldwide with his collaboration with Edgar Wright. It brought us such gems as Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007) and The World's End (2013).
However, the comedian is also very much of a thriller actor. The 2020 controversial movie that is now conquering Netflix’s global top is no exception, as Pegg plays a much darker and complex character here.
The thriller starts by introducing us to a powerful family whose loving husband and father Archer passes away all of a sudden. His wife and two children are left not only with his money, but also with a bunch of his secrets that he took to the grave.
Surprisingly, Lauren, the elder daughter, finds out that Archer left a special message for her. That’s why she finds a secret underground bunker on...
However, the comedian is also very much of a thriller actor. The 2020 controversial movie that is now conquering Netflix’s global top is no exception, as Pegg plays a much darker and complex character here.
The thriller starts by introducing us to a powerful family whose loving husband and father Archer passes away all of a sudden. His wife and two children are left not only with his money, but also with a bunch of his secrets that he took to the grave.
Surprisingly, Lauren, the elder daughter, finds out that Archer left a special message for her. That’s why she finds a secret underground bunker on...
- 6/18/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
Steven C. Miller‘s (Silent Night) werewolf movie Werewolves has been set for release by Briarcliff Entertainment and The Solution Entertainment Group, Deadline reports today.
Starring Frank Grillo, Werewolves will be unleashed in theaters December 6, 2024.
The film has been described as The Purge… with werewolves…
In Werewolves, “a supermoon event triggers a latent gene in every human on the planet, turning anyone who entered the moonlight into a werewolf for that one night. Chaos ensued and close to a billion people died. Now, a year later, the Supermoon is back.”
Katrina Law (NCIS), Ilfenesh Hadera (Godfather Of Harlem), James Michael Cummings (City On The Hill) and Lou Diamond Phillips (Prodigal Son) also star.
Matthew Kennedy (Inheritance) wrote the screenplay.
“We are super excited to be releasing Werewolves later this year exclusively in theatres,” said Myles Nestel, co-ceo of The Solution. “Our cast is incredible from the amazing Frank Grillo to...
Starring Frank Grillo, Werewolves will be unleashed in theaters December 6, 2024.
The film has been described as The Purge… with werewolves…
In Werewolves, “a supermoon event triggers a latent gene in every human on the planet, turning anyone who entered the moonlight into a werewolf for that one night. Chaos ensued and close to a billion people died. Now, a year later, the Supermoon is back.”
Katrina Law (NCIS), Ilfenesh Hadera (Godfather Of Harlem), James Michael Cummings (City On The Hill) and Lou Diamond Phillips (Prodigal Son) also star.
Matthew Kennedy (Inheritance) wrote the screenplay.
“We are super excited to be releasing Werewolves later this year exclusively in theatres,” said Myles Nestel, co-ceo of The Solution. “Our cast is incredible from the amazing Frank Grillo to...
- 6/11/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
For this month’s installment of “TV Terrors” we revisit “Friday the 13th: The Series,” which aired from 1987 to 1990 – and did not feature Jason Voorhees in a single episode.
One of the best memories of my childhood involves five year old me, my four year old brother and my mom hunkering down in front of the TV on a Saturday with some jelly cookies, and putting on channel 11 to watch “Friday the 13th: The Series.” Since my mom’s idea of winding down is watching anything horror oriented, we were more than happy to oblige, and “Friday the 13th: The Series” offered up the proper level of scares to keep me invested but never frightened. The series debuted in October of 1987, and stars Canadian pop star and model Robey as Micki Foster, a young woman who inherits the antique store “Vendredi’s Antique’s” from her Uncle Lewis.
But this is no ordinary antique shop…...
One of the best memories of my childhood involves five year old me, my four year old brother and my mom hunkering down in front of the TV on a Saturday with some jelly cookies, and putting on channel 11 to watch “Friday the 13th: The Series.” Since my mom’s idea of winding down is watching anything horror oriented, we were more than happy to oblige, and “Friday the 13th: The Series” offered up the proper level of scares to keep me invested but never frightened. The series debuted in October of 1987, and stars Canadian pop star and model Robey as Micki Foster, a young woman who inherits the antique store “Vendredi’s Antique’s” from her Uncle Lewis.
But this is no ordinary antique shop…...
- 4/5/2024
- by Felix Vasquez Jr
- bloody-disgusting.com
Neil Burger, who last directed Daisy Ridley in the gritty thriller The Marsh King’s Daughter, is jumping into series work with Motorheads, a soapy auto-themed drama for Prime Video.
Burger is helming the kickoff episode, currently shooting, as well as the second. He will also serve as exec producer.
Motorheads stars Ryan Phillippe as a former NASCAR mechanic who now runs his own auto body shop in a Rustbelt town in Pennsylvania. He faces financial insecurity while also living in the shadow of an infamous brother, but becomes the linchpin of a group of multigenerational outsiders who form an unlikely friendship over their love of cars.
Nathalie Kelley (The Baker and the Beauty), Michael Cimino (Never Have I Ever) and Melissa Collazo (One of Us Is Lying) are also on the call sheet.
The series is written and executive produced by John A. Norris, who serves as showrunner. It is...
Burger is helming the kickoff episode, currently shooting, as well as the second. He will also serve as exec producer.
Motorheads stars Ryan Phillippe as a former NASCAR mechanic who now runs his own auto body shop in a Rustbelt town in Pennsylvania. He faces financial insecurity while also living in the shadow of an infamous brother, but becomes the linchpin of a group of multigenerational outsiders who form an unlikely friendship over their love of cars.
Nathalie Kelley (The Baker and the Beauty), Michael Cimino (Never Have I Ever) and Melissa Collazo (One of Us Is Lying) are also on the call sheet.
The series is written and executive produced by John A. Norris, who serves as showrunner. It is...
- 3/28/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 2024 Slamdance Film Festival, which returned this year to its original home at the Doubletree Park City, announced the winners of its Sparky Awards on Friday. Giuseppe Garau’s The Accident, a 16mm-shot film about a newly separated woman finding employment within the tow-truck industry, won the Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize. The Documentary Feature Grand Jury Prize went to Matt Moyer’s and Amy Toensing’s Inheritance, an Appalachia-set film dealing with the opioid epidemic. Kiarash Dadgar, whose short film The Steak played the festival, was awarded the Agbo Fellowship, which comes with $25,000 in prize money and […]
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- 1/27/2024
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
The 2024 Slamdance Film Festival, which returned this year to its original home at the Doubletree Park City, announced the winners of its Sparky Awards on Friday. Giuseppe Garau’s The Accident, a 16mm-shot film about a newly separated woman finding employment within the tow-truck industry, won the Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize. The Documentary Feature Grand Jury Prize went to Matt Moyer’s and Amy Toensing’s Inheritance, an Appalachia-set film dealing with the opioid epidemic. Kiarash Dadgar, whose short film The Steak played the festival, was awarded the Agbo Fellowship, which comes with $25,000 in prize money and […]
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- 1/27/2024
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
“Inheritance,” “The Accident” and “Good Bad Things” are among the award winners at the 30th annual Slamdance Film Festival. The winners were announced Thursday at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Park City – The Yarrow in Park City, Utah.
The three films feted the Feature Grand Jury Prizes, while the Audience Awards went to “African Giants,” “Demon Mineral,” “Good Bad Things” and “Night Drives.”
The festival also announced the recipient of their Agbo Fellowship from Slamdance alumni Joe and Anthony Russo. It went to Kiarash Dadgar, whose short film “The Steak” was programmed as a part of the Narrative Shorts competition and included a $25,000 prize with mentorship from the brothers.
“This year’s award-winning films leave an indelible mark on the world of independent cinema. Each one delves into groundbreaking storytelling and the spirit of human resilience, highlighting the extreme filmmaking talent on show at Slamdance ’24,” Taylor Miller, Slamdance director, said in a statement.
The three films feted the Feature Grand Jury Prizes, while the Audience Awards went to “African Giants,” “Demon Mineral,” “Good Bad Things” and “Night Drives.”
The festival also announced the recipient of their Agbo Fellowship from Slamdance alumni Joe and Anthony Russo. It went to Kiarash Dadgar, whose short film “The Steak” was programmed as a part of the Narrative Shorts competition and included a $25,000 prize with mentorship from the brothers.
“This year’s award-winning films leave an indelible mark on the world of independent cinema. Each one delves into groundbreaking storytelling and the spirit of human resilience, highlighting the extreme filmmaking talent on show at Slamdance ’24,” Taylor Miller, Slamdance director, said in a statement.
- 1/26/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay, Caroline Brew, Diego Ramos Bechara and Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon MGM Studios is in final negotiations for Sundance comedy hit My Old Ass starring Maddie Ziegler and Aubrey Plaza for a reported $15m.
The studio is targeting a wide North American theatrical release, with international territories to be determined. The film will end up on Prime Video.
My Old Ass marks the latest deal to trickle out of Sundance, where Netflix paid $17m for It’s What’s Inside, Neon acquired Steven Soderbergh’s Presence, and Searchlight Pictures paid $10m for Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain.
Documentaries Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story and Skywalkers: A Love Story, as well as action comedy Thelma,...
The studio is targeting a wide North American theatrical release, with international territories to be determined. The film will end up on Prime Video.
My Old Ass marks the latest deal to trickle out of Sundance, where Netflix paid $17m for It’s What’s Inside, Neon acquired Steven Soderbergh’s Presence, and Searchlight Pictures paid $10m for Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain.
Documentaries Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story and Skywalkers: A Love Story, as well as action comedy Thelma,...
- 1/26/2024
- ScreenDaily
This Monday at 8:00 Pm on Showtime, “Halo” enthusiasts are in for an intense episode with Season 1 Episode 7 titled “Inheritance.” The plot thickens as Kwan embarks on a gripping journey to unveil her family’s “true purpose,” leading her into the unforgiving deserts of Madrigal. The episode promises a deep dive into Kwan’s personal quest, unveiling layers of mystery and familial secrets.
Meanwhile, Soren grapples with unresolved matters, his obsession with unfinished business adding an intriguing layer of suspense to the storyline. With the action unfolding at a rapid pace, “Inheritance” is poised to deliver a mix of adrenaline-fueled discoveries and character-driven drama.
Tune in at 8:00 Pm for a captivating evening with “Halo” on Showtime. “Inheritance” guarantees a blend of high-stakes adventure and character development, making it a must-watch for fans eager to unravel the mysteries embedded in the “Halo” universe.
Release Date & Time: 8:00 Pm Monday 29 January...
Meanwhile, Soren grapples with unresolved matters, his obsession with unfinished business adding an intriguing layer of suspense to the storyline. With the action unfolding at a rapid pace, “Inheritance” is poised to deliver a mix of adrenaline-fueled discoveries and character-driven drama.
Tune in at 8:00 Pm for a captivating evening with “Halo” on Showtime. “Inheritance” guarantees a blend of high-stakes adventure and character development, making it a must-watch for fans eager to unravel the mysteries embedded in the “Halo” universe.
Release Date & Time: 8:00 Pm Monday 29 January...
- 1/22/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
In The Inheritance, an old man of apparently sound health falls dead under mysterious circumstances. He leaves behind three adult children and a fortune. The three children, together and individually, have a huge pile of unresolved issues, as you would expect, because otherwise, there wouldn’t be any point in telling this story. Ideally, they should get equal shares of their father’s wealth, but here’s the hook: the dead man apparently updated his will just before his death, and according to the new will, somebody else is going to be the sole heir to the huge fortune.
The Channel 5 miniseries, created by Aschilin Ditta, is now available for you to binge over the weekend. It absolutely doesn’t offer anything new or original. We have seen stories like this many times before. But that doesn’t mean you should skip this one. Because everyone loves a good murder mystery.
The Channel 5 miniseries, created by Aschilin Ditta, is now available for you to binge over the weekend. It absolutely doesn’t offer anything new or original. We have seen stories like this many times before. But that doesn’t mean you should skip this one. Because everyone loves a good murder mystery.
- 10/2/2023
- by Rohitavra Majumdar
- Film Fugitives
To find her voice as a filmmaker, Paris-based documentarian Lina Soualem had to first look to the past.
The daughter of French actor Zinedine Soualem and Palestinian actress Hiam Abbass — seen recently as the Machiavellian Marcia Roy in HBO’s “Succession” — Soualem used her directorial debut, “Their Algeria,” to tell the story of her paternal grandparents’ decision to separate after more than 60 years of marriage. Now she returns with another intimate family portrait, “Bye Bye Tiberias,” which premieres Sept. 3 at the Venice Film Festival. Lightdox is handling world sales.
Soualem’s sophomore effort is an emotional journey that sees the filmmaker and her mother return to the family’s ancestral village in Palestine, which Abbass left in her early twenties to pursue her dream of becoming an actress in Europe. In the process, she left behind her mother, grandmother and seven sisters, along with questions that haunt the actress to this day.
The daughter of French actor Zinedine Soualem and Palestinian actress Hiam Abbass — seen recently as the Machiavellian Marcia Roy in HBO’s “Succession” — Soualem used her directorial debut, “Their Algeria,” to tell the story of her paternal grandparents’ decision to separate after more than 60 years of marriage. Now she returns with another intimate family portrait, “Bye Bye Tiberias,” which premieres Sept. 3 at the Venice Film Festival. Lightdox is handling world sales.
Soualem’s sophomore effort is an emotional journey that sees the filmmaker and her mother return to the family’s ancestral village in Palestine, which Abbass left in her early twenties to pursue her dream of becoming an actress in Europe. In the process, she left behind her mother, grandmother and seven sisters, along with questions that haunt the actress to this day.
- 9/3/2023
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
When "Star Trek: The Next Generation" was first casting actors in 1986, Brent Spiner -- who would land the role of Data -- was about 37 years old. Spiner's original makeup tests show that Data might have sported a pinker shade of skin, and producers were debating whether to give him his eventual chartreuse-colored eyes or use a more aggressive tangerine shade. Eventually, Data was given pale alabaster skin, and his hair was darkened and slicked back. The makeup made Data look artificial, yet human. It was a pretty simple, effective design.
But while Data was an artificial life form that didn't age, Spiner was a very human actor who did. The fact that Spiner began to show his age in the later seasons of "Next Generation" was hand-waved away in the episode "Inheritance". Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) had encountered another android that had also exhibited signs of age, and the...
But while Data was an artificial life form that didn't age, Spiner was a very human actor who did. The fact that Spiner began to show his age in the later seasons of "Next Generation" was hand-waved away in the episode "Inheritance". Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) had encountered another android that had also exhibited signs of age, and the...
- 8/25/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Lina Soualem’s docmentary features her mother, actor Hiam Abbass.
Switzerland’s Lightdox has acquired world sales rights to Lina Soualem’s Bye Bye Tiberias ahead of the documentary’s world premiere in the special events sidebar of Venice parallel section Giornate degli Autori.
Soualem’s feature captures the stories passed on by four generations of daring Palestinian women in her family, one of whom is her mother Hiam Abbass, the celebrated actor whose credits include Succession, Inheritance, and Munich.
Soualem accompanies her mother and questions her choices as Abbass returns to the native Palestinian village 30 years after she left...
Switzerland’s Lightdox has acquired world sales rights to Lina Soualem’s Bye Bye Tiberias ahead of the documentary’s world premiere in the special events sidebar of Venice parallel section Giornate degli Autori.
Soualem’s feature captures the stories passed on by four generations of daring Palestinian women in her family, one of whom is her mother Hiam Abbass, the celebrated actor whose credits include Succession, Inheritance, and Munich.
Soualem accompanies her mother and questions her choices as Abbass returns to the native Palestinian village 30 years after she left...
- 8/24/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The Toronto Film Festival has unveiled its lineup for the Industry Selects program of films beyond the official fest lineup and available for worldwide acquisition as each gets an in-person screening for film buyers and industry execs.
Leading the selection is director James Marsh’s Dance First, a biopic with Gabriel Byrne playing the literary giant Samuel Beckett and Sandrine Bonnaire, Maxine Peake, Aidan Gillen and Fionn O’Shea also starring; and director Neil Burger’s Inheritance, a thriller that has a woman played by Phoebe Dynevor learning her father Sam (Rhys Ifans) was once a spy, which puts her at the center of an international conspiracy.
Also picked for market screenings in Toronto is Jimmy Warden’s Borderline, set in 1996 Los Angeles and starring Eric Dane, Ray Nicholson and Samara Weaving as a pop star taken hostage; The Home, a horror pic from Purge series creator James DeMonaco, and starring...
Leading the selection is director James Marsh’s Dance First, a biopic with Gabriel Byrne playing the literary giant Samuel Beckett and Sandrine Bonnaire, Maxine Peake, Aidan Gillen and Fionn O’Shea also starring; and director Neil Burger’s Inheritance, a thriller that has a woman played by Phoebe Dynevor learning her father Sam (Rhys Ifans) was once a spy, which puts her at the center of an international conspiracy.
Also picked for market screenings in Toronto is Jimmy Warden’s Borderline, set in 1996 Los Angeles and starring Eric Dane, Ray Nicholson and Samara Weaving as a pop star taken hostage; The Home, a horror pic from Purge series creator James DeMonaco, and starring...
- 8/21/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fest also announces Connections, Microsessions, and Spotlight sessions.
TIFF has announced the Industry Selects acquisition titles available to buyers during the festival, a 12-strong roster featuring new work from James Marsh, Rebecca Snow, and Neil Burger.
Gabriel Byrne plays literary giant Samuel Beckett in Marsh’s Dance First alongside Sandrine Bonnaire, Maxine Peake, Aidan Gillen, and Fionn O’Shea. Film Constellation represents worldwide rights and the film will close San Sebastian.
Phoebe Dynevor stars with Rhys Ifans for Burger in Inheritance, a thriller about a woman who uncovers her father’s espionage past. CAA Media Finance handles sales.
Snow (Cheating Hitler:...
TIFF has announced the Industry Selects acquisition titles available to buyers during the festival, a 12-strong roster featuring new work from James Marsh, Rebecca Snow, and Neil Burger.
Gabriel Byrne plays literary giant Samuel Beckett in Marsh’s Dance First alongside Sandrine Bonnaire, Maxine Peake, Aidan Gillen, and Fionn O’Shea. Film Constellation represents worldwide rights and the film will close San Sebastian.
Phoebe Dynevor stars with Rhys Ifans for Burger in Inheritance, a thriller about a woman who uncovers her father’s espionage past. CAA Media Finance handles sales.
Snow (Cheating Hitler:...
- 8/21/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
In Matthew López’s Red, White & Royal Blue, queer love is an international incident.
The anticipated big screen adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s bestseller follows the first son of the United States, Alex Claremont-Diaz (Taylor Zakhar Perez), and Britain’s Prince Henry (Nicholas Galitzine) after their lives become diplomatically entwined following a royal wedding cake snafu. Forced into a fake friendship to rehab the approval ratings of Alex’s mother, President Ellen Claremont (Uma Thurman), and salvage the respectability of the Crown, the men discover there may be more love than hate between them — despite an ocean of differences as people and stifling traditions that threaten their ability to be together.
Marking López’s directorial debut, Red, White & Royal Blue sees the Tony-winning, queer, Latine playwright pull double duty as screenwriter alongside co-writer and fellow stage scribe Ted Malawer — both of whom were fans of the novel. “We...
The anticipated big screen adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s bestseller follows the first son of the United States, Alex Claremont-Diaz (Taylor Zakhar Perez), and Britain’s Prince Henry (Nicholas Galitzine) after their lives become diplomatically entwined following a royal wedding cake snafu. Forced into a fake friendship to rehab the approval ratings of Alex’s mother, President Ellen Claremont (Uma Thurman), and salvage the respectability of the Crown, the men discover there may be more love than hate between them — despite an ocean of differences as people and stifling traditions that threaten their ability to be together.
Marking López’s directorial debut, Red, White & Royal Blue sees the Tony-winning, queer, Latine playwright pull double duty as screenwriter alongside co-writer and fellow stage scribe Ted Malawer — both of whom were fans of the novel. “We...
- 8/11/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Not every TV and film production will stop amid dual strikes by SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America. A host of projects stopped work after writers went on strike against media companies for better pay, streaming data transparency and protections against artificial intelligence (among other issues), and many more have paused since actors walked out on July 14.
There are exceptions, however. SAG-AFTRA’s strike rules allow for work on productions covered under different agreements, and the union can grant waivers or sign interim agreements with independent productions. Below is a list of TV shows and films that fall under those designations; this story will be updated as more productions earn waivers.
Interim Agreements
SAG-AFTRA has reached interim agreements with numerous independent productions, including movies from A24 (Death of a Unicorn, starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, and Mother Mary with Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel) — which is not part...
There are exceptions, however. SAG-AFTRA’s strike rules allow for work on productions covered under different agreements, and the union can grant waivers or sign interim agreements with independent productions. Below is a list of TV shows and films that fall under those designations; this story will be updated as more productions earn waivers.
Interim Agreements
SAG-AFTRA has reached interim agreements with numerous independent productions, including movies from A24 (Death of a Unicorn, starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, and Mother Mary with Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel) — which is not part...
- 7/19/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ariel Kavoussi, whose acting credits include Netflix’s “Maniac,” Prime Video’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and film “Catfight,” has wrapped her feature directorial debut “The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems.”
In this dystopian sci-fi black comedy, a high-ranking employee at an omnipotent tech firm must help her depressed, activist brother move into their aunt’s house while a hurricane threatens New York city. Principal photography wrapped in Brooklyn, New York. Kavoussi previously directed shorts and some TV.
The lead cast includes Molly Bernard (“Younger”), David H. Holmes (“The Penguin”), Deborah Rush (“Strangers with Candy”) and Kevin Corrigan (“The Get Down”).
The ensemble supporting cast includes Maria Dizzia (“Orange is the New Black”), Josh Pais (“The Dropout”), Paul Lazar (“Silence of the Lambs”), Max Casella (“Tulsa King”), Craig Bierko (“UnREAL”), Catherine Curtin (“Stranger Things”), Matt Walton (“No Hard Feelings”) and emerging stars Victoria Villier (2021 Fantasia Film...
In this dystopian sci-fi black comedy, a high-ranking employee at an omnipotent tech firm must help her depressed, activist brother move into their aunt’s house while a hurricane threatens New York city. Principal photography wrapped in Brooklyn, New York. Kavoussi previously directed shorts and some TV.
The lead cast includes Molly Bernard (“Younger”), David H. Holmes (“The Penguin”), Deborah Rush (“Strangers with Candy”) and Kevin Corrigan (“The Get Down”).
The ensemble supporting cast includes Maria Dizzia (“Orange is the New Black”), Josh Pais (“The Dropout”), Paul Lazar (“Silence of the Lambs”), Max Casella (“Tulsa King”), Craig Bierko (“UnREAL”), Catherine Curtin (“Stranger Things”), Matt Walton (“No Hard Feelings”) and emerging stars Victoria Villier (2021 Fantasia Film...
- 7/18/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Right on cue, the time-limited demo for Bloober Team’s upcoming Layers of Fear is now available on Steam. Not only that, but the developers have announced June 15 as the release date for Layers of Fear.
The Layers of Fear demo will be available on Steam from now until May 22nd at 3pm Pt. This sneak peek “offers a chilling glimpse into the unsettling world of The Writer”, the game’s third and final protagonist. Players will be able to explore her story as it “serves as a nexus to connect the story threads of the previous installments.”
“We are thrilled to announce the release date for Layers of Fear and to bring this definitive horror experience to players on Xbox Series, PlayStation 5, and PC [via Steam and the Epic Games Store], on June 15th” said Piotr Babieno, CEO of Bloober Team. “With the power of Unreal Engine 5, we’ve been able to create a game that visually surpasses our previous works,...
The Layers of Fear demo will be available on Steam from now until May 22nd at 3pm Pt. This sneak peek “offers a chilling glimpse into the unsettling world of The Writer”, the game’s third and final protagonist. Players will be able to explore her story as it “serves as a nexus to connect the story threads of the previous installments.”
“We are thrilled to announce the release date for Layers of Fear and to bring this definitive horror experience to players on Xbox Series, PlayStation 5, and PC [via Steam and the Epic Games Store], on June 15th” said Piotr Babieno, CEO of Bloober Team. “With the power of Unreal Engine 5, we’ve been able to create a game that visually surpasses our previous works,...
- 5/15/2023
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
Cannes Docs, the Marché du Film sidebar dedicated to documentary film, has unveiled the line-up of its Doc Day, which unspools on May 23, as the final event in at Cannes Docs.
Veteran U.S. cinematographer and documentary filmmaker Kirsten Johnson, president of Cannes Festival’s Œil d’or Jury which hands out an award to the best doc in Cannes’ Official Selection, will open the morning session in a conversation with writer, director and producer Guetty Felin.
Entitled “Cinema and the Pleasures of the Impossible,” it will explore the many ways filmmaking creates possibilities to search for the invisible, to bring life to the dead and to time travel in their lives.
“It’s an exciting and side-stepping angle compared to usual industry talks,” explains the head of Cannes Docs Pierre-Alexis Chevit, “which we really like at Cannes Docs, because that is what we’re trying to do: Offer talks...
Veteran U.S. cinematographer and documentary filmmaker Kirsten Johnson, president of Cannes Festival’s Œil d’or Jury which hands out an award to the best doc in Cannes’ Official Selection, will open the morning session in a conversation with writer, director and producer Guetty Felin.
Entitled “Cinema and the Pleasures of the Impossible,” it will explore the many ways filmmaking creates possibilities to search for the invisible, to bring life to the dead and to time travel in their lives.
“It’s an exciting and side-stepping angle compared to usual industry talks,” explains the head of Cannes Docs Pierre-Alexis Chevit, “which we really like at Cannes Docs, because that is what we’re trying to do: Offer talks...
- 5/12/2023
- by Lise Pedersen
- Variety Film + TV
Following this week’s elimination of Frannie Marin from “Survivor 44,” only seven castaways remain in the game to be named Sole Survivor. That means 11 other players have already fallen by the wayside, either voted out of the game or evacuated for medical reasons. Setting aside Bruce Perreault, who Jeff Probst has already invited to play again, we want to know which of the other 10 eliminated players You think is deserving of a second chance in an All-Stars season? Vote in our “Survivor 44” poll below.
Very few players voted out in the first few days of the game have ever been invited back, but Maddy Pomilla, Helen Li and Claire Rafson are as good of picks as any would be. Each jumped into the game head first with bold strategic moves that ultimately put a target on their backs. Though Claire may be remembered for continuously sitting out immunity challenges for Soka,...
Very few players voted out in the first few days of the game have ever been invited back, but Maddy Pomilla, Helen Li and Claire Rafson are as good of picks as any would be. Each jumped into the game head first with bold strategic moves that ultimately put a target on their backs. Though Claire may be remembered for continuously sitting out immunity challenges for Soka,...
- 5/4/2023
- by John Benutty
- Gold Derby
This article contains spoilers for season 3, episode 9 of "Star Trek: Picard."
In the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "Inheritance", the writers tossed in a quick, throw-away line of dialogue that explained away an ever-widening continuity problem of the show. In "Inheritance," the android Data (Brent Spiner) is introduced to a character name Julianna O'Donnell (Fionnula Flanagan), a long-lost wife of his creator, Dr. Noonien Soong. Effectively, Julianna is Data's mother. Later in the episode, when Julianna is injured, it's revealed that she, too, is an android, modeled after Soong's actual wife, who perished years before.
While examining the android Julianna, Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) explains how she operates and how her positronic brain was constructed. Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden) notes that she gives off a false signal designed to throw off medical scans and trick doctors into thinking she's human. Geordi then also mentions that the signal is part of her program.
In the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "Inheritance", the writers tossed in a quick, throw-away line of dialogue that explained away an ever-widening continuity problem of the show. In "Inheritance," the android Data (Brent Spiner) is introduced to a character name Julianna O'Donnell (Fionnula Flanagan), a long-lost wife of his creator, Dr. Noonien Soong. Effectively, Julianna is Data's mother. Later in the episode, when Julianna is injured, it's revealed that she, too, is an android, modeled after Soong's actual wife, who perished years before.
While examining the android Julianna, Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) explains how she operates and how her positronic brain was constructed. Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden) notes that she gives off a false signal designed to throw off medical scans and trick doctors into thinking she's human. Geordi then also mentions that the signal is part of her program.
- 4/14/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Bloober Team made waves when the original Layers of Fear came out in 2016. The psychological horror game was released right at the start of the Survival Horror renaissance and presented players with a deeply haunting tale about a painter driven to madness as he attempts to create his “masterpiece.”
Wildly successful at the time, Bloober team went on to expand Layers of Fear into a successful series with multiple entries and eventually moved on to deliver more horror experiences with Blair Witch and The Medium. With the recent announcement that Bloober team is taking the reins on the Silent Hill 2 remake, the team has decided to go back to their breakout hit to close out a chapter of their history as they prepare to move forward. In a hands-off demonstration and Q&a, we were given a first look into what’s new in the world of Layers of Fear.
Wildly successful at the time, Bloober team went on to expand Layers of Fear into a successful series with multiple entries and eventually moved on to deliver more horror experiences with Blair Witch and The Medium. With the recent announcement that Bloober team is taking the reins on the Silent Hill 2 remake, the team has decided to go back to their breakout hit to close out a chapter of their history as they prepare to move forward. In a hands-off demonstration and Q&a, we were given a first look into what’s new in the world of Layers of Fear.
- 3/18/2023
- by Reyna Cervantes
- bloody-disgusting.com
With filming set to start next month in Europe, we have official details on the Return to Silent Hill, including confirmation that Jeremy Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson will star in the film:
"Jeremy Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson will star in the new psychological horror Return to Silent Hill. Christophe Gans, director of the first Silent Hill feature, is returning to reprise his role at the helm of this next installment in the film franchise. Written by Gans, Sandra Vo-Anh (Beauty and the Beast) and William Josef Schneider, Return to Silent Hill is based on Silent Hill 2, the second and most popular game in Konami’s successful video game series.
The film follows James, a man broken after being separated from his one true love. When a mysterious letter calls him back to Silent Hill in search of her, he finds a once-recognizable town transformed by an unknown evil.
"Jeremy Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson will star in the new psychological horror Return to Silent Hill. Christophe Gans, director of the first Silent Hill feature, is returning to reprise his role at the helm of this next installment in the film franchise. Written by Gans, Sandra Vo-Anh (Beauty and the Beast) and William Josef Schneider, Return to Silent Hill is based on Silent Hill 2, the second and most popular game in Konami’s successful video game series.
The film follows James, a man broken after being separated from his one true love. When a mysterious letter calls him back to Silent Hill in search of her, he finds a once-recognizable town transformed by an unknown evil.
- 3/15/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Interview ‘Nila’ is one of the two films selected by the Kerala government in the second year of its project to fund women filmmakers. Director Indu Lakshmi talks to Tnm.Indu Lakshmi had listened with interest to one of the last interviews given by the late poet and activist Sugathakumari. It was only an audio clipping, recorded at a time the poet was unwell and tired. But Indu could sense in her voice a fire, a passion that refused to fade. She thought of her own experience at a time of painful surgeries. She believes it is her will power that got her through all that pain. This thought, about what the mind is capable of even when the body is weak, led her to write the story of Nila, the first film she directed. Nila is one of the two films chosen for funding by the Kerala government in...
- 3/6/2023
- by Cris
- The News Minute
The European industry has created support initiatives, including for funding, co-production and raising awareness.
How do you keep an industry going when your cities are being bombed, some of your leading directors are fighting on the front line and your local sources of funding have dried up?
This is the question Ukrainian filmmakers have been asking themselves over the last 12 months, since the full-scale invasion by Russia on February 24th, 2022.
To the outside eye, it may seem the industry is doing remarkably well. From Pamfir and Butterfly Vision in Cannes last year to Iron Butterflies and 20 Days In Mariupol in Sundance,...
How do you keep an industry going when your cities are being bombed, some of your leading directors are fighting on the front line and your local sources of funding have dried up?
This is the question Ukrainian filmmakers have been asking themselves over the last 12 months, since the full-scale invasion by Russia on February 24th, 2022.
To the outside eye, it may seem the industry is doing remarkably well. From Pamfir and Butterfly Vision in Cannes last year to Iron Butterflies and 20 Days In Mariupol in Sundance,...
- 2/24/2023
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Less Is More (Lim), a European development scheme for limited-budget feature films has unveiled its selection of 16 projects, four of which are from Ukrainian writers and filmmakers.
The initiative is backed by the Media Programme of the European Union. The French national board (Cnc) has come on board to support this year’s special spotlight on Ukrainian projects, alongside the Terrarium, a platform for Ukrainian screenwriters.
The programs, which develops first, second and third feature projects, is organized by the Groupe Ouest, a film org created in 2006 in Brittany, in Northwest France, and headed by Antoine Le Bos and Charlotte Le Vallégant.
Commenting on the lineup, Le Bos said the “darkness of the geopolitical context of 2023 pushes us to redefine what films are made for.” “Our selection team has been pushed to look at all the projects received this autumn with new lenses,” Le Bos continued. He said “the nature...
The initiative is backed by the Media Programme of the European Union. The French national board (Cnc) has come on board to support this year’s special spotlight on Ukrainian projects, alongside the Terrarium, a platform for Ukrainian screenwriters.
The programs, which develops first, second and third feature projects, is organized by the Groupe Ouest, a film org created in 2006 in Brittany, in Northwest France, and headed by Antoine Le Bos and Charlotte Le Vallégant.
Commenting on the lineup, Le Bos said the “darkness of the geopolitical context of 2023 pushes us to redefine what films are made for.” “Our selection team has been pushed to look at all the projects received this autumn with new lenses,” Le Bos continued. He said “the nature...
- 2/22/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Nicolas Cage gets a ride in this exclusive first-look image from upcoming survival action-thriller Arcadian (formerly titled Sand and Stones).
The Oscar winner — soon to be seen playing Dracula in Universal’s Renfield with Nicholas Hoult — stars alongside Jaeden Martell (It, Knives Out), Maxwell Jenkins (Dear Edward, Lost in Space) and Sadie Soverall (Fate: The Winx Saga, Saltburn) in the film, directed by Ben Brewer, who was the lead visual effects artist for Everything Everywhere All At Once (and reunites with Cage following the filmmaker’s feature debut The Trust).
Highland Film Group is handling worldwide rights to the feature, which recently wrapped production in Dublin, Ireland and is now in post-production.
Written by Michael Nilon (Braven starring Jason Momoa), Arcadian is set in a post-apocalyptic and sparsely populated world, where Paul (Cage) and his twin teenage sons, Joseph (Martell) and Thomas (Jenkins), have managed to claw out an existence yet live in constant fear.
The Oscar winner — soon to be seen playing Dracula in Universal’s Renfield with Nicholas Hoult — stars alongside Jaeden Martell (It, Knives Out), Maxwell Jenkins (Dear Edward, Lost in Space) and Sadie Soverall (Fate: The Winx Saga, Saltburn) in the film, directed by Ben Brewer, who was the lead visual effects artist for Everything Everywhere All At Once (and reunites with Cage following the filmmaker’s feature debut The Trust).
Highland Film Group is handling worldwide rights to the feature, which recently wrapped production in Dublin, Ireland and is now in post-production.
Written by Michael Nilon (Braven starring Jason Momoa), Arcadian is set in a post-apocalyptic and sparsely populated world, where Paul (Cage) and his twin teenage sons, Joseph (Martell) and Thomas (Jenkins), have managed to claw out an existence yet live in constant fear.
- 2/18/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jordana Brewster, Scott Speedman, Laurence Fishburne, and Addison Timlin have signed on to star in The Offer, the latest thriller from Terminal and Inheritance director Vaughn Stein.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate has acquired the worldwide sales rights and will be presenting the project to potential buyers at the European Film Market this month.
Sam Scott wrote the initial screenplay for The Offer, which has since received revisions from Lori Evans Taylor, who recently wrote and directed the supernatural thriller Bed Rest (starring Melissa Barrera) and co-wrote the upcoming horror sequel Final Destination 6. The Offer follows a couple looking for a fresh start away from the city and finding out they are being gifted the house of their dreams. However, there’s one mysterious and unbreakable condition: they must never open the cellar door.
The title on Scott’s script was Cellar Door, which not only sounds fitting for...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate has acquired the worldwide sales rights and will be presenting the project to potential buyers at the European Film Market this month.
Sam Scott wrote the initial screenplay for The Offer, which has since received revisions from Lori Evans Taylor, who recently wrote and directed the supernatural thriller Bed Rest (starring Melissa Barrera) and co-wrote the upcoming horror sequel Final Destination 6. The Offer follows a couple looking for a fresh start away from the city and finding out they are being gifted the house of their dreams. However, there’s one mysterious and unbreakable condition: they must never open the cellar door.
The title on Scott’s script was Cellar Door, which not only sounds fitting for...
- 2/17/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Vertical’s early bid for the sci-fi thriller Simulant, currently in post-production, paid off for the company with US and UK/Ire distribution rights. Vertical will release the film on May 5th beginning with a Directv On Demand exclusive followed by the day & date release on June 2nd. Myriad Pictures will be selling international distribution rights.
The film is directed by April Mullen and stars Robbie Amell, Jordana Brewster (The Fast and the Furious film franchise), Sam Worthington, Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), and Alicia Sanz (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series). This movie marks Vertical’s second project with Amell, who previously starred in Code 8 alongside his cousin Stephen Amell, the sequel of which was purchased as a Netflix Original film. Directv has partnered with Vertical on several recent films on...
The film is directed by April Mullen and stars Robbie Amell, Jordana Brewster (The Fast and the Furious film franchise), Sam Worthington, Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), and Alicia Sanz (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series). This movie marks Vertical’s second project with Amell, who previously starred in Code 8 alongside his cousin Stephen Amell, the sequel of which was purchased as a Netflix Original film. Directv has partnered with Vertical on several recent films on...
- 2/14/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Phoebe Dynevor is set to star in ‘Wichita Libra’ from writer/director Henry Dunham’s (The Standoff at Sparrow Creek).
Described as a gripping thriller the plot reads;
In the aftermath of a triple murder in her hometown, Frannie Jacobs (Phoebe Dynevor) fled rural Kansas for Chicago and started a new life. A decade on, she is drawn back home after her brother’s death to decode a cryptic letter he left behind, suggesting that the wrong man was charged with the crime that tore her community and family apart all those years ago and that an anonymous missing woman could clear his name.
The feature is produced by Jay Van Hoy. Currently, in pre-production, the film begins shooting this year. Mister Smith Entertainment will launch international sales at the upcoming 2023 European Film Market in Berlin later this month. UTA is handling North American rights.
Also in news – Hugh Laurie...
Described as a gripping thriller the plot reads;
In the aftermath of a triple murder in her hometown, Frannie Jacobs (Phoebe Dynevor) fled rural Kansas for Chicago and started a new life. A decade on, she is drawn back home after her brother’s death to decode a cryptic letter he left behind, suggesting that the wrong man was charged with the crime that tore her community and family apart all those years ago and that an anonymous missing woman could clear his name.
The feature is produced by Jay Van Hoy. Currently, in pre-production, the film begins shooting this year. Mister Smith Entertainment will launch international sales at the upcoming 2023 European Film Market in Berlin later this month. UTA is handling North American rights.
Also in news – Hugh Laurie...
- 2/10/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Bridgerton actress Phoebe Dynevor will star in the Kansas-set thriller Witchita Libra as a woman trying to solve a dark historic crime that tore apart her family and rural hometown.
The thriller is the second feature of writer and director Henry Dunham, and follows The Standoff at Sparrow Creek which premiered in Toronto in 2018.
The film is produced by Jay Van Hoy.
Currently in pre-production, Witchita Libra begins shooting this year. Mister Smith Entertainment will launch international sales at the EFM and UTA is handling North American rights.
The drama is set in the aftermath of a triple murder in the protagonist’s hometown in rural Kansas, which caused her to flee to Chicago and start a new life.
A decade on, she is drawn back home after her brother’s death to decode a cryptic letter he left behind, suggesting the wrong...
The thriller is the second feature of writer and director Henry Dunham, and follows The Standoff at Sparrow Creek which premiered in Toronto in 2018.
The film is produced by Jay Van Hoy.
Currently in pre-production, Witchita Libra begins shooting this year. Mister Smith Entertainment will launch international sales at the EFM and UTA is handling North American rights.
The drama is set in the aftermath of a triple murder in the protagonist’s hometown in rural Kansas, which caused her to flee to Chicago and start a new life.
A decade on, she is drawn back home after her brother’s death to decode a cryptic letter he left behind, suggesting the wrong...
- 2/9/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Kenya Barris and Jonah Hill’s romantic comedy You People debuted at the top of the Netflix English-language film list for the week of January 23 to January 29.
The film, in which Hill also stars alongside Eddie Murphy, racked up 55.65M hours viewed in its first week on the streamer. That put it leaps and bounds above the No. 2 spot, which went to the Lily Collins-led thriller Inheritance with 11.6M hours viewed.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is still sitting in the No. 3 spot, putting up another 9.7M hours viewed. Also on the list were Puss in Boots, Devotion, Dog Gone, Pale Blue Eye, Sing, Matilda the Musical and Trolls.
While it didn’t make it onto the Top 10 in the U.S., Netflix also says that All Quiet on the Western Front received a bit of an Oscars buzz boost, with viewership increasing 190 over the previous week. The film,...
The film, in which Hill also stars alongside Eddie Murphy, racked up 55.65M hours viewed in its first week on the streamer. That put it leaps and bounds above the No. 2 spot, which went to the Lily Collins-led thriller Inheritance with 11.6M hours viewed.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is still sitting in the No. 3 spot, putting up another 9.7M hours viewed. Also on the list were Puss in Boots, Devotion, Dog Gone, Pale Blue Eye, Sing, Matilda the Musical and Trolls.
While it didn’t make it onto the Top 10 in the U.S., Netflix also says that All Quiet on the Western Front received a bit of an Oscars buzz boost, with viewership increasing 190 over the previous week. The film,...
- 1/31/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Hey, "FBI: Most Wanted" fans. Unfortunately, we've got some bad news we have to throw at you tonight. Yeah, for some reason, your favorite CBS crime drama FBI: Most Wanted has hit another delay period. So, we're not going to see CBS air the next, new episode 8 of FBI: Most Wanted's current season 4 tonight, November 29, 2022 and next Tuesday night, December 6, 2022. With all that said, there is a silver lining because CBS does plan to finally air the new episode 8 on Tuesday night, February 13, 2022 in its usual, 9 pm central standard time slot. So, certainly pound that very important date and time into your memory banks. So, what is CBS airing instead of new FBI: Most Wanted episodes tonight and next Tuesday night? Well, according to the TV guide listings, CBS has a couple of FBI: Most Wanted reruns lined up. Tonight, they're going to re-air the 21st episode of last season 3 titled,...
- 11/29/2022
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Connecting Cottbus took place November 9-11.
Polish writer-director Sonja Orlewicz-Zakrzewska’s debut feature Dolphin was voted as the best pitch at the 24th edition of the East-West Co-Production Market Connecting Cottbus, which took place during FilmFestival Cottbus.
Orlewicz-Zakrzewska and her producer Magdalena Sztorc of Warsaw-based Before My Eyes also received the Croatian Audiovisual Centre’s Project Development Award of € 5,000 toward the project’s further development.
The project, described as “an intimate dramedy with a surreal touch”, sees a singer’s boyfriend coming back from holiday with a dolphin growing inside his belly. Orlewicz-Zakrzewska said that “using the role reversal...
Polish writer-director Sonja Orlewicz-Zakrzewska’s debut feature Dolphin was voted as the best pitch at the 24th edition of the East-West Co-Production Market Connecting Cottbus, which took place during FilmFestival Cottbus.
Orlewicz-Zakrzewska and her producer Magdalena Sztorc of Warsaw-based Before My Eyes also received the Croatian Audiovisual Centre’s Project Development Award of € 5,000 toward the project’s further development.
The project, described as “an intimate dramedy with a surreal touch”, sees a singer’s boyfriend coming back from holiday with a dolphin growing inside his belly. Orlewicz-Zakrzewska said that “using the role reversal...
- 11/11/2022
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Aoi Takeya will make his television debut in the HBO Max series Tokyo Vice‘s second season.
He will portray the character of Jason Oki, a Japanese-American member of the US Foreign Service who gets pulled into Jake Adelstein (Ansel Elgort) and his colleagues’ hunt to uncover the secrets of yakuza crime lord Shinzo Tozawa (Ayumi Tanida).
Tokyo Vice is loosely inspired by American journalist Jake Adelstein’s nonfiction firsthand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat. The crime drama, filmed on location in Tokyo, captures Adelstein’s daily descent into the neon-soaked underbelly of Tokyo in the late ‘90s, where nothing and no one is truly what or who they seem.
Ken Watanabe plays Hiroto Katagiri, a detective in the organized crime division of the Tokyo Police Department who is also a father figure to Jake throughout the series as he helps guide him along the thin and...
He will portray the character of Jason Oki, a Japanese-American member of the US Foreign Service who gets pulled into Jake Adelstein (Ansel Elgort) and his colleagues’ hunt to uncover the secrets of yakuza crime lord Shinzo Tozawa (Ayumi Tanida).
Tokyo Vice is loosely inspired by American journalist Jake Adelstein’s nonfiction firsthand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat. The crime drama, filmed on location in Tokyo, captures Adelstein’s daily descent into the neon-soaked underbelly of Tokyo in the late ‘90s, where nothing and no one is truly what or who they seem.
Ken Watanabe plays Hiroto Katagiri, a detective in the organized crime division of the Tokyo Police Department who is also a father figure to Jake throughout the series as he helps guide him along the thin and...
- 11/10/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Few Netflix originals have received as much advance press and social media attention than Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde,” his adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ novel about Marilyn Monroe starring Ana de Armas. It would have been surprising had it not immediately risen to #1 on the streamer’s top 10 movie list — and it did. That lasted three days.
Facing critical backlash and less-than-stellar word of mouth, it’s now at #3. To add to the ignominy, what replaced it was the Gerard Butler thriller “Last Seen Alive,” which had a brief run as a direct-to-vod release in May.
In recent weeks, Netflix originals “Lou,” “End of the Road,” “Me Time,” Day Shift,” and “Look Both Ways” all spent more time atop its movie-watching chart. Some had stars like Kevin Hart, Mark Wahlberg, Queen Latifah, and Jamie Foxx to elevate them. De Armas is not the same boldface name, but her credits include “Knives Out,...
Facing critical backlash and less-than-stellar word of mouth, it’s now at #3. To add to the ignominy, what replaced it was the Gerard Butler thriller “Last Seen Alive,” which had a brief run as a direct-to-vod release in May.
In recent weeks, Netflix originals “Lou,” “End of the Road,” “Me Time,” Day Shift,” and “Look Both Ways” all spent more time atop its movie-watching chart. Some had stars like Kevin Hart, Mark Wahlberg, Queen Latifah, and Jamie Foxx to elevate them. De Armas is not the same boldface name, but her credits include “Knives Out,...
- 10/3/2022
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
13 projects in development and six works in progress to be presented at festival’s co-production market.
New films from the Czech Republic’s Beata Parkanová and Slovenian director Martin Turk are among the projects in development and works in progress being presented at the 24th edition of the East-West co-production market Connecting Cottbus (coco), which takes place from November 9-11 during Germany’s FilmFestival Cottbus.
Parkanová’s feature project Black Blood, produced by Ondrej Zach of Prague-based Ozet Film, sees her returning to Cottbus after presenting her previous feature The Word as a work in progress at last year’s Connecting Cottbus.
New films from the Czech Republic’s Beata Parkanová and Slovenian director Martin Turk are among the projects in development and works in progress being presented at the 24th edition of the East-West co-production market Connecting Cottbus (coco), which takes place from November 9-11 during Germany’s FilmFestival Cottbus.
Parkanová’s feature project Black Blood, produced by Ondrej Zach of Prague-based Ozet Film, sees her returning to Cottbus after presenting her previous feature The Word as a work in progress at last year’s Connecting Cottbus.
- 9/21/2022
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
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The actress behind Daphne Bridgerton has landed another major role.
Phoebe Dynevor, who broke out after playing the main character in the first season of Netflix’s Regency-era smash hit Bridgerton, is set to play the lead in the upcoming Miramax spy thriller Inheritance, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Written by Olen Steinhauer (Berlin Station) and Neil Burger (Limitless, Divergent, The Marsh King’s Daughter) with Burger directing and producing, the film is also being produced by Bill Block and Charles Miller.
THR understands that Inheritance — which has reportedly wrapped filming across destinations including India, Korea and Egypt — will see Dynevor plunged into a world of secrecy and crime following her estranged father’s reappearance.
Although she’s perhaps best known for catching Regé-Jean Page’s eye in Bridgerton, Dyvenor has been building an impressive résumé since first appearing in the Shondaland series. She...
The actress behind Daphne Bridgerton has landed another major role.
Phoebe Dynevor, who broke out after playing the main character in the first season of Netflix’s Regency-era smash hit Bridgerton, is set to play the lead in the upcoming Miramax spy thriller Inheritance, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Written by Olen Steinhauer (Berlin Station) and Neil Burger (Limitless, Divergent, The Marsh King’s Daughter) with Burger directing and producing, the film is also being produced by Bill Block and Charles Miller.
THR understands that Inheritance — which has reportedly wrapped filming across destinations including India, Korea and Egypt — will see Dynevor plunged into a world of secrecy and crime following her estranged father’s reappearance.
Although she’s perhaps best known for catching Regé-Jean Page’s eye in Bridgerton, Dyvenor has been building an impressive résumé since first appearing in the Shondaland series. She...
- 9/16/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Much has been made of titles being quietly removed from HBO Max over the last few week, but while the number of films departing the service in September is substantial, at least subscribers have a heads up.
As is the case every month, various movies are due to leave HBO Max in September, and below we’ve got the full list of which films are leaving and when so you can prioritizing some viewing options. Noteworthy removals include the 2021 Warner Bros. thriller “The Little Things” starring Denzel Washington (leaving Sept. 16), the 2020 “Freaky Friday” horror riff “Freaky,” Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” films, the “Lethal Weapon” franchise, “Super 8,” “Tootsie” and the Nancy Meyers classic “The Holiday.”
Check out the full list of what’s leaving HBO Max in September below.
September 4
Meet the Patels, 2014
September 5
Turner Classic Movies: Follow the Thread, 2022
September 8
Teen Titans Go! To The Movies, 2018
September 9
Horrible Bosses 2,...
As is the case every month, various movies are due to leave HBO Max in September, and below we’ve got the full list of which films are leaving and when so you can prioritizing some viewing options. Noteworthy removals include the 2021 Warner Bros. thriller “The Little Things” starring Denzel Washington (leaving Sept. 16), the 2020 “Freaky Friday” horror riff “Freaky,” Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” films, the “Lethal Weapon” franchise, “Super 8,” “Tootsie” and the Nancy Meyers classic “The Holiday.”
Check out the full list of what’s leaving HBO Max in September below.
September 4
Meet the Patels, 2014
September 5
Turner Classic Movies: Follow the Thread, 2022
September 8
Teen Titans Go! To The Movies, 2018
September 9
Horrible Bosses 2,...
- 9/1/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
You know what they say about Broadway: If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.
Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda is set to be adapting a musical loosely inspired by Martin Scorsese’s beloved 1977 movie musical “New York, New York” for Broadway, set for a March 2023 release. The official opening night will be in April 2023, and Tony winner Susan Stroman will direct and choreograph the musical.
The Scorsese film starred Liza Minnelli as a lounge singer who falls for a saxophonist, played by Robert De Niro. Their romance gives way to their respective ambitions and dreams of music stardom against the backdrop of the Big Apple in the 1940s.
However, the same characters will not be appearing in the new iteration. Deadline reported the Broadway production will “feature little of Scorsese’s storyline” from the film. Yet the setting remains the same: post-war 1946 in Manhattan as the city recovers.
Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda is set to be adapting a musical loosely inspired by Martin Scorsese’s beloved 1977 movie musical “New York, New York” for Broadway, set for a March 2023 release. The official opening night will be in April 2023, and Tony winner Susan Stroman will direct and choreograph the musical.
The Scorsese film starred Liza Minnelli as a lounge singer who falls for a saxophonist, played by Robert De Niro. Their romance gives way to their respective ambitions and dreams of music stardom against the backdrop of the Big Apple in the 1940s.
However, the same characters will not be appearing in the new iteration. Deadline reported the Broadway production will “feature little of Scorsese’s storyline” from the film. Yet the setting remains the same: post-war 1946 in Manhattan as the city recovers.
- 8/25/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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