Universal Pictures International has snared distribution rights to Michael, Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming biopic about Michael Jackson that will star his nephew, Jaafar Jackson, in the title role. The deal was announced on Tuesday by Universal and Lionsgate. According to the pact, Universal will handle global distribution outside of Japan. Lionsgate will take care of domestic…
Musk, the new documentary that Alex Gibney is directing about the ultra-wealthy mogul, will be released in North America by HBO Documentary Films. Universal Pictures Content Group has acquired international rights to distribute the film. The award-winning Gibney has directed such titles as The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley the Oscar-nominated Enron: The…
Like the dodo, Blockbuster, and the telephone booth (almost), Netflix’s DVD rental service is headed for the ash heap of history. Two days ago, Netflix shipped out its last red-enveloped disc, ending its quarter-century run as a DVD lender. The news came as no surprise, since the company had notified its customers and the general…
Michael Caine has reportedly agreed to play Charles Darwin in a film that will begin production in January of 2024. The 90-year-old British actor will next be seen in the lead role in The Great Escaper, a feature that will open in cinemas in the UK on October 6. Just last week, Caine had indicated…
In an introspective cover story in Vogue magazine this month, Angelina Jolie reveals why she has stepped away from films for the past decade, a period of transition for the 48-year-old Oscar winner. “I don’t feel like I’ve been myself for a decade,” she confessed. Jolie is in the midst of launching Atelier Jolie, a…
Two new categories are being added to the Golden Globe Awards for 2024: blockbuster movies and stand-up comedians, it has been disclosed. Variety reports that the two categories will be titled “Cinematic and Box Office Achievement” and “Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television.” The first of the new awards will be presented during the…
Though Martin Scorsese turns 81 in November, age is not stopping him from what he loves to do—direct films. The legendary movie maker reportedly has several projects in development, including Killers of the Flower Moon, which will premiere on October 20 with a cast starring Leonardo Caprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo…
Is Jamie Lee Curtis about to play the role of Doctor Kureha in the second season of One Piece, the acclaimed live-action series on Netflix? The Oscar-winning actor has often expressed her desire for the part, writing in an Instagram posting earlier this week: “Once the strike against the greed of the AMTPT is settled…
Hayao Miyazaki’s production company, Studio Ghibli, will become a subsidiary of Nippon Television Network Corporation, both companies announced on Thursday. As part of the deal, Nippon Television would acquire 42.3 percent of voting rights to become the prime shareholder in the studio. The transaction will be finalized on October 6. It was not disclosed how…
Matteo Garrone’s “Io Capitano” aka “The Captain” has been nominated by Italy as its candidate for Best International Film at the 96th Academy Awards ceremony slated for March 10, 2024. The nomination was made by a committee of eleven under the auspices of Attica, an Italian cinema body, which praised the film for the way it…
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