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Neon Acquires Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cannes Competition Film ‘Broker’

After the success of winning the Palme d’Or and the Oscar, “Parasite” distributor Neon re-teaming with CJ entertainment to pick up the North American Distribution rights for the film, “Broker” from “Shoplifters” director Hirokazu Koreeda ahead of the international premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Kore-eda is no stranger to the Cannes Film Festival, having…

‘The Right Stuff’ and ‘Tremors’ Actor Fred Ward Dies at 79

Veteran actor Fred Ward, whose career begin with an Italian TV miniseries in 1973 and lasted more than forty years, has died at the age of 79, as confirmed by his publicist and reported by Variety. Born in San Diego in 1942, Ward served in the Air Force and worked as a lumberjack in Alaska…

‘Spinal Tap II’ In Development with Returning Director Rob Reiner and Actors Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer

Castle Rock Entertainment has greenlit Spinal Tap II, a sequel to the 1984 rock mockumentary, This Is Spinal Tap, to be its first project after it relaunched its film division last October. Rob Reiner, who made his feature film directorial debut on the iconic original music comedy, is set to return to the series to…

Upgrade Teams Up with Shochiku to Produce Minae Mizumura’s Epic Novel, A True Novel

An ambitious venture in cross-cultural collaboration has just been announced by Upgrade Productions and Shochiku, the prestigious Japanese film studio. The two will work together on producing an eight-part Japanese-language TV adaptation of Mizumura Minae’s 2003 novel, A True Novel. The book, which won a coveted Yomiuri Award, was itself inspired by Emily Brontë’s Wuthering…

Adam Driver Leads Cast of Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’

More than two decades after the setback of 9/11, Francis Ford Coppola announced the cast of his long-awaited film “Megalopolis.” The cast will be led by Adam Driver and also feature a star-studded cast Jon Voight and Laurence Fishburne along with Forest Whitaker and Nathalie Emmanuel. buy naprosyn online https://www.dentalmavericks.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/png/naprosyn.html no prescription pharmacy   This…

Tribeca Festival Announces 2022 Centerpiece Film

The 2022 Tribeca Festival today announced Vengeance as its Centerpiece Gala selection. The world premiere is set to take place Sunday, June 12 at 5:00 PM at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center. B.J. Novak’s feature directorial debut, Vengeance is a darkly comedic thriller about a journalist who travels from New York City to West Texas to…

Rosamund Pike Cast in ‘Promising Young Woman’ Filmmaker Emerald Fennell’s New Film, ‘Saltburn’

Gone Girl star Rosamund Pike has been cast in Promising Young Woman filmmaker Emerald Fennell‘s upcoming second feature, Saltburn, Deadline is reporting. Announcements about the movie’s supporting cast are expected to be made soon, as the project is scheduled to begin shooting later this year. Little is known about Saltburn, including what Pike’s role will be, but…

‘No Time to Die’ Cary Fukunaga Accused of Sexual Harassment

Director Cary Joji Fukunaga has become the target of sexual-harassment accusations by several actresses he worked with on various film projects. In recent years Fukunaga garnered accolades for his direction of Jane Eyre and the 25th James Bond film No Time to Die, as well as the HBO series True Detectives. Over the past week,…

Can a Black Girl Play a White Character? Yes! Says Author of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” Rick Riordan

On May 5, Disney+ announced it had cast Leah Jeffries to play the role of Annabeth Chase in its upcoming screen adaptation of the young adult adventure series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. That move unleashed a firestorm of criticism on social media, with many complaints that a Black girl should not be playing a…

Prime Video to End John Krasinski-Led Series Jack Ryan with Season 4

The upcoming fourth season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan will be its last, as Prime Video has decided not to renew the drama, which stars John Krasinski in the titular role, for Season 5. However, the streaming service is considering expanding the universe of the hit action show with a potential spinoff series headlined by Michael…

Jonathan Levine to Direct Jennifer Grey in ‘Dirty Dancing’ Sequel For Lionsgate

Filmmaker Jonathan Levine has signed to direct the highly anticipated sequel to classic romantic dance drama, Dirty Dancing, for Lionsgate. The studio will launch the upcoming movie, which will serve as a direct follow-up to the hit 1987 feature, at next week’s Cannes market, Deadline is reporting. In an exclusive interview with Deadline, Levine, who…