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Singer Billie Eilish Clarifies Her Queer Coming-Out Story

@Billie Eilish Album, “Happier Than Ever” In a recent Variety “Power of Women” cover story, singer Billie Eilish admitted she was “physically attracted to women,” adding her name to the list of performers who have publicly declared their queer sexuality. When asked to clarify her remarks further during Variety’s Hitmakers event on Saturday, the 21-year-old…

December Oscar Frontrunners: What’s Ahead for Best Picture

It’s only the start of December, but prizes have already been handed out by groups like the Gotham Awards and the New York Film Critics Circle, with many more to follow. Nothing is an exact predictor for the Oscars, but they’re still informative precursors for the eventual nominees, check out our “December Oscar Frontrunners.” online…

Sebastian Stan To Play Young Donald Trump in Ali Abbasi’s ‘The Apprentice’

@The Falcon and the Winter Soldier  Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi started production this week on The Apprentice, a new film about the controversial rise of the Trump organization in the 1980s. In an exclusive report, Deadline said on Wednesday that Sebastian Stan has been tapped to play the role of the young Donald, with Jeremy Strong…

New York Film Critics Circle Announce 2023 Winners

The New York Film Critics Circle voted today at Film at Lincoln Center for their 2023 awards winners. The awards will be handed out during their annual ceremony on Wednesday, January 3, 2023 at Tao Downtown. “Killers of the Flower Moon” was awarded Best Film, the third film directed by Martin Scorsese to receive this…

‘Hiding Saddam Hussein’ Documentary Being Adapted by ‘The King’s Speech’ Writer

The eight months that former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein spent in hiding after being overthrown in 2003 is being developed into a narrative feature film. The script for the drama was written by The King’s Speech scribe David Seidler, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The scribe worked on the narrative with Halkawt Mustafa. The latter…

FX’s SHOGUN Series Sets February Release Date!

FX has set the premiere date of upcoming limited series, “SHOGUN,” starring Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai, and Cosmo Jarvis, which will come to Hulu and FX in February 2024. FX’s Shōgun, an original adaptation of James Clavell’s bestselling novel, is set in Japan in the year 1600 at the dawn of a century-defining civil war. Producer Hiroyuki…

Adam Driver Is in Talks to Play Neil McCauley in Michael Mann’s Heat 2

Michael Mann has confirmed that he’s “in discussion” to reunite with Adam Driver on his anticipated sequel, Heat 2. The four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker shared the news during an interview with Entertainment Weekly. During the discussion, the director said: “Yeah, we’re in discussion. That’s all I can say about it.” It’s currently unknown which character the…

‘Past Lives’ Won the Best Feature at Gotham Awards: Check out the Full Winners List

The Sundance Favorite “Past Lives” took the top prize at the Gotham Awards on Monday night, taking home the top prize for best feature. Meanwhile, acting honors were won by Charles Melton for his supporting performance in Todd Haynes’ “May December” and lily Gladstone for her lead performance in “The Unknown Country,” she was also phenomenal…

‘Stonewalling’ Takes Top Honor at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Film Awards

China-set family drama Stonewalling, which was co-directed by husband-and-wife team Ryuji Otsuka and Huang Ji, won best narrative feature at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Film Awards this year. The honor comes after the feature premiered at the Venice Film Festival and also won best film in the Hong Kong Film Festival’s Young Cinema Competition Stonewalling also…

Naruto Live-Action Movie to be Written by Tasha Huo

Tasha Huo, the showrunner of Netflix’s upcoming Tomb Raider animated series, has signed on to write the live-action Naruto movie. She’s working with Lionsgate on the film to bring the beloved anime to the big screen in a new way, Variety is reporting. The studio has not yet disclosed specific plot details about the upcoming…

James L. Brooks to Direct ‘Ella McKay’ for 20th Century Studios

Thirteen years after his last directorial project, James L. Brooks is planning to make Ella McCay for Twentieth Century Fox. Negotiations are reportedly underway with emerging and established actors that include Albert Brooks, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ayo Edebiri, Spike Fearn, Woody Harrelson, Emma Mackey, and Kumail Nanjiani. News of Brooks’s latest venture came this week…