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‘Fleabag’ Star Phoebe Waller-Bridge Rumored to Direct New James Bond Film

@Photo by Steve Schofield Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge may be directing the 26th movie in the James Bond franchise, according to published reports in the UK. According to The Mail, Waller-Bridge has been in “early discussions” with Barbara Broccoli, thee producer of the Bond franchise via her Eon Productions. Broccoli has reportedly called the 37-year-old…

Fangoria Studios to Develop Junji Ito’s ‘Bloodsucking Darkness’ Into Film

 Junji Ito’s Bloodsucking Darkness manga series is about to be developed into a live-action feature film, says Fangoria Studios. Jeff Howard, whose credits include Midnight Mass, Oculus, and The Haunting of Hill House, has been tapped to do the honors as scriptwriter. A director has not yet been selected for the film. Bloodsucking Darkness will…

Documentary About Astronomer and ‘Cosmos’ Author, Carl Sagan, in Development by National Geographic and Seth MacFarlane

@NASA Cosmo Studies National Geographic Documentary Films is working on an upcoming documentary feature that will focus on the life and career of legendary astronomer, Carl Sagan, Deadline is reporting. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and scientist is known for expanding scientific understanding of the universe. Throughout his life, he also helped millions of people appreciate…

The Pioneering Japanese Musician and Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto Has Passed Away at 71

@Photo by Kazunali Tajima – © 2014 Kab America Inc. Musician Ryuichi Sakamoto has passed away on March 28 at the age of 71. He was born in Tokyo. The funeral was held only with his close relatives. He passed away at a hospital in Tokyo, according to a report in the Sport Nippon newspaper. Sakamoto’s…

James Gray Will Take Over Philip Seymour Hoffman’s project ‘Ezekiel Moss’ For Focus Features

Photo by Aidan Monaghan – © 2016 LCOZ HOLDINGS, LLC Palme d’Or-nominated filmmaker, James Gray is reuniting with Focus Features on the upcoming Depression-era ghost horror movie, Ezekiel Moss, Deadline is reporting. The filmmaker will direct the project, after he wrote, helmed and produced the semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama, Armageddon Time, which the distributor released in theaters…

Megan Thee Stallion Reportedly Will Star in Upcoming Josh and Benny Safdie Film

Megan Thee Stallion is reportedly the star choice for Josh and Benny Safdie’s upcoming film, says Deadline. If the reports are accurate, Stallion would be cast in the lead female role, opposite Adam Sandler. Though few details about the Safdie brothers’ upcoming project are available, it will be released by Netflix, with filming expected to…

DC’s James Gunn Denies ‘Superman: Legacy’ Casting Rumors, Claiming He ‘Doesn’t Know’ Logan Lerman

@Logan Lerhman  Superman may be faster than a speeding bullet—but the casting process for Superman: Legacy is not. Despite social-media rumors that DC Studios chief James Gunn is “very close” to finding an actor to play the Man of Steel, Gunn himself doused the reports with a dash of kryptonite when he tweeted this week: “Not…

Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ is Officially Confirmed to Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival

Martin Scorsese’s upcoming Western crime drama, Killers of the Flower Moon, is set to have its world premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. The festival confirmed the news this morning, and added that the screening will be held on Saturday, May 20 in the Grand Théâtre Lumière, Deadline is reporting. The drama, which is…

Lorne Michaels Developing Biographical Lou Gehrig Television Series For Apple

Apple is collaborating with Universal Television and Lorne Michaels’ entertainment company, Broadway Video to create a scripted television series about the life of famed baseball player, Lou Gehrig. The show will be based on author Jonathan Eig’s 2005 book, Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The scribe…

Tarantino Debunks Speculation That ‘The Movie Critic’ Will Be About Pauline Kael

Photo by Andrew Cooper, SMPSP – © 2012 – The Weinstein Company Quentin Tarantino confirmed today that his upcoming film “The Movie Critic” will not be about Pauline Kael, the legendary New Yorker cinemaphile whose first book, I Lost It At the Movies, appeared in 1965. In a conversation with Cannes Film Festival director Theirry Fremaux,…

NYICFF Announces 2023 Audience and Jury Award

THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ITS 2023 AUDIENCE AND JURY AWARDS This Year’s Jury Includes: Kyle MacLachlan, Uma Thurman, Ira Sachs, Christine Vachon, Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Nora Twomey (MY FATHER’S DRAGON), NYICFF Award-Winning Animator Huda Razzak, SVA Chair of BFA Animation Hsiang Chin Moe, and Kim Díaz, VP of Creative Development for Sesame Workshop Oscar-qualifying Jury…