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The Sleepover Writer Sarah Rothschild Signs on to Scribe Splash Remake

Sarah Rothschild, the writer of the Netflix movie The Sleepover, has signed on to pen the latest draft of the remake of Splash for Disney Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Free Association, Deadline is reporting. The scribe was brought on to write the script for Disney+’s contemporary version of the hit fantasy romantic comedy after Marja-Lewis…

‘Blonde’ and ‘Pinocchio’ Among Worst Films of 2022, According to the 43rd Razzie Awards Slate

The 43rd Annual Golden Raspberry Awards for the film industry’s worst clinkers have just been announced, and Marilyn Monroe and Pinocchio would not be amused to find movies about them heading the list. Also known as the Razzies, the awards are designed to point out the less-than-stellar performances by faded stars. The final “losers” are…

Film Review – ‘A Man Called Otto’ is a Winning Remake Featuring Tom Hanks and MVP Mariana Treviño

Would you believe that Tom Hanks could be the grumpiest man in America? The long-working Hollywood actor who is generally perceived as one of the nicest guys in the business is known for his smile and his charm, but he’s also capable of stepping into darker roles, like the one he played in Road to…

Daisy Edgar-Jones to Play Lead in Sony’s Upcoming Carole King Biopic

The 24-year-old British actress Daisy Edgar-Jones will be playing the role of songwriter Carole King in Sony’s upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway production Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. The biopic is to be directed by Lisa Cholodenko, who had earlier directed The Kids Are All Right. Edgar-Jones most recently starred in Sony’s highly successful…

Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ Set to Make Impact in June 2023

With a star-studded cast of the first magnitude, Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City will be making its impact in theaters in June. Focus Features announced this week that the 1950s-themed film will have a limited theatrical release on June 16, 2023, with a further general release set for a week later. As the parent company of…

A MAN CALLED OTTO – Official Trailer (HD) : Starring : Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo

Sony Pictures has premiered the first trailer for Tom Hanks’ latest film, “A Man Called Otto,” which is an upcoming film adaptation of the best-selling novel by Swedish author Fredrik Backman. Based on the comical and moving # 1 New York Times bestseller, “A Man Called Otto” tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a…

Pinocchio, Zemeckis Reprises The Classic To Present An Allegory Of Modern Society

In the small Tuscan town of Pescia, at end of the 19th century, a writer called Carlo Collodi published the story about a marionette, in serial form for the Giornale per i bambini. This story eventually became a book: The Adventures of Pinocchio. Little did this Italian author foresee that his fairytale would become the…

Pinocchio | Disney+ / Full Trailer : Starring Tom Hanks, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Cynthia Erivo, Luke Evans

Walt Disney Studios has released a full trailer for the live-action film, “Pinocchio,” directed by Robert Zemeckis, which is an adaptation of its own classic 1940 cartoon feature of the same name based on the book by Carlo Collodi. The story sees an old Italian wood carver named Geppetto who carves a wooden puppet named…

Wes Anderson, Focus Features, and Indian Paintbrush Reunite on Asteroid City

Focus Features has partnered with Indian Paintbrush on ASTEROID CITY, the upcoming film written and directed by beloved auteur, Wes Anderson, based on a story by Anderson and Roman Coppola. The collaboration is a reunion among Anderson, Focus, and Indian Paintbrush following 2012’s MOONRISE KINGDOM. Focus and Universal International will handle worldwide distribution of the…

Pinocchio | Official Trailer | Disney+ : Directed by Robert Zemeckis / Starring Tom Hanks, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Cynthia Erivo

DISNEY+ DAY RETURNS ON SEPTEMBER 8 WITH NEW EXPERIENCES AND CONTENT, INCLUDING THE PREMIERE OF DISNEY’S LIVE-ACTION “PINOCCHIO,” ALL LEADING INTO D23 EXPO: THE ULTIMATE DISNEY FAN EVENT The global celebration of Disney+ Day will return on Thursday, September 8, 2022, leading into D23 Expo: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event presented by Visa in Anaheim,…

Tom Hanks’ ‘Greyhound’ Sequel in Development at Apple Studios

Tom Hanks and his Playtone partner, Gary Goetzman have signed an multi-year exclusive overall deal with Apple TV+. One of the first projects the production company founders are working on with the streaming service is the sequel to their hit 2020 war movie, Greyhound, Deadline is reporting. The first film starred and was written by…