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Emily Ratajkowski is one of the most beautiful and sensational actresses in the film industry. The American model and actress made her acting debut in a short film titled Andrew’s Alteration, but it wasn’t until her role as Tasha in iCarly that she became a known figure in Hollywood. After that, she starred in multiple films and TV shows and while most of them are not critical darlings, fans of the actress love her regardless. So, if you love Ratajkowski’s performances and largely erotic thriller films here are the best movies and TV shows starring Emily Ratajkowski you could watch.

10. Welcome Home Credit – Vertical Entertainment

Welcome Home is a thriller drama film directed by George Ratliff from a screenplay by David Levinson. The 2018 film follows a young couple during their stay at a vacation home...

Stars: Theo James, Emily Ratajkowski, Fred Melamed, Frank Gallegos, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Aris Alvarado, Isiah Whitlock Jr. | Written by Matt Aselton, Adam Nagata | Directed by Matt Aselton

If there’s one genre I love as much as horror it’s heist movies, in particular the kind of quirky, independent, often direct to DVD movies. Over the past few years there have been some great indie-comedy heist movies: films like Flypaper, How to Rob a Bank and The Maiden Heist – all of which I’d easily consider my favourites of the genre (Flypaper would even make my all-time favourite films list too).

And what do they have in common?

Well they all successfully balance quirky, offbeat comedy with traditional “heist-film” storytelling. They also all feature a cool and charismatic cast. And surprisingly Lying and Stealing follows suit, whilst also feeling very much like the more “glamorous” more-romantic crime caper films of the 60s.

“Lying and Stealing” is a heist movie of a sort mostly seen in the 1960s, when movies like “Charade” found ingenious thieves played by glamorous stars preying upon the priceless knickknacks of the super-rich on the Riviera, and so forth. Such enterprises usually involved not just A-list personalities but lavish production values — all the better to realize that fantasy side of a decade that was stuck closer to Playboy Magazine and hotel-lounge luxury than to Free Love. If there was love (or at least sex) in these movies, it was going to be expensive.

But Matt Aselton’s film does not boast anyone so chic — or bankable — as Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. Nor does it lay on the splashy wish-fulfillment settings, though the movie does cough up a few locations at which a homeowner might credibly own an artwork worth more than most of us earn in a lifetime.

In today’s film news roundup, “Deadpool 2: I Love My Family” opened in first place in China, Chiwetel Ejiofor takes a directing gig, and Theo James’ “Lying and Stealing” gets distribution.

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Fox’s re-cut, PG-13 “Deadpool 2: I Love My Family” has opened in first place in China, with $8.5 million in its first day on Friday.

It’s the first time that the foul-mouthed Ryan Reynolds series has passed China’s censorship standards. The profanity-free version was initially released in the U.S. in December as a Christmas-themed “Once Upon a Deadpool” and grossed about $6 million in a dozen days in North America.

The R-rated “Deadpool 2” grossed $318 million in North America and another $419 million overseas during the summer.

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Los Angeles Media Fund has hired Chiwetel Ejiofor to adapt and direct a movie based on the book “The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace:...

Vertical Entertainment and DirecTV have acquired the North American distribution rights to Matt Aselton’s “Lying and Stealing,” a crime drama starring Theo James and Emily Ratajkowski, the companies announced Friday.

The theatrical release planned for the sceond quarter this year. Voltage Pictures is selling international rights.

“Lying and Stealing,” is an extremely well-crafted heist thriller with two magnetic lead performances from Theo James and Emily Ratajkowski” said Vertical President Rich Goldberg. “The film had us on the edge of our seats throughout and we can’t wait for audiences to experience it for themselves soon.”

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The deal was negotiated by Peter Jarowey and Josh Spector at Vertical and UTA Independent Film Group on behalf of the filmmakers.

The film was directed by Matt Aselton, written by Matt Aselton and Adam Nagata,...

Vertical Entertainment and DirecTV have acquired North American distribution rights to Lying and Stealing, the Matt Aselton-directed crime drama starring Theo James and Emily Ratajkowski. A second-quarter 2019 day-and-date release is planned after a one-month exclusive bow on the satellite service.

The deal comes as Vertical’s Peter Jarowey and Josh Spector are at the Sundance Film Festival seeking out pics for the company’s 2019 slate. They negotiated the Lying and Stealing deal with UTA Independent Film Group on behalf of the filmmakers. Voltage Pictures is selling international rights.

In the Cota Films and 50 Degree Entertainment pic, James plays Ivan, a thief whose specialty is stealing high-end art from the Los Angeles elite. Business is good, but he wants out. Elyse (Ratajkowski) is an aspiring actress with a closet full of skeletons and a mountain of debt. Soon the two clever grifters decide to team for one last, big daring heist.

We're learning new details and getting our first look at Matt Aselton’s Lying and Stealing which stars Theo James (Divergent) and Emily Ratajkowski (Gone Girl). Variety revealed the images and details of the new cast including Fred Melamed, Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Girls), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (Chi Raq), Evan Handler (Sex and the City) and John Gatins (Real Steel).

The film has just started shooting in Los Angeles and is co-written by Aselton and Adam Nagata. Lying and Stealing follows Ivan, a young thief who is an expert in stealing high-end art from the L.A. elite. Business is good, but he wants out. Elyse (Ratajkowski) is an aspiring actress in major debt with a closet full of skeletons. Eventually, these two hustlers decide to team up for one last, daring heist.

There is no word on a release date, but it could hit theaters as early as 2018.

  We have a new clip in from First Independent Pictures' "Gigantic," starring Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, John Goodman, Ed Asner and Jane Alexander.     Matt Aselton makes directorial debut on the film, writing alongside Adam Nagata. Dano, known mostly for his powerful performance in "There Will Be Blood," has completed "The Good Heart" with Brian Cox, "Taking Woodstock" helmed by Ang Lee and "Where the Wild Things Are" from director Spike Jonze.     Deschanel is not as busy, she can be seen next in the comedy "(500) Days of Summer" alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt.     What's it about?     Brian Weathersby (Paul Dano) is a 28 year-old salesman at a high-end Swedish mattress company. The afterthought child to elderly parents (Ed Asner, Jane Alexander), and the youngest son in a trio of successful brothers, a shady oil man (Ian Roberts), a surgeon (Robert Stanton), Brian is searching for his place in the world. Unfulfilled by his work...

We have a new clip in from First Independent Pictures' "Gigantic," starring Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, John Goodman, Ed Asner and Jane Alexander. Matt Aselton makes directorial debut on the film, writing alongside Adam Nagata. Dano, known mostly for his powerful performance in "There Will Be Blood," has completed "The Good Heart" with Brian Cox, "Taking Woodstock" helmed by Ang Lee and "Where the Wild Things Are" from director Spike Jonze. Deschanel is not as busy, she can be seen next in the comedy "(500) Days of Summer" alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Brian Weathersby (Paul Dano) is a 28 year-old salesman at a high-end Swedish mattress company. The afterthought child to elderly parents (Ed Asner, Jane Alexander)...

We have a new clip in from First Independent Pictures' "Gigantic," starring Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, John Goodman, Ed Asner and Jane Alexander. Matt Aselton makes directorial debut on the film, writing alongside Adam Nagata. Dano, known mostly for his powerful performance in "There Will Be Blood," has completed "The Good Heart" with Brian Cox, "Taking Woodstock" helmed by Ang Lee and "Where the Wild Things Are" from director Spike Jonze. Deschanel is not as busy, she can be seen next in the comedy "(500) Days of Summer" alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Brian Weathersby (Paul Dano) is a 28 year-old salesman at a high-end Swedish mattress company. The afterthought child to elderly parents (Ed Asner, Jane Alexander)...

    See the image gallery and the trailer for First Independent Pictures' 'Gigantic' starring Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, John Goodman, Ed Asner and Jane Alexander. The indie comedy sees release on April 3, 2009 in New York and is helmed by by first-timer Matt Aselton. The director also writes alongside another newbie Adam Nagata. See the gallery here! Brian Weathersby (Paul Dano) is a 28 year-old salesman at a high-end Swedish mattress company. The afterthought child to elderly parents (Ed Asner, Jane Alexander), and the youngest son in a trio of successful brothers, a shady oil man (Ian Roberts), a surgeon (Robert Stanton), Brian is searching for his place in the world. Unfulfilled by his work he spends a good portion of his day pursuing his goal of someday adopting a baby from China. He gets swept up in a romance with the lovely but misguided Harriet Lolly (Zooey Deschanel) when she...

See the image gallery and the trailer for First Independent Pictures' 'Gigantic' starring Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, John Goodman, Ed Asner and Jane Alexander. The indie comedy sees release on April 3, 2009 in New York and is helmed by by first-timer Matt Aselton. The director also writes alongside another newbie Adam Nagata. Brian Weathersby (Paul Dano) is a 28 year-old salesman at a high-end Swedish mattress company. The afterthought child to elderly parents (Ed Asner, Jane Alexander), and the youngest son in a trio of successful brothers, a shady oil man (Ian Roberts), a surgeon (Robert Stanton), Brian is searching for his place in the world. Unfulfilled by his work he spends a good portion of his day...

See the image gallery and the trailer for First Independent Pictures' 'Gigantic' starring Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, John Goodman, Ed Asner and Jane Alexander. The indie comedy sees release on April 3, 2009 in New York and is helmed by by first-timer Matt Aselton. The director also writes alongside another newbie Adam Nagata. Brian Weathersby (Paul Dano) is a 28 year-old salesman at a high-end Swedish mattress company. The afterthought child to elderly parents (Ed Asner, Jane Alexander), and the youngest son in a trio of successful brothers, a shady oil man (Ian Roberts), a surgeon (Robert Stanton), Brian is searching for his place in the world. Unfulfilled by his work he spends a good portion of his day...

• If it would have played at Sundance, it would have stuck out a lot more than it did at Tiff where it got a little lost among the long list of worthy films to see. This was my final film screened before heading back home and if I haven’t mentioned it before Matt Aselton is a talent to watch out for. Unlike its title, Gigantic is a small in scope portrait which sees complex, oddball leads Paul Dano and Zooey Deschanel emancipating their romance in a series of miss-steps, but it’s the smart dialogue and a fine catalogue of moments that set this film apart for me. I’m glad that a smaller distribution company in First Independent Pictures has picked up the film from the Afm, since it’s the sort of picture that needs lots of nurturing and caring during the marketing phase of the pic.

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One of the few good films of the recent Toronto Film Festival Gigantic has been picked up by L.A based distributors, First Independent Pictures and the film is set to for release in Spring 2009 according to Variety.

The film was directed and co written by first time feature filmmaker Matt Aselton and Adam Nagata was his writing partner and executive producer by lead actor Paul Dano. Paul had fallen in love with the script and wanted to help out and star in the film. The main producers are Christine Vachon and Mindy Goldberg.

Gigantic centers around a mattress store employee who has a strange obsession with adopting an Asian baby, but complicates this plan when he falls for an odd girl played by Zoey Deschanel who inadvertently becomes...

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NEW YORK -- John Goodman, Ed Asner and Jane Alexander are joining Paul Dano and Zooey Deschanel in the indie romantic comedy Gigantic.

Dano will play Brian, a depressed mattress salesman whose quest to adopt a Chinese baby is sidetracked when he falls for Happy (Deschanel).

Asner will play Brian's pot-smoking, gangsta rap-loving father, and Alexander is set as his long-suffering mother. Goodman will play Happy's brilliant, domineering dad.

Mindy Goldberg of Epoch Films and Christine Vachon of Killer Films are producing the project, which begins shooting today in New York. Dano is executive producing.

Director Matt Aselton co-wrote the script with Adam Nagata. Harrison Kordestani and Marina Martins of Lexicon/Machine Made are financing and Cinetic Media is repping domestic sales.

Goodman is repped by Gersh. Asner is repped by Michael Greene and manager Perry Zimel. Alexander is repped by WMA.

Paul Dano, coming off his featured role in There Will Be Blood, will star in and executive produce Gigantic, an offbeat romantic comedy being helmed by first-time director Matt Aselton. Zooey Deschanel will also star in the indie feature.

Killer Films' Christine Vachon and Charles Pugliese are producing, as is Mindy Goldberg of Epoch Films.

Written by Aselton and Adam Nagata, the script revolves around a mattress salesman and a young woman he meets at his store.

Production is tentatively set for early March in New York. Machine Made Media is financing.

After Gigantic, Dano will segue to the indie feature The Good Heart, which reunites him with Brian Cox; the two starred in Michael Cuesta's L.I.E. Shooting on Heart is scheduled for New York and Iceland at the end of April. Heart revolves around an abrasive barman (Cox) and a young homeless man (Dano) who becomes his protege.

Dano caught the industry's attention with his work in Little Miss Sunshine, which he followed up with the characters of Paul and Eli Sunday in Blood. He is repped by Gersh and Industry Entertainment.