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A bevy of new images from the upcoming season of Mike White’s vacation comedy series has dropped online. ScreenRant has recently posted the stills of The White Lotus season 3 on social media. Get a look at them below! The eight-episode third season of HBO’s Emmy-winning original series from Mike White debuts Sunday, February 16 (9:00-10:00 p.m. Et/Pt) on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. The social satire is set at an exclusive Thai resort and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week.

The stacked ensemble for this season features Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jason Isaacs, Lalisa Manobal, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Nivola, Lek Patravadi, Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Tayme Thapthimthong, Aimee Lou Wood. Additional cast include Nicholas Duvernay, Arnas Fedaravičius, Christian Friedel, Scott Glenn, Dom Hetrakul, Julian Kostov, Charlotte Le Bon,...

The White Lotus season 3 will debut on HBO in just two weeks, and creator Mike White has teased that the new season will be “much, much darker” than the others.

“I do feel like the other seasons were a rehearsal for this one,” White told Time. “There’s stuff that I’ve never directed before.” The new season is set at an exclusive Thai resort and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the course of a week. “They’re all in some kind of hurt,” White said of the new guests. “Like, they’re all dead, but they don’t know it…because it’s dealing with these existential tropes of facing into the nothingness of self [and] Buddhist themes that have life and death and ethical aspects, [the season] just got more heavy.“

White originally wanted to shoot the third season in Japan, but HBO wasn’t sure and...

Karma comes for everyone… again. Variety reports that HBO has renewed The White Lotus for season 4. This comes ahead of the premiere of season 3, which will debut on February 16th. The new season is set at an exclusive Thai resort and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the course of a week.

The news isn’t a big surprise considering the popularity of the series. HBO and Max chief Casey Bloys even confirmed last year that creator Mike White was working on ideas for a fourth season. “Mike, obviously — if he wants to move forward and do the four seasons — he will do the fourth season,” Bloys said. Production on the fourth season is being eyed for 2026.

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Just like the first two seasons, the third season features an all-star cast which includes Leslie Bibb,...

HBO has released the trailer for season 3 of The White Lotus. The eight-episode third season of HBO’s Emmy-winning original series from Mike White debuts Sunday, February 16 (9:00-10:00 p.m. Et/Pt) on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. The social satire is set at an exclusive Thai resort and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week.

The stacked ensemble for this season features Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jason Isaacs, Lalisa Manobal, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Nivola, Lek Patravadi, Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Tayme Thapthimthong, Aimee Lou Wood. Additional cast include Nicholas Duvernay, Arnas Fedaravičius, Christian Friedel, Scott Glenn, Dom Hetrakul, Julian Kostov, Charlotte Le Bon, Morgana O’Reilly, and Shalini Peiris. The series was created, written, and directed by Mike White; executive produced by White, David Bernad, and Mark Kamine.

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Netflix is getting further into the tech world with Scott Z. Burns and Scott Galloway’s Thumblite. After a bidding war, the streamer has landed Media Res’ corporate thriller package starring Rosamund Pike with a straight-to-series order.

Created and written by Extrapolations creator Burns, who serves as showrunner, Thumblite is set in Silicon Valley and examines the schemes, rivalries, visions and obsessions of the power brokers and their underlings as they vie for control of the most powerful industry the world has ever known.

Burns, Galloway and Pike executive produce alongside Greg Jacobs as well as Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer for Media Res.

Netflix beat a number of rivals to the package, but interestingly, we hear Apple TV+, home of two Media Res series, The Morning Show and Pachinko, did not engage due to the fact that Thumblite touches on the same world that its parent company primarily operates in,...

Exclusive: After eight and a half years as SVP Drama Series at HBO, Nora Skinner is gong to Netflix where she will be VP in the streamer’s drama series team. Based at Netflix’s Los Angeles headquarters, Skinner, a former film producer and executive, will start at the end of May, reporting to Jinny Howe, Netflix’s VP of Drama Series.

Skinner’s appointment follows Howe’s promotion in January to oversee all of Netflix’s drama areas. Skinner is not backfilling Howe’s previous role. Instead, she will lead development of elevated and prestige dramas, tapping into her experience working on such award-winning HBO series as Succession, The White Lotus, Mare Of Easttown and Watchmen.

“Nora’s stellar reputation and track record speak for themselves,” Howe said. “She has impeccable taste and her ability to partner with artists to deliver exquisite prestige dramas is bar none. We’re...

Succession wins the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Drama, tying with other major hits for most wins. Creator Jesse Armstrong talks about the bittersweet decision to end the show, thanking the team behind its success. The show also wins awards for performances by Matthew Macfadyen, Kieran Culkin, and Sarah Snook.

The mega-hit drama series, Succession, continues to cement its legacy, taking home the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama. The HBO series’ victory ties the show, which follows the uber-wealthy, media and entertainment conglomerate-owning Roy family as they are thrown into a power struggle after their father steps down, with other major TV hits The X-Files and Mad Men for most Golden Globes wins for best drama.

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong talked about the “bittersweet” decision to end the show, which came to its conclusion last year with its fourth season, and commended all those...

Succession, which came to a rousing conclusion in May, has landed its third Golden Globe for Best Television Series – Drama, equaling the record for most wins in the category.

It marks the fourth victory of the night for the HBO drama series, created by Jesse Armstrong, after Matthew Macfadyen won Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role On Television for playing Tom Wambsgans, Kieran Culkin won Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series for playing Roman Roy and Sarah Snook won Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama for playing Shiv Roy. That also equals the record for the most different actors winning for the same show in the drama field.

Succession becomes only the third drama to win three Golden Globes in the main category following The X-Files and Mad Men.

Succession beat out Paramount+’s 1923, Netflix’s The Crown and The Diplomat,...

The White Lotus was one of the most surprising success stories when it launched on HBO in 2021.

Who knew delivering a season-long mystery as some of the richest people vacation would make such great TV?

Below, we've rounded up everything we know about The White Lotus Season 3.

The White Lotus Season 3 Renewal Status

HBO picked up The White Lotus Season 3 in November as the sophomore run was airing.

"Reflecting on The White Lotus' humble, run-and-gun origin as a contained pandemic production, it's impossible not to be awestruck by how Mike orchestrated one of the buzziest and most critically acclaimed shows, said Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, Head of HBO Drama Series and Films said of the pickup.

"And yet, he's only continued to reach new heights in season 2, which is the ultimate testament to Mike's raw, unparalleled vision.

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“The White Lotus” Season 2 just wrapped up on HBO, bringing closure to weeks of tension threaded throughout the second installment of Mike White’s Emmy-winning anthology series. But one of the biggest questions most fans have after that finale is, what about “The White Lotus” Season 3? Well, here’s everything we know about the third season so far.

It’s Definitely Happening

There will absolutely be a “White Lotus” Season 3, as HBO officially renewed the series for a third season on Nov. 18, just a few weeks into Season 2’s airing. Indeed, ratings and critical reception to Season 2 were strong, so HBO was quick to order up another course of vacation intrigue.

The first season was initially billed as a limited series (and won Emmys as such), but was so popular that White and HBO decided to expand “The White Lotus” into an anthology show. Speaking of which…

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HBO’s Emmy(R)-winning anthology series The White Lotus, from Mike White, will return for a third installment following a new group of guests at another White Lotus property. The first installment, which premiered July 2021 and was set in Hawaii, received 20 Emmy(R) nominations across 13 categories and ten wins, the most wins of any program that year, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. The second installment, set in Sicily, debuted on October 30 and will conclude on December 11. Its first episode has already been watched by more than 7.6 million viewers, and last week the series hit an all-time weekly high, ranking as the #1 title overall on HBO Max. Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, Head of HBO Drama Series and Films quote: “Reflecting on The White Lotus’ humble, run-and-gun origin as a contained pandemic production, it’s impossible not to be awestruck by how Mike orchestrated one of the...

Sorry, were you hoping to book a weekend stay at The White Lotus? Too bad — this luxury resort is all booked up. The popularity of Mike White's sardonic drama has been soaring, with a buzzy second season to rival the first. Between that and the fact that it isn't nearly as expensive as some other HBO juggernauts (no need to digitally create 15 different dragons for this show!) it's no surprise to learn that "The White Lotus" has been renewed for a third season. So long as series creator Mike White is ready to deliver scathing commentary directed at wealthy elites, HBO is happy to fund him.

White, who created "The White Lotus," also serves as its executive producer, director, and its sole writer. David Bernad and Mark Kamine also executive produce. Of the series renewal, White said in a statement:

"There's no place I'd rather work than HBO and...

Start packing your bags and sharpen your detective skills because The White Lotus Season 3 is afoot at HBO. Created by Mike White, the multi-award-winning anthology series features a rotating cast of Hollywood greats, with Jennifer Coolidge playing Tanya McQuoid-Hunt in the first two seasons. White, who wrote and directed both seasons, shot the first as a contained pandemic production. Still, unfortunate filming conditions failed to keep the show from receiving 20 Emmy nominations, winning ten.

Feeling like a murder mystery, the first season of The White Lotus starred Murray Bartlett, Connie Britton, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Lacy, Natasha Rothwell, Sydney Sweeney, Steve Zahn, Molly Shannon, Fred Hechinger, Brittany O’Grady, and Coolidge. The plot focuses on a group visiting the White Lotus resort in Maui, Hawaii. After bodies wash up on the beach, paranoia takes hold, and guests get strange.

In the second season, guests staying at the White Lotus in Taormina, Sicily,...

Aubrey Plaza, Will Sharpe, Theo James, and Meghann Fahey in ‘The White Lotus’ season 2 (Photograph by Fabio Lovino/HBO)

HBO’s officially renewed the Emmy-winning anthology series The White Lotus for a third season ahead of its season two finale. Created by Mike White, The White Lotus season one was set in Hawaii while season two takes in Italy. The renewal announcement didn’t confirm if any of either seasons’ cast members were returning or where season three will be set.

“There’s no place I’d rather work than HBO and there’s no people I’d rather partner with than Casey Bloys, Francesca Orsi, Nora Skinner, and their incredible team. I feel so lucky to get this opportunity again and am excited to reunite with my amazingly talented collaborators on The White Lotus,” stated creator, writer, and director Mike White.

“Reflecting on The White Lotus’ humble, run-and-gun origin as a contained pandemic production,...

HBO’s Emmy®-winning anthology series The White Lotus, from Mike White, will return for a third installment following a new group of guests at another White Lotus property.

The first installment, which premiered July 2021 and was set in Hawaii, received 20 Emmy® nominations across 13 categories and ten wins, the most wins of any program that year, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. The second installment, set in Sicily, debuted on October 30 and will conclude on December 11. Its first episode has already been watched by more than 7.6 million viewers, and last week the series hit an all-time weekly high, ranking as the #1 title overall on HBO Max.

Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, Head of HBO Drama Series and Films quote: “Reflecting on The White Lotus’ humble, run-and-gun origin as a contained pandemic production, it’s impossible not to be awestruck by how Mike orchestrated one of the buzziest and most critically acclaimed shows.

Viewers will get to see a third White Lotus location.

HBO on Friday announced a pickup for The White Lotus Season 3 on Friday.

The renewal comes as The White Lotus Season 2 is halfway through its seven-part run.

The first installment, which premiered July 2021 and was set in Hawaii, received 20 Emmy® nominations across 13 categories and ten wins, the most wins of any program that year, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.

The second installment, set in Sicily, debuted on October 30 and will conclude on December 11.

Its first episode has already been watched by more than 7.6 million viewers, and last week the series hit an all-time weekly high, ranking as the #1 title overall on HBO Max.

Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, Head of HBO Drama Series and Films said of the pickup:

“Reflecting on The White Lotus’ humble, run-and-gun origin as a contained pandemic production, it’s impossible not to...

HBO’s currently on a trip to Sicily, but it’s already booked another stay at “The White Lotus.” Mike White’s anthology series has been renewed for a third season, the channel announced Thursday.

The news comes in the middle of the show’s second season, which premiered on October 30 and will conclude December 11 after seven episodes.

Like the first season, which premiered in July 2021, Season 2 revolves around the relationships, petty rivalries, and dysfunctions of the guests and employees staying at the titular luxury resort chain. And then there are the murders. Both seasons were shot on location at different vacation destinations — Season 1 in Hawaii, and Season 2 in Sicily. There are worse locales for a TV set. For Season 3, the show will again switch locations to a new White Lotus somewhere else in the world, although there’s no word yet on where White and the crew will be headed.

“The White Lotus” has been renewed for Season 3 at HBO.

The news of the renewal comes as creator Mike White’s hit anthology series has aired just three out of seven episodes of its second season. Like the seasons before it, the third season will follow a new group of guests at an entirely different White Lotus resort. The first season was set in Hawaii, while the second is set in Sicily.

“Reflecting on ‘The White Lotus’’ humble, run-and-gun origin as a contained pandemic production, it’s impossible not to be awestruck by how Mike orchestrated one of the buzziest and most critically acclaimed shows,” said Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO Programming and head of HBO drama series and films. “And yet, he’s only continued to reach new heights in season 2, which is the ultimate testament to Mike’s raw, unparalleled vision. His courage to explore the...

“The White Lotus” will return for Season 3, HBO announced on Friday. Fresh off the successful debut of the show’s second season, HBO has ordered a third installment of creator/writer/director/showrunner Mike White’s Emmy-winning anthology series.

“The White Lotus” Season 3 will feature new characters and a new setting, following in the footsteps of Season 2 which shifted the locale from Season 1’s Maui to Sicily (but still at a White Lotus hotel) and boasts an almost entirely new ensemble save for Jennifer Coolidge’s Tanya and her new husband Greg.

Season 3 will, of course, take place at another White Lotus hotel.

“There’s no place I’d rather work than HBO and there’s no people I’d rather partner with than Casey Bloys, Francesca Orsi, Nora Skinner and their incredible team,” White said in a statement. “I feel so lucky to get this opportunity again and am...

Mike White will be looking for a new five-star resort to check in to after HBO renewed The White Lotus for a third season.

It comes only three episodes in to season two, which is currently airing on Sunday nights.

What started as an experiment in contained filming during the pandemic has become one of the Warner Bros. Discovery network’s biggest and buzziest shows with the first episode of season two scoring over 7.6M viewers and the series ranking as the most-watched title on HBO Max.

As usual, the next chapter will feature new characters and locale – although you won’t be surprised if Jennifer Coolidge reprises her role as Tanya McQuoid-Hunt.

The first season, which premiered in July 2021, was set in Hawaii. It starred Murray Bartlett, Connie Britton, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Lacy, Natasha Rothwell, Sydney Sweeney, Steve Zahn, Molly Shannon, Fred Hechinger and Brittany O’Grady alongside Coolidge.

Ostensibly a murder mystery,...

The White Lotus is expanding its business once again with a third-season renewal of the hit HBO series, TVLine has learned.

Season 3 will introduce a new cast at a new White Lotus location, though further details — including the possibility of Jennifer Coolidge returning again as Tanya McQuoid — remain under wraps.

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The White Lotus will reopen its gates for a third season at HBO.

The premium cable outlet has renewed Mike White’s anthology series for another run. Details are scant at the moment, but HBO says the third season will follow a new group of guests at a different White Lotus resort.

The pickup comes after The White Lotus won 10 Emmys — the most of any program this year — in September and midway through a second season that has seen its audience grow. HBO says 7.6 million people have watched the season two premiere since its Oct. 30 bow, and that the Nov. 13 episode set a first-night record for the show across all platforms.

“Reflecting on The White Lotus’ humble, run-and-gun origin as a contained pandemic production, it’s impossible not to be awestruck by how Mike orchestrated one of the buzziest and most critically acclaimed shows,...

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HBO’s The White Lotus has won the 2022 Emmy for best limited or anthology series.

“I forgot to thank HBO my other speeches,” said The White Lotus writer-director Mike White, who earlier in the ceremony won Emmys for both writing and directing the anthology series.

“I’ve been talking about this show for 15 years,” said executive producer David Bernad. “It took a shared vision and unwavering trust of Casey Bloys, Francesca Orsi and Nora Skinner at HBO to bring this to life.”

Bernad added: “To our exceptional cast and crew, you showed up every day — in the midst of global uncertainty, away from loved ones — and gave your heart and soul and passion to the show. We came together as a community to try and make something special, and through our collective efforts, we’re standing here today. We share this with the entire White Lotus family.

“I forgot to thank HBO in my other speeches,” said White Lotus creator Mike White tonight as the show won the 2022 Emmy for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.

“Franny, Casey, Nora, I love you,” White added to HBO’s Drama boss Francesca Orsi, HBO and HBO Max chief content officer Casey Bloys and SVP, Original Programming Nora Skinner. “I know it’s an unconditional love, but sorry.”

Coming into tonight off five wins at the Creative Arts Emmys and 20 nominations in total, the White created White Lotus was widely seen as a favorite to take the big prize tonight. In a category up against Hulu’s Dopesick, The Dropout and Pam and Tommy, plus Netflix’s Inventing Anna, White Lotus‘ only real competition was the Micheal Keaton-led opioid crisis miniseries from Danny Strong.

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The White Lotus breakout star Murray Bartlett claimed the first Emmy of his career tonight, for his outlandish role as Armond, the ingratiating but conniving luxury hotel manager in the HBO limited series.

Taking the stage at the Primetime Emmys, the Australian actor thanked series creator Mike White, and gave a shoutout to his mother.

“I just want to thank my mom all the way home in Australia for giving me the most wonderful foundation of unconditional love,” he said. “And inspiring me to believe that we can all do that for each other. So, thank you, Mom.“

Bartlett’s win (and first nomination ever) for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie put him up against two other co-stars of The White Lotus, Steve Zahn (“Mark Mossbacher”) and Jake Lacy (“Shane Patton”). The other nominees in the category were Will Poulter, Peter Sarsgaard, and Michael Stuhlbarg,...

Some entertainment industry parents are doing their part to help Los Angeles healthcare workers and local restaurants amid the coronavirus crisis.

Help Feed the Frontlines Fighting Covid-19 in L.A. is an organization co-founded by some local moms and a dad many of whom work in the entertainment industry, whose children attend Kenter Canyon Elementary School in Brentwood. The goal is to provide healthcare workers a nutritious lunch and dinner for as long as the coronavirus crisis lasts, while supporting local restaurants affected by the viral pandemic.

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Film producer Nora Skinner has joined HBO as Senior Vice President of Programming, the company announced Thursday. In her new role based in Santa Monica, Skinner will be responsible for overseeing the development and production of both current and new original drama series. She will report to Michael Ellenberg, Executive Vice President of Programming. “We are thrilled to have Nora joining the drama team at HBO,” said Ellenberg in a statement. “Nora brings a wealth of experience working with some of the finest talents in the business, in addition to her exceptional skills with story and a great eye for talent.

HBO is bringing another executive/producer from the feature world to its drama team. Nora Skinner has joined HBO as Svp, HBO Programming, reporting to the network’s head of drama, Evp HBO Programming Michael Ellenberg, who also came from a feature background. Based in HBO’s Santa Monica office, Skinner will oversee the development and production of current and new original drama series, working alongside drama execs David Levine and Francesca Orsi. "Nora brings a wealth…...

An unusually busy first weekend of on-site deal-making in Park City continued into the week as Fox Searchlight and Indian Paintbrush partnered on world rights to Me And Earl And The Dying Girl and The Orchard acquired The Overnight.

By the time the deal closed late on Sunday night Searchlight is understood to have invested mid-seven figures in the film.

Sales agent Wme Global and film-maker representatives Indian Paintbrush emerged with what they believe would be the best deal for all parties and resisted offers of up to $10m from a pack that included the Us majors, Lionsgate and TWC, with one studio willing to go higher than $12m in what would have resulted in a record Sundance advance.

Alfonso Gomez-Rejon directed Me And Earl And The Dying Girl (pictured) from Jesse Andrews’ Black List screenplay adapted from his eponymous novel.

Thomas Mann and Olivia Cooke star in the tale of a high school student who reignites...

An unusually busy first weekend of on-site deal-making in Park City continued into the week as Fox Searchlight and Indian Paintbrush partnered on world rights to Me And Earl And The Dying Girl and The Orchard acquired The Overnight.

By the time the deal closed late on Sunday night Searchlight is understood to have invested mid-seven figures in the film.

Sales agent Wme Global and film-maker representatives Indian Paintbrush emerged with what they believe would be the best deal for all parties and resisted offers of up to $10m from a pack that included the Us majors, Lionsgate and TWC, with one studio willing to go higher than $12m in what would have resulted in a record Sundance advance.

Alfonso Gomez-Rejon directed Me And Earl And The Dying Girl (pictured) from Jesse Andrews’ Black List screenplay adapted from his eponymous novel.

Thomas Mann and Olivia Cooke star in the tale of a high school student who reignites...

Heated bidding surrounded drama about teenage filmmaker befriending a classmate with cancer

Fox Searchlight has won a Sundance bidding war for worldwide rights to Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s young adult tearjerker “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” and will release it later this year, the company said Monday.

“Project X’s” Thomas Mann stars as Greg Gaines, an awkward, self-deprecating high school student with a single friend, Earl (Rj Cyler). Both of their lives change when Greg’s mother forces him to befriend Rachel (Olivia Cooke), a classmate who’s been diagnosed with leukemia. Nick Offerman, Molly Shannon, Jon Bernthal and Connie Britton co-star.

Gwyneth Paltrow as Beth Emhoff in Warner Bros. Pictures’ thriller “Contagion,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Claudette Barius

Warner Bros. Pictures has sent us a preview, along with new photos, of their 2011 Fall / Holiday movies – along with a first look at some new images. Most noticable among the list are award season potentials Contagion from Steven Soderbergh, Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar, Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows, and Stephen Daldry’s Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.

Matt Damon as Mitch Emhoff in Warner Bros. Pictures’ thriller “Contagion,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Claudette Barius

Contagion

In theaters and IMAX on September 9

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Jude Law as Alan Krumwlede in Warner Bros. Pictures’ thriller “Contagion,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Claudette Barius

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Writer: Scott Z. Burns

Producers: Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Gregory Jacobs

Executive Producers: Jeff Skoll,...

Hanks And Bullock Headline The Cast Under The Direction Of Stephen Daldry

Burbank, CA, March 1, 2011 . Principal photography is underway on Warner Bros. Pictures’ feature film adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s acclaimed novel “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.” The film stars Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks, and is being directed by Stephen Daldry (“The Reader,” “The Hours”) and produced by Scott Rudin (“The Social Network,” “True Grit”).

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close also stars Thomas Horn, making his acting debut as 11-year-old Oskar Schell, an exceptional child with an off-kilter world view and a daunting mission ahead of him.

Oskar is convinced that his father (Hanks), who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother (Bullock) and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can’t be observed,...