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The Being Maria trailer reveals a new biopic dramatizing the filming of Marlon Brando's most controversial movie. Written and directed by Jessica Palud, the upcoming French film follows actress Maria Schneider's experiences filming the 1972 erotic drama Last Tango in Paris, her subsequent rise to fame, and the impact the controversial production had on her life and career. Being Maria stars Anamaria Vartolomei in the titular role and Matt Dillion as Brando alongside Céleste Brunnquell, Giuseppe Maggio, Yvan Attal, Marie Gillain, and Jonathan Couzinié.

Now, Kino Lorber has released the first official trailer for Being Maria, finding Schneider as a promising young actress who receives a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to star in a film from an acclaimed Italian director, Bernardo Bertolucci (Giuseppe Maggio), and starring a beloved American actor, Brando. They get along great initially, but everything changes when the two men secretly plan an unscripted sexual assault scene without her consent.

The Miami Film Festival today revealed the lineup for its upcoming 42nd edition, a slate of almost 200 narratives, documentaries, and short films, including 35 world premieres.

The cinematic showcase, set to unfold April 3-13, will open with Meet the Barbarians, directed by and starring two-time Oscar nominee Julie Delpy. The French-born star and filmmaker will receive the festival’s Impact Award on April 3. The festival, a presentation of Miami Dade College, will close with On Swift Horses, the drama directed by Daniel Minahan that stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva, and Sasha Calle.

Musician Willy Chirino

Mff will host the world premiere of Chirino directed by Jorge A. Soliño, “the story of Willy Chirino, one of the greatest musicians in the history of Cuban music.” Among the festival’s other world premieres are Ethan Bloom, directed by Herschel Faber; A Line of Fire, directed by Matt Shapira; Interstate,...

Miami Dade College’s (Mdc) Miami Film Festival has announced its lineup for its upcoming festival taking place from April 3 – 13 in Miami. This year’s festival includes a number of highly-anticipated premieres, plus special honoree events, anniversary celebrations, and a raft of awards-focused entrants.

Mostly, it will be quite the event for fans of Julie Delpy (count us in), whose latest directorial effort, “Meet the Barbarians,” will open the festival on April 3. The multihyphenate will also be on hand to receive the festival’s Impact Award, and on April 4, she will offer an extended introduction to a 30th-anniversary screening of Richard Linklater’s “Before Sunrise.” The festival will close with “On Swift Horses,” directed by Daniel Minahan, on April 12.

Other highlights include honors for Mark Duplass, Paul Feig, Melanie Lynskey, Roger Ross Williams, and Billy Zane. Other anniversary specials include “Picnic at Hanging Rock,” “Center Stage,” and “Pride & Prejudice.

The 1997 movie Titanic, based on the events of the actual sinking of the Rms Titanic back in 1912, has captured audiences for nearly three decades. Now, the movie will go on to capture more hearts on Hulu beginning February 1. The movie starring Kate Winslet (The Reader) and Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street) also starred Billy Zane, who recently took on the role of Marlon Brando in Waltzing With Brando.

Whether it be his delectable villain in Titanic, his hysterical cameo in Zoolander, or our various fancasting him as Lex Luthor for a Superman movie, Billy Zane is a true beloved icon in the industry. He's always shown a key interest in exploring diverse and unique roles, but that's nothing compared to his latest venture. In a role he seems to be perfectly casted for, Billy Zane is now playing The Godfather legend Marlon Brando in the aptly titled Waltzing with Brando.

Bill Fishman may be staying in the realm of biopics for his next project after spending time in the world of Marlon Brando. His latest, Waltzing With Brando, adapts Bernard Judge's memoir of the same name and lightheartedly follows Billy Zane as an uncanny lookalike of the Godfather star through some of his greatest roles while he plans a paradise getaway in Tahiti. Rather than unpack the on-screen side of the actor that everyone knows, the film instead shines a light on Brando's other personality traits through his relationship with Judge, the architect roped into his grand island getaway plan. It's still making the rounds at film festivals, but the director confirmed he already has two more subjects he wants to track the relationship between.

Billy Zane will always be famous for his role as Cal Hockley in Titanic, the 1997 epic from James Cameron that grossed over $2 billion at the worldwide box office, but he’s also known for his roles in The Phantom, Back to the Future Part II, and other notable projects. Zane has next been tapped to play Marlon Brando in Waltzing with Brando, the upcoming biopic detailing the life of Hollywood star Marlon Brando and his mission to build a retreat on the small island of Tahiti. During a recent interview with Collider’s Aidan Kelley ahead of the U.S. premiere of Waltzing with Brando at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Zane was asked if there was another project or character he’d love to pursue in the future, and there was one specific author he singled out:...

Billy Zane has found his next motion picture. The actor, who recently portrayed acting legend Marlon Brando, has signed on for Esx Entertainment's Day of Reckoning.

According to Deadline, Zane is set to star in the upcoming Western with The Vampire Diaries alum Zach Roerig and Killers of the Flower Moon actor Cara Jade Myers. TackleBox Films' Shaun Silva is directing Day of Reckoning, which follows "put-upon lawman John Dorsey (Roerig), who on the verge of losing his wife and his job as sheriff, posses up with a bullish U.S. Marshall Butch Hayden (Zane) to hold outlaw Emily Rouse (Myers) hostage. A battle of wills ensues as Emily turns the posse on themselves, but as her marauding husband and his gang approach, Emily and John realize they will need each other to survive." Day of Reckoning, the twenty-fifth movie from Ali Afshar's Esx Entertainment, will be produced by Afshar,...

Exclusive: Ali Afshar’s Esx Entertainment has set the western Day of Reckoning starring Billy Zane, Zach Roerig and Cara Jade Myers.

Pic follows put-upon lawman John Dorsey (Roerig), who on the verge of losing his wife and his job as sheriff, posses up with a bullish U.S. Marshall Butch Hayden (Zane) to hold outlaw Emily Rouse (Myers) hostage. A battle of wills ensues as Emily turns the posse on themselves, but as her marauding husband and his gang approach, Emily and John realize they will need each other to survive.

Shaun Silva of TackleBox Films is directing.

Producers of the movie are Ali Afshar, Christina Moore Daniel Aspromonte, and Don Lepore (Ride, Billy Joel – The Last Play at Shea, Emmy nominated The Irrelevant Giant.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced shortlists in ten major categories for the 97th Academy Awards this week, and you might be surprised to learn that a small handful of horror movies made the cut. The horror genre has a long history of being ignored by the Academy, but next year’s ceremony may prove to be an exception to the rule.

For the sake of full clarity before we begin, a movie making the Oscars shortlist means that it’s on the list for *potentially* receiving an official nomination for an Academy Award, with these shortlist selections soon being whittled down to the final list of actual nominees. Nominations voting begins on January 8, 2025, and concludes on Sunday, January 12, 2025.

With that out of the way, it’s still a big deal for any horror movie to make the Oscars shortlist, and five of this year’s...

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 97th Academy Awards®: Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound and Visual Effects.

Documentary Feature Film

Fifteen films will advance in the Documentary Feature Film category for the 97th Academy Awards. One hundred sixty-nine films were eligible in the category. Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

“The Bibi Files”

“Black Box Diaries”

“Dahomey”

“Daughters”

“Eno”

“Frida”

“Hollywoodgate”

“No Other Land...

The Oscar shortlists were released on December 17, the results of which are analyzed in Anne Thompson’s overview. Here, we’re covering the crafts of makeup and hairstyling, original score, sound, and visual effects.

“Wicked” was the big winner — appearing on all four lists. This was followed by three-listers “Emilia Pérez”, “Dune: Part Two”, “Gladiator II”, and “Alien: Romulus”.

Scoring two noms were “Nosferatu”, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”, “Blitz”, “Deadpool & Wolverine”, and “The Wild Robot”.

The rest of the nominees were broken down by the following:

Muahs: “The Apprentice,” “A Different Man,” “Maria,” “The Substance,” and “Waltzing with Brando.”

Score: “Babygirl,” “Blink Twice,” “The Brutalist,” “Challengers,” “Conclave,” “The Fire Inside,” “Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1,” “Inside Out 2,” “The Room Next Door,” “Sing Sing,” “The Six Triple Eight,” and “Young Woman and the Sea.”

Sound: “A Complete Unknown” and “Joker: Folie à Deux.”

Visual Effects: “Better Man,” “Civil War,” “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,...

The shortlists are out for Oscars 2025, and the races in Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound and Visual Effects are heating up.

Some inclusions in the list are not surprises, like Dune: Part Two and Wicked – both of which were shortlisted in all three categories. Dune: Part One was nominated in all three categories in 2022, even going on to win Oscars for Sound and VFX, and the sequel is just as craft heavy as the first, while Wicked has been a frontrunner for Best Picture since day one and is also on the shortlist for Score.

Others may come as a surprise today, such as Waltzing with Brando being shortlisted for Makeup and Hairstyling. Though the film has yet to see a U.S. release, Billy Zane’s transformation into Brando must have made quite an impression on voters.

Some standouts on the list today are films that received mentions in multiple categories,...

It’s almost that magical time of the year when the Academy announces the final list of nominees for the 97th Academy Awards! The Oscars represent what many consider the biggest night in Hollywood, as celebrities and filmmakers dress to the nines and walk a red carpet on their way to recognizing some of the best the industry offers. Before the Academy unveils the final list of nominees on January 17, shortlists for 10 Oscar categories have arrived!

The 10 shortlists include considerations for the following categories: documentary feature film, documentary short film, international feature film, makeup and hairstyling, music (original score), music (original song), animated short film, live-action short film, sound and visual effects.

Voting for the 97th Oscars begins at 9 a.m. Pt on January 8 and lasts until 5 p.m. Pt on January 12. The final list of nominees posts on January 17, with final voting at 9 a.m. Pt on February 11 and ending at 5 p.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today pulled back the curtain on the semi-finalists in 10 categories for the 2025 Oscars, revealing shortlists that found the Spanish-language musical Emilia Pérez and the Broadway-born musical Wicked leading the way with six and four shortlist mentions, respectively. Both movies are considered Oscar frontrunners in several primary categories as well, including Best Picture.

The announced categories in which contenders were pared down to 15 contenders include Best International Feature, Best Documentary, Best Original Song, Best Documentary Short, Best Animated Short, and Best Live Action Short. Ten films, meanwhile, are moving forward in the Best Sound, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Visual Effects categories. Twenty films are advancing for Best Score.

SEE2025 Casting Society nominees include ‘Wicked,’ ‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Emilia Pérez’

The six total for Emilia Perez includes a pair for Best Song (“El Mal” and “Mi Camino”), Best International Feature, Best Score,...

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15 documentary feature films and 15 international films made the cut and are shortlisted for the upcoming 97th Academy Awards set for Sunday, March 2, 2025 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Nominees for the 2025 Oscars will be announced on Friday, January 17th.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a total of 10 shortlists including Documentary Short Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound, and Visual Effects.

2025 Oscars Shortlists

Documentary Feature Film

Fifteen films will advance in the Documentary Feature Film category for the 97th Academy Awards. One hundred sixty-nine films were eligible in the category. Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

“The Bibi Files”

“Black Box Diaries”

“Dahomey”

“Daughters”

“Eno”

“Frida”

“Hollywoodgate”

“No Other Land”

“Porcelain War”

“Queendom”

“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin...

The Makeup and Hairstyling branch of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has made its 2025 selections. Well, they have made their Oscars Shortlist selections. Stepping into the spotlight are 10 films hoping to make the five-nominee cut. They include “The Substance,” “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” “Nosferatu,” and, in no surprise, “Wicked.”

Read More: “Nosferatu” Review: Robert Eggers’ spellbinding gothic horror is hauntingly masterful

The other six films rounding out the field are “The Apprentice,” “A Different Man,” “Dune: Part Two,” “Maria,” “Waltzing with Brando,” and “Emilia Perez.”

Overall, “Emilia Perez” led all films with six mentions in the 10 categories.

Continue reading ‘The Substance,’ ‘Nosferatu’ & ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Top Makeup & Hairstyling Oscars Shortlist at The Playlist.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has released the shortlist of films that will move forward in 10 categories in the awards race for the upcoming 2025 Oscars.

While hundreds of movies were eligible for awards this year, the Academy narrowed down the field in these 10 categories ahead of the voting period, which begins on January 8.

Wicked, Dune: Part Two, Gladiator II, and Emilia Perez are among the films eligible in multiple categories.

Nominations for the Oscars will be announced on January 17 ahead of the televised ceremony on March 2, which will be hosted by Conan O’Brien and aired lived on ABC.

The shortlist categories include Best Documentary Feature Film, Best Documentary Short Film, Best International Feature Film, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Animated Short Film, Best Live Action Short Film, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects.

Head inside to check out the shortlist…

Documentary...

And they’re off.

Awards season just got entirely official with the revealing of shortlists for the 97th Oscars in 10 categories today. See the lists from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences below.

Fifteen movies each are moving forward in the contests for International Feature Film, Documentary Feature, Original Song, Music Score and Documentary, Animated and Live Action Shorts. Ten films each also advanced in the categories of Sound, Visual Effects and Makeup & Hairstyling.

Celebrating the Oscar shortlists the most today undoubtedly is Emilia Pérez with a towering six mentions, missing only from the Visual Effects list of possible inclusion, though that would have been a longshot. This sets up a possible huge showing for Jacques Audiard’s film, which could also land two Best Song nominations, the only film to have a pair among the finalists.

Also having a good morning is Wicked with four mentions, the...

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has released the shortlists for 10 categories in the Oscars race for 2024, and “Dune: Part Two” and “Wicked” have landed on the shortlists for Makeup and Hairstyling, Visual Effects and Sound.

At last year’s shortlist announcement, only “Napoleon” appeared on all three lists. Films that landed on sound and VFX shortlists include “Deadpool & Wolverine,” “Alien: Romulus” and “Gladiator II.” One film, “Emilia Pérez,” appeared on both the sound and makeup list. In a surprising omission, George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” was not shortlisted in any of the three categories.

The Makeup and Hairstyling category includes biopics such as “Maria,” “The Apprentice” and “Waltzing With Brando,” as per usual, but was otherwise dominated by genre movies, such as “Nosferatu,” “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” and “The Substance.”

Best Sound’s shortlist, now in its fourth year of early release, is ruled by...

As the industry readies for the holiday break between Christmas and New Year’s, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is sharing its final big announcement for the year.

The Academy revealed on Tuesday the 10 shortlists for the 97th Oscars, with frontrunners named for categories including Best International Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature and Short Subject, Best Original Song, Original Score, Makeup and Hairstyling, Visual Effects, Sound, and more. Voting took place last week for participating branches specific to their categories.

“Emilia Pérez,” representing France in the International Feature Film race, earned six spots across these lists, including two for Original Song, for “El Mal” and “Mi Camino.” The Jacques Audiard Netflix musical also received nods for Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, and Sound — as well as International Feature, which was all but a given. “Wicked,” one of its Best Picture competitors, has four in the crafts races,...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday announced the shortlists in 10 Oscar categories for the 97th Academy Awards.

The announcement included movies that are in consideration for the following categories: documentary feature film, documentary short film, international feature film, makeup and hairstyling, music (original score), music (original song), animated short film, live-action short film, sound and visual effects.

Emilia Pérez, The Apprentice, Dune: Part Two, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Nosferatu, Wicked, Challengers, The Wild Robot, Gladiator II and Blitz were among the films that were shortlisted in several categories.

Voting for the 97th Oscars begins at 9 am Pt on Jan. 8 and runs through 5 p.m. Pt on Jan. 12. The nominees will be unveiled Jan. 17. Final voting begins at 9 a.m. Pt on Feb. 11 and ends at 5 p.m. Pt on Feb. 18.

Conan O’Brien is set to host the 2025 Oscars ceremony, which will take place March 2. It will be televised...

Quick Links What Was Marlon Brando's Last Movie? How Marlon Brando's Final Role Would've Been an Animated Oddity Will Audiences Ever See Brando's Final Performance?

Marlon Brando is celebrated for some of the most iconic roles in cinematic history, yet his final performance in a lost superhero film stands out as one of his strangest. When an actor passes away, audiences often reflect on their legacy, the talent they brought to the screen, and the impact they left on the industry. But sometimes, it's the overlooked projects and forgotten performances that reveal the most about a performer, shedding light on their struggles, passions, and true character. Big Bug Man may not have been the most prestigious entry in Brando’s iconic career, nor a film destined for posthumous acclaim. However, Brando’s last film offers a fascinating glimpse into the man behind the legend in his final days.

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Angelina Jolie is set to attend Italy’s Torino Film Festival for the international premiere of “Without Blood,” her fifth film as a director, which is based on Italian author Alessandro Baricco’s short novel by the same title.

The drama about war, revenge, memory and healing stars Salma Hayek Pinault and Demián Bichir and world premiered in September at Toronto Film Festival.

The story revolves around Nina (Hayek Pinault), who witnesses as a young girl the carnage inflicted by her father’s enemies on her father and brother. She escapes by hiding under the family’s farmhouse floor, and although one of the murderers — a man named Tito (Bichir) — spots her, he decides to keep quiet. Many years later, they meet again.

“Without Blood,” which was shot at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios, will screen on Nov. 24 at Torino’s Cinema Ideal with Jolie and Baricco present. Torino’s 42nd edition is being held Nov.

Exclusive: Four-time Primetime Emmy winner Rob Corddry has inked with Buchwald and Artists First for representation.

The Weymouth, Massachusetts native and Upright Citizens Brigade alum was the co-creator EP, writer and star of Adult Swim’s long-running comedy series, Childrens Hospital on which he played Dr. Blake Downs, Flake the Clown and Rory Spindell. Corddry took home four Emmy wins on the show for Best Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series in 2016, and 2012 and 2013 wins for Outstanding Special Class – Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs. Childrens Hospital ran for 87 episodes.

Childrens Hospital spawned the spinoff series Medical Police which debuted on Netflix in 2020.

Corddry also starred alongside Dwayne Johnson in five seasons of the five-time Emmy nominated HBO series Ballers.

On the feature side, he is best known for starring in both installments of the cult classic franchise, Hot Tub Time Machine.

Prime Video has released the official teaser trailer and premiere date for ‘My Fault: London.’

Based on the first book of Mercedes Ron’s bestselling ‘Culpables’ trilogy and follows the global success of the Spanish Original Movie Culpa Mia (My Fault). My Fault: London stars rising British talent Asha Banks (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder) and Matthew Broome (The Buccaneers).

When Noah’s mother, Ella, falls in love with the very wealthy William, the two move from America to London to live with William and his son Nick. Upon arrival, the 18-year-old Noah meets bad boy Nick, and there is an immediate attraction between the two. Noah spends the summer adjusting to her new life, making new friends from Nick’s various circles, and navigating a complicated relationship with him while they fight to keep the attraction at bay. Noah will ultimately be forced to deal with her devastating...

Actors transforming into famous figures for biopics isn’t exactly a new phenomenon. In recent years, we’ve seen Marisa Abela’s Amy Winehouse in Back To Black, Kingsley Ben-Adir’s Bob Marley in One Love, Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein in Maestro, and Sebastian Stan’s Donald J. Trump in The Apprentice. But just when the market for such movies may have been running the risk of getting overcrowded, along comes Waltzing With Brando to make us an offer we can’t refuse. That offer? Titanic actor Billy Zane going absolutely all-in to play Marlon Brando in a comedy about The Godfather legend’s efforts to create a sustainable pocket of paradise on a tiny Tahitian island. If it sounds barmy, then that's nothing compared to how it looks — just check out the extraordinary trailer for Bill Fishman’s film below:

If, like us, you started watching this trailer and thought,...

The first trailer for the indie comedy film Waltzing With Brando, starring Billy Zane as the legendary actor Marlon Brando, has debuted.

Movie star Marlon Brando recruits a Los Angeles architect to build the world’s first ecologically perfect retreat on a small, uninhabited island in Tahiti.

Directed by Bill Fishman, the cast includes Billy Zane, Jon Heder, Richard Dreyfuss, Tia Carrere.

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If you’re looking for a distraction from the hellscape of American politics, look no further than the first trailer for a forthcoming biopic of one of our most legendary actors. Featuring Billy Zane in quite a transformative performance, Waltzing with Brando follows the star during his late-60s/early-70s period pre-The Godfather, when he recruits a Los Angeles architect to build the world’s first ecologically perfect retreat on a small, uninhabited island in Tahiti.

Directed by Bill Fishman and also starring Jon Heder, Richard Dreyfuss, and Tia Carrere, the film is set for a world premiere as the closing film of Torino Film Festival this month and is still seeking U.S. distribution.

“He may be the biggest star in the world — or so they said — or the most famous man…. but he was on the s— list and he was on the outs, and maybe [his] retreat was licking his wounds,...

The first trailer for Waltzing With Brando, the new biopic about the iconic Godfather actor has dropped and we are, frankly, blown away by Billy Zane's take on Marlon Brando. The Titanic actor has so completely transformed in the role, it took us more than a few minutes to clock that it even was Billy Zane in the film.

The film, which also stars Napoleon Dynamite star John Heder, the Bill Fishman-directed feature has officially been picked up by Vmi Worldwide for foreign sales, according to exclusive reporting from Variety.

What Is The New Marlon Brando Movie About?

Waltzing With Brando is based on the memoir by Los Angeles-based architect Bernard Judge. In his 2011 book, Waltzing with Brando: Planning a Paradise in Tahiti, Judge recounts his time planning and building a series of rustic bungalows for the iconic actor on a remote Tahitian atoll called Tetiaroa a tiny,...

Marlon Brando transformed into all different kinds of people on the big screen. He was a dockworker in On the Waterfront, Shakespeare’s Mark Antony in Julius Caesar, and a temperamental and abusive drunk in A Streetcar Named Desire. But it was while he was preparing to become the mafia boss Vito Corleone in The Godfather that he decided to try a new role based in the real world: the founder of an ecological island resort in Tahiti. Playing pretend for so long gave him an edge of boundless confidence...

We’ve already had our fair share of biopics this year. Bob Dylan, Donald Trump, Amy Winehouse, Bob Marley, and the list goes on. No wonder some people were skeptical about the response Bill Fishman’s next directorial venture would generate, with some fearing that the fans had had enough. What they had forgotten was that it was Marlon Brando’s story.

Starring Billy Zane in the titular role, the first trailer of the biopic has just been released. And fans have already indicated that they are all in for seeing the story unfold before their eyes.

Waltzing With Brando is all set to share the tale of Marlon Brando’s Tahitian Dream (and more) Fans are all in for seeing the story unfold || Vmi Worldwide

Marlon Brando has enjoyed many successful moments over the course of his eventful life. While his acting legacy is without an equal in Hollywood,...

Fans of Marlon Brando are in for a treat as the first trailer for Waltzing with Brando has just been released, showcasing Billy Zanes astonishing and uncanny transformation into the Hollywood icon. Directed by Bill Fishman, the film dives into a lesser-known chapter of Brandos life: his ambitious attempt to build an eco-friendly paradise on the Tahitian island of Tetiaroa. The film is based on architect Bernard Judges memoir, Waltzing with Brando: Planning a Paradise in Tahiti, and the movie takes viewers into Brando's vision of sustainability during the early '70s, long before environmentalism became cool.

The first trailer for Waltzing with Brando, a new film tracking Marlon Brando’s early ’70s plan to create a vacation resort in Tahiti, has been revealed.

Waltzing with Brando stars Billy Zane as Brando and Jon Heder as Bernard Judge, the architect and environmental planner tasked with building the resort. It takes place mainly from 1969 to 1974, during which Brando starred in legendary films like The Godfather and The Last Tango in Paris.

Brando filmed Mutiny on the Bounty in Tahiti in the early 1960s and fell in love with the region, leading him to purchase a small island there. He was deeply committed to sustainability and aimed to infuse this ethos into his new island retreat. The trailer shows Brando bringing the task to Judge, who commends Brando’s ambitions but worries about its practicality. Against turbulent weather, funding issues, and even a lack of running water, Judge and...

Billy Zane transforms into Marlon Brando in the first trailer for Waltzing with Brando. Vmi Worldwide has released the first trailer for the upcoming biopic ahead of its debut at several film festivals, including the Torino Film Festival, the Tahoe Film Festival and the Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Waltzing with Brando follows Marlon Brando as he recruits a Los Angeles architect to build the world's first ecologically perfect retreat on a small, uninhabited island in Tahiti. The biopic, which was written and directed by Bill Fishman, is based on a memoir by Bernard Judge which takes place between 1969 and 1974 while Brando was preparing to film The Godfather and Last Tango in Paris. Check out the trailer below.

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Besides Zane, the movie stars Jon Heder, Richard Dreyfuss, Camille Razat, Alaina Huffman, Tia Carrere, and James Jagger.

Waltzing With Brando is expected to...

"To live out there [on the remote island] with even a moderate amount of modern convenience would be a monumental undertaking." Vmi International has revealed the first official trailer for an indie comedy film called Waltzing with Brando, a sort of biopic about iconic American actor Marlon Brando. There's no release date or any other info yet - this is expected to arrive sometime in 2025 next year. Movie star Marlon Brando recruits a Los Angeles architect to build the world's first ecologically perfect retreat on his own small, uninhabited island in Tahiti. Billy Zane stars as Brando in this wacky look at his life. Based on the book written by the architect who actually did all of this for Brando. The book tells stories about Brando and is also about Tetiaroa, "Brando's private atoll, [wondering] about living in nature without despoiling the environment. Questions are asked. Should a hotel be built? What are the consequences?...

Billy Zane has displayed an uncanny resemblance to Marlon Brando, going all the way back to Dead Calm, where he looked like him in his On the Waterfront days. Zane is now able to capitalize on doppleganging the star of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now in Waltzing with Brando. Zane was first cast as Marlon Brando all the way back in 2019 – and things have been pretty much silent for the bulk of the five years that followed. The movie hit the Cannes market and now, Vmi Worldwide has released the first trailer.

Billy Zane’s Marlon Brando is from a pivotal era in the legendary actor’s career, with Waltzing with Brando taking place in the late ‘60s into the early ‘70s, when his work shifted dramatically and he reinvented himself. Appropriately, Zane has entirely reinvented his look to portray Brando. Photos made available courtesy of Deadline fresh out of...

We’ve probably seen a million different attempts at a Marlon Brando impression over the years. Some are good, and some are just painful. But it appears Billy Zane can do a pretty good one, as is seen in the trailer for the forthcoming film, “Waltzing with Brando.”

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As seen in the trailer, “Waltzing with Brando” tells the story of a young architect who is hired by Marlon Brando to create the world’s first ecologically perfect hotel/retreat on an uninhabited island in Tahiti.

Continue reading ‘Waltzing With Brando’ Trailer: Billy Zane Is Marlon Brando In Bill Fishman’s Upcoming Film at The Playlist.

The first trailer has been revealed showing Billy Zane as Marlon Brando at the peak of his powers in upcoming biopic “Waltzing With Brando.”

The feature, which also stars Jon Heder, has been picked up by Vmi Worldwide for foreign sales.

Written and directed by Bill Fishman, the film is based on a memoir by Bernard Judge which takes place between 1969 and 1974 while Brando was preparing to film “The Godfather” and “Last Tango in Paris.” Alongside Zane and Heder, additional castmembers include the Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss, as well as Camille Razat (“Emily in Paris”), Alaina Huffman, Tia Carrera (“Waynes World”) and Mick Jagger’s son James Jagger.

“Waltzing With Brando” follows Brando (Zane) — then the most famous actor in the world — as he filmed “Mutiny on the Bounty” and bought a tiny and uninhabitable island in Tahiti. His intent was to escape his hectic Hollywood lifestyle and show the world the path to sustainability.

Recently on social media fans were stunned by the resemblance of Billy Zane to Marlon Brando in a still from the new film Waltzing With Brando, which is slated to premiere in 2025. Zane, made up to look like the legendary star in his Godfather role, looks in the photo like...

Marlon Brando is an icon of cinema. Whether you like him or not, he is undoubtedly one of the greatest and most talented actors we’ve ever seen. He had the pathos; he had the ability to take on the most complex of roles, and that earned him the status of a proper icon.

Well, that and his amazing roles, which include films such as The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, On the Waterfront, Last Tango in Paris, and many more.

But Brando’s private life was as dynamic as his career. The actor was known as a problematic person with a difficult personality, which made it hard to work with him on more than one occasion. All of this got even more difficult as Brando got older, and by the time he reached old age, more people wanted to avoid him than work with him.

And while Brando’s life deserves a whole series,...

A biopic about legendary The Godfather actor, Marlon Brando produced by and starring Titanic star Billy Zane is coming to our screens soon. Titled Waltzing With Brando, the feature is set to premiere next month at Italy's Torino Film Festival, and ahead of its world premiere, a first look still from the feature has been released. The image shows Zane as Brando recreating an unforgettable image of Don Vito Corleone, Brando's memorable character from the 1972 crime classic. At first glance, it's incredibly impossible to tell Brando isn't the one in the image, as the Titanic villain shares an uncanny resemblance with the late cinema legend.

Did Billy Zane Use Prosthetics in Waltzing with Brando? Resemblance to Screen Legend is Uncanny - Main Image

Billy Zane is starring and producing the upcoming film Waltzing with Brando where he will play legendary Hollywood icon Marlon Brando.

You might be wondering how the actor's portrayal of the legend will play out and whether he does look like him in the film. Fortunately, based on the results, the resemblance is uncanny. Let's explore below.

What is Waltzing with Brando About?

Waltzing with Fishman is directed by Bill Fishman. It is based on the book Waltzing with Brando: Planning a Paradise in Tahiti by Bernard Judge.

The film, which primarily takes place between 1969 and 1974, focuses on Brando's preparations for his memorable performances in The Godfather and Last Tango in Paris.

Aside from Zane, it also stars Jon Heder, Tia Carrere, Richard Dreyfuss, Alaina Huffman, and Rob Corddry.

It will...

2-time Oscar winner Marlon Brando had a historic run 70 years ago that has yet to be matched or replicated. Some of Marlon Brando's best movies came out of Hollywood's Golden Age, which took place from the late 1910s until the early 1960s. Although many of Brando's most prolific roles would arise in the 1970s in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, his performances as a leading man were just as impressive at the start of his acting career during the early 1950s.

Brando remains one of the few actors in Oscars history to win the Academy Award for Best Actor twice in his career. He is cemented among other great actors such as Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, Tom Hanks, Sean Penn, and Anthony Hopkins. Daniel Day-Lewis remains the only actor to have ever won the award for three separate performances. He also remains the third youngest...

A Titanic star looks exactly like The Godfather's Marlon Brando in the first look at the new biopic, Waltzing with Brando. Written and directed by Bill Fishman, whose work includes cult classics such as Tapeheads and Car 54, Where Are You?, the upcoming biopic reportedly follows Marlon Brando between 1969 and 1974 when he was preparing for roles in The Godfather and Last Tango in Paris, while also collaborating with architect Bernard Judge to create a tropical retreat in Tahiti. Billy Zane, best known for his role as antagonist Cal Hockley in Titanic, stars as Marlon Brando.

Now, the first look at Billy Zane in the biopic has been revealed, and he looks exactly like Marlon Brando. Via Variety, the image shows Zane as Brando, who appears to be in character as Don Vito Corleone from The Godfather. Check out the image from Waltzing with Brando below:

What The Waltzing With Brando...

Titanic and Demon Knight star Billy Zane is taking on what could be his biggest movie role yet in Waltzing With Brando. A biopic about late actor Marlon Brando of The Godfather fame, the film has gotten a release update along with a new look at Zane in the lead role.

Per Variety, Waltzing With Brando is now set to have its world premiere at Italy's Torino Film Festival. The festival runs from Nov. 22-30 under the direction of Giulio Base, who said of Zane's performance in Waltzing With Brando, "You won't believe it: he is possessed by Marlon Brando." The full lineup for the festival will be officially announced on Nov. 7, though it's been confirmed that Waltzing With Brando will be the closing film. Additionally, the 100th anniversary of Brando's birth will also be celebrated with a 24-title retrospective of films. Meanwhile, a new look at Zane as Brando has been revealed,...

Actor Billy Zane will debut his portrayal of legendary actor Marlon Brando later this month at the Torino Film Festival in Italy. Zane plays Brando in the film “Waltzing With Brando,” which will close out the 42nd edition of the prestigious festival. The film focuses on an unusual period in Brando’s life when he juggled roles in “The Godfather” and “Last Tango in Paris.” It also explores his plans to build a sustainable retreat on the remote island of Tetiaroa in French Polynesia.

Directed by Bill Fishman, “Waltzing With Brando” tells the true story of how Brando recruited architect Bernard Judge to help design and build the eco-friendly retreat in the early 1970s. According to festival artistic director Giulio Base, Zane brings an intense focus and understanding to his role as Brando. Base told an entertainment publication that viewers “won’t believe it” and that Zane appears “possessed” by Brando in the performance.

Billy Zane is set to make the trek to Italy’s Torino Film Festival which has secured the world premiere of hotly anticipated indie film “Waltzing With Brando” directed by Bill Fishman in which Zane plays Marlon Brando during the period when he was preparing to star in “The Godfather” and “Last Tango in Paris.”

“Waltzing With Brando,” which is is based on a memoir by the iconic actor’s architect, Bernard Judge, is the tale of how Brando plucked Judge, who was then an idealistic Los Angeles architect, from his stable existence and convinced him that he should build the world’s first ecologically perfect retreat on the tiny uninhabitable Tahitian island of Tetiaroa.

The bulk of the film was shot on Tetiaroa, where Brando and Judge tried to spearhead sustainable architecture and practices.

“Waltzing With Brando” has been set as the closing film of Torino which is also...

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Billy Zane made headlines when images surfaced of his remarkable transformation into Marlon Brando for an upcoming biopic about the iconic actor. Now, Zane has revealed that the biopic, Waltzing with Brando, will contain an easter egg, calling back to Brando's role in Superman: The Movie.

Waltzing with Brando is an upcoming biopic based on the memoir written by architect Bernard Judge, and tells the story about how the two met and created an ecologically friendly retreat on an island in Tahiti. The film is directed by Bill Fishman, and also stars Tia Carrere, Richard Dreyfuss, Jon Heder, Alaina Huffman, and Rob Corddry. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Zane discussed what differentiated the Brando biopic from others in the genre, but also mentions that the film pays a humorous homage to Brando's, Jor-El, in Richard Donner's Superman. "We added this one little Easter egg for the...