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Exclusive: Sarah Dodge has joined Redefine Entertainment as a manager.

She joins the company with over 12 years of experience at Industry Entertainment. Before her career in management, she served as a development executive at Dimension Films. A graduate of Emerson College, Dodge began her career at The William Morris Agency and HBO.

Her clients joining her at Redefine include Charlott Ahlin, writer on AMC’s upcoming untitled Jonathan Glatzer Silicon Valley series, Karni Arieli & Saul Freed, who directed and produced the film short Wild Summon, Sarah Carbiener, EP on Prime Video’s Criminal, Fox’s Krapopolis, Owen Dennis, creator of the series Infinity Train and Among Us, Meg Favreau, screenwriter of the The Twits, Ryan Finnerty, Jesse Gordon, Kari Granlund, Jenny Lynn, co-ep on FX’s Mayans, M.C., ABC’s The Rookie, Gustin Nash, Angela Petrella, Laura Pollak, co-producer on the Paramount+ series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Fairfax), Erica Rosbe, co-ep on King of the Hill reboot, and EP of Prime Video’s Gen V, and Eva Sørhaug, director Showtime’s Yellowjackets, Max’s Tokyo Vice, and the film 90 Minutes.

“We are thrilled to welcome Sarah to the Redefine Entertainment team. Her client list exemplifies the kind of highly curated artists that Redefine was founded to support. She operates with a level of empathy that we find to be rare in our business. Her curiosity and her commitment to excellence are unmatched. We look forward to supporting her growth in the coming years,” shared partners Jairo Alvarado, Max Goldfarb, Tony Gil an Michael Botti in a joint statement.

“The moment I met with Redefine, I knew I had found my people,” Dodge shared. “They are a company with a clear vision. Their commitment to their clients and values of empathy, excellence, curation, and transparency is well-known and well-respected in the industry. I am incredibly excited and proud to join the team,” she added.

Redefine Entertainment, founded in 2021, focuses on representing cultural thought leaders in the literary space. The firm represents creators such as Lulu Wang, Malcolm Spellman, Angel Soto, Vivienne Medrano, Dalan Musson, John Swetnam, Erika Lippoldt & Bo Yeon Kim, Jingyi Shao, Juel Taylor & Tony Rettenmaier, Abi Demaris Corbin, Ken Kobayashi, & Kwame Kwei-Armah...

As someone who’s old enough to have seen the likes of “Superbad” and “Youth in Revolt” when they first opened in theaters, it’s hard not to feel a little unstuck in time as I watch millennial teen icon Michael Cera make the gradual transition towards dad roles. I was completely unfazed by the fact that he became a father in real life, but there’s something kind of fourth-dimensional about watching an actor grow up on screen while their most famous characters stay the same age forever. It’s an uncannily vivid illustration of the vertigo we all experience as we get older — how can you be on the brink of 40 when you’re also still 18?

But some things never change, and coming of age in tandem with an actor like Cera reminds you of that too. Yes, “Superbad” is a high school movie about a pair of...

Exclusive: Amidst one of the most creatively fertile periods in his career to date, actor Michael Cera has taken on new agents at CAA.

The in-demand Canadian actor is coming off of a standout role in Barbie, Greta Gerwig’s triumphant live-action take on the Mattel doll for Warner Bros, which has thus far grossed over $1.4B worldwide and seems likely to figure heavily in the awards race to come.

In addition to the highest-grossing film of the year, the fantasy comedy penned by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach has set records as the top-grossing title ever released by Warner Bros, and the highest-grossing film from a solo female director. Starring alongside Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, Cera portrayed Allan, the lovably awkward best friend of Ken who, unlike the central characters, has no counterpart in his universe.

Also recently making a memorable appearance on Black Mirror...

The Scott Pilgrim Takes Off cast reunites the original movie cast, ensuring the characters are represented as they were written and drawn in the graphic novels. The anime series allows for more exploration of the original graphic novels by blending in elements of the comic's 8-bit-video game-inspired design. The voice cast includes talented actors such as Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Ellen Wong, Alison Pill, Aubrey Plaza, and Mark Webber, who bring their characters to life in both the live-action and animated versions of Scott Pilgrim.

The Scott Pilgrim Takes Off cast reunites the entire cast of the 2010 movie, all of them playing the same characters as they did in that original adaptation. Based on Bryan Lee O'Malley's wildly popular series of graphic novels, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World follows the title character as he battles the seven evil exes of his new girlfriend, Ramona Flowers. The...

Bottoms is a teen sex comedy film directed by Emma Seligman, who also worked on the script with Rachel Sennott. The film follows two unpopular lesbian high school senior girls who set up a fight club in the name of a self-defense class in order to get with their crushes. Bottoms stars Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri in the lead roles of Pj and Josie. So, if you loved Bottoms here are some similar movies you could watch next.

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Synopsis: Just how bad can one day get? The creative minds behind Superbad and Sausage Party take on sixth grade hard in this innocent yet raunchy comedy. 12-year-olds Max, Thor, and Lucas decide to skip school in an attempt to learn how to kiss in time for a kissing party. Their odyssey of epically bad decisions involves some accidentally stolen drugs, frat-house paintball,...

Michael Cera has carved out an impressive film career with his unique delivery and offbeat charisma, proving himself as a reliable talent across numerous genres. Despite lacking the traditional profile of a leading actor, Cera has successfully led mainstream projects and built a considerable goodwill within the filmgoing public. Cera's performances in movies like "Youth In Revolt," "Molly's Game," and "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World" showcase his range and ability to bring depth to his characters, making him a standout in the industry.

Michael Cera has carved out an impressive film career with his unique delivery and offbeat charisma, with some of his best movies taking advantage of these assets to great effect. The Canadian actor first rose to prominence in 2003 with his role as George Michael Bluth in the iconic sitcom, Arrested Development. However, he was actually a prolific child actor since 1999. Cera’s striking persona and easy screen...

Michael Cera, known for his roles in movies like Superbad, Juno, and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, revealed his ambitions to direct and is currently developing his first feature length project. Cera has previously directed three shorts and a mockumentary, showcasing his interest in independent comedy. He also expressed excitement for the upcoming animated series Scott Pilgrim The Anime. Despite his busy schedule, Cera is looking forward to getting back behind the camera and is currently working on developing a new project, described as a mysterious family story. The Adults and Dream Scenario are some of his upcoming acting projects.

During an interview with Decider (conducted prior to the start of the SAG-AFTRA strike), star Michael Cera, revealed that he's hoping to get back into the director's chair with his first feature length project. While chatting with the outlet, the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World star declared his "ambitions to direct.

Exclusive: Amy Adams (Arrival), Paul Rudd (Ant-Man franchise) and Tessa Thompson (Creed franchise) have closed deals to star in The Invite, a comedy based on Cesc Gay’s Goya-winning 2020 Spanish film Sentimental, to be directed for FilmNation Entertainment and Permut Presentations by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, multiple sources tell Deadline.

FilmNation had no comment.

The film tells the story of Joe (Rudd) and Angela (Adams), who after 15 years of marriage, find that their relationship is in a rut. Desperate to have a conversation that isn’t focused on their marital woes, Angela invites their boisterous neighbors, Kayla (Thompson) and Shane, over for cocktails. Joe, irritated at having to engage with this disruptive couple, plans to use the occasion to confront them; however, both he and Angela get far more than they bargained for as sparks fly and they discover Shane and...

Exclusive: Portia Doubleday (Mr. Robot), Christine Adams (Black Lightning) and Ken Kirby (Good Trouble) are set as series regulars opposite Sarah Shahi, Reid Scott and François Arnaud in Judgement, ABC’s drama pilot from former Charmed showrunner Joey Falco and 20th Television.

Written and executive produced by Falco, Judgement is a high-stakes legal soap that redefines the genre by playing out over two timelines. Fifteen years from now, a woman (Shahi) being vetted for a Supreme Court seat recounts her experience at a prominent D.C. law firm in 2023, where the only thing more controversial than the cases was her messy love life, caught between two feuding brothers. Now, with a Supreme Court seat on the line, all of her darkest secrets are at risk of coming out, threatening her nomination, her reputation and her marriage.

Doubleday will play Eloise ‘Ellie’ Roth, a quirky, eternally optimistic, up-and-coming associate...

We’re in the dog days of summer, and if you’re looking for refuge from the heat, consider cozying up on the couch with the air conditioning blasting and Plex TV streaming on your home entertainment system! Plex’s collection, The Cinephiles — A24 on Plex, is still ongoing, but there are a plethora of films from distributors big and small streaming on Plex. With Plex, you can explore both crowd-pleasing blockbusters or hidden gems you may have missed.

Plex offers a one-stop-shop streaming service offering 50,000+ free titles and 200+ of free-to-stream live TV channels, from the biggest names in entertainment, including Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Lionsgate, Legendary, AMC, A+E, Crackle, and Reuters. Plex is always overflowing with thousands of new and old familiar favorites on its platform and we’re here to happily select the cream of the crop.

This month our picks include...

Exclusive: Emmy winner Steve Buscemi has wrapped production on his newest feature The Listener, starring Emmy nominee Tessa Thompson, Deadline has learned.

The contained film written by Oscar nominee Alessandro Camon (The Messenger) features only one on-screen role. It tells the story of Beth (Thompson), a helpline volunteer who is part of the small army that gets on the phone every night across America, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken, hopeless, worried.

Over the last year, the tide has become a tsunami, and as Beth goes through her shift, the stakes rise: is this the night she will lose someone? Save someone? Put a mind at ease? Make someone smile?

Eventually, Beth’s own story comes to light, revealing why she does it. All along we remain with her: listening, comforting, connecting – patching the world back together, one stitch at a time…...

Exclusive: Gustin Nash, the screenwriter of Amazon Studios’ in-the-works movie Kate Warne, which has Emily Blunt attached to star in the story of the first female Pinkerton Detective, has signed with WME. The agency deal for the scribe comes after Deadline scooped earlier this month that Amazon acquired Nash’s pitch at the end of a six-studio bidding war.

Blunt is also set to produce Kate Warne alongside Dwayne Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions and Kristina Sorensen. Nash is executive producer on the project, an action adventure take on Warne, whose sleuthing skills in a male-dominated field paved the way for women in law enforcement and forever changed how detective work was done.

Nash’s writing credits include 2007’s Charlie Bartlett for MGM which starred Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey Jr and Kat Dennings, and 2009’s Youth In Revolt directed by Miguel Arteta and starring Michael Cera, Zach Galifianakis, Steve Buscemi and Rooney Mara.

Following a highly competitive situation, Amazon Studios, Seven Bucks Productions, Ledbury Productions and Kristina Sorensen Productions are developing action-adventure film “Kate Warne,” with Emily Blunt starring and producing, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.

Gustin Nash will write the script.

“Kate Warne” is described as an action adventure based on the trailblazing true-life story of Kate Warne, the first woman to become a detective at the legendary Pinkerton Detective Agency, where her unmatched skills paved the way for future women in law enforcement and forever changed how detective work was done.

Producers include Hiram Garcia, Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia via Seven Bucks Productions in addition to Emily Blunt via Ledbury Productions. Kristina Sorensen will also produce via her Kristina Sorensen Productions banner. Gustin Nash will executive produce. Kimberly Bialek is overseeing for Seven Bucks Productions.

The “Kate Warne” project comes on the heels of the recent...

Exclusive: Following a highly competitive auction, Amazon Studios has acquired a star vehicle that will have Emily Blunt playing Kate Warne, the first woman to become a detective at the Pinkerton Agency. Scripting is Gustin Nash, whose credits include Youth in Revolt and Charlie Bartlett. This amounts to a reteam for Blunt with her Jungle Cruise co-star Dwayne Johnson; he’s producing the film with his Seven Bucks Productions cohorts Hiram Garcia and Dany Garcia, in coproduction with Blunt’s Ledbury Productions and Kristina Sorensen Productions. Blunt and Sorensen are producing and Nash is exec producer.

The movie is a propulsive action adventure built around Warne, a real life female Sherlock Holmes in a male dominated industry whose singular sleuthing skills paved the way for future women in law enforcement and forever changed how detective work was done.

Jungle Cruise is still on its theatrical and streaming voyage for Disney.

Michael Cera will star opposite Amy Schumer in the upcoming Hulu comedy series “Life & Beth.”

Formerly known as “Love, Beth,” the show received a 10-episode order in July 2019 as part of a first-look deal Schumer signed with Hulu. She will serve as the writer, director, executive producer, and star of the series.

In the show, Beth’s (Schumer) life looks pretty great on paper. Impressive to everyone she grew up with, she makes a good living as a wine distributor. She’s in a long term relationship with an attractive, successful guy and lives in Manhattan. When a sudden incident forces Beth to engage with her past, her life changes forever. Through flashbacks to her teen self, Beth starts to learn how she became who she is and who she wants to become.

Cera will play the role of John, a farmer and chef who is always honest and to the point.

Netflix has released the trailer for Yes Day. This is one of the many original movies that the streaming service has coming down the pipeline in 2021. With theaters still not showing much in the way of new material, Netflix is capitalizing by offering its subscribers plenty on that front. In this case, we have a family-friendly comedy starring Jennifer Garner and Edgar Ramirez. They play parents who, instead of saying no to their kids, decide to say yes. To anything. As one might expect, it gets a little hectic.

The trailer opens with several instances where Allison and Carlos, played by Jennifer Garner and Edgar Ramirez, have to tell their kids no, as they are causing small-scale chaos in the household. Fireworks. Explosive messes. It all results in a lot of "no." The couple finds that their children view them as fun killers, which leads them to reminisce about their...

Rich Mento and Russell Boast have been named co-presidents of the Casting Society of America. Mento, who was formerly the Society’s vice president, will serve alongside Boast, who as Csa president has headed up its Inclusion and Diversity and Training and Education Committees.

Mento’s casting credits include all five films in the Step Up franchise, as well as such films as Cedar Rapids, No Strings Attached, Dear John, Chloe, Safe Haven, Take Me Home Tonight and Youth in Revolt. Boast’s film credits include The Tribe, Paradise Club, Tortured, The Guest Room, From the Head, Home Run Showdown and White Irish Drinkers, as well as numerous TV shows.

Six other Csa members have been given expanded roles in the organization, including:

Ally Bader – Vice President of Events

Sunny Boling – Vice President of Membership & Governance

Zora DeHorter – Vice President of Communications

Richard Hicks – Vice President of Finance and Treasurer...

It’s a good thing Brie Larson is at peace with her earlier heartbreaks. In a video she posted on Thursday, the “Captain Marvel” star rattled off all the movies she auditioned for and didn’t get — and it’s quite the list.

Larson broke her list down into movies she auditioned for and then missed out on, as well as movies she made it to the final round for and still didn’t get. And all of these were just from between 2008 and 2009.

“It’s a lot of heartbreak, folks. Here I am, still standing,” she said after running down her list.

Hearing Brie Larson rattle them off rapid-fire is delightful and hilarious, but in case you can’t watch, here’s the full list, including some blockbusters, Oscar-winners, some real stinkers and even a pair of Marvel movies!

“Sucker Punch,” “Gulliver’s Travels,” “Mars Needs Moms,” “Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief,...

Exclusive: Amblin Partners is reuniting with Tate Taylor, who directed the studio’s box office and award-lauded hits The Help and The Girl on the Train. The new feature project is Miss Macy and it’s based on the true story of Trisha Mitchell Coburn and her life after she meets her mentor “Miss Macy”. Three-time Emmy winner Jean Smart will star as Miss Macy and serve as EP. Taylor will direct and produce.

The pic tells the true story of a young girl who is plucked from her unhappy home life and set on a path for success by an eccentric woman who sees something special in her.

Pulitzer Prize winner and Oscar nominee Beth Henley will write the script.

Smart recently received rave reviews and won the 2020 Critics Choice Award for her role in HBO’s Watchmen. She has been nominated for...

Updated, with comment from former President Bill Clinton: Steve Bing, the film financier and philanthropist who backed hit movies from Robert Zemeckis’ The Polar Express and Beowulf to the Rolling Stones concert movie Shine a Light, has died.

According to law enforcement sources, Bing jumped from a Century City building at around 1 p.m. Monday. Following standard protocol, the Los Angeles Police Department would not confirm that the individual in question was Bing. However, the description of the man in his 50s who was found dead on the scene fits that of the producer.

Bing, also an influential political donor, was a real estate tycoon from a family with a rich history. In 2012, he pledged a $30 million legacy gift to the Motion Picture & Television Fund.

“For years Steve Bing has been one of the most philanthropic and generous people in our industry,” Jeffrey Katzenberg said at the time. “He has...

Ah, women, that misunderstood demographic — what do they want anyway? In its mad and misguided scramble to appeal to female audiences, Hollywood is unsurprisingly seriously lacking inspiration. Gone are the days when a writer could simply give the leading lady a consummate bachelor to reform, throw in a career-making magazine assignment or traumatic brain injury, and let the games begin. These days, the decision-making men know it can’t be all about love, and the trend has shifted to another slightly less insulting but just as generic topic: Female friendship. While this worked for genuinely funny hits like “Bridesmaids” and “Girls Trip,” which put comedy front and center, their countless copy-cats, such as “Rough Night,” “Ocean’s Eight,” and “The Hustle,” have landed with a thud.

Unfortunately, despite an enticing cast and a highbrow director, “Like a Boss” falls easily into the latter camp. Starring Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne as...

Title: ‘Like a Boss’ Director: Miguel Arteta Starring: Rose Byrne, Tiffany Haddish and Salma Hayek Finding someone they truly bond with to create a project they both are truly passionate about is not always an easy task for many people. But Rose Byrne and Tiffany Haddish prove that when people […]

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Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne are knockdown hilarious in Like a Boss. They are prime examples of how acting chemistry can lift a contrived script out of the gutter. Like A Boss would have been unwatchable with lesser talent. The film spoon feeds its girl power message until your cheeks want to explode. The plot offers zero surprises. But Haddish and Byrne spin the vulgarity and raunchiness into likeability. Like A Boss is successful in its portrayal of true friendship. The actresses light up the screen with great humor.

Mel (Rose Byrne) and Mia (Tiffany Haddish) have been inseparable since middle school. The brash and creative Mia is tempered by the thoughtful and caring Mel. The besties own a custom make-up boutique in Atlanta. They are beloved by their customers and loyal employees, but the business is failing badly. Mel doesn't have the courage to tell Mia that they're broke and in debt.

Adhir Kalyan is set to star in the CBS comedy pilot “The United States of Al,” Variety has confirmed.

The show was given a pilot production commitment in October. It is a multi-camera comedy about the friendship between Riley, a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir (Kalyan), also known as Al, the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America.

Kalyan previously starred in the CBS comedy “Rules of Engagement.” His other recent credits include “Arrested Development,” “I Love Dick,” “Nip/Tuck,” and “Aliens in America.” On the feature side, he has appeared in the “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” franchise, “Youth in Revolt,” “No Strings Attached,” and “Up in the Air.”

He is repped by UTA, Thruline Entertainment, and Jackoway Tyerman.

“The United States of Al” hails from “Big Bang Theory” executive producers David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari.

The Orchard will release Meredith Danluck's thriller State Like Sleep On Digital and On Demand on January 1, 2018 and in theaters on January 4, 2018. The trailer for the pic released today. You will find it below.   One year after her husband's (Michiel Huisman) untimely death, a young widow (Katherine Waterston) receives an unsettling phone call that forces her to revisit the past.   State Like Sleep stars Katherine Waterston, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Michiel Huisman and Mary Kay Place. The film was directed and written...

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The Slamdance Film Festival has unveiled its 25th anniversary narrative and documentary feature film competition programs, as well as the lineup for its new breakouts section.

The narrative lineup includes the coming-of-age drama “Spiral Farm,” starring Piper De Palma, daughter of director Brian De Palma, who is making her feature debut as a teenage girl growing up on a commune where life is disrupted by the arrival of two outsiders, a father and son. Amanda Plummer (“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”), Teo Halm (“Earth to Echo”), and Jade Fusco (“Youth in Revolt”) co-star.

The festival, launched in 1995 as an alternative to Sundance, has included showings of such notable titles as Oren Peli’s “Paranormal Activity.” The fest, which takes place at the Treasure Mountain Inn in Park City, Utah, from Jan. 25 to Jan. 31, will screen 18 movies including 10 world premieres, four North American premieres, and four U.S. premieres.

Slamdance alumni include Joe and Anthony Russo,...

Oscar-nominated “Hacksaw Ridge” producer David Permut has acquired the motion picture rights to Joel Dobson’s nuclear bomb thriller “The Goldsboro Broken Arrow.”

Dobson’s book follows the formerly classified events that took place in 1961 when four pilots ejected out of a B-52 aircraft carrying two thermonuclear bombs at 9,000 feet after the plane was struck multiple times by lightning and lost a wing. One pilot died, three others survived, and the two nuclear bombs fell at a velocity of 700 mph and crashed into Goldsboro, N.C.

The condition of the fail-safe mechanism on the bombs was unknown, and there was no guarantee that they could be deactivated. The destructive power of each bomb was large enough to create a 100% kill zone within a radius of eight miles. Twenty-two-year-old Lt. Jack ReVelle, a bomb disposal expert, was charged with the dangerous mission of deactivating the bombs.

Information about the event was...

“Superbad” costars Jonah Hill and Michael Cera reunited for an interview featured in Hill’s limited edition zine “Inner Children,” released in conjunction with A24. The indie distributor is behind the release of Hill’s directorial debut “Mid90s” and asked the writer-director to interview a handful of celebrities he admires most, including Cera, Edie Falco, skateboarder Mark Gonzalez, and more. Vulture published an excerpt from Hill’s interview with Cera, which includes Cera’s unenthusiastic outlook on his “Superbad” days.

“If I think back to myself in my teenage years, it’s alarming,” Cera said. “I have this footage of us from the ‘Superbad’ press tour and even watching that and looking at myself when I was like 19, it’s really disturbing.”

Hill praised Cera for making the decision with his career to go down a quieter path when things got too hectic following “Superbad.” Throughout his twenties, Cera made...

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Xavier Dolan is back to filmmaking and we’ve got a video primer. irector (among countless other things) Xavier Dolan is a Canadian indie wunderkind. He’s done more before 30 than most directors do in a lifetime. Showing a penchant for sharp writing about queer themes and complex interpersonal relationships, Dolan has created some of the more […]

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If you've been waiting to take another visit to 112 Ocean Avenue, your patience is about to be rewarded. Following several release date changes, Amityville: The Awakening will be released by Dimension Films this October, and we've been provided with a new clip from the film that features Bella Thorne investigating her new home's creepy confines.

From October 12th–November 8th, you can watch Amityville: The Awakening for free on Google Play, and the latest entry in the long-running franchise will also be released in select theaters on October 28th, just in time for Halloween.

We have additional details on the movie below, as well as the new clip (which debuted on EW), previously released trailer, and a set of photos. Will you be paying 112 Ocean Avenue a visit this October?

Press Release: Los Angeles, CA (September 21, 2017) – Forty years later, something is stirring again as a new family moves into 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville: The Awakening,...

Stories of social class/cultural warfare have been told through many different lenses in Hollywood films for several decades now, and many seem to fall into the same cliches. Beatriz at Dinner certainly includes some stereotypes, but not enough to dismiss it as an offensive story. ‘Beatriz at Dinner’ DVD Review On the contrary, director Miguel Arteta‘s (Youth in Revolt, […]

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Oscar nominees Salma Hayek (Frida, How to Be a Latin Lover) and John Lithgow (Terms of Endearment, “The Crown”) lead an all-star cast in Beatriz at Dinner, arriving on Digital HD on August 29 and on DVD and On Demand September 12 from Lionsgate. The provocative and sharply hilarious film about characters from vastly different sociopolitical backgrounds colliding over dinner is written by Mike White (School of Rock, TV’s “Enlightened”) and directed by Miguel Arteta (Youth in Revolt, The Good Girl), and also features Chloe Sevigny (TV’s “Big Love,” Boys Don’t Cry), Connie Britton (TV’s “Friday Night Lights,” “Nashville”), Amy Landecker (TV’s “Transparent,” Doctor Strange), and Jay Duplass (TV’s “Transparent,” “Togetherness”).

Salma Hayek shines in this provocatively funny fish-out-of-water comedy. Beatriz (Hayek), an immigrant from a poor Mexican town, draws upon her innate kindness as a spiritual health practitioner in L.A. Doug Strutt (Lithgow) is...

The Coppolas have established something of a filmmaking dynasty at this point with Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola, Roman Coppola, and Eleanor Coppola all having stepped behind the camera. Now, it looks like the family of Ron Howard could be next.

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The director’s daughter and actress Bryce Dallas Howard is set to follow her dad’s footsteps behind the camera, and make her directorial debut with “Sorta Like A Rock Star.” Based on the book by Matthew Quick (“Silver Linings Playbook“), the project was once in development at Fox Searchlight, and as recently as last year had Miguel Arteta (“Beatriz At Dinner,” “Youth In Revolt“) attached to direct.

Continue reading Bryce Dallas Howard Sets Directorial Debut With ‘Sorta Like A Rock Star’ at The Playlist.

It seems Sony Pictures may have found their new Lisbeth Salander in The Crown star Claire Foy, despite reports from March that both Scarlet Johansson and Natalie Portman were up for the role. Claire Foy is reportedly in early talks, but she may not be set quite yet. Insiders claim that, while Claire Foy has in fact been offered the role, there are still scheduling issues that need to be worked out before she can sign on.

The Hollywood Reporter reveals that this coveted role went down to both Claire Foy and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story star Felicity Jones. It's possible that Felicity Jones may be offered the role if these scheduling conflicts can't be worked out, but that has yet to be confirmed. Claire Foy has also been fielding interest to star in Universal's biopic First Man, starring Ryan Gosling as American astronaut Neil Armstrong, although it...

This week, IndieWire will be rolling out our annual Summer Preview, including offerings that span genres, a look at the various trends driving the box office, and special attention to all the new movies you need to get through a jam-packed summer movie-going season. Check back throughout the week for a new look at the best the season has to offer, and clear your schedule, because we’re going to fill it right up.

Today — 19 indie standouts and festival favorites (including exciting new offerings from some of our favorite directors, from Kathryn Bigelow to Steven Soderbergh, Sofia Coppola to Edgar Wright) bound for a big screen near you.

Read More: IndieWire’s Complete 2017 Summer Preview

“The Lovers,” May 5

The concept of “The Lovers” is almost too cute: Middle-aged married couple Michael (Tracy Letts) and Mary (Debra Winger) lost interest in each other long ago, and have both launched extramarital affairs,...

“You were just hovering,” says rich white dude Doug Strutt (John Lithgow) to holistic healer and Mexican immigrant Beatriz (Salma Hayek), who finds herself dropped into the dinner party from hell. “I figured you were part of the staff.”

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While at a client’s home, Beatriz’s car breaks down and she is invited to spend dinner with them and their guests. Directed by Miguel Arteta (“Chuck and Buck” “Youth in Revolt”), “Beatriz at Dinner” is positioned as an explicit commentary on ignorance, peppered with humor and insight.

The film premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. The film will have its theatrical release on June 9.

Read More: ‘Beatriz at Dinner’ Review: Salma Hayek Assails Trump’s America — Sundance 2017

Witness some of the cringeworthy comments of Doug Strutt and the resilience of Beatriz in the trailer below:

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The stark divisions that mark racial and class divides seem to have become more greatly illuminated in the Trump era, which makes “Beatriz At Dinner” perfectly of the current moment. But politics aside, the chance to see Salma Hayek and John Lithgow at each other’s throats looks too good to pass up.

Read More: The 30 Most Exciting Films In The Sundance 2017 Lineup

Directed by Miguel Arteta (“Youth In Revolt“), and penned by his “Chuck & Buck” and “The Good Girl” collaborator Mike White, the film tells the story of an immigrant who butts heads with a billionaire at a fancy-pants dinner.

Continue reading Salma Hayek Battles John Lithgow In First Trailer For ‘Beatriz At Dinner’ at The Playlist.

24-year-old German filmmaker Helene Hegemann might be a little obsessed with her own life, the blissed-out teenage years of drugs, sex, night club escapades, strung-out mornings and all forms of her cathartic excess. Yet the writer/director is also a little fixated on magical beasts; a unicorn here, some llamas there, a cute little waddling penguin appearing out of nowhere and of course, the strange little axolotl.

The central metaphor of “Axolotl Overkill” is a little too on the nose, or perhaps too on the tail of the weird, translucent-looking creature.

Continue reading ‘Axolotl Overkill’ Is A Stylish, Striking Flame Of Youth In Revolt [Sundance Review] at The Playlist.

Roadside Attractions and FilmNation are making a reservation for the Salma Hayek starrer Beatriz at Dinner.

The companies are partnering for the North America rights to the dramedy, which stars Hayek as a holistic therapist that finds herself at a dinner party with a successful business developer she is convinced she knows from her past.

This is the fourth Sundance premiere for Puerto Rican director Miguel Arteta (his past fest entries are Star Maps, Chuck & Buck and The Good Girl). His other credits include Youth in Revolt and Cedar Rapids.

John Lithgow, Connie Britton, Jay Duplass and Chloe Sevigny also star in...

This year’s Sundance Film Festival is mere days from unspooling in snowy Park City, Utah and, with it comes a brand new year of indie filmmaking to get excited about. As ever, the annual festival is playing home to dozens of feature films, short offerings and technologically-influenced experiences, and while there’s plenty to anticipate seeing, we’ve waded through the lineup to pick out the ones we’re most looking forward to checking out.

From returning filmmakers like Alex Ross Perry and Gillian Robesepierre to a handful of long-gestating passion projects and at least one film about a ghost, we’ve got a little something for every stripe of film fan.

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Ahead, check out 20 titles we’re excited to finally check out at this year’s festival.

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Oscar winner Brie Larson is set to make her directorial debut with the comedy “Unicorn Store,” TheWrap has learned. She will also star in and produce the indie comedy. “Unicorn Store” revolves around a woman named Kit who moves back in with her parents and gets a mysterious invite to a store. What comes next tests her beliefs on what it means to be an adult. Also Read: Brie Larson Confirmed to Play Captain Marvel Based on an original script by Samantha McIntyre, Rebel Wilson was at one point attached to star with director Miguel Arteta (“Youth in Revolt,” “The Good Girl”) at.

Following this summer’s Swiss Army Man and after currently taking a part in Bong Joon-ho’s upcoming Okja, Paul Dano is gearing up for his directorial debut Wildlife, Variety reports. The script, penned by Zoe Kazan and Dano himself, is adapted from the 1990 coming-of-age novel by Richard Ford, following a boy who watches his parents marriage unravel after a move. The couple have previously worked together in an acting capacity on Ruby Sparks, but it seems unlikely either will act in Wildlife. It is being produced, along with Dano, by Alex Saks, Oren Moverman, Ann Ruark. There is no word yet on when it will begin production.

Staying in the indie world, Cedar Rapids and Youth in Revolt director Miguel Arteta‘s next film is Beatriz at Dinner and he has added three new cast members. Deadline reports Chloe Sevigny, Salma Hayek, and Jay Duplass have joined John Lithgow,...

Gotham, Season 2, Episode 4, “Strike Force”

Written by Danny Cannon

Directed by Tj Scott

Airs Mondays at 8pm (Et) on Fox

Gotham enters a new arc as Theo Galavan begins to implement phase two of his plan to seize control of the City. The first part of his plan was to bestow chaos by unleashing the Maniax and his next move involves making himself appear as a hero to win the hearts and minds of the citizens. The extent of this plan was accomplished with the surprising twist in last week’s “The Last Laugh”, which also disposed of one of the show’s most interesting villains. This turn has reaped rewards for Galavan, as well as created a new shift in the direction of the season.

Galavan’s staged heroism has won him a candidacy for the Mayor’s office which will give passage for the next phase of his evil plan.

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Rachel Griffiths, Richard Roxburgh, Teresa Palmer and Ben O.Toole are among a large contingent of Aussies who are appearing in Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson.s WW2 drama now shooting in New South Wales.

The screenplay by Andrew Knight, Robert Schenkkan and Randall Wallace chronicles the true story of conscientious objector Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield).

In the battle of Okinawa Doss, an Army medic who believed the war was just but that killing was wrong, saved 75 soldiers without firing a gun.

As previously announced Sam Worthington is playing Captain Glover, who led the 77th Sustainment Brigade, with Vince Vaughn as Sergeant Howell, whose job was to get the new recruits ready for battle. Luke Bracey is Smitty Ryker, the alpha dog of the Doss. platoon.

Palmer plays Doss.s sweetheart Dorothy Shutte and Griffiths is his mother Bertha Doss. Roxburgh is Colonel Stelzer and O.Toole is Corporal Jessop.

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Miguel Arteta will direct Demarest Media and Mazur/Kaplan’s adaptation of the Jennifer Niven Ya novel.

Fanning is attached to star in the film about a girl who is inspired to live from a boy who intends to die. Niven, who founded the online teen literary magazine Germ, will adapt the screenplay.

Arteta most recently directed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day for Disney as well as Cedar Rapids and Youth In Revolt.

Demarest Media will finance and produce All The Bright Places alongside Mazur/Kaplan, who brought the package to them.

Leif Lillehaugen will shepherd the project for Demarest and Ally Israelson for Mazur/Kaplan.

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Bill Pullman has signed on to play Senator Ralph Yarborough in Rob Reiner's "Lbj" alongside Woody Harrelson and Richard Jenkins. The film deals with Vice President Johnson (Harrelson) and his ascent to the presidency and passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act.

Yarborough was a famed progressive Democrat from Texas who was often at odds with the President despite their common roots. The pair were in the car together in Dallas when JFK was killed. Filming is set to begin in September on location in New Orleans, Dallas and Washington, D.C. [Source: Deadline]

Temple

Colin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz, a.k.a. The Vicious Brothers ("Grave Encounters," "Extraterrestrial"), will direct the horror-thriller "Temple" from a script by Simon Barrett ("The Guest," "You're Next"). Shooting takes place next year.

A book of ghost stories surrounding various real temples in Japan will also be released as a tie-in. The book will...

While his CV is diverse, ranging from episodes of "Enlightened," "The Office," and "American Horror Story" to features like "Cedar Rapids," Miguel Arteta has shown he has a voice for tales of young people. He's helmed the pilot episode of "Freaks & Geeks," guided double Michael Ceras through "Youth In Revolt," and last year experienced "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day."  Now Variety reports he's going to take Elle Fanning to "All The Bright Places." Based on the Ya novel by Jennifer Niven, who will also write the script, the story follows the bond formed between the wide-eyed Violet and the suicidal Theodore, in what sounds like a story where you'll need to keep the Kleenex handy. Here's the book synopsis:  Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops.

Alternating between indie-circuit hits (Young Ones) and blockbuster hits (Maleficent), Elle Fanning has worked steadily to emerge out of older sister Dakota’s Hollywood shadow, and she’ll be aiming squarely for the hearts and minds of the Ya crowd in upcoming project All the Bright Places. This morning, producers have announced that Fanning will team with Youth in Revolt director Miguel Arteta for the pic, an adaptation of Jennifer Niven’s novel.

Fanning has been attached to the lead role of Violet since last year. Niven herself is penning the script for the adaptation, which is a priority for financiers Demarest Media and Mazur/Kaplan.

Said Arteta:

“Violet and Finch’s achingly heartfelt and authentic story is the most convincing portrayal of teenage life I have ever come across. It’s such a privilege to bring it to the screen with the help of its engaging author and the...

Stars: Jonah Ehrenreich, Júlia Molins, Stephen Ohl, Natascha Wiese | Written and Directed by Pablo Larcuen

A dark, loud, found footage horror film set in a Barcelona apartment block at night. No, not that one – with not a fireman in sight, on a lads’ holiday following a bad breakup, two awful young Americans hook up with girls in a bar and retire to a creepy old apartment block for sex. It’s all fun and games until someone ends up bleeding from the balls.

A film which starts out with one of its characters vomiting into a toilet for a good five minutes, Hooked Up is resolutely hard to like. Its two leads are a terrible pair, one being a borderline rapist, the other a violent creep who struggles to hold his booze and makes far too many hand gestures when he gets stressed. Tonio acts like Jay from The Inbetweeners...

Youth in Revolt: Betzer’s Inexplicable Road Movie an Assortment of Prominent Instances

Director Andrew T. Betzer manages to concoct an impressively pronounced feature debut with the eerily titled Young Bodies Heal Quickly. Basically a meandering road movie about two brothers on the lam, their journey churns from magnetic portrayal of familial discord into disjointed episodes of increasingly surreal occurrences. Though Betzer’s refusal to adhere to any kind of cohesive narrative for his youthful protagonists eventually dampens the effectiveness of the film as it stumbles into its ambiguous finale, the film manages to be intriguing and unpredictable as a balancing act that is sometimes funny, observational, and even foreboding.

If their bodies heal quickly, we’re never certain of their psychological states, though both Older (Gabriel Croft) and Younger (Hale Lytle) may as well represent developmental, identity-less stages or echoes of inevitability (the figure known as Dad could...