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Brian McGreevy is the author who wrote the novel Hemlock Grove, then worked with Lee Shipman and Eli Roth to develop the concept into a television series that ran on the Netflix streaming service for three seasons and a total of 33 episodes. McGreevy went on to co-create the Western TV series The Son, which ran on AMC for two seasons, a total of 20 episodes. Now, Deadline reports that McGreevy is set to make his feature directorial debut with a psychological thriller called The Technique – and he has assembled a solid cast to bring the story’s characters to life. That cast includes Kelsey Asbille (Yellowstone), Emma Roberts (American Horror Story), Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story), Ben Platt (Theater Camp), Laura Harrier (Spider-Man: Homecoming), and Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo).

McGreevy has also written the screenplay for the film, but Deadline wasn’t...

Jon Hamm adopts a dangerous, illegal revenue stream in the first trailer for Apple TV+’s “Your Friends and Neighbors.”

Hamm stars in the new drama from “Banshee” creator Jonathan Tropper as Andrew “Coop” Cooper, a hedge fund manager whose picturesque life in the exceedingly affluent Westmont Village community is first disrupted by his sudden divorce from his wife (Amanda Peet). When he is then unexpectedly fired in disgrace, Coop decides to start robbing the homes of his rich neighbors in order to maintain his wealthy facade.

“Life boils down to a series of interconnected decisions,” Coop says in the “Your Friends and Neighbors” trailer. “No one would ever suspect a guy like me.” As confident as he may be about his turn to petty crime, though, it looks like it won’t take long for Hamm’s antihero to find himself caught up in an increasingly dangerous web of secrets and lies.

Spyglass Media Group and Paramount’s Scream 7 is continuing to build on its already impressive ensemble as sources tell Deadline Michelle Randolph and Jimmy Tatro have joined the cast.

Paramount is releasing the seventhquel, just like it did with the last two movies. This one comes out on Feb. 27, 2026. Kevin Williamson, the architect of the Scream franchise who wrote the original Wes Craven directed 1996 title, is directing. Guy Busick, scribe of 2022’s Scream and Scream VI, is penning the screenplay. Producers are Project X Entertainment’s James Vanderbilt, William Sherak and Paul Neinstein.

The Scream movies, through six titles, have grossed more than $908M WW.

Randolph is coming off her breakout role in the hit Paramount+ series Landman playing the daughter of Billy Bob Thornton’s character. The role has since put her on the radar of execs across town and this will mark her first major feature film since the show premiered.

Making art about art often leads to an interesting, meta experience. From dramas like Tick, Tick… Boom! to comedies like Theater Camp to satires like Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), many films have tackled the unique challenges and beauty of making theater specifically. Seven Veils follows this tradition, though it leans into psychological thriller elements to do so. The film follows a director named Jeanine (Amanda Seyfried), who grapples with repressed trauma as she mounts a production of the operaSalome.

Before Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain” heads into Oscars weekend with two nominations following a fruitful awards season as a critical darling for Searchlight Pictures, who acquired the film during a late-night bidding war following the Sundance premiere, it’s hard to believe the film was turned down by nearly every single distributor they approached originally.

In the wake of those “discouraging” rejections, Eisenberg, who also stars in the film alongside Kieran Culkin, decided to try out the independent financing route through Topic Studios, whose previous films include “Spencer,” “Roman J. Israel, Esq.,” “Theater Camp,” “Leave No Trace,” the Best Picture Oscar winner “Spotlight” and many more.

“When we met Topic, it was such a great relief, because they loved the movie. They understood that the tone was unusual, and they appreciated the movie for what it is, as opposed to questioning it or wanting it to be something different,...

If you were planning on discounting the upcoming "Barney" movie entirely, you might want to think again — because Ayo Edebiri has been tapped to write the script.

Mattel Films and A24 are teaming up for a "Barney" movie, and not only will Edebiri write it but, according to the official press release announcing the news, she may also star in the film as well. (Specifics on Edebiri's potential role aren't clear as of this writing.) Meanwhile, the movie is being produced by another industry powerhouse in the form of Oscar-winner Daniel Kaluuya, whose company 59% Productions is behind the project.

This is definitely an encouraging and, frankly, bizarre update (in a good way) when it comes to the "Barney" movie. So, what else do we know?

Well, in 2023, Kevin McKeon, a Mattel executive, revealed that the movie about the beloved purple dinosaur will be a lot weirder (and cooler?) than you probably expected.

The Bear starAyo Edebiri will write and is in talks to star in a live-action film based on children’s TV favourite Barney, for Mattel Films, A24 and Daniel Kaluuya’s 59% Productions.

The film will be overseen by Kevin McKeon and Andrew Scannell for Mattel Films. Robbie Brenner will produce for Mattel Films, with A24. Kaluuya and Riley will produce for 59%.

The film will be based on children’s TV favourite Barney, the purple dinosaur star of Barney & Friends, which debuted in 1988 and ran for 14 seasons on PBS until concluding in November 2010.

The Barney film will be the latest Mattel adaptation,...

The 2025 Sundance Film Festival turned out to be a low-key affair, but it got off to a rousing start with a $15 million world rights sale of Together, the body horror film acquired by Neon. Starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie, it gives Neon a chance to follow up the rousing genre success of Longlegs last year.

Together, which also has landed a berth at SXSW, is written/directed by Michael Shanks. Franco and Brie are a couple that moves to the countryside and a supernatural encounter begins an extreme transformation of their love, their lives, and their flesh. It was a real crowd pleaser to the Midnight Madness audience.

The film was produced and financed by Picturestart, marking the latest in a string of notable deals put together by the company formed by Erik Feig after a run at Summit and Lionsgate that included The Twilight Saga, The Hunger Games,...

Exclusive: We can tell you first that the Camila Mendes is returning to SXSW with her latest production and co-headlined feature Idiotka which stars Anna Baryshnikov (Love Lies Bleeding). The movie, which is set in the vibrant, eccentric world of West Hollywood’s Russian enclave, unspools against the high-stakes drama of a ‘Project Runway’-style reality show. Idiotka, which reps the directorial debut of Nastasya Popov, is making its debut in the Narrative Spotlight section.

Mendes was at SXSW last year with her Prime Video movie, Musica, which she executive produced and starred in.

L to R top: Anna Baryshnikov, Camila Mendes, Julia Fox, Bottom L to R: Saweetie, Mark Ivanir, Owen Thiele, Benito Skinner.

Popov crafted the story for Idiotka alongside her creative partner Tess Cohen. Owen Thiele (Theater Camp), Benito Skinner (Overcompensating), Mark Ivanir (Emilia Pérez), recording artist Saweetie, and Julia Fox (Uncut Gems) also star. The ensemble...

Molly Gordon has a new movie in the works!

On Tuesday (February 4), it was announced that the 29-year-old actress – best known for her roles in The Bear, Theater Camp, and Booksmart – will be directing, writing, and starring in A24‘s upcoming comedy Peaked.

Keep reading to find out more…Peaked follows “the two girls who traumatized you in high school as they try to relive their glory days at their 10-year reunion,” according to Variety.

Molly will be co-writing the screenplay with her friend Allie Levitan, who was recently hired as a writer on Saturday Night Live.

The movie is scheduled to film later this year. As of right now, no other cast members have been announced.

Just last week, Molly was at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival promoting her new movie Oh, Hi! with co-star Logan Lerman.

Everyone remembers high school differently. For some, high school was an era of overachievement, leading to a false sense of how competitive life can become outside the hallowed halls of judgment, ridicule, and misguided lust. For others, high school is a specter of the past better left behind after years of jeers, rumors, and misinformation about how the world functions. For The Bear‘s Molly Gordon, high school is the setting of her new comedy project with A24 called Peaked.

As the film’s title suggests, Peaked focuses on the glory days of prom planning and experimentation and that fleeting time when we feel invisible. According to the official logline, the film follows “the two girls who traumatized you in high school as they try to relive their glory days at their 10-year reunion.” You remember them. I certainly do.

In addition to her starring role, Molly Gordon is co-writing...

After breaking out on “The Bear” and starring in last year’s “Theater Camp,” Molly Gordon is teaming with A24 for a new comedy film called “Peaked.” Gordon will direct and star in the movie, which she co-wrote with Allie Levitan.

“Peaked” was written by Gordon and Levitan, a writer for “Saturday Night Live.” The shoot is scheduled for later this year. David Hinojosa and Zach Nutman of 2Am will produce alongside Gordon and A24. Levitan will executive produce. Topic Studios, who previously collaborated with Gordon on Theater Camp, will co-finance.

The official synopsis says that “Peaked “follows the two girls who traumatized you in high school as they try to relive their glory days at their 10-year reunion.”

Gordon recently starred in “Oh, Hi!,” a romantic comedy that just debuted at Sundance. (Gordon also has a story by credit.) She also returns to co-star in the fourth season of “The Bear” later this year.

Molly Gordon, best known for “The Bear” and “Theater Camp,” is writing, directing and starring in the upcoming comedy “Peaked” for A24.

According to the official logline, the film follows “the two girls who traumatized you in high school as they try to relive their glory days at their 10-year reunion.” Gordon is co-writing the screenplay with her friend Allie Levitan, who was recently hired as a writer on “Saturday Night Live.”

A24 will finance and produce “Peaked,” which is scheduled to shoot this year. David Hinojosa and Zach Nutman of 2Am will produce alongside Gordon and A24. Levitan will executive produce. Topic Studios, who previously collaborated with Gordon on “Theater Camp,” will co-finance the film.

Gordon and Levitan are also collaborating on the Searchlight Pictures film “Small Parts,” with Gordon attached to direct and co-write with Levitan. That movie, described as a new take on the 1987 Shelly Long and...

IMDb presented actress Molly Gordon with the "Fan Favorite" STARmeter Award at the IMDb Studio within the Acura House of Energy during the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Gordon produced and stars in 'Oh, Hi!,' premiering at this year’s festival, following her critically acclaimed directorial debut, 'Theater Camp.' IMDb STARmeter Awards recognize the stars who are fan favorites on the IMDbPro STARmeter chart, which is determined by the page views of the more than 250 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide.

Gordon’s standout performances in "The Bear," 'Shiva Baby,' and 'Booksmart' have made her a staple on the IMDbPro STARmeter chart. Additionally, IMDb recently named "The Bear" the most anticipated returning TV series of 2025, and fans are eagerly awaiting her return to the small screen as Claire. Previous IMDb STARmeter Award recipients at Sundance include Riley Keough, Jennifer Connelly, Nicholas Braun, Bill Skarsgård, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.

Learn more about IMDb STARmeter Awards at www.imdb.com/starmeterawardswww.imdb.com/starmeterawards.

The independent film community settling into Park City where the next crop of indie films will launch at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival has something to celebrate: a 2024 where audiences turned out and started to turn the market around.

“In the independent theatrical world post-Covid, we were asking ‘Are we going to exist?’ And the answer is, ‘Yes. We can’,” says producer Erik Feig, founder and CEO of Picturestart. “These movies are working on a financial level. They are working on a cultural level, and that’s what theatrical movies are all about.”

“I’m feeling that there’s definitely more opportunity bubbling around in terms of the audiences that are showing up,” agrees Lia Buman, co-founder of Tango Entertainment. “And then, when a film is hitting its target with its audience, that’s how word of mouth builds and then that’s how they grow and grow. It’s almost old school.

Ahead of the Oscar nominations being unveiled, USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative and the Adobe Foundation have released a new edition of their Inclusion List, with a focus on movies.

The top-scoring movies for supporting gender inclusion on screen and behind the cameras were A Thousand and One, You Hurt My Feelings, The Marvels, Priscilla and Barbie. For race and ethnicity, the top-scoring movies were Joy Ride, A Thousand and One, The Color Purple, House Party and The Blackening.

In an earlier Inclusions List, 476 theatrically released movies from 2019 to 2023 were analyzed, with on screen and behind-the-camera data used to determine the 150 most inclusive films in that four-year period. The latest Inclusion List builds on that ranking with a new set of films from 2023.

“Our goal with the Inclusion List is to celebrate those who are showcasing and working with exceptional talent from all backgrounds. In the second year of its release,...

Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” was a poster child for the power of inclusion when it broke box office records in 2023, but the $1.45 billion-grossing movie is only the 119th most inclusive film made in the past five years, according to the Inclusion List.

The annual list — presented by Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, in collaboration with the Adobe Foundation — is a data-driven ranking that identified the 150 most inclusive films from 2019 to 2023 and ranks a single year’s films across gender, race/ethnicity, LGBTQ+, disability and age representation.

“Our goal with the Inclusion List is to celebrate those who are showcasing and working with exceptional talent from all backgrounds,” stated Dr. Smith in a press release announcing the researchers’ findings. “In the second year of its release, the newest iteration of the Inclusion List spotlights films, filmmakers, and distributors who clearly demonstrate that inclusion...

The second iteration of The Inclusion List from Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative has identified the 150 most inclusive films from 2019 to 2023, adding to its initial class of 100 films by naming 50 new titles for the year 2023.

Four films from that year have made it into the Top 10 Most Inclusive Films for that timespan, according to the study released Wednesday, with A Thousand and One taking the No. 2 spot overall, Bottoms coming in seventh, The Color Purple ninth and The Blackening in 10th.

The list’s point system took into account talent both in front of and behind the camera, with a total of 20 points broken down into 10-point halves for both on-screen and off-screen inclusion. Two distinct processes were used, one for leads/co-leads and the other for all speaking characters. A film could earn up to 10 points for on-screen inclusion based on the five inclusion indicators across leads/co leads (up to 5 points) and all speaking characters (up to 5 points).

A Thousand and One ranks second with a score of 13.6/20, while Bottoms scores a 12.2/20. The Color Purple and The Blackening are tied with a score of 11.8/20. The highest scoring film on the list remains Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Woman King (2022) with a 15/20.

The list also evaluated 2023 films displaying the best inclusivity across five categories: gender, race/ethnicity, LGBTQ+, disability, and age. It named five of the most inclusive 2023 films within each of those categories.

The 2023 films that scored the highest for the gender indicator of inclusion were A Thousand and One, You Hurt My Feelings, The Marvels, Priscilla and Barbie. A Thousand and One also scored high on the race/ethnicity list alongside 2023’s Joy Ride, The Color Purple, The Blackening and House Party. In the LGBTQ+ category, the top five films of 2023 were All of Us Strangers, Theater Camp, Bottoms, Knock at the Cabin and Saltburn. 2023 releases ranking high in the disability category included What Happens Later, John Wick: Chapter 4, Moving On, Golda and The Holdovers. Films from 2023 that scored highest in their representation of age on the big screen were Moving On, Book Club: The Next Chapter, Marlowe, The Miracle Club and Golda.

Researchers also took into consideration the race and ethnicity of crew members in the roles of director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor, composer, production designer, costume designer, casting director and assistant director.

The second Inclusion List also names 25 top achievers across inclusion metrics and 50 new winners for 2023 cinema. Released Jan. 22, the results calls attention to directors, editors and distributors involved in projects with the highest percentage of women and people of color employees who aided in the process of production from start to finish line.

Related: Women-Led Films Fell Close To 30% In 2023, Near A 10-Year Low, Per Study

Out of 400 evaluated directors, five were named the most inclusive: Catherine Hardwicke, Olivia Wilde, Destin Daniel Cretton, Reinaldo Marcus Green and Kasi Lemmons.

Eight editors were noted for their work in film over the past five years, including Annette Davey, Anne McCabe, Blair McClendon, Catrin Hedström, Hilda Rasula, Harry Yoon, Mary Jo Markey.

Related: Hispanics & Latinos Still Invisible In Hollywood, A Trend Across 16 Years, New Study Reveals

The top distributors — companies responsible for bringing top-ranking diverse films to audiences — were listed by the quantity of how many films released: Universal (29), Sony Pictures (21), Warner Bros (18) and, for smaller distributors, A24 (14), MGM (10) and Bleecker Street (9).

A panel discussing the results featuring Smith, Sumi Parekh, Executive Director, Group Effort Initiative, Tracy Oliver, Screenwriter, Director, Producer and Showrunner, Jesse Williams, Actor, Director, Activist, Dewayne Perkins, Writer, Actor, Producer, and Amy White, Global Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Adobe, is set for Friday at Adobe House on the ground at the Sundance Film Festival.

Listen up, The Bear fans. Ever since Ayo Edebiri stepped into the kitchen and became a standout in the ensemble of TV’s most beautifully stressful show, we’ve been waiting for her to take centre stage. From Bottoms, to Theater Camp, to Inside Out 2, she’s since proved herself as a comedy master – but in Opus, Edebiri finally takes the lead. The A24 thriller marks the writer-directorial feature debut of Mark Anthony Green, unspooling a mystery around a reclusive legendary pop star, who announces his return to much excitement. But when Edebiri’s journalist is invited to his private compound, it seems there’s more than meets the eye about her hero. Check out the trailer:

Given A24’s track record for putting out bold, original films, hopes for Opus are high – and this is an intriguing first trailer, promising a thriller (perhaps almost-horror) in a similar vein...

“There’s no cult like celebrity” goes the tagline for “Opus,” Mark Anthony Green’s new thriller. Looking like a cross of “Don’t Blink Twice,” “The Menu,” and “Almost Famous,” the film from A24, out in theaters March 14, is about a reclusive rock star named Moretti (John Malkovich) who’s suddenly releasing a new album after almost 30 years. Watch the trailer for “Opus” below.

As part of his album release, Moretti invites select press, including Ayo Edebiri, Juliette Lewis, and Murray Hamilton to his remote compound where he lives like a prince. And he draws them into a dangerous game where his motives are sinister at best. Edebiri’s movie career has taken off since she rocketed to stardom with FX’s “The Bear.” “Opus” follows her roles in “Bottoms,” “Theater Camp,” and “The Sweet East,” and voice role in “Inside Out 2.”

“Opus” is the feature film directorial debut of Mark Anthony Green,...

Ayo Edebiri discovers that John Malkovich’s life as a pop music sensation is not all it seems in the trailer for the A24 horror movie Opus.

Writer-director Mark Anthony Green’s feature hits theaters March 14 following its forthcoming premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 27. Rounding out the cast are Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Amber Midthunder, Stephanie Suganami, Young Mazino and Tatanka Means.

Opus centers on Ariel, a young writer sent to visit pop star Alfred Moretti (Malkovich), who has resurfaced after disappearing for 30 years. When she arrives, Ariel realizes that Moretti is a figure of obsession for those around him, which aids his nefarious plans.

“What is it that you guys do?” Edebiri asks Malkovich in the trailer. This leads him to respond, “Would you like to see?”

Later, a distressed Edebiri asks someone, “Is this not alarming to you?”

Green marks his feature directorial debut with this film,...

Exclusive: While looking to break into the Oscars race with his glowingly reviewed sophomore feature A Real Pain, Jesse Eisenberg has set up his next film, an untitled musical comedy to star Julianne Moore (The Room Next Door) and Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers).

The film follows a shy woman who is unexpectedly cast in a local production of an original musical. Under the spell of the strong-willed and enigmatic director, she loses herself in the role and the high-stakes world of this community theater production. The project reunites Eisenberg with Topic Studios and Fruit Tree, with whom he worked on A Real Pain. Pic will also see him reteam with Moore after tapping her to star opposite Stranger Things‘ Finn Wolfhard in his feature directorial debut, the Fruit Tree-backed When You Finish Saving the World.

Eisenberg directs from his own script, also contributing original music to his latest. Fruit Tree,...

Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

Searchlight Pictures presents A Real Pain, directed and written by Academy Award® nominee Jesse Eisenberg. The film stars Eisenberg alongside Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner Kieran Culkin, with a cast rounded out by BAFTA winner and Emmy® nominee Will Sharpe (“The White Lotus”), Golden Globe® nominee Jennifer Grey (Dirty Dancing), Kurt Egyiawan (Beasts of No Nation), Liza Sadovy (“A Small Light”), and Daniel Oreskes. Producers are Dave McCary, Ali Herting, p.g.a.,, Emma Stone, Eisenberg, Jennifer Semler (Theater Camp), and Ewa Puszczyńska.

A Real Pain opens exclusively in St. Louis movie theaters on November 15, 2024.

https://www.searchlightpictures.com/a-real-pain

The St. Louis screening is at 7pm on Wednesday, November 6th at Marcus Des Peres Cine.

The cast of The Bear especially Jeremy Allen White and Molly Gordon won big during the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards. The success of the show has skyrocketed their careers into the stratosphere, especially for White who plays the lead role on the show.

Jeremy Allen White and Molly Gordon as Carmy and Claire on The Bear | Credits: FX Productions

Before his successful stint with The Bear, White was famously known for his role as Lip Gallagher on Shameless, which ran for 11 successful seasons before running its course in 2021. Gordon also starred in a couple of critically acclaimed projects over the years since debuting on the silver screen at the age of 7.

Jeremy Allen White and Molly Gordon share a kiss in Los Angeles

Jeremy Allen White and Molly Gordon built great chemistry on the set of The Bear, a series that kicked off in 2022. White played the lead character, Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto,...

Exclusive: Molly Gordon (Theater Camp), Logan Lerman (We Were the Lucky Ones), Geraldine Viswanathan (Drive-Away Dolls) and John Reynolds (Search Party) are set to star in Oh, Hi!, an indie comedy written and to be directed by Sophie Brooks (The Boy Downstairs), who conceived the story with Gordon.

Entering production in New York this month, the film centers on Iris (Gordon) and Isaac (Lerman), whose first weekend away as a couple is going so well — until Isaac mentions he didn’t know they were a couple. Iris is sure he’s just confused….so she decides to hold him captive until they get on the same page.

Brooks and Gordon developed the project alongside producers David Brooks and Dan Clifton. Julie Waters will also produce for Watermark Media, which is financing with QWGmire, AmorFortuna, and Bespoke Production Capital. The executive producers are Evan Dyal, Molly C. Quinn, Matthew M. Welty,...

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Gen-z movies explore the impact of the internet on social rules and young minds, making trends shift quickly. Millennials are creating promising films for Gen-z, with movies that transcend their target audience. Contemporary Gen-z films like "Bottoms" and "Theater Camp" reflect the generation's humor, style, and interests.

Gen-z humor, style, and language are notoriously difficult to replicate in cinema, leading to the ridicule of many movies about the generation across the internet. However, there are a decent number of films that capture the essential elements that make the generation one that's unlike the ones that came before. Much of this boils down to the impact of the internet in redefining the social rules and capital of young minds. This makes trends and ideologies change faster than ever, making movies feel dated more quickly. However, many promising Millennial directors with futures in cinema have taken on the challenge.

High atop Los Angeles on Thursday, Variety toasted up-and-comers in show business and music as part of its annual Power of Young Hollywood cover franchise. The class of 2024 included hitmaker Sabrina Carpenter, “SNL” breakout Marcello Hernández and “Stranger Things” supernova Sadie Sink.

The Santa Monica Proper hotel’s rooftop was transformed into a bubblegum confection of pink suede lounge areas, where champagne and Asian fusion hors d’oeuvre were circulated. Digital creators, TikTok stars, power agents and more chatted each other up while a DJ bumped Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar.

A former actor and star of “The Sex Life of the American Teenager,” filmmaker Megan Park showed to accept the Amazon MGM Studios Breakthrough award alongside her leading lady Maisy Stella. The pair delivered a Sundance hit with the comedy “My Old Ass,” about a young girl who collides with an older version of herself.

Park said the award was...

FX is picking up “Snowflakes” for a series order. The upcoming comedy from executive producers Nick Kroll, Jonathan Krisel and Stefani Robinson is set to premiere next year.

The half-hour series comes from Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw (“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”) and follows a group of 20-something housemates “trying to be good people, despite being neither ‘good’ nor ‘people’ yet,” a press release for the series reads. The comedy stars a relatively unknown cast that includes Malik Elassal (“Joe Pickett”) as Smir, Lucy Freyer (“Paint”) as Billie, Jack Innanen (“The Dessert”) as Paul Baker, Amita Rao (“Emperor of Ocean Park”) as Issa and Owen Thiele (“Theater Camp”) as Anton. The pilot was written by Kronengold and Shaw and directed by Krisel.

“We are excited about the exceptional cast and powerhouse comedy team we’ve assembled for ‘Snowflakes,'” Nick Grad, president of FX Entertainment, said in a statement to press.

Quick Links Theater Camp Tells a Brand-New Story The Cast and Characters of Theater Camp Stun Theater Camp Blends Humor and Heart Theater Camp tells a unique story in a mockumentary setting. The talented cast, including the child actors, adds to the film's humor and heart. Balancing satire and genuine emotion, the movie mixes comedy with a heartfelt tribute to the theater world.

The summer of 2023 was stacked with brilliant movies. For one, there was the famous Barbie/Oppenheimer shared release day, dominating the summer movie discussion with Barbenheimer. But, along with that, there were also the superhero blockbusters Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, as well as the comedies No Hard Feelings and Asteroid City. It's no wonder that other great movies were overlooked when there were so many phenomenal films coming out, but there's time now to revisit these fantastic summer movies. Theater Camp,...

Exclusive: Actor, director, writer Jimmy Tatro has signed with Brillstein Entertainment for management.

Tatro can currently be seen starring in The Real Bros of Simi Valley on Roku, a film he co-wrote, directed and executive produced. The film, a parody of The Real Housewives and Jersey Shore, began as a web series on Tatro’s YouTube page before moving to Facebook after Tatro broke out as one of the stars of Netflix’s American Vandal, a role for which he earned a Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Actor. The web series aired two seasons on Facebook Watch, running for a total of three seasons, ending in 2020.

Tatro previously starred for three seasons alongside Topher Grace in ABC’s Home Economics.

On the film side, Tatro starred in Searchlight’s Theater Camp, which he also executive produce. The film was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and won Best Ensemble at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

Ayo Edebiri's departure from Thunderbolts* is a loss for the stellar cast lineup. Ayo Edebiri's success in Disney hits like Inside Out 2 & The Bear highlights her acting talents. Edebiri's replacement, Geraldine Viswanathan, is a promising addition to Thunderbolts* cast, promising to bring a blend of comedy and drama to the upcoming movie.

While Marvel's Thunderbolts* has an all-star cast, it also has to deal with one actor's departure who shines in two recent Disney hits. The upcoming MCU film is one of the franchise's most exciting impending projects, partly due to the stellar Thunderbolts* movie cast, which includes many of Marvel's best actors and characters, such as Sebastian Stan's Bucky Barnes and Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova. Unfortunately, the cast has lost some incredible talent, including Beef's Steven Yeun. Yeun was set to play Sentry, but left due to scheduling conflicts and was later replaced with Lewis Pullman.

“Thelma” (Magnolia), an unlikely action-comedy starring June Squibb as a nonagenarian grandmother who becomes a phone scam victim, has grossed about $7.3 million through its third week. Though not a blockbuster by summer standards, in the specialized world, and particularly outside awards season, “Thelma” is a blockbuster, headed for between $9-10 million domestic, theatrically. And at a time of challenge for this sector. How it got there suggests some lessons for distributors.

Something clicked here. “Thelma” debuted last January at Sundance with immediate acquisition interest, selling to Magnolia, which isn’t normally known for mid-wide-level releases.

By all indications, the plan has worked. “Thelma” is already Magnolia’s highest-grossing narrative feature in the company’s 23-year history. Adjusted, “Woman Thou Art Loosed” and “The World’s Fastest Indian” ended up slightly bigger, but both were around 20 years ago.

What happened was by design. Magnolia releases a lot of films, usually of a...

The first season of The Bear took viewers by storm as it blended drama and comedy wonderfully, all with a stellar ensemble cast. The second season built on that success, developing the relationships between characters and introducing new ones. Season 3 is right around the corner, and it will be released sooner than previously imagined.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, the first episode of The Bears third season which picks up right after the opening of Carmys new fine dining restaurant will be released a few hours early, set to premiere on June 26 at 9 p.m. Est. Season 2s finale, aptly titled The Bear, both after the show and the restaurant Carmy opened, was jam-packed with excitement and stress as the staff struggled with opening night. Jeremy Allen Whites Carmen Carmy Berazzato had been running around for weeks trying to get everything in his new restaurant set up, but neglected to get...

Hulu has so many excellent movies, from side-splitting comedies like Theater Camp to beautiful romances like Rye Lane to terrifying horror films like No One Will Save You. There is an abundance of options, which means that it can be difficult to find the best. But don't worry we've compiled a list of the best movies on Hulu so you can discover your new favorite film.

Searchlight Pictures has revealed a teaser trailer for ‘A Real Pain’ starring Academy Award® nominee Jesse Eisenberg and Golden Globe® winner Kieran Culkin.

The film follows mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reuniting for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

Written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, the film stars Eisenberg alongside Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner Kieran Culkin, with a cast rounded out by BAFTA winner and Emmy® nominee Will Sharpe, Golden Globe® nominee Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan, Liza Sadovy, and Daniel Oreskes.

Producers are Dave McCary, Ali Herting, Emma Stone, Eisenberg, Jennifer Semler (Theater Camp), and Ewa Puszczyńska.

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The film will be in UK and Irish cinemas from 10th...

Hugh Jackman and Amazon MGM Studios' Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie gets theatrical release date. The movie begins after a shepherd mysteriously murdered, prompting his wooly friends to channel their inner Shear-lock Holmes to crack the case. In addition to his sheep detective gig, Jackman has exciting projects on the horizon including playing Robin Hood and reprising his role as Wolverine.

A new live-action comedy starring Deadpool & Wolverine and Logan star Hugh Jackman and centering on crime-solving sheep has now wrapped principal photography and landed a worldwide theatrical release date of 20 February, 2026. The...ewe-nique project begins when Jackmans shepherd is found dead, leading his murder mystery-loving flock of sheep to go all Shear-lock Holmes as they endeavor to solve the crime. That's the last sheep pun, promise.

Titled Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie, you can check out the richly detailed synopsis for the movie below, courtesy...

Deadpool & Wolverine‘s Hugh Jackman is set to star in Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie and I was not prepared for the synopsis. Let’s get right to it.

Based on Leonie Swann’s international bestseller, the film follows George Hardy (Jackman), “a shepherd who loves his sheep and raises them only for their wool. Every night, he reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand, never suspecting that not only can they understand, but they argue for hours afterwards about whodunnit. When George is found dead under mysterious circumstances, the sheep realize at once that it was a murder and think they know everything about how to go about solving it. The local cop Tim Derry, on the other hand, has never solved a serious crime in his life, so the sheep conclude they will have to solve it themselves, even if it means...

Amazon MGM Studios upcoming production, Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie, appears to be making headway with production with its ensemble cast list officially revealed by Deadline. The live-action movie directed by Kyle Balda (Minions: The Rise of Gru) is set to star an extraordinary list of actors, and will be released in theaters worldwide on February 20, 2026. Hugh Jackman (The Greatest Showman) serves as lead actor in the new film and is joined by Emma Thompson (Matilda the Musical), Nicholas Braun (Succession), Nicholas Galitzine (The Idea of You), Molly Gordon (Theater Camp), Hong Chau (The Whale), Tosin Cole (Supacell), Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Wonka), Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones) and Mandeep Dhillon (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker).

Amazon MGM Studios’ “Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie” has started principal photography and landed a worldwide theatrical release date of Feb. 20, 2026.

The live-action comedy stars Hugh Jackman, flanked by an ensemble cast including Emma Thompson (“Matilda the Musical”), Nicholas Braun (“Succession”), Nicholas Galitzine (“The Idea of You”), Molly Gordon (“Theater Camp”), Hong Chau (“The Whale”), Tosin Cole (“Till”), Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (“Wonka”), Conleth Hill (“Game of Thrones”) and Mandeep Dhillon (“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”).

The film follows George Hardy (Jackman), a shepherd who loves his sheep and raises them only for their wool. Every night he reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand, never suspecting that not only can they understand, but they argue for hours afterwards about whodunnit.

When George is found dead under mysterious circumstances, the sheep realize at once that it was a murder and think they know everything about how to go about solving it.

Griffin Nafly (Everett Blunck) is not like other 14-year-olds. Consider his contribution to his school’s end-of-the-year talent show: a snippet of his latest play in which he reads for both lead roles, a disaffected stockbroker and his drunk wife, as they scream and carry on about everything from infidelity to abortions. While everyone else is happy with pop song duets, it’s Griffin — too old for his years, too young to really break free — who wants to bring some actual art to the suburban stage.

And while that might all be Ok, even kinda fun, the real problem isn’t just that Griffin isn’t like most other 14-year-olds, it’s that he’s not even really like his closest friends either. While his childhood pals, including “Are You There, God? It’s Me Margaret” breakout Abbie Ryder Fortson as his long-suffering second-in-command Kara, are moving into classic young adulthood — finding handsy boyfriends,...

Molly Gordon makes everything better. She was a stand-out among stand-outs in films like Good Boys, Booksmart, and Shiva Baby. Then she showed her talents on the other side of the camera, co-writing/directing the hilarious indie hit Theater Camp. Now she plays Claire on the beloved series The Bear, which is about to drop its third season. On this episode she talks about why she loves improv, how her parents unintentionally formed her comedy sensibilities, getting “buzzed” from in-person auditions, “locking in” with Jeremy Allen White, why she’s always aspiring to a child-like lack of self consciousness, and much more. […]

The post “I Want To Get Back To That Lack of Self-Consciousness I Had as a Kid” Molly Gordon, Back To One, Episode 293 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.

Molly Gordon makes everything better. She was a stand-out among stand-outs in films like Good Boys, Booksmart, and Shiva Baby. Then she showed her talents on the other side of the camera, co-writing/directing the hilarious indie hit Theater Camp. Now she plays Claire on the beloved series The Bear, which is about to drop its third season. On this episode she talks about why she loves improv, how her parents unintentionally formed her comedy sensibilities, getting “buzzed” from in-person auditions, “locking in” with Jeremy Allen White, why she’s always aspiring to a child-like lack of self consciousness, and much more. […]

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Exclusive: 20th Century Studios has acquired an original feature pitch from Sarah Haskins and Emily Halpern (Booksmart), enlisting Gloria Sanchez to produce.

While plot specifics under wraps, the project is described as a mother-daughter comedy with two strong female roles.

On the film side, Haskins and Halpern most recently penned 80 for Brady, the comedy starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Rita Moreno and Sally Field, which Paramount released last year. They’re perhaps best known for scripting Booksmart, the BAFTA and WGA Award-nominated 2019 comedy directed by Olivia Wilde.

Creators of the CBS show Carol’s Second Act, starring Patricia Heaton, as well as the ABC sitcom Trophy Wife, the pair are currently under an overall deal in television at CBS Studios. Nominated for an Emmy for their work on staff of ABC’s Black-ish, they’ve also written on series like Good Girls (NBC), The Mayor (ABC) and Imaginary Mary (ABC), to name a few.

Will Ferrell is coming to Netflix. Ferrell and Ramy Youssef are co-creating Golf, a comedy series which Ferrell will lead. Josh Rabinowitz also serves a co-creator. The series will be the comedy actor’s first TV comedy series. The 10-episode series will follow Ferrell as a fictional golf legend. Youssef will also play a role. Ferrell is best known for his iconic characters in films such as Anchorman: The Legend of Run Burgundy, Elf, Step Brothers, and Stranger Than Fiction. Along with producing partner Jessica Elbaum, Ferrell is a co-founder of Gloria Sanchez Productions, with is credited with critically acclaimed films Hustlers, Booksmart, Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar, Theater Camp, and Quiz Lady. Coming soon, Ferrell will star in Amazon Studio’s comedy You’re Cordially Invited alongside Reese Witherspoon. He is repped by UTA, Mosaic, The Lede Company and Jackoway Austen Tyerman. Youssef is best known for...

After acquiring Molly Gordon’s Sundance movie Theater Camp for $8M, Searchlight Pictures is back in business with the filmmaker again on the movie Small Parts. The movie is currently in development.

The pic is a new take on the 1987 Shelly Long and Bette Midler blockbuster comedy Outrageous Fortune. In the pic, co-written by Gordon and Allie Levitan, two actresses clash on a scrappy indie movie set accidentally find themselves entangled in a game of cat-and-mouse more outrageous than any movie.

Searchlight SVP of Production Taylor Friedman is overseeing Small Parts, reporting into Searchlight Production Heads Dan Tram Nguyen and Katie Goodson-Thomas.

Gordon co-directed, co-wrote, and starred in Theater Camp, which won the Sundance U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble and was one of 2023’s Top Ten Independent Films by the National Board of Review. Gordon and her co-writers were nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.

For those who remember, the game show Press Your Luck relied a lot on good timing. In a very roulette-like manner, contestants would watch squares on a board randomly be highlighted until they prompt it to stop in order to get the prize it halted on. An amazing episode in 1984 would have a contestant endlessly receiving good luck as he won big money every time he called, “Stop!” His fortune would be called into question as he would get accused of cheating on the show. Deadline has now shared the first look at Press Your Luck — a movie that will depict the events of that episode and all the controversy surrounding it, starring Paul Walter Hauser as the fateful contestant.

The synopsis, according to Deadline, reads,

“Set in 1984, the film follows Ohio resident Michael Larson, who steps on to the set of game show Press Your Luck harboring a secret:...

Paul Walter Hauser has added another project to a packed upcoming slate.

The Emmy and Golden Globe winner, who in the last few weeks alone has been tapped to play Chris Farley in Josh Gad’s biopic and has joined the cast of both “Fantastic Four” and the “Naked Gun” reboot, is to lead “Press Your Luck,” a drama-thriller based on the true story of Michael Larson. Protagonist Pictures has unveiled the drama-thriller — from Plenty Good in co-production with Fabula — alongside a first look image and will handle international sales, while CAA Media Finance represents North American rights.

Set in 1984, “Press Your Luck” follows Larson, an unemployed truck driver from Ohio who stepped onto the game show “Press Your Luck” harbouring a secret: the key to endless amounts of money. But his winning streak gets threatened when the executives in the control room start to uncover his real motivations.

The...

Ben Platt will play a concert residency at the newly remodeled Palace Theatre on Broadway.

The three-week residency, which runs from May 28 through June 15, will feature selections from Platt’s upcoming album, Honeymind, as well as his prior two albums, Reverie and Sing to Me. Michael Arden, director of Parade on Broadway, which starred Platt, directs the residency.

This is the first announced event at the Palace Theatre since the Nederlander-owned Broadway house closed in 2018 for remodeling. The theater has been raised 30 feet in the air, to make space for retail on the ground and lower floors, as well as refurbished with a new lobby, marquee and backstage area. The next Broadway show to play the theater has not yet been announced; however, additional events may be announced in the coming months.

“It is far beyond my wildest imagination to play a residency of my own music in a house as storied as the Palace.

The Casting Society (CSA) announced its 39th Annual Artios Awards winners in film, television, theatre, commercials, short form and short form series on Thursday night, honoring Oscar Best Picture nominees “Barbie,” “The Holdovers,” “Past Lives” and “Killers of the Flower Moon” (which beat out “Oppenheimer”) along with Academy Award animation frontrunner “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.”

In addition to the film victors, television winners included “The Bear,” “Succession.” “Reservation Dogs,” “The Last of Us” and “Beef,” while the theatre winners spotlighted “Leopoldstadt,” “Into the Woods,” “Downstate,” “Merrily We Roll Along” and “The Inheritance.”

The awards were held in three-pronged ceremonies in Los Angeles (hosted by Niecy Nash-Betts), New York (hosted by Alex Edelman) and London (hosted by Samantha Morton). The award ceremonies hosted more than 1,500 attendees combined.

SEEArtios Awards: Presenters to include Rachel Brosnahan, David Oweloyo, Alfred Molina, James Marsden, Sarah Hyland…

At the Los Angeles ceremony,...

ReFrame and IMDbPro have announced that 29 out of the 100 most popular films of 2023 have received the ReFrame “stamp” for gender-balanced productions. Some of these titles include “Barbie,” “Anyone But You,” “Flamin’ Hot,” “May December,” “Nyad,” “Past Lives,” “Saltburn” and “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.”

The newly released report came with other key findings. 19 out of the top 100 films this past year were directed by women and one was directed by a non-binary person, an increase from 14 women directors in 2022. Of said films, nine were directed by women of color; only two were directed by women of color in 2022. Furthermore, 17 women were hired as visual effects supervisors, a significant increase from 8 in 2022. While seven films hired women cinematographers in 2022, there were only three in 2023, making director of photography the most male-occupied role. Following this, first assistant directors were 91% male and composers 90% male.

Additionally, the report found a...