This year’s Cannes Film Festival should prove particularly festive for Mediawan Pictures managing director Elisabeth d’Arvieu. With five in-house productions premiering in the official selection and another in Critics’ Week, the exec and her team will hit the Croisette with cause for celebration.
As an ardent cinephile, she bolstered an extracurricular passion for movies while getting an Mba from Baruch College in New York. She still takes in a film a day.
The Cannes celebration promises to start early for Mediawan, kicking off with Quentin Dupieux’s festival opener “The Second Act,” then Palme d’Or contending Hearts” from Gilles Lellouche and Kirill Serebrennikov’s “Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie,” the epic “The Count of Monte-Cristo” screening out of competition and Un Certain Regard player “Le Royaume” from
emerging talent Julien Colonna.
When taken as a whole, the strong showing nicely reflects the group’s wider ambitions, from...
As an ardent cinephile, she bolstered an extracurricular passion for movies while getting an Mba from Baruch College in New York. She still takes in a film a day.
The Cannes celebration promises to start early for Mediawan, kicking off with Quentin Dupieux’s festival opener “The Second Act,” then Palme d’Or contending Hearts” from Gilles Lellouche and Kirill Serebrennikov’s “Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie,” the epic “The Count of Monte-Cristo” screening out of competition and Un Certain Regard player “Le Royaume” from
emerging talent Julien Colonna.
When taken as a whole, the strong showing nicely reflects the group’s wider ambitions, from...
- 5/16/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy and Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
Twenty years ago, Troy and its cast made its mark on epic filmmaking. Director Wolfgang Petersen’s take on Homer’s Iliad featured an ensemble cast led by Brad Pitt and created a wildly entertaining, if not entirely accurate, movie.
Working from a script by future Games of Thrones showrunner David Benioff, the Troy cast brought to life legends like Achilles, Helen of Troy, and Hector. Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, and Diane Kruger were among those who joined Pitt in the impressive cast. While many of the actors haven’t made another film on Troy‘s scale, they continue to perform in blockbuster movies 20 years later.
Brad Pitt Brad Pitt | Toni Anne Barson/WireImage (L); Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images (R)
Brad Pitt starred as the de facto lead of the Troy cast as the hero Achilles. However, as Pitt admitted in 2019, he didn’t want any part of Troy.
“I...
Working from a script by future Games of Thrones showrunner David Benioff, the Troy cast brought to life legends like Achilles, Helen of Troy, and Hector. Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, and Diane Kruger were among those who joined Pitt in the impressive cast. While many of the actors haven’t made another film on Troy‘s scale, they continue to perform in blockbuster movies 20 years later.
Brad Pitt Brad Pitt | Toni Anne Barson/WireImage (L); Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images (R)
Brad Pitt starred as the de facto lead of the Troy cast as the hero Achilles. However, as Pitt admitted in 2019, he didn’t want any part of Troy.
“I...
- 5/14/2024
- by Matt Moore
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Updated with entertainment comments: Apple CEO Tim Cook gave a shoutout to upcoming Wolfs set for theatrical release this fall, Sony distributing. Comedy series Palm Royale with Kristen Wiig and Laura Dern, and Colin Farrell-starring detective skein Sugar also got a plug. Apple’s entertainment business, Apple Studios and Apple TV+ are buried in the Services division but it’s the only one Cook routinely comments on during Apple’s post-earnings conference calls, like today’s.
He keeps a running tally each quarter of Apple TV+ award nominations and wins (480) for Apple TV+ productions since the service launched. “We have some incredible theatrical releases coming this year, including Wolfs, which reunites George Clooney and Brad Pitt,” he said.
Services grew 14% in the current June quarter and CFO Luca Maestri see a similar bump in the current June quarter.
He keeps a running tally each quarter of Apple TV+ award nominations and wins (480) for Apple TV+ productions since the service launched. “We have some incredible theatrical releases coming this year, including Wolfs, which reunites George Clooney and Brad Pitt,” he said.
Services grew 14% in the current June quarter and CFO Luca Maestri see a similar bump in the current June quarter.
- 5/2/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
“Euphoria” star Austin Abrams believes his days of playing high school kids are behind him.
In an interview with IndieWire at the 2024 Sarasota Film Festival about his new fraternity hazing drama “The Line” from director Ethan Berger, Abrams, now 27, said that while he might still get some parts like that in “The Line” that place him in college, it’d be a stretch to see him playing a high schooler again.
“I can’t really do it anymore,” he told IndieWire of playing such a younger character. “Yeah, definitely. It’s just like at this point, I’m not really a service to the project anymore. I mean, I just can’t do that. College, kind of. I don’t really feel like that. But yeah.”
While he broke out as a teenager on “Euphoria,” it’s been over two years since the second season of that show ended. Now...
In an interview with IndieWire at the 2024 Sarasota Film Festival about his new fraternity hazing drama “The Line” from director Ethan Berger, Abrams, now 27, said that while he might still get some parts like that in “The Line” that place him in college, it’d be a stretch to see him playing a high schooler again.
“I can’t really do it anymore,” he told IndieWire of playing such a younger character. “Yeah, definitely. It’s just like at this point, I’m not really a service to the project anymore. I mean, I just can’t do that. College, kind of. I don’t really feel like that. But yeah.”
While he broke out as a teenager on “Euphoria,” it’s been over two years since the second season of that show ended. Now...
- 4/17/2024
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
That Apple Original movie starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, and that’s directed by Greg Berlanti, well, it landed a title: Fly Me to the Moon. After Sony’s rally with Apple’s Napoleon overseas, the Culver City lot won the distribution deal to release two of the tech company’s movies: Fly Me to the Moon and the Jon Watts directed, George Clooney and Brad Pitt noir, Wolfs.
Fly Me to the Moon, which is reportedly set against the 1960s space race, is set for release on July 12.
Rose Gilroy wrote the script based on the story by Bill Kirstein & Keenan Flynn. Producers are Johansson, Jonathan Lia, Keenan Flynn and Sarah Schechter. Robert J. Dohrmann is EP. Pic also stars Nick Dillenburg, Anna Garcia, Jim Rash, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Christian Zuber, Donald Elise Watkins, with Ray Romano and Woody Harrelson.
Johansson and Tatum revealed the news on...
Fly Me to the Moon, which is reportedly set against the 1960s space race, is set for release on July 12.
Rose Gilroy wrote the script based on the story by Bill Kirstein & Keenan Flynn. Producers are Johansson, Jonathan Lia, Keenan Flynn and Sarah Schechter. Robert J. Dohrmann is EP. Pic also stars Nick Dillenburg, Anna Garcia, Jim Rash, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Christian Zuber, Donald Elise Watkins, with Ray Romano and Woody Harrelson.
Johansson and Tatum revealed the news on...
- 4/4/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Longtime Industry Entertainment managers Adam Levine, Brandy Rivers and Michael Hepburn have left to start a new management/production company that they have named Amplified. The trio, who come from talent and lit (Rivers) backgrounds, are bringing all of their clients to the new venture.
Levine spent 12 years in the talent department at Industry having previously co-run his own management firm Levine Okwu Erickson. His clients include Scott Grimes, Jake Borelli (Grey’s Anatomy), Sara Waisglass (Ginny and Georgia), Casey Cott (Riverdale), Spencer MacPherson, Melissa O’Neil (The Rookie), Tori Anderson (NCIS: Hawai’i), Floriana Lima (A Million Little Things), Sarah Bock (Severance), Evan Ellison (Bonneville), Chelsea Clark (Ginny and Georgia) and Nesta Cooper.
Rivers did stints in production and development at Bruckheimer Television and Summit Entertainment before switching to representation as an agent at ICM and Gersh and...
Levine spent 12 years in the talent department at Industry having previously co-run his own management firm Levine Okwu Erickson. His clients include Scott Grimes, Jake Borelli (Grey’s Anatomy), Sara Waisglass (Ginny and Georgia), Casey Cott (Riverdale), Spencer MacPherson, Melissa O’Neil (The Rookie), Tori Anderson (NCIS: Hawai’i), Floriana Lima (A Million Little Things), Sarah Bock (Severance), Evan Ellison (Bonneville), Chelsea Clark (Ginny and Georgia) and Nesta Cooper.
Rivers did stints in production and development at Bruckheimer Television and Summit Entertainment before switching to representation as an agent at ICM and Gersh and...
- 4/3/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
George Clooney is one of the most prolific actors in Hollywood and his multitalented personality has earned him immense respect in the industry. In addition to being a successful actor. he is a brilliant filmmaker and has directed some wonderful films including Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Good Night, and Good Luck, The Ides of March, and most recently The Boys in the Boat.
George Clooney in The Ides of March
His adorable bond with his wife Amal Clooney has been captured by the media over the years. However, one dangerous incident that almost got him killed, led to his wife banning him from ever driving a motorcycle again in life.
George Clooney Was Banned from Riding Motorcycles After a Freaky Accident George Clooney was shooting Catch-22 when the accident happened
George Clooney is known in Hollywood for his dedication and love of filmmaking. But in 2018. he almost died while doing what he loved most.
George Clooney in The Ides of March
His adorable bond with his wife Amal Clooney has been captured by the media over the years. However, one dangerous incident that almost got him killed, led to his wife banning him from ever driving a motorcycle again in life.
George Clooney Was Banned from Riding Motorcycles After a Freaky Accident George Clooney was shooting Catch-22 when the accident happened
George Clooney is known in Hollywood for his dedication and love of filmmaking. But in 2018. he almost died while doing what he loved most.
- 3/31/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
News emerges that Gosling has launched his own production company, sparking interest in the kind of projects that the Barbie star will be looking to make.
Ryan Gosling has launched General Admission, his own production company. The star is riding high right now with Barbie's success last year cementing his status as a beloved Hollywood celebrity and high-ranking movie star. Gosling also has the big-budget action comedy, The Fall Guy coming next month. That film, directed by Atomic Blonde's David Leitch and co-starring Emily Blunt, has certainly geared its marketing campaign to trade on Gosling’s rising popularity in the wake of Barbie's success.
While there are those out there that might miss the actor opting for less mainstream roles as he used to do, there’s no arguing that Gosling has successfully navigated his career to new heights of fame and opportunity. In Hollywood parlance, he has the ‘juice...
Ryan Gosling has launched General Admission, his own production company. The star is riding high right now with Barbie's success last year cementing his status as a beloved Hollywood celebrity and high-ranking movie star. Gosling also has the big-budget action comedy, The Fall Guy coming next month. That film, directed by Atomic Blonde's David Leitch and co-starring Emily Blunt, has certainly geared its marketing campaign to trade on Gosling’s rising popularity in the wake of Barbie's success.
While there are those out there that might miss the actor opting for less mainstream roles as he used to do, there’s no arguing that Gosling has successfully navigated his career to new heights of fame and opportunity. In Hollywood parlance, he has the ‘juice...
- 3/28/2024
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Can you feel the Kenergy? Ryan Gosling has launched a new production company, and he’s wasted no time in signing that company to a first-look film deal with Amazon MGM Studios.
Gosling has launched General Admission, which he will run alongside Jessie Henderson, a former executive with Apple Original Films over the last three years. Their company will produce movies across all genres for both theaters and streaming that are “fun, transportive entertainment for everyone.”
Under the deal with Amazon MGM, the studio will have the first look on any narrative features General Admission produces, some of which will star Gosling. It’s a three-year first look deal, and Amazon MGM says the movies will be made for both theatrical and streaming.
Gosling, who is riding high off his Oscar nomination for “Barbie” and his show-stopping performance of “I’m Just Ken” on the Oscars stage, is already a...
Gosling has launched General Admission, which he will run alongside Jessie Henderson, a former executive with Apple Original Films over the last three years. Their company will produce movies across all genres for both theaters and streaming that are “fun, transportive entertainment for everyone.”
Under the deal with Amazon MGM, the studio will have the first look on any narrative features General Admission produces, some of which will star Gosling. It’s a three-year first look deal, and Amazon MGM says the movies will be made for both theatrical and streaming.
Gosling, who is riding high off his Oscar nomination for “Barbie” and his show-stopping performance of “I’m Just Ken” on the Oscars stage, is already a...
- 3/27/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Ryan Gosling and Apple Original Films exec Jessie Henderson have launched General Admission, a production company with the objective to collaborate with world class filmmakers to create bold theatrical and streaming events within all genres.
In introducing their new venture, the duo has signed a three-year first-look film deal with Amazon MGM Studios. Under the pact, Amazon MGM Studios will have a first look on narrative features, some of which Gosling will star in, that General Admission intends to produce for both theatrical and streaming.
“We are so thrilled that Ryan Gosling and Jessie Henderson will make Amazon MGM Studios the home of their new company, General Admission,” said Amazon MGM Studios head of film, streaming and theatrical Courtenay Valenti. “As the name of their company conveys, these passionate and extraordinary filmmakers want to tell stories for audiences all over the world. Ryan Gosling is a truly singular artist who possesses boundless talent and creativity.
In introducing their new venture, the duo has signed a three-year first-look film deal with Amazon MGM Studios. Under the pact, Amazon MGM Studios will have a first look on narrative features, some of which Gosling will star in, that General Admission intends to produce for both theatrical and streaming.
“We are so thrilled that Ryan Gosling and Jessie Henderson will make Amazon MGM Studios the home of their new company, General Admission,” said Amazon MGM Studios head of film, streaming and theatrical Courtenay Valenti. “As the name of their company conveys, these passionate and extraordinary filmmakers want to tell stories for audiences all over the world. Ryan Gosling is a truly singular artist who possesses boundless talent and creativity.
- 3/27/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Big news here. Hot off his Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for Barbie, Ryan Gosling is launching a new production company General Admission with former Apple Original Films executive Jessie Henderson. In launching the new venture, the duo have inked a three-year first-look film deal at Amazon MGM Studios.
General Admission’s objective will be to collaborate with world class filmmakers to create bold theatrical and streaming events within all genres – fun, transportive entertainment for everyone. Under the pact, Amazon MGM Studios will have a first look on narrative features–some of which Gosling will star in–that General Admission intends to produce for both theatrical and streaming.
“We are so thrilled that Ryan Gosling and Jessie Henderson will make Amazon MGM Studios the home of their new company, General Admission,” said Courtenay Valenti, head of film, streaming, and theatrical at Amazon MGM Studios. “ As the name of their company conveys,...
General Admission’s objective will be to collaborate with world class filmmakers to create bold theatrical and streaming events within all genres – fun, transportive entertainment for everyone. Under the pact, Amazon MGM Studios will have a first look on narrative features–some of which Gosling will star in–that General Admission intends to produce for both theatrical and streaming.
“We are so thrilled that Ryan Gosling and Jessie Henderson will make Amazon MGM Studios the home of their new company, General Admission,” said Courtenay Valenti, head of film, streaming, and theatrical at Amazon MGM Studios. “ As the name of their company conveys,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Ryan Gosling and producer Jessie Henderson have launched General Admission with a three-year, first-look film deal at Amazon MGM Studios.
The co-founders said the production company will collaborate with “world-class filmmakers to create bold theatrical and streaming events within all genres – fun, transportive entertainment for everyone”.
Under the pact with Amazon MGM Studios General Admission will produce features for theatrical and streaming, some of which Gosling will star in.
Gosling earned a supporting actor Oscar nomination this year for Barbie in addition to two prior lead actor nods for La La Land and Half Nelson.
Among his feature credits are Drive,...
The co-founders said the production company will collaborate with “world-class filmmakers to create bold theatrical and streaming events within all genres – fun, transportive entertainment for everyone”.
Under the pact with Amazon MGM Studios General Admission will produce features for theatrical and streaming, some of which Gosling will star in.
Gosling earned a supporting actor Oscar nomination this year for Barbie in addition to two prior lead actor nods for La La Land and Half Nelson.
Among his feature credits are Drive,...
- 3/27/2024
- ScreenDaily
Steve Buscemi’s “The Listener” is heading to the Sarasota Film Festival.
The 26th edition of the Florida fest will feature live and in-person screenings and events that will take place across Sarasota beginning on April 5. The 10-day fest will feature 23 narrative features, 41 documentary features and 81 short films.
Buscemi will be in Sarasota to participate in a Q&a following the screening of “The Listener,” which will serve as the closing night film. About a crisis hotline worker enduring the pressures of her job, the film starring Tessa Thompson made its world premiere at Venice Film Festival in 2022.
Lynn Dow’s “Bull Street,” starring Loretta Devine and Amy Madigan, will open the fest on April 5. The drama centers on a South Carolina small-town lawyer (Malynda Hale) as she faces local politics and an unwavering judge (Madigan) when her estranged father’s family tries to evict her and her grandmother (Devine) from her home.
The 26th edition of the Florida fest will feature live and in-person screenings and events that will take place across Sarasota beginning on April 5. The 10-day fest will feature 23 narrative features, 41 documentary features and 81 short films.
Buscemi will be in Sarasota to participate in a Q&a following the screening of “The Listener,” which will serve as the closing night film. About a crisis hotline worker enduring the pressures of her job, the film starring Tessa Thompson made its world premiere at Venice Film Festival in 2022.
Lynn Dow’s “Bull Street,” starring Loretta Devine and Amy Madigan, will open the fest on April 5. The drama centers on a South Carolina small-town lawyer (Malynda Hale) as she faces local politics and an unwavering judge (Madigan) when her estranged father’s family tries to evict her and her grandmother (Devine) from her home.
- 3/21/2024
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
“If you want to launch a blockbuster, you need IMAX to be part of it” said Richard Gelfond – IMAX Chief Executive Officer, at the Q4 and full year 2023 IMAX Corporation Earnings Conference Call. Plus, here are the next IMAX movies.
IMAX Film Camera: The Lego Project IMAX Q4 and full year 2023 IMAX Corporation Earnings Conference Call
IMAX has published its Q4 and full-year 2023 presentations, revealing some interesting materials. For instance, IMAX shares a bit regarding its cloud technology titled “Cloud Optimized”. According to the company, the IMAX Film Remastering software process is now available in the cloud. Additionally, IMAX elaborated that the cloud-delivered service was developed to enhance the digital image using techniques such as sharpening, color correction, grain and noise removal, and the elimination of unsteadiness and removal of unwanted artifacts. Moreover, IMAX mentioned that Cloud-based Film Remastering allows IMAX to further its local language strategy while improving operating expenses.
IMAX Film Camera: The Lego Project IMAX Q4 and full year 2023 IMAX Corporation Earnings Conference Call
IMAX has published its Q4 and full-year 2023 presentations, revealing some interesting materials. For instance, IMAX shares a bit regarding its cloud technology titled “Cloud Optimized”. According to the company, the IMAX Film Remastering software process is now available in the cloud. Additionally, IMAX elaborated that the cloud-delivered service was developed to enhance the digital image using techniques such as sharpening, color correction, grain and noise removal, and the elimination of unsteadiness and removal of unwanted artifacts. Moreover, IMAX mentioned that Cloud-based Film Remastering allows IMAX to further its local language strategy while improving operating expenses.
- 3/5/2024
- by Yossy Mendelovich
- YMCinema
George Clooney is one of those stars who sit atop the pinnacle of Hollywood. A man who has charmed audiences for decades, Clooney needs no introduction. From his early days on television, he’s carved a path as a talented actor, producer, and director.
A still from The Flash
However, he has also been a part of some controversies including one with Donald Trump. It all started when the former President of the United States called Clooney a “Hollywood Elite”, and the Batman actor had his response to this statement.
SUGGESTEDGeorge Clooney Still Suffers Migraines from His Oscar Winning Performance after Literally Bleeding Spinal Fluid from His Nose
George Clooney Responded After Donald Trump Called Him a Hollywood Elite
A still from The Midnight Sky
George Clooney sat down with The Daily Beast for an interview in 2017. They talked on a number of topics like his acting career, the cause...
A still from The Flash
However, he has also been a part of some controversies including one with Donald Trump. It all started when the former President of the United States called Clooney a “Hollywood Elite”, and the Batman actor had his response to this statement.
SUGGESTEDGeorge Clooney Still Suffers Migraines from His Oscar Winning Performance after Literally Bleeding Spinal Fluid from His Nose
George Clooney Responded After Donald Trump Called Him a Hollywood Elite
A still from The Midnight Sky
George Clooney sat down with The Daily Beast for an interview in 2017. They talked on a number of topics like his acting career, the cause...
- 3/1/2024
- by Piyush Yadav
- FandomWire
Roll up, roll up: It’s Cannes prognostication time.
With the 77th edition of the great cinema showcase less than three months away, the blurred outline of a lineup is beginning to emerge. At this stage, the process of elimination is as telling as the process of inclusion: hardly any films have been guaranteed a slot by the festival, but we’re starting to get some clarity on which projects are likely to be ready and which are leaning towards a different launch strategy.
There has been a longstanding expectation that George Miller will be back at the festival with Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Cannes chief Thierry Frémaux himself has said he “hopes” it’ll be there and while it isn’t locked yet, nothing we’re hearing so far indicates it won’t be at the festival. The film’s May 22 France release date and Miller’s long...
With the 77th edition of the great cinema showcase less than three months away, the blurred outline of a lineup is beginning to emerge. At this stage, the process of elimination is as telling as the process of inclusion: hardly any films have been guaranteed a slot by the festival, but we’re starting to get some clarity on which projects are likely to be ready and which are leaning towards a different launch strategy.
There has been a longstanding expectation that George Miller will be back at the festival with Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Cannes chief Thierry Frémaux himself has said he “hopes” it’ll be there and while it isn’t locked yet, nothing we’re hearing so far indicates it won’t be at the festival. The film’s May 22 France release date and Miller’s long...
- 2/29/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Apple has spared no expense with its embrace of movie theaters, shelling out $200 million to produce historical epics, war dramas and action comedies… all while the global box office contracts and rivals scramble to tighten their budgets.
For most studios, these expenditures would be ruinous at a time when hardly any movie is earning enough money to justify that kind of budget. As one of the deepest-pocketed companies in the world, though, Apple’s spending habits in the entertainment space are jokingly called rounding errors. But can the tech behemoth keep spending big on big-screen misfires? Or will a string of underperforming blockbusters eventually force Apple to economize?
That’s the big question after Matthew Vaughn’s spy thriller “Argylle” bombed in its debut with $18 million domestically and a disastrous $35 million globally. It’s the third consecutive Apple release where an outsized budget will make it nearly impossible for the...
For most studios, these expenditures would be ruinous at a time when hardly any movie is earning enough money to justify that kind of budget. As one of the deepest-pocketed companies in the world, though, Apple’s spending habits in the entertainment space are jokingly called rounding errors. But can the tech behemoth keep spending big on big-screen misfires? Or will a string of underperforming blockbusters eventually force Apple to economize?
That’s the big question after Matthew Vaughn’s spy thriller “Argylle” bombed in its debut with $18 million domestically and a disastrous $35 million globally. It’s the third consecutive Apple release where an outsized budget will make it nearly impossible for the...
- 2/5/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
If you want to prove you’re committed to the continued survival of movie theaters, a great way to do it is to make a showing at the annual CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas. It’s when studios go all out to wine and dine exhibitors, and screen previews of their upcoming film slates, hoping to squeeze out a few extra screens from your local multiplex.
This year, CinemaCon will feature a distributor on stage at Caesar’s Palace in front of every theater owner in the country, out to prove its dedication to theatrical. It’s not Apple, or Amazon and MGM, or Sony, which opened last year’s convention but will sit out this year. It’s Angel Studios, the distributor behind last year’s surprise box-office smash “Sound of Freedom.”
“Sound of Freedom” was the summer blockbuster about child sex trafficking that grossed $250 million worldwide. At $184 million domestic,...
This year, CinemaCon will feature a distributor on stage at Caesar’s Palace in front of every theater owner in the country, out to prove its dedication to theatrical. It’s not Apple, or Amazon and MGM, or Sony, which opened last year’s convention but will sit out this year. It’s Angel Studios, the distributor behind last year’s surprise box-office smash “Sound of Freedom.”
“Sound of Freedom” was the summer blockbuster about child sex trafficking that grossed $250 million worldwide. At $184 million domestic,...
- 2/2/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Brad Pitt is looking to reunite with Quentin Tarantino for The Movie Critic, his 10th and apparently final film, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
The duo previously collaborated on Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), which landed Pitt a best supporting actor Oscar for the role of stuntman Cliff Booth.
It is unclear if Pitt has a deal for the Tarantino movie, but the actor will be tied up working on a Formula One racing feature for Apple and director Joseph Kosinski for much of the rest of the year. Filming on The Movie Critic would then commence, either late this year or in early 2025.
Tarantino has said he will retire from feature filmmaking after 10 films, which would make The Movie Critic his final film. The project is said to be set in 1970s Southern California, and is inspired by a cynical movie critic Tarantino read growing up.
The duo previously collaborated on Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), which landed Pitt a best supporting actor Oscar for the role of stuntman Cliff Booth.
It is unclear if Pitt has a deal for the Tarantino movie, but the actor will be tied up working on a Formula One racing feature for Apple and director Joseph Kosinski for much of the rest of the year. Filming on The Movie Critic would then commence, either late this year or in early 2025.
Tarantino has said he will retire from feature filmmaking after 10 films, which would make The Movie Critic his final film. The project is said to be set in 1970s Southern California, and is inspired by a cynical movie critic Tarantino read growing up.
- 2/1/2024
- by Aaron Couch and Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
George Clooney is opening up about why he has “more fun” directing than he does acting.
The Oscar winner recently spoke with Sky News about his latest directorial project, the film The Boys in the Boat.
During the interview, Clooney admitted that when it comes to directing compared to acting, “It’s more fun, you have a lot more control. I get to boss them around and I don’t have to learn how to row,” he quipped.
The Gravity actor added, “It’s fun to come in in the morning and it’s fun to write a screenplay and then have somebody build a set that you wrote, it really is.”
While Clooney has starred in dozens of projects, including Ticket to Paradise, Up in the Air, Michael Clayton, Ocean’s Eleven and ER, he has also directed a handful of films throughout his career such as The Tender Bar,...
The Oscar winner recently spoke with Sky News about his latest directorial project, the film The Boys in the Boat.
During the interview, Clooney admitted that when it comes to directing compared to acting, “It’s more fun, you have a lot more control. I get to boss them around and I don’t have to learn how to row,” he quipped.
The Gravity actor added, “It’s fun to come in in the morning and it’s fun to write a screenplay and then have somebody build a set that you wrote, it really is.”
While Clooney has starred in dozens of projects, including Ticket to Paradise, Up in the Air, Michael Clayton, Ocean’s Eleven and ER, he has also directed a handful of films throughout his career such as The Tender Bar,...
- 1/17/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
George Clooney discussed his pivot from in front of the camera to behind it during the promotional rounds for his latest directorial venture “The Boys in the Boat.”
The film is centered on the University of Washington’s rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings to winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in Hitler’s Nazi Germany. It stars Callum Turner, Joel Edgerton and Peter Guinness, among others.
“It’s more fun, you have a lot more control. I get to boss them around and I don’t have to learn how to row,” Clooney said in an interview with Sky News. “Directing is a fun thing to do. It’s fun to come in in the morning and it’s fun to write a screenplay and then have somebody build a set that you wrote, it really is.”
“As you get older, you need to have other things to do.
The film is centered on the University of Washington’s rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings to winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in Hitler’s Nazi Germany. It stars Callum Turner, Joel Edgerton and Peter Guinness, among others.
“It’s more fun, you have a lot more control. I get to boss them around and I don’t have to learn how to row,” Clooney said in an interview with Sky News. “Directing is a fun thing to do. It’s fun to come in in the morning and it’s fun to write a screenplay and then have somebody build a set that you wrote, it really is.”
“As you get older, you need to have other things to do.
- 1/15/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
With the new year upon us it is time we ask what movie (tentatively) releasing in 2024 is the one you are looking forward to seeing the most? The strikes took their toll on some of the movies that were meant for this year but we still have a lot to look forward to.
Whether you are wondering how they are going to make a musical sequel with Joker: Folie à Deux or how Deadpool will fit into the MCU or if Beetlejuice 2 and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F can be the rare decades later sequels that actually work?! There really is a lot to look forward to this year, and not just sequels either, we have some solid looking original films such as the re-teaming of Brad Pitt and George Clooney in the Jon Watts directed Wolfs along with the gangster film Alto Knights that brings back together Director...
Whether you are wondering how they are going to make a musical sequel with Joker: Folie à Deux or how Deadpool will fit into the MCU or if Beetlejuice 2 and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F can be the rare decades later sequels that actually work?! There really is a lot to look forward to this year, and not just sequels either, we have some solid looking original films such as the re-teaming of Brad Pitt and George Clooney in the Jon Watts directed Wolfs along with the gangster film Alto Knights that brings back together Director...
- 1/7/2024
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
Earlier, it had been reported that Sony had made a deal with Apple Films in which the studio got to distribute two high-profile movies globally before getting settled at its home on the Apple TV+ app. Sony arose as the victor in a bidding war for the two films — Wolfs, starring Oceans trilogy buddies George Clooney and Brad Pitt, and Project Artemis, which features Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum (although now it is being reported that the title may change). The acquisitions mirror a similar distributing deal Sony has with Apple for Ridley Scott‘s recent historical epic, Napoleon, which gave the movie a release on November 22 with a 45-day theatrical window.
According to Deadline, Sony has now found the dates that the studio plans to release the films and start their theatrical window. Project Artemis is now slated to hit theaters on July 12, 2024, while Wolfs is now ready to...
According to Deadline, Sony has now found the dates that the studio plans to release the films and start their theatrical window. Project Artemis is now slated to hit theaters on July 12, 2024, while Wolfs is now ready to...
- 12/22/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Sony has dated an untitled Apple Original Films production starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum for July 12. Formerly known as “Project Artemis,” it’s set to screen in premium large formats with Columbia Pictures distributing.
Meanwhile, the George Clooney-Brad Pitt starrer “Wolfs,” also from Apple Original Films, will open Sept. 20 in IMAX and premium large formats. Written and directed by Jon Watts, “Wolfs” follows two lone-wolf fixers assigned to the same job, and co-stars Amy Ryan.
Directed by Greg Berlanti, the former “Project Artemis” project co-stars Jim Rash, Ray Romano, Anna Garcia, Donald Elise Watkins, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Nick Dillenburg and Christian Zuber and Woody Harrelson. Set against the 1960s space race, the currently untitled film is written by Rose Gilroy. Johansson serves as producer under her These Pictures banner, and Jonathan Lia and Keenan Flynn produce alongside Johansson for These Pictures. Sarah Schechter produces for Berlanti Productions. Robert Dohrmann executive produces.
Meanwhile, the George Clooney-Brad Pitt starrer “Wolfs,” also from Apple Original Films, will open Sept. 20 in IMAX and premium large formats. Written and directed by Jon Watts, “Wolfs” follows two lone-wolf fixers assigned to the same job, and co-stars Amy Ryan.
Directed by Greg Berlanti, the former “Project Artemis” project co-stars Jim Rash, Ray Romano, Anna Garcia, Donald Elise Watkins, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Nick Dillenburg and Christian Zuber and Woody Harrelson. Set against the 1960s space race, the currently untitled film is written by Rose Gilroy. Johansson serves as producer under her These Pictures banner, and Jonathan Lia and Keenan Flynn produce alongside Johansson for These Pictures. Sarah Schechter produces for Berlanti Productions. Robert Dohrmann executive produces.
- 12/22/2023
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Sony and Columbia Pictures will continue their partnership with Apple Original Films in 2024, adding two films produced by the Silicon Valley streamer to their 2024 slate.
Sony/Columbia will release an untitled film set during the 1960s space race starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum on July 12. The studio has also set “Wolfs,” a thriller starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt and directed by “Spider-Man: No Way Home” filmmaker Jon Watts for release on Sept. 20.
The pair of upcoming films continues a theatrical distribution partnership between Sony and Apple that began with last month’s Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon,” a $200 million-plus historical epic whose budget was footed entirely by Apple and grossed $189 million at the global box office.
By normal standards, that amounts to a box office flop, but Apple’s high-spending, partnership-filled strategy is looking for profits later down the line. Apple is hoping that a theatrical release for its...
Sony/Columbia will release an untitled film set during the 1960s space race starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum on July 12. The studio has also set “Wolfs,” a thriller starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt and directed by “Spider-Man: No Way Home” filmmaker Jon Watts for release on Sept. 20.
The pair of upcoming films continues a theatrical distribution partnership between Sony and Apple that began with last month’s Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon,” a $200 million-plus historical epic whose budget was footed entirely by Apple and grossed $189 million at the global box office.
By normal standards, that amounts to a box office flop, but Apple’s high-spending, partnership-filled strategy is looking for profits later down the line. Apple is hoping that a theatrical release for its...
- 12/22/2023
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
We told you first that Sony won the theatrical distribution deal to handle Apple Original Films Jon Watts’ directed George Clooney and Brad Pitt thriller Wolfs, as well as the Greg Berlanti directed Scarlett Johansson-Channing Tatum movie previously known as Project Artemis (title forthcoming). We heard they were getting 2024 release dates and well, here they are: the latter will bow in theaters on July 12 next year while Wolfs hits theaters on Sept. 20.
Both titles will screen in premium large formats. Wolfs will also have access to Imax.
Berlanti directed and produces off a screenplay by Rose Gilroy. The project is under wraps, however is set against the 1960s space race. Ensemble cast also includes Jim Rash, Emmy Award-winner Ray Romano, newcomer Anna Garcia, Donald Elise Watkins, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Nick Dillenburg and Christian Zuber and Woody Harrelson. In addition to starring, Johansson serves as producer under her These Pictures banner.
Both titles will screen in premium large formats. Wolfs will also have access to Imax.
Berlanti directed and produces off a screenplay by Rose Gilroy. The project is under wraps, however is set against the 1960s space race. Ensemble cast also includes Jim Rash, Emmy Award-winner Ray Romano, newcomer Anna Garcia, Donald Elise Watkins, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Nick Dillenburg and Christian Zuber and Woody Harrelson. In addition to starring, Johansson serves as producer under her These Pictures banner.
- 12/22/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
’Fast & Furious’ franchise lead accused over alleged 2010 incident.
Fast & Furious franchise lead Vin Diesel has denied an allegation by his former personal assistant that he sexually assaulted her in September 2010.
Asta Jonasson has filed a sexual battery lawsuit alleging Diesel, 56, pushed her against a wall while he performed a lewd act on himself in his suite at the St Regis hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, during production on Fast Five.
Jonasson claims in papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday that Diesel initially pushed her onto a bed in the hotel room and groped her before she got away,...
Fast & Furious franchise lead Vin Diesel has denied an allegation by his former personal assistant that he sexually assaulted her in September 2010.
Asta Jonasson has filed a sexual battery lawsuit alleging Diesel, 56, pushed her against a wall while he performed a lewd act on himself in his suite at the St Regis hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, during production on Fast Five.
Jonasson claims in papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday that Diesel initially pushed her onto a bed in the hotel room and groped her before she got away,...
- 12/21/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Projects mark latest collaboration between Apple and Sony after ‘Napoleon’.
Sony has scheduled two Apple Original Films tentpoles for 2024 – Untitled Scarlett Johansson/Channing Tatum Film, and thriller Wolfs starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt.
The news will bolster next year’s theatrical calendar and bring cheer to exhibition in the wake of what is still expected to be a lighter 12 months due to this year’s strike-induced produciton halts.
Untitled Scarlett Johansson/Channing Tatum Film was formerly known as Project Artemis and will open on July 12, 2024, in premium large screen formats.
The romantic comedy takes place against the backdrop of...
Sony has scheduled two Apple Original Films tentpoles for 2024 – Untitled Scarlett Johansson/Channing Tatum Film, and thriller Wolfs starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt.
The news will bolster next year’s theatrical calendar and bring cheer to exhibition in the wake of what is still expected to be a lighter 12 months due to this year’s strike-induced produciton halts.
Untitled Scarlett Johansson/Channing Tatum Film was formerly known as Project Artemis and will open on July 12, 2024, in premium large screen formats.
The romantic comedy takes place against the backdrop of...
- 12/21/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Shouldn’t it be called “Wolves”? Regardless, one of 2024’s Most Anticipated movies is an incredible powerhouse team-up in the drama “Wolfs.” From director Jon Watts, the film stars Brad Pitt and George Clooney and follows two lone wolf fixers who are assigned to the same job.
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The film was shot earlier this year (there are good set photos all over IMDb), and as an Apple TV+ project, there’s already talk about it receiving a big theatrical push through Sony Pictures Releasing the same way “Napoleon” did.
Continue reading ‘Wolfs 2’: George Clooney Says He, Brad Pitt & Director Jon Watts Are Already Talking About A Sequel To Their 2024 Fixer Movie at The Playlist.
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The film was shot earlier this year (there are good set photos all over IMDb), and as an Apple TV+ project, there’s already talk about it receiving a big theatrical push through Sony Pictures Releasing the same way “Napoleon” did.
Continue reading ‘Wolfs 2’: George Clooney Says He, Brad Pitt & Director Jon Watts Are Already Talking About A Sequel To Their 2024 Fixer Movie at The Playlist.
- 12/20/2023
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Exclusive: In a tense moment during the protracted SAG-AFTRA strike when guild negotiators weren’t talking to studios/streamers as film workers faced home foreclosures with no paychecks for six months and no end in sight, George Clooney led other top A-listers in offering to uncap dues and contribute $150 million over three years to guild coffers to help qualify more actors for health benefits and other things. While he has long enjoyed the spoils of an above the line life, Clooney has never forgotten the struggling showbiz underclass he was part of before ER changed his life.
Just in time for Christmas, Clooney taps squarely into those themes with his new film The Boys in the Boat. An adaptation of the Daniel James Brown bestseller, the film tells the underdog story of the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that came together under a stern coach who promised those who...
Just in time for Christmas, Clooney taps squarely into those themes with his new film The Boys in the Boat. An adaptation of the Daniel James Brown bestseller, the film tells the underdog story of the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that came together under a stern coach who promised those who...
- 12/19/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
George Clooney and Adam Sandler have been set to star in Noah Baumbach’s next movie for Netflix which is currently untitled.
The project’s story is said to be a funny and emotional coming-of-age film about adults, but further plot details are yet to be revealed.
The feature marks the first time the A-list movie stars will be working together. Baumbach has an exclusive deal with Netflix having previously directed ‘The Meyerowitz Stories’ (New and Selected), which also starred Sandler, ‘Marriage Story’ and most recently ‘White Noise.’
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Baumbach also co-wrote the script with Emily Mortimer. Baumbach, Amy Pascal and David Heyman are producing.
Clooney recently directed ‘Boys in the Boat‘ starring Calum Turner and Joel Edgerton. The film is set to be released this Christmas. He is also set to star opposite his ‘Ocean’s Eleven...
The project’s story is said to be a funny and emotional coming-of-age film about adults, but further plot details are yet to be revealed.
The feature marks the first time the A-list movie stars will be working together. Baumbach has an exclusive deal with Netflix having previously directed ‘The Meyerowitz Stories’ (New and Selected), which also starred Sandler, ‘Marriage Story’ and most recently ‘White Noise.’
Also in news – Dwayne Johnson set for Benny Safdie’s Mma movie ‘The Smashing Machine’
Baumbach also co-wrote the script with Emily Mortimer. Baumbach, Amy Pascal and David Heyman are producing.
Clooney recently directed ‘Boys in the Boat‘ starring Calum Turner and Joel Edgerton. The film is set to be released this Christmas. He is also set to star opposite his ‘Ocean’s Eleven...
- 12/18/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Following their distribution partnership on Napoleon, Apple Studios and Sony Pictures will be teaming up once again to theatrically release Wolfs and Project Artemis, two more huge Apple Originals.
As we head into 2024, the slate of Apple Originals headed for theatrical releases continues to expand and boy are we thankful for it.
Whilst there will be plenty of people happy to watch Napoleon and Killers of the Flower Moon at home (with self-decided intermissions) there are lots of movie lovers who want to enjoy these films in a cinema. Thankfully, Apple Studios seems to have made a firm commitment to pleasing this sizeable contingent: we know that the Brad Pitt Formula 1 film will be the jewel in Apple’s 2024 crown (if it does release next year) and that is definitely coming to cinemas.
There’s more though: thanks to The Hollywood Reporter, we know now that another two major...
As we head into 2024, the slate of Apple Originals headed for theatrical releases continues to expand and boy are we thankful for it.
Whilst there will be plenty of people happy to watch Napoleon and Killers of the Flower Moon at home (with self-decided intermissions) there are lots of movie lovers who want to enjoy these films in a cinema. Thankfully, Apple Studios seems to have made a firm commitment to pleasing this sizeable contingent: we know that the Brad Pitt Formula 1 film will be the jewel in Apple’s 2024 crown (if it does release next year) and that is definitely coming to cinemas.
There’s more though: thanks to The Hollywood Reporter, we know now that another two major...
- 12/14/2023
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Apple Original Films has selected Sony Pictures Entertainment to release a pair of star-studded movies in cinemas around the globe following their distribution partnership on Ridley Scott’s Napoleon.
Project Artemis and Wolfs will be given an exclusive theatrical run before they hit Apple TV+ no earlier than 45 days later. The two movies are likely to arrive on the big screen in 2024.
From writer-director Jon Watts, Wolfs stars George Clooney and Brad Pitt as two lone wolf fixers assigned to the same job. Amy Ryan co-stars. Clooney and Grant Heslov are producing via their Smokehouse Pictures alongside Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner’s Plan B Entertainment. Dianne McGunigle is also a producer.
Project Artemis, directed by Greg Berlanti from a screenplay by Rose Gilroy, features an ensemble cast led by Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum. Jim Rash, newcomer Anna Garcia, Donald Elise Watkins, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Nick Dillenburg,...
Project Artemis and Wolfs will be given an exclusive theatrical run before they hit Apple TV+ no earlier than 45 days later. The two movies are likely to arrive on the big screen in 2024.
From writer-director Jon Watts, Wolfs stars George Clooney and Brad Pitt as two lone wolf fixers assigned to the same job. Amy Ryan co-stars. Clooney and Grant Heslov are producing via their Smokehouse Pictures alongside Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner’s Plan B Entertainment. Dianne McGunigle is also a producer.
Project Artemis, directed by Greg Berlanti from a screenplay by Rose Gilroy, features an ensemble cast led by Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum. Jim Rash, newcomer Anna Garcia, Donald Elise Watkins, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Nick Dillenburg,...
- 12/14/2023
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Two films with big names from Apple were up for bidding, and Sony has now risen as the victor. Deadline reports that Sony has won the global distribution of Wolfs, a feature starring Ocean’s Eleven buddies George Clooney and Brad Pitt, and Project Artemis, which features Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum. The acquisitions mirror a similar distributing deal Sony has with Apple for Ridley Scott‘s recent historical epic, Napoleon, which stars Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby and is sailing toward $200 million worldwide from its distribution deal with Sony.
The similar distribution pact with both movies will give them a window of screening in theaters worldwide before settling on the AppleTV+ streaming service. Apple developed and produced the films. Napoleon‘s deal gave the movie a release on November 22 with a 45-day theatrical window. The movies have yet to have their theatrical release dates set. However, with the delay of...
The similar distribution pact with both movies will give them a window of screening in theaters worldwide before settling on the AppleTV+ streaming service. Apple developed and produced the films. Napoleon‘s deal gave the movie a release on November 22 with a 45-day theatrical window. The movies have yet to have their theatrical release dates set. However, with the delay of...
- 12/13/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Sony Pictures Entertainment in a competitive situation has won the theatrical distribution deals for two mega Apple Original Films movies –the George Clooney and Brad Pitt feature Wolfs and the Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum title Project Artemis.
The news comes on the heels of Apple Original Films’ Ridley Scott-directed Napoleon rolling toward $200M worldwide via its distribution pact with Sony.
Both movies, developed and produced by Apple Original Films, will receive a global theatrical window before streaming worldwide on AppleTV+. Napoleon opened on Nov. 22 and has a 45-day theatrical window. While no theatrical release date has been set for Wolfs and Project Artemis, it would not be shocking if both land 2024 spots in an exhibition marketplace that’s starving for project.
The deal also returns Spider-Man franchise filmmaker Jon Watts, who is the director of Wolfs, to the Sony Culver City studio which saw his Spider-Man: No Way Home...
The news comes on the heels of Apple Original Films’ Ridley Scott-directed Napoleon rolling toward $200M worldwide via its distribution pact with Sony.
Both movies, developed and produced by Apple Original Films, will receive a global theatrical window before streaming worldwide on AppleTV+. Napoleon opened on Nov. 22 and has a 45-day theatrical window. While no theatrical release date has been set for Wolfs and Project Artemis, it would not be shocking if both land 2024 spots in an exhibition marketplace that’s starving for project.
The deal also returns Spider-Man franchise filmmaker Jon Watts, who is the director of Wolfs, to the Sony Culver City studio which saw his Spider-Man: No Way Home...
- 12/13/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
George Clooney has discussed some of the Hollywood stars that turned down the chance to star in the hit 2001 heist movie, Ocean’s Eleven.
Speaking at the 2023 TCM Classic Film Festival, Clooney and director Steven Soderbergh talked about how certain actors were in talks to play Linus, the pickpocket role that ultimately went to Matt Damon.
Clooney said: “Steven had just done Erin Brockovich and Traffic, and he was nominated for directing both films. So, people really wanted to work with Steven.”
Despite this, Clooney added that a few stars turned down parts in the movie, which went on to earn $450,728,529 at the worldwide box office (approximately £362m).
“They did,” he said. “Some very famous people told us to f*** right off. Mark Wahlberg, Johnny Depp [were both in talks for Linus]. There were others. They regret it now. I regret doing f***ing Batman.”
Clooney – who led the cast of Ocean’s Eleven as Danny Ocean, the...
Speaking at the 2023 TCM Classic Film Festival, Clooney and director Steven Soderbergh talked about how certain actors were in talks to play Linus, the pickpocket role that ultimately went to Matt Damon.
Clooney said: “Steven had just done Erin Brockovich and Traffic, and he was nominated for directing both films. So, people really wanted to work with Steven.”
Despite this, Clooney added that a few stars turned down parts in the movie, which went on to earn $450,728,529 at the worldwide box office (approximately £362m).
“They did,” he said. “Some very famous people told us to f*** right off. Mark Wahlberg, Johnny Depp [were both in talks for Linus]. There were others. They regret it now. I regret doing f***ing Batman.”
Clooney – who led the cast of Ocean’s Eleven as Danny Ocean, the...
- 4/19/2023
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - Film
Last week brought a slew of news as Warner Bros confirmed plans to turn HBO Max into, simply, Max – announcing a whole raft of new projects’s writings on the fantasy world. Now, Martin has updated on the project in a blog post, getting into what the approach for the series will be.
Writing online, Martin confirmed that the first season of A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms will focus solely on ‘The Hedge Knight’ novella, likely consisting of six episodes – and that future seasons would look to adapt fellow ‘Dunk & Egg’ stories ‘The Sworn Sword’ and ‘The Mystery Knight’. All three of those individually-published stories have been collected in a book titled A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms. “The pilot script is already written, and I think it’s terrific,” writes Martin. “It was written by Ira Parker, who is no stranger to Westeros. He was part of Ryan Condal...
Writing online, Martin confirmed that the first season of A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms will focus solely on ‘The Hedge Knight’ novella, likely consisting of six episodes – and that future seasons would look to adapt fellow ‘Dunk & Egg’ stories ‘The Sworn Sword’ and ‘The Mystery Knight’. All three of those individually-published stories have been collected in a book titled A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms. “The pilot script is already written, and I think it’s terrific,” writes Martin. “It was written by Ira Parker, who is no stranger to Westeros. He was part of Ryan Condal...
- 4/17/2023
- by Ben Travis
- Empire - TV
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