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Für Warner Bros. plant J.J. Abrams aktuell einen nicht titellosen Mysteryfilm. Für eine der Hauptrollen soll Samuel L. Jackson verpflichtet werden.

Samuel L. Jackson soll in J.J. Abrams‘ nächstem Film mitspielen (Credit: Imago / Matrix)

Neben Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega und Emma Mackey soll auch Samuel L. Jackson eine Hauptrolle in dem noch titellosem Mysteryfilm übernehmen, den J.J. Abrams nach eigenem Drehbuch für Warner Bros. inszenieren wird. Erstmals seit „Star Wars: Der Aufstieg Skywalkers“ im Jahr 2019 nimmt Abrams damit wieder auf dem Regiestuhl Platz.

Wie US-Branchenmedien berichten, wird Abrams mit seiner Bad Robot auch als Produzent des Films, über dessen Handlung nichts bekannt ist, fungieren.

Die Dreharbeiten sollen im kommenden Jahr in Großbritannien beginnen.

Who’s joining Glen Powell and Jenna Ortega on J.J. Abrams‘ first film since 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker“? THR has the scoop there, and it’s an intriguing twosome. Samuel L. Jackson is the latest addition to the cast sheet, which comes days after “Sex Education” star Emma Mackey also joined the project.

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Samuel L. Jackson is in talks to star in J.J. Abram’s top secret new movie.The 75-year-old actor is currently in negotiations to appear in the upcoming Warner Bros. film, which is set to star Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega and Emma Mackey while the ‘Star Trek’ director helms the project both behind the camera and as a producer through his Bad Robot banner.While plot details are being kept under wraps, The Hollywood Reporter has suggested the story - which is being written by Abrams - will not include any time travel elements after it was previously rumoured the movie would be focused around the sci-fi feature.The mystery picture is due to begin filming in the UK in Spring 2025, though no release date has been confirmed yet.Jackson is best known as S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU...

Christopher Nolan may be stacking the deck with the cast of his mysterious next film right now, but he's not the only major filmmaker out there aligning stars for a secrecy shrouded project. Five years after his last directorial effort, Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise Of Skywalker, J.J. Abrams is preparing to get back in the saddle with an original new offering. And now, having already snapped up Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega, and Emma Mackey to lead his latest, it looks like the Super 8 director has found the next big name for the call sheet — Samuel L. Jackson.

Per Deadline's reporting, Jackson — a man who, like J.J., has spent more than a little time himself in the Star Wars universe — is in negotiations to join the cast for Abrams' next film, an as-yet-untitled Warner Bros. and Bad Robot co-production. At this stage, we know next to nothing...

JJ Abrams is recruiting quite the cast for his return to directing, with Samuel L Jackson added to his mystery movie.

There are a lot of reasons to look forward to JJ Abrams’ next project, which is being set up at Warner Bros.

Firstly, a report back in August said it has vibes of The Last Starfighter, a film which has long deserved a remake or revisit of some kind. Rights issues and other problems have long made that wish rather fanciful so a project that channels some of the 1984 film’s spirit, tone and ideas will be welcome instead.

Then there’s the return of Abrams, a filmmaker who hasn’t directed a film since 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker. The cold reception to that film has left many speculating that he may well be in director jail, although it hardly seems fair to blame the clear...

Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations to star in J.J. Abrams’ forthcoming, untitled Warner Bros. movie, according to an insider with knowledge of the project.

The film stars Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega and Emma Mackey. Details about both Jackson’s role and the project in general are being kept under wraps.

Not much is known about Abrams’ new film except that it is not a time travel movie (as had been previously speculated) and that Abrams both wrote the script and will be directing. The project will be produced by Abrams and his production company Bad Robot.

The untitled movie is expected to shoot in the spring in the UK. This project will mark Abrams’ first feature as a director since 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” and his first original feature since 2011’s Spielberg-indebted (and Spielberg-produced) “Super 8.”

Next up for the versatile Jackson, best known to...

Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations to star in the next movie from director J.J. Abrams.

If the deal closes, he’ll join a cast that includes Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega and “Sex Education” star Emma Mackey. Abrams is writing and directing the untitled feature, of which details have been kept under wraps. Bad Robot, the company founded by Abrams, will serve as a producer.

Warner Bros. is backing the film, which is expected to commence production in the United Kingdom this spring. It’s unclear when the movie is slated to hit theaters.

This new project is Abrams’ first directorial effort since 2019’s “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker,” which culminated the nine-part saga to the tune of $1 billion at the global box office. Jackson, who portrayed Jedi Master Mace Windu in the “Star Wars” prequel trilogy, briefly worked with Abrams for a voice cameo for the climax of “Rise of Skywalker.

Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations to join the cast of J.J. Abrams’ untitled mystery movie for Warner Bros and his Bad Robot, Deadline has confirmed.

The actor will join an ensemble that also includes Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega and Emma Mackey, as previously announced. Plot details remain under wraps, though we hear this is not a time-travel film, as some have conjectured. Abrams will direct from his own script, with Bad Robot producing.

Currently, Jackson can be seen starring opposite John David Washington in Netflix’s film The Piano Lesson, based on the August Wilson play, reprising his role after working with Washington on a stage adaptation. The film released in select theaters earlier this month and debuts on the streamer tomorrow. Upcoming, he’ll also be seen in the Western The Unholy Trinity opposite Pierce Brosnan, Renny Harlin’s actioner The Beast opposite Joel Kinnaman, action adventure pic Afterburn opposite Dave Bautista,...

Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations for a key role in J.J. Abrams’ untitled feature at Warner Bros.

If a deal makes, Jackson would be the veteran thespian amid a bevy of hot young Hollywood talent. The call sheet already includes Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega, and Emma Mackey in what is expected to be a trifecta of leads for the project.

Abrams wrote the script for the feature, whose logline and description is being kept in the mystery box. At one point it was speculated to involve time travel, but sources say that is not the case. Abrams’ Bad Robot is producing.

The feature is expected to shoot in the spring in the UK.

Jackson has had a busy 2024 with appearances in several movies and series, among them Matthew Vaughn’s all-star caper Argylle and Piano Lesson, Netflix’s adaptation of the play by August Wilson directed by Malcolm Washington.

Emma Mackey is reportedly set to join Glen Powell in J.J. Abrams' mystery movie.The 'Sex Education' and 'Barbie' actress, 28, is said to have been lined up for one of the leading roles in the 'Star Wars' director's top-secret flick, according to The Hollywood Reporter.As well as 'Twisters' star Glen, 36, 'Wednesday' star Jenna Ortega, 22, is also attached to the project.Plot details and characters remain unknown, but the filmmaker has also penned the script and will produce under his Bad Robot banner.Glen - whose recent blockbusters include 'Anyone But You' and 'Top Gun: Maverick' – recently teamed up with Abrams to produce the documentary film 'The Blue Angels' about the US Navy’s famed Flight Demonstration Squadron.Meanwhile, Glen recently denied he is being eyed to replace Tom Cruise in the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise - calling it the...

Emma Mackey is getting put in a mystery box.

The “Sex Education” and “Barbie” breakout is joining Glen Powell and Jenna Ortega in lead roles in J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Warner Bros. feature, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Details of Abrams’ first film since “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” are being kept mysterious — all we really know about it is that it won’t involve time travel. It will be the box-office-dominating writer-director-producer’s first film not based on I.P. since 2011’s “Super 8.” Abrams’ company Bad Robot is producing.

Mackey is a rising star who made her debut in Netflix’s comedy series “Sex Education” in 2019. She earned a BAFTA nomination for her performance as entrepreneurial high school student Maeve Wiley in the hit series. She also appeared in “Barbie,” the biggest film of 2023, as Physicist Barbie, a role that played up her physical resemblance to Margot Robbie.

British actress Emma Mackey (“Barbie”) has landed the female lead opposite Glen Powell in J.J. Abrams’ forthcoming, untitled Warner Bros. movie.

Details about both Mackey’s role and the project in general are being kept under wraps. The film also stars Jenna Ortega.

Not much is known about Abrams’ new film except that it is not a time travel movie (as had been previously speculated) and that Abrams both wrote the script and will be directing. The project will be produced by Abrams and his production company Bad Robot.

Mackey, who first broke out with her role as Maeve Wiley on Netflix’s “Sex Education,” most recently starred in Greta Gerwig’s Oscar-winning “Barbie.” She is also the 2023 recipient of BAFTA’s Rising Star Award,

Other credits include playing famed novelist and poet Emily Brontë in Frances O’Connor’s Warner Bros drama “Emily,” and Kenneth Branagh’s “Death on the Nile.

Emma Mackey, the British actress best known for her work in Netflix’s Sex Education, has nabbed the female lead in J.J. Abrams’ untitled feature at Warner Bros.

The actress, who appeared as a Barbie in the studio’s billion-dollar grossing Barbie last year, will now join Glen Powell and Jenna Ortega in what is described as being a trifecta of leads.

Abrams wrote the script for the feature, whose logline and description is being kept in the mystery box. At one point it was speculated to involve time travel, but sources say that is not the case.

Abrams’ Bad Robot is producing.

The project has been percolating for months (Powell signed on back in May) but is finally heading before cameras early next year.

Mackey has been on a slingshot trajectory the past few years. Among her recent work has been starring as the titular character in Emily,...

BAFTA winner Emma Mackey (Barbie) is set to star opposite new A-listers Glen Powell and Jenna Ortega in J.J. Abrams’ still-untitled mystery movie for Warner Bros and his Bad Robot, Deadline has learned.

Mackey’s role is under wraps, as is the film’s plot, though we hear it’s not a time-travel film, as some have conjectured. Abrams will direct from his own script, with Bad Robot producing.

A 2023 recipient of BAFTA’s Rising Star Award, Mackey has most recently seen in Greta Gerwig’s Oscar-winning Warner Bros phenom Barbie, prior to that taking on the lead as famed novelist and poet Emily Brontë in Frances O’Connor’s Warner Bros drama Emily. Breaking out with her role as Maeve Wiley on Netflix’s Sex Education, Mackey has also previously been seen in Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile. Upcoming, she’ll star opposite Fiona Shaw, Vicky Krieps...

She's fended off White Walkers, The Night King, and Ramsay Bolton as Sansa Stark in Game Of Thrones. She's absorbed a cosmic entity, become the Dark Phoenix, and nearly-destroyed-but-then-actually-saved the universe as Jean Grey in X-Men: Dark Phoenix. And now it looks like Sophie Turner may just be about to add another iconic heroine to her acting resumé. As reported by THR, the in-demand star is in advanced talks to take on the role of British archaeologist and video game legend Lara Croft in Amazon and Crystal Dynamics' currently in development Tomb Raider series adaptation.

According to THR's sources, screen tests for Amazon's Croft took place in October, with Turner having appeared alongside Mackenzie Davis (Terminator: Dark Fate), Emma Mackey (Sex Education), and Lucy Boynton (Sing Street) on the shortlist to play the dual-wielding explorer. Masterminded by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who's set to serve as both writer and executive producer on the upcoming series,...

Sophie Turner is closing in on the highly coveted role of British archeologist Lara Croft in Amazon MGM Studios and Crystal Dynamics’ adaptation of adventure video game Tomb Raider.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge is writing and exec producing the live-action series, which received a series order in the spring and will stream on Amazon’s Prime Video. Turner, best known for playing Sansa Stark on Game of Thrones, is in talks to play the lead role, previously portrayed by Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander in feature film adaptations of the video game series.

Tests for the role took place in October with several British actresses in the mix, including Turner. Mackenzie Davis (Station Eleven) was the lone American to make the shortlist. Emma Mackey (Sex Education) and Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody) are also said to have tested for the role, according to sources.

Amazon declined to comment.

Waller-Bridge is executive producing the...

The Barbie movie cut off a Margot Robbie & Emma Mackey joke ( Photo Credit – Instagram; YouTube )

Imagine a movie where Margot Robbie and Emma Mackey share a meta moment about their uncanny resemblance—sounds like a cinematic dream, right? The Barbie movie almost went there but ultimately decided to pull the plug on the doppelgänger joke. Here’s why this inside gag didn’t cut.

Fans have long noticed the striking resemblance between Robbie and Mackey, especially after an Instagram post by @morphy_me went viral in 2019. The post morphed their faces together hilariously and seamlessly, sparking a frenzy online and leaving everyone wondering: Are these two secretly twins?

In a recent interview with BuzzFeed, Robbie revealed the playful banter behind the scenes. “I’ve been getting told for years that I look like the girl from Sex Education, Emma Mackey,” she admitted. It was clear that the joke had potential.

Ncuti Gatwa’s Sex Education Co-Star Made Filming Challenging: “If You’re in a Scene with Her, Good Luck!” ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Netflix’s Sex Education is a hit humorous show that explores the complexities of teenage life, relationships, and sexuality through a heartfelt lens. Set in a British high school, the show follows Otis Milburn (Asa Butterfield), an awkward teen whose mother (Gillian Anderson) is a sex therapist. The cast also includes Ncuti Gatwa as Eric, Aimee Lou Wood as Aimee, and Maeve as Emma Mackey. While the show has concluded with four seasons, let’s look back at the cast’s off-screen friendship.

Ncuti Gatwa Reveals Sex Education’s Difficult Co-Star

In a throwback promotional interview with Gena-mour Barrett for Sex Education season 2, Gatwa shared the name of his co-star who is challenging to work with on set. When asked about his on-set experience, he named the person...

The stars are stepping out for the Loewe Fashion Show!

Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz held hands as they arrived at the fashion show held during Paris Fashion Week on Friday (Sept. 27) in Paris, France.

The A-list couple joined stars including Ayo Edebiri, Taylor Russell, Gal Gadot, Drew Starkey, Dan Levy, Jeff Goldblum, and Meg Ryan inside the venue where designer Jonathan Anderson debuted Loewe‘s Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 collection.

Following the show, we compiled photos of the stars in attendance so that you can see who was there and what they wore!

Keep reading to find out more…Keep scrolling to see the stars in attendance…

Aron Piper

Ayo Edebiri

Dan Levy

Daniel Craig & Rachel Weisz

Drew Starkey

Emily Ratajkowski & 3-year-old son Sylvester

Emma Mackey

Florence Hunt

Gal Gadot

Gemma Chan

Greta Lee

Jason Schwartzman

Jeff Goldblum & wife Emilie Livingston

Jennifer Gunning

Josh O’Connor

Karlie Kloss

Luca Guadagnino

Manu Rios...

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Killer Heat is a mystery crime thriller drama film directed by Philippe Lacôte from a screenplay co-written by Roberto Bentivegna and Matt Charman. Based on the 2021 short story titled The Jealousy Man by author Jo Nesbø, the Prime Video film is set on a Greek island and it follows the story of a troubled detective known as The Jealousy Man who is brought in to investigate the murder of one of twin brothers who were entangled in a love triangle. Killer Heat stars Shailene Woodley, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Richard Madden in the lead roles with Billy Clements, Manos Gavras, Abby Lee, Clare Holman, and Babou Ceesay. So, if you loved the intense story, thrilling mystery, and compelling characters in Killer Heat here are some similar movies you should check out next.

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix...

Emerald Fennell has found her Cathy and Heathcliff. The “Saltburn” and “Promising Young Woman” director had set up an adaptation of Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights” at MRC, and now it’s full speed into the moors as Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi have joined the project in the lead roles of the doomed lovers.

Elordi is reuniting with Fennell after starring in her nuclear reactor of a social media buzz generator “Saltburn” in 2023, with Robbie’s LuckyChap producing for MRC. LuckyChap produced both “Saltburn” and Fennell’s Oscar-winning debut “Promising Young Woman.”

The film is now in pre-production, gearing up for a UK shoot in 2025. Fennell had already teased the project in a cryptic way, with an Instagram post featuring the title and the tagline “Be with me always. Take any form. Drive me mad.”

Emily Brontë’s only novel, “Wuthering Heights,” published in 1847, established a type of Gothic...

Daddy Issues, the BBC sitcom written by Danielle Ward and starring David Morrissey and Aimee Lou Wood, has been renewed for a second series.

Sex Education is one of those shows where you could legitimately call every main actor a breakout star. Asa Butterfield continues to star in a wide variety of films, Ncuti Gatwa is the Fifteenth Doctor, and Emma Mackey and Connor Swindells snagged roles in Barbie.

Aimee Lou Wood is no exception. She was recently seen in the terrific Living, opposite Bill Nighy, and British comedy Seize Them!

She recently headined BBC sitcom Daddy Issues opposite David Morrissey, which has now been renewed for a second series.

The synopsis reads as follows:

When hedonistic 24 year old Gemma (Aimee Lou Wood) discovers she’s pregnant after a random hook-up, she has no choice but to turn to her hapless father Malcolm (David Morrissey) for support. Recently divorced from...

Exclusive: Mare of Easttown star Angourie Rice and Spike Fearn (Ella McCay) are leading a UK-set romcom for Focus Features, Working Title and Parkville Pictures.

Cc: Emily is the debut directorial feature project for Alicia MacDonald, who has helmed episodes of Lena Dunham’s Too Much, Stephen Merchant’s The Outlaws and Kirstie Swain’s Pure for Netflix, BBC-Amazon and Channel 4 respectively. Rachel Hirons (A Guide to Second Date Sex) is penning the movie, which has just started principal photography on location in Manchester, UK.

Cc: Emily follows a lovesick musician, played by Fearn. When he is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student (Rice) to find her. Together, they spark a hilarious campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts and ambitions along the way.

Australian star Rice broke out playing Kate Winslet’s daughter Siobhan in HBO smash...

From honest portrayals of real life to awkward teenage encounters, Sex Education has captured viewers worldwide. The show features several storylines, but one of the most shocking was when Asa Butterfield’s character Otis gets together with Mimi Keene’s Ruby Matthews.

Mimi Keene as Ruby, Asa Butterfield as Otis in Sex Education || Credits: Netflix

While initially it seemed like a casual thing for both of them, as the show progressed, Ruby found herself falling for Otis. Ruby at the time was still in love with Maeve and did not reciprocate her feelings, leaving her heartbroken.

This further made viewers criticize the lead character as well as the writers for fumbling a very good storyline.

Fans Baffled With Sex Education Writers for Fumbling Otis and Ruby’s Storyline in the Show

The Queen Bee of Moordale Secondary, Mimi Keene’s Ruby Matthews, had the entire world revolving around her fingers.

David Morrissey and Sex Education star Aimee Lou Wood headline new sitcom Daddy Issues. Here’s the trailer.

Sex Education is one of those shows where you could legitimately call every main actor a breakout star. Asa Butterfield continues to star in a wide variety of films, Ncuti Gatwa is the Fifteenth Doctor, and Emma Mackey and Connor Swindells snagged roles in Barbie.

Aimee Lou Wood is no exception. She was recently seen in the terrific Living, opposite Bill Nighy, and British comedy Seize Them!

She now headlines BBC sitcom Daddy Issues opposite David Morrissey.

The synopsis reads as follows:

When hedonistic 24 year old Gemma (Aimee Lou Wood) discovers she’s pregnant after a random hook-up, she has no choice but to turn to her hapless father Malcolm (David Morrissey) for support. Recently divorced from Gemma’s mother (who made off with their joint savings to ‘Eat Pray Love’ her...

Exclusive: Indie film vet Justin Dipietro has been named EVP of MPI Media Group and Dark Sky Films and will oversee the relaunch of the distribution labels with an aim on expanding the company’s global footprint and identifying larger scale projects and releases.

Dipietro will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company’s distribution operations and marketing efforts, including marketing and business development.

Previously, Dipietro led marketing, publicity and distribution efforts at Oscar-winning distributor Cohen Media Group after serving as Director of Sales and Distribution at Netflix. Dipietro managed and helped develop theatrical and Academy campaigns for several award-nominated titles, including 2023’s Best Foreign Film Academy Award nominee Io Capitano and two 2020 Best Picture Oscar nominees, Mank and The Trial of the Chicago 7. Prior to Netflix, Dipietro was the Head of Distribution at IFC Films, where he oversaw theatrical and non-theatrical releasing and worked on award-winning films such as Boyhood,...

In a delightful twist of celebrity magic, Emma Mackey, famously known for her role in Sex Education, stepped into the iconic shoes of Emma Watson. Appearing alongside her co-star Oliver Jackson-Cohen from her 2022 movie Emily, Mackey delivered Hermione Granger’s famous lines from the Harry Potter films.

Emma Mackey as Maeve Wiley in Sex Education | Eleven, Netflix

Pulling off the extraordinary feat of impersonating Emma Watson’s beloved character, Hermione Granger, Emma Mackey left fans stunned to the core. The actress appeared flawlessly channeling her inner Hermione during the scene and later admitted how she always wanted to play the iconic Harry Potter character.

Emma Mackey’s Stunning Impersonation of Emma Watson’s Hermione Granger

Sharing the screen with Oliver Jackson-Cohen in her 2022 movie Emily, Emma Mackey appeared for an interview with LADbible to promote the film. During the interview, amid discussions about their film, the actors got involved in...

Explore the Cast of Sex Education 1. Asa Butterfield as Otis Milburn – 6ft (182.9 cm) 2. Emma Mackey as Maeve Wiley – 5ft 7 in. (170.2 cm) 3. Gillian Anderson as Jean Milburn – 5ft 2 ¼ in. (158.1 cm) 4. Ncuti Gatwa as Eric Effiong – 5ft 9 ¾ in. (177.2 cm) 5. Connor Swindells as Adam Groff – 6ft (182.9 cm) 6. Aimee Lou Wood as Aimee Gibbs – 5ft 6 in. (167.6 cm) 7. Kedar Williams-Stirling as Jackson Marchetti – 5ft 10 in. (178 cm) 8. Mimi Keene as Ruby Matthews – 5ft 2 ½ in. (158.8 cm) 9. Mikael Persbrandt as Jakob Nyman – 6ft 2 ½ in. (189 cm)

Discover the real faces behind the beloved characters of Sex Education as we take a sneak peek into the lives of the show’s talented cast.

This British series premiered on January 11, 2019. It introduced us to the intriguing world of hypersexual high school students seeking clarity and personal growth alongside a captivating mix of rising stars and recognizable figures. It made us all embark on a thrilling journey.

The fourth and final series...

At Moordale Secondary, the teens of Sex Education ruled. They were the big fish and Moordale was a small pond. But when their school closed and they were for their , they became small fish once again.

follows the gang as they at their fancy, inclusive new school. The cool kids are actually “the Coven,” a group of LGBTQ students who fancy themselves a source of positivity. Our returning Moordale favorites find themselves very intwined with this new group, and end up discovering new things about themselves along the way.

Maeve (Emma Mackey) is studying at a special writing program at Wallace University in the US when she learns her mother has overdosed and is in serious condition. By the time she flies back and arrives at the hospital, her mother has died. Naturally, all her friends come together to help Maeve put on a beautiful funeral, and despite having...

Ryan Gosling & Simu Liu ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Ryan Gosling is enjoying the amazing reviews he’s receiving for his latest release, The Fall Guy. The action comedy, directed by David Leitch, also stars Emily Blunt. Last year, Ryan left everyone impressed with his amazing performance as Ken in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. The film also stars Margot Robbie, Simu Liu, Emma Mackey, Will Ferrell, Michael Cera, America Ferrera, and others.

Along with the movie, Ryan Gosling’s ‘I’m Just Ken’ song also became a huge hit. The song received so much love that it was also nominated for an Oscar. The Barbie actor also performed the song during the Academy Awards this year. Ryan’s performance with other Kens was so fantastic that netizens couldn’t stop thanking him for adding spark to a comparatively dull Oscars.

Ryan Gosling’s Fear While I’m Just Ken Oscar Performance

As viewers,...

Will Sex Education ever be revived by Netflix in the form of a spinoff or reboot!?

According to creator Laurie Nunn, there is room for spinoffs from the original show!

Keep reading to find out more…

During an interview with Netflix’s Tudum, Laurie revealed that there could, one day, be more stories to tell.

“I’m definitely taking a break and thinking about other things,” she shared about what was next for her after the end of the four-season series.

She continued, “Moordale is a really rich world, and writing about teenagers is always a lot of fun. So, I think that there’s always potential for more to be explored in that world.”

Sex Education starred Asa Butterfield, Ncuti Gatwa and Emma Mackey, Gillian Anderson, and more.

Find out about the real life partners of the Sex Education cast!

Will Sex Education ever be revived by Netflix in the form of a spinoff or reboot!?

According to creator Laurie Nunn, there is room for spinoffs from the original show!

Keep reading to find out more…

During an interview with Netflix’s Tudum, Laurie revealed that there could, one day, be more stories to tell.

“I’m definitely taking a break and thinking about other things,” she shared about what was next for her after the end of the four-season series.

She continued, “Moordale is a really rich world, and writing about teenagers is always a lot of fun. So, I think that there’s always potential for more to be explored in that world.”

Sex Education starred Asa Butterfield, Ncuti Gatwa and Emma Mackey, Gillian Anderson, and more.

Find out about the real life partners of the Sex Education cast!

"Barbie” is the Oscar/winning live-action romantic comedy feature, directed by Greta Gerwig, based on the 'Barbie' fashion dolls by Mattel, starring Margot Robbie as 'Barbie' and Ryan Gosling as 'Ken', with Will Ferrell, Simu Liu, America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey, Alexandra Shipp, Michael Cera, Issa Rae, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rhea Perlman and Kate McKinnon:

"...after being expelled from 'Barbieland'...

"..for being a less than perfect-looking doll...

"...'Barbie' (Robbie) sets off for the human world to find true happiness..."

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It was but one year ago when Jamie Lee Curtis became an Oscar winner, taking home the trophy for best supporting actress thanks to her work in the night’s eventual best picture winner “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Back at the Oscars this year as a presenter, Curtis said during Variety On the Carpet presented by Directv that last year’s win changed her career in ways that can’t even be measured.

“In really incalculable ways,” Curtis said when Variety’s Marc Malkin asked how the Oscar win changed her career. “I’m making a movie with James L. Brooks right now! I’ve been asked to work with people that I never thought I’d get asked to work with. James L. Brooks being one of them…it’s hard to put into words. But the good feeling that I’ve had from all over the world has changed me.

Warner Bros CEO Is Willing To Make Barbie 2. (Photo Credit – IMDb)

Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie created box office history with Barbie last year. The Oscars 2024 might have overlooked Gerwig and Robbie’s contribution to cinema, but Warner Bros chief Pam Abdy is on board for a Barbie 2. The movie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer are part of Letterboxd’s Most Obsessively Rewatched Best Picture Nominees of the 21st Century.

The 2023 blockbuster had an ensemble cast with Ryan Gosling as one of the Kens. While Ryan and America Ferrera got nominated for the Oscars 2024, Margot and Greta were not. The film is about Barbie and Ken enjoying the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. But when they visit the real world, they discover the joys and perils of living among humans.

The cast includes Margot Robbie, America Ferrera, Ryan Gosling, Simu Liu,...

“I’m still preparing,” Rachel Brosnahan said Saturday on the SAG Awards red carpet about her big role as Lois Lane in James Gunn’s DC movie Superman: Legacy.

“I’m talking to some journalists, I’m reading a lot of comics — so many I hadn’t read before,” added the actress. “It’s been really fun to dig into this universe.”

Watch the conversation below.

Deadline’s chat with Brosnahan on the red carpet tonight comes in the wake of Gunn assembling the entire cast for a photo at the first script reading in Atlanta earlier this week. One of the big surprises was seeing Nicholas Hoult having already shaved head for his turn as Lex Luthor.

A big deal for Brosnahan during that get-together: “I got to see the suit — and I was blown away!,” said. Suit, meaning not Lane’s but rather the Man of Steel’s...

Thousands of Gold Derby users, representing the savviest awards pundits and cineastes on the web, voted for the 22nd Annual Gold Derby Film Awards over recent weeks. The biographical drama “Oppenheimer” came out on top with 10 victories including Best Picture. That sets a new record for the most awards won by a film in a single year. Watch the 30-minute ceremony video above, which includes almost all winners with fun acceptance speeches. Scroll down for the complete list of winners in all 22 categories.

SEEWill the Oscars be a rerun of the BAFTAs?

In addition to Best Picture, “Oppenheimer” claimed Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Christopher Nolan, who previously won Gold Derby Awards for directing “The Dark Knight” and writing “Inception.” It also won Best Actor (Cillian Murphy), Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.) and Best Ensemble Cast. In below-the-line races it was honored for its film editing, score,...

Exclusive: Rebecca Hall has rouned out the ensemble cast of 20th Century’s Ella McCay, the new movie from filmmaker James L. Brooks. Lowden joins a cast that includes Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Woody Harrelson, Ayo Edebiri, Albert Brooks, Kumail Nanjiani, Jack Lowden and Spike Fearn.

The film will follow an idealistic young politician who juggles familial issues and a challenging work life while preparing to take over the job of her mentor, the state’s longtime incumbent governor.

Brooks will also produce along with his producing partners Julie Ansell and Richard Sakai, who will produce through their Gracie Films banner. Seth Meier will executive produce.

EVP Scott Aversano will oversee for 20th. The film is currently in production.

Best known for her roles in The Town and Vicky Christina Barcelona, Hall was most recently seen in The Listener and can be seen next in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.

Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig and Caitriona Balfe are celebrating with Chanel!

The stars attended the Chanel and Charles Finch Pre-bafta Party on Saturday night (February 17) in London, England.

Chanel and Charles Finch held their 24th annual pre-bafta party at the Georgian townhouse 5 Hertford Street, a private members club in London’s Mayfair.

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Throughout the evening, a host of international guests from the worlds of film, fashion, design, art and music like Carey Mulligan, Emma Mackey, Sandra Huller, Justine Triet, Lucy Boynton and Bel Powley gathered for dinner to celebrate the 2024 BAFTAs, which is happening on Sunday (February 18).

Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ellie Bamber, Nico Parker, Teo Yoo, Savanah Leaf, Lily Allen, Antonia Desplat, Gala Gordon, Alexa Chung, Vivian Oparah, George Mackay, Poppy Delevingne, Marisa Abela, Gwendoline Christie, Greta Bellamacina and Laura Bailey were all among the star-studded attendees.

Find out who is nominated for the 2024 BAFTAs!

The BAFTA Awards won’t stream the final four categories live this year, the producers have confirmed. They will instead be broadcast as-live on the BBC with a two-hour delay along with the rest of the awards.

The star-studded three hour ceremony will, as usual, be edited down by an hour to make for a 120-minute run-time. It will also be available to watch on the BBC’s streaming service iPlayer and internationally on streamer BritBox.

Last year, for the first time ever, the show ran with its usual two-hour delay but the final four categories were broadcast live, meaning audiences at home got to watch in real time as Austin Butler picked up the award for best actor for “Elvis,” Cate Blanchett received a best actress gong for “Tar,” Emma Mackey won the Rising Star award and “All Quiet on the Western Front” was crowned best film.

“Every year...

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who was recently seen in the action film ‘Fighter’ is set to present an award at the upcoming edition of British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards. The actress earlier presented the song ‘Naatu Naatu’ at the 95th Academy Awards, last year.

Deepika took to the stories section of her Instagram and shared the news with her followers as she expressed her gratitude.

The actress shared a screenshot of the list of presenters from the BAFTA website.

It read, “Presenters confirmed to date include (in alphabetical order) — Adjoa Andoh, Andrew Scott, Bryce Dallas Howard, Callum Turner, Cate Blanchett, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Daisy Edgar Jones, Daryl McCormack, David Beckham, Deepika Padukone, Dua Lipa, Emma Corrin, Emma Mackey, Gillian Anderson, Himesh Patel, Hugh Grant, Idris Elba, Indira Varma, James Martin, Jack O’Connell, Keegan-Michael Key, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lily Collins, Marisa Abela, Rebecca Ferguson, Sheila Atim, Taylor Russell.”

However,...

Ben Affleck almost had a cameo in Barbie ( Photo Credit – Wikimedia )

Barbie is one of the most discussed movies of 2023. The Greta Gerwig directorial grabbed headlines for its theme, subject, cast, and clash with Oppenheimer. The ensemble includes Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Emma Mackey, Simu Liu, Michael Cera, Kate McKinnon, America Ferrera, Issa Rae, and others. There were several cameos in the film, and Ben Affleck was also going to have one.

Yes, it’s true. Ben Affleck would have an exciting scene in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. Michael, who played Allan in the film, revealed the same. Michael ended up filming the scene initially planned for Ben. Remember the scene where Allan starts fighting and beating up some men? It was first written for Affleck.

During a Q&a with The Av Club, Michael Cera revealed why Ben Affleck couldn’t be a part of the movie. He said,...

Jack Lowden has joined the ensemble cast of 20th Century’s Ella McCay, the new movie from filmmaker James L. Brooks. Lowden joins a cast that includes Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Woody Harrelson, Ayo Edebiri, Albert Brooks, Kumail Nanjiani and Spike Fearn.

The film will follow an idealistic young politician who juggles familial issues and a challenging work life while preparing to take over the job of her mentor, the state’s longtime incumbent governor.

Brooks will also produce along with his producing partners Julie Ansell and Richard Sakai, who will produce through their Gracie Films banner. Seth Meier will executive produce.

EVP Scott Aversano will oversee for 20th. The film is currently in production.

Lowden’s star has been on the rise following the success of Apple’s drama series Slow Horses, on which he stars opposite Gary Oldman. Apple has been extremely happy with the series, with...

Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor, Jacob Elordi and The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri have been nominated for the prestigious BAFTA Film Rising Star Award 2024.

The quintet is completed by Mia McKenna-Bruce, who led hit British indie pic How to Have Sex, and Talk to Me’s Sophie Wilde.

Nominees were announced by actor and producer Stephen Graham at a press conference hosted by film critic and radio host, Ali Plumb.

The list is an esteemed collection of buzzy young actors. Dynevor, who played Daphne Bridgerton in the hit Netflix series, is recognized for her recent appearance in thriller Fair Play. Elordi led Saltburn opposite Barry Keoghan, Amazon Prime Video’s BAFTA-nominated movie from Emerald Fennell. Edebiri, meanwhile, has broken out in Disney+’s The Bear over the last couple of years and is being nominated for her role in Emma Seligman comedy Bottoms.

Related: BAFTA Scorecards: Nominations By Movie & Distributor

The jury,...

The British Academy has named the nominees for its Rising Star award for up-and-coming onscreen talent, the only honor among the BAFTA film awards to be voted on by the public.

Announced more than a week before the full lineup of BAFTA nominations is unveiled on Jan. 18, the 2024 lineup of Rising Star nominees includes some of the biggest names from the last year in film and TV and a very recent Golden Globe winner. The five-strong list is made up of Phoebe Dynevor, Ayo Edebiri, Jacob Elordi, Mia McKenna-Bruce (“How to Have Sex”) and Sophie Wilde (“Talk to Me”).

Nominees were selected by a panel of industry jurors including actors Daisy Edgar-Jones, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù and Himesh Patel as well as a number of casting directors, producers, and industry experts.

In 2023, “Sex Education” breakout and “Emily” star Emma Mackey won the award, joining an impressive list of talent to have been...

The nominees were announced at an event at London’s Savoy Hotel.

Bafta has announced the five actors nominated for the 2023 Ee Rising Star award.

They are: Phoebe Dynevor, Ayo Edebiri, Jacob Elordi, Mia McKenna-Bruce and Sophie Wilde.

The nominees were announced by actor Stephen Graham at an event at London’s Savoy Hotel. Dynevor, McKenna-Bruce and Wilde were in attendance, and participated in a discussion with presenter Ali Plumb; Elordi and Edebiri were unable to attend due to filming commitments.

Bafta CEO Jane Millichip, heading into her second Film Awards, also gave a short speech.

Nominees are not directly selected for a single performance,...

Take another look at the award-winning romantic comedy feature "Barbie”, directed by Greta Gerwig, based on the plastic 'Barbie' fashion dolls by Mattel, starring Margot Robbie as 'Barbie' and Ryan Gosling as 'Ken', with Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey, Alexandra Shipp, Michael Cera, Issa Rae, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rhea Perlman and Kate McKinnon:

"...after being expelled from 'Barbieland'...

"..for being a less than perfect-looking doll, 'Barbie' (Robbie) sets off for the human world to find true happiness..."

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Ana Cruz Kayne, Sharon Rooney, Alexandra Shipp, Margot Robbie, Hari Nef, and Emma MacKey in ‘Barbie’ (Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) announced their 2023 Eda Awards nominees, with voting members showing their support of awards season favorites including Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Past Lives. The 95 voting members also showered The Holdovers, Oppenheimer, and The Zone of Interest with multiple nominations.

The year-end awards are divided into three main categories: Best Of, Eda Female Focus (for women only), and Special Mention.

“2023 has been a banner year for women working in film. We are particularly proud that this year’s member-determined roster of nominees included a goodly number of female contenders in non-gender specific categories, including Greta Gerwig, Justine Triet, and Celine Song, who are nominated in both the Best Director category and Best Screenplay categories,” stated Jennifer Merin,...

Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2023, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists.

Many of the most memorable moments of my life have revolved around cinema. (Let’s not debate whether that is a good thing.) And 2023 was no exception. There was a twentieth-anniversary screening of the mesmerizing Mulholland Drive at Buffalo’s North Park Theatre featuring a performance from the remarkable Rebekah Del Rio. That was a biggie, but many of my most indelible 2023 cinema memories include my children. In July, my wife and our two kiddos had a rare group cinema outing to Barbie on its opening day, and I have rarely seen my then-eight-year-old daughter more genuinely excited to dance the night away. A few weeks earlier my son was similarly pumped for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny—his first (and only) chance to see...

James Gunn took a moment to confirm that Nicholas Hoult will, in fact, be playing Lex Luthor in Superman: Legacy and gave a bit of insight into what fans can expect from his take on the villain.

The co-chair and co-ceo of DC Studios posted a photo of him and Hoult on Threads and shared that the two had dinner to celebrate the official casting.

“I couldn’t be happier,” Gunn wrote. “We went out to dinner last night to celebrate & discuss how we can create a Lex that will be different from anything you’ve seen before and will never forget. ‘But, James, we heard this weeks ago, why didn’t you tell us it was true?’ Because, although we were discussing it, it wasn’t final until a couple days ago and I don’t want to tell you all something that isn’t certain.”

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