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After her break-out female empowerment portraits in the Cannes Un Certain Regard selected Papicha (2019) and Houria (2022), Franco-Algerian filmmaker Mounia Meddour is moving into WWII terrain with a currently untitled project loosely based on a play by Jean-Philippe Daguerre. Variety reports that Camille Razat, Elsa Zylberstein and Meddour muse Lyna Khoudri will topline the project (one top male lead will be announced prior to moving into production for May this year. Pablo Pauly (who add a bit part in The French Dispatch) also joins the project which is produced by Daï Daï Films’ Vanessa Djian. A Cannes 2026 showcase is not impossible.…...

Though Wes Anderson has only made two fully stop-motion animated feature films — “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and “Isle of Dogs” — almost all of his films dating as far back as “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” have featured some element of animation. Whether it be a full sequence designed to look like classic French bandes dessinées in “The French Dispatch” or the quirky alien featured in “Asteroid City,” Anderson has come to love animation despite not having any initial interest in it. As such, he was invited to take part in a masterclass held at last year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France, parts of which were recently published in The Hollywood Reporter.

“It’s a sort of giant, slightly overwhelming thing,” Anderson said of the practice of animation, particularly stop-motion, “but it’s very fun.”

While many have come to love Anderson through his animated work, he still...

From Jon Hamm to Elisabeth Moss, the Mad Men characters are played by immensely talented actors playing deeply complex characters. Almost every major character is involved in extramarital affairs, amoral backroom dealings, and the relentless spread of secondhand smoke. Focusing on the unscrupulous executives of a New York advertising firm in the 1960s, Mad Men is subversively action-free. Whereas shows like The Sopranos relied on mob murders to keep the audience invested, Mad Men had to grip viewers with its characters and their interpersonal conflicts alone.

Throughout seven critically acclaimed seasons, the cast of Mad Men collectively won two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Many of Mad Men’s cast members received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for their performances, and some of them even took home trophies. The writers created a company full of rich, three-dimensional human beings, and the cast brought them to life.

Adrien Brody recalls how one of his collaborations with acclaimed director Peter Jackson saw him earn praise for his driving skills in a tense, tightly-packed shoot for a stunt. The actor is recognizable from his roles in Predators, See How They Run, as well as his frequent collaborations with Wes Anderson for The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The French Dispatch, and Asteroid City. Brody recently starred in The Brutalist, a period drama focused on a Jewish architect and Holocaust survivor trying to achieve the American Dream.

After starting his career working on dark and horrific comedies, Jackson's 1994 biographical drama Heavenly Creatures launched the director into wider recognition in Hollywood. In 1997, the director embarked on a once-thought-impossible journey to adapt The Lord of the Rings to the big screen, producing the acclaimed trilogy in the late '90s and early 2000s before returning to The Hobbit trilogy throughout the 2010s.

A Complete Unknown Box Office (North America): 1st Monday Update ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Bob Dylan is one of the living legends in the world of music, and the A-list actor Timothee Chalamet plays him in the film A Complete Unknown. The film has been critically acclaimed and has now crossed its first minor milestone at the US box office. Scroll below for more.

The critics on Rotten Tomatoes certified it fresh, giving it a solid 78%. The audience gave it 96%. The critics’ consensus read, “Charged by Timothée Chalamet’s electric performance, this ballad of Bob Dylan might not get under the enigmatic artist’s skin but will make you feel like you’ve spent time in his company.” It clashed with the gothic horror Nosferatu, and it beat Timothee’s film with its splendid debut.

Based on BoxOfficeRepor.com’s data, A Complete Unknown grossed a strong $2.45 million on its first Monday across 2,835 locations.

Timothee Chalamet’s Last 5 Films At the Worldwide Box Office ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Timothee Chalamet is one of the promising actors in the present generation. He has been forming his career beautifully and is considered the next A-list star in the industry. Chalamet delivered the first big blockbuster of this year, Dune 2, and now he is back in the theatres with the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. The film has been generating positive word of mouth, and amid its winning debut, let’s check out the last five movies of the young and rising star at the worldwide box office.

Timothee Chalamet has appeared in twelve movies as a leading actor, with a $744.56 million worldwide aggregate box office. He started out with the drama series Homeland and debuted with the film Men, Women & Children. He gained attention with Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me by Your Name, which...

A Complete Unknown Box Office (North America): Heading For A Smashing Debut (Photo Credit – YouTube)

The Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothee Chalamet, A Complete Unknown, is outperforming at the US box office. It is set to give Searchlight a great gift ahead of the new year 2025 arrives. It has beaten The Menu’s Friday release day collection. It is sprinting towards The French Dispath’s domestic run to achieve an amazing feat tonight. Scroll below for the deets.

For the unversed, The French Dispatch also featured Timothee Chalamet. It was an American anthology comedy-drama following three different storylines as the French news bureau of the fictional Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun newspaper publishes its ultimate issue. Timothee appeared in Revisions to a Manifesto alongside Frances McDormand and Lyna Khoudri. According to Box Office Mojo’s data, it collected $46.33 million worldwide and was distributed by Searchlight.

Now, according to Luiz Fernando’s report,...

Timothee Chalamet has quickly emerged as one of the more unique Hollywood leading men in recent years. With his lanky frame, brooding vigor and deeply felt sensitivity, the young man has become one of the most notable stars of his generation. His career began in TV movies and series, with recurring roles on such shows as “Homeland” and “Royal Pains.” He made his film debut in the Jason Reitman film “Men, Women & Children,” in a relatively minor part. Those smaller roles continued through 2016 in films like “Interstellar” and “The Adderall Diaries,” playing younger versions of principal characters.

While Chalamet had a handful of substantial roles in indie movies, like 2016’s “Miss Julie,” everything changed the following year with the release of “Call Me by Your Name.” The actor’s sensitive portrayal of a 17-year-old finding his first great love garnered universal praise and landed him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.

Adrien Brody is having something of a renaissance. Well, at least in the larger public eye, he is. An Oscar winner for “The Pianist” two decades ago, that moment spurred roles in blockbusters such as Peter Jackson’s “King Kong” and M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Village.” He has been a regular in the Wes Anderson ensemble, appearing in “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” and “The French Dispatch,” to name a few.

Continue reading Adrien Brody: “I Have A Need To Constantly Be Cooking Creatively” at The Playlist.

Timothée Chalamet has had a booked and busy last few years ever since he broke into the spotlight in films like Call Me By Your Name (2017) and Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird (2017). He worked again with Gerwig on her 2019 rendition of Little Women, based on the book by Louisa May Alcott, and he has also worked with Wes Anderson on The French Dispatch (2021) and with Denis Villeneuve on both Dune movie installments.

More recently, the actor reteamed with Luca Guadagnino after Call Me By Your Name in Bones and All (2022) in which he starred alongside Taylor Russell. He played Willy Wonka in Paul King’s Wonka (2023). He will next be seen as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown.

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The documentary feature Longevity Hackers, which includes narration from Edward Norton, is set to give viewers insight into extending one’s life.

Director Michal Siewierski’s film became available to view on-demand via Apple TV on Wednesday after hitting the American Film Market last month. Longevity Hackers examines revolutionary scientific breakthroughs in longevity and health optimization.

Tony Robbins, Mark Cuban, Tony Hawk and Wim Hof are among the prominent figures sharing insight during segments filmed exclusively for the project. Ruben Figueres produces the film, with James Pratt and Marina De La Mora serving as associate producers. Steve Aoki, James Plante and Nico Helling are executive producers.

“We’re thrilled to unveil this thought-provoking documentary to a global audience,” Siewierski said in a statement. “With Edward Norton’s narration and insights from some of the most influential figures in science and culture, Longevity Hackers delivers a compelling look at how life extension could transform our future.

Jeffrey Wright began his distinguished career as a member of John Houseman‘s renowned Acting Company, touring the country performing Shakespeare and honing his craft. His stage breakthrough came with his co-starring role in the original production of “Angels in America” as the nurse Belize, a performance that won him a Tony Award and later an Emmy when Wright reprised it for the 2003 HBO miniseries adaptation.

That Tony win led to Wright starring in the title role of his first major film, “Basquiat,” directed by Julian Schnabel. His powerful performance led to a long and distinguished career as a character actor in film, where he worked with such acclaimed filmmakers as Wes Anderson, Jim Jarmusch and John Singleton. During that time, Wright balanced his career with TV and stage appearances as well, earning a second Tony nomination for 2002’s “Topdog/Underdog,” and three Emmy nominations for his co-starring role in...

The 2017 R-rated comedy movie Father Figures is a creative road movie that follows two adult brothers as they attempt to find their biological dad. After learning that their mother had lied to them their entire lives, Kyle and Peter are determined to figure out who their father is and set off across the country to find him. Along the way, they meet various men who could potentially be their father, and the brothers bond over their various adventures, creating a tale that is both funny and, at times, heartfelt.

Though the R-rated comedy received a lackluster response from critics and audiences and was not financially successful upon release, streaming audiences are now reassessing the movie and are realizing just how funny it actually is. Father Figures' quirky and underrated plot is supported by a cast of A-list stars that includes seasoned comedy veterans and expert dramatic actors.

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Timothée Chalamet, the Oscar-nominated actor who stars in two of 2024’s highest-profile awards contenders, James Mangold‘s A Complete Unknown and Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune: Part Two, will be honored with the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Arlington Artist of the Year Award, the fest exclusively tells The Hollywood Reporter.

Chalamet will be feted Feb. 11 at Santa Barbara’s historic Arlington Theatre, after which the award is named. The actor, who will turn 29 on Dec. 27, will participate in a career-retrospective conversation that will highlight, in particular, his two 2024 films, prior to being presented with his hardware.

“I’m a big fan of Bob Dylan, and I was blown away by Chalamet’s transformation in A Complete Unknown,” Sbiff executive director Roger Durling said in a statement. “His performance is galvanizing and electrifying, especially coming on the heels of the major box office triumph earlier this year with Dune: Part Two.

Apple's historical war drama film Blitz has an impressive cast led by 4-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan. Blitz follows the story of a mother and son searching for each other in war-torn London. Written and directed by Steve McQueen, Blitz has received mostly positive reviews after it had its world premiere as the opening film at the BFI London Film Festival on October 9, 2024. The film was released in select theaters on November 1, 2024 and received an exclusive streaming release on Apple TV+ on November 22, 2024. Blitz currently has a Certified Fresh Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 81%.

Blitz is already considered one of Saoirse Ronan's best movies. The official logline of Blitz reads, "The stories of a group of Londoners during the German bombing campaign of the British capital during World War II" (via IMDb). Blitz marks the feature film debut of rising British actor Elliott Heffernan, who was discovered in a...

In the 2010s, few TV dramas were as popular as Homeland, and the Showtime series even featured Timothe Chalamet in an early-career role. The Emmy-winning show premiered in 2010 and centers on CIA agent Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes), who believes rescued Pow Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) was "turned" by Al Qaeda and plans to carry out a terrorist attack on the United States of America. From that premise, Carrie travels the world as she deals with a variety of international threats.

It wasn't long after Homeland that Timothe Chalamet saw his career skyrocket. He quickly became one of Hollywood's buzziest young actors to watch when he broke out in 2017's Call Me By Your Name. His role as the lovesick Elio Perlman earned Chalamet an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. From there, Chalamet has continued to impress in both arthouse films like The French Dispatch and Bones and All...

It could be any day, any night, any city, and Bill Murray could be there. Maybe this sad clown folk hero is hitting karaoke night or doing a frat’s dishes or crashing a kickball game or bartending at some random joint or giving a speech at a bachelor party or popping in for a wedding photo shoot. Bill Murray is that “fun” uncle, the loose one with no clear direction yet always grounded in…well, whatever he wants. Maybe he’ll show up, maybe he won’t. Maybe he’ll have a job this year, maybe he won’t bother. Maybe he’ll sock a male co-worker on the nose, maybe he’ll direct misconduct at a woman. Bill Murray is one unpredictable dude, his actions described as erupting “a trail of hysteria,” the man himself as “The Murricane.” Oh, and he’s made some of the greatest comedies,...

Exclusive: The Santa Barbara Film Festival is lauding The Brutalist stars, Oscar winner Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce, with the Cinema Vanguard Award during the 40th annual event on February 13, 2025.

The Cinema Vanguard Award recognizes actors who have forged their own path, taking artistic risks and making a significant and unique contribution to film. Previous honorees include Paul Giamatti, Colin Farrell & Brendan Gleeson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Carey Mulligan, Laura Dern, Michael B. Jordan, William DaFoe, Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Rooney Mara, Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Amy Adams, Jean Dujardin, Bernice Bejo, Nicole Kidman, Peter Sarsgaard, Christoph Waltz, Vera Farmiga, Kristin Scott Thomas, Stanley Tucci and Ryan Gosling.

Directed by Brady Corbet with a scheduled release from A24 on December 20, The Brutalist follows an immigrant architect (Brody) who makes waves in post-World War II America, working for a fierce industrialist (Pearce). They plan to erect a mesmerizing, and defying,...

Steve McQueen’s upcoming WWII drama “Blitz” is many things — a harrowing documentation of Germany’s bombardment of London, a child’s perspective on war, an eclectic portrait of a diverse community under terrible strain — and while it may not be a full-on musical, music does play an integral part of its narrative, with lead star Saoirse Ronan showing off her stunning voice more than once throughout the film. Speaking to The Playlist for a recent interview, Ronan expressed her love for music and hope that soon, with the right collaborator, she’ll get to stretch her pipes once more.

“I’m not a singer, but I would love to be in a musical,” said Ronan. “I’d love to be in a film musical. I think that would be really fun. And I’ve decided that Greta [Gerwig] is going to write it.”

When asked if Gerwig knew she was undertaking this responsibility,...

2024's The Brutalist features an outstanding cast led by Academy Award-winner Adrien Brody. Directed by Brady Corbet, The Brutalist is an early Best Picture contender at the 97th Academy Awards, which take place on March 2, 2024. The Brutalist follows a visionary architect named Lszl Tth (Brody) who flees post-war Europe with his wife Erzsbet (Felicity Jones) for the United States of America. Along the way, Lszl encounters a mysterious and wealthy man who changes the course of his life forever. The Brutalist releases in theaters on December 20, 2024.

The Brutalist initially premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on September 1, 2024, where Corbet won the Silver Lion award for Best Direction. He is also considered to be an early favorite to be nominated for a Best Director Oscar. The Brutalist has received widespread critical acclaim, earning a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score at the time of writing. Although actors such as Joel Edgerton, Marion Cotillard,...

One of the year’s top Oscar contenders enjoyed the year’s top limited-release opening over the weekend.

Neon debuted Sean Baker‘s “Anora” in six theaters in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, earning more than $540,000 over the three-day frame — good for a per-screen average of more than $90,000 per venue. That’s the largest per-screen average of the year and the best platform debut in 16 months.

“We’re incredibly excited about this weekend’s record-breaking results and the fantastic critical and audience response to Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning film ‘Anora.’ Baker is a singular director who truly understands the power of the theatrical experience and how important it is for films to be seen in the theater,” Neon said in a statement. “With Mikey Madison in her unparalleled performance as Anora, and the film’s strong awards potential, there’s no doubt it will continue to...

Well, 2024 just got its new adorable mascot thanks to “The Legend of Ochi.”

The upcoming A24 indie fantasy adventure film teased a creature that looks eerily similar to Grogu Aka Baby Yoda-slash-“Gremlins” character Gizmo as a central figure in the coming-of-age tale.

Writer/director Isaiah Saxon makes his feature debut with “The Legend of Ochi” after helming music videos for Björk, Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors, and Kanye West. Saxon is also the co-founder of the animation studio Encyclopedia Pictura.

“The Legend of Ochi” is based on Saxon’s own characters and screenplay. The film tells the story of a young girl (Helena Zengel) who runs away from home and learns to communicate with an elusive animal species known as Ochi, hence the title.

Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson, and A24 staple star Willem Dafoe round out the cast.

Writer/director Saxon shared first look images at the animation of...

“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” is shining the spotlight on a completely separate murder – one that happened a decade before the brothers’ trial.

Episode 7 of the series – titled “Showtime” – features a long dinner party scene where Nathan Lane’s character Dominick Dunne breaks down the Menendez case as he sees it through the context of having sat through his own daughter’s murder trial. It’s also a trial that earned significant media attention a decade earlier.

Dunne’s daughter Dominique was a 22-year-old rising actor fresh off a lead role in 1982’s “Poltergeist.” She was strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend John Sweeney after their breakup on Oct. 30, 1982. Sweeney confessed to the murder – and an attempt to kill himself after – when the police arrived on the scene.

Here’s what we know about Dominique, the night she was killed, and where Sweeney and the rest of her family is today.

At long last, the official trailer for Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17 has arrived, offering a delightfully bizarre first look at the 3x Academy Award-winning director's upcoming sci-fi film starring The Batman star Robert Pattinson in the lead role as a disposable employee who repeatedly killed and cloned, during an effort to colonize a mysterious new ice world.

As per the trailer, the seventeenth iteration wll take center stage in the film, and there's plenty of twists and turns heading our way as he finds himself face to face with a multiple...

In addition to Pattinson, the cast features Robert Pattinson as Mickey Barnes, Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker; Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody), Steven Yeun (Minari; The Walking Dead), Toni Collette (Hereditary; The Sixth Sense), Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight; Avengers: Endgame), Holliday Grainger (The Borgias; Animals), Anamaria Vartolomei (Happening; My Revolution), Thomas Turgoose (This Is England...

Timothée Chalamet is currently riding high on success with back-to-back successful projects. His last film Dune: Part Two secured the spot of the fourth-highest-grossing movie of 2024. Sadly, the 28-year-old actor also had a chance to star in Greta Gerwig’s highly successful Barbie, but missed it due to scheduling conflicts.

Timothée Chalamet in Lady Bird | Credits: Iac Films

Previously, Timothée Chalamet had worked with Greta Gerwig in 2017’s Lady Bird and 2019’s Little Women. While a cameo in Barbie would have attached the actor’s name to a billion-dollar blockbuster, he did not regret his decision after knowing that his close friend Saoirse Ronan also could not do the film.

Timothée Chalamet’s close bond with Saoirse Ronan eased his regret Timothée Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan in Little Women | Credits: Columbia Pictures

Timothée Chalamet first met with Saoirse Ronan on the set of 2017’s Lady Bird where he played the role of her toxic boyfriend.

Exclusive: Golden Globe nominee Griffin Dunne (After Hours) has been tapped for a supporting role in Darren Aronofsky’s Sony crime thriller Caught Stealing, starring Austin Butler.

No word on the part he’s playing. Based on the books by Charlie Huston, who adapted the screenplay, the film follows Hank Thompson (Butler), a burned-out former baseball player, as he’s unwittingly plunged into a wild fight for survival in the downtown criminal underworld of ’90s NYC.

As previously announced, Zoë Kravitz, Regina King, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Will Brill and Bad Bunny will also star, with Aronofsky’s Protozoa producing.

Known for turns in iconic films like An American Werewolf in London and Martin Scorsese’s After Hours, Dunne has also over the years been seen in Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch, Ocean’s Eight, War Machine, Dallas Buyers Club, Quiz Show and more. In television, he’s most recently...

Simon West’s “Old Guy,” starring Christoph Waltz, Cooper Hoffman and Lucy Liu, will make its world premiere as the opening night film at this year’s Newport Beach Film Festival.

West and Waltz are expected to attend the screening on Oct. 17, kicking off the 25th edition of the Festival from Oct. 17-24. The Avenue will release “Old Guy” in the spring of 2025.

Waltz will receive the Icon Award at the screening in celebration of his storied career. He is a two-time Academy Award winner for his performances in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglorious Basterds” and “Django Unchained.” His other credits include “Big Eyes,” “The French Dispatch,” “Horrible Bosses 2,” “No Time To Die,” “Spectre,” and “Water for Elephants.” His upcoming projects include “Dracula: A Love Tale” and “Frankenstein.”

“The Festival is thrilled to host the World Premiere of Simon West’s ‘Old Guy’ as the Opening Night Film to kick...

There’s much to consider when you’re a publicist and a client planning for the push of a new movie.

If a celebrity needs to prove just how down-to-earth or relatable they are, they can consume obscenely fiery chicken wings on “Hot Ones” and nearly lose control of their bodily functions. If they’re looking to be taken more seriously, they can journey into the Criterion Closet and pontificate about the artistic wonders of some of the most acclaimed movies in celluloid history. The more obscure, the better.

Letterboxed’s viral “Four Favorites” gives participants a chance to demonstrate their relatability and cinematic knowledge simultaneously and in a fraction of the time, too. Any film fan who has been online in the last few months will have undoubtedly seen clips of Nicolas Cage, Adam Sander, Jennifer Lawrence, Keanu Reeves, Tom Hanks, Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt — basically anyone with a...

Bill Murray's hilarious characters, from Trapper Harrison to Peter Venkman, showcase his unmatched comedic genius in classic films. Collaborations with Wes Anderson and Sofia Coppola revealed Murray's dramatic talent, adding depth to his iconic career. Murray's deadpan line delivery and sarcastic humor have made him a beloved comedy movie star worldwide for decades.

From an incredible Cinderella story to the notorious burn This man has no d***, Bill Murray has brought plenty of hilarious, quotable lines to all his classic movies. Murray first broke out when he was cast to replace Chevy Chase on Saturday Night Live in 1977. After a couple of years on the show, he quickly transitioned to the big screen with starring roles in Meatballs, Caddyshack, and Stripes. Murray promptly became one of the most beloved comedy movie stars in the world.

He busted ghosts in Ghostbusters, he invaded Richard Dreyfuss life in What About Bob?...

He’s been in (almost) every Wes Anderson movie, is related to Francis Ford and Sofia Coppola and drummed for the Beastie Boys. Now’s your chance to ask him – what’s it like being Jason Schwartzman?

You’d probably most associate Jason Schwartzman with Wes Anderson films as he’s been in seven of the blighters: Rushmore, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The French Dispatch and 2023’s Asteroid City.

You might also be aware that he’s from a famous film family, which includes uncle Francis Ford Coppola, cousins Roman and Sofia and (on the other side) cousin Nicolas Cage.

Warning: This article contains Spoilers for The Boys season 4, episodes 1-3.

The Deep's relationship with Ambrosius the octopus takes a sad turn in The Boys season 4. Tilda Swinton, known for roles in the MCU and Hunger Games, voices The Deep's octopus in the new season. Swinton's performance is tragic, as The Deep clearly doesn't care about Ambrosius the way she cares for him.

Chace Crawford reprises his role as The Deep in The Boys season 4, and the newest outing finds Crawford's character romantically entangled with an octopus one who is voiced by an A-list movie star viewers may know. The Deep is The Boys' parody of Aquaman, and the Amazon show draws many jokes from his inappropriate relationships with sea creatures. The Deep's behavior is so bad that Homelander (Antony Starr) tells him to get rid of his octopus and confirms that he has done so at the beginning of...

Fresh off his recent Oscar win, Wes Anderson made his first-ever visit to the Annecy Animation Festival, where he reminisced about his past while also sharing a bit about the shoot for his next feature.

Anderson took part in a conversation Wednesday aimed at giving animation students insight into his upbringing, influences and pre-Hollywood projects. The event began with a montage of animated moments from his movies, leading the filmmaker to note that he didn’t realize he had dabbled so extensively in animation and that he didn’t even have a clear memory of some of those clips from his own work.

During the session, Anderson was asked about the importance of family in his career, given that he has worked with brother Eric Anderson and is also known for collaborating multiple times with various members of his films’ cast and crew. This led him to discuss the process of making his next movie,...

Mark Scout’s heading back to work! Yes, two years and a couple of SAG-AFTRA and WGA strike-related delays since we last saw him on our screens, Adam Scott’s everyman office worker is getting ready to return to Lumon Industries in Severance Season 2. And, during a project-packed Apple TV Plus presentation at their Wwdc event, the streaming giant shared a tantalising first look — finally! — at what awaits in the second season of Dan Erickson’s off-kilter workplace thriller. Check it out below:

Set in a world where ‘work-life balance’ consists of a surgical procedure that severs employees’ memories of their work and private lives, their ‘innies’ and ‘outies’, the first season of Severance climaxed (Spoiler Warning!) with Mark (Scott) and his Macro-Data Refinement division colleagues — Dylan (Zach Cherry), Helly (Britt Lower), and Irving (John Turturro) — regaining control of their outside selves. In these first glimpses at Season 2 however, it...

The BBC and BritBox International have secured A-list talent for their latest Agatha Christie adaptation.

Oscar-winner Anjelica Huston has been cast in Towards Zero, potentially the highest-profile actor to appear in a BBC Christie series since John Malkovich played Poirot in 2018’s The ABC Murders.

Huston will play the aunt of lead character Nevile Strange (Oliver Jackson-Cohen). After a scandalous celebrity divorce, the British tennis star and his ex-wife Audrey (Ella Lily Hyland) make the unthinkable decision to spend a summer together at Gull’s Point, their childhood home and the coastal estate of Nevile’s aunt, Lady Tressilian (Huston).

Revealed by Deadline several months back, the series will star Jackie Clune (Motherland), Grace Doherty (Call the Midwife), Jack Farthing (Rain Dogs), Khalil Gharbia (Mary & George), Adam Hugill (Sherwood), Mimi Keene (Sex Education), Clarke Peters (The Wire), Emmy winner Matthew Rhys (The Americans) and Oliver Award-winner Anjana Vasan (Black Mirror:...

Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey have their first “Jurassic World” co-star. THR reports that Rupert Friend is the latest actor cast to star in Gareth Edward‘s upcoming installment. Friend also joins Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, the only other name on the call sheet, as the film inches closer to its mid-June production start.

Read More: Glen Powell Passed On New ‘Jurassic World’ & ‘Bourne’ Films & Says He Won’t Do A Marvel Project

Friend in a big-budget blockbuster? Maybe it was bound to happen. The British actor’s biggest career roles up to this point have been for Wes Anderson, in “The French Dispatch, “Asteroid City,” and “The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar And Three More.” But Friend, typically in supporting roles, has a career that stretches back two decades. Other recent roles include the Disney+ limited series “Obi-Wan Kenobi” and the Apple TV+ series “High Desert.”

Meanwhile, Universal is moving fast...

Rupert Friend (Asteroid City) is heading to Jurassic World, Deadline can confirm.

In the latest installment of the dinosaur franchise from Universal Pictures, the actor will star opposite Scarlett Johansson, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and Jonathan Bailey. No word on the role he’s playing. The film’s plot remains under wraps. It’s slated for release on July 2, 2025.

Gareth Edwards is directing from a script by David Koepp, with Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley producing for Kennedy-Marshall. Steven Spielberg is executive producing for Amblin Entertainment. EVP of Production Development Sara Scott and Creative Executive of Production Development Jacqueline Garell are overseeing the film for Universal.

Recently, Friend has been seen in the Wes Anderson features Asteroid City and The French Dispatch, along with his Roald Dahl shorts The Swan and The Ratcatcher for Netflix. Otherwise perhaps best known for starring opposite Ewan McGregor on Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi, the actor will...

The velociraptors have found a Friend.

Rupert Friend, the British actor who in appeared in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City, will star alongside Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey in the all-new Jurassic World feature being made by Universal Pictures.

Gareth Edwards is directing the creature feature that also has Manuel Garcia-Rulfo on the call sheet.

David Koepp, the original screenwriter of Jurassic Park and The Lost World: Jurassic Park, penned the script for the new installment, whose plot details are being kept hidden in a can of Barbasol.

The project is casting furiously ahead of a production start in mid-June in London. Universal will have a tight turnaround in postproduction, as the studio has set a theatrical release of July 2, 2025.

Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley, who have shepherded the modern Jurassic franchise, will produce through Kennedy/Marshall. Steven Spielberg, who kicked off the franchise in 1993 with Jurassic Park, is exec producing through Amblin Entertainment.

Exclusive: Pathé and Chapter 2 have announced the start of shoot in Morocco today for Martin Bourboulon’s Afghanistan evacuation drama In The Hell Of Kabul: 13 Days, 13 Nights and unveiled new cast additions.

Rising French actress Lyna Khoudri (French Dispatch) and Danish Bafta-winning Borgen star Sidse Babett Knudsen have joined the cast, which is led by Roschdy Zem, and also features respected theatre actor Christophe Montenez of The Comédie Française.

Set against the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan of U.S. troops in August, 2021 as the Taliban march on Kabul, the film recounts the true story of French Commander Mohamed Bida, who oversaw security at the French embassy, the last Western mission to remain open.

Trapped, Commander Bida decides to negotiate with the Taliban to organise a last-chance convoy with the help of Eva, a young French-Afghan translator. There is a race against time to lead the evacuees to...

Ed Harris is lining up his third directorial outing and will adapt Kim Zupan’s neo-noir novel crime thriller The Ploughmen to star Owen Teague, Nick Nolte, and Bill Murray.

Concourse Media will introduce the project to international buyers in Cannes this week.

Production is scheduled to begin in Montana in autumn, with Amy Madigan and Lily Harris also on the cast.

Harris, Ginger Sledge, Claude Dal Farra and Brian Keady of Bcdf Pictures, and Robert Knott are producing, while Matthew Shreder and Grant Mohrman serve as executive producers.

In the vein of Hell Or High Water and Wind River,...

[Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers for “Challengers”]

Despite the implications of this story’s headline, these two films are not alike. Well, they are. Kind of. In some regards. Mainly in the sense that the focal point of each is centered around the clashes that come as a result of non-monogamy and specifically the challenges of maintaining civility within a ménage-à-trois relationship. There’s also a connection between the two leads of each film, Zendaya and Jean-Pierre Léaud, in that both began their careers as children and used these roles to expand audiences’ perceptions of them as adults. Perhaps most tangentially, the two films cover time periods of great social ignorance — Post-’60s France and Pre-2020 America (as well as Pre-Housing and Financial Crisis America) — and are aimed at sparking the public’s curiosities, albeit in completely different ways. Thankfully, this piece does not aim to strictly draw comparisons between the two films, but rather convince readers...

Wes Anderson is the singularly talented filmmaker who has quickly gone from indie darling to Oscar favorite in just a little over two decades, creating a number of quirky, visually splendid classics. Let’s take a look back at all 11 of Anderson’s films, ranked worst to best.

Anderson made his directorial debut with “Bottle Rocket” (1996), released when he was just 27-years-old. He received his first Oscar nomination five years later: Best Original Screenplay for “The Royal Tenenbaums” (2001). He followed that eight years later with a Best Animated Feature bid for the stop-motion film “Fantastic Mr. Fox” (2009). Another Best Original Screenplay nomination followed for “Moonrise Kingdom” (2012). Then he hit the Oscar jackpot with Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay nominations for “The Grand Budapest Hotel” (2014) — well, almost hit the jackpot, since he went home empty-handed from those awards, losing all three to Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for “Birdman.” He...

Since his first film, Writer/Director Wes Anderson has become known for his highly visual combination of bright colors with an older aesthetic. His costuming and set design have a very specific signature that makes it easy to identify when watching a Wes Anderson movie. With him currently working on a new film, The Phoenician Scheme, which reunites him with his muse Bill Murray, we take a look back at all his feature-length films and try to figure out where they rank. To note, his recent Netflix shorts, including the Oscar-winning The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar aren’t included.

1​1. The French Dispatch (2021)

T​he only anthology movie Anderson has done so far, this film details the final issue of The French Dispatch. The paper will be shut down, so the editor brings together his best reporters and storytellers to publish one more edition. Each reporter narrates a section of...

Two of France’s fastest-rising young stars, Lyna Khoudri and Rio Vega, will lead the French voice cast of animated feature “In Waves,” an unconditional first love story, and tale of loss and memories adapting American illustrator Aj Dungo’s same-titled multi-prized graphic novel.

An anticipated banner prestige animation title from Paris-based Silex Films, “In Waves” lead producer, the feature also marks the first animated co-production of both Anonymous Content and Charades, behind sales of Jeremy Clapin’s “I Lost My Body” and Mamoru Hosoda’s “Mirai,” both Oscar nominated titles.

In Waves is directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen, a former student of French animation schools Gobelins and La Poudrière who helmed episodes of the Silex-produced animated series “Brazen” and was Oscar-shortlisted for her short “My Home,” “In Waves” has just been announced as one of five titles at the Annecy Animation Showcase, part of Cannes’ Animation Day on May...

Looking back at it from 2024, the decision to cast Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides in "Dune" seems pretty unambiguously wise. Not only is this guy's resume absolutely padded by this point, with his standout performances in critical darlings like "Little Women," "The French Dispatch," and "Bones and All," but he's also proven himself to be a reliable box office draw with recent musical prequel "Wonka." But back in 2018, when the first rumors of Chalamet playing Paul started flying around, the decision was a lot more questionable. Chalamet's biggest lead role at that point was "Call Me By Your Name," a soulful romantic drama that won him plenty of acclaim, but didn't exactly showcase his abilities at playing the terrifying hyper-intelligent tyrant that Paul would have to become.

Luckily, Chalamet didn't have to deal with as much homophobia as you might expect. Whereas Heath Ledger was dismissed by a lot of...

Outside of perhaps Steven Spielberg and Janusz Kamiński, there may be no director-cinematographer collaboration that’s more extensive in modern-day cinema than that of Wes Anderson and Robert Yeoman. Having shot all of his live-action features, along with his recent Oscar-winning The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Yeoman is now taking a break for Anderson’s next feature The Phoenician Scheme.

Stepping in as director of photography, as he did for the Coens when Roger Deakins wasn’t available for Inside Llewyn Davis, is Bruno Delbonnel, who also shot Amélie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Across the Universe, and The Tragedy of Macbeth. However, it won’t be the first time the cinematographer has worked with Wes Anderson, as he shot his H&m holiday ad “Come Together” and even briefly appeared in The French Dispatch.

Co-written by Roman Coppola and Wes Anderson, this new film stars Benicio Del Toro,...

Exclusive: Léa Seydoux (Dune: Part Two) is attached to star opposite Josh O’Connor (Challengers) in Separate Rooms, an upcoming film from Luca Guadagnino, multiple sources tell Deadline.

An adaptation of the 1989 novel by the late author Pier Vittorio Tondelli, the film is a non-chronological examination of the romance between the Italian iconoclast writer, Leo (O’Connor), and his translator, Thomas. Details as to the role Seydoux is playing haven’t been disclosed.

The script comes from Francesca Manieri, who collaborated with Guadagnino on his Sky/HBO series We Are Who We Are. Lorenzo Mieli will produce for Fremantle, following his work with Guadagnino on his cannibal romance Bones and All, starring Timothée Chalamet, which won Guadagnino the prize for Best Director at the 2022 Venice Film Festival.

Best known for starring in the Bond films Spectre and No Time to Die, as well as Abdellatif Kechiche’s Palme d’Or winner Blue Is the Warmest Color,...

Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group is staying in the Timothée Chalamet business.

The movie company has signed the star of its back-to-back box office hits Wonka and Dune: Part Two to a multiyear first-look feature deal.

Details were not disclosed, but the company said it would collaborate with the star on projects he would both act in and produce.

“Over the last few years, we have admired not only Timothée’s commitment to his craft, which is evident in the range and depth of his varied roles, but also his unwavering dedication to give 100 percent of his time and attention to every project he has made here at Warner Bros. and elsewhere,” said motion picture group co-chairs and CEOs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy in a statement.

“His collaboration on the campaigns for Dune and Wonka is something we all enjoyed immensely, and the results speak for themselves,” the statement added.

Timothée Chalamet has proven twice within just the last three months that he is a true movie star. He’s one of the few young actors right now who can open a movie, whether it’s a family-friendly romp like “Wonka” or a sci-fi epic like “Dune: Part Two.”

That both of those were released by Warner Bros. is motivation for the studio to lock his services down as best they can. And so they have.

On Tuesday, WB film group heads Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy announced they’ve signed a multi-year, first-look feature film deal with Chalamet in which he will collaborate with the studio on future projects as both an actor and a producer. No specific projects were announced today.

Chalamet, 28, is still new to the producing game — but no longer a rookie. He produced Luca Guadagnino’s “Bones and All,” which was greenlit by MGM...

He may not have walked away with an Oscar this year, but Jeffrey Wright is hot off the acclaim of his Academy Award-nominated film American Fiction and has been reported by Deadline to be joining Denzel Washington for Spike Lee’s upcoming remake of the Akira Kurosawa film High and Low. The remake of the 1963 crime thriller will come from a joint production from Apple and A24 Films. It is not yet announced what role in the film that Wright will be portraying as of yet.

In addition to American Fiction, Wright also starred in the Oscar-nominated film Rustin for Netflix. He appeared in last year’s Asteroid City from Wes Anderson, who he also worked with on The French Dispatch. He would garner three Emmy nominations for his role as Bernard Lowe on HBO’s Westworld. And he would recently fill the shoes of Batman’s police ally, James Gordon,...

Fresh from his Oscar-nominated role in “American Fiction,” Jeffrey Wright has joined the cast of “High and Low.” The re-imagining of the Akira Kurosawa classic thriller is being directed by Spike Lee and will star Denzel Washington. Lee wrote the script with Alan Fox for the English-language adaptation of the story of a wealthy man dealing with a kidnapping. Production on the Apple Original Films starts this month.

In addition to Washington, “High and Low” also stars Ilfenesh Hadera (“Billions”). A24 will release the film theatrically before its global launch on Apple TV+.

The feature will be produced by Todd Black, who worked with Washington on “The Equalizer” films, for Escape Artists and Jason Michael Berman (“Air”) for Mandalay Pictures. In addition to directing, Lee will serve as executive producer through his 40 Acres And A Mule Filmworks. Mandalay’s Peter Guber will serve as executive producer, along with Juniper Productions’ Matthew Lindner,...