‘Mulan,’ ‘Tenet,’ ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ lead Art Directors Guild (ADG) nominations

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‘Mulan,’ ‘Tenet,’ ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ lead Art Directors Guild (ADG) nominations

Erik Anderson February 25, 2021

The 25th Art Directors Guild nominations were announced on Thursday for outstanding production design in film and television. Mank, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Mulan... Read More

Jeremy Renner to star in Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Mayor of Kingtown’ for Paramount+, Antoine Fuqua to exec produce

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Jeremy Renner to star in Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Mayor of Kingtown’ for Paramount+, Antoine Fuqua to exec produce

Erik Anderson February 24, 2021

MTV Entertainment Studios announced during Wednesday’s ViacomCBS Streaming Event presentation that Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, Wind River) has been tapped as the lead in... Read More

RLJE Films and Netflix to distribute David Oyelowo’s feature directorial debut ‘The Water Man’

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RLJE Films and Netflix to distribute David Oyelowo’s feature directorial debut ‘The Water Man’

Erik Anderson February 24, 2021

David Oyelowo’s family adventure film, The Water Man, has been acquired by RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, for North America, and by... Read More

Interview: Adarsh Gourav (‘The White Tiger’) on working with Ramin Bahrani and his detailed preparation for the role of Balram

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Interview: Adarsh Gourav (‘The White Tiger’) on working with Ramin Bahrani and his detailed preparation for the role of Balram

Reyzando Nawara February 24, 2021

The story of class divide is not entirely new anymore in movies. Yet in Ramin Bahrani’s crime drama The White Tiger, it feels rejuvenated, mostly... Read More

Focus Features sews up ‘The Outfit’ with Mark Rylance, Dylan O’Brien, Zoey Deutch and Johnny Flynn

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Focus Features sews up ‘The Outfit’ with Mark Rylance, Dylan O’Brien, Zoey Deutch and Johnny Flynn

Erik Anderson February 23, 2021

Focus Features and FilmNation Entertainment announced today that they will begin production on crime drama The Outfit. The Outfit marks the feature directorial debut of Academy Award winner Graham Moore... Read More

Trailer: Nasim Pedrad hits high school as a 14-year old Persian boy in ‘Chad’ for TBS

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Trailer: Nasim Pedrad hits high school as a 14-year old Persian boy in ‘Chad’ for TBS

Erik Anderson February 23, 2021

In the new TBS comedy Chad, Nasim Pedrad stars in the titular role of Chad, a 14-year-old pubescent Persian boy navigates his first year of... Read More

Guild predictions: Art Directors (ADG), Costume Designers (CDG) and Cinema Audio Society (CAS)

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Guild predictions: Art Directors (ADG), Costume Designers (CDG) and Cinema Audio Society (CAS)

Erik Anderson February 23, 2021

It’s going to be a busy first week of guild announcements, beginning with the Art Directors Guild on February 25. While we have the Writers... Read More

MTV Documentary Films acquires Oscar-shortlisted Yemen food crisis doc ‘Hunger Ward’

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MTV Documentary Films acquires Oscar-shortlisted Yemen food crisis doc ‘Hunger Ward’

Erik Anderson February 23, 2021

World premiere set for Monday, March 1 on Pluto TV’s 24/7 Documentary Channel, Pluto TV Documentaries MTV Documentary Films announced today it has acquired the... Read More

Focus Features acquires Edgar Wright’s Sundance doc ‘The Sparks Brothers’

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Focus Features acquires Edgar Wright’s Sundance doc ‘The Sparks Brothers’

Erik Anderson February 23, 2021

Wright’s documentary debut follows the five-decade career of influential rock and pop duo Sparks Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to Edgar Wright’s first documentary feature, The... Read More

Apple TV+ announces ‘Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry’ live premiere event on February 25

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Apple TV+ announces ‘Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry’ live premiere event on February 25

Erik Anderson February 22, 2021

Event will include an exclusive and intimate performance and conversation with Eilish, discussion with director R.J. Cutler and other special surprises before the film debuts early... Read More