Just as a new look is unveiled of body horror maestro David Cronenberg’s new movie, The Shrouds, another movie that treads in his specialty has broken a bit of news. International director Coralie Fargeat will be releasing a body horror film of her own with some big names attached. The Substance is an English-language film from the French native and will be starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid. The movie is set to make its debut at the Cannes Film Festival this year, and Deadline has revealed that the company Mubi has acquired all rights in North America, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Latin America and Benelux, where they will be releasing theatrically sometime this year. Mubi has also acquired the rights for markets in Turkey and India.
Additionally, it is also reported that The Match Factory will be handling sales for the movie in all the other territories.
Additionally, it is also reported that The Match Factory will be handling sales for the movie in all the other territories.
- 5/8/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Mubi has kicked off its 2024 Cannes Film Festival early and in style, acquiring worldwide rights to one of the buzziest films set to premiere in competition.
The arthouse distributor, production banner and streamer has landed Coralie Fargeat’s body horror “The Substance,” starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Denis Quaid, picking up all rights for North America, U.K., Ireland, Germany, Austria, Latin America and Benelux, where it will release theatrically this year. Mubi has also acquired the rights for Turkey and India. The Match Factory, owned by Mubi, is handling sales for all other territories.
Written and directed by Fargeat, who made a noise with her debut, 2017’s action-thriller “Revenge,” “The Substance” goes into Cannes with a significant amount of intrigue, having been produced by Working Title, the Brit banner best known for rom-coms and prestige dramas.
“Have you ever dreamed of a better version of yourself?” reads the...
The arthouse distributor, production banner and streamer has landed Coralie Fargeat’s body horror “The Substance,” starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Denis Quaid, picking up all rights for North America, U.K., Ireland, Germany, Austria, Latin America and Benelux, where it will release theatrically this year. Mubi has also acquired the rights for Turkey and India. The Match Factory, owned by Mubi, is handling sales for all other territories.
Written and directed by Fargeat, who made a noise with her debut, 2017’s action-thriller “Revenge,” “The Substance” goes into Cannes with a significant amount of intrigue, having been produced by Working Title, the Brit banner best known for rom-coms and prestige dramas.
“Have you ever dreamed of a better version of yourself?” reads the...
- 5/8/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Mubi has acquired worldwide rights for French director Coralie Fargeat’s English-language body horror movie The Substance ahead of its world premiere in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival this month.
The global film distributor, production company and streaming service will retain all rights in North America, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Latin America and Benelux, where they will release theatrically this year. MubI has also acquired the rights for Turkey and India.
The Match Factory is handling sales for all other territories.
The Working Title Films production is written and directed by Fargeat and stars Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid.
Plot details have been kept largely under wraps but as per Deadline’s announcement of the film in 2022, we understand it is a feminist take on body horror.
The feature follows Fargeat’s buzzy breakout debut feature Revenge, which world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in...
The global film distributor, production company and streaming service will retain all rights in North America, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Latin America and Benelux, where they will release theatrically this year. MubI has also acquired the rights for Turkey and India.
The Match Factory is handling sales for all other territories.
The Working Title Films production is written and directed by Fargeat and stars Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid.
Plot details have been kept largely under wraps but as per Deadline’s announcement of the film in 2022, we understand it is a feminist take on body horror.
The feature follows Fargeat’s buzzy breakout debut feature Revenge, which world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in...
- 5/8/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Mubi has acquired Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance for multiple territories ahead of its world premiere in Cannes Competition.
The company has acquired all rights for North America, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Latin America and Benelux, and will conduct theatrical releases in all this year. It has also picked up rights for Turkey and India.
The Match Factory, owned by Mubi, is handling sales for all other territories.
Written and directed by Revenge filmmaker Fargeat, The Substance is a body horror about a substance that gives users a younger, more beautiful, more perfect version of themselves.
Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley...
The company has acquired all rights for North America, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Latin America and Benelux, and will conduct theatrical releases in all this year. It has also picked up rights for Turkey and India.
The Match Factory, owned by Mubi, is handling sales for all other territories.
Written and directed by Revenge filmmaker Fargeat, The Substance is a body horror about a substance that gives users a younger, more beautiful, more perfect version of themselves.
Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley...
- 5/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: T. J. Newman, the flight attendant who hung up her wings to become the bestselling author of the movie-bound action thriller novels Falling and Drowning: The Rescue of Flight 1421, is catching her next flight with Little Brown.
In a publishing industry shocker, Newman has left Simon & Schuster and signed a new multimillion-dollar mega deal with Little Brown. Newman’s first novel for the publisher is called Worst Case Scenario, which debuts August 13. Screen rights will be auctioned before the novel gets a big push from Little Brown. Newman stays in her wheelhouse – it all starts with a commercial flight – but the book veers into tentpole territory that might draw comparisons to Independence Day or War of the Worlds-meets-Chernobyl. The action surrounds mankind preventing an extinction-level disaster.
When a pilot suffers a widow-maker heart attack at 35,000 feet, a commercial airliner crashes into a nuclear power plant. Only the efforts of...
In a publishing industry shocker, Newman has left Simon & Schuster and signed a new multimillion-dollar mega deal with Little Brown. Newman’s first novel for the publisher is called Worst Case Scenario, which debuts August 13. Screen rights will be auctioned before the novel gets a big push from Little Brown. Newman stays in her wheelhouse – it all starts with a commercial flight – but the book veers into tentpole territory that might draw comparisons to Independence Day or War of the Worlds-meets-Chernobyl. The action surrounds mankind preventing an extinction-level disaster.
When a pilot suffers a widow-maker heart attack at 35,000 feet, a commercial airliner crashes into a nuclear power plant. Only the efforts of...
- 4/29/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Ethan Coen has assembled a stellar cast for “Honey Don’t!,” his follow-up to this year’s “Drive-Away Dolls.”
Thirteen new actors have joined the cast of “Honey Don’t!” that already includes stars Chris Evans, Margaret Qualley, and Aubrey Plaza. Rounding out the ensemble are “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star Charlie Day, “Bros” star and comedian Billy Eichner, and “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” actress Talia Ryder, IndieWire has learned. Also joining the cast are Lera Abova, Jacnier, Gabby Beans, Kristin Connolly, Lena Hall, Don Swayze, Josh Pafchek, Kale Brown, Alexander Carstoiu, and Christin Antidormi.
“Honey Don’t!” is filming now in New Mexico and will be released by Focus Features, which also released “Drive-Away Dolls,” Ethan Coen’s first feature as a solo director separate from his brother Joel Coen. The new film is reportedly set in Bakersfield, California, with Evans playing a cult leader, Qualley portraying a private investigator, and Plaza as a mystery woman.
Thirteen new actors have joined the cast of “Honey Don’t!” that already includes stars Chris Evans, Margaret Qualley, and Aubrey Plaza. Rounding out the ensemble are “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star Charlie Day, “Bros” star and comedian Billy Eichner, and “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” actress Talia Ryder, IndieWire has learned. Also joining the cast are Lera Abova, Jacnier, Gabby Beans, Kristin Connolly, Lena Hall, Don Swayze, Josh Pafchek, Kale Brown, Alexander Carstoiu, and Christin Antidormi.
“Honey Don’t!” is filming now in New Mexico and will be released by Focus Features, which also released “Drive-Away Dolls,” Ethan Coen’s first feature as a solo director separate from his brother Joel Coen. The new film is reportedly set in Bakersfield, California, with Evans playing a cult leader, Qualley portraying a private investigator, and Plaza as a mystery woman.
- 4/19/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Ethan Coen has rounded out the cast for his comedy Honey Don’t! for Focus Features and Working Title, on which we were first to report. Newcomers include Charlie Day (Fool’s Paradise), Billy Eichner (Bros), Lera Abova (Anna), Jacnier (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory National Tour), Gabby Beans (Presumed Innocent), Talia Ryder (Dumb Money), Kristen Connolly (The Cabin in the Woods), Lena Hall (Your Friends & Neighbors), Don Swayze (All Saints Day), Josh Pafchek (Marvel’s Runaways), Kale Browne (Mike), Alexander Carstoiu (Magnolia Flowers) and Christian Antidormi (Netflix’s Lincoln Lawyer).
As previously announced, Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans will lead the ensemble. Details as to the film’s plot are currently under wraps, though it’s said to be in the same vein as Coen’s comedy Drive-Away Dolls, starring Qualley, which Focus released earlier this year. Production is currently underway in New Mexico.
Coen is directing...
As previously announced, Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans will lead the ensemble. Details as to the film’s plot are currently under wraps, though it’s said to be in the same vein as Coen’s comedy Drive-Away Dolls, starring Qualley, which Focus released earlier this year. Production is currently underway in New Mexico.
Coen is directing...
- 4/19/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Peacock has announced that We Are Lady Parts Season 2 will premiere on the streaming service on May 30, 2024. The new season will consist of six episodes, all of which will be available at launch.
Peacock also revealed that education activist Malala Yousafzai and comedian Meera Syal are set to guest star in the second season. You can catch up on Season 1 of the music-infused comedy, which is streaming now on Peacock.
Season two of We Are Lady Parts sees the band return with a renewed artistic mission after the high of their first UK tour, only to find a rival band threatens their delicate status quo.
As the reality of chasing success sets in, Lady Parts embark on recording their first album, juggling personal ambitions and deciding whether ‘making it big’ is really what they wanted. The series comes from Nida Manzoor and Universal International Studios’ Working Title Television.
“Making season...
Peacock also revealed that education activist Malala Yousafzai and comedian Meera Syal are set to guest star in the second season. You can catch up on Season 1 of the music-infused comedy, which is streaming now on Peacock.
Season two of We Are Lady Parts sees the band return with a renewed artistic mission after the high of their first UK tour, only to find a rival band threatens their delicate status quo.
As the reality of chasing success sets in, Lady Parts embark on recording their first album, juggling personal ambitions and deciding whether ‘making it big’ is really what they wanted. The series comes from Nida Manzoor and Universal International Studios’ Working Title Television.
“Making season...
- 4/18/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Peacock’s We Are Lady Parts returns with Season 2 on May 30, with all 6 new episodes available to binge. Guest stars this season include Malala Yousafzai and Meera Syal.
The series, inspired by creator Nida Manzoor’s experiences and from the rich and diverse cultural collectives and artists in London, follows the Muslim punk band Lady Parts, featuring geeky Ph.D. student and lead guitarist Amina Hussain (Anjana Vasan) and fierce and enigmatic front-woman Saira (Sarah Kameela Impey).
Juliette Motamed, Faith Omole, Lucie Shorthouse, Aiysha Hart, Zaqi Ismail and Shobu Kapoor also star.
(l-r) Sarah Kameela Impey as Saira, Anjana Vasan as Amina Hussain, Faith Omole as Bisma, Lucie Shorthouse as Momtaz, Juliette Motamed as Ayesha
“Making season one of We Are Lady Parts was immense for me. It was a trial by fire, but I found my voice, my style and my confidence in creating this show,” said Manzoor. “Most importantly,...
The series, inspired by creator Nida Manzoor’s experiences and from the rich and diverse cultural collectives and artists in London, follows the Muslim punk band Lady Parts, featuring geeky Ph.D. student and lead guitarist Amina Hussain (Anjana Vasan) and fierce and enigmatic front-woman Saira (Sarah Kameela Impey).
Juliette Motamed, Faith Omole, Lucie Shorthouse, Aiysha Hart, Zaqi Ismail and Shobu Kapoor also star.
(l-r) Sarah Kameela Impey as Saira, Anjana Vasan as Amina Hussain, Faith Omole as Bisma, Lucie Shorthouse as Momtaz, Juliette Motamed as Ayesha
“Making season one of We Are Lady Parts was immense for me. It was a trial by fire, but I found my voice, my style and my confidence in creating this show,” said Manzoor. “Most importantly,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
While Amazon MGM Studios didn’t take the stage at CinemaCon, they did meet with exhibitors and key press to strut their future theatrical slate, in particular they showed off ten minutes of the Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans’ movie Red One. While we agree to keep mum about the details of the Santa Claus rescue movie, let’s just say the originally conceived for Prime Video title is definitely meant for theatrical, which is where it’s going on Nov. 15; the only wide release currently on that weekend.
Let’s just say that Red One is a fire-breathing Christmas action movie that completely reinvents the holiday genre. There hasn’t been a mass appealing Christmas tentpole in six years, the last being Illumination/Universal’s The Grinch which made over a half billion worldwide. Red One is a really fun original action film for both Johnson and Evans, and...
Let’s just say that Red One is a fire-breathing Christmas action movie that completely reinvents the holiday genre. There hasn’t been a mass appealing Christmas tentpole in six years, the last being Illumination/Universal’s The Grinch which made over a half billion worldwide. Red One is a really fun original action film for both Johnson and Evans, and...
- 4/10/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Renée Zellweger is set to reprise her iconic role in the Helen Fielding adaptation ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’.
Also returning to the haphazard world of our beloved Bridget are British actors Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson. Franchise newbies will include Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall.
In the forthcoming film, Hugh Grant is set to reprise his role as Daniel Cleaver. This marks the actor’s return to the film series after his character was presumed dead in the previous instalment, ‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’, only to be later revealed as alive. Fans of the franchise are eagerly anticipating Grant’s return to the screen and the new twists and turns that his character’s reappearance is sure to bring.
Also in news – Olivia Wilde set to direct comic book adaptation ‘Avengelyne’
Michael Morris will take the helm on the project. Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Jo Wallett will produce through Working Title Films,...
Also returning to the haphazard world of our beloved Bridget are British actors Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson. Franchise newbies will include Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall.
In the forthcoming film, Hugh Grant is set to reprise his role as Daniel Cleaver. This marks the actor’s return to the film series after his character was presumed dead in the previous instalment, ‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’, only to be later revealed as alive. Fans of the franchise are eagerly anticipating Grant’s return to the screen and the new twists and turns that his character’s reappearance is sure to bring.
Also in news – Olivia Wilde set to direct comic book adaptation ‘Avengelyne’
Michael Morris will take the helm on the project. Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Jo Wallett will produce through Working Title Films,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson will reprise their roles in Universal/Working Title’s upcoming Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, the fourth instalment in the franchise.
Jones is back in the lead as the hapless romantic adored by fans since the first film came out in 2001, while Grant plays the manipulative Daniel Cleaver. Thompson appeared in 2016’s Bridget Jones’s Baby.
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall are joining the cast. The story is based on series author Helen Fielding’s third novel and finds Jones as a mother in her early fifties.
Michael Morris, who directed Andrea Riseborough drama To Leslie,...
Jones is back in the lead as the hapless romantic adored by fans since the first film came out in 2001, while Grant plays the manipulative Daniel Cleaver. Thompson appeared in 2016’s Bridget Jones’s Baby.
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall are joining the cast. The story is based on series author Helen Fielding’s third novel and finds Jones as a mother in her early fifties.
Michael Morris, who directed Andrea Riseborough drama To Leslie,...
- 4/9/2024
- ScreenDaily
Two-time Oscar winner Renée Zellweger is set to return to one of her most beloved roles in Universal Pictures’ and Working Title’s “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,” an adaptation of Helen Fielding’s best-selling novel.
Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson are confirmed to return alongside franchise newcomers Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall.
The film will be directed by Michael Morris. The three “Bridget Jones” films have been massively successful, bringing in more than $760 million at the worldwide box office.
“Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” will debut in cinemas internationally and on Peacock in the U.S. on Valentine’s Day 2025.
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Jo Wallett will produce through Working Title Films, and Amelia Granger and Sarah-Jane Wright will executive produce for Working Title Films. Helen Fielding will also executive produce the project. Miramax is co-financing.
Senior executive VP of production development Erik Baiers and creative...
Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson are confirmed to return alongside franchise newcomers Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall.
The film will be directed by Michael Morris. The three “Bridget Jones” films have been massively successful, bringing in more than $760 million at the worldwide box office.
“Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” will debut in cinemas internationally and on Peacock in the U.S. on Valentine’s Day 2025.
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Jo Wallett will produce through Working Title Films, and Amelia Granger and Sarah-Jane Wright will executive produce for Working Title Films. Helen Fielding will also executive produce the project. Miramax is co-financing.
Senior executive VP of production development Erik Baiers and creative...
- 4/9/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Renée Zellweger (Judy) has closed a deal to reprise the role that brought her her first Oscar nomination in Universal Pictures and Working Title’s Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Deadline has learned.
Others set to return in the film, from director Michael Morris (To Leslie), include Hugh Grant (Wonka) and Emma Thompson. Newcomers to the cast will include Chiwetel Ejiofor (Rob Peace) and Leo Woodall (The White Lotus).
Based on the beloved novels from Helen Fielding, and a previous column she wrote as the title character for The Independent, the rom-com franchise Bridget Jones centers on Zellweger’s endearing yet perpetually single character of the same name, examining her relationships with the dashing Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), and the roguish Daniel Cleaver (Grant), among others. The original film adaptation, Bridget Jones’s Diary, was released in 2001, with follow-ups Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason...
Others set to return in the film, from director Michael Morris (To Leslie), include Hugh Grant (Wonka) and Emma Thompson. Newcomers to the cast will include Chiwetel Ejiofor (Rob Peace) and Leo Woodall (The White Lotus).
Based on the beloved novels from Helen Fielding, and a previous column she wrote as the title character for The Independent, the rom-com franchise Bridget Jones centers on Zellweger’s endearing yet perpetually single character of the same name, examining her relationships with the dashing Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), and the roguish Daniel Cleaver (Grant), among others. The original film adaptation, Bridget Jones’s Diary, was released in 2001, with follow-ups Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason...
- 4/9/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Bridget Jones is heading back to the screen.
After months of quiet chess pieces moves, Universal Pictures and Working Title have finally put in place the talent for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, the fourth installment of the British-based romantic film comedy series.
Renée Zellweger is set to return as the lovable but flailing at life Jones as is Hugh Grant as rapscallion Daniel Cleaver. Emma Thompson, who appeared in the 2016 entry, Bridget Jones’s Baby, is back as well while newcomers include Chiwetel Ejiofor and up-and-comer Leo Woodall, best known for his work in White Lotus season 2.
Michael Morris, who helmed the Andrea Riseborough drama To Leslie, will be sitting in the director’s chair when cameras roll for the feature, which adapts the best-selling 2013 novel by Jones creator Helen Fielding. Fielding also wrote the script.
Readers and audiences have seen Jones have love triangles, find romance and even have a baby,...
After months of quiet chess pieces moves, Universal Pictures and Working Title have finally put in place the talent for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, the fourth installment of the British-based romantic film comedy series.
Renée Zellweger is set to return as the lovable but flailing at life Jones as is Hugh Grant as rapscallion Daniel Cleaver. Emma Thompson, who appeared in the 2016 entry, Bridget Jones’s Baby, is back as well while newcomers include Chiwetel Ejiofor and up-and-comer Leo Woodall, best known for his work in White Lotus season 2.
Michael Morris, who helmed the Andrea Riseborough drama To Leslie, will be sitting in the director’s chair when cameras roll for the feature, which adapts the best-selling 2013 novel by Jones creator Helen Fielding. Fielding also wrote the script.
Readers and audiences have seen Jones have love triangles, find romance and even have a baby,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Wednesday’s announcement that the British government would be introducing the new Independent Film Tax Credit sparked a response that was nothing short of jubilant across the entire sector.
The incentive — a 53% expenditure credit that equates to a tax relief of approximately 40% for U.K. productions with a budget of up to £15 million ($19.2 million) — was labeled by BFI chief executive Ben Roberts as “the most significant policy intervention since the 1990s.” Elsewhere, the likes of Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas, Barbara Broccoli, Andrew Haigh, Gurinder Chadha, Mike Leigh, Steve McQueen, Ridley Scott, Riz Ahmed, Jonathan Glazer, Gareth Edwards Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner were among the chorus of filmmaking heavyweights celebrating the news.
Speaking to Variety a day later, Roberts underlines the impact the credit could have on the independent sector, which — while inward investment has boomed over the last decade — has found itself at a point of crisis, with...
The incentive — a 53% expenditure credit that equates to a tax relief of approximately 40% for U.K. productions with a budget of up to £15 million ($19.2 million) — was labeled by BFI chief executive Ben Roberts as “the most significant policy intervention since the 1990s.” Elsewhere, the likes of Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas, Barbara Broccoli, Andrew Haigh, Gurinder Chadha, Mike Leigh, Steve McQueen, Ridley Scott, Riz Ahmed, Jonathan Glazer, Gareth Edwards Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner were among the chorus of filmmaking heavyweights celebrating the news.
Speaking to Variety a day later, Roberts underlines the impact the credit could have on the independent sector, which — while inward investment has boomed over the last decade — has found itself at a point of crisis, with...
- 3/7/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Lena Dunham’s Netflix comedy series “Too Much” has filled out its cast with a star-studded lineup, Variety has learned exclusively.
Joining previously announced series leads Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe will be: Richard E. Grant (“Saltburn”), Stephen Fry (“The Dropout”), Janicza Bravo (“Sharp Stick”), Michael Zegen (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Rhea Perlman (“Cheers”), Rita Wilson (“Sleepless in Seattle”), Leo Reich (“Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!”), Adele Exarchopoulos (“Passages”), Adwoa Aboah (“Top Boy”), Daisy Bevan (“The Alienist”), Dean-Charles Chapman (“1917”), Kaori Momoi (“The Brightest Roof in the Universe”) and Prasanna Puwanarajah (“The Crown”). It is also confirmed that Emily Ratajkowski will appear in the series after Variety exclusively reported she was in final talks to join in early February.
The official description of the series states:
“Jessica (Stalter) is a New York workaholic in her mid-thirties, reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever and slowly isolating everyone she knows.
Joining previously announced series leads Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe will be: Richard E. Grant (“Saltburn”), Stephen Fry (“The Dropout”), Janicza Bravo (“Sharp Stick”), Michael Zegen (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Rhea Perlman (“Cheers”), Rita Wilson (“Sleepless in Seattle”), Leo Reich (“Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!”), Adele Exarchopoulos (“Passages”), Adwoa Aboah (“Top Boy”), Daisy Bevan (“The Alienist”), Dean-Charles Chapman (“1917”), Kaori Momoi (“The Brightest Roof in the Universe”) and Prasanna Puwanarajah (“The Crown”). It is also confirmed that Emily Ratajkowski will appear in the series after Variety exclusively reported she was in final talks to join in early February.
The official description of the series states:
“Jessica (Stalter) is a New York workaholic in her mid-thirties, reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever and slowly isolating everyone she knows.
- 3/1/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Director Ethan Coen – collaborating with wife Tricia Cooke instead of brother Joel – delivers a disposable but not entirely unentertaining lesbian-centered crime caper comedy in Drive-Away Dolls. With its raunchy sex and vivid violence, the film is more an affectionate tribute to hard R drive-in B movies that more resembles something from the mind of Russ Meyer than anything resembling smart, Oscar-y movies like the Coen Brothers’ No Country For Old Men, Big Lebowski, Barton Fink, Fargo, Blood Simple etc.
Drive-Away Dolls definitely retains the quirkiness of the Coen brand, but key inspirations this time were Meyers’ Motorpsycho, Bad Girls Go To Hell and even something really good like ’50s noir Kiss Me Deadly, with which it shares some plot details.
But “plot” doesn’t really matter much here. Coen and Cooke throw everything against the wall to see what sticks. If it makes narrative sense, it likely is an accident.
Drive-Away Dolls definitely retains the quirkiness of the Coen brand, but key inspirations this time were Meyers’ Motorpsycho, Bad Girls Go To Hell and even something really good like ’50s noir Kiss Me Deadly, with which it shares some plot details.
But “plot” doesn’t really matter much here. Coen and Cooke throw everything against the wall to see what sticks. If it makes narrative sense, it likely is an accident.
- 2/21/2024
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Over the years horror has evolved into many weird, wonderful and gruesome as f**k genres; the 70s saw slashers emerge with films such as Prom Night and Halloween, then by the 90s (and beyond) the Scream franchise took on the horror mantle for slasher flicks. We’ve also been treated to classic monster movies that began with the likes of Frankenstein in 1931, to the sexy, arthouse stylings of Giallo horror, while splatter flicks, also known as torture porn, burst onto the scene in the brutal eye-gouging form of Hostel, while the supernatural still play a major role in scaring audiences nowadays. Of course, these are just the tip of the spooky iceberg when it comes to the delightful smorgasbord of horror subgenres, and there’s one that continues to thrill fans on both the small screen and theatrically; the zombie movie. However, up until 2004, the zombie genre had offered some amazing titles,...
- 2/19/2024
- by Adam Walton
- JoBlo.com
The Coen Brothers are about as legendary as it comes in the world of filmmaking, with unparalleled classics such as "Fargo" and "No Country for Old Men" to their names. But that's as a duo. For the past several years, Joel and Ethan Coen have gone out on their own, with Joel making movies like "The Tragedy of Macbeth." Now, it's Ethan's turn to go solo with his latest, "Drive-Away Dolls." Can Ethan Coen's solo feature directorial debut help lift up the February box office? Or should we begin tempering expectations?
As it stands, the Focus Features film is looking at an opening weekend of anywhere between just $2 and $4 million (per Box Office Pro) -- an admittedly modest sum. It's also facing sneakily stiff competition from "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -- To the Hashira Training," with the latest entry in the anime franchise expected to top the charts with between $9 and $14 million.
As it stands, the Focus Features film is looking at an opening weekend of anywhere between just $2 and $4 million (per Box Office Pro) -- an admittedly modest sum. It's also facing sneakily stiff competition from "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -- To the Hashira Training," with the latest entry in the anime franchise expected to top the charts with between $9 and $14 million.
- 2/16/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
The legendary sibling directing duo of Joel and Ethan Coen went their separate directorial ways after the 2018 film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, and while there’s talk they’re going to be reuniting to make a horror movie, in the meantime we’ve gotten Joel’s first solo directing effort with The Tragedy of Macbeth, and we’ll be seeing Ethan’s first solo directing effort when Focus Features brings the road trip comedy caper Drive Away Dolls to theatres on February 23rd. Some critics have already had a chance to see the movie, and with two weeks to go until its wide release, the first reactions have started showing up online. We have gathered some of them together below.
First, we have a reaction from JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray:
Caught #DriveAwayDolls recently. Very much a loving homage to love on the run b-movies, with it having...
First, we have a reaction from JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray:
Caught #DriveAwayDolls recently. Very much a loving homage to love on the run b-movies, with it having...
- 2/8/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Emily Ratajkowski is in final talks to join the cast of Lena Dunham’s upcoming Netflix comedy series “Too Much,” Variety has learned exclusively from sources.
She joins previously announced series leads Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe. Variety exclusively reported the series was in the works back in December.
Netflix declined to comment.
“Too Much” follows Jessica (Stalter), described as “a New York workaholic in her mid-30s who is reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever and slowly isolating everyone she knows. When every block in New York tells a story of her own bad behavior, the only solution is to take a job in London, where she plans to live a life of solitude like a Brontë sister. But when she meets Felix (Sharpe) — who is less Hugh Grant in ‘Notting Hill’ and more Hugh Grant’s drunken roommate — she finds that their unusual connection is impossible to ignore,...
She joins previously announced series leads Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe. Variety exclusively reported the series was in the works back in December.
Netflix declined to comment.
“Too Much” follows Jessica (Stalter), described as “a New York workaholic in her mid-30s who is reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever and slowly isolating everyone she knows. When every block in New York tells a story of her own bad behavior, the only solution is to take a job in London, where she plans to live a life of solitude like a Brontë sister. But when she meets Felix (Sharpe) — who is less Hugh Grant in ‘Notting Hill’ and more Hugh Grant’s drunken roommate — she finds that their unusual connection is impossible to ignore,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Just one Coen brother is behind the twisted action comedy Drive-Away Dolls which just dropped a new trailer. Ethan Coen goes solo, writing, directing and producing a film that escalates from a simple roadtrip to encounters with drug dealers, hitmen, a senator, and a mob boss.
Margaret Qualley (Poor Things) and Geraldine Viswanathan (The Beanie Bubble) star as the road trip participants, Jamie and Marian. The ensemble also includes Beanie Feldstein (Booksmart) as Sukie the cop, Colman Domingo (Rustin) as The Chief, Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us) as The Collector, Bill Camp (The Queen’s Gambit) as Curlie, and Matt Damon (Oppenheimer) as Senator Gary Channel.
Geraldine Viswanathan, Margaret Qualley, and Beanie Feldstein in ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ (Credit: Wilson Webb / Working Title / Focus Features)
“This comedy caper follows Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian who desperately needs to loosen up,...
Margaret Qualley (Poor Things) and Geraldine Viswanathan (The Beanie Bubble) star as the road trip participants, Jamie and Marian. The ensemble also includes Beanie Feldstein (Booksmart) as Sukie the cop, Colman Domingo (Rustin) as The Chief, Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us) as The Collector, Bill Camp (The Queen’s Gambit) as Curlie, and Matt Damon (Oppenheimer) as Senator Gary Channel.
Geraldine Viswanathan, Margaret Qualley, and Beanie Feldstein in ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ (Credit: Wilson Webb / Working Title / Focus Features)
“This comedy caper follows Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian who desperately needs to loosen up,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Buckle up and get ready to hit the road with two young women who’ve stumbled upon a mysterious briefcase full of trouble! A new Drive-Away Dolls trailer is barreling down the information highway today, with plenty of kooky characters hitchhiking aboard the new comedy co-written by husband and wife duo Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke.
The Ethan Coen-directed comedy revolves around Jamie (Margaret Qualley), an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her timid friend Marian (Geraldine Viswanathan), who desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals along the way.
Beanie Feldstein, Pedro Pascal, Colman Domingo, Bill Camp, and Matt Damon join Qualley and Viswanathan for Coen and Cooke’s unique crime caper, with Focus Features handling domestic distribution.
The Ethan Coen-directed comedy revolves around Jamie (Margaret Qualley), an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her timid friend Marian (Geraldine Viswanathan), who desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals along the way.
Beanie Feldstein, Pedro Pascal, Colman Domingo, Bill Camp, and Matt Damon join Qualley and Viswanathan for Coen and Cooke’s unique crime caper, with Focus Features handling domestic distribution.
- 2/6/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
The final poster for Drive-Away Dolls has just been released (check it out below). The film is directed by Ethan Coen and will be in theaters nationwide on Friday, February 23rd!
Synopsis: This comedy caper follows Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian who desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals along the way.
About The Film
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller Starring: Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Colman Domingo, Pedro Pascal, Bill Camp and Matt Damon Director: Ethan Coen Screenplay: Ethan Coen & Tricia Cooke Based Upon: Producer: Ethan Coen, Tricia Cooke, Robert Graf, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner
Drive-Away Dolls is in theaters on February 23, 2024!
For More Information, Please Visit:...
Synopsis: This comedy caper follows Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian who desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals along the way.
About The Film
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller Starring: Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Colman Domingo, Pedro Pascal, Bill Camp and Matt Damon Director: Ethan Coen Screenplay: Ethan Coen & Tricia Cooke Based Upon: Producer: Ethan Coen, Tricia Cooke, Robert Graf, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner
Drive-Away Dolls is in theaters on February 23, 2024!
For More Information, Please Visit:...
- 1/30/2024
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
Aubrey Plaza, Chris Evans and Margaret Qualley have been added to the cast of Ethan Cohen and Tricia Cook’s dark comedy ‘Honey Don’t!’
Coen and Cooke wrote the script, but so far details of the plot are being kept under lock and key, but it is said to have the pulpy flavour of ‘Drive-Away Dolls.’ Sources say the story is set in Bakersfield, California. Qualley will take on the role of a private eye, Plaza will star as a mysterious woman and Evans will portray the leader of a cult.
Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title reunite with Robert Graf, Coen, Cooke, and Qualley from ‘Dolls’ to produce ‘Honey Don’t!’.
Also in news – 20th Edition of Glasgow Film Festival Opens With Kristen Stewart Thriller, Love Lies Bleeding
Production is set to get underway in late March in New Mexico.
Evans starred in Apple’s big-budget...
Coen and Cooke wrote the script, but so far details of the plot are being kept under lock and key, but it is said to have the pulpy flavour of ‘Drive-Away Dolls.’ Sources say the story is set in Bakersfield, California. Qualley will take on the role of a private eye, Plaza will star as a mysterious woman and Evans will portray the leader of a cult.
Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title reunite with Robert Graf, Coen, Cooke, and Qualley from ‘Dolls’ to produce ‘Honey Don’t!’.
Also in news – 20th Edition of Glasgow Film Festival Opens With Kristen Stewart Thriller, Love Lies Bleeding
Production is set to get underway in late March in New Mexico.
Evans starred in Apple’s big-budget...
- 1/25/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Roll out the red carpet because Ethan Coen’s upcoming feature, Honey Don’t, is ready to add some of Hollywood’s heaviest hitters to the cast. Coen will reteam with Margaret Qualley for the new project, with Aubrey Plaza, and Chris Evans leading the cast. Details about the plot remain a mystery, but whispers around the watercooler suggest it’s a comedy in the vein of Focus Features‘ Drive-Away Dolls.
Coen teased his follow-up to Drive-Away Dolls in July of last year. Coen directs Honey Don’t! from a script he wrote with his wife, Tricia Cooke. The duo paired off for Drive-Away Dolls, starring Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan. The duo’s Drive-Away Dolls revolves around Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian, who desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee,...
Coen teased his follow-up to Drive-Away Dolls in July of last year. Coen directs Honey Don’t! from a script he wrote with his wife, Tricia Cooke. The duo paired off for Drive-Away Dolls, starring Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan. The duo’s Drive-Away Dolls revolves around Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian, who desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee,...
- 1/24/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Ethan Coen’s Cult Dark Comedy ‘Honey Don’t!’ to Star Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, and Margaret Qualley
Ethan Coen has a new comedy in the works, alongside “Drive Away Dolls” cowriter Tricia Cooke.
Coen’s upcoming “Honey Don’t!” is cowritten by director Coen and wife, editor, and fellow “Drive Away Dolls” scribe. While the plot remains under wraps, the film was billed as being in a similar comedy style to upcoming queer road trip comedy “Drive Away Dolls.”
“Honey Don’t!” will star “Drive Away Dolls” actress Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, and Chris Evans. Deadline first reported the casting. “Honey Don’t!” is a Focus Features production, with filming to begin in late March in New Mexico. The film is described to be set in Bakersfield, California, with Evans playing a cult leader, Qualley portraying a private investigator, and Plaza as a mystery woman.
Post-MCU, Evans recently appeared in “Pain Hustlers” and is set to star in holiday film “Red One.” Qualley continues her auteur streak,...
Coen’s upcoming “Honey Don’t!” is cowritten by director Coen and wife, editor, and fellow “Drive Away Dolls” scribe. While the plot remains under wraps, the film was billed as being in a similar comedy style to upcoming queer road trip comedy “Drive Away Dolls.”
“Honey Don’t!” will star “Drive Away Dolls” actress Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, and Chris Evans. Deadline first reported the casting. “Honey Don’t!” is a Focus Features production, with filming to begin in late March in New Mexico. The film is described to be set in Bakersfield, California, with Evans playing a cult leader, Qualley portraying a private investigator, and Plaza as a mystery woman.
Post-MCU, Evans recently appeared in “Pain Hustlers” and is set to star in holiday film “Red One.” Qualley continues her auteur streak,...
- 1/24/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans will star in Honey Don’t!, the latest dark comedy from Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke.
Honey is the latest feature from the the married collaborators. Coen, formerly one-half of the Coen brothers duo, and Cooke last directed Drive-Away Dolls, the lesbian comedy road trip that Focus Features debuts Feb. 23.
Focus is also behind Honey, which reunites the Dolls producing team of Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title, Robert Graf, Coen and Cooke. Qualley is also returning player from Dolls.
Coen and Cooke wrote the script, the details of which are being kept hush-hush, but it is said to have the pulpy flavor of Dolls. Sources say the story is set in Bakersfield, California. Qualley will play a private eye, Plaza will star as a mysterious woman and Evans will portray the leader of a cult.
Production is set to begin...
Honey is the latest feature from the the married collaborators. Coen, formerly one-half of the Coen brothers duo, and Cooke last directed Drive-Away Dolls, the lesbian comedy road trip that Focus Features debuts Feb. 23.
Focus is also behind Honey, which reunites the Dolls producing team of Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title, Robert Graf, Coen and Cooke. Qualley is also returning player from Dolls.
Coen and Cooke wrote the script, the details of which are being kept hush-hush, but it is said to have the pulpy flavor of Dolls. Sources say the story is set in Bakersfield, California. Qualley will play a private eye, Plaza will star as a mysterious woman and Evans will portray the leader of a cult.
Production is set to begin...
- 1/24/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Ahead of Focus Features’ February 23rd release of Drive-Away Dolls, the road-trip caper marking her first collaboration with Academy Award winner Ethan Coen, Margaret Qualley has been set to star in Honey Don’t!, the filmmaker’s latest for the same studio.
Joining Qualley in the cast are Aubrey Plaza (My Old Ass) and Chris Evans (Pain Hustlers). Details as to the film’s plot are currently under wraps, though Deadline understands it’s a comedy in the same vein as Drive-Away Dolls.
Coen is directing from his script written with wife Tricia Cooke, the veteran editor who cut such Coen Brothers classics as The Big Lebowski and O Brother, Where Art Thou?, also co-writing the upcoming Drive-Away Dolls. Pic’s producers are Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Coen, Cooke, and Robert Graf.
In Ethan Coen’s solo effort Drive-Away Dolls, Qualley portrays Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend,...
Joining Qualley in the cast are Aubrey Plaza (My Old Ass) and Chris Evans (Pain Hustlers). Details as to the film’s plot are currently under wraps, though Deadline understands it’s a comedy in the same vein as Drive-Away Dolls.
Coen is directing from his script written with wife Tricia Cooke, the veteran editor who cut such Coen Brothers classics as The Big Lebowski and O Brother, Where Art Thou?, also co-writing the upcoming Drive-Away Dolls. Pic’s producers are Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Coen, Cooke, and Robert Graf.
In Ethan Coen’s solo effort Drive-Away Dolls, Qualley portrays Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend,...
- 1/24/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC has sold its Elstree Centre property, which includes the iconic Albert Square set for long-running soap “EastEnders,” to global investment giant Axa Im Alts.
As part of the transaction, Axa Im Alts will lease part of the studio campus back to the BBC for 25 years.
“The sale of the Elstree Centre site is part of an ongoing review of the BBC’s property portfolio in order to provide the best value for licence fee payers,” BBC CFO Alan Dickson said. “As part of the sale, the ‘EastEnders site’ has been secured on a long-term lease and Elstree will continue to be the home of Albert Square.”
A transaction value was not disclosed but the BBC aims to secure £70 million ($89 million), Variety understands. The BBC completed the rebuild of the Albert Square set two years ago four year late and at £87 million, £27 million over budget.
The deal has taken...
As part of the transaction, Axa Im Alts will lease part of the studio campus back to the BBC for 25 years.
“The sale of the Elstree Centre site is part of an ongoing review of the BBC’s property portfolio in order to provide the best value for licence fee payers,” BBC CFO Alan Dickson said. “As part of the sale, the ‘EastEnders site’ has been secured on a long-term lease and Elstree will continue to be the home of Albert Square.”
A transaction value was not disclosed but the BBC aims to secure £70 million ($89 million), Variety understands. The BBC completed the rebuild of the Albert Square set two years ago four year late and at £87 million, £27 million over budget.
The deal has taken...
- 1/18/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The Program is Universal’s first talent initiative to be headquartered internationally.
Universal and Working Title have selected four UK-based writers for the first edition of its Global Writers Program, the studio’s first internationally-run talent initiative.
The four selected writers are: Thomas Blackman, Hannah Kelso, Mary Waireri and Andrew Wong.
Scroll down for details on the selected writers
The writers will work on the one-year paid Program within the Working Title team. The Program includes professional development through workshops, seminars, executive and creator-led roundtable discussions, as well as an in-depth, immersive look at the Studio’s production process.
First...
Universal and Working Title have selected four UK-based writers for the first edition of its Global Writers Program, the studio’s first internationally-run talent initiative.
The four selected writers are: Thomas Blackman, Hannah Kelso, Mary Waireri and Andrew Wong.
Scroll down for details on the selected writers
The writers will work on the one-year paid Program within the Working Title team. The Program includes professional development through workshops, seminars, executive and creator-led roundtable discussions, as well as an in-depth, immersive look at the Studio’s production process.
First...
- 1/4/2024
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Lena Dunham has set a new romantic comedy series at Netflix, with Megan Stalter & Will Sharpe set to star, Deadline has confirmed. The 10-episode Too Much is the first series created by Dunham since HBO’s Camping, which aired for one season in 2018. Production will begin in the UK in 2024.
From Dunham and her husband Luis Felber, Too Much, set in London, follows Jessica (Stalter), a New York workaholic in her mid-30s who is reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever and slowly isolating everyone she knows. When every block in New York tells a story of her own bad behavior, the only solution is to take a job in London, where she plans to live a life of solitude like a Brontë sister. But when she meets Felix (Sharpe) — who is less Hugh Grant in “Notting Hill” and more Hugh Grant’s drunken roommate...
From Dunham and her husband Luis Felber, Too Much, set in London, follows Jessica (Stalter), a New York workaholic in her mid-30s who is reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever and slowly isolating everyone she knows. When every block in New York tells a story of her own bad behavior, the only solution is to take a job in London, where she plans to live a life of solitude like a Brontë sister. But when she meets Felix (Sharpe) — who is less Hugh Grant in “Notting Hill” and more Hugh Grant’s drunken roommate...
- 12/11/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix’s upcoming romantic comedy from Lena Dunham, “Too Much,” has added Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe as its lead actors.
The project comes from Dunham and her husband, musician Luis Felber. Development for the series was first announced in July of this year.
The rom-com follows Jessica (Stalter) a New York-based workaholic in her mid-30s who has been slowly isolating herself from her friends and family in the wake of a failed relationship. Haunted by her own love life and past bad decisions, Jessica decides to take a job in London and vows to “live a life of solitude like a Bronte sister,” a press release for the series reads. At least that’s the case until she meets Felix (Sharpe), who is described as “less Hugh Grant in Notting Hill and more Hugh Grant’s drunken roommate.” The two find their connection impossible to ignore, even though...
The project comes from Dunham and her husband, musician Luis Felber. Development for the series was first announced in July of this year.
The rom-com follows Jessica (Stalter) a New York-based workaholic in her mid-30s who has been slowly isolating herself from her friends and family in the wake of a failed relationship. Haunted by her own love life and past bad decisions, Jessica decides to take a job in London and vows to “live a life of solitude like a Bronte sister,” a press release for the series reads. At least that’s the case until she meets Felix (Sharpe), who is described as “less Hugh Grant in Notting Hill and more Hugh Grant’s drunken roommate.” The two find their connection impossible to ignore, even though...
- 12/11/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
“Girls” creator Lena Dunham is back on TV, this time behind a new Netflix series, “Too Much.”
Dunham, who also created HBO’s “Camping” in 2018, co-created “Too Much” alongside husband Luis Felber. The 10-episode rom-com series stars “Hacks” breakout Megan Stalter as New York workaholic Jessica who is reeling from a breakup. Jessica opts to instead uproot her life to London, where she plans on being alone forever. She soon meets Felix, played by “The White Lotus” star Will Sharpe, who dismantles her own objections to finding love again.
Dunham writes and directs the series, with Felber providing original music. The duo executive produce, along with Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Michael Cohen, Surian Fletcher-Jones and Bruce Eric Kaplan; Camilla Bray produces. The series comes from Dunham’s Good Thing Going banner and Universal International Studios’ Working Title Television.
Variety first announced the new series, with Netflix confirming to IndieWire.
“This...
Dunham, who also created HBO’s “Camping” in 2018, co-created “Too Much” alongside husband Luis Felber. The 10-episode rom-com series stars “Hacks” breakout Megan Stalter as New York workaholic Jessica who is reeling from a breakup. Jessica opts to instead uproot her life to London, where she plans on being alone forever. She soon meets Felix, played by “The White Lotus” star Will Sharpe, who dismantles her own objections to finding love again.
Dunham writes and directs the series, with Felber providing original music. The duo executive produce, along with Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Michael Cohen, Surian Fletcher-Jones and Bruce Eric Kaplan; Camilla Bray produces. The series comes from Dunham’s Good Thing Going banner and Universal International Studios’ Working Title Television.
Variety first announced the new series, with Netflix confirming to IndieWire.
“This...
- 12/11/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Lena Dunham and her husband Luis Felber have co-created a romantic comedy series titled “Too Much” for Netflix. Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe are set to star.
“Too Much” follows Jessica (Stalter), a New York workaholic in her mid-30s who is reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever and slowly isolating everyone she knows. When every block in New York tells a story of her own bad behavior, the only solution is to take a job in London, where she plans to live a life of solitude like a Brontë sister. But when she meets Felix (Sharpe) — who is less Hugh Grant in “Notting Hill” and more Hugh Grant’s drunken roommate — she finds that their unusual connection is impossible to ignore, even as it creates more problems than it solves. Now they have to ask themselves: Do Americans and Brits actually speak the same language?...
“Too Much” follows Jessica (Stalter), a New York workaholic in her mid-30s who is reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever and slowly isolating everyone she knows. When every block in New York tells a story of her own bad behavior, the only solution is to take a job in London, where she plans to live a life of solitude like a Brontë sister. But when she meets Felix (Sharpe) — who is less Hugh Grant in “Notting Hill” and more Hugh Grant’s drunken roommate — she finds that their unusual connection is impossible to ignore, even as it creates more problems than it solves. Now they have to ask themselves: Do Americans and Brits actually speak the same language?...
- 12/11/2023
- by Joe Otterson and Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Peacock’s movie Genie delivered a solid opening for Peacock during Thanksgiving week — big enough, in fact, to rank as the streamer’s biggest original film to date.
The holiday comedy starring Melissa McCarthy and Paapa Essiedu premiered Nov. 22 on Peacock and drew about 405 million minutes of viewing time over its first five days, according to Nielsen figures (the full streaming top 10 charts for Thanksgiving week will be available later in December). It’s set to rank seventh among movies for that week, which typically sees a number of holiday favorites (a la Home Alone and Elf) re-enter the streaming charts.
The 405 million minutes of watch time for Genie is the equivalent of about 4.35 million complete showings of the 93-minute film (which is the now-codified standard for a “view” of a streaming movie or series).
Genie stars McCarthy as Flora, a genie who’s been trapped for more than 2,000 years inside an antique jewelry box.
The holiday comedy starring Melissa McCarthy and Paapa Essiedu premiered Nov. 22 on Peacock and drew about 405 million minutes of viewing time over its first five days, according to Nielsen figures (the full streaming top 10 charts for Thanksgiving week will be available later in December). It’s set to rank seventh among movies for that week, which typically sees a number of holiday favorites (a la Home Alone and Elf) re-enter the streaming charts.
The 405 million minutes of watch time for Genie is the equivalent of about 4.35 million complete showings of the 93-minute film (which is the now-codified standard for a “view” of a streaming movie or series).
Genie stars McCarthy as Flora, a genie who’s been trapped for more than 2,000 years inside an antique jewelry box.
- 12/8/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The official poster for director Ethan Coen’s forthcoming film Drive-Away Dolls has just been released. Check it out below!
Synopsis: Written by Ethan Coen (who also directed) and Tricia Cooke, Drive-Away Dolls follows Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian who desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals along the way.
About The Film
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller Starring: Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Colman Domingo, Pedro Pascal, Bill Camp and Matt Damon Director: Ethan Coen Screenplay: Ethan Coen & Tricia Cooke Producer: Ethan Coen, Tricia Cooke, Robert Graf, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner
Drive-away Dolls is in theaters on Friday, February 23, 2024!
For More Information, Please Visit:
Official Site / Twitter...
Synopsis: Written by Ethan Coen (who also directed) and Tricia Cooke, Drive-Away Dolls follows Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian who desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals along the way.
About The Film
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller Starring: Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Colman Domingo, Pedro Pascal, Bill Camp and Matt Damon Director: Ethan Coen Screenplay: Ethan Coen & Tricia Cooke Producer: Ethan Coen, Tricia Cooke, Robert Graf, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner
Drive-away Dolls is in theaters on Friday, February 23, 2024!
For More Information, Please Visit:
Official Site / Twitter...
- 11/10/2023
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
While romantic-comedy lovers may not know his name, Nick Moore has been an absolutely crucial cog in many films considered absolute classics of the genre. The editor, whose career in the cutting room dates back to the early 80s (his second credit is Empire of the Sun, followed by Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), is best known in the industry for his work on the likes of Notting Hill, About a Boy and Love Actually, helping splice practically back-to-back hits for Working Title and make Hugh Grant the 1990s poster boy for foppishly charming Brits.
Moore has turned director for a handful of films already, but with This Time Next Year — screening at the American Film Market, where Protagonist are handling sales — he’s helming his first ever rom-com himself, asserting he was brought on board to “give it that Working Title touch”.
Starring Emily in Paris breakout Lucien Laviscount...
Moore has turned director for a handful of films already, but with This Time Next Year — screening at the American Film Market, where Protagonist are handling sales — he’s helming his first ever rom-com himself, asserting he was brought on board to “give it that Working Title touch”.
Starring Emily in Paris breakout Lucien Laviscount...
- 11/2/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Studiocanal and Universal Pictures are re-releasing Richard Curtis’ holiday classic “Love Actually” worldwide this year in a new 4K restoration.
The Working Title film, whose all-star cast includes Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Keira Knightley, Colin Firth, Bill Nighy and Liam Neeson, will also be released on home video and digitally in the U.S. and France.
First released during the 2003 holiday season, “Love Actually” went on to become a major worldwide hit and, in the 20 years since its release, a beloved modern Christmas classic.
“Love Actually” 4K trailer
The romantic comedy, which intertwines the stories of eight couples during a frantic month before Christmas in London, also features Laura Linney, Martin Freeman, Andrew Lincoln, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Rodrigo Santoro, Rowan Atkinson, Billy Bob Thornton and the late Alan Rickman.
Studiocanal has restored “Love Actually” in 4K from the 35mm original negative, accessed via Universal Pictures and scanned at Illuminate in Los Angeles.
The Working Title film, whose all-star cast includes Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Keira Knightley, Colin Firth, Bill Nighy and Liam Neeson, will also be released on home video and digitally in the U.S. and France.
First released during the 2003 holiday season, “Love Actually” went on to become a major worldwide hit and, in the 20 years since its release, a beloved modern Christmas classic.
“Love Actually” 4K trailer
The romantic comedy, which intertwines the stories of eight couples during a frantic month before Christmas in London, also features Laura Linney, Martin Freeman, Andrew Lincoln, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Rodrigo Santoro, Rowan Atkinson, Billy Bob Thornton and the late Alan Rickman.
Studiocanal has restored “Love Actually” in 4K from the 35mm original negative, accessed via Universal Pictures and scanned at Illuminate in Los Angeles.
- 11/2/2023
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Melissa McCarthy is granting all the magical wishes this holiday season.
In the upcoming holiday fairytale comedy, Genie, from Universal and Working Title, Bernard (Paapa Essiedu) enlists genie Flora (McCarthy) to help him win back his family before Christmas.
While Bernard has been busy with work, he doesn’t realize his job, life and family are unraveling around him until it’s too late. As he’s sitting in his New York City apartment alone, trying to figure out how to fix his mistakes, Bernard comes across an antique jewelry box. As he’s dusting it off, he unintentionally releases Flora, a genie trapped for more than 2,000 years inside.
“I need to get my wife and kid to love me again and for us to be happy,” Essiedu can be heard saying to McCarthy in the trailer.
Though, as Bernard starts to question if Flora can actually help him, they...
In the upcoming holiday fairytale comedy, Genie, from Universal and Working Title, Bernard (Paapa Essiedu) enlists genie Flora (McCarthy) to help him win back his family before Christmas.
While Bernard has been busy with work, he doesn’t realize his job, life and family are unraveling around him until it’s too late. As he’s sitting in his New York City apartment alone, trying to figure out how to fix his mistakes, Bernard comes across an antique jewelry box. As he’s dusting it off, he unintentionally releases Flora, a genie trapped for more than 2,000 years inside.
“I need to get my wife and kid to love me again and for us to be happy,” Essiedu can be heard saying to McCarthy in the trailer.
Though, as Bernard starts to question if Flora can actually help him, they...
- 11/1/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From the pen of “Love Actually” writer-director Richard Curtis comes a new holiday comedy — but this time the magic of the season is literally magic. Premiering on Peacock on Nov. 22, “Genie” follows Melissa McCarthy as Flora, the titular character, who comes to the assistance of a despondent Bernard (Paapa Essiedu). Through their unexpected friendship, the two discover how the power of love can unleash a special holiday magic.
From missing his daughter’s birthday to his wife leaving him to getting fired, Bernard is in need of a genie for several reasons. Luckily for him, he stumbles upon a jewelry box and unintentionally releases the genie Flora, who can grant unlimited wishes. Flora has been trapped in that box for over 2,000 years due to a misunderstanding with a sorcerer in 77 B.C., so Bernard begins to show her the world she has been missing. Meanwhile, declaring that he needs to...
From missing his daughter’s birthday to his wife leaving him to getting fired, Bernard is in need of a genie for several reasons. Luckily for him, he stumbles upon a jewelry box and unintentionally releases the genie Flora, who can grant unlimited wishes. Flora has been trapped in that box for over 2,000 years due to a misunderstanding with a sorcerer in 77 B.C., so Bernard begins to show her the world she has been missing. Meanwhile, declaring that he needs to...
- 11/1/2023
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
Peacock has unveiled a trailer, premiere date and first look photos for Genie, its previously untitled holiday fairytale comedy, starring Melissa McCarthy and Paapa Essiedu, which Love Life creator Sam Boyd directed from a script by Richard Curtis, the Oscar nom best known for Love Actually.
Hailing from Universal and Working Title, the film premieres November 22nd. Check out the trailer above, and new photos above and below.
McCarthy leads the pic as Flora, a genie trapped for more than 2,000 years inside an antique jewelry box because of one teeny-tiny little misunderstanding with a sorcerer back in 77 B.C. After millennia of being summoned to grant wishes of gold doubloons and hot babes for greedy men, Flora is accidentally called to service by Bernard Bottle (Essiedu), whose life is unraveling around him.
Bernard’s been so busy working that he has lost sight of his marriage to his wife Julie...
Hailing from Universal and Working Title, the film premieres November 22nd. Check out the trailer above, and new photos above and below.
McCarthy leads the pic as Flora, a genie trapped for more than 2,000 years inside an antique jewelry box because of one teeny-tiny little misunderstanding with a sorcerer back in 77 B.C. After millennia of being summoned to grant wishes of gold doubloons and hot babes for greedy men, Flora is accidentally called to service by Bernard Bottle (Essiedu), whose life is unraveling around him.
Bernard’s been so busy working that he has lost sight of his marriage to his wife Julie...
- 11/1/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Voting will close on November 1.
Voting is now open for the Big Screen Award’s Best British Film of the Year 2023.
The vote closes on November 1 and the winner will be announced at the Big Screen Awards ceremony on November 23 at The Brewery in London.
The Big Screen Awards 2023: Best British Film Of The Year
Last year’s best British film was awarded to Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast with Mark Jenkin’s Bait winning in 2019 and 2018’s inaugural prize going to Daniel Kokotajlo’s Apostasy.
The full list of nominees for this year’s Big Screen Awards can be found here.
Voting is now open for the Big Screen Award’s Best British Film of the Year 2023.
The vote closes on November 1 and the winner will be announced at the Big Screen Awards ceremony on November 23 at The Brewery in London.
The Big Screen Awards 2023: Best British Film Of The Year
Last year’s best British film was awarded to Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast with Mark Jenkin’s Bait winning in 2019 and 2018’s inaugural prize going to Daniel Kokotajlo’s Apostasy.
The full list of nominees for this year’s Big Screen Awards can be found here.
- 10/11/2023
- by Screen staff¬Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: In a whopping deal, Amazon and Netflix are battling ferociously for Crime 101, a package based on a novella by Don Winslow that has Chris Hemsworth and Pedro Pascal attached to star. American Animals helmer Bart Layton is attached to direct the film. It came down to Amazon and Netflix, sources said. Amazon appears to have the edge.
No deals are in place and according to sources both actors have shown interest in the project prior to the strike. This technically at this point is a rights deal with a UK-based producer, which passes the sniff test.
Working Title’s Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan, and Shane Salerno’s Story Factory are the production companies that put the package together along with CAA.
It’s a great crime story in the vein of Heat. High-level jewel thefts are taking place up and down the Pacific Coast and police have linked them to the Colombian cartels.
No deals are in place and according to sources both actors have shown interest in the project prior to the strike. This technically at this point is a rights deal with a UK-based producer, which passes the sniff test.
Working Title’s Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan, and Shane Salerno’s Story Factory are the production companies that put the package together along with CAA.
It’s a great crime story in the vein of Heat. High-level jewel thefts are taking place up and down the Pacific Coast and police have linked them to the Colombian cartels.
- 8/29/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr and Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Working Title chairman and composer have bought the studios with music producer Steven Kofsky from the BBC.
Working Title co-chairmen Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner have partnered with music producer Steve Kofsky and composer Hans Zimmer to buy London’s historic music recording facility Maida Vale Studios from the BBC.
They plan to keep the building as a music studio space, conduct a multi-million pound refurbishment and create a not-for-profit educational facility on the site.
The BBC has owned Maida Vale Studios since 1933, since when music artists including The Beatles, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin and Dusty Springfield have recorded in the building.
Working Title co-chairmen Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner have partnered with music producer Steve Kofsky and composer Hans Zimmer to buy London’s historic music recording facility Maida Vale Studios from the BBC.
They plan to keep the building as a music studio space, conduct a multi-million pound refurbishment and create a not-for-profit educational facility on the site.
The BBC has owned Maida Vale Studios since 1933, since when music artists including The Beatles, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin and Dusty Springfield have recorded in the building.
- 8/14/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, co-chairmen of British production powerhouse Working Title, plus Hans Zimmer and his long-time business partner Steven Kofsky have formed a partnership to purchase London’s legendary Maida Vale studios, considered a seminal part of U.K. music history.
First bought by the BBC in 1933, the studios have welcomed the likes of David Bowie, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Dusty Springfield to record in the building over the decades, and it became a home for the BBC Performing Group. In 2018, the BBC announced the closure of the site with plans to vacate in 2025, part of its plan to move the music studios and perfuming groups to a purpose-built space in east London.
Following the purchase, terms of which were not disclosed, the new owners say they plan to keep the original façade of the building, which will remain as a studio space but undergo a multi-million-pound...
First bought by the BBC in 1933, the studios have welcomed the likes of David Bowie, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Dusty Springfield to record in the building over the decades, and it became a home for the BBC Performing Group. In 2018, the BBC announced the closure of the site with plans to vacate in 2025, part of its plan to move the music studios and perfuming groups to a purpose-built space in east London.
Following the purchase, terms of which were not disclosed, the new owners say they plan to keep the original façade of the building, which will remain as a studio space but undergo a multi-million-pound...
- 8/14/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
London’s Maida Vale Studios has been sold to a partnership between Working Title co-chairmen Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner and composer Hans Zimmer and his business partner Steve Kofsky.
According to the partners, the plan is to keep the original façade of the building and “preserve the ethos of Maida Vale”. The building will remain as a studio space, with a multi-million pound refurbishment plan for its existing studios as well as a not-for-profit educational facility.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Maida Vale Studios was first bought by the BBC in 1933. Since then, it has seen the likes of David Bowie, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Dusty Springfield record in the building, and has become a home for the BBC Performing Group. It has also more recently welcomed the likes of Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Katy Perry and Sam Smith.
The sale of Maida Vale comes after...
According to the partners, the plan is to keep the original façade of the building and “preserve the ethos of Maida Vale”. The building will remain as a studio space, with a multi-million pound refurbishment plan for its existing studios as well as a not-for-profit educational facility.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Maida Vale Studios was first bought by the BBC in 1933. Since then, it has seen the likes of David Bowie, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Dusty Springfield record in the building, and has become a home for the BBC Performing Group. It has also more recently welcomed the likes of Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Katy Perry and Sam Smith.
The sale of Maida Vale comes after...
- 8/14/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Maida Vale Studios, the historic London recording space known for its rich musical history, has been sold to legendary composer Hans Zimmer along with Working Title co-chairmen Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Zimmer’s business partner Steven Kofsky.
Since its acquisition by the BBC in 1933, Maida Vale Studios has hosted renowned artists like David Bowie, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin. With the BBC now planning to move their London studios to another location, Maida Vale’s four new owners aim to make sure its its legacy as a pioneering music center doesn’t get lost in the shuffle.
The multi-million-pound refurbishment will “preserve the ethos” of the building and make it “future-proof,” keeping its stunning front facade in tact. The budget also includes plans for an educational facility and a long-term commitment to creating local jobs, ensuring it’s still a significant cultural presence in the community.
“The first time...
Since its acquisition by the BBC in 1933, Maida Vale Studios has hosted renowned artists like David Bowie, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin. With the BBC now planning to move their London studios to another location, Maida Vale’s four new owners aim to make sure its its legacy as a pioneering music center doesn’t get lost in the shuffle.
The multi-million-pound refurbishment will “preserve the ethos” of the building and make it “future-proof,” keeping its stunning front facade in tact. The budget also includes plans for an educational facility and a long-term commitment to creating local jobs, ensuring it’s still a significant cultural presence in the community.
“The first time...
- 8/11/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Includes producer and former Screen Star Of Tomorrow Helen Gladders
UK’s Film London has unveiled the 12 participants of its third Breaking The Glass Ceiling programme, an initiative aimed at mid-level industry professionals from ethnically diverse backgrounds.
Among the selection is Camilla Wren who previously worked on the Fantastic Beasts films and upcoming Netflix series One Day in script and production. Wren set up her own production company Frolic Films in 2018 which has projects in development with BBC, Netflix, BFI and Film4.
Also selected is Screen Star Of Tomorrow 2022 Helen Gladders, producer on Daina Oniunas-Pusic’s upcoming feature Tuesday starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus; Jaya Campbell,...
UK’s Film London has unveiled the 12 participants of its third Breaking The Glass Ceiling programme, an initiative aimed at mid-level industry professionals from ethnically diverse backgrounds.
Among the selection is Camilla Wren who previously worked on the Fantastic Beasts films and upcoming Netflix series One Day in script and production. Wren set up her own production company Frolic Films in 2018 which has projects in development with BBC, Netflix, BFI and Film4.
Also selected is Screen Star Of Tomorrow 2022 Helen Gladders, producer on Daina Oniunas-Pusic’s upcoming feature Tuesday starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus; Jaya Campbell,...
- 7/12/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
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