A few days ago the talk of the Cannes Film Festival was the brilliance of the Coen brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis”. Earlier this week there were raves all around for Steven Soderbergh’s “Behind the Candelabra”. J.C. Chandor’s near dialogue-free Robert Redford survival drama “All is Lost” has also scored good nods. Over the past 24 [...]
Ratings juggernaut “The Walking Dead” shows no sign of decay. AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan says that he “sees no end in sight” for the popular and acclaimed series adaptation of the comic “The Walking Dead”. Talking at the Barclays Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference, Sapan says: “We hope that zombies live forever and [...]
Francis Ford Coppola is reportedly readying an untitled film chronicling an Italian-American family from the 1930s to the 1960s. Coppola is writing the screenplay, which is described as a coming-of-age story that focuses on a boy and girl in their late teens. Coppola has also setup offices at the Paramount lot for the project, but [...]
“Carlos” and “Summer Hours” filmmaker Olivier Assayas will make his first U.S.-shot crime thriller “Hubris” at CG Cinema, Bluegrass Films, Film 360, Emjag Productions and Orange Studios. Inspired by Hillel Levin’s true story article, Hillel Levin, HUBRIS is a fast-paced story that follows a crew of thieves who rob a pawn shop and discover it [...]
Michael Winterbottom is set to helm “The Trip To Italy,” a sequel to the acclaimed BBC2 comedy hit “The Trip”. Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan will return for the project which is expected to be produced in the same format as the previous incarnation – both a six part half-hour comedy series, and a cut [...]
Paradise Actor-turned-filmmaker Peter Mullan (“Neds”) is set to helm “Paradise” which Peter Broughan will produce. The story deals with the foundation of legendary football club Celtic by an Irish priest in Glasgow in 1887. [Source: THR] War Book UK director Tom Harper (“The Woman in Black: Angel of Death”) and scribe Jack Thorne (“How I [...]
Filmmaker Todd Haynes (“I’m Not There,” “Far from Heaven”) has become attached to direct the film adaptation of “Talented Mr. Ripley” author Patricia Highsmith’s “Carol” (aka “The Price of Salt”) for Number 9 and Film4. Phyllis Nagy adapted the tale about the complex relationship between two very different women in 1950s New York. One is [...]
Ape Josh Hutcherson (“The Hunger Games”) will star in Miguel Sapochnik’s psychological thriller “Ape” at Atomic Owl Pictures and JetLag Productions. Jon Johnstone penned the script about a young man’s struggle with mental illness, love and a deep family secret. Hutcherson is currently shooting the Pablo Escobar drama “Paradise Lost”. [Source: Screen] A Film By [...]
