Tye Sheridan and Olivia Cooke star alongside Ben Mendelsohn, Simon Pegg, T.J. Miller, Hannah John-Kamen, Lena Waithe, Letitia Wright and Oscar winner Mark Rylance.
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Newcomer Thomasin Harcourt McKenziefollows plays a teenage girl who lives in the woods outside of Portland, Oregon with her father (Foster). A chance encounter leads to their discovery and removal from Forest Park, and into the charge of a social service agency.
The film follows a litter of puppies from the moment they’re born as they begin their two-year quest to become guide dogs for the blind. The stakes are high and not every dog can make the cut. Only the best of the best. The pick of the litter.
Set in turn-of-the-century Paris, the film stars Knightley as a young woman who writes a series of bestselling romance novels, but is forced to publish them under her husband’s name. He takes all the credit, while she struggles to be recognized for her work.
Editor in Chief Jeff Sneider writes about Reinaldo Marcus Green’s directorial debut Monsters and Men, while Drew McWeeny and Ed Douglas trade tweets praising Jason Mantzoukas in Hannah Fidell’s comedy The Long Dumb Road.
Aml Ameen, Anthony Ramos, Vivian Bang, Dominique Fishback, Dede Lovelace, Helena Howard, Forrest Goodluck and Kelvin Harrison Jr. are just some of the young performers of color who will be trying to make a name for themselves in Park City this week.
This Is Us star Chrissy Metz co-stars in the Ian Samuels-directed film, which is billed as a modern retelling of the Cyrano de Bergerac story set in high school.
The veteran character is poised for a busy month between his turn in the Paramount Network’s Waco TV series and a pair of Sundance movies — The Catcher Was a Spy starring Paul Rudd, and Beirut starring Jon Hamm.
Based on the comic book by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, and created by Eric Kripke, The Boys is set in a world where superheroes embrace the darker side of their celebrity and fame.
Patton is a beloved character actor who started out with early roles in Silkwood, After Hours, and Desperately Seeking Susan, but the Patton pics that I know and love range from Copycat and The Client to Armageddon and The Mothman Diaries.
Warners had been courting Ben Affleck to direct at one point, but he turned down the job, and the studio didn’t want to wait for Robert Zemeckis, so they moved quickly to secure the team behind Vacation and Game Night.
Detroit star Hannah Murray and Imposters actress Marianne Rendón are in talks to play Manson’s followers Leslie Van Houten and Susan Atkins, respectively.
Awards season stalwarts such as Call Me by Your Name, Mudbound and The Disaster Artist join TV nominees like The Handmaid’s Tale and Big Little Lies.
It was Ivan Drago who killed Adonis Creed’s father, Apollo (Carl Weathers), so expect the younger Creed to try and get his revenge on the Russian’s son in the sequel.
Batman got a breather from today’s show, which finds hosts Jeff Sneider and Simon Thompson discussing Black Widow, Deadpool 2, New Mutants, Gambit, Suicide Squad 2, Ant-Man 3 and Avengers: Infinity War.
Margot Robbie is in talks to play Sharon Tate, while Tarantino is still deciding between Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise for the other male lead, with the latter actor believed to have a slight edge.
It’s now unclear what’s next for director James Mangold, but we’d love to see him get serious about making The Force, based on the excellent cop novel by Don Winslow. Mangold’s last film, Logan, was one of the best movies of 2017.
Brandt co-created NBC’s Chicago Fire and its two spinoffs, and currently serves as an EP on all three Chicago series. He also directed the 2011 Richard Gere thriller The Double, and co-wrote Wanted and 3:10 to Yuma with Derek Haas.
Channing Tatum’s Gambit was also given a new release date following Gore Verbinski’s abrupt exit earlier Thursday morning.
Tatum is producing the comic book movie so he has a bit more say than he normally would, and I’m sure the storyboards are already finished. I’m hardly saying directing is easy, but we’ve underestimated Tatum his entire career. He just might be able to pull this off, and he’s also been looking to get behind the camera, too.
Jac Schaeffer is an up-and-coming writer with two Anne Hathaway projects in development — the alien invasion comedy The Shower, and the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels remake Nasty Women.
Block’s hiring makes her the 20th agent at Verve, one of the few agencies that hasn’t been dragged into Hollywood’s sexual harassment scandal. She’s well known in development circles for having a good work ethic and a strong sense of story.
“I don’t care how much of this actually happened and how much is artistic license on the part of Ryan Murphy and writer Tom Rob Smith. All I care about is whether or not it’s entertaining, and on that front, Versace delivers spectacularly,” writes Jeff Sneider.
The documentary nominees include veteran filmmakers such as Errol Morris, Steve James and Ken Burns, as well as newcomer Bryan Fogel (Icarus).
The Weinstein Company is no longer involved with the project, which will co-star Ellie Bamber as Cosette, Erin Kellyman as Éponine, Josh O’Connor as Marius, and Adeel Akhtar and Olivia Colman as Monsieur and Madame Thénardier.
Rodriguez is preparing for a major year, as not only does she co-star alongside Natalie Portman in Alex Gardland’s sci-fi movie Annihilation, but she’s also the lead in Sony’s remake of the acclaimed Mexican thriller Miss Bala.
It will now fall on Emmerich, newly-crowned marketing chief Blair Rich and new DC Films president Walter Hamada to restore luster to the DC brand following the critical and commercial failure of Justice League.
Chris Hemsworth is set to star alongside Oscar winners Jeff Bridges and Russell Crowe, Tony winner Cynthia Erivo, and up-and-coming actress Cailee Spaeny (Pacific Rim: Uprising).
Mindhunter star Cameron Britton owned the dance floor, which was stocked with Netflix talent such as Millie Bobby Brown, Joel Kinnaman, Candace Cameron, Lori Loughlin, Jimmy Tatro and Rob Morgan.
The guys also discuss the PGA Award nominations, Ridley Scott’s decision to direct The Merlin Saga for Disney, and the current state of the box office, which sees one major new release (Insidious: The Last Key) enter the fray this weekend.
