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It's official: Pedro Pascal and Danny Ramirez are confirmed to star in DE NOCHE, Todd Haynes' romantic drama, which Joaquin Phoenix notoriously abandoned just before production was set to begin in 2023. It's about a policeman and a teacher who become political targets and go on the run from Los Angeles to Mexico. Penelope Cruz, Kieran Culkin, Emma Mackey, Jude Law and Owen Wilson will star in a new untitled romantic drama from writer-director Nancy Meyers. Reportedly, it's about two filmmakers who made a string of hits together before breaking up, then have to reunite with a difficult cast on a new project. Jessica Chastain and Chris Pine will star in THIS IS PLEASURE, based on the novella about a woman whose close friend, a charismatic publisher, is accused of misconduct. Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini are directing from a script by Nina Raine. Benedict Cumberbatch will star in LAST FLIGHT, as an American man who helps persecuted locals who assisted the US war effort as they try to escape from Iraq and Afghanistan. Babak Anvari is directing from a script by Kirk Wallace Johnson, based on his own real-life experiences. Kerry Washington, James Marsden and Chloe East will star in the psychological thriller AN INNOCENT GIRL, about a young woman who is seduced by a high-powered couple in Washington DC. Jaume Collet-Serra is directing from a script by Michael Mohan and Marc Guggenheim. Helena Bonham Carter, Caitriona Balfe and Emma Laird are joining Anthony Hopkins in THE HOUSEKEEPER, a romantic reimagining of the events that inspired Daphne du Maurier's classic novel Rebecca. Richard Eyre is directing from a script by author Rose Tremain. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Laurence Fishburne are joining the cast of Mike Flanagan's still untitled stand-alone reboot of THE EXORCIST, alongside Scarlett Johansson, Diane Lane and Jacobi Jupe. The plot apparently centres on a demonic invasion in the White House as World War III is about to break out. Rachel Weisz and Matthew Macfadyen will star in SEANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON, about a medium who convinces her husband to abduct a wealthy child so she can "solve" the crime. Tomas Alfredson is directing from a script by Jack Thorne. Filming is underway in Britain. Jake Gyllenhaal will produce and star in KILL SWITCH, an action thriller that's being called "Collateral meets Sicario", which doesn't really tell us much. The script is by Harrison Query (Heads of State). Matt Reeves is also producing. Kiernan Shipka and Cole Sprouse will star in the romantic comedy GOODBYE GIRL, about a professional breakup artist who falls for the man she's supposed to dump. Director Oran Zegman started filming this week in New Orleans, from a script by Danielle Hoover and David Monahan. Josh Gad will star in GERRON'S LAST FILM as real-life top German actor Kurt Gerron, who in the 1940s was forced by the Nazis to make a propaganda movie. Simon Curtis is directing. And Ava DuVernay will direct a film about Coretta Scott King titled KING VS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, which will trace her decades-long investigation to find the truth about her husband's assassination.
Brad Pitt will lead the cast of THE RIDERS, about an Australian man who crisscrosses Europe with his young daughter in search of his wife. The ensemble cast includes Julianne Nicholson, Coco Greenstone, Camille Cottin, Danny Huston, Michael Smiley and Ulrich Thomsen. Director Edward Berger is currently filming on location. Cameron Diaz and Stephen Merchant will star in a romantic comedy that Merchant will also direct. Still untitled, it's about a British man working in a New York hotel where he needs a wife for professional events. So he hires a stand-up comic who needs health insurance. Allison Janney, Andrew Scott and Mia Goth will star in FONDA, a psychological thriller about someone grappling with grief and obsession. Justine Triet (Anatomy of a Fall) is directing. Antonio Banderas is joining the cast of UNMERCIFUL GOOD FORTUNE, a thriller about a celebrity lawyer whose latest defendant claims to have psychic powers, and only murders people who will go on to kill. Costars include Susan Sarandon, Rosario Dawson and Scott Eastwood. Tirsa Hackshaw is writing and directing. Renate Reinsve and Jacob Lohman will star in Alexander Payne's next film SOMEWHERE OUT THERE, which is a friendship comedy set in Denmark. This will be Payne's first project in a language other than English. Erin Doherty and James McAvoy will team up to star in FAITH, a supernatural drama about a single mother who strikes up a friendship with an enigmatic stranger just as her life falls apart. Kodi Smit-McPhee, Aden Young and Sam Rechnew are joining Alan Ritchson in a biopic about Navy Seal hero Mike Thornton, who led a desperate mission to rescue five men during the last days of the Vietnam War. Patrick Hughes is directing; Ritchson cowrote the script and is also producing alongside Sylvester Stallone. Daniel Zolghadri, Cory Michael Smith, Vic Carmen Sonne and Tamara Podemski will star in THE TEMPLE, a horror thriller about an orphaned millionaire who hires scientists to help him communicate with his parents' ghosts. Directors Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis are currently filming in Toronto. Meredith Hagner, Freya Mavor and Guy Burnet are joining Adria Arjona and Kingsley Ben-Adir in SCORN, about a woman who fights back when her married boyfriend tries to break off their affair. Sarah-Violet Bliss is writing and directing. Clancy Brown, Aaron Moten, Mark Webber and Pat Healy are joining the survival thriller NIGHTWATCHING, alongside Mila Kunis and Corey Hawkins. It's about a woman trying to protect her children when she finds an intruder in her home during a winter storm. Adam Schindler and Brian Netto are directing. And Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso) has joined the cast of the live-action remake HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2, alongside Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler and Olaf Olafsson. Dean DeBlois is directing.
Halle Berry will play the US president in THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING, based on the novel by James Patterson and Bill Clinton. It's about a terrorist threat that could send America back to the dark ages. Nicole Perlman and David Chasteen are writing the script. Ana de Armas will star in SWEAT, as a fitness influencer who, after a disastrous encounter with her idol, ends up in a dangerous relationship with an obsessive fan. This is a remake of the 2020 Polish film. J Blakeson is directing. Julia Garner will join Charlize Theron in TYRANT, a thriller set in New York's cutthroat elite culinary world. Other details about the plot are being kept under wraps. David Weil is writing and directing. Sam Worthington, David Duchovny and Taiwanese actress Ke-Xi Wu will star in THE EXILES, a crime thriller based on the true story of a Westerner seeking his fortune in Asia. Filming is underway in Taipei with director Midi Z (Nina Wu), who is making his English-language debut. Kate Beckinsale will star in the action thriller THE SAVIOR, about a woman struggling with addiction as she returns to her violent past to rescue her kidnapped daughter from human traffickers. Russell Mulcahy is directing. Diane Lane is joining the cast of the new EXORCIST movie, an all-new story that also stars Scarlett Johansson and Jacobi Jupe. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but writer-director Mick Flanagan is promising something that's both original and terrifying. Bill Nighy and Makram Khoury will star in A TOWN IN NOVA SCOTIA, which centres on a widowed man trying to help his best friend after surgery. Then his daughter invites him to move to Canada. Currently filming on location, Babak Jalali is directing from a script he wrote with Carolina Cavalli. Zoey Deutch has joined the cast of THE 99ERS, based on the true story of the US women's team as they defy the odds to take on China in the final of the 1999 Women's World Cup. Emily Bader costars; Nicole Kassell is directing. Mia Threapleton is joining the ensemble cast of Damien Chazelle's next film, alongside Daniel Craig, Cillian Murphy and Michelle Williams. Little is known about the film other than that it's set in a prison. And it's official, Jennifer Grey will be back for a 40-years-later DIRTY DANCING sequel, which will return her character to the summer resort. Kim Rosenstock (Dying for Sex) is writing the script.
Sydney Sweeney has landed the lead role in THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY, based on the Edith Wharton novel about a woman climbing the social ladder in early 20th century New York City. Josie Rourke is writing and directing. Mila Kunis will star in the thriller NIGHTWATCHING, about a woman who takes a stranger into her home during a fierce winter storm, then struggles to protect her children when things take a turn. Brian Netto and Adam Schindler are directing. Odessa A'zion is joining Cailee Spaeny and Drew Starkey in the musical DEEP CUTS. It's about two music-loving young people navigating their lives in the early 2000s. Sean Durkin is directing. [UPDATE: A'zion has dropped out of this role.] Patricia Clarkson is joining Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio in WHAT HAPPENS AT NIGHT, Martin Scorsese's thriller that follows a couple travelling to Europe to adopt a baby. Then things take a confusing, scary turn as the hotel they are staying in appears to be haunted. Sally Hawkins and Victor Garber are joining Ryan Reynolds in ELOISE, based the beloved children's books about a mischievous girl (Mae Schenk) who lives in New York's Plaza Hotel. Here, she heads to Paris to see her movie star mother. Amy Sherman-Palladino is directing. Lena Headey has joined the cast of RED, WHITE AND ROYAL WEDDING, the romantic comedy sequel carrying on the story of British Prince Henry (Nicholas Galitzine) and Alex (Taylor Zakhar Perez), who is son of the US President (Uma Thurman). Costars include Ellie Bamber, Chloe Fineman, Clifton Collins Jr and Stephen Fry. Jamie Babbit is directing. Madelyn Cline is joining Glen Powell and Cristin Milioti in the cast of Judd Apatow's still-untitled comedy about a country music star trying to navigate their collapsing career. Powell and Apatow are also producing and writing the script. Joey King is lined up for the title role in BAMBO, a 1980s-set drama about a boxing promoter who brings his daughter along as he seeks to become the next Don King. Natasha Lyonne is writing and directing. Diarmaid Murtagh (Outlander) will play the villainous Drom Baxton in SUPERGIRL, in which Kara (Milly Alcock) helps an alien girl on a quest for revenge. Costars include Jason Momoa, Matthias Schoenaerts, Emily Beecham, Ferdinand Kingsley and David Krumholtz, plus David Corenswet as Superman. Craig Gillespie is directing. And Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell will reunite to produce and star in KEENAN & KEL MEET FRANKENSTEIN, which is inspired by the iconic Abbott & Costello monster movie comedy about two delivery drivers who inadvertently awaken a monster in a creepy castle. << NEWER NEWS | |
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S T A G E & M O R E beyond the big screen... | ||
 Married to the job STAGE: Gecko brings The Wedding, a sparky exploration of social contracts, to Sadler's Wells East...  Let it all hang out STAGE: Golden Goose Theatre's new production of cheeky song and dance hit Boys in the Buff until 10th Jan...  Make the yuletide gay STAGE: The Fit Prince brings a hilarious sense of holiday romcom anarchy to King's Head Theatre until 3rd Jan...  The boss’ new groove DANCE: ZooNation's a dazzling hip-hop take on Dickens, Ebony Scrooge at Sadler's Wells East until 4th Jan... STAGE: RVT's panto Growled< riotously spins Beauty and the Beast... STAGE: Beauty and the Beast is Charing Cross Theatre's annual adult pantomime... NOV TV: Boots, Only Murders 5, Chad Powers, Peacemaker 2, MobLand, The Morning Show 4, Alien: Earth, more... STAGE: Brick Lane Music Hall's The Magic of Christmas dinner-theatre... DANCE: Ballet Black's Shadows, a new double bill at Sadler's Wells... DANCE: Pite and McBurney's staggering Figures in Extinction at Sadler's Wells... DANCE: Akram Khan and Manal AlDowayan's elemental Thikra at Sadler's Wells... STAGE: KC and the Sunshine Band musical Get Down Tonight at Charing Cross... STAGE: Ghost Stories returns to London's Peacock Theatre...
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