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Jared Leto, John Mulaney and Lupita Nyong’o Starring in Cold War Caper ‘Lunik Heist’ From Kemp Powers, Searchlight

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By Brent Lang According To The variety Jared Leto, John Mulaney and Lupita Nyong’o will star in Searchlight Pictures’ “Lunik Heist,” a Cold War-era caper that is based on a true story. The film is written and directed by Oscar nominee Kemp Powers, the co-director of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and the writer of “One Night in Miami.” “Lunik Heist” follows the American government’s plot to steal a Soviet spacecraft during a 1959 expedition in Mexico City and is based on an article by Jeff Maysh that was published in MIT Technology Review. “We’re so thrilled to bring together such an exceptional team,” said Matthew Greenfield, president of Searchlight Pictures. “With the extraordinary talents of Jared, Lupita, and John, led by the visionary Kemp, ‘Lunik Heist...

Nov22024 by cineverseNo Comments

Amazon MGM Studios Lands ‘American Speed’ With Tom Holland and Austin Butler

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By Katcy Stephan According To The variety Amazon MGM Studios has landed “American Speed,” a package that will see Tom Holland and Austin Butler star as racecar-driving brothers. Academy Award-winning producer Charles Roven (“Oppenheimer”) is attached to produce via his Atlas Entertainment banner, alongside RD Whittington and Douglas Banker. Atlas Entertainment’s Ryan Sanak will executive produce. Dan Wiedenhaupt (“Alpha”) is writing the script, which is based on the true story of the Whittington brothers — three drivers, two of whom were part of the 1980s IMSA scandal, in which a number of drivers were charged with financing their racing activities with proceeds from drug smuggling, money laundering or tax evasion. Roven also serves as a producer on the sci-...

Oct302024 by cineverseNo Comments

Paz Vega Thriller ‘Death Has No Master’ Lands at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market – TIFFCOM

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Paz Vega-starrer “Death Has No Master,” a Venezuela-set thriller from director Jorge Thielen Armand, is participating in TIFFCOM’s Tokyo Gap-Financing Market, as the producers seek to secure the final 30% of the film’s $1.2 million budget. The film, which previously participated in the Venice Production Bridge’s Gap-Financing Market, stars Vega as a woman who returns to Venezuela after two decades to sell her family’s cacao plantation, has recently shifted its shooting location to Colombia. The story follows her character Carolina’s confrontation with former workers who have occupied the land, leading to a dangerous power struggle that forces her to face both past trauma from a kidnapping and her own violent impulses. The pr...

Oct302024 by cineverseNo Comments

Philippines Punk Scene Takes Center Stage in Tokyo Gap-Financing Market Project ‘Ria’ From ‘Plan 75’ Producer – TIFFCOM

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety A feature debut exploring The Philippines‘ underground punk scene and social activism is participating at the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market, which is part of the Tokyo International Film Festival‘s TIFFCOM market. “Ria,” directed by award-winning short filmmaker Arvin Belarmino, centers on 25-year-old Ria, who lives in a punk commune facing demolition while caring for her diabetic foster mother. Working as a hotel housekeeper, she becomes entangled in underground porn operations as financial pressures mount. The story culminates in Ria mobilizing her punk community against the forces threatening their home. For Belarmino, the project emerges from direct experience. “I have always wanted to make a film about the Filipino pu...

Oct302024 by cineverseNo Comments

Teri Garr, Star of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ Dies at 79

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By Pat Saperstein According To The variety Teri Garr, the comic actress and singer who brought her buoyant personality to “Young Frankenstein” and was Oscar-nominated for “Tootsie,” died on Tuesday in Los Angeles after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. She was 79. An influential performer to comedians including Tina Fey, Garr was a familiar face in dozens of TV shows and films of the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s. The actress revealed in 2002 that she had been diagnosed with MS, and she suffered an aneurysm in 2006. After starting her career as a dancer, Garr first gained attention as Inga, the saucy assistant in Mel Brooks’ 1974 “Young Frankenstein,” who greeted Gene Wilder’s Dr. Frederick Frankenstein with the memorable “Vould you like to have a roll in ze hay?” On “Friends,” she...

Oct292024 by cineverseNo Comments

Kartik Aaryan on ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’: ‘Double the Trouble, Double the Fun’

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety As the third instalment of the successful “Bhool Bhulaiyaa” franchise approaches its Diwali (Nov. 1) release, star Kartik Aaryan sat down with Variety to discuss the evolution of his character Rooh Baba and working alongside Bollywood legends Vidya Balan and Madhuri Dixit. “‘BB’ is one of the first successful franchises of horror-comedy and yet it is more than just horror and comedy,” Aaryan says of the films’ enduring appeal. “Whether it is Rooh Baba or the epic Manjulika’s dance – the audiences have latched onto every aspect of this movie as its staple-need.” The actor notes that the franchise’s musical elements have contributed significantly to its success, citing collaborations with inter...

Oct292024 by cineverseNo Comments

Juror No. 2’ Review: Clint Eastwood’s Modest Moral Drama Gets Us Thinking Outside the (Jury) Box

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By Peter Debruge According To The variety If you think jury duty’s a drag, consider how much worse sitting in judgment of others could be if, on the first day of the trial, you were to discover the defendant’s been accused of a terrible crime for which you were in fact the one responsible. That’s the hook of Clint Eastwood’s latest — and some fear last — feature, “Juror No. 2,” a slightly preposterous but thoroughly engaging extension of the 94-year-old filmmaker’s career-long fascination with guilt, justice and the limitations of the law. In movies where Eastwood acts, guns go a long way to resolve problems the system can’t. But the director does not appear in “Juror No. 2,” a moral-minded courtroom drama in which Nicholas Hoult plays the lone holdout in a murder tria...

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Jared Leto, John Mulaney and Lupita Nyong’o Starring in Cold War Caper ‘Lunik Heist’ From Kemp Powers, Searchlight

Amazon MGM Studios Lands ‘American Speed’ With Tom Holland and Austin Butler

Paz Vega Thriller ‘Death Has No Master’ Lands at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market – TIFFCOM

Philippines Punk Scene Takes Center Stage in Tokyo Gap-Financing Market Project ‘Ria’ From ‘Plan 75’ Producer – TIFFCOM

Teri Garr, Star of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ Dies at 79

Kartik Aaryan on ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’: ‘Double the Trouble, Double the Fun’

Juror No. 2’ Review: Clint Eastwood’s Modest Moral Drama Gets Us Thinking Outside the (Jury) Box

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