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Aug312024 by cineverseNo Comments

Charli XCX Cast in Erotic Thriller ‘I Want Your Sex,’ With Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman, From Black Bear

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By Matt Donnelly According To The variety Charli XCX has booked her second big-screen role, as the mother of brat summer has been cast in Gregg Araki’s “I Want Your Sex.” A feature described as a descent into a world of “sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder” — albeit with an irreverent tone — the singer joins previously announced leads Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman (“Licorice Pizza”). Details on Charli’s role are under wraps. Director Araki penned the script with Karley Sciortino and production is set for October in Los Angeles via Black Bear. Charli, born Charlotte Emma Aitchison, was also cast last spring in Daniel Goldhaber’s forthcoming remake of the cult classic “Faces of Death” from Legendary Entertainment. The full synopsis of “I ...

Aug272024 by cineverseNo Comments

Brillante Mendoza, Rima Das, Tom Lin Latest Titles Light up Busan’s Jiseok Section

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By Patrick Frater According To The variety The latest feature films by established Asian directors including Brillante Mendoza, Tom Lin and Rima Das have been selected for the Jiseok competition section of the Busan International Film Festival. The festival also unveiled the lineup for its New Currents competition, which is reserved for less experienced filmmakers and has acted as an important platform for talent discovery over many years. This year’s New Currents includes two films each from Japan and South Korea, with others hailing from Myanmar, Iran, Kazakhstan, mainland China, Hong Kong and Indonesia. The festival will run Oct. 2-11, 2024. Its full selection will be announced on Tuesday. Busan IFF – 2024 New Currents Competition “Abel,” dir. Elzat Es...

Aug272024 by cineverseNo Comments

Paramount Global Closes Door on ‘Go-Shop’ Period as Edgar Bronfman Jr. Drops Last-Minute Bid for Studio

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By Cynthia Littleton According To The variety Edgar Bronfman Jr. has abruptly dropped his eleventh-hour bid for Paramount Global. The decision came as the clock ticked down on the time frame within which his group had to finalize a firm offer that could be a viable alternative to Skydance Media’s pending takeover agreement. Late Monday, Paramount Global’s special committee handling its long M&A process issued a statement closing the door on the company’s “go-shop” period and expressing its intent to move forward with the Skydance Media deal. The committee noted in a statement that “contacted more than 50 third parties” to see if there was interest in bidding for the storied owner of Paramount Pictures, CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, BET, VH1, Comedy Central and more. “On behalf o...

Aug262024 by cineverseNo Comments

Box Office: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Returns to No. 1 in Fifth Weekend as ‘The Crow’ Bombs and ‘Blink Twice’ Stumbles

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By Rebecca Rubin According To The variety After a blip that allowed another film to sell some tickets, “Deadpool & Wolverine” returned to the top of box office charts in its fifth weekend of release. Marvel’s superhero adventure towered over the (albeit anemic) competition as two newcomers, “The Crow” and “Blink Twice,” misfired in their debuts. Director Zoe Kravitz’s twisted thriller “Blink Twice” led among new releases but faltered in fourth place with $7.3 million from 3,067 theaters. Meanwhile, Lionsgate’s R-rated reboot of “The Crow,” starring Bill Skarsgård as a murdered musician who is resurrected to avenge the deaths of himself and his fiancée, bombed with $4.6 million from 2,752 theaters to open in eighth place. Critics were fonder of “Blink Twice” compared to “The ...

Aug242024 by cineverseNo Comments

Breaking Down ‘The Crow’: Inside the Reboot’s Provocative Ending, Bone-Crushing Fights and Potential Sequels

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By William Earl According To The variety SPOILER ALERT:This article contains spoilers for the entire plot of “The Crow,” now playing in theaters. Director Rupert Sanders knows that “The Crow,” his third film, will inevitably be seen through the spectrum of nostalgia for the 1994 cult hit. “I just wanted to make something,” he says. “I knew there would be people who didn’t want it to happen. But I didn’t record over someone’s VHS — that movie’s still there and those people are still going to love that movie.” Yet Sanders is confident in his new vision of the antihero. In his film, Eric (Bill Skarsgård) and his fiancée Shelly (FKA Twigs) are murdered by crime boss Vincent Roeg (Danny Huston). Yet Eric is offered the chance to walk the earth again as a powerful, dark vig...

Aug212024 by cineverseNo Comments

Cannes ACID Title ‘Most People Die on Sundays’ Acquired by Big World Pictures for U.S., Canada (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Big World Pictures has acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to Iair Said’s “Most People Die on Sundays” from sales agent Heretic. The existential comedy, Said’s fiction feature debut, was an official selection in the ACID sidebar at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The film is set for a theatrical release in early 2025, following a fall festival run. Said previously directed the documentary feature “Flora’s Life Is No Picnic.” “Most People Die on Sundays” follows David, a young middle-class Jewish man described as corpulent, homosexual, and afraid of flying. He returns to Buenos Aires from Europe for his uncle’s funeral, only to learn that his mother has decided to disconnect his father’s respirator. The story ex...

Aug202024 by cineverseNo Comments

Cancer-Surviving Cricket Star Yuvraj Singh Biopic Set at India’s T-Series (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Cricket sensation Yuvraj Singh‘s remarkable journey from prodigy to World Cup hero to cancer survivor is getting the biopic movie treatment. Prolific Indian studio T-Series head Bhushan Kumar has revealed a film chronicling the life and career of the Indian cricketing icon, which captures Singh’s triumphs both on and off the field. Kumar, known for backing high-profile projects like “Animal,” “Drishyam 2,” “Kabir Singh” and “Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior,” is joining forces with producer Ravi Bhagchandka to bring Singh’s story to life. Bhagchandka will co-produce via 200 Not Out Cinema. The biopic marks the second time Bhagchandka has brought a cricketer’s life to the big screen, following the 2017 Sachin Tendulkar docu...