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French Exit First-Look Image Features Michelle Pfeiffer & Lucas Hedges

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French Exit first-look image features Michelle Pfeiffer & Lucas Hedges

Sony Pictures Classics has released the first image from director Azazel Jacobs’ forthcoming dark comedy film titled French Exit, providing us with our first look at Academy Award nominees Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges as mother-son duo Frances and Malcolm Price. The film is expected to make its debut sometime this year. Check out the full photo below!

Based on Canadian author Patrick deWitt’s 2018 best-selling novel, French Exit will follow the story of a wealthy widowed mother and her adult son Frances Price and Malcolm Price, who have a dysfunctional relationship with Frances described as a possessive mother while Malcolm is emotionally-stunted. Joining the duo is their family’s aging cat named Small Frank, who is inhabited by the spirit of Frances’ dead husband. Because of an impending bankruptcy, she decided to move the family from New York to Paris.

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The film stars Michelle Pfeiffer (Dangerous Liaisons) as Frances Price, Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea) as Malcolm Price, and Tracy Letts (Homeland) as the voice of Small Frank the cat. It will also feature Danielle MacDonald (Dumplin’), Valerie Mahaffey (Desperate Housewives), and Susan Coyne (Slings & Arrows).

French Exit is written and directed by Azazel Jacobs with Thorsten Schumacher serving as a producer.

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Ridley Scott & Kevin Macdonald Planning Life in a Day Sequel

Ridley Scott & Kevin Macdonald planning Life in a Day sequel

Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland) and Ridley Scott (All the Money in the World)’s 2011 crowdsourced documentary Life in a Day was a rave success after its release and after spawning similar projects in other countries, the duo are reuniting to craft a 2020 sequel, according to Deadline.

The new film, entitled Life in a Day 2020, will call on millions of people around the world to film their lives on July 25 and submit it via any video-sharing platform, with the filmmakers then taking the footage and whittling it down into a feature-length documentary helmed by Macdonald.

“This project truly demonstrates the uniqueness of YouTube by showcasing the power of the human experience told through the eyes and cameras of individuals around the world,” Susanne Daniels, global head of original content at YouTube, said in a statement.

The sequel, which is being produced by Scott’s RSA Films in association with Flying Object, is set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and on YouTube in 2021. The first film was crafted in July 2010 as a manner of celebrating YouTube’s fifth anniversary, with over 80,000 submissions being sent to the Oscar-winning filmmaker and following its debut on YouTube in 2011 has since been viewed more than 16 million times.

“Making the first Life In A Day was one of the most joyful and eye-opening experiences of my life,” Macdonald said in a statement. “Contributors were generous enough to share often quite intimate moments from their lives as part of a huge, life-affirming, film-making experiment. I am thrilled, 10 years later, that we are making Life In A Day 2020. In that time, how have we changed? How has our relationship to filming ourselves changed? And at this extraordinary turning point in history what are we hoping for in our future?”

The sequel is being helmed by Macdonald with Scott and Kai Hsiung serving as executive producers while Jack Arbuthnott and Tim Partridge are attached as producers.

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Universal Sets New Release Dates for Candyman, Halloween Kills & More

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Universal Sets New Release Dates for Candyman, Halloween Kills & More

Universal Pictures has announced new release dates for a handful of upcoming releases, including Candyman, The Forever Purge, Halloween Kills, and Halloween Ends.

Candyman will move from September 25, 2020, to Friday, October 16, 2020; The Forever Purge will be released on Friday, July 9, 2021; Halloween Kills will move from October 16, 2020, to Friday, October 15, 2021; and Halloween Ends will move from October 15, 2021, to Friday, October 14, 2022, taking the place of the previously announced Untitled Blumhouse Productions Project.

I know you all have been looking forward to an update on the status of “Halloween Kills”. Here it is: pic.twitter.com/EWivyipYgR

— John Carpenter (@TheHorrorMaster) July 8, 2020

Oscar-winner Jordan Peele unleashes a fresh take on the blood-chilling urban legend that your friend’s older sibling probably told you about at a sleepover: Candyman. Rising filmmaker Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) directs this contemporary incarnation of the cult classic.

For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II; HBO’s Watchmen, Us) and his girlfriend, gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris; If Beale Street Could Talk, The Photograph), move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials.

With Anthony’s painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini Green old-timer (Colman Domingo; AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead, Assassination Nation) exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman. Anxious to maintain his status in the Chicago art world, Anthony begins to explore these macabre details in his studio as fresh grist for paintings, unknowingly opening a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifyingly wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.

Universal Pictures presents, from Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures and Monkeypaw Productions, in association with BRON Creative, Candyman. Candyman is directed by DaCosta, and produced by Ian Cooper (Us), Monkeypaw President Win Rosenfeld and Jordan Peele. The screenplay is by Peele & Rosenfeld and DaCosta. The film is based on the 1992 film Candyman, written by Bernard Rose, and the short story “The Forbidden” by Clive Barker. The film’s executive producers are David Kern, Aaron L. Gilbert and Jason Cloth.

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Idris Elba Reveals Luther Film is ‘This Close’ to Being Made

Idris Elba reveals Luther film is ‘this close’ to being made

A film focused on Idris Elba’s beloved gruff inspector John Luther has been in the works for over five years now and while it looks as though its small-screen run is currently at an end, the Golden Globe-winning star has revealed that the long-awaited feature story is “this close” to finally being made. (Via Deadline)

In an interview for the third season of his Sky comedy series In The Long Run, Elba confirmed that there are no “formal plans” for another series of the hit psychological crime drama, but that he has “made it very clear that I’d like to see Luther come back as a film.”

“Luther has all the ingredients to echo those classic films of the ’90s like Seven and Along Came A Spider and I think what we’d like to attempt is use that as a blueprint to create it,” Elba previously told Metro in 2018. “It will be more murder, more Volvos, more frowning Luther. Essentially we just want to try and take it to a much bigger remit and scale and perhaps international as well.”

First premiering in 2010 and created and solely written by Neil Cross, Luther stars Elba as the titular obsessive detective and has seen him gain a Golden Globe award, a Screen Actors Guild award, an NAACP Image Award, a Critics’ Choice Award, and four Emmy nominations.

The four-part fifth series premiered in January 2019 to rave reviews from critics and audiences after a four-year hiatus from its previous two-part series.

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Oprah, Lionsgate & Nikole Hannah-Jones Developing 1619 Project Into Films & TV

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times have chosen global content leader Lionsgate to be the home for a wide-ranging partnership to develop Hannah-Jones’ landmark issue of The New York Times Magazine, The 1619 Project, and hit NYT podcast, 1619, into an expansive portfolio of feature films, television series and other content for a global audience.

As part of the ground-breaking venture, Lionsgate has partnered with media titan Oprah Winfrey as a producer who will provide stewardship and guidance to the development and production of the 1619 Project.

Lionsgate, NYT, and Winfrey will join forces with Hannah-Jones, who will serve as the creative leader and producer in developing feature films, television series, documentaries, unscripted programming and other forms of entertainment enlisting world-class Black creative voices to help adapt her celebrated series chronicling the ways that the original sin of slavery in America still permeates all aspects of our society today. Her colleague at The Times Magazine, Caitlin Roper, an editor of The 1619 Project and head of scripted entertainment at The Times, will also produce.

One of the most impactful and thought-provoking works of journalism of the past decade, The 1619 Project was a landmark undertaking that connected the centrality of slavery in history with an unflinching account of the brutal racism that endures in so many aspects of American life today. It was launched in August 2019 on the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in the English colonies that would become the United States, and it examines the legacy of slavery in America and how it shaped all aspects of society, from music and law to education and the arts, including the principles of our democracy itself.

“We took very seriously our duty to find TV and film partners that would respect and honor the work and mission of The 1619 Project, that understood our vision and deep moral obligation to doing justice to these stories. Through every step of the process, Lionsgate and its leadership have shown themselves to be that partner and it is a dream to be able to produce this work with Ms. Oprah Winfrey, a trailblazer and beacon to so many Black journalists,” said Hannah-Jones. “I am excited for this opportunity to extend the breadth and reach of The 1619 Project and to introduce these stories of Black resistance and resilience to even more American households.”

Hannah-Jones created and was the architect of the initiative with contributions from Black authors, essayists, poets, playwrights, and scholars comprising a special issue of the magazine and a special section in the print edition of The New York Times produced in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History & Culture, as well as a five-part podcast that topped the Apple Podcast charts.

“From the first moment I read The 1619 Project and immersed myself in Nikole Hannah-Jones’s transformative work, I was moved, deepened, and strengthened by her empowering historical analysis,” said Winfrey. “I am honored to be a part of Nikole’s vision to bring this project to a global audience.”

“Nikole Hannah-Jones and her deeply reported journalism has done nothing short of challenging the entire history we thought we knew, revealing the true role of slavery and the impact of racial prejudice in shaping the America of today,” added Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Chairman Joe Drake and Lionsgate Television Group Chairman Kevin Beggs. “The truths she uncovers are painful and disturbing, but we are better for it because her crowning accomplishment in shining a spotlight on the previously untold contributions of Black Americans delivers a powerful message of empowerment and inclusion. That is the message that we want to advance through feature films and television series whose storytelling, breadth of scope, and world-class talent do justice to their subject matter.”

The 1619 Project has been discussed in the Senate, is being adapted into a series of books with One World, a division of Penguin Random House, and is already changing the way that American history is being taught in schools.

(Photo by Vera Anderson/WireImage & Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Peabody Awards)

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Sean Astin, Tami Stronach, & Christopher Lloyd to Star in Fantasy Film Man & Witch

Sean Astin, Tami Stronach, & Christopher Lloyd to star in fantasy film Man & Witch

According to The Hollywood Reporter, former ’80s child stars Sean Astin (Goonies) and Tami Stronach (The NeverEnding Story) have been tapped to star in a brand new children’s fantasy adventure film titled Man & Witch. Back to the Future alum Christopher Lloyd has also been cast along with fellow Emmy winners Rhea Perlman and Michael Emerson.

Man & Witch is being described as a “heartwarming homage to the lo-fi fantasy films of the 80s,” and a “comic adventure that both fulfills and subverts the expectations of what a fantasy universe can be.”

Serving as her first movie comeback after over 30 years since starring in the classic 1984 film The NeverEnding Story, Tami Stronach is set to portray the role of a powerful and mysterious witch who loses her heart to a hapless goatherd when he hires her to break a curse by an evil wizard.

Man & Witch will be directed by Rob Margolies from a script written by Stronach’s husband Greg Steinbruner. On top of starring, Stronach will also be executive producing. The film will also feature puppets for comic roles of the talking sheep, goose, and dog which will be created by The Jim Henson Creature Shop.

Production is scheduled to begin later this year in New York.

(Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images & D Dipasupil/FilmMagic via Getty Images)

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Paolo Sorrentino Set to Direct Netflix’s The Hand of God Film

Paolo Sorrentino Set to Direct Netflix's The Hand of God Film

Paolo Sorrentino set to direct Netflix’s The Hand of God film

After nearly two years since his last Italian film Loro debuted in 2018, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty) has officially set his next directing project with Netflix‘s forthcoming film titled The Hand of God. Sorrentino’s most recent project was HBO’s limited series The New Pope which starred Jude Law and John Malkovich and concluded its run earlier this year.

“Paolo is an incredible storyteller who has cemented his place on the world cinema stage. The Hand Of God is a personal film that is taking him back to Naples, his hometown, and is a beautifully written story in his signature style,” Head of Netflix Films Scott Stuber said in a statement (via Deadline). “To build a great film studio you need great filmmakers from every part of the world, telling stories in all languages. With the majority of our membership outside of the U.S., under David’s leadership, we’ve been growing our international film business over the past year and look forward to bringing Paolo’s story and so many others to a global audience.”

According to the outlet, The Hand of God will be based on the Italian filmmaker’s original idea that he made with his team. The film is also being described as “a personal film” for Sorrentino as he goes back to his roots with the new film expected to shoot in his hometown of Naples, Italy where it is also known as the location of his 2001 direction debut film One Man Up.

“I’m excited at the idea of filming in Naples again exactly twenty years after my first film. The Hand Of God represents for the first time in my career an intimate and personal film, a novel of formation at once light-hearted and painful.” Sorrentino said. “I’m delighted to partake in this adventure with producer Lorenzo Mieli, his company The Apartment and Netflix. The mutual understanding between myself and Teresa Moneo, David Kosse and Scott Stuber from Netflix on the meaning of the film was immediate and dazzling. They made me feel at home, an ideal condition, because this is precisely what this film means to me: going back home.”

The film will be produced by Sorrentino along with Lorenzo Mieli through his The Apartment Pictures banner.

Paulo Sorrentino gained international recognition for 2013 film The Great Beauty which had earned him numerous awards including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe award for Best Foreign Language Film. He then went on to produced his first Italian-English language miniseries The Young Pope which premiered on HBO in 2016. Sorrentino has also signed on to direct the film adaptation of Mob Girl with Jennifer Lawrence attached for the leading role.

(Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

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CS Video: Palm Springs Interview with Camila Mendes & Meredith Hagner

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CS Video: Palm Springs interview with Camila Mendes & Meredith Hagner

ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with singer and actress Camila Mendes (Riverdale) and Daytime Emmy nominee Meredith Hagner (Ingrid Goes West) to discuss their roles in the upcoming sci-fi comedy Palm Springs. Our interview can be viewed in the player below!

When carefree Nyles (Andy Samberg) and reluctant maid of honor Sarah (Cristin Milioti) have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, of each other.

Alongside Golden Globe winner Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, SNL), Palm Springs also stars Cristin Milioti (The Wolf of Wall Street), Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), Meredith Hagner (Search Party), Camila Mendes (Riverdale), Tyler Hoechlin (Superman and Lois), and Peter Gallagher (Grace and Frankie).

Palm Springs is directed by Max Barbakow and written by Andy Siara. The film is produced by Andy Samberg, Becky Sloviter, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, Dylan Sellers, and Chris Parker, and Gabby Revilla Lugo serves as executive producer. The film is produced by Limelight and Lonely Island Classics with Neon serving as the theatrical distributor.

The film had its world premiere earlier this year at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and premieres on Hulu on Friday!

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Homecoming Queen: Tiffany Haddish to Star in Amblin Partners’ New Comedy Film

Homecoming Queen: Tiffany Haddish to star in Amblin Partners’ new comedy film

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Girls’ Trip star and Emmy winner Tiffany Haddish has officially signed on for the leading role in Amblin Partners’ forthcoming comedy film titled Homecoming Queen which will be based on Haddish’s own experience.

Homecoming Queen is reportedly inspired by the true story of when Haddish traveled to Africa thinking she was royalty, only to find out that that designation means something completely different there.

The film will be written by Raamla Mohamed, who previously worked as a writer on Scandal and was a co-executive producer on Little Fires Everywhere. On top of starring, Haddish will also be serving as a producer with Amblin Partners’ Holly Bario and Mia Maniscalco set to oversee the project.

Haddish has been in high demand since her breakout success in Girls Trip and has recently starred in Andrea Berloff’s The Kitchen and Paramount Pictures’ Like a Boss. She will next be seen in the action-comedy Down Under Cover starring alongside Chris Hemsworth, Billy Crystal’s Here Today, On the Count of Three, and Paul Schrader’s crime-drama film The Card Counter opposite Oscar Isaac, Willem Dafoe and Tye Sheridan.

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Hayley Atwell Shows Off Her Mission: Impossible Physique

Mission: Impossible 7’s production may be on hiatus for the time being, but that hasn’t stopped Haley Atwell from hitting the gym. The actress, who plays a character director Christopher McQuarrie described as a “destructive force of nature,” recently shared some pics of her muscular frame on Instagram. You can check them out below!

Joining Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell are returning Mission: Impossible alums Rebecca Ferguson (Doctor Sleep), Simon Pegg (Ready Player One), Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction), Vanessa Kirby (Hobbs & Shaw) and Henry Czerny (Ready or Not) along with newcomers Shea Whigham (Joker), Pom Klementieff (Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Avengers: Infinity War) and Esai Morales (La Bamba, Titans) who will replace Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Road) for the villain role.

Following the large critical and commercial success of the past two installments, writer/director Christopher McQuarrie signed a new deal with Paramount to return to write and direct the next two installments, turning down other studio offers to continue his long-running partnership with franchise star Tom Cruise. Skydance Media, who joined the franchise with the fourth installment, Ghost Protocol, will be returning to produce the next two entries.

The Mission: Impossible franchise spans almost 25 years and six films, starting off with modest critical and major box office success in the first two films before launching its lead protagonist into grittier and more explosive stories, each film getting progressively better reviews than its predecessor, with the most recent installment, Fallout, earning the highest reviews for both the franchise and the action genre, currently maintaining a 97% approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes while also acquiring the highest box office gross of the franchise at over $790 million worldwide.

Mission: Impossible 7 is set to premiere on November 19, 2021, followed by Mission: Impossible 8 on November 4, 2022.

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For today’s training for Mission: Impossible I paid homage to Frozen in this Icy ensemble and kept at a safe distance from @sameastwoodtraining which was tricky because she smells so good… but I was far too far away from my sister @pom.klementieff and even further from our spirit sister @vanessa__kirby I love You I love You I love You. Breathing it all in and letting it all go. #letitgo #letitgosowecanbeginagaintomorrow #exerciseformindandbod #missionimpossiblemovie

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French Exit first-look image features Michelle Pfeiffer & Lucas Hedges

Ridley Scott & Kevin Macdonald planning Life in a Day sequel

Universal Sets New Release Dates for Candyman, Halloween Kills & More

Idris Elba reveals Luther film is ‘this close’ to being made

Oprah, Lionsgate & Nikole Hannah-Jones Developing 1619 Project Into Films & TV

Sean Astin, Tami Stronach, & Christopher Lloyd to star in fantasy film Man & Witch

Paolo Sorrentino set to direct Netflix’s The Hand of God film

CS Video: Palm Springs interview with Camila Mendes & Meredith Hagner

Homecoming Queen: Tiffany Haddish to star in Amblin Partners’ new comedy film

Hayley Atwell Shows Off Her Mission: Impossible Physique