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Exit of Netflix’s Lisa Nishimura Marks End of an Era for the Streamer
With the exit of long-tenured film executive Lisa Nishimura on Thursday, Netflix has officially entered its austerity age — whatever that may mean for the streaming powerhouse. Nishimura’s 15 years at the company have spanned the streaming boom, Oscar wins and multiple restructuring efforts. Noted one industry veteran that has long worked with Nishimura, “It’s […]
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Netflix Film Execs Lisa Nishimura and Ian Bricke Depart Amid Restructuring
In a surprising move, Netflix has parted ways with two longtime film executives, with Lisa Nishimura and Ian Bricke departing the streaming service. Nishimura, who served as vp independent film and documentary features, handled an array of projects budgeted at $40 million or below, including the Oscar-nominated doc Crip Camp and the western Power of […]
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Megan Thee Stallion in Talks for Adam Sandler Netflix Movie From ‘Uncut Gems’ Directors
Megan Thee Stallion is in talks to join the latest film from Josh and Benny Safdie, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The project, which is set up at Netflix, is set to reteam the duo with their Uncut Gems star Adam Sandler. The plot for the project is being kept under wraps and it is […]
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Aliens and Tom Hanks Abound in Trailer for Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’
An alien movie by way of Wes Anderson — the trailer for Asteroid City is here. The spot (below) for Anderson’s latest feature, which takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955, stars Scarlett Johansson as a movie star, Tom Hanks as an ornery grandfather and Jason Schwartzman as a recent widower trying […]
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‘Book Lovers’ Movie Set with ‘Aftersun’ Producers Tango
Book Lovers — the New York Times bestseller from Emily Henry — is getting the movie treatment. Tango — the production-finance outfit behind Aftersun and Weird: The Weird Al Yankovic Story — will develop and produce the rom-com as a feature film. Girls and Modern Love writer Sarah Heyward is attached to adapt. The book, […]
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Roadside Attractions, Vertical Take ‘Pod Generation’ Starring Emilia Clarke, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Pod Generation — the sci-fi Sundance feature starring Emilia Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor — has landed at Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment in North America. It is palnned for a theatrical release this summer. The feature, which won the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at the Park City festival, is written and directed by Sophie […]
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Questlove to Direct Live-Action ‘Aristocats’ for Disney
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is getting behind the camera for his narrative feature debut for Disney. The Oscar and Grammy winner will direct a live-action adaption of the jazz-focused 1970 animated feature The Aristocats for the studio. The story follows a cat and her three kittens, who inherit the fortune of their heiress owner, only to […]
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Jon Hamm Joins ‘Mean Girls’ Musical (Exclusive)
Jon Hamm is joining the Mean Girls Musical in the role of Coach Carr, the resident gym coach and incompetent sex-ed teacher. The feature adapts the Broadway musical, which is itself an adaptation of the 2004 teen comedy Mean Girls. Mean Girls Musical hails from Paramount, which is planning a Paramount+ debut. Hamm joins a previously […]
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Neon Nabs Anne Hathaway Starrer ‘Eileen’
Neon has acquired the Anne Hathaway starrer Eileen for North America, with plans to release the film this fall. Eileen, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, is based on the 2015 novel from Ottessa Moshfegh. It stars Thomasin McKenzie as Eileen, a peculiar young woman who works at a prison, where she is ostracized […]
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New Adam McKay Movie Project, With Robert Pattinson, Amy Adams, Robert Downey Jr., Hits Hollywood Studios
After months of murmuring, the latest A-list ensemble project from The Big Short and Don’t Look Up filmmaker Adam McKay has hit Hollywood. Titled Average Height, Average Build, the project is being described as part serial killer thriller, part comedy, following a killer who uses political lobbyists to change laws in order to make it […]
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‘Vertigo’ Remake in the Works at Paramount With Robert Downey Jr. Eying Lead
Vertigo — the Alfred Hitchcock film long considered one of Hollywood’s best — may be getting a remake. Paramount Pictures has acquired the remake rights to the 1958 movie, which starred Jimmy Stewart as an ex-detective hired to follow a friend’s wife (Kim Novak) who has been acting erratically. Robert Downey Jr. is eyeing the […]
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Benedict Wong, ‘Bel-Air’ Star Jabari Banks Set for English-Language Remake of ‘Bad Genius’
Benedict Wong, Bel-Air star Jabari Banks, and Callina Liang are set to star in the English-language remake of Thai hit Bad Genius. Picturestart and Picture Perfect Federation are behind the project that will be directed by JC Lee from a script he wrote with Julius Onah. Shooting is expected to begin this May. The film’s […]
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