EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Ben Kingsley (The Thursday Murder Club), BAFTA winner Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum) and Grammy winner Joel David Smallbone (Unsung Hero) are new additions to the cast of Young Washington, a recently announced presidential origin story from Wonder…

Mary Rodgers (daughter of famed Broadway composer Richard Rodgers) hit paydirt with the 1972 publication of her book Freaky Friday, certainly a harbinger of things to come in Hollywood’s obsession with body-switch movies. Although they have been around…

EXCLUSIVE: Goodfellas has unveiled first deals for Taiwanese star Shu Qi's directorial debut Girl as it gears up for premieres in Venice and Toronto. The coming of age, intergenerational drama has been acquired by Ad Vitam Distribution for France and I Wonder Pictures for Italy, while early…

Searchlight Pictures on Tuesday released the trailer for Rental Family, its upcoming comedic drama that stars Brendan Fraser his first first major role since winning the Best Actor Oscar for The Whale in 2023. The film, directed and co-written by Beef director Hikari, will have its world premiere…

Paramount has unveiled the first trailer for Regretting You, its adaptation of the novel from bestselling author Colleen Hoover, starring Allison Williams and Mckenna Grace, which is slated for release in theaters on October 24. Regretting You centers on the complex relationship between Morgan…

The Toronto International Film Festival has selected 55 movies for its Centrepiece programme of the 50th fest, movies which are a “global showcase of compelling cinema from around the world” per this AM’s release. TIFF, presented by Rogers, runs from Sept. 4-14. Titles from close to 50 countries…

EXCLUSIVE: Martin Scorsese and his daughter Francesca Scorsese, a filmmaker and actress, are co-curating a new year-round film series titled Scorsese Presents: Family Films starting August 14 at the Southampton Playhouse on New York’s Long Island. The lineup reflects the iconic director’s…

“What do you say to people who say you only play yourself?” the cynical young woman asks the movie star. “You know how difficult it is to be yourself?” he replies. “You try it.” Here is the first teaser trailer for Netflix’s Jay Kelly, the Venice-bound film from Noah Baumbach starring George…

EXCLUSIVE: The Theatrical division of International Literary Properties (ILP), the global company that invests in, acquires, and manages literary estates, has announced a strategic partnership with Simcha Productions, Inc. and Dan Chayefsky for the literary works of Paddy Chayefsky. Sidney Aaron…

New York Film Festival, has unveiled the Main Slate of its 63rd edition with prize winners from top fests led by Cannes from Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident (Palme d'Or) and Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value (Grand Prix) to Oliver Laxe's Sirât and Mascha Schilinski's Sound of Falling (joint…

Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and Hayley Williams of rock band Paramore have contributed to the soundtrack of Netflix's upcoming animated adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Twits, the streamer has announced. Byrne has written and produced three original songs which are performed by the cast and…

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Music is chasing an unpaid debt from the producer of Creation Stories, the Danny Boyle executive-produced UK indie movie about record label founder Alan McGee. Sony Music has issued Creation Stories Ltd with a "winding-up petition," which in the UK is often the last resort taken…