Anders Thomas Jensen is getting the Riders of Justice team back together. For his new dark comedy, tentatively titled Back to Reality, writer-director Jensen has tapped his Riders of Justice stars Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas to headline. The duo is joined by a Danish who’s who of acting talent, including Lars Brygmann, Sofie …
Sonic is putting on his running shoes for the first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3. The latest installment in the franchise introduces Keanu Reeves as popular video game character Shadow, who debuted in 2001’s Sonic Adventure 2 as a sort of anti-Sonic. He’s dark and edgy but has similar powers to the heroic hedgehog. …
This year’s Cunard Gala at the 68th BFI London Film Festival will open with the world premiere of Joy starring Bill Nighy, James Norton, and Thomasin McKenzie. The cast of Joy, which tells the true story behind the world’s first “test-tube baby” in 1978, will be in attendance, the LFF also confirmed. Told through the …
The European Film Academy is honoring German filmmaker Wim Wenders with the European Lifetime Achievement Award. Wenders, who has been nominated for three Oscars and a Grammy, is known for works such as the Road Movie trilogy (1974-1976), Paris, Texas (1984), and Wings of Desire (1987). “With this award, we celebrate Wim Wenders’ outstanding body …
Laurence Fishburne had politics on the mind when he learned of the furor surrounding the latest trailer for director Francis Ford Coppola‘s star-studded feature Megalopolis. The Oscar-nominated actor spoke with The Hollywood Reporter ahead of the Aug. 30 launch of his new sci-fi thriller Slingshot, in which he stars alongside Casey Affleck. The in-demand Fishburne …
In one of the best scenes in I’ll Be Right There, a character reveals a family story involving an improbable getaway driver. Taking in this tale is her middle-aged daughter, who knows a thing or two about driving — although her role behind the wheel is more along the lines of schlepping to and fro …
Jenna Ortega is pretty sure she auditioned for Zendaya‘s role in Dune. The Beetlejuice Beetlejuice actress said she was 15 when she went in for the interview. “I think it was Chani, I think it was Zendaya’s,” Ortega recalled in a BuzzFeed interview. “But they weren’t saying that, everything was very secret.” Ortega added that …
Nina West can thank a phone call from friend Zelda Williams for her biggest acting opportunity to date. “Zelda Williams calls. ‘My friend has you on their vision board for this movie. Would you be okay if I introduced you?’” recalls West, the drag queen who is also known as Andrew Levitt. Their mutual friend …
Stacy London and Clinton Kelly are returning to TV — but they won’t be telling viewers what not to wear. The two hosts are reuniting for a Prime Video series titled Wear Whatever the F You Want, whose title is pretty much the inverse of their long-running What Not to Wear. The show comes from …
Movie producer-turned-director Mohit Ramchandani has unveiled plans for a $1 million ticket giveaway to promote his upcoming Roadside Attractions’ release City of Dreams. With sneak previews starting Aug. 28, Ramchandani is giving away tickets to individuals and groups for free thanks to a donation from John Devaney, founder of United Capital and Manor House Films. …