Bollywood Actor Boman Irani Talks Working With Oscar-Winning ‘Birdman’ Writer Alexander Dinelaris on Directorial Debut

A movie based on the life of the late Chris Farley is in the works!

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Reel Works, the New York-based organization that helps people train for jobs in entertainment, will host its inaugural MediaMKRS entertainment summit on April 12 featuring speakers and representatives from Paramount Global, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, IATSE International, CUNY, The Mayor’s Office, and more.

Mel Gibson is crediting friend Robert Downey Jr. for being “generous and kind” after he was shunned from Hollywood.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Heatseeking filmmaker Olmo Schnabel has signed for representation with WME, and with Black Bear for management. Schnabel’s breakout directorial effort “Pet Shop Days” played both the Venice International Film Festival and SXSW this cycle, scoring distribution from Utopia for a 2024 theatrical release. Starring Darío Yazbek Bernal, Willem Dafoe and Peter Sarsgaard, the film tells of a drug lord scion on the run from his powerful family.

The first trailer for A24′s upcoming movie Janet Planet has been released.

The full trailer is out now for Chris Pine‘s upcoming directorial debut Poolman!

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BBC Studios Launches First Kids Streamer In Korea

Naman Ramachandran Steffi Niederzoll’s Berlin, CPH: DOX and El Gouna-winning documentary “Seven Winters in Tehran” added another award to its collection with the best international film honor at India’s inaugural Cinevesture International Festival (CIFF). Anmol Sidhu’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards nominee “Jaggi” won best Indian film and Elham Ehsas’ BAFTA and Clermont-Ferrand nominee “Yellow” was named as best short.

Indian director-producer Karan Johar wrapped up the conference section of the first Cinevesture International Film Festival with a lively conversation that ranged from working with the right people and Bollywood’s shifting gender politics, to letting slip a few new projects from his Dharma Productions slate. 

Naman Ramachandran One of the highlights at India’s Cinevesture International Film Festival and market was a frank, philosophical on-stage chat between veteran filmmaker Shekhar Kapur and his singer-songwriter-composer daughter Kaveri. Shekhar Kapur is known for his eclectic oeuvre that spans Indian films “Masoom” and “Mr. India,” hard-hitting biopic “Bandit Queen,” the Oscar-winning “Elizabeth,” starring Cate Blanchett, “The Four Feathers,” starring Heath Ledger, and recent romcom “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” When asked to reveal something unknown about himself, Shekhar Kapur spoke about his hidden fears, saying that people who think he is cool don’t “see the panic in my head every morning.” “Fear drives me.

Andrew Garfield is sparking romance rumors with Dr. Kate Tomas, and the potential couple was seen on a double date with Phoebe Bridgers and Bo Burnham on Friday (March 30) in Malibu, Calif.

Jack Antonoff refused to answer a question regarding his frequent collaborator Taylor Swift.

Naman Ramachandran Noted actor Pankaj Tripathi faced one of the toughest challenges of his career when he was asked to portray former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in biopic “Main Atal Hoon.” Vajpayee (1924-2018) was a poet and a politician who served three terms as Prime Minister. He belonged to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the party, which is currently in power in India. Vajpayee, who presided over India’s nuclear tests, was also known as a diplomat who improved relations with the country’s arch rival Pakistan and introduced multiple reforms.

Ethan Shanfeld Alex Russell, whose writing credits include FX’s “Dave” and “The Bear” and Netflix’s “Beef,” is making his directorial debut with the upcoming thriller “Lurker,” starring and Théodore Pellerin (“Never Rarely Sometimes Always”) and Archie Madekwe (“Saltburn”). Havana Rose Liu, Sunny Suljic, Daniel Zolghadri and Zack Fox round out the cast of “Lurker,” which follows a retail employee (Pellerin) who infiltrates the inner circle of an artist on the verge of stardom (Madekwe).

Oscar-winning screenwriter of The King’s Speech, has passed away aged 86.According to his manager, Seidler died in New Zealand on Saturday (March 16) during a fly fishing trip.“David was in the place he loved most in the world – New Zealand – doing what gave him the greatest peace, which was fly fishing,” Jeff Aghassi said. “If given the chance, it is exactly as he would have scripted it.”Seidler won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his work on the 2010 film, which depicted King George VI’s journey to overcoming his stammer on the eve of World War II.Seidler himself had a stammer as a child, and was inspired by the King’s story of how he overcame his speech impediment.Upon accepting his Oscar in 2011, Seidler said: “My father always said to be I’d be a late bloomer.

Naman Ramachandran The first edition of India’s Cinevesture International Film Festival (CIFF) has revealed 20 projects that will participate in its accompanying market. Comprising 17 features and three series, several of the projects are by creators who have found acclaim both internationally and in South Asia.

Screenwriter David Seidler has passed away aged 87, his longtime manager has announced. David, who work the Oscar-winning film The King's Speech, was fly-fishing in New Zealand when he sadly passed away, a cause of death is yet to be announced.

There are certain roles in Hollywood that are so well-cast that we can’t imagine another actor playing them.

Chris Pine is making his directorial debut!