David Oyelowo on Why Steven Spielberg Films Inspired His Feature Directorial Debut

Here comes the bride! Haley Ferguson and fiancé Oula Palve already have a few things picked out for their upcoming wedding — just days after they got engaged on Thursday, May 13.

EXCLUSIVE: Ray Romano’s untitled feature directorial dramedy, which Deadline first reported, is adding Jacob Ward and Sadie Stanley (Kim Possible, The Goldbergs, Dead to Me).

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorBelgian composer Peter Baert had never worked on feature film scoring until a chance encounter with actor and filmmaker David Oyelowo changed that.The two first met when Oyelowo was in Brussels shooting “Les Miserables” and needed a studio to record a voiceover narration for Penguin Books’ “Spot the Dog.” Oyelowo recorded at Baert’s studio. “Between takes, we talked about the film and his producing work,” Baert says.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe theme at the heart of David Oyelowo’s directorial debut, “The Water Man,” is the strength of families. Opening May 7, the feature revolves around Gunner (Lonnie Chavis), a boy who ventures out to find the Water Man — a mythical figure with healing powers who might be able to cure his terminally ill mother, Mary, played by Rosario Dawson.Family also played a central role when it came to creating the film’s sonic landscape.

Game Of Thrones alum Emilia Clarke toplines Lionsgate’s Above Suspicion, the Phillip Noyce-directed crime thriller in select theaters and on digital and on-demand platforms today. Jack Huston, Sophie Lowe, Austin Hébert, Karl Glusman, Chris Mulkey, Omar Miller, Kevin Dunn with Thora Birch, and Johnny Knoxville also co-star in the film, which is based on a true story of one of the most notorious crimes in FBI history.

Oscar-nominated actor Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) is making her feature debut with psychological thriller Pale Horse, which is scheduled to shoot this fall.

Angelique Jackson Gabourey Sidibe is set to make her feature directorial debut with the psychological thriller “Pale Horse” for Gamechanger Films.The film is being co-developed and financed by Gamechanger, a production company and development fund dedicated to projects by and about women, people of color, the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities.

Oprah Winfrey serving as executive producer.Oyelowo said he learned about having a grasp on the movie’s theme from DuVernay. He credits Gluck with teaching him the importance of a director capturing all of the elements in a film: wardrobe, photography, editing — as well as each actor’s performance.“I’ve sort of had my own film school through working with several great directors,” said Oyelowo, who stars in the film with Rosario Dawson.

EXCLUSIVE: Multiple Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Emmy-nominated actor, producer and director David Oyelowo and his wife, actress, writer and producer Jessica Oyelowo, have signed a two-year first-look deal with Walt Disney Pictures for feature length films across all platforms at the studio.

From his critically acclaimed role in Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to taking a journey to Wonderland and Neverland in Come Away,  David Oyelowo has given us moving performances and always delivers in front of the camera, but with the forthcoming The Water Man, Emmy-nominated actor does double duty as an actor and as director.

Jewish Story Partners, a new Los Angeles-based film foundation with initial funding from Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw’s Righteous Persons Foundation, named its first round of grantees Wednesday including projects from Joey Soloway (Transparent), Maxim Pozdorovkin (Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, Our New President) and Luke Lorentzen (Midnight Family).

West Side Story’s remake from director Steven Spielberg finally debuted its trailer at the Oscars 2021, and Rachel Zegler who stars in the role of Maria in the film recently revealed how she reacted after the trailer went live. Well, the star FaceTime’d with the famed director after the trailer debuted online and they had such a funny conversation.

Rachel Zegler stars in the role of Maria in the West Side Story remake from director Steven Spielberg, and the trailer debuted during the 2021 Oscars.

The first trailer of Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story waltzed its way into the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday night, PST. The cast of the movie includes Ansel Elgort and debutant Rachel Zegler playing the roles of Tony and Maria along with EGOT winner Rita Moreno as Valentina, who owns the corner store where Tony works.The trailer starts with scenes of dawn breaking in the city of New York, as one can hear a siren going off at a distance.

Steven Spielberg’s take on West Side Story has been released. During Sunday (25 April) night’s Oscar ceremony, fans were given a first look at the musical extravaganza, which is scheduled for US release on 10 December, exactly 60 years after the original film was released.

West Side Story, based on the musical of the same name.The film stars Ansel Engort as Tony and Rachel Zegler as Maria, in the story – a retelling of Romeo & Juliet – that sees the two fall in love in 1950s New York City as a feud between their respective affiliated gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, comes to a head.The trailer is without dialogue, but shows a string of scenes from the film, including a recreation of some of the 1961 version’s most iconic dance numbers.Watch it below:Due out in

It’s been the movie remake on everyone’s lips since it was announced that Steven Spielberg was taking on West Side Story. And now we’ve finally gotten our first look at the musical.

The first trailer for West Side Story danced its way to the Oscars on Sunday night. Steven Spielberg's remake of the 1961 classic starsAnsel Elgort as Tony and Rachel Zegler as Maria.