EXCLUSIVE: Screen Media has picked up international sales rights to sci-fi action Skyline Radial and will have its Foresight Unlimited division, headed up by Mark Damon, shop the project to buyers at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival.
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EXCLUSIVE: Scott Bakula (Quantum Leap, NCIS: New Orleans) and Bella Thorne (Big Love, The DUFF) are among the final cast to be announced for the indie film Divinity, the latest collaboration between Steven Soderbergh and Eddie Alcazar. Cypress Hills’ DJ Muggs will serve as musical composer.
Chris Santos (The Girlfriend Experience), Danielia Maximillian (Pam & Tommy), Lydia Bielen, and Emily Willis round out the cast.
Previously announced actors leading the project include Stephen Dorff, Jason Genao, Moises Arias, Karrueche Tran, and Mike O’Hearn.
Divinity follows otherworldly brothers (Genao and Arias) that are hellbent on stopping a mogul (Dorff) who is close to unraveling the secrets behind immortality.
The film includes elements of Alcazar’s “Metascope” technique which combines stop motion animation and live-action sequences. The technique was featured in his short film The Vandal, a collaboration with Darren Aronofsky, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2021.
Divinity is targeting completion ahead of the film festival circuit.
Alcazar previously worked with his mentor Soderbergh on his feature debut Perfect, released in 2018, a sci-fi thriller starring Abbie Cornish, Rainey Qualley, Courtney Eaton, and Tao Okamoto.
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EXCLUSIVE: Screen Media has picked up international sales rights to sci-fi action Skyline Radial and will have its Foresight Unlimited division, headed up by Mark Damon, shop the project to buyers at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival.
Nicola Peltz has debuted a stylish new hair transformation by adding a fringe to her long blonde locks. The American star, who recently married Brooklyn Beckham in a no-expenses-spared ceremony, shared a series of sultry snaps with her 2.4m Instagram followers.The close-up images show off her new blonde fringe in an edgy, choppy style. Fellow actress Bella Thorne shared her appreciation of the new look, saying: "Yes on bangs!!!!" Model and DJ Chantel Jeffries kept it simple with "Wow", before fashion editor Rushka Bergam commented: "Love my beautiful Nicola!" Nicola also posted a picture with new hubby Brooklyn.The pair were both snapped looking off-camera, cuddled together in a close embrace.
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Apple TV+ has set its cast for Season 2 of the murder mystery comedy The Afterparty. Sam Richardson and Zoë Chao are set to return alongside previously announced star Tiffany Haddish. They will be joined by high-profile new Season 2 cast additions Elizabeth Perkins (Sharp Objects), Zach Woods (Silicon Valley), Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird), Poppy Liu (Hacks), Anna Konkle (PEN15), Jack Whitehall (Jungle Cruise) and Vivian Wu (Away) in the comedy from Oscar winners Chris Miller and Phil Lord.
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