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By Patrick Hipes

Gold House just announced the A100 List for 2020 and some of your favorite stars made the list this year!

Ben Schwartz and Sam Rockwell have teamed for an untitled comedy for Searchlight Pictures. The division, which last year released Jojo Rabbit, in which Rockwell appeared, and is now under the Disney banner, picked up the project as a pitch from Schwartz, who will now write the script.

Director Taika Waititi has quietly separated from his wife.

Taika Waititi is partnering with Netflix on two animated shows, based on Roald Dahl’s beloved novel Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.

By Anthony D'Alessandro

It arrives later this week

After Avengers: Endgame, we saw the OG 6 Avengers in different avatars, away from their superhero alter-egos. This included Chris Evans' scene-stealing act in Knives Out as well as Scarlett Johansson's Oscar-nominated roles in Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit. When it comes to Mark Ruffalo, the actor took some much-needed break to spend time with his family but was also shooting for the six-episodes HBO miniseries, I Know This Much Is True, based on the 1998 Wally Lamb novel with the same name.

Grab some popcorn because it's a great time to see a movie! After a whirlwind of an award season that honored some of our favorite films, like Parasite and Jojo Rabbit, we're looking again to the future of what films will be defining 2020. March has a great slate of films from heavyweight, emotional stories to popcorn flicks that let us kick back and relax.

The morning after the Academy Awards, Taika Waititi — the winner of the adapted screenplay Oscar for “Jojo Rabbit” — is drinking a Pedialyte. But however hungover the filmmaker might be, it does not stop him from hamming it up for a photo shoot. He writhes on a hotel room couch, folds himself into an armoire and holds out his Oscar with a look of mock terror on his face, as if he’s warding off a vampire with a cross.

The morning after the Academy Awards, Taika Waititi — the winner of the adapted screenplay Oscar for “Jojo Rabbit” — is drinking a Pedialyte. But however hungover the filmmaker might be, it does not stop him from hamming it up for a photo shoot. He writhes on a hotel room couch, folds himself into an armoire and holds out his Oscar with a look of mock terror on his face, as if he’s warding off a vampire with a cross.

Following his Oscar victory for “Jojo Rabbit,” Taika Waititi has turned his focus to Marvel’s “Thor: Love and Thunder” and gained some help in shaping the script.

Sunday night's (Feb. 9) Oscars was notable for a number of firsts: Parasite became the first non-English-language feature to win best picture, Brad Pitt snagged his first Oscar for acting and a woman (Eimear Noone) conducted the Oscars orchestra for the first time.

Taika Waititi dedicated his Oscars win to “Indigenous kids all over the world” as he became the first Maori filmmaker to nab the prize for Adapted Screenplay.

Stay strange, Taika

At the 2020 Oscars tonight, Bong Joon Ho’s film Parasite picked up the Oscar for Best Picture. It’s the first non-English-language film ever to win the prestigious honor. Watch the historic moment happen below.

By Erik Pedersen

Taika Waititi has won best adapted screenplay at the 2020 Academy Awards for “Jojo Rabbit.” Taking the stage, the actor, director and writer joked about his statue, “This is really light! It’s supposed to be heavy.”

By Amanda N'Duka

In just a few short hours, the biggest night in Hollywood will commence. Yes, my friends, it’s Oscar day! The 92nd Academy Awards are being held today, bringing an end to one of the most unique award seasons in memory. Be sure to tune in and see what takes home the coveted Best Picture prize, as well as all of the other winners. It’s going to be a memorable evening, one way or another, that’s for sure…

“Look at me,” Taika Waititi exclaimed during an early afternoon interview at the Toronto Film Festival last fall, “it’s like asking you to play Adolf Hitler.”

We thought it had to be a mistake. Scarlett Johansson just got her... first Oscar nomination? Surely that wasn't the case!

The Oscars are just a few days away, which means it's officially time to reflect on all the and channel your inner movie critic to decide who you'd chose to win if you were an Academy member. For your consideration, just spoke with tree actress about how being a mother inspired her performance in Jojo Rabbit.

Taika Waititi says he has mixed feelings about people calling him a good fit to play Adolf Hitler in Jojo Rabbit.

Joker was one of the big winners at the 2020 BAFTA Awards, earning three trophies, including one for original score by Hildur ​​Guðnadóttir.Guðnadóttir's score for Joker was up against those for nominees 1917 (Thomas Newman), Jojo Rabbit (Michael Giacchino), Little Women (Alexandre Desplat) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (John Williams) at the BAFTAs.Joker's wins also included best actor (Joaquin Phoenix) and casting (by Shayna Markowitz) at this year's ceremony, which took place Sunday

Taking home a gold statuette may be the ultimate prize for those in Hollywood, but businesses can reap benefits from the Academy Awards as well.Theater chains AMC and Cinemark are offering deals to catch up on the 2020 contenders ahead of the Feb. 9 telecast.

By Patrick Hipes

Taika Waititi owes a lot of this awards season to his mother, Robin Cohen. She’s the one who first told him that he should think about adapting Christine Leunens’ novel “Caging Skies” for the big screen.

At the Jan. 3 AFI Awards, Mel Brooks interrupted his speech about the American Film Institute’s women directors program to praise Taika Waititi for Searchlight’s “Jojo Rabbit.” However, he joked, the filmmaker “did not ask my permission to use Hitler!”

By Matt Grobar