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Nancy Meyers‘ romantic comedy movie will not be moving forward at Netflix.

Following news last week that Netflix and director Nancy Meyers were at crossroads over the budget on her next film, sources close to the situation say the streamer has decided to part ways with the project. Deadline reported last week that Scarlett Johansson, Owen Wilson, Penelope Cruz and Michael Fassbender were in talks to star but that the budget, which sources say was coming in around $130 million, was causing issues. Sources now say, that while the studio was fine with $130 million, Meyers was still fighting for $150 million, with $80 million of that going to above the line costs. With both sides refusing to budge on the budget, sources say Netflix was leaning toward fully moving off the film over the weekend with the plug ultimately getting pulled this morning.

Netflix has pulled the plug on Nancy Meyers’ $130 million ensemble comedy “Paris Paramount,” The Wrap has learned.Scarlett Johansson, Penélope Cruz, Michael Fassbender and Owen Wilson were previously in talks for roles in the film which centered on an above-the-line filmmaking duo who reunite on set after falling in and out of love with one another.“Paris Paramount” would have been Meyers’ return to the director’s chair since helming 2015’s “The Intern,” which starred Robert DeNiro and Anne Hathaway.

Scarlett Johansson, Penélope Cruz, Michael Fassbender and Owen Wilson are in talks to star in the big-budget Netflix comedy marking Nancy Meyers’ return to directing, Deadline can confirm.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Charades has secured a flurry of deals on Charlotte Regan’s British dramedy “Scrapper,” which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Starring Harris Dickinson (“Triangle of Sadness”) as a downbeat dad, “Scrapper” has been sold to Spain (Caramel), Australia (Madman), Poland (Against Gravity), Baltics and CIS (Arthouse), Greece (Cinobo) and Airlines (Aardwolf). “Scrapper” has already sold to the U.K. (Pictures House). Charades is currently negotiating deals for Japan, Israel, USA, Scandinavia and South Korea. The film follows Georgie, a dreamy 12-year-old girl who lives happily alone in her London flat, filling it with magic. Suddenly, her estranged father turns up and forces her to confront reality.

EXCLUSIVE: Alexandra Shipp is set to join the cast of Sony’s untitled R-rated comedy starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell. Will Gluck is directing.

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, who during their day job are the minds behind Nine Inch Nails, have announced they’ll be reteaming with director David Fincher for this fall’s “The Killer.” This is their fifth collaboration with Fincher after “The Social Network,” “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” “Gone Girl,” and “Mank.”“The Killer” is currently cloaked in secrecy (this is a David Fincher project, after all), but it is based on the French comic book series by Alexis Nolent (aka Matz). The project stars Michael Fassbender as the title character (his first role since 2019’s regrettable X-Men romp “Dark Phoenix”) along with Charles Parnell, Tilda Swinton, Arliss Howard and Sophie Charlotte in supporting roles.

Netflix offered a first look at its 2023 slate of films on Wednesday, including a brand new thriller from David Fincher, a sci-fi epic from Zack Snyder, Chris Hemworth’s “Extraction” sequel, a Jennifer Lopez survival movie and an Adam Sandler/Jennifer Aniston comedy.Hemsworth will return in “Extraction 2” this summer on June 16, with Sam Hargrave back in the director’s chair for another action-fueled adventure.Fincher’s “The Killer” – which reunites the filmmaker with his “Seven” screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker for a serial killer tale starring Michael Fassbender – won’t arrive until Nov. 10, so Fincher fans have awhile to wait.Ditto Zack Snyder’s next film, “Rebel Moon.” That project is a two-part space epic, with the first installment set as Netflix’s big holiday season release on Dec.

Ronan Vibert, a veteran film and television actor who worked with some of the top directors and talent during his long career, died last night at age of 58 after a short illness, according to his management.

Searchlight’s Next Goal Wins from Oscar-winning filmmaker Taika Waititi is jumping from April 21 next year to Sept. 22. It won’t be a shocker if this film world premieres at TIFF as that’s whereWaititi’s Jojo Rabbit blasted off before its Oscar run winning the fest’s top prize, the People’s Choice Award.

We’ve been patiently waiting for a good look at David Fincher‘s upcoming feature film “The Killer,” an assassin thriller based on a French graphic novel, “Le Tueur.” Andrew Kevin Walker, the screenwriter who adapted the source material has previously worked with Fincher on “Seven,” “Fight Club,” and “The Game.” Starring as the titular killer is Michael Fassbender with Tilda Swinton (“Curious Case of Benjamin Button“) and Charles Parnell (“Top Gun: Maverick,” “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning“) taking supporting roles in the film.

After two “Thor” movies and taking on Nazi Germany in 2019’s “Jojo Rabbit,” what’s a film project Taika Watiti could do to spice things up? How about a sports movie about undergods that the director deems as “basically the “Cool Runnings” of soccer”? Enter “Next Goal Wins,” Waititi’s new film out next April, about the true story of an American Samoan soccer team who went from one of the worst teams in the world to an elite squad.

EXCLUSIVE: Beulah Koale (Hawaii Five-0, Thank You For Your Service) has signed with A3 Artists Agency for theatrical representation.

Zack Sharf Hugh Jackman’s surprise return as Wolverine in “Deadpool 3” is one of the biggest film stories of the week, but Marvel stalwart Elizabeth Olsen is only just finding out about it. The Scarlet Witch got the news about about Jackman’s return broken to her ‘On the Carpet,’ powered by DIRECTV at Variety’s Power of Women, and she expressed shock over the revelation. “Oh really?” Olsen asked when she heard the news. “Wow!” Now that Jackman is returning as Wolverine, Olsen wants Scarlet Witch to team up with more X-Men characters on the big screen. After all, the character of Scarlet Witch is a mutant in the comic books and the daughter of Magneto, played by both Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender on the big screen.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterLet the 10th Hunger Games begin!Lionsgate is teasing a first look at “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” a prequel story set in the bleak world of Panem. The movie, which takes place long before the odds were in Katniss Everdeen’s favor in the popular “Hunger Games” franchise, centers on Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow (the eventual tyrannical ruler of the dystopian nation) and Rachel Zegler as tribute Lucy Gray Baird.The new photo gives a glimpse at the 18-year-old Snow, who is chosen to mentor Baird during the 10th Hunger Games — the highly publicized event in which teenagers are chosen via lottery to fight to the death.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterViola Davis is headed to Panem as the head gamemaker in “The Hunger Games” prequel, “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.”The Lionsgate movie is based on the 2020 book of the same name, which takes place decades before the adventures of Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games.” The prequel story is focused on 18-year-old Snow, who eventually becomes the tyrannical leader of the dystopia known as Panem. In “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” he’s chosen to be mentor during the 10th Hunger Games, a televised event in which teenagers are chosen via lottery to fight to the death.Davis, who is playing Volumnia Gaul, the mastermind of the diabolical teen death-match, will star opposite Tom Blyth as young Coriolanus Snow, Rachel Zegler as tribute Lucy Gray Baird, Hunter Schafer as Snow’s cousin and confidante Tigris Snow and Peter Dinklage as Academy dean Casca Highbottom.

Britney Spears has been secretly recording a duet with Elton John, which will mark her official return to music after six years of silence. The two have been updating his classic song "Tiny Dancer" at a Beverly Hills recording studio."This was Elton's idea, and Britney is a huge fan.

Alicia Vikander is opening up about her «tough» journey to becoming a mom. In a new interview with The Sunday Times, Vikander recalled suffering a «painful» miscarriage before welcoming her son, 17 months, with husband Michael Fassbender.In the film , where Vikander and Fassbender met on set in 2014, Vikander's character suffered two miscarriages, something she said she experienced herself.«We have a child now, but it took us time,» Vikander tells the outlet.

Alicia Vikander has revealed for the first time that she suffered an "extreme, painful" miscarriage several years ago. In a rare glimpse into her personal life, the actress, who shares a child with husband Michael Fassbender, told UK's The Times that getting pregnant was a struggle. "We have a child now, but it took us time," she said. "I tried to get pregnant for a while.

Alicia Vikander has spoke candidly about her experience with pregnancy loss and the perils of fame. The 33-year-old, who stars in HBO series "Irma Vep", opened up to The Sunday Times, revealing: "We have a child now, but it took us time. "The Swedish actor is married to fellow star Michael Fassbender, and the couple share a 17-month-old son.

"Irma Vep" star Alicia Vikander reminisced about her early years in the spotlight during a new interview with The Times of London, saying she was "the most sad at the height of [her] fame." The 33-year-old Swedish actress, who broke through internationally with Nikolaj Arcel’s Oscar-nominated "A Royal Affair" in 2012, became a global star after back-to-back knockout performances in the sci-fi thriller "Ex Machina" and transgender romance "Danish Girl," the latter of which earned her a best supporting actress Oscar in 2016. During that time, however, Vikander said she felt lonelier than ever. "When, in other people’s eyes, I was at my height of fame, I was the most sad.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent“Irma Vep” star Alicia Vikander has reminisced about her early years in the spotlight in a new interview with The Times of London, saying she was “the most sad at the height of [her] fame.”The 33-year-old Swedish actress, who broke through internationally with Nikolaj Arcel’s Oscar-nominated “A Royal Affair” in 2012, became a global star after knockout back-to-back performances in the sci-fi thriller “Ex Machina” and transgender romance “Danish Girl,” the latter of which earned her a best supporting actress Oscar in 2016. But during that time, Vikander said she felt lonelier than ever.“When, in other people’s eyes, I was at my height of fame, I was the most sad. I kept telling myself, ‘Take it in.

Alicia Vikander has opened up about the pain she went through after suffering a miscarriage. The 33-year-old actress has a son with her husband Michael Fassbender who was born in 2021, but Alicia has now shared her pain over her struggle to become a mother - admitting it was a long journey for the couple. She told The Times: "We have a child now, but it took us time.

Alicia Vikander is looking back at her struggles to start a family.

Taking her broken heart into her art. Alicia Vikander opened up about portraying character who experience miscarriages after dealing with her own pregnancy loss.

Gallery: 'I'm not looking for the sexiest woman, I'm looking for the girl next door. . . ' The stars who were unbelievably considered to be too beautiful for Hollywood (BANG Showbiz)Just two years later, the acclaimed actress won an Oscar for her role as Gerda Wege in 'The Danish Girl' but described the period as the "saddest" time of her life.

Alicia Vikander is getting candid about her darker times.

Alicia Vikander has opened up on her experience with miscarriage, reflecting on how it affected her after portraying a character that suffered two pregnancy losses in The Light Between Oceans. The actress, who married fellow performer Michael Fassbender after first meeting on the set of that film in 2014, welcomed a 17-month-old baby son last year. However, in April she revealed that the couple had suffered a miscarriage ahead of the birth of their son.