Nia Dacosta Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

Angelique Jackson Marvel fans will have to wait just a little longer to go “Higher. Further.

EXCLUSIVE: Bill Dubuque, the co-creator of Netflix’s Ozark, has signed an overall deal with Fifth Season.

MCU film The Marvels.Larson, who played Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel in the film of the same name, will be reprising her role for sequel film The Marvels.The actor posted a photo on social media alongside her castmates for the new film, incluiding Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani and director Nia DaCosta.Addressing previous backlash she has received for her role in the MCU and anticipating negative feedback, Larson captioned the post: “*trolls combust*”Take a look at the post here:A post shared by Brie Larson (@brielarson)Many fans shared their report on the post, with one person writing: “THE CAPTION? SO TRUE QUEEN” while another added: “You’re forever our Carol Danvers. Don’t let anyone tell you different #higherfurtherfaster.”On Twitter, one person said: “I don’t care what anyone says, I’ve always liked the casting of Brie as Captain Marvel.

A clip of Brie Larson talking about her “Captain Marvel” future has been doing the rounds online.

Brie Larson had a busy weekend at the 2022 D23 Expo!

Angelique Jackson Nia DaCosta is set to write and direct “Hedda Gabler,” a reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s famous play, for MGM’s Orion Pictures and Plan B.Hot off the box office success of “Candyman” and ahead of her upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe debut with “The Marvels,” DaCosta will present her fresh take on the fabled story. “Hedda Gabler” has seen numerous adaptations on stage and screen, and in several languages, since its 1891 debut, including 1975’s “Hedda,” which earned Glenda Jackson a best actress nomination at the Academy Awards.Produced by Gabrielle Nadig, who also produced DaCosta’s debut feature “Little Woods,” and Plan B, “Hedda Gabler” follows its titular character as she navigates a house she does not want, a marriage she feels trapped in and an ex-lover who has reappeared in her life. The film also marks DaCosta’s latest collaboration with MGM and Plan B.

Neon has promoted Jeff Deutchman to be its new president of acquisitions and production, Tom Quinn’s arthouse distributor announced Tuesday. Deutchman has been with Neon since its founding five years ago, and in that time he has been instrumental in landing some of the distributors biggest acquisitions, including last year negotiating deals for “The Worst Person in the World,” “Flee,” “Spencer,” “Pig,” “Memoria” and “Petite Maman.” Deutchman also helped to grow Neon’s production slate, launching projects such as Tilman Singer’s “Cuckoo” starring Hunter Schafer, Joshua Oppenheimer’s musical “The End” with Tilda Swinton, Brandon Cronenberg’s “Infinity Pool” starring Alexander Skarsgård and Ben Wheatley’s horror film “In the Earth,” which was one of the first fully completed productions of the pandemic.“Jeff has been here from the beginning and is a big part of Neon’s success; his taste and his instincts are simply impeccable.

Nia DaCosta (Candyman) has been tapped to direct an adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ 2019 debut novel The Water Dancer for MGM, Plan B, Harpo Films and Maceo-Lyn.

USC Annenberg’s Inclusion Initiative released its annual “Inclusion in the Director’s Chair” which analyzes 1,500 top films from 2007 to 2021 for gender and race/ethnicity representation.

In a year where Chloe Zhao won the Best Director Oscar for “Nomadland” and went on to release one of the biggest box office successes of 2021 with Marvel Studios’ “Eternals,” it appears the year, as a whole, was fairly disappointing when it comes to the gender gap in filmmaking. After 2020 saw reasonable gains in parity amongst female and male filmmakers, 2021 has taken a step back, according to a new survey.

Candyman director Nia DaCosta has become the first Black woman to debut at number one on the US box office chart.The reimagining and sequel to the 1992 horror flick earned $22.3million (£16million) in its opening weekend in US and Canadian cinemas.

made history this weekend when her film took the No. 1 spot at the box office, grossing $22.3 million in its opening weekend.The horror flick is a big milestone for the 31-year-old filmmaker: She’s the first black female filmmaker to achieve this feat.“Candyman” is a sequel to the 1992 horror classic of the same name.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Candyman,” the updated take on Clive Barker’s terrifying urban legend, continues a positive pandemic-era box office trend: It’s the latest theatrical-only offering to beat expectations amid a resurgence in COVID-19 cases.“Candyman” opened to $22.37 million from 3,569 theaters, a result that bested pre-release tracking, which projected a debut around $15 million.

“Candyman” debuted a No. 1 in the domestic box office over the weekend but that isn’t even the biggest win.

With the $20.4M opening of Universal/MGM/Monkeypaw’s Candyman, director Nia DaCosta becomes the first Black female director to debut a movie in the No. 1 weekend spot at the domestic box office.

Angelique Jackson With “Candyman” debuting at the top of the box office, earning $22 million in its opening weekend, star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is just getting started with his Hollywood takeover.After top-lining the “spiritual sequel” to the 1992 horror classic, directed by Nia DaCosta, Abdul-Mateen has a string of high-profile roles in the pipeline, including a secretive part in “The Matrix Resurrections,” plus reprising his role as Black Manta in the comic book sequel “Aquaman and the Lost

LOS ANGELES -- “Candyman” hooked the top spot at the North American box office.The Universal Pictures film starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II impressively pulled in more than $22.3 million through a quiet weekend despite concerns over the delta variant.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Candyman” was summoned to the top of domestic box office charts, collecting an impressive $22.37 million from 3,569 theaters in its first three days of release.The R-rated slasher film, written by Jordan Peele and directed by “Captain Marvel 2” filmmaker Nia DaCosta, surpassed industry expectations despite fears the delta variant would keep people from going to the movies.

Candyman is starting strong!

Produced on a $25 million budget and directed by Nia DaCosta, the sequel to the 1992 horror classic has been well-received with a B on CinemaScore and an 85% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. The film also added $5.2 million from 51 overseas markets for a global total of $27.6 million.

Ellise Shafer administratorUniversal and MGM’s “Candyman” is expected to slay the domestic box office in its opening weekend, with a projected gross of $20.7 million.The horror film, directed by Nia DaCosta, raked in $9.1 million from 3,569 theaters on Friday, and is expected to add another $11 million to its total by the end of the weekend. This puts “Candyman’s” debut ahead of previous industry predictions, which had the R-rated slasher film debuting to $15 million.

Angelique Jackson When the first trailer debuted for “Candyman” — director Nia DaCosta and producer Jordan Peele’s “spiritual sequel” to the 1992 horror classic — there was a great deal of buzz about the use of a slowed-down remix of Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name” alongside the original movie’s haunting score.But upon further reflection — the needle drop was an early hint at the way DaCosta and Peele’s take would examine deeper social themes.

“Candyman,” the horror film from director Nia DaCosta and co-writer Jordan Peele, made $1.9 million at the box office in its Thursday night previews from 2,750 theaters with showings beginning at 7 p.m. It opens on 3,569 North American theaters.“Candyman,” an MGM film released by Universal, is a contemporary reimagining and spiritual sequel to the 1992 cult classic of the same name.Universal is projecting the film to open in the mid-teens this weekend.

Candyman (★★☆☆☆) don’t have to wait long before the mythical boogeyman materializes to dig his hook into whomever should be so bold as to summon him.Historically speaking, and as one character aptly puts it, “Black people don’t need to be summoning shit.” As the film asserts, Black folks have suffered enough pain and degradation over centuries without conjuring up a phantom murderer just for kicks.

highly enjoyable sequel, co-written by the brilliant Jordan Peele of “Get Out,” Win Rosenfeld and Nia DaCosta. The film, which is in theaters Friday, is a million times better than the two godawful ’90s follow-ups, has a crystal clear political take and tackles gentrification, cops and more.

With “Candyman” arriving this week, and already receiving critical acclaim (including from us), all eyes are on filmmaker Nia DaCosta. After breaking out with her festival standout drama, “Little Woods,” the new horror film marks DaCosta’s first major studio work.

Ethan Shanfeld Nearly 30 years after the vengeful spirit first haunted the big screen in 1992, the Candyman is back.Serving as a “spiritual sequel” to the original supernatural slasher of the same name, Nia DaCosta’s “Candyman” — written by recent horror darling Jordan Peele — was met with mostly positive reviews.Read some highlights of what critics are saying below:Variety’s Owen Gleiberman:But now “Candyman” has been remade, by the director Nia DaCosta (I’m pleased to report that Tony Todd is