Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster and Pablo Schreiber will join the previously announced Alan Ritchson in the action thriller “Motor City.”
Potsy Ponciroli will direct the picture. Production begins July 10 in New Jersey and AlUla, Saudi Arabia as part of Stampede Ventures’ 10-picture slate deal with Film AlUla.
Greg Silverman and Jon Berg will produce for Stampede Ventures, alongside Rohini Singh, Paramdeep Singh and Manmeet Singh of Astro Lion Pictures, and Cliff Roberts and Chad St. John, who also penned the script. Mike Tadross Jr. and Eric Hedayat will executive produce.
Black Bear represents international rights with WME Independent co-representing domestic rights with Stampede, and Sacker Entertainment Law overseeing production legal.
“Motor City” follows John Miller (Ritchson), a Detroit auto-worker whose life and girlfriend (Woodley) are taken away from him when he’s framed by a local gangster (Foster) and sent to prison. On his release, Miller unleashes a maelstrom of...
Potsy Ponciroli will direct the picture. Production begins July 10 in New Jersey and AlUla, Saudi Arabia as part of Stampede Ventures’ 10-picture slate deal with Film AlUla.
Greg Silverman and Jon Berg will produce for Stampede Ventures, alongside Rohini Singh, Paramdeep Singh and Manmeet Singh of Astro Lion Pictures, and Cliff Roberts and Chad St. John, who also penned the script. Mike Tadross Jr. and Eric Hedayat will executive produce.
Black Bear represents international rights with WME Independent co-representing domestic rights with Stampede, and Sacker Entertainment Law overseeing production legal.
“Motor City” follows John Miller (Ritchson), a Detroit auto-worker whose life and girlfriend (Woodley) are taken away from him when he’s framed by a local gangster (Foster) and sent to prison. On his release, Miller unleashes a maelstrom of...
- 5/10/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The perils and plights of adolescence have long been a source of fascination for television audiences. That’s particularly apparent nowadays with Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Showtime, FX, and others vying for zeitgeist dominance with teen-focused dramas playing to a variety of creative strengths. As narratives have gotten more sophisticated overall across the TV landscape, it makes sense that the ways in which we look at stories about young people have also evolved. From “Never Have I Ever” to “Yellowjackets,” TV teens in 2023 are among some of the most rich ever written.
Because life as a teenager is equal parts happy and sad, hilarious and tragic, horny and horrifying, the following curation does not limit selections by genre, meaning: These picks range from animation to sitcoms to murder mysteries to science fiction. That said, there are also a fair number of picks that are entirely focused on the dramatic ups and...
Because life as a teenager is equal parts happy and sad, hilarious and tragic, horny and horrifying, the following curation does not limit selections by genre, meaning: These picks range from animation to sitcoms to murder mysteries to science fiction. That said, there are also a fair number of picks that are entirely focused on the dramatic ups and...
- 5/9/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Celebrities are often put on a pedestal by fans for a number of reasons, that vary from talent to their influence. However, many possess their little quirks, and while most of the time they are endearing, sometimes they are straight-up weird.
As public figures, celebrities are very conscious of their appearances, and diet plays a big part in their lives. Unsurprisingly, a lot of stars are very conscious of the food they consume, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. Of course, there are a few personalities who have also developed really unusual eating habits as well. Here are seven celebrities who have openly talked about their bizarre relationship with food.
1. Jessica Biel- Eats In The Shower
Biel eats in the shower (Source: Blade: Trinity)
Jessica Biel is a well-known actress, married to singer Justin Timberlake. The couple tied the knot in 2012, and have two sons, Silas and Phineas,...
As public figures, celebrities are very conscious of their appearances, and diet plays a big part in their lives. Unsurprisingly, a lot of stars are very conscious of the food they consume, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. Of course, there are a few personalities who have also developed really unusual eating habits as well. Here are seven celebrities who have openly talked about their bizarre relationship with food.
1. Jessica Biel- Eats In The Shower
Biel eats in the shower (Source: Blade: Trinity)
Jessica Biel is a well-known actress, married to singer Justin Timberlake. The couple tied the knot in 2012, and have two sons, Silas and Phineas,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Sreshtha Roychowdhury
- FandomWire
Divergent star Shailene Woodley has some dietary and beauty habits that would seem extremely weird to others. Her unusual diet includes eating one thing that, well, humans don’t consume in general. However, she took up the practice of eating clay after hearing about it from an African cab driver. This man told The Spectacular Now actress that even the pregnant woman in his culture would eat the clay and acquire great benefits from it.
Divergent actress Shailene Woodley has some weird dietary and beauty habits
However, Woodley was unable to answer a question about how to differentiate clay from dirt. Since, none of the actress’s health and beauty tips are backed by undeniable scientific proof, it is highly recommended that readers do not engage in them without proper information or advice.
Shailene Woodley Believes Eating Clay Is Good For Health To Catch a Killer actress Shailene Woodley eats...
Divergent actress Shailene Woodley has some weird dietary and beauty habits
However, Woodley was unable to answer a question about how to differentiate clay from dirt. Since, none of the actress’s health and beauty tips are backed by undeniable scientific proof, it is highly recommended that readers do not engage in them without proper information or advice.
Shailene Woodley Believes Eating Clay Is Good For Health To Catch a Killer actress Shailene Woodley eats...
- 4/14/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Shailene Woodley and Jack Whitehall have joined the cast of the animated feature “Girl in the Clouds,” directed by Philippe Riche (“Rabbids Invasion”).
The film, penned by Riche and Luc Bossi, is inspired by the novel “The Little Girl Who Swallowed a Cloud as Big as The Eiffel Tower” by best-selling author Romain Puértolas. Production will start in May 2024 for a Summer 2026 release.
“Girl in the Clouds” tells the story of Providence, who is entrusted with a magic quill that makes everything she writes come true. Faced with this incredible power, she has to choose between living her dreams and saving the world.
Brio Films, whose credits include Michel Gondry’s “Mood Indigo” and “The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir,” Scope Pictures (“Annette”), Panama Prods. is producing. It’s co-produced by Cocoon Films, Sagax and Bien Sûr Prods. Partners include Canal + Group; Sc Films Intl. is handling worldwide sales, while Angela Demo is casting.
The film, penned by Riche and Luc Bossi, is inspired by the novel “The Little Girl Who Swallowed a Cloud as Big as The Eiffel Tower” by best-selling author Romain Puértolas. Production will start in May 2024 for a Summer 2026 release.
“Girl in the Clouds” tells the story of Providence, who is entrusted with a magic quill that makes everything she writes come true. Faced with this incredible power, she has to choose between living her dreams and saving the world.
Brio Films, whose credits include Michel Gondry’s “Mood Indigo” and “The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir,” Scope Pictures (“Annette”), Panama Prods. is producing. It’s co-produced by Cocoon Films, Sagax and Bien Sûr Prods. Partners include Canal + Group; Sc Films Intl. is handling worldwide sales, while Angela Demo is casting.
- 2/17/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Now is the time to explore melancholy masterpieces that tug at our heartstrings and dig into the complexities of human emotions. From stories of love and sorrow to contemplative journeys of self-discovery, these 5 blockbuster Hollywood movies that provide a moving and compelling cinematic experience that will leave an indelible impact.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Based on Stephen King’s novella, ‘Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption’, this timeless classic directed by Frank Darabont is a tale of hope, friendship, and redemption. Set within the walls of Shawshank State Penitentiary, the film follows the enduring friendship between Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), a banker wrongfully convicted of murder, and Red (Morgan Freeman), a fellow inmate. As they sail the harsh realities of prison life, their bond serves as a beacon of hope amidst despair, reminding us of the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
Lost in Translation (2003)
Lost in Translation,...
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Based on Stephen King’s novella, ‘Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption’, this timeless classic directed by Frank Darabont is a tale of hope, friendship, and redemption. Set within the walls of Shawshank State Penitentiary, the film follows the enduring friendship between Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), a banker wrongfully convicted of murder, and Red (Morgan Freeman), a fellow inmate. As they sail the harsh realities of prison life, their bond serves as a beacon of hope amidst despair, reminding us of the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
Lost in Translation (2003)
Lost in Translation,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Editorial Desk
- GlamSham
Shailene Woodley was famously arrested for advocacy towards environmentalism in 2018. Her very brief experience in handcuffs posed little threat to her career. However, the inconvenience did postpone Woodley getting a major film role.
Shailene Woodley was famously arrested for protesting at ‘Standing Rock’ Shailene Woodley | Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images
Woodley has always been very passionate about protecting the Earth. Her status as an actor has definitely helped her crusade for a much greener planet. Still, she confided that even if she wasn’t a celebrity, it wouldn’t affect her activism one bit.
“It’s not that I want to use my platform to do it — I’d be doing it even if there was one person following me or if I didn’t have a platform,” she once told Green Matters.
She asserted that she had more than one reason behind her mission.
“What makes me want to do...
Shailene Woodley was famously arrested for protesting at ‘Standing Rock’ Shailene Woodley | Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images
Woodley has always been very passionate about protecting the Earth. Her status as an actor has definitely helped her crusade for a much greener planet. Still, she confided that even if she wasn’t a celebrity, it wouldn’t affect her activism one bit.
“It’s not that I want to use my platform to do it — I’d be doing it even if there was one person following me or if I didn’t have a platform,” she once told Green Matters.
She asserted that she had more than one reason behind her mission.
“What makes me want to do...
- 12/29/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Shailene Woodley once led her own blockbuster franchise in the Divergent series. But despite the movies belonging to the sci-fi action genre, Woodley was hesitant to label her character an action hero.
Shailene Woodley didn’t consider her ‘Divergent’ character to be a traditional action hero Shailene Woodley | Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images
Woodley joined the ranks of many female action stars when she was cast in the Divergent series. It was an opportunity that she was well aware of when she climbed on board the young adult series. But she also believed Divergent could help make female action heroes more relevant in the film industry again.
“I feel like we’ve skipped a generation,” Woodley once told Bust. “We had, like, the Ashley Judds, the Sigourney Weavers, the Demi Moores, and then it sort of faded and went into [a period of] making women appear dumb, like they had no worth in the intelligence arena.
Shailene Woodley didn’t consider her ‘Divergent’ character to be a traditional action hero Shailene Woodley | Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images
Woodley joined the ranks of many female action stars when she was cast in the Divergent series. It was an opportunity that she was well aware of when she climbed on board the young adult series. But she also believed Divergent could help make female action heroes more relevant in the film industry again.
“I feel like we’ve skipped a generation,” Woodley once told Bust. “We had, like, the Ashley Judds, the Sigourney Weavers, the Demi Moores, and then it sort of faded and went into [a period of] making women appear dumb, like they had no worth in the intelligence arena.
- 12/27/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Plot: On the verge of bankruptcy, Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) enters his racing team in the 1957 Mille Miglia.
Review: Ferrari is the only movie to come out this year that can say it sports a screenplay credit by a writer who’s been dead for fourteen years. Indeed, director Michael Mann has been trying to get his Ferrari movie off the ground for at least the last twenty years. He came close about eight years ago, with Christian Bale set to lead what would have been a big-budget version of the story. But, in the years since, the industry has changed, with Mann having to contend with a leaner budget to make his long-held passion project. Rather than compromise his vision, the potentially reduced scope helps make this one of his most intimate and involving films, harkening back to the days of The Insider.
Adam Driver is well-cast as Enzo Ferrari.
Review: Ferrari is the only movie to come out this year that can say it sports a screenplay credit by a writer who’s been dead for fourteen years. Indeed, director Michael Mann has been trying to get his Ferrari movie off the ground for at least the last twenty years. He came close about eight years ago, with Christian Bale set to lead what would have been a big-budget version of the story. But, in the years since, the industry has changed, with Mann having to contend with a leaner budget to make his long-held passion project. Rather than compromise his vision, the potentially reduced scope helps make this one of his most intimate and involving films, harkening back to the days of The Insider.
Adam Driver is well-cast as Enzo Ferrari.
- 12/25/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
And what’s that zooming toward the multiplex? Why, it’s yet another true-life sports film, and it’s comin’ in hot. Yes, it’s a whole lot faster than the rowing movie, as it is set in the world of auto racing. And unlike the other racing flick this year, Gran Turismo, there’s no video gaming involved as the bulk of it takes place over sixty-five years ago. Oh, and the director of this new film has been making some of the most interesting and stylish action epics over the last five decades. He’s focused on one year in a man’s life synonymous with the sport, so it could be considered a biography. Even after all this time that name resonates throughout the world in general. Sure it’s now a brand name, but behind all the iconic autos was the man named Enzo Ferrari.
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- 12/24/2023
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Ferrari Movie Review Rating:
Star Cast: Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Patrick Dempsey, Jack O’Connell, and Sarah Gadon
Director: Michael Mann
Ferrari Movie Review is Out! (Picture Credit: IMDb)
What’s Good: The cast races are exciting and brutal, and going behind the scenes of the Ferrari business is quite interesting.
What’s Bad: The non-Italian actors feel out of place, especially regarding their fake accents, which sadly hurt their performances.
Loo Break: The movie’s start is chaotic and all over the place, so you could go to the loo during it and not miss much.
Watch or Not?: Watch if you are in for the car races or are a Ferrari fan; if not, there are better options.
Language: English (with subtitles).
Available On: Cinemas
Runtime: 130 Minutes.
User Rating:
The name Ferrari is synonymous with quality and speed, but there was a time when this was not the case,...
Star Cast: Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Patrick Dempsey, Jack O’Connell, and Sarah Gadon
Director: Michael Mann
Ferrari Movie Review is Out! (Picture Credit: IMDb)
What’s Good: The cast races are exciting and brutal, and going behind the scenes of the Ferrari business is quite interesting.
What’s Bad: The non-Italian actors feel out of place, especially regarding their fake accents, which sadly hurt their performances.
Loo Break: The movie’s start is chaotic and all over the place, so you could go to the loo during it and not miss much.
Watch or Not?: Watch if you are in for the car races or are a Ferrari fan; if not, there are better options.
Language: English (with subtitles).
Available On: Cinemas
Runtime: 130 Minutes.
User Rating:
The name Ferrari is synonymous with quality and speed, but there was a time when this was not the case,...
- 12/22/2023
- by Nelson Acosta
- KoiMoi
Michael Mann is one of contemporary American Cinema’s most recognisable names behind hits like Heat, The Last of The Mohicans and Collateral. After an eight-year absence, Mann returns with the much-anticipated Ferrari, his take on the life of the famed Italian car maker Enzo Ferrari, focusing on a particularly fraught time in both his personal and public life in 1957. A new Michael Mann film is always an event with the Director a pioneer in several areas, with this also a profile of one of the most recognisable figures in the history of motor racing, the excitement is amplified.
At this point, Ferrari’s relationship with his wife Laura was under strain following the death of his eldest son Dino. This coincides with a slump in production and sales putting the company’s position in jeopardy. Adam Driver is Enzo, greyed up to resemble a Ferrari nearing his twilight years,...
At this point, Ferrari’s relationship with his wife Laura was under strain following the death of his eldest son Dino. This coincides with a slump in production and sales putting the company’s position in jeopardy. Adam Driver is Enzo, greyed up to resemble a Ferrari nearing his twilight years,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Chris Connor
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Neon introduced the Michael Mann-directed Ferrari with a panel at Deadline’s Contenders Film Los Angeles on Saturday that featured a discussion with Mann and stars Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz and Shailene Woodley.
The drama is not just about fast cars; it’s just as much about grief. Both from the danger of racing them in the treacherous Mille Miglia, flying through 1,000 miles of Italian streets at 130 mph through all weather, in death-trap cars that often left drivers with a short shelf life.
Enzo Ferrari (Driver), his company hanging by a thread because he’s more interested in speed than production of cars for the masses, struggles with two woman in his life. Cruz plays Laura, the wife who cannot get past the death of their son, partners in the company and living her life blaming her philandering husband for learning the hard way that the human body – in...
The drama is not just about fast cars; it’s just as much about grief. Both from the danger of racing them in the treacherous Mille Miglia, flying through 1,000 miles of Italian streets at 130 mph through all weather, in death-trap cars that often left drivers with a short shelf life.
Enzo Ferrari (Driver), his company hanging by a thread because he’s more interested in speed than production of cars for the masses, struggles with two woman in his life. Cruz plays Laura, the wife who cannot get past the death of their son, partners in the company and living her life blaming her philandering husband for learning the hard way that the human body – in...
- 11/19/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: After world premiering at the 2023 Tribeca Festival, the custody battle drama Our Son, starring Billy Porter (Pose), Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast), and newcomer Christopher Woodley, has set release plans with Vertical. Directed by Bill Oliver, from his script written with Peter Nickowitz, the indie is set to hit select theaters December 8th.
Other titles opening that day include Searchlight’s Poor Things starring Emma Stone, Studio Ghibli/Gkids’ The Boy and the Heron, Kino Lorber’s thriller La Syndicaliste, Outsider Pictures doc Elis and Tom, Janus Films’ doc Anselm, and Republic Pictures’ The End We Start From.
Also starring Andrew Rannells (A Simple Favor), Robin Weigert (Deadwood), Kate Burton (Grey’s Anatomy), and Phylicia Rashad (Creed III), Our Son depicts the next step in the zeitgeist of Lgbtqia+ equality: the right to divorce. Married for 13 years, aspiring artist Gabriel (Porter) and his ambitious partner Nicky (Evans) appear to...
Other titles opening that day include Searchlight’s Poor Things starring Emma Stone, Studio Ghibli/Gkids’ The Boy and the Heron, Kino Lorber’s thriller La Syndicaliste, Outsider Pictures doc Elis and Tom, Janus Films’ doc Anselm, and Republic Pictures’ The End We Start From.
Also starring Andrew Rannells (A Simple Favor), Robin Weigert (Deadwood), Kate Burton (Grey’s Anatomy), and Phylicia Rashad (Creed III), Our Son depicts the next step in the zeitgeist of Lgbtqia+ equality: the right to divorce. Married for 13 years, aspiring artist Gabriel (Porter) and his ambitious partner Nicky (Evans) appear to...
- 11/15/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Adam Driver Curses at Audience Member Who Criticized ‘Ferrari’ Special Effects During Q&a: ‘F–k You’
Adam Driver cursed out an audience member who criticized the crash scenes in “Ferrari” after a recent screening of the film at Poland’s Camerimage Film Festival.
“What do you think about the crash scenes? They looked pretty harsh, drastic and, I must say, cheesy for me,” the audience member said. “What do you think?”
“F–k you, I don’t know. Next question,” Driver said. A video of the exchange that was posted to X has already been liked over 7.7 thousand times.
When someone in the audience says the crash scenes in Ferrari “looked pretty harsh, drastic and I must say cheesy for me” and asked Adam what he thought pic.twitter.com/mXaF1LlTuf
— Adam Driver Central (@adamdrivercentl) November 12, 2023
Directed by Michael Mann and written by Troy Kennedy Martin, “Ferrari” is based on Brock Yates 1991 biography “Enzo Ferrari: The Man, the Cars, the Races, the Machine.” Driver stars...
“What do you think about the crash scenes? They looked pretty harsh, drastic and, I must say, cheesy for me,” the audience member said. “What do you think?”
“F–k you, I don’t know. Next question,” Driver said. A video of the exchange that was posted to X has already been liked over 7.7 thousand times.
When someone in the audience says the crash scenes in Ferrari “looked pretty harsh, drastic and I must say cheesy for me” and asked Adam what he thought pic.twitter.com/mXaF1LlTuf
— Adam Driver Central (@adamdrivercentl) November 12, 2023
Directed by Michael Mann and written by Troy Kennedy Martin, “Ferrari” is based on Brock Yates 1991 biography “Enzo Ferrari: The Man, the Cars, the Races, the Machine.” Driver stars...
- 11/13/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Exclusive: PBS is leaping into Hope In The Water, a three-part docuseries from David E. Kelley.
The series, which was formerly known as Eating Up the Oceans: How Do We Save Our Seas?, will launch on the public broadcaster in summer 2024.
Shailene Woodley, Martha Stewart, José Andrés and Baratunde Thurston are starring in the series, which marks the Big Little Lies creator’s first foray into documentary. Kelley bought a fish farm a few years ago that raises steelhead trout.
The series is produced by Andrew Zimmern’s Intuitive Content, the company behind series such as MSNBC’s What’s Eating America and Magnolia’s Zoe Bakes.
It will explore the creative solutions and breakthrough blue food technologies that could not only feed people but help save threatened seas and fresh waterways. The series highlights the stories of aquafarmers and fishers who are working toward a sustainable future for the planet.
The series, which was formerly known as Eating Up the Oceans: How Do We Save Our Seas?, will launch on the public broadcaster in summer 2024.
Shailene Woodley, Martha Stewart, José Andrés and Baratunde Thurston are starring in the series, which marks the Big Little Lies creator’s first foray into documentary. Kelley bought a fish farm a few years ago that raises steelhead trout.
The series is produced by Andrew Zimmern’s Intuitive Content, the company behind series such as MSNBC’s What’s Eating America and Magnolia’s Zoe Bakes.
It will explore the creative solutions and breakthrough blue food technologies that could not only feed people but help save threatened seas and fresh waterways. The series highlights the stories of aquafarmers and fishers who are working toward a sustainable future for the planet.
- 11/9/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Hollywood moviemaking has always been a numbers game, and right now the winning number appears to be two.
Zack Snyder is locking picture on part one of December’s Rebel Moon, his two-part space opera for Netflix. Christopher McQuarrie, the filmmaker behind Paramount and Skydance’s Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning, Part One, retreated to a house in the northeast in recent months to edit what he’s shot so far of his follow-up. And once the SAG-AFTRA strike ends, Wicked filmmaker Jon M. Chu has just a few days left of principal photography on the first of his two Broadway adaptations. Then there’s Dune: Part Two (delayed by the strike until March), a sequel to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (no release date in sight) and Kevin Costner’s two-part western Horizon, hitting theaters six weeks apart next summer.
These two-parters can serve both art and commerce, say those who work on them.
Zack Snyder is locking picture on part one of December’s Rebel Moon, his two-part space opera for Netflix. Christopher McQuarrie, the filmmaker behind Paramount and Skydance’s Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning, Part One, retreated to a house in the northeast in recent months to edit what he’s shot so far of his follow-up. And once the SAG-AFTRA strike ends, Wicked filmmaker Jon M. Chu has just a few days left of principal photography on the first of his two Broadway adaptations. Then there’s Dune: Part Two (delayed by the strike until March), a sequel to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (no release date in sight) and Kevin Costner’s two-part western Horizon, hitting theaters six weeks apart next summer.
These two-parters can serve both art and commerce, say those who work on them.
- 10/27/2023
- by Aaron Couch and Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michael Mann’s strange and frequently beguiling Ferrari, which covers three eventful months in the life of Italian motor racing driver and entrepreneur Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver), is a long-time passion project for its ever-idiosyncratic auteur. Mann wanted to make the film as far back as the early 2000s, when screenwriter Troy Kennedy Martin’s adaptation of a 1991 Ferrari biography by journalist Brock Yates was brought to his attention. It took a few false starts and several major cast changes, in addition to what a massive number of executive producer credits suggest is a transglobal patchwork of financiers. The result bears the scars of a long and rocky gestation, though not always to its detriment.
Reviewing Mann’s 1986 serial-killer thriller Manhunter, Chicago Reader critic Pat Brown described it as “simultaneously hypnotic and enervating, meditative and empty, like a white-noise background or a field of electronic snow.” That sense of concurrent...
Reviewing Mann’s 1986 serial-killer thriller Manhunter, Chicago Reader critic Pat Brown described it as “simultaneously hypnotic and enervating, meditative and empty, like a white-noise background or a field of electronic snow.” That sense of concurrent...
- 10/22/2023
- by Keith Uhlich
- Slant Magazine
Enzo Ferrari (played by Adam Driver) describes racing as a deadly passion and terrible joy in the official trailer for Neon’s Ferrari. The two-minute trailer includes new action scenes as well as preview of the relationship between Enzo, Laura Ferrari (Penelope Cruz), and Lina Lardi (Shailene Woodley).
The cast of the action drama also includes Sarah Gordon, Gabriel Leone, Jack O’Connell, and Patrick Dempsey.
“It is the summer of 1957. Behind the spectacle of Formula 1, ex-racer Enzo Ferrari is in crisis. Bankruptcy threatens the factory he and his wife, Laura (Cruz) built from nothing ten years earlier. Their volatile marriage has been battered by the loss of their son, Dino a year earlier. Ferrari struggles to acknowledge his son Piero with Lina Lardi (Woodley),” reads Neon’s synopsis. “Meanwhile, his drivers’ passion to win pushes them to the edge as they launch into the treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy,...
The cast of the action drama also includes Sarah Gordon, Gabriel Leone, Jack O’Connell, and Patrick Dempsey.
“It is the summer of 1957. Behind the spectacle of Formula 1, ex-racer Enzo Ferrari is in crisis. Bankruptcy threatens the factory he and his wife, Laura (Cruz) built from nothing ten years earlier. Their volatile marriage has been battered by the loss of their son, Dino a year earlier. Ferrari struggles to acknowledge his son Piero with Lina Lardi (Woodley),” reads Neon’s synopsis. “Meanwhile, his drivers’ passion to win pushes them to the edge as they launch into the treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy,...
- 10/18/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Adam Driver is racing to save his company in Michael Mann’s family drama “Ferrari.”
The film, which stars Driver as Enzo Ferrari and Penelope Cruz as his wife, Laura Ferrari, debuted at the 2023 Venice Film Festival and marked its North American premiere at NYFF. Mann directs from a script by Troy Kennedy Martin, adapted from Brock Yates’ book “Enzo Ferrari: The Man, The Cars, The Races, The Machine.”
The official synopsis reads: It is the summer of 1957. Behind the spectacle of Formula 1, ex-racer Enzo Ferrari (Driver) is in crisis. Bankruptcy threatens the factory he and his wife, Laura (Cruz) built from nothing 10 years earlier. Their volatile marriage has been battered by the loss of their son, Dino, a year earlier. Ferrari struggles to acknowledge his son Piero with Lina Lardi (Woodley). Meanwhile, his drivers’ passion to win pushes them to the edge as they launch into the treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy,...
The film, which stars Driver as Enzo Ferrari and Penelope Cruz as his wife, Laura Ferrari, debuted at the 2023 Venice Film Festival and marked its North American premiere at NYFF. Mann directs from a script by Troy Kennedy Martin, adapted from Brock Yates’ book “Enzo Ferrari: The Man, The Cars, The Races, The Machine.”
The official synopsis reads: It is the summer of 1957. Behind the spectacle of Formula 1, ex-racer Enzo Ferrari (Driver) is in crisis. Bankruptcy threatens the factory he and his wife, Laura (Cruz) built from nothing 10 years earlier. Their volatile marriage has been battered by the loss of their son, Dino, a year earlier. Ferrari struggles to acknowledge his son Piero with Lina Lardi (Woodley). Meanwhile, his drivers’ passion to win pushes them to the edge as they launch into the treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy,...
- 10/18/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The 61st annual New York Film Festival concluded on Friday night with the North American premiere of Michael Mann’s “Ferrari.”
Mann walked the red carpet at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall and sat down for a post-screening Q&A alongside “Ferrari” stars Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley and Gabriel Leone, who were able to attend the premiere due to the film’s SAG-AFTRA interim agreement.
“The mindset of a racer was something we talked about,” Driver said of his preparation with Mann for the Enzo Ferrari biopic. “There’s this prolonged, myopic focus that needs to be sustained until the race is over and you’re constantly dealing with what’s happening in the moment… With a race, there’s always potential danger.”
Cruz, who portrays Laura Ferrari, revealed to the audience that she had the opportunity to speak with several people who knew Enzo’s wife,...
Mann walked the red carpet at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall and sat down for a post-screening Q&A alongside “Ferrari” stars Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley and Gabriel Leone, who were able to attend the premiere due to the film’s SAG-AFTRA interim agreement.
“The mindset of a racer was something we talked about,” Driver said of his preparation with Mann for the Enzo Ferrari biopic. “There’s this prolonged, myopic focus that needs to be sustained until the race is over and you’re constantly dealing with what’s happening in the moment… With a race, there’s always potential danger.”
Cruz, who portrays Laura Ferrari, revealed to the audience that she had the opportunity to speak with several people who knew Enzo’s wife,...
- 10/15/2023
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Michael Mann and more of the cast and crew of Ferrari vroomed their way onto the red carpet on Friday for the closing night of the 61st annual New York Film Festival.
The film brings to the big screen a few difficult months of Enzo Ferrari’s (Driver) life, as he balances two families and his family’s company finds itself on the brink of going bankrupt.
For the longest time, Mann, the filmmaker behind films like The Insider and The Last of the Mohicans, felt the movie would be impossible to make because Formula 1 wasn’t always appreciated in the United States. But, in 2019, when Netflix released Formula 1: Drive to Survive, a docuseries about the high-octane sport, that changed. Now, the U.S. is one of the biggest Formula 1 venues in the world.
“This is not a racing movie,” Mann told The Hollywood Reporter.
The film brings to the big screen a few difficult months of Enzo Ferrari’s (Driver) life, as he balances two families and his family’s company finds itself on the brink of going bankrupt.
For the longest time, Mann, the filmmaker behind films like The Insider and The Last of the Mohicans, felt the movie would be impossible to make because Formula 1 wasn’t always appreciated in the United States. But, in 2019, when Netflix released Formula 1: Drive to Survive, a docuseries about the high-octane sport, that changed. Now, the U.S. is one of the biggest Formula 1 venues in the world.
“This is not a racing movie,” Mann told The Hollywood Reporter.
- 10/14/2023
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actor Kate Winslet portrayed a villain for the first time in her career by starring in Divergent. Although she hated the character, she admitted that she found a thrill in her powerful role.
Kate Winslet was excited about the idea of playing a powerful character Kate Winslet | Samir Hussein/WireImage
Winslet was more than intrigued by the role she was offered in Divergent. Her character Jeanine being so vile was one of the main reasons she decided to contribute to the sci-fi franchise.
“The novelty of that was definitely the most thrilling, really, but also playing a character who could be many versions of nasty — there is lot that is sinister about her. That, as an actor, provided me with a platform to have a lot of fun and try lots of different things,” she once told Time.
But at the same time, the Titanic star found something alluring about playing a character that powerful.
Kate Winslet was excited about the idea of playing a powerful character Kate Winslet | Samir Hussein/WireImage
Winslet was more than intrigued by the role she was offered in Divergent. Her character Jeanine being so vile was one of the main reasons she decided to contribute to the sci-fi franchise.
“The novelty of that was definitely the most thrilling, really, but also playing a character who could be many versions of nasty — there is lot that is sinister about her. That, as an actor, provided me with a platform to have a lot of fun and try lots of different things,” she once told Time.
But at the same time, the Titanic star found something alluring about playing a character that powerful.
- 10/6/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Shailene Woodley is a self-proclaimed hopeless romantic. In an August 2022 Instagram, the "Divergent" star said she prefers to keep her love life off the internet because details about her relationship should remain between her and her partner. "keep it sexy in the flesh, you know?" she wrote in a since-deleted post, per Us Weekly. That could be why Woodley and her ex-fiancé, Aaron Rodgers, initially kept their engagement under wraps.
Although the NFL quarterback announced their engagement in February 2021, the "Big Little Lies" star told The Hollywood Reporter in July 2021 that Rodgers had popped the question months before the couple went public with the news. "When [Aaron and I] announced that we were engaged, we wanted to do that only because we didn't want someone else to do it before we did," she said. "And we didn't do it for months and months after we had become engaged."
Woodley also explained why she...
Although the NFL quarterback announced their engagement in February 2021, the "Big Little Lies" star told The Hollywood Reporter in July 2021 that Rodgers had popped the question months before the couple went public with the news. "When [Aaron and I] announced that we were engaged, we wanted to do that only because we didn't want someone else to do it before we did," she said. "And we didn't do it for months and months after we had become engaged."
Woodley also explained why she...
- 9/17/2023
- by Michele Mendez
- Popsugar.com
Shailene Woodley had one strict requirement when it came to her romantic interest in Divergent. And fortunately, it seemed that her co-star Theo James ended up ticking off all the boxes.
Shailene Woodley shared her definition of a feminine actor Shailene Woodley | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Woodley and James turned out to be the perfect pairing for the popular Divergent series. But before he was cast, Woodley already had an idea of what she wanted her ideal love interest to be like.
“The thing about Four is that he has to be a man. No feminine actors, please,” Woodley once told MTV News. “You cannot walk in that room in pretty little boots and pretend you’re a man. I’m sorry.”
Woodley felt the masculine quality she was looking for needed to be instinctive, which went beyond just looking strong.
“You need to walk in there, and you need to...
Shailene Woodley shared her definition of a feminine actor Shailene Woodley | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Woodley and James turned out to be the perfect pairing for the popular Divergent series. But before he was cast, Woodley already had an idea of what she wanted her ideal love interest to be like.
“The thing about Four is that he has to be a man. No feminine actors, please,” Woodley once told MTV News. “You cannot walk in that room in pretty little boots and pretend you’re a man. I’m sorry.”
Woodley felt the masculine quality she was looking for needed to be instinctive, which went beyond just looking strong.
“You need to walk in there, and you need to...
- 9/16/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Michael Mann’s long-gestating drama, Ferrari, peels into the Venice Film Festival this afternoon, and reviews are already leaving the starting line. The film, based on motorsports journalist Brock Yates’ biography Enzo Ferrari: The Man, The Car, The Races, The Machine, focuses on a portion of the auto magnate’s storied career, with Adam Driver commanding the screen as Enzo. Instead of following the world-famous figure from the start of his journey, Ferarri revolves around the time when the Italian auto manufacturer was in dire straights, and Enzo was juggling two relationships between his wife, Laura Ferrari (played by Penélope Cruz), and his mistress, Lina Lardi (Shailene Woodley).
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mann’s Ferrari is “as unapologetically masculine as anything Mann has made and also as visceral.” The outlet says Mann does an admirable job of balancing Enzo’s crisis with exhilarating racing scenes that give the film...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mann’s Ferrari is “as unapologetically masculine as anything Mann has made and also as visceral.” The outlet says Mann does an admirable job of balancing Enzo’s crisis with exhilarating racing scenes that give the film...
- 8/31/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
There is an unstoppable force at the center of Michael Mann’s Ferrari. It is fast, fierce, and wildly unpredictable. One moment it has you in the throes of ecstasy; the next, fearing for your life. And when you see it coming around the bend, it’s curtains. Don’t even bother putting up a fight. You’ll lose.
I’m talking, of course, about Penélope Cruz.
Hell hath no fury like her Laura Ferrari, the wife of Italian automaking icon Enzo Ferrari (a stately Adam Driver). When we first meet Laura,...
I’m talking, of course, about Penélope Cruz.
Hell hath no fury like her Laura Ferrari, the wife of Italian automaking icon Enzo Ferrari (a stately Adam Driver). When we first meet Laura,...
- 8/31/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
The gleaming color known as rosso corsa, or “racing red,” is the lifeblood of Ferrari, Michael Mann’s dynamic account of the few months over the summer of 1957 when the Italian auto manufacturer was hanging by a financial thread and founder Enzo Ferrari was forced to reckon with the separate lives he had been leading, split between his wife and his mistress. That dazzling shade became synonymous with the lean machines the company built for the race track, their hoods adorned with the prancing black stallion crest. But it also suggests the fierce competitive spirit coursing through the veins of the man himself in the cool command of Adam Driver’s performance.
Scheduled for Dec. 25 release in the U.S. from Neon, Ferrari is as unapologetically masculine as anything Mann has made and also as visceral, never more so than when it’s revving its engines and roaring around the...
Scheduled for Dec. 25 release in the U.S. from Neon, Ferrari is as unapologetically masculine as anything Mann has made and also as visceral, never more so than when it’s revving its engines and roaring around the...
- 8/31/2023
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There’s only one line of dialogue uttered in the first teaser trailer for Michael Mann’s Ferrari. Following shots of cars racing, snippets of angry people, and a fiery crash, Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari declares, “If you get into one of my cars, you get in to win.”
Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Sarah Gordon, Gabriel Leone, Jack O’Connell, and Patrick Dempsey also star in director Michael Mann’s much-anticipated examination of Enzo Ferrari’s life.
Neon released this updated synopsis:
“It is the summer of 1957. Behind the spectacle of Formula 1, ex-racer Enzo Ferrari is in crisis. Bankruptcy threatens the factory he and his wife, Laura (Cruz) built from nothing ten years earlier. Their volatile marriage has been battered by the loss of their son, Dino a year earlier. Ferrari struggles to acknowledge his son Piero with Lina Lardi (Woodley).
Meanwhile, his drivers’ passion to win pushes them...
Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Sarah Gordon, Gabriel Leone, Jack O’Connell, and Patrick Dempsey also star in director Michael Mann’s much-anticipated examination of Enzo Ferrari’s life.
Neon released this updated synopsis:
“It is the summer of 1957. Behind the spectacle of Formula 1, ex-racer Enzo Ferrari is in crisis. Bankruptcy threatens the factory he and his wife, Laura (Cruz) built from nothing ten years earlier. Their volatile marriage has been battered by the loss of their son, Dino a year earlier. Ferrari struggles to acknowledge his son Piero with Lina Lardi (Woodley).
Meanwhile, his drivers’ passion to win pushes them...
- 8/30/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Exclusive: Emmy-nominated actress Shailene Woodley has signed with CAA for representation.
Woodley, who was previously at Hyperion Talent Agency, made her film debut in Alexander Payne’s The Descendants, alongside George Clooney, in 2011. For her breakout performance in the film, she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female and was nominated for a Golden Globe, SAG Award, and a Critics’ Choice Award.
She gained widespread recognition for her starring role in the 2014 romantic drama The Fault in Our Stars in the role of Hazel Grace Lancaster. Additionally, Woodley starred in the science-fiction film trilogy based on The Divergent Series, as well as the independent film The Spectacular Now, for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.
Up next, she will star in Michael Mann’s Ferrari and Craig Gillespie’s Dumb Money on the big screen.
As Deadline revealed exclusively in May, Woodley has been cast...
Woodley, who was previously at Hyperion Talent Agency, made her film debut in Alexander Payne’s The Descendants, alongside George Clooney, in 2011. For her breakout performance in the film, she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female and was nominated for a Golden Globe, SAG Award, and a Critics’ Choice Award.
She gained widespread recognition for her starring role in the 2014 romantic drama The Fault in Our Stars in the role of Hazel Grace Lancaster. Additionally, Woodley starred in the science-fiction film trilogy based on The Divergent Series, as well as the independent film The Spectacular Now, for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.
Up next, she will star in Michael Mann’s Ferrari and Craig Gillespie’s Dumb Money on the big screen.
As Deadline revealed exclusively in May, Woodley has been cast...
- 8/29/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Shailene Woodley is widely recognised for a lot of the work she did when she was younger, including the Divergent films, The Fault in our Stars, and The Descendents for which she got a Golden Globe nomination. As the actress has grown older, she is experimenting more confidently with her career. The sci-fi romance comedy, Robots, is the latest outlier in her filmography and is Shailene Woodley’s most recent foray into comedy. In Robots, Woodley is cast alongside Jack Whitehall. She plays 3 characters, Elaine who uses robot doubles called E2 and E3, to manipulate men while Whitehall is Chris,...
- 6/10/2023
- by Nkem
- TVovermind.com
Shailene Woodley once teamed up with Ansel Elgort for the sci-fi series Divergent. But it wasn’t the only feature the two worked together in. They would also link up for the hit film The Fault in Our Stars, where Woodley tried to give Elgort some helpful grooming tips.
Shailene Woodley wanted Ansel Elgort to fix his awful ‘Divergent’ odor before working with him again on ‘Fault in Our Stars’ Shailene Woodley | Robin Marchant/Getty Images
Woodley and Elgort became good friends after their work together in the Divergent franchise. So when they collaborated for a second time in the feature The Fault in Our Stars, the transition was a smooth process. This time the two would be love interests in the film.
This once prompted GQ (via Cliche Mag) to ask Woodley who was the better onscreen lover between Elgort and her other Divergent co-star Miles Teller.
But the...
Shailene Woodley wanted Ansel Elgort to fix his awful ‘Divergent’ odor before working with him again on ‘Fault in Our Stars’ Shailene Woodley | Robin Marchant/Getty Images
Woodley and Elgort became good friends after their work together in the Divergent franchise. So when they collaborated for a second time in the feature The Fault in Our Stars, the transition was a smooth process. This time the two would be love interests in the film.
This once prompted GQ (via Cliche Mag) to ask Woodley who was the better onscreen lover between Elgort and her other Divergent co-star Miles Teller.
But the...
- 6/4/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Shailene Woodley believed that female action stars were a thing of the past during her rise in the film industry. But she had high hopes that she’d be a part of a new generation of tough heroines after her Divergent franchise.
Shailene Woodley hoped ‘Divergent’ would help the return of female action heroes in cinema Shailene Woodley | Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan / Getty Images
There were many reasons why Divergent star Shailene Woodley signed up for the once successful sci-fi series. At first, she was reluctant to lead a franchise with blockbuster potential. But advice from others like Jennifer Lawrence helped relieve her concerns.
“I asked her advice,” Woodley once told Vulture. “I do think we have things in common. We both believe in having fun and still telling the truth. We’re not fashion girls, but we play the game. And we both care deeply about being actors.”
But...
Shailene Woodley hoped ‘Divergent’ would help the return of female action heroes in cinema Shailene Woodley | Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan / Getty Images
There were many reasons why Divergent star Shailene Woodley signed up for the once successful sci-fi series. At first, she was reluctant to lead a franchise with blockbuster potential. But advice from others like Jennifer Lawrence helped relieve her concerns.
“I asked her advice,” Woodley once told Vulture. “I do think we have things in common. We both believe in having fun and still telling the truth. We’re not fashion girls, but we play the game. And we both care deeply about being actors.”
But...
- 5/31/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Shailene Woodley further branched out her filmography by playing Hazel in the 2014 film Fault in Our Stars. But she felt the movie was the last film audiences would see her portraying high-school aged characters.
Shailene Woodley cried when realizing she’d never play a teenager again after doing ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Shailene Woodley | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Shailene Woodley once made a career out of playing young characters. Projects like Secret Life of the American Teenager and The Descendants frequently saw her in the shoes of a teenager. But for the actor, The Fault in Our Stars bookmarked a shift in her career.
The feature saw Woodley and co-star Ansel Elgort playing two cancer-stricken young lovers. But when rewatching the film, Woodley realized her days of playing teenaged characters were coming to an end.
“We filmed it in August, and I saw the rough cut in December,” she once told MTV News.
Shailene Woodley cried when realizing she’d never play a teenager again after doing ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Shailene Woodley | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Shailene Woodley once made a career out of playing young characters. Projects like Secret Life of the American Teenager and The Descendants frequently saw her in the shoes of a teenager. But for the actor, The Fault in Our Stars bookmarked a shift in her career.
The feature saw Woodley and co-star Ansel Elgort playing two cancer-stricken young lovers. But when rewatching the film, Woodley realized her days of playing teenaged characters were coming to an end.
“We filmed it in August, and I saw the rough cut in December,” she once told MTV News.
- 5/30/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Plot: Charles is a womanizer while Elaine is a gold digger. The duo learn humanity when forced to team up and pursue robot doubles of themselves.
Review: Romantic comedies tend to be wholesome and enjoyable without any sort of pertinent social message. The same goes for the typical raunchy sex comedy. Rarely are these two sub-genres seen bundled together, least of all with a science fiction twist. The new film Robots, starring Jack Whitehall and Shailene Woodley, is both a sex comedy and a romantic one but with a sci-fi angle that is all packaged together into a relevant social message about the immigration reform in the United States. If that sounds like a heavy subject matter, rest assured that it delivers a coherent and funny message that may not be quite as strong as the filmmakers hoped. Nevertheless, Robots is a unique blend of styles that is heartfelt and funny.
Review: Romantic comedies tend to be wholesome and enjoyable without any sort of pertinent social message. The same goes for the typical raunchy sex comedy. Rarely are these two sub-genres seen bundled together, least of all with a science fiction twist. The new film Robots, starring Jack Whitehall and Shailene Woodley, is both a sex comedy and a romantic one but with a sci-fi angle that is all packaged together into a relevant social message about the immigration reform in the United States. If that sounds like a heavy subject matter, rest assured that it delivers a coherent and funny message that may not be quite as strong as the filmmakers hoped. Nevertheless, Robots is a unique blend of styles that is heartfelt and funny.
- 5/20/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
The works of author Patricia Highsmith have inspired such films as Strangers on a Train, Purple Noon, Enough Rope, The American Friend, Tell Her That I Love Her, The Glass Cell, a couple different versions of Deep Water, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Ripley’s Game, Ripley Under Ground, The Cry of the Owl, The Two Faces of January, Carol, and A Kind of Murder, among others. Her stories have also served as the basis for a lot of television, including an upcoming Showtime mini-series titled Ripley. Now, Deadline reports that Shailene Woodley (The Spectacular Now) has signed on to star in a film about Highsmith’s life – but this biopic is said to “reimagine the author’s life as a horror movie”. The title is The Murderous Miss Highsmith, and Woodley is being joined in the cast by Cara Delevingne (Carnival Row) and Noémie Merlant (Portrait of a Lady on Fire).
According to Deadline,...
According to Deadline,...
- 5/12/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Shailene Woodley and Cara Delevingne have been cast in the biopic on celebrated author Patricia Highsmith, ‘The Murderous Miss Highsmith.’
The film will reimagine the author’s life as a horror movie, focusing on the formative period just before she wrote her most celebrated work, ‘The Talented Mr Ripley,’ which was partly inspired by her doomed relationships with two women.
Woodley takes on the role of Highsmith, the film will aim to reveal her fascination for gruesome murders, exploring how her tumultuous love life influenced her persona. Delevingne and ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ breakout Noémie Merlant will both face off against Woodley as her companions.
Also in news – Nicolas Cage & Bill Skarsgård set to play arms dealers in ‘Lord of War’ Sequel
Alexandra Pechman is aboard to take the helm, marking her first feature. Christine Vachon and Gabriel Mayers are producing at Killer Films. Filming is due to...
The film will reimagine the author’s life as a horror movie, focusing on the formative period just before she wrote her most celebrated work, ‘The Talented Mr Ripley,’ which was partly inspired by her doomed relationships with two women.
Woodley takes on the role of Highsmith, the film will aim to reveal her fascination for gruesome murders, exploring how her tumultuous love life influenced her persona. Delevingne and ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ breakout Noémie Merlant will both face off against Woodley as her companions.
Also in news – Nicolas Cage & Bill Skarsgård set to play arms dealers in ‘Lord of War’ Sequel
Alexandra Pechman is aboard to take the helm, marking her first feature. Christine Vachon and Gabriel Mayers are producing at Killer Films. Filming is due to...
- 5/12/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Shailene Woodley is widely known for her roles as Hazel Grace in The Fault in Our Stars and Beatrice Prior in The Divergent Series for which she gained widespread recognition. She began her career in 1999 with a role in the television film, Replacing Dad. Woodley has since gone on to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry, gaining nominations for a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy for her roles as Jane in HBO’s Big Little Lies. Despite her fame, she is known to be pretty laid back and does not share much about her personal life. As...
- 5/4/2023
- by Elena Wasserzier
- TVovermind.com
When director Damian Szifron’s serial killer thriller To Catch a Killer was first announced (under the title Misanthrope), Glen Basner – CEO of financier FilmNation Entertainment – said he believed the project could turn out to be “a decade defining film”. Unfortunately, the movie didn’t make much of an impact when it reached theatres in late April. But maybe it will reach its audience when it’s available on home video. Distributor Vertical Entertainment has now announced that To Catch a Killer will be receiving a VOD release later this month. It will be available on all On Demand platforms as of May 16th.
The film stars Shailene Woodley (Divergent), Ben Mendelsohn (Captain Marvel), and Jovan Adepo (the Watchmen TV series).
Directed by Szifron from a script he wrote with Jonathan Wakeham, To Catch a Killer has the following synopsis: A modern-day Clarice Starling, Eleanor (Shailene Woodley) is a young...
The film stars Shailene Woodley (Divergent), Ben Mendelsohn (Captain Marvel), and Jovan Adepo (the Watchmen TV series).
Directed by Szifron from a script he wrote with Jonathan Wakeham, To Catch a Killer has the following synopsis: A modern-day Clarice Starling, Eleanor (Shailene Woodley) is a young...
- 5/2/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
"Robots" is a new science fiction romantic comedy feature, written and directed by Anthony Hines and Casper Christensen, starring Shailene Woodley and Jack Whitehall, releasing in theaters May 19, 2023:
"...based on 'The Robot Who Looked Like Me' by Robert Sheckley, the new film is set in an era where advanced robotics have enabled humanity to utilize lifelike androids as servants and manual laborers.
"Affluent suburbanites 'Elaine' (Woodley) and 'Charles' (Whitehall) use android doubles of themselves to avoid the time constraints of dating.
"But when the imposters realize that they are actually falling in love, they steal the identities of their owners and go on the run, forcing Elaine and Charles to team up and get their lives back..."
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"...based on 'The Robot Who Looked Like Me' by Robert Sheckley, the new film is set in an era where advanced robotics have enabled humanity to utilize lifelike androids as servants and manual laborers.
"Affluent suburbanites 'Elaine' (Woodley) and 'Charles' (Whitehall) use android doubles of themselves to avoid the time constraints of dating.
"But when the imposters realize that they are actually falling in love, they steal the identities of their owners and go on the run, forcing Elaine and Charles to team up and get their lives back..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 4/30/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) and Jack Whitehall (Bad Education) play dual roles as a couple who are shocked to realize that their robot doubles have fallen in love in Robots. It’s really weird that Neon hasn’t done any advertising for Robots, given that it’s set for theatrical release on May 19, 2023. The trailer’s release less than a month out of the film’s premiere is probably the first time most people – other than diehard Woodley or Whitehall fans – will realize this sci-fi comedy exists.
Neon released this very basic synopsis: “Charles is a womanizer while Elaine is a gold digger. The duo learn humanity when forced to team up and pursue robot doubles of themselves.”
The comedy is based on a short story by Robert Sheckley and is co-written and co-directed by Anthony Hines (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) and Casper Christensen (Klown). Stephen Camel, Julian Favre, Cassian Elwes,...
Neon released this very basic synopsis: “Charles is a womanizer while Elaine is a gold digger. The duo learn humanity when forced to team up and pursue robot doubles of themselves.”
The comedy is based on a short story by Robert Sheckley and is co-written and co-directed by Anthony Hines (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) and Casper Christensen (Klown). Stephen Camel, Julian Favre, Cassian Elwes,...
- 4/25/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
To Catch a Killer’s logline is about as familiar as its title: a rookie cop with a detective’s intelligence and drive, Eleanor Falco (Shailene Woodley) finds her burgeoning career prospects perpetually dragged down by the demons that haunt her. Yet when a mass killer strikes the city, the chance for personal catharsis and her future in law enforcement firmly intersect.
The upside-down opening shot of the Baltimore cityscape (actually Montreal) followed by a rooftop Edm party at least kind of promises a gaudy affair, yet a good majority of the runtime is rather handsome widescreen compositions of various figures flanked by fluorescent office lights in police offices. Which is representative of how the tone and style are strangely hard to pin down: it seems stuck somewhere between a cold Fincher procedural and flashy, sleazy De Palma thriller.
Certainly there’s a little more effort put into the form than the average dumped,...
The upside-down opening shot of the Baltimore cityscape (actually Montreal) followed by a rooftop Edm party at least kind of promises a gaudy affair, yet a good majority of the runtime is rather handsome widescreen compositions of various figures flanked by fluorescent office lights in police offices. Which is representative of how the tone and style are strangely hard to pin down: it seems stuck somewhere between a cold Fincher procedural and flashy, sleazy De Palma thriller.
Certainly there’s a little more effort put into the form than the average dumped,...
- 4/20/2023
- by Ethan Vestby
- The Film Stage
In 2014, Argentine writer-director Damian Szifron made a considerable splash with “Wild Tales.” The Oscar-nominated, Almodóvar-produced feature consisted of six escalatingly over-the-top stories that put a blackly comic slant on human behaviors at their worst, adding up to a flamboyantly enjoyable whole. It’s surprising that it’s taken him nearly a decade to deliver his next feature, and more surprising still that it turns out to be his English-language debut “To Catch a Killer.”
This Baltimore-set thriller, with Shailene Woodley as a cop helping FBI agent Ben Mendelsohn track down a mass shooter, is the screen equivalent of a page-turner: a solid investigative procedural that breaks no new ground, but delivers sufficient suspense, character interest, and action in confident fashion. Nonetheless, it’s a curiously impersonal, straight-ahead genre piece for a writer-director who so assertively staked out his terrain as an auteur the last time around. Vertical Entertainment is opening it on 500+ U.
This Baltimore-set thriller, with Shailene Woodley as a cop helping FBI agent Ben Mendelsohn track down a mass shooter, is the screen equivalent of a page-turner: a solid investigative procedural that breaks no new ground, but delivers sufficient suspense, character interest, and action in confident fashion. Nonetheless, it’s a curiously impersonal, straight-ahead genre piece for a writer-director who so assertively staked out his terrain as an auteur the last time around. Vertical Entertainment is opening it on 500+ U.
- 4/17/2023
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
If a tired retelling of a serial killer thriller premieres in theaters and nobody sees it, did it actually happen? Unfortunately, yes.
For “To Catch a Killer,” her first feature in two years, Shailene Woodley (who also produces the film) attempts to craft her own take on the inimitable Clarice Starling. But we’ve all already seen “To Catch a Killer” before: The thriller is in the vein of everything from “Silence of the Lambs” to “Zodiac,” even “The Dark Knight” and “The Batman.” Imitation? It’s not always the highest form of flattery.
The film marks director Damián Szifron’s English-language debut. Once a hot filmmaker after collaborating with producer Pedro Almodóvar on 2014 Cannes-selected satirical film “Wild Tales,” which had the biggest opening in Argentinian film history at the time, Szifron effectively disappeared from filmmaking for over a decade despite being set to helm Mark Wahlberg’s “Six Billion Dollar Man” remake.
For “To Catch a Killer,” her first feature in two years, Shailene Woodley (who also produces the film) attempts to craft her own take on the inimitable Clarice Starling. But we’ve all already seen “To Catch a Killer” before: The thriller is in the vein of everything from “Silence of the Lambs” to “Zodiac,” even “The Dark Knight” and “The Batman.” Imitation? It’s not always the highest form of flattery.
The film marks director Damián Szifron’s English-language debut. Once a hot filmmaker after collaborating with producer Pedro Almodóvar on 2014 Cannes-selected satirical film “Wild Tales,” which had the biggest opening in Argentinian film history at the time, Szifron effectively disappeared from filmmaking for over a decade despite being set to helm Mark Wahlberg’s “Six Billion Dollar Man” remake.
- 4/14/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Production is scheduled to begin in May in Crete.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, and Richard Madden will star in Amazon Studios’ Killer Heat based on Jo Nesbo’s short story The Jealousy Man.
House Of Gucci writer Roberto Bentivegna adapted the screenplay with revisions from Bridge Of Spies and Treason screenwriter Matt Charman. Philippe Lacôte (2020 Venice selection Night Of The Kings) directs.
Killer Heat tells of a damaged detective who is called in to investigate after twin brothers get caught in a violent love triangle on a remote Greek island. Production is scheduled to begin in May in Crete with...
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, and Richard Madden will star in Amazon Studios’ Killer Heat based on Jo Nesbo’s short story The Jealousy Man.
House Of Gucci writer Roberto Bentivegna adapted the screenplay with revisions from Bridge Of Spies and Treason screenwriter Matt Charman. Philippe Lacôte (2020 Venice selection Night Of The Kings) directs.
Killer Heat tells of a damaged detective who is called in to investigate after twin brothers get caught in a violent love triangle on a remote Greek island. Production is scheduled to begin in May in Crete with...
- 4/3/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Amazon Studios is ready to brighten your Monday mood with news about an exciting film adaptation. Today, the studio announced that Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, and Richard Maddenwould star in Killer Heat, a detective thriller with an impressive team of creatives behind the project.
Philippe Lacôte directs from a script penned by Roberto Bentivegna (House of Gucci), with revisions by Oscar and BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Matt Charman (Bridge of Spies; Treason). Killer Heat is based on Jo Nesbø‘s short story The Jealousy Man, which follows two twin brothers caught in a violent love triangle on a remote Greek island. A damaged detective called “The Jealousy Man” is called to investigate.
Makeready’s Brad Weston is producing the film, with Jo Nesbø (bestselling Harry Hole book series), Niclas Salomonsson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Karnowski, and Makeready’s Collin Creighton executive producing. Makeready’s Oscar Montemayor will associate produce.
After appearing in...
Philippe Lacôte directs from a script penned by Roberto Bentivegna (House of Gucci), with revisions by Oscar and BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Matt Charman (Bridge of Spies; Treason). Killer Heat is based on Jo Nesbø‘s short story The Jealousy Man, which follows two twin brothers caught in a violent love triangle on a remote Greek island. A damaged detective called “The Jealousy Man” is called to investigate.
Makeready’s Brad Weston is producing the film, with Jo Nesbø (bestselling Harry Hole book series), Niclas Salomonsson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Karnowski, and Makeready’s Collin Creighton executive producing. Makeready’s Oscar Montemayor will associate produce.
After appearing in...
- 4/3/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley and Richard Madden are set to headline Amazon Studios’ Killer Heat, from director Philippe Lacôte.
The film follows twin brothers who are caught in a violent love triangle on a remote Greek island. A damaged detective, known as “The Jealousy Man,” is called in to investigate.
Pic is based on Jo Nesbø’s short story The Jealousy Man, off a script written by Roberto Bentivegna (House of Gucci), with revisions by Oscar- and BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Matt Charman (Bridge of Spies; Treason). Makeready’s Brad Weston is producing the film, with Nesbø (bestselling Harry Hole book series), Niclas Salomonsson, Gordon-Levitt, Tom Karnowski and Makeready’s Collin Creighton executive producing. Makeready’s Oscar Montemayor will associate produce.
Cameras roll in May in Crete, with Faliro House serving as the local production entity.
Gordon-Levitt recently appeared in Rian Johnson’s Poker Face and will next be seen...
The film follows twin brothers who are caught in a violent love triangle on a remote Greek island. A damaged detective, known as “The Jealousy Man,” is called in to investigate.
Pic is based on Jo Nesbø’s short story The Jealousy Man, off a script written by Roberto Bentivegna (House of Gucci), with revisions by Oscar- and BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Matt Charman (Bridge of Spies; Treason). Makeready’s Brad Weston is producing the film, with Nesbø (bestselling Harry Hole book series), Niclas Salomonsson, Gordon-Levitt, Tom Karnowski and Makeready’s Collin Creighton executive producing. Makeready’s Oscar Montemayor will associate produce.
Cameras roll in May in Crete, with Faliro House serving as the local production entity.
Gordon-Levitt recently appeared in Rian Johnson’s Poker Face and will next be seen...
- 4/3/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley and Richard Madden are set to star in Killer Heat, a love triangle thriller from director Philippe Lacôte for Amazon Studios and Makeready.
The film is based on Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbo’s short story The Jealousy Man, with the screen adaptation to follow twin brothers caught in a violent love triangle on a remote Greek island. A damaged local detective with a nose for jealousy is called in to investigate a murder.
Production on Killer Heat is set to start in May in Crete.
Gordon-Levitt recently appeared in Rian Johnson’s Poker Face and will next be seen in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley and John Carney’s Flora and Son. Woodley has starred in The Descendants, The Fault in Our Stars, The Spectacular Now and most recently in the series Big Little Lies.
Madden is best known for playing Robb Stark in Game of Thrones,...
The film is based on Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbo’s short story The Jealousy Man, with the screen adaptation to follow twin brothers caught in a violent love triangle on a remote Greek island. A damaged local detective with a nose for jealousy is called in to investigate a murder.
Production on Killer Heat is set to start in May in Crete.
Gordon-Levitt recently appeared in Rian Johnson’s Poker Face and will next be seen in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley and John Carney’s Flora and Son. Woodley has starred in The Descendants, The Fault in Our Stars, The Spectacular Now and most recently in the series Big Little Lies.
Madden is best known for playing Robb Stark in Game of Thrones,...
- 4/3/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley and Richard Madden are set to star in the thriller “Killer Heat,” from Amazon Studios.
“Night of the Kings” filmmaker Philippe Lacôte has signed on to direct the movie, which is based on Jo Nesbø’s 2021 short story “The Jealousy Man.” The film centers on twin brothers (Madden) caught in a violent love triangle on a remote Greek island, and a damaged detective known as “The Jealousy Man” (Gordon-Levitt), who is called in to investigate.
Lacôte will direct from a script penned by Roberto Bentivegna (“House of Gucci”), with revisions by Oscar and BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Matt Charman.
Makeready’s Brad Weston is producing the film, which begins production next month in Crete, with Faliro House serving as the local production entity.
In addition to starring in the film, Gordon-Levitt will also executive produce the project alongside Nesbø, Niclas Salomonsson, Tom Karnowski and Makeready’s Collin Creighton.
“Night of the Kings” filmmaker Philippe Lacôte has signed on to direct the movie, which is based on Jo Nesbø’s 2021 short story “The Jealousy Man.” The film centers on twin brothers (Madden) caught in a violent love triangle on a remote Greek island, and a damaged detective known as “The Jealousy Man” (Gordon-Levitt), who is called in to investigate.
Lacôte will direct from a script penned by Roberto Bentivegna (“House of Gucci”), with revisions by Oscar and BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Matt Charman.
Makeready’s Brad Weston is producing the film, which begins production next month in Crete, with Faliro House serving as the local production entity.
In addition to starring in the film, Gordon-Levitt will also executive produce the project alongside Nesbø, Niclas Salomonsson, Tom Karnowski and Makeready’s Collin Creighton.
- 4/3/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Three weeks ago, we saw a trailer for the serial killer thriller To Catch a Killer, which is set to receive a theatrical release on April 21st. Now a poster for the film has arrived online, and you can take a look at that at the bottom of this article.
To Catch a Killer is a project we first heard about way back in May of 2019, which is when Shailene Woodley (Divergent) signed on to star in and produce the film. More than a year and a half later, Ben Mendelsohn (Captain Marvel) and Jovan Adepo (the Watchmen TV series) were cast alongside Woodley. That was right before production began on the film that was then known as Misanthrope. Two more years down the line, it’s finally ready to make its way out into the world.
Directed by Damian Szifron from a script he wrote with Jonathan Wakeham, To Catch a Killer...
To Catch a Killer is a project we first heard about way back in May of 2019, which is when Shailene Woodley (Divergent) signed on to star in and produce the film. More than a year and a half later, Ben Mendelsohn (Captain Marvel) and Jovan Adepo (the Watchmen TV series) were cast alongside Woodley. That was right before production began on the film that was then known as Misanthrope. Two more years down the line, it’s finally ready to make its way out into the world.
Directed by Damian Szifron from a script he wrote with Jonathan Wakeham, To Catch a Killer...
- 3/27/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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