Jared Leto to Star as Late Fashion Superstar Karl Lagerfeld in Biopic Produced by Actor

Veteran star Jamie Lee Curtis has watched her career hit another high this year, not only wrapping up her four decade + association with the Halloween franchise and her iconic role as Laurie Strode, but also as the wacky tax auditor Deidre Beaubeirdre in one of the certified smash critical and audience hits of the year, Everything Everywhere All At One. It seems the time for a tribute is definitely in order to honor her remarkable career, and that is exactly what she will get on Saturday February 11, 2023 when she receives the highest award the Santa Barbara International Film Festival hands out, the Maltin Modern Master Award, named for famed film critic, author, and historial Leonard Maltin who will be conducting the in-person conversation on stage at the Arlington Theatre with Curtis.

Betsy Brandt and Michael Park have joined the cast of Hulu’s psychological drama Saint X.

FX has ordered a pilot of The Bends from Paul Attanasio, based on the novel Killing Ground by Gerald Seymour. Warren Littlefield will executive produce the series.

The end has come for City On A Hill. Showtime has canceled the drama series after three seasons, Deadline has confirmed. The Season 3 finale will now serve as the series finale. The third season launched in September.

Paul Mescal‘s breakout role may have been in 2020’s “Normal People,” but 2022 is the year the actor showcases his talents on the big screen. With starring roles in “God’s Creatures,” “Aftersun,” and “Carmen” this year, Mescal’s star is no longer just a rising talent but a bonafide star.

Kim Kardashian is NOT claiming Kanye West’s negative energy!

A missing woman was found dead near a rubber plantation in Indonesia where she worked. Unbelievably, she was found inside the body of a 23-foot python. It had swallowed her whole.

Khloé Kardashian made her feelings about her cheating ex Tristan Thompson and having more kids in the future crystal clear!

A fourth Jane Doe testifying in the sexual assault civil trial of filmmaker Paul Haggis said Thursday that she was the target of an “attempted rape” by Haggis outside of her apartment building at night after an event at the Toronto Film Festival in 2015. 

Starz has renewed The Serpent Queen for an eight-episode second season ahead of the drama’s freshman finale airing on Sunday.

EXCLUSIVE: NBC is keeping drama pilot The Irrational in contention a little longer. The network and producing studio Universal Television have extended the options on the cast, headlined by Jesse L. Martin. As Deadline reported last month, the actor options on the show were up in late October. I hear they have now been extended through the end of December.

Warner Bros. and AppleTV+ marketing vet JP Richards and STX marketing exec Keri Moore are joining Lionsgate’s motion picture group respectively as President and Co-President of Worldwide Theatrical Marketing. They start Nov. 1.

The 2022 Netflix miniseries, Inventing Anna, brings to life Jessica Pressler’s 2018 New York magazine article, “Maybe She Had So Much Money She Just Lost Track of It.” Based on true events, the series follows the unexpected rise of the faux socialite and con artist Anna Delvey — a pseudonym for Russian-born German Anna Sorokin, who relocated to New York City in 2014.

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The season finale of Tell Me Lies was a lot to unpack! In addition to major plot twists, the ending had Us shook over Lucy’s makeup — and we’re not talking about her eyeshadow or foundation.

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Last year, “Funny Face” director Tim Sutton‘s western “The Last Son” saw Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) on the big screen yet again. While the film flopped, apparently Sutton and Baker like working together because they’re back with “Taurus,” ready to hit theaters next month.

Russian-born director Ilya Naishuller quickly made a name for himself with his 2015 actioner “Hardcore Henry.” Then last year he turned “Better Call Saul” star Bob Odenkirk into a bonafide action star in “Nobody.” So, what does Naishuller have in store for audiences next? Deadline reports that he’ll helm a new action-packed movie for Amazon Studios called “Heads Of State,” with Idris Elba and John Cena attached to star.

Last month, news broke that Yorgos Lanthimos already has his next movie after “Poor Things” lined up with “And.” And several “Poor Things” cast members return for the newly announced film, including Emma Stone, Margaret Qualley, and Willem Dafoe, with Lanthimos newcomer Jesse Plemons also on board. Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, another actor from Lanthimos’ backlog returns for “And” too: Joe Alwyn, who starred in the director’s 2018 film “The Favourite.” READ MORE: ‘AND’: Yorgos Lanthimos Has New Movie Coming With Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe & Margaret Qualley To Star  “And” heads into production in New Orleans later this month, but its plot remains a mystery.

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A couple spent hours searching for their £14k engagement ring in the dark after accidentally dropping it during a proposal shoot on the beach. Kirsten Durand, 31, and her fiancé Tory Parker, 30, were having engagement pictures taken when the ring fell out of its box and disappeared in the sand.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Troy Kotsur, the Oscar-winning actor of “CODA,” has joined Mounia Meddour’s uplifting drama “Houria” ahead of its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival. Meddour’s follow-up to her Cesar-winning film “Papicha” tells the story of Houria, a gifted dancer with dreams of joining the Algerian National Ballet. To make ends meet, she bets in clandestine fights overnight. However after winning a final, Houria is violently assaulted by a man determined to get his money back. When she wakes up in a hospital, she no longer is able to speak and will certainly never dance again. Refusing to abandon her dream, she throws herself, heart and soul, into her physical recovery and meets at a rehab center other women damaged by life. Houria resolves to help them transcend their wounded bodies and stand tall by teaching them how to dance through a choreography inspired by sign language.

Jared Leto is set to play fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld in a biopic about his life and career.The musician and actor, who recently starred in House Of Gucci, will also produce the biopic alongside partner Emma Ludbrook via their production company Paradox.According to Women’s Wear Daily, the storyline is under wraps but the film will delve into the “key relationships in Karl Lagerfeld’s life, told through an unpredictable lens, much like the man himself”.Speaking to the outlet, Leto said: “There are a multitude of relationships to explore. Karl had a career that spanned 50-plus years so both personally and professionally he was close to a number of people.

Jared Leto is preparing for another iconic role on the big screen! The Hollywood star will be starring and producing a biopic of legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld.The Oscar winner shared his excitement about the project, revealing to Women’s Wear Daily that he feels like “this is a full-circle moment, and Karl would be proud” of the production they are developing.He also shared his admiration for the designer and shared the approach they want to take in the film. “Karl was an artist. Period.

Jared Leto announced Wednesday his plans to star in and produce a biopic charting the life and career of legendary fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. Better yet, the project has backing from the late Chanel icon’s fashion house via “trusted confidants” Pier Paolo Righi, Caroline Lebar, and Sébastien Jondeau, who will partner as Executive Producers of the film.

Jared Leto is set to star as Karl Lagerfeld in a new biopic.

After “WeCrashed” and the abysmal “Morbius,” what does Jared Leto have next on the horizon? Well, some voice acting in next year’s Disney film “Haunted Mansion” answers that question, but what about his next on-screen role? Deadline has the answer: Leto will star as fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld in an upcoming biopic. READ MORE: ‘WeCrashed’ Review: Anne Hathaway & Jared Leto Are Superb In A Delicious Tale Of Tech Narcissism, Love, Spirituality & Capitalism Leto co-produces with Emma Ludbrook through Paradox, their production company, and Lagerfeld’s House Of Karl Lagerfeld.

Jared Leto will star as the late fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld in an upcoming biopic. Largerfeld, who passed away in 2019, is the former powerful artistic director of Chanel.

Jared Leto is set to star in film about the acclaimed fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld with Leto co-producing with Lagerfeld’s House of Karl Lagerfeld. Leto will produce alongside his partner, Emma Ludbrook, through their production company Paradox.

Sharing her thoughts. Jameela Jamil isn’t pleased with the Met Gala‘s decision to center its 2023 event around late designer Karl Lagerfeld.

Chanel to bring an all-star guest list and today's presentation at  Paris Fashion Week was no exception. A galaxy of stars were in attendance, for the french luxury heritage brands spring/summer 2023 show, which took place at the Grand Palais Éphémère.

Several celebrities stepped out for the Chanel Womenswear Spring/Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday (October 4) in Paris, France.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Newen Connect is building up its English-language scripted slate with timely, high-concept titles, including “Wagatha,” a dramatic reconstruction of the viral court case involving Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy, the wives of high-profile British footballers. Newen Connect has also acquired the Australian supernatural bromance “Limbo,” and the inclusive British mystery thriller “Blindspot.” Written by Chris Atkins, “Wagatha” charts the High Court case which stemmed from alleged leaked Instagram stories in 2019 and opposes Rooney and Vardy. Produced by Chalkboard and commissioned by Channel 4, “Wagatha” stars Chanel Cresswell, the BAFTA-winning actor of “This is England,” Natalia Tena (“Game of Thrones”) and Martin Sheen (“The Departed”). Filming just wrapped in September.

“Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” on May 1, which will honor the fashion designer, who died in 2019 aged 85.But the theme didn’t sit well with “The Good Place” star, who rushed to Instagram to share some choice words about Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour’s selected theme.Sharing a black-and-white portrait of the late German designer, the 36-year-old actress simply wrote, “Nope.”“Karl Lagerfeld is the theme for the entire Met Gala next year,” she captioned her post. “This man… was indeed, supremely talented, but used his platform in such a distinctly hateful way, mostly towards women, so repeatedly and up until the last years of his life, showing no remorse, offering no atonement, no apology, no help to groups he attacked… there was no explanation for his cruel outbursts.”“Those groups were women who were sexually assaulted, the entire me too movement, gay couples who wanted to adopt, all fat people, specifically fat women, and some of his greatest harm was against Muslim refugees, and the disgusting way he spoke about people fleeing their homes for fear of their lives,” she went on.“Why is THIS who we celebrate when there are so many AMAZING designers out there who aren’t bigoted white men? What happened to everyone’s principles and ‘advocacy.’ You don’t get to stand for justice in these areas, and then attend the celebration of someone who reveled in his own public disdain for marginalized people.”A post shared by Jameela Jamil (@jameelajamil)“Sorry, but no.

Jameela Jamil is not a fan of the theme for the 2023 Met Gala.