‘Mad Max’ spin-off/ prequel coming from George Miller

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentChiara Bellosi, whose first work, “Ordinary Justice,” launched from Berlin’s Generation 14plus section in 2020, is back with “Swing Ride” (“Calcinculo”) about an overweight 15-year-old named Benedetta pining for attention in an Italian province where she falls in love with the skinny non-binary Amanda.A key difference between the two films is that while “Ordinary Justice,” which examined the lives of two families on opposite sides of a murder case, originated from a deeply researched screenplay that Bellosi wrote, “Swing Ride” — premiering in Panorama on Feb. 13 — stems from a prizewinning script proposed to her by Carlo Cresto Dina, her producer, who also discovered Alice Rohrwacher (“Happy as Lazzaro”) and is known for nurturing the cream of Italy’s new cinematic crop.   “It’s a very different process; it was the first time that I had to start from a world that didn’t germinate from me,” said Bellosi about working from the script penned by Maria Teresa Venditti and Luca De Bei that won Italy’s prestigious Solinas prize in 2018.It was like moving into a new house that she had to make her own, she said.“I worked with the writers; I wanted to make a few tweaks and we did that together,” she added, noting that initially “it was a leap into the void.” But directing from their screenplay actually ended up giving her “more freedom” than her previous pic because “the container is already there; but you can go pretty wild with the rest.”This freedom also made it more fun.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMK2 Films, the banner behind Joachim Trier’s “The Worst Person in the World,” has boarded “Love Life,” the anticipated next film of laureled Japanese director Koji Fukada. Fukada’s credits include the 2016 movie “Harmonium” which won the jury prize at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, as well as “A Girl Missing” which played at Toronto. His latest film, “The Real Thing” was part of Cannes 2020’s Official Selection.

K.J. Yossman Fresh from appearing in Netflix hit Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up,” Mark Rylance’s latest big screen outing is “The Outfit,” in which he stars as Leonard, a 1950s tailor. It is a role that could not be more dissimilar to the fictional megalomaniac billionaire Peter Isherwell, whom Rylance plays in McKay’s disaster movie.Written and directed by Graham Moore, the Oscar-winning scribe behind “The Imitation Game,” “The Outfit” sees Rylance star as a Savile Row tailor who has fled across the Atlantic to escape his tragic past.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentTrustNordisk has closed a flurry of sales on a pair of 3D-animated family features, “Little Allan — The Human Antenna” and “The Super,” underscoring the market appeal of independent youth-skewing movies.“Little Allan – The Human Antenna” marks Danish film Amalie Naesby Fick’s follow up to her commercially successful debut “The Incredible Story of The Giant Pear,” which premiered in the the Generation Kplus section at Berlin in 2018. This year, the helmer has her daring drama series “Sex” selected for the Berlinale Series.The film takes place during summer vacation, when introverted, 11-year old Allan starts acting as a human antenna for his old neighbor, who thinks a huge invasion fleet from the outer space is on its way.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorAhead of Sunday’s world premiere of documentary “1341 Frames of Love and War,” which plays in Berlinale Special, Variety spoke to Israeli writer/director Ran Tal about the film and its subject, Israeli war photographer Micha Bar-Am.In some ways “Frames” continues Tal’s interest in Israeli history evident in his previous work, “What If? Ehud Barak on War and Peace,” which centered on the former prime minister of Israel. Bar-Am was born in Berlin in 1930, but grew up in what became Israel, and across a five decade-long career as a photographer he documented many of the major episodes – in particular the wars – in the life of the young country, founded in 1948.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentRAI Com is launching sales at the online EFM on Giuseppe Piccioni’s Fascist-era drama ‘L’Ombra del giorno,” starring Italian A-lister Riccardo Scamarcio (“Three Floors”) and Benedetta Porcaroli (“Baby,” “The Catholic School”).Pic, which Scamarcio produced, is a love story with a thriller twist set in 1938, two years before Italy entered World War II. It unfolds entirely in the central Italian town of Ascoli Piceno, a hidden gem with gorgeous medieval monuments, churches and piazzas.The film’s title translates as “The Shadow of the Day,” a reference to the darkness of Fascism.Luciano (Scamarcio), a wounded World War I veteran and a sympathizer of Fascism like most Italians at the time, runs a classy restaurant overlooking the town’s ancient square.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentAdding to its notable lineup in Latin American movies, Paris-based sales agent MPM Premium has taken international sales rights to “Fogaréu,” from writer-director Flávia Neves, part of Brazil’s new wave of female filmmakers, which is one of the most exciting developments the country’s cinema currently has going for it.MPM Premium is introducing the film at this week’s Berlin Festival, where it world premieres in Panorama on Feb. 15.First glimpsed at 2020’s Ventana Sur project market, “Fogaréu” shares a sense of attitude and a feminist agenda and a visual verve with fellow Brazilian Ventana Sur titles “The Pink Cloud,” Iuli Gerbase’s a sci-fi character-driven thriller, and “The Joy of Things,” Thais Fujinaga’s portrait of motherhood, also playing at the same market.

KiKi Layne can currently be seen alongside Charlize Theron in Netflix’s female-led action-adventure “The Old Guard”, but that’s not the 28-year-old actress’ only high-profile role.

While the world has finally been able to witness what filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood is able to do with a big action blockbuster in the Netflix feature, “The Old Guard,” the film isn’t the first attempt by the filmmaker to launch a comic book franchise.

Charlize Theron has had to have some difficult conversations recently with her two young daughters.

Recently, it was revealed that Charlize Theron hasn’t been offered to do anything with Marvel Studios previously. We were surprised by this news because it seems as if the superhero film studio has just about worked with every A-lister on the planet throughout the previous two dozen films and the upcoming slate.

British actress Jodie Comer is reportedly being eyed to play the role of a young Furiosa in the upcoming spinoff of Mad Max: Fury Road.

Charlize Theron will always have fond memories of shooting Mad Max: Fury Road because she had just become a first-time mum before shooting.

Get ready some more Mad Max action. Filmmaker George Miller recently confirmed that he is all set to add another film to the Mad Max universe and it will be based on Charlize Theron’s character Imperator Furiosa from 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road. However, the filmmaker stated that the film will not feature Theron in the role. During an interaction with The New York Times, the director opened up about the project and explained that it will be an origin story.

Jodie Comer is being eyed to play the role of a young Furiosa in the upcoming spinoff of Mad Max: Fury Road!

Charlize Theron‘s dreams of reprising her Mad Max: Fury Road character Furiosa for a new spin-off has been dashed by director George Miller.

was an important film in Charlize Theron's career as it marked an important time in her life. 

It’s been five years since the film Mad Max: Fury Road drove into theaters and Charlize Theron is remembering her time on the set of the film in an incredibly sweet way. The Oscar-winner, 44, took to her Instagram account on May 14, marking five years since the Oscar-winning film’s release. In her post, Charlize shared a behind-the-scenes photo of herself in full character get-up sitting in her ‘war rig’ and cuddling up to her daughter, Jackson. Jackson, who was a barely one-year-old at the time, clung to her mom’s chest, as Charlize laid back wearing sunglasses to shield her eyes from the beaming desert sun.

Oh what a day, what a lovely day!

Charlize Theron reminisced her initial motherhood days and shared an unseen picture of herself with her daughter Jackson. The actress recalled turning into a new mommy right before starting shooting for Mad Max: Fury Road. Just a few hours ago, the 44-year-old shared a throwback picture of Jackson from the sets of the 2015 action film Mad Max: Fury Road. The picture shows baby boy Jackson resting on her mommy Charlize Theron after the actress shoots for an action scene.

Charlize Theron has shared a rare photo of her daughter Jackson, taken on the set of the 2015 movie Mad Max: Fury Road.

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A difficult chapter. Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron took a look back on their time filming Mad Max: Fury Road where the pair famously butted heads on set.

Not all movie stars get along, as was the case for Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy while filming "Mad Max: Fury Road." The two actors were famously embroiled in a feud while on set, with Theron, 44, even speaking about it publicly in 2015, telling Esquire at the time that they "f--kin' went at it" while on set. The film opened in 2015 and centered on Hardy's Max Rockatansky on a mission to rescue a group of female prisoners that included Theron, Zoë Kravitz and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy are opening up about famously not getting along while filming the 2015 post-apocalyptic action film .

Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy are acknowledging and looking back at their feud behind-the-scenes of Mad Max: Fury Road.

Anya Taylor-Joy is said to have auditioned for a role

Anya Taylor-Joy is in talks to star in a Mad Max: Fury Road spin-off for the character Furiosa!

Charlize Theron wasn’t prepared to let go of the “Mad Max: Fury Road” character Furiosa, but she had to. Filmmaker George Miller told the New York Times in May that he was going to do a prequel with a younger actress to portray Furiosa.

Charlize Theron will not be playing her iconic role of Furiosa in the upcoming “Mad Max: Fury Road” sequel.

Charlize Theron has become one of the go-to actresses when it comes to action films. She’s appeared in films such as “Fate of the Furious,” “Atomic Blonde,” and the upcoming “The Old Guard,” due to her ability to not only act but to actually pull off action scenes.

Charlize Theron is being replaced as Furiosa in the Mad Max franchise, and now, she’s reacting to the news.