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29.11.2022 / 21:21

‘Willow’: Jonathan Kasdan Says Val Kilmer Had To Be Written Out Of Reboot Due To COVID Concerns

If you’re a fan of Ron Howard’s fantasy film, “Willow,” you’re probably someone who enjoys the chemistry between the title character, played by Warwick Davis, and his cohort on the adventure, Madmartigan, played by Val Kilmer. The 1988 film was positioned right in the sweet spot of Val Kilmer’s career, where he was emerging as one of the biggest and most charismatic stars on the planet, following films like “Top Gun,” “Real Genius,” and “Top Secret.” So, with “Willow” getting a reboot on Disney+ this week, fans were probably hoping to see Kilmer reprise his role.

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deadline.com

21.11.2022 / 21:33

Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles Streaming Site Launches

Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles welcomed a record 29 of the year’s buzziest movies from 14 studios and streamers live on stage Saturday at the DGA Theater. A crowd of key Academy and key guild voters took in the all-day affair, hearing from the stars and creatives behind the movies that are making noise this awards season. Now you can hear from them too.

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20.11.2022 / 05:23

Ron Howard & ‘Thirteen Lives’ Filmmakers On Importance Of Details In Thai Cave Rescue Pic: “It’s Their Story” – Contenders L.A.

Ron Howard was as transfixed as the rest of the world in 2018 when a massive international rescue effort came together to save 12 Thai youth soccer players and their coach who were trapped in a flooded underground cave.

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15.11.2022 / 22:35

Drama About “Gringo Hunters” Mexican Police Unit In Works At Netflix From Imagine Television & Washington Post

EXCLUSIVE: Imagine Television is developing a thriller drama for Netflix based on The Washington Post story “A U.S. murder suspect fled to Mexico. The Gringo Hunters were waiting,” by Kevin Sieff.

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14.11.2022 / 21:03

Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Impact Closes $15 Million In Series B Funding

Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Impact has closed $15 million in series B funding.The online professional network for film and TV crews targets challenges faced by industry productions.More to come …

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11.11.2022 / 22:51

‘Thirteen Lives’ Composer Benjamin Wallfisch Says Movie’s Score Was “A Challenge In The Best Possible Sense” – Sound & Screen

To compose the music for Ron Howard’s Thirteen Lives — the true story of the global effort to rescue a Thai soccer team — composer Benjamin Wallfisch (Blade Runner 2049, the It movies) had hoped to traverse all of northern Thailand to absorb the culture, knock on doors and ask folks if they wanted to play something for him.

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03.11.2022 / 20:01

Warner Bros Motion Picture Bosses Michael De Luca & Pamela Abdy To Be Lauded With PGA Milestone Award

Newly crowned Warner Bros Film Group Co-Chairpersons and CEOs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy will receive The Producers Guild of America’s 2023 Milestone Award.

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01.11.2022 / 01:41

Just In Time For AFM: Imagine & Ron Howard Mount True Crime Thriller ‘Origin Of Species’

EXCLUSIVE: On the eve of the opening of the American Film Market, Deadline hears another hot package has come together that will have Ron Howard directing and producing through Imagine Origin of Species, a true crime thriller scripted by Noah Pink.

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28.10.2022 / 22:35

Siegfried & Roy Limited Series, Based On Podcast, In The Works At Apple From John Hoffman & Imagine Television

Only Murders in the Building co-creator John Hoffman is taking on Siegfried and Roy for his next project.

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26.10.2022 / 19:03

Hot Spots: Malta Continues Its Push As A Prime Filming Location With Enhanced Cash Rebate & Ambitious Soundstage Plans

Malta has a rich history as a filming location with directors such as Ridley Scott, Paul Greengrass, Ron Howard, Steven Spielberg and Oliver Stone all having shot big budget projects in the country across the last two decades. During this time, productions have been attracted by the country’s epic locations, generous tax incentives, renowned water tanks and skilled crew base.

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21.10.2022 / 22:55

20 Questions On Deadline Podcast: Joel Edgerton Talks ‘The Stranger’, New Clooney Film ‘The Boys In The Boat’ & His Best Celebrity Sighting Ever

This week’s guest is Joel Edgerton.

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18.10.2022 / 23:05

Newport Beach Film Festival Honors Talent Including Eddie Redmayne, Majors, Keke Palmer

Variety’s Legends and Groundbreakers Award on Ron Howard, the festival will recognize several creatives at their 2022 Festival Honors on Oct. 16 and Eddie Redmayne on Oct. 15. Eddie RedmayneIcon Award When Oscar winner Redmayne sat down in his first production meeting for “The Good Nurse,” his daughter had just been born. His daughter is 6 now as the feature is finally seeing its Netflix debut on Oct. 26. “It’s been a passion project, and it’s been one of those projects that each step of the way has been massively enjoyable, despite the intensity of the subject matter,” Redmayne says. The feature, directed by Tobias Lindholm, is inspired by the true crimes of nurse Charlie Cullen who was investigated by nurse Amy Loughren, played by Jessica Chastain.

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17.10.2022 / 22:39

Keke Palmer, Machine Gun Kelly, Amber Midthunder & More Hit Newport Beach Film Festival's Honors Program Event

Keke Palmer hits the blue carpet for the 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival honors program held at The Balboa Bay Club and Resort on Sunday (October 16) in Newport Beach, Calif.

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14.10.2022 / 00:25

‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ Trailer Teases a Never-Before-Seen Look at Jazz Legend’s Life and Career (Video)

Apple Original Films has released the trailer for “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues,” a revealing documentary about the beloved jazz legend. Offering an intimate, never-before-seen look at the world-changing musician, and presented through a lens of archival footage and previously unheard home recordings and personal conversations, the documentary will premiere in select theaters and stream globally on Apple TV+ on Oct.

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12.10.2022 / 01:39

JD Vance accuses Tim Ryan of using 'canned lines' in Ohio debate: 'Pretty pathetic'

Ohio Republican Senate candidate JD Vance accused Democratic opponent Rep.Timothy Ryan of using "canned" responses and not addressing the substance of the moderators' questions during Monday's debate on "The Story" Tuesday Vance, a venture capitalist whose impoverished upbringing was recently explored in his memoir-turned-Ron Howard film "Hillbilly Elegy", claimed onFox News that Ryan has grown complacent in his 20 years in office. "The thing I really enjoyed about [the debate] was just that it was very clear that [Ryan] had a few particular canned lines," Vance told host Martha MacCallum. "He had a few particular talking points, but he couldn't actually address the substance of almost any question.

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12.10.2022 / 00:33

Hollywood Returns To Savannah As The SCAD Savannah Film Festival Reveals Its Prestigious 2022 Slate

The Banshees of Inisherin and the bawdy Weird Al Yankovic biopic Weird will open the fest on Saturday, Oct. 22.

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11.10.2022 / 00:29

‘Fear’ Series Based On 1996 Film In Works At Peacock From ‘The Path’ Creator Jessica Goldberg

Peacock has taken in for development Fear, a series based on the 1996 thriller film, from The Path creator Jessica Goldberg, Imagine Television and Universal TV, Deadline has confirmed.

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10.10.2022 / 21:45

Peacock to Develop ‘Fear’ Series With ‘The Path’ Creator Jessica Goldberg (EXCLUSIVE)

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Peacock is developing a series inspired by the 1996 film “Fear,” Variety has learned exclusively. Jessica Goldberg is set to write and executive produce the adaptation. Brian Grazer, who produced the film, is executive producing along with Ron Howard, Lilly Burns and Kristen Zolner, all via Imagine Television, which is also listed as an executive producer. Imagine Entertainment produced the original film. Universal Television is the studio behind the series, with Universal Pictures having distributed the film. Goldberg is currently under an overall deal at UTV. The official series logline states, “This modern series reinvention finds two young lovers in a psychological game of cat and mouse—but who’s the cat, and who’s the mouse? When David and Nicole first meet in Seattle, it feels like an epic, once-in-a-lifetime romance – but soon it becomes clear that the seemingly perfect couple is anything but. Told from conflicting points of view, the series wrestles with personal demons, hidden agendas and reframes the “he said she said” convention into a twist-filled suspense story about toxic relationships.”

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06.10.2022 / 19:15

‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’: Viggo Mortensen To Direct & Star With Vicky Krieps In Upcoming Western Love Story

This year, Viggo Mortensen saved a junior football team in a cave in Ron Howard‘s “Thirteen Lives” and re-entered the new flesh with David Cronenberg in “Crimes Of The Future.” Now, for his next project, he’ll star in and direct a Western love story with a formidable co-star: “Corsage” actress Vicky Krieps. READ MORE: Vicky Krieps Says She’ll Star Next In A Viggo Mortensen-Directed Western Set In Mexico The upcoming film takes place in the 1860s, with Krieps as Vivienne, a French Canadian woman who embarks on a relationship with Mortensen’s Danish immigrant Holger Olsen.

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05.10.2022 / 23:11

Hans Zimmer’s life and career to be celebrated in new documentary

Hans Zimmer is set to be explored in BBC documentary Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel.The hour-long film will chart the composer’s 40-year career from post-war Germany to Hollywood royalty. Over his career, he’s composed scores for blockbuster films like The Lion King, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Gladiator, The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Dune and many others.Along with his work in Hollywood, the documentary will cover his work on BBC projects like Planet Earth II, Blue Planet II and Frozen Planet II.Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel also features interviews with directors Ron Howard, Denis Villeneuve, Christopher Nolan, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Barry Levinson, James L Brooks, Gore Verbinski, Steve McQueen, Stephen Frears and Tim Bevan.Speaking about the documentary, Zimmer said: “I’m honoured to be sharing this insight into my career and life with the BBC audience.

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05.10.2022 / 02:19

‘The Lion King,’ ‘Dune’ Oscar-Winning Composer Hans Zimmer to be Celebrated With BBC Documentary

Naman Ramachandran The life and work of Hans Zimmer, the Oscar-winning composer of “The Lion King” and “Dune: Part One,” will be celebrated in BBC Two documentary “Hans Zimmer – Hollywood Rebel.” The 60-minute film looks back at Zimmer’s 40-year journey from post-war Germany to Hollywood royalty. It will seek to reveal the musical secrets of Zimmer over a career that includes scores for films “Rain Man,” “Pirates of The Caribbean,” “Gladiator,” “No Time To Die,” “The Dark Knight,” “Batman Begins” and “The Thin Red Line” plus the music he created for BBC Studios Natural History films, including “Planet Earth II,” “Blue Planet II” and “Frozen Planet II.”

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deadline.com

03.10.2022 / 21:25

Erynn Baldwin Joins Imagine Television As Vice President

EXCLUSIVE: Television executive and producer Erynn Baldwin, most recently founder and CEO of the storytelling app Lugu, has joined Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Television as Vice President. In her new role, Baldwin will be responsible for bringing in new projects and developing series across comedy and drama.

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03.10.2022 / 17:45

Eddie Redmayne, Janelle Monae and Sadie Sink Among SCAD Savannah Film Festival Honorees

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Eddie Redmayne, Janelle Monáe, Jonathan Majors and Sadie Sink are among the stars being honored at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival later this month. The Savannah College of Art and Design celebrates 25 years with the 25th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival, taking place in person Oct. 22–29. Redmayne will receive the Virtuoso Award for “The Good Nurse,” Monáe will be presented with the Spotlight Award for “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” Jonathan Majors with the Spotlight Award for “Devotion” and Sadie Sink with the Rising Star Award for “The Whale.” Among the other honorees, Kerry Condon is set to receive the Distinguished Performance Award for “The Banshees of Inisherin,” JD Dillard with the Rising Star Director Award for “Devotion,” Nicholas Hoult with the Vanguard Award for “The Menu,” Jeremy Pope with the Distinguished Performance Award for “The Inspection.” Henry Selick is being honored with the Outstanding Achievement in Animation Award for “Wendell and Wild.” Previously announced honorees include Colson Baker (Machine Gun Kelly) who will receive the Discovery Award for “Taurus” and Ron Howard who will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award in Directing for “Thirteen Lives.”

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30.09.2022 / 20:55

Ron Howard to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award in Directing at SCAD Savannah Film Festival

Michaela Zee editor Ron Howard will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award in Directing at the 25th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival on Sunday, Oct. 23. Recently, Howard directed and produced the biographical survival feature, “Thirteen Lives,” starring Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell and Joel Edgerton. Based on the Tham Luang cave rescue in 2018, the film revolves around a team of divers and their mission to rescue twelve boys and the coach of a Thai soccer team who are trapped in a system of underground caves. “Thirteen Lives” will be screened at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival, followed by an in-person conversation with Howard about his career.

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30.09.2022 / 05:13

Machine Gun Kelly, Keke Palmer And More Stars To Be Honoured At 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival

Keke Palmer, Machine Gun Kelly, Adam Sandler and more are among the stars set to be honoured at the 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival.

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30.09.2022 / 01:05

Machine Gun Kelly, Keke Palmer and More Stars to Be Honored at 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival

Keke Palmer, Machine Gun Kelly, Adam Sandler and more are among the stars set to be honored at the 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival.The annual film festival's awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, Oct. 16 at Balboa Bay Resort, celebrating a host of talents from the big screen.Palmer, Aubrey Plaza, Jonathan Majors, and Patton Oswalt will receive Artist of Distinction Awards, «presented to individuals known for their contribution to the arts, philanthropic endeavors, and an overriding commitment to their craft to tell unique and bold stories.» Kelly, who goes by his real name, Colson Baker, in his acting roles, and star Anna Diop will receive Spotlight Awards.Sandler will be honored with the festival’s inaugural Performance of the Year Award in recognition of his work in, Eddie Redmayne will be presented with the Icon Award at the NBFF Centerpiece screening of his upcoming film,, and director Paul Feig will receive the Career Achievement Award at a screening for Additionally, filmmaker Ron Howard will receive the Variety Legend and Groundbreaker Award, «for his outstanding creative leadership and impactful artistic achievements that have proved both visionary and enduring,» director and star Cooper Raiff will receive the Maverick Award, and star Aimee Carrero will receive the Breakout Award. The 23rd Newport Beach Film Festival will be held in person from October 13-20 and will spotlight over 350 films from around the world.

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29.09.2022 / 02:05

Newport Beach Film Festival Honors to Include Ron Howard, Eddie Redmayne and Keke Palmer

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features Editor The Newport Beach Film Festival has announced it’s 2022 Festival Honors, which includes Oscar winners Ron Howard and Eddie Redmayne and actors from Jonathan Majors and Patton Oswalt to Keke Palmer and Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly.) The artists will be honored at a brunch in conjunction with Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch taking place on Oct. 16 at Balboa Bay Resort. Howard is receiving the Variety Legends and Groundbreakers Award for his creative leadership. After starting as an actor in such classics as “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Happy Days,” Howard became an Oscar-winning filmmaker whose movies as director include “A Beautiful Mind” and “Apollo 13.” Most recently he directed “Thirteen Lives,” the true story of the rescue of a soccer team and their coach from a cave in Thailand. “Thirteen Lives” is available on Amazon Prime.

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deadline.com

27.09.2022 / 19:03

‘The Slumber Party’ Coming-Of-Age Comedy Movie Based On ‘The Sleepover’ Teen Novel Ordered By Disney Branded Television

EXCLUSIVE: Disney Branded Television has begun production on The Slumber Party, a Disney Original Movie based on Jen Malone’s popular teen novel The Sleepover, from Imagine Kids+Family, a division of Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment. Production got underway today in Atlanta.

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25.09.2022 / 15:07

Chef Judy Joo Talks to Jose Andres About Life In and Out of the Kitchen: Recipe for Success

Sharing their best tips — in and out of the kitchen! Celebrity chef Judy Joo sat down with culinary icon José Andrés to chat about his food, success and podcast.

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22.09.2022 / 19:04

Chef and Humanitarian José Andrés Joins TheGrill for a Spotlight Conversation

José Andrés has joined TheGrill 2022 for a Spotlight Conversation about his work providing meals in crisis zones including Ukraine and Puerto Rico, as well as his recent foray into entertainment with an unscripted travel series, podcasts, and newsletter. Earlier this year, Andrés and his remarkable non-profit World Central Kitchen were the subject of the Emmy-nominated Ron Howard documentary “We Feed People.” He also launched his own production company José Andrés Media (JAM) with an upcoming Discovery+ series along with the podcasts “Longer Tables” and “Pressure Cooker. Other speakers just added to TheGrill conference taking place on October 11-12 in Los Angeles include actress-activist Jodie Sweetin, who will talk about Hollywood post-Roe; actress-podcaster Becca Tobin, who will talk about navigating between the screen and audible storytelling, and blockbuster producer Roy Lee (“Godzilla vs.

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21.09.2022 / 22:19

‘Thai Cave Rescue,’ a Scripted Dramatization From Netflix, Features Daring Divers and Flat Emotional Appeals: TV Review

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic The rescue, in summer 2018, of a youth soccer team and their coach from a flooded cave system in Thailand remains one of the most outright inspiring stories of recent years. Amidst intense interest and scrutiny, an international team came up with a plan to anesthetize the boys and maneuver them out of the flooded caves before monsoon rains intensified. It’s a tense story, and one with an outcome that isn’t just upbeat but is genuinely astounding. Little wonder that it’s lent itself to repeated retellings, including last year’s documentary “The Cave” and this year’s quietly released Ron Howard drama “Thirteen Lives,” starring Viggo Mortensen and Colin Farrell as the heroic British cave divers.

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16.09.2022 / 01:25

Indie Docs Were Once Hot Properties, but This Year, Filmmakers Are Struggling to Sell

Addie Morfoot Contributor It’s been a good year for several documentary filmmakers who sought and found distribution for independently made projects at major festivals. But for many nonfiction helmers, this year’s festival circuit hasn’t proven to be as fruitful as it once was. Pre-pandemic, streaming services went to film fests to fill their slates, but now with media conglomerates consolidating, brands merging, and Netflix tightening its wallet, film fest documentary shopping sprees have slowed down. On top of mergers and economic unease, there’s been an increase in streamers like Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Apple, and Disney either pre-buying docus or commissioning their own nonfiction projects.

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10.09.2022 / 21:53

‘Willow’ Series Trailer: Lucasfilm Returns To The World Of Magic On November 30 [D23 Expo]

Director Ron Howard’s 1988 film “Willow” allowed Lucasfilm to play within the world of sword and sorcery. Warwick Davis, who as a young lad played a main Ewok in “Star Wars: Return of The Jedi,” got to fill the role of underdog hero. Decades later, a sequel series is headed to Disney+ courtesy of Jonathan Kasdan, the co-writer of “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” The new series will also bring back Davis in the role of the titular magician as a group of young heroes need his help.

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06.09.2022 / 00:01

Buddy Comedy Duo Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson Enter the Oscar Race for ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’

Clayton Davis If Colin Farrell doesn’t get an Oscar nom this year for “The Banshees of Inisherin,” he never will. That was all I could think after watching his work in Martin McDonagh’s latest dark comedy. And who would have thought that Farrell and Brendan Gleeson would become the perfect comedic duo of our day? I thought the pair’s magic in “In Bruges” (2008) was a one-hit wonder, but with “The Banshees of Inisherin,” the two men have recaptured their old alchemy. The latest pitch black romp from “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri” director and scribe McDonagh harnesses the simplest premise in recent memory: a man tries to understand why his best friend doesn’t want to talk to him anymore. What unfolds within that premise are moral complexities and refreshing takes on love and forgiveness.

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thesun.co.uk

25.08.2022 / 20:05

80s child star looks totally unrecognisable in new pic – can you guess who it is?

THE NeverEnding Story was a staple film that filled many a childhood with joy - yet can you guess who this star is? It's been a staggering 38 years since young Bastian Balthazar Bux fell into the world of The NeverEnding Story. Actor Barret Oliver played the adorable long-haired schoolboy, who was inseparable from the NeverEnding Story book and read it in the school attic while escaping bullies.

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24.08.2022 / 18:19

Olivia’s Wilde Ride: Directing ‘Don’t Worry Darling,’ Making Harry Styles a Movie Star and Being ‘Blown the F— Away’ by Florence Pugh

Olivia Wilde is talking about the O-word. No, not the Oscars, but her approach to sex scenes in her new movie, “Don’t Worry Darling.” “Men don’t come in this film,” she declares over cucumber sandwiches and scones at Claridge’s, just blocks away from Buckingham Palace. “Only women here!” In Wilde’s second directorial outing after 2019’s indie high school coming-of-age story “Booksmart,” Florence Pugh and Harry Styles star as a married couple living in a quaint, experimental utopia called Victory. Pugh plays Alice, a “Mad Men”-type housewife whose reality begins to crack, revealing disturbing truths underneath her seemingly perfect world. When the trailer for the sci-fi thriller dropped in May, social media was buzzing about Styles’ character, Jack, going down on Alice on top of a dining room table.

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