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‘Wicked’ Soars For Universal Pictures But Focus Features’ ‘Nosferatu’ Stuns At CinemaCon

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LAS VEGAS – Universal Pictures has some potential big hits on its upcoming release slate. There’s “The Fall Guy” with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.
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Carey Mulligan Lottery Comedy ‘The Ballad Of Wallis Island’ Lands At Focus Features
New ‘The Bikeriders’ Trailer: Austin Butler, Jodie Comer & Tom Hardy Star In Jeff Nichols’ Drama On June 21
‘Black Bag’: Focus Features Wins Bidding War For Steven Soderbergh’s Spy Thriller With Cate Blanchett & Michael Fassbender

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Carey Mulligan Lottery Comedy ‘The Ballad Of Wallis Island’ Lands At Focus Features
Following her recent Oscar-nominated role in Bradley Cooper’s dramatic biopic “Maestro,” actress Carey Mulligan is switching it up and returning to the world of comedy. Variety reports that Universal’s Focus Features has acquired the new Mulligan film “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” formerly known as “One For The Money.” The pic hails from the director James Griffiths (“Cuban Fury”) and is produced by veteran British comedian Steve Coogan via Baby Cow Productions with a supporting cast that includes Sian Clifford (“Fleabag”) and Akemnji Ndifornyen (“Famalam”).
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‘Wicked’ Soars For Universal Pictures But Focus Features’ ‘Nosferatu’ Stuns At CinemaCon
LAS VEGAS – Universal Pictures has some potential big hits on its upcoming release slate. There’s “The Fall Guy” with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.
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New ‘The Bikeriders’ Trailer: Austin Butler, Jodie Comer & Tom Hardy Star In Jeff Nichols’ Drama On June 21
“Some people would rather crash than slow down.” So goes the zinger in the latest trailer for Jeff Nichols‘ “The Bikeriders,” which finally hits theaters this summer. Initially slated by Focus Featuers for a December 1, 2023, theatrical release, the SAG-AFTRA strike forced the distributor to push the film to 2024.
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‘Black Bag’: Focus Features Wins Bidding War For Steven Soderbergh’s Spy Thriller With Cate Blanchett & Michael Fassbender
Now that Steven Soderbergh’s three-year overall deal with HBO is over, he’s free to work with any studio he chooses. And the filmmaker is doing just that, in his usual workaholic way, as Deadline reports that Focus Features outbid everyone for “Black Dog,” Soderbergh’s upcoming spy thriller with Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender.
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‘Back To Black’ U.K. Trailer: Breakout Star Marisa Abela Plays Amy Winehouse In New Biopic
Ever since the back-to-back hits of “Straight Out Of Compton” (NWA) and “Bohemian Rhapsody” (Queen) and its Oscar success, rock biopics have had something of a big renaissance in recent years. While nothing has touched the heights of those two, not the Elton John film, “Rocketman,” and the upcoming “Bob Marley: One Love” doesn’t look like it’ll change the game in any major way, either way, Hollywood still keeps on trying.
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New ‘Lisa Frankenstein’ Trailer: Kathryn Newton Stars In Diablo Cody’s Return To Genre Fare On February 9
No Madonna biopic? No problem for Diablo Cody. Instead of tackling the pop icon’s life story for the big screen, the screenwriter returns to genre comedy for the first time since 2009’s “Jennifer’s Body” for her latest script.
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‘The Bikeriders’ Trailer: Austin Butler, Jodie Comer & Tom Hardy Star In Jeff Nichols’ Drama In June 2024
“I’ve been thinking, I can’t run this club forever,” Tom Hardy says in the new trailer for the acclaimed gang bike drama, “The Bikeriders.” “I built this from nothing; this is our family, you and me, kid.” So yes, it’s a biker gang drama, but at the heart of it is a story about family. Directed by Jeff Nichols, the acclaimed filmmaker behind “Loving,” “Mud,” and “Midnight Special,” “The Bikeriders” stars Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy, and Norman Reedus from “The Walking Dead.” READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2024 The film follows the rise of a midwestern motorcycle club, the Vandals.
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Robert Eggers’ ‘Nosferatu’ Horror Lands Christmas 2024 Date Via Focus Features
The anticipation for films coming out in 2024 just got slightly bigger. While we were all presuming it would arrive next year, Focus Features’ “Nosferatu” horror from filmmaker Robert Eggers is coming much later than expected.
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‘Lisa Frankenstein’: Focus Sets New Horror Rom-Com From Diablo Cody For A February 9, 2024 Theatrical Release
When will the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike begin to affect 2024’s theatrical release calendar? Well, it won’t be this coming winter, as Deadline reports that Focus Features adds another new release to their distribution schedule. And as February releases go, a new film penned by Diablo Cody will surely do well in theaters then.  READ MORE: Diablo Cody To Write ‘Lisa Frankenstein’ Starring Cole Sprouse & Kathryn Newton “Lisa Frankenstein” is Cody’s first screenplay since 2018’s “Tully” and the directorial debut of Zelda Williams, daughter of the late, great Robin Williams.
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‘Nosferatu’: Robert Eggers Details The “Difficult Shoot” Of His Vampire Remake: “I’m Trying To Go Beyond What I’m Capable Of”
After getting close several times over the past six years, Robert Eggers is finally filming his “Nosferatu” remake, a life-long dream for the filmmaker. And Eggers’ take on F.W.
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‘Drive-Away Dolls’ Trailer: Ethan Coen’s Road Trip Comedy With Margaret Qualley & Geraldine Viswanathan Hits Theaters This September
Will The Coen Brothers ever make a film together again? That remains to be seen. But they’re both doing their own thing right now, with Joel Coen directing “Macbeth” and Ethan Coen focusing on theaters and made the doc “Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble In Mind” with the help of his wife Tricia Cooke.
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Ethan Coen’s ‘Drive Away Dolls’ Tops Focus Features CinemaCon Previews
Universal Pictures may have had some big guns to play with at CinemaCon with Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked” and David Leitch’s “The Fall Guy,” but its mini-major division, Focus Features, wanted a little bit of the spotlight.
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‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ Trailer: Focus Feature’s Sequel To The 2018 Film Hits Theaters On May 12
Critics were mixed about 2018’s “The Book Club,” but audiences felt differently. The modestly budgeted film, about four women in a book club whose reading of “Fifty Shades Of Grey” becomes a life-changing experience, made over $100 million at the box office.
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‘Ezekiel Moss’: James Gray’s Next Film At Focus Is A Depression-Era Ghost Story
Last October, news broke that James Gray‘s follow-up to “Armageddon Time” would be a biopic about John F. Kennedy‘s time in World War II.
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‘Ezekiel Moses’: James Gray’s Next Film At Focus Is A Depression-Era Ghost Story
Last October, news broke that James Gray‘s follow-up to “Armageddon Time” would be a biopic about John F. Kennedy‘s time in World War II.
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‘Nosferatu’: Aaron Taylor-Johnson Joins Robert Eggers’ Vampire Remake
After a string of delays, Robert Eggers‘ next feature, his “Nosferatu” remake, is currently in production in Prague. That’s great news, considering, at one point, many thought the film wouldn’t ever move ahead.
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‘A Thousand And One’ Trailer: A.V. Rockwell’s Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner Hits Theaters On March 31
Fresh off its world premiere at Sundance last month, A.V. Rockwell‘s feature directorial debut, “A Thousand And One” hits theaters everywhere in March.
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‘Of An Age’ Review: Gorgeous Tale Of Gay First Love Is A Little Too Perfect
The writer-director Goran Stolevski, who made nine short films before his feature debut at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, shows no signs of slowing down. His first feature was “You Won’t Be Alone,” a feral witch epic that overflowed with ideas.
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‘Back To Black’ First Look: Check Out Marisa Abela As Amy Winehouse As Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Biopic Start Shooting Next Week
Well, it’s official: “Industry” star Marisa Abela plays Amy Winehouse in Sam Taylor-Johnson‘s upcoming biopic “Back To Black.” The long-gestating project finally enters production on January 16 in London. The film traces Winehouse’s rise to fame in London in the early ’00s, when she and Taylor-Johnson first met and became friends in Camden’s High Street scene.   READ MORE: ‘Back To Black’: ‘Industry’ Star Marisa Abela Emerges As Frontrunner To Play Amy Winehouse In Biopic Taylor-Johnson has had the project in mind for a while, but Abela emerged as the frontrunner for the Winehouse role only last summer.
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‘TÁR’: Todd Field Talks Working With Cate Blanchett, Lost Projects & Being OK With Never Directing A Feature Again [Interview]
While it was always his ambition to be a filmmaker, twenty, thirty years ago, director Todd Field was known as an actor, working with Penelope Spheeris, Nicole Holofcener, Jan de Bont, and even Stanley Kubrick in “Eyes Wide Shut” (1999). That quickly changed in 2001; Field’s directorial debut, “In The Bedroom,” would earn five Academy Award nominations, including two for Field for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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‘Nosferatu’: Robert Eggers’ Remake Of Classic Vampire Film Back In Motion With Bill Skarsgard Starring & Lily-Rose Depp In Talks
It looks like Robert Eggers may get to do his long-gestating passion project after all.  Deadline reports that the horror maestro’s remake of “Nosferatu” for Focus Features is now closer than ever to production, with Bill Skarsgard attached to star as the titular vampire. However, there’s a shake-up regarding who will star in the upcoming film, with Anya Taylor-Joy no longer attached.
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‘Asteroid City’: Bill Murray Dropped Out Of Wes Anderson’s New Movie Due To COVID
It came as a bit of shock earlier this week when news broke that Bill Murray would in fact not be in Wes Anderson‘s latest outing, “Asteroid City.” After all, Murray first announced the movie’s title in October 2021 at the BFI London Film Festival. The actor is also a mainstay in Anderson’s ensembles, appearing in nine of the director’s films over the years.
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‘Asteroid City’: Wes Anderson’s New Film Gets An Official Synopsis As Bill Murray Seems To Be No Longer Involved
Back in the late-‘90s, based on the release of “Bottle Rocket” and “Rushmore,” no one was thinking Wes Anderson films would turn into big event releases. However, more than 20 years later, the film industry absolutely loves the filmmaker’s work, as he is always in the awards conversation and his casting is second-to-none.
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‘Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul.’ Trailer: Regina Hall & Sterling K. Brown Try To Save Their Megachurch In New Comedy This September
What’s a good way to make a splash on the Hollywood circuit? For up-and-coming filmmaker Adamma Ebo and her twin sister Adanna, it’s taking on Southern Baptism and giving its mega-churches a satirical twist. READ MORE: ‘Honk For Jesus.
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Chloe Okuno On Shooting ‘Watcher’ In Romania, Working With Maika Monroe & More [Interview]
A sophisticated and studious slow-burn that recalls the classical gaslighting thrillers of yore, Chloe Okuno’s “Watcher” yields a chilling portrayal of feminine alienation as it follows an alienated American ex-pat in Romania. We follow Julia (Maika Monroe of “It Follows”) while she settles into her elegant apartment with her husband, finds herself increasingly isolated, and struggles with an innate feeling that someone is following her.
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Robert Eggers “Restrategizes” After ‘The Northman’ Disappointment, But Says He Still Wouldn’t Direct Marvel
When the ambitious and much-anticipated Viking epic “The Northman” came out earlier this year, director Robert Eggers seemed poised to be the talk of cinema’s discourse. While there were terrific reviews (including ours) in various interviews, Eggers seemed disappointed, expressing concern about his final cut of the film and the shelving of several of his ideas for future projects.
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Ethan Coen Sets Untitled Solo Film Project At Focus & Working Title
Last we heard, directing siblings Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, collectively known as The Coen Brothers, were going their separate ways. However, at the time, while Joel Coen was putting the finishing touches on “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, it appeared that Ethan Coen was done with movies altogether.
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Todd Field’s ‘TÁR,’ Starring Cate Blanchett, Gets October 2022 Release Date From Focus Features
It’s been quite a while since Todd Field has released a new film. Fifteen years, actually.
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‘Stillwater’ Exclusive Clip: Matt Damon Discusses The Difference Between Soccer & Football In Tom McCarthy’s Drama
Recently, we’ve seen Matt Damon make the publicity rounds, entertaining people with stories of massive films that he had to turn down (including a lucrative deal to star in “Avatar”). But all of those interviews are to support his newest film, “Stillwater.” READ MORE: Matt Damon On Auditioning To Be George Clooney’s Robin In ‘Batman’ & Almost Playing Two-Face In ‘The Dark Knight’ And with “Stillwater” in theaters, we are thrilled to give our readers an exclusive look at a clip from the film, showcasing Damon’s character, an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma that finds himself in Europe trying to visit his imprisoned daughter.
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‘Roadrunner’ Director Morgan Neville Admits To Resurrecting The Late Anthony Bourdain With A.I. In New Doc
The world has gotten smaller as the internet age has given people greater access to each other than ever before. As various food cultures started to get more exposure within the United States, one of the country’s best cultural ambassadors was the late Anthony Bourdain.
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Edgar Wright & Sparks Talk ‘The Sparks Brother’s Documentary, Their Lost Jacques Tati Project & More [Deep Focus Podcast]
Who are Sparks? What are they about? That’s exactly what Edgar Wright’s outstanding new documentary “The Sparks Brothers” tries to unpack and demystify. Because Sparks is not only a versatile art-pop band (chiefly brothers, Ron and Russel Mael), but they’re a highly eclectic, trailblazing rock group that’s fairly elusive and mysterious to a lot of people, even music connoisseurs.
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‘Stillwater’ Trailer: Matt Damon Is An Oklahoma Dad In France, Trying To Save His Daughter From The Oscar-Winning Director Of ‘Spotlight’
It’s been a long time since we’ve heard anything from Academy Award winner Tom McCarthy, the director of “Spotlight,” and his dramatic thriller, “Stillwater” which was seemingly shot a long time ago, but delayed by the pandemic. Starring Matt Damon, Abigail Breslin and Camille Cottin, “Stilwater” centers on a father who travels from Oklahoma to France to help his daughter who has been arrested for murder.
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‘Limbo’: Ben Sharrock’s Deadpan Humor Makes This Refugee Story Come Alive [Review]
In Ben Sharrock’s second feature “Limbo,” the compositions are frequently flat. Miraculously, though, the characters contained within them are anything but.
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‘Downton Abbey’ sequel in the works with new cast additions
ish.The series’ full cast will reunite for a sequel to the 2019 “Downton Abbey” movie, a spinoff of the six-season masterpiece drama by Julian Fellowes which aired in the US between 2011 and 2015. Variety reported that production is already underway, with a release date scheduled for Dec.
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Cate Blanchett Teams Up With Director Todd Field On ‘TAR’ For Focus Features
You know those features the Playlist has done in the past, The Lost, Forgotten, Unmade projects of Stanley Kubrick, David Fincher, Quentin Tarantino, etc., etc., looking at big-name feature filmmakers and the various projects they tried to get off the ground that never happened? Well, even though he’s only ever made two films, “In The Bedroom” and “Little Children,” a similar feature for director Todd Field could easily be made.
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‘Final Account’ Trailer: The Last Living Generation Of Germans Who Participated In The Third Reich Speak Out
There have been countless documentaries and TV specials about World War II and the rise of the Nazis during that era. We’ve seen archival footage, interviews with soldiers, discussions with Holocaust survivors, and just hours upon hours of historians giving the facts that led to one of the worst times in human history.
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James Cameron Backs New UK Film Studio As Crucial Marlow Planning Vote Approaches
James Cameron has backed a new UK film studio and said it could act as a base for his technology training center, but the £750M ($927M) Marlow Film Studios still requires a planning greenlight and is proving controversial in its local area.
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