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Sam Worthington (Under The Banner Of Heaven) and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle) have signed on to join Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kraven: The Hunter) and Theo James (The Gentlemen) in Fuze, directed by David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water).  Shooting on the pic began this week in London. Rounding out the cast are…

Here it is — the first trailer for Ridley Scott's anticipated Gladiator II, starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, and Denzel Washington.  Paramount dropped the trailer this morning. Accompanying captions on socials read: “From director Ridley Scott, watch the new Official Trailer for #GladiatorII…

EXCLUSIVE: A Song from the Dark, a feature described as a supernatural horror from Nigerian-British production company Adverto Studios, will debut on Prime Video on July 12. The film will hit the streamer in the UK, North America, Canada, Australia and Africa. The pic is directed by Ogo Okpue and…

Susan Seidelman's enduring breakout hit Desperately Seeking Susan turns 40 next year, and Rosanna Arquette, one of the film's stars, has said she still has hypothetical dreams of revisiting the pic in a sequel.  Speaking on film critic and journalist Anna Smith's popular Girls On Film Podcast…

Willem Dafoe Named Artistic Director Of Venice Theatre Department Willem Dafoe has been named Artistic Director of the Venice Biennale's Theatre Department. Dafoe will hold the role for a two-year term from 2025 to 2026. The appointment was confirmed by the department board, headed by Pietrangelo…

EXCLUSIVE: Organizers behind Seriesly Berlin, the German capital's new international festival for series, have confirmed multiple executive hires and moved their operational dates as they gear up for their inaugural edition this fall.  We understand former European Film Market Director Dennis Ruh has…

Pan’s Labyrinth filmmaker and Toronto resident Guillermo Del Toro has shared his support for an online campaign to save The Revue Cinema, the longest-running cinema in Toronto, Ontario.  “Can you help save the REVUE, one of Canada’s most beloved, non-profit, cultural landmarks?” Del Toro tweeted…

American filmmaker Mike Flanagan will be the featured guest at Quebec's Fantasia International Film Festival, where he will receive the festival's Cheval Noir Career Achievement Award. Flanagan has a long history with the Canadian genre festival. He screened his first feature, Absentia, at the…

Steve McQueen will debut his latest feature Blitz, an exploration of London during World War 2, on opening night at this year's London Film Festival. The pic will screen as a world premiere.  Directed, produced, and written by McQueen, the film follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan)…

“I’m sorry for you, and I’m sorry for me," Viggo Mortensen quipped to an Italian journalist Sunday morning before a press conference at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. The comment was a reference to the European Football Championships, currently taking place over the Czech border in Germany, and…

American filmmaker Nicole Holofcener is relaxed. Her legs are crossed in the yoga pose and she reclines into a large armchair with a glass of white wine perched on the side.  "I’m out of practice talking about my films, especially the older ones," she joked. "I’ll try to remember them." We're in…

Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov's latest feature Real, his first since the 2021 Venice comp title Rhino, opens with a messy GoPro shot of Ukrainian soldiers taking cover in a shallow trench in the Donbas, the country's front line in its defense against Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the…