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EXCLUSIVE: Aubrey Plaza is joining Oscar winner Michael Caine in Lina Roessler’s feature directorial debut Best Sellers . The story follows a has-been author, played by Caine, who is on a wild book tour with a young editor, Plaza, trying to save her father’s boutique publishing house. Caine’s miserable and sharp-witted author just wants to live out his days in peace with a bottle of scotch, a cigar and his orange Tabby cat, but Plaza’s hopeful editor pulls him out of his reclusion. The project is based on Anthony Grieco’s original screenplay, which won a 2015 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting award, and will be an official Canada-UK co-production, produced by Arielle Elwes ( Braid ), Cassian Elwes ( Mudbound, The Butler ), Petr Jákl ( xXx, Ghoul, Medieval ) and Wayne Marc Godfrey ( The Foreigner, Wind River ) on the UK side and Jonathan Vanger ( Wishing Tree Productions: Miss Sloane ) and Pierre Even ( Item 7: War Witch, The Hummingbird Project ) on the … [Read more...] about Aubrey Plaza Joins Michael Caine In ‘Best Sellers’

Oscar-winning actor Michael Caine will star in Best Seller s , the directorial feature debut of Lina Roessler ( Little Whispers: The Vow, Mustard Seed ). Pic follows a has-been author, played by Caine, who is on a wild book tour with a young editor trying to save his boutique publishing house. Caine’s author is miserable and sharp-witted and just wants to live out his days in peace with a bottle of scotch, a cigar, and his orange Tabby cat. The project is based on Anthony Grieco’s original screenplay which won a 2015 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting award, and will be an official Canada-UK co-production, produced by Arielle Elwes ( Braid ), Cassian Elwes ( Mudbound, The Butler ), Petr Jákl ( xXx, Ghoul, Medieval ) and Wayne Marc Godfrey ( The Foreigner, Wind River ) on the UK side and Jonathan Vanger (Wishing Tree Productions: Miss Sloane ) and Pierre Even (Item 7: War Witch, The Hummingbird Project ) on the Canadian side.  EPs include Martin Barab, Jere … [Read more...] about Michael Caine Sets ‘Best Sellers’, Foresight Unlimited Selling At Cannes

EXCLUSIVE: Former Luke Cage star Theo Rossi is set as a series regular opposite Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes in the Netflix limited series True Story , written and executive produced by Narcos: Mexico executive producer Eric Newman and produced by Hart’s HartBeat Production. Philadelphia-born comedian Hart will play a version of himself in the fictional True Story, which centers on his character Kid and Kid’s older brother Carlton, played by Snipes. A tour stop in Kid’s hometown of Philadelphia becomes a matter of life and death for one of the world’s most famous comedians when the consequences of a lost evening with his wayward older brother threaten to destroy everything he’s built. Related Story Netflix Swoops On Liam Neeson Action Pic 'The Ice Road' In Record $18M EFM Domestic Deal Rossi will play Gene, an excitable, wildly enthusiastic super-fan who follows The Kid (Hart) around on every leg of his comedy tour. Hart executive produces through … [Read more...] about ‘True Story’: Theo Rossi Joins Kevin Hart & Wesley Snipes In Netflix Limited Series

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a first image from The Lady of Heaven , Eli King’s historical drama chronicling two interviewing storylines set centuries apart: A young Iraqi child’s journey amidst a battle-scarred country to learn the power of patience, and the historical tale of Lady Fatima. The $15M movie stars Ray Fearon, Christopher Sciueref, Mark Anthony Brighton, Denise Black, Lucas Bond, Sami Karim, Albane Courtois, Matthew Brenher, Chris Jarman, Yasmin Mwanza, Dimitri Andreas and Oscar Garland. It is produced by Matthew Kuipers and Enlightened Kingdom, and executive produced by Richard Rionda Del Castro, Irakli Chikvaidze and Abdul Malik Shlibak. Oscar winner John Stephenson was as creative consultant. Hannibal Media will be handling worldwide rights at the virtual European Film Market this week. … [Read more...] about First Look At $15M Historical Drama ‘The Lady Of Heaven’ – EFM

Olivia Rodrigo ’s “Drivers License” rebounded to Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. The single led the ranking for most of January before being displaced by Cardi B ’s “Up” and then Lil Tjay and 6lack ’s “Calling My Phone.” As “Drivers License” returned to Number One, it amassed 18.7 million streams and more than 13,000 downloads. “Up” settled at Number Two (18.4 million streams, 9,100 downloads) while “Calling My Phone” fell to Number Three (21.3 million streams, 1,600 downloads). The rest of the Top Ten was filled out by a mix of long-running hits from last year — the Weeknd ’s “Blinding Lights,” 24kgoldn’s “Mood” — and more recent additions like SZA ’s “Good Days” and Pooh Shiesty’s “Back in Blood,” a collaboration with Lil Durk . Related Stories Digital Love: Daft Punk Sales Soar 2,650% After Breakup Taylor Swift's 'Fearless (Taylor's Edition)' Tops Apple Music Pre-Add Chart Related Stories 'We Are Better … [Read more...] about RS Charts: Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Drivers License’ Rebounds to Number One