EXCLUSIVE : Fresh off a surprise “work in progress” screening at SXSW , Robert Rodriguez’s action-thriller Hypnotic , starring Ben Affleck , has been set for a May 12 U.S. release. As we revealed last month , Ketchup Entertainment will be launching the movie on more than 2,000 screens. The looming release for a movie that remains unfinished is yet another talking point in the project’s tumultuous journey to screen. Little has been straight-forward for Hypnotic but the warm reception it received on Sunday night was a welcome respite for its creatives and financiers. It’s unusual for a big budget film to get a public ‘work in progress’ screening at a festival but Austin was a smart choice given the home crowd’s reverence for Texas-native Rodriguez. The director said today: “I’ve been working on this film for many years now, and to see the reaction from my home town audience at SXSW was humbling and validating. I look forward to now sharing it with all movie … [Read more...] about Robert Rodriguez & Ben Affleck’s ‘Hypnotic’ Gets May Release Date Following Surprise SXSW “Work In Progress” Screening
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‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin Hands Out Beers on ‘Austin 3:16’ Day At CA Brewery
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin may be the most beloved wrestler of all time ... and look no further why. The WWE legend showed up to a SoCal brewery and hooked up the patrons in a packed bar with free beers to commemorate "Austin 3:16 day!" Austin hit up El Segundo Brewing Company in Los Angeles County ... where he doled out cold beers left and right to fans who came to celebrate the WWE holiday. Stone Cold Steve Austin giving out beers on Austin 3:16 day like a goddamn champ. pic.twitter.com/LyJ6uO8pm5 — brandon wenerd (@brandonwenerd) March 17, 2023 @brandonwenerd Check it out ... Stone Cold was behind the bar, pouring beers and toasting fans as his signature theme music was blaring in the background. And, Steve wasn't handing out just any ol' beers ... the brewery serves his own signature "Broken Skull IPA." After he served everybody, Austin was naturally thirsty himself, so he chugged a pint glass, too. Getty Of course, the "Austin … [Read more...] about ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin Hands Out Beers on ‘Austin 3:16’ Day At CA Brewery
WME Motion Picture Agent Olive Uniacke Departs Agency
EXCLUSIVE: Motion Picture Agent Olive Uniacke has exited the agency. She was hired in September 2018 having previously been a producer at 42MP and then a studio executive at Lionsgate. At the agency, she signed such writer/director clients as Andrew Patterson, whose movie The Vast of Night world premiered at Slamdance 2019 and was later acquired out of TIFF by Amazon. She also signed May el-Toukhy, whose movie Queen of Hearts made its world premiere at 2019 Sundance. When the pandemic hit, Uniacke shifted gears, focusing on musicians, actors and entrepreneurs whose businesses she could build while the world was shut down. Uniacke was an integral part of the WME teams involved in building the production labels of such clients as Tessa Thompson (Viva Maude), Oscar Isaac (Mad Gene), and Riz Ahmed (Left Handed Films), as well as filmmakers like Bassam Tariq ( Mogul Mowgli ), Sam Hunter, as well as Patrick Sommerville and David Eisenberg’s Tractor Beam. Uniacke … [Read more...] about WME Motion Picture Agent Olive Uniacke Departs Agency
‘The Challenge’ Star Nelson Thomas, Reality Stars Donate to GoFundMe
Getty MTV's "The Challenge" star Nelson Thomas ' GoFundMe is getting some serious support after his car crash, and some of the donations are coming from fellow reality stars. The charity campaign quickly picked up steam after going live earlier this week -- and reality TV fans will definitely recognize some of the names chipping in with funds. Nurys Mateo and Tori Deal , who both starred on "The Challenge," dropped $1K each ... while Mark Long and Corey Lay from the series also ante'd up donations. Outside of Nelson's 'Challenge' crew ... Nicholas Maccarone from "Big Brother" chipped in $250, "Wild 'N Out" star Justina Valentine gave $500, as did Maria Menounos . Zak Longo from MTV's "Are You the One?" gave $5K ... moving the campaign closer to its $200k goal. As we reported, Nelson was injured in a fiery crash in Austin, TX earlier this month. Minnesota Vikings receiver K.J. Osborn and a few others were … [Read more...] about ‘The Challenge’ Star Nelson Thomas, Reality Stars Donate to GoFundMe
‘Vigil’: Dougray Scott & Romola Garai Board BBC Drama As Suranne Jones Prepares To Take To The Skies For Season 2
EXCLUSIVE: Suranne Jones and Ruth Leslie are headed to the skies for the second season of BBC ratings hit Vigil , while Dougray Scott and Romola Garai are among nine new cast members joining them. As expected, Jones ( Doctor Foster , Gentleman Jack ) and Leslie ( Game of Thrones , Downton Abbey ) will return as detectives Amy Silva and Kirsten Longacre. Gary Lewis ( His Dark Materials ) also returns as DS Robertson. In season two, Deadline has learnt that the leads will enter the closed and hostile environment of the British Air Force as they’re tasked with uncovering the cause of multiple unexplained fatalities at a Scottish military base. Garai ( Becoming Elizabeth, The Hour ) and Scott ( Crime, Enigma ) will take major roles, as will Amir El-Masry ( SAS Rogue Heroes, Limbo ), David Elliot ( The Liberator, Bulletproof ), Chris Jenks ( Sex Education, Karen Pirie ), Tommy Sim’aan ( The Midwich Cuckoos, Doctors ), Oscar Salem ( House of the … [Read more...] about ‘Vigil’: Dougray Scott & Romola Garai Board BBC Drama As Suranne Jones Prepares To Take To The Skies For Season 2
Greek Outfit Heretic Promotes Head Of Sales Ioanna Stais To Partner
EXCLUSIVE: Greek production and sales house Heretic has upped its longtime head of sales and acquisitions exec Ioanna Stais to partner. Stais, who has been with the company since 2014, has been a key driver behind Heretic’s bustling film sales slate which has included Berlin Golden Bear winner Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn from director Radu Jude, and Omar El Zohairy’s Feathers , which won Cannes Critics’ week in 2021. In 2019, the company handled world sales for Retablo , Peru’s official submission for the International Oscar, which was also nominated for a BAFTA Outstanding Debut Award and Best International Film for the Film Independent Spirit Award. The company recently boarded world sales rights for Jude’s latest project, Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World , as well as Sundance doc And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine , which it sold widely. “Having joined the company almost from its very founding, I couldn’t be prouder for what … [Read more...] about Greek Outfit Heretic Promotes Head Of Sales Ioanna Stais To Partner
WGA East Sets Walkout At Hearst Magazines For Thursday; Hundreds Sign Petition
Hundreds of WGA East members who work for Hearst Magazines Media are planning to stage a walkout Thursday to demand a fair contract. The half-day action is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET and will last the remainder of the day. “ WGA East members at Hearst have been bargaining a first contract for over two years and their last scheduled day of negotiations is March 28,” the guild said. “With only one bargaining session left, the Hearst Union is taking collective action with a unit-wide walkout in their fight for a fair first contract.” Rallies in support of the walkout will be held at four locations: outside the Hearst Tower in Manhattan; at the Hearst offices in Easton, PA; at the Hearst offices in Ann Arbor, MI; and the Hearst offices in Birmingham, AL. The guild represents some 500 of the publishing giant’s editorial, video, design and photo staff at more than 25 brands including Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, … [Read more...] about WGA East Sets Walkout At Hearst Magazines For Thursday; Hundreds Sign Petition
NatGeo Doc On Dramatic Find Of Shackelton’s Ship Endurance To Be Directed By Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin And Natalie Hewit
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winners Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin and BAFTA-nominated director Natalie Hewit are boarding the National Geographic documentary Endurance (working title), the incredible story of “the epic search to find the lost ship of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.” The announcement comes almost exactly a year after Shackelton’s ship Endurance was discovered eerily intact on the Weddell Sea floor near the northernmost part of the Antarctic, more than a hundred years after the vessel sank. The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust organized and funded the mission to find the historic wreck. Shackelton and his crew of 27 set sail in late 1914 on an exploratory mission endorsed by Winston Churchill, then Britain’s First Lord of the Admiralty. The ship became trapped in sea ice, forcing the crew to quit the vessel and set up camp on an ice floe. Then, on November 27, 1915, Endurance sank. As one crewman wrote, “She went down bow first, her stern … [Read more...] about NatGeo Doc On Dramatic Find Of Shackelton’s Ship Endurance To Be Directed By Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin And Natalie Hewit