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Disney + has teamed with Beta Film and Morena Films on an adaptation of young adult mystery novel franchise The Invisible Girl from leading YA author Blue Jeans. The Spanish arm of streamer Disney+ has put the eight-hour series into production in Carmona, southern Spain, and various locations across the province of Seville. The series is based on a trilogy of books from Blue Jeans, with Spanish producer Moreno leading on production and Beta taking international rights, bar the U.S., Asia-Pacific and Iberia. Daniel Grao ( Hit , Julieta ) and Zoe Stein ( Mantícora , Merlí.Sapere Aude ) have landed the leads, playing a father and daughter involved in the investigation of a murdered teenage girl in the picturesque fictional town of Cárdena, set in Andalusia, in what’s billed as an “atmospheric thriller.” The two are forced to put their differences aside and to succumb their tense relationship in order to solve the murder case rocking a supposedly peaceful town, … [Read more...] about Disney+ Teams With Beta Film And Moreno Films On Young Adult Drama Adaptation ‘The Invisible Girl’

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which has been rapidly expanding the membership rolls, may soon add a new executive position: chief operating officer. Several people familiar with the situation said this week that the academy has quietly had a search firm looking for a COO to back up chief executive officer Dawn Hudson . An Academy spokeswoman declined to comment on the search. The group hasn’t had a chief operating officer since 2013, when Ric Robertson, a long-time Academy executive who had held the COO position for about two and a half years, resigned. One person briefed on the search said the growth in membership to roughly 8,000 helped spur the search for an additional top executive. The new COO would likely attend closely to internal departments like human resources, leaving the more visible awards and membership-related functions to Hudson. Hudson took charge of the Academy staff in 2011 after serving as head of Film Independent, a smaller nonprofit. … [Read more...] about Hollywood’s Film Academy Is Hunting For A Chief Operating Officer

While Covid cases begin to surge again in Hollywood, it’s a different story nearly 6,000 miles away as the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival kicked off with a bang on Friday night. The prominent Central European festival showed no sign that the pandemic was going to mar yet another edition of the much-loved event as delegates packed into the Hotel Thermal’s Grand Hall for its opening night ceremony and opening night film Superheroes , from Italian director Paolo Genovese. The 56th edition of the event opened with an unexpected announcement, asking audience members to turn off their phones and start recording as a huge QR code saying “Scan Me” was unveiled on the screen. Delegates were able to watch festival dancers online on their mobile devices via the QR code before they descended onto the stage with an energetic and well-choreographed dance number featuring dramatic flames of fire exploding upwards at the front of the stage. It was a fitting opening for … [Read more...] about Karlovy Vary Int’l Film Festival Heats Up With Opening Night Gala & Paolo Genovese’s Relationship Drama ‘Superheroes’

Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool is all set to make its MCU debut with the third film in the Deadpool franchise. While not much is known about the project the writers had assured fans that the film will remain the same at its core. Now, writer Rhett Reese shared an update on the project and said that the film will be making fun of MCU releases. Ryan Reynolds Confirms Deadpool 3 In Works With Marvel Deadpool 3 is the first film since the Fox-Disney merger. While the previous films didn't see any MCU crossovers, the new film has tons of possibilities. Talking about MCU's role in Deadpool 3 , writer Rhett Reese told The Post Credit Podcast, "How many movies have they given us? 25? 26? 28? Something like that. We have a treasure trove of things to poke fun at now... and Deadpool's an equal [opportunist] so everyone's fair game." Earlier, Rhett and co-writer Paul Wernick had said that the film will still be R-rated and won't be toned down by Marvel or Disney. … [Read more...] about Deadpool 3 Writers Reveal The Film Will Make Fun Of Marvel Films: Everyone’s Fair Game

Opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not reflect the views of Rolling Stone editors or publishers. Creators need to monetize so they can pay back their investors and make more content. In addition, distribution (which has many different names in the current monetization climate, such as market, streaming, monetizing, etc.) solidifies you as a vetted content creator and allows people to watch your content. This is an overview to help make the film distribution journey less arduous from my background as a producer. This is not from an attorney’s standpoint. 1. Read your contracts, always. I can’t even begin to tell you how many platforms we don’t work with because they do not protect your IP, they sell your data, have mandatory crowd gathering clauses or have options to sell off to other unknown parties. Some, in reality, are using your content to build their business or are in beta so they are using your info for their R&D and financial gain. And in this … [Read more...] about Film Distribution: An Arduous Journey Simplified

This post contains full spoilers for the final two episodes of Stranger Things Season Four, which are streaming now on Netflix. Midway through the super-supersized Stranger Things fourth-season finale, “The Piggyback,” Nancy (Natalia Dyer), Steve (Joe Keery), and Robin (Maya Hawke) are climbing a haunted house’s stairway in the Upside Down as part of a complicated plan to keep the hell dimension from breaking through into their own world. They have avoided attention so far, but suddenly Robin wakes up the demonic tentacles that surround them, and within moments, all three teens are pinned to the walls, having the life choked out of them. The scene cuts to another set of characters, leaving the viewer on edge about how (or if, but not really) Nancy and the others will escape what looks like certain doom. A few scenes later, the season’s main villain, Vecna/One/Henry/Mother of Dragons/Breaker of Chains/Cleaner of Carpets (played under at least some of those names by … [Read more...] about ‘Stranger Things’ Season Four Finale: Runnin’ Up That Hill for Two-Plus Hours Isn’t So Fun

OK, Academy members, this is your last chance to switch from online voting to a paper ballot or simply  even request a paper ballot to vote in the finals for the 2012 Oscars . Balloting begins February 8th and runs to 5 PM PT on February 19th, but if you find yourself frustrated by what some members feel is a too-complex online voting experience during nominations, you only have until tomorrow, February 1, to switch to paper by calling 1-800 251-0185 or emailing the membership department at [email protected] . The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences seems to be doing everything it can to avoid some of the problems members had with online voting for noms, mostly just by just trying repeatedly to inform members they do have the option of paper but must make that request by tomorrow. A follow-up to last week’s email informing voters of their options was sent to members by President Hawk Koch earlier this afternoon. It was simply to inform them of tomorrow’s … [Read more...] about Oscar Voter Warning: Friday Is Firm And Final Deadline To Request Paper Ballot

Dionne Warwick : Don’t Make Me Over is an apt title for a documentary by David Heilbroner and Dave Wooley on the life of iconic singer and legend Dionne Warwick. She stands out from the other singing divas because her catalog is the most diverse. With her cross-genre appeal, her music touched all people, everywhere. Gen Z knows Warwick based on her social media persona (as she’s called “Auntie Dionne” on Twitter), so this film couldn’t have come at a better time, as a new generation of youngsters will learn why she is iconic in every way. The film is at its most authentic when Warwick gets to tell her story in her own words–and she is having a blast doing so. The documentary begins with a sweeping shot of the landmark Apollo Theater in Harlem, NY. They intend to honor Warwick with a plaque on the Apollo Star Walk of Fame. The scene is cut with intermittent clips of admirers and friends of the legendary singer, including Gladys Knight, Alicia Keys, Snoop Dogg, Elton John … [Read more...] about Toronto Review: Dionne Warwick Documentary ‘Don’t Make Me Over’

Rating: 1.5 /5 Star Cast: Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanjana Sanghi, Jackie Shroff, Prachee Shah Paandya, Prakash Raj Director: Kapil Verma The bullets in Rashtra Kavach: OM are as redundant as the film's plot. One of them pierces the hero's brain but voila, he is only down with amnesia. Another one hits a character on her shoulder and she is found to be perfectly standing besides the hero in the next frame. No wonder, the villain instructs his boys to hit the main protagonist with guns rather than using them to shoot him! "I am not sure about death Sir, but I am death sure about Om," Jai Rathore (Ashutosh Rana) tells his senior in one of the scenes in the film. Well, we agree with him after a full-blown assault on our senses for around two hours and fifteen minutes. What's Yay: Aditya Roy Kapur's perfectly-chiselled abs, an action scene or two What's Nay: Story, direction Story Rashtra Kavach: OM begins with a covert operation on a … [Read more...] about Rashtra Kavach: OM Movie Review: Aditya Roy Kapur-Sanjana Sanghi’s Actioner Turns Out To Be A Decoy

EXCLUSIVE: Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences COO Ric Robertson is  taking what’s being internally called a “sabbatical” from June through August. I have learned this is an unusual paid leave even though the Academy is complaining about a financial crunch. Normally, its staff are restricted to 30 days of unpaid leave (and then only with approval). “He has worked here for 31 years. Doesn’t he deserve it?” an insider told me. “He didn’t tell us what he’ll do. Maybe work on his golf game.” Robertson’s upcoming sabbatical has prompted AMPAS staff to wonder whether he will be pushed out and/or look for another job. In April 2011, he was passed over for Bruce Davis’ executive directorship and now reports to AMPAS CEO Dawn Hudson , who was brought in over him. Insiders tell me that Robertson was primarily responsible for this year’s online voting debacle, which Hudson dumped in his lap when the Academy finally decided to implement Oscar balloting electronically — … [Read more...] about Ric Robertson Taking Paid Summer Hiatus From Movie Academy In Financial Crunch