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The Harder They Fall was named Outstanding Motion Picture during Saturday’s televised portion of the 53rd NAACP Image Awards after the five non-televised ceremonies this week. The Western led the field with five wins overall during the week after being shut out of the Academy Award nominations. Will Smith and Jennifer Hudson scooped Outstanding Actor and Actress in a Motion Picture for their respective roles as the Williams sisters’ father in King Richard and Aretha Franklin in MGM/UAR’s Respect . Hudson also took the marquee Entertainer of the Year award. 2022 Awards Season Calendar – Dates For The Oscars, SAG, BAFTAs & More HBO’s Insecure won Outstanding Comedy Series after its creator-star Issa Rae took Outstanding Actress in a Comedy earlier. It was her second Image Award this year, following one for writing, and the TV-leading fourth for the show , which wrapped its run in December . Network TV had a good night, with Angela Bassett … [Read more...] about NAACP Image Awards: ‘The Harder They Fall’ Named Best Film; Will Smith & Jennifer Hudson Take Lead Acting Honors – Full Winners List

Dan Rather , whose broadcast journalism career has spanned six decades including being anchor of CBS Evening News from 1981-2005, has been given the Peabody Career Achievement Award. The honor, which the Peabody organization said is reserved for individuals whose work and commitment to broadcasting and digital media have left an indelible mark on the field and in American culture, was announced Tuesday. Dolly Parton presented Rather with the award virtually (see the video below). Previous recipients of the career honor include Carol Burnett, Rita Moreno, Cicely Tyson and Sam Pollard. Rather covered the Kennedy assassinations and the civil rights movement and reported from Vietnam before being named CBS’ chief anchor in 1982. He also was a longtime correspondent on the network’s 60 Minutes . “Dan Rather’s remarkable career — from local news reporter and international correspondent to network anchor — is a textbook example not just of what quality reporting looks … [Read more...] about Dan Rather Wins Peabody Career Achievement Award

Cara Delevingne is garnering attention on social media with her antics at the Billboard Music Awards 2022. The supermodel left everyone baffled by stalking rapper Megan Thee Stallion throughout the event, which even overshadowed the actual event. To the much horror of the netizens, Cara Delevingne was seen stalking Megan Thee Stallion throughout the event. The model's erratic behaviour began on the red carpet of Billboard Music Awards 2022, where she was spotted around the rapper watching her posing for pictures. Cara Delevingne was seen shouting and sticking her tongue out after which she ran into the red carpet and caught the train of Megan Thee Stallion's outfit. In the pictures and videos going viral on social media, Cara Delevingne was seen tossing the train of Megan's dress for the cameras. Even though Megan Thee Stallion smiled politely, the netizens point out that the rapper was visibly annoyed with the model for spoiling her red carpet moment. Things … [Read more...] about Cara Delevingne’s Behaviour With Megan Thee Stallion Shocks Netizens, See Posts

EXCLUSIVE : Brad Anderson , the multi-hyphenate behind the iconic Christian Bale thriller The Machinist , has signed with Paradigm for representation. Anderson is a writer, director and producer whose 2004 breakout feature told the story of industrial worker Trevor Reznik (Bale), who began to doubt his own sanity after going without sleep for a year. He recently directed an episode of HBO Max’s acclaimed DC series Peacemaker , and two installments (including the pilot) of Netflix’s chart-topping thriller Clickbait , most recently wrapping production on the horror-thriller Blood , starring Michelle Monaghan and Skeet Ulrich. That upcoming film follows Jess (Monaghan), whose son Owen (Finlay Wojtak-Hissong) is hit with a mysterious infection after being bitten by a dog at the old farmhouse the family has just moved back into. Anderson has also directed features including the thriller Fractured , starring Sam Worthington, Lily Rabe and Stephen Tobolowsky, … [Read more...] about Paradigm Signs ‘The Machinist’ And ‘Clickbait’ Filmmaker Brad Anderson

SAG Award-nominee Alexandra Billings ( Transparent ) will star in, and executive produce the upcoming trans revolutionary indie feature, Queen Tut . Fae Pictures is financing and producing the film in association with Hawkeye Pictures with the participation of Telefilm Canada and Ontario Creates. The producing team will be attending the Cannes Market meeting with international sales prospects. Queen Tut will be directed by Egyptian-Canadian up-and-coming filmmaker Reem Morsi ( The Last Mark ), and is based on a script from Bryan Mark, Kaveh Mohebbi, and Abdul Malik. The story follows a shy Egyptian teenager who is discovering a new life in Toronto after his seamstress mother passes away in Cairo. He befriends a trans mother, played by Billings, who inspires him to resurrect his mother’s soul in himself by sewing and donning the magnum opus dress that she never completed making. Production is expected to begin in August at and in partnership with … [Read more...] about ‘Transparent’ Actress Alexandra Billings To Star And Executive Produce Trans Revolutionary Indie Feature ‘Queen Tut’

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount +’s Rabbit Hole has rounded out its remaining cast, adding Charles Dance ( Game of Thrones ), Meta Golding ( Empire ), Enid Graham ( Mare of Easttown ), Jason Butler Harner ( Ozark ) and Walt Klink ( Arctic Circle ). They will appear opposite star and executive producer Kiefer Sutherland. The series comes from writers John Requa and Glenn Ficarra. In Rabbit Hole, nothing is what it seems when John Weir (Sutherland), a master of deception in the world of corporate espionage, is framed for murder by powerful forces with the ability to influence and control populations. Dance joins as Dr. Ben Wilson, Golding as Hailey Winton, Graham as Josephine “Jo” Madi, Butler Harner as Valence and Klink as The Intern. They also join Rob Yang, who previously announced as Edward Homm. Rabbit Hole began production on Tuesday in Toronto, Canada. The eight-episode season, set to premiere exclusively on Paramount+ later this year, is … [Read more...] about ‘Rabbit Hole’: Paramount+ Sets Remaining Cast As Kiefer Sutherland Spy Series Begins Production

Lionsgate will be the key tenant with naming rights to a major new studio project in Newark, New Jersey being built being by Robert Halmi and Fehmi Zeko’s Great Point Studios . The $125 million+ project on 12 acres follows a collaboration by the partners on recently opened Lionsgate Studios in Yonkers as demand for production space continues to explode. It will be first purpose-built studio in the state specifically constructed for TV and film production and is expected to start operations in late 2004. “This is a great opportunity to scale our East Coast studio footprint [and] support our robust film and television production,” said Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer. The studio had 14 new TV shows picked up to series last year and 16 series renewed, and made 21 feature films last year, underscoring its need for more space — an issue across the industry. This studio will rise in Newark’s South Ward at the former Seth Boyden Housing site close to the Newark Airport, the … [Read more...] about Lionsgate, Great Point Partner For Major New Jersey Studio Complex

Top Gun : Maverick ’s Cannes Film Festival premiere marks another high point in the movie star career of Tom Cruise . The actor turns 60 on July 3, and unlike most leading men of that age who become quicker to call for the stunt double, Cruise shows little evidence of slowing down after 43 films. If anything, his Mission: Impossible stunts seem to grow more ambitiously dangerous, not to mention the fact that he and director Doug Liman will become the first to actually shoot a space film in space for real—aboard one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX crafts with the cooperation of NASA. So how does Cruise continue to carve such a path? “I’ve gotten to work with a number of actors who’ve had great success and long careers, Tom being at the top of the heap,” says Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski. “He approaches every day with the enthusiasm that it’s his first movie, and at the same time puts the effort into it like it’s his last movie. That’s a good attitude … [Read more...] about What Makes Tom Cruise’s Star Shine So Brightly? Directors Share Their Insights – Cannes Disruptors

Visual effects and animation firm DNEG has extended its deal with Netflix through 2025. Film and TV titles produced under the partnership include Stranger Things and The Adam Project . The non-exclusive pact is worth $350 million, according to an SEC filing. DNEG’s ReDefine division will also supply VFX services and top-end creative supervision for select Netflix programming. Along with the upcoming fourth season of Stranger Things, other projects covered by the agreement include Knives Out 2, The School for Good and Evil and Avatar: The Last Airbender ; The Witcher: Blood Origin ; and upcoming fantasy comedy-adventure Slumberland for director Francis Lawrence. DNEG Animation is also working on the feature film Nimona , which will be released by Netflix in 2023. Among previous Netflix titles with DNEG contributions are Locke & Key , Shadow & Bone , The Irregulars , Cursed , Black Mirror and The Dark Crystal: Age of … [Read more...] about Netflix Reups With Visual Effects And Animation Firm DNEG In $350M Extension

EXCLUSIVE : “Things have changed a little bit,” Omar Sy admits about life after Lupin . He laughs. “My parents do know what I do now.” That’s how the actor and his family like it. Low key. The Frenchman’s move to LA a decade ago was in part driven by a desire for more anonymity. In his home country, Sy is a superstar. In America, picking his kids up from school didn’t need to be a drama. “It’s still different being in LA,” he says, despite his growing fame. “Even if things have changed a bit, there’s still less attention here than it might have been in France. The guy from Lupin is not a big deal in LA.” In truth, “the guy from Lupin ” is becoming a big deal all over the world. Sy was already an established comic in France when The Intouchables took the world by storm in 2011. The film made an astonishing $426 million at the global box office and is still the biggest French film of all time. Sy became the first Black man to win a César award and the … [Read more...] about French Trailblazer Omar Sy On Making Waves, Cannes Movie ‘Father & Soldier’ & The Battle For Diversity — Deadline Disruptors