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EXCLUSIVE: A film adaptation of the Jerry Torre memoir The Marble Faun of Grey Gardens is in the works by Unger Media . Torre’s story was detailed in the book co-authored by him and Tony Maietta released in 2018. Torre was nicknamed “The Marble Faun” by Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edith Bouvier Beale, better known as Big Edie and Little Edie and the aunt and cousin, respectively, of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. As a teen, Torre appeared in their 1975 documentary, Grey Gardens . The forthcoming film, also titled The Marble Faun of Grey Gardens, will tell the story of a gay teenage runaway from Brooklyn framing Big Edie and Little Edie as the misguided guardian angels in his life—and beyond. Leo Geter ( Longmire ) is penning the script and will also produce; Drew Droege and Unger Media CEO Jonathan Unger will executive produce. Torre is also involved creatively. “As fate had intervened so many years in my past, it once again … [Read more...] about Jerry Torre Memoir ‘The Marble Faun of Grey Gardens’ To Be Adapted For Film By Unger Media

EXCLUSIVE : Eiza González ( Baby Driver ) and Aaron Paul ( Breaking Bad ) are attached to star in sci-fi thriller Ash , the sophomore feature from producer, rapper and filmmaker Flying Lotus ( Kuso ). Paul and González will replace Tessa Thompson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt who were previously announced last summer. Gonzalez will play a woman who wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew of her space station viciously killed. She must decide whether she can trust the man (Paul) sent to rescue her. Flying Lotus is also set to compose an original score, with production due to start in New Zealand in May. Based on an original screenplay by Jonni Remmler, XYZ Films and GFC Films are producing, with Neill Blomkamp ( District 9 ) and Echo Lake onboard as exec producers. XYZ Films is co-financing alongside IPR.VC. Baby Driver and Ambulance actress González will next be seen in Benioff and Weiss series Three Body Problem for Netflix and is currently … [Read more...] about Eiza González & Aaron Paul To Star In Flying Lotus’s Sci-Fi ‘Ash’; “We ‘Bout To Kill This”, Says Director Ahead Of Filming

Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation have unveiled the official title and full cast for the third film in their hit animated musical franchise, Trolls , which opens in theaters nationwide on November 17. Returning to lead the threequel, Trolls Band Together , as expected, are Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick. Others set for the pic include Eric André ( Sing 2 ), Kid Cudi ( Don’t Look Up ), Daveed Diggs ( Hamilton ), Troye Sivan ( Boy Erased ), Camila Cabello ( Cinderella ), Amy Schumer ( Life After Beth ), Andrew Rannells ( Big Mouth ), RuPaul Charles ( RuPaul’s Drag Race ), Zosia Mamet ( The Flight Attendant ), Zooey Deschanel ( New Girl ), Christopher Mintz-Plasse ( Promising Young Woman ), Icona Pop collaborators Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt, Anderson .Paak, Ron Funches ( 80 for Brady ), Kunal Nayyar ( The Big Bang Theory ) and Kenan Thompson ( SNL ). Trolls is a jukebox musical franchise that has thus far grossed over … [Read more...] about Universal & DreamWorks Set Cast, Official Title For ‘Trolls’ Threequel Bowing This Fall

Tango, the producer of the Sundance pic Shortcomings , is continuing to set up its future slate as it has come on to adapt the subversive rom com novel Book Lovers , into a feature film based on the #1 New York Times Bestseller from Emily Henry , the hit author behind three other New York Times Bestsellers over the last three years. Sarah Heyward is attached to write the script, which will be produced by Tango. Book Lovers tells the story of Nora, a cutthroat literary agent who, convinced by her sister to spend one August holiday in Sunshine Falls, North Carolina, keeps running into Charlie, a bookish, brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute. If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again — in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow — what they discover might just unravel the … [Read more...] about Tango To Adapt Emily Henry’s Novel ‘Book Lovers’ Into Movie

EXCLUSIVE: With the final season of his hit HBO series Succession premiering Sunday , Matthew Macfadyen looks to have found his follow-up project as sources tell Deadline the Emmy winner is the latest addition to Marvel Studios’ Deadpool 3 . Ryan Reynolds is returning to star, with Hugh Jackman and The Crown ‘s Emma Corrin also on board. It is unknown who Macfadyen will be playing. Shawn Levy is on board to direct, with Paul Wernick & Rhett Reese returning to pen the script. Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin wrote a previous draft. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige will join Reynolds and Levy as producers. This will mark the first Deadpool film in which Marvel Studios will work hand in hand with Reynolds and Team Deadpool. Feige’s involvement comes after he helped revamp the Spider-Man franchise when he came on to help in the creative effort for that Sony series. Macfadyen is best known for his scene stealing role of Tom, Shiv Roy’s … [Read more...] about ‘Succession’s Matthew Macfadyen Joins Marvel’s ‘Deadpool 3’

EXCLUSIVE: Ving Rhames , Alfred Molina and Ron Perlman are the latest additions to Apple Original Films’ The Instigators , starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck. The A-list ensemble also includes Hong Chau, Paul Walter Hauser and Michael Stuhlbarg. Doug Liman is directing. The film follows two thieves who go on the run with the help of one of their therapists after a robbery goes awry. The script was penned by Chuck MacLean and Casey Affleck and was developed by Robinov, Graham and Casey Affleck. Damon and Ben Affleck are producing through their newly announced banner Artists Equity, along with Jeff Robinov and John Graham through Studio 8 and Kevin Walsh through his The Walsh Company. Rhames next can be seen reprising his role of Luther in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 and Part 2. Other recent credits include the new Garfield pic and Sinking Spring. Molina is coming off reprising role as Doc Ock in Spider-Man: No Way Home and also … [Read more...] about Ving Rhames, Alfred Molina And Ron Perlman Join Apple’s ‘The Instigators’

Netflix has ordered Man on Fire , a drama series adaptation based on A.J. Quinnell’s Man on Fire and The Perfect Kill , the first two books in Quinnell’s five-book series. The project hails from writer/executive producer Kyle Killen ( Fear Street: Part One – 1994 , Halo ), New Regency Productions, producer of Tony Scott’s classic 2004 film starring Denzel Washington, and Chernin Entertainment. RELATED: 2023 Netflix Pilot & Series Orders Written and executive produced by Killen, the eight-episode series tells the story of John Creasy, the role played by Washington in the 2004 film and by Scott Glenn in a 1987 Italian feature, a broken ex-mercenary on a mission to avenge the death of his only friend, while protecting his fallen comrade’s daughter from the forces that destroyed her family. Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan and Michael Schaefer executive produce for New Regency Productions, which controls the rights to the IP and financed the 2004 film. Peter … [Read more...] about ‘Man On Fire’ TV Series Adaptation Ordered By Netflix

EXCLUSIVE : French actress Guslagie Malanda has signed with Anonymous Content for management, on the heels of a career-elevating awards run with the acclaimed Alice Diop film, Saint Omer . The French legal drama, billed as a contemporary version of the Medea myth, premiered to rave reviews at the 2022 Venice Film Festival, where it won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize, as well as the Luigi De Laurentiis Lion of the Future Award for Best Debut Feature, before going on to be named as France’s 2023 submission for the Best International Feature Oscar. It’s inspired by a true story and follows novelist Rama (Kayije Kagame) as she attends the trial of Laurence Coly (Guslagie Malanga), a young woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter by abandoning her to the rising tide on a beach in northern France. As the trial continues, the words of the accused and witness testimonies will shake Rama’s convictions and call into question our own judgment. The film released in … [Read more...] about ‘Saint Omer’s Guslagie Malanda Inks With Anonymous Content

The Roys are back with a vengeance. The Season 4 premiere of Succession drew an audience of 2.3M on Sunday across HBO Max and linear telecasts, which is a series high for same-day viewers. Total viewing for Sunday night was up 62% compared to Season 3’s premiere viewership of 1.4M in October 2021. At the time, that marked the best premiere night performance of any HBO original series since HBO Max launched in May 2020. Sunday’s viewership is also up about 33% from the Season 3 finale’s 1.7M. Season 3 averaged about 7.2M viewers per episode, according to HBO. HBO also says that all previous seasons of Succession saw a 4x increase in viewership in the week leading up to the Season 4 premiere, compared to the week prior. While viewing for Succession Season 4 does trail behind other Sunday shows like House of the Dragon, The Last of Us and Euphoria, the premiere episode tracked ahead of the Season 2 premiere of The White Lotus (1.9M). By the end of the … [Read more...] about ‘Succession’ Soars To Series High Audience Of 2.3M For Final Season Premiere

EXCLUSIVE: Actor, professional dancer and content creator Woody McClain has signed with M88 for representation. M88 will create and develop opportunities for McClain in the entertainment and strategic partnership spaces. McClain currently stars in the hit Starz network series Power Book II: Ghost as Cane Tejada since the show’s inception in 2020. He stars opposite Mary J. Blige who plays his mother Monet Tejada. Season 3 of the drama series premiered on March 17th and set a viewership record in its first weekend, making it Starz’s biggest premiere weekend ever. Power Book II: Ghost was renewed for a fourth season ahead of the Season 3 premiere. Up next, McClain can be seen in the film Desperation Road set to release later this year. Written by Michael Farris Smith, Desperation Road is set in Mississippi and follows a singular event that sets the entire town on a collision course fueled by vengeance, anger, and regret. Mel Gibson, Garrett Hedlund and Ryan Hurst … [Read more...] about ‘Power Book II: Ghost’ Star Woody McClain Signs With M88