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Scott Pilgrim will be back, and in computer-generated living color: Netflix has picked up an anime series about the beloved slacker-musician from the classic graphic novels, which was made into a 2010 film that starred Michael Cera . In fact, Cera will lend his voice to the new series as Scott, a member of a garage band who falls for a gal named Ramona but must first defeat her seven previous lovers. Mary Elizabeth Winstead will reprise the role as Ramona. Other actors from the movie who will be lending their voice for the Netflix series are Satya Bhabha as Matthew Patel, Kieran Culkin as Wallace Wells, Chris Evans as Lucas Lee, Anna Kendrick as Stacey Pilgrim, Brie Larson as Envy Adams, Alison Pill as Kim Pine, Aubrey Plaza as Julie Powers, Brandon Routh as Todd Ingram, Jason Schwartzman as Gideon Graves, Johnny Simmons as Young Neil, Mark Webber Stephen Still, Mae Whitman as Roxie and Ellen Wong as Knives Chau. Bryan Lee O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski, the … [Read more...] about Netflix Orders New Anime Series Based On ‘Scott Pilgrim’; Original Cast From 2010 Movie To Voice

EXCLUSIVE : Venice Film Festival, Netflix and The Gotham Film & Media Institute are teaming up on a program of movies at iconic New York venue, the Paris Theater. Scroll down for program lineup in full. Titled Venice Film Festival Presents: Next Generation , the four day event (April 20-23) will showcase films from the first ten years of La Biennale di Venezia’s Biennale College Cinema. Screenings will be accompanied by in-depth discussions pairing new filmmakers with established directors, producers, and writers. The opening night will feature a screening of mystery-thriller Our Father, The Devil with remarks from Venice Director Alberto Barbera and Head of Programme Savina Neirotti. Indie Spirit winner Nikyatu Jusu, whose Sundance film Nanny was picked up by Amazon and Blumhouse, will serve as moderator for the opening night discussion with director Ellie Foumbi. Biennale College Cinema is an incubator program for low-budget films by emerging … [Read more...] about Venice Film Festival, Netflix & The Gotham Institute Team Up For ‘Next Generation’ Program At New York’s Paris Theater

EXCLUSIVE : Amazon Studios has secured rights to Aaron Foley ’s debut novel Boys Come First , with plans to develop the property for television, tapping Chuck Hayward ( Ted Lasso ) to pen the pilot and exec produce the series. Field Trip will produce the show, developed under their overall deal with Amazon Studios , with the company’s co-founders Will Graham and Hailey Wierengo also set to exec produce alongside their VP of Development, Stephanie Dietz. And Deadline understands that Hayward is also in discussions to serve as showrunner. Boys Come First tells the humorously heartfelt story of three gay millennial Black men looking for love, navigating friendships and pursuing professional success against the rapidly evolving backdrop of contemporary Detroit. The Cleveland-based Belt Publishing published the novel in May of last year. A 2x Emmy and WGA Award nom perhaps best known as a co-executive producer on Apple TV+’s international smash hit Ted … [Read more...] about Amazon Developing ‘Boys Come First’ Series Based On Aaron Foley’s Debut Novel; Chuck Hayward To Pen The Pilot, Serve As EP

Roadside Attractions has nabbed North American rights to the drama Dreamin’ Wild , telling the true story of musician brothers Donnie and Joe Emerson, slating it for release in theaters nationwide on August 4th. The film starring Academy Award winner Casey Affleck ( Manchester by the Sea ), Noah Jupe ( Honey Boy ) and Emmy and Golden Globe nom Zooey Deschanel ( 500 Days of Summer ) puts Oscar- and Emmy-nominated writer-director Bill Pohlad back in business with Roadside, which with Lionsgate released his last acclaimed film Love & Mercy on Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson. Its central question is, what if a childhood dream suddenly came true — but 30 years later?  That’s what happened to singer-songwriter Donnie Emerson and his family when the album he and his brother recorded as teens was rediscovered after 30 years of obscurity and was suddenly hailed by music critics as a lost masterpiece. While the album’s rediscovery brings hopes of second chances, … [Read more...] about Roadside Attractions Acquires Emerson Brothers Drama ‘Dreamin’ Wild’ With Casey Affleck, Noah Jupe & Zooey Deschanel