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Gwyneth Paltrow did not cause the 2016 ski collision that retired optometrist Terry Sanderson claimed left him with a traumatic brain injury, a jury found today. The jury in Park City, Utah, found that Sanderson was responsible for the collision, and awarded Paltrow the $1 she requested in a countersuit. Paltrow lawyer Stephen W. Owens said the actor did not have an immediate comment, but her legal team would address the press shortly. In the civil trial that’s become a national obsession — from its vivid, if opposing, descriptions of the frightening crash to Paltrow’s ever-changing, casually chic courtroom attire — Sanderson sued the Shakespeare in Love star for $300,000, claiming a reckless Paltrow was responsible for the slope collision at the Deer Valley Resort in Utah. Paltrow countered that it was Sanderson who slammed into her, not the other way around. During closing arguments today in a Park City courtroom, lawyers for Sanderson said their client “never … [Read more...] about Gwyneth Paltrow Found Not Liable For 2016 Ski Collision With Optometrist; ‘Shakespeare In Love’ Star Awarded Her Requested $1

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary astronomer and astrophysicist Carl Sagan , who expanded scientific understanding of the universe and helped millions appreciate the wonders of the cosmos, will be the subject of an upcoming documentary feature from National Geographic Documentary Films . The Untitled Carl Sagan Film will be produced by Fuzzy Door ’s Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins, Emmy and Peabody winner Ann Druyan – Sagan’s life partner – and Academy Award nominee Nanette Burstein , with Burstein directing. Also producing is production company Hungry Man . Sagan’s contributions to planetary science were equaled only by his capacity to spread an infectious joy of the marvel and immensity of space. His 1980 book Cosmos became the best-selling science book ever published in English, and he appeared frequently on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (amusing the host and the viewing public with his emphasis on “billions and billions” of stars in reference to the quantity … [Read more...] about Documentary On Carl Sagan, Brilliant Astronomer And ‘Cosmos’ Author, In The Works From National Geographic & Seth MacFarlane

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

EXCLUSIVE : CAA has signed filmmaker Jamie Dack , whose debut feature Palm Trees and Power Lines earned her the U.S. Dramatic Directing Award at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The coming-of-age drama, based on Dack’s 2018 short film of the same name, tells the story of Lea (Lily McInerny), a disconnected teenage girl who enters a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees Tom (Jonathan Tucker) as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem. Dack co-wrote, directed and produced the pic, which was most recently nominated for Best First Screenplay and Best First Feature at the 2023 Independent Spirit Awards, also respectively landing McInerny and Tucker noms for Best Breakthrough Performance and Supporting Performance. Other notable accolades garnered by the film include Best Feature Film and Best Screenplay at the Torino Film Festival, as well as the Jury Prize at the Deauville Film Festival, to name just a few. Dack … [Read more...] about CAA Signs Sundance Prize-Winning ‘Palm Trees And Power Lines’ Filmmaker Jamie Dack

EXCLUSIVE : Brothers Josh and Benny Safdie have begun rounding out the cast for their new Netflix movie, with Megan Thee Stallion now in talks to star alongside their Uncut Gems collaborator Adam Sandler , according to multiple sources. Netflix declined to comment. Specifics as to the plot, and even the title of the new film remain tightly under wraps, though Sandler recently confirmed its setting in the world of sports memorabilia. The Safdies will direct from their own script and also serve as producers on the pic, which is gearing up for production this summer. Megan Thee Stallion (née Megan Pete) is a chart-topping rapper and singer who has previously appeared on the series P-Valley (Starz), She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Disney+) and Good Girls (NBC) and makes her feature debut opposite Nathan Lane, Bowen Yang and Megan Mullally in the R-rated musical comedy F***ing Identical Twins , from Borat helmer Larry Charles. The film from A24 and Chernin … [Read more...] about Megan Thee Stallion Circling Josh & Benny Safdie’s Netflix Film With Adam Sandler

One-third of features films approved for support by France ’s National Cinema Centre (CNC) in 2022 had a women at the helm for the first time in history, according to figures released by the body this week. The figures were collated by the CNC’s Gender Equality Observatory created in 2014 to monitor the presence of women across the film industry. The data is drawn from information provided for French-initiated films (FIF) approved by the CNC as being eligible for its different support schemes. According to the report, 69 of the 208 FIF films approved last year were directed or co-directed by women, representing 33.2% of all the approved films. This not does not represent an historic high in terms of the number of female-directed films, because in 2021 there were 265 FIF films, amid a spike in production following the Covid-19 hiatus, among which 81 films were directed or co-directed by women. It was the first time, however, that films directed or co-directed by … [Read more...] about Female-Directed Films Hit Historic 33% Share In France But Women Struggle To Access High Budgets – CNC Study

BACKGRID Rihanna 's doing it all ... embracing motherhood while also working overtime on her career -- no easy feat when you consider the hours she's putting in, but her son's along for the ride. Mama Rih was cradling her baby boy Thursday morning, fresh out of a photo shoot that lasted from 7 PM to 7 AM ... according to a photo agency. We're told she arrived the exact same way she left, with her sleeping child in her arms. Backgrid We don't know what the shoot was for, but it's possible the baby was included. RiRi, who is expecting her second child, was also accompanied by another pal and her bestie Melissa ... so, looks like she might have some childcare assistance while on set. TMZ broke the story ... Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcomed their first child in May of 2022. Gallery Launch Gallery Getty You'll recall, she made a surprising reveal for baby #2 during her Super Bowl Halftime Show performance. … [Read more...] about Rihanna Brings Son with Her for Overnight Photo Shoot

When a character promises a life story so inspirational it’ll make a believer of an atheist, the tale better come through on some big-time convincing. Life of Pi , Lolita Chakrabarti’s stage adaption of Yann Martel’s heart-tugging 2001 novel opening tonight at Broadway ’s Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, won’t likely be churning out any religious converts, but renewed faith in the art of puppetry is all but guaranteed. Starring the winning young actor Hiran Abeysekera, reprising his Olivier Award-winning London turn as the title character, Life of Pi , directed by Max Webster, sticks closer to the novel than to Ang Lee’s 2012 film adaptation, building the plot around a maritime investigation rather than the writing of a book – and, of course, replacing CGI beasties with enough fully articulated life-size puppets to populate a zoo, or at least a lifeboat. All aboard, at one time or another, are a hyena, an orangutan, a zebra, the odd sea turtle, a hyena-bait water rat and, most … [Read more...] about ‘Life Of Pi’ Broadway Review: A Boy And His Tiger Show Their Stripes