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Bad Bunny Joins Adam Sandler in ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ (Exclusive)
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasió — also known as the musical artist Bad Bunny — has found his next onscreen role, joining the cast of Adam Sandler’s Happy Gilmore sequel. Kyle Newacheck, who directed Sandler in the Netflix comedy Murder Mystery, is helming the Netflix sequel to the 1996 comedy about a wannabe professional hockey player who discovers […]
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‘The Last Showgirl’ Backer Pinky Promise on Building a “New and Exciting” Slate
When Kara Durrett and Jesse Burgum, the duo behind the production-finance company Pinky Promise, first met, it was 104 degrees. They were filming in the attic of a church in Decatur, Georgia, working on Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul, the first movie Burgum financed where Durrett was working as an independent producer. “A lot […]
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Malcolm Washington on Surprising His Mom With ‘The Piano Lesson’ Tribute
“It’s all a little overwhelming. When you make something that’s so personal to you, it feels like you’re just making it for yourself or for your people. But then you’re reminded that this will exist in the world,” says Malcolm Washington of his feature directorial debut, The Piano Lesson. The adaptation of the August Wilson […]
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TIFF According to Neon Non-Fiction Head Dan O’Meara
Dan O’Meara heads up non-fiction at indie powerhouse Neon, where he has recently worked on films like Andrew McCarthy’s Brat Pack title Brats and GameStop stock doc Rise of the Players. He will be on the ground at the Toronto Film Festival with the documentary Men of War. Described by TIFF programmers as “Rambo meets […]
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Annapurna President Nathan Gary Exits (Exclusive)
Nathan Gary is stepping down as the president of Megan Ellison’s Annapurna, a post he has held since 2021, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Gary will also be departing the company. The co-heads of Annapurna’s indie gaming division, Deborah Mars and Nathan Vella, are also departing. Hector Sanchez recently rejoined Annapurna from Epic Games and […]
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Anderson .Paak Unpacks ‘K-Pops,’ His Directorial Debut
Anderson .Paak was looking for the exit. The multiple Grammy-winning R&B artist, rapper and drummer was about to make his foray into the world of moviemaking by jumping into the deep end — the very deep end — and co-writing, starring in and providing original music for K-Pops, which also happened to be his feature […]
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Meet the New Cool Kids of Indie Filmmaking
Last year, Sundance was the first in-person version of the festival since the pandemic forced the bastion of American independent filmmaking online for two years. It also acted as the unofficial debut for 2AM, the upstart production and management outfit headed by Christine D’Souza Gelb, producer David Hinojosa and manager Kevin Rowe. At the festival, 2AM […]
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Rising Star Mark Eydelshteyn Had to Convince His Teachers to Let Him Star in Sean Baker’s Cannes Winner ‘Anora’
Talking to Russian actor Mark Eydelshteyn, it is easy to understand why Sean Baker cast him in Anora — set to screen at TIFF — as Ivan, an incredibly likable goofball who marries a Brighton Beach sex worker but also happens to be the son of a Russian oligarch. Eydelshteyn, with limbs that seem to move at twice the regular human […]
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Eddie Huang’s New Doc ‘Vice Is Broke’ Digs Into the Media Giant’s Downfall
“You have to be privy to how your art lives in a global, capitalist world,” explains Eddie Huang from his backyard in Los Angeles. Over the past year, the filmmaker has been thinking a lot about the interplay between artistic endeavors and corporate ambition as he made his documentary debut, Vice Is Broke, about the […]
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Demi Moore’s Director Coralie Fargeat Is Not Afraid to Gross You Out With ‘The Substance’
Coralie Fargeat tried to give everyone fair warning. When the French filmmaker was readying her latest film, The Substance, she wrote the script in its entirety, filled with as much detail as possible, before taking it to producing partners. When it came to casting, she had long conversations with her leads about why the extremity […]
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‘The Apprentice’ Producers Explain Why They Need a Kickstarter Campaign
Yesterday, the filmmakers behind Donald Trump movie The Apprentice launched a Kickstarter campaign to assist with the October theatrical release of the film with a goal of raising $100,000. A day later, it has already topped that goal, raising more than $139,000 for the campaign, dubbed “Release The Apprentice.” A Kickstarter campaign is not the […]
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TIFF Hot List: Sydney Sweeney, Mads Mikkelsen and Pamela Anderson Films to Tempt Buyers in Toronto
At this time last year, picketers were walking outside of studio gates, still two months away from resolving Hollywood’s dual strikes. Of the big festivals, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), with its focus on star-heavy independent projects, was hardest hit by the labor action, with empty red carpets turning much-hyped premieres into damp squibs. […]
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