Tessa Thompson
Jon Bernthal, Pablo Schreiber Nab Key Roles in Netflix’s ‘His & Hers’ Adaptation
Fresh off his Emmy win, Jon Bernthal is coming out with his next gig. The Bear star and Pablo Schreiber have nabbed key roles in Netflix’s His & Hers adaptation that has Tessa Thompson executive producing and starring in the lead role. The series is described as a seductive and twisty psychological thriller. The six-episode […]
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Tessa Thompson to Star in, Exec Produce Netflix Thriller
Tessa Thompson will head to Netflix for her next series role. The Thor: Love and Thunder star will play a lead role and executive produce His & Hers, a limited series based on a novel of the same title by Alice Feeney. The six-episode drama will be Thompson’s first series work since Westworld ended on […]
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Spike Lee, Paul Mescal and Annie Lennox Join Cinema For Gaza Auction
New film celebrities have joined the Cinema for Gaza auction that is raising funds for the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP). The latest auction lots include a signed and framed Malcolm X poster offered by Spike Lee and Paul Mescal donating a signed Aftersun poster. On the experiences side, actress Tessa Thompson is offering to have […]
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Tessa Thompson, Amazon MGM Studios Ink First Look Film Deal
Fresh from her appearance in the box office hit Creed III, Tessa Thompson and her Viva Maude production banner have signed a first-look film deal with Amazon MGM Studios. Viva Maude, launched by Thompson in 2020, is already in business with Amazon MGM Studios, under its Orion Pictures banner, on Hedda. Thompson has been cast to […]
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Callum Turner Joins Tessa Thompson in Nia DaCosta’s ‘Hedda Gabler’ Movie
Nia DaCosta’s Hedda Gabler movie adaptation Hedda is adding Callum Turner. Turner is joining Tessa Thompson, who will star as the titular character in the take on the classic Henrik Ibsen play. (DaCosta and Thompson previously worked together on the director’s feature debut, Little Woods.) Eve Hewson will also star in the project. DaCosta wrote […]
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Tessa Thompson to Lead ‘Hedda,’ Nia DaCosta’s Reimagining of ‘Hedda Gabler’ for MGM’s Orion, Plan B (Exclusive)
Fresh from her appearance in box office boxing smash hit Creed III ($265 million and counting), Tessa Thompson has been cast as a character considered one of the greatest dramatic roles in theater history. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Thompson is set to play Hedda Gabler in Nia DaCosta’s upcoming film Hedda for MGM’s […]
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‘Creed III’ Star Tessa Thompson on the Word She Refused to Say and the Future of the Franchise
[This story contains mild spoilers for Creed III.] Tessa Thompson isn’t afraid to say no. Whether it’s now with Creed III or in the past, she will speak up if something doesn’t feel right to her on a character level. In Ryan Coogler’s Rocky franchise spinoff and legacy sequel, Creed (2015), one of the most […]
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Kendrick Lamar, Dave Free Discuss Process Behind ‘We Cry Together’
The art of revision, as part of the creative process, is a reestablishing of conditions and an introduction of new considerations to better serve the material and its intended audience. In film, much like in music, editing and arranging allows for the possibility of a final product that resonates on a different frequency than an […]
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Tessa Thompson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Join Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Ash’
Thor: Love and Thunder star Tessa Thompson and Inception actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt have signed on to star in Ash, an upcoming sci-fi thriller from musician and filmmaker Flying Lotus, aka Steven Ellison. Thompson will play a woman who wakes up on a distant planet to find the rest of the crew of her space station […]
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TIFF: Steve Buscemi’s ‘The Listener,’ Bill Pohlad’s ‘Dreamin’ Wild’ to Get Exclusive Market Screenings
The Toronto International Film Festival is set to test whether the indie cinema business has rebounded amid the pandemic by screening 10 movies, including Steve Buscemi’s The Listener and Bill Pohlad’s Dreamin’ Wild, for buyers outside of its official selection. International buyers will get an exclusive look via the new TIFF Industry Selects program […]
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Shia LaBeouf-Starrer ‘Padre Pio’ From Abel Ferrara to Premiere in Venice Days Lineup
Shia LaBeouf’s latest performance, a turn as an Italian monk in Abel Ferrara’s Padre Pio, will get its world premiere in Venice as part of the Venice Days lineup, the independently-run sidebar to the Venice International Film Festival. LaBeouf, who co-starred in 2020 Venice Festival competition title Pieces of a Woman, took a well-publicized break […]
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Venice Film Festival Names Isabel Coixet Horizons Jury President
Spanish director Isabel Coixet (The Bookshop, My Life Without Me) will head up the competition jury for the Orizzonti, or Horizons, section of this year’s Venice International Film festival, organizers unveiled on Wednesday. The Secret Life of Words helmer will be joined by Italian director Laura Bispuri (Sworn Virgin, Daughter of Mine); American filmmaker Antonio Campos […]
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