Yes, Timothée Chalamet pre-recorded his vocals to play Bob Dylan in James Mangold‘s “A Complete Unknown,” but he also sang live. Mangold decided he was going to go with the live performance after being blown away by the actor’s performance. Mangold is no stranger to his actors singing live. Joaquin Phoenix did it for “Walk […]
One of the glaring omissions from Monday’s Golden Globe nominations was that Denis Villeneuve’s epic sequel “Dune: Part Two” was not among the eight films in the best cinematic and box office achievement category. Introduced for 2023’s ceremony where “Barbie” took home the statuette, eligible films must gross more than $150 million with a minimum […]
The Oscars have found in a new home in France. Disney+ has picked up exclusive broadcast rights for the 97th Academy Awards, and will offer French subscribers access to the red carpet and the ceremony live from the Dolby Theater on March 2. Up until this year, French pay-tv service Canal+ held the exclusive license, […]
Kristina Shepard, an eight-year veteran of Roku, has joined NBCUniversal as an executive vice president tasked with sales tied to streaming and programmatic advertising, an area of growing importance to the Comcast-backed media company as places more emphasis on its Peacock streaming service and prepares to spin off the bulk of its cable networks.
National Cinema Day, an annual event in which movie theater tickets are heavily discounted, is returning in 2025 with a new title and expanded programming that won’t confine the affordable festivities to one day. Retitled “@ the Movies,” the initiative — hosted by The Cinema Foundation, the non-profit branch of the National Association of Theatre […]
Angel Studios is set to produce and distribute “Fablehaven,” a film adaptation of Brandon Mull’s New York Times best-selling fantasy book series. “Fablehaven” is in the early stages of pre-production and is preparing to shoot in late summer of 2025. Angel Studios reached an agreement with Haven Films, partnering to begin development of the motion […]