Amazon’s Prime Video is looking out for the cast and crew of The Summer I Turned Pretty as they go on location to film their movie. The streamer issued a statement on social media asking for privacy and to “protect the magic.” “We love the excitement, but sharing locations and visiting set disrupts filming and…
Netflix has greenlit the series adaptation of the Vault Comics property “Barbaric” created by Mike Moreci and Nathan Gooden and edited by Adrian Wassel. The announcement was made during Netflix’s upfront presentation to advertisers on Wednesday in New York. The show was first reported to be in development at the streamer in 2024. It was…
Mubi is once again flexing it financial muscle ahead of Cannes, picking up one of the buzziest films heading to this year’s festival. The arthouse distributor and production company has acquired Na Hong-Jin’s (“The Wailing,” “The Yellow Sea”) sci-fi action thriller “Hope” for multiple territories, including Latin America, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Turkey….
The plan was simple, if audacious. Max Huang had prepared a showreel, traveled to a Berlin red carpet, and waited six hours for Jackie Chan to arrive. Chan, surrounded by bodyguards, was unreachable. So when Jaden Smith wandered over to sign autographs, Huang handed the reel to him instead. A month later, he got an…
Mike Stenson, the long-standing president of Jerry Bruckheimer Films who developed and produced movies including “Top Gun: Maverick” and five “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, died April 26. He was 65. “As early as high school, Mike loved movies and knew he wanted to make them,” said his younger brother Robert in a statement. “While…
With six productions selected for the Cannes Festival and 11 titles at the Marché, Catalonia is once more punching above its weight on the Croisette. Companies mentioned below are the Catalan producers of the films. Cannes Premiere The End of It Director: Maria M. Bayona Fasten Films Rebecca Hall plays former provocative artist Claire in…