From depicting a dream thief in Inception to assassinating time-traveling targets in Looper, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is no stranger to science fiction. In his latest guise, however, the actor is not contending with fantastical thoughts about the future. Instead, he has become one of Hollywood’s most consistent and articulate campaigners on artificial intelligence. If you scroll through Gordon-Levitt’s social media…
Robert Irwin has wrangled snakes, cuddled koalas, and charmed television audiences from Australia to America. Now, he’s outrunning a stampede of inflatable crocodiles through the outback. Columbia Sportswear has unveiled its latest campaign starring its global brand ambassador, and the brand is leaning hard into Irwin’s signature blend of wildlife enthusiasm and self-deprecating humor. The…
Chile boasts a milestone presence in Cannes this year with new or consolidating companies leading the charge. Among them is Fernando Bascuñán’s Planta with three projects — two competing in Directors’ Fortnight: Domingo Sotomayor’s drama about a woman adopting a stray dog, “La Perra,” and Lisandro Alonso’s “Double Freedom” (“La libertad doble”). Picked up by…
Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro was awarded a BFI Fellowship last night during a ceremony in London. The filmmaker was handed the award, the British Film Institute’s highest honor, by his frequent collaborator Cate Blanchett. “For a man that has tried for 30 years to make the brutal and the beautiful sit together, I have…
EXCLUSIVE: Judd Apatow has brought a murderer’s row of comedians around Glen Powell for his new Universal Pictures comedy, The Comeback King. The call sheet includes Leanne Morgan (Leanne), Kumail Nanjiani and Atsuko Okatsuka — who recently released the lauded Hulu specials Night Thoughts and Father — Vanessa Bayer (I Love That for You), Tig Notaro (The Morning Show), Chris…
After a surprise, landslide electoral defeat brought down longtime strongman Viktor Orbán last month, there’s a breath of new life in the Hungarian film industry. Here’s a rundown of the some of the buzziest titles local producers are bringing to the Cannes market, featuring a mix of top Hollywood stars and emerging local talents.: MoulinDirector: László NemesProducer:…