Adam Egypt Mortimer’s ‘Archenemy’ Acquired By RLJE Films Ahead Of Beyond Fest Bow

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival (October 23-30), the Middle East’s first sizeable COVID-era physical film event, has set Peter Webber (Girl With A Pearl Earring) as jury president.Gérard Depardieu will receive the festival’s Career Achievement Award and actor Said Taghmaoui (La Haine) will received the Omar Sharif Award.Hannibal Rising and Emperor director Webber told us: “It has been a difficult year for many and especially those of us in the film

Chris Willman Music WriterThe idea of a U.S. film festival sticking to its dates in 2020 with a fully programmed, all-physical, non-virtual slate of screenings? It might seem beyond possibility, but then, the suspension of disbelief is particularly accentuated at L.A.’s annual Beyond Fest, which programs “genre” films every fall at the American Cinematheque’s Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.

Queen + Adam Lambert have beaten Blackpink to Number 1 on the UK’s Official Albums Chart this week, the Official Charts Company can confirm.

Leighton Meester carries a left over container after lunching with husband Adam Brody in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon (October 6).

Neil Marshall's The Reckoning, which stars his fiancee, Charlotte Kirk, is set to receive a U.S. premiere at the Beyond Fest in Los Angeles at the Mission Tiki Drive-In Theatre on Tuesday night.

Andrea Riseborough is one of the most fascinating actors working today. Much like Tilda Swinton, Riseborough seamlessly moves from one genre to the next, always giving a fantastic performance that’s unlike anything she did before, or does after.

Andrea Riseborough is one of the most fascinating actors working today. Much like Tilda Swinton, Riseborough seamlessly moves from one genre to the next, always giving a fantastic performance that’s unlike anything she did before, or does after.

Andrea Riseborough, was not so much an instance of art imitating life as it was a film changing her own life. The actress (known for roles in and a standout episode of ) had a stacked dance card when the script for Zeina Durra's romantic drama was sent to her but moved heaven and earth to be part of the project.

Naman Ramachandran Distributor Altitude has picked up a slate of four films for the U.K.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorUK distributor Altitude has announced four acquisitions for the UK and Ireland: Archenemy from Adam Egypt Mortimer, Quentin Dupieux‘s Mandibles (as previously announced), Mathieu Turi’s Meander and Philippe Lacôte’s Night Of The Kings.Archenemy stars Joe Manganiello (True Blood) as Max Fist, a hero from another dimension exiled to Earth.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerMGM Resorts International and its insurers have signed off on a deal that gives $800 million in payouts to victims and their relatives of the worst mass shooting in US history. The settlement was finalized just before the third anniversary of the infamous event.Clark County District Court Judge Linda Bell approved the settlement to more than 4,400 relatives and victims in a brief order.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorEXCLUSIVE: Virgil Films & Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Nasrin, a documentary about activist Nasrin Sotoudeh narrated by Oscar winner Olivia Colman.Sotoudeh is a human rights activists and an outspoken leader of Iran’s women’s rights movement. Last week, she cited serious health concerns in ending a six-week hunger strike in Evin Prison, where she has been serving a nearly four-decade sentence.

DC project Black Adam.The actor, who recently starred in The Invisible Man, is in final talks to join the movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Although he has been reimagined as different incarnations throughout DC Comics’ history, reports suggest the Black Adam version of Hawkman will be Carter Hall, an archaeologist who discovers that he’s the reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian prince.He sports large artificial wings and a harness made out of an alien element known as ‘nth metal’,

Adam Lambert has opened up about what it’s like performing with Queen.Lambert, a former contestant on American Idol, joined Queen in 2012 and took on the role of replacing the group’s former late frontman, Freddie Mercury.In a new interview with The Times, Lambert spoke about the pressure of the role, saying that he never wanted to do an “impersonation” of Mercury.Lambert said: “I knew I didn’t want to do an impersonation. Freddie and I are different.

Aldis Hodge will head to the big screen with Dwayne Johnson in Black Adam.

Alicia Keys is celebrating 10 years of marriage with Swizz Beatz and has opened up about her “beautiful bond” and their life together after having two children, nine-year-old son Egypt and five-year-old son Genesis.