Ann-Helen Laestadius’ Novel ‘Stolen’ Getting Netflix Adaptation – Global Bulletin

When it comes to biopics, they don’t get much more intensely intimate than Andrew Dominik‘s “Blonde.” And the film’s world premiere at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month confirmed that Ana de Armas expertly channels Marilyn Monroe in her performance. In fact, de Armas got so close to Monroe during the film’s production the actress attempted to contact the deceased starlet, in a way.

After movies, shows, and docs about Ted Bundy, Richard Ramirez, John Wayne Gacy, and others, Netflix now turns its attention to one of America’s most infamous serial killers: Jeffrey Dahmer. And “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” sees the streamer give its subject the deluxe treatment.

“The Midnight Club” series, and death abounds in the next show from “The Haunting of Hill House,” “The Haunting of Bly Manor” and “Midnight Mass” creator Mike Flanagan.The show is based on the beloved Christopher Pike novel of the same name and takes place at a hospice with a mysterious history, where the eight members of the Midnight Club (all of whom are terminally ill) meet each night at midnight to tell sinister stories – and to look for signs of the supernatural from the beyond.Mike Flanagan executive produces and directs the show alongside Trevor Macy through their Intrepid Pictures and Leah Fong. Flanagan and Fong are the show’s creators, while Pike serves as an executive producer.The first season spans 10 one-hour episodes and stars Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone, Chris Sumpter, Adia, Aya Furukawa, Sauriyan Sapkota, Matt Biedel, Samantha Sloyan, with Zach Gilford and Heather Langenkamp.This is the latest horror-tinged Netflix series from Flanagan, who also directed the Warner Bros.

Naman Ramachandran Sri Lanka’s Vimukthi Jayasundara and Guatemala’s César Díaz, winners of the Cannes Golden Camera for “The Forsaken Land” (2005) and “Nuestras madres” (2019) respectively, are among the recipients of the Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) of the International Film Festival Rotterdam‘s (IFFR) HBF+Europe: Minority Co-production Support scheme for 2022. Out of 25 applications, six projects by filmmakers from Argentina, Egypt, Guatemala, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Yemen have been awarded a contribution of €60,000 ($60,854) each through their European co-producers in Austria, Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Jayasundara is supported for “Turtle’s Gaze on Spying Stars” (France/Sri Lanka, House on Fire), set on a mysterious resort where the protagonist must quarantine and reckon with his past on his return to Sri Lanka, while Díaz gets it for “Fidelidad” (Guatemala/Belgium, Lemming Film Belgium), a love triangle set on Lake Atitlán in Guatemala.

If anything, since its inception, cinema has been an art of apparitions. There’s a ghostly quality to the medium, no pun intended.

The Crown will reportedly 'pause' filming following the death of the Queen. Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully, aged 96, on Thursday afternoon. Her death was announced at around 6.30pm following the release of a brief statement by Buckingham Palace.

Marilyn Monroe Biopic “Blonde” is already raking in the praise.

Blonde, Andrew Dominik’s long-awaited and anticipated Marilyn Monroe biopic starring Ana de Armas, just had its world premiere Thursday night at the Venice Film Festival, where the audience greeted it with an 11-minute standing ovation after the credits rolled.

The death of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday at age 96 as prompted Peter Morgan, writer of the 2006 film The Queen starring Helen Mirren and Netflix’s Emmy-winning drama The Crown, said that the series “is a love letter to her.”

If anything, since its inception, cinema has been an art of apparitions. There’s a ghostly quality to the medium, no pun intended.

Mila Kunis’ past is coming back to haunt her in the upcoming thriller “Luckiest Girl Alive”. Slated to debut on Netflix in October, the film is adapted from Jessica Knoll’s popular 2015 novel of the same name. And ahead of its release, the streaming platform shared the first official look at the twisted story.

Mila Kunis’ past is coming back to haunt her in the upcoming thriller. Slated to debut on Netflix in October, the film is adapted from Jessica Knoll’s popular 2015 novel of the same name.

Cobra Kai season five and a Cyberpunk 2077 spin-off series are set to arrive on Netflix UK this month – see the full list of arrivals below.The fifth season of the Karate Kid sequel series is set to premiere on September 5, picking up after events in the season four finale where the evil Cobra Kai triumphed in the All Valley Under 18 Karate Tournament and forced the Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang dojos to close down.Another highlight is the upcoming film Blonde, directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe.The film, set to be released on September 23, has attracted attention due to its NC-17 rating in the US. A synopsis reads: “Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood’s most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe.

This year’s Venice Film Festival has several highly anticipated films in competition for the Golden Lion. But the festival’s most anticipated movie may arguably be Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde.” Based on Joyce Carol Oates’s 2000 novel of the same name, “Blonde” may be the biopic to end all biopics.

Netflix is adapting Ann-Helén Laestadius novel Stolen, in which a young indigenous woman struggles to defend her indigenous heritage, into a film.

Ana de Armas doesn’t get the buzz surrounding the NC-17 rating that’s attached to Netflix's upcoming film, . The actress, who plays Marilyn Monroe in the movie, speaks about the decision in a recent interview with . “I didn’t understand why that happened,” she tells the publication. “I can tell you a number of shows or movies that are way more explicit with a lot more sexual content than.

Typically, when a high-profile film is being released, the lead actor (though important) isn’t the sole focus of all the attention and skepticism. But in the case of Netflix’s upcoming “Blonde,” all eyes are on Ana de Armas.

EXCLUSIVE: The long-awaited sequel to the classic comedy franchise is a go as sources tell Deadline that Taylour Paige and Joseph Gordon-Levitt have joined series star Eddie Murphy in Netflix’s newly titled Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley. Production on the sequel is under way with Mark Molloy directing. Murphy is back as Axel Foley and will produce along with Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer films. Will Beall penned the script.