Apple Studios Commits To ‘Kitbag,’ Ridley Scott-Directed Epic With Joaquin Phoenix As French Conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte

Scott Wright from Aberdeen after a £200,000 deal was agreed to take him to Ibrox early. The 23-year-old had already agreed a pre-contract deal with the Premiership leaders and was due to move in the summer.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterIn a record-setting purchase, Apple Studios has emerged as the winner of “CODA,” the virtual Sundance sensation about a young hearing girl who grapples with breaking away from her deaf family.The Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht-led studio payed close to $25 million for the film, breaking last year’s recording setting “Palm Springs” sale at north of $22 million.As Variety previously reported, rapturous audience response and glowing reviews powered the 2021

Don’t underestimate the sleuthing skills of Keeping Up With the Kardashians fans. On Wednesday, eagle-eyed Twitter goers pointed out that Amelia Gray Hamlin‘s latest mirror selfie [SEEN HERE] was taken inside Scott Disick‘s home, specifically one of his bathrooms. While HollywoodLife cannot verify the latter, fans cited a feature story Architectural Digest did on the Talentless founder’s Hidden Hills home.

Ethan Hawke is joining Blumhouse’s upcoming feature The Black Phone, repping the actor’s ninth reteaming with producer Jason Blum.

Scott White has plead not guilty to the murder of American PhD student Scott Johnson in an alleged hate crime 32 years ago. White, who was 18 at the time of the murder, was arrested in May 2020 after a key informant came forward and helped break the cold case, and one of Sydney’s longest unresolved murders. Police allege that the pair met at a hotel in December 1988 before walking through bushland to a local gay beat spot at North Head.

Steven Gerrard confirms he wants to get Scott Wright in this month but knows "it's in Aberdeen's control". And he teased that there could be more announcements in the coming days as the Ibrox club look to get their business done.Attacking midfield Wright has signed a pre-contract deal and will move to Ibrox in the summer.Rangers were hoping to do a deal this month but the Dons have taken the swap deal option off the table.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Ready or Not” star Samara Weaving has been cast in “Liz,” a biopic about one of America’s forgotten founding mothers Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte.Described as a U.S.-set “Bridgerton” or “The Great,” “Liz” tells the story of the country’s first modern celebrity.

COVID-19 vaccine, and wore an Avengers-themed mask to mark the occasion.Revealing the news of his jab on Instagram, Jackson said he was about to “bust back out” following his vaccination, and encouraging others to also get vaccinated.“At The Forum getting that 1st jab!!” he captioned his post, taken at the vaccination centre at the Forum music venue in Inglewood, California.Taking a selfie while in his car wearing a face mask themed on the Avengers, Jackson added the hopeful hashtags:

The Beast Must Die, the British drama series starring Jared Harris and Cush Jumbo, is headed to the U.S.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterAMC Networks has acquired six-part revenge thriller “The Beast Must Die,” produced in partnership with BritBox UK, New Regency Television International and Ridley Scott’s Scott Free.The series, based on the novel by Nicholas Blake, centers on a grieving mother who infiltrates the life of the man she thinks murdered her son.

EXCLUSIVE: R&B recording artist Ledisi (Selma, American Soul) is set to play legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in the biopic, Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story.  Columbus Short (ABC’s Scandal, Stomp the Yard) will take on the role of Martin Luther King Jr., a close friend of Jackson’s. Janet Hubert (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) and Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Walking Dead, The Steve Harvey Show) also co-star.

The San Francisco International Film Festival, known as SFFILM, has named Jessie Fairbanks as its new director of programming. Fairbanks will oversee film and offscreen programming for both the SFFILM festival and the organization’s year-round offerings.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorThe San Francisco International Film Festival has announced that Jessie Fairbanks will join the organization, leading the festival, year-round offerings and off-screen programming.Fairbanks, who has worked with DOC NYC and Tribeca Film Festival, joins SFFILM on Jan. 25.The 2021 festival is scheduled for April 9-18.

Raised By Wolves will start filming its second season in Cape Town, South Africa, from mid-March, lead actress Amanda Collin has revealed to NME.Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner) executive produced and directed the first two episodes of the futuristic thriller, which debuted to critical acclaim in September. The 10-part first season followed two androids (played by Collin and Abubakar Salim), who crash land on a strange planet after escaping from a dangerous war zone.

A lot of the discussion surrounding Christopher Nolan last year was how he wanted to release “Tenet” in theaters to help provide a spark for the industry to hopefully bring people back to cinemas and help resuscitate an industry that has been hit incredibly hard since the pandemic began.

More than 40 key figures from the film industry have written to UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak calling for more support for UK cinema, which they say is “standing on the edge of an abyss” as a result of the pandemic.

Kitbag, which stars Joaquin Phoenix, is set to be released via Apple TV+.Kitbag, which Scott will direct and produce, will see Phoenix take on the role of French emperor and military leader Napoleon Bonaparte.

Scott Wright to Aberdeen.The Aberdeen boss concedes the 23-year-old could depart this month with the Ibrox side nearing a pre-contract agreement for the winger. Wright has enjoyed a breakthrough season at Pittodrie and is being chased by a host of club in England as well as Steven Gerrard 's side.The Rangers boss admitted earlier on Friday that his side had a number of options and could use a player as a potential makeweight to sweeten any deal to land Wright now.But McInnes was primed and ready

Apple has landed theJoaquin Phoenix and Ridley Scott reteam Kitbag. Phoenix will star as the French military leader and emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, in the film that will track his origins and, as the logline reads, "swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine."David Scarpa penned the screenplay.