'CODA' Director Sian Heder to Helm 'Impossible' Adaptation

Muhammad Ali biopic The Greatest (1977) and the spy thriller Avalanche Express (1979) – after their directors died mid-shoot; he also shot second-unit footage for RoboCop (1987). Iguana (1988) was at least a Hellman original, an eccentric meditation on power about a disfigured harpooner who appoints himself king of a remote island, though the director himself dismissed it as “terrible”.

Manori Ravindran International EditorBritish actor and model Poppy Delevingne, Chad Michael Collins, Casper Van Dien and Jeff Fahey are set to star in thriller-suspense film “Assailant,” from MSR Media and written and directed by Tom Paton (“400 Bullets”).The pic turns on a couple going through marriage counseling who decide to head to the Caribbean on a “make or break” sailing holiday.

EXCLUSIVE: Chad Rook (Siren) is set for a recurring role in Joe Pickett, Spectrum Originals’ hourlong drama series based on C.J. Box’s bestselling novels, starring Michael Dorman. The series hails from Waco creators John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, Paramount Television Studios and Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher’s Red Wagon Entertainment.

Rob Lowe, his role on has become a family affair. The actor's son, John Owen Lowe, is working as a writer on the emergency drama series while his brother, Chad Lowe, directed this week's episode — and Rob recently told ET that he's had a great time working with those closest to him.«I'm so happy and proud and it makes coming to work even more fun than it usually is,» Rob said, as he sat down with ET alongside John Owen and Chad.«I can't stop smiling,» Chad added.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmett/Furla Films has set The Fortress as a trilogy, with Jesse Metcalfe, Bruce Willis, Chad Michael Murray and Kelly Greyson starring for director Cullen Bressack. The first installment began production today in Puerto Rico, and EFF has set a back-to-back shoot. The franchise has been constructed as a trilogy, and the third film will shoot in the future.

Filmmaker Siân Heder, whose Sundance hit CODA was recently sold to Apple for a festival record of $25M, is set to direct and write a feature take of Sarah Lotz’s upcoming 2022 novel Impossible. 

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFollowing the success of Sundance-winning “Coda,” Patrick Wachsberger’s Picture Perfect Federation is reteaming with up-and-coming writer-helmer Siân Heder on her next directorial outing, “Impossible.” Picture Perfect Federation is developing the contemporary romantic comedy with Black Label Media.“Impossible” is based on a novel of the same title written by Sarah Lotz, and is being produced by Wachsberger and Ashley Stern via Picture Perfect Federation;

“CODA” director Sian Heder is reuniting with the film’s producer Patrick Wachsberger and his Picture Perfect Federation to develop a feature film titled “Impossible.”Heder will write and directed the project, based on a novel of the same name written by Sarah Lotz. Ashley Stern is also producing via Picture Perfect Federation, alongside Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill and Thad Luckinbill for Black Label Media, as well as Sherry Marsh for Marsh Entertainment.

Heather Stewart, a hugely respected film British Film Institute veteran who has helped transform the BFI National Archive into a world-leading film preservation facility, is to step down from her current role as creative director after 30 years at the organization.

Grab your popcorn! TV fans were served a ton of hilarious moments this week — and we’re counting down some of the best.

Heather Stewart, the long-time British Film Institute executive, will step down from her role as Creative Director at the organization in September 2021 and will take up a new position as BFI Director Emeritus.

boom of ultra-wealthy moved to Florida, known for its lax restrictions, during the pandemic.Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner splurged on a $30 million-plus lot of land on Miami’s uber-swanky and high-security Indian Creek Island, known as the “Billionaire’s Bunker; Cindy Crawford bought a multimillion waterfront home on North Bay Road; and billionaires Peter Thiel, Dan Loeb and Jon Oringer have all purchased pricey spreads.

LOL! The third episode of TBS’ Chad included many hilarious moments, namely Chad (Nasim Pedrad) showing up at his mother’s boyfriend’s house as he attempts to become part of his much-older friend group.

The Shooting and Two-Lane Blacktop among others, passed away on Tuesday (April 20).His daughter Melissa confirmed the news to the Hollywood Reporter, saying he died at Eisenhower Health hospital in Palm Desert, a week after suffering a fall in his home.“He was my best friend,” Melissa told the publication.The filmmaker had collaborated with Jack Nicholson on Back Door to Hell and Flight to Fury, and worked with Warren Oates four times and called the actor his “alter ego”.Hellman served as an

Monte Hellman was a director whose cult classic films include “Two-Lane Blacktop.”Hellman’s directorial career began with the 1959 horror movie “Beast from Haunted Cave.” It was produced by Roger Corman and his brother, and the cult film legend helped launch Hellman’s career.

confirmed the news to the Hollywood Reporter, saying Hellman had died in hospital after a fall at his home. Hellman was born Monte Himmelman in 1929, and after studying theatre at Stanford University set up a theatre company in Los Angeles.

Monte Hellman, the maverick director and protege of Roger Corman who helmed the existential cult classics The Shooting and Two-Lane Blacktop, died Tuesday. He was 91.

Influential director Monte Hellman, whose 1971 film Two-Lane Blacktop starring musicians James Taylor and Dennis Wilson became a counterculture cult classic, died Tuesday. He was 91.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentMonte Hellman, the maverick director of such films as “Two-Lane Blacktop,” “The Shooting” and “Road to Nowhere,” died April 20 at Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Desert, Calif., following a fall in his home on April 19.