Adam Sandler has to be loving life right now. Not only does he continue to make hit films for Netflix, but he’s been able to truly flex his more dramatic chops with his recent film “Hustle,” as well as the oft-discussed, awards-caliber performance in “Uncut Gems.” And apparently, his roles in auteur projects is nowhere near done.
‘Disenchanted’ Director Adam Shankman Says Struggle of Sequels is Fans Actually Wanting Characters to ‘Be the Same’ As Always
25.11.2022 - 02:15 / thewrap.com
Obviously, “Enchanted” is a huge movie and important to many people. So does that mean when “Disenchanted” came around, you jumped on it?Well, that was because, by now, I’ve now become friends with everybody. Like I’m, I directed [James Marsden], I’m friends with Jimmy.
I’ve known Patrick for many years. Amy is a very close friend of mine, who, we are truly bonded through our sort of our nerdy love of musical theater. In fact, we met at a benefit where she had, actually right after she had done ‘Enchanted!’ And her and Jimmy performed a duet at a benefit I was directing.
So I staged a number for them. And that’s how we met. And our bonding was truly rooted in our profound, almost obscene love of musical theater.
And so now I’m friends with Amy, and Idina [Menzel] for years. And I, when I went into Disney, I was just always curious what was up with the project. And, you know, Barry Josephson [the producer of “Enchanted”] had been trying to get it move forward through — I think through, like, two administrations at that point that we had gone through.
From Dick Cook to Oren Aviv, to Rich Ross, to, you know, to Sean [Bailey], where we are now. And he’d been trying to push the boulder up the hill for so long. It’s really hard to get projects moving through administration flips.So when I went in there, I knew that it was kind of in this nowhere land, but I asked Sean about it.
And he said, ‘Well, it’s something that we’re still kicking the tires on.’ And he pitched me the story, and there was elements of it that I was like, ‘Oh!,’ and then I was like, ‘Oh’. Like, there are other elements where that didn’t seem didn’t seem right or fair to the characters. I said, ‘Can you give me the script that you currently have?’ And I just
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deadline.com
29.11.2022 / 21:23
Paramount+ To Debut Dr. David Agus Docuseries Featuring Conversations With Ashton Kutcher, Nick Cannon And Other Celebrities About Their Health Struggles
CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus is headlining a new docuseries for Paramount+ in which he will talk with Ashton Kutcher, Amy Schumer, Nick Cannon and other celebrities about some of their personal health struggles.
deadline.com
23.11.2022 / 16:35
Palestinian director Firas Khoury’s Politically-Charged Drama ‘Alam’ Triumphs At Cairo
Palestinian director Firas Khoury’s debut feature Alam has triumphed at the 44th Cairo International Film Festival, winning its Golden Pyramid Award for Best Film, best actor for Mahmoud Bakri and the Audience Award.
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theplaylist.net
22.11.2022 / 21:43
‘Nanny’ Director Nikyatu Jusu On Her Ghostly Supernatural Thriller From Sundance [Interview]
Premiering in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, Nikyatu Jusu’s unsettling “Nanny” is a supernatural thriller that weaves together strands of domestic drama and West African folklore.
thewrap.com
19.11.2022 / 08:11
‘Disenchanted’ Review: Amy Adams Sequel Breaks the Spell
after the happily ever after? That’s the cheeky, and intriguing, question “Disenchanted” asks. The answers it comes up with, alas, aren’t quite the stuff dreams are made of.Instead, this straight-to-streaming sequel seems to have been designed with another aim in mind: attracting as many festivity-fatigued families as possible.
theplaylist.net
18.11.2022 / 22:17
‘Babylon’: Brad Pitt Says He Already Considers Director Damien Chazelle “One Of The Great” Filmmakers
Academy Award winner Damien Chazelle’s audacious new film “Babylon” is out in the world. Or rather, the highly-anticipated movie, the last major Oscar contender of the year (Unless “Avatar 2” surprises), has been seen by critics in New York and LA, and the responses to the wild film have been dividing.
theplaylist.net
18.11.2022 / 01:45
‘Alien’: Cailee Spaeny Will Star In Director Fede Alvarez’s New Ridley Scott-Produced Sci-Fi Thriller
The “Predator” franchise recently got a substantial creative shot in the arm with the Hulu original “Prey.” And surely 20th Century Studios is hoping they can do the same for the “Alien” franchise following the underwhelming response to “Alien: Covenant,” which left the series floating in space.
deadline.com
17.11.2022 / 19:43
Cinema Guild Acquires Rodrigo Reyes Documentary ‘Sansón And Me’
EXCLUSIVE: Cinema Guild has picked up U.S. rights to the documentary Sansón and Me, directed by Rodrigo Reyes (499), which won Best Film at Sheffield DocFest in June after world premiering in Tribeca. The film has been slated for release in theaters next year, beginning with a run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on March 3.