Dwayne Johnson Due At Next Week’s Cannes Market To Talk To Buyers About A24’s UFC Movie ‘Smashing Machine’; Actor Posts ‘Training Schedule’ Video Ahead Of Role

EXCLUSIVE: Out at the Cannes market, LA-based production company Convergence Entertainment Group is launching There There, which is being written and directed by the Polish brothers in their first collaboration in more than a decade.

EXCLUSIVE: Riverdale and Hustlers star Lili Reinhart is set to lead mystery thriller American Sweatshop, whose producers include Oscar winner Barry Levinson (Rain Man) and acclaimed American showrunner Tom Fontana (Oz) who will be producing his first feature.

Keanu Reeves (John Wick) is now confirmed for Ruben Östlund’s anticipated upcoming film The Entertainment System Is Down and we can reveal that he’ll be joined in the cast by Kirsten Dunst (Civil War) and Daniel Brühl (Rush).

Dua Lipa has many tattoos, but one holds a special place in her heart. In an interview with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Lipa opened up about her favorite tattoo, sharing a little bit of a backstory and why she likes it so much. Dua Lipa in Mexico: Inside her romantic vacation with boyfriend Callum TurnerDua Lipa hangs out with Pedro Almodóvar, Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton in MadridLipa was recently featured on the radio station SiriusXM, where she discussed her new record, “Radical Optism,” and some questions about her life and work.

The next bank holiday takes place on May 27 which means some people will receive their scheduled State Pension or benefit payment early. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has already published updated payment date details for Tax Credits and Child Benefit, while the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Social Security Scotland are expected to announce similar changes soon.

Paul Schrader was about to start shooting “Oh, Canada,” his adaptation of Russell Banks’ novel about a troubled artist taking stock of his life, when the major actors union went on strike. For a second, it looked like all that hard work, passion and planning might be for nothing — with performers on the picket lines and major studios holding out on their contract demands, it was hard to see how cameras would ever roll on the low-budget indie. “Everything shut down,” said Brian Beckmann, the CFO and COO of Arclight Films, which is selling international rights to the film.

EXCLUSIVE: VMI Worldwide has taken international sales rights to A Sudden Case of Christmas and will present the holiday flick starring Danny Devito, Andie MacDowell, Wilmer Valderrama, and Lucy Devito to buyers at this week’s Cannes Market. 

Manchester’s Market Street is home to many things: High-street fashion, the Arndale, pop-up food vans, and plenty of buskers. But soon it’ll host a new type of establishment.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winning producers See-Saw Films (The King’s Speech) are gearing up on Tenzing, about the inspirational life of Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and his summit of Mount Everest in 1953 alongside fellow outsider New Zealander Edmund Hillary.

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning producer Michael Bostick is joining Jon M. Chu’s multi-media production company, Electric Somewhere as their new Head of Film.

Rebecca Ferguson talked about a colleague yelling at her, Blunt has dropped this bomb without naming names, but there are clues on who it could be. Blunt worked with Del Toro, 57, on the 2010 reboot of the classic monster movie “The Wolfman.” Blunt played his love interest, Gwen, and the two shared an on-screen smooch.

Emily Blunt has opened up on her history of on-screen kisses, admitting that some of them made her want to throw up.The actor, who is currently starring in the action comedy The Fall Guy alongside Ryan Gosling, was being interviewed by Howard Stern on Sirius 100 XM, when she was asked whether there had been scenes where she was especially uncomfortable kissing a co-star.“I have had chemistry with people who…I have not had a good time working with them,” she said. “I wouldn’t say it’s sort of extreme loathing, but I have definitely not enjoyed some of it.”When asked directly if she had ever wanted to throw up in a kissing scene, she replied: “Absolutely, absolutely.”She was quick to clarify that it did not apply to some of her more favourite co-stars, including Tom Cruise, Cillian Murphy, Dwayne Johnson, Robert Downey Jr and Matt Damon.“Sometimes it’s a strange thing,” she said about the concept of on-screen chemistry.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Emily Blunt got candid during a recent appearance on “The Howard Stern Show” (via People) about how she’s had to fake chemistry over the years with certain co-stars she just struggled to connect with on set. Blunt has acted opposite many high-profile leading men throughout her career, from Matt Damon (“The Adjustment Bureau”) to Tom Cruise (“Edge of Tomorrow”), Dwayne Johnson (“Jungle Cruise”), Ryan Gosling (“The Fall Guy”) and Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer”). “Have you wanted to throw up?” Stern asked Blunt about kissing some of her male co-stars during filming.

the star shared with his nearly 400 million Instagram followers.In the clip, Johnson addresses the 75 students gathered in the auditorium as they erupt in cheers.“This message goes out to all the amazing students at P373R out in Staten Island,” he begins.“Your awesome teachers told me that every year, you guys love choosing a musical because you’re so talented and you’re so excited . . .

2021 Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau returns to the Cannes Film Festival this year, but not in competition. Instead, Variety reports that she’ll be on the Croisette shopping her next project, entitled “Alpha,” with FilmNation and Charades handling its sales.

Enid Blyton adaptation The Magic Faraway Tree has found key cast in the shape of two-time Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider Man) and two-time Emmy winner Claire Foy (All of Us Strangers).

Simon Curtis’ upcoming comedy Encore, about a group of veteran actors whose passion for their profession is reignited through a retirement home production, has gathered a quartet of Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy winning stars for the ensemble cast.

EXCLUSIVE: VMI Worldwide has acquired worldwide sales rights on Breed of Greed starring Gina Gershon (Showgirls). 

Damn, this alleged bad behavior from The Rock was not a one-time thing!

We can smell what The Rock’s cooking… A whole lot of alleged unprofessionalism! Oh, and pee apparently…