Elizabeth Banks Stars In Trailer For Abortion Rights Movie ‘Call Jane’

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Adding to its slate of auteurs from all over the world, Raphael Berdugo’s Cité Films has boarded “The Fire Doll,” from Chilean director-to-track Niles Atallah (“Rey”) and “Left Over,” from San Sebastian Gold Shell winning Turkish director Yesim Ustaoglu (“Pandora’s Box”). Produced by Catalina Vergara at Chile’s Globo Rojo Films, “The Fire Doll” (“La muñeca de fuego”) is one of the 14 projects to be pitched at this month’s San Sebastian Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum, one of the Spanish festival’s centerpiece industry events. Atallah, whose second film, “Rey,” won a Rotterdam Special Jury Prize in 2017, turns in “The Fire Doll” to the transformation process experienced by a 9-year-old girl, Aurora, who loses part of her memory and goes to her the countryside to spend Easter wither father, an alcoholic in remission.

Latto has teamed up with Planned Parenthood to make a public service announcement about abortion rights in the wake of Roe vs Wade.The rapper, who has previously advocated for pro-choice, has urged viewers to join the fight for abortion rights and access after the US Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe vs Wade, allowing states to individually set their own laws on abortion.“We already know who’s going to be hurt the most by these ridiculous abortion bans: Black women, Brown women, the LGBTQ+ community, and communities with low incomes,” Latto said in a statement.“Because of this country’s history of racism and discrimination, these folks already have a hard time getting the health care they need. We all deserve to be safe and it’s every person’s right to make decisions about their own bodies.”She concluded: “As an artist, I want to use my platform to let these politicians know: my body is for no one to control but me.”The Atlanta rapper was nominated for four awards at the MTV VMAs this weekend, including for the ‘Video For Good’ award for her new track ‘Pussy‘, a feminist anthem written response to the controversial overturning.Earlier this summer Latto spoke to Billboard about how to take action following the Supreme Court’s ruling.“To be a woman in this industry is hard.

Not so fast. Debby Ryan shut down a popular fan theory that claimed she and Outer Banks actor Chase Stokes are the same person. No, really.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter New movies from Roadside Attractions, the independent production company behind “Judy,” “The Peanut Butter Falcon” and “Manchester by the Sea,” will arrive on Hulu after playing in theaters. Roadside Attractions inked a multi-year output deal with Hulu for its post-theatrical window — known as the pay one window — sooner bringing the company’s films to the streamer. Under the terms of the deal, Hulu will receive exclusive U.S. streaming rights to upcoming Roadside Attractions films including director Phyllis Nagy’s abortion drama “Call Jane,” starring Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver; and the feel-good “Gigi & Nate,” featuring Charlie Rowe, Marcia Gay Harden and Jim Belushi.

Hilary Duff was spotted spending quality time with her daughter Banks in Studio City on Wednesday afternoon. The 34-year-old performer made a point of holding the hand of her eldest daughter, aged three, while they navigated the city's busy streets. The actress shares Banks, as well as her youngest child Mae, aged one, with her husband of several years, Matthew Koma.

BreAnna Bell Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Chloe Kim has signed with Buchwald for entertainment agency representation as she hopes to roll her sports success into a promising acting career.Kim cemented herself as a force at the 2022 Beijing Olympics when she became the first woman in history to win back-to-back Olympic Gold Medals in halfpipe snowboarding.The snowboarding champion returned to the sport in January 2021 after focusing on her education at Princeton University for the 2019-20 season. Her comeback spawned a win in all four women’s superpipe events in the 2020-21 season including her sixth X Games gold medal and her second World Championship.

Elizabeth Banks isn't sorry for indulging. The actress took to Instagram on Thursday, Aug. 18, to pose for a few bikini snaps during a Greek vacation.

Naman Ramachandran Vertigo Releasing has acquired Phyllis Nagy’s “Call Jane,” starring Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver, for U.K. and Ireland distribution.The film explores the true story of the Janes, an underground collective of women, who in Chicago during the 1960s, came together to secretly provide nearly 12,000 women and girls with safe and secure abortions.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorControversial podcast host Joe Rogan came out swinging in a heated conversation about abortion rights with guest Seth Dillon, CEO of right-wing satire site Babylon Bee.On Tuesday’s episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” exclusively distributed on Spotify, Rogan hosted Dillon in a wide-ranging discussion about American political culture. (The episode is available at this link.)Among other topics, the duo discussed the Supreme Court’s decision in June to overturn Roe v.

Naman Ramachandran Coldplay and Natalie Imbruglia paid fulsome tribute to Olivia Newton-John, who died last week, at London’s Wembley Stadium on Tuesday evening. Imbruglia sang Newton-John’s part of hit song “Summer Nights” from “Grease,” while Coldplay’s Chris Martin sang John Travolta’s part with Jacob Collier joining him during the chorus. Newton-John had played Sandy and Travolta Danny in the 1978 film.Earlier, Imbruglia and Coldplay also performed “Torn,” Imbruglia’s debut single, which was first recorded in 1993 as “Burned” in Danish by Lis Sørensen, followed in 1994 by Ednaswap, and in 1996 by Trine Rein.It was the third Wembley play date for Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres world tour.

It should not be a stretch to say that the United States is currently in a state of cognitive disarray following the overruling of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court.

The Hamptons International Film Festival will screen Cannes Jury Prize Winner EO by Jerzy Skolimowski, Phyllis Nagy’s Call Jane, and Decision to Leave by Cannes Best Director winner Park Chan-wook among others when the 30th edition unspools October 7-16.

Just a few hours shy of the deadline set in late July by hundreds of top female writers and showrunners on abortion safety protocols, most of Hollywood’s biggest studios and streamers today opted to side step specifics.

Variety first reported the news.The initial letter, sent July 28 by a group of over 400 showrunners and TV creators, demanded among other things that studios:--Published policies and procedures to provide an abortion travel subsidy for employees of your productions including specific information on how the employee’s medical privacy will be safeguarded.–Protocols outlining the scope of medical care for employees of your productions, including ectopic pregnancies and other pregnancy complications that require medical treatment via abortion while working for [Studio].–Policy regarding criminal and civil legal protection, including indemnification and defense against liability, for any member of a production who facilitates [Studio]’s protocols or provides [Studio]’s policy information and guidelines to an employee seeking an abortion.–Pledge to discontinue all political donations to anti-abortion candidates and political action committees immediately.A group of 600 male showrunners soon signed a solidarity letter supporting the effort. The original letter also demanded a response by no later than 10 business days — a deadline that would have expired at midnight, Aug.