Universal has released the first official photo for Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming Oppenheimer movie.
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K.J. Yossman The first image of Diane Kruger and Talia Ryder in ballet-themed feature “Joika” has been unveiled.James Napier Robertson (“The Dark Horse”) wrote and directs the film, which has started production in Poland.Embankment are representing worldwide sales and co-representing U.S.
rights with UTA Independent Film Group. “Joika” is inspired by the true story of Joy Womack, an American prima ballerina who became one of the few Western women to be accepted to – and graduate from – Russia’s punishing Bolshoi Academy school of ballet.There, Womack encountered mentor Volkova, a mentor who inspired her to jeté, metaphorically-speaking, to extraordinary heights in her career.Womack has not only given the biopic her blessing but is choreographing its ballet.
Ryder, who has appeared in “West Side Story” and “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” plays Womack in the feature while Kruger plays Volkova. Ryder is a classically trained dancer, having studied at the Joffrey Ballet Academy and, in preparation for the film, worked with both New York Ballet principal dancer Daniel Ulbricht and Womack herself.Kruger was also a ballet dance before she became an actor.
She switched only when she broke her knee at the age of thirteen, which effectively ended her ballet career. In preparation for the role of Volkova she has been guest teaching ballet classes in New York alongside a Russian teacher and former prima ballerina.“Joika’s” supporting cast is also largely comprised of professional ballet dances.
Universal has released the first official photo for Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming Oppenheimer movie.
Cillian Murphy has been pictured in a first look photo of Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming Oppenheimer biopic.The Peaky Blinders star, who plays the lead role of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in the movie, is pictured staring intently while smoking a cigarette in a black and white shot shared by Universal Pictures.
season 2 reunion. ET has your exclusive first look at the three-part special, which finds executive producer Andy Cohen sitting down with of the cast: Jen Shah, Heather Gay, Whitney Rose, Meredith Marks, Lisa Barlow and Jennie Nguyen.
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Locarno Film Festival’s Locarno Pro initiative dedicated to pics in post is set to look at German films that are in their final stage of production for its upcoming edition.The fest, located in the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland, in a statement said that the initiative, now in its tenth edition, will celebrate the up-and-coming cinema of a country that has been “crucial to the history” of the fest. Locarno Pro is now looking closer to home after being a springboard for pics from Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Israel, Poland, the Baltic Countries, Portugal, Serbia and Switzerland itself.“German filmmakers and producers and the work they have given us has been at the heart of so many memorable editions of the Locarno Film Festival, the fest said in a statement.
Salma Hayek has signed a first-look deal with Univision for its recently announced streaming platform, ViX. Under the 2-year deal, Hayek, through her production company Ventana Rosa, will produce exclusive Spanish-language feature films.
HBO Max is giving fans a first look at their new show Julia!
EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple’s Iron Ocean Productions is staying in business with Paramount Television Studios. The duo have extended their first-look deal with the studio, which was first signed in December 2019. As part of the new pact, Biel and Purple will continue to create and develop scripted television series for Paramount Television Studios via Iron Ocean, including upcoming project Welcome to Oxhead.
EXCLUSIVE: Garcelle Beauvais, the first African-American to join Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, is staying in the NBCUniversal family.
Jenna Bush Hager, co-host of Today with Hoda & Jenna, the third hour of NBC’s Today, has signed a first-look deal with Universal Studio Group. Under the pact. Hager will develop and produce projects with Universal Content Productions, Universal Television, Universal Television Alternative Studio and Universal International Studios for multiple platforms.
Russian Doll airs this spring and Netflix has released a series of images from the time-looping dark comedy – check them out below.Set four years after the events of the first season which saw Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) and Alan (Charlie Barnett) eventually escape a Groundhog Day-style time loop, the new season of Russian Doll will follow the pair as they pass through an unexpected time portal located in Manhattan — causing both to face their pasts.Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Lyonne (who also co-created the show) said: “It’s definitely a wild ride. It is deep, and deeply off-the-wall.
Russian Doll” returns this spring, and Netflix has released some first looks photos for the upcoming season.Season 2 will be set four years after Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) and Alan (Charlie Barnett) escaped mortality’s time loop. New episodes will follow the pair as they pass through an unexpected time portal located in Manhattan — causing both to face their pasts.The show’s first season also starred Greta Lee, Yul Vazquez and Elizabeth Ashley.
Kate Middleton tries to help children to confront their fears 'with the help of others' during her CBeebies bedtime story.
mxmtoon has released ‘mona lisa’, a new single from her sophomore album that will be released later this year. The artist known as Maia has also announced North American tour dates – find those below.The single was released on streaming platforms on February 8 alongside art depicting the singer as the iconic Leonardo da Vinci painting.The ukulele-driven song invites the listener to daydream, mxmtoon checking off references to several famous artists, including William Shakespeare and Frida Kahlo, as she sings: “I wanna be a Mona Lisa / The kinda girl that you can dream of”.Listen to mxmtoon’s ‘mona lisa’ below.The single is taken from mxmtoon’s upcoming sophomore album, which has yet to be given a release date.In a statement, she said, “As someone who usually writes songs about other people, one of my ongoing questions is ‘will anyone ever write songs about me?’”“‘mona lisa’ is about wanting to be the subject of the art for once instead of being the creator.
EXCLUSIVE: New York’s Museum of the Moving Image announced the full lineup today for the 11th edition of First Look, its annual festival showcasing adventurous cinema from around the world.
Hulu and BBC Three today offered a first look at Conversations with Friends, their upcoming limited series starring Alison Oliver, Sasha Lane (American Honey, Hearts Beat Loud), Joe Alwyn (Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, The Favourite) and Jemima Kirke (Sylvie’s Love, Girls), which is set to premiere this spring.
A feature film sequel to the animated French family hit “Ernest & Celestine” is coming soon, and Studiocanal has revealed a first look at the film along with new details ahead of launching worldwide sales on the movie. “Ernest & Celestine 2: A Trip to Gibberitia” is a sequel to the Oscar-nominated 2012 film, which picked up six Annie Award nominations and won a prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
NBCUniversal is using the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony to highlight the extravagant plumage of its nascent streaming service Peacock.
Killing It,” streaming this April.Created by “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” producers Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici, “Killing It” stars Craig Robinson (“The Office,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) as Craig, a man who competes in a state-sponsored python hunt in his quest to achieve the American Dream. The series co-stars Stephanie Nogueras as Craig’s ex-wife Camille, Jet Miller as his pre-teen daughter Vanessa and Rell Battle as his younger brother Isaiah. Claudia O’Doherty, Scott Macarthur and Wyatt Walter round out the cast.“We love all the ambitious, challenging, thematically-rich series that populate the current peak-TV landscape,” said Goor in a statement.