In ‘Watcher,’ a stalker thriller with a female gaze

Momentum Pictures has acquired North American and UK rights to Blumhouse Productions’ thriller Dashcam from director Rob Savage, who broke out in 2020 with his pandemic horror feature, Host. The Entertainment One company plans to release it in theaters this summer.

EXCLUSIVE:  Lionsgate has taken North American and UK rights to Emerson Moore’s feature film directorial debut Escape the Field, Deadline can tell you first.

The inept thriller “Blacklight” tells of a conspiracy by the FBI to bring “law and order” via different schemes that involve the deaths of American citizens. In the beginning of the film, we see the hit-and-run assassination of a young, popular politician meant to look like Rep.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaScreen Media has acquired North American rights to “9 Bullets,” a new crime thriller with “Game of Thrones” star Lena Headey and “Avatar’s” Sam Worthington. The studio is planning a day-and-date release in April. “9 Bullets” centers on a showgirl (Headey), who risks everything when she rescues a young boy after his family is murdered by her ex-boyfriend, who also happens to be the local crime-boss (Worthington).

To the surprise of many, Lady Gaga did not receive an Oscar nomination for Best Actress on Feb. 8. But the House of Gucci star, 35, still spoke out after the awards snub on Instagram to kindly congratulate her pal Frederic Aspiras, who, along with Göran Lundström and AnnaCarin Lock, scored the biographic crime film a nomination for Best Makeup & Hairstyling. “Frederic was magical, precise, and dedicated months leading up to shoot and during filming. He prepared dozens of wigs for months and months, and did at least a year of preparation,” Gaga wrote in her post, which featured a black-and-white snapshot of the pair.

BBC adaptation Conversations with Friends has just been released – scroll down to watch.The forthcoming TV series will bring Rooney’s acclaimed debut novel from 2017 to the small screen this May.Newcomer Alison Oliver will play Frances, and American Honey star Sasha Lane has been cast as her best friend Bobbi. The story follows Frances and Bobbi as they meet married couple Melissa (Jemima Kirke) and Nick (Joe Alwyn).Watch the new trailer here:The show follows Normal People, the screen adaptation of Rooney’s second novel of the same name starring Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones.

What would you do to achieve the heights of fame, fortune, and success touted by American society? For Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and former CEO of Theranos, the answer is simple: commit fraud–and lots of it. READ MORE: First Look: Amanda Seyfried In Hulu’s “The Dropout” Series About Elizabeth Holmes & Theranos Hulu’s latest original series, “The Dropout,” takes a look at Holmes and her health company’s rapid rise and fall.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor“1341 Frames of Love and War,” which world premieres in the Berlinale Special section of the Berlin Film Festival, has debuted its trailer with Variety. World sales are being handled by Reservoir Docs, excluding North America, Israel, Greece and Portugal, which are being sold by the filmmakers.The film is a documentary portrait of one of the world’s leading war photographers, Israel’s Micha Bar-Am.

If any genre’s stock has grown over the past decade, it’s been that of true crime. A trend that began in the mid-2010s with podcasts and docuseries like HBO’s “The Jinx” and Netflix’s “Making a Murderer” soon gave way to splashy TV fictionalizations like “Mindhunter” and FX’s “American Crime Story” series.

Gigi Hadid, 26, is setting the record straight when it comes to Rihanna‘s soon-to-be bundle of joy. The model recently responded to the 33-year-old singer’s Instagram pic that showed off her bare baby bump with the comment, “three angels,” and it caused many followers to think twins may be on the horizon. She quickly dismissed the speculation, however, with another comment that confirmed she was referring to the parents-to-be, including dad-to-be A$AP Rocky, 33, and the upcoming bundle of joy.

It looks like Gigi Hadid is no longer a redhead, going back to her signature blonde shade. And while she can suit any hair colour under the sun, we have known and loved her as a blonde for most of her career, so it’s a welcome move for her fans.

EXCLUSIVE: Bounce has ordered a sixth and final season of the hit original drama series Saints & Sinners. The eight-episode final season will premiere with the first episode Sunday, April 3 at 8 PM ET on Bounce, with the remaining seven episodes airing weekly thereafter, the network said Wednesday.

Killing Eve has just been released – check it out below.The brand new clip teases the return of the hit BBC drama in the US later this month, as Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer reprise their roles as Eve and Villanelle one more time.Season four of Killing Eve will also star Adeel Akhtar and Call My Agent! star Camille Cottin who both feature in the trailer.You can watch it below:The first two episodes of Killing Eve season four will air on BBC America on February 27 before streaming on iPlayer in the UK directly afterwards.According to Deadline, the final season will see Eve (Oh), Villanelle (Comer), and Carolyn (Fiona Shaw) “in very different places.” Eve is now on a revenge mission, while Carolyn will continue to chase down the assassination organisation The Twelve.Last year, a number of spin-off projects were teased by BBC America, although no specific details were released.Announcing the final season of the show, Comer said in 2021: “Killing Eve has been the most extraordinary journey and one that I will be forever grateful for.“Thank you to all the fans who’ve supported us throughout and come along for the ride. Although all good things come to an end, it’s not over yet.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterIFC Films and the AMC Network-owned digital platform Shudder purchased North American rights to “Watcher,” an eerie thriller that premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.IFC Midnight, the company’s genre division, plans to release the film in theaters and on VOD (beginning with the horror-centric streamer Shudder) in 2022. The exact date has not been set yet.Chloe Okuno directed “Watcher,” a suspenseful story about a young woman who moves into a new apartment with her fiancé gets the creepy sense that she’s being observed.

EXCLUSIVE: IFC is closing a deal on the Sundance buzz title Watcher, Deadline hears. The Chloe Okuno-directed thriller stars Maika Monroe, Burn Gorman and Karl Glusman.

EXCLUSIVE: Eric Bana (Munich) and Kiernan Shipka (Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina) have been set to star in Ridley Scott-produced thriller Berlin Nobody, which Protagonist and Augenschein will be launching sales on at the virtual EFM next month.

It’s the first look at RuPaul‘s brand new show!