When it comes to throwing your best mate a hen do for her upcoming nuptials there's a whole rolodex of ideas you could tap up. From boozy city breaks and trips abroad, to spa weekends and adventure-filled away days - there's plenty to choose from.
23.05.2024 - 16:33 / variety.com
Alex Ritman Vanessa Kirby has amassed an impressively starry ensemble cast for the first feature out of the gates for Aluna Entertainment, the production company she established in 2021 with former Film4 exec Lauren Dark. “Night Always Comes,” which Oscar nominee Kirby will lead, is set to star Jennifer Jason Leigh (“The Hateful Eight,” “Fargo”), Zack Gottsagen (“The Peanut Butter Falcon”), Stephan James (“If Beale Street Could Talk”), Julia Fox (“Uncut Gems”), Eli Roth (“Inglourious Basterds,” “The Idol”), Randall Park (“Always Be My Maybe,” “WandaVision”) and Michael Kelly (“House of Cards,” “Jack Ryan”).
Shooting is now underway in Portland on the thriller, which is based on the 2021 novel by Willy Vlautin (who also wrote “Lean on Pete,” adapted and directed by Andrew Haigh). Benjamin Caron (“The Crown,” “Andor”) directs from a script by Sarah Conradt (“Mother’s Instinct”).
As per the logline, “Night Always Comes” follows Lynette, a woman who risks everything to secure a future for herself and her brother by setting out on a dangerous odyssey in Portland, in doing so confronting her own dark past over one propulsive night. Kirby and Dark are producing for Aluna Entertainment alongside Benjamin and Jodie Caron for Square Eyed Pictures and Gary Levinsohn and Billy Hines for H2L Media Group.
Executive producers are H2L’s Ryan Bartecki and writer Vlautin. Netflix acquired the project as part of a multi-year first-look deal it signed with Aluna when it was first launched.
Speaking to Variety from Portland, Kirby explained that she came across Vlautin’s novel with Dark during the pandemic. “It reminded me of so many of my favourite films, like Cassavetes’ ‘Gloria,’ it really had the heartbeat of that, the visceral-ness,
.When it comes to throwing your best mate a hen do for her upcoming nuptials there's a whole rolodex of ideas you could tap up. From boozy city breaks and trips abroad, to spa weekends and adventure-filled away days - there's plenty to choose from.
Naman Ramachandran Nicola Coughlan, Nonso Anozie and Jessica Gunning have joined the cast of the upcoming adaptation of Enid Blyton‘s “The Magic Faraway Tree.” Coughlan (“Bridgerton”) will portray the woodland fairy Silky, joined by Anozie (“Ted Lasso”) as Moonface. Gunning (“Baby Reindeer”) takes on the role of Dame Washalot, with Dustin Demri-Burns (“Slow Horses”) as Saucepan Man. Mark Heap (“Friday Night Dinner”) will play Mr.
Britney Spears is said to have spent some time with ex-fiance Jason Trawick during a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada with her brother Bryan.
Every now and then, we get to write a sentence that confounds and excites us. Something so strange, it could either be the worst thing in the world or the best.
Hostel is being adapted for a TV series.Per a Deadline Hollywood report, a TV series is in the works, even though a network or streaming platform have yet to be attached to the show. Eli Roth is due to return to direct and write for the upcoming series with Chris Briggs, who also co-wrote the 2005 film.Deadline Hollywood also reports that the TV series will be an “elevated thriller with Roth’s trademark kills” and “a modern reinvention of the horror franchise”.
EXCLUSIVE: Five more actors have joined the cast of the upcoming Netflix limited series Wayward (fka Tall Pines) led by Mae Martin, the series’ creator, executive producer and co-showrunner. Sydney Topliffe (Davey & Jonesie’s Locker, Doin’ It) and Alyvia Alyn Lind (Chucky, Daybreak) have been tapped as series regulars and Patrick J. Adams (Suits, The Right Stuff), Patrick Gallagher (Big Sky, Joe Pickett) and Josh Close (American Solitaire, Killers Of The Flower Moon) as recurring guest stars on the show, one of the first commissions for Netflix Canada.
Ethan Shanfeld Paul Giamatti has signed on to star in a television adaptation of Eli Roth‘s horror franchise “Hostel.” The project is in development at Fifth Season, the studio behind “Severance,” and does not yet have a distributor attached. Roth is set to direct and write with original franchise producer Chris Briggs.
Hostel is in the works for the small screen. Paul Giamatti is attached to star in a television series based on Eli Roth‘s horror franchise, from Roth, Chris Briggs, Mike Fleiss, all of whom worked on the films, and Fifth Season, Deadline has confirmed.
Gogglebox's Pete and Sophie Sandiford are two of the show's most-loved stars. Ever since the Blackpool-based brother and sister duo first appeared on the show together in 2017, they've delighted viewers with witty insights into their lives, as well as their thoughts on the week's best TV. Just recently, Pete revealed his wife, Paige, was 'doing his head in' over their daughter Eva's birthday party.
Mila Kunis is the latest star to join the cast of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.
A secluded Scottish beach has been named one of the "best secret and remote" bays across the UK.
Venus Williams will be one of nine female athletes immortalized as Barbie dolls. This initiative is a significant part of Barbie’s 65th anniversary festivities, recognizing sports’s pivotal role in fostering self-confidence, ambition, and empowerment among young girls worldwide.
Sean Penn, LeVar Burton and Wilmer Valderrama are among the entertainment figures on the guest list for tonight’s state dinner at the White House for Kenya.
Back in March, news broke that Vanessa Kirby would reunite with her “The Crown” director Benjamin Caron for the new Netflix pic “Night Always Comes.” Now we know who’ll join the actress onscreen, and it’s quite the ensemble. READ MORE: ‘The Night Always Comes’: Vanessa Kirby & Director Benjamin Caron Reunite For Portland-Set Noir Drama At Netflix Jennifer Jason Leigh, Zack Gottsagen, Stephan James, Julia Fox, Eli Roth, Randall Park, and Michael Kelly will join Kirby in the upcoming film a thriller centered on America’s current housing crisis.
Former First Minister Humza Yousaf’s top spin doctor will not be returning to government under John Swinney.
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Wake up, fans of “The Sandman,” we’ve got some Season 2 news for you: The Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s epic graphic novel series has cast the final three siblings in the “Endless Family” of Tom Sturridge’s Dream — Esmé Creed-Miles as Delirium, Adrian Lester as Destiny and Barry Sloane as “The Prodigal.” In “The Sandman” comic book series, The Prodigal is the estranged Endless sibling named Destruction, but Netflix has taken care to label Sloane’s role as “The Prodigal,” which is the way the character is referred to throughout the first volumes of the story. The three new castings point to “The Sandman” Season 2 covering the graphic novel’s iconic installment, “Season of Mists.” The trio of new “The Sandman” Season 2 actors will join the Endless siblings returning from Season 1: Death (Kirby), Desire (Mason Alexander Park), Despair (Donna Preston) and Dream, The Sandman himself.
We’re taking a look back at Jennifer Lopez‘s love life!
Jennifer Garner is tributing her mother on her birthday. Patricia is celebrating her 86th birthday, with Garner sharing a post online filled with videos of herself and her mother, including several ones where Pat is instructing her daughter on various recipes through FaceTime phone calls.
EXCLUSIVE: Duke Nicholson (Us), William H. Macy (Fargo), Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip), Stephen Dorff (Blade), Jake Weary (Oh, Canada) and Julia Fox (Uncut Gems) are set to star in action-Thriller The Deputy, which Highland Film Group is launching for the Cannes market.
Beauty Bay shoppers are snatching up a 'delicious' fragrance that shoppers claim gets them compliments from strangers. Shay & Blue's Salt Caramel has become massively popular and it's currently 15% off on Beauty Bay.Typically perfumes have top notes that you initially smell, heart notes which linger for hours and a base that grounds the whole thing however Salt Caramel consists of notes on the same level.The notes are Sea Salt, Caramel, Tonka, Vanilla and Sandalwood.