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The Flight Attendant. The Big Bang Theory star was in the running against Linda Cardellini and Christina Applegate for Dead To Me, and Schitt's Creek stars Annie Murphy and Catherine O'Hara.

The Mauritanian.The film, which is being produced by SunnyMarch – an independent film and television company that Cumberbatch jointly owns – explores the experiences of Mohamedou Ould Slahi who was incarcerated at Guantánamo Bay for 14 years without charge.After the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the offshore prison camp in Cuba was set up to hold suspects relating to terror charges.

Benedict Cumberbatch has a fear that he could be “patient zero” when it comes to bringing the coronavirus to the United States.

Benedict Cumberbatch may have contracted COVID-19 before most people had even heard of the virus.

Tahar Rahim is one of Hollywood’s biggest breakout stars of 2021. After first appearing in streaming shows like and, the 39-year-old French Algerian actor first has emerged as a leading man with opposite Jodie Foster and the true-crime drama, .In the latter, which is now streaming on Netflix, Rahim portrays the 1970s “Bikini Killer” and fraudster, Charles Sobhraj, who was responsible for murdering over a dozen of Western tourists along the Hippie Trail of Southeast Asia.

EXCLUSIVE: Diversion Media, a publishing business that has worked with the authors behind the books that became Pitch Perfect, Ford V. Ferrari and The Mauritanian, is aggressively expanding its audio operation as it looks to build more IP that it can develop for film and TV.

Ever since the trailer of The Mauritanian was released, the film had garnered a lot of attention. With a stellar cast consisting of Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch, Shailene Woodley, and Tahar Rahim, the film promised some powerful performances.

Kidnapped in the dead of night, Mohamedou Ould Salahi found himself in Guantanamo Bay not knowing why he was there. Eventually, he was given legal counsel and his quest to find his way back home began.

Back in a 2016 interview with Hindustan Times, Jodie Foster had revealed that back in the 1980s when she was in her 20s, she had visited India for a month which was "one of the most life-changing trips that I have ever taken in my life." Recently, during a video roundtable interview with Bombay Times, to promote her latest outing The Mauritanian, the two-time Oscar winner couldn't stop gushing about India one more time.The question posed to Jodie was when she plans to come back to India and what

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent“A Prophet,” the series adaptation of Jacques Audiard’s 2009 film, will be set in today’s France, in Marseille, with a young, Black protagonist.

One of 2021’s most honored films — nominated for five BAFTAs and a Critics’ Choice award, as well as the winner of a Golden Globe — and which features a star-studded cast including two-time Academy Award winner Jodie Foster and Benedict Cumberbatch, will be conspicuously absent in this year’s Oscars.

Best Actor predictions included Riz Ahmed for Sound of Metal, Anthony Hopkins for The Father and Tahar Rahim The Mauritanian for Best Actor; and Judas and the Black Messiah's Daniel Kaluuya, and Sacha Baron Cohen for The Trial of the Chicago 7 for supporting actor. Meanwhile, Best Actress nominees include Mank's Amanda Seyfried, Pieces of a Woman's Vanessa Kirby, Nomadland's Frances McDormand, The Father's Olivia Colman, and Andra Day for The United States vs.

Toni Collette will make a feature directorial debut with an adaptation of Lily King’s Writers and Lovers. Topic Studios, which recently released the Jodie Foster-starrerThe Mauritanian, is behind the project that is based on the New York Times bestseller.

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Nomadland and Rocks lead the diverse list of BAFTA Film nominees for 2021. Scroll down for the nominations in full.

There are four major bellwethers for the Academy Awards. The SAG Awards, the PGA Awards, the DGA Awards, and, increasingly, the BAFTA Awards.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentHulu’s “The United States vs Billie Holiday” won the top prize and Aaron Sorkin (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”) was a double winner in AARP Magazine’s annual awards, while “This Is Us” and “The Queen’s Gambit” were saluted in AARP’s first TV honors.The winners:Picture/Movie for Grownups: “The United States vs.

Tahar Rahim is currently earning raves for his role in “The Mauritanian”, but his next project will see the actor become Asia’s most notorious serial killer.

Jodie Foster has shot down suggestions she played matchmaker to newly-engaged Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers after thanking the American football star in her Golden Globe acceptance speech. Weeks after the Green Bay Packers quarterback thanked the Oscar winner in his National Football League Most Valuable Player speech, Foster had the sportsman on her mind on Sunday night as she collected her latest accolade for her new film The Mauritanian.

Nomadland win best drama and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm win best musical or comedy.Like many, Foster appeared at the broadcast virtually, with her camera capturing a wonderfully domestic scene as she was announced to have won Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in The Mauritanian, about a man who was held at Guantanamo Bay for 14 years without charge.“Oh my God, are you kidding me?” Foster asked, after kissing Hedison. “I think you made a mistake.

Jodie Foster made a very special shout-out during her Golden Globes acceptance speech Sunday.

There has been a big rumor over the past few months that Jodie Foster set up Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley, who are now engaged.

Playing matchmaker? Jodie Foster, a devoted Green Bay Packers fan, was asked about whether she played a part in getting her Mauritanian costar Shailene Woodley and team quarterback Aaron Rodgers together.

The Mauritanian, a drama based on true events at the Guantanamo Bay prison. In her acceptance speech, Foster said, “Are you kidding me? I think you made a mistake.

Jodie Foster had her biggest supporters by her side as she celebrated her win at the 2021 Golden Globes.The 58-year-old actress, who won the Best Supporting Actress prize for her role in The Mauritanian, appeared on screen for the virtual ceremony with her wife Alexandra Hedison and their dog, Ziggy.MORE: Jennifer Aniston's sneaky appearance at 2021 Golden Globes revealedJodie, who had coordinated with her pet by wearing pyjamas that matched Ziggy's necktie, appeared stunned as her name was

Jodie Foster was absolutely delighted with her Golden Globe win but it wouldn’t have been half as special without her wife Alexandra Hedison by her side.

No, Jodie Foster did not play a hand in introducing her The Mauritanian co-star, Shailene Woodley, to the actress’s now-fiance, Aaron Rodgers. In fact, Jodie has never even MET Aaron in person.

Naman Ramachandran Eros STX and Amazon Prime Video have signed a multi-year first window output deal for the Nordics, effective immediately.The deal will see Prime subscribers in the Nordics get exclusive access to STX International’s slate, including “The Mauritanian,” for which Jodie Foster won a Golden Globe, and which also stars Tahar Rahim and Benedict Cumberbatch.

The Golden Globe Awards looked a little different this year, with COVID-19 forcing the ceremony to go online for the first time in its 77-year history. And while the glitz and glamour of the red carpet may have gone, the ceremony itself was not short of its fair share of touching moments.Most notably, was the acceptance speech from openly lesbian actress Jodie Foster, who picked up her fourth gong, this time for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in The Mauritanian directed

Jodie Foster was so elated with her Golden Globes win she turned to her wife and kissed her seconds after the result was announced.

Jodie Foster celebrates her 2021 Golden Globes win with a kiss from wife Alexandra Hedison!

Gallery: 10 movie stars who were awarded posthumously (BANG Showbiz) “I don’t have his words but we have to take all the moment to celebrate all we love, so thank you, HFPA, for this opportunity to do exactly that. Chadwick scooped the accolade ahead of Sir Anthony Hopkins for 'The Father', Riz Ahmed for 'The Sound of Metal', Gary Oldman for 'Mank', and Tahar Rahim for 'The Mauritanian'.

Returning the favor! Jodie Foster thanked Aaron Rodgers in her Golden Globes 2021 acceptance speech three weeks after the professional football player mentioned her in his engagement announcement.

The Mauritanian. It was a major upset, as pundits widely thought the winner would either be Glenn Close for Hillbilly Elegy, Amanda Seyfried for Mank, or Olivia Colman for The Father.

Jodie Foster is adding another Golden Globe statuette to her collection. The actress nabbed her third Golden Globe win for Best Supporting Actress In A Motion Picture for her performance in the legal drama, The Mauritanian at tonight’s ceremony. “I think you made a mistake. I’m a little speechless. I just never expected to ever be here again,” Foster remarked before thanking her “amazing filmmakers.”

being nominated for his first Golden Globe on Sunday for his role in. ET's Kevin Frazier spoke to the French actor virtually about how he's celebrating from Paris, France.Rahim is nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture for his role as Mohamedou Ould Salahi, who was held for 14 years without charge in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.