Mamoudou Athie To Star In & Produce Feature Film ‘Chigali’ Based On Vespucci Group Story As Dorfman Media-Backed Firm Ramps Up Audio IP Strategy

The Directors Guild of America on Tuesday announced the feature-film and first-time director nominees for the 2021 DGA Awards. The feature-film director nominees are Minari's Lee Isaac Chung, Promising Young Woman's Emerald Fennell, Mank's David Fincher, Trial of the Chicago 7's Aaron Sorkin and Nomadland's Chloé Zhao.

Fast & Furious actress Elsa Pataky and Holidate’s Luke Bracey have signed on to star in Interceptor, an action drama that will be released by Netflix.

Regé Jean Page is definitely capitalising on his Bridgerton success.

Alec Baldwin has been set to star in Supercell, an action film to be directed by Herbert James Winterstern that will shoot this year on location in Montana and Georgia. The casting comes as the the film’s production company, Ryan Winterstern and Nathan Klingher’s newly launched Short Porch Pictures, inked a first-look output deal with indie sales outfit Highland Film Group.

Typically, when a show does solid ratings, gets awards consideration, and runs for seven years, a network will give the creator and producers a chance to finish their story before outright canceling it. Unfortunately, that was not the courtesy given to the makers of “Ray Donovan,” as the long-running Showtime series was abruptly canceled after its 7th season, which actually left on a bit of a cliffhanger and zero resolution.

Halle Berry is teaming up with Netflix for another movie on the streaming service.

Ray Donovan faced down a lot of enemies over the course of seven seasons, and now the tough-as-nails fixer to the rich and powerful is overcoming his biggest nemesis ever: cancellation.

Deadline reported that Ratner was set to direct a new film about the pop duo, Milli Vanilli.The film would be Ratner’s first directing job since 2014’s “Hercules” — and also the first since he was accused of sexual misconduct four years ago by at least six women, including actresses Olivia Munn and Natasha Henstridge.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAmerica Ferrera is stepping behind the camera for the first time to direct “I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter.” The film, adapted from Erika L. Sánchez’s novel, will debut on Netflix.The YA story is about losing a sister and finding yourself amid the pressures, expectations and stereotypes of growing up in a Mexican American home.

Also Read: 'Revenge of the Nerds' Reboot in the Works From Seth MacFarlane and the Lucas BrothersAlong with their new film with Apatow, the Lucas Bros are writing and will star in Seth MacFarlane’s reimagining of the 1984 movie “Revenge of the Nerds.” They also have an upcoming comedy feature with Lord and Miller, which will reunite the two duos after the Lucas Bros appeared in Lord and Miller’s “22 Jump Street” back in 2014.Keith and Kenny Lucas are represented by Avi Gilbert at Fourth Wall

Netflix has launched a new mobile feature that will automatically download TV and film recommendations based on viewer history.Downloads For You arrived globally on Monday (February 22) for Android users, the streaming service announced, a new feature designed to download content in advance for periods without internet connectivity.“Three years ago, we introduced Smart Downloads so you can find the next episode of your favourite show — even when you’re on the go,” the company’s director of

Gran Torino, says the film “mainstreamed anti-Asian racism” in the United States.Vang says he remains “haunted” by audiences laughing at the racist jokes said by Eastwood’s character in the 2008 film.The American actor played Thao Vang Lor in the film, a teenager who befriends Walt Kowalski (Eastwood), his racist neighbour.In a new essay for NBC News, Vang credited the film with leading greater Asian representation on screen, but also a rise in anti-Asian racism in America.

closed a multiyear deal with Skydance to distribute its animated projects, including the films “Luck” and “Spellbound.” The company also gave a two-season order to the new show “The Search for WondLa.”“Luck” is the story of an unlucky girl who, after stumbling upon the never-before-seen world of good and bad luck, must join together with magical creatures to uncover a force more powerful than even luck itself.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorQuavo, one-third of the Atlanta hip-hop trio Migos, will make his feature-film debut alongside Robert DeNiro, John Malkovich and Jack Huston in the forthcoming film “Wash Me in the River,” which is directed by Randall Emmett (“Midnight in the Switchgrass”) and is currently filming in Puerto Rico.According to the announcement, Quavo (real name: Quavious Keyate Marshall) will play the role of Coyote, “a ruthless and heartless drug lord.” The second directorial outing

Regina King will bring Shirley Chisholm to the big screen in a new movie, Entertainment Weekly reports.

We get a constant stream of Robin Hood and King Arthur adaptations. Meanwhile, the works of Alexandre Dumas are right there waiting for other big-budget films.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“The Seventh Function of Language,” a novel by French author Laurent Binet, is getting the feature film treatment.