Olivia Wilde was among the stars who stepped out this week to celebrate the launch of God’s True Cashmere and Nick Fouquet’s exclusive capsule collection
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Valerie Wu Intern Two celebrity-led production companies — Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap and Brad Pitt’s Plan B — are in talks to co-produce a remake of the classic 1934 comedy mystery “The Thin Man.” LuckyChap and Plan B have not engaged in any discussions yet about casting due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. However, according to sources, both companies have been intent on securing exclusive rights to the significant film series since before the WGA strike, which started in May. The two companies would produce jointly.
The rights to “The Thin Man” series just recently became available. Previously, Rob Marshall and Jonny Depp were set to direct and star, respectively, in a remake. However, Warner Brothers said at the time that the project was never greenlit and was scrapped back in 2012.
Based on the Dashiell Hammett crime novel, “The Thin Man” is a murder mystery about a husband and wife who partner up to find a missing acquaintance, who is later found to be murdered. Directed by W. S.
Van Dyke, the 1934 film starred William Powell as husband Nick Charles and Myrna Loy as wife Nora Charles. The husband-wife duo team up to solve the murder, hosting a dinner party where they invite the suspects. “The Thin Man” was nominated for four Academy Awards, including best picture and best actor for William Powell.
It was followed by five sequels. “What makes the film so entertaining is not the unraveling of the murder but the movie’s central relationship of Nora and Nick Charles, one that redefined the screen depiction of marriage,” write Rob Nixon and Margarita Landazuri for Turner Classic Movies. “It also helped to set the tone and style of a new, then-emerging Hollywood genre — the screwball comedy.” Should LuckyChap and Plan B
.Olivia Wilde was among the stars who stepped out this week to celebrate the launch of God’s True Cashmere and Nick Fouquet’s exclusive capsule collection
Barbie film has led to a major spike in sales for the toy for its manufacturer Mattel.Greta Gerwig’s film was released in July this year, and has since become the highest grossing film ever directed by a solo female director and the highest grossing film ever released by Warner Bros., having brought in over $1.4 billion (£1.2 billion).One knock-on effect has been that from July to September, as reported by the BBC, sales of Barbie toys increased by 16 per cent compared with the equivalent window in 2022, lifting the company to its first quarter of sales growth in a year.“Our strategy is serving us well,” said Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz in a message to investors. “We are very well positioned competitively and expect a strong holiday season.”Mattel had previously said that it hoped to receive a $125 million (£103 million) boost from the film, most of which has already been realised.
EXCLUSIVE: Plan B Entertainment has set a joint venture with Oscar-winning documentarian and filmmaker Kevin Macdonald, known for movies including Touching The Void, One Day In September, Whitney, The Last King Of Scotland and State Of Play.
Looks like all those early concerns about whether name stars would walk the picket line ended up being a waste of energy: a strike captain on Saturday recognized Day 100 of the SAG-AFTRA strike by calling out many of the big names who joined the rank and file in those daily protests.
Lise Pedersen U.S. writer-director Terry Gilliam had the crowd in stitches throughout his masterclass at the Lumière Film Festival, where he presented the restored version of his 1995 cult movie “12 Monkeys.” The former Monty Python member, whose career as a director started with the 1975 satirical comedy “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” said that while he was keen to approach difficult subjects, he had learnt from Mary Poppins the secret of success.
Brad Pitt puts most of our gift giving skills to shame after he bought his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston a $79million present for her 50th birthday.
Matthew Perry shared a very rare photo with his dad, actor John Bennett Perry, via Instagram on Sunday.“Here is me, and my father John, both holding a beverage,” he captioned the image.In the pic, the father-son duo are in fact holding a beverage each as they pose in what appears to be the “Friends” alum’s living room.The “Odd Couple” alum, 54, and his dad, 82, are standing next to a billiard pool table and in front of a purple coach and sign that reads, “I forget what I forgot.”The “17 Again” actor has been more vocal on social media as of late. Days earlier, he took a snapshot of his backyard and wrote, “Why can Elon Musk send a woman to the moon and not be able to invent a silent leaf blower?”The pair previously worked alongside of each other in the 1997 film “Fools Rush In.” John even appeared in the season 4 episode of “Friends” titled “The One with Rachel’s New Dress,” in which he played the father of Joshua, a love interest that Jennifer Aniston’s Rachel dated.Matthew has remained close with his “Friends” costars, which also includes Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow and Matt LeBlanc.
what she really thinks about Hollywood, sexism, Ozempic and everything in between.“Hollywood has changed a lot because it’s been taken over mostly by corporations, and corporations are the ones that are making the films now and choosing almost as if by rote,” she says, her inimitable British accent still able to cut glass.“I don’t know how they choose the subjects to make, but there’s been very few films that I have wanted to go to. I don’t want to be lectured.
John Carpenter isn’t living in a Barbie world. He doesn’t even know who Allan is.
Amanda Holden looked nothing short of incredible as she donned pink PVC to transform into Barbie following the success of the live-action film based on the Mattel character. But the Heart radio presenter was switching up her outfit quite regularly on Wednesday night (October 11) as she hosted the Attitude Awards.
Barbie stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are reuniting for a new film.As per Games Radar, The duo are going to working together on an Ocean’s 11 prequel that is being helmed by Robbie’s production company, LuckyChap Entertainment.Few details are known about the project, but it is being directed by Jay Roach, who also directed Austin Powers. It’s said to be set in ’60s Europe.Producer Josey McNamara opened up a little more about the project at the BFI London film festival to Games Radar, saying: “I can’t really say much…but I think we’re just trying to do right by the franchise.
Three things are true. Everyone has an opinion on “Barbie,” you’re in a fantastic position if everyone is talking about your film (hello, Oscars), and old, cantankerous DGAF filmmakers make for excellent copy.
committing theft?“Barbie” stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are expected to reunite for the first time since starring in the hit Warner Brothers film, which has grossed nearly $1.43 billion at the box office. It was revealed by Games Radar that Robbie, 33, and Gosling, 43.
Josey McNamara is teasing the Ocean’s 11 prequel that is in the works and set to star Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, reuniting the Barbie stars in a new film.
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling starred together in the billion-dollar blockbuster movie Barbie and they already have another project in the works!
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling‘s combined star power helped power “Barbie” to $1.4 billion in worldwide ticket sales, an all-time high gross for distributor Warner Bros. The studio is clearly hoping to duplicate this success with its upcoming “Ocean’s 11” prequel movie, which is set to reunite Robbie and Gosling on the big screen. The film will be the first “Ocean’s” project since the Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett-led “Ocean’s 8” in 2018.
Angelique Jackson Netflix and Shondaland have acquired worldwide rights to “Black Barbie,” a documentary that dives into the history of the first Black Barbie doll — which debuted in 1980, 31 years after the original Barbie — and three Black women at Mattel who advocated for the toy. Directed by Lagueria Davis, “Black Barbie” debuted at this year’s SXSW and the “work-in-progress” cut of the film was met with widespread acclaim.
Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt will be working together for a third time, though they might not be on screen in this project.
Some Strictly Come Dancing viewers appear to have spotted an issue with the show's epic Barbie-themed routine. On the whole, fans of the BBC One dance contest were beside themselves as the professional dancers kicked off Movie Week results night with a performance dedicated to Greta Gerwig's blockbuster.
The first week of the British Film Institute’s (BFI) London Film Festival wrapped this evening with a rapturous onstage Q&A session with writer-director Greta Gerwig.