The last time director Robert Zemeckis, writer Eric Roth, Tom Hanks, and Robin Wright got together to make a film, they created the Oscar-winning feature, “Forrest Gump,” back in 1994.
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On an abnormally hot summer day in Oslo, a strange electric field surrounds the city as a collective migraine spreads across town. TVs, lightbulbs, and electronics go haywire, the chaos reaching a debilitating crescendo when suddenly, it’s over.
“Handling the Undead” is a character driven horror/drama dealing with fundamental emotions around grief and mortality and the battle of accepting what we can’t control which weaves together three families through their loss.Bjørn Sundquist, Bente Børsumand og Bahars Pars also star in “Handling the Undead” alongside “The Worst Person in the World” actors Reinsve and Lie. Hvistendahl, who previously directed the documentary “Adjø Montebello” and several short films, including “Virgins4lyfe” that premiered at SXSW, also co-wrote the script with the author Lindqvist.“Handling the Undead” is produced by Kristin Emblem and Guri Neby under their Einar Film banner (with whom Anonymous Content has their Scandinavian joint venture Anonymous Content Nordic).
The film is co-produced by Zentropa Sweden and Filmiki, and supported by The Norwegian Film Institute, The Swedish Film Institute, Film i Väst, Nordisk Film & TV Fond and Oslo Film Fond. TrustNordisk is representing the international distribution rights and Anonymous Content is representing the US.
Neon’s Jason Wald negotiated the deal on behalf of NEON with Nick Shumaker at Anonymous Content on behalf of the filmmakers. Neon’s “The Worst Person in the World” won Reinsve Best Actress at Cannes last year, and the film went on to receive two Oscar nominations. Neon has several other films playing the fall festival circuit, including Laura Poitras’ “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” the Palme d’Or winner “Triangle of Sadness” and the
.The last time director Robert Zemeckis, writer Eric Roth, Tom Hanks, and Robin Wright got together to make a film, they created the Oscar-winning feature, “Forrest Gump,” back in 1994.
EXCLUSIVE: Paul Bettany his set to join Tom Hanks and Robin Wright in Miramax’s Here, with Robert Zemeckis directing and Eric Roth adapting the script. Zemeckis and Jack Rapke’s ImageMovers will produce alongside Miramax’s Bill Block. Sony Pictures will release the film in theaters in the US with Miramax holding international rights.
Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan have revealed their stunning bathroom in their new mansion.The couple, who have been married since 2015, have been updating fans on the building of their new home in Essex.Taking to their home Instagram page, the two shared a transformation video of their bathroom and it's fair to say the room is a five star. In the video Mark can be seen snapping his fingers for a before and after view of the room. Certainly a dream, the bathroom has marble walls and flooring, a classic white bath and a spacious shower room.
Coleen Rooney was all smiles as she hit the blue carpet in her first public appearance at a star-studded event since winning her Wagatha Christie legal battle against Rebekah Vardy. She was showing her support at the Football For Change Gala 2022, rubbing shoulders with famous faces from the showbiz and footballing world.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent “The Worst Person in the World” actor Anders Danielsen Lie and Gard B. Eidsvold (“Wisting”) are set to headline Erik Poppe’s “Quisling.” The film charts the last days of Vidkun Quisling, the former Prime Minister of Norway who was a notorious Nazi collaborator during World War II. The project also comprises a TV series which has been commissioned by TV2. Danielsen Lie will play the priest Peder Olsen who acted as Quisling’s counselor in prison until he was executed on Oct. 24, 1945. Set to start shooting this week, the film is produced by Paradox, SF Studios’ Norwegian production company.
lengthy email a few years back, but the actress has finally addressed the “racist” incident with him publicly.McGee, 53, joined “Boy Meets World” alums Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong and Friedle in an episode of their “Pod Meets World” podcast where the cast further discussed the remark.The actress, who played Angela Moore, quickly confronted Friedle, 46, about the comment when it happened — a move the actor helped him understand the implications of racial stereotypes.“In my head, I attached no cultural significance to that whatsoever,” Friedle recalled during the Sept. 12 episode of the podcast.
The People’s Choice Award from the just wrapped 2022 Toronto International Film Festival has gone to Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans. First Runner Up is Canada’s own Sarah Polley’s Women Talking. And Second Runner Up was Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. The Documentary Award went to Black Ice, and the Midnight Madness winner was Weird: The Al Yankovich Story .
EXCLUSIVE: There’s going to be a reunion on Fox’s . Mayim Bialik will reunite with Kevin Sussman in episode 304 airing October 20.
Ken Starr, the prosecutor who led the relentless Whitewater investigation into then-President Bill Clinton and whose report on the case revealed intimate details of Clinton’s extramarital sexual relations, died Tuesday in Houston following complications from surgery. He was 76.
NBC’s reboot of Quantum Leap is premiering in a couple weeks and the network just launched a new trailer for the series!
Neon has acquired North American and UK rights to the horror-drama Handling the Undead, marking the narrative feature debut of Thea Hvistendahl, who previously directed the documentary Adjø Montebello and several short films, including the SXSW Grand Jury Award-nominated Virgins4lyfe. The project reteams the distributor with Renate Reinsve and Anders Danielsen Lie, who starred in its Oscar-nominated romantic drama The Worst Person in the World, directed by Joachim Trier.
Mark Wright on many adventures. The Essex-born celebrity has travelled the world for his successful career, from reality star to Hollywood presenter and popular UK television host – and he achieved all this while enjoying his fairytale marriage to Michelle Keegan and building his profile as a fitness guru.SEE: Michelle Keegan stuns in mini skirt as she reveals exciting newsBut, as he tells HELLO!, nothing is more important to him than family – and one of his favourite adventures is his journey as an uncle after his brother Josh and wife Hollie welcomed son Joshua in February and his sister Jess and husband William Lee-Kemp became parents to son Presley in May.A post shared by Mark Wright (@wrighty_)"I absolutely love them both to bits," 35-year-old Mark tells us.
Prince Charles has given a name to a baby gorilla in Rwanda, and the Prince of Wales selected a moniker full of meaning.
EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+’s Huey P. Newton series The Big Cigar has rounded out its cast, with Jaime Ray Newman (Dopesick), Noah Emmerich (Dark Winds), John Doman (City on a Hill), Chris Brochu (Zero Contact) and newcomer Breton Edwards Allen coming aboard in recurring roles. André Holland leads the cast, with Alessandro Nivola, Tiffany Boone, PJ Byrne, Marc Menchaca, Jordane Christie, Moses Ingram, Olli Haaskivi and Glynn Turman also set to star, as previously announced.
K.J. Yossman Among the world premieres set for the BFI London Film Festival are Guillermo Del Toro’s “Pinocchio” and Emily Blunt series “The English.” Others include “Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical,” Asif Kapadia’s ballet-infused “Creature,” family animation “My Father’s Dragon” from Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon and Nora Twomey, Jez Butterworth’s “Mammals,” which stars James Corden and “A Spy Among Friends,” starring Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis. The number of feature-length world premieres at the festival has gone up from 11% to 15% since 2019. This year three of those are Netflix productions: “Pinocchio,” “Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical” and “My Father’s Dragon.”
Danielle Fishel just revealed a secret she’s been keeping for 30 years!
It turns out Danielle Fishel knows how to keep a secret for a very long, long time – especially when it comes to who her crushes were during her time as Topanga Lawrence on Boy Meets World!