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Director Guillermo del Toro is known for the intense originality of his work, on vivid display in Oscar-winning films from Pan’s Labyrinth to The Shape of Water. For his latest, the Netflix animated film Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, he again set a high bar for himself.

Anne Hathaway and Salma Hayek Pinault are teaming up to star in and produce action-comedy “Seesaw Monster.” Netflix acquired the rights to the book by Kotaro Isaka (the author of “Bullet Train”), with Olivia Milch (“Ocean’s Eight”) attached to adapt the screenplay.While plot details are being kept under wraps, Hathaway and Hayek Pinault will play enemies forced to work together in an action comedy two-hander. Joining the pair on the producing side are Akiva Goldsman and Gregory Lessans for Weed Road Pictures, and “Bullet Train” producers Ryosuke Saegusa and Yuma Terada for CTB Inc.

Inside Out Toronto has announced eight new recipients for its annual RE:Focus Fund, now in its fourth year of supporting women, non-binary, and/or trans filmmakers.

Allure and Netflix hosted a conversation at The Allure Store celebrating working behind the scenes — the hair and makeup professionals who work on actors on set as well as before the red carpet. The event highlighted industry veterans (Kerry Washington's hairstyle on the Netflix film The School For Good and Evil), (Zoe Saldaña's hairstylist on the Netflix series From Scratch ), (a makeup artist on the Netflix film Bardo), (a makeup artist for talent press appearances, including Janelle Monae's events for the upcoming Netflix film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery). From left: Lucy Betancourt, Linda Villalobos, Terry Hunt, Jessica Smalls, Jessica Cruel The panel, which I moderated focused on the skill and creativity needed to create the looks we admire in film and television today.

EXCLUSIVE: Sex Education’s Connor Swindells said he felt privileged to land the lead role in the stonking BBC One/Kudos WW2 desert warfare drama SAS Rogue Heroes, and he praised its director, Tom Shankland (The Serpent) “for considering me for this, because this isn’t something that comes my way.”

Veteran star Jamie Lee Curtis has watched her career hit another high this year, not only wrapping up her four decade + association with the Halloween franchise and her iconic role as Laurie Strode, but also as the wacky tax auditor Deidre Beaubeirdre in one of the certified smash critical and audience hits of the year, Everything Everywhere All At One. It seems the time for a tribute is definitely in order to honor her remarkable career, and that is exactly what she will get on Saturday February 11, 2023 when she receives the highest award the Santa Barbara International Film Festival hands out, the Maltin Modern Master Award, named for famed film critic, author, and historial Leonard Maltin who will be conducting the in-person conversation on stage at the Arlington Theatre with Curtis.

Orestis Andreadakis, director of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, has a lot on his mind when he sits down with Deadline via Zoom from his office in Athens. Climate change, women’s rights, and the war in Ukraine are all topics he discussed, and he believes film festivals, including his own, must find a way to address and interrogate wider social issues. 

Trevor Noah is launching his latest stand-up special on Netflix.

The first fully in person Mipcom for three years is winding down as thousands of tired, fuzzy-headed but happy delegates make their way to Nice airport or jump on trains to Paris. The market was set to a backdrop of an industry in a deep state of flux, as new buyers establish themselves and more seasoned ones react and adapt. Below are just some of the key takeaways from three action-packed days on the Croisette. One thing is for sure, while making TV is not the easiest business, the 10,896 attendees RX reported to have attended were simply delighted to be back together in person (last year’s restriction-laden Mipcom was hybrid and attendance figures comparatively low) and the atmosphere was the buzziest for many years, especially when the coffee machines were locked away and the alcohol started flowing. Read on.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Australian teen drama series Heartbreak High will return for Season 2 on streaming service Netflix. Produced by Fremantle Australia and NewBe, season 2 of “Heartbreak High” will see a reunion of the previous cast. They have assembled in Sydney, Australia and the nearby Gadigal, Dharug, Dharawal and Ku-ring-gai lands, for pre-production and filming. The show is a reimagination of an iconic piece of Australian television that first played between 1994 and 1996 on Network Ten. A second run played from 1997 to 1999 on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, in a version that was part-funded by the BBC.

shared a video reveal of her angular new bob—what looks to be a —ahead of the premiere of her new film, The School of Good and Evil. The video begins with two oversized “before” pictures of Washington looking…not her best? The photos are pulled back to reveal Washington with full glam and a jellyfish bob.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Washington styled the new 'do with a minty green cropped polo paired with a shiny maxi skirt featuring ruching detail in the front. The whole look—including her vibrant red lip—is giving 21st century mermaid, for sure. The jellyfish cut is one of the trendiest, edgiest ways to wear layers.

For the second week in a row, Luckiest Girl Alive topped the Netflix Top 10 Film Chart globally. The mystery thriller film starring Mila Kunis was the most-watched movie with 57,010,000 hours viewed for the week starting October 10 and ending on October 16.

Variety’s Legends and Groundbreakers Award on Ron Howard, the festival will recognize several creatives at their 2022 Festival Honors on Oct. 16 and Eddie Redmayne on Oct. 15. Eddie RedmayneIcon Award When Oscar winner Redmayne sat down in his first production meeting for “The Good Nurse,” his daughter had just been born. His daughter is 6 now as the feature is finally seeing its Netflix debut on Oct. 26. “It’s been a passion project, and it’s been one of those projects that each step of the way has been massively enjoyable, despite the intensity of the subject matter,” Redmayne says. The feature, directed by Tobias Lindholm, is inspired by the true crimes of nurse Charlie Cullen who was investigated by nurse Amy Loughren, played by Jessica Chastain.

Katie Reul editor The 66th annual British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival announced winners Saturday evening for a competition group representing a diverse selection of stories ranging from period pieces to eerie thrillers. Writer-director Marie Kreutzer’s “Corsage,” was recognized with the festival’s highest honor — the best film award — continuing the historical drama’s festival praise after lead actress Vicky Krieps was awarded the Un Certain Regard best performance prize at Cannes. Set during Christmas in 1877, “Corsage” follows Empress Elizabeth as she attempts to find liberation from the stifling conformity of her stuffy, image-focused lifestyle as a Vienna royal. Though the film is in part based on the historical figure, who reigned for 44 years, artistic deviations are made in the former ruler’s story.

Director Asif Kapadia makes slick work of Akram Khan’s ballet in Creature, which world premiered at the BFI London Film Festival. Based on Khan’s original concept and choreography, the English National Ballet Production is produced by Uzma Hasan for Little House Productions, and brings an intense cinematic sensibility to the bleak story exploring power, nature, connection and more. 

The mammoth cast of Rian Johnson’s murder mystery sequel, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, sidestepped spoilers and jumped over plot lines as they presented their film Sunday morning at a London Film Festival press conference.

Emily Blunt is looking lovely for her latest red carpet appearance!

An enthusiastic rendition of Happy Birthday rang through the auditorium at the world premiere of Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio as the London audience was informed Gregory Mann, the film’s lead voice actor, had just turned 13.