James Gunn revealed the full cast of “Suicide Squad” on Saturday.
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Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticThree weeks after a spike in coronavirus cases forced the Telluride Film Festival team to cancel its 2020 event, organizers have announced the lineup that would have been.“The Show,” as the festival refers to its annual feature program, planned to include “Ammonite,” a love story co-starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan; “The Rider” director Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland”; contemporary Western “Concrete Cowboy” with Idris Elba; and Roger Michell’s heist movie “The
.James Gunn revealed the full cast of “Suicide Squad” on Saturday.
Tom Grater International Film ReporterAfter being forced to pivot entirely online last-minute due to a COVID spike, Bosnia’s Sarajevo Film Festival is coming to a close and has unveiled its prize winners for this year’s edition.A jury chaired by Michel Hazanavicius and featuring Berlinale director Carlo Chatrian, actress Jadranka Đokić, director Srdan Golubović and the Morelia Film Festival’s Andrea Stavenhagen, awarded the festival’s top prize, the Heart of Sarajevo, to Visar Morina’s Exile.
It’s unlikely that Idris Elba will ever become James Bond, as the actor has pointed out a number of times before. However, that doesn’t mean we won’t see him suit up as a spy soon enough.
Angelique Jackson Idris Elba and Simon Kinberg have teamed up for a yet-to-be-titled spy film, which after an intense bidding war, has landed at Apple.Elba will star and produce the film, which is described as a “spy movie with romance” set in Africa. Kingberg and Audrey Chon, president of Kinberg’s Genre Films will produce.
Fraser T Smith has announced his new album ‘12 Questions’ under the banner Future Utopia, with the record set to feature guest contributions from the likes of Stormzy, Dave and Idris Elba.The producer, songwriter and musician will release ‘12 Questions’ on October 23 via Platoon/70Hz.Describing the record as “the most ambitious, exciting and terrifying thing I’ve ever done”, ‘12 Questions’ is based on a series of 12 universal, human and urgent questions, each of which is posed by Smith to a
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefPowered by Chinese streaming technology, the New York Asian Film Festival will this year move from the real world to the virtual. With strong focuses on women filmmakers and Korean movies, the 19th NYAFF will run Aug.
was forced to scrub this year’s edition due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tribeca Film Festival has announced it will return in 2021.
Also Read: Tribeca Film Institute to Suspend Operations, Enact LayoffsAdditionally, Tribeca organizers announced they will dedicate space within the 2021 festival to the films whose premieres were not able to take place in 2020.
Cats.The 2019 film, which featured an all-star cast made up of Idris Elba, Dame Judi Dench, Taylor Swift, James Corden and Rebel Wilson, was panned by fans and critics alike upon its release.In a new interview with The Sunday Times, Lloyd Webber said: “The problem with the film was that [director] Tom Hooper decided that he didn’t want anybody involved in it who was involved in the original show.”He added that “the whole thing was ridiculous.”It’s not the first time Lloyd Webber has spoken out
Idris Elba has given a further update on a planned Luther film.Speaking to reporters after receiving a Special Award at the BAFTA TV awards last night (July 31), Elba confirmed the film was happening and that “the sky is the limit” when it came to what Luther could achieve in a film format.Elba said: “I’ve maintained I’d like to see it come to a film, and that is where I think we are heading towards – a film. And I’m looking forward to making that happen.
The Toronto International Film Festival has unveiled a line-up including the directorial debut of Regina King and the latest documentaries from Frederick Wiseman and Werner Herzog.
Hot on the heels of the 2020 New York Film Festival releasing its first selection in Nomadland (taking the Centerpiece slot at the fest), Venice is chiming in as well. Not only are they also going to be showing Chloe Zhao’s movie, but the festival has in fact unveiled its entire lineup for this year.
Venice Film Festival has announced its official lineup for this year's fest, to run Sept.