Just as President Biden’s top medical adviser Anthony Fauci is declaring that the U.S. is exiting “the full-blown pandemic phase” of Covid, three studios are hoping to lure out adult audiences, largely women who’ve been slow to return to cinemas.
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After their Oscar-winning success with the documentary “Free Solo,” and the awards recognition they’ve already received for last year’s “The Rescue,” all eyes are on what’s next for directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin. And it appears they’re finally putting together the cast for their narrative feature debut, “Nyad.” READ MORE: ‘The Rescue’ Directors On The Importance Of Positive Asian Portrayals In Documentaries [Interview] According to THR, the directing duo have signed Jodie Foster and Annette Bening to join the growing cast of their upcoming narrative feature, “Nyad,” for Netflix.
Just as President Biden’s top medical adviser Anthony Fauci is declaring that the U.S. is exiting “the full-blown pandemic phase” of Covid, three studios are hoping to lure out adult audiences, largely women who’ve been slow to return to cinemas.
The stars of Death on the Nile are gearing up for the release of their new movie!
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Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of “Death on the Nile” begins with a sequence that is miles removed from Agatha Christie — indeed, it feels like a Branagh has spliced in a missing reel from “1917.” In an unbroken take, his camera snakes through a WWI-era foxhole, ending with the delivery of orders for a suicide mission. But maybe not.
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Kristen Stewart and Nicole Kidman are two of the year’s most discussed actresses, delivering Oscar-contender performances. Two decades ago, they were meant to star in “Panic Room” together. While Kidman ultimately dropped out of the film, the two bonded over rehearsals, with Kidman giving Stewart a Christmas gift that she still remembers.How long has Kristen Stewart been engaged?Kristen Stewart opens up about her unexpected friendship with Nicole KidmanIn Variety’s Actors on Actors, a special that pairs the actors who provided the publication’s favorite performances of the year, Kristen Stewart and Nicole Kidman discussed their work in the films “Spencer” and “Being the Ricardos,” where they both play characters based on real women.
It’s rarely discussed these days, or perhaps remembered, but David Fincher’s “Panic Room” was one of his most fraught productions—to this day it probably goes down as Fincher’s most difficult shoot and probably one he does not remember very fondly. Many may not remember, but Nicole Kidman was originally cast in the lead role, but she left the project two weeks into filming due to a knee injury.
Kristen Stewart, 30, may be earning raves for starring as Princess Diana in the acclaimed film Spencer, but she has “Lady Marmalade” on her mind. Kristen revealed to Moulin Rouge star Nicole Kidman, 54, that she knows every lyric to the film’s classic love song “Elephant Love Medley,” in a new interview for Variety‘s Actors on Actors presented by Amazon Studios. Stewart described being “so obsessed” with the film she first saw in theaters with her mom, telling Nicole: “That was such a beautiful movie.”
Nicole Kidman almost played Kristen Stewart's mom. The actresses had a conversation as part of 's «Actors on Actors» series, and reflected on almost working together on the 2002 movie .«We were meant to work together,» Kidman reminded Stewart.
Zack Sharf Kristen Stewart only had two small film credits under her belt when she got cast to star in one of the leading roles in David Fincher’s thriller “Panic Room.” Fincher originally paired Stewart with Nicole Kidman. The latter was in the midst of a strong run at the turn of the century with films such as “Eyes Wide Shut,” “The Others” and “Moulin Rouge!” But Kidman had to bow out of “Panic Room” a few weeks into rehearsals after sustaining an injury that would had made shooting the film difficult. Fincher chose Jodie Foster as Kidman’s replacement, and the rest is history.Nearly two decades after almost starring together in “Panic Room,” Stewart and Kidman finally reunited as part of Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” series, presented by Amazon Studios.
“The Office” gang is getting back together in John Krasinski’s “IF”.
Mark Strong (Cruella, 1917), Mélanie Laurent (6 Underground, Inglorious Basterds), Jodie Turner-Smith (After Yang, Queen & Slim), Kuhoo Verma (Plan B, The Big Sick), Enrique Arce (Money Heist, Terminator: Dark Fate), Tony Goldwyn (The Hot Zone: Anthrax, King Richard), Annie Mumolo (Queenpins, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar) and Zurin Villanueva (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Detroit) have joined the cast of Murder Mystery 2, with Adeel Akhtar (The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Sweet Tooth) and John Kani (The Lion King, Black Panther) set to reprise their respective roles as The Maharajah and Colonel Ulenga.
Clayton Davis Olivia Colman plays Leda in “The Lost Daughter” like a consummate pro, and her portrayal of a college professor on holiday in Greece, who reveals herself to be “an unnatural mother,” is among the most critically acclaimed performances of the year. With a deceivingly open and unpredictable best actress race ahead of us, the Oscar-winner who surprised awards watchers by defeating Glenn Close could add her second lead statuette to her mantle for her complex portrayal.This year’s race for best actress has taken twists and turns.
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