Also Read: 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Film Review: Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis Lead an Explosive Cast in Stagey Adaptation“Wolfwalkers” was named the year’s best animated film, with “Soul” the runner-up.
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EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures has acquired Reckless Love feature from a pitch by To All The Boys: PS I Still Love You scribe J. Mills Goodloe. Super-producer DeVon Franklin is attached to produce via his Franklin Entertainment label, which has a first-look deal at Paramount.
The film is based on the true love story behind critically acclaimed Christian worship song of the same title by Cory Asbury, one of the top Christian singer-songwriters. Goodloe will pen the screenplay, which will follow the
Also Read: 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Film Review: Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis Lead an Explosive Cast in Stagey Adaptation“Wolfwalkers” was named the year’s best animated film, with “Soul” the runner-up.
Also Read: New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Chadwick Boseman, Maria Bakalova, Delroy Lindo Win Acting PrizesLast year, four of the LAFCA winners went on to win the Oscar: “Parasite” for picture and director, “American Factory” for documentary and “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” for production design.The LAFCA best-film winner has won the Oscar for Best Picture 11 times in the 46 years the organization has been giving out awards, including three times in the last five years: “The Hurt
Veteran German producers Yoko Higuchi-Zitzmann and Michael Lehmann will adapt Max Sprenger's best-selling autobiography Tsunami im Kopf (Tsunami in the Head), about Sprenger's life with locked-in syndrome, for the screen. German director Marco Petry (Heiter bis wolkig) will helm the feature and co-write the script with partner Janina Petry.
Clayton Davis The Boston Society of Film Critics awards is the precursor season “kickoff” for critics awards this year. The New England based group showed tremendous love for Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland,” which took home three awards for best picture, director and cinematography (Joshua James Richards).Comprised of 26 film critics and journalists from the Boston city area, it offered a few inspired choices for the year’s favorite films and performances.
straight to your inbox every day for freeUncertainty at Borussia Dortmund could prove beneficial in Manchester United’s pursuit of Jadon Sancho.Dortmund have parted ways with manager Lucien Favre today (Sunday) following Saturday’s disastrous 5-1 home defeat by VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga.Favre had been at the German giants since May 2018 and led them to consecutive second-place finishes in the Bundesliga.However, defeat by Stuttgart was their fourth in 11 league games this season and left
straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have tipped Jadon Sancho for a move to Old Trafford in the wake of Borussia Dortmund sacking Lucien Favre.Dortmund and Sancho have struggled for consistency this season as they sit fifth in the Bundesliga, five points behind league leaders Bayern Munich.Sancho was a priority transfer target for United during the summer window but the two clubs were unable to reach an agreement over his transfer fee.
Netflix will team with producer DeVonFranklin on a faith-based feature that is inspired by a real-life COVID-19 recovery. The project is based on the story of a pastor from Northern Ireland, Lee McClelland, who was hospitalized with COVID-19 in the spring.
Dave Grohl is not Jewish, but he’s serving up a special Hanukkah celebration for 2020.
Dave McNary Film ReporterJennifer Hudson is producing and eyed to star in an untitled Christmas song comedy at New Line.The feature will include both new and classic Christmas songs and center on a down-and-out singer’s life being turned upside down when she is mistaken for writing the next Christmas hit. Ira Madison III is writing the screenplay.Hudson will next be seen as Aretha Franklin in the biopic “Respect,” directed by Liesl Tommy.
Virtual band Gorillaz announced they will be playing a series of three live shows from Kong Studios on December 12th and 13th. The shows will blend real-time performance with the band's signature animation.
EXCLUSIVE: CBS has put in development a medical drama from writers Brittany Northcross and Sallie Patrick (Dynasty) and her Rabbit Ears production company, producer DeVon Franklin (Breakthrough) and his Franklin Entertainment and CBS Studios, where Franklin and Patrick are under overall deals.
The shade of it all! Barack and Michelle Obama are reportedly producing a new comedy sketch series for Netflix and the subject is bound to cause a stir.
Kaleem Aftab Screenwriter-playwright Christopher Hampton, who won an Oscar for “Dangerous Liaisons” and was Oscar nominated for “Atonement,” has penned a screen version of his one-woman play “A German Life,” about the life of Brunhilde Pomsel, the infamous secretary of Nazi Joseph Goebbels.
straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans could find themselves with two of the world’s most valuable youngsters if their summer plans go ahead smoothly. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has a relatively young squad this season with one of his prospects impressing as the United boss looks to take his side in a new direction.
straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have 'deepened' their interest in signing Ousmane Dembele next year, according to the latest transfer gossip at least.United considered a move for the Barcelona winger in the summer transfer window as they missed out on a move for priority target Jadon Sancho.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was desperate to sign a new right wing option in the summer and eventually moved to sign teenage duo Facundo Pellistri and Amad Diallo on deadline day.Despite