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Housing in America is becoming a huge issue, with astronomical housing prices beginning to eliminate a generation of potential home buyers. Monthly rents are soaring; it’s a real-life issue ripe for dramatic exploration in both features and television.

EXCLUSIVE: Napoleon star Vanessa Kirby will reunite with The Crown’s Benjamin Caron on a movie based on Willy Vlautin’s 2021 novel The Night Always Comes, about a working-class woman in the Pacific Northwest who embarks on a 24-hour quest to call in old debts and raise enough money to keep a roof over her head. 

EXCLUSIVE: Elias Koteas (Shutter Island) and Brianna Middleton (The Tender Bar) have been set to topline Silent Planet, a sci-fi thriller written and directed by Jeffrey St. Jules (Bang Bang Baby), which has wrapped production in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and been picked up for worldwide distribution by Quiver Distribution.

Star Wars series Andor was supposed to feature the franchise’s first ever F-bomb, but it ended up being refused by Disney.Created by Tony Gilroy, the series takes place five years before events in 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, as Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) becomes involved in the mounting resistance against the Galactic Empire.It is the fourth live-action series set in the Star Wars universe, following The Mandalorian, The Book Of Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi.In a new interview with Variety, director Benjamin Caron revealed that the show was set to feature an F-bomb in a crucial scene, but the request ended up being turned down by Disney.In the scene, Cassian’s late adoptive mother Maarva Andor delivers a speech via hologram, which ends: “Fight the Empire!”As Caron revealed, the initial script instead had her saying: “Fuck the empire!”“Disney wouldn’t let us use it,” he revealed. “So we changed it to ‘Fight the empire.’ I remember having a call with Tony Gilroy saying, ‘Are we gonna get away with this?’”The director added how he “wrote a legal brief” to Disney encouraging them to let them use the word.

Star Wars‘ Andor series on Disney+ was meant to include the franchise’s first ever F-bomb.

. After a limited theatrical release on February 10 that allows  to be eligible for industry awards recognition down the road, the suspenseful drama and psychological thriller is out today — streaming exclusively on Apple TV+. Watch NowThe all-star cast — Julianne Moore, John Lithgow, Sebastian Stan, Justice Smith and Briana Middleton — shine in their portrayals of flawed, complex characters.

In today’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo sits down to talk about con man movies with director Benjamin Caron (“The Crown,” “Andor,” “Wallander”). The director is currently promoting his film, “Sharper,” which follows multiple con men and women in New York City who are all searching for the perfect mark and the biggest take.

EXCLUSIVE: Emma Corrin, the award-winning star of The Crown, My Policeman and Lady Chatterley’s Lover, is joining the cast of Robert Eggers’ vampire movie Nosferatu.

Director Benjamin Caron says that he was “yearning to flex a different muscle” and go from the “historical period drama” that is The Crown to the thrills and spills of Andor and on to the delicious deceit at the heart of his accomplished first feature film Sharper, starring Julianne Moore, Sebastian Stan, John Lithgow, Justice Smith and Briana Middleton, giving a star-in-the-making performance.

There are few things more disappointing when it comes to film than all the elements that should make something a genuinely interesting piece of work don’t fulfill the promise they present. “Sharper” is, unfortunately, a good example.  READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2023 The New York-set neo-noir thriller is very much a character-driven piece and boasts an incredible ensemble cast led by Julianne Moore.

Seeing the nifty grifter drama Sharper reminded me how rarely we encounter this kind of clever cat-and-mouse game that might fall into the noirish genre but really relies on diving into a world filled with characters who reveal slices of their lives that keep changing moment to moment. It is the kind of movie I find enormously difficult to review because its ultimate success for a viewer is just watching it unfold, beat by beat, never quite knowing exactly where it is heading but still glued to the screen to find out.

“Sharper” opens with a fake out—in its own title. A dictionary definition fades up on the screen, declaring “sharper” as a noun that means “one who lives by their wits.” This little bit of cheeky word play is a harbinger for the never-ending rug pulls and elaborate deceptions to come in this con artist thriller, directed by longtime TV director Benjamin Caron and written by the team of Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka.

British TV director Benjamin Caron made quite a splash last year with the three episodes he directed of Tony Gilroy‘s “Star Wars” series “Andor.” Now Caron makes his feature directing debut with “Sharper,” an NYC-set neo-noir he schemed up with his long-time producing partner and sister, Jodie Caron. READ MORE: ‘Sharper’ Teaser: Julianne Moore & Sebastian Stan Star In A24 Comedy Thriller Hitting Apple TV+ On February 17, 2023 And what a cast Caron has for a debut film.

Sebastian Stan had a great 2022 with his starring role in Hulu‘s “Pam & Tommy” and Mimi Cave‘s divisive feature film debut, “Fresh.” So, what’s his follow-up for early 2023? How about “Sharper,” an NYC-set comedy thriller about con artists with Julianne Moore for A24 and Apple TV+? Continue reading ‘Sharper’ Teaser: Julianne Moore & Sebastian Stan Star In A24 Comedy Thriller Hitting Apple TV+ On February 17, 2023 at The Playlist.

Zack Sharf Behold Sebastian Stan like you’ve never seen him before. The actor debuted a shocking first look photo on Instagram from his upcoming indie drama “A Different Man.” Stan plays a man who undergoes facial reconstructive surgery, only to become obsessed with an actor starring as him in a play based on his life.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentJulianne Moore will preside over the main jury of the Venice Film Festival’s upcoming 79th edition.The Oscar-winning U.S. actor, who most recently starred in A24’s “When You Finish Saving the World,” directed by Jesse Eisenberg, and will next appear in Benjamin Caron-directed “Sharper,” alongside Sebastian Stan and John Lithgow, also from A24, is a longtime Venice regular.Moore was last on the Lido with George Clooney-directed “Suburbicon” in 2017.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterDiego Luna’s Cassian Andor is going from a galaxy far, far away to a television screen near you very soon.“Andor,” a prequel to “Rogue One,” will premiere on Disney+ on August 31 with 12 episodes.

EXCLUSIVE: John Lithgow has joined the cast of Sharper, the Apple Original Films and A24 thriller being directed by The Crown helmer Benjamin Caron. Julianne Moore, Sebastian Stan, Justice Smith and Briana Middleton also star in the pic, which is now set to begin principal photography Monday in New York City.

EXCLUSIVE:  Apple Original Films and A24’s con-artist feature Sharper has added Briana Middleton as one of the four leads. Middleton will play Sandra, a young woman who finds herself in over her head when she enters the complex world of con artists.

HBO Genera+ion actor Justice Smith has joined Julianne Moore and Sebastian Stan in Apple Original Film and A24’s Sharper. 

Apple and A24 are teaming for a new film, “Sharper,” that will star Oscar-winner Julianne Moore (“Boogie Nights,” “Still Alice“). Moore will play con artist as the film is set in Manhattan’s billionaire echelon.

Sebastian Stan and Julianne Moore are teaming up for a new movie!

EXCLUSIVE: After helping make The Crown a juggernaut in the TV world, director Benjamin Caron is ready to make the jump to movies in a big way. Sources tell Deadline Caron will direct Sharper, the highly anticipated Apple Original feature film from A24 and writers Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka.

The Crown season 4 premiered on Netflix this week to both rave reviews and its fair share of controversy in regard to its dubious interpretations of history. Yet inaccuracies aside, this is nothing short of a delicious romp through the political, social and royal turmoil of 1980s Britain, delivered with a camp sense of pomp and ceremony.Directed by Benjamin Caron, this season packs in more scandal than both the Bold And The Beautiful and Days Of Our Lives combined.

The Crown as an early Christmas present/mid lockdown coping tool and we can’t wait to get stuck in.There are also plenty of other new shows to put on your list this week and to save you the hassle of sussing them out, we’ve cherry-picked the best ones.Here’s what to watch this weekend:This one goes without saying and you’re probably already up to speed with where the show’s at.On the off chance that you’re not, Season four charts the arrival of what director Benjamin Caron ‘two box office