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Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentAfter Oscar nominations were announced Feb. 8, the buzz seems equally centered on who was nominated and who wasn’t.There’s an impressive roster of work in both categories.

Colman Domingo is one of our most exciting actors. Following his performance in “Rustin,” which earned him his first Oscar nomination, and his work in “The Color Purple,” Domingo is now starring in “Sing Sing.” Rita Moreno, Bad Bunny, and more stars added to the Oscars presenter listColman Domingo will portray Michael Jackson’s father in the singer’s biopic“Sing Sing” is an A24 film based on the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at Sing Sing, a maximum security prison located in Ossining, New York. The film follows the leader of the theater troupe, played by Domingo, as he puts on a performance while also seeking for parole.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Black Bear has hired Courtney L. Cunniff as senior vice president of film.

It looks like Joel Edgerton has another drama in the vein of “The Boys In The Boat” and “Thirteen Lives” up next. The actor will co-star with Felicity Jones in “Train Dreams,” Black Bear‘s adaptation of Denis Johnson‘s 2011 novella.

Angelique Jackson “Sing Sing” and “Jockey” filmmakers Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley have signed with CAA for representation. The award-winning filmmakers’ most recent feature, “Sing Sing,” a prison-set drama, stars Emmy winner Colman Domingo and features a supporting cast that includes Oscar nominee Paul Raci, but is comprised primarily of formerly incarcerated individuals. The film is directed by Kwedar, co-written by both, and produced by Bentley, with its story inspired by the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in New York.

J. Kim Murphy A24 has acquired theatrical distribution rights to “Sing Sing,” five days after the Colman Domingo-starring drama made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

EXCLUSIVE: In competitive bidding, A24 has acquired U.S. theatrical rights to Sing Sing, the Greg Kwedar-directed drama that stars Colman Domingo. The film premiered at Toronto to rapturous reviews and A24 is plotting a 2024 theatrical release. Deal is 7-figures.

Stephen Saito Cages can’t contain the sheer amount of imagination on offer in “Sing Sing” — not just in the way director Greg Kwedar and his writing and producing partner Clint Bentley conceived of the prison-set drama, but also as an animating force among its characters. Apart from Colman Domingo and a few others, most of the cast are formerly incarcerated alumni of the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program, which stages theatrical productions at New York’s Sing Sing Correctional Facility.

In an unexpected twist, the prison bars have transformed into curtains, drawing back to reveal a compelling story of redemption, humanity, and artistry. Sing Sing, adapted from the Sing Sing Follies by Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin,  and impeccably directed by Greg Kwedar, is more than just a film about prison life. It’s a love letter to the transformative power of performing arts, smartly penned by screenwriters Kwedar and Clint Bentley. This emotional drama stars Colman Domingo, Paul Raci, John “Divine G” Whitfield, Sean San Jose, Jon-Adrian Velazquez, David J. Giraudy, Sean “Dino” Johnson, and  Sean “Divine Eye” Johson. 

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby) is set to star in and executive-produce Nar, a character-driven action-thriller, which WME International is launching for world sales ahead of next week’s AFM in LA.

EXCLUSIVE: The Imitation Game outfit Black Bear Pictures is bolstering the senior ranks of its fledgling management division with the hire of respected former ICM Partners and William Morris agent Joanne Roberts Wiles.

Angelique Jackson Clifton Collins Jr., Michael Gandolfini, Josh Hamilton & Brooklynn MacKinzie have joined the cast of Cory Finley’s “Landscape With Invisible Hand.”The quartet join previously announced stars Asante Blackk, Tiffany Haddish and Kylie Rogers in the film adaptation from MGM, Plan B Entertainment & Annapurna Pictures.Based on National Book Award winner M.T. Anderson’s novel of the same name, “Landscape With Invisible Hand” is described as a “heightened comedy set in a deeply stratified, alien future.”Production on the film begins the week, marking writer-director Finley’s third movie, following the critically-acclaimed “Thoroughbreds” and “Bad Education.” Plan B’s Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner are producing the project with Annapurna’s Megan Ellison and Sue Naegle.

Critically acclaimed specialty holdovers continued to plant their flags in theaters as awards season advances and Oscar nominations loom — and on a weekend with few new releases, most not reporting grosses today.

Some actors just do the work. They don’t care about the red carpets or potential commercial endorsements or campaigning for awards.

Clifton Collins Jr. has been delivering affecting supporting work in major films like “Traffic” and “Capote” for over 20 years, but the actor is hardly what you would call a household name.

Writer, director and producer Clint Bentley joined the stars of Jockey — Clifton Collins Jr. and Molly Parker — onstage at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles award-season event Sunday to discuss the Sony Pictures Classics horse racing drama.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Mothering Sunday,” a steamy British drama starring Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor and Olivia Colman, will have its U.S. premiere as the centerpiece film at the Hamptons International Film Festival.The annual event, running from Oct.

Jockey, which won the Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Special Jury award for star Clifton Collins Jr.’s acting, will hit New York and LA theaters on Dec. 29. Sony Pictures Classics acquired the film out of the Park City, Utah festival. The movie will expand across the country following its exclusive debut.

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to Sundance drama Jockey. The U.S.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentSony Pictures Classics has acquired all worldwide rights to the film “Jockey,” which will premiere on Sunday in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section at the Sundance Film Festival.Directed by Clint Bentley and written by Bentley and Greg Kwedar, the film stars Clifton Collins, Jr., Molly Parker, Moises Arias, Logan Cormier and Colleen Hartnett.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentClint Bentley’s feature debut “Jockey,” set to world premiere in the U.S. Dramatic Competition in Sundance, has been acquired by Berlin-based Films Boutique for international sales.Written by Bentley and Greg Kwedar (“Transpecos”), “Jockey” stars Clifton Collins Jr.