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What’s more important for a creative person, authentic inspiration or the esteem that fame and success bring?  Thomas Matthews explores that tension in “Ghostwritten,” about a novelist needing a breakthrough to sustain his relevancy and reputation. READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2024 Jay Duplass stars in Matthews’ sophomore feature as a writer who accepts a residency on a secluded island to start on a new work.

Mark Duplass announced today he has completed production on The Creep Tapes, a half-hour horror TV series based on the Netflix original films Creep and Creep 2, in which he starred.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Jay Duplass and Kelvin Yu are the latest additions to the cast of FX‘s limited series adaptation of “Dying for Sex,” Variety has learned exclusively. The series is based on the podcast of the same name.

EXCLUSIVE: Duplass Brothers Production recently wrapped production on the Katie Aselton-directed feature Magic Hour, starring Daveed Diggs (Blindspotting, Hamilton). Aselton (Old Dads, Legion) stars alongside Diggs in the project which she co-wrote with Mark Duplass.

EXCLUSIVE: Tony Hawk has long conquered the skateboarding world and next up on his list of tricks is animation.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians is streaming now on Disney+, but what songs are featured on the show’s soundtrack?The fantasy series is based on the books of the same name by Rick Riordan, and has been developed by Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg for the streaming service.The show stars Walker Scobell (The Adam Project) as the 12-year-old title character, a young demigod and the son of Poseidon, alongside Leah Sava Jeffries (Empire) as Annabeth Chase, and Aryan Simhadri as Jackson’s best friend Grover Underwood.Other recurring roles in the show include comic actor Jason Mantzoukas’ Dionysus/Mr.

Selome Hailu Mark Duplass was feeling insecure. At one point in his career, he would get greenlight after greenlight for the TV projects he pitched on behalf of Duplass Brothers Productions, the beloved indie banner he founded with Jay Duplass in the late ’90s, when the duo was focused on feature films. But recently, he and company president Mel Eslyn noticed a problem.

Ethan Shanfeld The Sundance Institute unveiled the lineup of 53 short films for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, taking place Jan. 18-28 in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah. The film fest will happen in person, with a selection of titles available online from Jan.

Disney+ has unveiled some brand new stills from the upcoming Percy Jackson and the Olympians television series!

The full length trailer for Pain Hustlers has arrived!

How far will a single mom go to keep her family out of debt? “Pain Hustlers” follows Liza Drake, a woman whose life is upended after losing her job. A chance meeting sets this mother on a path to prosperity, but everything comes at a high cost.

Australian outback town, where there’s no cellphone service or police station — but there is a local crocodile, a bar and just under a dozen eccentric residents including Fran Hodgetts, known for her prickly attitude and her pies. The documentary dives into the town’s history, the sharp-tongued residents’ various squabbles and the missing persons cold case of Paddy Moriarty, 70, who vanished in December 2017 along with his dog, prompting a police investigation.“Early on, I showed [footage] I had to an Australian person.

the 1954 big-screen classic starring Humphrey Bogart as Lieutenant Commander Philip Queeg, he of the nervously-twirled metal balls and questionable sanity.The movie premieres Oct. 6 on Paramount+ with Showtime (paramountplus.qflm.net/9WG5D0) — and Oct. 8 on Showtime (9 p.m.) — and features an all-star cast, including Kiefer Sutherland as Queeg and the late Lance Reddick, all of whom deliver bravura performances.

Michaela Zee Welcome back to Camp Half-Blood. Disney+ has released the official trailer for its “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series, starring Walker Scobell as the titular 12-year-old boy, Leah Jeffries as Annabeth Chase and Aryan Simhadri as Grover Underwood. The official logline reads, “‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ tells the fantastical story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson (Scobell), who’s just coming to terms with his newfound divine powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt.

Walker Scobell embarks upon an epic quest in the newly released teaser trailer for the Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

Emily Blunt is a desperate single mom who ends up in a wild criminal scheme in David Yates’ Pain Hustlers. Netflix today dropped the first trailer for the film billed as tonally similar to The Big Short, American Hustle and The Wolf of Wall Street.

The first trailer for Netflix’s “Pain Hustlers” is here.

McKinley Franklin editor Emily Blunt is at the center of a criminal conspiracy in the first official trailer for Netflix’s “Pain Hustlers,” which is set to debut on the streaming service Oct. 27 after premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival. As a mother struggling to support her daughter, Liza Drake (portrayed by Blunt) seeks out a new stream of income in hopes of turning her life around.

The trailer for Pain Hustlers just dropped!

“Percy Jackson” fans finally have a premiere date for the long-awaited Disney+ epic series, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians”.

Get ready for the premiere of the new original Percy Jackson and the Olympians series!

To mark Percy Jackson’s birthday, Disney+ has released a new teaser for the upcoming original series Percy Jackson and the Olympians, along with the announcement that the series, based on best-selling book series by Rick Riordan, will debut with a two-episode premiere on Dec. 20, 2023 on Disney+, followed by new episodes weekly.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to Megan Griffiths’” I’ll Show You Mine,” a Duplass Brothers Productions film, starring Poorna Jagannathan and Casey Thomas Brown. The drama will be released in theaters and on demand on June 23, 2023. “I’ll Show You Mine” follows an author who has made a career by examining her own trauma as she sits down to interview her beguiling pansexual nephew Nick for a new book about his history as a model. Over the course of a weekend, the two challenge each other to confront and reveal their buried secrets.   “‘I’ll Show You Mine’ was made to engage in an entertaining way with universal themes–sexuality, the effects of trauma, and the need to release the shame that holds us back. It’s a deeply hopeful film that I think will really resonate with audiences and I just couldn’t be more excited to partner with Gravitas to get it out into the world,” stated director Megan Griffiths.  

EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed actress Abby Ryder Fortson, the 15-year-old up-and-comer known for leading Lionsgate‘s recent coming-of-age dramedy Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, based on the classic Judy Blume novel published in 1970.

EXCLUSIVE: Up-and-coming actress Megan Suri (Never Have I Ever) has signed with WME for representation in all areas. 

Sarah Goldberg has been cast in “Industry” Season 3 as a recurring guest. The actress is set to portray Petra Joenig, a portfolio manager at the ethical investment fund, FutureDawn. If Goldberg thought the world of acting was high stakes, just wait until she’s part of HBO’s financial drama about investment banking.The “Barry” star isn’t the only HBO alum who has been part of “Industry.” Jay Duplass, who co-created and starred in “Togetherness” and who penned a first-look deal with HBO in 2020, played a major role in Season 2.

American Factory, My Octopus Teacher, Making a Murderer and Tiger King; and on the narrative film side her work includes Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog, and the upcoming They Cloned Tyrone, Rustin and NYAD. Along the way, she has been a champion for inclusion on and off screen, a leader and mentor to countless colleagues, and a trusted partner to the creative community.”About Bricke, Stuber said, “Ian Bricke has been at the company for more than a decade, building and leading our independent film team, attracting filmmakers like Tamara Jenkins, Nicole Holofcener, and Mark and Jay Duplass.

Deadline has confirmed that Netflix film executives Lisa Nishimura and Ian Bricke are exiting the streamer amid a reorganization of the film group. All live action film content will now be overseen by Kira Goldberg, Ori Marmur, and Niija Kuykendall.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Two veteran Netflix creative executives are parting ways with the streamer following a restructuring of the film group. Indie film and documentary features lead Lisa Nishimura and indie film vice president Ian Bricke have both stepped down. The change comes as the result of streamlining under Netflix film head Scott Stuber. All live-action film content will now roll up to Kira Goldberg, Ori Marmur and Niija Kuykendall. “Lisa Nishimura joined Netflix in the DVD days, and as the company moved into streaming, she built our original documentary and stand-up comedy divisions from the ground up, and established Netflix as a powerhouse in both spaces,” Stuber told Variety in a statement of the executive, a fixture in the indie community and on the annual festival circuit.

Sundance has announced its 2023 lineup of episodic projects and 64 shorts, the latter culled from the fest’s highest number of submissions at 10,981.

EXCLUSIVE: Hulu has announced that the R-rated dark comedy The Drop from executive producers Mark and Jay Duplass will bow on the streamer on January 13. New stills from the Hulu Original, starring Anna Konkle (PEN15) and Jermaine Fowler (Coming 2 America), can be found above and below.

IFC Films has acquired North American rights to the sci-fi pic Biosphere, marking the feature directorial debut of award-winning producer Mel Eslyn (The One I Love). The film is slated for release in 2023, and will stream exclusively on AMC+ following its debut in theaters.

IFC Films has acquired North American rights to “Biosphere,” the directorial debut of award-winning producer Mel Eslyn, which stars Sterling K. Brown and Mark Duplass, the company announced on Monday.Set in the not-too-distant future, Duplass and Brown play the last two men on earth who must adapt and evolve to save humanity.“Biosphere” premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September to a strong audience response and enthusiastic reviews.The film was produced by Eslyn, artist/filmmaker Zackary Drucker—who previously co-directed the Duplass Brothers-produced docuseries “The Lady and the Dale”—and Duplass Brothers Productions’ Shuli Harel and Maddie Buis.

HBO has renewed banking drama series Industry for a third season.

Much like the world of high-finance that the show is set in, there’s “no break” when it comes to HBO’s Industry.

never wanted to produce…” she said, laughing. So what happened to change her mind about producing? “I happened!” Duplass interjected.“I met Mark and he never let me go, he locked me in his pool house…” Eslyn said, continuing the banter.