A brand new trailer for the upcoming film Challengers has been released!
A brand new trailer for the upcoming film Challengers has been released!
“Challengers,” the new comedy from Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, seems like a big left turn for a director who can seemingly do it all. Guadagnino has done things like acclaimed romantic dramas like “Call Me Be Your Name,” chilling horror like “Suspiria,” and “Bones And All” and very formal arthouse films like, “I Am Love,” and he can seemingly do it all.
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Over the past few years Italian cinema has been making strides in the global arena and 2024 looks likely to bolster its international standing. New works by top auteurs Paolo Sorrentino and Luca Guadagnino will be launching from the festival circuit just as a fresh crop of directors comes to fore, starting with Margherita Vicario, whose first film “Gloria!” scored a Berlin competition slot.
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italy — which is the Country of Focus at this year’s European Film Market in Berlin — is flourishing in terms of production activity just as its box office grosses start to pick up. Yet there’s room for improvement in terms of the number of titles that are able to break out internationally. The Cinema Italiano output currently stands at over 350 movies a year, including co-productions, which is up compared with pre-pandemic levels.
Rooney Mara is in London this weekend to promote her new film “La Cocina,” Alonso Ruizpalacios‘ restaurant drama that has its world premiere at the Berlinale today. And during an audience Q&A, the actress had updates on a couple of other upcoming projects she’s involved in.
EXCLUSIVE: Tilda Swinton, the Academy Award- and BAFTA Award-winning actress most recently seen in yet another indelible role in David Fincher’s Netflix hitman pic The Killer, has signed with CAA.
The stars are stepping out during Paris Fashion Week!
Lorenzo Mieli and Mario Gianani are exiting their Fremantle-owned Italian production companies.
Jake Gyllenhaal is making a rare public appearance with his longtime girlfriend!
Zendaya has kicked off the new year by unfollowing everyone on Instagram.Fans noticed the Euphoria actor had unfollowed everyone on the social media site – including her boyfriend Tom Holland – on Thursday, January 4.Zendaya’s last post was on January 2 to promote her upcoming film Challengers, which is set to be released in cinemas on April 26. The actor stars opposite Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist in the romance sports drama, which is directed by Luca Guadagnino.“Wishing you all the most beautiful new year,” she wrote alongside the film’s poster.A post shared by Zendaya (@zendaya)Along with Challengers, Zendaya stars in upcoming sequel Dune: Part Two this year, after it was delayed to March 1, 2024.
th year, Variety’s annual 10 Directors to Watch highlights some of the most promising and creative young filmmakers in the entertainment industry. Presented this year (as we have for the last several) at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, our list is as full of promising up-and-comers as ever, with at least three directors whose work has already staked a claim during the 2023-2024 awards season, and several with films that are set to premiere at Sundance, Berlin and other spring festivals.
Zendaya has revealed the first poster for Luca Guadagnino‘s tennis drama Challengers.
Get ready for a ton of sequels, threequels and prequels coming to the big screen in 2024, including some movies that were delayed due to the Hollywood strikes. Although the actors and writers strikes may have pushed back production and release dates for some films, moviegoers will still have plenty of in the coming year.
Brent Lang Executive Editor Apple Studios has emerged victorious in a bidding war for “Two For The Money,” a hot package that has attached Oscar-winner Charlize Theron and ex-007 Daniel Craig. Justin Lin, who oversaw several “Fast & Furious” films, is set to direct and produce.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Universal has long wanted to reboot “Scarface,” Brian de Palma’s 1983 crime classic starring Al Pacino as a powerful Miami drug lord. Multiple directors have circled the reboot over the years, including Antoine Fuqua, Luca Guadagnino and David Ayer. The latter director boarded “Scarface” the year after his “Suicide Squad” grossed $747 million worldwide despite negative reviews.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Marco Mueller, the veteran film festival curator and director, is set to launch a new festival and market in Macau. It will have its first edition in January. The Asia-Europe Young Cinema Festival, running Jan.
What will Luca Guadagnino make after “Challengers” hits theaters next year? IndieWire reports (via The Hindu) that it won’t be the director’s planned “Scarface” remake. In fact, Guada confirmed that the project is dead in the water.
Jennifer Lawrence made her return earlier this year with Netflix film No Hard Feelings, and has a host of new projects upcoming.Directed by Gene Stupnitsky (Jury Duty), the raunchy comedy follows 32-year-old Uber driver Maddie (Lawrence) who answers an advert to date a shy 19-year-old called Percy (Andrew Barth Feldman) in order to boost his confidence before college.Upon its release, the age gap between Lawrence and Feldman’s characters was criticised by some, but the movie went on to top the Netflix film charts for 2023.A synopsis for the film reads: “On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to ‘date’ their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, before he leaves for college.“To her surprise, Maddie soon discovers the awkward Percy is no sure thing.”Following the release of the film, we’ve compiled every future project Lawrence is attached to, and what is coming next for the actor.Following the release of No Hard Feelings, Lawrence has multiple upcoming projects with her name attached.First is Burial Rites, the new film from director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me by Your Name) which was announced in 2017. Lawrence is set to star in the true story drama based on the novel by Hannah Kent.
Naman Ramachandran Sarvnik Kaur’s documentary “Against the Tide” has won the Golden Gateway Award at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. The film previously won awards at Sundance, Sydney and Seattle. Diwa Shah’s San Sebastian winner “Bahadur: The Brave” received Mumbai’s Silver Gateway Award.
Naman Ramachandran Italian auteur Luca Guadagnino and Indian filmmakers Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti‘s Tiger Baby will lay the ground for future collaborations at a Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival event. The event, designed as a celebration of Guadagnino, will honor his work. “Tiger Baby’s celebration of Luca Guadagnino’s contributions to world cinema marks a significant step toward fostering international collaboration and sharing diverse stories with a global audience.
Stars from both the Hindi and South Indian film industries turned out in force for the opening night of Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, including Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sonam Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar, along with Tamil star Kamal Haasan, who presented the Excellence in Cinema Award (South Asia) to director-producer Mani Ratnam.
Naman Ramachandran Italy’s Luca Guadagnino and India’s Mani Ratnam will receive the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival‘s 2023 Excellence in Cinema awards. Ratnam will receive the Excellence in Cinema (South Asia) award and Guadagnino the Excellence in Cinema (International) award. The awards will be presented at the festival’s opening ceremony on Oct.
Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz are stepping out for the night!
Call Me By Your Name co-star Armie Hammer.The pair co-starred in Luca Guadagnino’s 2017 romance about a boy (Chalamet) who falls in love with his father’s graduate student assistant (Hammer) while on holiday in Italy.In 2021, Hammer was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women and rape by one woman. Hammer denied any criminal wrongdoing, but did admit that he had “one million per cent” emotionally abused two women, who had accused him of sexual misconduct.
Timothée Chalamet is FINALLY addressing the Armie Hammer situation.
Timothée Chalamet is shooting down speculation once and for all that his appearance in Luca Guadagnino’s 2022 cannibal movie Bones and All had anything to do with Armie Hammer.
Jonathan Bailey, Caitriona Balfe and Dan Levy snap a group photo while attending a dinner celebrating the Loewe Foundation / Studio Voltaire Award held on Tuesday (October 10) in London.
Kris Jenner is taking over Paris Fashion Week!
Naman Ramachandran The 19th Zurich Film Festival promises to be a star-studded affair with plenty of Hollywood A-list talent attending. Todd Haynes will be honored with the festival’s A Tribute to… Award and will present his film “May December.” Previous recipients include Paolo Sorrentino, Wim Wenders, Olivier Assayas, Claire Denis, Michael Haneke, Oliver Stone, Maïwenn and Luca Guadagnino. “It’s a real honor to celebrate this master of American cinema.
Todd Haynes will be honored with the Zurich Film Festival’s A Tribute To… Award at its upcoming 19th edition.
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Nicola Maccanico, a former Warner Bros. and Sky Italia senior exec, has been spearheading the radical overhaul of Rome’s Cinecittà Studios since June 2021, when the government-owned facilities secured a multi-million dollar loan provided by the European Union’s post-pandemic recovery fund to upgrade and expand the iconic facilities. Under Maccanico’s watch, the studios – which now boast 20 state-of-the-art soundstages and one of Europe’s largest LED walls – have become a magnet for Hollywood productions, such as Netflix’s period soap “The Decameron” and Roland Emmerich’s gladiator series “Those About to Die,” which is still currently shooting.
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Luca Guadagnino, whose Zendaya-starrer “Challengers” was pulled as Venice Film Festival opener due to complications from the SAG-AFTRA strike, is on the Lido wearing his producer hat on several films. One, especially close to his heart, is animation short “The Meatseller” by debuting director Margherita Giusti.
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italian hotshot Pietro Castellitto is in competition in Venice with his second feature “Enea,” in which he also stars as the titular character, a young Roman sushi restaurant owner and cocaine dealer whose best friend Valentino just got his license as an airplane pilot. There is a lot going on in this fresh and frenzied film lensed by ace cinematographer Radek Ladczuk (“The Babadook”). “Enea” is produced by Lorenzo Mieli’s the Apartment, which is a Fremantle company, and Luca Guadagnino’s Frenesy.
EXCLUSIVE: It’s a scorching 90 degrees in Rome at the end of July, but producer Lorenzo Mieli isn’t breaking a sweat.
The stars are stepping out in style!
FKA Twigs when they were in school together.The actor, known for roles in The Crown and God’s Own Country, explained during an interview with GQ how he tried to impress Tahliah Barnett aka FKA Twigs after they both appeared in a school production of Bugsy Malone.“I really shouldn’t be saying this, but it’s hilarious,” O’Connor said. “I was in a band called Orange Output basically to try and get Twigs to go out with me.
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