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Gearing up for phase two of the Oscar season even before we have even scratched the surfaces of phase one, the Santa Barbara Film Festival said Tuesday that The Whale star Brendan Fraser will be the recipient of its American Riviera Award on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2023.

franchise and Mr & Mrs. Smith, while the other played deadly assassins in Die Another Day and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, and now, and are joining forces for an explosive new action thriller.

EXCLUSIVE: Sources tell us that former Warner Bros President of Production and Development Courtenay Valenti is nearing the end of her vetting process at Amazon Studios/MGM and is now negotiating her deal at the studio for a top film position.

and are slated to star in a body-swap comedy for Amazon from the writer/director of Hulu's Palm Springs, reports. There aren't yet many details about the film—including a title or a release date—but the cast and concept alone are enough to have us all in.Here's everything we know so far about the Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston body swap comedy:Who's in it: Julia Roberts, fresh off a return to her rom-com roots in 2022's Ticket to Paradise, and Jennifer Aniston will star in the currently untitled comedy. In 2016 Roberts and Aniston both appeared in the film Mother's Day.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has won a heated auction among four other studios and streamers for a Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston comedy vehicle. The untitled body swap comedy was pitched last week by Max Barbakow, who will write and direct the film. LuckyChap Entertainment, the production label of Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara, will produce alongside Roberts and her Red Om Films banner, Aniston’s Echo Films, and Barbakow. He is best known for directing Palm Springs, the Andy Samberg-Cristin Milioti 2020 comedy won by Neon and Hulu at Sundance for a then-festival record sum. The comedy is based on his original pitch.

EXCLUSIVE: Camila Mendes (Riverdale) and Archie Renaux (Shadow and Bone) will lead the cast of Gulfstream Pictures’ romantic comedy Upgraded, from actor-director Carlson Young (The Blazing World), which has entered production in the UK.

EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of his breakout comedy Palm Springs, director Max Barbakow looks to have found his next big studio film as he has boarded the Warner Bros. comedy Disaster Wedding. Dave Holstein is currently rewriting the script with the first draft by Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer. Spider-Man director Jon Watts is producing along with Andrew Kortschak. Jesse Ehrman and Chrystal Lee are overseeing for the studio.

EXCLUSIVE: Writer and director Max Barbakow has signed with Range Media Partners.

EXCLUSIVE:  Deadline has learned that NAACP Image Award nominated actress Taylour Paige has closed a deal to star in Legendary Entertainment’s comedy feature Brothers alongside previously announced Josh Brolin, Peter Dinklage, Glenn Close and Brendan Fraser. Brothers reteams the Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom actress with Legendary and star Dinklage after their recent production The Toxic Avenger.

Glenn Close is set to join Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage in the upcoming film Brothers. The film will be directed by Max Barbakow with a script written by Macon Blair and Etan Cohen. Mad Chance’s Andrew Lazar will produce alongside Brolin and Dinklage.

Legendary Entertainment has closed a deal for Glenn Close to join Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage in the upcoming comedy film “Brothers” at Legendary, the studio announced on Thursday.The film will be directed by Max Barbakow with a script written by Macon Blair and “Tropic Thunder” and “Get Hard” writer Etan Cohen. “American Sniper” producer Andrew Lazar will produce via his Mad Chance banner.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterGlenn Close is set to star in the upcoming film “Brothers.”Legendary Entertainment, the production company behind the movie, has not divulged a single detail about “Brothers,” other than the fact that Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage will portray siblings. It’s unknown who Close will play.“Palm Springs” filmmaker Max Barbakow is directing “Brothers” from a script by Macon Blair and Etan Cohen.

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed writer and director Max Barbakow. Barbakow most recently directed Palm Springs, starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti, which broke the record for the largest sale in Sundance history when it was acquired by NEON and Hulu at the 2020 film festival.

Palm Springs star Andy Samberg has discussed plans for a potential sequel to his new time-loop comedy.The film, which stars Cristin Milioti opposite Samberg, landed on Amazon Prime Video in the UK this week (April 9) after a US release on Hulu last year.Directed by Max Barbakow and written by Andy Siara, Palm Springs follows carefree Nyles (Samberg) and reluctant maid of honour Sarah (Milioti) who have a chance encounter at a wedding.

NME his theory behind the ambiguous ending to hit time-travel comedy Palm Springs, out on Amazon Prime Video in the UK today.Directed by Max Barbakow and written by Andy Siara, Palm Springs follows carefree Nyles (Samberg) and reluctant maid of honour Sarah (Christin Milioti) who have a chance encounter at a wedding.

FILM“Judas and the Black Messiah” (Warner Bros) – Screenplay by Will Berson & Shaka King, Story by Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas“Palm Springs” (Hulu/Neon) –  Screenplay by Andy Siara, Story by Andy Siara & Max Barbakow“Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features) – Written by Emerald Fennell“Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios) – Screenplay by Darius Marder & Abraham Marder, Story by Darius Marder & Derek Cianfrance “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix) – Written by Aaron

Clayton Davis The Writers Guild of America Awards announced their nominations where big boosts were given to films like “Judas and the Black Messiah” from Shaka King, “Palm Springs” from Max Barbakow and “The White Tiger” from Ramin Bahrani.Missing from the lineup, that was eligible, are “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” in the original screenplay category and “First Cow” and “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” in the adapted.The full list of nominations is below:ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterHulu has released a commentary cut of its 2020 hit “Palm Springs,” Variety has learned exclusively, featuring stars Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti.The Disney-owned streamer says this version is the first of its kind — a full cast and filmmaker commentary straight out of the DVD era, come to streaming.

Palm Springs, the comedy written by Andy Siara, directed by AFI grad Max Barbakow in his feature debut and starring a cast including Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti, made history a year ago when it broke all sales records at the Sundance Film Festival. It was picked up instantly in a bidding war won by Neon and Hulu jointly and has won critical raves ever since.

EXCLUSIVE: Palm Springs arrived with a bang at January’s Sundance Film Festival, when the romantic comedy with an existential twist (and turns) was acquired for a fest-record $17.5 million. Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti star in the pic, which Max Barbakow directed from a screenplay by Andy Siara.

Palm Springs, the new time-travel comedy starring Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s Andy Samberg, has broken a Hulu streaming record.Directed by Max Barbakow and written by Andy Siara, Palm Springs follows carefree Nyles (Samberg) and reluctant maid of honour Sarah (Christin Milioti) who have a chance encounter at a wedding.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorCinematographer Quyen Tran was hooked the minute she read the script for “Palm Springs,” Max Barbakow’s feature directorial debut that’s now streaming on Hulu.

Palm Springs before.Palm Springs, starring Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Andy Samberg, directed by Max Barbakow, written by Andy Siara, and co-produced by Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, thus making this a "Lonely Island Classics" film, is, as Samberg's character pronounces early on, "one of those infinite time-loop situations you might have heard about." Like Groundhog Day, like Edge of Tomorrow, like Russian Doll, where the hero is reliving the same day over and over again and consequences don't

Also Read: Neon, Hulu Acquire Andy Samberg's 'Palm Springs' for $17.5 Million; Beats Previous Record Sale by 69 CentsActress Camila Mendes (“Riverdale”) called the film “titillating” and “surreal,” to which screenwriter Andy Siara added that it’s “a warm blanket.”“If we get a review that says that, we nailed it,” Samberg said.Director Max Barbakow said he went to film school with Siara, where the idea for “Palm Springs” was born.“We just wanted to do something honest and funny, and wanted to

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterWith its sun-kissed energy and oasis vibes, it’s appropriate that the Max Barbakow-directed comedy Palm Springs be released during the summer. The time-hopping comedy made its world premiere at Sundance earlier this year and drops on Hulu today.The film written by Andy Siara follows carefree Nyles (Andy Samberg), who meets Sarah (Cristin Milioti’s Sarah) a reluctant maid of honor who is in Palm Springs for a wedding.

Palm Springs, starring Andy Samberg, directed by Max Barbakow, written by Andy Siara, and co-produced by Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, thus making this a "Lonely Island Classics" film, is, in the words of its lead character, "one of those infinite time-loop situations you might have heard about." Like Groundhog Day, like Edge of Tomorrow, like Russian Doll. It's going to assume you've seen one of those already, or at least are familiar with the general principle.

Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti relive the same day over and over again in the trailer for Hulu's Palm Springs. The romantic comedy follows carefree Nyles (Samberg) and maid of honor Sarah (Milioti), who meet at a Palm Springs wedding.

“Groundhog Day” and, most recently, “Happy Death Day” have taken the idea of an infinite time loop used that premise for a bunch of interesting comedy situations and hijinks. But those films focused on only one protagonist stuck repeating the same day over and over again.

Tyrion Lannister and Khal Drogo are teaming up in a new action film. Well, Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa are not playing their “Game of Thrones” counterparts in the new project, though it would be fun.

Game of Thrones stars, Jason Momoa and Peter Dinklage are reuniting to feature in an upcoming vampire thriller. Filmmaker Max Barbakow has been roped in to direct the movie titled Good Bad & Undead. The popular series featured Jason as Khal Drogo and Peter played the role of Tyrion Lannister. While both the actors got to work with Emilia Clarke’s Daenerys Targaryen in the series, Jason’s character said goodbye to the show in the first season, whereas Tyrion survived till the end.

Former Game Of Thrones castmates Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa are hoping to reteam for a new action adventure, inspired by the legend of vampire hunter Van Helsing.

Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa are reuniting.

By Mike Fleming Jr

By Mike Fleming Jr

In the words of the brilliant adventurer-physicist Buckaroo Banzai, "Wherever you go, there you are." This holds true even if where you're going is, as a somewhat less brilliant voyager puts it, "one of those infinite-time-loop situations you mighta heard about." That lesser intellect is Andy Samberg's Nyles, stuck in a rut in Max Barbakow's thoroughly enjoyable rom-com Palm Springs.