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Jessica Chastain is getting real about her friendship with Oscar Isaac.

The potential new Greg Daniels and Michael Komancomedy series in The Office universe has locked in its first two stars: Domhnall Gleeson (The Patient) and Sabrina Impacciatore (White Lotus), who will be part of an ensemble, sources close to production tell Deadline. Details regarding their roles are under wraps. The Office studio Universal Television declined to comment, other than to confirm that the project remains in development.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Heatseeking filmmaker Olmo Schnabel has signed for representation with WME, and with Black Bear for management. Schnabel’s breakout directorial effort “Pet Shop Days” played both the Venice International Film Festival and SXSW this cycle, scoring distribution from Utopia for a 2024 theatrical release. Starring Darío Yazbek Bernal, Willem Dafoe and Peter Sarsgaard, the film tells of a drug lord scion on the run from his powerful family.

Christian Bale as Frankenstein’s Monster and Jesse Buckley as a reanimated corpse in her upcoming movie The Bride.Gyllenhaal, for whom this will be her second directorial outing after 2021’s The Lost Daughter, shared the images on Instagram following a recent camera test for the Warner Bros. period film.The actress-turned-director captioned the post simply: “Meet The Bride and Frank,” along with a black heart emoji.A post shared by Maggie Gyllenhaal (@mgyllenhaal)The Bride takes place in 1930s Chicago and offers a spin on the iconic Frankenstein story.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Christian Bale is Frankenstein’s monster in a first look at Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride.” The director, who is teaming up with Warner Bros. for the period film, shared images on Instagram from a recent camera test for the movie. Bale’s monster makes his debut alongside Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter” Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley as the eponymous bride.

Katcy Stephan David Robert Mitchell’s mysterious new feature film with Bad Robot now has a title and release date. “Flowervale Street,” starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, will be released by Warner Bros. on May 16, 2025 in IMAX.

EXCLUSIVE: After repping New York Times bestselling author Casey Sherman for publishing for many years, UTA has expanded the relationship, moving to rep him in all areas.

Pedro Pascal has been a working actor for decades, experiencing a range of highs and lows in the career. Before gaining recognition with shows like “Game of Thrones” and “Narcos,” Pascal spent many years working on theater productions and TV shows. One of htese was “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” a show he credits with saving him from homelessness and allowing him to continue to pursue acting.

Matt Damon dated in the late ‘90s, after meeting in the film “Good Will Hunting.” The two dated for a year, and broke up right before awards season, resulting in some uncomfortable moments since the film went on to win multiple Academy Awards. By that time, Damon had already moved on and had a new girlfriend, a devastating development for Driver, who discussed her break up recently at “The Jennifer Hudson Show.” Chris Hemsworth pranks Elsa Pataky on the way to the OscarsHow Matt Damon inspired Taylor Zakhar Perez to become an actor, and why he wants to work with Oscar Isaac: EXCLUSIVEHudson shared a screenshot that shows Driver at the Oscars, with a sad expression as she watched Damon and Ben Affleck’s speech after winning best original screenplay.

Jordan Moreau Beau DeMayo, the showrunner and executive producer behind Disney+’s upcoming animated series “X-Men ’97,” has been fired ahead of the March 20 premiere, Variety has confirmed. DeMayo had completed work on Seasons 1 and 2 of “X-Men ’97” ahead of his exit. He will not attend the March 13 Hollywood premiere for the show.

Katcy Stephan The Avenue has landed North American rights to the action comedy “Old Guy,” starring Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and Cooper Hoffman. Simon West (“The Expendables 2,” “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” “The Mechanic”) directed the film, while “The Last Son” scribe Greg Johnson penned the script.

Dune has been a sci-fi classic for decades but a whole new generation has discovered its influence thanks to director Denis Villeneuve.Frank Herbert’s original 1965 novel has spawned an entire book series, several film and TV adaptations, along with various video games set in the world of Arrakis.Director Denis Villeneuve’s film duology based on the first book, however, marks the most successful adaptation yet. The 2021 film received a nomination for Best Picture at the Oscars, while Dune: Part Two hit $200million worldwide in its opening weekend.The films star Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Zendaya and Javier Bardem.There are technically 23 books in the entire Dune saga, but only six of these have been written by original author Frank Herbert.

Denis Villeneuve’s stunningly realized film adaptations of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi saga Dune take an epic leap forward in Dune: Part Two, the sequel to the Oscar-winning first film starring Timothée Chalamet as possible Chosen One, Paul Atreides.Last seen at the end of Dune trekking into the desert like a twink Lawrence of Arabia, Paul is still a refugee on the desert planet Arrakis. Following the massacre of his father and the House of Atreides by savage Harkonnen forces, he’s hiding among the native Fremen, plotting to avenge his House, while also evading death or capture by his clan’s universe of enemies, including ruler of all, Emperor Shaddam IV (Christopher Walken).The first film felt mostly like a long-winded setup for a protagonist who took little action.

Daisy Ridley has said the idea for her upcoming, Rey-led Star Wars film is “cool as shit”.The movie, which is set some time after the events of The Rise Of Skywalker and reportedly follows Rey as she attempts to rebuild the Jedi Order, will be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.In a new interview with Variety, Ridley was asked how franchise’s first female filmmaker will impact the series.“The short answer is I don’t know. I’m excited to do the job, but not because Sharmeen is a woman,” she said.“Her documentaries are amazing. Her idea for the story is cool as shit.

Oscar Isaac sung and played guitar with the Latin alternative musician Gaby Moreno on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (January 22) – check out the footage below.The actor joined Moreno for a performance of ‘Luna de Xelajú’, a song first released as a single last March ahead of her EP ‘X Mi (Vol. 1)’.

Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal are no strangers to the “internet boyfriend” phenomenon — a term used to describe a collective crush by social media users. And they are perfectly fine with being in a league that includes Timothée Chalamet, Pedro Pascal, and Oscar Isaac.

Guillermo del Toro’s forthcoming adaptation of the horror classic Frankenstein.Australian actor Elordi has had a breakthrough year, appearing as Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, as well as the aristocratic Felix Catton in Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn.Now, it has been confirmed that he will play the role of The Monster in del Toro’s new version of the 1818 Mary Shelley novel.It had already been announced that Oscar Isaac will fill the role of Victor Frankenstein in a cast that is also set to include Mia Goth (Pearl) and Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained), as well as All Quiet on the Western Front’s Felix Kammerer.Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield had initially been lined up to play The Monster, but he left the project after scheduling conflicts were brought about by the SAG-AFTRA actors’ strike last year.Filming on Frankenstein, which is being produced by Netflix, is due to start in February. It will be the Mexican director’s first feature film since 2022’s Pinocchio, and his thirteenth directorial feature overall.

Jacob Elordi will star as Frankenstein’s monster in the new film directed by Guillermo del Toro. “Frankenstein” will premiere on Netflix, and is made up of a star cast that includes Oscar Isaac as the titular scientist and Mia Goth. Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ could star Oscar Isaac and Andrew Garfield7 Hispanic directors you should know aboutElordi’s casting was announced earlier this week after Andrew Garfield dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.

It feels like we’ve been talking about Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” for a long time already. From the first rumblings to a confirmed cast, we have covered just about every aspect of this film that is in development.

He’s currently the talk of the town in Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn which, as well as still playing in some cinemas, is also available on Amazon Prime Video, and now it looks like Jacob Elordi is set to play the monster in Guillermo del Toro’s Dr. Frankenstein. The Dr Frankenstein film has been long in development with del Toro and following delays with the recent strikes, it finally looks like it is set to hit production soon.The news comes via Deadline who reports that Elordi will replace Andrew Garfield on the high-profile project after he left due to scheduling conflicts.

Jacob Elordi is taking on a new role that was previously filled by Andrew Garfield!

EXCLUSIVE: Jacob Elordi, Christoph Waltz, Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, David Bradley and Christian Convery are set to be a part of the all-star ensemble cast in Guillermo del Toro‘s Frankenstein at Netflix. Elordi will play the iconic monster, replacing Andrew Garfield, who fell out due to strike postponements that led to scheduling conflicts.

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the follow-up to Sony, Sony Pictures Imageworks and Marvel’s groundbreaking Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse which won the Animated Feature Oscar in 2019.

EXCLUSIVE: Mohamed Diab is set to direct Leap, a high concept action thriller script by Source Code writer Ben Ripley and produced by The Picture Company.

Hollywood director Guillermo del Toro is currently in Glasgow and it seems that he is scouting out filming locations for his next big project.

Marvel Studios‘ Daredevil: Born Again has rounded out its revamped creative team with a new showrunner and directors. Dario Scardapane (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, The Punisher) has been tapped as showrunner and directing team Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Loki) are set to direct the Charlie Cox series, sources confirm to Deadline.

Darren Aronofsky‘s Protozoa Pictures and Los Angeles Media Fund are launching a joint venture focused on commissioning and producing new live theater projects as well as co-producing and supporting larger productions.

A long list of big-name actors released a letter today directed to President Biden asking him to call for a cease fire in Gaza and Israel.

A group of 55 celebrities have signed a letter addressed to President Joe Biden asking him to call for a ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

Oscar Isaac has a new project lined up. Isaac is starring in “In the Hands of Dante,” a crime thriller film directed by Oscar nominee Julian Schnabel and produced by Martin Scorsese. It will co-star Jason Momoa and Gerard Butler, reports Deadline.

Martin Scorsese is set to executive produce the next movie from director Julian Schnabel, “In The Hand of Dante,” based on Nick Tosches‘ novel. It’s a feature that focuses on New York mobsters getting their hands on a manuscript of Dante’s “The Divine Comedy,” which would be considered one of the most rare and valuable pieces of art in existence.

Gerard Butler, Jason Momoa, and Oscar Isaac have landed exciting new roles in a film together.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa and Gerard Butler are set to starin the crime thriller In The Hand Of Dante with Oscar-nominee Julian Schnabel directing. The film is currently in production in Italy and recently landed an Interim Agreement from SAG-AFTRA allowing it to film during the SAG strike.

Gal Gadot and Oscar Isaac are hard at work at their new movie!

Jason Momoa, Oscar Isaac, and Gal Gadot are hard at work on their upcoming movie In the Hand of Dante and we have some action-packed photos from set!

EXCLUSIVE: F. Murray Abraham, Here Lies Love’s Melody Butiu, and Kimberly Akimbo’s Nina White have joined the cast of workshop presentations of The Queen of Versailles starring Kristin Chenoweth being held in New York next month.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Mexico’s Katina Medina Mora, director of Netflix hits ‘Emily in Paris’ and ‘Firefly Lane’ and Apple TV+ standout “Swagger,” is teaming with Chile’s Julio Rojas, creator of podcast phenom “Caso 63,” to direct and co-write with Rojas “Freeland.” Medina Mora, Rojas and “Freeland” producer Nestor Hernández, a former Sony and HBO development exec for Latin America, will attend the San Sebastian Film Festival, which kicks off on Sept. 22, to present the project.