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Samuel L. Jackson is unforgettable in the new Apple TV+ series “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey,” even when he’s silent, slumped in a lawn chair, and fading away in a monumentally cluttered apartment.

EXCLUSIVE: M88 has signed filmmaker Alexandre Moratto for representation.

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Garfield is in negotiations to star alongside Julia Roberts in Amazon MGM Studios’ upcoming feature After the Hunt, which will be released in theaters next year. Luca Guadagnino is directing the film from a script penned by Nora Garrett. Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer and Allan Mandelbaum are producing alongside Guadagnino via his Frenesy banner. Imagine Entertainment’s Karen Lunder will executive produce alongside Nora Garrett. The film is targeting a summer start-of-production.

Andrew Garfield shared insights into his early days in Hollywood, experiences working on the Spider-Man franchise and thoughts about Red Sea International Festival Festival during his masterclass at the festival today. 

Kevin Turen, producer of Euphoria and The Idol, has died. He was 44.

Addie Morfoot Contributor Madeleine Gavin’s Sundance award-winning documentary “Beyond Utopia” has garnered the best documentary and best doc editing honors at the 24th annual Woodstock Film Festival. The documentary, which was recently acquired by Roadside Attractions, is vying for Academy Award attention.

This past summer, it was revealed that Florence Pugh was set to lead the cast of a new series adaptation of “East of Eden,” written by Zoe Kazan. But that’s not the only John Steinbeck novel getting a new TV adaptation, as it appears “The Grapes of Wrath” is on the horizon, as well.

How far would you go for the American dream? Richard Davis was one man intent on having his own American dream at any cost; Davis’ story is told in the new documentary “2nd Chance.” He would become famous for his contribution to the bulletproof vest and a dramatic demonstration of its reliability — shooting himself 192 times. What followed was far from what the inventor thought would happen and ultimately saw a downfall of epic proportions.

EXCLUSIVE: Adam Ray, who portrayed Jay Leno in Disney+’s Pam and Tommy and Vince McMahon in NBC’s Young Rock, has joined the cast of Kumail Nanjiani’s Hulu Chippendales biopic Immigrant.

Lest there be any lingering doubt, director Ramin Bahrani intones in narration over his first documentary feature “2nd Chance” that this is a metaphor for America. This isn’t particularly surprising given that his subject Richard Davis, a pioneer of the concealable bulletproof vest, straddles the country’s dark fascinations with violence and capitalism.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic“2nd Chance” may be the best Errol Morris movie that Errol Morris never made. It’s the first documentary feature directed by Ramin Bahrani, who has often brought a real-world edge to his dramas (“The White Tiger,” “Chop Shop”), and the figure at the film’s center could be a true-life character out of Morris land — one of those rational-on-the-surface, only-in-America compartmentalized crackpot geeks whose hidden dark depths just about scream, “Look out, I‘m a walking nonfiction metaphor!”In “2nd Chance,” that character is one Richard Davis, who invented the bulletproof vest as we know it.

The Brazilian Filmmakers Collective (BRFC) will launch formally on Feb. 16 at the Berlin Film Festival’s EFM.

In the three decades since Samuel L. Jackson entered Hollywood, his on-screen persona has become one of the most familiar in movies.

Angelique Jackson Showtime Documentary Films has acquired “2nd Chance,” about the life and legacy of Richard Davis, from director and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Ramin Bahrani (“The White Tiger,” “99 Homes,” “Chop Shop”).The feature length-documentary centers on Davis, the charming and brash inventor of the modern-day bulletproof vest, who shot himself 192 times to prove his product worked.Written, directed, and produced by Bahrani, “2nd Chance” is produced by Daniel Turcan & Johnny Galvin of Vespucci, Charles Dorfman and Jacob Grodnik. The film is executive produced by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer (“The Act of Killing,” “The Look of Silence”), Myles Estey, Bahareh Azimi and Marlon Vogelgesang.

Showtime Documentary Films today announced that it has acquired North American rights to the Sundance Film Festival documentary 2nd Chance, from director and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Ramin Bahrani (The White Tiger, 99 Homes, Chop Shop). 2ND CHANCE, Bahrani’s feature-length documentary debut, is an exploration of the life and legacy of Richard Davis, the charming and brash inventor of the modern-day bulletproof vest who shot himself 192 times to prove his product worked. SHOWTIME is planning a theatrical release ahead of a network premiere later his year, leading into awards season. The announcement was made by Vinnie Malhotra, Executive Vice President, Nonfiction Programming, Showtime Networks Inc.

With the new documentary “2nd Chance,” director Ramin Bahrani brings a story to the screen that seems almost too outlandish to be true — a self-made tycoon who invented the bulletproof vest in 1969, and used himself for target practice.The film, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, tells the eccentric story of inventor Richard Davis, including anecdotes about how he proved that the vest worked by shooting himself at point blank range almost 200 times, and went on to launch body armor company Second Chance. Bahrani said that while the wild stories embedded in Davis’ life made for a lively documentary, the inventor was still an “unreliable narrator” of sorts.

EXCLUSIVE: Jenni Konner has boarded Hulu’s limited series Immigrant, starring and executive produced by Kumail Nanjiani, as executive producer and co-showrunner. Additionally, The White Tiger filmmaker Ramin Bahrani has been tapped to direct and executive produce the series about the origin story of stripper troupe Chippendales.

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off the Venice Film Festival world premiere of his upcoming drama, 7 Prisoners, director Alexandre Moratto has been signed by WME. The Netflix title is in the Horizons Extra section here and will next screen at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The White Tiger director Ramin Bahrani recently was subjected to a racist taunt and his film's executive producers Jonas and Ava DuVernay are speaking up. The incident occurred last week when Bahrani was directing a pilot for Apple TV in Atlanta and was scheduled to do a Zoom Q&A with Ava DuVernay.

Writer-director Ramin Bahrani's The White Tiger journey began four years before the acclaimed 2008 novel hit stores. Author Aravind Adiga slipped early chapters to the filmmaker, his former classmate at Columbia University, and he was immediately hooked.

The 25-year friendship between director Ramin Bahrani and author Aravind Adiga proved fruitful when the The White Tiger landed an Oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay.

Priyanka Chopra cutely pops her heel during a sweet moment with husband Nick Jonas while announcing the 2021 Oscars nominations on Monday morning (March 15).

A tale of ambition almost gone awry, but also a rags to riches tale of cunning and wit, director Ramin Bahrani‘s “The White Tiger,” based on the book by Aravind Adiga, is a master vs. servants tale.

Several months ago, it was reported that b was set to star in a new Apple TV+ series, “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey.” The series, much like almost every Apple TV+ project, is yet another attempt by the streamer to use an A-list star to attract viewers. But now, we know who’s starring opposite Jackson and who is behind the camera, leading us to put ‘Last Days’ near the top of our most anticipated TV list.

The awards season only got better as the BAFTA 2021 nominations list was announced on Tuesday night. In a celebration of sorts, the nominees are more diverse than ever and from our home turf it is Adarsh Gourav who is leading the way.

Editors note: Aravind Adiga won the Man Booker Prize in 2008 for his debut novel The White Tiger, which his old Columbia University classmate Ramin Bahrani turned into the movie that has been generating awards buzz since its Netflix release in January. Adiga penned a guest column for Deadline about how the pair became fast friends by bonding over Scorsese films in Bahrani’s dorm room, a kinship that has lasted ever since.

Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas posted on Friday that Ramin Bahrani’s film adaptation of The White Tiger in which she stars has reached number one on the service in 64 countries and would be seen by 24 million households in its first four weeks.

Angelique Jackson Following the successful launch of “The White Tiger,” filmmaker Ramin Bahrani, author Aravind Adiga and Netflix have set their next collaboration.

Also Read: 'TheWrap-Up' Podcast: 'The White Tiger' Director Ramin BahraniThe novel “The White Tiger” was a New York Times bestseller and won the Man Booker Prize; Bahrani’s film adaptation debuted to positive reviews on Netflix late in January. The film stars Adarsh Gourav as an Indian driver, who uses his wit and cunning to break his way out of poverty.“I’m delighted that Ramin and Netflix are bringing ‘Amnesty’ to life.

Ramin Bahrani is set to adapt, direct and produce the film adaptation of the novel Amnesty for Netflix.  The film is based on the novel by White Tiger author Aravind Adiga and will also be produced by Ashok Amritraj for Hyde Park Entertainment. Bahrani’s partner Bahareh Azimi will also produce through their Noruz Films banner.

With “The White Tiger” being a big global hit for Netflix, it’s clear that the streaming service would love to replicate that success again. So, why not get filmmaker Ramin Bahrani to take another novel by Aravind Adiga and make a feature out of it? That’s exactly what is happening with the upcoming film, “Amnesty.” According to Netflix, the streaming service is working with “The White Tiger” writer-director, Ramin Bahrani, to adapt “Amnesty” for the studio.

EXCLUSIVE: For nearly 15 years, director Ramin Bahrani and novelist Aravind Adiga shared a symbiotic relationship of inspiration that culminated into Netflix’s rags-to-riches drama The White Tiger.

Clayton Davis Priyanka Chopra Jonas has brought beauty and grace to her brand and now is pushing her boundaries by starring as Pinky Madam in writer and director Ramin Bahrani’s adaptation of “The White Tiger” from author Aravind Adiga. The Netflix movie features her finest moments as an actor yet, and is generating awards talk.

On this special episode of The Playlist Podcast, Charles and Mike speak with acclaimed filmmaker Ramin Bahrani about his latest feature, “The White Tiger,” which is arriving on Netflix on January 22. The film tells the story of an Indian man that is so excited to be a servant for a wealthy family, but eventually, he begins to see the inequality and dreams of a better life.

“The white tiger is the rarest of animals that only comes around once in a generation,” shares Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav) in Ramin Bahrani’s latest feature, “The White Tiger.” Balram originates from a small northern Indian village, Laxmangarh, where the nearest hospital is two days away. His father is a rickshaw puller.

“The White Tiger” is roaring its way onto Netflix.