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Brent Lang Executive Editor Neon has acquired “Ferrari,” the next film from Michael Mann. It will release the drama in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day. The film, Mann’s first since 2015’s “Blackhat,” will star Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari and Penélope Cruz as his wife, Laura Ferrari. The ensemble includes Shailene Woodley, Jack O’Connell, Sarah Gadon, Patrick Dempsey and Gabriel Leone. According to an official description, the film is set during the summer of 1957 and follows Enzo Ferrari as he deals with the possible bankruptcy of his company, as well as his stormy marriage and the death of his son. Against that backdrop, Ferrari wagers everything on one race, the 1,000-mile trek across Italy, the Mille Miglia. 

The Cannes Film Festival is giving a boost to Johnny Depp‘s attempted film industry comeback. Organizers announced today that Maïwenn‘s historical drama “Jeanne du Barry,” which features Depp as King Louis XV, will open the 76th edition of the famed festival on Tuesday, May 16.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaThe Thane of Cawdor is hitting the Upper West Side.Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth” will make its world premiere as the opening night film of the 59th New York Film Festival. The update on the William Shakespeare’s classic tale of sound and fury stars Denzel Washington as the title character and Frances McDormand as his scheming wife.

In this post-COVID film world, there are very distinct looks to films that were made pre-pandemic and during the pandemic. Typically, with a film that was made during the pandemic, we see a small cast, fewer setpieces, and a focus much more on films about personal relationships and smaller stakes.

Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar‘s latest film, “Parallel Mothers,” starring Penelope Cruz, Israel Elejalde, Julieta Serrano, and Rossy de Palma, will open up the 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival in September. “Parallel Mothers,” or “Madres Paralelas,” as it’s known in Spain, centers on the story of two mothers who give birth the same day.