Peter Bart: Wes Anderson’s Road Company Of Stars Has Turned His Art Movies Into A Mini-Franchise

Netflix's feel-good sensation Emily in Paris is due back on December 22 and we can't wait to see what Lily Collins' character gets up to in the much-anticipated second season. We spotted that Emily has a new love interest in the trailer and it turns out the guy who plays him is none other than Lucien Laviscount.The 29-year-old actor had his first break in 2007 as Jake Briggs in BBC's Grange Hill.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentPathé (“Coda”) has set the release dates in Switzerland and France for “The Three Musketeers – D’Artagnan” and “The Three Musketeers – Milady,” the anticipated $85 million two-part saga based on Alexandre Dumas’ masterpiece.Directed by Martin Bourboulon, the movies are produced by Dimitri Rassam’s banner Chapter 2 and Ardavan Safaee at Pathé. They are based on a script by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière (“What’s in the Name?”).

If you’ve been walking down Canal Street and have by chance looked down to see where you’re walking, you might have spotted a tiny mosaic of a Space Invader nestled next to the street sign.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFremantle has forged a ground-breaking three-year partnership agreement with a creative alliance of nine leading independent production companies to help them develop and fund high-quality international dramas series and films.Called The Creatives, the alliance spans eight countries and has been spearheaded by France’s Haut Et Court, the production and distribution banner behind “The Returned” and “Possessions.”Along with Haut et Court, the partnership

No Time to Die star Léa Seydoux is one busy actress, as the trailer for her third French film of the year has just released, which is already a lot before you count her much-delayed Bond film and Wes Anderson's latest. This latest film, starring one of France's most famous actresses and coming from Bruno Dumont, one of France's most famous directors, is called.

They were “memorable” or “unforgettable” or even “life-changing.”

Believe it or not, before “The French Dispatch,” it was seven years since we last saw a live-action Wes Anderson film debut in theaters, the previous one being 2014’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” Sure, there was the stop-motion film, “Isle of Dogs” sandwiched in between, but seven years is quite a long time for the world to be waiting for the next live-action Wes Anderson delight.

EXCLUSIVE: David M. Rosenthal (A Single Shot, Janie Jones) is directing an untitled thriller about freediving, which has been boarded by Netflix France.

Will Tizard ContributorRobert Yeoman’s camerawork has been an inseparable element of Wes Anderson’s distinctive style since the dawn of the director’s career in 1996 with “Bottle Rocket” – but his new fantasy farce, “The French Dispatch,” brought the duo to new heights.“It’s how we work,” says Yeoman simply, describing new combinations of quick-change tracks for Anderson’s signature nimble dolly shots and an embrace of more black-and-white filming for the new anthology film.“Not only do we have

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Davide Abbatescianni “He’s one of the most prominent photographers of our times, I think we can say that. But he’s very private.

EXCLUSIVE: Concourse Media has launched world sales rights during the virtual AFM on social impact drama-thriller On Sacred Ground, starring William Mapother, David Arquette, Amy Smart, Kerry Knuppe, Frances Fisher, Irene Bedard and Mariel Hemingway.

There is a lot to unpack in Pablo Larrain’s “Spencer.” On the surface, it’s a movie centered on a 1991 holiday weekend in the life of Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart), a historical figure who still resonates 24 years after her death in a tragic car accident in Paris.

Richard Madeley was mocked by Susanna Reid after revealing why he gets 'shivers' when he hears someone mention Disney.

EXCLUSIVE: The Kaley Cuoco movie Role Play from Studiocanal and The Picture Company has landed French filmmaker Thomas Vincent for a May 2022 start.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorMunich-based sales agency Global Screen has closed a raft of sales on its live-action family adventure “Jim Button and the Wild 13.” The adaptation of Michael Ende’s best-selling novel – which has been translated into 25 languages – is one of the most expensive feature films in the history of German cinema, with a budget of more than $24 million.Global Screen, part of Telepool, has sold the film to France (Megalys Productions), Middle East (Salim

Mino Raiola says there is "no update" on discussions with Manchester United regarding a new contract for Paul Pogba.

Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch did what a glum arthouse market was waiting for, revved it up with a smashing three-day average. “If Wes builds it, they will come,” said an elated Searchlight Pictures after a two year wait to get the film into theaters.