Pixar Unveils Italy-Set Coming Of Age Story ‘Luca’ From ‘La Luna’ Director & ‘Lava’ Producer

We are less than a month away from the opening night of the Venice Film Festival. Not only is this one of the biggest film festivals of any year, but Venice has even more significance in 2020 after the film festival circuit has been decimated by the pandemic.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterBBC Three has taken UK rights to Luca Guadagnino’s debut TV project, the eight-part series We Are Who We Are, from Freemantle.Starring Chloë Sevigny, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Alice Braga, the show tells the story of two American kids who live on a U.S. military base in Italy.

Manori Ravindran International EditorAcademy Award-nominated “Call Me By Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino’s new series “We Are Who We Are” is heading to youth-skewing channel BBC Three in the U.K.The HBO/Sky co-production, which was acquired from distributor Fremantle, tells the story of two American kids who live on a U.S. military base in Italy.

“Made in Italy,” a drama about the importance of family, isn’t one of the worst movies of the year, but it has to be the most disappointing. Starring Liam Neeson and his son, Micheal Richardson, it’s based partly on the two reeling from the loss of Natasha Richardson (who died in a skiing accident in 2009), and partly on director James D’Arcy’s experience losing his father at an early age.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentBindu de Stoppani, the India-born but Switzerland-raised multi-hyphenate who directed Swiss films “Jump” and “Finding Camille,” is set to direct her third feature, a female-driven dramedy titled “40 & Climbing” set in an Alpine valley and featuring a strong Italian cast.Italy’ s Anna Ferzetti, tapped this year as Venice Film Festival MC – after scooping multiple local prizes for her role in dramedy “Domani è un altro giorno” – is set to star in “40”

Tomris Laffly Early in “Made in Italy,” a cringingly syrupy tale of overdue bonding between an estranged father and his only offspring, someone describes Liam Neeson’s character as “a selfish prick.” Thus we learn, even before Neeson has made his entrance, that the Irish star will be playing the polar opposite of the all-caring and ultra-capable dad of his hit “Taken” franchise.

In case you missed it, the National Hockey League announced the Seattle Kraken will be the latest expansion team to join the league. But the team’s name put many in mind of 2010’s “Clash Of The Titans”, featuring a classic scene in which Neeson, playing the Greek God Zeus, utters three unforgettable words: “release the kraken.”

straight to your inboxGood evening, Manchester United fans. Here are your evening headlines for Tuesday, August 4.Chris Smalling has returned to Manchester following the conclusion of his season-long loan at Roma, and has expressed his disappointment at not being able to contribute to the rest of the Italian club’s Europa League campaign.

Michael Richardson says that his father Liam Neeson shied away from grieving after Natasha Richardson's death. The 25-year-old actor tragically lost his mother in 2009 after she suffered a brain haemorrhage following a skiing accident.

Liam Neeson and his 25-year-old son Micheál Richardson will honour the late Natasha Richardson in their newest movie “Made In Italy”.

Tales of fathers and sons are nothing new to movies. It’s all in how you choose to tell this story.

Liam Neeson has opened up about the pain of losing his mum Natasha, to a tragic accident when he was just 14. Micheal Richardson has followed his famous parents into the family business, despite their hesitations.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Cameras are rolling again on Sky’s Ancient Rome series Domina, marking the broadcaster’s largest-scale production to get back underway to date.An international cast including Kasia Smutniak (Dolittle), Liam Cunningham (Game Of Thrones) and Isabella Rossellini (Blue Velvet) have returned to set at historic studios Cinecitta in Italian capital Rome following several weeks of pre-production work after the country’s lockdown was eased.The production

Animation powerhouse Pixar has unveiled its next feature, Italy-setLuca, to be directed by Enrico Casarosa, writer and director of the studio's 2012 Academy Award-nominated animated short La Luna. Walt Disney said Luca, which will be produced by Andrea Warren (Lava, Cars 3),is set to open in U.S.

Pixar has announced details of its next animated film release, a coming-of-age tale called Luca set in the Italian Riviera.

What’s Pixar Animation Studios up to these days? Well, apart from waiting for the right available theatrical window to unveil their jazz movie“Soul,” currently due November 2020, but who knows if that sticks given the COVID-19 shifts, they have four more mystery films on the docket with various release dates between 2021 and 2023.

Pixar has revealed their next film, titled Luca!