EXCLUSIVE: When you’re an artist incarcerated in a penitentiary, it’s not as if the warden will provide whatever you need to paint, like, “Grab all the pigment and palette knives you want.”
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“Dear Zoe,” the coming-of-age drama starring “Stranger Things” actress Sadie Sink, has been acquired by Byron Allen’s Freestyle Digital Media and will hit theaters and digital platforms on Nov. 4, 2022.Sink stars as Tess, a young woman grappling with the immeasurable and shattering death of her younger sister, Zoe (Mckenzie Noel Rusiewicz).
As her mother (Jessica Capshaw), stepfather (Justin Bartha) and sister (Vivien Lyra Blair) each grieve in their own ways, Tess seeks support from two outsiders: her biological father, Nick (Theo Rossi) and Jimmy (Kweku Collins), a juvenile delinquent who lives in the neighborhood. Directed by Gren Wells (“The Road Within”), “Dear Zoe” was scripted by Marc Lhormer (“Bottle Shock”) and Melissa Martin (“A Wedding For Bella”) based on the novel by Phillip Beard.
Lhormer and Brenda Lhormer produced for their company Zin Haze Productions.“This is a universal story of loss and healing,” said Bill Vergos, Freestyle Digital Media’s Head of Digital Film Distribution. “You get to feel the full range of emotions as with all great films, and that’s how we knew we wanted to be part of it.
Not to mention, Sadie’s performance is outstanding.”Sink has played Max Mayfield in the Netflix juggernaut series “Stranger Things” since 2017 and will next appear in Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale.” Rossi has several projects in the works, including the upcoming Aubrey Plaza-starring Sundance thriller “Emily the Criminal.” Capshaw played Dr. Arizona Robbins on “Grey’s Anatomy” for nearly a decade and recently appeared in “Holidate” with Emma Roberts.
“National Treasure” star Justin Bartha will reprise his role in Disney+’s serialized expansion of the Nicholas Cage films. Blair recently featured in “Obi-Wan Kenobi”
.EXCLUSIVE: When you’re an artist incarcerated in a penitentiary, it’s not as if the warden will provide whatever you need to paint, like, “Grab all the pigment and palette knives you want.”
China has set an August 19 release date for Universal/Illumination’s Minions: The Rise Of Gru. This will be the first major tentpole from Hollywood to hit the market since Universal’s own Jurassic World Dominion which has grossed $157.4M there through Sunday and during an extended nine-week run; it is the biggest studio import of 2022.
We now know when Joker 2 will be hitting theaters!
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Joker: Folie à Deux” is hitting theaters in 2024.The sequel, which sees the return of Joaquin Phoenix as Batman’s notorious foe, will debut on the big screen on Oct. 4, 2024 — exactly five years after the first film was released.The follow-up to 2019’s blockbuster “Joker” will be a musical, with none other than Lady Gaga expected to play the Clown Prince of Crime’s co-conspirator Harley Quinn. “Joker” was inteded to be a standalone film, but after the original grossed more than $1 billion globally and won Phoenix an Oscar, a sequel was pre-ordained.
EXCLUSIVE: In the wake of Warner Bros Discovery axing Batgirl for HBO Max, it has put forward a silver lining for DC: Todd Phillips’ Joker sequel, Joker: Folie À Deux, is getting a October 4, 2024 release date.
Wilson Chapman editorARRAY Releasing, the distribution arm of Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY, has acquired the distribution rights for indie drama “Learn to Swim” and has set a release date for Aug. 15 in select theaters and on Netflix.“Learn to Swim” marks the feature directorial debut of Thyrone Tommy, who co-wrote the screenplay with Marni Van Dyk.
Stranger Things due to her “old” age.The actor recalled her experience auditioning for the role in an interview with Fashion Magazine, where she said casting directors were initially hesitant because she was aged 14 at the time.“I just begged and pleaded with them to give me more material so I could show them something fresh,” Sink said. She insisted she was “right” for the part of Max, and was later given the role following a chemistry read with co-stars Gaten Matarazzo and Caleb McLaughlin.Max joined the Netflix series in season two, alongside her abusive older brother Billy (Dacre Mongomery).
Stranger Things actress Sadie Sink had to do a lot to prove she could play Max Mayfield.
Rick and Morty will be returning for a sixth season. We’ve got instructions for how to watch the latest episodes when the season airs. The Adult Swim cartoon has been on the air now for almost nine years, first airing back in December 2013.
Celebrity MasterChef 2022 is returning to the BBC this summer. Now the full star-studded line-up has been revealed – and it’s a real cracker. This year fans can look forward to seeing famous choirmaster Gareth Malone OBE, Strictly star Katya Jones, RuPaul’s Drag Race finalist Kitty Scott-Clause and All Saints’ Mel Blatt facing the heat in the kitchen.
Daredevil is officially coming back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
Jordan Moreau The Man Without Fear is finally coming back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.“Daredevil: Born Again” was announced at Marvel’s San Diego Comic Con panel by Kevin Feige. It’s set to debut in Spring 2024.Daredevil also showed up at the end of the “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” trailer that debuted during the panel.Cox’s Daredevil made his way back into the MCU in last year’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” in which he had a cameo role as his alter-ego Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer who fights crime outside of his office hours.
The Walking Dead took a bite out of Comic-Con today to take an emotional final bow at Hall H. The dystopian show also unveiled a new trailer for the final set of eight episodes (which you can view above) and its last premiere date.
Elvis biopic, has died at the age of 44.Dukureh was found dead by police on Thursday (July 21) in her home in Nashville, after one of her two young children found her unresponsive and sought help from a neighbour, who called 911. According to police, there is no evidence of foul play.
Also in the works for Craig is farcical comedy “The Estate,” produced by Sarah Jessica Parker and starring Toni Collette, Anna Faris and Thomas Haden Church. Bakalova, Oscar-nominated for her performance in “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” will next be seen in the ensemble of A24’s “Bodies Bodies Bodies,” which premiered earlier this year at South By Southwest.
EXCLUSIVE: Dear Zoe, a drama film starring Sadie Sink (Stranger Things), has been acquired by Byron Allen’s Freestyle Digital Media and is set to be released in select theaters and on demand beginning November 4, 2022.