Sarah Polley in Talks to Direct Disney’s Live-Action ‘Bambi’

Sarah Ferguson is recovering with her family after undergoing a breast cancer operation, her spokesperson has said.

William Earl Variety won 13 first-place awards Sunday night at the Los Angeles Press Club’s 65th annual SoCal Journalism Awards, more than twice as many as any other entertainment publication. The lucky 13 awards represented a historic high for Variety at the SoCal Journalism Awards, topping the previous best of 12 first-place prizes the magazine earned in 2018. Variety came into Sunday’s ceremony with a record 96 nominations, representing work published online and in print during the 2022 calendar year. The awards were handed out during a gala dinner attended by hundreds in the historic Crystal Ballroom at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.

Disney was the final studio to present here at CineEurope in Barcelona, highlighting 17 upcoming films and bringing A Haunting in Venice star/director Kenneth Branagh to town, as well as a live performance of “This Wish” from animated adventure Wish which releases in November.

Barrett Wissman is gearing up for his inaugural edition of the Taormina Film Festival as the newly appointed Executive and co-Artistic Director of the Sicily-set event, running from June 23 to July 1.

Rumours are circulating that Afton, Gillian McKeith ’s daughter, is in discussions to join the cast of Love Island. The 23-year-old, who currently works as a movement coach for US beauty pageants, may soon be heading to Majorca to shake things up as the newest bombshell on the latest season. Reports from The Sun suggest that show producers are keen for Afton to share insights about her previous relationship with Brooklyn Beckham, who is now married to actress Nicola Peltz.

Billy Porter may soon have a chance at an Oscar with an upcoming biopic about renowned author and civil rights icon James Baldwin. The star is not only set to portray Baldwin, but he has also been tapped to co-write the upcoming film alongside Dan McCabe.

EXCLUSIVE: After winning the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for Women Talking, Sarah Polley is on to the most epic undertaking of her filmmaking career thus far, as Deadline understands that the filmmaker is in talks to helm a live-action take on Bambi in very early development at Disney.

Still fresh off her Academy Award for Best Screenplay for 2022’s “Women Talking,” (which was also nominated for Best Picture), Canadian writer/director Sarah Polley may have found her next gig. However, it’ll be one that surprises and possibly shocks some.

Moana” a 2025 release date. The studio announced a lengthy string of release dates and announcements for their 2024-2031 slate on Tuesday, including the date for “Moana.”The film will open on June 27, 2025, which gives it a prime summer release date away from what could be a congested July 4th weekend.

Jenny Lewis’s house looks like an ice cream parlour. So much so that the singer – and her legion of fans – refer to it as Mint Chip. “Look, it’s very minty!” she trills, taking me on a virtual tour of her longtime place in LA.

Canadian action star Ryan Reynolds may be currently working on Marvel’s “Deadpool 3,” but that doesn’t mean he can’t line up other big projects for the future. He’s reportedly set to reunite with Skydance Media for a new film at Apple Original Films, as Deadline reveals he’ll star alongside director/actor Kenneth Branagh in “Mayday.” READ MORE: ‘Deadpool 3’: Brianna Hildebrand & Shioli Kutsuna Will Both Be Back For Shawn Levy’s Upcoming Marvel Sequel The action-adventure flick hails from “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” filmmaking duo Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, who had some decent success recently with their fantasy-comedy based on the beloved table-top role playing game.

“The Flash.” Before “Dungeons & Dragons” they co-wrote “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and directed 2018’s “Game Night.”Reynolds recently appeared in Apple’s Christmas musical “Ghosted” and has “Deadpool 3” and John Krasinski’s high-concept fantasy “IF” in the works (both for 2024).

Nico Parker is signing on to one of the biggest family movies coming to theaters. She’s one of the co-leads in the live action adaptation of “How To Train Your Dragon,” the beloved DreamWorks movie that resulted in two sequels. Who is Nico Parker? Thandiwe Newton’s 18-year-old daughter shines in ‘The Last of Us’Pedro Pascal is celebrating his birthday! His co-star Bella Ramsey shares BTS imagesA post shared by Nico Parker (@nicoparker)Parker will be playing Astrid, one of the film’s protagonists.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Jennifer Esposito remembers being asked to audition for “The Sopranos” more than once. She declined each time. “I chose to not go up for it when they would call me in because it was like, ‘I can’t relive this,’” Esposito recalls. “The only thing that used to make me crazy about the show when I did watch it was the character of Meadow because she was very nice. The girls I grew up around wanted to kill me, wanted to kill me every day. So it was PTSD.” Esposito grew up among organized crime on Staten Island. “Staten Island is the same Staten Island from when I left when I was 18 years old,” says the 50-year-old actor, whose credits span from television’s “Spin City” and “Blue Bloods” to the Oscar-winning “Crash.” “It’s still the same place. You need to understand that nothing leaves this island. It’s a very strange time warp of a place.”

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Women Talking,” which won Sarah Polley an Oscar for best adapted screenplay, was this weekend named best narrative feature at the Bali International Film Festival (aka the Balinale).Ashen Nadeem’s “Crows Are White” won the feature documentary prize and “The Tone Wheels,” by Yuda Kurniawan, was named winner of the Gary L Hayes Award for Indonesian Filmmaker. The festival jury called “The Tone Wheels” “an outstanding endeavor that transported us into the backstreets of Jakarta on a captivating musical journey.” The film depicts a busking village where dreams flourish, despite the scarcity of resources and equipment.

WARNING: MAJOR spoilers ahead for “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”When you open up the entire Spider-Verse, you’re going to meet a lot of Spider-Men. But, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” brought the appearance of more than just Spider-men, -women, and -animals — it also brought a few major live-action characters.Once again, spoiler warning; this is where you turn back if you don’t want to know who we’re talking about just yet.OK, still here? Let’s get into it.

The live action Moana adaptation has found its director! – Just Jared Jr Prince William is “trying to woo” the people of Wales – Celebitchy These are the best gifts to get your Little Mermaid obsessed friend – Popsugar Watch the new trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem now! – Just Jared Jr

Devoted fans of the original The Little Mermaid film have eagerly awaited the highly anticipated live adaptation featuring Halle Bailey. As this beloved movie is reimagined for a contemporary audience, fresh discussions and debates have emerged surrounding the original storyline. Among these discussions, an intriguing theory has captivated fans, hinting at a dark and tragic subplot for one of the characters.

With the release of “The Little Mermaid” live-action remake over the last weekend, it’s clear that Disney is still pushing hard for live-action redos of the studio’s most popular animated films. And the latest one to pick up developmental steam is “Moana,” which is being spearheaded by Dwayne Johnson, who is already announced as a producer on the film, as well as reprising his role of Maui from the animated version.