Simon Barrett-Helmed Horror Pic ‘Seance’ Scores U.S. Deal Via RJLE Films And Shudder; IFC Films Scares Up Rights To ‘Werewolves Within’ – Film Briefs

What happens when you combine a star from the US version of “The Office” with two creators from “The Good Place” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine?” Apparently, you get “Rutherford Falls” on Peacock. And with that pedigree, this comedy series is going to attract a lot of attention.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentBoosting one of the key upcoming titles coming out of Latin America, renowned Haitian-American actor-producer Jimmy Jean-Louis (“Desrances,” “Rattlesnakes,” “Heroes”), also an increasing driving force on the Latin American and African production scene, is coming on board to executive produce director José María Cabral’s historic drama “Parsley” (“Perejil”).In parallel news, New York-based Visit Films is handling world sales rights on the feature,

IFC Films has acquired the North American rights to Sonia Kennebeck’s (National Bird) documentary thriller Enemies of the State which is executive produced by Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Errol Morris (The Fog of War). The docu will be released this summer.

EXCLUSIVE: Kurt Sutter has been set by Netflix to write, direct and produce This Beast, a drama that will mark his feature directorial debut. Blumhouse’s Jason Blum will produce the film along with Carla Hacken, who’ll produce under her Paper Pictures banner.

That new mom glow. Katharine McPhee shared her first social media photo with her newborn son as she took her baby boy for a walk on Saturday, March 6.

She moved back from the UK from Los Angeles towards the end of 2020, and now Cat Deeley has been spotted out about in Hampstead.The mum-of-two, who unveiled her blonde hair transformation recently, was joined by son Milo, five, as the pair did some grocery shopping at their local store.The mother and son duo were pictured looking at some flowers outside of the shop and were engaged in conversation.

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to Giants Being Lonely, the coming-of-age drama that had its world premiere at the 2019 Venice Film Festival. The pic, which marked the feature debut for mixed media artist Grear Patterson, will now bow April 6 day-and-day in theaters and on demand.

Manori Ravindran International Editor“Attenborough’s Life in Colour” producer Humble Bee Films has hired long-time Icon Films executive Stephen McQuillan as its creative director.McQuillan will oversee the growth of Humble Bee Films’ factual arm, developing science, history and specialist factual programming, while also building on the company’s slate of blue-chip factual productions, which includes BBC One, Netflix and Channel Nine Australia natural history co-production “Attenborough’s Life

EXCLUSIVE: Hugh Grant and Sophia Lillis are set to join the cast of Paramount and eOne’s untitled film adaptation of Dungeons & Dragons, Hasbro’s wildly-popular game franchise from Wizards of the Coast. The film also stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith and Bridgerton star Rege-Jean Page. Paramount and eOne are jointly producing and financing the pic, with eOne distributing in the UK and Canada and Paramount in the rest of world.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentIFC Films has acquired North American rights to “The Meaning of Hitler,” Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker’s thought-provoking documentary about the lasting cultural fascination with the Nazi dictator and its resonance on contemporary politics.

Rebel Wilson hosted a virtual workout with her trainer, Gunnar Peterson, to celebrate her role as OLLY's newest ambassador. Rachel Lindsay paid a visit to Beverly Hills celebrity cosmetic dentist Dr.

EXCLUSIVE:  IFC Films has picked up North American rights to Robert Connolly’s atmospheric mystery thriller The Dry, starring Eric Bana. A May 21 theatrical and on-demand release date is planned for the Made Up Stories feature. The pic is the actor’s first Australian film in over a decade.

«While I certainly have some hurdles ahead, I also know that I join millions of Americans who face significant health challenges of their own,» Dole said.Dole, a native of Russell, Kansas, represented the state in Congress for almost 36 years before resigning from the Senate in 1996 to challenge Democratic President Bill Clinton.

Freddy Syborn, a writer and co-exec producer on Disney+’s upcoming Ms. Marvel series and co-creator of Jack Whitehall comedy drama Bounty Hunters, is adapting Daniel Cole’s Ragdoll for AMC and UKTV network Alibi.

EXCLUSIVE: RLJE Films and its AMC Networks sibling Shudder said Thursday that they have acquired North American rights to Jakob’s Wife, the Travis Stevens-directed horror film that is set for its world premiere in the Midnighters section at this year’s SXSW. RLJE Films will release the film in theaters and on demand on April 16, while Shudder will premiere it on its platform later in the year.