‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Star Shameik Moore Joins Sydney Sweeney In Crime-Drama ‘Silver Star’ — Cannes Market

Vanessa Kirby has joined the cast of “The Son,” Florian Zeller’s follow up to his Oscar-winning feature debut “The Father,” Variety has learned.Kirby, who was Oscar-nominated for “Pieces of a Woman,” will star in the film opposite Laura Dern and Hugh Jackman. As with “The Father,” “The Son” was adapted by Zeller and Christopher Hampton (“Dangerous Liaisons”), from Zeller’s critically acclaimed stage play.

EXCLUSIVE: Grindstone Entertainment Group has picked up North American rights to The Gateway, the crime thriller starring Shea Whigham, Olivia Munn, Frank Grillo, Bruce Dern, Taryn Manning, Keith David, and Mark Boone Junior.

Jesse Eisenberg, Adrien Brody, and Riley Keough will star in Manodrome, a film written and to be directed by South African director John Trengrove, marking his English-language debut. Pic package will be presented to buyers and financiers during the Cannes virtual market just getting underway.

EXCLUSIVE: In some powerhouse two-hander casting, we can reveal that Oscar nominees Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain) and Vanessa Kirby (Pieces Of A Woman) have been set to lead survival thriller Suddenly, which quickly becomes one of the must-have packages at the Cannes virtual market.

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of the Cannes virtual market, 13 Films has boarded sales on completed thriller-horror Karen, starring Taryn Manning (Orange Is The New Black), Cory Hardrict (American Sniper), Jasmine Burke (Saints & Sinners), Roger Dorman and Gregory Alan Williams.

EXCLUSIVE: In an interesting international tie-up, UK sales firm Protagonist Pictures and Germany’s 7500 and Stowaway producer Augenschein are teaming up to co-represent worldwide rights on select English-language movies.

EXCLUSIVE: UK sales company Parkland Pictures has picked up worldwide sales rights to feature documentary Never Forget Tibet about the Dalai Lama.

IFC Midnight has boarded U.S. rights to UK genre pic Burial.

EXCLUSIVE: Aisling Franciosi (The Nightingale) is set to take the lead role in elevated horror film Stopmotion, which Wild Bunch International is launching ahead of the Cannes market.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefFree Stone Productions, one of Japan’s leading indie film sales firms, is poised to bring a big slate to Cannes. It has added three new titles and a catalog.

Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore are reuniting!

The Virtual Cannes Film Market is underway, which means many deals and projects are coming together in hot packages. Just revealed, Oscar-winning actresses Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore are attached to lead director Todd Haynes‘ new film, “May December.” The drama will see Gloria Sanchez Films, Killer Films, and Portman’s MountainA producing.

Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore are set to star in Rocket Science’s May December for Carol director Todd Haynes. The screenplay was written by Samy Burch with the story by Burch and Alex Mechanik. Rocket Science is handling international sales beginning at the Virtual Cannes Market, where UTA Independent Film Group and CAA Media Finance are representing U.S rights.

EXCLUSIVE: Dustin Hoffman And Sissy Spacek are set to star in the family dramedy Sam & Kate with Darren Le Gallo writing and directing, marking his directing debut. Ben Shields Catlin, Orian Williams, Ford Corbett, Cindy Bru and Le Gallo will produce. Amy Adams and Stacy O’Neil for Bond Group Entertainment.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorShameik Moore, best known for “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” is attached to lead “Silver Star,” opposite Sydney Sweeney. MK2 Films is handling international sales, with the U.S.

The summer transfer window will officially open on June 9 and it looks set to be an interesting one for Manchester United.

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With its final season airing later this year, “Insecure” creator and star Issa Rae is about to exit one universe and enter another. The actress is joining Sony’s Spider-Verse, and Rae will be appearing as a voice-cast member in the animated sequel to “Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse.” What’s more, Rae will be playing Jessica Drew, aka Spider-Woman, one of the earliest Spider-Man spin-off characters.

Spider-Man: Intro The Spider-Verse sequel, according to reports.The Hollywood Reporter say that the Insecure actor will voice Jessica Drew, aka Spider-Woman, in the much-anticipated animated sequel which is set for release next year, on October 7 2022.Rae will join returning actors Shameik Moore and Hailee Steinfeld while Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K.