Stop Motion Animation Studio Laika Sets First Live-Action Film With Thriller ‘Seventeen’

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterDakota Johnson is set to star in Netflix’s retelling of Jane Austen’s novel “Persuasion.”Carrie Cracknell, known for directing Jake Gyllenhaal in “Sea Wall/ A Life” on Broadway, is stepping behind the camera in her feature directorial debut.

If we know one thing about Stephen King, it’s that he knows how to leave us in a cold sweat with his chilling tales.

No matter your age, no matter your fear tolerance, there’s a moment in most every Henry Selick film you’re certain you’ll be devoured. Boogie men, nightmare rhinos, and button-eyed imposter moms leap toward the lens from the famous stop-motion animator’s menagerie of monsters.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorCharlotte Gainsbourg, Julianne Moore, Chloë Sevigny and “Pose” actor Indya Moore star in Jim Jarmusch’s “French Water,” a new fashion film for Saint Laurent.The nine-minute movie presents a look at the French fashion house’s Women’s Summer ’21 collection. Julianne Moore and Sevigny are seen looking for Gainsbourg at the end of a party before Indya Moore joins them at the affair.

Apple TV+ series Lisey’s Story have been shared.The new series, which debuts via Apple TV+ on June 4, tells the love story of Lisey and Scott Landon.

Sometimes, a short film or commercial can be a low-stakes opportunity to take risks. Many filmmakers use music videos or commercial shorts to either try out certain techniques or often use it as an opportunity to work with a new actor they’ve never collaborated with before.

Julianne Moore, Chloé Sevigny, Indya Moore, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Leo Reilly are joining forces with Saint Laurent’s creative director Anthony Vaccarello for “French Water”.

A new Stephen King TV series or film is hardly news to get excited about, as just about every story the man has lent his name to has been adapted or will be adapted (or even remade) at some point. That said, when you have the talent pooled together as we see in “Lisey’s Story,” it’s hard not to be incredibly excited.

Also Read: 'Godzilla vs Kong' Adds $13.3 Million in 2nd Weekend at Box OfficeThe “Gundam” brand itself has spun off into 14 TV series in addition to many home video films, manga comics and video games.

Amy Adams is searching for answers in the chilling first look at Netflix’s “The Woman In The Window”.

The live action Powerpuff Girls pilot has kicked off filming!

Imprisonment, in many senses of the word, is at the center of each of the five nominees for this year's live-action short film Oscar, which is not to say they're a homogenous bunch: Though all have political undercurrents and speak to present-tense issues, their moods and styles vary enough that their one big (mostly) common theme —cops, and how they wield power —stands out only because we've already been thinking about it every day for what feels like forever.

Laika, the studio behind animated films such as Oscar-nominatedCoraline, ParaNorman and Kubo and the Two Strings,is making its foray into live-action. The Oregon studio has optioned Seventeen, the upcoming first novel by John Brownlow, with plans toadapt the title as its first live-action production.

About 20 years ago, “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” delighted audiences and ended up being nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature. The franchise would go on to spawn a Netflix TV series, but no formal sequel film was released.

Laika is expanding into the world of live-action filmmaking for the first time, with an adaptation of John Brownlow’s upcoming debut novel, Seventeen.

EXCLUSIVE: After a year of virtual festivals and Zoom-centric events, the Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference is ready to bring things into the new normal this fall with an in-person festival — one of the first since the pandemic. The eight-day festival is now set to take place October 21–28 in Austin, Texas.

Keanu Reeves has two new projects in the works — and they're both based on his comic book,.

Keanu Reeves is bringing his debut comic to Netflix!

Angelique Jackson Introducing the “Brzrkr” on-screen universe.“Brzrkr” co-author and co-creator Keanu Reeves will star in and produce both a live-action film and anime series adaptation of his BOOM! Studios comic series for Netflix.The new projects will be an expansion on the 12-episode limited series, which originated from an idea Reeves had been developing for a number of years.The legendary action star makes his comic book debut with the series, written with New York Times bestselling writer