Susanna Fogel’s ‘Winner’ Starring Emilia Jones, Connie Britton & Zach Galifianakis Acquired By Vertical

Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones have teased the potential return of Normal People.The duo starred in the TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s best-selling novel in 2020, which went on to become the BBC iPlayer’s most popular series that year.Now, Edgar-Jones has shared a photo on her Instagram story, hinting at a potential second season of Normal People.“We’ve got some news to share!! Watch this place,” they wrote alongside the photo, which you can view below.No further details about a potential second series have been released by Edgar-Jones or Mescal.The 12-part series followed Connell Waldron (Mescal) and Marianne Sheridan (Edgar-Jones) as they fall in and out of each other’s lives from school into university and beyond.They previously hinted at a potential second series shortly after the first series aired telling NME that things had been deliberately left open. “Series one is the book,” Mescal added.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent “Emilia Pérez” breakout star Karla Sofía Gascón, who won the best actress prize at Cannes Film Festival alongside Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz, has filed a complaint against French far-right politician Marion Marechal alleging “sexist insult due to one’s gender identity.” The charges stem from a post on X in which Marechal, who is currently campaigning in European elections for the far-right Reconquête party, wrote upon Gascón’s win at Cannes that “it is therefore a man who receives in Cannes the prize for… best actress. The progress for the left wing is the erasing of women and mothers.” The vitriolic social post sparked outrage within the LGBTQ community and beyond.

Karla Sofia Gascón has filed a complaint with the Paris Public Prosecutor against French far-right leader Marion Maréchal-Le Pen for transphobic comments the politician posted on social media following her Best Actress win at the Cannes Film Festival over the weekend.

French LGBT+ groups have filed a complaint with the Paris Public Prosecutor against far-right politician Marion Maréchal-Le Pen accusing her of “transphobic insult” for comments she made about Karla Sofía Gascón’s Best Actress win at the Cannes Film Festival over the weekend.

The 2024 Cannes Film Festival may be winding down, but the Cannes market is still heating up.  IndieWire reports that Netflix currently has the splashiest deals of this week so far, with the streamer picking up the US and UK rights for Jacques Audriard‘s Palme d’Or favorite, “Emilia Pérez.”  And that’s not the only thing Netflix snagged today. The streaming giant also acquired John Lee Hancock‘s legal thriller “Monsanto,” which has Glen Powell, Laura Dern, and Anthony Mackie attached to star.

Grammy-nominated vocalist Coco Jones features on The Cover this week (May 20) as we continue to renew our commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover, and the full interview with Jones can be read here.To celebrate, the LA-based artist has put together a playlist titled ‘Cleansed Of Him’, featuring tracks from Summer Walker, Doja Cat, Sabrina Carpenter, fellow NME Cover star Rachel Chinouriri and more.

You know a movie has left a big impression at Cannes when the applause explodes in the press room as the cast files in. Such was the case Sunday morning for Emila Pérez.

Jacques Audiard’s latest movie, the Spanish-language musical crime comedy Emilia Pérez, had its competition world premiere Saturday in Cannes, where it received a an ovation that lasted more than 11 minutes.

If you’ve been keeping up with distribution news recently, there’s been one name you’ll have seen pop up again and again: Vertical.

Earlier this week, comedy writer/director Judd Apatow ended his 30-year relationship with his agency UTA, Deadline describing it as a “magical run” (lol). Trades run lip service-y pieces like this all the time: actors, filmmakers, and talent-changing agencies as a way to generate press for these companies and as tacit understanding for staying in good favor with agents who are the ones often feeding them leaks, exclusives, and scoops.

Olivier Assayas is back on the Croisette of the Cannes Film Festival, albeit at the Cannes Market. And the French auteur’s next project is easily one of the buzziest packages at the festival so far.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Paul Dano, Alicia Vikander, Jude Law, Zach Galifianakis and Tom Sturridge team up in Olivier Assayas’ political thriller “The Wizard of the Kremlin”, based on Giuliano da Empoli’s bestseller by the same name. Produced by Olivier Delbosc’s banner Curiosa Films and Gaumont – who last partnered on Cannes prizewinning “The Taste of Things” — “The Wizard of the Kremlin” is one of the hottest packages launching at the Cannes Film Market where Alexis Cassanet, Gaumont’s EVP international sales and distribution, is kicking off pre-sales.

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has acquired U.S. rights from AGC Studios to The Order, a dramatic thriller directed by Australia’s Justin Kurzel (Macbeth), on which we were first to report. Starring Jude Law (Firebrand), Nicholas Hoult (X-Men franchise), Tye Sheridan (The Card Counter), Jurnee Smollett (Birds of Prey) and more, the film will will have an exclusive release in theaters nationwide later this year.

Deaf model Georgia Meacham was left in tears during her appearance on Wednesday's Good Morning Britain, after she was surprised on-set by Love Island's Tasha Ghouri.Tasha, 25, made Love Island history in 2022, as its first-ever deaf contestant, and she's gone on to raise awareness of the condition ever since. On Wednesday, 15 May, Georgia appeared on Good Morning Britain to talk about being deaf, as she credited Tasha in making her feel more confident and open about her condition. Georgia said: "She was so confident and she was talking about it so positively, and growing up, I was always the only one at school with hearing aids, I was always the only one with a hearing aid at university with hearing aids.

Viewers were shocked at a throwback picture of Susanna Reid during a segment of Good Morning Britain on Tuesday 15 May when she revealed her acting background.The presenter was interviewing Casualty star Derek Thompson when she opened up about her television beginnings as an actress. Susanna starred in Channel 4’s The Price in 1985 - making Susanna just 13 years old at the time. Ed Balls was particularly intrigued and asked Derek: “Could she have been a star of the stage or the screen rather than television?” Derek looked momentarily confused before confirming: “We all thought you were going to be a star.” As Susanna went on to explain more about her time on television, she dropped the bomb that Succession’s Dame Harriet Walter played her mum.

Only Murders In the Building‘s “starriest season yet” is coming to Hulu. The comedy mystery series’ leads Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez took to the stage at the Disney upfront presentation for some hijinks and to introduce Season 4, which will premiere Aug. 27.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Only Murders in the Building” dropped the first teaser for Season 4 on Tuesday and set its premiere date on Hulu. The reveal was made during Disney’s upfront presentation to advertisers in New York. The new season of the popular comedy series will bow on August 27.

Casualty star Derek Thompson has opened up about his exit from the BBC soap after 38 years as Charlie Fairhead - and he's hinted that there's more to his departure than meets the eye.The actor, 76, stopped by Good Morning Britain on Tuesday to chat about his new role in detective drama Blue Lights. When asked by host Susanna Reid why he left Casualty after nearly four decades, Derek hesitantly replied: "That's all rather confused." After being pressed on the matter, he added: "It's confused in that there is a truth and the truth has been rather garnished.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Are we headed for a bon marché? A new class of finished films and packages (unmade movies with big stars and a director attached) will travel to Cannes this week in search of cash and homes with the studios, streamers and global indie players. The 2024 Cannes market comes equipped with some interesting contradictions. Stateside, the content buying machine is fraught.

Steve Martin and Martin Short news this year would be all the special guests they’ve lined up for Season four of Hulu’s “Only Murders In The Building.”(For the record, Molly Shannon, Eva Longoria, Eugene Levy, Kumail Nanjiani, and Zach Galifianakis are joining the ensemble).However, that’s not all the funnymen have planned for this year.Martin and Short just announced they’ve added ten shows to their ongoing ‘Dukes Of Funnytown Tour.’The newly added gigs will take place from September through October and includes a night at Brookville, NY’s Tilles Center Concert Hall on Saturday, Oct.