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Here’s what you need to know, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is the drummer of the seminal hip-hop group, The Roots, also the band leader of the Jimmy Fallon show. Thompson is a musicologist, a renowned DJ, has a P.H.D.

British actress Anya Taylor-Joy has been having a bit of a hot streak lately with her massively popular Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit,” the Edgar Wright horror film “Last Night In Solo” coming out later this year, reunited with “The Witch” director Robert Eggers for his Viking epic “The Northman,” and was recently tapped to play a young Furiosa in George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” prequel “Furiosa.” Now, Taylor-Joy is looking to join the comedic thriller “The Menu” for director Mark

Thomasin McKenzie seems primed for a huge breakout performance soon. She really caught the eye of film fans after her incredible role in the underseen drama, “Leave No Trace.” Then, McKenzie delighted people in her supporting role in Taika Waititi’s “Jojo Rabbit.” But she has yet to really become an A-lister.

If you’ve loved Searchlight Pictures films over the years such as “Napoleon Dynamite,” “Black Swan,” “Birdman,” “Brooklyn,” “Little Miss Sunshine,” “Juno,” “28 Days Later,” “(500) Days of Summer” and “Sideways,” there are two people responsible for bringing them to the screen. Now, after 21 years, those voices are taking leave.

Good films occasionally get lost in the shuffle at film festivals, and that’s perhaps may have happened to “The Night House” starring Rebecca Hall. The film premiered at Sundance 2020 to good notices and reviews (including ours), but then seemingly was forgotten for a bit.

Well, it appears the rumors are true. Yorgos Lanthimos has found his next picture, and it will reunite him with “The Favorite” star Emma Stone.

With the first half of 2021, reportedly, about to get devastated by studio delays due to the pandemic, it appears that the second half of the year is really when films are going to begin to hit theaters in full force again. And Searchlight Pictures is ready to stake its claim on several dates beginning in July for some of our most anticipated films of the year.

Murder mysteries are back in style, after the success of star-studded adaptations like “Murder on the Orient Express,” and original whodunnits like “Knives Out.” The latest film to join the club is the as-of-now untitled murder mystery by Searchlight Pictures which will star Saoirse Ronan, Sam Rockwell, and David Oyelowo. READ MORE: Channing Tatum Reuniting With Lord And Miller For Universal Monster Movie Deadline has the scoop on the latest murder mystery thriller at Searchlight.

When SXSW and then the Cannes film festival canceled their 2020 editions earlier this year, the question of what would happen to the official film selection became a big talking point.

When you’re ready to make your feature film directorial debut, you couldn’t have been set up for success better than Noah Hawley and his “Lucy in the Sky.” Not only did he have the backing of Searchlight Pictures, but he also had a cast that included Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, and Dan Stevens.

It’s been a long year for the film, “The Personal History of David Copperfield.” After a warm reception at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, the comedic re-imagining of Charles Dickens’ classic story seemed poised to have a great run in theaters earlier in 2020. Then the pandemic hit and Searchlight had to quickly change plans for the release.

In a surprising announcement – from an otherwise quiet company as of recent – Searchlight has slated “Call Me By Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino to direct the dramatic adaptation of the Matt Tyrnauer-directed documentary “Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood.” Searchlight also set Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogan to adapt and write the screenplay.

The end of 2019 was pretty tumultuous for filmmaker Alexander Payne. Just weeks before he was set to direct a feature for Netflix, starring Mads Mikkelsen, the project was scrapped.

Andrew Stanton has had a ton of success as a filmmaker. Well, success with animated films, at least.

In today’s film news roundup, Olivia Wilde’s “Perfect” gets sold, Music Box StreamLocal launches and the American Black Film Festival, Fantaspoa, Greenwich and TCM Classic festivals are all making adjustments to the coronavirus pandemic.

Searchlight Pictures is closing in on the worldwide distribution rights to “The Night House,” a supernatural thriller that premiered to strong reviews at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, insiders close to the deal said.