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EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based sales powerhouse Wild Bunch International (WBI) has unveiled the bulk of its French slate for the first half of 2023 as it gears up for the Unifrance Rendez-vous in Paris, running January 10-17.
New titles on the slate include Jean-Bernard Marlin’s Marseille gangland-set fantasy Salem about a former gang member who believes his daughter is the only one who can save his community from an apocalyptic curse uttered by a rival gang member in his dying breath.
Salem is Marlin’s second feature after the gritty romance Shéhérazade. That drama, also set against the backdrop of Marseille, debuted in Cannes in 2018 and went on to win best first film in France’s 2019 César awards as well as most promising actress and actor for its big screen debutants Kenza Fortas and Dylan Robert.
The new film, which is currently in post-production, is co-produced by Bruno Nahon’s Unité and Vatos Locos Productions, Marlin’s company with Romain Daubeach and Marine Bergère.
WBI has a track record of scouting buzzy first and second French features that go on to make a festival awards splash, including Ladj Ly’s Oscar-nominated, 2019 Cannes Jury Winner Les Misérables, Julia Ducournau’s 2021 Cannes Palme d’Or winner Titane, Audrey Diwan’s Happening Venice 2021 Golden Lion winner, and Alice Diop’s Venice Best First Film and Grand Jury Prize winner Saint Omer.
Other new titles on the slate include Stephan Castang’s zombie tale Vincent Must Die, starring Karim Leklou as a man who wakes up one morning to find himself suddenly being attacked by random strangers.
The feature is produced by French companies Capricci, Bobi Lux and Belgium’s Frakas Productions. It is one of the first features to come to fruition, through Wild West,
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Heinz has announced that two of its bestselling tins will be getting a plant-based makeover just in time for Veganuary this year.
LOVE Island fans got their first look at Maya Jama as host in a new trailer to air on ITV tonight. The 28-year-old star is taking over from Laura Whitmore as presenter when the show returns later this month.
Robert Pattinson and his longtime love Suki Waterhouse decided to head out and ring in the new year with some friends in New York City on Saturday.The couple, who have been dating for more than four years, met up with a group of people outside a restaurant before the countdown to 2023 and the fall of the famed ball in Times Square.French model and actress Pom Klementieff was among the friends who greeted both Pattinson and Waterhouse each with a hug while out on the street, moments before making their way inside the restaurant. Ringing in 2023: Robert Pattinson (left), 36, and longtime girlfriend Suki Waterhouse (right), 30, met up with a group of friends at a restaurant in New York City on New Year's EveFor the festive evening, Pattinson, 36, looked stylish in a black suit and tie that he wore with black sneakers and a white dress shirt.With the winter's chill in the air, he covered up outside with a black puffer coat The Batman star had his dark brown hair cut short over the ears, with a slightly messy unkempt look.Waterhouse was trailing right behind him when they both made eye contact with Klementieff, who then proceeded to greet them both.
Their favorite girl! Kimberly Stewart and Benicio Del Toro have given little glimpses of their daughter, Delilah, since welcoming the now-preteen in 2011.
JANE McDonald has set her sights on a major BBC show away from her hit travel series. Jane, 59, has won a legion of fans through her various travel programmes on Channel 5. The star has also fronted a series of musical specials for the network where she shows off the singing skills that first caught the public's attention on The Cruise back in the 1990s.
Vive la France! The 2012 film version of Les Misérables – the epic period musical with a star-studded cast — has taken its audience on an emotional and suspenseful journey long after its release.
ASHLEY Banjo has revealed that he and his wife Francesca Abbot have gone their separate ways. The Diversity star turned Dancing On Ice judge opened up that he and his childhood sweetheart had split after 16 years.
The Mindy Kaling adult animated series Velma is set to premiere on January 12 via HBO Max.
EXCLUSIVE: RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Bianca Del Rio is returning for a third movie in the Hurricane Bianca franchise and will star alongside Willam Belli (A Star Is Born), Rachel Dratch (Wine Country), Thora Birch (The Walking Dead), Drag Race contestant fan favorite Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, and Doug Plaut (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt).
Hospital campaigners are demanding an urgent summit with health board chiefs following a packed public meeting in Newton Stewart on Saturday.
UPDATED, 1:04 p.m.: Disney’s Onyx Collective has announced that its first narrative feature Bruiser, starring Jalyn Hall (Till) and Trevante Rhodes (Mike), will premiere on Hulu on February 24, 2023, having hit theaters on December 2nd, streaming exclusively on Star+ in Latin America, and Disney+ in all other territories.
Paramount+ Greenlights ‘The Killing Kind’ Adaptation
Vanessa Bryant took to Instagram share outtakes from a Disney On Ice show with daughters Bianka and Capri Bryant.The wife of late NBA star Kobe Bryant, 40, smiled proudly in images with her two youngest children, six and three respectively.The trio was joined by a female friend named Lori Vazquez, who the philanthropist tagged in the post. Quality time: Vanessa Bryant took to share outtakes from a Disney On Ice show with daughters Bianka and Capri Bryant Vanessa, who's also mom to 19-year-old daughter Natalia, flashed her wide smile in the carousel of snapshots.Her long, dark hair was styled in its usual center part with voluminous spiral curls tumbling over her chest. She looked beautiful in the glow of the colorful arena lights as she captured selfies as well as footage from the show.For the caption to her 15.4 million followers she simply wrote, 'Disney On Ice,' framed by ice skate and red heart emojis. Sweet: The trio was joined by a female friend named Lori Vazquez, who the philanthropist tagged in the postBryant, who married Kobe in 2001, sported a full face of makeup complete with strip eyelashes and rouged lips.Her two youngsters appeared to be overjoyed by the family outing as they watched the characters onstage excitedly.Bianka wore a textured golden yellow coat with an adorable matching headband that had ears on top.Her younger sister Capri was wide-eyed in a white fleece jacket and a green ribbon in her hair.
EXCLUSIVE: Jack Huston is set to make his feature directorial debut with Day of the Fight, a project that will reteam him with his Boardwalk Empire colleague Michael Pitt, who will star.
Dominik Moll’s The Night of The 12th, which world premiered in Cannes in May, has topped the nominations for the 28th edition of France’s Lumière Awards.
NBCUniversal is getting the jump on the new year, announcing dates for its NewFronts and upfronts presentations next May while touting the ways it has “fueled fandom, growth, and innovation” in 2022.
European Film Promotion Unveils 2023 European Shooting StarsBelgian actress Joely Mbundu, co-star of Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne’s Cannes 2022 feature Tori And Lokita, is among the eight rising talents selected for the 2023 edition of European Film Promotion’s European Shooting Stars initiative. The selection also includes Italy’s Benedetta Porcaroli, seen recently in Venice Horizons 2022 title Amanda, and Norway’s Kristine Kujath Thorp, who previously made her mark in Fanny, The Burning Sea and Ninjababy, and also won praise for her performance in Cannes Certain Regard 2022 selection Sick of Myself. The other spotlighted titles comprise Alina Tomnikov (Finland), Leonie Benesch (Germany), Yannick Jozefzoon (The Netherlands), Judith State(Romania), Gizem Erdogan (Sweden) and Kayije Kagame (Switzerland) Thorvaldur Kristjansson (Iceland). This year’s talents were selected by an eight-person jury featuring Polish director Jan Komasa, Dutch casting director Rebecca van Unen and Norwegian producer Maria Ekerhovd. The eight talents will participate in a four-day program during the upcoming Berlin Film Festival (February 16-26), during which they will meet journalists, casting directors, producers and filmmakers.
June Blair, a film actress who later appeared on the popular Ozzie & Harriet television show after marrying actor David Nelson, died December 4 at age 89. Her death was conirmed by her niece, actress Tracy Nelson, on Facebook, but no cause of death was given.
Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, and Jaquel Spivey join the ensemble cast of Paramount Pictures’ new Mean Girls film based on the Tony-nominated Broadway musical in the roles of Cady, Regina, Janis and Damian, respectively.