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Halle Berry To Star And Produce Thriller ‘The Process’, FilmNation To Launch Sales At AFM

EXCLUSIVE:Oscar-winnerHalle Berryis set to star in the psychological thrillerThe Processwith Tara Miele directing. Julia Sandberg Hansson is also producing. Berry had been attached to star in the film prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike. Halle BerryRandy Holmes Levin Menekse penned the script, which originally appeared on the Black List. Berry will also soon be seen starring in NetflixsThe Unionopposite Mark Wahlberg. Most recently, Berry was seen starring in her directorial debut,Bruised, on Netflix....

Kevin Costner’s Epic Western ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ Will Be On Sale For International Buyers At AFM

The two-part project is being sold to international buyers by recently rebooted German-based sales firm K5 International. The pic follows the 15-year span of pre- and post-Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West. Producers are Costner, Howard Kaplan and Mark Gillard. ‘Horizon: An American Saga’New Line We understand that both parts of the lengthy movie are now in post-production. Sources indicate to us that K5 began talks aboutHorizonwith a handful of buyers in Cannes....

Osage Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear On Why His Grandmother Wouldn’t Speak Of Murders Depicted In ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ – The Deadline Q&A

This is a story of historical injustice most people dont know. CHIEF GEOFFREY STANDING BEAR: I like the word process that you use. Thats the word I use. Osage Nation Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear at the ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ New York premiereDia Dipasupil/Getty Images She opened doors for David, who very respectfully interviewed elders who had kept documents and had good stories. In those days, our people were speaking it regularly, though its an endangered language now....

SXSW Sets Initial Keynote And Second Round Of Featured Speakers For 2024 Edition; Chuck D, Sanjay Gupta, Dylan Mulvaney On List

More information about SXSW programming tracks and formats can be found here. Current brain science research shows they often act irrationally, making decisions that arent considered. Yet you might take advantage of certain counterintuitive tactics to get them to consider you. These tactics may not make sense, but they do make money! Discover where the $300 billion industry is heading from shifting business models to emerging tech and consumer behavior....

Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” Hits No. 1 In “Deep Fall” Four Years After Release Of ‘Lover’ Album

The song was originally released in 2019 alongside the rest of theLoveralbum. With Cruel Summer hitting No. 1, Swift became the first female artist to score ten No. Taylor SwiftAllen J. Schaben / Getty Images 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and ten No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200. Cruel Summer also gave Swift the longest run for a female soloist from a Hot 100 debut to No....

Tom Bergeron Details The “Betrayal” That Led To His ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Exit

He told Burke he sat down with showrunners in 2019 and discussed potential contestants for the upcoming 28th season. And then a few weeks later, I get a phone call, he continued. And then they told me who it was, the former press guy for Trump. Tom BergeronEric McCandless via Getty Images I said, Guys, this is exactly what we said we wouldnt do. Producers responded by offering to let him out of his contract....

WGA Finally Condemns “Atrocities Committed By Hamas” In Israel, Apologizes For “Tremendous Pain” Caused By Silence Over Terror Attack

We deeply mourn the deaths of innocent Palestinians ensnared in the violence in Gaza. We feel for all our members who have been affected, directly and indirectly. But the WGA West and the WGA East previously insisted they would not officially comment on the tragedy. Getty For these reasons, we have decided not to comment publicly. The WGA East has still not altered its stance of no statement. This was and is a difficult balance to strike....

Zhang Yimou Talks How The Pandemic “Dramatically” Changed Audiences, The Lack Of “Good Scripts” And Teases His Next Film ‘Article 20’ — Tokyo Film Festival

That is, he continued, people now value a peaceful and healthy life even more. Zhang, one ofChinas most enduring filmmakers, is in Tokyo to receive the festivals honorary lifetime achievement award. He picked up the gong Monday at the TIFF opening ceremony held at Tokyos Takarazuka Theatre. Director Zhang Yimou.Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images. Watch on Deadline No particular change, he told Deadline. If there are enough scripts, I can keep up the pace of one film a year....

‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ To Jump-Start Sleepy Autumn Box Office With $50M+ Debut Despite Peacock Day & Date – B.O. Preview

Universal has a theater count between 3,500 to 3,600 forFreddys with PLFs included. Previews start at 2 p.m. Thursday for the PG-13 genre title. The movie hits Peacock on Thursday at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. IfFreddysnumbers were so high, why did Universal opt to go day-and-date with this? (L-R) Foxy, Chica, Freddy Fazbear and Bonnie in ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’Universal I understand it simply boiled down to the movie being originally packaged as such....

‘Going To Mars,’ ‘Bobi Wine,’ ‘In The Rearview’ Nab Spots On IDA’s Shortlist Of Year’s Best Documentaries

Scroll for the full list of nominated films. The nomination announcement will be made on November 21. The organization says it received 669 total submissions across all categories, from 48 countries. ‘Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project,’ ‘Bobi Wine: The People’s President,’ and ‘In the Rearview’Everett Collection/Maciek Hamela This years Best Feature Documentary and Best Short Documentary shortlists reflect important work from 21 countries. We are excited to celebrate the work of our community and present winners this December in Los Angeles....

‘Old Dads’ Claims No. 1 On Netflix’s Film Top 10; ‘Fall Of The House Of Usher’ Dethrones ‘Beckham’ In TV

The Fall of the House of Usherhas officially dethronedBeckhamonNetflixs English-language TV charts. Mike Flanagans latest horror series took No. 1 just in time for Halloween with 7.9M views from October 16 to 22. Old Dads; The Fall of the House of Usher; BeckhamNetflix It is still an impressive showing for the series, considering it is only four episodes. That put it at No. 7 among English-language series. The UK limited drama seriesBodieswas another new entrant to the list this week coming in at No....

‘The Hunger Games’ Play Heading To London’s West End In Fall 2024; ‘Girl From The North Country’s Conor McPherson To Adapt First Novel & Film

It will mark the franchises first-ever live stage adaptation, and a fall 2024 debut in London is planned. Lionsgates latest installment of the film franchise,The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, hits theaters November 17. To receive Suzanne Collins blessing to adaptThe Hunger Gamesfor the stage is both humbling and inspiring, McPherson said. Jennifer Lawrence in 2012’s ‘The Hunger Games’Everett She has created a classic story which continues to resonate now more than ever....

Ampere: North American Unscripted Commissions Fell By 14% In Run-Up To Strikes As ‘Masked Singer’ Dominates Global Formats Game

The number of unscripted shows commissioned in North America fell by 14% in the run-up to the writer-actor strikes, as the unscripted boom seen in the previouslaboraction failed to materialize. Ampere Analysismeasured the volume of North American unscripted titles commissioned between H1 2022 and H1 2023, just after the writers first put down their pens and a few weeks beforeSAG-AFTRAcalled members to action. While the previous labor strikes in 2007-08 are widely regarded as leading to an unscripted boom, Amperes research shows that the networks didnt rush to the genre as the action approached, and this has been confirmed anecdotally via Deadlines conversations with unscripted producers over the past few months....