Author: Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to family sci-fi adventure Xeno, produced by Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat. Lulu Wilison (Annabelle: Creation), Wrenn Schmidt (For All Mankind), Paul Schneider (Lars And The Real Girl) and Omari Hardwick (Power) star in the film written and directed by Matthew Loren Oates and produced by Kevin Hart, Bryan Smiley and Luke Kelly-Clyne for Hartbeat, with Shana Marie and Jesse Jensen for Tabooma. In the completed film, a teenage girl and a terrifying alien form a powerful bond after a chance encounter in the desert, sending them on an adventure that questions the nature…

Jack Quaid stars in Companion and is opening up about his experience filming the Drew Hancock-written and directed thriller. The actor said in a recent interview that a stunt in the movie gave him the “heebie-jeebies,” and he had to have a stunt double help him with the scene. “There was this one stunt that is small in the grand history of things I’ve done on screen, but I don’t know why; it just gave me the heebie-jeebies,” Quaid told Entertainment Weekly. Quaid continued, “She closes a car door on my hand, and it was the one stunt where I…

A24 has gotten on the board at the Sundance Film Festival. The indie distributor is closing an acquisition deal for Sorry, Baby. Scripted and directed by Eva Victor, the drama premiered Monday night at Eccles. It become the third film in sight of a deal, with more coming. Film was fought over by several suitors, and sold for around $8 million, Deadline hears. The logline: Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on … for everyone around her, at least. The film stars Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges, John Carroll Lynch, Louis Cancelmi, and Kelly McCormack. Producers are Adele…

In a lengthy Instagram post shared earlier today, Karla Sofía Gascón has reiterated an apology for her past bigoted tweets — which included remarks containing Islamophobia, anti-Black rhetoric and derogatory references to George Floyd’s murder, as well as disparaging comments about co-star Selena Gomez — while simultaneously defending her posts as taken out of context. Gascón also declares that she is “not racist” and has a Muslim loved one and seems to imply that the controversy is a smear campaign for her to not “win anything and sink.” The Emilia Pérez star and newly minted Oscar nominee began the post,…

Mainland China stars Wang Baoqiang and Liu Haoran reunite for a fourth round of high-stakes snooping in Detective Chinatown 1900. The twist this time is that they are playing ancestral versions of the characters they have portrayed in three previous blockbuster installments. Switching the action from contemporary diaspora districts to turn-of-the-century San Francisco, the film throws the duo together to investigate a double murder that could trigger an all-out nationwide race war. Chief among the big names joining our intrepid sleuths are Hong Kong legend Chow Yun-fat, as Chinatown’s unofficial kingpin, and John Cusack, who plays a scheming politician whose…

Netflix has unveiled a new clip from The Electric State, the Russo Brothers’ sci-fi actioner starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, which is slated to premiere globally on March 14. Based on the graphic novel by Simon Stålenhag, The Electric State is set in the aftermath of a robot uprising in an alternate version of the ’90s. The story follows an orphaned teenager who ventures across the American West with a cartoon-inspired robot, a smuggler, and his sidekick in search of her younger brother.  Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman, Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci also star in…

The American Film Institute said Wednesday that the 39th edition of its AFI Fest will take place October 22-26, 2025 at the TLC Chinese Theaters in Hollywood. The event annually draws A-list world premieres as it sits in the middle of the movie awards season. This past year saw the festival launch Robert Zemeckis’ Here as its Centerpiece Gala, Laurent Bouzereau’s documentary Music By John Williams as its opening-night pic, and Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2 as its closing-night pic. AFI Fest features red carpet and special screenings, world cinema and documentary films. It also serves as a qualifying festival for…

The Sundance Film Festival has selected this year’s recipients of the Merata Mita Fellowship and the Graton Fellowship for Artists from California-Based Tribes. On Saturday, Sundance Institute announced Rhayne Vermette (Métis) as its Merata Mita Fellow, with Roni Jo Draper (Yurok) and Stefan Perez (Coast Miwok) named this year’s Graton Fellows during the Native Forum Celebration, presented by NBCUniversal LAUNCH at The Park. Named for late Māori filmmaker Merata Mita, the fellowship goes to Indigenous woman-identified artists with ambitions to direct a feature film, providing them with a cash grant, mentorship and year-round creative development opportunities, including attendance at the…

Title: Last DaysSection: PremieresDirector: Justin LinScreenwriter: Ben Ripley Logline: Determined to fulfill his life’s mission, 26-year-old John Allen Chau (Sky Yang) embarks on a dangerous adventure to convert the uncontacted tribe of North Sentinel Island to Christianity, while a detective from the Andaman Islands races to stop him before he does harm to himself or the tribe. Based on the tragic true story of a doomed missionary, the film examines an idealistic dreamer driven by overzealous faith and a reckless desire for adventure. Sales agent: Cinetic Panelists: Justin Lin (director-producer), Sky Yang (actor), Toby Wallace (actor), Marny Kennedy (actor)Key quotes: Justin Lin…

TITLE: Bunnylovr Section: U.S. Dramatic Competition Director: Katarina Zhu Screenwriter: Katarina Zhu Logline: A drifting Chinese American cam girl struggles to navigate an increasingly toxic relationship with one of her clients while rekindling her relationship with her dying estranged father. In her debut feature, writer-director and star Katarina Zhu crafts a sensitive portrait of Rebecca (Zhu), a rootless online sex worker whose yearning for connection collides with her vigilance for maintaining emotional and physical safety. Sales agent: Utopia, WME Panelists: Katarina Zhu (writer/director/producer/actor), Rachel Sennott (producer/actor), Perry Yung (actor), Austin Amelio (actor), Jack Kilmer (actor).Key quotes: “Katarina and I have known each…