Author: Hollyood rep

In a career spanning 37 years and over 50 features, there have been few instances when Aamir Khan has been outshined in a film. His acting prowess, enduring stardom and usually impeccable creative instincts have held him in good stead. But in Sitaare Zameen Par (Stars on Earth), the actor-producer becomes a second lead to a group of spunky, neurodivergent, mostly debutant actors who steal every scene they are in.   Casting directors Tess Joseph and Anmol Ahuja have done a superb job, and Ashish Pendse as Sunil, Aroush Datta as Satbir, Aayush Bhansali as Lotus, Rishi Shahani as Sharma Ji, Gopi Krishnan K Verma as Guddu,…

“Let me ask you something,” composer Lalo Schifrin told me a few years ago during a long conversation that, sadly, would be our last. “When you write your articles, do you require a piano? I imagine you don’t, because you already have all the words that you need in your mind, which you then elaborate with your knowledge of grammar and syntax, right? It’s exactly the same for me. I don’t need a musical instrument in order to compose a piece. The notes are in my head.” I had the privilege of interviewing Schifrin, who died Thursday at 93, multiple…

Dominic Toretto and Brian O’Conner will, indeed, see each other again. Fast & Furious franchise star Vin Diesel (who played “Dom” Toretto) attended Paul Walker‘s (who played Brian O’Conner) brother, Cody Walker’s automotive festival, Fuel Fest and gave updates on what fans can expect for the 11th Fast film. The actor began by sharing an expected release date. “Just yesterday I was with Universal Studios … The studio said to me, ‘Vin, can we please have the finale of Fast & Furious [in] April 2027?’ I said, ‘Under three conditions because I’ve been listening to my fanbase.” “The first is…

Steven Spielberg once applied for the job — and didn’t get it. Same with Christopher Nolan. And Quentin Tarantino. And Peter Jackson.Over the decades, James Bond has left behind a smoldering trail of blown-up villain lairs and wrecked Aston Martins — but also a hefty pile of heartbroken A-list directors. Ever since Terence Young shot the first 007 feature, 1962’s Dr. No, the franchise has been one of cinema’s most coveted behind-the-camera gigs. Alfonso Cuarón, Joe Wright, Matthew Vaughn, Guy Ritchie — at one time or another, they all dreamed of directing a Bond movie. And they all, for one…

Riding into Neo-Tokyo is going to take a little bit longer. After more than two decades of developing a live-action take on Japanese sci-fi classic Akira, Warner Bros. has let go of the movie rights. The rights have reverted back to Kodansha, the manga publisher that first put out the post-apocalyptic cyberpunk story by Katsuhiro Otomo beginning in 1982. Producers and talent are said to be lining up to attach themselves to the property in preparation to be presented to select studio and streamers. First appearing as a genre-defining manga that ran throughout the 1980s, Akira is best known as…

While filmmaker Gareth Edwards appreciates Rogue One: A Star Wars Story‘s success, he’s focused on the future. When recently asked by Business Insider if he would make another Star Wars film, the director responded, “I’m very happy to move on and do my thing.” Rogue One, which starred Felicity Jones and Diego Luna, was the first spinoff movie in the Star Wars franchise. The 2016 film followed a group of unlikely heroes who band together on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. The film went on to gross more than…

Elio star Yonas Kibreab is plotting his next move. The 13-year-old actor will voice star in Pinocchio & the Water of Life, an indie animated feature he will also executive produce. The film is a steampunk-inspired take on the classic story of the wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy. Victor Lakisov directs from a script by Mark DeCarlo and Ryan Rowe, based on the characters created by Italian author Carlo Collodi, who introduced the world to Pinocchio in 1883’s The Adventures of Pinocchio. Per the logline, the film follows “Pinocchio and his sidekick Coot as they try to…

David Fincher’s Se7en played a part in reinvigorating Brad Pitt’s passion for acting during the early years of his career. During a Monday appearance on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast, the F1: The Movie star reflected on what he described as “the most unhealthy time” in his life during the summer of 1994. He admitted that after having “not such great experiences coming off a couple of jobs,” he wasn’t sure where his career was heading. “I had not such great experiences coming off a couple of jobs and I just wasn’t really sure what I was doing. I had…

M3GAN 2.0 writer-director Gerard Johnstone believes his sassy killing machine has staying power.  When the New Zealander made his major studio debut in January 2023 with M3GAN, he channeled his own parental anxiety regarding the emotional dependence that today’s youngest generations have on their devices. In the franchise-launching film that grossed nearly $182 million against $12 million, Cady James (Violet McGraw) lost both her parents in a car accident, prompting her preoccupied roboticist aunt, Gemma Forrester (Allison Williams), to raise her with the help of a prototype android doll named M3GAN. That decision quickly backfires when Cady becomes too reliant…

Five film projects have been selected for this year’s Female Filmmakers Support Program, picked by the Uniqa See Future Foundation, in cooperation with the Sarajevo Film Festival and Slano Film Days. Launched in 2024, the initiative “supports and empowers women filmmakers from the six Southeast European countries where Uniqa Insurance Group operates, namely Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Romania, and Bulgaria.” Its goal is to “strengthen the presence and visibility of women in the regional film industry, offering financial support, mentorship, and opportunities for professional development.” The projects were selected for their “strong artistic vision, originality, and commitment to…