Film News Roundup: Jonathan Levine Inks First-Look Deal With Lionsgate

In today’s film news roundup, Sony Pictures Classics announces the release date for “Pain & Glory” and Jonathan Levine enters a first-look deal with Lionsgate.Release DateSony Pictures Classics announced it will release Oscar-winning director Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film “Pain & Glory” in the U.S.

on Oct.

4, 2019.

The feature will also be screened at the Cannes International Film Festival and was released in Spain on March 22.Antonio Banderas stars in the feature as Salvador Mallo, a film director in physical decline attempting to recover and recount his past.

Penelope Cruz, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Raúl Arévalo, Nora Navas and Julieta Serrano round out the cast of the Spanish drama, written and directed by Almodóvar.DealsLionsgate has inked a first-look deal with filmmaker Jonathan Levine ahead of the release of his comedy “Long Shot” starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron on May 3.

His new production company, Megamix, will

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