Tag: Coda

  • Coda: Release Date, Cast and More

    Coda: Release Date, Cast and More

    (Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) Coda premiered at Sundance Film Festival back in January 2021, endearing itself to viewers as a crowd-pleasing coming-of-age tale that drew a fair amount of praise…

  • ‘Succession’s’ Nicholas Braun, ‘Coda’s’ Emilia Jones to Star in ‘Cat Person,’ from Studiocanal, Imperative

    ‘Succession’s’ Nicholas Braun, ‘Coda’s’ Emilia Jones to Star in ‘Cat Person,’ from Studiocanal, Imperative

    European film-tv group Studiocanal is teaming with Imperative Entertainment to make psychological thriller “Cat Person,” based on the short story by Kristen Roupenian which was published by The New Yorker in 2017. It went on to become its most downloaded fiction that year.Studiocanal will fully finance the feature – billed as describing the “hellscape” of…

  • ‘Coda,’ ‘Zola’ Set For 2021 Sundance London Program

    ‘Coda,’ ‘Zola’ Set For 2021 Sundance London Program

    Sundance Film Festival: London has revealed that “Zola” and “Coda” will be among the 2021 lineup, when the festival returns to Picturehouse Central next month.“Coda” — an acronym meaning “Child of Deaf Adults” — features Marlee Matlin (“The West Wing”) and 19-year-old Emilia Jones (“Locke & Key”) navigating their relationship, while “Zola” is based on…

  • Woody Harrelson to Star in Oren Moverman’s ‘The Man With the Miraculous Hands’

    Woody Harrelson to Star in Oren Moverman’s ‘The Man With the Miraculous Hands’

    Three time Oscar nominee Woody Harrelson is set to star in the feature film adaptation of Joseph Kessel’s novel “The Man With the Miraculous Hands: The Fantastic Story of Felix Kersten, Himmler’s Private Doctor.”Oren Moverman, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of “The Messenger,” is set to write and direct the film which is being produced by Jerico…

  • Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards Delves into Art of Moviemaking

    Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards Delves into Art of Moviemaking

    Usually held in person at the Palm Springs Film Festival, Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch and the Creative Impact Awards were hosted virtually this year.The panel, moderated by chief film critic Peter DeBruge, included directors Prano Bailey-Bond (“Censor”), Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. (“Wild Indian”), Nia DaCosta (“Candyman”), Siân Heder (“Coda”), Philippe Lacôte (“Night of the…

  • Netflix acquires ‘Passing’ in $15m Sundance deal

    Netflix acquires ‘Passing’ in $15m Sundance deal

    Drama based on Nella Larsen’s 1929 Harlem Renaissance novel.Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut Passing in a $15m deal that sets up an awards heavyweight for next season.It is the second major acquisition by a streamer after Apple paid $25m last weekend for the world on Sian Heder’s feel-good family story…

  • Apple’s $25 Million-Plus ‘Coda’ Acquisition Smashes Sundance Sales Record

    Apple’s $25 Million-Plus ‘Coda’ Acquisition Smashes Sundance Sales Record

    “Coda,” the coming-of-age drama that premiered Thursday to raves, has sold to Apple for north of $25 million, smashing the sales record set last year when Neon and Hulu teamed up to buy “Palm Springs.” Deadline first reported the news.It’s as sure a sign as ever that this year’s virtual program won’t equal sluggish market…

  • Apple Studios Wins ‘Coda’ in Record-Breaking $25 Million Sale

    Apple Studios Wins ‘Coda’ in Record-Breaking $25 Million Sale

    In a record-setting purchase, Apple Studios has emerged as the winner of “Coda,” the virtual Sundance sensation about a young hearing girl who grapples with breaking away from her deaf family.The Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht-led studio payed close to $25 million for the film, breaking last year’s recording setting “Palm Springs” sale at…

  • Pathé Films, Vendome Group Ink Deal on English-Language Films, Starting With ‘La Famille Belier’ Remake

    Pathé Films, Vendome Group Ink Deal on English-Language Films, Starting With ‘La Famille Belier’ Remake

    Pathé Films and French producer Philippe Rousselet’s Vendôme Group have signed an exclusive production deal to develop and produce English-language films, kicking off with “Coda,” a remake of the 2014 French box office hit “La Famille Belier,” written and directed by Sian Heder (“Orange Is the New Black”).Set to start shooting this summer in Massachusetts,…