Tag: Darkest Hour
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Kristin Scott Thomas to Receive Richard Harris Award at BIFAs
Kristin Scott Thomas will be honored at this year’s British Independent Film Awards with the Richard Harris Award for her contribution to British film. Thomas will join a celebrated list of former honorees including Judi Dench in 2018, and Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson and Chiwetel Ejiiofor in years past.Thomas’ film work includes “Four Weddings and…
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Film News Roundup: ‘Three Identical Strangers’ Feature Adaptation Taps ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Writer
In today’s film news roundup, “Three Identical Strangers” is moving ahead, Skeet Ulrich has been cast with Tom Hanks, the “Minions” sequel has been titled and “Vegas Dave” is getting a movie.McCarten Attached“Bohemian Rhapsody” screenwriter Anthony McCarten will write and produce the feature adaptation of the documentary “Three Identical Strangers.”Raw, Film4 and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment…
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Toronto: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan to Star in ‘Military Wives’ From ‘Full Monty’ Director
Oscar nominee Kristin Scott Thomas (Darkest Hour, The English Patient) and BAFTA winner Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe) have been cast in Military Wives, the latest project from Oscar-nominated The Full Monty director Peter Cattaneo.Produced by London and L.A.-based banner 42, the film is based on the award-winning BBC documentary series The Choir: Military Wives and will tell…
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Gary Oldman to Star Opposite Amy Adams’ Thriller ‘Woman in the Window’
Gary Oldman will star opposite Amy Adams in Fox’s psychological thriller “The Woman in the Window” from director Joe Wright.Tracy Letts wrote the screenplay for the movie, which will be produced by Scott Rudin and Eli Bush. “The Woman in the Window” is based on A. J. Finn’s best-selling novel, which debuted at No. 1…
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MTV Movie & TV Awards: ‘Black Panther’, ‘Stranger Things’ Lead Pack In Nominations
MTV has unveiled nominations for the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards, and it looks like Oscar Best Picture winner The Shape of Water and Darkest Hour were totally shut out. However, the pop culture phenomenon known as Black Panther clawed its way to the top with seven nominations. On the television side, Netflix’s Stranger…
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Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie Face Off In Focus Features ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ Tease
Las Vegas – Focus Features had a lot to celebrate in 2017. “Atomic Blonde” was a summer hit, “Victoria and Abdul” showed Judi Dench can still be a box office superstar with the right movie, “The Beguiled” was pretty close to profitable (a rarity for a Sofia Coppola film), “Darkest Hour” earned $147 million globally…
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Gary Oldman’s Son on Domestic Abuse Allegations Against His Father: ‘It Didn’t Happen’
Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman’s son has issued a statement in defense of his father, whose character has been questioned by media outlets throughout the awards season due to domestic abuse accusations stemming from an alleged 2001 incident.Gulliver Oldman (pictured, far left), the 20-year-old son of the “Darkest Hour” star and former model Donya Fiorentino, called…
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2018 Oscars Winners List: Sam Rockwell, ‘Icarus,’ and More — Updating Live
The 2018 Academy Awards are taking place on March 4 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The 90th annual ceremony will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, and “The Shape of Water” is the frontrunner headed into the ceremony with 13 nominations.The full list of nominees is below, and the list will be updated live…
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Specialty Box Office Heads for Cliff After Oscars
The specialty market has thrived this awards season, which will boost Sunday’s winners before diving off a precipitous cliff unless some fresh strong titles arrive to save the day. The problem is that little has opened recently to fill the Oscar void that will be left when award season hits led by “The Shape of…
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Jennifer Lawrence and Jodie Foster to Present Best Actress Oscar, Replacing Casey Affleck (Exclusive)
Breaking with tradition in the midst of an awards season that has come to colloquially become known as “the year of the woman,” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has tapped four actresses to present this year’s lead acting awards at the 90th annual Oscars, Variety has learned.Jennifer Lawrence and Jodie Foster will…