Tag: The Hurt Locker
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Anthony Mackie Joins Amy Adams, Julianne Moore in Joe Wright’s ‘Woman in the Window’ (Exclusive)
Anthony Mackie is in negotiations to join Amy Adams and Julianne Moore in Fox 2000’s adaptation of A.J. Finn’s bestseller “Woman in the Window,” sources tell Variety.Joe Wright is directing with Tracy Letts adapting the screenplay. Gary Oldman, Wyatt Russell, and Brian Tyree Henry are also on board to star. Scott Rudin and Eli Bush…
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Eiza Gonzalez, Lucy Fry-starring ‘Highway’ acquired by Carnaby (exclusive)
Carnaby International will handle international sales, with CAA and Verve Ventures co-repping North American rights.Highway, the thriller from Lotus Eaters director Alexandra McGuinness, has been picked up for international sales by UK outfit Carnaby International. CAA and Verve Ventures are co-repping rights for North America.Eiza Gonzalez (Baby Driver) and Lucy Fry (Bright) star with Josh…
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‘The Yellow Birds’ Trailer: Alden Ehrenreich Goes Indie Before ‘Solo’ in Iraq War Drama
Everyone is going to know Alden Ehrenreich’s name later this month when Disney releases “Solo: A Star Wars Solo” around the world, which should only get more eyeballs on the indie war drama “The Yellow Birds.” The film is the latest from “Blue Caprice” director Alexandre Moors and debuted at the Sundance Film Festival earlier…
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‘The Yellow Birds’ Trailer: Alden Ehrenreich And Jennifer Aniston Headline This Iraq War Drama
The modern war movie doesn’t just showcase the epic and incredibly tense battle scenes that are a trademark of the genre. No, they also include the effect of the civilian war on these soldiers, long after they come back from war. That’s what “The Hurt Locker” did so well in 2009, and that’s what the…
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Amy Adams, Kumail Nanjiani, and Mark Ruffalo Team for ‘The True American’
A long-gestating project based on a true story is finally coming to fruition. The True American first hit our radar in 2014, when Annapurna Pictures won the rights to the Anand Giridharadas’ nonfiction book of the same name and attached Oscar-winning The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty director Kathryn Bigelow to take the helm…
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Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac to Star in J.C. Chandor’s Crime Thriller
Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund, Pedro Pascal and Adria Arjona are starring in J.C. Chandor’s crime thriller, the long-in-development project known as “Triple Frontier.”Netflix announced Monday that the currently untitled project begins shooting March 26 in Hawaii. It will also shoot in California and Colombia.The film will be set in South America…
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‘Triple Frontier’ Back on (Again) with Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac at Netflix
The long, long, long-in-the-works international crime drama Triple Frontier is back on yet again, now with a previously departed cast member once again in the mix. This is a project that originated back in 2010 as a potential follow-up film from Oscar-winning The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow and that film’s writer Mark Boal, but…
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Greg Shapiro reunites with Stuart Ford at Agc Studios
New head of film won Oscar for The Hurt Locker.Producer Greg Shapiro has reunited with Stuart Ford and joined Agc Studios as head of film.Shapiro, who won the Oscar for The Hurt Locker, worked as Ford’s president of film at Im Global since September 2016 and departed shortly after Tang Media Partners merged Im Global…
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Female Directors Scorecard: Lionsgate’s 2018 Slate Has Three Set For Release
Exclusive: One of the sad facts this past Oscars is that only five women have ever been nominated for Best Director since 1929 and only one has won, Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker. Of course, no one can win if they are not given the opportunity to be in the position to. In light…
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‘Blade Runner 2049,’ ‘Dunkirk,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ Win Golden Reel Awards for Sound Editing
“Blade Runner 2049,” “War for the Planet of the Apes” and “Dunkirk” were among the film winners at the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ 65th annual Golden Reel Awards Sunday night. Netflix lorded over the television fields with wins for five series, while HBO’s “Game of Thrones” picked up a pair of trophies.Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s virtual…