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July 10, 2020
From ‘Stranger Things’ to a Sex Comedy: Natalia Dyer on ‘Yes, God, Yes’
Movie audiences have long been watching coming-of-age sex comedies engineered by and for the male perspective. But the forthcoming Yes, God, Yes—a semiautobiographical film from Karen Maine, cowriter of Obvious Child—flips the script, telling a story of sexual exploration from a young woman’s point of view. In the film, Stranger Things star Natalia Dyer plays Alice, a “good”...
July 4, 2020
If ‘Tenet’ And ‘Mulan’ Move Again, ‘Wretched’ And ‘Becky’ Will Be This Summer’s Only Hits
Today was supposed to be the opening day of Universal and Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru. Believe it or not, I would have argued, outside variables notwithstanding, that the animated sequel would probably have stood a shot at joining F9 in the $1 billion club, even if their respective domestic gross likely would...
June 12, 2020
Miles Teller to Produce, Star in Survival Movie ‘Not Without Hope’; Russell Wilson, Ciara Exec Producing (Exclusive)
Based on the book of the same name, the Cannes online market-bound film will recount a 2009 boating tragedy which saw four friends caught up in a violent storm in the Gulf of Mexico. Miles Teller is set to play the lone survivor of a real-life boating tragedy in Not Without...
June 11, 2020
Pierce Brosnan to star in Cannes virtual market thriller ‘Youth’ for Highland Film Group
Pierce Brosnan will star in the the thriller Youth, which Highland Film Group will introduce to buyers at the Cannes virtual market later this month. Writer/director Brett Marty’s feature adaptation of his 2016 short film of the same name stars Brosnan as Joel, an ad-tech engineer approaching retirement who takes part...