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Thursday, Apr. 11, 2024
Great Guns Signs Director Laura Martinova For U.S. and U.K. Representation
Great Guns has signed director and photographer Laura Martinova to its U.K. and U.S. roster. Having made homes in Barcelona, Prague, London, Paris, and Berlin, Martinova’s versatile short films, documentaries, music videos, and commercials are a true melting pot of her experiences in these bustling...
Thursday, Apr. 11, 2024
Cannes Film Fest Lineup Features Directors Lanthimos, Coppola, Arnold, Cronenberg, Schrader
New films from Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold and Francis Ford Coppola, as well as a portrait of 1980s Donald Trump, will compete for the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival next month, organizers announced Thursday. Thierry Frémaux, Cannes's artistic director who announced the selections...
Thursday, Apr. 11, 2024
Universal Pictures' CinemaCon Lineup Includes "Wicked," "Twisters" and "Five Nights at Freddy's" Sequel
With the dust settled from a big 2023, winning best picture and topping the box office, Universal Pictures is looking to the future. The studio's upcoming releases include the big screen adaptation of "Wicked," "Twisters" and the newly announced sequel to "Five Nights at Freddy's." Universal...
Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2024
Margot Robbie, Hasbro, Lionsgate To Team On "Monopoly" Movie
Margot Robbie has her sights on another toy. The " Barbie " producer and star is making a Monopoly movie, with Hasbro and Lionsgate behind it, the companies announced Wednesday at the CinemaCon conference in Las Vegas. Robbie, and her production company LuckyChap, were the ones who got "Barbie" to...
Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2024
Special Hires Amy Ferguson As U.S. Partner and To Take The Creative Helm Of Its NY Office
Global independent agency Special is expanding its U.S. partnership team, bringing aboard Amy Ferguson to be a U.S. partner and chief creative officer of its growing New York office. Ferguson will join Special in May. Ferguson comes to the agency from Omnicom held TBWA\Chiat\Day NY, where she spent...
Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2024
Cannes Lions Sets Lineup of Awarding Jury Members For 2024
Cannes Lions has revealed the lineup of global experts selected to award the world’s very best creative and effective work and benchmark excellence this June. Work from across the globe will be judged, awarded and celebrated during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, running from...
Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2024
Alex Garland Doesn't Regard His "Civil War" As Visionary But Rather Delving Into A Stark Reality
Alex Garland's films have vividly conjured a virus-caused pandemic (2002's "28 Days Later"), an uncontrollable artificial intelligence (2014's "Ex Machina") and, in his latest, "Civil War," a near-future America in the throes of all-out warfare. Most filmmakers with such a record might claim some...
Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024
Warner Bros. Teases "Joker" Sequel, New "Mad Max" Film, "Beetlejuice 2" and More At CinemaCon
Warner Bros. isn't resting on its " Barbie " laurels: The 100-year studio has its sights on a record-breaking 2024 as well, with a release slate that includes a new Mad Max film, " Furiosa," Kevin Costner's two-part Western epic, " Horizon: An American Saga, " the " Beetlejuice " sequel, and "Joker...
Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024
Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis" To Debut At Cannes Film Fest
Nearly half a century after Francis Ford Coppola won the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or, he will return to the French Riviera festival to premiere his self-financed epic "Megalopolis." The premiere was confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday by a person close to the project who requested...
Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024
CinemaCon Attendees Realize That Box Office Cannot Live On Blockbusters Alone
Movie theater owners are still feeling the high from "Barbenheimer." The counterprogramming of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" brought audiences to cinemas around with the world, ultimately earning nearly $2.5 billion in combined ticket sales. But, gathered in Las Vegas this week for the annual...