In this Jan. 13, 2013 file photo, director David Fincher arrives on the red carpet for the Netflix UK Premiere of 'House of Cards' at a Leicester Square cinema in London. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
NEW YORK (AP) --
Ben Affleck and David Fincher are reteaming for a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train."
On the heels of their box-office hit "Gone Girl," the star and the director will reunite for a film based on the 1951 classic in which two strangers meet on a train and conspire to carry out murders for one another. "Gone Girl" scribe Gillian Flynn is expected to write the screenplay, which originally came from Patricia Highsmith's novel.
Fincher's thriller is to move the initial meeting to a plane. Affleck will play the Farley Granger tennis star of the original, only he'll now be a Hollywood star in the midst of an Oscar campaign. "Gone Girl," itself in the Oscar mix, has made $365 million worldwide.
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Top row (l-r): Sindha Agha, Mary Ann Anane, Arabella Anderson and Carolina Espiro. Bottom row (l-r): Anika Kan Grevstad, Christina YR Lim, Anna Remus and Maaman Rezaee
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced the filmmakers selected for the AFI DWW+ Class of 2027. Founded in 1974 as the Directing Workshop for Women, AFI DWW+ is a tuition-free year-long directing program, open to all applicants, that supports emerging narrative filmmakers through the production cycle of a short film, providing hands-on instruction led by industry experts. Eligible participants’ work is invited to screen for agents, managers, producers and executives in Los Angeles at the DWW+ Showcase in spring 2027.
The artists selected for the AFI DWW+ Class of 2027 are Sindha Agha, Mary Ann Anane, Arabella Anderson, Carolina Espiro, Anika Kan Grevstad, Christina YR Lim, Anna Remus and Maaman Rezaee.
AFI also announced that award-winning filmmaker Lily Mariye (AFI DWW Class of 2000) has been named the AFI DWW+ guest artistic director for the Class of 2027.
“In this moment of evolution in the film and television industry, each of these candidates demonstrated the skill and tenacity to be selected through a rigorous application process,” said Susan Ruskin, dean of the AFI Conservatory and executive VP of the American Film Institute. “The 50-year legacy of AFI DWW+ leverages a powerful reinforcing network effect to support this new talented cohort of directors. We look forward to working with them over the next 15 months under the guidance of our guest artistic director, Lily Mariye.”
“The first time I ever called myself a director was in AFI’s DWW+. Walking the halls of AFI, surrounded by the rich history of filmmakers and mentors, gave me the validation to proudly announce it to the world,” said Mariye. “I am now a full-time working TV and film director. Today I am honored to be named this year’s guest... Read More
