Anyone preparing to work with David Fincher knows the legendarily fastidious director doesn't do anything by halves, and those who signed up for his 10-time Oscar-nominated Hollywood homage Mank were not disappointed by his attention to detail. Filmed in luminous black and white and starring Gary Oldman, the film…
As I began my conversation with Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nominee Amanda Seyfried for this week’s edition of my Deadline video series The Actor’s Side, she was a bit taken aback and told me this was the first time anyone had ever introduced her as an Oscar-nominated actress. But that is indeed what she is…
A sterling final lineup of talent, filmmakers and stars will be participating in Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees virtual event on Saturday. Among nominated actors appearing are Leslie Odom Jr., Riz Ahmed, Paul Raci, Sacha Baron Cohen, Maria Bakalova, Carey Mulligan, Andra Day, Amanda Seyfried, BAFTA nominee…
Lost alum Naveen Andrews is set as a lead opposite Amanda Seyfried in Hulu's limited drama seriesThe Dropout, based on ABC News/ABC Radio's podcast about the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her company, Theranos.
Andrews will play Sunny Balwani, Elizabeth Holmes’ business partner and secret boyfriend throughout…
Oscar nominee Amanda Seyfried is set to star as Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu’s The Dropout. She replaces Kate McKinnon who in February exited the limited drama series based on ABC News/ABC Radio's podcast about the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her company, Theranos.
Seyfried will also serve as a producer on the…
Mank‘s Amanda Seyfried had three words to describe receiving her first Golden Globe Nomination on Wednesday: “so f*cking awesome.” The Mamma Mia! and Les Miserables actress will compete alongside fellow nominees Glenn Close, Olivia Colman, Jodie Foster and Helena Zengel for the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama…
With Mank, director David Fincher realized a long-held dream to shoot a screenplay by his father Jack Fincher, who died in 2003. It’s story set in the Hollywood's Golden Age and against the making of Orson Welles' masterpiece Citizen Kane, a movie many consider still the greatest ever made. But as members of the…
David Fincher turns Netflix homes into 1940s movie houses with his latest opus, Mank, which explores the life and frustrations of Citizen Kane's screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, as he works his way through the draft of what will become Orson Welles' seminal directorial debut. With its title role imbued with Mankiewic…
For decades a majority of film historians and critics have placed Orson Welles’ seminal 1941 classic Citizen Kane at, or near, the top of just about every list of the greatest films ever made. I recently re-watched it in preparation for seeing David Fincher’s remarkable new film Mank .
Mank tells the tale of…
The newest from Blumhouse, specialists in horror and all sorts of creepiness, is yet another haunted house tale, You Should Have Left. This belongs to a genre that has been done repeatedly just about since Hollywood started churning out movies. Certainly not as busy or special effects-laden as the likes of The Amityvil…
Universal and Blumhouse are taking their Kevin Bacon-Amanda Seyfried psychological thriller You Should Have Leftstraight into homes on Friday, June 19 for a North America PVOD release.Â
The pic was directed by Jurassic Park and Mission: Impossible scribe David Koepp which he adapted from the German novel by Daniel…
