EXCLUSIVE: Byron Allen's Freestyle Digital Media has picked up the North American distribution rights to Untogether, the Emma Forrest directorial debut film starring Jamie Dornan (50 Shades Of Grey), Jemima Kirke (HBO's Girls), Ben Mendelsohn (Rogue One), Lola Kirke (Amazon's Mozart in the Jungle), and Billy Crystal (W…

HBO has given a series order to supernatural drama The Outsider, based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel, with Ben Mendelsohn set to star and produce. The project, which marks Mendelsohn’s return to TV following his Emmy-winning turn on Bloodline, hails from The Night Of co-creator/executive producer Richard Price…

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Mendelsohn (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Karen Gillan (Doctor Who), Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation), DJ and music producer DJ Khaled and Masi Oka (Hawaii Five-0) have joined Will Smith and Tom Holland in the voice cast of Fox’s animated film Spies In Disguise. Directed by Epic animator Nick Bruno…

For Ben Mendelsohn, identifying with a man in crisis is something that comes with ease. “It's a pretty regularly occurring thing, these at-some-point-in-your-life crises,” the actor told Deadline today. “I have a three-times-a-year one—every trimester.” Appearing alongside Nicole Holofcener and Thomas Mann, Mendelsohn…

Robert Pattinson, Sean Harris, Ben Mendelsohn and Lily-Rose Depp are joining Timothée Chalamet and Joel Edgerton in Netflix’s feature The King, which begins shoot in the UK tomorrow [June 1]. Director David Michôd’s (War Machine) drama is based on classic Shakespeare plays Henry The IV [Parts 1 and 2] and Henry V…

Celluloid Dreams has acquired world sales rights (excluding Australia and New Zealand) to Oz pic Babyteeth, which will star Ben Mendelsohn (Ready Player One) and Essie Davis (The Babadook). Production is due to get underway this summer on the Screen Australia-backed movie which is set to be directed…

It is virtually impossible to see Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg’s wild ride into the world of virtual reality, just once. There is so much going on in this movie, both retro and futuristic, that it is hard to compute in one sitting. A pop culture treasure hunt of the past 30 years as seen through the prism of a…

The cast for Captain Marvel seems to be taking shape as Ben Mendelsohn is in talks to join Marvel Studios’ first female-fronted superhero movie, Deadline has confirmed.The Emmy-nominated actor is circling the role of the main villain opposite the titular hero played by Brie Larson. Captain Marvel follows Carol…

Joe Wright's Darkest Hour arrived at the Toronto Film Festival as one of the most anticipated entrants in this year's Oscar race, having piqued curiosity with the decision to cast the lithe 59-year-old Gary Oldman as amply proportioned statesman Winston Churchill. Taking place entirely within a six-month window in…

UPDATED, 10:02 AM: Swen Releasing said today that it will open the Rooney Mara-Ben Mendelsohn drama Una on October 6 in New York and a week later in Los Angeles, followed by a national rollout. The film, which premiered at Telluride last year and also played at Toronto, London and elsewhere, will be newbie Swen’s…

The third and final season of Bloodline is right around the corner. The streaming service unveiled the first teaser trailer of the drama, as well as five new photos, and announced the 10-episode final season will debut Friday, May 26. Bloodline stars Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn, Linda Cardellini and Norbert Leo Butz…

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Mendelsohn, Edie Falco and Thomas Mann have been set to star in Nicole Holofcener's new project, The Land of Steady Habits. The film, based on Ted Thompson’s novel, reunites Holofcener with frequent collaborator Anthony Bregman, who will produce through his New York-based banner Likely Story with…