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Roadside Attractions has unveiled the trailer for its abortion rights drama Call Jane, starring three-time Emmy nominee Elizabeth Banks (Mrs. America), which is slated for an exclusive release in theaters on October 28. Remarkably timely following the Supreme Court’s June overturning of Roe v. Wade—which in 1973…

The Hamptons International Film Festival will screen Cannes Jury Prize Winner EO by Jerzy Skolimowski, Phyllis Nagy's Call Jane, and Decision to Leave by Cannes Best Director winner Park Chan-wook among others when the 30th edition unspools October 7-16. The lineup of docs and narrative features includes five world…

Film award seasons, most of them, follow a curved track. The action begins in one place (at the Telluride festival), then loops around to end somewhere else (with the Oscars at the Dolby Theater, unless the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences exercises its early termination option with that venue in…

"There's nothing wishy-washy about working with Phyllis Nagy," Elizabeth Banks tells Deadline of working with the Call Jane director. "She's very gentle with her direction but she's also firm with what she expects or wants out of something, which I really appreciate." This gentle but firm approach seems to be just the…

Elizabeth Banks Pic Sells For Protagonist Protagonist Pictures has closed multiple deals on Phyllis Nagy's Sundance and Berlin title Call Jane, starring Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Mara and Chris Messina. Deals include DCM for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Umbrella Entertainment for Australia and New…

Roadside Attractions is taking U.S. distribution rights to Oscar-Nominee Phyllis Nagy's theatrical feature directorial debut, Call Jane. A theatrical release is planned for the film this year. Chicago, 1968. As the city and the nation are poised on the brink of political upheaval, suburban housewife Joy (Elizabeth…

As the star of Phyllis Nagy’s Call Jane, Elizabeth Banks relished the opportunity to portray a woman intent on finding “agency” within her own life, even in the midst of “a very tumultuous time in our country.” “It was a…time…when…women were fighting for the ERA and for abortion rights, reproductive rights, and I just…

Abby Miller (Home Before Dark) will star in Jess Plus None, the directorial debut feature from writer and director Mandy Fabian. The film centers on Jess (Miller) who goes to her best friend’s wedding in the middle of nowhere, where she will be confronted by her ex, her happily coupled friends from college, and the…

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Messina (Birds of Prey), Cory Michael Smith (First Man, Carol), Aida Turturro (The Sopranos), Wunmi Mosaku (Lovecraft Country) and newcomer Grace Edwards have boarded Call Jane, which is now in production in Connecticut. In the women’s rights drama, directed by Carol screenwriter Phyllis Nagy, they…

Lovecraft Country standout Wunmi Mosaku will co-star alongside Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Mara, and Rupert Friend in Call Jane, a women's rights indie drama directed by Carol screenwriter Phyllis Nagy. The pic is based on The Blacklist script by Hayley Schore and Roshan Sethi. Banks will star as Joy, a…

EXCLUSIVE: It has taken a little longer than usual due to Covid complications and an evolving market, but the virtual AFM deals are now funnelling through. Protagonist has closed a raft of international pre-sales on women’s rights drama Call Jane, which as we revealed pre-market will star Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Ga…

EXCLUSIVE: Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games), Sigourney Weaver (Avatar), Kate Mara (The Martian) and Rupert Friend (The Death of Stalin) have been set to star in women’s rights drama Call Jane, which will be directed by Carol scribe Phyllis Nagy. The Blacklist script by The Resident writers Hayley Schore and Roshan…