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The forthcoming Quibi comedy The Now from Academy Award winner Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly has added O’Shea Jackson Jr. (Just Mercy, Straight Outta Compton), Daryl Hannah (Sense 8, Papa) and Jimmy Tatro (American Vandal, Stuber) in lead roles. The new series will also feature Alyssa Milano (Insatiable), Rob Yang…

EXCLUSIVE: STXinternational has picked up rights to Dave Franco's directorial debut The Rental, which stars Dan Stevens (Beauty And The Beast) and Alison Brie (Glow). Written by Franco and Joe Swanberg, the pic follows two couples who embark on a weekend getaway to a seemingly perfect house they've booked online. But…

Quibi has given a formal series order to comedy The Now from Peter and Bobby Farrelly and Anonymous Content, with Dave Franco in the lead role. Written by Oscar winner Peter Farrelly (Green Book), Steve Leff (The Ranch) and Pete Jones (Hall Pass), The Now is a comedy that examines what exactly makes life worth living…

EXCLUSIVE: Dave Franco is set to make his directing debut with the horror thriller The Rental, and Alison Brie and Dan Stevens will star with Sheila Vand and Jeremy Allen White. The film will be fully financed by Black Bear Pictures, which is producing along with Franco’s Ramona Films. Shooting begins April in…

The Deadline Studio is making its premiere at the SXSW Film Festival, opening its doors to the most riveting and groundbreaking talent at the 25th edition of the fest, running March 9-17, in Austin, Texas. Actors, directors and producers – from film and television – stopping by the Deadline Studio for portraits and…

Well known for their turns in the comedic arena with projects like The Disaster Artist and Broad City, actors Dave Franco and Abbi Jacobson got the opportunity to transition to drama with Marja-Lewis Ryan’s 6 Balloons, a prospect they found as terrifying as it was exciting. Based on the personal story of producer…

EXCLUSIVE: Dave Franco and Ed Skrein have come aboard If Beale Street Could Talk, Barry Jenkins’ follow-up to his Best Picture Oscar winner Moonlight. Based on James Baldwin’s novel, the drama follows Tish, a newly engaged Harlem woman who races against the clock to prove her lover's innocence while carrying their…

When it came time for James Franco to make a film about one of the most gonzo midnight movies of all-time, The Room, the pic’s eccentric star-director-writer Tommy Wiseau insisted that only Johnny Depp portray him on the big screen. “But then, he got me. I think he was okay with me because I played James Dean early in…

James Franco’s The Disaster Artist premiered in the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto Film Festival last night, and as the sun comes up so does the first full trailer. Based on the making of Tommy Wiseau's 2003 cult film, The Room, it stars Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Alison Brie, Zac Efron and Bryan…

Three nuns' lives get disrupted when a young servant who is fleeing from his master arrives at their convent in The Little Hours, the Sundance comedy written and directed by Jeff Baena. Gunpowder & Sky, which acquired the film at this year's festival, unveiled the first decidedly NSFW redband trailer for the comedy…

EXCLUSIVE: After acquiring The Little Hours at this year's Sundance Film Festival, Gunpowder & Sky is set to release the quirky comedy about nuns gone wild in theaters on June 30, with plans to roll out to at least 50 markets. Written and directed by Jeff Baena, The Little Hours follows three nuns, Alessandra (Alison…

EXCLUSIVE: The Sundance Film Festival deals keep coming. Gunpowder & Sky has made one for low-seven figures for The Little Hours. Written and directed by Life After Beth helmer Jeff Baena, the film revolves around a young servant fleeing from his master who takes refuge at a dysfunctional convent in medieval Tuscany. A…