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EXCLUSIVE: HBO has picked up to series Run, its romantic comedic thriller pilot starring Domhnall Gleeson and Merritt Wever, from Fleabag and Killing Eve creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge and her frequent collaborator Vicky Jones. Waller-Bridge has a recurring role in the project, which hails from Entertainment One, Jones…

In his first major TV series commitment, Domhnall Gleeson, known for his roles in the Star Wars and Harry Potter movie franchises and Ex Machina, has been tapped to star in Run, a romantic comedic thriller pilot from Killing Eve creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge and her frequent collaborator Vicky Jones. Waller-Bridge has…

It might not be exactly what Beatrix Potter had in mind for a film version of her classic children’s book, but Sony Animation’s frenetic and entertaining new age telling of the tale works well enough to keep the brand hopping into a new generation. Actually, this is what you call a live action/animation hybrid, with…

“No publication was more consequential to changing culture in the world as much as National Lampoon,” said director David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer, They Came Together) of the subject of his latest film, A Futile and Stupid Gesture. “Until the advent of Deadline.” And with that flattering and obviously 100%…

Call it a trend or a coincidence, but suddenly there is a flood of new movies that explore the creation of famous characters in literature that were eventually turned into films themselves. Upcoming this season is the utterly delightful The Man Who Invented Christmas, which chronicles how Charles Dickens came up with…

American Made is one of those true-life tales that seem so far-fetched that it has to be invented. But like so many other things today, the truth is harder to believe than anything Hollywood could make up. Director Doug Liman teams again with Tom Cruise after their highly entertaining action-adventure Edge of Tomorrow …

Fox Searchlight has released the first trailer for its awards-season play Goodbye Christopher Robin, the origin story of Winnie The Pooh that traces the children’s classic’s creation by author A.A. Milne. Domhnall Gleeson stars as Milne, whose experiences in World War I shaped the creation of the storybook bear and…

EXCLUSIVE: The Affair‘s Ruth Wilson is set to join Domhnall Gleeson in The Little Stranger, the wartime ghost story that will mark the next directorial outing of Room helmer Lenny Abrahamson. The Danish Girl’s Lucinda Coxon has adapted it from the Sarah Waters gothic novel and Element Pictures is producing with Gail…

Fox Searchlight has set an awards-season sweet spot for its film about Winnie the Pooh creator A.A. Milne. The distributor said today that Goodbye Christopher Robin, starring Domhnall Gleeson and Margot Robbie, for release on November 10 in North America. The story looks at the relationship between the beloved…

EXCLUSIVE: The hardworking Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson has been set to play menacing farmer Mr. McGregor in Peter Rabbit, Sony's live action/CGI adaptation of Beatrix Potter's 150-year-old children's book. Pic will be directed by Will Gluck, and Gleeson joins Rose Byrne in the other live-action role, while James…

Fox Searchlight's Untitled A.A. Milne Project directed by Simon Curtis has begun shooting on location in and around London, the company announced on Thursday. It's set Will Tilston to star as a young Christopher Robin alongside Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie and Kelly Macdonald. Additional cast includes Stephen…

EXCLUSIVE: Brian Gleeson has joined the cast of Steven Soderbergh's Logan Lucky, which stars Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig and Jack Quaid. He will play the role of Sam Bang, brother of Craig and Quaid’s characters. Gleeson, who’s the son of actor Brendan Gleeson and brother of Ex Machina’s Domhnall…