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The influence of the Greek "weird wave," and to a lesser extent the moral mazes of Austria's Michael Haneke, have been seeping into U.S. indie cinema for quite a while now, and Riley Stearns' third feature, Dual, comfortably fits into the Sundance slot taken last year by Pascual Sisto's bizarre dysfunctional family…

EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ has put into development Rhona Who Lives by the River, an animated musical series from Suburgatory creator Emily Kapnek, with Jumanji and Avengers star Karen Gillan attached to voice the titular character and executive produce. Four-time Oscar nominee Danny Elfman will create and oversee music on…

The times they are a-changin’. In a genre ruled by men for decades, it is clearly now the ladies’ turn to provide the action. With Black Widow leading the summer box office — the first Marvel stand-alone since Captain Marvel, both featuring female stars — plus a steady diet of movies like Atomic Blonde featuring women…

After making the jump to Netflix, Judd Apatow has set quite a cast for his next comedy, The Bubble. Karen Gillan, Maria Bakalova in her first project since her breakout role in Borat 2, Iris Apatow, Fred Armisen, David Duchovny, Keegan-Michael Key, Leslie Mann, Pedro Pascal and Peter Serafinowicz have joined the…

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has acquired Shelly, an action-comedy package that has Jumanji: The Next Level's Awkwafina and Karen Gillan attached to reteam, and Jude Weng to direct. The action comedy script is by Michael Doneger and Liz Storm and the film will be produced by Ian Bryce Productions. Deadline wrote about the…

EXCLUSIVE: Even though production hasn’t started back up, packages are being gobbled up quickly, and here’s one that ought to sell fast. Jumanji: The Next Level‘s Awkwafina and Karen Gillan are attached to reteam in Shelly, an action-comedy script by Michael Doneger and Liz Storm that is out to the town today through…

Jumanji and Guardians Of The Galaxy star Karen Gillan will be pulling double duties, taking on two roles in the satirical sci-fi thriller Dual from director Riley Stearns (The Art Of Self Defense). Gillan stars alongside Emmy-winning Breaking Bad alum and Westworld co-star Aaron Paul, Beulah Koale (Hawaii Five-O), and…

I wasn’t a huge booster of 2017 Jumanji reboot, but clearly I was outnumbered since the film went on to make nearly a billion dollars, so what do I know? I didn’t laugh out loud much during the screening of the new sequel either, but I could tell those around me did, particularly the young critic sitting in my row, so…

EXCLUSIVE: UK distribution outfit Blue Finch Films has boarded UK/Ireland rights to Karen Gillan's (Avengers: Endgame) directorial debut The Party's Just Beginning, which she also wrote and stars in. Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle and Doctor Who actress Gillan plays Liusaidh, a young woman living in Scotland with her…

EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has taken U.S. rights to Collin Schiffli's dramatic thriller All Creatures Here Below which stars Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Karen Gillan, Bird Box’s David Dastmalchian and Once Upon a Time‘s Jennifer Morrison. The film is having its international premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival…

EXCLUSIVE: She’s still got a final season of Game of Thrones to come, but Lena Headey is moving on. She has been set to co-star in Gunpowder Milkshake, the action thriller that Aharon Keshales & Navot Papushado will direct for Studiocanal and The Picture Company. Headey joins Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle‘s Karen Gill…

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…