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EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Sacha Baron Cohen is in talks to join Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline in Disclaimer, the Apple TV+ series adaptation of the Renee Knight novel that is being written, directed and executive produced by Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón. Baron Cohen is coming off multiple Oscar nominations last year…

Epix has put four scripted projects into development including a pair of comedies with one starring A Fish Called Wanda star Kevin Kline. Kline is to star in American Classic, which would mark the actor's second TV project if it goes to series. He recently signed up to star alongside Cate Blanchett in Alfonso Cuarón's…

Alfonso Cuarón is adapting Renee Knight's novel Disclaimer as a series for Apple TV+ with Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline starring. The project marks the first series from the Roma filmmaker since he signed an overall deal with the streamer in 2019. It also marks a series debut for Sophie's Choice and A Fish Called Wand…

I am not of fan of movies that resort to breaking the fourth wall, as it were, and letting their key characters talk incessantly to the audience. It is a device that generally feels lazy, a writer’s crutch to explain away story points instead of letting us discover for ourselves. The recent annoying pandemic comedy Tog…

If you can get all worked up about a somewhat aggressive little bird that, to the annoyance of homeowner Melissa McCarthy, has decided to take up residence in a tree on her property, you're welcome to The Starling, an astonishingly treacly film that's meant to be inspirational but is something close to agony to sit…

Netflix has released the trailer for The Starling, the Ted Melfi-directed drama starring Melissa McCarthy, Chris O’Dowd and Kevin Kline. This is the pic the streamer aggressively acquired in a heated auction for a reported $20 million in April 2020, taking world rights based on a script and a four-minute sizzle…

EXCLUSIVE: On the basis of a script and four-minute promo reel, Netflix has won an auction and acquired world rights to The Starling, the Ted Melfi-directed drama that stars Melissa McCarthy, Kevin Kline, Chris O'Dowd and Timothy Olyphant. Sources said the deal is in the $20 million range and while that might not be…

After starring together in Ivan Reitman’s Dave and Ang Lee’s The Ice Storm, Oscar nominee Sigourney Weaver and Oscar winner Kevin Kline will headline Amblin Partners’ adaptation of the New York Times bestseller The Good House, which begins production this week in Canada. The film will be directed by Emmy nominee Maya…

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Kline has been set to star opposite Melissa McCarthy and Chris O’Dowd in The Starling, the Ted Melfi-directed drama that is being fully financed by Limelight. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood‘s Timothy Olyphant, Daveed Diggs (Hamilton), Skyler Gisondo (Booksmart), Loretta Devine (Grey’s Anatomy), Laura…

Nearly 10 years ago, Billy Crystal and writer Quinton Peeples started work on a screenplay they’d eventually call Have A Nice Day. Not terribly long in Hollywood development years, but eons removed from our current political climate. Performed and recorded (by Amazon’s Audible) as a staged Off Broadway reading last…

Stephen Colbert, presenting the award for best revival of a musical at tonight’s Tony Awards, took a moment to maul President Donald Trump. It has been a “great year for revivals in general – especially that one they’re reviving in Washington D.C.” Colbert began. “It started way off Broadway, in the 80’s, on 5th…

At the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, a small and personal comedy titled Dean slayed the competition and won a top prize for its writer-director-star Demetri Martin. CBS Films wisely picked it up and is now opening it right in the heart of summer blockbuster season. If you are looking for a little respite from the…