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THE YOUNG WIFE Section: Visions Director-Screenwriter: Tayarisha Poe Logline: The story of a young woman grappling with the meaning of love in the face of an uncertain world, The Young Wife is a sunny day panic attack and a wholly new take on the wedding film following her over the course…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has secured North American rights to the mystery comedy Susie Searches which premiered at TIFF 2022. Based on her 2020 short film of the same name, Sophie Kargman makes her feature film directorial debut and shares story credit alongside the film's writer William Day Frank. It stars…

Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water), Kiersey Clemons (Justice League) and Barbie Ferreira (Nope, Unpregnant, The Afterparty, Euphoria) will star in drag comedy feature The Young King. Set in the 1990s drag king scene of 1990s Las Vegas, the feature from Mister Smith Entertainment is the directorial…

Sophie Kargman’s goal for Susie Searches was to explore societies obsession with “insta-celebrity” through a wry satire on the subject. “On the surface, Susie is a darkly comedic mystery, but its really a cautionary tale about how our sort of need for insta-fame can lead people with positive intentions astray,” she…

Apple TV+’s live-action Godzilla and Titans series has cast Anna Sawai (Pachinko), Ren Watabe (461 Days of Bento), Kiersey Clemons (Hearts Beat Loud), Joe Tippett (Mare of Easttown) and Elisa Lasowski (Versailles). The untitled project is a Legendary Television production based on Legendary's Monsterverse…

EXCLUSIVE: Kiersey Clemons (Warner Bros’ upcoming The Flash) is set to lead cast in Tayarisha Poe’s (Selah and the Spades) sophomore feature The Young Wife for FilmNation and Archer Gray. Principal photography has begun in Savannah, GA, on the feature, which was written and is being directed by Poe. Archer Gray's Anne…

Paramount and Saban Films have unveiled a trailer for Asking for It, an action-thriller starring Kiersey Clemons, Vanessa Hudgens and Alexandra Shipp that will be released in theaters and on digital and VOD on March 4. The debut feature of writer-director Eamon O’Rourke picks up after the small town waitress Joey…

Amazon has unveiled the official trailer for Fairfax, an adult animated comedy series following the misadventures of four teen best friends on a never-ending quest for clout.  The show stars Skyler Gisondo (Licorice Pizza), Kiersey Clemons (Dope), Peter S. Kim (Spies in Disguise), and Jaboukie Young-White (C’mon…

Amazon has unveiled the cast for its upcoming adult animated comedy series Fairfax, setting Skyler Gisondo (Booksmart), Kiersey Clemons (The Flash), Peter S. Kim (Housebroken) and Jaboukie Young-White (The Daily Show) as the main voice cast. The comedy, which received a two-season order from the streaming service…

HBO Max has assembled the cast for its YA drama pilot Red Bird Lane, from John Wells Prods. It will be led by Oscar winner Susan Sarandon, with Kiersey Clemons, Isidora Goreshter, Danny Huston, Ash Santos, Fiona Dourif, Dizzie Harris and Tara Lynne Barr also starring. Red Bird Lane, written by Sara Gran and directed…

Antebellum is clearly a horror film — of sorts — that tries hard but largely fails to be the socially relevant take on systemic racism that it sets out to be. Jordan Peele set a very high mark for this subgenre with his Oscar-winning Get Out and follow-up Us. Those movies (which came from some of the same producers as…

Kiersey Clemons (Antebellum) is set to star in and executive-produce serialized horror podcast Ghost Tape from LA audio firm QCode. Set to be released this October, the series is co-created by Aron Eli Coleite (Locke & Key) and Nia DaCosta (Candyman). Additional casting is underway. The show will follow new recruit…