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Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) and Adria Arjona (upcoming Father of the Bride) have signed on to star in the upcoming action-comedy Hitman, from Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater (Boyhood). AGC International is launching international sales on the pic at Cannes and will co-rep domestic rights with CAA Media…

Writer-director Richard Linklater and actor Glen Powell joined Deadline’s Studio at SXSW to discuss their new Netflix animated feature, Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood. “I thought of that fantasy I had of being recruited,” says Linklater, “it’s almost like a Harry Potter thing… every kid has that fantasy that…

Richard Linklater's periodic forays into animation (Waking Life, A Scanner Darkly) have been distinctively imaginative, and that goes double for Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood. A nostalgic but not in the least sentimental look at Texas life when the American space program was at full thrust, this highly personal…

The trailer for Richard Linklater (Boyhood) Netflix film Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood just dropped. Along with Linklater, producers include Mike Blizzard, Tommy Pallotta, Femke Wolting, Bruno Felix. John Sloss will serve as executive producer. Animated in the vain as A Scanner Darkly, one of his earlier films, Ap…

Matthew McConaughey and the cast of Dazed and Confused will reunite on October 11 for a live script reading of the 1993 film to benefit Dallas-based March for Science's #VoteForScience campaign in support of Texas voting initiatives. The reading also benefits the Voto Latino Foundation, a voter outreach and education…

Richard Linklater has a new animated movie in the works at Netflix, Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Adventure.  The movie, directed and written by Linklater, is set against the backdrop of the 1969 Apollo mission to the moon, which launched 51 years ago today, and is inspired by Linklater's childhood in Houston, TX. The…

Boyhood and Where'd You Go, Bernadette director Richard Linklater has teamed with Knife Fight director Bill Guttentag for a ten-part animal rescue docuseries for CBS All Access. The untitled project takes place in and around Linklater's hometown of Austin, Texas, and looks at the colorful and diverse world of animal…

In what is Blumhouse’s most ambitious project yet, Richard Linklater is bringing Stephen Sondheim’s musical Merrily We Roll Along to the big screen, but will shoot the film over a 20-year time span. Beanie Feldstein, Ben Platt and Blake Jenner will star. Principal photography has been completed for the first segment…

Take a major 2012 best seller, add in a top director, and then get a two-time Oscar-winning actress to star. Sound like the recipe for a surefire awards contender, or at the very least a must-see movie? You bet, but Where’d You Go, Bernadette doesn’t quite measure up to those expectations, despite a game performance…

EXCLUSIVE: Marking the end of a remarkable four decade run at its parent company, IFC Films co-president Jonathan Sehring is stepping down at year end. The decision is his, and he will take some time for himself, but retains the right to do other things in the indie film space where he has been an important figure for…

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Linklater’s adaptation of Maria Semples’ Where’d You Go Bernadette has finally found his Bee, the daughter to the character Bernadette, portrayed by Cate Blanchett. Emma Nelson was plucked out of 500 other young women who auditioned for the role and makes her feature film debut for the role of a…

Richard Linklater’s last film to appear at Deadline’s The Contenders event was three years ago with Boyhood, which was filmed over the course of 12 years and went to be a major player during awards season. He returned last month year for our 7th annual kickoff event at the DGA Theater, and in front of a packed…