What is so refreshing about the new film Blackbird and sets it apart from other movies about euthanasia is that the debate about the morality of that act is already over before the first frame of the film. In other words, it has already been decided, and agreed to, by all the family members who now are gathering for a…
“What would you do if you knew that at a certain point, you'd become so dependent, and would have to watch this incredible deterioration?” In discussing playing Lily, a terminally ill woman with ALS in Roger Michell’s Blackbird, Susan Sarandon pondered her mortality at Deadline’s TIFF studio.
Sarandon was joined in…
The sweeping six-part documentary series The Pacific: In the Wake of Captain Cook features Sam Neill as he retraces the route taken 250 years ago, across the Southwest Pacific. In the series, Neill explores the cultures of the islands Cook visited and discusses Cook’s controversial legacy with the locals.
“I wanted to…
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Susan Sarandon has joined Kate Winslet and Mia Wasikowska in the Roger Michell-directed English-language remake (formally titled Blackbird) to the 2014 Danish film, Silent Heart, directed by Bille August. Sarandon will take over for Diane Keaton, who was previously attached to the project…
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Griffiths is getting ready to jump into the feature directing saddle, taking on horse-racing drama Ride Like A Girl. With shooting set to begin in March, Village Roadshow has boarded Australian rights. In the aspirational drama, Teresa Palmer is playing Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win…
Richard E. Grant, Jeremy Irvine and Sam Neill are set to join historical action drama The Guinea Pig Club, written by Mike Riddell. The Bank Job's Roger Donaldson is in final negotiations to direct. Mimi Steinbauer's Radiant Films International is handling worldwide rights, excluding Australia and New Zealand, and…
Following a successful limited theatrical run, writer-director Taika Waititi's coming of age adventure Hunt for the Wilderpeople is finally heading to home video September 13 as a one-week iTunes exclusive purchase before launching on other platforms. The iTunes release will include an exclusive intro by Waititi…
Liam Neeson’sThe Commuter is taking on more passengers. Sam Neill, Elizabeth McGovern and Jonathan Banks have joined the cast of the action thriller being helmed by Neeson’s Non-Stop helmer Jaume Collet-Serra. Lionsgate has set a October 13, 2017 release for the pic in the U.S.
Vera Farmiga co-stars with Neeson and…
EXCLUSIVE: Pierce Brosnan is returning to television as the lead of AMC’s upcoming drama series The Son. The former James Bond is replacing Sam Neill who had been originally cast in the role but left for personal reasons.
This marks only the second major TV series gig for Brosnan three decades after his starring role…
Sam Neill (Peaky Blinders) is set as the lead in AMC’s upcoming drama series The Son, from Sonar Entertainment and AMC Studios. Rounding out the cast in the 10-episode series are Henry Garrett (Poldark), Zahn McClarnon (Fargo), Paola Nunez (Reina de corazones), and Sydney Lucas (Fun Home).
Based on the book by Philipp…
EXCLUSIVE: Max Irons and Sam Neill have boarded the cast of the ITV’s event series Tutankhamun. Acclaimed directer Peter Webber (Emperor) will be at the helm for the whole series, which follows the epic story of Howard Carter’s discovery of the tomb of one of Ancient Egypt's forgotten pharaohs, the boy-king…
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