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EXCLUSIVE: Elle Fanning (The Great) is set to star alongside Timothée Chalamet and Monica Barbaro in A Complete Unknown, the Bob Dylan biopic that two-time Oscar nominee James Mangold is directing for Searchlight Pictures. Related Story Timothée Chalamet Doing His Own Singing In Bob Dylan…

Searchlight Pictures has unveiled the first teaser for Poor Things — a new film based on the same-name 1992 novel by Alasdair Gray, on which Emma Stone has reteamed with director Yorgos Lanthimos of The Favourite. The film, slated for release on September 8th, has the Academy Award winner playing…

“I know I don’t look it, but I got a Ph.D.,” Richard Montañez tells his new supervisor at the Frito-Lay plant. After a doubting “Hmm?” from the boss, he continues, “I’m poor, hungry and determined, sir.” Replies the button-down manager, “OK, I can see you’re gonna be a weird one.” Welcome to the…

Whether you call it football or soccer, the Beautiful Game or grass hockey, Taika Waititi has a movie for you. And its first trailer is above. The Jojo Rabbit Oscar winner and Thor: Love and Thunder helmer directed Next Goal Wins, a film that — as the trailer notes quite cheekily — is inspired by a…

Editors note: This review was originally published after Chevalier’s world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on September 20, 2022. It opens in theaters today. Chevalier is a biopic about violin virtuoso Joseph Bolonge Chevalier de Saint-Georges…

Searchlight Pictures has pushed back the release date for Taika Waititi‘s Next Goal Wins, the Michael Fassbender-led soccer comedy, which the Oscar winner wrote with Iain Morris. The Hawaii-set feature is now set to open on November 17th, having previously been dated for September 22nd. Competitors…

EXCLUSIVE: Regina Hall (Honk for Jesus. Save your Soul.) has closed a deal to star alongside Sadie Sink, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Murray Bartlett in O’Dessa, Searchlight Pictures‘ original rock opera from writer-director Geremy Jasper (Patti Cake$), which commences production in Croatia in May. Set in…

EXCLUSIVE: Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Chevalier) and Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus) have closed deals to star opposite Stranger Things breakout Sadie Sink in Searchlight Pictures’ original rock opera O’Dessa from Patti Cake$ filmmaker Geremy Jasper. It is heading into production in Croatia in…

There can be no doubt why Searchlight Pictures was excited to bring Flamin’ Hot, the true life story of the man known as the “godfather of Hispanic marketing,” to the screen. Premiering today at SXSW, the life story of Richard Montanez — a high school…

Searchlight Pictures has set a July 14th release date for the ensemble musical comedy Theater Camp, which it acquired out of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival for around $8M with a theatrical guarantee. Related Story ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Sets Digital Release Date, With Three Hours Of…

EXCLUSIVE: Searchlight Pictures is making a deal to turn Fire of Love into a narrative feature. The film, which tells the story of the scientific research and romance of preeminent French volcanologist filmmakers Katia and Maurice Krafft, is a frontrunner in the Oscar race for Best Documentary after…

Martin McDonagh, a three-time Oscar nominee this year for writing, directing and producing The Banshees of Inisherin, is also heading to the BAFTA awards this weekend as well as being up for the DGA Award. It is a busy time for the filmmaker behind In Bruges…