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Film Aubrey Plaza Says Francis Coppola “Doesn’t Need My Defense”, Reveals The “Collaboration And Experimentation” Of ‘Megalopolis’

Aubrey Plaza arrives in Cannes with one of the festival’s most-buzzed titles in ‘Megalopolis,’ Francis Coppola’s self-financed epic that is playing in Competition. In an exclusive interview, she discusses the film, her career, and why in the roles she picks she feels compelled to look under every sharp rock and point to the extremely uncomfortable.

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Cannes Cover Story: Aubrey Plaza Says Francis Coppola “Doesn’t Need My Defense”, Reveals The “Collaboration And Experimentation” Of ‘Megalopolis’

When Aubrey Plaza first got the call about her role in Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis, she'd literally just stocked up on Godfather-themed keychains and lighters from an actual Godfather gift shop. It should be noted she was not obsessively combing eBay for insane fan memorabilia. In fact, there was a…

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Sony Pictures Entertainment Full-Year Profits Fall Nearly 10% To $808M

Sony Pictures Entertainment has seen operating income fall nearly 10% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. The company’s operating income was $808M in dollar terms compared with $894M for the comparable period a year before, which was down 9.6%. Revenues crept up to $10.31B from $10.14B for…

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Frank Murray And Frida Torresblanco Team To Launch Transatlantic Production Company Hangtime International Pictures

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran producers Frida Torresblanco (Pan's Labyrinth) and Frank Murray (First Reformed) have teamed up to launch Hangtime International Pictures, a new transatlantic production company headquartered in London and New York. Backed by an eight-figure investment out of New York, the company…

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‘Oppenheimer’ Star Matthias Schweighöfer Teams With German Director Erik Schmitt For ‘The Life Of Wishes’

EXCLUSIVE: German actor Matthias Schweighöfer, who most recently starred in Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer, is joining forces with German director Erik Schmitt for upcoming project The Life of Wishes (working title). The film, which is based on Thomas Glavinic's best-selling novel Das Leben Der Wuens…

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‘Haunted Heart’ Starring Matt Dillon Lands North American Distribution With VMI Releasing – Cannes Market

EXCLUSIVE: VMI Releasing, the North American distribution arm of VMI Worldwide, has picked up North American rights to Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba's latest pic Haunted Heart, starring Matt Dillon. VMI acquired the pic from Film Constellation. Oscar-winner Trueba directs the film from a…

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‘Locust’: Watch First-Look Clip Of Cannes Critics’ Week Entry From Taiwanese-American Filmmaker KEFF

EXCLUSIVE: Taiwanese-American filmmaker KEFF's debut feature Locust is world premiering in Cannes Critics' Week on May 16 and we've got an exclusive clip from the neo-noir film for you here. The film, which is produced by Kindred Spirit's Anita Gou and Siuloku O, is set during the 2019 Hong Kong…

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‘Megalopolis’ Teaser Drops Before Cannes Premiere: Adam Driver Prevails In A City Gone Wild

Ahead of its world premiere here at Cannes, Francis Ford Coppola has dropped a teaser trailer for his master epic Meglopolis. While the first trailer showed Adam Driver’s ambitious architectural idealist Cesar attempting suicide atop a skyscraper, yet stopping time, here we see a montage of the pic’s…

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India’s Tata Play And Amazon Prime Collaborate To Offer Prime Benefits To Viewers

Major Indian distribution platform Tata Play will collaborate with Amazon Prime to offer Tata Play Direct-to-Home (DTH) and Tata Play Binge customers access to Prime Video’s content. As part of its DTH and Binge packs, Tata Play will offer Prime Lite subscription as a package option, providing…

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‘The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart Returned To Host Regular Monday Show: “I Just Don’t Know How Much Longer I Could Do This”

Jon Stewart returned to host The Daily Show on Monday night, and it’s taking a toll on him, as he also helmed the show last Thursday. “I hosted on Thursday, and I’m back on Monday,” he jokingly said. “I just don’t know how much longer I could do this — barely any rest. [I] just slept in a hyperbaric…

‘Mad Max’ Director George Miller Recalls Charlize Theron-Tom Hardy ‘Fury Road’ Set Feud And Says “There’s No Excuse For It”

George Miller, the director of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, is revisiting the on-set drama between Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy in his 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road. In a new interview, Miller recalled the feud between the stars during the film’s production, which resulted from Hardy’s…

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Phoebe Dynevor to Star In Shark Thriller For Sony; Tommy Wirkola Directing

Bridgerton breakout Phoebe Dynevor is in talks to star in an as-yet-untitled shark thriller that Tommy Wirkola (Violent Night) wrote to direct for Sony Pictures, Deadline can confirm. Details as to the plot of the film are under wraps. But Adam McKay and Kevin Messick will produce under their…

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Shari Redstone Hits The Red Carpet For Paramount Pictures’ ‘IF’ Premiere

Shari Redstone strolled onto the red carpet in New York City tonight for the premiere of Paramount Pictures IF, John Krasinski' star-studded PG adventure that opens this weekend. She was there to support studio chief Brian Robbins. As of April, the executive (who also oversees Nickelodeon) is also…