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‘An irresistible mix of art and genitals’: Caligula finally comes to Cannes

By Catherine Bray May 19, 2023 As quixotic quests go, it’s a doozy: take 96 hours of raw footage filmed during one of the craziest and most tumultuous shoots in movie history and attempt to create a new version of the film described by Variety on release in 1979 as “a moral Holocaust”. Step forward …

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J.J. Abrams’ ‘Duster’ Adds Sofia Vassilieva & Dan Tracy As Recurring

By Denise Petski May 8, 2023 EXCLUSIVE: Sofia Vassilieva and Dan Tracy are set for recurring roles in J.J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan’s Max period drama Duster, starring Josh Holloway and Rachel Hilson. Co-written by Abrams and LaToya Morgan, in Duster, set in 1972, the first Black female FBI agent (Hilson) heads to the Southwest and recruits a gutsy getaway driver (Holloway) in a bold effort to take down …

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Netflix Dives In For Mexican Underwater Heist Drama ‘Bandidos’; ‘Rambo: Last Blood’ Director Adrian Grunberg Attached

By Jesse Whittock April 27, 2023 EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has put Bandidos, a thriller series about an underwater heist, into production. The drama follows the story of Miguel (Alfonso Dosal) and accomplice Lilí (Ester Expósito), who are joined by a group of bandits as they attempt to retrieve treasure from an underwater grave of a Spanish …

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Carey Mulligan To Lead Podcast ‘The Foxes Of Hydesville’ About Sisters Who Claimed They Could Speak To The Dead

By Andreas Wiseman April 24, 2023 EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman) will star in and executive produce historical-fiction podcast series The Foxes of Hydesville, which will also feature Mckenna Grace (Handmaid’s Tale), Phoebe Tonkin (Babylon) and Christina Brucato (The Menu). The nine-episode series is inspired by the true story of the Fox sisters, whose controversial, supposed talent …

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Mia Goth Joins Marvel’s ‘Blade’ With Mahershala Ali

By Angelique Jackson April 12, 2023 After a massive year in 2022 with back-to-back buzzworthy performances in “X” and “Pearl,” Mia Goth has added a role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to her resume, joining Marvel’s “Blade.” The Marvel Studios film stars Oscar winner Mahershala Ali as the title vampire slayer, directed by Yann Demange …

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[Interview] Director Joe Lynch Teases His Secret Screening at Panic Fest 2023 and Shares Details on Upcoming Lovecraft Adaptation A SUITABLE FLESH

By Jonathan Dehaan April 11, 2023 Panic Fest is one of the best damn genre film festivals in the United States, but don’t take our word for it. “I try to take Panic Fest as a national holiday,” shares director Joe Lynch, who has been attending the festival regularly since 2017 when he and Adam …

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Rob Corddry Joins ‘JumpStart’; Glynn Turman To Guest Star In CBS Comedy Pilot

By Nellie Andreeva April 10, 2023 EXCLUSIVE: Rob Corddry is set as a lead opposite Terry Crews and Ryan Michelle Bathé in JumpStart, CBS’ multi-camera comedy pilot based on Robb Armstrong’s long-running comic strip, from Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, Wendi Trilling’s TrillTV and CBS Studios. He rounds out the series regular cast of the pilot, which Glynn Turman has joined as a guest …

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CBS Comedy Pilot Based on ‘JumpStart’ Comic Strip Casts Ryan Michelle Bathé

By Joe Otterson April 5, 2023 Ryan Michelle Bathé has been cast in a leading role in CBS’ comedy pilot based on the “JumpStart” comic strip, Variety has learned exclusively. Bathé will now star in the pilot opposite previously announced cast member Terry Crews. The multi-cam pilot was originally ordered at CBS in February. The …

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Corbin Bernsen Set To Recur In J.J. Abrams’ HBO Max Series ‘Duster’

By Denise Petski March 30, 2023 EXCLUSIVE: Corbin Bernsen (City on a Hill) is set for a key recurring role opposite Josh Holloway and Rachel Hilson in J.J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan’s HBO Max period drama Duster. Co-written by Abrams and LaToya Morgan, in Duster, set in 1972, the first Black female FBI agent (Hilson) heads to the Southwest …

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