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“CBS Mornings” wraps up the week with a thought-provoking episode featuring actor Peter Sarsgaard and a discussion on “The State of Spirituality” with journalist Lisa Ling. This January 10 edition offers a blend of entertainment and deeper reflection as we head into the weekend. Peter Sarsgaard, known for his roles in films like “Shattered Glass” […]

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Former James Bond Daniel Craig, The Pianist Oscar winner Adrien Brody, Euphoria Emmy winner Colman Domingo, Marvel superhero turned Emmy nominee Sebastian Stan, consummate character actor Peter Sarsgaard and Oscar-nominated heartthrob Paul Mescal range in age from 28 (Mescal) to 56 (Craig); hail from around the world (America, England, Ireland and Romania); and forged very different paths to stardom. But they all share one thing in common: Each gave a standout performance in a 2024 film — or, in Stan’s case, two — that led to them congregating in mid-November at Soho House West Hollywood for THR‘s annual Actor Roundtable.

Their characters are unforgettable: a Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust and comes to America (Brody in The Brutalist); a gay American addict in 1950s Mexico (Craig in Queer); an incarceree who finds purpose in art (Domingo in Sing Sing); an angry young man set on destroying the city that betrayed him (Mescal...

Peter Sarsgaard first garnered attention in the late ’90s with supporting roles in films such as “Dead Man Walking” (1995) and “The Man in the Iron Mask” (1998), before breaking through with his performance in “Boys Don’t Cry” (1999). The Juilliard alum often embodies complex, morally ambiguous characters, building a reputation for his commitment to the craft.

Whether playing the antagonist in “Shattered Glass” (2003) or portraying a sarcastic best friend in “Garden State” (2004), his filmography spans across various genres and both big-budget blockbusters and smaller films, with his work in independent cinema garnering him respect and admiration from various film festivals and critics’ groups. He’s received critical acclaim throughout his career, with several nominations and awards recognizing his skillful and diverse performances, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.

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Peter Sarsgaard first garnered attention in the late ’90s with supporting roles in films such as “Dead Man Walking” (1995) and “The Man in the Iron Mask” (1998), before breaking through with his performance in “Boys Don’t Cry” (1999). The Juilliard alum often embodies complex, morally ambiguous characters, building a reputation for his commitment to the craft.

Whether playing the antagonist in “Shattered Glass” (2003) or portraying a sarcastic best friend in “Garden State” (2004), his filmography spans across various genres and both big-budget blockbusters and smaller films, with his work in independent cinema garnering him respect and admiration from various film festivals and critics’ groups. He’s received critical acclaim throughout his career, with several nominations and awards recognizing his skillful and diverse performances, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.

With the release of his 2024 film “September 5,” Sarsgaard is once again in the awards conversation, this...

Peter Sarsgaard and Ben Chaplin are returning to the world of true-story filmmaking with September 5. The former is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor known for his work both on screen and on Broadway, having starred in everything from Shattered Glass to the Natalie Portman-led Jackie and Dopesick. Chaplin also has an extensive filmography of acclaimed titles, some of which include Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line, Oliver Stone's Snowden and HBO's The Nevers.

September 5's story is set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, specifically focusing on an American sports broadcasting team that was forced to quickly adapt from sports reporting to live coverage of terrifying events when Israeli athletes are taken hostage. Sarsgaard stars in the movie as Roone Arledge, the legendary TV executive who was a key figure in the coverage, while Chaplin stars as Marvin Bader, mentor to the young and ambitious producer Geoffrey Mason...

September 5 director Tim Fehlbaum is opening up about why the now-Oscar contender was the next story he wanted to tell.

“It was the conversation that we — the producers, the writer and I — had with Geoffrey Mason, the real Geoffrey Mason, the character played by John Magaro,” Fehlbaum told The Hollywood Reporter at a special screening on the Paramount lot.

The film, which counts Sean Penn as one of its producers, chronicles the ABC Sports team at the 1972 Munich Olympics as they pivoted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage in the Olympic Village. Peter Sarsgaard stars as legendary ABC executive Roone Arledge, while Magaro plays Mason, a young producer for the network’s Olympic coverage.

“Listening to his stories and what he experienced during this 22-hour marathon of broadcasting on this crisis situation back then in Munich,” the director continued. “That was the moment when...

Paramount Pictures’ “September 5,” starring Peter Sarsgaard as TV executive Roone Arledge, has unveiled a first look clip at its upcoming Oscar contender (watch above).

The true-to-life thriller is set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics and chronicles the story of the ABC Sports broadcasting team members who decide to shift focus from covering the sporting event to reporting on the Israeli athletes that were taken hostage. “September 5” had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in August, which is where Academy Awards buzz started swirling.

Swiss filmmaker Tim Fehlbaum directed the project from a script he co-wrote with Moritz Binder and Alex David. Joining Sarsgaard in the ensemble cast are Leonie Benesch as German interpreter Marianne Gebhardt, John Magaro as young producer Geoff Mason, and Ben Chaplin as Geoff’s mentor Marvin Bader.

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Fan Expo San Francisco is almost here, and the convention's slate of notable celebrity guests is one of the most exciting things to look forward to about the festivities. The Fan Expo circuit of conventions has become a titan of pop culture in recent years, with an impressive schedule of events at major cities across the continental United States, though Fan Expo Canada has been expanding the brand's premise even further. Fan Expo San Francisco will be held from November 29th to December 1st in the titular city's Moscone Center West.

The event will be attracting an exciting coterie of celebrity guests, with stars from Star Wars, Marvel Cinematic Universe movie regulars, and many more gearing up for attendance. A few faces and names will be familiar to dedicated Fan Expo attendees, with several celebrity guests who appeared at Fan Expo Canada and Fan Expo Chicago most recently returning for Fan Expo San Francisco.

Peter Sarsgaard, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast — which was recorded in front of an audience at the Newport Beach Film Festival, where Sarsgaard was honored with the Film Performance of the Year Award — is a remarkable character actor who is enjoying the biggest year of his career. He shines in both the new Paramount film September 5, playing Roone Arledge as ABC Sports covers 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attack, and on the new Apple TV+ drama series Presumed Innocent, as a prosecutor tasked with convicting a former colleague of a murder.

The 53-year-old, who has a distinctive voice and sleepy-eyed gaze, has been acting professionally on the stage and screens big and small for 30 years. Early in his career, it was fashionable to describe him with sort of backhanded compliments — for instance, the New York Times noted in 2004 that he has a “tendency to...

The journalism thriller has been a quintessential subgenre of American historical cinema for decades, with Alan J. Pakula’s classic “All The President’s Men” often heralded as the best example. The reason that this perspective holds so much value is simple; by looking back at the ways in which news professionals covered a certain event, it becomes easier for the filmmaker to explore the profound impact that historical milestones had in real time. “September 5” could have easily been misconstrued as an attempted parallel to the current political crisis that has divided the world, but instead it reveals itself to be a thrilling procedural that examines the challenges of breaking a live story.

Tim Fehlbaum’s breakneck, 94-minute thriller examines the direct response and aftermath of the 1972 Munich Olympic hostage crisis, in which the Israeli Olympic team were held hostage by terrorists. The incident was not only the first instance of...

Many Telluride Film Festival attendees prioritized, in the first days of this year’s fest, screenings of high-profile titles that already have distributors. But by Monday, more of them — us — were able to branch out a little bit and catch up on lesser-known titles that don’t yet have a backer. One such film, the fest’s second screening of which just let out at the Werner Herzog Theatre, is called September 5. (It had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival last Thursday and its North American premiere here last Saturday, shortly after which its relevance and timeliness was reinforced by tragic real-world events.) And here’s the kicker: it might be the strongest narrative film of the entire fest! It certainly left many festivalgoers — industry insiders and civilians — absolutely buzzing as they left the venue.

If/when this 94-minute flick — the story of ABC Sports’ coverage of the...

A hot sales title and potential Oscar contender is generating buzz on the festival circuit: Tim Fehlbaum’s tension-filled drama, “September 5.” If any studio feels like adding another worthy awards hopeful to its slate, this film could go far under the right guidance.

The film, which has received outstanding reviews at both Venice and Telluride, could make a significant impact given its timely and compelling story. Set on Sept. 5, 1972, it portrays the international hostage crisis involving the Israeli Olympic team, as it unfolded live on global television. However, the story is told from the perspective of the broadcasters. The period drama features a talented ensemble cast, including John Magaro, Peter Sarsgaard, Ben Chaplin and Leonie Benesch.

“September 5” is a taut, suspenseful thriller, and even if you’ve seen (and hopefully admired) Steven Spielberg’s “Munich” (2005), this retelling more than warrants its perspective, reminiscent of previous Oscar winners like “Spotlight” and “All the President’s Men.

It’s summer for celebrities, too, and Peter Sarsgaard just had his hands dirty with a hobby typical of the current season: gardening. On a recent August morning, the veteran star (who is also a beekeeper) broke away from “harvesting a bunch of perennials and annuals” at his New York home to hop on Zoom with The Hollywood Reporter to discuss the latest thing he harvested at his day job.

Sarsgaard is among the stars in Tim Fehlbaum’s September 5, a thrilling recreation of the terrorist attack on Israeli athletes during the 1972 Munich Olympics. Fehlbaum’s film, a selection of both the Venice Film Festival and Telluride, focuses on how the events played out inside a production hub in Munich and is told through the lens of the ABC Sports TV journalists who were covering it in real-time.

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Actors often have the difficult task of meeting each other on the same day that their characters are supposed to convey a sense of history between one another, so that’s precisely what makes the story of Ahsoka’s Rosario Dawson and Hayden Christensen all the more special.

In the summer of 1995, the two budding teenage actors attended drama school together at New York City’s Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, so Christensen was right there when Dawson’s career was established by way of Harmony Korine and Larry Clark’s provocative indie, Kids. Similarly, in 2002, Dawson caught up with Christensen in the middle of his Anakin Skywalker era, as they both filmed their respective roles on the set of Billy Ray’s Shattered Glass. In 2004, the critically acclaimed biographical drama would go on to be nominated for best picture at 19th Independent Spirit Awards, where the two friends...

Steve Zahn has joined Glen Powell in the upcoming Hulu comedy series “Chad Powers,” Variety has learned.

The series was originally picked up at Hulu in February. Powell will star in the series in addition to co-creating and co-writing the pilot with Michael Waldron, with both serving as executive producers. The show is based on the Chad Powers character created by Eli Manning for his Epsn+ docuseries “Eli’s Places.” Manning wanted to learn more about the walk-on process for college football, so he donned a wig and prosthetic makeup so he could go undercover during the Penn State football tryouts.

The official description for the series states, “When bad behavior nukes hotshot Qb Russ Holliday’s (Powell) college career, he disguises himself and walks onto a struggling Southern football team as the talented, affable Chad Powers.”

Zahn will play Jake Hudson, described as “the charismatic head coach of a flagging college football program.

Hayden Christensen is a widespread name in pop culture for his role as Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise. He featured in the second and the third installments of the Prequel Trilogy Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith before returning to his role in the Disney+ Star Wars shows Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka.

The Prequel Trilogy focused on Christensen’s Anakin Skywalker’s slow descent into the dark side until he ultimately becomes Darth Vader. Although the actor did a lot to make his performance as iconic as possible, Christensen’s work always resulted in a mixed reception among critics and fans.

Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader

Hayden Christensen has spoken repeatedly about his injuries while filming Star Wars. From the lightsaber battles to flying a shaky speeder, the Shattered Glass actor admitted that his role in the space opera epic was physically demanding.

Hayden Christensen made his acting debut at the age of 12 in 1993 when he played a supporting role in the German Canadian TV series Macht Der Leidenschaft/Family Passions. The very next year, he had a minor role in John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness. In the next couple of years, he appeared in numerous movies and TV series, including Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides and the horror anthology series Goosebumps.

These days, Hayden Christensen is best known for his role as Anakin Skywalker, also known as Darth Vader, in the beloved Star Wars franchise. In 2000, he announced that he was cast as an adult version of that character. Recently, he opened up about how he thought that he would never secure the role when he heard that Leonardo DiCaprio was being considered.

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Born in Illinois, Sarsgaard, 52, appeared in Boys Don’t Cry with Hilary Swank in 1999. His other films include Shattered Glass, An Education, Jarhead, The Lost Daughter, The Batman and The Survivor. His TV work includes The Killing, The Looming Tower, Interrogation and Dopesick, for which he was nominated for an Emmy in 2022. Memory, which is in cinemas now, was nominated for the Golden Lion for best film at last year’s Venice film festival and won him the best actor award. He is married to Maggie Gyllenhaal, they have two children and live in New York.

What is your greatest fear?

Drowning.

“What looks at first to be remarkable, bizarre, will soon reveal itself to be part of a pattern,” sings Ethan Dobson (Ben Levi Ross), a just-out-of-Princeton wünderkind, at the start of the new musical The Connector, as he lands a coveted job writing features for a legendary magazine. And though he explains that the lyric is a quote from the venerated founder of the titular magazine, what’s quickly revealed is that it’s Ethan himself who’s remarkable, bizarre, and part of a pattern we’ll soon recognize all too well.

That pattern, especially as exposed under the blazing spotlight shone by Robin Martinez (Hannah Cruz), an overlooked female Latina staffer at the magazine and the musical’s blistering narrator, is nothing less than the patriarchy. “Half the stories of the world are left unwritten/Half the stories of the world are kept unread,” Robin protests in “Cassandra,” the...

Who better to play a New York high society socialite than Chloë Sevigny, the former club kid turned fashionista who was profiled by Jay McInerney for The New Yorker at 19?

In 1995, one year after that infamous piece hit newsstands, Sevigny would star as a Manhattan teen who discovers she’s HIV positive in Kids, written by her pal Harmony Korine. The film was almost immediately cemented as a cult classic, sending her down an arthouse-cinema path that’s included Gummo, Boys Don’t Cry (earning her an Oscar nomination), American Psycho,...

Four women are breaking the glass ceiling… with a basketball. On Wednesday, Jan. 31, catch the Tubi premiere of the trailblazing documentary “Shattered Glass: A Wnbpa Story” and take a deep dive into the lives of some of the WNBA’s most iconic players: Jonquel Jones, Nneka Ogwumike, Breanna Stewart and Sheryl Swoopes. Discover what it takes for these professional athletes to compete at the highest level – all while managing the intricacies of family dynamics and the political landscape of women’s sports. “Shattered Glass” goes beyond the action on the court to give you a rare, all-encompassing look at these elite athletes not just as professional basketball players but as people doing their best to build their legacy. You can watch with a free sign-up to Tubi.

How to Watch 'Shattered Glass: A Wnbpa Story' When: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Where: Tubi Stream: Watch with a free sign-up to Tubi.

In a devastating (but perhaps none too surprising) blow to Dad Cinema enthusiasts the world over, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's acclaimed true-story Nike drama "Air" was completely ignored by the Academy when Oscar nominations were announced earlier this week. However, if you were expecting the Oscar-winning duo/best buds to spend the immediate future licking their wounds and wallowing in self-pity, guess again. According to The Hollywood Reporter, they've instead gone and lined up their next project together -- an original crime thriller titled "Animals," which now has Netflix backing it.

Having previously gone under working titles like "The Animals of Los Angeles" and "Be Gentlemen," the new Affleck-Damon joint will see Damon starring and Affleck directing from a script by Connor McIntyre with revisions from "Shattered Glass" and "Captain Phillips" scribe Billy Ray. The plot involves (per THR) "a mayoral candidate and his wife whose son is kidnapped.

Exclusive: Annette Bening is joining Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Frankenstein lore feature at Warner Bros; the studio making it official that this is a go-project. Cameras roll in Q1. This package with its attachments has been out there since it was at Netflix, and the deals have finally closed with everyone. Jessie Buckley is the star of the movie which follows Frankenstein’s pursuit of love.

There’s already been word out there about the cast, including Buckley, and it’s a murderers’ row with Christian Bale, Penélope Cruz, and Peter Sarsgaard. Bale and Buckley have been circling this project well before the strikes.

Logline: A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to seek the aide of a Dr. Euphronius in creating a companion for himself. The two reinvigorate a murdered young woman and the Bride is born. She is beyond what either of them intended, igniting a combustible romance, the...

Many of us continue to bash the Star Wars prequel trilogy: it’s coarse and rough and irritating and – sorry, but that line and its delivery remain some of the worst in the entire saga. The hate for Jake Lloyd was one thing, but Hayden Christensen was a big boy and could handle it from the legion of Star Wars fans, no matter how dreadful the dialogue was. And to prove it, he reprised his role as Anakin Skywalker for Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka; and if given the chance, he would jump at even more opportunities to do so.

While Hayden Christensen expressed gratitude for being invited back into the Star Wars franchise for the Disney+ shows, he hopes it was just the beginning. “I would love to get to do more, and I’d love to get to continue with Star Wars and we’ll see. I don’t know what the future holds,...

Hayden Christensen, who has played Anakin Skywalker in various Star Wars movies and series, has signed with Independent Artist Group for representation.

The actor famously nabbed the coveted part of the heroic-yet-tragic young man who would become Darth Vader in George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and concluded his fall from grace with Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.

Seventeen years later, he reprised his role for the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi, a massive hit for the streamer, and the recently finished Ahsoka, which also proved to be a hit.

The signing with Iag is a full-circle moment as it sees the actor reteaming with the person who signed him as he was ascending with Star Wars back in the early 2000s. Iag CEO Jim Osborne signed the Canadian thespian with iconic agent Ed Limato when the two reps were at ICM...

To put it mildly, the Star Wars prequel trilogy was divisive. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith was hyped up as the entry into the saga that would finally redeem the trilogy, as it would depict Anakin Skywalker’s seduction to the dark side and eventual transformation into Darth Vader. It was the first Star Wars movie to be given a PG-13 rating, as George Lucas and his crew promised that this was a much darker, more adult Star Wars tale than the rest of the prequel trilogy. Lucas was certainly right, with Revenge of the Sith ending the series on a dark, foreboding note, and to many, it remains a highlight of the prequel trilogy. Does that mean it ranks up there with the original films?

It’s hard to say because once you sit down and watch the whole thing, the prequel trilogy is very different from the originals.

In his 27th installment of Deadline Strike Talk, Billy Ray leans into the need for labor and studios to realize they must be partners willing to compromise, for this business to get past the strikes and rebound in the coming years. To illustrate the need to be changeable, Ray harkens back to his own 2003 directorial debut, Shattered Glass. He catches up with three vital collaborators who made invaluable contributions to the celebrated film — Mandy Walker, Jeff Ford, and Adam Merims — to discuss what has happened to our business since.

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Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard have both officially entered the Oscar race for their extraordinary performances in Michel Franco’s “Memory.” However, the awards campaign has announced that Sarsgaard’s riveting turn as a man suffering from Alzheimer’s disease will be submitted for supporting actor consideration at the major ceremonies, including the Golden Globes, SAG and Academy Awards. His Oscar-winning co-star Chastain (“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”) will vie for lead actress.

Written and directed by Franco, the film was recently acquired by Ketchup Entertainment for North American distribution and will receive an Oscar-qualifying run in December. It premiered at the 80th Venice Film Festival, where Sarsgaard received the Volpi Cup for best actor from the Jury, joining the ranks of past honorees such as Brad Pitt (“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”) and River Phoenix (“My Own Private Idaho”). It was later screened at the Toronto,...

Just as it was beginning to look like the dance card for this season’s Oscar race was full, the release date for a highly acclaimed film that was not expected to drop until 2024 has been set for December 2023.

The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the North American distribution rights of Michel Franco‘s Memory, which stars Peter Sarsgaard and Oscar winner Jessica Chastain, have been acquired by Ketchup Entertainment, which will release it shortly before the end of the year.

Memory tells the story of Sylvia (Chastain), a social worker who leads a simple and structured life until Saul (Sarsgaard) follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter profoundly impacts both of them and opens the door to memories, challenges and revelations that will leave a lasting impact.

The hope and belief of the film’s makers and new distributor is that Academy members will respond...

Chicago – That’s a wrap! The 59th Chicago International Film Festival (Ciff) Closing Night is October 22nd, 2023, with “The Bikeriders,” which is set in Chicago and directed by Jeff Nichols, who will make an appearance on behalf of the film. Click Closing for info and tickets.

“The Bikeriders” is an immersive experience into the look, feel, and sounds of the subculture of ’60s motorcycle riders. Kathy (Jodie Comer), a strong-willed member of the Vandals who’s married to a wild, reckless bikerider named Benny (Austin Butler of “Elvis”), recounts the Vandals’ evolution over the course of a decade, beginning as a local club of outsiders united by good times, rumbling bikes, and respect for their strong, steady leader Johnny (Tom Hardy).

Closing Night Film of the 59th Ciff is ‘The Bikeriders’

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Actors with one outstanding performance can make a lasting impact, showcasing the profound influence of a singular role on their legacy. For example, Kate Hudson's portrayal of Penny Lane in Almost Famous exemplifies her acting prowess and arguably remains her best movie role to this day. Another example is Hayden Christensen's performance in Shattered Glass, which stands out among his other roles and remains his best movie role.

Actors who have only delivered one outstanding performance in their movie careers are a testament to the unpredictability of artistic journeys in the film industry. An actor having just one exemplary performance under their belt doesn't necessarily mean that they're bad at what they do, quite the contrary. It just means that they haven't outdone themselves in that particular role, the reason for which can boil down to a number of factors in the highly collaborative world of filmmaking.

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It was bound to happen. As part of the promotional campaign for the new “Saw X,” due out Sept. 29, Lionsgate has released a parody video of the Nicole Kidman AMC Theatres commercial, featuring the little Jigsaw doll (and his tricycle) in place of Kidman and her sparkly suit. Watch it above.

The video sees Jigsaw riding up to Lionsgate, saying stuff like, “We come to theaters to scream, to beg, to play. That indescribable feeling you get when the lights flicker on and off and your calls for mercy go unanswered.”

Also: “Blood soaked blades on a silver screen. Fear I can feel. Somehow, self-amputation feels good in a place like this.”

It ends with a title card reading, “Traps – They Make Movies Better.”

The Nicole Kidman AMC Theatres ad, which began running in September 2021, was meant to be a way to bolster attendance after the Covid-19 pandemic had threatened the entire industry.

It’s time for Peter Sarsgaard to finally shatter the Oscar glass.

Once upon a time, actor Peter Sarsgaard won the most precursors prizes during the 2003-2004 awards season for his supporting turn in Billy Ray’s “Shattered Glass.” In the film, he plays Charles Lane, a newly promoted editor who suspects one of his revered writers (played by Hayden Christensen) could have fabricated some of his stories. It was a breakout performance in the early days of online Oscar punditry that had everyone buzzing. However, when it came time for the major televised ceremonies, he was only able to muster a Golden Globe nod, then to be followed by shocking snubs from SAG, BAFTA and eventually the Academy Awards.

It was one of the few times in recent awards history where the leader of critics’ acting prizes failed to nab Oscar recognition (others include Ethan Hawke for “First Reformed...

Netflix has announced that Maggie Gyllenhaal, the Oscar-nominated actress and director of The Lost Daughter, will helm a remake of the classic horror film Bride of Frankenstein, titled The Bride. The film will star Christian Bale and Peter Sarsgaard as the creators of the titular character, who will be played by an unknown actress.

The Bride is based on the 1935 film directed by James Whale, which was a sequel to the 1931 film Frankenstein, both adapted from Mary Shelley’s novel. The original film followed the mad scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) and his mentor Dr. Septimus Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger) as they attempt to create a female companion for the Monster (Boris Karloff), who escapes and seeks friendship in the world.

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The Bride will be a “horror thriller” that will explore the themes of “identity, love, and creation” in a modern setting. The film is expected...

Since Deadline formed more than 15 years ago, we’ve never lost sight of the human struggles felt by writers and everyone else during labor standoffs. Today, we proudly launch Strike Talk with Billy Ray and Todd Garner, a weekly podcast dedicated to dissecting the issues that caused talks to break off between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, this week prompting the writers to trade their pencils for picket signs.

A reckoning is upon us as writers try to keep their place at a moment when studios and streamers struggle to impose economic efficiencies to show fiscal responsibility to their shareholders, and writers struggle with things like streaming deals that have no chance for backend compensation in success, and series that have far fewer than the 22 episodes that had been the norm on the traditional networks.

In Strike Talk’s Week One episode,...

Robert De Niro is slated to star in “Bobby Meritorius,” a new crime drama in the works at Paramount+.

The series comes from Paramount Television Studios, which made a commitment to develop the show in a competitive situation. In addition to De Niro, the show is executive produced by writer Billy Ray, Tribeca Productions’ Jane Rosenthal and Berry Welsh, former U.S. attorney in the Sdny office Preet Bahara and Peter Gethers.

“The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York is a sovereign kingdom with seemingly unlimited power and scope,” the show’s official logline states. “But now an informant in Sdny’s biggest case, Avery “The Sage” Accomando is poised to tear this storied institution apart. Only one man can stop him, a fabled ex-cop-turned prosecutor affectionately known as Bobby Meritorious. The battle between these two giants is a fight for justice itself.”

Ray is best known for writing,...

The talented cast of Hulu's Dopesick delves into the heartbreaking truth of the opioid crisis in the U.S., bringing those characters and real-life figures to life. Over the span of eight episodes, the miniseries focuses on the human aspect of the opioid epidemic, telling the stories of those whose lives were affected by OxyContin. Using a cast of acclaimed actors and actresses, Dopesick provides a human face to an epidemic that has affected hundreds of thousands of Americans.

Based on the book Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company That Addicted America by Beth Macy, Dopesick tells the story of how OxyContin and opioids ravaged the United States and the cover-up that allowed it to spread. OxyContin, which was released by Purdue Pharma in 1996, is a highly addictive painkiller that was misleadingly sold as non-addictive to doctors and patients alike. During its initial release, Purdue targeted small, blue-collar...

Trying to have a nuanced conversation about George Lucas' "Star Wars" prequels is a little like attempting to thread the Stone Needle in Beggar's Canyon on Tatooine. Thanks to the toxic fan discourse that sprung up around them, it's difficult to discuss these movies without wondering how much of your reaction is being colored by their rather complicated legacy -- both the good and the bad.

Take Hayden Christensen. At first, critics weren't exactly wowed by his turn as the man who would become Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker, in his moody young adult years. Then again, they weren't exactly wowed by any of the acting in Lucas' prequels. Roger Ebert, reviewing "Attack of the Clones" in 2002, wrote that the film's leads — Anakin, Padmé (Natalie Portman), and Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) — "seem so strangely stiff and formal in their speech that an unwary viewer might be excused for thinking they were the clones,...

Since the first Academy Awards in 1929, there have been more than 600 nominees in the category of Best Cinematography. The cinematographer, who’s responsible for a movie’s lighting, framing and camerawork, is the second-highest position on a film’s call sheet, after the director – and that fact might help to explain why it is historically the biggest boys’ club in the history of moviemaking.

Of those 600 nominees, three have been women.

One of them is Mandy Walker, nominated this year for her vibrant historical re-creations and dreamy, fantasia-like camerawork on Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.” Walker, whose credits include “Shattered Glass,” “Hidden Figures,” Luhrmann’s “Australia” and “Mulan,” follows Rachel Morrison (2017’s “Mudbound”) and Ari Wegner (2021’s “The Power of the Dog”) as the only women ever nominated. Best Cinematography remains the sole award, aside from the male acting prizes, never won by a woman at the Oscars.

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Mandy Walker’s work on “Elvis” has put the cinematographer in the spotlight thanks to both the texture and variety of its images, which range from scrupulous recreations of archival footage and dynamically lit musical numbers to hallucinatory evocations of 1970s Las Vegas that feel like something out of a horror film. Walker not only delivers, with gusto, on each seemingly diametrically opposed approach to the footage, she finds a balance and unity in them as director Baz Luhrmann plunges the audience into three subjective points of view: Elvis Presley’s, Colonel Tom Parker’s, and that of the culture at large. The result is a bold, original and visceral piece of cinematography that will quite possibly land Walker a well-deserved Oscar.

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When I majored in journalism at Western Michigan University, my professors routinely showed movies in the classroom to complement their lesson plans. In my investigative journalism course, for example, one professor had us watch the 2015 biographical film "Spotlight," which is based on The Boston Globe's uncovering of a child sex abuse scandal committed by local Roman Catholic priests. When it came to lessons on the career-killers plagiarism and fabrication of sources, another professor showed the 2003 biographical drama "Shattered Glass," which recounts disgraced journalist Stephen Glass' professional demise after he fabricates stories for "The New Republic" magazine. The movie was a box office bomb, but if you have any interest in journalism or are a Hayden Christensen fan — he stars as Glass — I urge you to give it a watch.

Some years later, I came across another movie that tackles fabrication in journalism: 1987's "Street Smart," starring Christopher Reeve. Initially,...

This Obi-Wan Kenobi article contains spoilers.

Obi-Wan Kenobi brings back Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to their iconic Star Wars roles, but the show also boasts a very strong ensemble cast beyond its central stars. There’s Moses Ingram as the menacing new villain Reva and Rupert Friend as the Grand Inquisitor, as well as quite a few welcome surprises fans will be talking about far after the credits have rolled.

Here are the Obi-Wan Kenobi actors you need to know and where you’ve seen them before:

Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi

You know Ewan McGregor well. But in case you somehow missed the Prequel Trilogy, McGregor first played the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in 1999’s The Phantom Menace, reprising the role in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Before Star Wars, he was best known for his character Mark Renton in Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting.

Rashaad Ernesto Green will direct “’68,” a biopic about the careers and lives of Olympic runners and activists Tommie Smith and John Carlos for MGM, Participant and MacRo.

MGM announced news of the project Thursday, which tells the story of Smith and Carlos from their first meeting on the track team at San Jose State to the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. As the two received medals for the 200 meter race, they raised their fists in salute and silent protest during the American national anthem. The event caused widespread controversy at the time, and is still regarded as one of the most political moments in the history of the Olympics.

“Still incredibly powerful and relevant, I’m honored for the opportunity to bring Tommie and John’s riveting story to life; to portray the weight of the world these two giants had on their shoulders and the self-determination, courage and sacrifice...

Premature filmmaker Rashaad Ernesto Green is set to helm Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), Participant and MacRo’s feature movie ’68 inspired by the true story of Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos. The track athletes from San Jose State rose to become Olympic medalists and activists at the 1968 Games in Mexico City. That’s where they both raised their fists in solidarity and in support of human rights.

The screenplay is by Oscar nominated scribe Billy Ray. Participant and MacRo will produce the project, along with Stacy Sherman.

Participant will be incorporating ’68 into its ongoing impact work dedicated to civil rights and social justice. Carlos’ nephews, Airrion and Shaun McCoy, and DeLois Smith, the wife of Tommie Smith, are co-producing.

Bronx-born filmmaker Green received the Independent Spirit Someone to Watch Award in 2020 for his second feature directorial, Premature, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews. Shot in Harlem, New York entirely on 16mm film,...

Rashaad Ernesto Green will direct the feature film “68,” inspired by the true story of the Olympians who gave the black power salute on the podium, MGM, Participant and MacRo announced on Thursday.

Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Billy Ray wrote the script that centers on sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos and chronicles their lives from track athletes at San Jose State to Olympic medalists and activists at the 1968 Games in Mexico City, where Smith and Carlos both raised their fists in solidarity and in support of human rights.

“Still incredibly powerful and relevant, I’m honored for the opportunity to bring Tommie and John’s riveting story to life; to portray the weight of the world these two giants had on their shoulders and the self-determination, courage and sacrifice it took for them to stand up for all of us,” Green said in a statement.

Participant and MacRo will produce the project,...

Carlos’s nephews Airrion and Shaun McCoy to co-produce with Smith’s wife DeLois Smith.

MGM, Participant and Macro have hired Rashaad Ernesto Green to direct ’68 inspired by the true story of Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the Olympians who raised black-gloved fists on the winners’ podium in support of Black Power and the broader human rights movement.

Billy Ray, whose credits include Captain Phillips, The Hunger Games, Shattered Glass and TV show The Comey Rule, will write screenplay. Green directed Gun Hill Road and his second film Premature won the 2020 Independent Spirit Someone to Watch Award.

Participant and Marco...

Peter Sarsgaard has played real people in the past. The list includes journalist Chuck Lane in 2003’s Shattered Glass and Robert Kennedy in 2016’s Jackie. Despite this, Sarsgaard is always aware of the awkwardness of portraying non-fiction characters.

The actor is once again eschewing his comfort zone in Hulu’s limited series Dopesick, in which he plays former Ausa Rick Mountcastle. Just as the real Mountcastle did, his character spends years building a case against Purdue Pharma, the makers of OxyContin, alongside his fellow Assistant U.S. Attorney Randy Ramseyer (Castle Rock‘s John Hoogenakker).

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Hayden Christensen is once again returning to a galaxy far, far away. 

The actor, who portrayed "Star Wars" character Anakin Skywalker in 2002's "Attack of the Clones" and eventually became Darth Vader in 2005's "Revenge of the Sith," is now set to appear in "Ahsoka," the upcoming live-action Disney+ streaming series centering on fan-favorite character Ahsoka Tano.

The Hollywood Reporter broke the news about Christensen's appearance in "Ahsoka," which would see the actor reunite with his "Shattered Glass" co-star Rosario Dawson. Dawson plays the title character in the upcoming series and made her debut as the live-action version of the Jedi warrior in season 2 of "The Mandalorian." But given that "Ahsoka,"...

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“Castle Rock” and “Heavenly Creatures” star Melanie Lynskey is slated to portray the victim of real-life infamous murderess Candy Montgomery in a new Hulu limited series, entitled “Candy.” She will play Betty Gore, the small Texas town teacher, wife and mother who was axed to death on Friday the 13th, June 1980 in her laundry room by her church friend. The titular killer will be played by Jessica Biel.

Three-time Emmy nominee Robin Veith wrote the pilot script of “Candy,” and MIchael Uppendahl will direct it. Both will executive produce. Nick Antosca will serve as executive producer under his banner Eat the Cat along with Alex Hedlund. Biel and Michelle Purple will serve as executive producers for Iron Ocean. Jim Atkinson & John Bloom will serve as consulting producers. The series is from UCP and 20th Television.

Since her aforementioned feature film debut in 1994 opposite Kate Winslet, the native New Zealander has...

Michael Keaton is taking on a more formidable foe than the Joker in the 1989 film “Batman.”

Hulu’s “Dopesick” is an eight-episode limited series that depicts the rise and fall of the opioid epidemic, which has raved millions of Americans since a group of powerful painkillers became widely prescribed starting in the 1990s. The series from 20th Television and the Littlefield Co., is headlined by Keaton, who said he believes the series will enlighten viewers on the deadly epidemic.

“I think people are hipper and smarter about it now, but I think they’re gonna get even wiser,” Keaton told Variety on Monday at the “Dopesick” red carpet premiere held at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. “I definitely think it will enlighten some folks.”

Keaton plays Samuel Finnix, an old-school doctor from a small mining town in Virginia who begins prescribing his patients OxyContin to relieve pain.

“He...