69. Festival del Cinema di Cannes (11-22 Maggio 2016 - CANNES: SPIELBERG’S ‘THE BFG’ — AND MORE THAN 50 OTHER FILMS — JOCKEY FOR SLOTS

Among the films virtually assured to be vying for the Palme d’Or this year are new features from Paul Verhoeven (Elle), Sean Penn (The Last Face), Pedro Almodovar (Julieta), Xavier Dolan (It’s Only the End of the World), Asghar Farhadi (not yet titled) and Belgium’s two-time Palme winners Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (The Unknown Girl) — all of them male, but boasting the sort of strong female roles actresses relish.

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Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way Productions has signed a three-year, first-look production deal with Paramount Pictures, it was announced Wednesday by DiCaprio and Paramount CEO Brad Grey. DiCaprio's company, which previously had a deal at Warner Bros., currently has four projects in development at Paramount: The Devil in the White City, based on...

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For the fans who found Ben Affleck's Dark Knight to be the highlight of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, some good news: not only will he return for the Justice League movies, but there's the possibility of an additional Batman movie based on Affleck's own take on the character. ...

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Keanu Reeves has joined Lily Collins in To the Bone, the indie drama that is serving as the directorial debut of writer Marti Noxon. Julie Lynn and Bonnie Curtis of Mockingbird Pictures will produce along with Karina Miller, who also is financing through her company Sparkhouse Media.

The script tells...

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Sofia Coppola will write and direct a remake of The Beguiled, the 1971 drama that starred Clint Eastwood, an individual familiar with the deal told Variety.

Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning are in talks to star in the film. The original story followed an injured Confederate soldier (plated by Eastwood) who...

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Julia Roberts is attached to star in and produce the film adaptation of New York Times best-selling author Harlan Coben’s Fool Me Once, Variety has learned.

Roberts will produce with partners Lisa Gillan and Marisa Yeres Gill through their Red Om Films banner.

The novel was published last week by Penguin’s Dutton imprint.

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Woody Allen’s Cafe Society starring Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg has been selected to open the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival.

The film will make its world premiere in an out-of-competition slot on May 11, in advance of its release later this year through Amazon Studios,...

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(ANSA) - WASHINGTON -  Ha fatto un passo indietro Robert De Niro, ritirando dal programma del Tribeca Film Festival a New York - di cui e' fondatore - un controverso documentario che lega la somministrazione di vaccini a casi di autismo. Eppure proprio l'attore americano ci aveva tenuto a presentare la scelta...

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