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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John Krasinski is in early talks to co-star with David Oyelowo and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in J.J. Abrams’ sci-fi thriller God Particle.

Julius Onah is directing the film with Abrams producing through his Bad Robot banner.

Originally set up at Paramount InSurge before its shuttering, the long-in-development movie takes place...

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The ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY is returning to movie theaters this summer, with the announcement of the "RETURN OF THE TRILOGY" road-show program, launching in August.

The movies will be shown as a triple feature in more than 20 cities across the U.S. as part of a program organized by Alamo Drafthouse, which also...

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Elton John is in talks to join the cast of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Matthew Vaughn’s sequel to his 2014 action spy hit. If a deal is made, the pop icon will join a cast that includes returning star Taron Egerton and new castmembers Julianne Moore, Halle Berry and Pedro Pascal, among others. Mark...

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LOS ANGELES, 13 Aprile - Ben Affleck vestirà di nuovo i panni di Batman in un film interpretato e diretto dallo stesso attore due volte premio Oscar e già protagonista nel ruolo del Cavaliere Oscuro nel recente Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice. A confermare la realizzazione di una nuova pellicola...

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Dopo il premio Oscar come 'Migliore Attore Non Protagonista' ottenuto lo scorso febbraio grazie al film Il ponte delle spie, Mark Rylance tornerà molto presto a farsi dirigere da Steven Spielberg.

Stando a quanto riportato da "Deadline Hollywood" e "Variety", il regista vincitore di tre Academy Awards avrebbe fatto il...

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Producer Frank Marshall expressed excitement about getting under way in the making of the fifth installment in the Indiana Jones franchise, and said he can’t imagine ever having another actor replace Harrison Ford in the title role.

In a Q&A on Monday after being named CinemaCon’s producer of the decade, Marshall called...

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Paramount Pictures has given an awards season release date of Nov. 23 for Allied, Brad Pitt’s World War II romantic thriller.

“Allied,” produced by GK Films, also stars Marion Cotillard and is directed by Robert Zemeckis. The film is shooting in London, with production also taking place in...

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