‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’, New Joel Coen Movie With Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, Was Shot in Black-and-White

The Tragedy of Macbeth, Joel Coen‘s first movie without brother Ethan, doesn’t have a release date yet, but here’s hoping we can see it this year. As we wait for some sort of release announcement (and a trailer, please?), we now have some news: the film was shot in black-and-white by cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel. This is news that will no doubt make some cinephiles (like me, for instance) start watering at the mouth. Let us see this movie, damn it! Macbeth has been covered on the big scre...
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‘The Whale’: Darren Aronofsky Sets His Next Movie at A24, Brendan Fraser Starring

Darren Aronofsky (The Fountain, Requiem for a Dream) is teaming up with A24 for the first time on a new movie called The Whale. The film will be an adaptation of playwright Samuel D. Hunter‘s 2012 stage play of the same name, with Hunter on board to write the screenplay. Brendan Fraser (The Mummy, Doom Patrol) is attached to star. Discussing Film first broke the news about Aronofsky’s next movie, and Deadline later revealed that Fraser will star. Here’s a description of the story: On the outs...
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Aronofsky, Fraser and A24 Teaming for The Whale Adaptation

Aronofsky, Fraser and A24 teaming for The Whale adaptation It’s been three years since audiences last saw Darren Aronofsky in the director’s chair and now he’s found his next feature project in the form of an adaptation of The Whale, which has set Brendan Fraser (The Mummy) to star in the lead role, according to Deadline. RELATED: Boss of The Beach: Darren Aronofsky Wins TV Rights to Lifeguard Story PB = PB || {}; PB.gptStandAlone = PB.gptStandA...
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A24 Darlings Alan S. Kim, Elsie Fisher to Team for ‘Latchkey Kids’

Two acting prodigies from past and present awards contenders are teaming up for a dark new comedy. Alan S. Kim, the 7-year-old breakout star of “Minari,” is joining forces with “Eighth Grade” star Elsie Fisher for the new film “Latchkey Kids.” Fisher was a Golden Globe nominee for best performance by an actress in a […]
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‘Ex Machina’ Director Alex Garland’s New A24 Movie Eyes Jessie Buckley for Lead Role

It’s now been three years since writer/director Alex Garland made Annihilation, a visually stunning, occasionally confounding, and ultimately jaw-dropping piece of science fiction cinema that ended up being my favorite film of 2018. And after diving into television with his Hulu limited series Devs, Garland is finally plotting his return to moviemaking. His enigmatic new film for A24 is eying Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose, Fargo) and Rory Kinnear (Skyfall) in starring roles, and you can read everyt...
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Garland, Buckley, Kinnear & A24 Team for New Feature Project, Men

Garland, Buckley, Kinnear & A24 Team for New Feature Project, Men It’s been three years since Oscar nominee Alex Garland stepped behind the camera for the film world and now he’s making his way back to the feature world as he’s set his next project, Men, at A24 with Jessie Buckley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things) and Rory Kinnear (Penny Dreadful) in talks to star, according to Deadline. RELATED: James Wan’s Return to Horror Malignant Scores R-Rating PB ...
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Alex Garland Sets New Film ‘Men’ at A24, Jessie Buckley Tapped to Star

Alex Garland is set to reunite with A24 for his latest film, titled “Men.” Jessie Buckley is in talks to star in the film, playing a woman who goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside after the death of her ex-husband. Rory Kinnear has also been tapped to join the project, which is […]
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‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’: A24 Developing a Film Adaptation of Best-Selling Book

Ocean Vuong‘s debut novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous became an instant New York Times bestseller when it was released last year, and now a film adaptation is in the works. A24, the indie production company/distributor behind films like Moonlight, Hereditary, Eighth Grade, The Lighthouse, and Uncut Gems, announced this week that they were already “busy working on the film adaptation” of the acclaimed novel. The most recent episode of the A24 podcast (which I’d definitely recommend subscri...
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Golden Globes Won’t Allow ‘Minari’ to Compete in the Regular Best Picture Categories

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has made a controversial decision about which categories A24’s new family drama Minari will be allowed to compete in for the 2021 Golden Globes. Though studios are allowed to choose which categories that their films are submitted for, the 89 journalists from around the world are the ones who choose whether or not to accept them. Unfortunately, they’ve decided that since Minari is primarily in Korean, it will not be allowed to compete in either of the regu...
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A24 Developing Film Adaptation of ‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’

Announced on Monday’s episode of “The A24 Podcast,” the indie film and TV company revealed that a theatrical version of Ocean Vuong’s novel “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” is in the works. The episode featured a one-on-one conversation between Vuong, a poet and author who won the MacArthur Grant, and Bryan Washington, a writer whose […]
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The Green Knight Finally Sets Release Date For 2021

The Green Knight Finally Sets Release Date For 2021 A24 has finally set the new release date for David Lowery’s upcoming medieval fantasy film The Green Knight after it was pulled from the studio’s theatrical release schedule earlier this year. Originally scheduled for a May 2020 release and SXSW debut, the Dev Patel-led film has now been pushed back to hit the theaters on Friday, July 30, 2021. RELATED: The Green Knight Teaser Trailer Starring Dev Patel & Alicia Vikander ...
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‘The Green Knight’ Will Now Open in Theaters Summer 2021

If you were holding out hope that A24 would just finally give in and release The Green Knight on VOD soon, I’m sorry to tell you that’s not happening. But here’s the good news: the film has a new release date – next summer. And for now, the plan is to release the Dev Patel pic in theaters, not on VOD. The David Lowery-directed movie was originally supposed to open May 29, 2020, but that obviously didn’t happen. Since then, we’ve all been waiting to see what A24 would do, and now we know. I d...
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‘Irma Vep’ Limited Series Starring Alicia Vikander Coming From HBO and A24

Olivier Assayas is returning to the world of Irma Vep with a new limited series from HBO and A24. Alicia Vikander will star in the series which is described as loosely based on Assayas’ 1996 feature of the same name. Assayas will write and direct the series while Vikander will play “an American movie star disillusioned by her career and a recent breakup.” The original movie starred Maggie Cheung as a fictionalized version of herself. Today Warner Media announced that an Irma Vep limited seri...
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A24’s ‘False Positive’ Starring Ilana Glazer Lands at Hulu

Ilana Glazer’s “False Positive” is popping up at Hulu. The A24 film, co-written and produced by Glazer and John Lee is set to debut as a Hulu original in 2021. “False Positive” marks Glazer and Lee’s feature film co-writing debut, after working together on “Broad City.” Glazer stars in the film as Lucy, who after […]
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A24, Scott Rudin Productions Option ‘Shuggie Bain’ for TV Adaptation

A24 and Scott Rudin Productions have acquired the rights to the 2020 novel “Shuggie Bain” to develop a television series based on it. Wrritten by Douglas Stuart, “Shuggie Bain” tells of a young boy growing up in 1980s Scotland. All the titular character hopes to achieve is a semblance of normalcy as he’s forced to […]
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You Can Now Buy a Puzzle Featuring That Severed Head From ‘Hereditary’

Puzzles are back in a big way this year! Why? Because we’re all stuck in our goddamn houses (or at least we’re supposed to be). The folks at A24, who sometimes make movies when they’re not selling wildly overpriced tchotchkes, have decided to get in on the action and release three mini-puzzles featuring images pulled from their films. Two of the puzzles are harmless and kind of cute – one features the cast that Saoirse Ronan wore in Lady Bird, and the other is the black opal that ruins Adam San...
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‘Minari’ Sets Awards Season Limited Theatrical Release, Priming Steven Yeun to Be Potential First Asian-American Best Actor Nominee

A24 is batting for Minari as its next big Oscar contender. The indie distributor has set the release date for Lee Isaac Chung’s critically acclaimed Minari for an awards-qualifying run in New York and Los Angeles this December before a wider rollout beginning in February 2021. This makes Minari, which won the Audience and Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, a surefire Oscar contender and star Steven Yeun a potential Best Actor nominee — which would make him the first Asian-American actor to be nomina...
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Steven Yeun Drama ‘Minari’ Sets Limited Theatrical Release With Expansion to Follow (EXCLUSIVE)

Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari” has been one of the best reviewed films of the year, starting its journey at the Sundance Film Festival in January, where it won the audience and grand jury prize. One of the big questions has surrounded its theatrical release plan, and Variety has learned exclusively that the film will have […]
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Dev Patel-Led Medieval Film The Green Knight Receives R-Rating

Dev Patel-Led Medieval Film The Green Knight Receives R-Rating According to Film Ratings, A24’s upcoming medieval fantasy film The Green Knight has officially been given an R-rating from the MPAA for “violence, some sexuality and graphic nudity.” Originally scheduled for a May 29, 2020 release, the acclaimed studio hasn’t yet made any announcements about the David Lowery-directed epic film’s new release date after getting delayed due to the ongoing pandemic. RELATED: The Green Knight Teaser ...
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Ti West Teams Up With A24 For New Horror Film ‘X’ Starring Mia Goth and Kid Cudi

A24 has lined up its next horror movie. Director Ti West (The Sacrament) is set to direct a horror flick for the beloved indie studio simply titled X, which is set to star Mia Goth (Suspiria) and Scott Mescudi (Creepshow). Mia Goth has an onscreen persona made for horror, and her resume shows as much, with roles in acclaimed films such as Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria, Claire Denis’ High Life, and Gore Verbinski’s A Cure for Wellness. Now she’s set to team up with another fresh horror filmmaker...
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Bride: Scarlett Johansson to Star in Frankenstein Story for Apple & A24

Bride: Scarlett Johansson to Star in Sci-Fi Drama Film From Apple & A24 Apple has teamed up with A24 to produce a new sci-fi drama film titled Bride with Academy Award-nominated actress Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story, MCU) officially signing on to lead the project. This marks Apple’s latest collaboration with the critically-acclaimed studio following the most recent release of Sofia Coppola’s comedy drama On the Rocks which starred Bill Murray and Rashida Jones. “It is long overdue for B...
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‘Bride’: Scarlett Johansson to Star in New Series For A24 and AppleTV+

Aside from an occasional appearance on Saturday Night Live, a cameo on Entourage, and some voiceover work for shows like Robot Chicken, Oscar-nominated actress Scarlett Johansson has not worked in television. But that’s about to change. Johansson is set to produce and star in Bride, which is being described as a “genre-bending” series from A24 and AppleTV+. Get details about the first significant Scarlett Johansson TV show below. Deadline reports that Johansson will headline her first major T...
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‘Bride’: Scarlett Johansson to Star in New Movie For A24 and AppleTV+

Scarlett Johansson is set to produce and star in Bride, which is being described as a “genre-bending” film from A24 and AppleTV+. Get details about the first significant Scarlett Johansson TV show below. Deadline reports that Johansson will headline her first streaming movie with Bride, which hails from Chilean director Sebastián Lelio (A Fantastic Woman, Disobedience, Gloria Bell). Lelio is co-writing the screenplay with Orange is the New Black veterans Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo...
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Scarlett Johansson to Star in, Produce Sci-Fi Drama ‘Bride’ for Apple, A24

Scarlett Johansson will produce and star in the science-fiction drama “Bride” for Apple and A24 from director Sebastián Lelio. “Bride” follows a woman created to be an ideal wife — the singular obsession of a brilliant entrepreneur. When she rejects her creator, she’s forced to flee her confined existence, confronting a world that sees her […]
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Ziwe to Star in and Produce Variety Series at Showtime

Ziwe is coming to cable. The comedian, whose star has risen dramatically over the last few months due to her popular Instagram live show, is set to star in and executive produce a variety series at Showtime. Showtime has issued a straight-to-series order for the as-yet-untitled show, which will see Ziwe carry out more of […]
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Memorial: A24 Acquires Bryan Washington Novel for Its TV Division

Memorial: A24 Acquires Bryan Washington Novel for Its TV Division A24 has won Bryan Washington’s upcoming novel Memorial for its TV division, according to Deadline. The book, which you can pre-order here, is scheduled to be published by Riverhead Press (an imprint of Penguin Random House) on October 27 and Washington will reportedly adapt his work for A24. PB = PB || {}; PB.gptStandAlone = PB.gptStandAlone || {}; PB.gptAutoRefresh = PB.gptAutoRefresh ||...
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Zendaya to Play Singer Ronnie Spector in A24’s ‘Be My Baby’ Biopic

Zendaya recently made history by becoming the youngest winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in HBO’s series Euphoria. Now it sounds like she might be making a run for Oscar gold by playing famed singer Ronnie Spector, first known as Veronica Bennett, the lead singer of the doo-wop girl group The Ronettes, in a biopic about her life in the recording industry and her troubled marriage to record producer Phil Spector. Deadline has news on A24 lini...
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‘Minari’ Trailer: Steven Yeun Searches for the American Dream in A24’s Sundance Darling

One of the most acclaimed movies to come out of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in January, Minari will finally be making its way to the rest of the world. Er, someday. A24 has released the first trailer for Lee Isaac Chung‘s immigrant drama, which stars Steven Yeun as a Korean dad who picks up his family and moves them to Arkansas in search of the American dream. But the stunning new trailer does not specify a release date for when we can get our hearts shattered by Yeun. Watch the Minari trai...
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Zendaya in Talks to Star in A24’s Ronnie Spector Biopic

Zendaya in Talks to Star in A24’s Ronnie Spector Biopic Variety brings word that Emmy winner Zendaya (Euphoria, Dune, Spider-Man franchise) is in talks to portray the frontwoman of the musical group The Ronettes, Ronnie Spector, in an upcoming biopic of the musician’s life from A24 and New Regency. The star was apparently picked by Spector to portray her. PB = PB || {}; PB.gptStandAlone = PB.gptStandAlone || {}; PB.gptAutoRefresh = PB.gptAutoRefresh || ...
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A24 Unveils First Trailer & Poster for Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari

A24 unveils first trailer & poster for Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari After debuting to rave reviews earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival and bringing home two of its most coveted awards, A24 has unveiled the first poster and trailer for Lee Isaac Chung’s latest feature Minari starring Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead). The trailer can be viewed in the player below! RELATED: Lee Isaac Chung Tapped to Write/Direct Live-Action Your Name PB = PB || {}; PB....
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