The “Gray Man” actor will not be returning as Simon Basset, husband of Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) in the Shonda Rhimes-produced Netflix series. In fact, Page is even willing to have his breakout role recast for future seasons. “They’re free to do as they like,” Page told Variety. “Shonda and I had a wonderful conversation at the end of Season 1. We were quite happy with how we stuck the landing on that one....
“Bridgerton” returns on March 25, and the Shondaland Netflix hit gave viewers a special Valentine’s Day sneak peek at Season 2. After the identity of Lady Whistledown is seemingly revealed, the gossip mastermind is back reporting on the love lives of the 19th-century elites. Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) promises to be sharpening her “knives” for all her readers, while eldest Bridgerton son Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) sets out to find a soulmate. Newest debutantes Kate (Simone Ashley) and her younger sister Edwina (Charithra Chandran) arrive from India just in time to catch Anthony’s eye....
Universal Pictures confirmed the first R-rated gay rom-com ever made by a major studio will not debut in Middle East markets “due to cultural and commercial reasons,” per a source. The film premieres in the U.S. September 30 and will be rolled out in most international markets throughout October and November. “Bros” is expected to not screen in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Kuwait, especially after those respective nations have previously banned films with queer themes, much like “Lightyear” and “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” earlier this year....
There’s something in the air, something shifting. Even Joy (Elizabeth Banks) can feel it from the relative safety of her suburban Chicago enclave, all bake sales and PTA meetings and hanging out with her increasingly inebriated neighbor Lana (Kate Mara) on her breezy porch. It’s August 1968, and when Joy and her husband Will (Chris Messina) head into the city for a glitzy event for Will’s law firm, Joy is shocked to find a protest literally banging on the doors of the otherwise pristine hotel....
Page 1: Competition (Palme d’Or Contenders) Page 2: Out of Competition, Premieres, and Special Screenings Page 3: Un Certain Regard, Critics’ Week, and ACID Page 4: Directors’ Fortnight and Marché du Film (Films are in alphabetical order by title.) Competition (Palme d’Or Contenders) courtesy of filmmaker “Boy from Heaven” Dir: Tarik Saleh, DoP: Pierre Aim Format: 4K Arriraw Camera: Arri LF Lens: Scorpio 40mm Aim: “Boy from Heaven” is the third film I made with Tarik after “The Nile Hilton Incident” and “The Contractor....
Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links. Netflix’s lush, immersive limited series “The Queen’s Gambit,” starring Anya Taylor-Joy as a midcentury chess prodigy, is both “another risk and another unexpected charmer” from creator Scott Frank, says IndieWire’s Ben Travers in his review. And although the powerful performances from Taylor-Joy, Marielle Heller, and many others help elevate the series, the stars are aided by gorgeous hair, makeup, and costumes and striking production design (from “Babylon Berlin’s” Uli Hanisch)....
“I’ve heard from some of the people who made the first one, and I don’t think they want to touch it,” Mintz-Plasse said. “I think they kind of like where it’s sitting. And, sometimes if you make a sequel to things, it can kind of damper the first one. I think they just want to let it be…If there was a way to do it, [a female version] would be the way, for sure....
