EXCLUSIVE: As is often the case, two weeks before the Cannes market buyers were getting a little antsy about the lack of banner projects on offer. Those fears have largely evaporated as the enticing projects have rolled in, despite anxiety over the impact of the strike.
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EXCLUSIVE: On the eve of his acting return at the Cannes Film Festival, Johnny Depp has set a buzzy first round of cast for Modi, his first directorial effort in 25 years.
The biopic of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani will be led by Italian star Riccardo Scamarcio (John Wick Chapter 2), Cesar Award…
EXCLUSIVE: Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to The Stones and Brian Jones, a documentary about the "lost creative genius" who launched – and named – The Rolling Stones.
Acclaimed filmmaker Nick Broomfield (Kurt and Courtney, Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love) directed the…
Khartoum-set drama Goodbye Julia will make history in Cannes this year as the first Sudanese film to play in the festival across its 76 editions.
Director Mohamed Kordofani belongs to a wave of filmmakers that emerged in the wake of Sudan’s 2019 revolution, ending the 30-year rule of dictator Omar…
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s some neat casting. Zoë Kravitz (The Batman) and Thomasin McKenzie (Leave No Trace) are set to lead psychological horror film Self-Portrait which Mona Fastvold (The World To Come) will direct from a script she co-wrote with Brady Corbet (Vox Lux).
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Slow Horses star Jack Lowden is leading a John Maclean-helmed survival thriller that will be taken to Cannes Market by HanWay Films.
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Set in the rugged landscape of 1790s Britain, Tornado (Kōki, is a young and…
EXCLUSIVE: Argentinian filmmaker Rodrigo Moreno has returned to feature filmmaking with his latest pic, The Delinquents, which is set to debut at Cannes. Today, Deadline can share the first official trailer for the heist comedy-drama.
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EXCLUSIVE: Deadline can reveal the first trailer for Mohamed Kordofani's drama Goodbye Julia which will make history this month as the first Sudanese feature to play in Cannes when it world premieres in Un Certain Regard.
The drama has also gained resonance as Sudan hits the global headlines due to…