Antonio Banderas: Last News

Elizabeth Taylor Chanel hosted its 15th annual Tribeca Festival Artists Dinner on Monday night in New York City.“This festival and Chanel’s support of it couldn’t be more important at this moment in time, particularly for so many artists and so many women filmmakers,” Judith Light told Variety on the red carpet about the event’s in-person New York City return from a two-year pandemic pause.“Here we are with a level of diversity and inclusivity that is bringing us all back together just like Tribeca did after 9/11,” she continued.The summer night blossomed inside the elegant soirée at tony Balthazar where the well-heeled of Hollywood and the art world came to celebrate artists who contributed original artworks to the festival’s award-winning filmmakers. Penélope Cruz shared her own grateful enthusiasm for being at the film festival event on the heels of her U.S.

Ben Croll Nearly two decades after the character broke out in “Shrek 2″ and 11 years since his last solo outing, Puss in Boots – that Antonio Banderas-voiced rapscallion who wields his saucer eyes as dangerously as he does his sword – made his swashbuckling return to the big screen at an Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival presentation that saw the first 27 minutes of DreamWorks’ upcoming “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” screen before a packed auditorium.Cheering before the opening song gave way to an action scene, the Annecy crowd greeted their feline friend with a pop idol’s welcome – neatly mirroring the energetic musical number happening on screen.“At the forefront of our minds was not just reintroducing Puss to the world, but introducing the world to where the character is now,” director Joel Crawford tells Variety.

Star Wars fans got a treat Thursday. Harrison Ford made a surprise stop at the Star Wars Celebration at the Anaheim Convention Center to give an update on "Indiana Jones 5."  Thursday’s event marked the first in-person convention since 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Harrison Ford made a surprise appearance at the Star Wars Celebration event in Anathema, Calif., Thursday.

The fifth installment in the “Indiana Jones” franchise will be swinging into theaters next summer!

Harrison Ford made a surprise appearance at Star Wars Celebration on Thursday to share the release date for the upcoming adventure film — in which he returns as the titular swashbuckling archaeologist: June 30, 2023.«I’m really proud of the movie we made,» Ford said of the upcoming film. «So, I will be seeing you around campus.»Ford's appearance was also to honor the 90th birthday of legendary composer John Williams, who will once again be providing the music for the upcoming film.  director James Mangold is helming the film, which also stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, Mads Mikkelsen, Boyd Holbrook and more.«We have almost completed the next film featuring the music of John Williams,» Ford said of the movie music icon.

The film world loves to spoof and send up its process, its traditions, and its various neurosis. And the new IFC Films comedy “Official Competition” narrows in on a meta, self-satirizing look at the film industry, the creative process, and the star-obsessed film festival industrial complex.

EXCLUSIVE: Screen Media has acquired North American rights to Renny Harlin’s actioner The Bricklayer from Millennium Films, slating the pic for release in theaters and on VOD next summer. The Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company has also unveiled a new still from the film, starring Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight) and Nina Dobrev (xXx: Return of Xander Cage), which can be found below.

Penélope Cruz is an actress deeply committed to her craft, and her latest career update proves just so.ALSO: HELLO! launches Jubilee T-shirt collection to celebrate Queen Elizabeth in styleThe star took to Instagram to reveal the latest project she has been working on, simultaneously unveiling a major hair transformation that immediately got fans talking.The star-studded film is titled Competencia Oficial, or Official Competition in English.WATCH: Penelope stars in The 355 alongside Jessica ChastainMORE: Salma Hayek pays tribute to Penelope Cruz with a throwback you need to seeIn it, Penélope takes on a different kind of Hollywood role, that of a famous director named Lola Cuevas. It follows her directorial journey after a wealthy businessman hires her to make a "smash hit film" with famous actors.The plot lends itself for a star-studded cast, and the film features none other than Antonio Banderas as one of the actors auditioning for a fictional movie about two "pretentious and depraved and terrified and cruel" brothers.The film's trailerFor the real comedy, the actress takes on not only her native language, as the film is originally in Spanish, but she also underwent a surprising hair transformation, switching her signature dark locks for an ultra voluminous, coiled red hair look.MORE: Penelope Cruz dons jaw-dropping sheer gown for cheeky photographMORE: How Penelope Cruz's husband Javier Bardem will be left torn during the Oscars resultsThough fans were definitely excited about the release of the film, they couldn't help but notice her new hair, writing, mostly in Spanish: "Love the hair!" and: "You look spectacular," as well as: "A real gem." The film's cast at its Madrid premiereWhile the movie doesn't come out in

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaScreen Media has acquired North American rights to “Code Name Banshee,” an upcoming action-thriller with Antonio Banderas and Jamie King. The film will receive a day-and-date theatrical and on-demand release in July.Directed by Jon Keeyes and written by Matthew Rogers, the duo behind “The Survivalist,” the film follows Caleb (Banderas), a former government assassin in hiding, who resurfaces when his protégé, the equally deadly killer known as Banshee (King), discovers a bounty has been placed on Caleb’s head.

In the wake of Illumination’s Nintendo movie Mario moving off of Wednesday, Dec. 21, Dreamworks Animation’s sequel Puss in Boots: The Last Wish will now take over that slot, moving back from its Sept. 23 release date.

Penélope Cruz and Spanish outfit The Mediapro Studio are teaming up to launch production label Moonlyon.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterCarmen and Juni Cortez, welcome to Netflix.The streamer has closed a deal to reboot “Spy Kids,” the early 2000s action-adventure franchise about a family of super-secret agents. Skydance Media had recently optioned the rights to “Spy Kids” with the intention to reimagine the franchise for today’s audiences, but the film has newly landed at Netflix.

Netflix has closed a deal with Skydance to produce a reimagining of the Spy Kids franchise, alongside Spyglass Media, LLC and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez (We Can Be Heroes, Alita: Battle Angel), who created the film series and directed all past installments.

EXCLUSIVE: Paloma Kwiatkowski (Riot Girls), Donal Logue (Sons Of Anarchy), David Mazouz (Gotham), Camille Sullivan (Hunter Hunter), and Golden Globe nominee Adam Beach (Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee) have been set to star in supernatural thriller The Island Between Tides.

Emilio Mayorga “Son,” “Cosas de chicos,” “Votamos” and “36” are among eight shorts at this year’s Madrid en Corto, an increasingly key Spanish platform for new talent now in huge demand in a platform age.Recent past editions have included Carlota Pereda’s original “Cerdita,” whose feature version dazzled at January’s Sundance, and shorts from Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, director of Berlin Panorama player “Lullaby,” which swept the Málaga Film Festival on Saturday night, and Javier Marco whose “Josephine” proved a prominent feature debut at September’s San Sebastián. In all, over its 18 editions, titles in Madrid en Corto’s distribution catalog have earned 32 nominations for Spanish Academy Goya Awards. This year, the Goya fiction short winner (Verónica Echegui’s “Totem Loba”) doc short laureate (“Mama”) and “The Monkey,” which snagged best animated short, all feature in Madrid en Corto’s catalog.  Women look likely to make much of the running at this year’s edition, organised by ECAM Distribución, the distribution arm of the enterprising Madrid Film School (ECAM), whose Screen-Incubator has fast become one of the key industry development labs in Spain.

EXCLUSIVE: The cat is out of the bag.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSony’s hit action adventure “Uncharted” has been banned in Vietnam over the film’s inclusion of a map that depicts China’s contested territorial claims in Southeast Asia.The film, which stars Tom Holland, Mark Walhberg and Antonio Banderas was to have arrived in Vietnamese cinemas from March 18. Prior to this weekend, the film had grossed $278 million, according to Box Office Mojo.Vietnamese state media announced the ban on Saturday.

GLAAD announced that Grammy Award-winning musician Kacey Musgraves will receive the Vanguard Award at the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday, April 2.

J. Kim Murphy To twist the words of Gotham City District Attorney Harvey Dent, it’s always darkest before the dawn, especially at the box office.

Melanie Griffith showed off her incredibly fit figure while out and about in Los Angeles on Friday.The Lolita actress, 64, sported a black pair of workout leggings that showcased her toned legs, and paired them with a black T-shirt and a matching warm jacket.The stylish New York native added a bit of glam to her casual look with large black cat-eye sunglasses and diamond studs. Fit: Melanie Griffith, 64, showed off her incredibly fit figure while out and about in Los Angeles on FridayKeeping up with the all-black theme, Melanie - who is the daughter of actress Tippi Hedren and advertising executive Peter Griffith - wore a pair of black sneakers and a chic black purse.

Mark Wahlberg celebrated the release of his latest blockbuster, Uncharted, with a well-deserved beach getaway in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on Tuesday, February 22.The 50-year-old performer put his chiseled chest on display in a pair of swim trunks as he waded through the waves.The action-adventure feature, which also stars Tom Holland, was released earlier this month and has since become a major hit at the box office. Fun in the sun:Mark Wahlberg celebrated the release of his latest blockbuster, Uncharted, with a well-deserved beach getaway in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on Tuesday, February 22Wahlberg's swim trunk featured a tropical-print.The Boogie Nights star also accessorized with several articles of silver jewelry as he enjoyed the pleasant Mexican climate.