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Sony Pictures unveiled their plans for the future of two big franchises with Venom 3 and Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequels both officially announced.The studio held court at CinemaCon at The Colosseum in Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas on Monday, where they unveiled the sequels through a sizzle reel at the annual convention for movie theater owners, via Variety.No release dates have been set at this time, though the sizzle reel did include footage from Sony's Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody, the Venom spin-off Kraven the Hunter, The Equalizer 3,” never-before-seen clips from Tom Hanks’ A Man Called Otto. Sequel:Sony Pictures unveiled their plans for the future of two big franchises with Venom 3 and Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequels both officially announced Sizzle:The studio held court at CinemaCon at The Colosseum in Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas on Monday, where they unveiled the sequels through a sizzle reel at the annual convention for movie theater owners, via VarietyThe Venom 3 announcement wasn't much of a surprise, considering the box office pedigree of the first two movies.2018's Venom introduced Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, a failed reporter who becomes bonded with an alien symbiote that tries to protect Earth.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Prime Video Mexico is firing up a new original series, “Mentiras,” based on the popular Mexican stage musical. Singer-actor Belinda and Luis Gerardo Méndez (“Club de Cuervos,” “Narcos”) lead a stellar cast that includes Mariana Treviño (“A Man Called Otto”), Diana Bovio (“Lecciones para canallas”) and Regina Blandón (“Maquíllame otra vez”).

What to Watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week - April 20What to watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week - April 28“Queen Charlotte” is a spinoff of the incredibly successful “Bridgerton.” The series follows two timelines, following the titular Queen. The past follows her as she enters an arranged marriage with King George, and the present, which continues the timeline fans of the universe have already explored. Starring Tom Hanks and Mariana Trevino, “A Man Called Otto” follows a grumpy widower who experiences a boost in life as he meets Marisol, his pregnant neighbor.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley’s Acting Up newsletter – to subscribe for early content and weekly updates on all things acting, visit the Acting Up signup page. The Academy Awards are this Sunday and it’s actually been a great year for film and particularly actors. So many of them have been recognized with nominations or wins, between the Oscars and the SAG Awards, not to mention BAFTA, Golden Globes, Critics Choice, Gotham and Independent Spirit Awards.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man is taking on his scariest adversary yet: a 500-pound black bear on cocaine. Universal’s gruesome action-comedy “Cocaine Bear” won’t come close to “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” in terms of weekend ticket sales, but the drugged-up animal adventure is expected to start strong at the domestic box office. “Cocaine Bear” hopes to take in $15 million to $17 million from 3,500 North American theaters, with a chance that positive buzz could propel initial returns to $20 million. The wild R-rated movie was budgeted at roughly $35 million, which was mostly dedicated to the CGI used to bring to life the coked-out grizzly alongside the human cast of Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Brooklynn Prince. Elizabeth Banks directed “Cocaine Bear,” which is one of today’s rare original theatrical comedies. (But viewers, beware, it’s not exactly a laugh-a-minute romp… unless you’re tickled by blood, blood and more blood.) Inspired by a stranger-than-fiction story about a drug runner’s plane crash, the film imagines the events that would have transpired if the American black bear that ingested a duffle bag full of blow had lived to tell the tale.

Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks realizes that he's most identified with movies like Forrest Gump, Toy Story, Splash, Saving Private Ryan, and Philadelphia but there's one he wishes got more love.'For one reason or another, no one references Road to Perdition,' the Cali-born 66-year-old lamented to CinemaBlend's ReelBlend Podcast last Friday.'And that was an incredibly important movie for me to go through.' Legacy: Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks realizes that he's most identified with movies like Forrest Gump, Toy Story, Splash, Saving Private Ryan, and Philadelphia but there's one he wishes got more love The Cali-born 66-year-old lamented to CinemaBlend's ReelBlend Podcast last Friday: 'For one reason or another, no one references Road to Perdition, and that was an incredibly important movie for me to go through' It's been over a decade since Tom starred as 1931 mob enforcer Michael Sullivan in Sam Mendes' critically-acclaimed crime drama, which went on to amass $183.4M off an $80M budget.'You have me - "Don Moustache" with a hat on - in it,' Hanks joked of his facial hair.'But you also have two guys who turned out to be two of the biggest motion picture presences in the history of the industry with Jude Law and [Daniel] Craig. And [my character] killed both of [their characters]!'The A Man Called Otto producer-star didn't receive any nominations for the role, but the late Paul Newman received Oscar and Golden Globe nods for playing John Rooney and the late Conrad L.

Alcarràs, winner of the Golden Bear in Berlin, opens on five screens in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, presented by Mubi; Quiver Distribution releases Candy Land in nine theaters; and Sony’s Tom Hanks-starring A Man Called Otto, UAR’s Women Talking and IFC Films’ Corsage move into moderate expansions as the broader specialty market barrels into Oscar nominations and a new year of reckoning with adult audiences.

At first glance, Tom Hanks’ new film, “A Man Called Otto,” comes off a bit too morbid for most. After all, not many people are going to want to dive headfirst into a film that tackles suicide.

It’s been a productive and exciting time for Rita Wilson — the esteemed actress, producer and singer-songwriter who has returned this awards season with her third Oscar-qualifying original song. 

Partnering with this weekend’s inaugural LA3C developed by Deadline parent company, PMC, Deadline’s signature Contenders event hits Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday December 10 for a live in person/virtual edition and final Contenders -film opportunity before Oscar nomination voting begins. With films not previously highlighted at our previous LA and NY outings this Fall, A Man Called Otto, The Woman King, The Banshees Of Inisherin, Emancipation, and The Pale Blue Eye will be front and center for voters and public along with newly produced visits with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Elvis, and Top Gun: Maverick all with talent appearing live at our venue, the J. W. Marriott at LA Live. Also returning to Deadline Contenders will be filmmakers from Till, Thirteen Lives, and Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.

What happens when Tom Hanks joins forces with director Marc Forster for the first time? Enter “A Man Called Otto,” a movie that blends Hank’s usual on-screen persona with the lighter fare in Forster’s filmography. READ MORE: Best Adapted Screenplay Oscars 2023 Predictions & Contenders Based on Fredrik Backman‘s 2012 novel “A Man Called Ove” and its 2015 Swedish film adaptation of the same name, “Otto” sees Hanks as a widowed grouch who’s ready to give up on life until a young family moves next door and shakes up his life.

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Over his long career, Tom Hanks has established a rock-solid screen persona as an affectionate, good-natured father figure. The culmination of this squeaky clean image was perhaps his Oscar-nominated performance as TV host and legendary mensch Fred Rogers in 2019’s “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” But more recent films like “News of the World,” “Finch,” and especially this year’s “Elvis” have seen Hanks embrace darker, more emotionally ambiguous characters.  That trend continues with “A Man Called Otto,” an upcoming comedy-drama from director Marc Forster in which Hanks plays the lead, an aging curmudgeon contemplating suicide.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterGet ready for more Venom.Sony Pictures has greenlit a third installment of the Tom Hardy-led “Venom” franchise, following the back-to-back box office successes of 2021’s “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” ($502 million globally) and 2018’s “Venom” ($856 million globally).The studio also announced plans for another “Ghostbusters” installment, which will serve as a follow-up to 2021’s reboot “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” ($200 million globally). Sony revealed its plans for both sequels during its Monday evening presentation at CinemaCon, the annual trade show for theater owners.

What would a year in film be if there wasn’t a Tom Hanks feature arriving smack dab in the middle of awards season? And it appears Sony is ready to line up this year’s Hanks vehicle with “The Man Called Otto,” which is now set to arrive during the Christmas holiday and presumably set up the actor for a possible awards season run. But that wasn’t all of the Sony film news to arrive recently, as the studio decided to juggle its release schedule a bit for 2022, according to THR.

European Film Market has felt lopsided.Sony’s $60 million deal for Tom Hanks’ “A Man Called Otto,” an adaptation of Fredrik Backman’s bestselling Swedish-language novel “A Man Called Ove” — which was made into an Oscar-nominated  Swedish feature — that grabbed headlines early on (Variety understands it boiled down to a bidding war between the studio and Apple), but hasn’t necessarily spawned the usual flurry of deals from Berlin halfway through the festival.One buyer from a major U.K. distributor says the EFM vibe has felt “muted” for a company of its size, with an absence of broad-appeal product available once “Otto” was snapped up by Sony.

Ellise Shafer The SF Studios comedy “A Man Called Otto,” starring Tom Hanks, has been acquired by Sony Pictures for $60 million.The sale marks the largest deal to date at the virtual European Film Market, surpassing Netflix’s $55 million acquisition of “The Pale Blue Eye” last year. Directed by Marc Forster, “A Man Called Otto” sparked a fierce bidding war with Sony ultimately coming out on top with the film’s worldwide rights. It will be released in theaters.Based on Fredrik Backman’s bestselling novel “A Man Called Ove,” the film tells the story of Otto (Hanks), a grumpy and strict widower who upholds the rest of his neighborhood to his staunch rules.