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Robert Pattinson is gearing up to embody a serial killer in his next big role.

Well, it looks like Adam McKay‘s “Average Height, Average Build” is a go, at least in terms of its cast. Deadline reports that McKay has the two leading men he wants for the project lined up, with Robert Pattinson and Robert Downey Jr. now on board.

Oscar winner Adam McKay has lined up Rob Pattinson, Amy Adams, Robert Downey Jr, Forest Whitaker and Till‘s Danielle Deadwyler to head the ensemble cast of his next directing vehicle. Titled Average Height, Average Build, the script and package is out to studios and streamers, and the intention is to get it into production by late summer or early fall.

Oscar-winner Adam McKay has lines up Rob Pattinson, Amy Adams, Robert Downey Jr., Forest Whitaker and Till’s Danielle Deadwyler to head the ensemble of his next directing vehicle. Titled Average Height, Average Build, the script and that package is out to studios and streamers, and the intention is to get it into production by late summer or early fall.

Eiza González loved getting to know her castmates in ‘Extrapolation,’ which is now streaming on Apple TV+. Per IMDb, the Mexican actress stars in 5 episodes, including episode 7, titled “The Going Away Party.” In a recent interview, she shared what she loved most about shooting the episode with Tobey Maguire, Forest Whitaker, and Marion Cottilard. The star-studded limited series revolves around climate change and shares “unanticipated stories” of how it “will affect love, faith, work, and family on a personal and human scale.”Gonazalez’s episode is set in San Francisco in 2068.

TikTok.Romy Coppola Mars, who is the daughter of the Oscar-winning director and Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars, posted a since-deleted TikTok saying she had been grounded for trying to charter a helicopter with her dad’s credit card.In the clip, which has been recirculated on Twitter and watched over 11 million times, she said: “Make a vodka sauce pasta with me because I’m grounded because I tried to charter a helicopter from New York to Maryland on my dad’s credit card because I wanted to have dinner with my camp friend.”The 16-year-old explained she isn’t allowed to have any public social media accounts because her parents “don’t want me to be a nepotism kid,” before adding: “But TikTok is not gonna make me famous so it doesn’t really matter.”Elsewhere in the clip, Romy admits she doesn’t know the difference between a garlic bulb and an onion, and holds up the Grammy award won by Phoenix in 2010 for the band’s fourth studio album ‘Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix’.this tiktok of sofia coppola’s daughter… this means so much to me pic.twitter.com/6AQtWNhAgG— savannah ~* (@savbrads) March 21, 2023The clip ends by showing her babysitter’s boyfriend, adding: “My parents are never home, so these are my replacement parents.” She then promises to return with “part two, where I actually make the pasta”.“A perfect short film, we have a third generation of Coppola directors,” one viewer wrote in response.Romy’s grandfather is Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola, who is currently developing upcoming sci-fi film Megalopolis starring Adam Driver and Forest Whitaker.Sofia Coppola’s next film is a biopic about Priscilla Presley, based on her memoir Elvis And Me.

Todd Gilchrist editor Producer Nina Yang Bongiovi admits her enthusiasm for being recognized for the profound social and cultural weight of her output. “Usually producers are kicked to the curb when a movie is released,” she says, laughing.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Demi Singleton is the latest addition to the cast of the “Bass Reeves” series at Paramount+, Variety has learned exclusively. Singleton will appear in the period drama as a series regular opposite series lead David Oyelowo, who will star as the titular legendary lawman. Additional cast members include Barry Pepper, Dennis Quaid, Forrest Goodluck, Lauren E. Banks, and Grantham Coleman. Per the official logline, the show “will bring the legendary lawman of the wild west to life. Reeves, known as the greatest frontier hero in American history, worked in the post-Reconstruction era as a federal peace officer in the Indian Territory, capturing over 3,000 of the most dangerous criminals without ever being wounded.”

Adam Driver looks like a totally different person while on the set of his new movie, Megalopolis.

EXCLUSIVE: Mandalay Television is continuing to ramp up its slate of book to series adaptations.

Winning an Oscar is not easy and Emma Thompson is opening up about campaigning to win an Academy Award and how it made her “seriously ill.”

Julia MacCary editor Variety is set to honor “Fruitvale Station” producer and Significant Productions co-founder Nina Yang Bongiovi with its Creative Impact in Producing Award at the Sun Valley Film Festival in Idaho in recognition of her many achievements. At 10 a.m. March 31, she will participate in a Coffee Talk, which is the crown jewel of the festival, and a moderated conversation to discuss her career. The event is open to the public. The festival will also celebrate Variety’s 10 Producers to Watch event; they will be announced on March 15. “Nina Yang Bongiovi is a compelling storyteller with an impressive filmography, and we are excited to celebrate her career achievement at the Sun Valley Film Festival,” said Steven Gaydos, Variety EVP global content and executive editor.

Apple TV+ has just released the trailer for their new series “Extrapolations”.

Sienna Miller starred in the trailer for the upcoming anthology series Extrapolations, which was released on the official YouTube channel for AppleTV+ on Wednesday.The 41-year-old performer, who recently attended an event during New York Fashion Week, appeared as Rebecca Shearer in the clip, which focused on several stories set during an increasingly worsening environmental crisis.The trailer also featured performances from an ensemble cast that included Forest Whitaker, Meryl Streep and Edward Norton.The clip began with Miller boarding a futuristic aircraft while a character played by Marion Cotillard narrated: 'Human history is the story of one terrible catastrophe after another.'Shearer flew over what appeared to be a burning rainforest, after which the scene changed to a shot of London that had reverted to gloomy conditions not seen since the 1800s. Leading lady: Sienna Miller starred in the trailer for the upcoming anthology seres Extrapolations, which was released on the official YouTube channel for AppleTV+ on Wednesday A new look: Air travel is very different in the future but the planet is uninhabitable  Rabbi Marshall Zucker, portrayed by Daveed Diggs, then stated: 'Today people get their energy for the sun.

Shia LaBeouf is sporting yet another interesting costume for his new movie Megalopolis.

New year, new look! EPIX changed its name to MGM+ earlier this month — but the platform’s impressive roster of shows and movies remains.

From “Rocky” to “Ali,” to “The Champ,” “Creed,” and more, boxing has a storied history in cinema. Everyone loves an underdog tale, and boxing narratives always manage to expertly tell these tales of overcoming the odds and achieving greatness with many of the personal costs involved.

EXCLUSIVE: Francis Ford Coppola has added Giancarlo Esposito to the all-star cast of Megalopolis. Esposito played Gus Fring in Breaking Bad and got an Emmy nom for reprising in Better Call Saul.

“It’s a part of me,” says Ryan Coogler of the Sundance Film Festival a decade after Fruitvale Station debuted in Park City and took home both the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Award. So much of it impacted me and made me the filmmaker that I am today, the Black Panther director adds. “Without question, and in ways I could have anticipated.”

Adam Driver has hit back at claims  Francis Ford Coppola's $120M passion project Megalopolis is in peril and insisted the situation on set is 'all good.'The Oscar-nominee, 39, who leads the star-studded cast, broke his silence after it was alleged the legendary director, 83, was in danger of missing a March deadline for the epic, amid mass crew walkouts and a ballooning budget halfway through shooting.The film features big names Forest Whitaker, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Aubrey Plaza, and Shia LaBeouf, and centers on an architect who seeks to rebuild New York City after a disaster. Responding to the Hollywood Reporter's claims in a candid chat with Deadline, Driver said: 'All good here! Not sure what set you’re talking about! I don’t recognize that one! I’ve been on sets that were chaotic and this one is far from it.'    His say: Adam Driver has hit back at claims Francis Ford Coppola's $120M passion project Megalopolis is in peril and insisted the situation on set is 'all good (pictured August 2022)'The environment that’s being created by Francis, is one of focus and inspiration. As of now, we’re on schedule, making our days, and honestly, it’s been one of the best shooting experiences I’ve had.'He went onto laud the 'fast and inventive crew' and brand Coppola 'insightful and caring' before addressing the resignations of the art department and VFX crew.  He said: 'Yes, it is true that the art department resigned and VFX were let go.

Adam Driver has hit back at claims  Francis Ford Coppola's $120M passion project Megalopolis is in peril and insisted the situation on set is 'all good.'The Oscar-nominee, 39, who leads the star-studded cast, broke his silence after it was alleged the legendary director, 83, was in danger of missing a March deadline for the epic, amid mass crew walkouts and a ballooning budget halfway through shooting.The film features big names Forest Whitaker, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Aubrey Plaza, and Shia LaBeouf, and centers on an architect who seeks to rebuild New York City after a disaster. Responding to the Hollywood Reporter's claims in a candid chat with Deadline, Driver said: 'All good here! Not sure what set you’re talking about! I don’t recognize that one! I’ve been on sets that were chaotic and this one is far from it.'    His say: Adam Driver has hit back at claims Francis Ford Coppola's $120M passion project Megalopolis is in peril and insisted the situation on set is 'all good (pictured August 2022)'The environment that’s being created by Francis, is one of focus and inspiration. As of now, we’re on schedule, making our days, and honestly, it’s been one of the best shooting experiences I’ve had.'He went onto laud the 'fast and inventive crew' and brand Coppola 'insightful and caring' before addressing the resignations of the art department and VFX crew.  He said: 'Yes, it is true that the art department resigned and VFX were let go.