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‘False Positive’ Trailer: Ilana Glazer Stars In New A24 Childbirth Horror Film Coming To Hulu In June

May 26, 2021 9:29 am

A24's faith in the horror genre continues with "False Positive." If Ari Aster, Robert Eggers celebrated films ("Hereditary," "The Witch") provided a modern update to the folk horror and demonic possession tro...

‘Tuesday’: Julia Louis-Dreyfus To Star In New A24 Fairy Tale Film From Director Daina O. Pusic

Charles Barfield

May 19, 2021 2:04 pm

News

Fresh off her surprising debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe during “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” Julia Louis-Dreyfus is retreating from blockbusters for now and heading to the world of independent c...

‘Macbeth’: Apple TV+ Makes An Awards Play With Joel Coen’s Film Starring Frances McDormand & Denzel Washington

Charles Barfield

May 12, 2021 2:29 pm

News

Apple TV+ is still in its toddler stage of development. The newborn/infant stage was rife with lackluster reviews, not-so-great viewership, and a general feeling of disinterest by the greater public. But recen...

Producer Scott Rudin Removed From New Films From Joel Coen, Alex Garland & More After Abuse Allegations

Charles Barfield

April 20, 2021 2:08 pm

News

A couple of weeks ago, superstar Hollywood producer Scott Rudin became the center of controversy after even more reports surfaced of his alleged horrible behavior with colleagues, including throwing items at p...

‘Ziwe’ Trailer: Provocative Cultural Comedian & Whitegirl Karen Roaster Ziwe Fumudoh Gets Her Own Showtime Series From A24

Rodrigo Perez

April 9, 2021 12:17 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Do you know, Ziwe, aka Ziwe Fumudoh, a Brooklyn-based American comedian and writer? She is the creator of the comedy show “Baited With Ziwe,” a writer for “Desus and Mero,” and a co-host on the Hysteria podcas...

Park Chan-Wook To Direct ‘The Sympathizer’ TV Series For A24

Charles Barfield

April 7, 2021 11:23 am

News, Television

When you think of South Korean cinema, you probably think of a couple of names immediately. The first is likely Bong Joon Ho, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind the recent feature, “Parasite.” The other name t...

Barry Jenkins Moves From Amazon To HBO/HBO Max In A New First-Look TV Deal

Charles Barfield

April 1, 2021 12:28 pm

News, Television

Barry Jenkins is one of the most exciting voices in American film working today. That’s pretty undeniable. So, it makes sense that streaming platforms would love to get into bed with him and figure out how to ...

‘Zola’ Trailer: Riley Keough & Taylour Paige Are The Messy B*tches From An Epic Twitter Thread

Edward Davis

March 31, 2021 9:00 am

News, Trailers

Did we ever envision a day when a whole-ass Twitter thread would become a movie? Well, it happened alright; an epic story by A’Ziah King, aka ZOLA, told on Twitter (since deleted) became "Zola." The movie prem...

Steven Yeun & Ali Wong Teaming Up For A New Series From A24

Charles Barfield

March 17, 2021 11:18 am

News, Television

Let’s be honest, at this point, Steven Yeun can do no wrong. That’s what happens when you leave one of the biggest TV series in the world (“The Walking Dead”) and then decide to star in three killer movies bac...

‘X’: Brittany Snow Joins The Cast Of Ti West’s Horror Film For A24

Rafael Motamayor

February 20, 2021 2:28 pm

News

She may have sung her way to the ICCA Finals in "Pitch Perfect," but before that, Brittany Snow dipped her toes in the horror genre with "Prom Night." Now, she returns to horror in Ti West's A24 project, "X," ...

Morfydd Clark Talks A24’s ‘Saint Maud,’ Recapturing The Peter Jackson Magic In ‘Lord Of The Rings’ TV Series & More [The Playlist Podcast]

Charles Barfield, Brian Farvour and Mike DeAngelo

January 28, 2021 11:35 am

Interviews, News, Podcasts

Before the pandemic shut theaters down last March, if you went to watch a film on the big screen, odds are you saw the disturbing trailer for “Saint Maud.” Unfortunately, when COVID-19 began to wreak havoc in ...

‘The Eternal Daughter’: A24 Lands Joanna Hogg’s Ghost Story Starring Tilda Swinton, Filmed During Lockdown

Charles Barfield

January 27, 2021 1:57 pm

News

Just about a week ago, it was revealed that Tilda Swinton had found time during lockdown to film a secret feature with filmmaker Joanna Hogg. Details were scarce at the time, but the idea of these two women co...

Michelle Williams & Kelly Reichardt Reunite For A24 Film ‘Showing Up’

Charles Barfield

January 26, 2021 10:29 am

News

2020 probably wasn’t an awesome year for most people, considering everything going on in the world. But for filmmaker Kelly Reichardt, it was pretty great. Having released her feature “First Cow,” the writer-d...

Alex Garland Sets Next Film At A24 With Jessie Buckley Eyed To Star

Alex Garland Lands Jessie Buckley For His New Film From A24

Charles Barfield

January 6, 2021 12:24 pm

News

After “Devs,” Alex Garland’s first foray into the world of prestige television, it seemed as if the writer-director was going to stick around on the small-screen and work on another TV project. Well, that plan...

A24 Developing Film Adaptation Of ‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’

Rafael Motamayor

December 27, 2020 3:40 pm

News

A feature film adaptation of Ocean Vuong's novel "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" is now in development over at A24. READ MORE: Alicia Vikander To Star In Olivier Assayas’ ‘Irma Vep’ Series Remake For HBO...

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