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Jake Gyllenhaal almost landed in one of the lead roles in Alex Garland's Oscar-winning debut feature Ex Machina after the filmmaker and his longtime producer, Andrew Macdonald, were pushed to consider the actor to secure financing.  "The sales companies wanted us to cast Jake Gyllenhaal because he…

"There are so many people who talk bollocks about film," actor Brian Cox furiously concluded this afternoon at the Edinburgh Film Festival.  The veteran Scottish actor, now best known for his leading role in HBO's Succession, was the surprise addition to an industry talk at the revamped Scottish fest…

Lithuanian filmmaker Saulė Bliuvaitė has clinched the Golden Leopard in the main international competition of the 77th Locarno Film Festival with her debut feature Toxic. Directed by Bliuvaitė from a screenplay she also wrote, the film follows two 13-year-olds, Marija and Kristina, who form a unique…

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Paul Raschid has cast George Blagden (Vikings), Christina Wolfe (The Ark), and Danny Griffin (FATE: The Winx Saga) in his latest interactive project Hello Stranger. Hello Stranger follows Cam, a techno-hermit who conducts life from his electronically automated smart home…

EXCLUSIVE: Juno Films has acquired world rights to the Icelandic drama Summerlight… And Then Comes the Night.  The film will have its theatrical debut at the IFC Center on September 20th before opening in Los Angeles at the Monica Film Center on September 27th. A limited release will follow. Juno…

EXCLUSIVE: Good Deed Entertainment has acquired world rights to the romantic comedy Advanced Chemistry, starring Samba Schutte (Our Flag Means Death), Chaunté Wayans (Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready), Sarah Burns (Barry), Kiran Deol (Sunnyside), Iqbal Theba (Glee) and T’Keyah Crystal Keymah (That’s So…

EXCLUSIVE: Joel McHale has signed on to narrate the sports documentary The Dawgfather: The Legacy of Don James.  The doc is set to debut at this year's Gig Harbor Film Festival. The story follows the life and career of Ohio football coach Don James, who McHale played under at the University of…

The Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) has unveiled the eleven titles set to screen as part of its Gala programme during its upcoming 20th edition, running October 3 – 13.  The selection features Sean Baker's Palme d’Or winning feature Anora, starring Mikey Madison, Paul Weissman, and Lindsey Normington…

EXCLUSIVE: UK-based VFX and animation company Jellyfish Pictures has hired industry vets Brodie McNeill and Lara Osland to lead their expansion in Canada.  McNeill joins as Senior VFX Supervisor and will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of creative supervision across Toronto-based projects…

EXCLUSIVE: Managing Director of Neom Media Industries Wayne Borg, Monica Ciarli of Minerva Pictures, and former EFM head Dennis Ruh will serve on the jury of the Venice Film Festival's work-in-progress event Final Cut In Venice.  The Final Cut in Venice programme will run from September 1-3. The…

The San Sebastian Film Festival will fete legendary filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar with its prestigious Donostia Award at its 72nd edition, running September 20-28. Presentation of the honorary award, which the festival said recognizes "extraordinary contributions to the world of cinema", will take place…

Here's your latest look at Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Sony/Marvel's upcoming romp Kraven The Hunter.  Taylor-Johnson stars as Sergei Kravinoff, also known as Kraven The Hunter, in the film. Kraven is among Marvel's most iconic and notorious antiheroes. In the comics, Kraven has encountered Venom, Black…