There are dream jobs, and then there are dream jobs. Acting seems like one of the more potentially fun dreams, especially when someone gets cast in a major franchise. Who among us hasn't imagined getting to be a part of "Star Wars," "Star Trek," the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or whatever movie or television series makes our hearts beat faster? Talk about living the dream. Heck, sometimes those dreams can even be shared, with friends or family members getting to live vicariously through the actor. In the case of actor Maya Erskine, who recently starred as one half of the spy duo "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" on Prime, one particularly intense "Star Wars" fan in her family even (jokingly) threatened to disown her if she didn't take a role on the Disney+ series "Obi-Wan Kenobi."
On the series, Erskine plays Sully Stark, a pilot who helps rescue and transport Jedi who...
On the series, Erskine plays Sully Stark, a pilot who helps rescue and transport Jedi who...
- 5/19/2024
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir has made history at the 20th edition of Morocco’s Marrakech Film Festival as the first local director to win its top prize with her hybrid documentary The Mother Of All Lies.
Inspired by the bread riots in El Moudir’s home city of Casablanca in 1981, the work uses a replica of the neighborhood where it happened and figurines to explore the lasting trauma of the event.
The film world premiered at Cannes this year, where it shared the Golden Eye prize for the Best Documentary with Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania’s Four Daughters.
Morocco has since submitted the work as its candidate for Best International Film at the 96th Academy Awards.
In other Marrakech awards, the Jury Prize was shared by Moroccan director Kamal Lazraq’s kidnapping thriller Hounds and French-Palestinian-Algerian filmmaker Lina Soualem’s Bye Bye Tiberias, revisiting the story of her...
Inspired by the bread riots in El Moudir’s home city of Casablanca in 1981, the work uses a replica of the neighborhood where it happened and figurines to explore the lasting trauma of the event.
The film world premiered at Cannes this year, where it shared the Golden Eye prize for the Best Documentary with Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania’s Four Daughters.
Morocco has since submitted the work as its candidate for Best International Film at the 96th Academy Awards.
In other Marrakech awards, the Jury Prize was shared by Moroccan director Kamal Lazraq’s kidnapping thriller Hounds and French-Palestinian-Algerian filmmaker Lina Soualem’s Bye Bye Tiberias, revisiting the story of her...
- 12/2/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
However Jessica Chastain and her jury could be relied on for glamour.
The opening night of this year’s Marrakech International Film Festival (Fifm) on Friday (November 24) night was a low-key affair in keeping with Fifm’s aim of foregoing parties and lavish red carpets in favour of a deeper cultural experience.
A few attendees even wore jeans and sneakers, an unorthodox mode of attire for any red-carpet event. But these are unusual times following the devastating earthquake in Morocco in Septemberr and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The “red carpet” for the evening was tucked away in a side room of the Palais des Congrès,...
The opening night of this year’s Marrakech International Film Festival (Fifm) on Friday (November 24) night was a low-key affair in keeping with Fifm’s aim of foregoing parties and lavish red carpets in favour of a deeper cultural experience.
A few attendees even wore jeans and sneakers, an unorthodox mode of attire for any red-carpet event. But these are unusual times following the devastating earthquake in Morocco in Septemberr and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The “red carpet” for the evening was tucked away in a side room of the Palais des Congrès,...
- 11/27/2023
- by E. Nina Rothe
- ScreenDaily
The 20th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival has announced its selection, opening with Richard Linklater’s comedy Hit Man.
The event, running from November 24 to December 24, will unfold two months after the devastating earthquake in the nearby Atlas Mountains in September, which killed more than 2,000 people.
The management team has decided to push on with the event to support Marrakech, which suffered very little damage and relies heavily on tourism for its livelihood.
Hit Man will play as part of the festival’s six picture red carpet Gala selection which also includes Matteo Garrone’s Italian Oscar entry Me Captain and Michel Franco’s Memory.
Previously announced high-profile guests due to attend this year include Martin Scorsese, who will act as a mentor to emerging filmmakers attending the industry-focused Atlas Workshops, and Jessica Chastain as president of the jury.
She will be joined by Iranian actress and director Zar Amir,...
The event, running from November 24 to December 24, will unfold two months after the devastating earthquake in the nearby Atlas Mountains in September, which killed more than 2,000 people.
The management team has decided to push on with the event to support Marrakech, which suffered very little damage and relies heavily on tourism for its livelihood.
Hit Man will play as part of the festival’s six picture red carpet Gala selection which also includes Matteo Garrone’s Italian Oscar entry Me Captain and Michel Franco’s Memory.
Previously announced high-profile guests due to attend this year include Martin Scorsese, who will act as a mentor to emerging filmmakers attending the industry-focused Atlas Workshops, and Jessica Chastain as president of the jury.
She will be joined by Iranian actress and director Zar Amir,...
- 11/2/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The Marrakech International Film Festival head juror Jessica Chastain will be joined by fellow thesps in actress Camille Cottin and actor Alexander Skarsgård, filmmaker-actress Zahra Amir Ebrahimi, filmmaker-actor Joel Edgerton, filmmakers Joanna Hogg, Dee Rees, Tarek Saleh and French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani (Perfect Nanny).
Set to take place between November 24th to December 2nd, the nine-some will award the Étoile d’Or to one of the 14 first / second-time feature-length films in the competition dedicated to the discovery of world cinema talents. We’ll probably get updates on the next projects for the majority of these folks.…...
Set to take place between November 24th to December 2nd, the nine-some will award the Étoile d’Or to one of the 14 first / second-time feature-length films in the competition dedicated to the discovery of world cinema talents. We’ll probably get updates on the next projects for the majority of these folks.…...
- 10/27/2023
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Zar Amir, Camille Cottin, Dee Rees, Tarek Saleh, Alexander Skarsgård and Leïla Slimani also join the jury
British director Joanna Hogg and Australian actor and director Joel Edgerton are among the additions to the official competition jury for the 20th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival (November 24 - December 2).
The previously announced jury president Jessica Chastain is also joined by Iranian actor Zar Amir, French actor Camille Cottin, US director Dee Rees, Swedish-Egyptian director Tarek Saleh, Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård and French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani.
The jury will judge the 14 first and second feature films screening in official competition,...
British director Joanna Hogg and Australian actor and director Joel Edgerton are among the additions to the official competition jury for the 20th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival (November 24 - December 2).
The previously announced jury president Jessica Chastain is also joined by Iranian actor Zar Amir, French actor Camille Cottin, US director Dee Rees, Swedish-Egyptian director Tarek Saleh, Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård and French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani.
The jury will judge the 14 first and second feature films screening in official competition,...
- 10/27/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
The Marrakech International Film Festival has announced its full jury, signaling that the event is forging ahead with its 20th edition despite the Israel-Hamas conflict — which has caused cancellations of several other fests in the region — and the earthquake that hit the country in September.
Joining Jessica Chastain – who is the fest’s previously announced jury president – will be Iranian actor Zar Amir; French actor Camille Cottin; Australian actor and director Joel Edgerton; British director Joanna Hogg; U.S. director Dee Rees; Swedish-Egyptian director Tarek Saleh; Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård and French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani.
The jury will award Marrakech’s Étoile d’Or to one of 14 first-and second-time feature films in the competition, which is dedicated to the discovery of global talent.
A major cultural event in Morocco, Marrakech – which will run Nov. 24-Dec. 2 – is one of the only international festivals of that scale where screenings and masterclasses are...
Joining Jessica Chastain – who is the fest’s previously announced jury president – will be Iranian actor Zar Amir; French actor Camille Cottin; Australian actor and director Joel Edgerton; British director Joanna Hogg; U.S. director Dee Rees; Swedish-Egyptian director Tarek Saleh; Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård and French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani.
The jury will award Marrakech’s Étoile d’Or to one of 14 first-and second-time feature films in the competition, which is dedicated to the discovery of global talent.
A major cultural event in Morocco, Marrakech – which will run Nov. 24-Dec. 2 – is one of the only international festivals of that scale where screenings and masterclasses are...
- 10/27/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Kristen Stewart Joins Michael Angarano, Michael Cera & Maya Erskine In Road-Trip Comedy ‘Sacramento’
Exclusive: Kristen Stewart (Spencer) is joining Michael Angarano (This Is Us), Michael Cera (Juno) and Maya Erskine (Pen15) in road-trip comedy Sacramento.
Angarano is directing the feature, which is due to shoot this spring. He also co-wrote the script with Chris Smith.
Pic follows Rickey (Angarano), an energetic and free-spirited young man, and Glenn (Cera), his long-time friend who’s settled into domestic life. On an impromptu road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento, their past comes into focus and questions their future. Erskine will play Rickey’s wife, Tallie, and Stewart is Glenn’s wife, Rosie.
Also among cast are wrestler-turned-author and screenwriter Aj Mendez (Blade Of The 47 Ronin), Iman Karram (Daft State) and Rosalind Chao (Mulan). Mendez and Karram will play best friends and ex-professional fighters who help teach Rickey and Glenn about their own relationship.
Producers are Bee-Hive Production’s Stephen Braun, The Wonder Company’s...
Angarano is directing the feature, which is due to shoot this spring. He also co-wrote the script with Chris Smith.
Pic follows Rickey (Angarano), an energetic and free-spirited young man, and Glenn (Cera), his long-time friend who’s settled into domestic life. On an impromptu road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento, their past comes into focus and questions their future. Erskine will play Rickey’s wife, Tallie, and Stewart is Glenn’s wife, Rosie.
Also among cast are wrestler-turned-author and screenwriter Aj Mendez (Blade Of The 47 Ronin), Iman Karram (Daft State) and Rosalind Chao (Mulan). Mendez and Karram will play best friends and ex-professional fighters who help teach Rickey and Glenn about their own relationship.
Producers are Bee-Hive Production’s Stephen Braun, The Wonder Company’s...
- 4/12/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
After the success of "Big Little Lies" and "The Undoing," everyone's favorite film ambassador, Nicole Kidman, is returning to HBO alongside "Pen15" star Maya Erskine in "The Perfect Nanny." The upcoming limited series has all of the makings for another stand-out hit for HBO, and the combination of Kidman and Erskine is what dreams are made of. Both women possess an abundance of talent and a knack for portraying nuance in even the most difficult situations ... which is absolutely needed when tackling a project as intense and complicated as "The Perfect Nanny." Here's everything we know so far about the upcoming series but be warned, this ain't a "Pen15" comedy nor is it a campy AMC ad. "The Perfect Nanny" is going to be one hell of an emotional gut punch.
When And Where To Watch The Perfect Nanny
"The Perfect Nanny" will air on HBO, but the anticipated release...
When And Where To Watch The Perfect Nanny
"The Perfect Nanny" will air on HBO, but the anticipated release...
- 1/27/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Nicole Kidman has found her next TV project.
According to Variety, HBO is developing an adaptation of Leïla Slimani’s novel The Perfect Nanny as a limited series, with the “Big Little Lies” actress set to star.
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Kidman will act opposite “PEN15” actress Maya Erskine, who is also creating and writing the new series.
The book is inspired by a real-life case from 2012, in which couple Lucia and Leo Krim were murdered by their nanny.
In the series, a nanny comes to work for a couple with two small children, and at first she seems to be the perfect hire, but soon enough her personality begins to change and become more terrifying.
Read More: Nicole Kidman To Feature In And Executive Produce Paramount+ Original Series ‘Lioness’
Erskine co-created the comedy “PEN15” with her co-star Anna Konkle,...
According to Variety, HBO is developing an adaptation of Leïla Slimani’s novel The Perfect Nanny as a limited series, with the “Big Little Lies” actress set to star.
Read More: Nicole Kidman Bids 100K For Hugh Jackman’s ‘The Music Man’ Hat
Kidman will act opposite “PEN15” actress Maya Erskine, who is also creating and writing the new series.
The book is inspired by a real-life case from 2012, in which couple Lucia and Leo Krim were murdered by their nanny.
In the series, a nanny comes to work for a couple with two small children, and at first she seems to be the perfect hire, but soon enough her personality begins to change and become more terrifying.
Read More: Nicole Kidman To Feature In And Executive Produce Paramount+ Original Series ‘Lioness’
Erskine co-created the comedy “PEN15” with her co-star Anna Konkle,...
- 1/27/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Nicole Kidman is gearing up for her next HBO series as she will join Maya Erskine to lead the limited series The Perfect Nanny. The project based on Leïla Slimani’s thriller novel, and according to The Hollywood Reporter, Erskine, who is best known for her work on Hulu‘s Pen-15 will write and executive produce. HBO beat out several other outlets in a bidding war for the title, which will be co-produced by Legendary Entertainment with HBO. (Credit: Amazon) Published in France as Chanson Douce (Lullaby), Slimani’s The Perfect Nanny tells of the co-dependent relationship between a couple and the nanny they hire. According to the HBO logline, per THR, the TV adaptation follows a seemingly perfect nanny who goes to work for a couple with two young children, but over time, her helpful personality begins to devolve into something much darker. The Perfect Nanny marks Kidman’s...
- 1/27/2023
- TV Insider
HBO is hitting the ground running in 2023. After announcing a second season of the hit series The Last of Us, the network is bringing Nicole Kidman back for an adaptation of Leïla Slimani’s The Perfect Nanny. The project hails from Pen15 co-creator and co-lead Maya Erskine, who HBO courted in a competitive situation. Erskine is the creator and writer of The Perfect Nanny, based on the novel of the same name by Slimani. Legendary Television is also getting in on the action alongside HBO.
Here’s the official synopsis for Slimani’s novel via Amazon:
When Myriam decides to return to work as a lawyer after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect Nanny for their son and daughter. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the family’s chic Paris apartment, stays late without complaint,...
Here’s the official synopsis for Slimani’s novel via Amazon:
When Myriam decides to return to work as a lawyer after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect Nanny for their son and daughter. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the family’s chic Paris apartment, stays late without complaint,...
- 1/27/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Nicole Kidman is returning to HBO.
The Big Little Lies and Undoing star has joined the cast of the premium cabler's adaptation of the Leïla Slimani novel The Perfect Nanny, according to Deadline.
She stars opposite Maya Erskine, the project's creator, writer, and EP.
The book was inspired by the real-life murder of Lucia and Leo Krim by their nanny in 2012.
In the series, a seemingly perfect nanny goes to work for a couple with two young children, but her helpful personality eventually deteriorates into something sinister.
Erskine created the hit Hulu comedy series Pen15 alongside Anna Konkle.
She is also attached to star in the movie Mr. and Mrs. Smith for Prime Video, opposite Donald Glover.
Additional credits include Man Seeking Woman, Betas, and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Kidman previously won awards for her work at HBO, having starred in Big Little Lies and The Undoing.
The star will next be seen in Expats,...
The Big Little Lies and Undoing star has joined the cast of the premium cabler's adaptation of the Leïla Slimani novel The Perfect Nanny, according to Deadline.
She stars opposite Maya Erskine, the project's creator, writer, and EP.
The book was inspired by the real-life murder of Lucia and Leo Krim by their nanny in 2012.
In the series, a seemingly perfect nanny goes to work for a couple with two young children, but her helpful personality eventually deteriorates into something sinister.
Erskine created the hit Hulu comedy series Pen15 alongside Anna Konkle.
She is also attached to star in the movie Mr. and Mrs. Smith for Prime Video, opposite Donald Glover.
Additional credits include Man Seeking Woman, Betas, and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Kidman previously won awards for her work at HBO, having starred in Big Little Lies and The Undoing.
The star will next be seen in Expats,...
- 1/27/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Nicole Kidman is headed back to HBO.
The Oscar and Emmy winner is set to star in and executive produce a thriller based on Leïla Slimani’s novel The Perfect Nanny. PEN15 co-creator Maya Erskine will also star and will write and executive produce. HBO outbid several other outlets to land the project with Legendary Entertainment and will develop The Perfect Nanny as a limited series.
Slimani’s novel, originally published in France as Chanson Douce (Lullaby), is a thriller that follows the increasingly co-dependent relationship between a couple and the nanny they hire. It won France’s prestigious Prix Goncourt in 2016, and its translation became an international bestseller.
The logline for the HBO project reads, “A seemingly perfect nanny goes to work for a couple with two young children, but her helpful personality eventually deteriorates into something sinister.”
The Perfect Nanny would be the third HBO series for Kidman,...
The Oscar and Emmy winner is set to star in and executive produce a thriller based on Leïla Slimani’s novel The Perfect Nanny. PEN15 co-creator Maya Erskine will also star and will write and executive produce. HBO outbid several other outlets to land the project with Legendary Entertainment and will develop The Perfect Nanny as a limited series.
Slimani’s novel, originally published in France as Chanson Douce (Lullaby), is a thriller that follows the increasingly co-dependent relationship between a couple and the nanny they hire. It won France’s prestigious Prix Goncourt in 2016, and its translation became an international bestseller.
The logline for the HBO project reads, “A seemingly perfect nanny goes to work for a couple with two young children, but her helpful personality eventually deteriorates into something sinister.”
The Perfect Nanny would be the third HBO series for Kidman,...
- 1/27/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nicole Kidman is headed back to HBO with another limited series, teaming with “Pen15” co-creator and star Maya Erskine to adapt the Leïla Slimani novel “The Perfect Nanny.” The duo will executive produce and headline the project, of which Erskine is creator and writer.
Legendary Entertainment and HBO serve as co-studios after what was described as a highly competitive bidding situation.
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The book’s logline is as follows: “When Myriam decides to return to work as a lawyer after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their son and daughter. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the family’s chic Paris apartment, stays late without complaint, and hosts enviable kiddie parties. But as the couple and the nanny become more dependent on one another,...
Legendary Entertainment and HBO serve as co-studios after what was described as a highly competitive bidding situation.
Also Read:
Nicole Kidman to Receive AFI Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023
The book’s logline is as follows: “When Myriam decides to return to work as a lawyer after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their son and daughter. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the family’s chic Paris apartment, stays late without complaint, and hosts enviable kiddie parties. But as the couple and the nanny become more dependent on one another,...
- 1/27/2023
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
HBO is developing the Leïla Slimani novel “The Perfect Nanny” into a limited series. Maya Erskine creates and writes the series, and will star opposite Nicole Kidman. Both also serve as executive producers for the project, which comes from Legendary Entertainment along with HBO.
Published in 2016, “The Perfect Nanny” was inspired by the real-life murder of Lucia and Leo Krim by their nanny in 2012. In the series, a seemingly perfect nanny goes to work for a couple with two young children, but her helpful personality eventually deteriorates into something sinister.
Erskine is best known for co-creating and starring in the Hulu comedy series “Pen-15” with Anna Konkle. She is currently in production on “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” at Amazon Prime Video, which she stars in opposite Donald Glover. Erskine’s other prominent credits include playing Maggie in “Man Seeking Woman” on Fxx, Mikki in “Betas” on Amazon Prime Video, Diane...
Published in 2016, “The Perfect Nanny” was inspired by the real-life murder of Lucia and Leo Krim by their nanny in 2012. In the series, a seemingly perfect nanny goes to work for a couple with two young children, but her helpful personality eventually deteriorates into something sinister.
Erskine is best known for co-creating and starring in the Hulu comedy series “Pen-15” with Anna Konkle. She is currently in production on “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” at Amazon Prime Video, which she stars in opposite Donald Glover. Erskine’s other prominent credits include playing Maggie in “Man Seeking Woman” on Fxx, Mikki in “Betas” on Amazon Prime Video, Diane...
- 1/27/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Nicole Kidman is back at HBO with another high-profile limited series based on a novel, The Perfect Nanny. Kidman and Pen15 co-creator and co-lead Maya Erskine are set to star in the project, which HBO landed in a very competitive situation. Erskine is the creator and writer of the limited series, based on the book of the same name by Leïla Slimani. Legendary Entertainment is the co-studio with HBO.
In The Perfect Nanny, a seemingly perfect nanny goes to work for a couple with two young children, but her helpful personality eventually deteriorates into something sinister.
Kidman and Per Saari executive produce for Kidman’s Blossom Films; Erskine also executive produces alongside Pascal Caucheteux for Why Not Productions, and Philippe Godeau for Pan-Européenne.
Kidman previously starred and executive produced HBO’s Big Little Lies, which originated as a limited series and earned her an acting and producing Emmy award,...
In The Perfect Nanny, a seemingly perfect nanny goes to work for a couple with two young children, but her helpful personality eventually deteriorates into something sinister.
Kidman and Per Saari executive produce for Kidman’s Blossom Films; Erskine also executive produces alongside Pascal Caucheteux for Why Not Productions, and Philippe Godeau for Pan-Européenne.
Kidman previously starred and executive produced HBO’s Big Little Lies, which originated as a limited series and earned her an acting and producing Emmy award,...
- 1/27/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
“Call My Agent!” producer Mother Production and Charles Gillibert’s CG Cinéma (“Annette”) are joining forces to create TV production label Les Saisons. The outfit will kick off with the series adaptation of Leïla Slimani’s critically acclaimed novel “Le Pays des autres.”
Slimani’s novel, which was published in more than 30 countries and sold 670,000 units in France, is part of a trilogy charting the tumultuous love story between a young French woman and a Moroccan soldier. The saga is set against the backdrop of war for independence in the 1950s, when Morocco was a French colony. Slimani, one of France’s best-known contemporary novelist and intellectuals, is co-writing the series, which will be followed by two more seasons adapting the second and third books.
The new outfit is poised to become a key player in the French TV landscape as both companies have long-standing relationships with high-profile talents. CG Cinema,...
Slimani’s novel, which was published in more than 30 countries and sold 670,000 units in France, is part of a trilogy charting the tumultuous love story between a young French woman and a Moroccan soldier. The saga is set against the backdrop of war for independence in the 1950s, when Morocco was a French colony. Slimani, one of France’s best-known contemporary novelist and intellectuals, is co-writing the series, which will be followed by two more seasons adapting the second and third books.
The new outfit is poised to become a key player in the French TV landscape as both companies have long-standing relationships with high-profile talents. CG Cinema,...
- 2/10/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
“Pain and Glory” director Pedro Almodovar, “The Nun” actor Isabelle Huppert and “Call Me by Your Name” filmmaker Luca Guadagnino are among a galaxy of 70 film, television, literature and eminent personalities from other walks of life who have signed an open letter expressing “outrage” over the repression of the LGBT+ community in Poland.
Addressed to Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, the letter states: “We, the undersigned, express our outrage at repressions directed against the LGBT+ community in Poland. We speak out in solidarity with activists and their allies, who are being detained, brutalized, and intimidated. We voice our grave concern about the future of democracy in Poland, a country with an admirable history of resistance to totalitarianism and struggle for freedom.”
Other signees include Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski, whose “Ida” won an Oscar, “The Favourite” director Yorgos Lanthimos, “Vera Drake” director Mike Leigh, and actors Ed Harris and James Norton.
Addressed to Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, the letter states: “We, the undersigned, express our outrage at repressions directed against the LGBT+ community in Poland. We speak out in solidarity with activists and their allies, who are being detained, brutalized, and intimidated. We voice our grave concern about the future of democracy in Poland, a country with an admirable history of resistance to totalitarianism and struggle for freedom.”
Other signees include Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski, whose “Ida” won an Oscar, “The Favourite” director Yorgos Lanthimos, “Vera Drake” director Mike Leigh, and actors Ed Harris and James Norton.
- 8/18/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Distrib Films has acquired U.S. rights to Lucie Borleteau’s “The Perfect Nanny” and Cédric Klapisch’s “Someone Somewhere,” both of which will screen at the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in New York, a festival organised by the Film Society of the Lincoln Center and UniFrance.
A psychological thriller, “The Perfect Nanny” is adapted from Leila Slimani’s bestselling novel “Chanson Douce” which was awarded France’s highest literary prize, the Prix Goncourt, in 2016.
Represented in international markets by Studiocanal, “The Perfect Nanny” follows Myriam (Leïla Bekhti), a lawyer who decides to return to work after having children. She and her husband (Antoine Reinartz) think they’ve found the perfect nanny for their son and daughter. The film’s U.S. remake rights have been acquired by Legendary and Paul Downs Colaizzo is on board to adapt and direct the English-language adaptation. “The Perfect Nanny” was produced by Pascal Caucheteux...
A psychological thriller, “The Perfect Nanny” is adapted from Leila Slimani’s bestselling novel “Chanson Douce” which was awarded France’s highest literary prize, the Prix Goncourt, in 2016.
Represented in international markets by Studiocanal, “The Perfect Nanny” follows Myriam (Leïla Bekhti), a lawyer who decides to return to work after having children. She and her husband (Antoine Reinartz) think they’ve found the perfect nanny for their son and daughter. The film’s U.S. remake rights have been acquired by Legendary and Paul Downs Colaizzo is on board to adapt and direct the English-language adaptation. “The Perfect Nanny” was produced by Pascal Caucheteux...
- 1/28/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Two films released, another film shot, and Steven Soderbergh managed to still watch and read a decent amount in 2019. (Note to self: barely using his Twitter account probably helps.) So a favorite tradition continues with today’s release of his annual viewing and reading log on Extension 765, which has a surprise, oddity, or some-such at nearly every turn.
Favorites include: making it through all 181 hours of Nicolas Winding Refn’s Too Old to Die Young in seven days but taking nearly four months to finish Sergei Bondarchuk’s War and Peace; Chinatown and Richard Lester movies appearing on yet another list; he, too, watching Fleabag; seeing a version of his next movie, Let Them All Talk, just under a month after principal photography commenced. And so on and so forth.
All caps, bold: Movie
All caps, bold, asterisk: Short*
All caps: TV Series
Italics: Book
Quotation marks: “Play”
Italics, quotation...
Favorites include: making it through all 181 hours of Nicolas Winding Refn’s Too Old to Die Young in seven days but taking nearly four months to finish Sergei Bondarchuk’s War and Peace; Chinatown and Richard Lester movies appearing on yet another list; he, too, watching Fleabag; seeing a version of his next movie, Let Them All Talk, just under a month after principal photography commenced. And so on and so forth.
All caps, bold: Movie
All caps, bold, asterisk: Short*
All caps: TV Series
Italics: Book
Quotation marks: “Play”
Italics, quotation...
- 1/7/2020
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Leila Slimani’s critically acclaimed, international bestseller “The Perfect Nanny” — aka “Chanson Douce” — is coming to the big screen.
Legendary has closed a deal for Paul Downs Colaizzo to adapt and direct the English-language adaptation.
Legendary will produce the pic alongside Pascal Caucheteux of Why Not Productions and Philippe Godeau of Pan-Européenne.
The story follows Myriam, a lawyer who decides to return to work after having children. She and her husband think they’ve found the perfect nanny for their son and daughter. But as the couple and the nanny become more dependent on one another, jealousy, resentment and suspicions mount, shattering the idyllic tableau.
The novel was awarded France’s highest literary prize, the Prix Goncourt, in 2016, and translation rights sold in a bidding war in 40 territories. Its American edition is a national bestseller and made the New York Times Book Review’s 10 best books of the year list in 2018. In the U.
Legendary has closed a deal for Paul Downs Colaizzo to adapt and direct the English-language adaptation.
Legendary will produce the pic alongside Pascal Caucheteux of Why Not Productions and Philippe Godeau of Pan-Européenne.
The story follows Myriam, a lawyer who decides to return to work after having children. She and her husband think they’ve found the perfect nanny for their son and daughter. But as the couple and the nanny become more dependent on one another, jealousy, resentment and suspicions mount, shattering the idyllic tableau.
The novel was awarded France’s highest literary prize, the Prix Goncourt, in 2016, and translation rights sold in a bidding war in 40 territories. Its American edition is a national bestseller and made the New York Times Book Review’s 10 best books of the year list in 2018. In the U.
- 11/20/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Cyprus is backing Nicolas Cage’s “Jiu Jitsu”; “The Nanny” and “Amityville 1974” are moving forward; “Milk” is returning to theaters; and Garrett Hedlund’s “Burden” is getting distribution.
Cyprus Rebate
Nicolas Cage’s “Jiu Jitsu” has become the first international film to use Cyprus’ new tax credit-rebate program by filming entirely in the country, Variety has learned exclusively.
Cage came on board in March to star in the martial arts actioner, based on the comic book of the same name. Martin Barab is producing with Dimitri Logothetis who is also directing from a script he wrote with Jim McGrath about an ancient order of expert Jiu Jitsu fighters facing fearsome alien invaders in a battle for Earth every six years.
The Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency (Invest Cyprus) said production companies that opt to film in Cyprus can choose between a tax credit and a...
Cyprus Rebate
Nicolas Cage’s “Jiu Jitsu” has become the first international film to use Cyprus’ new tax credit-rebate program by filming entirely in the country, Variety has learned exclusively.
Cage came on board in March to star in the martial arts actioner, based on the comic book of the same name. Martin Barab is producing with Dimitri Logothetis who is also directing from a script he wrote with Jim McGrath about an ancient order of expert Jiu Jitsu fighters facing fearsome alien invaders in a battle for Earth every six years.
The Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency (Invest Cyprus) said production companies that opt to film in Cyprus can choose between a tax credit and a...
- 6/19/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Paris-based Why Not Productions, Pan-Européenne in post on French version of Leila Slimani’s book.
Legendary, Why Not Productions and Pan-Européenne will produce an English-language adaptation of the international bestseller The Perfect Nanny (Chanson Douce).
Paris-based Why Not Productions and Pan-Européenne are currently in post on a French version of Leila Slimani’s book, which was originally published by Gallimard in France in 2016, and by Penguin in the Us last year.
The Perfect Nanny centres on Myriam, a married lawyer who returns to work after childbirth and hires a seemingly ideal nanny for the couple’s boy and girl. The...
Legendary, Why Not Productions and Pan-Européenne will produce an English-language adaptation of the international bestseller The Perfect Nanny (Chanson Douce).
Paris-based Why Not Productions and Pan-Européenne are currently in post on a French version of Leila Slimani’s book, which was originally published by Gallimard in France in 2016, and by Penguin in the Us last year.
The Perfect Nanny centres on Myriam, a married lawyer who returns to work after childbirth and hires a seemingly ideal nanny for the couple’s boy and girl. The...
- 6/18/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Legendary, Why Not Productions, and Pan-Européenne have closed a deal to create an English-language adaption of bestselling Leila Slimani novel The Perfect Nanny aka Chanson Douce for the screen.
The novel centers around Myriam who decides to return to work as a lawyer after having children. Myriam and her husband find the perfect nanny in Louise, who sings to the children, cleans the family’s apartment, hardly complains, and hosts enviable kiddie parties. But as the couple and the nanny become more dependent on one another, jealousy, resentment, and suspicions mount, shattering the idyllic tableau. The book was originally published by Gallimard in France in 2016 and by Penguin in the Us in 2018. Why Not and Pan-Européenne are currently in post on the French-language adaptation of The Perfect Nanny.
The novel was awarded France’s highest literary prize, the Prix Goncourt, in 2016, and translation rights sold in a bidding war in 40 territories.
The novel centers around Myriam who decides to return to work as a lawyer after having children. Myriam and her husband find the perfect nanny in Louise, who sings to the children, cleans the family’s apartment, hardly complains, and hosts enviable kiddie parties. But as the couple and the nanny become more dependent on one another, jealousy, resentment, and suspicions mount, shattering the idyllic tableau. The book was originally published by Gallimard in France in 2016 and by Penguin in the Us in 2018. Why Not and Pan-Européenne are currently in post on the French-language adaptation of The Perfect Nanny.
The novel was awarded France’s highest literary prize, the Prix Goncourt, in 2016, and translation rights sold in a bidding war in 40 territories.
- 6/17/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Legendary Entertainment his picked up the rights to The Perfect Nanny, with plans to develop the French novel into a feature.
Leila Slimani wrote the best-seller, which follows mother-of-two Myriam, who decides to return to work as a lawyer. When she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their son and daughter, they find find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the family’s chic apartment, stays late without complaint and hosts enviable kiddie parties. But as the couple and the nanny become more dependent on one another, jealousy, resentment and suspicions mount, shattering the ...
Leila Slimani wrote the best-seller, which follows mother-of-two Myriam, who decides to return to work as a lawyer. When she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their son and daughter, they find find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the family’s chic apartment, stays late without complaint and hosts enviable kiddie parties. But as the couple and the nanny become more dependent on one another, jealousy, resentment and suspicions mount, shattering the ...
- 6/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Legendary Entertainment his picked up the rights to The Perfect Nanny, with plans to develop the French novel into a feature.
Leila Slimani wrote the best-seller, which follows mother-of-two Myriam, who decides to return to work as a lawyer. When she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their son and daughter, they find find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the family’s chic apartment, stays late without complaint and hosts enviable kiddie parties. But as the couple and the nanny become more dependent on one another, jealousy, resentment and suspicions mount, shattering the ...
Leila Slimani wrote the best-seller, which follows mother-of-two Myriam, who decides to return to work as a lawyer. When she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their son and daughter, they find find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the family’s chic apartment, stays late without complaint and hosts enviable kiddie parties. But as the couple and the nanny become more dependent on one another, jealousy, resentment and suspicions mount, shattering the ...
- 6/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Chanson Douce
French director Lucie Borleteau heads into sophomore territory with Chanson Douce (translates as Lullaby), an adaptation of the novel by Leila Slimani (known as The Perfect Nanny stateside). Why Not Productions’ Pascal Caucheteaux and Gregoire Sorlat are producing alongside Nathalie Gastaldo Godeau from Pan-Europeenne, with France 3 Cinema serving as co-producer. Cinematographer Alexis Kavyrchine is lensing a cast which includes Karin Viard, Leila Bekhti and Antoine Reinartz. Borleteau’s first feature, 2014’s Fidelio: Alice’s Odyssey (read our review), competed in Locarno, winning Ariane Labed Best Actress, eventually snagging a Cesar nomination for Best First Feature.…...
French director Lucie Borleteau heads into sophomore territory with Chanson Douce (translates as Lullaby), an adaptation of the novel by Leila Slimani (known as The Perfect Nanny stateside). Why Not Productions’ Pascal Caucheteaux and Gregoire Sorlat are producing alongside Nathalie Gastaldo Godeau from Pan-Europeenne, with France 3 Cinema serving as co-producer. Cinematographer Alexis Kavyrchine is lensing a cast which includes Karin Viard, Leila Bekhti and Antoine Reinartz. Borleteau’s first feature, 2014’s Fidelio: Alice’s Odyssey (read our review), competed in Locarno, winning Ariane Labed Best Actress, eventually snagging a Cesar nomination for Best First Feature.…...
- 1/2/2019
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Jim Cummings’s “Thunder Road” won the Grand Prize at the 44th edition of the Normandie-set Deauville American Film Festival.
“Thunder Road” follows a broken cop who comes to grips with a death of his mom when giving a heartfelt eulogy at her funeral. The movie previously won the Grand Jury Award at South by Southwest. Paname Distribution will release the movie in France. “Thunder Road” is an expanded version of Cummings’s 2016 short film by the same name, which had won Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize.
Variety‘s Owen Gleiberman described “Thunder Road” as an “uncanny tale of a Middle American cop who’s a funny, crazy, moving, indelibly authentic lost soul.”
Deauville festival’s jury, which was presided by French actress Sandrine Kiberlain, handed out two Jury Prizes, to Bart Layton’s heist drama “American Animals” and Jordana Spiro’s “Night Comes On.” Meanwhile, Marc Turtletaub’s “Puzzle...
“Thunder Road” follows a broken cop who comes to grips with a death of his mom when giving a heartfelt eulogy at her funeral. The movie previously won the Grand Jury Award at South by Southwest. Paname Distribution will release the movie in France. “Thunder Road” is an expanded version of Cummings’s 2016 short film by the same name, which had won Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize.
Variety‘s Owen Gleiberman described “Thunder Road” as an “uncanny tale of a Middle American cop who’s a funny, crazy, moving, indelibly authentic lost soul.”
Deauville festival’s jury, which was presided by French actress Sandrine Kiberlain, handed out two Jury Prizes, to Bart Layton’s heist drama “American Animals” and Jordana Spiro’s “Night Comes On.” Meanwhile, Marc Turtletaub’s “Puzzle...
- 9/8/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Morgan Freeman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Shailene Woodley and director Jacques Audiard are among those set to be honored at the Deauville Film Festival (Aug 31 – Sept 9) later this month in France.
Oscar-winner Freeman will receive a career homage while Sex And The City star Parker will get Deauville’s Talent prize. Cannes Palme d’Or winner Jacques Audiard, who will be at the festival with Joaquin Phoenix and John C Reilly to introduce their Western The Sisters Brothers, will receive an honorary award.
Parker will join Kate Beckinsale and Jason Clarke as honorees for the festival’s Talent prize. Elle Fanning and Shailene Woodley will receive this year’s Rising Star award while writer John Grisham is getting the event’s literary prize.
Freeman’s honor comes just months after CNN ran a story in which eight women accused him of inappropriate behavior and sexual harassment. The Oscar-winning actor has denied...
Oscar-winner Freeman will receive a career homage while Sex And The City star Parker will get Deauville’s Talent prize. Cannes Palme d’Or winner Jacques Audiard, who will be at the festival with Joaquin Phoenix and John C Reilly to introduce their Western The Sisters Brothers, will receive an honorary award.
Parker will join Kate Beckinsale and Jason Clarke as honorees for the festival’s Talent prize. Elle Fanning and Shailene Woodley will receive this year’s Rising Star award while writer John Grisham is getting the event’s literary prize.
Freeman’s honor comes just months after CNN ran a story in which eight women accused him of inappropriate behavior and sexual harassment. The Oscar-winning actor has denied...
- 8/23/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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