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EXCLUSIVE: Colman Domingo will make his directorial debut in Scandalous, a fast-tracked Miramax drama about the clandestine love affair between film star Kim Novak and singer/dancer and film star Sammy Davis Jr. in 1957. Sydney Sweeney will play Novak, and David Jonsson will play Davis.

Plan is to shoot the film — imagine a movie about classic Hollywood being shot in Los Angeles — when Domingo and Sweeney complete Season 3 of the HBO series Euphoria.

Much the way she did with the sleeper hit Anyone But You, Sweeney was active in putting this one together and she will be a producer along with Tani Cohen and Bobby Rock, with Jon Levin exec producing. Matthew Fantaci wrote the script.

Before he became Miramax CEO, Jon Glickman originated the project at Panoramic, and remained high on it. Novak, star of Vertigo, and Rat Pack member Davis were at the peak of star power when they met while guests on The Steve Allen Show. They fell hard for each other, but as rumors spread, the rampant racism in America threatened to derail their careers. Novak experience the ire of Harry Cohn, the Columbia Pictures chief who had the actress under contract. Their covert affair became big news when a Chicago gossip columnist in early 1958 wrote a detailed account of their relationship, including their plans to marry. This despite their denials. Davis nine days later married a Black chorus girl named Loray White.

Domingo is coming off acclaimed turns in Rustin and Sing Sing, and he’s also working on a film about Nat King Cole that he would star in and direct. He has directed TV in the past and he’s currently in production on Netflix and Tina Fey’s The Four Seasons and he has the Netflix limited series The Madness. He also plays Joe Jackson in the Michael Jackson biopic Michael.

Lights Out: Nat King Cole, which Domingo wrote with director Patricia McGregor, will premiere at New York Theater Workshop in the spring, after it premiered at the Geffen Theater in 2019.

Domingo is repped by WME and Liebman Entertainment, Sweeney by Paradigm. CAA and United Agents rep Jonsson, who stars in Industry and is coming off Alien: Romulus and is next starring in the Francis Lawrence-directed The Long Walk, based on the Stephen King novel.

Source: Deadline Hollywood

October 22, 2024        Posted by Anthea        0 Comments        Articles & Interviews , Scandalous




EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has closed a deal with Sydney Sweeney and is in final negotiations with Amanda Seyfried to star in the Hidden Pictures thriller The Housemaid, with the studio tapping Paul Feig to direct. The screenplay is by Rebecca Sonnenshine, based on the bestselling novel by Freida McFadden.

Hidden Pictures’ Todd Lieberman will produce, and the company’s Carly Kleinbart Elter will oversee the project. Feigco’s Feig and Laura Fischer are also producing. Sweeney and Seyfried will serve as executive producers alongside Alex Young and McFadden.

In the film, Sweeney will play Millie, a struggling woman who is relieved to get a fresh start as a housemaid to Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew, an upscale, wealthy couple. She soon learns that the family’s secrets are far more dangerous than her own.

“I’m thrilled to have The Housemaid join our upcoming slate,” said Adam Fogelson, chair of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group. “A great filmmaker and a great cast with a great script from a great book is a terrific place to start. My prior work experiences with Paul and Amanda have been nothing short of spectacular, and Sydney is as talented and compelling as can be.”

The novel has been on the New York Times bestseller list for more than a year, 75 weeks and counting, and on the Amazon bestsellers list for 98 weeks and counting. It also has a record-breaking half-billion pages read on Kindle and is the No. 2 most-read title for Kindle’s 10th anniversary behind only the Harry Potter series. It has sold more then 3.6 million copies in English has been translated into 40 languages

“Part of the fun of the book was imagining the cast while we read it, and Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried are perfect for Millie and Nina – they’re both mysterious, nuanced, and incredibly skilled at becoming characters who don’t reveal everything right away,” said Erin Westerman, co-president of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group. “We’re thrilled to team them with Paul Feig, who we worked with on A Simple Favor and its upcoming sequel and has a proven track record of developing stories with dynamic female leads.”

Chelsea Kujawa and Erin Jones-Wesley are overseeing for Lionsgate. Robert Melnik negotiated the deals for the studio.

Best known for her Emmy-nominated work on Euphoria and The White Lotus, Sweeney was most recently seen in Sony’s box office hit Anyone But You opposite Glen Powell as well as the horror thriller Immaculate. Her film Eden recently premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. Sweeney is repped by Paradigm and Stewart Brookman and Hansen Jacobson Teller Hoberman.

Seyfried is coming off her Emmy-winning role in the Hulu series The Dropout, where she played Elizabeth Holmes. She is repped Innovative and Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz.

Feig just directed and produced the Amazon film Jackpot!, a global success having stayed No. 1 worldwide on Amazon for four consecutive weeks. His next film as a director and producer (Feigco) releases in Spring 2025 for Amazon and Lionsgate with A Simple Favor 2, with Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick also returning for the follow-up to the 2018 original. He is represented by CAA and Sloane, Offer, Weber, Dern.

McFadden is represented by Christina Hogrebe of Jane Rotrosen Agency, Angela Cheng Caplan of Cheng Caplan Company and Allison Binder of Goodman Genow Schenkman Smelkinson + Christopher. Sonnenshine is repped by Circle Management + Production and UTA.

Source: Deadline

October 11, 2024        Posted by Anthea        0 Comments        Articles & Interviews , The Housemaid




Happy Birthday to the incredibly talented Sydney Sweeney! 🎉✨ From captivating performances on screen to being a true style icon, you’ve stolen the hearts of many. Here’s to celebrating another year of your brilliance and all the amazing projects yet to come! 🌟🎬

September 12, 2024        Posted by Anthea        0 Comments        News




Fellow buzzy films “We Live in Time” with Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield, and Anderson .Paak’s directorial debut will also screen.

The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival is getting even more star power.

The festival unveiled four more titles as part of its highly-anticipated lineup which already includes the debuts of “Nightbitch” starring Amy Adams and Elton John documentary “Elton John: Never Too Late.” Now, buzzy titles “Eden” and “We Live in Time” join the festival premieres as part of the Gala and Special Presentation programs, sponsored by Dyson. The festival will take place from September 5 through 15.

Survival thriller “Eden,” directed by Ron Howard, stars Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, and Vanessa Kirby. The feature was written by Noah Pink and is based on true events “about the lengths we will go to in pursuit of a better life,” per the elusive logline.

A24 and STUDIOCANAL romance “We Live in Time” will also have its world premiere at the festival. Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield star as a couple whose chance encounter changes their lives as they fall in love, build a home, start a family, and face difficult truths, including that their unconventional place in nonlinear time.

Additionally, Grammy Award winner Anderson .Paak’s semi-autobiographical dramatic comedy film “K-POPS” marks his directorial debut. “Shepherds,” an adaptation of the Canadian novel “D’où viens tu, berger?” about a young advertising executive who trades in his Montreal life to become a shepherd in France will screen, as well as “Superboys of Malegaon” based on the life of amateur Indian filmmaker Nasir Shaikh.

“I’m thrilled to share today’s list of World Premiere films, featuring stories from around the world that highlight the scope and breadth of TIFF’s programming,” Anita Lee, the Chief Programming Officer of TIFF, said. “We have a Canada/France co-production set in the French Alps, directed by a French Canadian auteur; a Seoul-set comedic debut from musician Anderson .Paak; a Bollywood glimpse into the vibrant film industry of Malegaon, India; a London-set love story starring Florence Pugh from an Irish director; and a highly original survival thriller that takes us to the Galapagos Islands from Ron Howard. I can’t wait for TIFF audiences to take these journeys on the big screen and be transported by cinema together this September.”

The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival is getting even more star power.

The festival unveiled four more titles as part of its highly-anticipated lineup which already includes the debuts of “Nightbitch” starring Amy Adams and Elton John documentary “Elton John: Never Too Late.” Now, buzzy titles “Eden” and “We Live in Time” join the festival premieres as part of the Gala and Special Presentation programs, sponsored by Dyson. The festival will take place from September 5 through 15.

Survival thriller “Eden,” directed by Ron Howard, stars Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, and Vanessa Kirby. The feature was written by Noah Pink and is based on true events “about the lengths we will go to in pursuit of a better life,” per the elusive logline.

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A24 and STUDIOCANAL romance “We Live in Time” will also have its world premiere at the festival. Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield star as a couple whose chance encounter changes their lives as they fall in love, build a home, start a family, and face difficult truths, including that their unconventional place in nonlinear time.

Additionally, Grammy Award winner Anderson .Paak’s semi-autobiographical dramatic comedy film “K-POPS” marks his directorial debut. “Shepherds,” an adaptation of the Canadian novel “D’où viens tu, berger?” about a young advertising executive who trades in his Montreal life to become a shepherd in France will screen, as well as “Superboys of Malegaon” based on the life of amateur Indian filmmaker Nasir Shaikh.

“I’m thrilled to share today’s list of World Premiere films, featuring stories from around the world that highlight the scope and breadth of TIFF’s programming,” Anita Lee, the Chief Programming Officer of TIFF, said. “We have a Canada/France co-production set in the French Alps, directed by a French Canadian auteur; a Seoul-set comedic debut from musician Anderson .Paak; a Bollywood glimpse into the vibrant film industry of Malegaon, India; a London-set love story starring Florence Pugh from an Irish director; and a highly original survival thriller that takes us to the Galapagos Islands from Ron Howard. I can’t wait for TIFF audiences to take these journeys on the big screen and be transported by cinema together this September.”

The full festival lineup will be announced August 13. Click here for additional announced TIFF 2024 titles and check out the newly added films below.

Film details (in alphabetical order):

Eden | Ron Howard | USA
World Premiere | Gala
Imagine Entertainment / AGC Studios

K-POPS | Anderson .Paak | USA
World Premiere | Special Presentation
Sales Title – Rights Available (WME)

Shepherds | Sophie Deraspe | Canada/France
World Premiere | Special Presentation
DCP, micro_scope, Avenue B Productions, Maison 4:3, Pyramide International

Superboys of Malegaon | Reema Kagti | India
World Premiere | Gala
Amazon MGM Studios

We Live in Time | John Crowley | United Kingdom/France
World Premiere | Special Presentation
Sphere Films / StudioCanal

Source: IndieWire

July 9, 2024        Posted by Anthea        0 Comments        Articles & Interviews , Eden




Sydney has been nominated for the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards for Best Lead Performance.

You can vote here.

Source: The Wrap

July 9, 2024        Posted by Anthea        0 Comments        Articles & Interviews , Public Appearances




Sydney Sweeney Getting Into The Ring To Portray Trailblazing Boxer Christy Martin For Director David Michôd, Black Bear & Anonymous Content; Actress Is “Itching To Start Training” For Role – Cannes Market Hot Project

EXCLUSIVE: The in-demand Sydney Sweeney, coming off hit rom-com Anyone But You and horror pic Immaculate, is shifting gears again as she is set to portray trailblazing boxer Christy Martin in a new biopic which could be a knockout for buyers at the Cannes market where Black Bear will be launching.

Under the direction of Oz filmmaker David Michôd, known for visceral movies such as Animal Kingdom and The King, the currently untitled project will chart the true story of Martin’s rise to become America’s most well known female boxer in the 1990s — the “female Rocky” in the words of the film’s producers. A naturally gifted fighter, her life transformed in 1989 when she met her manager, and later husband, Jim Martin. Breaking boundaries, she became the first woman to sign with iconic promoter Don King, and the only female boxer to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Her charisma, good looks and resilience in the ring won her an avid fanbase and propelled her to become welterweight champion. But behind the well-honed public persona, she tackled personal demons, toxic relationships, and a brutal attempt on her life.

This is ripe material for Sweeney given the Euphoria and White Lotus star’s passion for boxing and MMA. The actress told Deadline: “I grappled and did kickboxing from 12-19 years old. I’ve been itching to get back into the ring, train, and transform my body. Christy’s story isn’t a light one, it’s physically and emotionally demanding, there’s a lot of weight to carry. But I love challenging myself.”

She continued: “Christy Martin not only legitimized female boxing, she overcame gender stereotypes, and fought through emotional, physical, and financial abuse. I’m passionate about the fighting world, Christy’s story shines a light on her incredible rise to the top while showing the struggles of fame behind the curtains. I feel compelled to tell a story about a woman who faced so much adversity and didn’t allow it to defeat her. It’s powerful, and emotional.”

Director Michôd told us: “I have a history of making movies about damaged men and I’d been wanting to make a film about a woman with a ferocious energy inside her. When I came across the Christy Martin story two years ago I knew I’d found it. Her ferocity is intelligible and justifiable and audiences will crave it because of the circumstances she was forced to endure”.

The plan is to shoot this fall in the U.S. Black Bear — which recently teamed with Sweeney on Immaculate — will introduce the project to international buyers at the Cannes market next week with UTA Independent Film Group, AC Independent, and Black Bear co-representing U.S. rights. Additional casting is being discussed by the team now.

This is a promising package in part because there is a level of discovery to the story. Michôd explained about the script’s arc: “The film is about Christy as a young gay woman in small-town West Virginia in the 1990s. She came from a relatively conservative family and wasn’t allowed to be who she was so she used boxing as a vehicle to express herself and her rage. She had to make some dangerous and fundamental compromises in her life, the most important of which was marrying an incredibly dangerous man.”

Script comes from Mirrah Foulkes (Judy & Punch) and Michôd. Producers are Kerry Kohansky-Roberts (Boy Erased) for Anonymous Content, Michôd for Yoki, Justin Lothrop and Brent Stiefel (As You Are) for Votiv, Sweeney for Fifty-Fifty Films and and Teddy Schwarzman for Black Bear, which is also fully financing. The filmmakers tell us that Martin, the film’s subject, has been collaborating with the team on the project.

“David [Michôd] and I have been saying that this is a female rocky”, said producer Kohansky-Roberts (whose father worked at SI his whole career). “To make the cover of Sports Illustrated was hard enough, to do it as a female boxer was outstanding and she paved the way for so many boxers and MMA fighters to come”.

“Sydney’s performance in Reality knocked my socks off,” adds Michôd. “She has been ferociously sporty since she was a kid and has a taste for the fight game.” The actress is in post on Ron Howard’s starry thriller Eden and Apple’s Echo Valley alongside Julianne Moore.

Michôd’s seminal 2010 crime-drama Animal Kingdom is one of the great Australian films of recent decades, starring Joel Edgerton, Guy Pearce, Ben Mendelsohn and Jackie Weaver. Since then, the filmmaker has gone on to work with Robert Pattinson in The Rover, Brad Pitt in War Machine and most recently Timothée Chalamet in The King. He is in post on A24 and Plan B’s Wizards!

Executive producers include Michael Heimler, John Friedberg, Foulkes, Brad Zimmerman for Yoki, Inc. and David Levine, Ryan Schwartz and Nick Shumaker, who will executive produce on behalf of Anonymous Content.

Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman said: “Black Bear is beyond thrilled to reteam with Sydney Sweeney, who is one of the most exciting and talented actors working today. We’ve also wanted to work with David Michôd for some time, and this material perfectly compliments David’s incredible skillset. Christy Martin’s story is an epic, and our film will deliver everything audiences expect and much, much more. We’re excited to step in to finance the project and produce alongside our incredible partners.”

Sweeney is represented by Paradigm and Stuart Brookman. Michôd is represented by UTA, Alan Wertheimer and Jackoway Austen. Foulkes is represented by UTA, Untitled Entertainment, and Hirsch Wallerstein.

Source: Deadline

May 10, 2024        Posted by Anthea        0 Comments        Articles & Interviews , Boxer Christy Martin




The “Euphoria” star’s rep confirms she is not involved in the upcoming thriller “Day Drinker.”

Euphoria’s Sydney Sweeney seemed anything but euphoric to hear reports that she will star in an upcoming supernatural thriller opposite Pirates of the Caribbean actor Johnny Depp.

The story originated from film critic Jeff Sneider, who wrote in his newsletter “The InSneider” that Sweeney, 26, and Depp, 60, would appear in director Marc Webb’s movie Day Drinker.

Sweeney seemed to respond to the news in a tweet on Saturday. “Woke up to ✨rumors✨ anyways go see @ImmaculateMovie in theaters this weekend!,” she wrote, referring to her latest horror film.

A representative for Sweeney confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that she is not involved in Day Drinker.

The piece about the Sweeney and Depp team-up still appears on Sneider’s website as an “exclusive,” and the post is still pinned to the top of his Twitter account. Sneider also quote-tweeted Sweeney’s remarks, writing, “A non-denial.”

Day Drinker is based on a story by Zach Dean, writer of Fast X and Chris Pratt’s The Tomorrow War. Set in Spain, Portugal, and France, the film centers on a grieving bartender who meets an “enigmatic stranger,” and explores themes of “love, friendship, and revenge.”

Webb, a filmmaker and music video director, helmed 2009’s 500 Days of Summer and 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man, and has served as a producer on shows like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Hulu’s just-concluded Death and Other Details. He is now in production on Disney’s live-action Snow White remake, starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Godot.

Sweeney, meanwhile, is terrorizing filmgoers as a young nun in an Italian convent with a bloody evil pregnancy on her hands. Immaculate features cameos from both of Sweeney’s grandmothers, who enjoyed a nice Italian vacation while shooting it.

Depp’s reputation has taken a hit in recent years after his ex-wife Amber Heard’s accusations of domestic violence and the protracted legal battles that followed. He lost a libel lawsuit against The Sun in 2020 but won his defamation lawsuit against Heard in 2022. He recovered a $15 million award, though a jury awarded Heard $2 million in damages over her counterclaim against Depp.

The actor’s most recent acting credit was voicing Johnny Puff in the animated film Johnny Puff: Secret Mission. So far, neither Depp nor his former costars Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley, and Orlando Bloom will officially return for Jerry Bruckheimer’s planned reboot of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

Source: Entertainment Weekly

March 31, 2024        Posted by Anthea        0 Comments        Articles & Interviews , Rumours




“Euphoria” Season 3 has been delayed at HBO.

“HBO and Sam Levinson remain committed to making an exceptional third season,” an HBO spokesperson told Variety. “In the interim, we are allowing our in-demand cast to pursue other opportunities.”

The scripts for Season 3 are still being written. The news comes after a report that the show’s third season has been scrapped entirely.

Production on the show’s third season had long been delayed, in part due to the Hollywood strikes and the July 2023 death of Angus Cloud, who played local drug dealer Fez. The show has also launched most of its cast — including Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney and Hunter Schafer — into the upper echelon of Hollywood, making it harder to coordinate production schedules.

In November 2023, HBO confirmed that the show’s third season was expected to premiere in 2025, meaning there would be at least a three-year gap between seasons since Season 2 debuted in January 2022. Due to the length of time in between seasons, rumors had been swirling that Season 3 would take place after a five-year time jump.

In an interview with Jimmy Fallon in January, Elordi joked that Season 3 would have to take place in the future, otherwise it would “seem like a weird bit.”

“I hope it’s soon, or they’re going to have to Benjamin Button me or something,” he said. “I’m going to have a bad back walking down the hallway, you know?”

“Euphoria” also stars Maude Apatow, Eric Dane, Alexa Demie, Nika King, Storm Reid, Colman Domingo and Austin Abrams. It follows Rue (Zendaya), a teenage drug addict as she struggles to stay sober and readjust to high school after rehab. Though the show has garnered praise for its performances — Zendaya has won two Emmys for her portrayal of Rue — it has also generated backlash over its sexual content and portrayal of drug use.

Source: Variety

March 26, 2024        Posted by Anthea        0 Comments        Articles & Interviews , Euphoria





Portuguese and Spanish language translations for SXSW 2024 Keynotes and Featured Sessions presented by Itaú

Two-time Emmy-nominated actress and producer Sydney Sweeney has become one of the most sought-after talents of her generation, captivating global audiences with her many buzz-worthy, critically acclaimed, and iconic roles.

The inception of Sweeney’s production company, Fifty-Fifty Films, came from the desire to reclaim professional autonomy by identifying and giving wind to projects she finds interesting, challenging, and relevant. Partnering with Jonathan Davino in 2019, Fifty-Fifty Films continues to remain focused on building impactful projects that are inclusive and purposeful.

About SXSW:
SXSW dedicates itself to helping creative people achieve their goals. Founded in 1987 in Austin, Texas, SXSW is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of the interactive, film, and music industries. An essential destination for global professionals, SXSW features sessions, showcases, screenings, exhibitions, professional development and a variety of networking opportunities. For more information, please visit sxsw.com.

March 15, 2024        Posted by Anthea        0 Comments        Immaculate , Public Appearances , Videos





It’s a great day to be on the Web, because we had Madame Web star Sydney Sweeney come play with spiders (just kidding, it was puppies). We asked her all about spidey-stunts, Euphoria goss, and bringing back the rom com. MADAME WEB NOW PLAYING EXCLUSIVELY IN MOVIE THEATERS
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February 14, 2024        Posted by Anthea        0 Comments        Articles & Interviews , Madame Web , Videos