Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgard in Talks to Star in ‘The Aftermath’
Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgard in Talks to Star in ‘The Aftermath’
Fox Searchlight wins bid for hot book adaptation
Book adaptation “The Aftermath” has been acquired by Fox Searchlight with Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgard in negotiations to play the leading roles.
Based on a Rhidian Brook international bestseller, the film is being produced out of Ridley Scott‘s Scott Free.
James Kent (Testament of Youth) is directing.
Keira Knightley to Star in Live-Action 'Nutcracker' Movie
The story takes place in Germany during the post-war era in 1946.
Knightley’s work on the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise marks her longstanding relationship with Disney.
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Skarsgard stars in Duncan Jones‘ first project after “Warcraft,” the mystery thriller “Mute,” which is currently listed on IMDb as in pre-production.
Knightley is represented by CAA, United Agents, and MGMT Entertainment.
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The Light Between Oceans
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What it's about: A lighthouse keeper (Fassbender) and his wife (Vikander) rescue a baby girl who washes up in a rowboat and unofficially adopt her.
When the girl grows older, an encounter with a certain woman on the mainland threatens to break up their happy life.
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What it's about: A remake of the classic Western about seven outlaws as they help a town under siege by an industrialist villain.
[...] Antoine Fuqua directed "Training Day," in which Denzel Washington won an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Lupita Nyong'o, David Oyelowo, Madina Nalwanga
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What it's about: A biographical drama about Phiona Mutesi, a Ugandan chess prodigy who earned Woman Candidate Master at the World Chess Olympiads.
Rarely do we get to see feel-good stories about Africa on the big screen.
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The story follows a recently divorced woman (Blunt) who fantasizes during her daily commute about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until she sees something shocking and becomes entangled in a mystery.
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Parker stars as the 19th-century slave Nat Turner, who was taught to read the Bible to preach to fellow slaves but wound up leading a famous rebellion in 1831.
Parker's directorial debut was phenomenon at Sundance, where it was bought for a festival-record $17.5 million.
Fox Searchlight Pictures
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What it's about: A stand-up comedy film that features his performance from the recently concluded "What Now?" tour.
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A Monster Calls
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What it's about: A young boy deals with a terminally ill mother and bullies at school with the help of an ancient monster tree (voiced by Liam Neeson).
Patrick Ness' fantastical children's novel, based on an idea from a woman with terminal cancer, was adapted for the screen by Ness himself.
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Dr. Stephen Strange (Cumberbatch) is an egotistical but brilliant surgeon whose career is destroyed after a car accident ruins his hands.
Searching the globe to repair them, he encounters the Ancient One (Swinton), a sorcerer who trains Strange to defend the world from evil.
Doctor Strange is one of Marvel’s more eccentric (and lesser known) heroes and the trailers have promised plenty some seriously trippy, magical mayhem.
Walt Disney Studios
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Doss refused to kill anybody or bear arms, becoming the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor from President Harry Truman.
The story sounds fascinating, and this is Mel Gibson’s first film as a director since 2006’s “Apocalypto.”
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An interracial couple wages a legal fight against imprisonment in the mid-20th-century South, leading to the landmark 1967 Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia.
The film has been building buzz since its debut at Cannes, particularly for co-star Ruth Negga.
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What it's about: A biopic on Tupac Shaku's rise to fame all the way to his death during a drive-by in Las Vegas.
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The film has a strong pedigree, Adams has been nominated for five Oscars and the director's last film, "Sicario," received three Oscar nominations.
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Based on a novel of the same name, the film follows an Iraq war hero whose victory tour back in the U.S. is interrupted by jarring flashbacks.
Great source material, and Ang Lee's first film since another eye-catching literary adaptation, "The Life of Pi."
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The wizard -- and future author of a textbook mainstay at Hogwarts — visits the Magical Congress of the United States in 1926, but loses control of a special briefcase containing a number of dangerous beasts.
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In an adaptation of Austin Wright's 1933 novel “Tony and Susan,” Adams stars as an art gallery owner who begins receiving the manuscript of her ex-husband’s violent thriller novel.
The dynamic cast is sure to make this thriller a memorable one.
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An uncle (Affleck) must take care of his teenage nephew (Hedge) and return to his hometown after the death of the boy’s father.
The film received high praise when it premiered at Sundance and Lucas Hedge delivers a breakout performance as the nephew, Patrick.
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What it’s about: A young woman, Moana (Cravalho), sets sail for a fabled island and is joined by demigod Maui (Johnson) along the way.
The animated musical is Disney’s first story about a Polynesian princess and will feature original music by “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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Stone and Gosling star as an aspiring actress and a jazz pianist, respectively, in modern-day L.A. The two meet and soon fall in love, but as each begins to find success in their dream careers, their relationship threatens to tear apart.
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What's it about: A once-promising baseball player ends up working as a garbageman in 1950s Pittsburgh.
August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize winning play with two amazing actors -- who won Tonys in 2010 for playing these very roles on Broadway.
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Essentially a prequel to “Star Wars: A New Hope,” the film follows a group of Rebel spies as they attempt to steal plans for the Death Star.
Not only is it the first standalone film in the "Star Wars" franchise, but the trailer promises a badass female lead and plenty of fight scenes.
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An advertising executive in New York faces a downward spiral after a tragic event, prompting his colleagues to seek a plan to get him out his funk.
Why we’re excited to see it: “The Devil Wears Prada” director returns to New York City with an all-star cast.
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The biographical film follows Ray Kroc (Keaton) meeting Mac and Dick McDonald and developing the first McDonald’s franchise.
Aren’t you curious to hear how McDonald’s started?
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Lawrence and Pratt play two passengers aboard a spacecraft that’s on a 120-year journey to a distant planet.
Due to a malfunction, two passengers are prematurely woken up with 90 years left to go on the voyage.
Two of Hollywood's biggest stars team for a sci-fi romance that seemed very promising from the first footage shown at CinemaCon in April.
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What it’s about: A father (Cranston) meets his daughter’s wealthy and eccentric boyfriend (Franco) and immediately dislikes him -- and resists all of Franco's attempts to win him over.
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An older father (Simonischek) tries to reconnect with his adult daughter (Hüller) by playing pranks on her.
The comedic film, a hit at Cannes, boasts a 91 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
TheWrap’s Steve Pond described it as a “hysterically funny but deeply touching father-daughter story that ... doesn’t waste a moment.”
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