Leonardo DiCaprio must have enjoyed his time working with Quentin Tarantino of Django Unchained, as Deadline reports that he signed on to star in the director’s upcoming Charles Manson based movie. DiCaprio has been having a self-imposed career break, as he hasn’t actually filmed a movie since The Revenant. However, with the Manson movie expected to shoot later this year, it will mark his first film since his Oscar-winning role.
Not much is known about the exact role DiCaprio will play, except that he’s an aging actor in a ‘Pulp Fiction-esque movie set in the 1969 Los Angeles during the summer of the Manson murders.’ The exacty set-up of the movie is being kept under wraps, but it is known it will deal directly with the Manson murders, as Margot Robbie has been approached to play actress Sharon Tate, the wife of director ROman Polanski, who was brutally killed while she was heavily pregnant.
Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt have also been circling the project, although it’s not known if they will sign onto the movie. The movie is due out August 2019, which will be 50 years since the Manson killings.
It got good notices at the London Film Festival, and the stage production it’s based on also gained plenty of fans when it premiered on stage in Liverpool and the West in 2010 (and during another West End run in 2014/2015. A new trailer for Ghost Stories has arrived, promising a rather unusual movie.
While Young Adult wasnt the success any of them probably hoped, it hasn’t stopped actor Charlize Theron, writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman reteaming for Tully. The movie has just released a new trailer, giving us a good look at the comedy about a mother and a nanny.
The Golden Globes were handed out last week and the Oscars and still to come, but sandwiched between them is the Dorian Film and TV Awards, given out by GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (of which yours truly is a member).
Teen Titans GO! is one of the smartest, wittiest animated shows on TV, with Warner/DC Comics allowing it to put its tongue in its cheek, be a bit silly and have fun with some classic characters. Now it’s getting a movie, which has just released its first teaser trailer.
Today the nominations for the BAFTA Film Awards were announced, with Guillermo Del Toro’s grown-up fantasy The Shape Of Water leading the pack with 12 nods. It scored nominations for Best Film, Original Music, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Sound, Editing and Special Visual Effects. Guillermo del Toro is nominated for both Director and Original Screenplay, Sally Hawkins for Leading Actress and Octavia Spencer for Supporting Actress.
Crowdfunding has given the opportunity to raise filmmaking funds to far more people than before, but even so, it can still be tough to reach your target. One gay-themed short film that’s currently hoping to raise funds to help get it made is Public Life, from young filmmaker Matthew Allen.
Ryan Murphy is now one of the most powerful producers in television. He’s the man behind American Horror Story, Feud, Scream Queens, Glee, American Crime Story, The New Normal and the upcoming Pose. He’s also directed film such as Eat Pray Love, The Normal Heart and Open. However, as he’s revealed, he was once a scared kid dealing with violence from homophobic parents.
In the past few years there have been a few gay lead characters in comedy series on shows aired by the major US networks, and quite a few more – both comedies and dramas – that have had LGBT supporting characters. However, there’s never been a drama with a gay lead character – until now, that is.