Andreas Wiseman

EXCLUSIVE: Producers Esmail Corp (Mr. Robot) and K Period Media (Manchester By The Sea) are teaming up with Korean filmmaker Kim Jee-woon (The Age Of Shadows) on an English and Korean-language movie adaptation of novel The Hole. Psychological thriller The Hole by Korean author Hye-Young Pyun charts the story of Ogi who wakes from a […]

EXCLUSIVE: Horror film Stream, from the producers of the breakout Terrifier franchise, has secured an August 21 U.S., Canada and Mexico theatrical release via Iconic Events Releasing. The production reunited almost the entire Terrifier 2 crew, from the production assistants to producer Phil Falcone, composer Paul Wiley and special effects whizz and producer, Damien Leone. […]

With the AFM heading to Las Vegas, a group of indie filmmakers are aiming to launch a “new film market and entertainment industry convention” in LA this October. Organizers say The American Film Convention (AFC) will take place October 15-17, 2024 at Magic Box in Downtown Los Angeles. CEO and founder Mitesh Patel, a grassroots […]

EXCLUSIVE: Gangs of London and Peaky Blinders star Joe Cole is set to lead action-thriller He Bled Neon, marking the feature debut of music video filmmaker Drew Kirsch who co-directed videos “You Need to Calm Down” and “Lover” with Taylor Swift, and also helmed videos for Shakira, Charlie Puth, John Legend, Imagine Dragons and Machine […]

The Cannes Film Festival has just revealed (another) a dazzling lineup for its 77th edition. Studio movies such as George Miller’s Furiosa and Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga mingle with new films from arthouse darlings such as Paolo Sorrentino, Yorgos Lanthimos, Jacques Audiard and Andrea Arnold. Discoveries will include first-time filmmaker Agathe Riedinger, who […]

EXCLUSIVE: La Haine filmmaker Mathieu Kassovitz is returning to the director’s chair to make English-language passion project The Big War, which will mark the first movie he has helmed in 13 years. “This is a project I’ve been working on for twenty years,” Kassovitz explained about the live action-animation hybrid project, which he has scripted […]

EXCLUSIVE: Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive director David Lynch tells us he is hoping to find backers for his under-the-radar animated project Snootworld, even if Netflix recently “rejected” his “fairytale” pitch. Screen legend Lynch has said little publicly about Snootworld until now and in recent months he has quietly tried to breathe life into the […]

EXCLUSIVE: David Ayer’s Levon’s Trade has started principal photography on location in London with Jason Statham (Fast & Furious franchise) joined in the cast by David Harbour (Stranger Things), Michael Peña (Narcos: Mexico), Jason Flemyng (Boiling Point) and Arianna Rivas (The Harvest). David Ayer (Suicide Squad) is directing from a screenplay adapted by three-time Oscar […]

EXCLUSIVE: Drafthouse Films has acquired Caligula: The Ultimate Cut, the 4K Ultra HD reconstruction of the notorious Tinto Brass movie. This latest presentation of the famous movie made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023 and includes never-before-seen footage and alternate takes and camera angles. Drafthouse will release the film theatrically — […]

EXCLUSIVE: Alana Hadid, the fashion designer and sister of models Bella and Gigi, is spearheading film production and distribution label Watermelon Pictures. The firm’s website describes Watermelon as a “Palestinian-owned independent film distribution, production, and financing” outfit. The company will focus on “cultural representation and social advocacy, and be dedicated to amplifying the voices of […]