The voting bill was condemned by the likes of Joe Biden (he called it “Jim Crow in the 21st Century”) and Stacey Abrams (“a reminder of Georgia’s dark past”), and now it’s attracting the scorn of Hollywood. Mangold, the director behind “Logan” and Oscar winner “Ford v Ferrari,” took to social media to declare, “I will not direct a film in Georgia.” Mangold’s close collaborator François Audouy, a production designer on “Logan,” “The Wolverine,” and “Ford v Ferrari,” replied to the director by writing, “I will not design a film in Georgia....

The Hollywood Reporter broke the news on Tuesday night that Tariq parted ways with the project just two months before production was set to begin in November in Atlanta. The movie currently has a release date from Disney and Marvel Studios on November 3, 2023. The cast also includes Delroy Lindo and Aaron Pierre. “Due to continued shifts in our production schedule, Bassam is no longer moving forward as director of ‘Blade’ but will remain an executive producer on the film,” Marvel said in a statement shared with media....

Co-created by Sheridan and Hugh Dillon, “Mayor of Kingstown” is a crime drama focusing on the McLusky family, who act as power brokers between law enforcement and the crime world in the titular Michigan town, which houses seven large prisons. Renner leads the series’ cast as Mike, the middle McLusky brother and a former inmate who is forced to take over the family business following the death of the eldest son Mitch (Kyle Chandler)....

The “Supercop” star previously did her own stunts in Hong Kong-based action films, but Yeoh was unfamiliar with the traditional style Lee had in mind for “Crouching Tiger,” which blended influences from Peking Opera and acrobatics. Soon after production started, Yeoh tore a knee ligament while filming the pivotal courtyard scene. “It was really tough,” Lee said. “That was supposed to be her strength.” Related ‘The Witcher: Blood Origin’ Signals Trouble for the Franchise Going Forward Ang Lee Had to ‘Mediate’ the ‘Friction’ Between Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger During ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Related Oscars 2023: Best Original Score Predictions Oscars 2023: Best Visual Effects Predictions Per NYT, the “Everything Everywhere All at Once” actress had one shot remaining for the sequence, which was supposed to be her running toward the camera....

Five years later, the film debuted at Sundance to raves, was delayed by the pandemic from June to September 25, and now breaks on 500 screens around the country (except for New York and Los Angeles). “We felt it was accessible enough to get out nationwide,” said Focus distribution chief Lisa Bunnell. “Kajillionaire” didn’t have to be a film. July juggles many creative outlets, rarely losing her balance as she fashions smartphone apps, shorts, art, books, and stories; every few years, she directs a feature film....

Moretz plays Georgia, a vanilla American girl who exchanges midterms for pregnancy tests when she comes home from college over Christmas break. We first meet her during a house party she’s throwing for her friends — they’re all having a good time in the kitchen, while Georgia is locked in the bathroom with her boyfriend Sam (“The Hate U Give” breakout Algee Smith) and staring at a stick with two lines through it....

Bonus Reason: There is also a dog. Played by a corgi named Henry, Ein is what’s known as a “data dog,” which means his mind was altered in a laboratory — giving him enhanced intelligence — before making his way into the Bebop crew. And while he may be smarter than the average pupper by means of futuristic science, his cuteness is 100 percent natural. Just take a look for yourself....

One of the series landing a mobile game? “The Queen’s Gambit,” based on the real game of chess. During Netflix’s Geeked Week, the streamer unveiled the full list of upcoming games, with more than 50 games soon to be available to download via links in Netflix’s mobile app or from the Apple and Google app stores. The sneak peek at the “Queen’s Gambit” game includes an animated Beth Harmon, who was played by Anya Taylor-Joy in the critically acclaimed series, guiding players in chess competitions around the world....

Thursday’s job cuts came across multiple units; most are in the U.S. “Today we sadly let go of around 300 employees,” a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement provided to IndieWire. “While we continue to invest significantly in the business, we made these adjustments so that our costs are growing in line with our slower revenue growth. We are so grateful for everything they have done for Netflix and are working hard to support them through this difficult transition....

This week’s upfronts came as Netflix on Tuesday laid off about 150 employees from its 11,000-strong workforce in the face of slowing revenue growth and after a Q1 earnings call in which it missed analyst projections by $60 million and saw a net loss of 200,000 subscribers. Wacka-wacka! Not exactly the stuff of high comedy, but the relief of seeing the invincible Netflix looking very vincible indeed became a pressure valve for comedians and executives alike to use the upfronts as an opportunity to vent their spleens....

Netflix’s co-CEO and content chief Ted Sarandos made the announcement in a statement that celebrates the company’s deep ties to the Canadian entertainment industry, whether creating a new spin on a Canadian classic with “Anne with an E” or launching homegrown talent like Maitreyi Ramikrishnan in “Never Have I Ever.” “Canada is an amazingly diverse country and growing our presence locally will help us share more authentically Canadian stories with the world, whether through the development of original content or through co-production and licensing opportunities....

That means that buzzy Netflix titles including Andrew Dominik’s Marilyn Monroe biopic “Blonde” — starring Ana de Armas as Monroe, and based on Joyce Carol Oates’ novel — won’t be premiering on the Croisette as once rumored. Dominik previously told outlets during the Berlin Film Festival that he hoped festival director Thierry Fremaux would offer the film a world premiere at the festival. Sources close to IndieWire say that Dominik recently sent a link of the film to Fremaux, who loved it and Ana de Armas’ performance....

That said, now that we’ve all taken a bit of time to clear our heads of the cobwebs of the Creative Arts and Primetime Emmy Awards, we’re free to tackle new and pressing matters: namely, TV’s winter awards season. For those unfamiliar, the winter awards season encompasses a plethora of guild and specialty ceremonies, honoring a wide variety of industry fields, including acting, directing, costumes, animation, to name a few, as well as the Golden Globe Awards as presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association....

While Baumbach has worked with Netflix on his last two movies, this new partnership marks the first overall deal struck between the filmmaker and the streamer. First out of the gate under the new partnership will be “White Noise,” Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel of the same name. Baumbach will produce the film alongside “Marriage Story” producer David Heyman. “White Noise” filming will begin later this year. According to reports, frequent Baumbach collaborators Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig are set to star in the lead roles....

The wry opening scene introduces Médéric (Jean Charles Clichet), an unattached thirtysomething who lives in Clermont-Ferrand in central France. The gray, rainy town is presented as being resolutely ordinary, and so is Médéric, a freelance computer programmer who is always either sucking on his e-cigarette or jogging up and down the hilly streets in unflattering running gear. He isn’t wholly conventional, though. After a moment’s hesitation, he marches up to a fiftysomething prostitute (Noémie Lvovsky) and announces that he wants to have coffee with her....

Expired is the Hollywood Basic Agreement, which applies to 13 West Coast locals consisting of an estimated 40,000 to 45,000 members working in Los Angeles. That represents a large percentage of studios’ scripted movies and television series as well as talk shows, reality TV, game shows, and variety shows within Los Angeles County. Also expired is the Area Standards Agreement, which covers some 10,000 to 15,000 members employed on productions in major production hubs like Georgia, New Mexico, and Louisiana....

“Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union,” a three-part HBO documentary series offering a behind-the-scenes look at President Barack Obama, arrives on HBO Max on August 4, coinciding with the former commander in chief’s 60th birthday. Directed by Emmy-winner Peter Kunhardt, “Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union” will premiere on HBO on August 3, before hitting the streaming service. HBO described the documentary as detailing the “personal and political journey of President Obama as the country grapples with its racial history....

Needless to say, most people have been late to the party when it comes to Micheaux’s career, including Cannes. But the festival’s Cannes Classics sidebar made up for that this year by screening a new restoration of Micheaux’s 1935 crime thriller “Murder in Harlem,” alongside a new documentary about the filmmaker’s contemporary resonance, “Oscar Micheaux – The Superhero of Black Cinema,” directed by Francesco Zippel. The double bill marked the seventieth anniversary of Micheaux’s death as interest in his career has started to rise....

“In some ways, it’s very similar to ‘I, Tonya’ with the surprise of it,” Gillespie recently told Collider about the project. “There’s the victimization of the media and what happened with that tape that was such an affront to them, and how it really ultimately severely damaged their personal life and her career. There’s this situation with the public who snicker and go, ‘Oh, yeah, I know that story. They sold it....

IGN reports that Boyd and Monaghan revealed a time when “Peter Jackson was being pressured from above to have one of the four Hobbits die in the film, even though they survived in the books. Luckily, Jackson didn’t succumb to the demands of the producers.” And if he did, Monaghan said it most likely would have been Merry on the chopping block. “It’s a good job that didn’t happen, because it would have been me,” Monaghan said....