Hollywood fans are in for some exciting news as some very lucrative and interesting projects have been announced with stellar star cast. Cate Blanchett will star in Pedro Almodovar’s debut English film while Julia Garner has grabbed a role in thriller Apartment 7A. On the other hand, Disney’s Turning Red will have a direct-to-digital release in March. Read on for more details.
Cate Blanchett to star in Pedro Almodovar's maiden English feature
Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett will be starring in Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar's maiden English-language feature film, A Manual for Cleaning Women. The film is an adaptation of Lucia Berlin's short story collection of the same name, which includes 43 stories about women in multiple types of demanding jobs, reports variety.com.
It was confirmed to Variety exclusively that the project is in the early stages of development, with Blanchett's production company Dirty Films producing the feature for New Republic Pictures, in association with El Deseo. Andrew Upton and Coco Francini are producing alongside Blanchett for Dirty Films. Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer are producing for New Republic Pictures alongside Almodovar.
Julia Garner to star in thriller 'Apartment 7A'
Ozark star and Emmy winner Julia Garner has signed on to star in the upcoming thriller Apartment 7A by Paramount Players, according to sources. John Krasinski and Allyson Seeger are producing via Sunday Night along with Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller via their Platinum Dunes, reports deadline.com. Natalie Erika James is attached to direct and co-wrote the latest script with Christian White based off a draft by Skylar James. Alexa Ginsburg is overseeing the project for Sunday Night. Alex Ginno is overseeing for Platinum Dunes. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but it is being described as a psychological thriller.
'Turning Red' to have a direct digital release in March
Pixar's upcoming film Turning Red is skipping theatres and will have a direct digital debut exclusively on Disney Plus on March 11. The news was announced by Disney and it will be free for subscribers. The family-friendly animated film follows Soul and Luca as fellow Pixar releases that went straight to the streaming platform during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Toy Story spinoff Lightyear, starring Chris Evans, is still slated to release in theatres on June 17, reports variety.com.
"Disney Plus subscribers around the world enthusiastically embraced Pixar's Academy Award-winning Soul and the critically-acclaimed Luca when they premiered exclusively on the service, and we look forward to bringing them Pixar's next incredible feature film Turning Red. Given the delayed box office recovery, particularly for family films, flexibility remains at the core of our distribution decisions as we prioritise delivering the unparalleled content of The Walt Disney Company to audiences around the world." said Kareem Daniel, chairman of Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution, in a statement.
Turning Red follows Mei Lee (voiced by Rosalie Chiang), a confident, dorky 13-year-old who turns into a giant red panda when she gets overly excited, which is incredibly easy to do as an excitable youngster. The voice cast includes Sandra Oh, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Ava Morse, Hyein Park, Orion Lee, Wang Ching Ho, Tristan Allerick Chen and Addie Chandler. Billish Eilish and Finneas O'Connell wrote original songs for the film, which will be performed by the fictional band 4*Town. O'Connell, Jordan Fisher, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo and Grayson Villenueva play the band members. Domee Shi, who created the adorable Pixar short Bao, directs the film, which is produced by Lindsey Collins. Turning Red marks Shi's directorial debut and also the first Pixar movie to be solo directed by a woman.
Ashley Graham welcomes twins with husband Justin Ervin
Ashley Graham has given birth to twin sons. The 34-year-old supermodel stated on Friday morning that she had a home delivery and that her twins are 'happy and healthy.' Taking to her Instagram stories she announced the birth and wrote that she is taking some time off to connect with her twins as well as her older son, Isaac with husband Justin Ervin.
