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  • Zac Efron’s ‘The Iron Claw’ gets a release date

    By Express News Service

    A24’s upcoming film The Iron Claw is an upcoming sports drama starring Zac Efron and Jeremy Allan White. Now, the makers have confirmed that the film is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on December 22.

    The Iron Claw is based on the real-life story of the American professional wrestling family the Von Erichs. The film is written and directed by Sean Durkin who is best known for making the 2011 thriller Martha Marcy May Marlene.

    The film also stars professional wrestler Maxwell Jacob Friedman, marking his feature film debut. The cast of the film also includes Holt McCallany, Maura Tierney, and Lily James. The Iron Claw will be released along with Illumination’s animated film Migration. Jason Momoa’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is also releasing around that time, with a release date that falls on December 20.

    A24’s upcoming film The Iron Claw is an upcoming sports drama starring Zac Efron and Jeremy Allan White. Now, the makers have confirmed that the film is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on December 22.

    The Iron Claw is based on the real-life story of the American professional wrestling family the Von Erichs. The film is written and directed by Sean Durkin who is best known for making the 2011 thriller Martha Marcy May Marlene.

    The film also stars professional wrestler Maxwell Jacob Friedman, marking his feature film debut. The cast of the film also includes Holt McCallany, Maura Tierney, and Lily James. The Iron Claw will be released along with Illumination’s animated film Migration. Jason Momoa’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is also releasing around that time, with a release date that falls on December 20.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

  • Robert Downey Jr joins HBO’s series adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s ‘The Sympathizer’

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr will be featuring in the series adaptation of author Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Sympathizer”, being developed by entertainment company A24 for HBO.

    The role would mark Downey Jr’s first major project after hanging up his Iron Man suit in “Avengers: Endgame”. According to Variety, “Old Boy” helmer Park Chan-wook will be directing the drama series. He will also serve as co-showrunner with Don McKellar.

    The 2015 book is described as a “cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his resulting exile in the United States”. The series will be shot in Los Angeles and in several locations across Vietnam.

    Makers are yet to finalise the actor for the lead role, while the rest of the cast will be predominantly Vietnamese. Downey, who will also serve as the executive producer on the series, will be playing multiple supporting roles, all of whom will represent a different arm of the American establishment.

    “Adapting Mr. Nguyen’s important and masterful work requires a visionary team. With Director Park at the helm, I expect this to be a creative producing adventure for Susan, me and Team Downey, and a stimulating process for myself in playing these complex supporting roles,” the actor-producer said in a statement.

    “A24 and HBO are the perfect combination of partners and co-parents… It’s exactly the type of challenge I’ve been craving, and I believe we will deliver an exceptional viewing experience to our audience,” he added.

    Other executive producers are Chan-wook, McKellar, Kim Ly, Rhombus Media’s Niv Fichman and Team Downey’s Amanda Burrell and Susan Downey.

  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus to star in mother-daughter fairytale ‘Tuesday’

    By ANI
    WASHINGTON: Hollywood star Julia Louis-Dreyfus is all set to star in the upcoming A24 movie titled ‘Tuesday’, which has been described as a mother-daughter fairytale. According to Variety, Irish actor Lola Petticrew, whose credits include indie comedies ‘A Bump Along the Way’ and ‘Dating Amber’ will play the role of Louis Dreyfus’ daughter, named Tuesday, in the film.

    The cast also includes British actor and playwright Arinze Kene of ‘I’m Your Woman’ and ‘How to Build a Girl’ fame. Plot details of the movie have currently been kept under wraps. BBC Film is co-financing the film alongside A24, with BFI awarding funds from the National Lottery, and Cinereach. The project was developed with BBC Film, BFI, and Gingerbread Pictures.

    Along with A24, producers also include Ivana MacKinnon for Wild Swim Films, Helen Gladders for Gingerbread Pictures and Oliver Roskill for Record Player Films.

    London-based filmmaker Daina O. Pusic is directing ‘Tuesday’ in her feature film directorial debut. She gained recognition after her short film ‘The Beast’ premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in 2015. Her follow-up short film, a comedy called ‘Rhonna and Donna’, played at Telluride in 2016 and won several awards.

    The movie is being directed by London-based filmmaker Daina O. Pusic in her feature film directorial debut. She gained recognition after her short film ‘The Beast’ premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in 2015. Her follow-up short film, a comedy called ‘Rhonna & Donna’, which played at Telluride in 2016 and won several awards.

    As per Variety, A24, the company behind indie favourites like ‘Lady Bird’, ‘Uncut Gems’, ‘Minari’ and ‘Eighth Grade’, has several projects slated for release this summer.

    Its line-up includes ‘False Positive’, a contemporary take on ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ starring Ilana Glazer on June 25, Janicza Bravo’s epic retelling of a Twitter thread ‘Zola’ on June 30, and the medieval fantasy drama ‘The Green Knight’ with Dev Patel on July 31.