There are two sides to K-pop star Kang Daniel. One moment the 27-year-old commands the audience as he works the stage, performing his latest single “Electric Shock,” and the next moment he's wearing a cozy sweater, seemingly a little more reserved during a Saturday afternoon Zoom from Seoul with The Hollywood journalist. Kang has had … Read more
The first trailer for Luca Guadignino's latest film Queer debuted, showcasing Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey in the William S. Burroughs adaptation. Based on the novel of the same name and adapted for the screen by Justin Kuritzkes (Challengers), the story follows William Lee (Craig), who finds himself in Mexico City after escaping heroin charges … Read more
Daniel Kaluuya talks openly about his relationship with Chadwick Boseman, opening doors for black actors in Hollywood and the differences between the US and UK sets. The actor, writer and producer spoke at the BFI London Film Festival event at Picturehouse Central in Soho on Wednesday with fellow actress and longtime friend Ashley Walters, who … Read more
Author distribution Mubi has signed a multi-territorial agreement for Luca Guadagnino's film starring Daniel Craig Queer. The deal, announced on Friday, will see Mubi take all rights Queer in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Latin America, Germany, Austria, Benelux, Spain, Turkey and India and all rights, excluding film rights, in Italy. A24 has the film … Read more
Newcomer Daniel Quinn-Toye, an actor who has no film credit to his name, landed the lead role in VoltronAmazon MGM's big-budget live-action film based on the mecha anime. Rawson Marshall Thurber, the director behind the Netflix success Red warningwill direct the adaptation, which will film this fall in Australia. Producers are Todd Lieberman via Hidden … Read more
Warner Bros. Discovery is expanding its board of directors. The entertainment company said Daniel Sanchez will join its board of directors, effective Oct. 1. Sanchez is no stranger to Discovery shareholders, having previously served on Discovery’s board prior to the 2022 WarnerMedia merger that created the current company. He is also the nephew of fellow … Read more
TelevisaUnivision will have a new CEO. The Spanish-language media giant says Wade Davis will step aside as the company’s CEO, moving into a new role as vice chairman of the board. Daniel Alegre, former president and COO of Activision Blizzard and CEO of Yuga Labs, will become CEO effective Thursday, September 19. Davis helped orchestrate … Read more
The experimental jazz style of the Beat Generation writers made their work notoriously difficult to adapt for the screen. Walter Salles' On the roadRob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman Screams and by David Cronenberg Naked Lunch tried with varying degrees of success. The underrated John Krokidas Kill your loved ones arguably he came closest to capturing … Read more
Daniel Craig has sailed to Italy and is now ashore at the Venice Film Festival for the Queer world premiere. In view of the debut of Luca Guadagnino's film at the festival, which will take place in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema on Tuesday evening, Queer was toasted during a pre-premier celebration … Read more
Drew Starkey says he's heading to the ADR booth for Luca Guadagnino Queer It was, uh, a little awkward. Starkey recalled the experience while chatting with co-star Omar Apollo in Interview magazine. Both talked about having to record automatic dialogue replacement during post-production of Queerwhich is Guadagnino's adaptation of William S. Burroughs' 1985 novel of … Read more