Filmmaker Wes Anderson’s trailer for his latest venture Asteroid City has been revealed. Coated in candied pastel tones, the trailer features quirky snapshot of Anderson’s signature symmetrical style. The film consists of a star studded cast including Hong Chau, Margot Robbie, Tom Hanks and Scarlett Johansson. Asteroid City is set for limited theatre release on 16 June and wider release on 23 June.
Amazon Studios’ crime drama, Sneaky Pete, will relocate from New York to make use of California’s tax credit incentive. California provides a special 25% tax credit for television productions that relocate from out-of-state, with Sneaky Pete being the thirteenth series to tap into the relocation incentive.
A shared sequel to 2016’s Split and 2000’s Unbreakable, entitled Glass, is now being filmed on location in Philadelphia. Principal photography began on Monday, just as news dropped that Buena Vista had signed on to handle the film’s international distribution.
Florida’s film industry is in a constant state of flux – business has faltered ever since the local film incentive was left to expire in 2016 and discussions are currently underway regarding the potential closure of the state film office.
An American remake of the critically acclaimed French film, The Intouchables, is currently being filmed in Philadelphia. Entitled, Untouchable, the remake stars Bryan Cranston as a quadriplegic millionaire who hires a younger man, played by Kevin Hart, to be his caregiver.
Netflix’s homage to 1980’s science-fiction, Stranger Things, was this year’s surprise TV winner at the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards, taking home the accolade for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. The new series brought an end to Downton Abbey’s two year winning streak at SAG.
In a historic win, Damien’s Chazelle’s La La Land took home all seven of the awards it was nominated for, including Best Screenplay and Best Original Song. As an ode to the golden age of Hollywood musicals, La La Land was filmed largely in the Greater Los Angeles area.
Filming has officially wrapped on the upcoming biographical comedy-drama The Disaster Artist, after almost two months spent filming on location in Los Angeles.