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Megan Thee Stallion appears to be continuing her inroads into acting. Deadline reports that the Houston rapper is in talks to star in Josh and Benny Safdie’s new Netflix film, alongside Adam Sandler. While specifics about the movie are largely being kept under wraps, it’s been confirmed that the film will take place “in the world of sports memorabilia,” […]
Adam Sandler’s next movie will see him reuniting with the critically acclaimed duo behind the 2019 film Uncut Gems, Josh and Benny Safdie. Sandler recently spoke about the untitled film, as well as the Safdie Brothers’ work ethic, during an interview with the Hollywood Reporter. “They’ve been writing this movie we’re supposed to do together for a couple years. They […]
Adam Sandler’s next film will see him reuniting with the consistently acclaimed duo behind Uncut Gems, Josh and Benny Safdie. Sandler, who recently announced a run of tour dates that’ll keep him on the road through mid-November, gave fans an update on the previously teased project in a Vanity Fair interview published this week. The hugely anticipated film, […]
Some of hip-hop’s finest are about to become one with nature. HBO is readying Chillin Island, an unscripted show with a new trailer that follows rappers (and at least one indie rocker) as they check out swamps and deserts accompanied by Uncut Gems co-director/series executive producer Josh Safdie. The show—also executive produced by Sebastian Bear-McClard alongside Drake and Adel “Future” Nur’s DreamCrew—features […]
Josh and Benny Safdie have inked a first-look TV deal with HBO through their production company Elara Pictures that will run for two years, Deadline reports. Elara Pictures was started back in 2014 by the Safdies, Sebastian Bear-McClard, and Ronald Bronstein. Dani Bernfeld, an executive at Paramount and Chernin Entertainment, has also joined Elara as a partner to produce. […]
By now, the casting “what-ifs” for the Safdie brothers’ Uncut Gems have become the stuff of legend. Joel Embiid was supposed to pay the part that eventually went to Kevin Garnett. Jonah Hill was initially tied to the lead role of Howard Ratner, which was ultimately brought to life by you-know-who, and so on. On […]
By now, Josh and Benny Safdie’s decade-long journey to making the most ardently celebrated film of the year has been well chronicled: Uncut Gems owes its feverish appeal to the Safdies’ many years of field research in New York’s Diamond District, their practical and psychological guile sharpened by making similarly rattling fare such as Heaven Knows What and Good Time, and […]
The Safdie Brothers’ intense Adam Sandler-starring thriller Uncut Gems has set a new record for A24. Variety reports that the movie has brought in $18.8 million domestically since it opened on Wednesday, besting Midsommar from earlier in the year to become the distributor’s biggest five-day launch. Following a limited run, Uncut Gems has now brought in a total of $20 million in North America. […]
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