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London’s Mercato Metropolitano food market is opening a studio for TV and movie productions – while still functioning as a sustainable food court – after servicing the shoot of upcoming doc series “The Unknown Chefs” produced by Italy’s Andrea Iervolino and British music producer David Tickle.

The “Unknown Chefs” series chronicling the journey of four cooks who sought refuge in the United Kingdom –- respectively from Syria, Namibia, Nepal, and Uzbekistan –- and then managed to turn the food of their homeland into their livelihoods, will drop March 7 on streamers including Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and Iervolino’s Tatatu platform.

Iervolino produced the show with Tickle via his Tickle Entertainment shingle. Tickle is known for his work with artists including Blondie, Peter Gabriel, U2, Prince and Joe Cocker.

The show’s protagonists were able to launch their own street food businesses with the support of Mercato Metropolitano.

Iervolino, whose credits include Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,...

Pope Francis is set to feature in a documentary filmed in the Sistine Chapel about the universal power of pop culture and the performing arts, titled “Preacher of Beauty: A Spiritual Journey Through Art and Faith.”

The documentary will feature the pontiff in conversations with unspecified prominent international artists. It is being produced by Italy’s Andrea Iervolino (“Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend”), via his new film and TV outfit called The Andrea Iervolino Company, and Luis Quinelli, who is founder of a non-profit called Vitae Foundation. The director is still being decided.

The project was officially confirmed after Iervolino and Quinelli met with the pope on Monday in the private library of the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, they said in a statement.

Shooting is planned to start in March on “Preacher of Beauty,” with production taking place entirely in the Sistine Chapel, which the statement noted is...

First there was Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend, the 2022 film starring Frank Grillo and written by Oscar-winning screenwriter Robert Moresco (Crash). Then came the higher-octane Ferrari, the 2023 biopic directed by Michael Mann, with Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz and Shailene Woodley. Now, in Rome’s famed Cinecittà studios, another legendary Italian supercar manufacturer is being immortalized in Moresco’s Maserati: The Brothers, with Italian actor Michele Morrone playing one of the three siblings who founded the trident brand in 1914. (Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia and Jessica Alba also star.)

The producer behind all three films, 37-year-old Italian Canadian Andrea Iervolino, is bringing these automotive origin stories to the screen at a time when Hollywood is going motor mad. Witness the forthcoming F1 starring Brad Pitt, or the recently announced Austin Butler and Tom Holland movie American Speed, or the fresh rumors that Tom Cruise plans to reboot his 1990 NASCAR movie Days of Thunder.

Stars: Frank Grillo, Ilfenesh Hadera, Kamdynn Gary, Lou Diamond Phillips, Katrina Law, James Michael Cummings | Written by Matthew Kennedy | Directed by Steven C. Miller

Werewolves, originally titled Year 2, begins a year after a supermoon turned everyone who was exposed to it into a werewolf. For those who aren’t familiar with the term, a supermoon is a full moon that occurs when the moon is at the closest point to Earth, they have a dramatic effect on things like tides, but this one goes further than that. It unlocks mankind’s latent werewolf gene, causing unimaginable chaos and death. And now it’s about to happen again.

When we first meet Wesley Marshal he’s busy setting up defences at the home of his sister-in-law Lucy and her young daughter, Emma. They need the help because Wesley’s brother was a firefighter, killed in the line of duty during the first transformation.

Exclusive: We can reveal a first a look image of Andy Garcia in sports car biopic Maserati: The Brothers, which has been filming in Italy.

Also joining the cast as brother Carlo Maserati is Lorenzo De Moor (Brigands: The Quest for Gold), pictured below for the first time with co-star Michele Morrone.

Also starring are Anthony Hopkins, Salvatore Esposito, Jessica Alba (pictured above with Garcia), Maya Talem, Victoria Sophia and Annie Bezikian. As we revealed, Diane Warren is composing an original song.

The English-language sports car biopic is being directed by Oscar winner Bobby Moresco (Crash). Andrea Iervolino produces. Filming got underway this month in Italy. Above and below are first look images from the set.

Maserati was founded in 1914 in a garage in the central Italian city of Bologna by three brothers: Alfieri, Ettore and Ernesto. From its early days, the company – which is now known for luxury cars...

Exclusive: Bobby Moresco, who won an Oscar for the screenplay he co-wrote for Crash, was already aboard to write the script for car racing biopic Bugatti, but he will now also direct the project.

The film will see Moresco continuing his collaboration with Italian producer Andrea Iervolino (Ferrari).

Bugatti is slated to film late next year in Italy and France for Iervolino’s new banner, The Andrea Iervolino Company, and is on course to feature a U.S. and international cast and be English-language. Moresco is scripting with Amanda Moresco and in collaboration with Soraya Azzabi.

The movie is set to tell the life story of Bugatti, the founder of the iconic automobile company, who was known for transforming the automotive world with his creative genius and relentless dedication to design and technology. The Italian-born French designer and manufacturer also designed aeroplane engines and was no stranger to tragedy: Bugatti’s son,...

Exclusive: We can reveal first look images of Michele Morrone and Salvatore Esposito in sports car biopic Maserati: The Brothers, which is filming in Italy.

365 Days star Morrone plays brother Alfieri Maserati while Gomorrah actor Salvatore Esposito plays sibling Bindo Maserati.

Also starring are Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia, Jessica Alba, Maya Talem, Victoria Sophia and Annie Bezikian. As we revealed, Diane Warren is composing an original song.

The English-language sports car biopic is being directed by Oscar winner Bobby Moresco (Crash). Andrea Iervolino produces. Filming got underway this month in Italy. Above and below are first look images from the set.

Maserati was founded in 1914 in a garage in the central Italian city of Bologna by three brothers: Alfieri, Ettore and Ernesto. From its early days, the company – which is now known for luxury cars — was connected to the world of car racing. Maserati’s first Grand Prix vehicle...

Exclusive: Gomorrah star Salvatore Esposito is the latest name to join English-language sports car biopic, Maserati: The Brothers, which is now filming in Italy.

Michele Morrone, Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia, Jessica Alba and Tunisian actress Maya Talem — another new joiner — are also starring in the film about the brothers behind the iconic Italian car.

Pic is being produced by Italy’s Andrea Iervolino for his new film and TV outfit called The Andrea Iervolino Company and directed by Oscar winner Bobby Moresco (Crash). Filming will take place from today at Rome’s Cinecittà studios, Modena and Bologna.

Maserati was founded in 1914 in a garage in the central Italian city of Bologna by three brothers: Alfieri, Ettore and Ernesto. From its early days, the company – which is now known for luxury cars — was connected to the world of car racing. Maserati’s first Grand Prix vehicle is the one that Alfieri Maserati...

Exclusive: Grammy winner and 15-time Oscar nominee Diane Warren is set to compose an original song for Maserati: The Brothers, starring Anthony Hopkins, Michele Morrone, Andy Garcia and Jessica Alba.

The attachment marks a reunion between Warren and Italian producer Andrea Iervolino (Ferrari) after they previously worked together on Tell It Like a Woman, for which Warren received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.

The sports car biopic is being directed by Oscar winner Bobby Moresco (Crash). Filming is due to get underway this month in Italy.

Maserati was founded in 1914 in a garage in the central Italian city of Bologna by three brothers: Alfieri, Ettore and Ernesto. From its early days, the company – which is now known for luxury cars — was connected to the world of car racing. Maserati’s first Grand Prix vehicle is the one that Alfieri Maserati was driving in the 1927 Messina Cup race...

Exclusive: Sports car biopic Maserati: The Brothers, which gets underway this month, has booked into Rome’s iconic Cinecittà studios.

Filming will also take place in Modena and Bologna, and the production will use VR and VFX technology from Tuscany Film Studio.

Michele Morrone, Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia and Jessica Alba are starring in the film about the brothers behind the iconic Italian car.

The film will be produced by Italy’s Andrea Iervolino for his new film and TV outfit called The Andrea Iervolino Company and directed by Oscar winner Bobby Moresco (Crash).

Maserati was founded in 1914 in a garage in the central Italian city of Bologna by three brothers: Alfieri, Ettore and Ernesto. From its early days, the company – which is now known for luxury cars — was connected to the world of car racing. Maserati’s first Grand Prix vehicle is the one that Alfieri Maserati was driving...

Exclusive: Golden Globe nominee Jessica Alba (Sin City) is the latest name to join sports car biopic Maserati: The Brothers.

She joins Anthony Hopkins, Michele Morrone and Andy Garcia in the film about the brothers behind the iconic Italian car. Alba will play the “pivotal” character of Sandra. Garcia will play Mr. Rossini. Morrone will star as brother Alfieri Maserati. Hopkins will play an Italian financier who bankrolls the family.

The film will be produced by Italy’s Andrea Iervolino his new film and TV outfit called The Andrea Iervolino Company and directed by Oscar winner Bobby Moresco (Crash). Filming is due to get underway at the end of next month in Italy.

Maserati was founded in 1914 in a garage in the central Italian city of Bologna by three brothers: Alfieri, Ettore and Ernesto. From its early days, the company – which is now known for luxury cars — was connected to the world of car racing.

Exclusive: Oscar nominee Andy Garcia (The Godfather Part III) has joined Anthony Hopkins and Michele Morrone in the cast of sports biopic Maserati: The Brothers.

In the film about the brothers behind the iconic Italian car, Garcia will play Mr. Rossini, described as “a central figure in the story of the brothers”. Morrone will star as brother Alfieri Il Maserati. Hopkins will play an Italian financier who bankrolls the family.

The film will be produced by Italy’s Andrea Iervolino his new film and TV outfit called The Andrea Iervolino Company and directed by Oscar winner Bobby Moresco (Crash). Filming is due to get underway at the end of next month in Italy.

Maserati was founded in 1914 in a garage in the central Italian city of Bologna by three brothers: Alfieri, Ettore and Ernesto. From its early days, the company – which is now known for luxury cars — was connected to the world of car racing.

Andrea Iervolino, the Italian producer behind the sports car films Ferrari, Lamborghini: The Man Behind The Legend, and the upcoming Maserati movie, is already gearing up for another automobile-themed biopic. This time, Deadline reports that Ettore Bugatti will be the main highlight. The Bugatti movie will narrate the life story of the founder of the famous automobile company, who was known for utilizing his creativity and unyielding zeal for design and technology to transform the automotive world.

Exclusive: Actor Michele Morrone has signed on to star opposite Anthony Hopkins in Maserati: The Brothers, directed by Academy Award-winner Bobby Moresco.

Morrone will star as Alfieri Il Maserati in the biopic about the family behind the high-performance automobiles. Hopkins will play an Italian financier who bankrolls the Maserati brothers.

The film will be produced by Italy’s Andrea Iervolino his new film and TV outfit called The Andrea Iervolino Company.

Iervolino’s previous company, Ilbe Group – in which he was partnered with Monika Bacardi — produced the Bobby Moresco-directed biopic Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend and was also among the producers of Micheal Mann’s Ferrari starring Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz.

“I am deeply committed to promoting Italian actors worldwide, and casting Michele Morrone in such a prominent role is a step toward that goal,” Iervolino said. “My mission is to one day see Italy produce its own global cinema stars,...

Anthony Hopkins is attached to star in “Maserati: The Brothers,” an English-language biopic directed by Bobby Moresco about the family behind the high-performance automobiles that, along with Ferrari and Lamborghini, Italy is known for.

The legendary Oscar-winning actor will play an Italian financier who bankrolls the Maserati brothers. The “Maserati” movie is is produced by Italy’s Andrea Iervolino via his new film and TV outfit called The Andrea Iervolino Company.

Iervolino’s previous company, Ilbe Group – in which he was partnered with Monika Bacardi — produced the Bobby Moresco-directed biopic “Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend” and was also among the producers of Micheal Mann’s “Ferrari” starring Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz.

“Having Anthony Hopkins on board is a dream come true,” Iervolino said in a statement. “His unparalleled ability to embody complex characters will undoubtedly elevate our story, and we are eager to see how he brings depth to his role.

Monika Bacardi and longtime business partner Andrea Iervolino, producers on dozens of movies including Ferrari and To The Bone, have entered into a war of words and legal saber rattling following their recent split.

The producers were longtime partners at prolific Italian production and distribution company Ilbe (Iervolino & Lady Bakardi Entertainment), but Bacardi is unhappy following the latter’s recent announcement of his new company.

Iervolino announced earlier this week that he was stepping back from Ilbe to launch film and TV outfit The Andrea Iervolino Company (Taic). Among projects noted on the slate were a Maserati biopic written and directed by Bobby Moresco, and the biopic Ferrari vs Mercedes, also directed by Moresco.

In a press statement today, Bacardi has claimed that Iervolino doesn’t own the IP to certain projects seemingly mentioned as part of his initial slate, including the Maserati biopic, and that prior to Iervolino’s exit,...

Updated: Italian producer Andrea Iervolino — whose credits include Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,” the Johnny Depp-starrer “Waiting for the Barbarians” and “Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend” — has parted ways with business partner Monika Bacardi and is launching a new film and TV outfit called The Andrea Iervolino Company.

Iervolino and Bacardi were partners in Ilbe, the studio they co-founded and jointly ran for 13 years.

“With the launch of Taic, Iervolino has stepped down as president and CEO of Ilbe, the studio he co-founded and ran for the last decade, to focus on Taic,” Iervolino said in a statement. “He will remain available in a non-exclusive capacity to assist Ilbe with the transition of a new CEO.”

No reason for the falling out between Iervolino and Bacardi was provided in the statement.

Recent films produced by Iervolino while at Ilbe include the Depp-directed “Modi – Three Days on the Wing of Madness...

Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness brings a dark twist to the classic tale, with a vengeful puppet carved from cursed wood. Big names like Peter Stormare and a mix of live action and CGI promise a surreal, riveting horror experience for audiences. Director Joona Tena promises a gripping journey with poignancy, empathy, and modern horror themes like bereavement and broken family ties.

Everyone's favorite puppet, Pinocchio, is getting yet another horror movie treatment, this time by way of Pinocchio: Carved from Darkness, which is launching at the Cannes Film Market this week. The character of Pinocchio was first created by Italian author Carlo Collodi in 1881 when The Adventures of Pinocchio began as a serialized work of fiction in the magazine Giornale per i bambini. The stories were later collected into one novel, which was published in 1883, and the character was made famous by Disney in 1940 when they released their animated classic,...

Dubai-based distribution and production outfit Oceana Studios will launch sales on horror feature “Pinocchio: Carved From Darkness” at the Cannes Film Market.

The film, which is also produced by Oceana, will be directed by Joona Tena (“Superfurball”). Written by Paulie Siegel (“Jeremiah”), this dark turn on Carlo Collodi’s classic 1883 tale sees woodcarver Geppetto carve a puppet resembling his recently deceased son from a of block of wood discarded at a crime scene and cursed by Agatha, the priestess of a dark cult. As Pinocchio turns into a vengeful killer, a teen named Charlie and his mother Nancy arrive in the town looking for a fresh start. Meanwhile, a detective named Georgina starts investigating Agatha’s crimes. The characters intertwine with some tragic consequences.

The cast will include Peter Stormare (“John Wick: Chapter 2”) as Geppetto, Vicki Berlin (“Triangle of Sadness”) as Nancy, the semi-alcoholic mother of teenager Charlie. Daniel Nuta (“Watcher”) will play Ronnie,...

British boxing champion and “Love Island” runner-up Tommy Fury will make his acting debut with Oceana Studios’ “The Debt Inherited.”

The film also marks the directorial debut of Oceana CEO Danny Sawaf. Dubai-based distribution and production outfit Oceana, whose credits include “Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend,” starring Gabriel Byrne and Mira Sorvino, “Monstrous,” starring Christina Ricci, and “Terrifier 2,” will launch sales on “The Debt Inherited” at the Cannes Film Market.

The black comedy crime film is written by Niki Sheldrake and tells the story of Colin and Stanley, two good-for-nothing brothers who are faced with the repayment of their dead father’s debt to a notorious loan shark named Maggie. Soon enough, they unwittingly become involved in a criminal underworld and entangled in a web of blackmail and deceit with a host of insalubrious characters.

While the parts of Colin and Stanley are yet to be cast, the...

Mike Tyson is set to play himself in “Bunny-Man,” an offbeat superhero movie that is being shot in Italy.

The former heavyweight boxing champion on Tuesday attended a press conference held in the Northern city of Turin with Italian producer Andrea Iervolino and writer Enrico Remmert to announce “Bunny-Man,” which will be entirely shot in Turin.

Iervolino, whose production credits include Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,” Johnny Depp-starrer “Waiting for the Barbarians” and “Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend,” is producing the film via his TaTaTu shingle.

“Bunny-Man” involves a multimillionaire superhero who strikes against evil forces in anonymity wearing a rabbit mask, according to a provided synopsis. He is driven by the desire to avenge his sister who committed suicide after suffering a violent act, images of which wound up on the internet.

“We are excited to embark on this innovative project, 95% of which will be shot on a virtual set,...

Veteran Italian film executive Claudio Rapino, prominent producer Andrea Iervolino and entrepreneur Pietro Peligra have teamed to form film and TV distribution and development company Maestro Distribution, which will launch from the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin.

Rapino (pictured left), a former head of acquisitions and sales at top Italian companies including Leone Film Group, Notorious Pictures and Koch Media Italia, will head Maestro, which plans to buy and theatrically distribute up to 10 international feature films a year. The new company will also act as an international sales agent and an incubator, developing film and TV content and selling original IPs to producers and international partners.

“The idea is to handle 50% finished product and 50% product that we develop,” Rapino said, adding that he will be “developing content mostly in non-Italian languages such as French, German or English to then sell the IP.” Maestro, which is working with a team...

The first trailer for Lights Out starring Frank Grillo, Mekhi Phifer, Jaime King, with Dermot Mulroney and Scott Adkins has been released.

In the film, a homeless veteran, Michael “Duffy” Duffield (Grillo), meets a talkative Ex-Con, Max Bomer (Phifer) who notices Duffy’s skills after he gets into a bar fight and offers him a well-paying “job” competing in underground fight clubs. The pair form an unlikely partnership after their first fight and decide to travel to LA so Duffy can atone for his past and Max can pay back a crime boss, Sage Parker (Mulroney). Duffy enters Sage’s fight club and eventually wins, but it also gets him tied up in the crime world and offered jobs he can’t refuse, including one with Sage’s partner and Police officer, Ellen Ridgway (King). The deeper Duffy goes in this world, the more deadly it gets.

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Dubai-based distribution and production outfit Oceana Studios has picked up worldwide sales rights to thriller “Tonic,” starring Billy Blair (“Doc Holliday”) and Ed Westwick (“Gossip Girl”).

Written and directed by Derek Presley (“Boon”) and produced by U.S. production company Muscular Puppy, the film follows Sebastian Poe (Blair), a washed-up piano player performing across seedy jazz bars who ends up making a murderous deal with corrupt local police officer Terry Rush (Jason Coviello) to repay a drug debt. Over the course of one night, Sebastian is plunged into the dark streets of Dallas’ Deep Ellum district where he comes across an odd assortment of characters. Westwick plays Stanley Roberson, a ruthless and shady figure whom Sebastian is tasked with assassinating. The film also stars Lori Petty (“You’re All Gonna Die”) as Sebastian’s sister Elise Poe.

The film was shot earlier this year in Deep Ellum, a historical district of Dallas.

Exclusive: Felisha Terrell (The Company You Keep), Jason MacDonald (Welcome to Flatch), and Oscar winner Mira Sorvino (Shining Vale) are set to topline Home Safe, a psychological thriller directed by Jacob Vaughan (Bad Milo) that has wrapped production and will be taken to market this fall.

The indie from Crazy Legs Features centers on Anna (Terrell), the editor-in-chief of a news magazine, and her husband Daniel (MacDonald), the founder of an AI-centered home security company, watching as they’re threatened by a mysterious houseguest as they are expecting their first child. Becoming a threat with her growing sentience is Kiera (Sorvino), an advanced-ai home security system created by Daniel.

Also starring Emily Topper (The Thing About Pam) and Michael Shenefelt (The First Lady), Home Safe was written by Juddy Talt. The film is produced in association with Uncle Easy Productions, with Scott Thigpen, Marie Halliday, and Jessica Fox-Thigpen producing for Crazy Legs Features.

In about four years time, Andrea Iervolino hopes to launch a stadium and TV studios into orbit and broadcast the world’s first zero-gravity Mma fight from space. He’d originally thought that Galactic Combat — his idea for reality-show-meets-sports-tournament following a group of spacebound fighters — would be ready sooner, within two or three years, but he’s says some “technical issues” among his aerospace partners has pushed his expectations back. “But it’s not really far away.”

Until then, the Italian producer will sadly have to contend with work on solid ground under Earth’s less exciting gravitation pull, work that includes — among a wide array of activities across entertainment, sport and beyond — being one of the producers on Michael Mann’s all-star and much-anticipated Venice-bowing biopic Ferrari. Under the Ilbe banner he runs with his business partner, rum heiress Monika Bacardi, he was brought in to provide the Italian...

Andrea Iervolino, one of the producers behind Michael Mann’s forthcoming Ferrari, today announced his investment of around 50 million euros, or $55M U.S., in The Tuscany Film Studios, a top-flight production facility soon to be active in central Italy.

Billed as “a technologically advanced super studio” with the country’s largest virtual set, and the first 360 studio for live-action productions, Tuscany Film Studios will also be home to a movie theater and luxury hotel, the goal being to attract only the best international productions..

The project backed by producer-financier Iervolino will be guided by the criteria of “European taxonomy,” a cornerstone of the EU’s sustainable finance framework, to ensure that the studio is sustainable and green,...

Italian producer Andrea Iervolino, whose credits include Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,” “Waiting for the Barbarians” and “Tell It Like a Woman,” has invested around 50 million euros ($55 million) in the construction of Tuscany Film Studios, a technologically advanced studio with the largest virtual set in Italy, and a 360 studio for live-action productions.

The production facility, which is being built just outside Florence, will also host a movie theater and luxury hotel with the aim of attracting premium international productions to Italy.

Construction will begin in fall 2023 with the goal of completing the facility by the end of 2024.

The project will be guided by the criteria of “European taxonomy,” a cornerstone of the EU’s sustainable finance framework, to ensure that the studio is sustainable and green, respecting the environment and the surrounding nature.

Iervolino said: “Tuscany Film Studio will be the most coveted studio in Italy, located in the most desired...

Exclusive: Republic Pictures has snapped up rights to The Image of You, a recently wrapped thriller starring Sasha Pieterse (Pretty Little Liars) in dual roles. Pic is set for release via Paramount Global Content Distribution at a date that hasn’t been disclosed.

Parker Young (United States of Al), Nestor Carbonell (The Morning Show), Michele Nordin (Justified) and Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino (Shining Vale) also star in the film from Mpca — an adaptation of the same-name novel from UK-based bestseller Adele Parks MBE, which Jeff Fisher (Killer Movie) directs from a script by Chris Sivertson (Monstrous).

The first project to emerge from a multi-picture deal between Mpca and Parks, The Image of You has Pieterse playing identical twins Anna and Zoe, who share a bond so close that nothing — and no one — can tear them apart. While Anna is romantic and trusting, her sister Zoe is daring and dangerous.

Exclusive: Following the successful theatrical run of her latest directorial effort Cocaine Bear, a Uni horror comedy that grossed over $87M worldwide, Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect franchise) has been set to topline Skincare, a new film from Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment and producers Jonathan Schwartz and Logan Lerman, which wrapped production prior to the writers’ strike.

Starring alongside Banks are Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick), Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (Pose), Luis Gerardo Méndez (The Resort) and Nathan Fillion (The Rookie).

Directed by Austin Peters, Skincare is described as a vanity thriller set in Hollywood, though specifics as to its plot are under wraps. Peters wrote the script with Deering Regan and Sam Freilich. The film is the third on which Schwartz and Lerman have collaborated on as producers following A24’s The Vanishing of Sidney Hall and Cj Enm’s Press Play. Andrea Iervolino and Lady Monika Bacardi financed and produced...

Exclusive: Andrea Iervolino, producer on movies including To The Bone, Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend and Michael Mann’s upcoming Ferrari, has acquired an ownership stake in U.S. soccer club Miami Fc.

According to the club, which plays in the second tier United Soccer League (Usl), the undisclosed investment values the club at $56M.

Iervolino, who has a portfolio of startup businesses, is expected to help grow the team’s brand development, fan engagement, and growth strategies.

Miami Fc, which is currently fourth in the Usl Eastern Conference, is owned by Silva International Investments’ owner Riccardo Silva and plays games at the Riccardo Silva Stadium on the campus of Florida International University. The stadium has a reported capacity of 20,000 but according to Soccer Stadium Digest the team only attracted an average of 1200 to home games last season.

“We are thrilled to welcome Andrea Iervolino as a strategic partner in Miami Fc,...

“The Purge” star Frank Grillo is set to play the Dcu’s Rick Flag Sr in the upcoming “Creature Commandos.”

The animated TV series written by James Gunn will premiere in 2024.

“Creature Commandos” kicks off the Dcu and is part of “Chapter One: Gods and Monsters,” which is based on the comic property of the same name that brought vampires, werewolves and zombies into the DC universe. It’s already in production, and Gunn revealed that in this unified Dcu, “animation will lead into live-action and will lead back into animation again,” noting that any project that’s animated could also get a live-action version and vice versa. Confirmed characters include Weasel from “The Suicide Squad” (played by Sean Gunn), with Gunn revealing that they’re casting the voice actors to also play the same character in live-action down the road.

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The 2023 Razzie Awards winners are in.

Before the gongs were given out for the best flicks at Sunday’s 2023 Oscars, the Razzies honoured what they considered to be the worst.

“Blonde”, starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, led this year’s noms with eight, while Machine Gun Kelly’s “Good Mourning” nabbed seven, and “Blonde” ended up “winning” the Worst Picture award.

Read More: Drew Barrymore Slams Razzies For Nominating 12-Year-Old Ryan Kiera Armstrong: ‘This Makes My Blood Boil’

Despite “Elvis” winning multiple gongs over awards season, the Razzies handed Tom Hanks the Worst Supporting Actor “honour” for the movie.

Other big winners included “Morbius”, Disney’s “Pinocchio”, and… themselves.

For the first time ever, the parody awards gave themselves a gong following the backlash they received for nominating 12-year-old “Firestarter” star Ryan Kiera Armstrong in the Worst Actress category. The Razzies rescinded the nomination after users online...

As is tradition, the Golden Raspberry Awards announced its winners on Oscar weekend. The Razzies, now in their 43rd year, are a tongue-in-cheek ceremony that “honor” the worst films of the year. Scroll down for the full list of winners (and nominees) in all nine Razzie Awards categories ranging from Worst Picture to Worst Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel.

Netflix’s Marilyn Monroe biopic “Blonde,” reaped a leading eight bids and won two: Worst Picture and Worst Screenplay for director Andrew Dominik. The film’s star, Ana de Armas, was not nominated here but reaped a Best Actress bid at the Oscars.

Conversely, two-time Oscar champ Tom Hanks was overlooked by the academy for his portrayal of Colonel Tom Parker in “Elvis” but he won two Razzies: Worst Supporting Actor and Worst Screen Combo for “Tom Hanks & His Latex-Laden Face (and That Ludicrous Accent).”

Another past Oscar winner, Jared Leto (“Dallas...

Blonde and Elvis were among the winners at the 2023 Golden Raspberry Awards.

The awards, known as the Razzies, take place the weekend of the Academy Awards and celebrate the very ‘worst’ in film.

While many of the films nominated did not make it near this year’s Oscars, there is some crossover, with Ana de Armas’s Marilyn Monroe drama Blonde picking up the gong for Worst Picture and Worst Screenplay. De Armas is nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars for her performance in the film.

This year’s Razzies were mired with controversy following backlash for their decision to nominate 12-year-old Firestarter star Ryan Kiera Armstrong for Worst Actress.

Writing in The Independent, Jacob Stolworthy said that “to nominate an Oscar winner, or someone with proven bankable success to their name, is acceptable; to highlight the performance of someone as young as 12 is not just tacky – it’s fairly reprehensible”.

Following the backlash,...

Blonde has been “honored” with two Golden Raspberry Awards — aka the Razzies — which also bestowed an award upon themselves for the first time in the group’s history.

Andrew Dominik’s film, which led the Razzies with eight nominations, won worst picture of the year along with worst screenplay for Dominik. The Razzies called the film “misogynistic, salacious and fallacious” and said it “shamelessly exploits the memory of the late Marilyn Monroe.”

The Razzie Awards, which honor the worst of the year, are announced annually ahead of the Oscars ceremony, which takes place Sunday. Incidentally, Blonde star Ana de Armas is up for best actress in a leading role at the 2023 Academy Awards.

Razzie organizers also chastised themselves for nominating 12-year-old Ryan Kiera Armstrong as worst actress of the year. After being “put through the cyberworld blender,” as they put it, they subsequently removed her from the ballot and announced...

Italian producer Andrea Iervolino is planning to bring to the big screen “Maserati: a Racing Life,” an English-language biopic about the family behind the high-performance automobiles that, along with Ferrari and Lamborghini, Italy is known for.

Iervolino’s Ilbe Group – in which he is partnered with Monika Bacardi – previously produced the Bobby Moresco-directed biopic “Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend” and is also among producers of Micheal Mann’s upcoming “Ferrari” with Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz and Shailene Woodley. He told Variety he sees “Maserati” as a natural segue to those films about Italy’s iconic automakers.

“I want to celebrate the entrepreneurial genius of Italians, their history and humanity,” he said.

“Italy isn’t just pizza, mandolins, pasta and the mob,” Iervolino added. “It’s a country of many geniuses who left a huge legacy. When it comes to the auto making sector these families were pioneers, way ahead of the curve.

The Jackass series debuted on MTV in 2000, quickly becoming one of the most popular television shows. It followed the antics of a group of friends as they engaged in outrageous stunts, pranks, and dangerous physical challenges. The show cast included Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-o, Chris Pontius, Wee Man, Dave England, Preston Lacy, and Ryan Dunn.

Despite parental and political worries about the show’s potential impact on younger viewers, it quickly skyrocketed in popularity. After three seasons of wading through constant censorship notes from MTV, Knoxville and his pals decided to end their run; thus began, Jackass’ successful transition to the silver screen era.

The Jackass franchise spawned several movies that were released between 2002 and 2022, in the following order:

All the Jackass Movies in Order of Release Date Jackass The Movie (2002) Jackass Number Two (2006) Jackass 2.5 (2007) Jackass Presents Mat Hoffman’s Tribute to Evel Knievel (2008) Jackass 3D (2010) Jackass 3.5 (2011) Jackass Presents...

Screen Rant is pleased to present an exclusive clip from Little Dixie, a new action film distributed by Paramount Pictures. Arriving in select theaters and on digital platforms this week, the revenge thriller follows what happens when a deal between a corrupt government official and a dangerous drug lord goes wrong. Doc Alexander (played by go-to action hero Frank Grillo) is an ex-special forces operative who finds himself trapped between a rock and a hard place as forces feud around him, but everyone else better duck for cover when he moves to protect what's his.

Little Dixie is written and directed by John Swab, who recently worked on Candy Land and Body Brokers. Aside from Grillo, it stars a powerful cast that includes Eric Dane (who has been making waves in Euphoria) as Governor Richard Jeffs, who gets Doc into the mess, and Annabeth Gish (Mayfair Witches) as Doc's associate Billie Riggs.

The annual "Golden Raspberry Awards" aka the "Razzies", co-founded by John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy 'to honor the worst of cinematic under-achievements and encourage well-known filmmakers and top notch performers to own their bad', have released their nominations for this year's annual awards, to be presented March 11, 2023:

Worst Film

Blonde Disney’s Pinocchio Good Mourning The King’s Daughter Morbius

Worst Actor

Machine Gun Kelly - Good Mourning Pete Davidson - Marmaduke Tom Hanks - Disney’s Pinocchio Jared Leto - Morbius Sylvester Stallone - Samaritan

Worst Actress

Ryan Kiera Armstrong - Firestarter Bryce Dallas Howard - Jurassic Park: Dominion Diane Keaton - Mack & Rita Kaya Scodelario - The King’s Daughter Alicia Silverstone - The Requin

Worst Remake/Rip-Off/Sequel

Blonde 365 Days: This Day The Next 365 Days Disney’s Pinocchio Firestarter Jurassic World: Dominion

Worst Supporting Actress

Adria Arjona - Morbius Lorraine Bracco -...

Every year, awards season fetes the best, brightest, and boldest films. And yes, that means for better and for worse.

The infamous Razzie Awards, officially titled the Golden Raspberry Awards, (dis)honors the cringiest movies. In contrast, the almost century-old Academy Awards toasts to the industry’s greatest achievements. But as always in Hollywood, there’s a twist: What happens when one movie is nominated in both awards ceremonies? How does one define high art and low art, horrific and honorable, despicable and perfection?

Since the Razzie Awards were founded in 1980, the awards have been the snarky counterpart to the Academy’s picks.

This year, Andrew Dominik’s controversial Marilyn Monroe epic “Blonde” garnered eight Razzie noms, including Worst Picture, Worst Director, and Worst Screenplay. Just 24 hours later and the film was among the 95th Academy Awards nominations list with lead star Ana de Armas recognized in the Best Actress category.

The 43rd Razzie Awards nominations are in.

Amid the gongs being given out for the best flicks out there during awards season, the Razzies are honouring the worst.

“Blonde”, starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, leads this year’s noms with eight, while Machine Gun Kelly’s “Good Mourning” nabs seven.

Read More: Ana de Armas Explains Why It’s Been ‘Tough’ For Audiences To Understand Marilyn Monroe In ‘Blonde’: ‘The Emotional Truth Is Powerful’

Disney’s “Pinocchio”, starring Tom Hanks, Cynthia Erivo and Luke Evans, picks up six noms, while “Morbius”, featuring Jared Leto and Matt Smith, has five and “The King’s Daughter”, starring Pierce Brosnan, nabs three.

See the full list of nominations below:

Worst Picture

“Blonde”

“Pinocchio”

“Good Mourning”

“The King’s Daughter”

“Morbius”

Worst Actor

Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly)/ “Good Mourning”

Pete Davidson (Voice Only)/ “Marmaduke”

Tom Hanks (As Gepetto)/ Disney’s “Pinocchio...

Awards season is upon us, and while Hollywood is honoring 2022’s best films and performances, the Razzie Awards shine a light on the “worst” movies and actors of the year.

Leading the field is Andrew Dominik’s controversial Marilyn Monroe biopic “Blonde,” with eight nominations. While Ana de Armas is not up for worst actress, the film is nominated for worst picture and Dominik for worst director and screenplay. Evan Williams and Xavier Samuel are also both competing for worst supporting actor alongside Mod Sun and Pete Davidson for “Good Mourning” and Oscar winner Tom Hanks for “Elvis.”

Hanks is also in the worst actor race for his turn as Geppetto in Disney’s live-action “Pinocchio.” Filling out the worst actor race are Colson Baker, Davidson (for a voice role in “Marmaduke”), Sylvester Stallone (“Samaritan”) and Jared Leto (“Morbius.”)

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Andrew Dominik’s controversial Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde landed eight nominations from this year’s Razzie Awards, including Worst Picture.

Announcing the film’s Razzies haul, the organization described the biopic as a film that “explores the exploitation of Marilyn Monroe…by continuing to exploit her posthumously.” Dominik also picked up Worst Screenplay and Director nominations.

Rapper Machine Gun Kelly’s stoner comedy Good Mourning trails Blonde with seven nominations. The Razzies called the flick a “laugh-free stoner comedy achieving the rare feat of scoring a perfect Zero on Rotten Tomatoes.” Kelly, who shares co-writing and screenplay credits with Mod Sun, racked up four noms, including worst actor.

Kelly will “compete” for the prize with Tom Hanks, who picked up a Worst Actor nom for his portrayal of Gepetto in Robert Zemeckis’s Pinocchio. Hanks also landed among the Worst Supporting Actor noms for Elvis. Hanks plays Elvis’s long-time...

The nominations for the 43rd Golden Raspberry Awards, aka the Razzies have been announced, with Netflix’s controversial Blonde earning the most nods with eight.

Here is the complete list of Razzie nominations:

Worst Picture

Blonde

Disney’s Pinocchio

Good Mourning

The King’s Daughter

Morbius

Worst Actor

Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) Good Mourning

Pete Davidson (Voice Only) Marmaduke

Tom Hanks (As Gepetto) Disney’s Pinocchio

Jared Leto / Morbius

Sylvester Stallone / Samaritan

Worst Actress

Ryan Kiera Armstrong / Firestarter

Bryce Dallas Howard / Jurassic Park: Dominion

Diane Keaton / Mack & Rita

Kaya Scodelario / The King’s Daughter

Alicia Silverstone / The Requin

Worst Remake/Rip-off/Sequel

Blonde

Both 365 Days Sequels – 365 Days: This Day & The Next 365 Days [a Razzie Bogo]

Disney’s Pinocchio

Firestarter

Jurassic World: Dominion

Worst Supporting Actress

Adria Arjona / Morbius

Lorraine Bracco (Voice Only) Disney’s Pinocchio

Penelope Cruz / The 355

Bingbing Fan / The 355 & The King’s Daughter

Mira Sorvino / Lamborghini: The Man Behind...

Nominations for the 43rd Annual Razzie Awards are in, and they have singled out “Blonde,” Disney’s “Pinocchio,” Machine Gun Kelly’s “Good Mourning” and “Morbius” among 2022’s worst movies.

“Just when you thought it would be safe to return to the movies,” the video announcement warns, before unveiling the nominees for the Golden Raspberry Awards (aka the Razzies) — the winners of which will be revealed on Oscar eve, Saturday, March 11.

Ana de Armas’ “Blonde,” which the Razzies say explores “the exploitation of Marilyn Monroe…by continuing to exploit her posthumously,” led with a whopping eight nominations, including Worst Picture, Andrew Dominik as Worst Director and for Worst Screenplay, and Worse Remake/Rip-Off/Sequel, among others. The film was also recognized for Worst Screen Couple with two nominations, which the Razzies graciously identify as “Andrew Dominik and His Issues with Women” and “Both Real Life Characters in the Fallacious White House Bedroom Scene.

If you thought the Razzie Awards learned a lesson last year about bullying, decency and humanity when they graciously rescinded an “award” they’d given to Bruce Willis due to his failing health, you’d be dead wrong. This year’s Golden Raspberry “honorees” include a 12-year-old girl (wait — how is that okay?) in Worst Actress, Ryan Kiera Armstrong (“Firestarter”). Also recognized is movie star Tom Hanks in Worst Actor (“Disney’s Pinocchio”) and Worst Supporting Actor (“Elvis”) — he of course is a two-time Oscar winner for “Philadelphia” (1993) and “Forrest Gump” (1994). Scroll down to see all of the 2023 Razzie Awards nominations.

The biggest film nominee this year is Netflix’s Marilyn Monroe biopic “Blonde,” which scored a jaw-dropping eight bids including Worst Picture and Worst Supporting Actor x2 for Xavier Samuel and Evan Williams. Luckily, Best Actress Oscar hopeful Ana de Armas was spared.

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With filming currently underway, yet another name in the form of Gabriel Byrne has joined the cast of the ‘John Wick’ spin-off, ‘Ballerina.’

The story will revolve around Ana de Armas’ young female assassin who seeks revenge against those who killed her family. Any additional plot details remain under lock and key, but producer Basil Iwanyk described McShane’s role as “pivotal.” It’s not clear how Reeves, should his deal close, will fit into the story.

Producer Basil Iwanyk says in a statement: “For decades, Gabriel’s mysterious and enigmatic presence has enriched dozens of films. You can never quite be sure what he’s thinking, and that’s perfect for this world.”

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The upcoming John Wick spinoff film Ballerina has cast The Usual Suspects star Gabriel Byrne to star opposite Ana de Armas. Byrne played the role of Keaton in the classic 1995 whodunit, which won two Oscars, including for Best Original Screenplay. The Irish actor was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for his leading role in the HBO series In Treatment in 2008 and 2009, and the latter year, he won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Drama Series. Most recently, Byrne played Enzo Ferrari in Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend.

According to Deadline, Byrne has signed on to star opposite de Armas in the spinoff. He joins an ever-growing list of strong actors confirmed to be part of the film's cast. John Wick producer Basil Iwanyk offered a great deal of praise for Byrne in the Deadline report, saying The Usual Suspects star's mysterious and...

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Gabriel Byrne has joined Lionsgate’s Ballerina, a spinoff movie set in the John Wick universe starring Keanu Reeves as the title character.

“For decades, Gabriel’s mysterious and enigmatic presence has enriched dozens of films. You can never quite be sure what he’s thinking, and that’s perfect for this world,” producer Brady Iwanyk said in a statement.

Byrne will next be seen as legendary writer Samuel Beckett in the biopic Dance First for director James Marsh. He also stars as Enzo Ferrari in Grindstone’s Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend, and appeared in Epix’s series War of the Worlds and the feature Murder at Yellowstone City.

Byrne’s other credits include Hereditary, directed by Ari Aster, and the limited series ZeroZeroZero, directed by Janus Metz, Stefano Sollima and Pablo Trapero for Amazon Studios.

Byrne is the latest to join Ballerina,...