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Oscars are not canceled and Filmiere.com hopes it won’t. Countries keep choosing their entry for the Oscar.

Denmark will announce their selection on 18 November but what films are the most possible? One of them is Frederik Louis Hviid and Anders Ølholm-directed crime action “Shorta”, follows two policemen dealing with the rebel in the ghetto.

It did receive good reception at Venice Critics Week. Another one is “En helt almindelig familie”, a more family-oriented drama. But the one that seems to be the official selection is Thomas Vinterberg’s “Another Round”. It got very good reviews, it’s getting buzz and it’s made by one of the most acclaimed directors of Denmark.

As if it’s not enough, it stars Mads Mikkelsen. One of their previous collaborations were much appreciated by the Academy in the Past. At the Danish box office, the drama has sold over 500K tickets since release on September 24.

It’s estimated to ultimately pass 800K admissions, making it the biggest local title in three years. Surprise may happen but this seems to be the title to have an eye on.

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Adam McKay has been recently making awards-bait films with star ensembles. Now we as Filmiere.com reported that Jennifer Lawrence and Cate Blanchett are part of his new film’s ensemble.

Now there’s more. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Meryl Streep, Timothee Chalamet, Ariana Grande, and “Yesterday” breakout Himesh Patel. The movie, written and directed by McKay himself will follow three low-level scientists (Leo, Lawrence, and Rob Morgan) discovering a meteor to crash on Earth in six months.

They try to warn the world with media tours but they seem to not getting any attention and the world remains unresponsive. Obviously rich with satire, it’s interesting what McKay will do this time with such a large starry cast.

DiCaprio was supposed to star in Martin Scorsese’s new film also, so it’s unclear when that one will start filming and how he’ll handle both projects or will he have to leave one of them. Netflix is backing the project up and it’ll probably be ready by next year’s award season.

The movie is heading toward a Nov. 19 start of shooting in Boston. McKay is also producing via his label, Hyperobject, along with partner Kevin Messick. Recently, McKay also confirmed that Streep will play the president, Jonah Hill will portray her son, Patel will be Jennifer Lawrence’s boyfriend.

Blanchett is expected to star as host of a political talk show.

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No pandemic can stop Ridley Scott. He just recently wrapped his new movie with Adam Driver and Matt Damon titled “The Last Duel” in Ireland.

He’s planning to make a new project “Gucci” with Lady Gaga, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Adam Driver, and Jared Leto in March but now he has another project called “Kitbag” which will look at French military leader and emperor Napoleon’s personal life, his youth, his loves, the things that turned him into a ruthless emperor and his famous battles, which we know Ridley is very good at from “Gladiator” and “Kingdom of Heaven”.

The move is expected to star Joaquin Phoenix who recently won an Oscar for his performance in “Joker”. Scott has screenwriter David Scarpa –, who wrote the Scott-directed All the Money in the World — working on a script for the Napoleon epic.

The film will be produced by Scott and Kevin Walsh for Scott Free. Since Ridley is busy, we don’t know when they’ll start filming but when there will be more news to come; Filmiere.com will share it with you. It’s worth remembering that the previous Scott-Phoenix collaboration has earned them both Oscar nominations.

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Park Chan-wook is one of the most celebrated directors of Korean cinema. Park is best known for his films Thirst (2009), The Handmaiden (2016), and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Oldboy (2003), and Lady Vengeance (2005).

Obviously, he has fans all around the world and they’d be excited to hear from Filmiere.com that he’s working on a new project. He will start production later this month on the Korean-language drama film “Decision to Leave.” The cast is headed by China’s Tang Wei and Korean actor Park Hye-il.

According to reports: “The story involves a diligent and serious detective (Park Hye-il) who is investigating a possible murder case in the mountainous countryside. He begins to suspect the man’s widow (Tang), whom he also develops romantic feelings for.”

When more details will be announced, we’ll share them with you. For more news on Korean cinema and world cinema in general, keep following Filmiere.com

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Danish- American actor Viggo Mortensen and Canadian director David Cronenberg are some of the best director-actor pairs of our modern times which resulted in three great films with three terrific performances on its center that are “History of Violence” (2005), “Eastern Promises” (2007) and “A Dangerous Method” (2012).

Mortensen is currently promoting his own directorial debut “Falling” around the world in which he actually gave a small part to Cronenberg as an actor. He was just recently at Lumiere Film Festival in France and shared his desire to team up with Cronenberg for a new film sometime in 2021.

While we don’t know it’s wishful thinking or they have something in their mind, Filmiere.com is certainly excited to hear that there might be something in development. Mortensen said two years ago that David has some ideas but he’s struggling with budget issues. Hope Netflix or some other big company will help him out.

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“Wonder Woman” was a major hit for DC and Warner Bros, with a lot of praise for its star’s charisma and director’s talent. Now American director Patty Jenkins and Israeli actress Gal Gadot are collaborating again for an epic project won by Paramount Pictures in an auction.

This is the first major project package won by Paramount Motion Picture Group President Emma Watts in an auction that came down to Universal, Warner Bros, Netflix, and Apple, Filmiere.com reports based on information shared by Deadline.

While Jenkins-Gadot is an exciting team and the film lovers are long waiting to get a historical epic they deserve, Gadot’s casting as Cleopatra will certainly raise some discussions as her ethnicity and racial origin can be a part of the discussion by history lovers since ethnicity of Cleopatra’s mother is not fully known.

Another problem is the movie is expected to be written by Laeta Kalogridis who has “Shutter Island” among her credits but her historical films were not much successful; Oliver Stone’s “Alexander” being a notable exception. We’ll see how this will turn out and we hope this team will deliver another great work.

It’s also worth noting that Denis Villeneuve also had a “Cleopatra” project in mind with Sony Pictures. However, there hadn’t been much news on its development for a while.

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John David Washington got his breakthrough with BlacKkKlansman (2018), for which he received both Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. In the same year, he got an Independent Spirit nomination for another performance and that was it; he keeps delivering since then.

He just led Nolan’s new film “Tenet”, stars in Luca Guadagnino-produced “Born to be Murdered”, new Sam Levinson film with Zendaya titled “Malcolm & Marie”, and he doesn’t stop; he’s just cast in David O. Russell’s new film opposite Christian Bale and Margot Robbie.

Three-time Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki also is aboard. The project is based on an original idea from the multihyphenate writer-director-producer. New Regency will produce, and Matthew Budman will also produce.

The film will be distributed via New Regency’s deal with 20th Century Studios. More info will be shared by Filmiere.com as soon as they come.

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Filmiere.com doesn’t forget comic book fans and brings you the information about the new “Spider-Man” movie. Benedict Cumberbatch had been part of MCU as Doctor Strange for a while and his performance gained acclaim from critics and fans alike.

The move puts Cumberbatch in the mentor role that was previously occupied by Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark and Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury. But since they’re supposed to be no part of MCU anymore (though Downey will appear in “Black Widow” and Jackson will be on TV shows), now it’s Cumberbatch’s turn as Doctor Strange to play the mentor part.

This Spider-Man project already has some unexpected ties going for it, as it is bringing back Jamie Foxx as Electro, the actor-character combo last seen in 2014’s “The Amazing Spider-Man 2”, which featured Andrew Garfield as the web-slinging hero. J.K. Simmons will also reprise his role from Sam Raimi’s trilogy.

“Spider-Man 3” is due to begin shooting in Atlanta later in October while “Multiverse of Madness” is also expected to begin shooting this month, although in London.

It is unclear when and where Cumberbatch will shoot his scenes. In a case you forget, the new Doctor Strange movie is actually directed by Sam Raimi who also directed the famous first “Spider-Man” trilogy.

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Nadine Labaki is one of Lebanon’s leading cinema figures. Her film-making career began in 2007 after the release of her debut film, Caramel, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and her subsequent works gained notice for her portrayal of everyday life in Lebanon, alongside the problems in Lebanese society.

Her recent film “Capernaum” was a major box office success internationally and got an Oscar nom for Best Film in Foreign Language. Now Filmiere.com reports based on Variety that she uses her camera for a different reason:

Less than two months after Beirut was blasted by one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions ever recorded, she has taken to the streets of the Lebanese capital with her camera. She wants Lebanon’s leaders to be held accountable, and she’s calling for an international probe into the “man-made” disaster.

Hopefully, her investigation will result in more facts to come out of the tragedy and more guilty people to face charges but also maybe she’ll deliver her work into a documentary or feature film. We will wait and see.

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Eshon and Ian Nelms brothers already proved their talent with acclaimed neo-noir  “Small Town Crime”. Now they’re back with another possibly violent film with a lot of black comedy undertones. Filmiere.com also informs you that the trailer for the film is now out and you can check it out.

Danny McBride and David Gordon Green serve as executive producers on the project where Mel Gibson plays an unorthodox Santa Claus.

If it already sounds interesting, then there is more. Fatman centers on a neglected and precocious 12-year-old who hires a hitman (portrayed by acclaimed actor Walton Goggins) to kill Santa Claus after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.

The premise is certainly wild and the movie seems not over-the-top despite the subject material. Yet you can watch the trailer and judge for yourself.

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