Michelle Williams Joins Daniel Craig and Cillian Murphy in Damien Chazelle's New Movie

Michelle Williams ("My Week With Marilyn", "The Greatest Showman") will join Cillian Murphy ("Oppenheimer") and Daniel Craig ("Knives Out") in the new film from Oscar-winning filmmaker Damien Chazelle ("Whiplash", "La La Land") that has been described as a mid-budget prison drama with action elements. Paramount Pictures will distritube the film.

The untitled film was written by Chazelle, who will direct and produce alongside Olivia Hamilton under their Wild Chickens Productions banner. It is expected to start filming in 2026 in Greece. It has also been reported that Chazelle will be working with "The Brutalist" cinematographer Lol Crawley, instead of his go-to DP Linus Sandgren ("La La Land", "Babylon") who is busy working on the "Ocean's Eleven" prequel starring Margot Robbie and Bradley Cooper. Chazelle's longtime composer Justin Hurwitz is writing the score.

In 2024 Chazelle was set to shoot an Evel Knievel biopic starring Leonardo DiCaprio, but the project was shelved after DiCaprio exited.

Williams is currently appearing on stage at St. Ann's Warehouse in a production of Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie". She can next be seen in the thriller "A Place in Hell" written and directed by Chloe Domont ("Fair Play") and co-starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Andrew Scott.

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DVD, Blu-ray & 4K: BABYLON (2022) Starring Brad Pitt & Margot Robbie

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Product Description: From Damien Chazelle, BABYLON is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, with an ensemble cast including Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li and Jean Smart. A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.

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BABYLON (2022) - Trailers, Featurettes, Images and Posters

"Babylon" is a period dramedy written and directed by Damien Chazelle ("Whiplash", "La La Land"). The film chronicles the rise and fall of multiple characters during Hollywood's transition from silent to sound films in the late 1920s. The ensemble cast features Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo and Li Jun Li. The film opened in theaters on December 23, 2022.

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Margot Robbie in Talks to Replace Emma Stone in Damien Chazelle's BABYLON

Oscar nominated actress Margot Robbie ("Bombshell", "Birds of Prey") is in early talks to replace Emma Stone, who was set to re-team with "La La Land" helmer Damien Chazelle for the period drama "Babylon".

Stone was forced to exit the film due to scheduling issues. The film is set during the transition from silent films to talkies, and will feature a mix of real-life and fictional characters.

If the deal goes through, Robbie would star as Clara Bow, the early sex symbol and box office star who was Hollywood’s first "It" girl. Brad Pitt is also set to star as a fictional character.

The film will be produced by Olivia Hamilton, Matt Plouffe, Marc Platt and Tobey Maguire. Chazelle penned a massive 180-page script for the film, and the budget is estimated between $80-100 million. The release date is set for Christmas Day 2021.

Robbie's voice can next be heard in "Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway", and she can be seen in 2021's "The Suicide Squad".

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THE EDDY Series Trailers, Music Video, Featurette, Images and Posters

"The Eddy" is a musical drama miniseries created and written by Jack Thorne ("Glue", "The Last Panthers"). The series follows a French club owner (André Holland) who struggles with the everyday chaos of running a live music venue in the heart of Paris. Complications ensue with the arrival of his teenage daughter (Amandla Stenberg).

The limited series features original music written by Glen Ballard and Randy Kerber. "La La Land" and "Whiplash" filmmaker Damien Chazelle executive produces and directs the first two episodes. The cast also features Joanna Kulig, Tahar Rahim and Leila Bekhti.

"The Eddy" premiered on May 8, 2020 on Netflix.

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New on DVD and Blu-ray: FIRST MAN (2018) Starring Ryan Gosling

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Product Description: Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling reteam for the riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the decade leading to the historic Apollo 11 flight. A visceral and intimate account told from Armstrong's perspective, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the film explores the triumphs and the cost—on Armstrong, his family, his colleagues and the nation itself—of one of the most dangerous missions in history.

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FIRST MAN Trailers, TV Spots, Clips, Featurettes, Images and Posters

"First Man" is a biopic that chronicles the story of NASA's mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969. The film is directed by Damien Chazelle ("La La Land") from a script by Josh Singer ("Spotlight") based on the book by James R. Hansen.

Ryan Gosling stars as Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon in 1969. The film also stars Claire Foy, Corey Stoll, Pablo Schreiber, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Christopher Abbott, Patrick Fugit, Lukas Haas and Shea Whigham.

"First Man" premiered at the 2018 Venice Film Festival and was released in theaters on October 12, 2018. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, and it's expected to debut with around $21 million at the box-office.

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GUY AND MADELINE ON A PARK BENCH Soundtrack (Justin Hurwitz, Damien Chazelle)

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Composer:
Damien Chazelle
Justin Hurwitz

Total Time:
28:07

Label:
Milan Records

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, iTunes

Release Date
March 17, 2017

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Movie Review: LA LA LAND (2016) Starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling

Director: Damien Chazelle
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons, Callie Hernandez, Sonoya Mizuno
Runtime: 128 min
Rating: PG-13 for some language
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray

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2017 Directors Guild Awards Nominations Announced

The last of the major guilds, the Directors Guild of America, has announced its nominations for the 69th Annual DGA Awards. While many of the nominees will surprise no one, here's one that actually was kind of surprising. Tim Miller's work on "Deadpool" has been rewarded with a nod for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Feature Film. This makes the comic book adaptation an unexpected contender in the Oscars race, especially since it also has a PGA nomination under its belt.

Nate Parker was nominated for his directorial debut "The Birth of a Nation", which comes to sweeten the blow that the film received after controversy involving Parker's rape charge from his college days. However, this is the only nomination that Parker has received in this entire awards season, so the DGA nod comes as little consolation for a film that was once seen as a major contender and ended up a box-office failure.

Another surprise is that Garth Davis pulled off a double-nomination for his work on the true story drama "Lion". He was nominated both for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Feature Film and First-Time Feature Film. Now, "Lion" is a perfectly okay film, but the attention it's been getting this awards season is crazy. Plus, nominating Davis means that some huge players were left off the list: Martin Scorsese for "Silence", Denzel Washington for "Fences", Clint Eastwood for "Sully" and Mel Gibson for "Hacksaw Ridge". Well, at least I'm happy to see Villeneuve made the list after being snubbed last year for "Sicario".

The winners of the 2017 Directors Guild Awards will be revealed on February 4th.

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Golden Globe Winners 2017: LA LA LAND Scores Clean Sweep

It was a big night for Damien Chazelle's "La La Land" at the 2017 Golden Globe Awards. The film made a clean sweep, winning in every category it was nominated, including Best Picture (Musical or Comedy) and Best Director. With seven trophies this is a record-breaking win as the previous films to hold the record were "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Midnight Express" with six Golden Globes each. And that was in the 1970s.

In the drama category, "Moonlight" took home the award for Best Picture, but not much else despite being a frontrunner in several categories, particularly Supporting Actor, where Mahershala Ali lost to Aaron Taylor-Johnson's performance in "Nocturnal Animals". And that was about all that was surprising about the ceremony. Well, that and Meryl Streep's anti-Trump speech as she accepted her Cecil B. Demille award.

In the television categories, new series "The Crown" and "Atlanta" won big for Best Drama, and Best Comedy, respectively, while "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" won Best Limited Series, and "The Night Manager" took home three acting awards for Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Colman.

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Ryan Gosling to Star as Neil Armstrong in Damien Chazelle's Biopic FIRST MAN

Ryan Gosling and director Damien Chazelle will team up once more following the success of the musical "La La Land", this time for a biopic that will chronicle Neil Armstrong's trip to the moon. Gosling's bid for the lead role has been a rumor floating in space since 2015, but now a deal has been reached and it's finally official. The film, titled "First Man", is based on the book "First Man: A Life of Neil A. Armstrong" written by James Hansen, and it will follow the evolution of the space program between 1961 and 1969 that culminated with Armstrong's walk on the moon. The script will be written by "Spotlight" Oscar-winning co-writer Josh Singer. The film will be produced by Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey, better known for the "Twilight" and "Maze Runner" franchises.

And here's the synopsis for the book "First Man: A Life of Neil A. Armstrong":

"Marking the forty-fifth anniversary of Apollo 11’s moon landing, First Man by James Hansen offers the only authorized glimpse into the life of America’s most famous astronaut, Neil Armstrong—the man whose “one small step” changed history. “The Eagle has landed.”

When Apollo 11 touched down on the moon’s surface in 1969, the first man on the moon became a legend. In First Man, Hansen explores the life of Neil Armstrong. Based on over fifty hours of interviews with the intensely private Armstrong, who also gave Hansen exclusive access to private documents and family sources, this “magnificent panorama of the second half of the American twentieth century” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) is an unparalleled biography of an American icon.

Upon his return to earth, Armstrong was honored and celebrated for his monumental achievement. He was also—as James R. Hansen reveals in this fascinating and important biography—misunderstood. Armstrong’s accomplishments as engineer, test pilot, and astronaut have long been a matter of record, but Hansen’s unprecedented access to private documents and unpublished sources and his interviews with more than 125 subjects (including more than fifty hours with Armstrong himself) yield this first in-depth analysis of an elusive American celebrity still renowned the world over.

In a riveting narrative filled with revelations, Hansen vividly recreates Armstrong’s career in flying, from his seventy-eight combat missions as a naval aviator flying over North Korea to his formative transatmospheric flights in the rocket-powered X-15 to his piloting Gemini VIII to the first-ever docking in space. These milestones made it seem, as Armstrong’s mother Viola memorably put it, “as if from the very moment he was born—farther back still—that our son was somehow destined for the Apollo 11 mission.”

For a pilot who cared more about flying to the Moon than he did about walking on it, Hansen asserts, Armstrong’s storied vocation exacted a dear personal toll, paid in kind by his wife and children. For the forty-five years since the Moon landing, rumors have swirled around Armstrong concerning his dreams of space travel, his religious beliefs, and his private life.

In a penetrating exploration of American hero worship, Hansen addresses the complex legacy of the First Man, as an astronaut and as an individual. In First Man, the personal, technological, epic, and iconic blend to form the portrait of a great but reluctant hero who will forever be known as history’s most famous space traveler."

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LA LA LAND Clips, Images and Posters

Today we have some new clips, featurettes, images and international posters for the musical dramedy "La La Land".

Written and directed by Damien Chazelle ("Whiplash"), the film has quickly become of the the favorites for the upcoming awards season. It has already picked up multiple nominations, including Best Picture, at the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, New York Film Critics Circle, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association and Satellite Awards. It was also included among the Top Ten Films of 2016 by the National Board of Review.

The film stars Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons, Sonoya Mizuno, Callie Hernandez, Tom Everett Scott and John Legend.

"La La Land" begins a limited run in theaters today.

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New LA LA LAND Trailer, Images and Posters

The musical "La La Land" is writer/director Damien Chazelle's followup to the highly acclaimed "Whiplash", and it stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling as an aspiring actress and a jazz pianist, who fall in love while pursuing their dreams in modern-day Los Angeles. The cast also includes John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, Finn Wittrock, Callie Hernandez, Sonoya Mizuno, Jessica Rothe, Tom Everett Scott and Josh Pence.

"La La Land" begins a limited release in theaters on December 9th.

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Trailer and Poster for LA LA LAND Starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling

The musical "La La Land" is writer/director Damien Chazelle's highly anticipated follow-up to his award-winning drama "Whiplash".

The film stars Ryan Gosling as a musician who falls in love with an aspiring actress (Emma Stone) in Los Angeles. John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, Finn Wittrock, Callie Hernandez, Sonoya Mizuno, Jessica Rothe, Tom Everett Scott and Josh Pence co-star.

"La La Land" is set to open in limited release on December 9th and expand nationwide on December 16th.

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25 New Pictures from 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE

Today we have a batch of twenty-five new images for the sci-fi thriller "10 Cloverfield Lane". Directed by Dan Trachtenberg and produced by J.J. Abrams, the film is a sequel to "Cloverfield" and it stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman and John Gallagher Jr. as survivors of a mysterious cataclism that forces them to live in an underground bunker. However, a dark secret is about to be uncovered.

The film, initially titled "Shelter", was not part of the same universe as the 2008 monster flick and its script was written by Josh Campbell and Matthew Stuecken. Abrams and his team then came up with the idea to make it a "Cloverfield" sequel and brought in "Whiplash" writer/director Damien Chazelle to rewrite it as a sequel.

"10 Cloverfield Lane" opens in theaters on March 11th

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10 CLOVERFIELD LANE Teaser Trailer and Poster

It's rare that the existence of a Hollywood sequel can catch you by surprise, but here is the first trailer and poster for "10 Cloverfield Lane", the unexpected sequel to the 2008 found-footage monster film "Cloverfield".

Directed by Dan Trachtenberg, the film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as a young woman who after waking up from a car accident, finds herself in the basement of a man (John Goodman) who says he's saved her life from a chemical attack that has left the outside uninhabitable.

Exactly how this ties into the first film's plot remains to be seen, but it looks like it's going to be a different kind of film, as evidenced by producer J.J. Abrams who said that "The idea came up a long time ago during production. We wanted to make it a blood relative of Cloverfield. The idea was developed over time. We wanted to hold back the title for as long as possible." The "blood relative" statement brings to mind Ridley Scott's "Alien DNA" concept for "Prometheus". The script was written by Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken and "Whiplash" writer/director Damien Chazelle.

Also starring John Gallagher Jr., "10 Cloverfield Lane" opens in theaters on March 11th

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DVD & Blu-Ray: WHIPLASH (2014)

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Product Description: Andrew Neyman is an ambitious young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music conservatory. Plagued by the failed writing career of his father, Andrew hungers day and night to become one of the greats. Terence Fletcher, an instructor equally known for his teaching talents as for his terrifying methods, leads the top jazz ensemble in the school. Fletcher discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer into his band, forever changing the young man's life. Andrew's passion to achieve perfection quickly spirals into obsession, as his ruthless teacher continues to push him to the brink of both his ability-and his sanity.

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