Rian Johnson Petitions Meryl Streep To Join ‘Knives Out’ Universe, Says Actress Would “Slot Into A Murder Mystery Very Well”

Rian Johnson Petitions Meryl Streep To Join ‘Knives Out’ Universe, Says Actress Would “Slot Into A Murder Mystery Very Well”

Though Rian Johnson has noted there’s no performer he counts as a “white whale” for his budding Benoit Blanc/Knives Out universe, there is one seasoned actress he’d love to work with. “There are so many great actors I’d like to work with,” the Academy Award nominee told our sister publication IndieWire recently. “But, yes, if […]

Southeast Asian Industry Veterans Launch $3M Film Investment Vehicle Triple Green CineCapital

Southeast Asian Industry Veterans Launch $3M Film Investment Vehicle Triple Green CineCapital

Two veteran producers, Singapore’s Leonard Lai and Vietnam’s Hang Trinh, are spearheading the launch of a $3M investment venture, Triple Green CineCapital (TGC), to finance and produce commercially-driven features for the fast-growing Southeast Asian market.  The launch is being announced today at JAFF Market, which is running alongside the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (JAFF).  TGC […]

Lilly Wachowski On “Crazy Ideologies” Inspired By ‘The Matrix’: “I Have To Let It Go”

Lilly Wachowski On “Crazy Ideologies” Inspired By ‘The Matrix’: “I Have To Let It Go”

More than 25 years after The Matrix, Lilly Wachowski is not surprised by the right-wing misinterpretation of her and sister Lana Wachowski’s magnum opus. After the movie’s mind-opening “red pill” accidentally became a symbol for the MAGA movement, the co-writer/co-director chalked it up to an example of “what fascism does” as she opened up about […]