CATE BLANCHETT TO STAR
IN THE NEW BOY MOVIE
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Blanchett will both star and produce
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From Dirty Films, which is her production company, and Scarlett Pictures, comes news that
Cate Blanchett will produce and star in
THE NEW BOY a movie written by Venice Film Festival and Toronto Film Festival award winner
Warwick Thornton who will also sit behind the helm. The period set drama will open in 1940s Australia, with the film depicting the mesmeric story of a 9 year old Aboriginal orphan boy who arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun (
Cate Blanchett). The new boy’s presence disturbs the delicately balanced world in this story of spiritual struggle and the cost of survival.
DIOR & CHANEL TV SERIES
SENDS BEN MENDELSOHN & JULIETTE BINOCHE TO PARIS
Apple TV + is producing a WW2 Paris mini TV series
THE NEW LOOK with
Ben Mendelsohn playing Christian Dior and
Juliette Binoche as Coco Chanel. Inspired by true events the series depicts the meteoric rise of fashion designer Christian Dior as he dethrones the Grande Dame Coco Chanel and helps return spirit and life to the world with his
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Juliette Binoche and Ben Mendelsohn will lead the series
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ground-breaking, iconic imprint of beauty and influence.
In addition to Dior, whose creations dominated world fashion in the decade following World War II, and Chanel, the interwoven saga will include the stories of other rivals including Balmain, Balenciaga, Givenchy, Pierre Cardin, Yves Saint Laurent and more. Todd A. Kessler is the creator.
STOCKHOLM BLOODBATH
16TH CENTURY SET MOVIE
Nordic streaming service
Viaplay is preparing female led English language adventure
STOCKHOLM BLOODBATH set in 1520 and exploring a dark chapter in Sweden’s history, which saw the infamous massacre of nearly 100 nobles and civilians in the Swedish capital. The story is told
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Mikael Hafstrom is directing the English language movie
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through the eyes of Anne and her foster sister Freja as they seek revenge on the men who murdered their family at Anne’s wedding. Their quest leads them to Stockholm, where they are drawn into a ruthless political power struggle between Sweden and Denmark that culminates in a mass execution known to history as the Stockholm Bloodbath.