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Cannes Deals: Helen Mirren, Ellen Page, Elisabeth Moss, and More
The Cannes Film Festival kicked off on May 11, and each day brings word of new projects and acquisitions. Cannes isn’t just a forum to screen prestigious films — it’s an industry hub where...
Anne Hathaway Bringing Stage Role in “Grounded” To the Big Screen
Anne Hathaway is adapting a movie version of the play “Grounded,” according to Variety. In 2015, she appeared in a New York production of the single-actor drama at the Public Theater, which was...
Melissa McCarthy Signs On For Another Film As ‘The Boss’ Takes the Weekend Box Office
Melissa McCarthy truly is the boss. The Hollywood Reporter has announced that McCarthy and her husband and frequent collaborator, Ben Falcone, are teaming up for another film called “Life of the...
Lena Dunham Gets Her Own Random House Imprint
Lena Dunham and “Girls” executive producer Jenni Konner are teaming up to launch a publishing imprint at Random House and a project highlighting female filmmakers for HBONow, HBO’s streaming...
Charlize Theron and Diablo Cody Reunite for Film About Motherhood
It’s looking like Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Diablo Cody may reunite. The star and screenwriter of 2011’s “Young Adult” would join its director, Jason Reitman, for a project about...
Trailer Watch: Amy Schumer Takes the Throne as Khaleesi of Comedy in ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ Season 4
Season 4 of “Inside Amy Schumer” premieres later this month — the same week that Season 6 of “Game of Thrones” kicks off. Riffing on the highly anticipated return of the HBO series, a...
Naomi Watts in Talks to Star in ‘The Glass Castle’ Alongside Brie Larson
Naomi Watts is in negotiations to star in “The Glass Castle” alongside Oscar-winner Brie Larson. Watts would play Larson’s eccentric mother in the much anticipated big-screen adaptation of...
Sofia Coppola to Remake ‘The Beguiled,’ Kidman, Dunst and Fanning in Talks to Star
Sofia Coppola will reportedly write and direct a star-studded remake of “The Beguiled,” a 1971 drama starring Clint Eastwood. Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning are in talks to star....
Carey Mulligan in Negotiations to Star in New Dee Rees Drama
“Suffragette” star Carey Mulligan is in negotiations to take the lead in another period drama. The Oscar nominee is circling Dee Rees’s indie film “Mudbound,” set in post-World War II...
Quote of the Day: Melissa McCarthy Says ‘It’s Incredibly Important’ To Have More Women Directing
At a press conference for her upcoming comedy, “The Boss,” actress Melissa McCarthy emphasized the need for more female filmmakers in Hollywood. “I think it’s incredibly important,” she...
Trailer Watch: Amy Schumer Can’t Help But Expose Herself in ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ Season 4
There’s no denying that Amy Schumer was practically everywhere in 2015. Season 3 of her Comedy Central series “Inside Amy Schumer” was a hit. It won Outstanding Variety Sketch Comedy Series at...
BFI Poll Names ‘Carol’ the Best LGBT Film of All Time
“Carol” has been named the top LGBT film of all time by a panel composed of 100 film experts. The British Film Institute conducted the poll, described as the first major critical survey of LGBT...
It Was a Great Weekend for Women at the Box Office
It was a good weekend for women at the specialty box office. The Helen Mirren thriller “Eye in the Sky” and Sally Field comedy “Hello, My Name is Doris” both performed well, according to...
Variety’s Power of Women Event To Honor Julianne Moore, Lupita Nyong’o, Misty Copeland and More
Variety’s 2016 Power of Women Event will celebrate five women who have been named as Lifetime Impact Honorees: Academy Award-winning actresses Julianne Moore and Lupita Nyong’o, everyone’s...
IFC Films Picks Up Kelly Reichardt’s ‘Certain Women,’ Starring Michelle Williams
IFC Films has acquired the U.S. rights to Kelly Reichardt’s “Certain Women.” The star-studded drama premiered in January at Sundance to strong notices. Stage 6 Films scooped up the...
Trailer Watch: Meryl Streep is Fabulously Off-Key in ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’
In the opera biopic “Florence Foster Jenkins,” it ain’t over ’til the deluded lady sings. Meryl Streep plays the aging socialite of the title, a woman who is not very talented, but wholly...
Trailer Watch: Hilarious ‘Ghostbusters’ Assemble and Resolve to Save NYC
The first trailer for the new “Ghostbusters” has finally arrived. Only in Paul Feig’s all-female reboot of the classic 80s comedy franchise would we hear one of the parapsychologists confess...
This Film Description is a Reminder of All That is Wrong in Hollywood
Yesterday I received a press release for the upcoming film “Knight of Cups.” The drama, which opens this weekend, is written and directed by Terrence Malick. He’s one of the dudes who floats a...
‘Girls’ is Back, and Trolling the Trolls
HBO’s “Girls” returned for its fifth and penultimate season on Sunday, and there is a telling moment between Jessa (Jemima Kirke) and Hannah (creator Lena Dunham) in one of the early, upcoming...
Trailer Watch: Greta Gerwig Falls Out of Love in Rebecca Miller’s ‘Maggie’s Plan’
A trailer has been released for writer-director Rebecca Miller’s “Maggie’s Plan.” Greta Gerwig’s name is now pretty much synonymous with oddball comedies, but she continuously offers fresh...
Jessica Chastain Launches Production Company
In welcome but wholly unsurprising news, outspoken actress Jessica Chastain has launched a production company. Chastain is partnering up with development executive Elise Siegel at Freckle Films,...
Trailer Watch: Meryl Streep’s Opera Singer ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ Dazes More Than She Dazzles
In the opera biopic “Florence Foster Jenkins,” it ain’t over ’til the deluded lady sings — and boy oh boy, would her listeners like it to be all over. Meryl Streep plays the aging...
Trailer Watch: Alice Returns to Wonderland and Battles Time in ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’
Trailer Watch: Charlize Theron Unleashes the Monster Within Emily Blunt in ‘The Huntsman’
Meryl Streep Backs Writers Lab for Women Screenwriters Over 40
Meryl Streep is once again putting her money where her mouth is and supporting women in the film industry. The “Ricki and the Flash” star has signed on for the second time to fund The Writers...
‘Frozen’ Is Coming to Broadway
2013’s best onscreen love story — which won so many hearts it was that year’s highest-grossing movie worldwide — is headed to Broadway. A stage version of “Frozen” is expected to...
Jessica Chastain to Star in Susanna White’s Native American Period Drama ‘Woman Walks Ahead’
Jessica Chastain is in talks to star in “Woman Walks Ahead,” Susanna White’s upcoming Native American period drama set in the 19th century. Chastain, a longtime advocate for diversity in the...
Watch: Dame Helen Mirren Has Choice Words for Drunk Drivers in New Beer Ad
Helen Mirren has teamed up with Budweiser for its newly launched #GiveADamn campaign. The Dame is advertising beer in a Super Bowl Commercial while simultaneously laying the verbal smackdown on beer...
Viola Davis Makes History on the Cover of Vanity Fair’s 2016 Hollywood Issue
The cover of Vanity Fair’s 2016 Hollywood Issue has been unveiled, and all of the stars being celebrated are women. This is, of course, no accident: The cover is making a statement. Admittedly,...
The Most Epic Feminist Moments of 2015
2015 marked a gender quake in the film and TV worlds. The conversation surrounding women in Hollywood — both those working onscreen and behind the scenes — is in a very different place...
‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett Honored at 2015 Australian Oscars
“Mad Max: Fury Road” took home the best-film and best-director prizes at the 2015 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards on Wednesday. The feminist action flick received...
Jessica Chastain Publishes Essay on the Value of Women-Directed Films
“I want to make sure I’m contributing to creating diversity in the industry,” wrote Jessica Chastain in a guest feature for The Hollywood Reporter yesterday. Chastain has a long and inspiring...
Quote of the Day: Tina Fey: “When We Choose Projects, We Do Have Our Own Internal Bechdel Test”
Today’s New York Times profile of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler is full of wonderful details: Poehler’s nickname for Fey is “Betty,” the duo have ruled out hosting the Oscars and even they hope...
Trailer Watch: Helen Mirren’s ‘Eye in the Sky’ Makes Black Comedy Out of Drone-Warfare Morality
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Reese Witherspoon to Produce Movie About Barbie Inventor Ruth Handler
Reese Witherspoon has optioned a biography about Ruth Handler, the creator of the Barbie doll. It is being considered as a starring vehicle for the Oscar-winning actress. Author Robin Gerber’s...
Jennifer Lawrence to Direct, Continues to Speak Out Against Sexism
Katniss Everdeen is reigning over the box office for the second week in a row in “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2,” but we’re currently most inspired by her real-life counterpart,...
Listen: Women & Hollywood Podcast #21: ‘Hunger Games’ Producer Nina Jacobson
Nina Jacobson is best known as a producer of the four “Hunger Games” films, the three “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” movies and FX’s “American Crime Story.” Women and Hollywood spoke with...
THR Roundtable Actresses on Ageism, the Pay Gap and Playing “Strong Women” & Gender-Swapped Roles
Much of the response to The Hollywood Reporter’s 2015 actress roundtable, published last week, focused (rightly) on the all-white line-up. But the roundtable participants — Jennifer Lawrence,...
5 Women-Centric Pop Culture Essentials This Weekend
Thanksgiving is still a week away, but there’s a lot to feast on in the next few days, especially if you’re looking for female-centric entertainment. Everywhere you look — the multiplex,...
Trailer Watch: Charlize Theron and Emily Blunt Wreak Havoc in ‘The Huntsman Winter’s War’
A trailer for “The Huntsman Winter’s War” has dropped, and as The Ice Queen (Emily Blunt), a new addition to the franchise, announces, “If it’s a fairy tale you’re hoping for, prepare...
Cate Blanchett in Talks to Play Eccentric Architect in ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette?’
After playing an evil stepmother, a bisexual housewife and a fierce TV producer this year, Cate Blanchett is looking to continue her streak of taking up some of the best female roles Hollywood has...
Systemic Change in Hollywood: So What Do We Do Now?
Earlierthis week, Reese Witherspoon spoke at the Glamour Women of the Year event, and in her fantastic, passionate, feminist speech, she talked about whyshe started Pacific Standard, her production...
Trailer Watch: Mia Wasikowska Heads Back to Wonky Wonderland in ‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’
Mia Wasikowska is returning to Wonderland to reprise her role as Alice, and a new trailer gives us a sense of what adventures await her through the looking glass. Wasikowska will go from battling...
Watch: ‘Suffragette’ Joins Equality Now to Support #HopeforOurDaughters
“Suffragette” is teaming up with Equality Now — and the general public — to raise money towards ensuring a brighter tomorrow for girls and women. What are your hopes and dreams for...
Nicole Kidman in Talks to Co-Star in “Wonder Woman”
Nicole Kidman, Amazon? Sure, why not. The 5'11" Oscar winner is reportedly in talks to co-star as a “high-ranking Amazon warrior” in Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman,” according to...
Women of ‘Wild’ to Reunite for HBO Series
The stars of last year’s “Wild,” Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern, are collaborating with the author of the film’s source material, Cheryl Strayed, on a HBO series. Witherspoon, Dern,...
Research Shows Box-Office Hits with Female Protagonists Outearn Blockbusters With Male Leads
More data has been released comparing the box-office success of movies about women versus movies about men, and the results reinforce what we’ve been saying for ages: female-led movies not only...
Women & Hollywood Podcast #17: ‘Suffragette’ Director Sarah Gavron
Women and Hollywood spoke with director Sarah Gavron about her new film “Suffragette,” which we endorse with the utmost enthusiasm and appreciation. Written by Abi Morgan, the historical drama...
Tribeca Enterprises and Chanel Launch New Program for Women Filmmakers, Participants Announced (UPDATED)
UPDATE: Anna Martemucci won the $75,000 Tribeca Chanel grant to make her short, “One Cambodian Family Please for My Pleasure.” The deciding jury included Julianne Moore, Patricia Clarkson, Mary...
5 Reasons to Watch ‘Suffragette’ This Weekend
The fight for women’s right to the ballot comes alive this weekend with the opening of “Suffragette,” starring Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Romola Garai, Anne-Marie Duff and Meryl...
Trailer Watch: Jennifer Lawrence is a Powerhouse in Sordid Tale of Millionaire Inventor ‘Joy’
A newly cut trailer has been released for Jennifer Lawrence’s upcoming vehicle “Joy,” her third collaboration with director David O. Russell. The spot begins with Joy (Lawrence) telling her...