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1 day ago | screendaily.com | Ellie Calnan

Source: Trae Patton / @ A.M.P.A.S / Kevin Payravi, Wikimedia Commons (CC. BY 3.0) Charles Melton and Sophie Thatcher are set to star in Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell for Neon Pictures. Kristine Froseth, best known for The Bucaneers, and Bottoms starHavana Rose Liu have also been cast in the feature. Neon is co-financing and distributing. Refn and Neon announced the project on social media today (April 23), describing it as “something groovy”.

1 day ago | screendaily.com | Ellie Calnan

Source: Mark Von Holden / The Academy Kevin Macdonald’s action thrillerThe Runner starring Gal Gadot has begun filming in London for Amazon MGM Studios. David Kosse developed and produces the title via his new London-based production company Rockwood Pictures. The Runner marks the company’s first project in production. Kosse was most recently head of international film at Netflix.

6 days ago | screendaily.com | Rebecca Leffler

Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher has been selected to preside over the Caméra d’Or jury at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, running May 13-24. The Caméra d’Or (golden camera) is awarded to the best first feature film in Cannes’ Official Selection, or in the parallel Critics’ Week or Directors’ Fortnight sections. Last year’s prize went to Norwegian director Halfdan Ullmann Tøondel for his Un Certain Regard premiere Armand.

1 week ago | screendaily.com | Mona Tabbara

Projects from Randan and barry crerar are taking part in Cannes Scotland Docs-in-Progress, a collaboration between the Cannes market, the Scottish Documentary Institute and Screen Scotland that will showcase four projects to the international industry. Reece Cargan and James Heath’s Glasgow-based Randan has two projects in the showcase – Bircan Birol’s Your Honour, about a trans law student living under constant threat to her safety and well-being in Turkey.

1 week ago | screendaily.com | Ellie Calnan

Source: Warner Bros / A24 Warner Bros’ Sinners and A24’s Warfare go head-to-head in UK and Ireland cinemas as the new releases make use of the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. Ryan Coogler’s supernatural drama Sinners is launching in 614 locations. It is the director’s second-widest release behind 2022’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,which opened in 700 sites, and ahead of 2018’s Black Panther on 588 sites. Those two titles debuted with £12.4m and £10.5m, respectively.