Elvis
Model Alton Mason has scored the key role of legendary musician Little Richard in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis film for Warner Bros. Pictures. He joins Austin Butler as Elvis Presley, Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker and Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla Presley in the film which goes into the complicated relationship between Elvis and Parker. [Source: Deadline]
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival for 2021 has been delayed from May 11th-22nd to July 6th-17th. The decision to postpone was taken following a board meeting on Tuesday and means the fest will now take place after the Cannes Lions trade show in late June. [Source: Screen Daily]
The Eternal Daughter
A24 has snagged global rights to Joanna Hogg’s new ghost story “The Eternal Daughter” starring Tilda Swinton. Shot in secret in Wales during lock down, the mystery-drama follows a middle-aged daughter and her elderly mother who must confront long-buried secrets when they return to their former family home turned vacant hotel. [Source: Deadline]
All Our Wrong Todays
“Family Guy” and “The Orville” creator Seth MacFarlane is teaming with “This Is Us” writer Elan Mastai to adapt the Mastai’s best-selling novel “All Our Wrong Todays” for Peacock.
The time-travelling love story that explores alternate versions of ourselves in dramatically surprising and unexpected ways. Mastai will pen the script and executive produce alongside MacFarlane and Erica Huggins. [Source: The Live Feed]
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
The high profile stealth game “The Lord of the Rings: Gollum,” originally scheduled for later this year, has been pushed to 2022 according to developer Nacon. The company is joining with Daedalic Entertainment to work on the title which is coming to all platforms. [Source: Collider]
