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"When we leap into the unknown, we prove that we are free," says Cesar Catalina, the futuristic architect at the beating heart of Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis (to give it its full title), a mad eco-sci-fi blockbuster some 40 years in the making…

Sony Pictures Classics announced on Wednesday that it will release Nathan Silver’s acclaimed comedy Between the Temples, starring Jason Schwartzman (Asteroid City) and Carol Kane (The Dead Don’t Die), in theaters nationwide on August 23. The film will open against Zoë Kravitz’s debut feature Blink T…

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all rights worldwide to Nathan Silver's Between The Temples starring Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane, following its buzzy world premiere at Sundance and ahead of its upcoming international debut at the Berlinale. Billed by SPC as a comedy "exploring the…

A mutual friend connected Jason Schwartzman and Nathan Silver as the director was looking to cast his Between The Temples. They hit it off and Schwartzman became Ben Gottlieb, a Cantor who's lost his voice, is grieving the death of his wife, and refusing to move on. Until, that is, his former grade school…

Between the Temples, directed by Nate Silver and written by Silver and C. Mason, is an exploration of grief, faith and self-discovery. Starring Carol Kane and Jason Schwartzman, it’s not just a story about overcoming grief but a testament to the power of self-belief, the importance of accepting support…

Similar to the absurdist scribes before him from Eugène Ionesco to Samuel Beckett, there’s a method to Wes Anderson’s comedic madness, from deadpan rhythm to the punching of words, all wrapped up in a period setting on a whole other plain. How does Anderson pull it off? Bryan Cranston, who plays the&nbsp…

EXCLUSIVE: Iain Reid and Jason Schwartzman are adapting Apples — a 2020 Greek film of the same name from Christos Nikou — for the small screen. Nikou will direct the project that will be executive produced by Reid and Schwartzman, who will write. Jane Featherstone and Carolyn Strauss will EP, along…

Francis Ford Coppola continues to fill out the ensemble for his epic Megalopolis, with Talia Shire (The Godfather), Shia LaBeouf (Honey Boy), Jason Schwartzman (The French Dispatch), Grace Vanderwaal (Stargirl), Kathryn Hunter (The Tragedy of Macbeth) and James Remar (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) its newest cast…

Jason Schwartzman (Asteroid City) is the latest addition to the cast of Lionsgate’s Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. He joins an ensemble led by Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler which also includes Josh Andrés Rivera, Hunter Schafer, Jerome Lance, Ashley Liao, Knox Gibson, Mackenzie Lansing, Aamer…

EXCLUSIVE: Jason Schwartzman, the award-winning actor, writer, director, producer and musician who will next be seen as the lead in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City opposite Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Liev Schreiber, Tom Hanks, Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Margot Robbie and many more, has signed with UTA for…

Editors note: Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will be factors in this year’s movie awards race. The French Dispatch isn't even half the full title of the movie. On screen, it's The French Dispatch of the Liberty Kansas Evening Sun. Wes Anderson's latest film is a…

Jason Schwartzman, Eric Roberts and Eric Andre are set for recurring roles on Season 2 of HBO’s comedy series The Righteous Gemstones. Production is currently underway on the nine-episode second season. Created, written by and starring Danny McBride, The Righteous Gemstones tells the story of a world-famous…