In brief: ‘Alpha Gang’ adds to cast, Gotham Award nominees announced and more

In brief: ‘Alpha Gang’ adds to cast, Gotham Award nominees announced and more

The new alien invasion film Alpha Gang has landed an all-star cast. Deadline reports the film, produced and starring Cate Blanchett, has just added Channing Tatum, Zoë Kravitz, Dave Bautista, Steven Yeun, Léa Seydoux and Riley Keough. The film follows a group of aliens, disguised as a 1950s biker gang, sent to conquer Earth. While there they “succumb to the most toxic and contagious human condition of all: emotions” …

Nominees for the 2024 Gotham Awards have been announced, with the film Anora leading the pack with four nominations, including Best Feature. Luca Guadagnino’s tennis film Challengers, starring Zendaya, is also up for Best Feature, as is Babygirl, A Different Man and Nickel Boys. Other nominees include Nicole Kidman, Adrien Brody, Pamela Anderson, Colman Domingo, Kieran Culkin and Demi Moore. The 2024 Gotham Awards will be handed out Dec. 2 in New York City …

The cast of the mystery thriller Assassination just got bigger. The film, directed by Barry Levinson, had already cast Al Pacino, and now Deadline reports that Jessica Chastain, Brendan Fraser and Bryan Cranston have joined the cast. The film centers on Dorothy Kilgallen, played by Chastain, who Levinson describes as “the first female crime reporter in America.” The film looks at JFK’s assassination from Kilgallen’s perspective as she investigates her suspicion that Lee Harvey Oswald didn’t act alone

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“I’m not sure what happened”: Francis Ford Coppola responds to ‘Megalopolis’ “fake review” controversy
“I’m not sure what happened”: Francis Ford Coppola responds to ‘Megalopolis’ “fake review” controversy
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Entertainment Tonight asked legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola about the “fake review” controversy that surrounded the trailer to his forthcoming epic, Megalopolis.

As reported, a now-deleted trailer seemed to spin the lukewarm reception the film got from critics at the Cannes Film Festival by trying to claim other critics years ago hated his classics like The Godfather and Apocalypse Now.

However, the apparently AI-generated quotes from real-life reviewers were fake, and the marketing company behind the campaign was dismissed by Lionsgate, which apologized.

For his part, Coppola alleges he had nothing to do with it. “You know, it was a mistake, an accident,” he said. “I’m not sure what happened.”

It’s also open to interpretation what the filmmaker meant when he said, “I know there were bad reviews, I’m the one who said they were bad reviews.” It’s not clear if he meant he’s his toughest critic, or if he’s the one who flagged the phony blurbs.

Coppola also mentioned that the pet project — for which he gathered a who’s who of stars, like Academy Award nominees Adam Driver, Shia LaBeouf and Laurence Fishburne, and Oscar winners Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman — was finally a chance for him to make a film that was truly his.

Coppola sunk a fortune of his own money into the movie.

He expressed, “When I made John Grisham‘s The Rainmaker, I took off, and I quit. And I just said, ‘I wanted to study, and … to learn what my kind of film is, whatever that might be.’ And after 14 years of that type of experimentation, I then came out and made a film that was my kind of film. So it’s not like anything you’ve ever seen.”

Megalopolis hits theaters Sept. 27.

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In brief: ‘Virgin River’ gets season 6 premiere date and more
In brief: ‘Virgin River’ gets season 6 premiere date and more

Virgin River will return for season 6 on Dec. 19, Netflix has revealed. The series follows the complicated love story of Mel Monroe, played by Alexandra Breckenridge, and Jack Sheridan, played by Martin Henderson, in the remote Northern California town of Virgin River. Season 6 will take place a few months after season 5’s Christmas-themed episodes, with Mel and Jack advancing “on their path to parenthood while also turning Lilly’s farm into their ultimate dream home,” showrunner Patrick Sean Smith tells Netflix’s Tudum. “Since spring is known as a period of growth and change, there will be plenty of surprises ahead for our favorite characters,” according to the synopsis …

The trailer for the third and final season of Somebody Somewhere has dropped. The HBO series, based on the life of executive producer and star Bridget Everett, centers on a Kansas native struggling to fit in. Through singing, she discovers “finding your people, and finding your voice, is possible. Anywhere. Somewhere.” “In season three, we see growth against all odds,” reads the tag line for the new season, kicking off Oct. 27 …

Nicole Kidman is reteaming with her Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers partners on a series adaptation of Liane Moriarty‘s new novel Here One Moment, according to Deadline. Here One Moment follows passengers on a plane journey, one of whom “makes predictions about how and when everyone on board will die. Some dismiss her. Others will do everything they can to make sure her prophecies do not come to pass. All of them will be forever changed,” according to the official synopsis …

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That’s hot: Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie reunite for Peacock’s reality series ‘Paris & Nicole: The Encore’
That’s hot: Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie reunite for Peacock’s reality series ‘Paris & Nicole: The Encore’
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Two decades after the pair became reality stars with their show The Simple Life, it’s time for an encore for Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie.

Peacock’s new original special, the three-part Paris & Nicole: The Encore, premieres Dec. 12. 

According to the streaming service, “These reality pioneers are coming back the only way they know how: full of fun, chaos, and epic one-liners! In this new special, Paris and Nicole bring fans up to speed on their lives and friendship in a way that only true legends can.” 

Peacock adds that the show will follow “the dynamic duo as they try to produce a once-in-a-lifetime operatic performance based on their self-coined phrase, ‘Sanasa.'”

In fact, a teaser shows the pair trying to coach an opera singer on how to say — and sing — it to their liking.

She does, and of course Paris comments approvingly, “That’s hot.” 

“We’re really good at this,” Richie adds. 

All episodes of the series will drop Dec. 12.

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