Catherine Hardwicke News

Golden Globe® winner[1], Gina Rodriguez (Annihilation,“Jane the Virgin”) takes charge in the high-octane action adventure, MISS BALA, debuting on Digital April 16 and coming to Blu-ray and DVD April 30, from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Caught in the perilous world of a brutal cross-border cartel, a young woman finds powers she never knew she had as she seeks to rescue her friend. Hollywood's newest heartthrob, Ismael Cruz-Córdova (Mary Queen of Scots), stars alongside Rodriguez as the cartel kingpin, whose growing attraction to his strong-willed female hostage raises the stakes for both as the CIA, DEA, and rival cartels close in. Rodriguez and Cruz-Córdova are joined by co-stars, Anthony Mackie (Avengers: Infinity War) and Matt Lauria (“Friday Night Lights”) in this female-driven action story directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) from a screenplay by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer (Contrapelo).

Film Independent announced today the five directors selected for its 19th annual Directing Lab. The Lab is an intensive eight-week program designed to support emerging independent film directors on their feature films. This year's creative advisors and guest speakers include Andrew Ahn, Ruth Atkinson, Daniel Barnz, Ava Berkofsky, Destin Cretton, Catherine Hardwicke, Tina Mabry, Alex O'Flinn, Lisa Robertson, and Emily Schweber.

Veteran Nollywood filmmaker Koby Maxwell of KM Productions has crossed over to the U.S. market with a slick new offering in the Short Horror and Psychological Thriller space: 'The Wrong One.'

Deadline reports that The CW's The Lost Boys pilot has been mostly cast. Tyler Posey and Kingdom star Kiele Sanchez will play two of the three central characters, with Medalion Rahimi (Still Star-Crossed) and Dakota Shapiro (Valley of the Boom) also in lead roles.

Lacrimosa, an award-winning short film directed and co-written by Tanja Mairitsch, has been picked up by SHORTSTV.  The mesmerizing film tells the story of a young girl named Mila who wakes up in an unknown world full of mysteries. On her journey through the ever-changing surreal landscapes she meets her lost love, Theo. As they interact, Mila is forced to learn that love also means to let go.

This October, Fathom Events presents moviegoers with a lineup of spooky favorites in movie theaters nationwide: “Twilight,” to celebrate the film's 10th anniversary; “NT Live: Frankenstein,” performed by Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternating between the role of Frankenstein in a National Theatre production; Hayao Miyazaki's Academy Award-winning film “Spirited Away;” and George A. Romero's horror classic, for the 50-year anniversary, “Night of the Living Dead.”

A new independent film based in the heart of Brooklyn's hot Bushwick neighborhood entitled “Bushwick Beats” will get its international premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival in the San Francisco area followed by a red carpet reception and screening at the opening party of the Bushwick Film Festival in New York City tonight

Starz Acquires Nine Exclusive First-Run Documentaries Including SCOTTY AND THE SECRET HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD

Blitz Films and Straight Up Films announce that Stephen Dorff (“True Detective,” BLADE) has been signed to star in director Nick Sarkisov's English-language debut EMBATTLED. Written by David McKenna (AMERICAN HISTORY X, GET CARTER, BLOW), the film also includes McKenna's son, Colin, who was born with Williams Syndrome and inspired a supporting role for the film. Sarkisov is set to produce for Blitz Films, alongside Kate Cohen for Straight Up Films, and Scott LaStaiti, with Blitz co-founder Sergey Sarkisov and Dorff serving as executive producers. Eryl Cochran from Blitz Films will oversee production. The film is scheduled to shoot in Alabama this September.

Premium television network EPIX® announced today that the third season of its original spy drama Berlin Station will commence production in Budapest, Hungary on July 4 with new series regular Ismael Cruz Córdova (Ray Donovan). The series, which also welcomed new showrunner Jason Horwitch (Rubicon, House of Cards) this season, is slated to return to EPIX later this year.

Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound today announced the composers and directors selected for the Sundance Institute Film Music and Sound Design Lab, which returns to the legendary Skywalker Sound Facilities for the sixth year. More than half of the composers selected for this year's Lab are female. 

Academy Award-winning actor and activist Mira Sorvino has been named the inaugural recipient of the UCLA Law Promise Institute Award for Contribution to Human Rights Through the Arts. Sorvino will accept the award at UCLA's summit Light. Camera. Reaction: The Art of Impact in Entertainment at the Hammer Museum on March 16.

Offscreen at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival: Panels and Events

Offscreen at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival: Panels and Events

I AM HEATH LEDGER The 90-minute documentary premieres on Spike today, May 17 at 10:00pm ET/PT, following its World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23.

 Grammy award-winning band OK Go and pop sensation Andy Grammer, with wife Aijia Grammer, will perform at the 8th Annual Thirst Gala on April 18 at The Beverly Hilton to help end the global water crisis, Thirst Project announced today. Attendees will include Laura Marano, Alexis Ren, Debby Ryan, Andrea Russett, Cameron Boyce, Evan Fong, Jay Versace, Trevor Moran, Jack Griffo, Drake Bell, Serayah, Chelsea Briggs, Tahj Mowry, Zane Hijazi, Mikey Murphy,Shane Harper, Jillian Rose Reed, Griffin Arnlund, Jordan Maron, Ronni Hawk, Monique Coleman, Allie Michelle, Jonah Green,Hunter March, Charisma Carpenter, Jet Jurgensmeyer, Michael Welch, Taryn Southern, Lola Plaku, Jen Lilley, Savannah Outen,Drew Seeley, Amy Paffrath, Mike Manning, Ricky Hayberg, Jessika Van, Wesam Keesh, Kristyn Burtt, Julia Price, Josh Sussman,Joe Nation, DaJuan Johnson, Catherine Hardwicke, Craig Thompson, and Heath Huizar.

This week, Publishers Marketplace announced that Maggie Stiefvater's best-selling quartet The Raven Cycle has been picked up for television by Universal Cable Productions. The pilot episode is set to be directed by Catherine Hardwicke, best known for bringing Stephenie Meyer's best-selling Twilight series to film. Hardwicke will also executive produce the series. The show will also be executive produced by Michael London via his Groundswell Productions Banner. The series will be led by showrunner Andrew Miller, who worked on adapting L.J. Smith's book series The Secret Circle to TV.

I AM HEATH LEDGER The 90-minute documentary premieres on Spike on Wednesday, May 17 at 10:00pm ET/PT, following its World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23.

Discovery Channel announced today that Golden Globe(R) nominee Chris Noth ('The Good Wife,' 'Sex In The City') and Oscar(R) nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes ('Roadies,' 'Game of Thrones') have been cast in its upcoming highly-anticipated scripted series MANIFESTO

USA Network has greenlit a seventh 16-episode season of its hit legal drama SUITS.