Rian Johnson News

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2020.

Today the Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America East have announced nominations for the 2020 Writers Guild Film Awards.

Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) celebrated the 2019 AFI AWARDS honorees at an invite-only luncheon in Beverly Hills. Unique in its celebration of the film and television arts' collaborative nature, AFI AWARDS – now in its 20th year – is the only national program that honors creative teams as a whole.

Kinves Out has just recently hit the cinemas. It has gained great reviews from critics and audiences. Unfortunately, there was one fellow who left the cinema with a great sigh. Me, who just two hours earlier had waited for an interesting murder-mystery that would have kept me on the edge of my seat from the beginning to the end like The Prestige (Nolan, 2006) did.

Gunpowder & Sky, a fast growing independent global entertainment company, announced today that it has acquired U.S. rights to filmmaker Neasa Hardiman's critically-acclaimed Irish sci-fi/thriller SEA FEVER following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Gunpowder & Sky will release the film theatrically in the U.S. in early 2020 through its sci-fi label, DUST.

Slamdance today announced the winners of its 2019 screenwriting competition, awarding its Grand Prize to writers Tamra Teig and Michael Lipoma for their feature screenplay “The Fall.” Additional prizes were awarded during a ceremony hosted by Writers Guild of America West across feature film, horror/thriller, TV pilot and short film categories. Slamdance awarded more​ than $16,000 to winners across all categories. 

Acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson (Brick,Looper, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie in KNIVES OUT, a fresh, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. 

In a nod to its commitment to film preservation, the Toronto International Film Festival​ announced today that the 2019 TIFF Cinematheque programme at the Festival will feature select screenings in 35mm, with two prints coming from the TIFF Film Reference Library Screening Collection, the organization's own film library. The narrative titles selected will be preceded by guest introductions from Festival filmmakers past and present.

TIFF Co-Heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente today announced the first round of titles selected for the Gala and Special Presentations programmes at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival. This first batch of films from the 2019 Official Selection features 18 Galas and 38 Special Presentations.

Acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie in KNIVES OUT, a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. 

Amazon Studios started principal photography on visionary director Mike Cahill's (I Origins, Another Earth) Bliss this week in Los Angeles and Croatia. Academy Award nominees Salma Hayek and Owen Wilson are set to star in this sci-fi drama also written by Cahill. Endgame Entertainment's James D. Stern is producing, with the company's Lucas Smith serving as executive producer. Marsha Swinton (Hala) will also executive produce.

We're flashing back through the photo archives of BroadwayWorld's very own Walter McBride to bring you some shots of 2019 Tony nominee Adam Driver a decade ago, before the final performance of SLIPPING, at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre.

Deadline reports Insecure's Issa Rae and Atlanta's LaKeith Stanfield will star in Universal/Will Packer Productions' romantic drama The Photograph, written and directed by Stella Meghie. Rae is executive producing.

Three-time Emmy Award nominee Adam Driver (Pale) and Golden Globe Award Winner and Emmy Award Nominee Keri Russell (Anna) will lead the first revival of Pulitzer Prize Winner Lanford Wilson's Burn This. Directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer, Burn This is set to begin performances on tonight, March 15, 2019. Get to know the cast below as they begin Broadway performances!

The final chapter in the critically acclaimed and award-winning political drama HOUSE OF CARDS: SEASON SIX debuts on Blu-ray and DVD March 5 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Following the death of President Frank Underwood, Vice President Claire Underwood (Robin Wright) has ascended to the position of Commander in Chief of the United States, working to rally her allies and outwit those who oppose her. The intrigue and political maneuverings inside the White House continue as the first female president seeks to solidify her legacy. All eight episodes ofHOUSE OF CARDS: SEASON SIX will be available in three-disc Blu-ray and DVD sets.

Broadway's Falsettos and RENT's Tracie Thoms will appear on iHeartRadio/United Broadcasting Network's On the Rocks with Alexander radio show, Tuesday January 8th at 7pmPST/10pmEST for an in-depth chat about her career in stage, TV and film. 

The final chapter in the critically acclaimed and award-winning political drama HOUSE OF CARDS: SEASON SIX debuts on Blu-ray and DVD March 5 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Following the death of President Frank Underwood, Vice President Claire Underwood (Robin Wright) has ascended to the position of Commander in Chief of the United States, working to rally her allies and outwit those who oppose her. The intrigue and political maneuverings inside the White House continue as the first female president seeks to solidify her legacy. All eight episodes ofHOUSE OF CARDS: SEASON SIX will be available in three-disc Blu-ray and DVD sets.

According to Deadline, Lionsgate is set to release KNIVES OUT in partnership with MRC. KNIVES OUT is a contemporary murder mystery that was written by Rian Johnson. Johnson is also set to direct. The cast is led by Daniel Craig who will lead the investigation as a detective. The cast also includes Chris Evans, Michael Shannon, Lakeith Stanfield, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Ana de Armas, Christopher Plummer, Katherine Langford and Don Johnson. The film will be released November 27, 2019. 

Variety reports Toni Collette will co-star in Rian Johnson's new murder mystery 'Knives Out.'

Jamie Lee Curtis has joined the ensemble cast of 'Knives Out,' Rian Johnson's newest movie, according to Variety.