The lineup has been set for Contenders Movie: Los Angeles, Deadline’s signature film awards-season occasion. The showcase, which is able to happen Saturday, November 16 in Hollywood on the DGA Theater, encompasses a star-studded lineup of actors and filmmakers behind 21 Oscar-hopeful movies which have premiered this 12 months, many first seen at festivals like Sundance, Cannes, Venice, Telluride and Toronto.
Deadline’s Contenders is a chance, as at all times, as a one-stop store for awards voters to expertise the story of acclaimed movies up shut and private, highlighting what has introduced the celebrities and creatives and their films to this second. The all-day occasion begins with a breakfast at 7:30 a.m. earlier than panels begin at 8:30 a.m.
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From the Sundance Movie Competition in January the highlight will probably be on Magnolia Photos’ Thelma, with the outstanding 95-year-old star June Squibb available together with her movie. Additionally from Sundance is Saoirse Ronan and her sensational efficiency in Sony Photos Classics’ The Outrun (she may also be becoming a member of the Contenders panel for Apple TV Originals’ Steve McQueen drama Blitz), in addition to group behind Amazon MGM Studios’ breakout hit My Previous Ass.
From the spring, Contenders will probably be highlighting Luca Guadagnino’s attractive Amazon MGM tennis story Challengers, in addition to Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Half Two from Warner Bros and Legendary Photos. Each administrators are amongst those that will probably be available. From Might’s Cannes Movie Competition, Sean Baker and the ensemble solid of Neon’s Palme d’Or-winning movie Anora are becoming a member of us onstage, as will Kevin Costner, star and director of his and Territory Photos’ epic Western Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, which additionally had its world premiere within the south of France.
From the Venice Movie Competition in early September, Contenders will supply some extraordinary stars and filmmakers who premiered their newest there. Chief amongst them are Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, so sensible in Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Subsequent Door, which took the competition’s prime prize the Golden Lion; all three will probably be on our stage right now to debate the Sony Classics movie. Additionally from SPC, the good Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles’ I’m Nonetheless Right here will probably be featured with its director and star Fernanda Torres in attendance. As well as, now we have Falling Ahead’s The Day of the Struggle, with stars Michael C. Pitt and Nicolette Robinson becoming a member of writer-director Jack Huston for a dialog.
From Telluride’s prestigious movie competition comes writer-director Jason Reitman along with his Columbia Photos comedy Saturday Night time; he will probably be available with Grammy- and Oscar-winning composer Jon Batiste, who additionally performs Billy Preston within the movie that depicts the frantic 90 minutes earlier than the 1975 debut of the very first SNL broadcast. Additionally coming from a Telluride debut: Robbie Williams will be a part of to debate his Paramount biopic Higher Man, as will co-writer and director RaMell Ross along with his a lot praised Nickel Boys from Orion Photos and Amazon MGM.
From the Toronto Movie Competition, count on to see expertise together with star Pamela Anderson, director Gia Coppola and composer Andrew Wyatt in Roadside Points of interest’ The Final Showgirl; Ryan Future and Brian Tyree Henry together with director Rachel Morrison of Amazon MGM’s The Fireplace Inside; Lupita Nyong’o, Mark Hamill and Kris Bowers from DreamWorks Animation’s hit The Wild Robotic; Marianne Jean-Baptiste, a significant lead actress contender, within the devastating Arduous Truths from Bleecker Road and StudioCanal; and Oscar-winning director William Goldenberg together with stars Jennifer Lopez, Jharrel Jerome and the real-life individuals they play in Amazon MGM’s emotional true-story wrestling drama Unstoppable. Horror followers may also be blissful to see Nicolas Cage, who will probably be showing on behalf of Neon’s hit chiller Longlegs.
Additionally on the Contenders dance card is GVN Releasing’s The Efficiency, with star and producer Jeremy Piven, writer-director Shira Piven and author/government producer Joshua Salzberg set for a panel.
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