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Wizards!
''Wizards!'' is an upcoming stoner comedy film written and directed by David Michôd and starring Pete Davidson, Franz Rogowski, Naomi Scott, Sean Harris, and Orlando Bloom. Premise Two hapless, consistently stoned beach-bar operators (Davidson, Rogowski) stumble across stolen loot that was better off untouched. Cast * Pete Davidson * Franz Rogowski * Naomi Scott * Sean Harris * Orlando Bloom * Rahel Romahn as The Man / Alexander * Willem Johnson Production In May 2022, it was announced that Davidson, Rogowski, Scott, and Harris were cast in the film. In June that same year, it was announced that Bloom was added to the cast. The film was shot in Cairns, Queensland and Cape Tribulation Cape Tribulation is a headland and coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas in northern Queensland, Australia. In the , Cape Tribulation had a population of 123 people. Geography The locality is north of Cairns. It is within the Daintree N ... (at Cape Tribulation Resort & Spa) for ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Scott
Naomi Scott (born 6 May 1993) is an English actress and singer. Her accolades include an Astra Film Award and a Teen Choice Award, in addition to nominations for two Saturn Awards. After featuring on the Disney Channel series '' Life Bites'' (2008–2009), Scott gained some recognition for her starring role in the musical television film '' Lemonade Mouth'' (2011), for which she performed on its eponymous soundtrack. She then starred in the science fiction series '' Terra Nova'' (2011) and the superhero film ''Power Rangers'' (2017). Scott rose to wider attention with leading roles in the action comedy '' Charlie's Angels'' and as Jasmine in the fantasy film '' Aladdin''. After a three-year break from acting, she returned with the Netflix thriller miniseries '' Anatomy of a Scandal'' (2022) and the horror film '' Smile 2'' (2024), the latter of which established her as a scream queen. Early life Naomi Scott was born on 6 May 1993 in Hounslow, London, to a British father a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahel Romahn
Rahel Romahn (born ) is a Kurdish-Iraqi born Australian actor. Early life Born in Kurdistan, in Northern Iraq, Romahn's family fled Saddam Hussein’s regime when he was three, initially hiding in Turkey for a year, then emigrating to Australia, where he grew up in Parramatta, in western Sydney. Despite having to adjust to a new language and culture, Rohman was performing in school productions by grade three, playing Fagin in ''Oliver Twist'' and Hook in ''Peter Pan''. Romahn describes himself as "an oddball recluse who loved to mimic people and accents." After watching Al Pacino in '' Scarface'', he was inspired to express himself creatively. He got further into acting, after hearing a radio advertisement for a local drama school when he was 13, and took screen acting workshops in Sydney. After Romahn finished high school, he worked in customer service for a leading Australian bank, while honing his acting skills at home after hours. Stage and screen appearances followed. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
See-Saw Films
See-Saw Films is a British-Australian film and television production company founded in 2008 by Iain Canning and Emile Sherman, with offices in London and Sydney. Their productions include ''The King's Speech'', ''Top Of The Lake'', ''Lion'', '' The Power of the Dog, Slow Horses'', and the British teen series '' Heartstopper''. History Producers Iain Canning and Emile Sherman co-founded See-Saw Films in 2008. In 2011, See-Saw won the Academy Award for Best Picture for their film ''The King's Speech'' directed by Tom Hooper. The film stars Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter. See-Saw's first television series was ''Top Of The Lake'', directed by Jane Campion and starring Elisabeth Moss and Holly Hunter. The first series released in 2013 and was nominated for eight Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. The second series, '' Top Of The Lake: China Girl'', also directed by Campion, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2017. Elisabeth Moss reprises her role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Edgerton
Joel Edgerton (born 23 June 1974) is an Australian actor and filmmaker. He is known for his portrayal of Will McGill on the first two seasons of the Australian drama series'' The Secret Life of Us'' (2001–02), and for playing Owen Lars in the ''Star Wars'' films '' Attack of the Clones'' (2002) and ''Revenge of the Sith'' (2005), a role he reprised in the Disney+ series ''Obi-Wan Kenobi'' (2022). He also voiced Metal Beak from Warner Bros. Pictures' fantasy adventure film '' Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole'' (2010). For his portrayal of Richard Loving in the 2016 historical drama '' Loving'', he received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture. In Australia, Edgerton won the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor for his work on ''The Secret Life of Us''. He has appeared in several Australian films, such as '' The Square'' (2008), '' Animal Kingdom'' (2010; for which he received the AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor), '' Wish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A24 (company) Films
A24 Films LLC, commonly referred to as A24, is an American independent entertainment company that specializes in film and television production, as well as film distribution. The studio is based in Manhattan. The company was founded in 2012 by Daniel Katz, David Fenkel, and John Hodges. All had worked in film and production before leaving their positions to co-found the company, originally A24 Films, which specialized in film distribution. Starting off in 2013 with ''A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III'', the company's growth started with the release of ''Spring Breakers'' later that year. In 2014, A24 picked up the American rights to ''Ex Machina (film), Ex Machina'' and ''Room (2015 film), Room'' in 2015, before obtaining worldwide rights to ''The Witch (2015 film), The Witch'', which was released theatrically in 2015. They entered into deals with Amazon Prime Video, and DirecTV Cinema in late 2013, with some films distributed through them, and the name was changed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Bloom
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom (born 13 January 1977) is an English actor. He made his breakthrough as the character Legolas in The Lord of the Rings (film series), ''The Lord of the Rings'' film series (2001–03). He reprised his role in The Hobbit (film series), ''The Hobbit'' film series (2013–14). Considered by some to be the Errol Flynn of his time, he gained further notice appearing in epic fantasy, historical, and adventure films, notably as Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean (film series), ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series (2003–07, 2017), Paris (mythology), Paris in ''Troy (film), Troy'' (2004), Balian de Ibelin in ''Kingdom of Heaven (film), Kingdom of Heaven'' (2005), and the George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Duke of Buckingham in ''The Three Musketeers (2011 film), The Three Musketeers'' (2011). Bloom appeared in Hollywood films such as the war film ''Black Hawk Down (film), Black Hawk Down'' (2001), the Australian Western ''Ned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Harris
Sean Harris (born 1 June 1966) is an English actor. He played Ian Curtis in '' 24 Hour Party People'' (2002), Micheletto Corella in '' The Borgias'' (2011–2013), Fifield in ''Prometheus'' (2012), Solomon Lane in '' Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation'' (2015) and '' Mission: Impossible – Fallout'' (2018), Philip in ''Possum'' (2018), William Gascoigne in '' The King'' (2019), Henry Peter Teague / Peter Morley in '' The Stranger'' (2022), and Jacob Pearce in '' Paris Has Fallen'' (2024). Harris won a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his role in the miniseries '' Southcliffe'' (2013) and received three consecutive nominations for the BIFA for Best Supporting Actor. Early life and education Harris was born on 1 June 1966 in Bethnal Green and grew up in Lowestoft, Suffolk. He attended Denes High School, now the Ormiston Denes Academy, in Lowestoft. At 23, he moved to London to train at the Drama Centre London from 1989 to 1992. Career Stage Harri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Michôd
David Michôd ( ;) is an Australian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for directing the critically acclaimed crime drama '' Animal Kingdom'' (2010) and dystopian drama '' The Rover'' (2014). He also co-wrote '' Hesher'' (2010). Education and early career Michôd was educated at Sydney Grammar School before moving to Melbourne to study arts at the University of Melbourne. After working for the Victorian Department of Education he decided to attend film school while in his mid-20s. He was the editor of '' Inside Film'' magazine from 2003 to 2006. Career Early career: Short films and documentaries Michôd began his directing career in short films, with '' Ezra White, LL.B.'' in 2006 being one of the first to make an impact. In 2007, Michôd's short film ''Crossbow'', a coming-of-age drama was premiered at Venice Film Festival and received positive response from critics. Afterwards, the film competed at number of film festivals and earned good revie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Rogowski
Franz Rogowski (; born 2 February 1986) is a German actor. He has appeared in films directed by Michael Haneke, Christian Petzold, Andrea Arnold, and Terrence Malick. Life and career Franz Rogowski was born in 1986 in Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany. The son of a pediatrician and a midwife, he grew up in a bourgeois environment in Tübingen. His maternal grandfather is former BDI President Michael Rogowski. Franz worked as a bike courier and bookstore assistant, attended a Swiss clown school, and trained in dance.Moritz von Uslar: ''Ein Mann mit Katzenaugen''. In: Die Zeit, 4 January 2018, Nr. 2, S. 40.Online-Version Since 2007, he has been active in the independent theater scene, appearing as a dancer, choreographer, and actor on various stages such as the Thalia Theater Hamburg, the Schauspielhaus Hannover, and the Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz. Rogowski has a cleft lip that was surgically closed, resulting in a slight lisp. He was discovered as a film actor by Berlin d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Davidson
Peter Michael Davidson (born November 16, 1993) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He began his career in the early 2010s with minor guest roles on ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', ''Friends of the People'', ''Guy Code'', and ''Wild 'n Out'' before being hired as cast member on the NBC late-night sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' which he starred in for eight seasons from Saturday Night Live (season 40), 2014 to Saturday Night Live (season 47), 2022. Following his rise to prominence on ''SNL'', Davidson starred in and executive produced the comedy film ''Big Time Adolescence'' (2019), and co-wrote and starred in the semi-autobiographical comedy-drama film ''The King of Staten Island'' (2020), and the Peacock (streaming service), Peacock series ''Bupkis (TV series), Bupkis'' (2023). He continued acting in films such as The Suicide Squad (film), ''The Suicide Squad'' (2021), ''Bodies Bodies Bodies'', and ''Meet Cute (film), Meet Cute'' (both 2022). Davidson has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Watts
Liz Watts is an Australian film producer best known for '' Animal Kingdom'' (2010). In 1997, with Vincent Sheehan and Anita Sheehan, and she formed Porchlight Films. around 2008. The company ceased operations on 20 June 2020. In 2021 she struck an overall deal with Matchbox Pictures. Selected filmography *'' Martha's New Coat'' (2003) *''Jewboy'' (2005) *'' Little Fish'' (2005) *'' The Home Song Stories'' (2007) *'' Animal Kingdom'' (2010) *'' Laid'' (2011–12) (TV series) *''Lore'' (2012) *'' Dead Europe'' (2012) *'' The Rover'' (2014) *'' Jasper Jones'' (2017) *''Mary Magdalene'' (2018) * ''True History of the Kelly Gang ''True History of the Kelly Gang'' is a novel by Australian writer Peter Carey, based loosely on the history of the Kelly Gang. It was first published in Brisbane by the University of Queensland Press in 2000. It won the 2001 Booker Prize a ...'' (2019) * '' The Royal Hotel'' (2023) * '' Wizards!'' (TBA) References External links * * 1965 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Kleiner
Jeremy Kleiner (born 1976/1977) is an American film producer. Since 2013, he has served as the co-president of Plan B Entertainment with Dede Gardner. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for four consecutive years for producing '' 12 Years a Slave'' (2013), '' Selma'' (2014), '' The Big Short'' (2015), and ''Moonlight'' (2016), winning for ''12 Years a Slave'' and ''Moonlight''. He earned his fifth nomination for ''Vice'' (2018). Early life Kleiner was born into a Jewish family in either 1976 or 1977. He attended Harvard University, where he won the Detur Book Prize, the Thomas T. Hoopes Prize, and was elected Phi Beta Kappa before graduating in 1998. Career Kleiner worked as a creative executive at The Donners' Company. In 2003, he joined Plan B Entertainment, working his way up from a creative executive to producer. Since 2013, he has served as the co-president of Plan B Entertainment with Dede Gardner. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
