Sacha Baron Cohen on His Fear of Getting Shot While Filming Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Sacha Baron Cohen on His Fear of Getting Shot While Filming Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Also in this episode of Variety s Awards Circuit Podcast, Soul co-director and One Night in Miami writer Kemp Powers discusses his incredible year.
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Sacha Baron Cohen is having a good week; the star of both “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” went into the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night with acting noms for both films and a nod for “Borat” for best picture – musical or comedy. He walked away with two trophies (well, technically they’re being sent to him) for his work on “Borat.” And he’s nominated for two SAG Awards for “Chicago 7,” both in the supporting category for portraying Abbie Hoffman and for his work in the ensemble.
Variety s 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards Delves into Art of Moviemaking
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Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch and the Creative Impact Awards were hosted virtually this year.
The panel, moderated by chief film critic Peter DeBruge, included directors Prano Bailey-Bond (“Censor”), Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. (“Wild Indian”), Nia DaCosta (“Candyman”), Siân Heder (“CODA”), Philippe Lacôte (“Night of the Kings”), Roseanne Liang (“Shadow in the Cloud”), Pascual Sisto (“John and the Hole”), Ricky Staub (“Concrete Cowboy”) and Robin Wright (“Land”). Regina King (“One Night in Miami”) also made the list but was unable to participate in the conversation. The panelists discussed how they cast their lead roles, their genres of interest, future projects and telling stories about underrepresented communities with nuance.
Darius Marder ( Sound of Metal ) and Florian Zeller ( The Father ) Describe Their Deeply Personal Directorial Debuts
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As voting opens for the Directors Guild of America Awards, two top contenders include first-timers Darius Marder (Amazon Studios’ “Sound of Metal”) and Florian Zeller (Sony Pictures Classics’ “The Father”). This week’s episode of the “Variety Awards Circuit” podcast features the filmmakers and co-writers, who discuss the process of bringing their projects to the screen and assembling their stellar casts.
Also in this episode, Awards Circuit Podcast roundtable reacts to the WGA Awards nominations that had just four women among its 31 screenwriting nominees. On the positive side, the nomination high points included “Judas and the Black Messiah” and “Palm Springs” in best original screenplay and “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” and “The White Tiger” in best adapted screenplay. What does thi
Fifty Shades of Grey series to playing the perfect himbo in Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo’s
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. And so, let’s talk about Edgar, a man who just wants love. Spoilers for
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Edgar shows up in the beginning of the movie as the spy/hitman/love interest for Kristen Wiig’s Sharon Gordon Fisherman. She has a rare skin condition that basically makes her white as can be, and if she goes in the sun, she’ll die. But Edgar loves her and wants nothing more than to be an “official” couple.