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Steven Spielberg Doesn’t Think Netflix-Created Films Should Be Considered For Oscars
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When Roma took home three Oscars (Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film, and Best Cinematography), it showed that Netflix was able to be more than just a streaming service. And with other services like Hulu and Amazon also producing and releasing their own films, it’s very likely other studios are going to have to compete with them during awards season. But with the times changing, there are those who would like things to remain the same. At least, in terms of how people should see movies and categorize them.
One of those people is Steven Spielberg. You know, the guy who gave us films like E.T., Jurassic Park, and Schindler’s List. The director isn’t exactly a fan of Netflix’s approach to releasing films, and will now be taking his grievances to the Academy this coming April to talk about how streaming and traditionally released films should be treated. More on the report here below.
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‘The Witches’: Octavia Spencer Among Latest To Join Roald Dahl Adaptation
Following the news last month that Anne Hathaway will play the Grand High Witch in director Robert Zemeckis‘s new adaptation of the 1983 Roald Dahl book The Witches, comes word that fellow Oscar winner Octavia Spencer is in talks to join her on the cast. Earlier today we saw an official trailer for one of Spencer’s latest, a horror titled Ma.
In addition to Spencer joining the cast it’s also being reported that Jahzir Bruno and Codie-Lei Eastick are currently in negotiations for roles, and that Black-ish creator and writer of the upcoming Shaft and Coming to America sequels Kenya Barris will now be co-writing the screenplay with Zemeckis.
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Tags: Alfonso Cuaron, Anne Hathaway, Codie-Lei Eastick, Guillermo del Toro, Jack Rapke, Jahzir Bruno, Kenya Barris, Octavia Spencer, Roald Dahl, Robert Zemeckis, The Witches
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Trailer For ‘Roma’ From ‘Gravity’ and ‘Children Of Men’ Director Alfonso Cuarón Released
A teaser trailer has been released for Roma. The movie is the latest from Alfonso Cuarón, the Academy Award winning director behind titles like Y Tu Mamá También, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men, and Gravity. It’s also his first feature since Gravity, which was released nearly five years ago now.
The story follows the tumultuous year of a middle-class family who live in Mexico City in the early ’70s. It stars Marina de Tavira, Yalitza Aparicio, and Marco Graf.
Continue below to watch the teaser trailer for Roma.
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