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exclusive: As the fall festivals near the final selections leading up to the next awards season, there’s a lot of intrigue surrounding Apple’s reigning Best Picture winner for two films that could fill some blind spots in the race. He understands the dish. moon flower killersThe Martin Scorsese-directed adaptation of David Grann’s book, who has been a strong contender across all major Oscar categories, will lose this Oscar run. An alternative plan has been discussed: the film, which is joined by Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, will have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival 2023 next May. And in a development that could be a future model for streamers, try to reclaim some of the mega-budgets from the event films they make, moon flower killers It will be released in full theaters through Paramount, the studio that has always been part of the deal.
The screening at the Cannes Theater will be a tribute to Quentin Tarantino once upon a time in hollywood, which became a huge box office success and was still in the running for the Oscars six months later, garnered 10 nominations, including one for Best Picture, with Brad Pitt winning the Best Supporting Actor award. creators moon flower killers has similar award aspirations and the film is sure to get a lot of exposure when it hits Apple TV + due to the extensive release of P&A proper. Written by Eric Roth, the fact-based drama tells the story of a series of mysterious murders of wealthy Osage Native Americans after the discovery of oil fields beneath their land. Subsequent investigations led to the establishment of the FBI. DiCaprio and De Niro have been Scorsese’s top stars for years, after De Niro starred together as a young actor. this boy’s life.
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Another epic title from Apple, Emancipation, Many reports have left him out of the running for next awards season due to the tough time of last year’s Best Actor Oscar winner Will Smith. But the film was never dated by Apple, and we understand that Emancipation It could debut on Apple TV + later this year or early next. The picture is complete and sources said it has been tested multiple times and scored very high. by Antoine Fuqua, directed by William N. Smith, plays Peter in the collage scripted drama. He is a slave man and the film is ApocalypseThriller in the style of his heartbreaking escapades across the Louisiana swamps to freedom. When Peter got north, he joined the Union army. During his physical examination, doctors were shocked when he took off his shirt, leaving scars on his back from a near-fatal beating. They took pictures and published them in newspapers around the world. They provided terrifying testimony to the barbarism and cruelty of slavery in the south. So indelible that these images can be considered precursors to the publication of Emmett Till’s photos and the video of George Floyd’s murder.
While Smith was banned from the Academy for a decade, The Dish found out Emancipation it’s the best film Antoine Fuqua has made since training day. A movie can kick off the awards season in this way. Smith puts on a great performance, but the question is whether he can keep up with the competition as an actor and producer. Smith had long been expected to have a high-profile mea culpa with Oprah Winfrey or someone else, but nothing has been confirmed.
Be vigilant on both fronts. Apple has no comments.
Source: Deadline
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