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Focus Features has released the first extended preview for the upcoming film that also stars Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, ...
Behind the scenes, Lanthimos has assembled his artisans, including editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis (who has edited all of ...
Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos will reunite once again for the Greek filmmaker's upcoming movie "Bugonia." ...
Author Jane Austen's debut novel, Sense and Sensibility, will be turned into a film starring actor Daisy Edgar-Jones, as per ...
Daisy Edgar-Jones will star in the upcoming remake of "Sense and Sensibility," which is in the works at Focus Features.
Best known on the film side for roles in films like Twisters and Where the Crawdads Sing, Edgar-Jones was BAFTA and Golden ...
Celebrating its 15th anniversary, Focus Features has in that time become a fixture of the art-house scene and awards circuit. The company is known for releasing such movies as “Brokeback ...
In an overhaul of its Focus Features imprint, Universal Pictures is installing FilmDistrict founder Peter Schlessel as the new head of the specialty movie label. James Schamus, Focus’ current ...
This was the first Cannes for Focus Features, which literally had been formed three weeks prior, to be able to take a swing at a movie like this. We had that experience at Cannes, right away.
Focus Features is no longer Focus Features. It’s FilmDistrict — with a new owner and a new name. That’s the takeaway from Universal’s announcement on Tuesday, which unveiled the label’s ...
Focus Features announced more executive appointments as new CEO Peter Schlessel prepares to take the helm of the reconfigured company in January. Schlessel will bring over several execs from ...
Focus Features has announced a shift in ideology, folding in FilmDistrict and focusing on a broader cache of product. While the label isn't dead, the identity will most certainly change.