According to Deadline, Toni Collette, Andy Garcia, Alex Pettyfer and Eva De Dominici are leading cast in rom-com “Under The Stars”, which is now filming in Italy. Rob Estes, Jessica Michel Serfaty and Chiara Iezzi also star in the feature, which Arclight is launching for international sales ahead of the Cannes market. Capstone is handling domestic. Pic follows a struggling romance novelist stuck in a passionless relationship. When he goes to Italy looking for inspiration, he unexpectedly finds the girl of his dreams. Production is currently underway in Puglia, Italy and will continue in London.

“Under the Stars is a fun and heartfelt romantic comedy about love, passion, and beauty with a brilliant ensemble cast featuring Toni Collette, Andy Garcia, Alex Pettyfer and Eva De Dominici. Set against the bustle of London and the serenity of Puglia, Michelle Danner is the ideal director to bring Victoria Vinuesa’s wonderful story to life,” said producer Pia Patatian.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, direcotr Bong Joon Ho made his first trip to CinemaCon to show off a first trailer for “Mickey 17”, with Bong saying it’s the story of “a simple man who ultimately ends up saving the world.” “Mickey 17” is based on the novel Mickey 7 by Edward Ashton and follows Mickey 7, a space colonist known as an expendable — those who do the colony’s most dangerous work and often die in the process, only to be brought back to life through human printing technology. The protagonist in the novel is the seventh version of a man named Mickey Barnes, but in the movie, that’s been upped. “The number is the number of times he dies. I killed him ten times more,” Bong said to laughs from the crowd. “It’s a sci-fi movie, but it’s a human story.” The trailer, which was not released outside the room, was set to Frank Sinatra, which added levity to some rather violent scenes, such as Mickey losing a hand and being dumped alive into liquid metal (with his consent). Mickey 17 has been the subject of much curiosity, given that it is Bong’s followup to the best picture-winning Parasite, yet has taken quite awhile for a first look to emerge. Post-production delays pushed the film off a March 2024 release date to Jan. 31, 2025, a date that turned heads given that this does not position Oscar-winner Bong’s latest as an awards contender. The film also stars Mark Ruffalo, Steven Yeun, Naomie Ackie and Toni Collette. Pattinson essentially plays two characters – Mickey 17 and Mickey 18, and while they are genetically identical, Pattinson gave them different characteristics. Mickey 17, he says, is beaten down by life but is happy to be part of a team, while 18 is more like “playing an evil brother” who is “out of control.”

It’s that quiet time again when we’re eagerly waiting for news on any of Toni’s upcoming projects – and there are plenty of them. In the meantime, I’ve tidied up the archives and have added a couple of magazine scans and articles that are new to the site. It’s a nice trip down memory lane with reviews from the ’00s and ’10s, covering everything from “Little Miss Sunshine” to “A Long Way Down” and “Lucky Them” to “Miss You Already”. A complete list of updates can be found below.

On Friday, Toni Collette was a special guest in Doha, Quatar, to speak about her career during a masterclass at the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra. She discussed her journey from a working-class neighborhood in northwest Sydney to Hollywood star in a masterclass at the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra talent and project development event on Friday. Collette was among six top cinema professionals attending Qumra, alongside directors Leos Carax, Claire Denis, Atom Egoyan and Jim Sheridan as well as sound editor and designer Martin Hernández. She said she had been drawn to performance from an early age, firstly through musical theatre and tap dance. “My father said I came out of the womb with jazz hands towards the light,” she joked. A lenghty article on her masterclass can be read over at Deadline. Pictures from the event have been added to the photo gallery.

It looks like we have to wait a little bit longer for “Mickey 17”. Last month, Warners removed it from its previous date of March 29, 2024. The film was delayed due to production shifts caused by the strikes. At the time of the announcement, the delay was not a surprise, as no trailer had been released as its date inched closer and closer, leading to speculation it would move. The feature now arrives Jan. 31, 2025. Robert Pattinson stars in the adaptation of the 2022 novel Mickey 7, from author Edward Ashton. In the novel, Mickey 7 is a space colonist known as an expendable. (In fact, he is the seventh iteration of a man named Mickey Barnes.) Each colony features an expendable, a crewmember who takes deadly jobs but who are then restored via clone bodies when they die. Ashton published the sequel, Antimatter Blues, last year. Director Bong is expected to put his own trademark spin on the source material, with the film also starring Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo. Plan B Entertainment is producing, with Dooho Choi of Kate Street Picture Company, and Bong via his Offscreen, Inc. banner.

Doha Film Institute (DFI) has announced the addition of Toni Collette as a Qumra Master for the 10th edition taking place in Doha from March 1 to 6, 2024. Founder of Vocab Films, Toni joins acclaimed film visionaries, Leos Carax, Claire Denis, Atom Egoyan, Martín Hernández and Jim Sheridan for the 2024 event dedicated to supporting important new voices from Arab and world cinema. On its 10th anniversary, Qumra will offer networking and development opportunities for more than 40 projects from emerging filmmakers from over 20 countries, as part of its mission to accelerate the success of filmmakers from the region and beyond and prepare them to bring their stories to audiences around the world. The projects were selected by an expert panel of judges from hundreds of submissions received from filmmakers across the world. Filmmakers with projects selected at Qumra 2024 come from diverse countries, including Afghanistan, Algeria, the United Kingdom, Croatia, Egypt, France, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Morocco, Myanmar, Palestine, Qatar, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Tunisia and Yemen.