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Sasha Calle, Mamoudou Athie and Jeffrey Donovan join Dane DeHaan in crime thriller “Wardriver,” directed by Rebecca Thomas and written by Daniel. The film is produced by Tim and Trevor White’s Star Thrower Entertainment alongside David M. Wulf, Daniel Casey, DeHaan and Highland Film Group, which is repping international at TIFF. CAA Media Finance has domestic.

Production recently wrapped in Utah.

In the film, tech-savvy thief Cole (DeHaan) exploits his highly specialized skills to commit high-tech robberies from his laptop. When criminal Oscar (Athie) uncovers Cole’s abilities, he forces him to hack the account of the beautiful Sarah (Calle), draining nearly a million dollars. But Cole soon discovers that a powerful, mob-connected lawyer (Donovan) has been using Sarah to hide his money. As Cole falls hard for Sarah, he initiates a plan to replace the stolen money, while protecting her. Ignoring warning signs that something greater is at play,...

Exclusive: Duke Nicholson (Us), William H. Macy (Fargo), Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip), Stephen Dorff (Blade), Jake Weary and Julia Fox (Uncut Gems) are set to star in action-Thriller The Deputy, which Highland Film Group is launching for the Cannes market.

The film is directed by Matt Sukkar in his feature directorial debut and written by Narcos co-creator and co-writer Carlo Bernard based on the eponymous novel by Victor Gischler.

The official synopsis reads: “Part-time Deputy Toby Sawyer (Duke Nicholson) is jolted awake by Chief Krueger (William H. Macy) and assigned to guard a dead body until the coroner arrives. When the corpse mysteriously vanishes, Toby launches a frantic search and unwittingly discovers decades of wrongdoing…and several cops who have turned a blind eye, including Deputy Billy Banks (Stephen Dorff) who pressures Toby to ignore his findings. Only Deputy Amanda Jackson (Tiffany Haddish) appears trustworthy. Desperate to keep his job,...

Norman Lear, the television pioneer who changed the face of small screen comedy with shows like All in the Family, Sanford & Son and The Jeffersons, has passed away. At 101, he was one of the longest-living icons of American television.

Norman Lear is undoubtedly one of the most important figures not just in shaping television but pop culture as a whole. It’s one thing to have heard of his biggest shows, but to have them consistently ranked as some of the best in the medium – as is the case with the aforementioned All in the Family, Sanford & Son and The Jeffersons – shows just the kind of mark he left on audiences. And who can forget their memorable theme songs?

As a developer, producer and writer, Norman Lear was never afraid to face hot-button issues that most others would never dare to. With All in the Family, which premiered in 1971, Lear brought ideas of racism,...

Kevin O’Neal, the younger brother of Oscar-nominated actor Ryan O’Neal and a regular on the 1960s ABC comedy No Time for Sergeants, has died. He was 77.

O’Neal died Saturday in his sleep of natural causes in Thousand Oaks, a family spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter.

O’Neal also appeared as the character Yale in one of Elvis Presley’s final films, The Trouble with Girls (1969).

O’Neal portrayed Private Ben Whitledge on No Time for Sergeants, which lasted one season. The 1964-65 comedy was produced by George Burns’ production company and Warner Bros.

Based on a novel by Mac Hyman, No Time for Sergeants premiered on Broadway in 1954 and was adapted a year later for an ABC U.S. Steel Hour production and then for a 1958 feature. All three starred Andy Griffith.

Geoffrey Garrett O’Neal was born in Los Angeles on March 26, 1945. His parents were novelist-screenwriter Charles “Blackie” O...

Writer. Producer. Activist. War hero. National icon. He has worn many hats, and is a sterling example of how to make it to 100 years with style, spunk and humility. He has produced and/or written for television in every decade since the 1950s, sparking laughter, creating a little controversy and igniting much-needed debates in millions of homes. Today, we celebrate the 70-year career and incredible life of Norman Lear as he celebrates his 100th birthday!

Norman Milton Lear was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on July 27, 1922 to a Jewish family. In 1942, he joined the Army, serving as a radio operator/gunner on Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in 52 combat missions during WWII, and was awarded the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters for his service.

After the war, Lear moved to Los Angeles with intentions of a career in public relations. He ended up partnering with Ed Simmons, an aspiring comedy writer,...

One of the earliest films that proved Miike’s ability for diversity, “Shangri-La” is one of his lesser-known films, since it was never released on DVD in the United States.

Shangri-La is the name given to a narrow piece of land by the sea by the homeless and altruistic people that live there. Their leader is a peculiar individual everyone calls The Mayor, who has an afro and constantly wears sunglasses. Gangs of criminals attack the homeless because they aspire to use their area to dump garbage. However, a passerby saves the homeless by pretending to be a cop, showing them a badge that is actually his postal booklet. He subsequently becomes a resident of Shangri-La, under the nickname “the Deputy”.

The next day, the Mayor and the Deputy prevent Umemoto, an owner of a printing house from committing suicide, due to the bankruptcy of the company that chiefly financed him,...

The Far Cry series has been in a bit of a weird spot the last few years. From Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, that wowed with its gorgeous visuals and over-the-top humor, to Far Cry: Primal‘s weaponized wildlife, we’ve seen a series trying plenty of new things. But if I had to put it simply, it’s felt a little all over the place. I worried wacky settings and gameplay gimmicks were becoming the replacement for good fundamentals and compelling storylines. So here we are with the new, main-line entry that is Far Cry 5. Forget exotic jungles and lore-rich ruins, we’re knee-deep in America (read: Mericuh). Much to my surprise, the move to a more familiar locale has left the series feeling fresher than ever.

The very name Hope County, Montana tells us about everything we should expect from the game’s setting. This is a land of religion,...

This story originally appeared as the cover story in Issue 330, November 13th, 1980.

It's eight o'clock and everyone's here... well, almost everyone. There's Carl Reiner, and there's Gavin MacLeod, and there's Betty White and Allen Ludden. They're all here, in this awkward white screening room up four flights of stairs and down a winding hallway deep in the bowels of Paramount Studios. It's a hybrid crowd – TV people and movie people, performers and people from behind the scenes, chorus girls and choreographers, even a few who are just regular people with...