TIFF’s People’s Choice Award is voted online by audience members. The Fabelmans managed to defeat Sarah Polley’s Women Talking and Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery to take this prestigious accolade home.

Spielberg thanked festival director Cameron Bailey, TIFF staff, and Universal Pictures for making this possible, and gave a special shout-out to the movie fans in Toronto, who made his visit to the festival unforgettable.

“I’m glad I brought this film to Toronto! This is the most personal film I’ve ever made, and the warm reception from everyone in Toronto made my first visit to TIFF so intimate and personal for me and my entire Fabelman family,” said Spielberg in a statement.

TIFF’s People’s Choice Award has long been considered the starting gun in the Oscars race because many of the past recipients went on to win or be nominated for the best picture. In the past ten years alone, 12 Years a Slave, Green Book, and Nomadland won the best picture, while the rest of the winners received nominations for this award.

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The claim has been made by Juliette Binoche who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The English Patient. 

Binoche praised both directors and said she would love to work with them on future projects. “Spielberg is more of a men’s director, like Scorsese actually. Even if I find their approach to cinema to be very commercial, they have a fabulous technique which they own completely, and they’re storytellers. But their films lack women,” she told Variety.

The French beauty standby confidently behind her opinions, expressing as much to The Irishman director and his West Side Story counterpart a few years ago. “He has a very feminine side of himself, but for me, he doesn’t explore it [in his work],” she said of Scorsese who is renowned for making films that focus on the mafia and gangsters.

As for Spielberg, the Both Sides of the Blade actress was forced to turn down three working opportunities due to scheduling conflicts. 

“The first time was for Indiana Jones 3, because I was doing The Lovers on the Bridge with Leos Carax. The second time, for Schindler’s List, I was pregnant, and then for the dinosaurs [Jurassic Park], I had already committed to Three Colors: Blue. It would have been amusing to do Jurassic Park to see how [Spielberg] makes the film.”

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Disney and 20th Century Studios dropped an extended look at Spielberg’s reimagining of the classic musical and rivalries and love in 1957 New York City. Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort play Maria and Tony, whose taboo romance starts a battle between the local street gangs of the Sharks and the Jets.

Written by Tony Kushner (Angels in America), West Side Story is Spielberg’s first musical.

The cast also includes Ariana DeBose (Anita), David Alvarez (Bernardo), Mike Faist (Riff), Josh Andrés Rivera (Chino), Ana Isabelle (Rosalía), Corey Stoll (Lieutenant Schrank), and Brian d’Arcy James (Officer Krupke). Rita Moreno, who won an Oscar for her role as Maria in the 1961 film, will also be in the remake and she served as executive producer.

The original movie, which was based on the musical by Steven Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein, won 10 Oscars.

West Side Story premieres in theaters on December 10. Watch the trailer below.

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This marks the filmmaker’s first time directing a musical. Writing the script is Tony Kushner (Lincoln, Fences) and he says he’ll be sticking closer to the original Broadway script than the 1961 film.

Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler are set to play teenagers Tony and Maria who are from rival street gangs, but end up falling in love. Also starring in the film are Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Corey Stoll, and Brian d’Arcy James.

Rita Moreno, who won an Oscar for playing Anita in the 1961 film, will be appearing in a supporting role and she can be heard singing in the trailer. She’ll be playing Valentina, who’s a reworking of Tony’s boss Doc from the Broadway and film versions.

The 1961 adaptation of the musical won 10 Oscars including Best Picture, making it one of the most awarded films, just behind Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Titanic, and Ben-Hur, which have 11 wins each.

West Side Story is set to debut on December 10. Check out the trailer below.

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Multiple outlets report that the fifth installment in the adventure franchise won’t be directed by the acclaimed filmmaker. Set to take on the reins is director James Mangold, who’s in talks to take over the gig. 

According to a source, “The decision to hand over directing duties was entirely Steven’s,” adding that, “he felt now was the perfect time to let a new director and a new generation give their perspective to the overall story and this film.”

Mangold’s directorial titles include Ford v Ferrari, Wolverine, and Logan. 

The new film written by David Koepp is set to hit theaters on July 9, 2021.

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The new trailer promises five different stories involving aliens, weird anomalies, superheroes, and more. The series will be executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Edward Kitsis, and Adam Horowitz. It stars Edward Burns, Austin Stowell, Kerry Bishé, Robert Forster (in his last acting role), Dylan O’Brien, Victoria Pedretti, Josh Holloway, and Sasha Alexander. 

Spielberg first created the series in 1985 and it ran until 1987 on NBC. The acclaimed director wrote and directed some of the episodes himself. The show won five Emmy Awards.

Work on the new series is ongoing for several years now. The development of the series was reported in October 2017 and Spielberg has appeared on the introduction trailer for Apple TV when it was announced in March 2019.

The official synopsis of the new show reads: “From visionary executive producers Steven Spielberg and Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz, this reimagining of the classic anthology series transports everyday characters into worlds of wonder, possibility, and imagination.”

Amazing Stories premieres on Apple TV on March 6.

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“The audience is going to get everything they want out of a sequel without the messy bits that could destroy the beauty of the original and the special place it has in people’s minds and hearts,” Thomas said.

While A Holiday Reunion is only 4 minutes long, we’re excited to see Elliot as a grown-up who’s married with two kids of his own that bare a striking resemblance to a younger version of Elliot and Gertie, played by Drew Barrymore. The film plugs Xfinity and it resembles the original.

“It’s called the Internet,” Elliott’s son says to E.T. “A lot’s changed since you were here,” Elliot says.

Viewers of NBC’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade caught a two-minute glimpse of the promotional video and a 30-second clip is being shown at movie theatres during the holiday weekend. In total there are nine videos, and they were shown on Thanksgiving day on NBC primetime and NFL games on CBS and Fox and they will continue playing through January 5.

E.T was a huge success at the box office and it went on to win four Oscars and gross over $359 million in the U.S and $304 million internationally.

The post Watch “E.T” Returns Back to Earth appeared first on EverydayKoala.

The acclaimed director teams up again with actor Tom Hanks for the third installment in the Band of Brothers and The Pacific saga. But unlike the first two parts, which aired on HBO, the Masters of the Air WWII miniseries is coming to Apple TV+.

After HBO passed on the project, a statement was released by the premium cable network, which simply read: “After careful consideration, HBO decided not to move forward with Masters of the Air. We look forward to our next collaboration with Playtone and Amblin.”

Gary Goetzman, Spielberg and Hanks’ collaborator on the two previous installments, will also executive produce, with Hanks and Goetzman’s Playtone and Spielberg’s Amblin Television producing the series with Apple.

Apple TV+ launches on November 1.

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The prolific director took to social media, sharing a few thoughts upon to end of production on September 28. His message was shared via the official Twitter account of production company Amblin.   

“This has been a journey without precedence: a joyful, stunning, moving, endlessly surprising encounter with the story and score of one of the world’s greatest musicals,” Spielberg wrote. “My brilliantly talented, fiercely committed, generous and apparently inexhaustible cast and crew of hundreds have given our film everything they’ve got, and already I can say that the film we’ll be releasing on December 18, 2020, owes everything to them as does its immensely grateful director.”

Set in 1950s New York City, Spielberg added: “The city lent us its beauty and its energy, and we drew deeply upon its grand, multicultural, multifaceted spirit. To the people of New York and Paterson, thanks not only for putting up with our trailers, tents, cranes, and mid-street dance sequences; from the bottom of my heart, thanks for the warm welcomes we encountered everywhere, from pedestrians and policemen and neighborhoods and kids. We couldn’t have made our musical without you.”

West Side Story stars Ansel Elgort (Tony), Rachel Zegler (Maria), Ariana DeBose (Anita), and David Alvarez (Bernardo). 

The post “West Side Story” Wraps Production appeared first on EverydayKoala.

The image revealed Ariana DeBose’s transformation into Anita from the classic musical. Anita is the girlfriend of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks, rivals of the Jets.

The original Anita in the 1961 classic was played by Rita Moreno, who won a best-supporting actress Oscar for the role. Moreno is also on board the remake and is set to play Valentina. She is one of the film’s executive producers. 

The forthcoming West Side Story remake from Steven Spielberg also stars Ansel Elgort (Tony); Rachel Zegler (Maria); Ana Isabelle (Rosalia); Corey Stoll (Lieutenant Schrank); Brian d’Arcy James (Officer Krupke); and Curtiss Cook (Abe). 

Spielberg will direct the remake from a script by award-winning playwright Tony Kushner. Tony Award-winner Justin Peck will choreograph and conductor Gustavo Dudamel will helm the recording of Leonard Bernstein’s iconic score from a score arranged by composer and conductor David Newman.

Check out the image released by 20th Century Fox below. 

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TIFF’s People’s Choice Award is voted online by audience members. The Fabelmans managed to defeat Sarah Polley’s Women Talking and Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery to take this prestigious accolade home.

Spielberg thanked festival director Cameron Bailey, TIFF staff, and Universal Pictures for making this possible, and gave a special shout-out to the movie fans in Toronto, who made his visit to the festival unforgettable.

“I’m glad I brought this film to Toronto! This is the most personal film I’ve ever made, and the warm reception from everyone in Toronto made my first visit to TIFF so intimate and personal for me and my entire Fabelman family,” said Spielberg in a statement.

TIFF’s People’s Choice Award has long been considered the starting gun in the Oscars race because many of the past recipients went on to win or be nominated for the best picture. In the past ten years alone, 12 Years a Slave, Green Book, and Nomadland won the best picture, while the rest of the winners received nominations for this award.

The post Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” Wins People’s Choice Award at Toronto Film Festival appeared first on EverydayKoala.

The claim has been made by Juliette Binoche who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The English Patient. 

Binoche praised both directors and said she would love to work with them on future projects. “Spielberg is more of a men’s director, like Scorsese actually. Even if I find their approach to cinema to be very commercial, they have a fabulous technique which they own completely, and they’re storytellers. But their films lack women,” she told Variety.

The French beauty standby confidently behind her opinions, expressing as much to The Irishman director and his West Side Story counterpart a few years ago. “He has a very feminine side of himself, but for me, he doesn’t explore it [in his work],” she said of Scorsese who is renowned for making films that focus on the mafia and gangsters.

As for Spielberg, the Both Sides of the Blade actress was forced to turn down three working opportunities due to scheduling conflicts. 

“The first time was for Indiana Jones 3, because I was doing The Lovers on the Bridge with Leos Carax. The second time, for Schindler’s List, I was pregnant, and then for the dinosaurs [Jurassic Park], I had already committed to Three Colors: Blue. It would have been amusing to do Jurassic Park to see how [Spielberg] makes the film.”

The post Juliette Binoche Thinks Steven Spielberg & Martin Scorsese Could Use More Female Representation in Their Films appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Disney and 20th Century Studios dropped an extended look at Spielberg’s reimagining of the classic musical and rivalries and love in 1957 New York City. Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort play Maria and Tony, whose taboo romance starts a battle between the local street gangs of the Sharks and the Jets.

Written by Tony Kushner (Angels in America), West Side Story is Spielberg’s first musical.

The cast also includes Ariana DeBose (Anita), David Alvarez (Bernardo), Mike Faist (Riff), Josh Andrés Rivera (Chino), Ana Isabelle (Rosalía), Corey Stoll (Lieutenant Schrank), and Brian d’Arcy James (Officer Krupke). Rita Moreno, who won an Oscar for her role as Maria in the 1961 film, will also be in the remake and she served as executive producer.

The original movie, which was based on the musical by Steven Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein, won 10 Oscars.

West Side Story premieres in theaters on December 10. Watch the trailer below.

The post Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” Drops Epic Trailer appeared first on EverydayKoala.

This marks the filmmaker’s first time directing a musical. Writing the script is Tony Kushner (Lincoln, Fences) and he says he’ll be sticking closer to the original Broadway script than the 1961 film.

Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler are set to play teenagers Tony and Maria who are from rival street gangs, but end up falling in love. Also starring in the film are Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Corey Stoll, and Brian d’Arcy James.

Rita Moreno, who won an Oscar for playing Anita in the 1961 film, will be appearing in a supporting role and she can be heard singing in the trailer. She’ll be playing Valentina, who’s a reworking of Tony’s boss Doc from the Broadway and film versions.

The 1961 adaptation of the musical won 10 Oscars including Best Picture, making it one of the most awarded films, just behind Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Titanic, and Ben-Hur, which have 11 wins each.

West Side Story is set to debut on December 10. Check out the trailer below.

The post Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” Gets First Trailer appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Multiple outlets report that the fifth installment in the adventure franchise won’t be directed by the acclaimed filmmaker. Set to take on the reins is director James Mangold, who’s in talks to take over the gig. 

According to a source, “The decision to hand over directing duties was entirely Steven’s,” adding that, “he felt now was the perfect time to let a new director and a new generation give their perspective to the overall story and this film.”

Mangold’s directorial titles include Ford v Ferrari, Wolverine, and Logan. 

The new film written by David Koepp is set to hit theaters on July 9, 2021.

The post Steven Spielberg Won’t Direct “Indiana Jones 5” appeared first on EverydayKoala.

The new trailer promises five different stories involving aliens, weird anomalies, superheroes, and more. The series will be executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Edward Kitsis, and Adam Horowitz. It stars Edward Burns, Austin Stowell, Kerry Bishé, Robert Forster (in his last acting role), Dylan O’Brien, Victoria Pedretti, Josh Holloway, and Sasha Alexander. 

Spielberg first created the series in 1985 and it ran until 1987 on NBC. The acclaimed director wrote and directed some of the episodes himself. The show won five Emmy Awards.

Work on the new series is ongoing for several years now. The development of the series was reported in October 2017 and Spielberg has appeared on the introduction trailer for Apple TV when it was announced in March 2019.

The official synopsis of the new show reads: “From visionary executive producers Steven Spielberg and Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz, this reimagining of the classic anthology series transports everyday characters into worlds of wonder, possibility, and imagination.”

Amazing Stories premieres on Apple TV on March 6.

The post The Trailer for Steven Spielberg’s “Amazing Stories” is Here appeared first on EverydayKoala.

“The audience is going to get everything they want out of a sequel without the messy bits that could destroy the beauty of the original and the special place it has in people’s minds and hearts,” Thomas said.

While A Holiday Reunion is only 4 minutes long, we’re excited to see Elliot as a grown-up who’s married with two kids of his own that bare a striking resemblance to a younger version of Elliot and Gertie, played by Drew Barrymore. The film plugs Xfinity and it resembles the original.

“It’s called the Internet,” Elliott’s son says to E.T. “A lot’s changed since you were here,” Elliot says.

Viewers of NBC’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade caught a two-minute glimpse of the promotional video and a 30-second clip is being shown at movie theatres during the holiday weekend. In total there are nine videos, and they were shown on Thanksgiving day on NBC primetime and NFL games on CBS and Fox and they will continue playing through January 5.

E.T was a huge success at the box office and it went on to win four Oscars and gross over $359 million in the U.S and $304 million internationally.

The post Watch “E.T” Returns Back to Earth appeared first on EverydayKoala.

The acclaimed director teams up again with actor Tom Hanks for the third installment in the Band of Brothers and The Pacific saga. But unlike the first two parts, which aired on HBO, the Masters of the Air WWII miniseries is coming to Apple TV+.

After HBO passed on the project, a statement was released by the premium cable network, which simply read: “After careful consideration, HBO decided not to move forward with Masters of the Air. We look forward to our next collaboration with Playtone and Amblin.”

Gary Goetzman, Spielberg and Hanks’ collaborator on the two previous installments, will also executive produce, with Hanks and Goetzman’s Playtone and Spielberg’s Amblin Television producing the series with Apple.

Apple TV+ launches on November 1.

The post Steven Spielberg’s “Masters of the Air” is Coming to Apple TV+ appeared first on EverydayKoala.

The prolific director took to social media, sharing a few thoughts upon to end of production on September 28. His message was shared via the official Twitter account of production company Amblin.   

“This has been a journey without precedence: a joyful, stunning, moving, endlessly surprising encounter with the story and score of one of the world’s greatest musicals,” Spielberg wrote. “My brilliantly talented, fiercely committed, generous and apparently inexhaustible cast and crew of hundreds have given our film everything they’ve got, and already I can say that the film we’ll be releasing on December 18, 2020, owes everything to them as does its immensely grateful director.”

Set in 1950s New York City, Spielberg added: “The city lent us its beauty and its energy, and we drew deeply upon its grand, multicultural, multifaceted spirit. To the people of New York and Paterson, thanks not only for putting up with our trailers, tents, cranes, and mid-street dance sequences; from the bottom of my heart, thanks for the warm welcomes we encountered everywhere, from pedestrians and policemen and neighborhoods and kids. We couldn’t have made our musical without you.”

West Side Story stars Ansel Elgort (Tony), Rachel Zegler (Maria), Ariana DeBose (Anita), and David Alvarez (Bernardo). 

The post “West Side Story” Wraps Production appeared first on EverydayKoala.

The image revealed Ariana DeBose’s transformation into Anita from the classic musical. Anita is the girlfriend of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks, rivals of the Jets.

The original Anita in the 1961 classic was played by Rita Moreno, who won a best-supporting actress Oscar for the role. Moreno is also on board the remake and is set to play Valentina. She is one of the film’s executive producers. 

The forthcoming West Side Story remake from Steven Spielberg also stars Ansel Elgort (Tony); Rachel Zegler (Maria); Ana Isabelle (Rosalia); Corey Stoll (Lieutenant Schrank); Brian d’Arcy James (Officer Krupke); and Curtiss Cook (Abe). 

Spielberg will direct the remake from a script by award-winning playwright Tony Kushner. Tony Award-winner Justin Peck will choreograph and conductor Gustavo Dudamel will helm the recording of Leonard Bernstein’s iconic score from a score arranged by composer and conductor David Newman.

Check out the image released by 20th Century Fox below. 

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