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Jacob Elordi & Lily-Rose Depp To Star In Cormac McCarthy Adaptation ‘Outer Dark' — Red Hot Project Bubbling At The Cannes Market
EXCLUSIVE: Here's a very cool project bubbling at this year's Cannes market. We can reveal that Jacob Elordi and Lily-Rose Depp, two of the industry's buzziest young names, are set to star in Outer Dark, a film based on iconic author Cormac McCarthy's (No Country For Old Men) dark 1968 novel. More from Deadline Tribeca Title 'Dog of God' Acquired For France As Media Move Launches Sales - Cannes Market 'Dossier 137' Director On Cannes Ban Of His Film's Actor Accused Of Sexual Assault: "I Understand Their Decision" International Insider: Cruise In Cannes; Standing Ovations; Chinese Box Office Future The 'dark fairytale', which is being lined up to shoot in 2026, will mark the English-language debut of Oscar-winning Son Of Saul filmmaker Laszlo Nemes. Outer Dark is set in Appalachia during the Great Depression and tells of a young woman who bears her brother's baby. The brother leaves the nameless infant in the woods to die, but tells his sister that the newborn died of natural causes and had to be buried. The sister discovers this lie and sets out to find the baby for herself. But as both brother and sister separately move through the countryside, three terrifying strangers are on their tails, wreaking death and destruction wherever they appear. Nemes wrote the screenplay with Clara Royer, while Mike Goodridge of London-based Good Chaos is producing alongside Nemes; executive producers are Ilene Feldman, Ori Eisen of Original Films and Nicolas Gonda. Good Chaos and Nemes have the book-to-screen rights. Goodridge, the Triangle Of Sadness co-producer who has Left-Handed Girl playing at this year's festival, is among the team on the ground in Cannes in early talks with potential partners for the project. It's not formally on sale here but there are likely to be plenty of suitors to finance or get behind it. We understand the actors really sparked to the material and both are coming off big successes. It's fitting stuff for both: Depp is coming off Oscar-nominated box office hit Nosferatu, another dark fairytale, while Euphoria and Priscilla star Elordi is coming off excellent notices for The Narrow Road To The Deep North and will next be seen as the creature in Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein, as Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights and in Ridley Scott's Dog Stars, which is in production. Laszlo Nemes said: 'Since reading Outer Dark the first time, it has been my dream to make it into a film, and to find the appropriate cinematic language that would do justice to Cormac McCarthy's evocative and cosmological work. Joined by two magnetic actors, I now feel it's possible. The extraordinary source material is a profound inspiration to build a unique world that vibrates with life and death at the same time. An exciting road-movie, a terrible and beautiful journey into the labyrinth of the human soul – this is the ambition I have for Outer Dark.' Nemes recently completed his third film Orphan (also produced by Goodridge) which is scheduled to premiere at a festival later this year before its October 23 release in Hungary. He will next shoot Moulin, a French-language feature about WWII resistance fighter Jean Moulin which is being sold at the Cannes market by 193. Gilles Lellouche and Lars Eidinger are starring for producer Alain Goldman. Alongside Orphan, Goodridge is also in post-production on Edward Berger's next film, The Ballad Of A Small Player, starring Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton. Cormac McCarthy's lauded novels adapted for the screen include Oscar winner No Country For Old Men and Viggo Mortensen starrer The Road. Elordi is repped by Gersh and Goodman, Genow. Depp is repped by CAA, Markham, Froggatt & Irwin, Agence Adequat, and Lichter, Grossman. Nemes is represented by CAA and Ilene Feldman Management. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery Where To Watch All The 'Mission: Impossible' Movies: Streamers With Multiple Films In The Franchise Everything We Know About 'My Life With The Walter Boys' Season 2 So Far
Irish Daily Mirror
20-05-2025
- General
- Irish Daily Mirror
Cleopatra's tomb 'found' as archaeologists make 'significant discovery'
An archaeologist on a quest to find the elusive tomb of Cleopatra VII believes she has "found" the ancient Queen's final resting place. Kathleen Martinez, who has been searching for the tomb for nearly two decades, thinks she has discovered a statue that could depict the face of the queen who ruled from 51 to 30 BC. The white marble statue, consisting only of a head, bears the likeness of a woman with a petite nose, full lips and hair braided around the head. In addition to this, Martinez and her team unearthed 337 coins bearing Cleopatra's image, as well as a variety of pottery, oil lamps, figurines and other artefacts at the Temple of Taposiris Magna. Martinez has long maintained the belief that the queen's tomb is hidden somewhere within the temple's ruins, which are situated above a 4,281-foot-long tunnel 43 feet underground, reports the Express. She theorises that Cleopatra's body was transported from the palace through the tunnel and buried at a secret location. However, some archaeologists have claimed the statue represents another Royal woman. Critics of Martinez have also disputed her theory about the queen's burial, asserting that Cleopatra was entombed in the city of Alexandria, not 25 miles outside of it. This is yet another "significant finding," according to Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced that recent discoveries at Taposiris Magna are crucial in deepening our understanding of the architectural, cultural, and ceremonial practices of the time. In addition to a potential statue of Cleopatra, Martinez and her team also unearthed a limestone bust of a king, adorned with the Nemes - the traditional headwear of the pharaohs. The dig was led by Martinez, who worked alongside a team of Egyptian and Dominican archaeologists from the National University Pedro Henríquez Ureña. According to an official release, the researchers found foundation deposits beneath the southern wall of the temple's outer enclosure. While the female statue is considered the most significant discovery, some experts have questioned whether it truly represents Cleopatra, as suggested by Martinez. Some have pointed out differences in facial features between the statue and the ancient Queen, suggesting that it may instead depict a princess. However, this isn't the only artifact bearing a resemblance to Cleopatra. Martinez and her team also discovered over 300 coins, many featuring her image. Other notable discoveries include a scarab-shaped amulet inscribed with 'The justice of Ra has shone,' a bronze ring dedicated to the goddess Hathor, and ancient burial sites. The researchers uncovered a large cemetery consisting of 20 burial chambers, and a tomb with three chambers beneath the Taposiris Magna lighthouse. In 2022, Martinez dug up a tunnel that has an uncanny resemblance to the famed Tunnel of Eupalinos on Samos Island, renowned as a major engineering triumph from the Classical era. Speaking to Heritage Key, Martinez said: "If there's a one per cent chance that the last queen of Egypt could be buried there, it is my duty to search for her. This is the first time that any archaeologist has found tunnels, passages underground [and] inside the enclosure walls of the temple, so we have changed forever what they know about the architecture." Martinez proposes that following Mark Antony's suicide after his defeat by Caesar Augustus, also known by the name Octavian, Cleopatra meticulously prepared for their combined burial at this site, resonating with the famous saga. Additionally, the team unveiled remains of a fourth-century BC Greek temple that was razed between the second century BC and the start of the AD period. Reportedly connected to a complex labyrinth of subterranean passageways stretching from Lake Mariout to the Mediterranean, this temple adds to the historical enigma. Study of broken pottery pieces collected during the dig verified the construction date of the Taposiris Magna temple to the 1st century BC. The temple's moniker, "great tomb of Osiris," suggests its devotion to the deity Osiris and his queen - goddess Isis - with whom Cleopatra was believed to emulate. Today, Taposiris Magna is in ruins due to the Egyptian coastline being battered by earthquakes over the centuries, causing parts of the temple to collapse and sink into the sea. The site has been subject to multiple excavations, with the first dig initiated by Napoleon in the early 19th century. Martinez began her investigation of the site in 2005, convinced that Cleopatra may have been buried there following her suicide in 30 BC. She suggests Cleopatra's death was a ceremonial act - part of a ritual apotheosis, or the shedding of her mortal body to ascend to the status of a goddess. If this were true, she would have been entombed in a temple, most likely a temple dedicated to Iris. Over the past two decades, Martinez has discovered numerous findings that enhance experts' understanding of the Ptolemaic era, including skeletal remains, but the ancient queen's tomb continues to evade her.
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17-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Jacob Elordi, Lily-Rose Depp to Star in "Outer Dark" Film Adaptation
Yara Sameh Jacob Elordi and Lily-Rose Depp, two of the buzziest young names in the acting industry, are set to star in "Outer Dark," a film based on iconic author Cormac McCarthy's (No Country For Old Men) dark 1968 novel. The 'dark fairytale', which is being lined up to shoot in 2026, will mark the English-language debut of Oscar-winning "Son Of Saul" filmmaker Laszlo Nemes. "Outer Dark" is set in Appalachia during the Great Depression and tells of a young woman who bears her brother's baby. The brother leaves the nameless infant in the woods to die, but tells his sister that the newborn died of natural causes and had to be buried. The sister discovers this lie and sets out to find the baby for herself. But as both brother and sister separately move through the countryside, three terrifying strangers are on their tails, wreaking death and destruction wherever they appear. Nemes wrote the screenplay with Clara Royer, while Mike Goodridge of London-based Good Chaos is producing alongside Nemes; executive producers are Ilene Feldman, Ori Eisen of Original Films and Nicolas Gonda. Good Chaos and Nemes have the book-to-screen rights. Goodridge, the "Triangle Of Sadness" co-producer who has "Left-Handed Girl" playing at this year's festival, is among the team on the ground in Cannes in early talks with potential partners for the project. Depp is coming off Oscar-nominated box office hit "Nosferatu" another dark fairytale, while Euphoria and Priscilla star Elordi is coming off excellent notices for "The Narrow Road To The Deep North" and will next be seen as the creature in Guillermo Del Toro's "Frankenstein", as Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell's "Wuthering Heights" and in Ridley Scott's "Dog Stars", which is in production. Nemes recently completed his third film "Orphan" (also produced by Goodridge) which is scheduled to premiere at a festival later this year before its October 23 release in Hungary. He will next shoot "Moulin", a French-language feature about WWII resistance fighter Jean Moulin which is being sold at the Cannes market by 193. Gilles Lellouche and Lars Eidinger are starring for producer Alain Goldman. Goodridge is also in post-production on Edward Berger's next film, "The Ballad Of A Small Player", starring Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton. Cormac McCarthy's lauded novels adapted for the screen include Oscar winner "No Country For Old Men" and Viggo Mortensen starrer "The Road." read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘The good, the bad, the ugly': Legislative leaders from Louisville critique 2025 session
Democratic Sen. David Yates, left, and Republican Rep. Jason Nemes shared their views on the 2025 legislative session with the Louisville Forum Wednesday. (LRC Public Information photos) LOUISVILLE — Two Kentucky legislative leaders — one Republican, the other a Democrat — offered sharply divergent views of the 2025 legislative session that ended March 28. 'It's the good, the bad and the ugly and that's the truth,' said Sen. David Yates, D-Louisville, the Senate minority whip, speaking at Wednesday's monthly meeting of the Louisville Forum, a nonpartisan public interest group. Rep. Jason Nemes, R-Middletown and House majority whip, had a different take on accomplishments of the Kentucky General Assembly, where Republicans hold supermajorities in both chambers. 'I think this was the second-best session in the history of Kentucky,' Nemes said, adding it was surpassed only by legislative accomplishments of last year, when lawmakers enacted a new, two-year budget. Nemes was elected to leadership in November 2022. The one-hour session moderated by WHAS11 reporter Isaiah Kim-Martinez at times grew animated as the lawmakers discussed legislation affecting taxes, Medicaid, abortion, transgender medical care, the environment and the need for more transparency in legislative proceedings where bills sometimes are subject to last-minute revisions. The Kentucky League of Women Voters and other outside groups have criticized Kentucky lawmakers for routine 'fast-track' maneuvers that provide little to no time for public scrutiny. 'We need to do better,' Nemes acknowledged. 'I'm not making excuses. We could do better.' Yates agreed, saying changes to bills came through so fast on the final days of the legislative session that copies were still hot from the copying machine. Lawmakers should do better, possibly by making changes available immediately on the legislative website, he said. 'The technology is there,' Yates said, adding that as a member of leadership, he found himself trying to explain last-minute changes to Senate Democrats even while the vote was underway. 'I think we could definitely do better.' Yates also criticized the 2025 session for focusing too much on cultural issues including banning Medicaid coverage for transgender health services; limiting such care for inmates; and cancelling Gov. Andy Beshear's restriction on 'conversion therapy,' a controversial practice aimed at gay youth that Yates called 'barbaric.' Lawmakers also enacted, over Beshear's veto, House Bill 4 banning diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, measures at public colleges and universities. Yates called them 'distraction bills,' adding, 'We should focus on legislation that moves Kentucky forward.' Critics have referred to such measures as 'hate bills.' Nemes disputed the critics' characterization. 'There were no hate bills this session,' he said. Limits on public funds for transgender services were simply meant to ensure no 'taxpayer dollars' would be used for such care — not as an attack on the small fraction of Kentuckians who identify as transgender, he said. 'If you're a transgender person, I want happiness for you,' Nemes said. 'I love you and I want you to be very successful.' As for conversion therapy, licensing boards for professionals such as psychologists and social workers can establish standards to prevent conversion therapy if they choose, Nemes said. KY doctors say GOP lawmakers' attempt to clarify abortion ban confuses instead Other issues the two touched on include a last-minute addition to a bill to attempt to define when physicians can perform emergency abortions. Abortion is banned by state law except to save the life or prevent disabling injury to a pregnant person. Nemes defended changes he made to House Bill 90, his bill that also allows free-standing birth centers. It adds to state law a list of certain conditions under which doctors can legally end a pregnancy, such as hemorrhage or ectopic pregnancies, but critics have said it still leaves pregnant patients at risk and doctors at risk of prosecution. Nemes disagreed with criticism of the changes to state abortion law he acknowledged were rushed through. 'We got it done and I'm proud of it,' he said. 'I'm not proud of the process but we got it done.' Yates, a lawyer who handles personal injury cases, said he's still not sure the changes would protect physicians or pregnant women. 'Everyone hopes that is the case,' he said. 'We'll see.' As for other accomplishments, Nemes cited House Bill 775, a sweeping measure changed late in the session to include changes to Kentucky's tax law and make it easier to lower Kentucky's income tax, an ongoing effort by Republican lawmakers. It also includes economic incentives for Louisville aimed at downtown development, Nemes said. 'We're putting our money where our mouth is,' Nemes said. 'I am very bullish on the General Assembly and how it's treating Louisville.' Yates said the legislature needs to proceed with caution as it works to cut the state income tax. 'In the event it goes down to zero,' he said, 'I promise there will be other taxes.'
