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09-05-2025
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Vivian Oparah Reuniting With ‘Rye Lane' Director Raine Allen-Miller for Heist Comedy ‘The Roots Manoeuvre'; Toni Collette, Jessica Henwick, Little Simz and More Join Cast (EXCLUSIVE)
Raine Allen-Miller has tapped Vivian Oparah, the breakout and BAFTA nominated star of the writer/director's hugely acclaimed debut feature 'Rye Lane,' to lead the cast of her second film 'The Roots Manœuvre, Variety can reveal. Alongside Oparah, Toni Collette ('Hereditary,' 'Muriel's Wedding'), Paterson Joseph ('Wonka,' 'Peep Show'), Jessica Henwick ('Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,' 'Matrix: Resurrections'), Little Simz ('Top Boy'), and Thomas Turgoose ('This Is England,' 'Mickey 17') have also joined the cast of the London-set heist comedy, due for theatrical release with Amazon MGM Studio' Orion Pictures. More from Variety Joel Edgerton and Toni Collette to Star in Black Comedy 'Fangs,' Cornerstone and CAA Selling Lucy McKendrick's Directorial Debut (EXCLUSIVE) 'Silo' Season 3 Casts Jessica Henwick, Ashley Zukerman Toni Collette Joins Mae Martin Netflix Series 'Wayward' Producers include Plan B's Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, and Damian Jones of DJ Films. The film will be produced in association with BBC Film, with Eva Yates as an executive producer. From a script by Allen-Miller, 'The Roots Manœuvre' follows a young woman who orchestrates a daring heist to recover a stolen artifact, covering her tracks by managing the whirlwind of a luxury wedding. Set and shot in South London and backed by BBC Film and the BFI, 'Rye Lane' first bowed in Sundance in 2023 before being released by Searchlight in the U.K. and on Hulu in the U.S. Alongside landing critical praise for giving the rom-com genre a whip-smart and and unpretentiously charming update, the film went on to earn 16 nominations at the British Independent Film Awards (winning two awards) and two BAFTA nominations, including outstanding British film and best actress nomination for Oparah, who co-led the film alongside David Jonsson. Since 'Rye Lane,' Oparah has starred in 'The You Run' for Sky Max and the mystery series 'Dead Hot' for Tubi. Prior to that, she cast out of the National Youth Theatre into a leading role in the hugely successful 'Doctor Who' spinoff series, 'Class.' She also starred in the critically acclaimed series 'I May Destroy You' for BBC One and HBO, and in the feature film 'Teen Spirit' released by Lionsgate. Oparah is represented by Independent Talent, CAA, and Tapestry London. Collette is represented by CAA, Finley Management, United Management, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman. Joseph is represented by Hamilton is represented by CAA, imPRint, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman. Little Simz is represented by Independent Talent, September, The Lede Company, and Wired PR. Thomas Turgoose is represented by B-Side Management. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
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26-04-2025
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Kharmel Cochrane Talks Casting Lily-Rose Depp In ‘Nosferatu' & Teases Emerald Fennell's ‘Wuthering Heights': 'Some English Lit Fans Are Not Going To Be Happy' — Sands Film Festival
'I had to text Lily-Rose Depp and say I'm sorry,' casting director Kharmel Cochrane explained this afternoon during a Q&A session at Scotland's Sands Film Festival. The apology was on account of Cochrane dismissing Lily-Rose Depp as a serious contender for a leading role in Robert Eggers's Nosferatu. The vampire remake is one of the many buzzy titles Cochrane has cast in recent years. Her other credits include Saltburn, Rye Lane, and Bob Marley: One Love. More from Deadline Sands International Film Festival Opens With Raucous Homecoming Screening Of Carey Mulligan Comedy 'The Ballad Of Wallis Island' Sands Film Festival To Close With John Maclean Survival Thriller 'Tornado' Starring Tim Roth, Jack Lowden & Kōki Sands Film Festival To Open With Carey Mulligan Flick 'The Ballad of Wallis Island'; Speakers Include Joanna Lumley & Kharmel Cochrane 'I had said absolutely no way to Lily-Rose Depp,' Cochrane continued, breaking down the Nosferatu casting process. 'I didn't think she could act. I hadn't seen anything that I thought showed she could act. And I'm not even bothered by the nepotism thing. I think that's a whole other conversation. And then she auditioned. I was wrong. And I've got no shame in saying if I'm not right.' Cochrane ultimately cast Depp alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Nicholas Hoult, and Willem Dafoe. The film went on to become a surprise box office hit, crossing the $100 million mark and becoming Focus Features' second highest-grossing movie at the domestic box office, surpassing Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain. During this afternoon's session, Cochrane described Eggers as one of her staple directors with whom she feels most comfortable collaborating. 'It's Emerald Fennell, Alex Garland, Robert [Eggers], and Lena Dunham,' Cochrane said of her favorite directors. 'We've just got a really good thing going. And I genuinely feel safe in my workplace with them. I feel like I can say to them, 'Oh, look what if we do this,' and I'm not worried about getting fired, because that is a real fear, especially when you're on some of the studio stuff. I got fired recently. I don't want to work like that. I can't do my best work if I'm scared to offer an opinion.' Cochrane also gave the audience at Sands an insight into her unique casting process, which has often been praised as dynamic and diverse. The casting vet said she never lets her work be entirely dictated by a film's script or a director's casting brief. She used the idea of a character's race to illustrate her process. 'If something is clearly written as white, for example, a script reads 'she tied her blonde hair back,' but there's no specific reason for it, I will just put people on tape,' Cochrane said. 'And then it's almost like I dare someone to question why I've done it, and they don't. So then it just becomes normal. Years ago, I would get people saying, 'did you read the brief?' And I'd say yeah, and this is my interpretation of it, just like when you can read a book.' The casting vet said she is currently catching a lot of heat for her work on Fennell's forthcoming Wuthering Heights adaptation. Aussie-natives Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi have been cast in the film's central roles. 'There was one Instagram comment that said the casting director should be shot,' Cochrane said. 'But just wait till you see it, and then you can decide whether you want to shoot me or not. But you really don't need to be accurate. It's just a book. That is not based on real life. It's all art.' Further teasing Fennell's Wuthering Heights, Cochrane said, 'there's definitely going to be some English Lit fans that are not going to be happy' in reference to the film's artistic interpretation of the source material. 'Wait until you see the set design because that is even more shocking,' Cochrane said. 'And there may or may not be a dog collar in it.' Sands Film Festival runs until April 27. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About The 'Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping' Movie So Far Everything We Know About Netflix's 'The Thursday Murder Club' So Far TV Show Book Adaptations Arriving In 2025 So Far
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19-03-2025
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‘Rye Lane' Director Raine Allen-Miller Plotting London Heist Comedy ‘The Roots Manoeuvre' With Amazon MGM's Orion Pictures, Plan B (EXCLUSIVE)
Raine Allen-Miller, the British filmmaker who turned heads with her hugely acclaimed — and two-time BAFTA-nominated — 2023 debut feature 'Rye Lane,' is readying her sophomore film, Variety can reveal. Entitled 'The Roots Manœuvre,' the project will see Allen-Miller keep the action in London like 'Rye Lane' but this time move from rom-com to heist comedy. The film has already been boarded by Amazon MGM Studios' Orion Pictures, with a theatrical release planned. Producers include Plan B's Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner as well as Damian Jones of DJ Films, and the feature will be produced in association with BBC Film with Eva Yates as an executive producer. Both Jones and BBC Film backed 'Rye Lane.' More from Variety 'Olmo' Director Fernando Eimbcke on How Plan B-Produced Film Finds Laughter in Mexican-American Family Strife Dede Gardner on 'Nickel Boys,' 'Mickey 17' and Filmmaking During the Trump Administration: 'Keep Pushing for Story That Counteracts the Erasure of History' Sope Dirisu to Lead Akinola Davies Jr.'s 'My Father's Shadow' for Element Pictures, BBC Film, Mubi From a script by Allen-Miller, 'The Roots Manœuvre' follows a young woman who orchestrates a daring heist to recover a stolen artifact, covering her tracks by managing the whirlwind of a luxury wedding. Set and shot in South London and backed by BBC Film and the BFI, 'Rye Lane' first bowed in Sundance in 2023 before being released by Searchlight in the U.K. and on Hulu in the U.S. Alongside landing critical praise for giving the rom-com genre a whip-smart and and unpretentiously charming update, the film went on to earn 16 nominations at the British Independent Film Awards (winning two awards) and two BAFTA nominations, including outstanding British film and best actress nomination for its co-lead star Vivian Oparah. After making his big screen debut in 'Rye Lane,' the film's other co-lead David Jonsson has become a hugely in-demand talent, winning plaudits for 'Alien: Romulus' and landing roles in both Frank Ocean's directorial debut and Colman Domingo's upcoming 'Love Affair,' in which he'll play Sammy Davis Jr. alongside Sydney Sweeney as Kim Novak. Jonsson recently won the BAFTA Rising Star award. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Oscars 2026: First Blind Predictions Including Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone, 'Wicked: For Good' and More What's Coming to Disney+ in March 2025
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04-03-2025
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Only Die-Hard Rom-Com Fanatics Have Seen All 70 Of These Classic Movies
According to Rotten Tomatoes, these are the best rom-coms of all-time. And, as a lifetime fan of the rom-com, the most brilliant movie genre EVER, I must say their list is pretty darn solid. Netflix There are newbies like Rye Lane (2023) and classics like His Girl Friday (1940). Respect.
