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Ava Phillippe, Sam Morelos Cast in Tommy Dorfman's ‘Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me' (Exclusive)
Tommy Dorfman's film adaptation of Mariko Tamaki's graphic novel Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me has cast Ava Phillippe and Sam Morelos in the lead roles, The Hollywood Reporter can reveal. Toronto-based film and television production company Wildling Pictures and L.A.-based MXN Entertainment told THR that director Dorfman, best known for her role in Netflix's 13 Reasons Why, has found her stars in Phillippe — daughter of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe — and Morelos (That '90s Show). More from The Hollywood Reporter Charli XCX Starrer '100 Nights of Hero' to Close Venice Critics' Week 'In the End, Everything Will Be Okay' With 'Money Heist' Star Esther Acebo Boarded by Citizen Skull (Exclusive) Netflix Greenlights K-Pop Drama 'Variety' Starring Son Ye-jin and Jo Yu-ri Based on Tamaki's best-selling graphic novel, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me follows Laura Dean, the most popular girl in school and Freddie Riley's dream girl. 'She has it all — charm, confidence, and charisma,' a plot synopsis reads. 'But there's one problem: Laura Dean keeps breaking up with her. The story follows Freddie's journey to finding the courage to end her toxic relationship and regain her self-love, with the help of her best friends and a psychic.' Dorfman said about the casting: 'While searching for our Freddie, Sam came into the room with a grounded, eccentric, and timeless character encompassing all of Freddie's wonder, heart, and artistry. It was clear from that moment that she was the right person to bring this story to life.' 'Similarly, Ava's effortlessness as Laura Dean and the chemistry between them as actors was electric. I couldn't be more thrilled to work with both rising stars on my sophomore film.' Dorfman's recently launched Good Girl Productions has boarded as co-producer of the film with Wildling Pictures and MXN Entertainment. The company, focused on telling stories that 'challenge and shift our perspective of the human experience — and deepen our own human experience as a result of them,' has launched in partnership with Tricky Knot, an entertainment financing and development company. Tricky Knot is co-financing Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me through its partnership with Dorfman's banner. Matt Code at Wildling Pictures added: 'We are thrilled to have Ava and Sam onboard this heartwarming and funny adaption of Mariko Tamaki's story. This film is a fresh and important exploration of love and friendship. Tommy and Good Girl Productions are the perfect partners for this project, bringing immense passion to the adaptation. Together with our partners at MXN, we look forward to working with this wonderful team to bring this story to the big screen.' Tamaki's powerful commentary on the teenage LGBTQIA+ experience and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell's illustrations received global recognition, with Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me named one of Time's 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. She has also written for both Marvel and DC Comics, and is currently an executive story editor on season two of Apple's Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and served as a co-producer on season two of Goosebumps for Disney+. Best of The Hollywood Reporter The 40 Greatest Needle Drops in Film History The 40 Best Films About the Immigrant Experience Wes Anderson's Movies Ranked From Worst to Best Solve the daily Crossword
BBC News
4 days ago
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Four Letters of Love: Helena Bonham Carter and Pierce Brosnan's film shows off NI scenery
Four Letters of Love may have a star-studded cast but the scenery in Northern Ireland proved to be one of the film's main characters, its director has movie was adapted for the big screen by Dublin-born author Niall Williams from his internationally-acclaimed 1997 debut novel of the same last weekend, Pierce Brosnan, Gabriel Byrne and Helena Bonham Carter feature in the romantic drama set in the early 1970s."In Northern Ireland, the landscapes speak for themselves - they are a massive character in the film," filmmaker Polly Steele told BBC News NI. Four Letters of Love was filmed in locations including the Ulster Folk Museum in County Down, Murlough Bay in County Antrim and Dunfanaghy in County Donegal, in the Republic of in the west of Ireland, it is a story of love, faith and destiny centred around two troubled young people, Nicholas Coughlan and Isabel Gore, and their families. For Williams, it is the first of his books to be turned into a film, and his first screenplay."I think the geography of it was important," he said."I was very protective of that and happy that we could shoot it in Ireland and Northern Ireland." For Steele, it was the north coast of County Antrim which stood out."I think the one that is most dear to my heart is Murlough Bay," she said."I remember coming down through this magical valley and arriving at this cottage right on the ocean edge and just going, 'wow, this is it'."There was something classical about it. It felt like it held the magic." Williams was most impressed by a beach in Dunfanaghy."It's an extraordinary, just empty, vast, beautiful place - magnificent on screen," he said."And when Pierce (Brosnan) is painting in the dunes, I could watch that forever."A movie star, there's something beyond just performance, some kind of mesmerism, which is tremendous." Brosnan stars as an William Coughlan who, following an epiphany, abandons his family and civil service job to become an told BBC News NI that "Pierce was so supportive and extremely loyal to us"."I think he understood the artistic journey that his character was going on," she said."He was a silent strength in this film coming together." Bonham Carter plays Margaret Gore, the wife of poet and schoolteacher Muiris, played by Gabriel well as adopting the accent for the role, she also speaks Irish in one said it brought back memories of Queen Elizabeth II's historic state visit to Ireland in 2011."Helena speaks Irish at the end of the film, that sort of felt to me like when the Queen came to Dublin and spoke her two lines of Irish, it was extraordinary," he said. 'Filmmaking is a difficult pursuit' As well as the beauty of its scenery, the filmmakers had praise for those that worked on the production."The crew are extremely professional, lovely and kind and skilled at what they do," said Steele."And Northern Ireland Screen were very supportive early on, backing us financially."But adapting a literary novel to the big screen was never going to be production was seven years in the making."Filmmaking is a difficult pursuit," added Steele."You must land many balls all in one go for a film to get off the ground - and sometimes it takes a long time."However the lengthy development process became strangely poetic for its writer."It would have been impossible to make this film quickly," said Williams."The novel itself is about artistic struggle and our faith was tested many times."
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Six Films Better Than the Books They're Based On
The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Welcome back to The Daily's Sunday culture edition. Announcements of yet another book-to-film adaptation are usually met with groans by fans of the source material. But sometimes a new movie can be a chance to lift the best elements of a story. We asked The Atlantic's writers and editors: What's a film adaptation that's better than the book? Jurassic Park (streaming on Peacock) I am not saying that the Michael Crichton novel Jurassic Park isn't great, because it is. The folly of man, the chaos of progress, the forking around, the finding out, the dinosaurs—God, the dinosaurs. But in 1993, Steven Spielberg took this promising genetic code, selected the fittest elements, spliced them with Hitchcock, and adapted them to the cool dark of the multiplex. The result is not just a great movie. It is a perfect movie. The story is tighter; the characters are given foils, mirrors, and stronger arcs. On the page, Dr. Alan Grant is a widower and the paleobotanist Ellie Sattler his student; Dr. Ian Malcolm, chaos mathematician, is a balding know-it-all. On the screen, our dear Dr. Sattler feasts on Dr. Grant's restrained, tonic masculinity and Dr. Malcolm's camp erotic magnetism (as do we). The dialogue is punchier too. 'You're alive when they start to eat you,' 'Woman inherits the Earth,' 'Clever girl,' 'Hold on to your butts'—none of that poetry appears in the paperback. Spielberg and his crew used CGI techniques to make the inhabitants of Isla Nublar come to life, but the real magic came from practical effects, including a 9,000-pound, bus-size animatronic T. rex. This ferocious predator deserves to live on-screen, chomping on velociraptors and snatching a lawyer off of the toilet. Thirty years later, I am still not sure man deserves to watch. — Annie Lowrey, staff writer *** The Talented Mr. Ripley (streaming on Paramount+ and the Criterion Channel) Patricia Highsmith wrote eminently filmable novels, none more so than her oft-adapted The Talented Mr. Ripley. The 1999 movie is the most famous and successful take, transforming the source material into a faster-paced and more suspenseful version of the story. The novel's crime-to-punishment ratio is Dostoyevskian; for each misdeed Tom Ripley commits, he spends twice as long regretting it or worrying that he'll get caught. Anthony Minghella's adaptation diverges from this claustrophobic narration and limits viewers' access into Ripley's mind, making his deceitful and violent actions all the more unexpected. The final scenes contain the largest plot deviation—a shocking twist that manages to both show Ripley at his worst and invite sympathy for him. The film also clarifies his tortured sexuality, an element of his character that remains more ambiguous in the novel. What Highsmith hints at, Minghella more boldly asks: When someone is already ostracized, even criminalized, by society, what's to stop him from taking the leap into actual depravity? — Dan Goff, copy editor *** Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (available to rent on YouTube and Prime Video) I'm going to make some people mad, but the 2011 adaptation of John le Carré's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is even better than the superb novel. It's a rare instance of a spy movie that transcends genre and stands on its own. Gary Oldman's portrayal of the intelligence officer George Smiley is one of the great performances of the 21st century—and it probably paved the way for Oldman to eventually play Jackson Lamb in the addictive Slow Horses series, also an adaptation. The treatment of the field agent Ricki Tarr (played by Tom Hardy) is both more intense and to the point than in the novel. The scenery—the shots of Budapest alone—brings le Carré's writing to life in a way that few adaptations ever do. And the film has easily one of the most gripping, poignant, and creative final scenes I've ever seen. (Julio Iglesias's rendition of 'La Mer' is on my dinner-party playlist. If you know, you know.) — Shane Harris, staff writer *** The Devil Wears Prada (streaming on Disney+) At first glance, the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada seems to make only cosmetic changes to Lauren Weisberger's fizzy novel about a young woman trying to break into New York's publishing industry. In the movie, the protagonist, Andy, is a graduate of Northwestern, instead of Brown. Her boyfriend is a chef, not a teacher. And Miranda Priestly, the imposing editor of a fashion magazine—a thinly veiled version of Anna Wintour—who hires Andy as an assistant, isn't always seen wearing a white Hermès scarf. But the movie's sharp screenplay by Aline Brosh McKenna elevated the material past its breezy, chick-lit-y origins. Anchored by a top-notch cast (Anne Hathaway as Andy, Meryl Streep as Miranda, and a breakout Emily Blunt as Andy's workplace rival), the film is the rare rom-com focused more on professional relationships than romantic ones: between mentors and mentees, bosses and employees, colleagues and competitors. Even amid its glossy setting, The Devil Wears Prada captured the reality of work, showing how finding career fulfillment can be a blessing and a curse. For me, the film is a modern classic, endlessly rewatchable for its insights—and, of course, its fashion. I certainly have never looked at the color cerulean the same way again. — Shirley Li, staff writer *** The Social Network (available to rent on Prime Video and YouTube) Did Mark Zuckerberg's girlfriend really break up with him by calling him an asshole in the middle of a date? Did he actually spend the moments after a disastrous legal deposition refreshing a Facebook page, again and again, to see if she'd accepted his friend request? Well, probably not—Erica Albright, Rooney Mara's character in David Fincher's film The Social Network, is admittedly fictional. But her opening scene establishes Fincher's version of Mark Zuckerberg as a smug, patronizing jerk who can't imagine other people's feelings being as important as his own, and sets the movie off at a furious, thrilling pace that doesn't slow until the very end, when Mark has alienated everyone who once cared about him. The Social Network is a biopic that doesn't hold itself to facts, to its absolute advantage. Ironically, this approach elevates the nonfiction book it's based on, Ben Mezrich's The Accidental Billionaires, which was written without even an interview with Zuckerberg and panned as shoddily reported. (In a New York Times review, Janet Maslin wrote that Mezrich's 'working method' seemed to be 'wild guessing.') The truth doesn't matter as much as telling a good story—as long as you keep control of the narrative, which Fincher's Mark struggles to do. — Emma Sarappo, senior associate editor *** Clear and Present Danger (streaming on MGM+) Clear and Present Danger the book is the size, shape, and weight of a brick; Phillip Noyce's bureaucratic thriller slims Tom Clancy's nearly 1,000 pages into a svelte 141 minutes (though movies could always be shorter). The action takes place on the sea, in the jungle, at a drug lord's mansion, and in the streets of Bogotá—the latter setting the scene for an ambush sequence so memorable that the Jack Ryan series restaged it. But the film is most gripping in hallways and offices, culminating in Henry Czerny and Harrison Ford brandishing dueling memos at each other like light sabers. ('You broke the law!') And although the character of Jack Ryan can sometimes blur into a cipher in Clancy's novels, Ford embodies him with a Beltway Dad gravitas—never more so than when he announces to the lawbreaking president of the United States, 'It is my duty to report this matter to the Senate Oversight Committee!' Such a Boy Scout. — Evan McMurry, senior editor Here are three Sunday reads from The Atlantic: What to do with the most dangerous book in America Andrea Gibson refused to 'battle' cancer. How to be more charismatic, but not too much more The Week Ahead The Fantastic Four: First Steps, a Marvel movie about a group of superheroes who face off with Galactus and Silver Surfer (in theaters Friday) Veronica Electronica, a new remix album by Madonna (out Friday) Girl, 1983, a novel by Linn Ullmann about the power of forgetting (out Tuesday) Essay What Pixar Should Learn From Its Elio Disaster By David Sims Early last year, Pixar appeared to be on the brink of an existential crisis. The coronavirus pandemic had thrown the business of kids' movies into particular turmoil: Many theatrical features were pushed to streaming, and their success on those platforms left studios wondering whether the appeal of at-home convenience would be impossible to reverse … Discussing the studio's next film, Inside Out 2, the company's chief creative officer, Pete Docter, acknowledged the concerns: 'If this doesn't do well at the theater, I think it just means we're going to have to think even more radically about how we run our business.' He had nothing to worry about: Inside Out 2 was a financial sensation—by far the biggest hit of 2024. Yet here we are, one year later, and the question is bubbling back up: Is Pixar cooked? Read the full article. More in Culture Romance on-screen has never been colder. Maybe that's just truthful. Sexting with Gemini Dear James: 'My ex and I were horrible to each other.' Let your kid climb that tree. The reality show that captures Gen Z dating Catch Up on The Court's liberals are trying to tell Americans something. The Trump administration is about to incinerate 500 tons of emergency food. Is Colbert's ouster really just a 'financial decision'? Photo Album Take a look at these photos of the week, which show a trust jump in Iraq, a homemade-submarine debut in China, and more. Play our daily crossword. Explore all of our newsletters. When you buy a book using a link in this newsletter, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting The Atlantic. Article originally published at The Atlantic
BBC News
17-07-2025
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British actors to play Link and Zelda in Nintendo game adaptation
Two British actors have been cast as the lead characters in a new film adaptation of the Legend of Zelda game series.16-year-old Benjamin Evan Ainsworth will play hero swordsman Link, while 21-year-old Bo Bragason will be Princess news was announced on social media by Nintendo game director Shigeru do you think of the cast announcements? Let us know in the comments! What is The Legend of Zelda? The Legend of Zelda is a long-running series developed for the game company Miyamoto helped produce the original game with Tezuka pair were inspired by fairy tale settings and fantasy the games, hero Link is an elf-like warrior who travels across the land of job in the games is usually to save Princess Zelda from an evil force called Ganon. The first Legend of Zelda game launched in 1986, and there have been many different editions of the game since of the most successful is Breath of the Wild on the Nintendo Switch which came out in was followed up with a sequel game called Tears of the Kingdom, released in 2023 with an additional underworld and sky island adventures. What do we know about The Legend of Zelda film? The live-action film was first announced in Ball is set to direct – he is best known for directing The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and The Maze casting of the lead roles was announced by Shigeru Miyamoto on social media platform X."I am pleased to announce that for the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda, Zelda will be played by Bo Bragason-san, and Link by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth-san. I am very much looking forward to seeing both of them on the big screen," he wrote. But don't expect the film to be hitting screens anytime Miyamoto confirmed that the film will be released on May 7 2027 - so you've got a while to wait!Are you a fan of Zelda? Are you excited for the film? Let us know in the comments...
News.com.au
17-07-2025
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The Legend of Zelda film casts two young actors as co-leads Link and Princess Zelda
Two young British actors have been cast as the leads for one of the most challenging film adaptations attempted in recent years. Buoyed by the reception of The Super Mario Bros Movie in 2023, and having witnessed the popularity of A Minecraft Movie earlier this year, Nintendo is now seeking similar success by turning its celebrated video game series The Legend of Zelda into a movie too. It's the first attempt to adapt Zelda since an ill-fated animated TV series back in 1989, which was not at all well received. All involved will be hoping for better results now. So, the lead actors. Twenty-one-year-old Bo Bragason, best known for her role in the Disney+ show Renegade Nell, has been cast as the titular Princess Zelda. Bragason also has credits to her name from TV series Three Girls and The Jetty, plus horror films Censor and The Radleys. Meanwhile, 16-year-old Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, who was the voice of Pinocchio in Disney's 2022 live-action remake of the children's classic, will play the sword-wielding hero Link. His credits also include The Haunting of Bly Manor, All Fun and Games and Everything's Going to Be Great. Ainsworth is facing a rather unique challenge, and so are the writers who will come up with his lines. He's playing a character who, famously, never talks in the game series. At all. Link's only vocalisations are grunts, sighs and other non-verbal noises. It's about as unadaptable a character, for the big screen, as you could imagine. Nintendo's legendary game director Shigeru Miyamoto announced the double-casting on social media, voicing his excitement. 'This is Miyamoto. I am pleased to announce that for the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda, Zelda will be played by Bo Bragason-san, and Link by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth-san. I am very much looking forward to seeing both of them on the big screen,' he said. 'The film is scheduled to be released in theatres on May 7, 2027. Thank you for your patience,' Miyamoto added. The film is still awaiting its villain. In most of the Zelda games, Link and Zelda go up against a power-hungry demon king called Ganon, or Ganondorf. The director attached to the project is Wes Ball, whom you'd know from The Maze Runner, which adapted the young adult novel of the same name, and The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, the fourth film in that series. 'I've been thinking about it for a long freakin' time, how cool a Zelda movie would be,' Ball told Total Film last year. 'I want to fulfil people's greatest desires. I know it's important, this franchise, to people and I want it to be a serious movie. A real movie that can give people an escape. 'That's the thing I want to try to create. It's got to feel like something real. Something serious and cool, but fun and whimsical.'
