Vanessa Kirby, who earned an Oscar nomination for her performance in Pieces of a Woman and is best known for the White Widow character she played in Mission: Impossible – Fallout and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (as well as landing the role of Sue Storm in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe version of The Fantastic Four), launched a production company called Aluna Entertainment with former Film4 executive Lauren Dark back in 2021, and Variety reports that Aluna Entertainment is now in production on its first feature film. It’s a thriller called Night Always Comes, and Kirby stars alongside Eli Roth (Inglourious Basterds), Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight), Zack Gottsagen (The Peanut Butter Falcon), Stephan James (If Beale Street Could Talk), Julia Fox (Uncut Gems), Randall Park (WandaVision), and Michael Kelly (House of Cards).
Benjamin Caron, whose credits include The Crown and Andor, is directing Night Always Comes from...
Benjamin Caron, whose credits include The Crown and Andor, is directing Night Always Comes from...
- 5/24/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Vanessa Kirby has amassed an impressively starry ensemble cast for the first feature out of the gates for Aluna Entertainment, the production company she established in 2021 with former Film4 exec Lauren Dark.
“Night Always Comes,” which Oscar nominee Kirby will lead, is set to star Jennifer Jason Leigh, Zack Gottsagen (“The Peanut Butter Falcon”), Stephan James (“If Beale Street Could Talk”), Julia Fox (“Uncut Gems”), Eli Roth, Randall Park and Michael Kelly.
Shooting is now underway in Portland on the thriller, which is based on the 2021 novel by Willy Vlautin. Benjamin Caron directs from a script by Sarah Conradt (“Mother’s Instinct”).
As per the logline, “Night Always Comes” follows Lynette, a woman who risks everything to secure a future for herself and her brother by setting out on a dangerous odyssey in Portland, in doing so confronting her own dark past over one propulsive night.
Kirby and Dark are producing...
“Night Always Comes,” which Oscar nominee Kirby will lead, is set to star Jennifer Jason Leigh, Zack Gottsagen (“The Peanut Butter Falcon”), Stephan James (“If Beale Street Could Talk”), Julia Fox (“Uncut Gems”), Eli Roth, Randall Park and Michael Kelly.
Shooting is now underway in Portland on the thriller, which is based on the 2021 novel by Willy Vlautin. Benjamin Caron directs from a script by Sarah Conradt (“Mother’s Instinct”).
As per the logline, “Night Always Comes” follows Lynette, a woman who risks everything to secure a future for herself and her brother by setting out on a dangerous odyssey in Portland, in doing so confronting her own dark past over one propulsive night.
Kirby and Dark are producing...
- 5/23/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Napoleon star Vanessa Kirby will reunite with The Crown’s Benjamin Caron on a movie based on Willy Vlautin’s 2021 novel The Night Always Comes, about a working-class woman in the Pacific Northwest who embarks on a 24-hour quest to call in old debts and raise enough money to keep a roof over her head.
Netflix has acquired the project for release.
Kirby portrayed Princess Margaret in the first two seasons of The Crown and many of the episodes she appeared in were directed by Caron.
Caron was also a director of Disney+ series Andor. Last year, he directed Apple Studios feature film Sharper, starring Julianne Moore, Sebastian Stan, Justice Smith and Briana Middleton.
The Night Always Comes film is based on a screenplay by Seattle-based screenwriter Sarah Conradt whose credits include Mothers’ Instinct and 50 States of Fright. Vlautin’s 2010 book Lean on Pete was adapted and directed...
Netflix has acquired the project for release.
Kirby portrayed Princess Margaret in the first two seasons of The Crown and many of the episodes she appeared in were directed by Caron.
Caron was also a director of Disney+ series Andor. Last year, he directed Apple Studios feature film Sharper, starring Julianne Moore, Sebastian Stan, Justice Smith and Briana Middleton.
The Night Always Comes film is based on a screenplay by Seattle-based screenwriter Sarah Conradt whose credits include Mothers’ Instinct and 50 States of Fright. Vlautin’s 2010 book Lean on Pete was adapted and directed...
- 3/5/2024
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Director Benjamin Caron says that he was “yearning to flex a different muscle” and go from the “historical period drama” that is The Crown to the thrills and spills of Andor and on to the delicious deceit at the heart of his accomplished first feature film Sharper, starring Julianne Moore, Sebastian Stan, John Lithgow, Justice Smith and Briana Middleton, giving a star-in-the-making performance.
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His excitement over Sharper, which is highly praised in a review by my Deadline colleague Pete Hammond, is palpable when we meet for a cuppa tea, which he prepares,...
- 2/11/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
British TV director Benjamin Caron made quite a splash last year with the three episodes he directed of Tony Gilroy‘s “Star Wars” series “Andor.” Now Caron makes his feature directing debut with “Sharper,” an NYC-set neo-noir he schemed up with his long-time producing partner and sister, Jodie Caron.
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- 1/12/2023
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
Exclusive: John Lithgow has joined the cast of Sharper, the Apple Original Films and A24 thriller being directed by The Crown helmer Benjamin Caron. Julianne Moore, Sebastian Stan, Justice Smith and Briana Middleton also star in the pic, which is now set to begin principal photography Monday in New York City.
The film, which hails from A24 and Picturestart, will premiere in theaters and globally on Apple TV+.
Based on The Black List script by Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka, the plot of Sharper is mostly under wraps but it unfolds within the secrets of New York City, from the penthouses of Fifth Avenue to the shadowy corners of Queens. Motivations are suspect and expectations are turned upside down when nothing is as it seems.
Producers are Moore and Bart Freundlich; Gatewood and Tanaka; and Erik Feig and Jessica Switch via Picturestart. Julia Hammer and Amy Herman are executive producers; Jodie Caron is co-producer.
The film, which hails from A24 and Picturestart, will premiere in theaters and globally on Apple TV+.
Based on The Black List script by Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka, the plot of Sharper is mostly under wraps but it unfolds within the secrets of New York City, from the penthouses of Fifth Avenue to the shadowy corners of Queens. Motivations are suspect and expectations are turned upside down when nothing is as it seems.
Producers are Moore and Bart Freundlich; Gatewood and Tanaka; and Erik Feig and Jessica Switch via Picturestart. Julia Hammer and Amy Herman are executive producers; Jodie Caron is co-producer.
- 9/10/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: After helping make The Crown a juggernaut in the TV world, director Benjamin Caron is ready to make the jump to movies in a big way. Sources tell Deadline Caron will direct Sharper, the highly anticipated Apple Original feature film from A24 and writers Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka. Starring Academy Award-winner Julianne Moore, Sharper follows a con artist, played by Moore, set in the world of Manhattan’s billionaire echelon. The film is based on the spec feature screenplay from Gatewood and Tanaka, which was recently named to the 16th annual The Black List.
In addition to starring, Moore produces the film with Bart Freundlich, Brian Gatewood, Alessandro Tanaka and Erik Feig of Picturestart. Jodie Caron will serve as co-producer. A24 is the studio, with Picturestart attached as the production company.
Sharper marks Moore’s second project with Apple following upcoming limited series Lisey’s Story, a deeply personal thriller from creator Stephen King,...
In addition to starring, Moore produces the film with Bart Freundlich, Brian Gatewood, Alessandro Tanaka and Erik Feig of Picturestart. Jodie Caron will serve as co-producer. A24 is the studio, with Picturestart attached as the production company.
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- 3/26/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
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