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Leon Vitali, who starred in Eyes Wide Shut and Barry Lyndon before switching his career focus from acting to serving as Stanley Kubrick’s personal assistant, has died. He was 74.
Details of Vitali’s death were not immediately available, but it was confirmed by Kubrick’s official social media presence.
“These announcements are never easy, but this one has hit us particularly hard this morning,” Kubrick’s account wrote on Instagram. “It is with the greatest of sadness that we have to tell you that the talented, loyal & mainstay of a vast number of Kubrick’s films, Leon Vitali, passed away peacefully last night.”
The post continued, “Our thoughts are with his family and all that knew and loved him. We will be paying tribute to Leon all day to honour him.”
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Leon Vitali, who starred in Eyes Wide Shut and Barry Lyndon before switching his career focus from acting to serving as Stanley Kubrick’s personal assistant, has died. He was 74.
Details of Vitali’s death were not immediately available, but it was confirmed by Kubrick’s official social media presence.
“These announcements are never easy, but this one has hit us particularly hard this morning,” Kubrick’s account wrote on Instagram. “It is with the greatest of sadness that we have to tell you that the talented, loyal & mainstay of a vast number of Kubrick’s films, Leon Vitali, passed away peacefully last night.”
The post continued, “Our thoughts are with his family and all that knew and loved him. We will be paying tribute to Leon all day to honour him.”
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- 8/21/2022
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Apple TV+ is heading to Philadelphia for its next crime series.
The streamer is nearing a series order for Sinking Spring starring Atlanta’s Brian Tyree Henry.
The series is being written by Peter Craig, who is fresh from a story by credit on Top Gun: Maverick, the Tom Cruise sequel that has grossed over 1.3B worldwide, and The Batman, which he co-wrote with Matt Reeves.
2022 Apple TV+ Pilots & Series Orders
It marks Craig’s first move into television.
Ridley Scott is directing, marking the latest television project for the Alien and Blade Runner director, who in recent years has directed episodes of HBO Max sci-fi drama series Raised By Wolves.
Craig and Scott are currently working together on Gladiator 2, the sequel to the hit 2000 film.
Based on the book Dennis Tafoya’s book Dope Thief, Sinking Spring follows long-time Philly friends and delinquents who pose as DEA agents...
The streamer is nearing a series order for Sinking Spring starring Atlanta’s Brian Tyree Henry.
The series is being written by Peter Craig, who is fresh from a story by credit on Top Gun: Maverick, the Tom Cruise sequel that has grossed over 1.3B worldwide, and The Batman, which he co-wrote with Matt Reeves.
2022 Apple TV+ Pilots & Series Orders
It marks Craig’s first move into television.
Ridley Scott is directing, marking the latest television project for the Alien and Blade Runner director, who in recent years has directed episodes of HBO Max sci-fi drama series Raised By Wolves.
Craig and Scott are currently working together on Gladiator 2, the sequel to the hit 2000 film.
Based on the book Dennis Tafoya’s book Dope Thief, Sinking Spring follows long-time Philly friends and delinquents who pose as DEA agents...
- 8/11/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Ridley Scott is back, baby! After a brief break following his one-two punch of “Alien: Covenant” and “All the Money in the World,” the filmmaker is returning with two back-to-back features this year, “The Last Duel,” and “House of Gucci,” and we finally know a bit more about the latter. According to cinematographer Dariusz Wolski, the film is a “kitschy, funny, tragic tragedy” that he even compares to “The Godfather.”
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In an interview with The Film Stage’s The B-Side podcast, Wolski talked about his recent work with Sir Ridley Scott, and how he’s still trying to find the appropriate look for “House of Gucci,” which he describes as very different than “The Last Duel” since it’s “high fashion 80s and 90s” as he calls it.
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In an interview with The Film Stage’s The B-Side podcast, Wolski talked about his recent work with Sir Ridley Scott, and how he’s still trying to find the appropriate look for “House of Gucci,” which he describes as very different than “The Last Duel” since it’s “high fashion 80s and 90s” as he calls it.
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- 4/2/2021
- by Rafael Motamayor
- The Playlist
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