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Yesterday, we explored the creative futures for sixteen filmmakers who received nominations in the most prominent categories at this year’s Oscars. For many of those, we might not see a new film until three or four years out – which is obviously not the same reality for those in front of the camera. Today, we shift our focus on the players — all twenty nominated actors.

Adrien Brody

Talk about great timing. With only one future commitment in S. Craig Zahler’s The Bookie & the Bruiser which was packaged and being pushed in Cannes but was likely pushed back due to Brody being on the campaign trail since September.…...

Adrien Brody tonight won his first Golden Globe for his lead turn in The Brutalist, Brady Corbet’s post-wwii immigrant drama released by A24, reflecting in his speech on his family’s ties to the story he helped to tell.

“This story, the character’s journey is very reminiscent of my mother’s and my ancestral journey of fleeing the horrors of war, coming to this great country. And I owe so much to my mother and my grandparents for their sacrifice,” Brody said. “Although I do not know fully how to express all of the challenges that you have faced and experienced, and the many people who have struggled immigrating to this country, I hope that this work stands to lift you up a bit and to give you a voice. I’m so grateful. I will cherish this moment forever.”

The nomination was Brody’s second on the heels of 2003’s The Pianist,...

Anton, the European production, financing and sales group behind “Greenland,” is set to ramp up its output following a significant injection of funds.

The company — which was the first to bring institutional slate funding to European production — has secured more than Euros100 million ($109 million) in new financing through a group of institutional investors, led by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock. The new financing will allow Anton to expand its feature film and television series development and production slate as it embarks on a significant phase of growth.

Led by founder and CEO Sébastien Raybaud, Anton now plans to produce 10 features per year, focussing on large-scale commercial European English-language projects in the genre space for a global audience. The company is currently in production on “Greenland 2,” starring Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin and the sequel to 2020 survival thriller hit.

“We have an amazing development and production team in place focused on creating high quality,...