Steven Spielberg’s King

Michael Keaton's Kramer vs. Kramer, The Boys apocalypse film, Alexander Payne’s new genre.

Good morning: In today's edition of The Industry, we look at:

A Cover Story on the new star of Steven Spielberg’s event film. This actor has never been in a sci-fi or a Spielberg film. Is Spielberg going out on a limb with this casting? We don’t believe so, and we tell you why.

In The Industry News, we tackle New Regency’s NY Times bestseller adaptation on literary murders. It seems like the type of thing that’s been overdone until you get to the synopsis. Warner Bros. Discoveries’ US Networks has a new CEO. But it's not because of consolidation or a firing.

The Boys creator Garth Ennis’s new sci-fi apocalypse film and why people are drawing comparisons to a hit HBO property.

In Actor’s Spotlight, we honor Alain Delon’s monumental career. He acted with Jean-Luc Godard, Louis Malle, and Michelangelo Antonioni.

We also touch on a new film that seems to ask what Michael Keaton would be like if he starred in Kramer vs. Kramer… but the co-star isn’t his wife.

In Festivals, we break out Locarno Film Festival’s Toxic winner, and the director makes a big confession.

For Indie Filmmaker Spotlight, we discuss a SXSW Grand Jury Award-winning film that just got picked up for distribution. The lead has acted in Summer of Sam and John Wick, but this role is sentimental.

After Alexander Payne’s critical hit The Holdovers, he muses about his next film. It’s a very new genre for Payne, can he make it work?

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