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    Executive producers Jim Evans, Alan Haines and Jason Taragan have launched bicoastal production company Gas, Food, and Lodging…..Lovinger Mahoney Adelson is the new moniker for the New York-based production company whose partners are director Jeff Lovinger, producer Sheila Mahoney and executive producer Andy Adelson; the shop was formed in the wake of the dissolution of Lovinger/Cohn & Associates….SunSpots, Hollywood, has signed feature director Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek: Insurrection) for exclusive spot representation….Pavlov Productions, Culver City, Calif. is no longer representing director Marty Weiss….Joe Berlinger wrapped an episode of NBC’s Homicide: Life on the Street. The show, which marked Berlinger’s dramatic television debut, is scheduled to air on May 14. Berlinger is repped for spots by New York-headquartered Sandbank Films….In other episodic news, director Matt Penn has helmed the 200th episode of NBC’s Law & Order featuring guest star Julia Roberts, which is slated to air on May 5. Penn is repped for spots by New York-based Creative Film Management International….Sharn Stinson-Ure, exec. producer at Atlas Pictures, Santa Monica, and freelance producer Paul Ure have become parents of baby boy Adam Robert Lakin Ure, born April 2….

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    Robert Eggers and Willem Dafoe Reunite For “Nosferatu”

    Tuesday, December 24, 2024

    When Willem Dafoe enjoys working with a filmmaker, he'll often jump at the chance to do it again.

    The list of directors with whom the 69-year-old has worked with more than once is extensive, including Wes Anderson,Yorgos Lanthimos,Paul Schrader,Lars von Trier and, now for a third time, Robert Eggers. "If it's good, you come back," Dafoe said plainly.

    The pair spoke about Eggers' adaptation of "Nosferatu" that hits theaters Wednesday, some of the challenges they faced making "The Lighthouse" — their first project together released in 2019 — and the unique relationship that exists between actors and directors.

    The interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

    Q: Willem, I read that you called Robert after you saw "The Witch." What did you say?

    DAFOE: I want to meet you and I want to know who this filmmaker is.

    Q: What is it about him that keeps bringing you back?

    DAFOE: Well, if it's good, you come back. When I saw "The Witch," I thought, "Wow, this is a film about a period that I'm not particularly knowledgeable about, but I enter it so easily. This is relevant. It's rooted. It's my story. I'm with these people."

    That's quite an incredible trick because a lot of period films, they're always pointing to themselves. They're always sending messages. They're always showing. This had a kind of energy and the kind of physicality and sensuality that I thought, "Who does this? I gotta see this guy." And then I had a wonderful experience in "The Lighthouse" and I played a part that was really fun in "The Northman." So, when he wants to do this passion project and offers me this beautiful role of Professor Von Franz, I say,... Read More

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