Joe Wright ¡ª the director of serious period pieces such as ¡°Atonement,¡± ¡°Anna Karenina¡± and ¡°Darkest Hour¡± ¡ª would like to set the record straight. He loves Adam McKay¡¯s comedies. ¡°I¡¯m an enormous fan of ¡®Anchorman¡¯ and ¡®Talladega Nights,¡¯¡± Wright says.Both behind-the-camera veterans are in New York City. They¡¯d rather be in the same room, but alas, because of the pandemic, they¡¯re mere blocks apart, sitting down over Zoom. They partnered to discuss their latest projects. Wright's "Cyrano" is a...
Appian Way Productions
Leonardo
DiCaprio
The former teen heartthrob is one of the biggest stars on the planet, but the Oscar-winning actor is also building an empire through prodco Appian Way. With one nom for producing under his belt for ¡°The Wolf of Wall Street¡± already under his belt, his next outings will bring biopics on boxer Willie Pep and the creator of the Atari game console. He¡¯s also executive producing Elisabeth Moss¡¯ upcoming Apple TV+ series ¡°The Shining Girls,¡± plus Martin Scorsese film, ¡°The Killers of the Flower Moon¡± for Paramount and Apple TV+, in which he will also star. On the acting front, it¡¯s been reported DiCaprio got a $30 million payday for Netflix¡¯s December 2021 disaster comedy ¡°Don¡¯t Look Up¡± from director Adam McKay, in which he plays a professor opposite Jennifer Lawrence.