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‘The Skin I Live In’ On Academy Shortlist…
I have yet to see The Skin I Live In but I’m genuinely looking forward to it. Mr. Disgusting quite liked the film at TIFF and now the Academy is giving it some love.
Now – I’ll be the first to say that the Academy liking/hating/ignoring/loving something usually doesn’t really reflect a film’s quality but rather the internal politics of the organization itself. And I’m sure the case is the same here. It’s probably because of Almodovar’s name that it made the short list for “Best Foreign Language” film. But in a world where films with horror elements struggle to be recognized as legitimate, this could be a good thing.
Per Variety, “Pedro Almodovar’s “The Skin I Live In” has made the Spanish Academy’s three-film shortlist for its foreign-language Oscar contender. ‘Skin’ faces off with Agusti Villaronga’s “Black Bread” and Benito Zambrano’s ‘The Sleeping Voice.’… In a statement after the shortlist was known, Almodovar said that the selection “demonstrated Spanish cinema’s variety,” and that the Spanish Academy’s final choice of its foreign-language Oscar contender was “absolutely unpredictable.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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