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For John Carney, making a movie without a musical element wouldn’t feel natural. The Irish director feels that film and music simply go hand in hand—as evidenced by his filmography, ...
John Carney’s next musical comedy “Power Ballad,” starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas, has sold to Lionsgate. The film, described as an “uplifting and music-driven story,” follows a has ...
Over the years, John Carney has found many treasures in the dumpsters of Dublin, among them the idea that would inspire his new film, “Flora and Son.” After fishing out a guitar amplifier that ...
Sundance: John Carney’s Musical Drama ‘Flora and Son’ Sells to Apple in $20M Deal. The deal comes after the movie's festival premiere in front of an audience that was laughing, cheering and ...
In musical dramas like “Once,” “Begin Again” and “Sing Street,” Irish director John Carney features people making connections through (usually) good music. He has no patience for bad ...
Kudos to writer-director John Carney, who had a 2007 breakthrough with "Once," a bittersweet musical romance whose stirring ballad, "Falling Slowly," took home the Oscar for Best Song.
John Carney made his long-awaited return to Sundance, and to the movies, with the Sunday premiere of Flora and Son, his first feature since 2016’s Sing Street.. A musical charmer in the mold of ...
John Carney’s next musical comedy “Power Ballad,” starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas, has sold to Lionsgate. The film, described as an “uplifting and music-driven story," follows a has-been ...
Lionsgate picked up rights in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Ireland, and the studio intends to release it theatrically. Carney's last film "Flora and Son" (2023) was limited to a streaming release ...
John Carney follows up Once, Begin Again, and Sing Street with Flora and Son, which premieres in select theaters on September 22nd and on Apple TV on September 29th.; The movie features a standout ...
Lionsgate has acquired the John Carney directed musical comedy Power Ballad, starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas, for release in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland. Deadline first told you ...
John Carney’s next musical comedy “Power Ballad,” starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas, has sold to Lionsgate. The film, described as an “uplifting and music-driven story,” follows a has ...