In a highly competitive situation, Warner Bros. has snapped up the Mark Ronson feature package Night People, based on his bestselling coming-of-age memoir, which as reported last month, has Brad Pitt’s Plan B aboard to produce.
Published with Grand Central on September 14, Ronson’s memoir (full title: Night People: How to Be a DJ in ’90s New York City) was an immediate New York Times Bestseller and Sunday Times Bestseller in the UK. Both a personal coming-of-age story and a snapshot of a transformative era in music and nightlife, the book recounts the elite record producer’s early years, unpacking how his upbringing and family life informed his tastes, ambitions, and eventual path into DJing in ’90s NYC.
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Get an Inside Look at the Making of ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ with This New Book
If you’ve ever watched a Quentin Tarantino movie and wondered, “How the heck did he make this?,” have we got the book for you.
Insight Editions‘ new book, The Making of Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, marks the first time Tarantino has granted access to journalist and author Jay Glennie to write the making of three of his most iconic movies.
“I have Jay Glennie’s books in my collection, and I have read and loved them, in particular on the making of The Deer Hunter,” Tarantino says. “I just know that there is no better guy to take a deep dive into my movies. I couldn’t be more thrilled with such a beautiful, fun, funny, and (at least to me) moving examination of my favorite movie.”
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Edward Berger teases Upcoming Brad Pitt Project ‘The Riders’
Berger also teased his next project, A24 drama The Riders, which he is gearing up to shoot in February 2026. That project, which stars Brad Pitt, will shoot in Ireland, Greece, Brussels and Amsterdam.
“It’s a big odyssey for the character,” he said. “It takes place in the 1980s and Brad is the main character. He picks up his daughter from the airport, expecting his wife as well but she doesn’t show up. Deep down inside, he knowns something terrible has happened – something emotionally terrible – and he goes on the odyssey with his daughter to look for his wife. It’s a wonderfully, beautiful dissection of this character’s masculinity.”
F1 2: Brad Pitt Racing Movie Sequel Gets Exciting Update From Apple
Speaking to Variety while at the Emmys in september, Cook was asked about the potential of a sequel to 2025’s F1. Cook wouldn’t confirm whether or not a movie was happening, but did give a positive update on the prospect for a sequel.
“I don’t know, but it is definitely something that is being talked about.” Cook said. “It’s been such a huge summer blockbuster for us, we’re so proud of it. The talent involved in that show are just next level, and Brad did such a wonderful job acting in it. We’re super proud of it and can’t wait to bring it to the service.”
De’Longhi Perfetto 3.0
De’Longhi, the leader in premium espresso machines, unveils its latest campaign, “The Perfetto Instruction for Use”: a playful take on the user manual that demonstrates how effortless it is to enjoy a perfetto coffee experience with its one-touch technology. For their first-ever collaboration, Brad Pitt stars under the direction of Academy Award® –winner Taika Waititi, with actor Riccardo Scamarcio’s witty voiceover guiding him through Italian and bringing humor to the film.
Building on Pitt’s 2021 debut campaign with De’Longhi, which introduced audiences to the elegance and artistry of the brand, this new chapter offers a fresh perspective, showing that coffee-making can be simple, enjoyable, and full of character.
“Taika brought the humor, De’Longhi brought the ritual. Together, that was perfetto,” said Pitt.
Venice Film Festival Awards
Heading into Saturday night’s awards ceremony, Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania’s The Voice of Hind Rajab was widely viewed as the movie to beat for this year’s Golden Lion. The powerful Gaza-set drama, which tells the story of a 6-year-old Palestinian girl’s desperate pleas for rescue after Israeli forces killed her relatives, received a thunderous 21-minute standing ovation at its world premiere, one of the longest in the Venice Film Festival‘s history.
But the film ended up going home with the festival’s Silver Lion for the Grand Jury prize, aka second place.
Hollywood heavyweights Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix, Alfonso Cuarón boosted the movie’s profile ahead of the festival by joining its team as executive producers, while critics on the Lido hailed it as an “intensely involving and resounding” indictment of Israel’s genocidal campaigns against the Palestinian population.
‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Director Hopes Brad Pitt and Joaquin Phoenix Joining Gaza Drama as Producers Will ‘Mean Something’
Plan B, the production biz Brad Pitt founded with Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, has launched a European subsidiary.
Plan B Europe will be based in London and led by Ed Macdonald, the Clerkenwell Films exec best known for era-defining Netflix show Baby Reindeer.
The European office will will to increase the number of premium-tier series Plan B makes in the UK and across Europe. Plan B’s international TV efforts to date have included co-producing Netflix’s other major British drama hit of recent years, the Stephen Graham-starring Adolescence.
