Isla announced as Jury member for CinefestOZ Film Festival

Stars Align for the CinefestOZ Film Prize Jury Lineup

CinefestOZ Film Festival has revealed the full line up of Jury members who will vote on the prestigious $100,000 Film Prize – the country’s richest film award – recognising excellence in Australian filmmaking at this year’s event.

Joining this year’s Jury Chair Nadia Tass on the panel will be actress Isla Fisher, director Zak Hilditch, producer Judi Levine and filmmaker Julia Redwood to decide which of the four films in-competition will take home the title of Film Prize Winner.

This year’s finalists include Here Out West, Nitram MIFF@CinefestOZ, River and The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson. The award will be announced at the Closing Gala Night on Saturday 28 August at Orana Cinemas Busselton.

Nadia Tass is one of Australia’s most innovative directors of both stage and screen. Recently awarded the Screen Leader Award for Outstanding Leadership, Achievement and Services to the Screen Industry, she rose to prominence internationally with the Australian classics Malcolm and The Big Steal. Subsequent films including Pure Luck, Mr Reliable, Amy and Matching Jack have been lauded by audiences and awarded over 70 international awards at film festivals around the world. Her documentary Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story will have its Australian Premiere as a part of the Official Selection program.

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Isla promotes Ring Fit Adventure on Nintendo Switch

Isla posted a new video on her Instagram of a commercial she has done for Ring Fit Adventure on Nintendo Switch. We’ve tried to find more information about this partnership but so far nothing – not even a press release – so we don’t know whether this is a one-off or if we can expect more. So for now, here’s Isla enjoying the game:


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Photoshoot upgrades

The Photoshoots section of the Gallery has been updated today – many of the updates are just larger versions of photos we already had, but they are so pretty they are worth a post! There are a few new additions in there too. 2013 was definitely a highlight for Isla photoshoots – some of my favorites are the Stella, Easy Living and Cosmopolitan sets Thanks to Sara for these!

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More “Wedding Crashers 2” rumours

Rumours about a Wedding Crashers sequel have surfaced again this week, although there is still nothing confirmed.

Production Weekly have reportedly listed Wedding Crashers 2 as being ‘in production’, and scheduled to start shooting in Puerto Rico in August, with Isla, Rachel McAdams, Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn set to return. The original director, David Dobkin, is also listed as returning. The listing implies that this will air on HBO Max.

However, Screen Rant write that there is nothing confirmed, and “New Line Cinema, the studio that produced Wedding Crashers has refuted the tweet [below] as “inaccurate.” The studio has not greenlit the sequel at this time.”

We’ll keep you updated on further news…


Isla on the cover of Marie Claire Australia

Isla graces the cover of the new June issue of Marie Claire Australia, and wow, what a stunning photoshoot!! Isla looks incredible in the new photoshoot, and in the interview she talks about Blithe Spirit, her family, and moving back to Australia. Unfortunately the full interview is not available online yet, but we will have scans from the magazine for you very soon. The cover and photoshoot can be seen in our Gallery, and the magazine is on Aussie news-stands now.


Exclusive: Isla Fisher Opens Up About Kids, Comedy & Coming Home

From Summer Bay soap star to Hollywood heavyweight, Isla Fisher has lived most of her life under the media spotlight. But when it comes to her family ­- and the three children she shares with actor and satirist Sacha Baron Cohen – she’s fiercely protective. “Motherhood is actually my favourite topic – but I keep it private,” she tells marie claire on the set of our June cover shoot. “I think all parents are trying to protect their kids, especially in the social media age. I want our children to have a normal childhood – being able to play outside without pressure or scrutiny. All kids have the right to just be kids, and I would never sell a film or magazine by speaking about [mine].”

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Isla at Chanel’s 100 Years Of Celebrity Dinner

On Wednesday night Isla attended a dinner to celebrate the 100th birthday of Chanel’s N°5 perfume, at the Felix Bistro & Brasserie in Sydney. Isla looked chic in a head-to-toe black Chanel outfit. Only one picture from the event seems to have been released, and you can see it in our Gallery:

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Josh Gad, Isla Fisher to Star in Peacock Rom-Com Series

Josh Gad, Isla Fisher to Star in Peacock Rom-Com Series

Peacock has handed out a straight-to-series order for a romantic comedy series starring Josh Gad and Isla Fisher.

The duo will topline and executive produce Wolf Like Me, which the NBCUniversal streaming service describes as a “genre-bending” rom-com about two people who bring unique sets of baggage to their relationship. Creator Abe Forsythe (the 2019 feature Little Monsters) will write and direct all six episodes. Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories (Big Little Lies, The Undoing) produces in partnership with Endeavor Content and Australian streamer Stan.

“We fell in love with Abe Forsythe’s imaginative storytelling and gift for creating complex and compelling characters,” said Lisa Katz, president of scripted content at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “With the incredibly talented Isla Fisher and Josh Gad at the center, Wolf Like Me will be engaging, quirky and wholly original.”

The story centers on Gary (Gad) and Mary (Fisher). Following the death of his wife, Gary is an emotional wreck and struggling to provide for his daughter. Mary, meanwhile, has a secret she can’t bring herself to divulge to anyone. The universe brought these two together; they just need to follow the signs.

“Wolf Like Me is a very meaningful project for me. The stakes are extremely high but grounded by things we can all relate to,” said Forsythe. “I’m so excited to have Isla and Josh on board, and I know the audience will be surprised seeing them in a different way as these characters. I was never going to tell this story with anyone other than Made Up Stories, and I feel very fortunate for us all to be teaming up with Endeavor Content and to have found a home with Peacock and Stan.”

Gad is coming off HBO’s Avenue 5 and is set to star in a Disney+ series featuring his and Luke Evans’ Beauty and the Beast characters, LeFou and Gaston. The voice of Olaf in the Frozen movies, Gad also does voice work on Apple’s Central Park. He’s repped by Imprint, WME, Sugar23 and P.J. Shapiro.

Fisher starred in the 2020 Disney+ movie Godmothered; other recent credits include Blithe Spirit, Greed and the most recent season of Arrested Development on Netflix. She’s repped by UTA and Sloane Offer.

Forsythe executive produces Wolf Like Me with Gad, Fisher, and Made Up Stories’ Papandrea, Jodi Matterson and Steve Hutensky.

(THR)

Isla & Sacha attend the Oscars (from Sydney)

Isla and Sacha attended the (Sydney screening of the) Oscars last night, where Sacha was nominated for both Best Supporting Actor for The Trial Of The Chicago 7 and Best Adapted Screenplay for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. Because of COVID-19, there were official screening events held in various cities around the world for nominees to attend (Zoom was banned), with Isla & Sacha opting to remain in Australia and appear remotely from a hub near Sydney Harbour Bridge. Sacha unfortunately didn’t win his categories, but Isla looked very proud of her husband! Isla wore a navy Dior gown with a fitted bodice and a V-shaped neckline, with Bulgari jewellery and Louboutin heels, with make-up by Liz Kelsh, hair by Travis Balcke, and styled by Micah Schifman. She looked fabulous and very glamorous!

We’ve added the first photos in our Gallery, and we’ll add screencaptures from the show in the next few days too.

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