APRIL 19, 2023

'Evil Dead Rise' Director Lee Cronin on Directing Blood, Puke, and Kids "I had no interest in making another 'Evil Dead' movie at the cabin, because they'd done a reboot," Cronin told IndieWire. "So I wasn't gonn … By Alison Foreman

'The Diplomat' Review: Keri Russell's Slick Netflix Series Makes a Meal Out of Political Parlance Save the marriage, save the world?  By Ben Travers	Yes, 'Ghosted' Director Dexter Fletcher Knows People Think the Spy Comedy Is Really About Dead People Even members of his own family thought the film starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas had a deadly twist, the filmmaker told IndieWire.  By Kate Erbland

Meet Vidgo, the Little Streamer That Believes It Can Win Over Middle America Vidgo's CEO tells IndieWire his middle-America subscribers gladly pay for ESPN and TNT — but for FX and CNN, not so much.  By Tony Maglio	Samara Weaving on the 'Masochism' of Playing Real Women, from 'Chevalier' to 'Down the Rabbit Hole' Weaving cemented her status as a scream queen because she "needed to pay rent," but the rising star tells IndieWire she's now taking on biop … By Samantha Bergeson

	The Surprising Disney Influence on the Darker, Seedier 'Schmigadoon!' Season 2 Production designer Jamie Walker McCall turned to "Cabaret," "Chicago," and Sondheim for inspiration — but also a beloved Disney class … By Sarah Shachat
	Little Richard Wasn't an Easy Doc Subject - but Filmmaker Lisa Cortés Knew He Was Worth the Work Little Richard was a great musician and a true musical icon — but an unreliable narrator, filmmaker Lisa Cortés tells IndieWire … By Anne Thompson
	'Plan 75' Review: Haunting Japanese Heartbreaker Imagines a Dystopia That Could Start Any Day Now Chie Hayakawa's raw and sobering debut imagines a near-future Japan in which the elderly are encouraged to volunteer for euthanization.  By David Ehrlich
	Pixar's 'Elemental' Will Close the 2023 Cannes Film Festival Peter Sohn directs the animated feature, which is the fourth Pixar production to play at the annual festival.  By Samantha Bergeson
	Ted Sarandos: Netflix Is Prepared 'Better Than Most' if There's a Writers Strike The streamer's co-CEO says they have a "robust slate of releases to take us into a long time."  By Brian Welk