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Hot Trailer: ‘Short Term 12′

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday June 3, 2013 @ 1:41pm PDTTags: Brie Larson, Cinedigm, Destin Daniel Crettin, Short Term 12

Brie Larson earned kudos out of SXSW 2013 for her turn as a troubled social worker in Destin Daniel Cretton’s Audience- and Grand Jury Prize-winner. Cinedigm snapped up Short Term 12 a few weeks after its Austin premiere and will release it August 23. Check out the first trailer:

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SXSW: ‘Short Term 12′, ‘William And The Windmill’ Take Top Honors

By JEN YAMATO | Tuesday March 12, 2013 @ 7:40pm PDTTags: Brie Larson, Short Term 12, SXSW, William And The Windmill

Short Term 12 SXSW WinnerDirector Destin Daniel Cretton’s Short Term 12, featuring a breakout turn by Brie Larson, nabbed top narrative honors at the 2013 SXSW Film Awards held tonight at Austin’s Paramount Theatre. Cretton’s script won the Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship and was based on his own Sundance-winning short. In the docu competition, Ben Nabors’ Kickstarter-backed William And The Windmill won the Grand Jury Prize for its profile of William Kamkwamba, the teenage Malawian inventor who took TEDGlobal by storm in 2007. SXSW 2013 WinnersThe fest unveiled juried award honors in narrative and documentary feature, short film, design, and special categories. SXSW is an Oscar- and BAFTA-qualifying shorts festival and the winning narrative, documentary, and animated shorts will be eligible for the Academy Awards and Orange British Academy Film Awards. The 2013 SXSW Film Festival hosted 133 feature films and 110 shorts and continues through Saturday, March 16; Audience Award winners will be announced that day. Scroll down for full list of winners.

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Brie Larson Lands Lead In ‘Short Term 12′

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday August 30, 2012 @ 10:01am PDTTags: Brie Larson
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Brie Larson is set to play the lead in Destin Cretton’s Short Term 12. She plays a counselor for troubled kids in a foster home, and coming from a difficult past herself, struggles with feeling worthy enough … Read More »

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‘21 Jump Street’s Brie Larson Joins ‘The Spectacular Now’

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday June 20, 2012 @ 2:17pm PDTTags: 21 Jump Street, Brie Larson, Movie Casting, The Spectacular Now

Brie Larson has joined the cast of The Spectacular Now. The actress, who recently starred in 21 Jump Street, will play “Cassidy,” one of the leads in the comedy. James Ponsoldt is directing The Spectacular Now. Miles Teller … Read More »

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Olivia Wilde And Jason Sudeikis Star In Agoraphobe Meets Anxiety-Prone Hottie In ‘Relanxious’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday March 13, 2012 @ 2:52pm PDTTags: Brie Larson, Daniel Dubiecki, Fred Armisen, Jason Sudeikis, Lorene Scafaria, Olivia Wilde
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EXCLUSIVE: Olivia Wilde, Jason Sudeikis, Brie Larson and Fred Armisen will star in Relanxious, a relationship comedy that marks the directorial debut of writer Christopher Storer. The film will be … Read More »

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Brie Larson To Play Female Lead In CBS’ Nick Stoller Comedy Pilot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday February 21, 2012 @ 1:10pm PSTTags: Brie Larson, CBS, Nick Stoller
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EXCLUSIVE: Brie Larson has nabbed the female lead opposite Michael Angarano in CBS’ single-camera comedy pilot from feature writer-director Nick Stoller (The Muppets). Stoller wrote and will direct the untitled project, a twentysomething ensemble comedy that centers on Jake (Angarano), … Read More »

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Variance Acquires Indie ‘Trouble With Bliss’ With ‘Dexter’s Michael C. Hall

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday November 30, 2011 @ 10:53am PSTTags: Brie Larson, Film Acquisition, Lucy Liu, Michael C. Hall
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Variance Films has acquired U.S. theatrical rights to The Trouble With Bliss, the Michael Knowles-directed film that stars Michael C. Hall, Brie Larson, Peter Fonda, Lucy Liu, Brad William Henke, Sarah Shahi, and Chris Messina. The film will get a … Read More »

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