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  • the OA cancelled

    'The OA' Cancelled By Netflix, Co-Creator/Star Brit Marling Responds

    By Ben Pearson August 5th, 2019

    Brit Marling, who co-created the series with Zal Batmanglij, has responded to The OA cancellation with a heartfelt Instagram post.

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  • The OA Renewed for Season 2

    Netflix's 'The OA' Renewed For Season 2

    By Angie Han February 8th, 2017

    The OA has officially been renewed for season 2 by Netflix. Brit Marling & Zal Batmanglij's supernatural drama premiered in December 2016.

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  • the oa trailer tv show running times

    How 'The OA' Is The Next Evolution In Television Storytelling

    By Peter Sciretta January 5th, 2017

    The OA is the next evolution of television storytelling. Learn how the Netflix series is pushing the boundaries of the tv show running times.

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  • Brit Marling in The OA

    'The OA' Ending: Creators Brit Marling And Zal Batmanglij On That Controversial Finale

    By Angie Han December 29th, 2016

    We're sure you've got some questions about The OA ending. Series creators Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling defend that shocking finale.

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    The OA Trailer: Brit Marling And Zal Batmanglij's TV Series Will Hit Netflix This Friday

    By Peter Sciretta December 12th, 2016

    Netflix has released The OA Trailer, Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij's new television series which follows the story of a blind woman who disappears.

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  • Brit Marling in The East

    Zal Batmanglij To Direct Brit Marling Netflix TV Series 'The OA'

    By Angie Han March 5th, 2015

    A Brit Marling Netflix series is coming next year. The new drama, titled The OA, will reunite her with The East director Zal Batmanglij.

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  • The East

    'The East' Trailer #2: Brit Marling Fights, Falls For Eco-Terrorists

    By Angie Han April 25th, 2013

    After turning heads at Sundance 2012 with The Sound of My Voice, director Zal Batmanglij and star Brit Marling followed up with the similarly themed The East at this year's festival. Now, as the film heads for a theatrical release, Fox Searchlight has unveiled a new trailer. Marling plays a private intelligence operative who's tasked with infiltrating…

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  • Release Dates: 'The East', 'Spring Breakers', 'Vampire Academy', 'Untitled Illumination Entertainment 2015 Project'

    By Angie Han February 15th, 2013

    Winter is slowly but surely inching to an end, so let's look ahead to what the next season has in store for us. The next few months promise to be an interesting one for indie releases, as both Spring Breakers and Zal Batmanglij's The East are slated to open. Further down the road, The Weinsteins are getting into…

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  • 'The East' Is A Tense Eco Thriller About Infiltrating Fight Club's Project Mayhem [Sundance 2013 Review]

    By Peter Sciretta January 22nd, 2013

    Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling made huge names for themselves at Sundance a couple years back with the release of his low budget sci-fi thriller Sound of My Voice. I loved the film, and while it got a small release by Fox Searchlight, not many people saw it in theaters (the horrible title probably didn't…

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  • 'The East' Trailer: 'Sound Of My Voice' Director Zal Batmanglij And Star Brit Marling Explore Another Shadowy Group

    By Angie Han April 7th, 2014

    The Sundance Film Festival has treated Brit Marling exceptionally well over the past few years. She was the big breakout story of the 2011 event, with the one-two punch of Mike Cahill's Another Earth and Zal Batmanglij's The Sound of My Voice, and she got to return in 2012 with Nicholas Jarecki's Arbitrage. This year,…

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  • VIDEO: The Making Of 'Sound Of My Voice'

    By Germain Lussier April 19th, 2012

    One of the most buzzed about films at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival is finally making its way to theaters next week. Sound Of My Voice, directed by Zal Batmanglij and starring Brit Marling, focuses on two people who attempt to infiltrate a cult lead by a woman who has an incredibly intriguing claim. Made for well-under half-a-million dollars,…

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  • 'Sound Of My Voice' Trailer: What Mysteries Lie Within A Suburban Cult?

    By Russ Fischer March 19th, 2012

    In Page 2 today, Pete mentioned that a new poster had been released for the indie cult/sci-fi film Sound of My Voice, but now we've got something better: a new trailer. The film was one of the most anticipated of 2011 thanks to a breakout appearance at Sundance that year, but Fox Searchlight decided to…

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  • /Film Exclusive: Watch The First Twelve Minutes Of 'Sound Of My Voice'

    By Russ Fischer February 15th, 2012

    One of the most-praised films at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival was Sound of My Voice, starring and co-written by Brit Marling (Another Earth). The film, directed by Zal Batmanglij, follows a couple as they attempt to infiltrate and learn about a cult, led by a charismatic woman with a rather outrageous claim about her own…

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  • Watch The First Two-Minutes Of 'Sound Of My Voice'

    By Peter Sciretta February 14th, 2012

    One of my favorite movies of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival was Zal Batmanglij's Sound of My Voice, a microbudget dramatic thriller which is about a couple who infiltrate a cult in the San Fernando Valley. But the story has a tiny bit of a science fiction as well -- the leader of the group…

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  • Casting Bits: Nicole Kidman Options 'The Family Fang', Olivia Wilde, Jessica Biel, Judy Greer, Etc. Shortlisted For 'Burt Wonderstone', Shiloh Fernandez Joins 'The East'

    By Angie Han October 28th, 2011

    Nicole Kidman's Blossom Films and Olympus Films have teamed up to acquire the movie rights for Kevin Wilson's bestselling book The Family Fang, which they plan to develop as a starring vehicle for Kidman. The two companies previously collaborated on Rabbit Hole, for which Kidman received a Best Actress Oscar nomination. Wilson's debut novel centers…

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  • Casting Bits: Patricia Clarkson In 'The East', Octavia Spencer In Diablo Cody Project, Michael Angarano In 'The English Teacher'

    By Angie Han October 7th, 2011

    The more people get cast in Zal Batmanglij's The East, the more interesting it sounds. The latest addition is the always excellent Patricia Clarkson, who'll play the boss of co-writer and star Brit Marling. The thriller revolves around an agent (Marling) from a private security firm who is tasked with infiltrating a terrorist group called The…

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  • Casting Bits: M.C. Gainey In 'Django Unchained', Rose McGowan In 'Napa', Toby Kebbell In 'The East'

    By Angie Han October 4th, 2011

    M.C. Gainey, a.k.a. Mr. Friendly on Lost, has entered negotiations to star in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained as what sounds like one of the nastiest characters in a film filled with vile characters. Gainey is up for the part of Big John Brittle, an overseer at the Carrucan Plantation who sets the plot in motion…

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  • Casting Bits: Ellen Page Joins 'The East', Anthony Mackie Developing Jesse Owens Biopic, Tom Everett Scott Boards 'Us & Them'

    By Angie Han September 29th, 2011

    Ellen Page is in final negotiations to star with Brit Marling and Alexander Skarsgard in The East, Zal Batmanglij's thriller about a mysterious eco-terrorism organization called The East. Marling, who co-wrote the script with Batmanglij, leads as an undercover agent who infiltrates the group but then finds herself developing feelings for the group's leader (Skarsgard).…

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  • Alexander Skarsgård Joins Brit Marling In 'The East'

    By Russ Fischer August 23rd, 2011

    From Generation Kill through to True Blood, Alexander Skarsgård's profile has been rising quickly. He was a fan favorite choice to play Thor, and though that didn't happen -- and Chris Hemsworth acquitted himself pretty well in the role, making his own career in the process -- Skarsgård isn't hurting for work. He's already shot…

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  • Sundance 'It' Girl Brit Marling Pursued By Robert Redford, Tom Cruise & Steven Soderbergh

    By Russ Fischer August 2nd, 2011

    Two actresses broke out of this year's Sundance Film Festival in a big way: Elizabeth Olsen (thanks to Martha Marcy May Marlene and Silent House) and Brit Marling, who starred in and co-wrote Another Earth and The Sound of My Voice. Elizabeth Olsen has four films in various stages of completion (Red Lights; Peace, Love,…

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  • Fox Searchlight Finally Acquires Sundance 'Sound Of My Voice'

    By Peter Sciretta April 21st, 2011

    One of my favorite movies of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival was Zal Batmanglij's Sound of My Voice, a microbudget dramatic thriller which is about a couple who infiltrate a cult in the San Fernando Valley. But the story has a tiny bit of a science fiction as well -- the leader of the group…

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  • Indie Star Brit Marling Announces Next Three Projects: 'Arbitrage,' 'Breaking The Girl,' And 'The East'

    By Angie Han March 22nd, 2011

    The buzz surrounding indie screenwriter/actress Brit Marling has been all but deafening coming out of this year's Sundance and SXSW festivals. Marling co-wrote and starred in two films that earned rave reviews at both festivals -- the sci-fi romance Another Earth, directed by Mike Cahill, and the dramatic thriller Sound of My Voice, directed by Zal…

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  • Watch A Clip From One Of My Favorite Movies Of Sundance 2011 – Zal Batmanglij's 'Sound Of My Voice'

    By Peter Sciretta February 23rd, 2011

    One of my favorite movies of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival was Zal Batmanglij's Sound of My Voice, a microbudget dramatic thriller which is about a couple who infiltrate a cult in the San Fernando Valley. But the story has a tiny bit of a science fiction as well -- the leader of the group…

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