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Matthew McConaughey is revealing that he is, in fact, the mastermind behind the masterful “McConaissance” branding.

The Oscar winner detailed how he transitioned from playing the leading man in rom-coms like “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” “The Wedding Planner,” and “Failure to Launch” and taking on more serious roles in the 2010s, such as “The Lincoln Lawyer,” “True Detective,” and “Dallas Buyers Club.”

“Hollywood was not offering me [those roles] before,” McConaughey admitted during Chelsea Handler’s iHeart “Dear Chelsea” podcast.

Comedian Handler quipped that McConaughey then became part of the “McConaissance,” to which McConaughey said, “Oh jeez, it was some self-marketing.” The “Mud” actor admitted that while promoting the 2012 film, a journalist on the red carpet said he was “on a roll” and his career needed a catchphrase.

McConaughey said he fed the journalist a white lie, saying at the time, “Yeah, I was talking to this guy...

In a fascinating work of fan art composed in the ancient Japanese ukiyo-e style, One Piece's Luffy celebrates his coronation as an Emperor of the Four Seas with a glorious reveal of his Fifth Gear formation.

The Emperors of the Four Seas, are the four pirate leaders the World Government deems the most dangerous, to their rule. It is both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, the status offers the pirate the status and worldwide recognition that make life easier. On the other hand, it makes the pirate not only a target of the World Government, but also every two-bit pirate, buccaneer, or criminal with visions of grandeur. Luffy became one on account of his defeat of Kaido, which he only was able to accomplish with his Gear Fifth powers.

Related: Luffy's Gear 5 Unleashes the Ultimate Attack in One Piece Fan Art

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Sean Penn, who was recently close to the front lines of the war in Ukraine, is playing a fictionalized version of himself in satirical Australian series “C*A*U*G*H*T.” The show is an original production for Australian streamer Stan and has now started production in Sydney’s Fox Studios.

The six-part series follows four Australian soldiers sent on a secret mission to a war-torn country. Mistaken for Americans, they are captured by freedom fighters and produce a hostage video that goes viral. When the soldiers reach celebrity status, they realize that being caught might just be the best thing that could’ve happened to them.

The series is written, directed and produced by Australian actor and film maker Kick Gurry (“Edge of Tomorrow”) who will star alongside Penn.

Penn also executive produces the show alongside producers John and Michael Schwarz (“Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan”, “Gold”) from Deeper Water Films,...

Altitude Film Sales has also closed sales for Latin America and the Middle East.

Altitude Film Sales has closed a raft of deals in major territories across Europe and Asia for Anthony Hayes’ upcoming survival thriller Gold, starring Zac Efron.

The film has been acquired for German-speaking Europe (Leonine Studios), Italy (Adler), Benelux (Just Entertainment), Spain (Youplane), Scandinavia (MisLabel), Cis (Exponenta Films) and Latin America (CDC).

Further deals have been struck for South Korea (Joy N Contents Group), Taiwan (MovieCloud), Greece (Spentzos), Hungary (Ads), Poland (Best Film), former Yugoslavia (McF), Baltics (Latvian Theatrical), Middle East (Phars), Turkey (Filmarti), Thailand (Sahamongkolfilm...