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February 15 2025 Richard Linklater and Glen Powell were nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Writers Guild of America Awards.
February 12 2025 The film's casting team (Vicky Boone and Liz Kelley) were nominated for an Artios Award in the Feature: Studio or Independent – Comedy category.
February 7 2025 The film was nominated for Best Comedy at the Critics' Choice Awards.
January 26 2025 At the Satellite Awards, 'Hit Man' was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, and Glen Powell was nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical.
January 6 2025 The Austin Film Critics Association nominated Hit Man for Best Austin Film.
January 5 2025 Glen Powell was nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the Golden Globe Awards.
January 4 2025 The film was nominated by the Greater Western New York Film Critics Association.
2024 A television series loosely inspired by the original film premieres on Amazon Prime Video, starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine.
December 8 2024 At the Astra Film Awards, Glen Powell was nominated for Best Actor and along with Richard Linklater was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for 'Hit Man'.
November 2 2024 Richard Linklater received the Lifetime Achievement in Screenwriting Award at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival.
July 3 2024 Hit Man was nominated for Best Picture at the Astra Midseason Movie Awards, with Glen Powell winning Best Actor and Adria Arjona receiving a Runner-up for Best Supporting Actress.
June 7 2024 The film began streaming on Netflix.
June 7 2024 Hit Man made its streaming debut on Netflix, expanding its accessibility to a broader global audience.
May 24 2024 Hit Man was released in select theaters in the United States.
May 24 2024 Released in select theaters in the United States.
February 2 2024 The Mr. & Mrs. Smith TV series was released on Amazon Prime Video to critical acclaim.
2023 The series concludes its run, continuing to receive numerous award nominations and nominations, including Satellite Awards win for Best Comedy or Musical Series and Best Actor for Bill Hader.
October 2023 Dougherty confirmed multiple screenplay drafts for the Trick 'r Treat sequel were completed, with progress resuming after the end of the Writers Guild of America strike.
October 27 2023 The film received a limited theatrical release.
October 6 2023 The Killer was screened in the 'Icon' section at the 28th Busan International Film Festival.
October 6 2023 Hit Man screened at the 2023 BFI London Film Festival.
September 2023 Netflix acquired global distribution rights for $20 million at TIFF, making it the largest film deal of the festival and of 2023.
September 30 2023 The film was screened as a surprise screening at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival.
September 11 2023 Film had its North American premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
September 5 2023 Hit Man had its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, marking the first public screening of the film.
May 28 2023 The television series 'Barry' concluded after four seasons and 32 episodes, marking the end of the critically acclaimed dark comedy crime drama.
March 2023 It was confirmed that the fourth season of Barry would be the final season of the series.
2022 Mulholland Drive is ranked No. 8 in the Sight and Sound Greatest Films of All Time critics' poll.
2022 Gary Johnson, the real-life inspiration for the film, passed away. The film is dedicated to him with credits noting his life span as 1947-2022.
November 2022 Production of Hit Man was completed in New Orleans.
November 2022 Film production completed in New Orleans.
October 2022 Dougherty revealed he was in 'active development' of a sequel with Legendary Pictures, though the film had not been officially greenlit.
October 2022 Glen Powell joined by co-stars Austin Amelio, Retta, and Molly Bernard. Filming began in New Orleans.
September 2022 AGC Studios reported strong international distribution sales for the film at the Toronto International Film Festival.
June 2022 Production on the fourth season of Barry started in Los Angeles.
May 2022 Hit Man was announced to international buyers at the Cannes Film Market, with Richard Linklater directing and writing, and Glen Powell starring and producing.
May 19 2022 HBO renews 'Barry' for an eight-episode fourth season, with Bill Hader directing all eight episodes.
April 24 2022 Third season of 'Barry' premieres on HBO.
2021 Mulholland Drive was included in Criterion's first batch of 4K Ultra HD releases.
2021 Third season of the Australian comedy-drama television series Mr Inbetween aired, marking the final season of the show.
2021 Nash Edgerton nominated for Best Direction in a TV or SVOD Drama Series for episode 'Ray Who?'
2021
Pulp Fiction
Tarantino disputed Miramax's lawsuit, asserting his rights to the film script in written form.
August 2021 Filming for the third season of Barry began in August 2021.
July 2021 The 4K restoration version of Mulholland Drive was showcased in the Cannes Classics section at the Cannes Film Festival.
February 2021 Amazon Studios announced a television series reboot of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, to star Donald Glover and Phoebe Waller-Bridge on Amazon Prime Video.
January 2021 Bill Hader revealed that scripts for seasons 3 and 4 had been written.
2020
Jhon Jairo Velásquez
Died while incarcerated.
2020 Vettai was remade in Hindi as Baaghi 3.
March 18 2020 Production on the third season was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before any episodes were shot. Cast had already gathered for table reads of the first two episodes.
February 6 2020
Jhon Jairo Velásquez
Died in Bogotá at the age of 57 from terminal esophageal cancer.

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