Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu has found his next directing assignment, coming on board co-write and direct “The Birdman.” The project will mark Inarritu’s first comedy after a string of dramas. He last directed “Biutiful” starring Javier Bardem in 2010 and has taken his time in finding his next project. Pic tells the story of an actor known for playing an iconic superhero who faces a crisis as he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family and his career in the days leading up to the opening of a Broadway play. “Birdman” will be produced by Inarritu, Robert Graf and John Lesher. Production is slated to begin in March. Inarritu and the film are repped by CAA.
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![There’ll be more than one story to write about “Sundance Institute x Chicago,” coming to town June 28-30. Consider these to be some preliminary questions to be answered in a couple of months. A sort of pop-up import, sponsored by the Chicago Film Office and Choose Chicago, the city’s tourism bureau, “Sundance Institute x Chicago” is the power of branding incarnate. The event will consist of a modest four-screening package of titles that premiered in January at the annual Sundance Film Festival of Park City, Utah fame. The off-screen activity’s the apparent bigger deal: panels, discussions, filmmaker-centric meetups, patterned after […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CTC-L-Sundance-01.jpg?w=579 "There’ll be more than one story to write about “Sundance Institute x Chicago,” coming to town June 28-30. Consider these to be some preliminary questions to be answered in a couple of months. A sort of pop-up import, sponsored by the Chicago Film Office and Choose Chicago, the city’s tourism bureau, “Sundance Institute x Chicago” is the power of branding incarnate. The event will consist of a modest four-screening package of titles that premiered in January at the annual Sundance Film Festival of Park City, Utah fame. The off-screen activity’s the apparent bigger deal: panels, discussions, filmmaker-centric meetups, patterned after […]")