Wake up, fans of “The Sandman,” we’ve got some Season 2 news for you: The Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s epic graphic novel series has cast the final three siblings in the “Endless Family” of Tom Sturridge’s Dream — Esmé Creed-Miles as Delirium, Adrian Lester as Destiny and Barry Sloane as “The Prodigal.”
In “The Sandman” comic book series, The Prodigal is the estranged Endless sibling named Destruction, but Netflix has taken care to label Sloane’s role as “The Prodigal,” which is the way the character is referred to throughout the first volumes of the story. The three new castings point to “The Sandman” Season 2 covering the graphic novel’s iconic installment, “Season of Mists.”
The trio of new “The Sandman” Season 2 actors will join the Endless siblings returning from Season 1: Death (Kirby), Desire (Mason Alexander Park), Despair (Donna Preston) and Dream, The Sandman himself.
Per the Season 1 description for the series,...
In “The Sandman” comic book series, The Prodigal is the estranged Endless sibling named Destruction, but Netflix has taken care to label Sloane’s role as “The Prodigal,” which is the way the character is referred to throughout the first volumes of the story. The three new castings point to “The Sandman” Season 2 covering the graphic novel’s iconic installment, “Season of Mists.”
The trio of new “The Sandman” Season 2 actors will join the Endless siblings returning from Season 1: Death (Kirby), Desire (Mason Alexander Park), Despair (Donna Preston) and Dream, The Sandman himself.
Per the Season 1 description for the series,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Later today, the Cannes Film Festival will reverberate with the sound of one of America’s great jazz singers.
An exclusive screening of Sloane: A Jazz Singer will take place this afternoon at the Riviera 1, the primary screening venue of the Marché du Film. The documentary directed by Michael Lippert explores the vocal artistry of Carol Sloane, who recorded more than two dozen albums in a career that began in the early 1960s.
Sloane: A Jazz Singer was named Best Documentary at the Santa Fe Film Festival and the Rhode Island International Film Festival and was an official selection at the 2024 Palm Springs Film Festival, and the 2023 Cinequest, DocEdge, and Heartland film festivals.
‘Sloane: A Jazz Singer’
“Sloane: A Jazz Singer follows legendary vocalist Carol Sloane as she prepares for one last live recording in New York at the age of 82 while reflecting on a remarkable but largely unknown career...
An exclusive screening of Sloane: A Jazz Singer will take place this afternoon at the Riviera 1, the primary screening venue of the Marché du Film. The documentary directed by Michael Lippert explores the vocal artistry of Carol Sloane, who recorded more than two dozen albums in a career that began in the early 1960s.
Sloane: A Jazz Singer was named Best Documentary at the Santa Fe Film Festival and the Rhode Island International Film Festival and was an official selection at the 2024 Palm Springs Film Festival, and the 2023 Cinequest, DocEdge, and Heartland film festivals.
‘Sloane: A Jazz Singer’
“Sloane: A Jazz Singer follows legendary vocalist Carol Sloane as she prepares for one last live recording in New York at the age of 82 while reflecting on a remarkable but largely unknown career...
- 5/17/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
After very positive reviews and a growing fanbase, Amazon’s reimagining Mr. & Mrs. Smith has officially been renewed for a second season at the streaming service, which is definitely great news. The first season ended on February 2, 2024, so this renewal is quite quick, as it came after just three and a half months (more or less). The series has been described as a reimaging of the 2005 film starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, but with a different take on the story and the whole concept. The first season starred Donald Glover and Maya Erskine as the titular married couple who lead very different lives in reality.
This is just one of the numerous news presented at Amazon’s inaugural meeting with Madison Avenue ad buyers Tuesday, but this is definitely one of the major scoops, although the event has been filled with some exciting reveals, which we have also...
This is just one of the numerous news presented at Amazon’s inaugural meeting with Madison Avenue ad buyers Tuesday, but this is definitely one of the major scoops, although the event has been filled with some exciting reveals, which we have also...
- 5/14/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Mr. and Mrs. Smith fans will finally find out what happened at the end of Season 1 as the show has been renewed for a second season by Prime Video.
From co-creators and EPs Donald Glover and Francesca Sloane, the series— a reimagining of the 2005 film of the same name— stars Glover and Maya Erskine as John and Jane Smith, respectively.
In Season 1, two lonely strangers take on jobs with a mysterious spy agency offering all the best things in life which includes a brownstone that’s the envy of the neighborhood. For work, John and Jane are told to marry and as the pair begins taking on cases, their lives become deeply entwined leading to real feelings amid highly dangerous situations. Do they have what it takes to stay alive and stay together?
“We are excited to announce that a second season of our groundbreaking spy series, Mr. and Mrs. Smith,...
From co-creators and EPs Donald Glover and Francesca Sloane, the series— a reimagining of the 2005 film of the same name— stars Glover and Maya Erskine as John and Jane Smith, respectively.
In Season 1, two lonely strangers take on jobs with a mysterious spy agency offering all the best things in life which includes a brownstone that’s the envy of the neighborhood. For work, John and Jane are told to marry and as the pair begins taking on cases, their lives become deeply entwined leading to real feelings amid highly dangerous situations. Do they have what it takes to stay alive and stay together?
“We are excited to announce that a second season of our groundbreaking spy series, Mr. and Mrs. Smith,...
- 5/14/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Uninterrupted, the award-winning athlete storytelling brand within The SpringHill Company founded by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, has teamed up with Acast, the world’s largest independent podcast company, to launch its new Sincerely, Sloane podcast, hosted by American professional tennis player, Grand Slam Champion, and Olympian Sloane Stephens. Acast will be responsible for the hosting, distribution, and monetization of Sincerely, Sloane, which invites athletes, entertainers, and experts for conversations on personal growth and wellness.
Throughout the podcast, Stephens will be joined by celebrity guests and topic experts for light-hearted and honest conversations where they share untold stories, deep insights, and individual approaches for living a life of purpose and fulfillment. Additionally, the podcast will feature a series of former Olympians during this summer’s games in Paris, including Gold Medalist Lindsey Vonn, Bronze and Silver Medalist Gabby Thomas, and Gold Medalist Athing Mu.
“Uninterrupted is excited to collaborate with...
Throughout the podcast, Stephens will be joined by celebrity guests and topic experts for light-hearted and honest conversations where they share untold stories, deep insights, and individual approaches for living a life of purpose and fulfillment. Additionally, the podcast will feature a series of former Olympians during this summer’s games in Paris, including Gold Medalist Lindsey Vonn, Bronze and Silver Medalist Gabby Thomas, and Gold Medalist Athing Mu.
“Uninterrupted is excited to collaborate with...
- 5/14/2024
- Podnews.net
Exclusive: Roku has set a Friday, July 5 premiere date for The Real Bros of Simi Valley: High School Reunion, also announcing seven newcomers to the cast. The list includes pro skateboarder Tony Hawk, elite snowboarder and skateboarder Shaun White, Zoey Deutch (Set It Up), Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf), Retta (The Greatest Hits), Tre Hale (Platonic) and Rob Riggle (Strays).
The actors will appear alongside the full original cast of 2017’s The Real Bros of Simi Valley, including Jimmy Tatro, Nick Colletti, Tanner Petulla, Cody Ko, Peter Gilroy, Colleen Donovan, Madeline Whitby, Monica Joy Sherer, Monette Moio, and Christian Pierce.
Co-created by Tatro and Pierce, the original series for Facebook Watch chronicled the misadventures of four bros still struggling to grow up 10 years after their high school graduation. In the film continuation, Xander (Tatro) and his squad embark on a journey to become the dopest versions of themselves in time to...
The actors will appear alongside the full original cast of 2017’s The Real Bros of Simi Valley, including Jimmy Tatro, Nick Colletti, Tanner Petulla, Cody Ko, Peter Gilroy, Colleen Donovan, Madeline Whitby, Monica Joy Sherer, Monette Moio, and Christian Pierce.
Co-created by Tatro and Pierce, the original series for Facebook Watch chronicled the misadventures of four bros still struggling to grow up 10 years after their high school graduation. In the film continuation, Xander (Tatro) and his squad embark on a journey to become the dopest versions of themselves in time to...
- 5/9/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Obnoxious flatmates Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston and Kerry Fox get way more than they bargained for with the arrival of enigmatic Keith Allen and a suitcase full of cash
Rereleased for its 30th anniversary, the macabre black-comic crime caper is from screenwriter John Hodge with Danny Boyle making his feature-directing debut, giving us a hint of the turbocharged showmanship that always marked his style and which he was to crank up another notch a few years later with the zeitgeisty 90s hit Trainspotting. Shallow Grave is a bizarre Edinburgh noir, centring on cover-ups, disloyalty and incompetent corpse-management in the approximate spirit of Ealing, with touches of Hitchcock’s The Trouble With Harry and Orton’s Entertaining Mr Sloane. It’s also a kind of 90s young person flatshare entertainment, but closer to the BBC’s This Life than Friends.
We get an embarrassment of riches in the cast, with Peter Mullan,...
Rereleased for its 30th anniversary, the macabre black-comic crime caper is from screenwriter John Hodge with Danny Boyle making his feature-directing debut, giving us a hint of the turbocharged showmanship that always marked his style and which he was to crank up another notch a few years later with the zeitgeisty 90s hit Trainspotting. Shallow Grave is a bizarre Edinburgh noir, centring on cover-ups, disloyalty and incompetent corpse-management in the approximate spirit of Ealing, with touches of Hitchcock’s The Trouble With Harry and Orton’s Entertaining Mr Sloane. It’s also a kind of 90s young person flatshare entertainment, but closer to the BBC’s This Life than Friends.
We get an embarrassment of riches in the cast, with Peter Mullan,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Donald Glover and Maya Erskine are forces to be reckoned with together in Prime Video’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith. But when they have to face off against each other, things really heat up.
Created by Glover and Francesca Sloane — the two previously collaborated on the hit FX series Atlanta — Mr. and Mrs. Smith follows two strangers who are paired as a married couple as they both begin new careers as spies. Known as John and Jane Smith, they are forced to get close to one another as they face the world’s criminal underbelly together. Throughout the eight-episode series, Glover and Erskine are part of this delicate dance between strangers, not knowing how close one can get or if they can trust one another. As their bond grows, they evolve into a butt-kicking duo who eventually fall in love and, as always, that’s when the stakes are highest.
Created by Glover and Francesca Sloane — the two previously collaborated on the hit FX series Atlanta — Mr. and Mrs. Smith follows two strangers who are paired as a married couple as they both begin new careers as spies. Known as John and Jane Smith, they are forced to get close to one another as they face the world’s criminal underbelly together. Throughout the eight-episode series, Glover and Erskine are part of this delicate dance between strangers, not knowing how close one can get or if they can trust one another. As their bond grows, they evolve into a butt-kicking duo who eventually fall in love and, as always, that’s when the stakes are highest.
- 5/8/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: After landing the villain role in Ryan Coogler’s next project, Jack O’Connell continues to fill out his dance card. Sources tell Deadline that he is set to join the cast of 28 Years Later, a sequel to 2002’s 28 Days Later. Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes also star in the pic, which is part of a planned trilogy.
Danny Boyle is directing the first movie from a script by Alex Garland. Sony will release the film in theaters globally.
While plot details are vague, the original 28 Days Later, directed by Boyle, written by Garland and released in 2002, centered on a bicycle courier (played by Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to discover the world had been overrun with zombies following the outbreak of a virus. The pic grossed more than $82 million worldwide and led to the 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later, on which Boyle and Garland served solely as EPs.
Danny Boyle is directing the first movie from a script by Alex Garland. Sony will release the film in theaters globally.
While plot details are vague, the original 28 Days Later, directed by Boyle, written by Garland and released in 2002, centered on a bicycle courier (played by Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to discover the world had been overrun with zombies following the outbreak of a virus. The pic grossed more than $82 million worldwide and led to the 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later, on which Boyle and Garland served solely as EPs.
- 5/7/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
In the ever-evolving landscape of television where reboots are normalized, Mr. and Mrs. Smith emerges as a refreshing take on established material. Starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine and helmed by co-creator Francesca Sloane, the series was highlighted at Deadline’s Contenders Television awards-season event, where the duo delved into the creative process behind the innovative adaptation.
The Prime Video series follows two strangers who are recruited by a mysterious organization to act as married spies named John and Jane Smith. This setup paves the way for high-stakes espionage entangled with evolving personal dynamics.
As Erskine put it on the panel, “The couple must work through missions as their espionage skills, and developing relationship, are put to the test as they try not to get killed in the process.”
One might wonder how Erskine and Glover fostered believable chemistry on screen. Erskine, on the panel with Sloane, shared a pivotal moment.
The Prime Video series follows two strangers who are recruited by a mysterious organization to act as married spies named John and Jane Smith. This setup paves the way for high-stakes espionage entangled with evolving personal dynamics.
As Erskine put it on the panel, “The couple must work through missions as their espionage skills, and developing relationship, are put to the test as they try not to get killed in the process.”
One might wonder how Erskine and Glover fostered believable chemistry on screen. Erskine, on the panel with Sloane, shared a pivotal moment.
- 4/13/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
The Young and the Restless spoilers reveal that in the new issue of TV Guide, Stephanie Sloan’s column, “SoapDish” teases what’s coming now that Jordan (Colleen Zenk) has escaped the hospital.
It is teased that Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and Nikki Newman’s (Melody Thomas Scott) party has a complication. It is also stated that Jordan’s next move has two rival families working together. Could an innocent child being in grave danger unite the Newman and Abbott families?
The Young And The Restless Spoilers – Jordan’s Hospital Escape
Y&r spoilers reveal that in the episode that aired on Thursday, March 27, 2024, Nikki got an alarming phone call. Nikki’s face fell in terror when she learned that Jordan escaped the hospital. As fans know, Jordan was hospitalized after ingesting her own poison.
Even though Claire Grace (Hayley Erin) thinks Jordan should have been left to die, Nikki called...
It is teased that Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and Nikki Newman’s (Melody Thomas Scott) party has a complication. It is also stated that Jordan’s next move has two rival families working together. Could an innocent child being in grave danger unite the Newman and Abbott families?
The Young And The Restless Spoilers – Jordan’s Hospital Escape
Y&r spoilers reveal that in the episode that aired on Thursday, March 27, 2024, Nikki got an alarming phone call. Nikki’s face fell in terror when she learned that Jordan escaped the hospital. As fans know, Jordan was hospitalized after ingesting her own poison.
Even though Claire Grace (Hayley Erin) thinks Jordan should have been left to die, Nikki called...
- 3/30/2024
- by Taylor Hancen Rios
- Celebrating The Soaps
School is almost out for grown-ish, which returned to Freeform on Wednesday with the first of its final nine episodes ever.
Fresh off his split from Annika, Junior entered the second half of Season 6 completely focused on becoming an entertainment manager, gaining (and losing) his first major client in the same episode. Apparently Junior needs an office to be taken seriously, so he turned to the one person he knew would have his back — or so he thought.
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Fresh off his split from Annika, Junior entered the second half of Season 6 completely focused on becoming an entertainment manager, gaining (and losing) his first major client in the same episode. Apparently Junior needs an office to be taken seriously, so he turned to the one person he knew would have his back — or so he thought.
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- 3/28/2024
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Netflix’s popular thriller series “The Night Agent” has revealed the actors rounding out its Season 2 guest cast.
Marwan Kenzari, Elise Kibler and Dikran Tulaine join returning series leads Gabriel Basso and Luciane Buchanan. Additional previously announced cast members include Amanda Warren, Arienne Mandi, Louis Herthum, Berto Colon, Brittany Snow, Teddy Sears, Michael Malarkey, Keon Alexander, Navid Negahban and Rob Heaps.
The official description for the series reads, “Based on the novel by Matthew Quirk, ‘The Night Agent’ is a sophisticated, character-based, action-thriller centering on a low level FBI Agent who works in the basement of the White House, manning a phone that never rings — until the night that it does, propelling him into a fast moving and dangerous conspiracy that ultimately leads all the way to the Oval Office.”
In Season 2, Kenzari plays Reza, whose character description reads, “A decorated soldier, court marshalled for another man’s crime, Reza...
Marwan Kenzari, Elise Kibler and Dikran Tulaine join returning series leads Gabriel Basso and Luciane Buchanan. Additional previously announced cast members include Amanda Warren, Arienne Mandi, Louis Herthum, Berto Colon, Brittany Snow, Teddy Sears, Michael Malarkey, Keon Alexander, Navid Negahban and Rob Heaps.
The official description for the series reads, “Based on the novel by Matthew Quirk, ‘The Night Agent’ is a sophisticated, character-based, action-thriller centering on a low level FBI Agent who works in the basement of the White House, manning a phone that never rings — until the night that it does, propelling him into a fast moving and dangerous conspiracy that ultimately leads all the way to the Oval Office.”
In Season 2, Kenzari plays Reza, whose character description reads, “A decorated soldier, court marshalled for another man’s crime, Reza...
- 3/26/2024
- by Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix’s hit conspiracy thriller The Night Agent has added three for guest roles in Season 2: Marwan Kenzari (Black Adam), Elise Kibler (The Sunlit Night), and Dikran Tulaine (The Blacklist).
Kenzari plays Reza, a decorated soldier court marshalled for another man’s crime, who’s been given the opportunity to be a night agent. Fiercely intelligent, with a wry sense of humor and a trigger temper, he doesn’t hesitate to become violent or lethal when backed into a corner.
Kibler’s character is Sloane, a glamorous British socialite. Smart, savvy, and glib, Sloane is the girlfriend of the wealthy Tomás Bala (Rob Heaps). She knows how toxic Tomás’s family is and tries to convince him to break ties…
Tulaine portrays Viktor, a smart, dangerous and manipulative man who was once the leader of his country, but has since been convicted of war crimes.
As previously announced...
Kenzari plays Reza, a decorated soldier court marshalled for another man’s crime, who’s been given the opportunity to be a night agent. Fiercely intelligent, with a wry sense of humor and a trigger temper, he doesn’t hesitate to become violent or lethal when backed into a corner.
Kibler’s character is Sloane, a glamorous British socialite. Smart, savvy, and glib, Sloane is the girlfriend of the wealthy Tomás Bala (Rob Heaps). She knows how toxic Tomás’s family is and tries to convince him to break ties…
Tulaine portrays Viktor, a smart, dangerous and manipulative man who was once the leader of his country, but has since been convicted of war crimes.
As previously announced...
- 3/26/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Lori McCreary and Morgan Freeman’s Revelations Entertainment is partnering with the podcast Ear Hustle — part of the Radiotopia podcast network from Prx — on a docuseries adaptation.
Co-hosted by Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods, Ear Hustle launched in 2017 as the first podcast created and produced in prison. A two-time Peabody Awards finalist, National Magazine Awards finalist, and Pulitzer Prize finalist downloaded more than 78 million times, the show is made by a team both inside and out of San Quentin State Prison in California, traversing stories such as finding romance, grappling with a life sentence, trying to parent via 15-minute phone calls, getting out and starting over, and beyond.
With the series to be directed by Erika Cohn, the two-time Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker behind New York Times Critics Pick Belly of the Beast, Revelations aims to capture authentic, raw and surprising stories of prison life by delving even...
Co-hosted by Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods, Ear Hustle launched in 2017 as the first podcast created and produced in prison. A two-time Peabody Awards finalist, National Magazine Awards finalist, and Pulitzer Prize finalist downloaded more than 78 million times, the show is made by a team both inside and out of San Quentin State Prison in California, traversing stories such as finding romance, grappling with a life sentence, trying to parent via 15-minute phone calls, getting out and starting over, and beyond.
With the series to be directed by Erika Cohn, the two-time Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker behind New York Times Critics Pick Belly of the Beast, Revelations aims to capture authentic, raw and surprising stories of prison life by delving even...
- 3/21/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Emmy-nominated Beef actor and artist Joseph Lee has signed with Gersh for representation in all areas.
Lee most recently starred opposite Steven Yuen and Ali Wong in A24/Netflix’s Emmy-winning series Beef as George Nakai, a performance which earned him an Emmy nom for outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie.
His other recent credits include a full season arc on Star Trek: Picard, Sony’s Searching and the Korean drama series Miracle That We Met.
In addition to his work as an actor, Lee is a self-taught artist who started painting a little over eight years ago. In that time, his works have made a lasting impression on the art scene with signature elements that have brought him a cult following. His portrayals are characterized by a large-scale canvas and colorful, abstract strokes that often conceal his subjects’ faces. The superposition of these...
Lee most recently starred opposite Steven Yuen and Ali Wong in A24/Netflix’s Emmy-winning series Beef as George Nakai, a performance which earned him an Emmy nom for outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie.
His other recent credits include a full season arc on Star Trek: Picard, Sony’s Searching and the Korean drama series Miracle That We Met.
In addition to his work as an actor, Lee is a self-taught artist who started painting a little over eight years ago. In that time, his works have made a lasting impression on the art scene with signature elements that have brought him a cult following. His portrayals are characterized by a large-scale canvas and colorful, abstract strokes that often conceal his subjects’ faces. The superposition of these...
- 3/15/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Cesd Talent Agency is expanding its Emerging Talent Division with the hires of Domina Holbeck and Sloane Fitzgerald, both formerly with A3. Holbeck joins Cesd as Senior VP and Head of its L.A. Emerging Talent Department, and Fitzgerald joins as Emerging Talent agent. Their new roles are effective immediately.
Holbeck moves to Cesd from A3 where she was a partner overseeing their Emerging Talent Division for the past 16 years.
Fitzgerald joined A3 in fall of 2015 as an assistant in the Emerging Talent Division. She became a coordinator in 2018 and was promoted to agent in 2020.
“This is a genuine representation coup,” said Cesd partners Ken Slevin and Paul Doherty. We are most pleased to bring Domina and Sloane to our agency’s team thereby elevating our Emerging Talent Department to rank among the tops in the field. Their hands-on professionalism and uncanny ability to scout, identify, cultivate, and sign Hollywood’s top,...
Holbeck moves to Cesd from A3 where she was a partner overseeing their Emerging Talent Division for the past 16 years.
Fitzgerald joined A3 in fall of 2015 as an assistant in the Emerging Talent Division. She became a coordinator in 2018 and was promoted to agent in 2020.
“This is a genuine representation coup,” said Cesd partners Ken Slevin and Paul Doherty. We are most pleased to bring Domina and Sloane to our agency’s team thereby elevating our Emerging Talent Department to rank among the tops in the field. Their hands-on professionalism and uncanny ability to scout, identify, cultivate, and sign Hollywood’s top,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The new trailer for Amazon’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith has arrived just ahead of the series debut early next month. The series puts several twists on the formula. Firstly, the Doug Liman movie that the series is based on, which starred Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, had more of a True Lies-esque plot where a seemingly mundane suburban married couple discover that they both are secret agents and work for rival agencies. Here, the two are on an undercover mission as a married couple, and both may be in over their heads in many ways. Secondly, the two leads — Donald Glover and Maya Erskine — are normally known primarily for comedic roles and are dabbling in more action-oriented fare this time around.
The official synopsis from Amazon reads,
“Two lonely strangers land jobs working for a mysterious spy agency that offers them a glorious life of espionage, wealth, world travel,...
The official synopsis from Amazon reads,
“Two lonely strangers land jobs working for a mysterious spy agency that offers them a glorious life of espionage, wealth, world travel,...
- 1/11/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Donald Glover and Maya Erskine as two lonely strangers get to grips with undercover marriage and dangerous espionage in the latest trailer for Prime Video’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith series, a reboot of the 2005 New Regency film starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
“They didn’t bring up [that] we’d be pairing until the last interview,” Glover, as John Smith, tells a frosty Jane Smith (Erskine) early on in the trailer. “It’s an old Kgb tactic,” she replies awkwardly as the enemies-to-lovers rom-com trope kicks off.
Soon enough, romantic sparks and bullets aplenty fly in the teaser that has Mr. and Mrs. John and Jane Smith, now hitched as part of a mysterious spy agency, navigating complicated and real feelings for one another. It’s that combination of drama, action and romance in the Mr. & Mrs. Smith remake that viewers may recall from the 2005 movie of the same name.
“They didn’t bring up [that] we’d be pairing until the last interview,” Glover, as John Smith, tells a frosty Jane Smith (Erskine) early on in the trailer. “It’s an old Kgb tactic,” she replies awkwardly as the enemies-to-lovers rom-com trope kicks off.
Soon enough, romantic sparks and bullets aplenty fly in the teaser that has Mr. and Mrs. John and Jane Smith, now hitched as part of a mysterious spy agency, navigating complicated and real feelings for one another. It’s that combination of drama, action and romance in the Mr. & Mrs. Smith remake that viewers may recall from the 2005 movie of the same name.
- 1/11/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Earlier this morning, Amazon revealed that it was laying off several hundred employees across Prime Video and Amazon Studios as part of a review of its business.
Details have emerged about the cuts, which were described by one source close to the company as a “bloodbath”. Senior execs let go include Nancy Cotton, Arturo Interian, Marcy Kaplan, Chris Castallo and Uri Fleming across different divisions.
Most of the exits are a result of the integration of Lindsay Sloane’s MGM Scripted Television team alongside MGM+ and the Barry Poznick-led MGM Alternative TV under Chris Brearton, VP, Corporate Strategy, Prime Video and Studios. Sloane and Poznick’s teams will continue to work closely with the studios teams in developing for Prime Video and also will continue to produce for outside networks and streamers.
Also impacted by layoffs in a consolidation move are multiple other Amazon MGM Studios teams, including Studio Marketing,...
Details have emerged about the cuts, which were described by one source close to the company as a “bloodbath”. Senior execs let go include Nancy Cotton, Arturo Interian, Marcy Kaplan, Chris Castallo and Uri Fleming across different divisions.
Most of the exits are a result of the integration of Lindsay Sloane’s MGM Scripted Television team alongside MGM+ and the Barry Poznick-led MGM Alternative TV under Chris Brearton, VP, Corporate Strategy, Prime Video and Studios. Sloane and Poznick’s teams will continue to work closely with the studios teams in developing for Prime Video and also will continue to produce for outside networks and streamers.
Also impacted by layoffs in a consolidation move are multiple other Amazon MGM Studios teams, including Studio Marketing,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Peter White and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
When Atlanta’s Donald Glover called Francesca Sloane suggesting they co-create a series inspired by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s hit 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Sloane wasn’t sure it would work. “But then he explained the idea of taking something that is such a saturated genre and subverting it,” she says. “That felt absolutely intriguing.” The result is eight episodes of what Sloane calls “a remix” featuring Glover and Pen15’s Maya Erskine as John and Jane Smith. “We focus on the quieter moments,” she says, while promising there will still be elements from the film: “shoot-’em-ups and really exciting action.” That includes the pair’s “clumsy, horrific” attempts at disassembling a body—no wonder, like their movie counterparts, the partners go to counseling! Here are three more things to watch for when Prime Video‘s Mr. & Mrs. Smith debuts on February 2. 1. Despite lots of nods to the original,...
- 1/5/2024
- TV Insider
The season three cast of HBO’s The White Lotus is coming into focus.
Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey and Tayme Thapthimthong are now confirmed to be joining the cast of the Thailand-set season. Filming will begin in February in Thailand for a premiere most likely to come in 2025.
Natasha Rothwell will return to reprise her role in the new season, which will film in and around Koh Samui, Phuket and Bangkok and will follow a new group of guests at another White Lotus property. Additional castings are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
HBO has partnered with the Tourism Authority of Thailand to support the filming and production of the season.
“We are honored to have amazing Thailand featured as the filming location for the highly anticipated upcoming season of The White Lotus,” said Thapanee Kiatphaibool, Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey and Tayme Thapthimthong are now confirmed to be joining the cast of the Thailand-set season. Filming will begin in February in Thailand for a premiere most likely to come in 2025.
Natasha Rothwell will return to reprise her role in the new season, which will film in and around Koh Samui, Phuket and Bangkok and will follow a new group of guests at another White Lotus property. Additional castings are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
HBO has partnered with the Tourism Authority of Thailand to support the filming and production of the season.
“We are honored to have amazing Thailand featured as the filming location for the highly anticipated upcoming season of The White Lotus,” said Thapanee Kiatphaibool, Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
- 1/5/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Billy Magnussen (Coup!) and Alexandra Shipp (Barbie) will topline Violent Ends, a Southern revenge thriller written and directed by John-Michael Powell that has wrapped production in Northwest Arkansas.
Actors rounding out the cast of the film from Midnight Road Entertainment include James Badge Dale (Hightown), Nick Stahl (Showtime’s Let the Right One In), Emmy winner Kate Burton (Dumb Money), and Academy Award winner Ray McKinnon (Knox Goes Away). Check out a first look still below.
A tale of star-crossed lovers set against the backdrop of the Ozark Mountains, Violent Ends chronicles the life of Lucas Frost (Magnussen), an honest man brought up in a crime family whose only legacy is violence. As Lucas tries to make his own life with his fiancée, Emma (Shipp), he is suddenly pulled back into the family business he so despises when his cousin, Eli, perpetrates an armed robbery on a local scrap...
Actors rounding out the cast of the film from Midnight Road Entertainment include James Badge Dale (Hightown), Nick Stahl (Showtime’s Let the Right One In), Emmy winner Kate Burton (Dumb Money), and Academy Award winner Ray McKinnon (Knox Goes Away). Check out a first look still below.
A tale of star-crossed lovers set against the backdrop of the Ozark Mountains, Violent Ends chronicles the life of Lucas Frost (Magnussen), an honest man brought up in a crime family whose only legacy is violence. As Lucas tries to make his own life with his fiancée, Emma (Shipp), he is suddenly pulled back into the family business he so despises when his cousin, Eli, perpetrates an armed robbery on a local scrap...
- 11/30/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
NCIS has said goodbye to many beloved characters over the years.
Sadly, the series will have to say goodbye to Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard following David McCallum's death in September.
CBS and those close to the show have yet to reveal whether a tribute episode is in the works, but there's no way the series will proceed without a fitting tribute to an actor who brought so much to the show.
For a series that's been on the air for 20 years, there has been a lot of cast turnover, meaning the show has an excellent opportunity to bring back some people who have been long gone to help say goodbye to Ducky.
But who should return for the big event?
Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Harmon's time at the wheel concluded with NCIS Season 19, but Gibbs seemed happy with his new outlook on life.
He left his...
Sadly, the series will have to say goodbye to Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard following David McCallum's death in September.
CBS and those close to the show have yet to reveal whether a tribute episode is in the works, but there's no way the series will proceed without a fitting tribute to an actor who brought so much to the show.
For a series that's been on the air for 20 years, there has been a lot of cast turnover, meaning the show has an excellent opportunity to bring back some people who have been long gone to help say goodbye to Ducky.
But who should return for the big event?
Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Harmon's time at the wheel concluded with NCIS Season 19, but Gibbs seemed happy with his new outlook on life.
He left his...
- 11/27/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: Daisy Ridley has found her next project – a survival thriller from Zak Hilditch, director of Stephen King adaptation 1922.
Ridley, who plays Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy and is returning to franchise in the next film, will star in We Bury the Dead.
The film is a story about grief, loss and the undead. Ridley plays Ava, a desperate woman whose husband is missing in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment. Hoping to find him alive, Ava joins a “body retrieval unit,” but her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she’s burying start showing signs of life.
Filming will begin in February 2024 in western Australia. It is fully financed by Screen Australia, Screenwest, Lotterywest, the Wa Regional Screen Fund and Gramercy Park Media. As such, the production complies with the terms of the Meaa / SAG-AFTRA agreement as part of Global Rule One.
We...
Ridley, who plays Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy and is returning to franchise in the next film, will star in We Bury the Dead.
The film is a story about grief, loss and the undead. Ridley plays Ava, a desperate woman whose husband is missing in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment. Hoping to find him alive, Ava joins a “body retrieval unit,” but her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she’s burying start showing signs of life.
Filming will begin in February 2024 in western Australia. It is fully financed by Screen Australia, Screenwest, Lotterywest, the Wa Regional Screen Fund and Gramercy Park Media. As such, the production complies with the terms of the Meaa / SAG-AFTRA agreement as part of Global Rule One.
We...
- 10/31/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Other Zoey is a romantic comedy film directed by Sara Zandieh from a screenplay by Matt Tabak. The Prime Video film follows the story of a brilliant college girl Zoey, who wants to date someone smart and sensible but her life gets turned upside down when she causes the accident of a popular boy from college. The boy gets amnesia and starts to believe that Zoey is his girlfriend but more drama is on its way as Zoey starts to like the guy’s cousin. The Other Zoey stars Josephine Langford, Drew Starkey, Archie Renaux, Andie MacDowell, and Heather Graham. So, if you loved the Prime Video film here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Overboard (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – MGM
Synopsis: In a splashy new twist, Overboard focuses on “Leonardo” (Eugenio Derbez), a selfish, spoiled, rich playboy from Mexico’s richest family and “Kate” (Anna Faris...
Overboard (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – MGM
Synopsis: In a splashy new twist, Overboard focuses on “Leonardo” (Eugenio Derbez), a selfish, spoiled, rich playboy from Mexico’s richest family and “Kate” (Anna Faris...
- 10/21/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Choose Love is a rom-com interactive film directed by Stuart McDonald with a screenplay by Josann McGibbon. The Netflix film follows Cami, a young woman who starts to doubt her relationship with her partner Paul when two other men enter her life. Choose Love stars Laura Marano, Avan Jogia, Scott Michael Foster, and Jordi Webber. While Choose Love is an interactive film we are only able to recommend romantic comedies as there are not many rom-com interactive films in existence. So, if you loved Choose Love here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Look Both Ways (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: On the eve of her college graduation, Natalie’s [Lili Reinhart] life diverges into parallel realities: one in which she becomes pregnant and remains in her hometown, and another in which she does not and moves to Los Angeles. In both journeys, Natalie experiences life-changing love, pursues her dream career as an artist,...
Look Both Ways (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: On the eve of her college graduation, Natalie’s [Lili Reinhart] life diverges into parallel realities: one in which she becomes pregnant and remains in her hometown, and another in which she does not and moves to Los Angeles. In both journeys, Natalie experiences life-changing love, pursues her dream career as an artist,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Exclusive: Veteran action director Dimitri Logothetis is gearing up to shoot his latest set of features, Kickboxer: Armageddon and Flying Shadow, in Mississippi and Malta.
Scripts for both were written prior to the start of the strikes, and each project is currently in pursuit of a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement, the goal being to kick off production for each in January.
Armageddon is the final chapter in a reboot trilogy based on the Kickboxer action franchise, which originally starred Jean-Claude Van Damme. The first film directed by Mark Disalle and David Worth, which debuted in 1989, introduced viewers to Kurt Sloane (Van Damme), who must learn the ancient kickboxing art of Muay Thai in order to avenge his brother. While later entries Kickboxer: Vengeance and Kickboxer: Retaliation would also feature the action star, he was absent through the second and fifth installments, with the focus segueing to Kurt’s younger brother,...
Scripts for both were written prior to the start of the strikes, and each project is currently in pursuit of a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement, the goal being to kick off production for each in January.
Armageddon is the final chapter in a reboot trilogy based on the Kickboxer action franchise, which originally starred Jean-Claude Van Damme. The first film directed by Mark Disalle and David Worth, which debuted in 1989, introduced viewers to Kurt Sloane (Van Damme), who must learn the ancient kickboxing art of Muay Thai in order to avenge his brother. While later entries Kickboxer: Vengeance and Kickboxer: Retaliation would also feature the action star, he was absent through the second and fifth installments, with the focus segueing to Kurt’s younger brother,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Match Me If You Can is a romantic comedy film directed by Marian Yeager. The rom-com film follows the story of a female computer nerd who is fed up with being single but when an online dating service rejects her by calling her “unmatchable”, she speaks out against the company and becomes a spokeswoman for all the frustrated singles out there. Match Me if You Can stars Georgina Reilly, Charlie Bodin, Wilson Bethel, and Brian George. So, if you loved Match Me If You Can here are some similar movies you can watch next.
Love, Guaranteed (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: To save her small law firm, earnest lawyer Susan (Rachael Leigh Cook) takes a high-paying case from Nick (Damon Wayans Jr.), a charming new client who wants to sue a dating website that guarantees love. But as the case heats up, so do Susan and Nick’s feelings for each other.
Love, Guaranteed (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: To save her small law firm, earnest lawyer Susan (Rachael Leigh Cook) takes a high-paying case from Nick (Damon Wayans Jr.), a charming new client who wants to sue a dating website that guarantees love. But as the case heats up, so do Susan and Nick’s feelings for each other.
- 8/16/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Aaron is about to find himself stuck between a rock and a hard place.
When a wealthy but problematic alum comes to town, ready to give Cal U a significant donation, Aaron is tasked with convincing Andre and the Gammas to host the controversial figure.
It puts Aaron in a weird situation, but as you'll see in this Grown-ish Season 6 Episode 8 clip exclusive to TV Fanatic, Aaron won't be afraid to let his voice be heard.
As Grown-ish continues through its final season, the guest stars keep coming.
This installment will see series' creator Kenya Barris getting in on the action as he guest stars as the divisive alum in question, Derek Wright. And as you'll see in the clip below, there is quite a chill in the air when he steps to the mic.
It's a classic devil and angel moment for Aaron, the devil telling him to step...
When a wealthy but problematic alum comes to town, ready to give Cal U a significant donation, Aaron is tasked with convincing Andre and the Gammas to host the controversial figure.
It puts Aaron in a weird situation, but as you'll see in this Grown-ish Season 6 Episode 8 clip exclusive to TV Fanatic, Aaron won't be afraid to let his voice be heard.
As Grown-ish continues through its final season, the guest stars keep coming.
This installment will see series' creator Kenya Barris getting in on the action as he guest stars as the divisive alum in question, Derek Wright. And as you'll see in the clip below, there is quite a chill in the air when he steps to the mic.
It's a classic devil and angel moment for Aaron, the devil telling him to step...
- 8/16/2023
- by Whitney Evans
- TVfanatic
Jared Francis Harris is a famed British actor who is best known for his versatility on stage, working across numerous genres over the years. His most famous work, perhaps, may very well be his inspiring performance as Lance Pryce in the AMC television American drama series Mad Men, a role which earned Harris nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Jared Harris Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education
Jared Harris was born on August 24, 1961 (Jared Harris age: 61) in Hammersmith, London. He was born the second of three sons. His father, Richard Harris, was a famous Irish actor and singer. His mother, Elizabeth Rees-Williams, was a Welsh actress. His older brother is Damian Harris and his younger brother is Jamie Harris.
Harris and his two brothers studied at Ladycross School, which was a former preparatory boarding independent school located in the coastal town of Seaford in East Sussex.
Jared Harris Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education
Jared Harris was born on August 24, 1961 (Jared Harris age: 61) in Hammersmith, London. He was born the second of three sons. His father, Richard Harris, was a famous Irish actor and singer. His mother, Elizabeth Rees-Williams, was a Welsh actress. His older brother is Damian Harris and his younger brother is Jamie Harris.
Harris and his two brothers studied at Ladycross School, which was a former preparatory boarding independent school located in the coastal town of Seaford in East Sussex.
- 8/13/2023
- by Trevor Hanuka
- Uinterview
Coco Gauff revealed a hilarious interaction with a fan who mistook her for Canadian player Leylah Fernandez, something she says is becoming prevalent while signing autographs.
Gauff won her second-round match at the Canadian Open on Wednesday afternoon, easily dispatching British number one player Katie Boulter 6-2, 6-2 , taking her recent win streak to five matches following her title win at the Citi Open during the weekend .
Gauff responded to a tweet on X and said that most of the time, fans notice who she is, but is occasionally mistaken for players such as Sloane Stephens, Serena and Venus Williams, and perhaps wildly Leylah Fernandez of Canada while signing autographs on Tuesday.
"I sign autographs as myself but occasionally I am somehow also signing as Sloane, Venus, Serena, Taylor, Alycia, and yesterday I got Leylah for the first time lol."
Gauff on being mistaken for other players
Her doubles partner,...
Gauff won her second-round match at the Canadian Open on Wednesday afternoon, easily dispatching British number one player Katie Boulter 6-2, 6-2 , taking her recent win streak to five matches following her title win at the Citi Open during the weekend .
Gauff responded to a tweet on X and said that most of the time, fans notice who she is, but is occasionally mistaken for players such as Sloane Stephens, Serena and Venus Williams, and perhaps wildly Leylah Fernandez of Canada while signing autographs on Tuesday.
"I sign autographs as myself but occasionally I am somehow also signing as Sloane, Venus, Serena, Taylor, Alycia, and yesterday I got Leylah for the first time lol."
Gauff on being mistaken for other players
Her doubles partner,...
- 8/10/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
Exclusive: Meghann Fahy has signed with WME. She is coming off her starring turn as Daphne in the second installment of HBO’s The White Lotus, which earned her a 2023 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Fahy, who met with the three biggest talent agencies after leaving Paradigm last month, is also known for playing Sutton Brady in the critically praised series The Bold Type which ran for five seasons on Freeform network. Additionally, Fahy starred opposite Jessica Chastain in the Golden Globe-nominated Miss Sloane.
Next, Fahy will star opposite Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber in Netflix’s murder mystery series The Perfect Couple, an adaption of Elin Hilderbrand’s novel by the same name.
Fahy, who made her Broadway debut in 2010 in the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, was most recently seen on stage in Linda.
She continues to be represented by Anonymous Content,...
Fahy, who met with the three biggest talent agencies after leaving Paradigm last month, is also known for playing Sutton Brady in the critically praised series The Bold Type which ran for five seasons on Freeform network. Additionally, Fahy starred opposite Jessica Chastain in the Golden Globe-nominated Miss Sloane.
Next, Fahy will star opposite Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber in Netflix’s murder mystery series The Perfect Couple, an adaption of Elin Hilderbrand’s novel by the same name.
Fahy, who made her Broadway debut in 2010 in the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, was most recently seen on stage in Linda.
She continues to be represented by Anonymous Content,...
- 8/7/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Donna Vekic was unable to hold back the relief of overcoming a one-set deficit to beat Sloane Stephens in an incredible second-round battle at Wimbledon .
Vekic fell 6-4 in the first set and then trailed 3-0 in the second. But, when the Croatian looked down and out, she dug deep and produced a sensational comeback to take the second set 7-5 before besting Stephens 6-4 in the deciding third set.
Inevitably, the relief, adrenaline and pure emotion got the better of Vekic during her post-match interview on the court. Reacting to what could be one of the comebacks of Wimbledon 2023, the 27-year-old was in tears and visibly shaken by the magnitude of what she had just achieved.
"Thank you guys so much! I always said to my team that I think Sloane is one of the best players in the world and I think she definitely showed that today. It...
Vekic fell 6-4 in the first set and then trailed 3-0 in the second. But, when the Croatian looked down and out, she dug deep and produced a sensational comeback to take the second set 7-5 before besting Stephens 6-4 in the deciding third set.
Inevitably, the relief, adrenaline and pure emotion got the better of Vekic during her post-match interview on the court. Reacting to what could be one of the comebacks of Wimbledon 2023, the 27-year-old was in tears and visibly shaken by the magnitude of what she had just achieved.
"Thank you guys so much! I always said to my team that I think Sloane is one of the best players in the world and I think she definitely showed that today. It...
- 7/7/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
Lindsay Sloane is well-known in the movie industry. Overall, her most notable role was in the 2011 film Horrible Bosses. She portrayed Stacy, a character on the verge of getting married. Sloane’s portrayal of Stacy was remarkable, captivating viewers and making them genuinely care about the character. But her uniqueness goes beyond the characters she plays. Sloane doesn’t merely take on the role of a character, she immerses herself in their emotions and thoughts. She effortlessly conveys their feelings, making it easy for audiences to connect. She consistently gives her best, whether it’s a comedic or dramatic role. Her talent...
- 7/5/2023
- by Ashlee Manalang
- TVovermind.com
Exclusive: Amazon Studios has rounded out its cast for the actioner Heads of State with the addition of Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon), Stephen Root (Barry), Carla Gugino (Leopard Skin), Jack Quaid (The Boys), Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso), Richard Coyle (Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore), Clare Foster (Sherlock), Katrina Durden (Doctor Strange) and Aleksandr Kuznetsov (Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore).
The actors join an ensemble that John Cena, Idris Elba and Priyanka Chopra Jonas lead, as previously announced. No details as to their roles have been disclosed.
While plot details are also being kept under wraps, the film is being described as Air Force One meets Midnight Run. Ilya Naishuller (Nobody) is directing from a script by Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec, who were themselves working from an initial draft by Harrison Query. The Safran Company’s Peter Safran and John Rickard are producing, with Cena, Elba and...
The actors join an ensemble that John Cena, Idris Elba and Priyanka Chopra Jonas lead, as previously announced. No details as to their roles have been disclosed.
While plot details are also being kept under wraps, the film is being described as Air Force One meets Midnight Run. Ilya Naishuller (Nobody) is directing from a script by Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec, who were themselves working from an initial draft by Harrison Query. The Safran Company’s Peter Safran and John Rickard are producing, with Cena, Elba and...
- 5/12/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Fresh off starring in Season 2 of HBO’s The White Lotus, Theo James has been set to lead horror movie The Monkey, based on the short story by Stephen King.
The team behind the buzzy project includes genre supremo James Wan, creator of the The Conjuring Universe and co-creator of the Saw and Insidious franchises.
Wan is producing with Atomic Monster partner Michael Clear (M3GAN), and C2 Motion Picture Group’s Jason Cloth (Joker) and Dave Caplan (Babylon). The supernatural story has been adapted for the screen by genre specialist Osgood Perkins (Longlegs), who also will direct.
Black Bear International is launching the project ahead of the Cannes market, where it will be among hot titles.
In The Monkey, when twin brothers Hal and Bill discover their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths starts occurring all around them. The brothers decide...
The team behind the buzzy project includes genre supremo James Wan, creator of the The Conjuring Universe and co-creator of the Saw and Insidious franchises.
Wan is producing with Atomic Monster partner Michael Clear (M3GAN), and C2 Motion Picture Group’s Jason Cloth (Joker) and Dave Caplan (Babylon). The supernatural story has been adapted for the screen by genre specialist Osgood Perkins (Longlegs), who also will direct.
Black Bear International is launching the project ahead of the Cannes market, where it will be among hot titles.
In The Monkey, when twin brothers Hal and Bill discover their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths starts occurring all around them. The brothers decide...
- 5/9/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Barbara Bryne, a British actress who worked in stage, television, and film during a decades-long career, died Tuesday at age 94. Her death was confirmed by the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, but no cause was given.
Bryne’s best-known stage roles were in the original Broadway productions of Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park With George and Into the Woods. She played mothers in both shows.
“Barbara was a cherished member of the Guthrie family,” theater reps said in a statement, “and we’re grateful she shared her artistry with us for so many seasons. Her legacy will live on at the Guthrie and in our hearts forever.”
Bryne was nominated for a Drama Desk Award in 1982 for her off-off-Broadway performance as Kath in a revival of the Joe Orton-written Entertaining Mr. Sloane.
Her theater resume includes a revival of Noël Coward’s Hay Fever, working with Mandy Patinkin...
Bryne’s best-known stage roles were in the original Broadway productions of Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park With George and Into the Woods. She played mothers in both shows.
“Barbara was a cherished member of the Guthrie family,” theater reps said in a statement, “and we’re grateful she shared her artistry with us for so many seasons. Her legacy will live on at the Guthrie and in our hearts forever.”
Bryne was nominated for a Drama Desk Award in 1982 for her off-off-Broadway performance as Kath in a revival of the Joe Orton-written Entertaining Mr. Sloane.
Her theater resume includes a revival of Noël Coward’s Hay Fever, working with Mandy Patinkin...
- 5/4/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Barbara Bryne, the British actress who portrayed mothers in the original Broadway productions of Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park With George and Into the Woods, has died. She was 94.
Bryne’s death Tuesday was announced by the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. The first of her more than 60 plays there was Arsenic and Old Lace in 1970, and she performed in 20-plus productions from 1998-2013, including a memorable turn in 1999 as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest.
“Barbara was a cherished member of the Guthrie family,” theater reps said in a statement, “and we’re grateful she shared her artistry with us for so many seasons. Her legacy will live on at the Guthrie and in our hearts forever.”
The delightful Bryne was nominated for a Drama Desk Award in 1982 for her off-off-Broadway performance as Kath in a revival of the Joe Orton-written Entertaining Mr. Sloane. Three years later,...
Bryne’s death Tuesday was announced by the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. The first of her more than 60 plays there was Arsenic and Old Lace in 1970, and she performed in 20-plus productions from 1998-2013, including a memorable turn in 1999 as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest.
“Barbara was a cherished member of the Guthrie family,” theater reps said in a statement, “and we’re grateful she shared her artistry with us for so many seasons. Her legacy will live on at the Guthrie and in our hearts forever.”
The delightful Bryne was nominated for a Drama Desk Award in 1982 for her off-off-Broadway performance as Kath in a revival of the Joe Orton-written Entertaining Mr. Sloane. Three years later,...
- 5/3/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Lulu Wilson (The Wrath of Becky), Omari Hardwick (Power) and Trae Romano (Stargirl) are set to star in Xeno, a new film that writer, director and VFX Artist Matthew Loren Oates (Farewell Bender) will direct for Kevin Hart‘s Hartbeat, from his own script.
In the film poised to enter production in Albuquerque on May 8th, a teenage girl befriends a terrifying alien that crash-lands in the desert near her home. As government agents close in, the girl protects her dangerous new companion while also dealing with her depressed mother and the mother’s abusive boyfriend.
The Xeno announcement follows news that Hartbeat is developing the comedy The Backup, produced by and starring Keke Palmer, for Universal Pictures, as well as a feature adaptation of Danielle Nicolet’s short Black Karen, which emerged from Nicolet’s time as part of Hartbeat’s Women Write Now screenwriting fellowship.
Kevin Hart,...
In the film poised to enter production in Albuquerque on May 8th, a teenage girl befriends a terrifying alien that crash-lands in the desert near her home. As government agents close in, the girl protects her dangerous new companion while also dealing with her depressed mother and the mother’s abusive boyfriend.
The Xeno announcement follows news that Hartbeat is developing the comedy The Backup, produced by and starring Keke Palmer, for Universal Pictures, as well as a feature adaptation of Danielle Nicolet’s short Black Karen, which emerged from Nicolet’s time as part of Hartbeat’s Women Write Now screenwriting fellowship.
Kevin Hart,...
- 4/28/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: This interview contains spoilers from the final season of “Workin’ Moms,” now streaming on Netflix.
After seven seasons and more than 80 episodes, “Workin’ Moms” has retired: The seventh and final season hit Netflix on April 26. Creator, writer, sometimes director and star Catherine Reitman knew she wanted to end the series while crafting Season 6 — bringing home the comedy of working mothers who are just trying to do their best — with a final scene she’d had in her head.
“The only justice I could think of for working mothers is, you just dust yourself off, you get back up and you go to work,” she tells Variety. “That’s it — you get your kids set up, and you go back to work. And there was no fantasy that could better eclipse the reality of being a working mother.”
From the moment Reitman conceptualized the series as a new mom,...
After seven seasons and more than 80 episodes, “Workin’ Moms” has retired: The seventh and final season hit Netflix on April 26. Creator, writer, sometimes director and star Catherine Reitman knew she wanted to end the series while crafting Season 6 — bringing home the comedy of working mothers who are just trying to do their best — with a final scene she’d had in her head.
“The only justice I could think of for working mothers is, you just dust yourself off, you get back up and you go to work,” she tells Variety. “That’s it — you get your kids set up, and you go back to work. And there was no fantasy that could better eclipse the reality of being a working mother.”
From the moment Reitman conceptualized the series as a new mom,...
- 4/26/2023
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Anna Telfer, Jack Pearson, Iris Svis, Xander Bailey, Tom Arnold, Corbin Timbrook, Lisa Lee | Written and Directed by Marc Gottlieb
Not letting the success of Ape vs Monster go to waste The Asylum is back with Ape vs. Mecha Ape. This time they’ve brought in Marc Gottlieb to write and direct. While it’s only his second feature, the other was Cousin Howard back in 1995, and the first one for The Asylum he’s written several scripts for them including Jungle Run, 2025 Armageddon, and Aquarium of the Dead. Can he kick the franchise into gear after its dismal first film?
Ape vs. Mecha Ape opens with a chemical weapons plant that looks like an old warehouse being attacked by what looks like the giant ape Abraham. A few explosions later we see that it’s actually a giant, well-armed, robot which makes short work of the plant’s security.
Not letting the success of Ape vs Monster go to waste The Asylum is back with Ape vs. Mecha Ape. This time they’ve brought in Marc Gottlieb to write and direct. While it’s only his second feature, the other was Cousin Howard back in 1995, and the first one for The Asylum he’s written several scripts for them including Jungle Run, 2025 Armageddon, and Aquarium of the Dead. Can he kick the franchise into gear after its dismal first film?
Ape vs. Mecha Ape opens with a chemical weapons plant that looks like an old warehouse being attacked by what looks like the giant ape Abraham. A few explosions later we see that it’s actually a giant, well-armed, robot which makes short work of the plant’s security.
- 4/4/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Exclusive: Netflix has closed a deal to develop the 2022 bestselling Riley Sager novel The House Across the Lake, developing as a potential directing vehicle for Paul Feig. The pic will be produced by Berlanti-Schechter Films and Feigco, with Sarah Schechter, Greg Berlanti and Mike McGrath producing for Berlnti and Feig and Laura Fischer for Feigco.
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In The House Across the Lake, Casey Fletcher is a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press. She retreats to the peace and quiet of her family’s lake house in Vermont. Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of bourbon, she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce,...
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In The House Across the Lake, Casey Fletcher is a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press. She retreats to the peace and quiet of her family’s lake house in Vermont. Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of bourbon, she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
American rapper Macklemore has likened addiction to allergy.
In the wake of his latest album’s release, the ‘Can’t Hold Us’ hitmaker made an appearance on health podcast ‘On Purpose with Jay Shetty’ and opened up about his sobriety journey, reports aceshowbiz.com.
Looking back at how he became addicted, the Grammy-winning rapper began by stating: “The easiest way for me to describe it is that it was like an allergy.”
He further elaborated in the latest episode of the health podcast: “It was once I had a sip or a hit or a sniff or whatever it was, I wanted more and I couldn’t turn that off. And I never could.”
When asked about how he came to the decision to recover, Macklemore said that he had to ask himself: “Life or death. What do I choose?”
He continued by explaining: “I had been lucky enough that...
In the wake of his latest album’s release, the ‘Can’t Hold Us’ hitmaker made an appearance on health podcast ‘On Purpose with Jay Shetty’ and opened up about his sobriety journey, reports aceshowbiz.com.
Looking back at how he became addicted, the Grammy-winning rapper began by stating: “The easiest way for me to describe it is that it was like an allergy.”
He further elaborated in the latest episode of the health podcast: “It was once I had a sip or a hit or a sniff or whatever it was, I wanted more and I couldn’t turn that off. And I never could.”
When asked about how he came to the decision to recover, Macklemore said that he had to ask himself: “Life or death. What do I choose?”
He continued by explaining: “I had been lucky enough that...
- 3/18/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Shailene Woodley as Gia in ‘Three Women’ (Photo Credit: Emily V. Aragones /Showtime)
Starz has scooped up Three Women after Showtime decided not to move forward with plans to air the drama. Showtime’s trimming down its lineup as it gets integrated into Paramount+, and its loss is Starz’s gain.
“We are proud to welcome Three Women to the Starz family. The show is anchored by such remarkable talent both in front of and behind the camera and aligns perfectly with our commitment to telling stories by, for and about women,” stated Alison Hoffman, President, Domestic Networks, Starz.
Three Women is based on Lisa Taddeo’s bestselling novel. Taddeo created the series, wrote the pilot episode, and serves as an executive producer. Kathy Ciric, Emmy Rossum, and Laura Eason (The Loudest Voice) also executive produce, with Eason guiding the series as showrunner.
The 10-episode season stars Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies...
Starz has scooped up Three Women after Showtime decided not to move forward with plans to air the drama. Showtime’s trimming down its lineup as it gets integrated into Paramount+, and its loss is Starz’s gain.
“We are proud to welcome Three Women to the Starz family. The show is anchored by such remarkable talent both in front of and behind the camera and aligns perfectly with our commitment to telling stories by, for and about women,” stated Alison Hoffman, President, Domestic Networks, Starz.
Three Women is based on Lisa Taddeo’s bestselling novel. Taddeo created the series, wrote the pilot episode, and serves as an executive producer. Kathy Ciric, Emmy Rossum, and Laura Eason (The Loudest Voice) also executive produce, with Eason guiding the series as showrunner.
The 10-episode season stars Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies...
- 3/3/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Exclusive: Cazzie David (The Umbrella Academy), Jon Rudnitsky (SNL), Karan Soni (Deadpool franchise), Oliver Cooper (Red Oaks), Taylor Hill (Babylon) and Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) will lead the heist comedy Stealing Pulp Fiction, marking the feature debut of writer-director Danny Turkiewicz, which has wrapped production in Los Angeles.
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Billed as a love letter to the classic Quentin Tarantino pic and the history of cinema as a whole, the film is based on Turkiewicz’ short of the same name, which he wrote and directed at the height of the Covid pandemic in 2020. It follows friends Jonathan (Rudnitsky), Elizabeth (David) and...
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Billed as a love letter to the classic Quentin Tarantino pic and the history of cinema as a whole, the film is based on Turkiewicz’ short of the same name, which he wrote and directed at the height of the Covid pandemic in 2020. It follows friends Jonathan (Rudnitsky), Elizabeth (David) and...
- 3/2/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Starz is keeping a show alive that was scrapped post-development.
The premium cabler announced today it has picked up the 10-episode drama Three Women, based on the #1 New York Times bestselling book of the same name from acclaimed author and the show's creator Lisa Taddeo.
The show completed production at Showtime, but the cabler scrapped it last month after a change in strategy.
Three Women stars Shailene Woodley, Betty Gilpin, DeWanda Wise, Gabrielle Creevy, Blair Underwood, and John Patrick Amedori.
Laura Eason is the showrunner.
"We are proud to welcome 'Three Women' to the Starz family. The show is anchored by such remarkable talent both in front of and behind the camera and aligns perfectly with our commitment to telling stories by, for and about women," said Alison Hoffman, President, Domestic Networks, Starz.
Taddeo, who also wrote the pilot episode, said, "We set out to make a bluntly...
The premium cabler announced today it has picked up the 10-episode drama Three Women, based on the #1 New York Times bestselling book of the same name from acclaimed author and the show's creator Lisa Taddeo.
The show completed production at Showtime, but the cabler scrapped it last month after a change in strategy.
Three Women stars Shailene Woodley, Betty Gilpin, DeWanda Wise, Gabrielle Creevy, Blair Underwood, and John Patrick Amedori.
Laura Eason is the showrunner.
"We are proud to welcome 'Three Women' to the Starz family. The show is anchored by such remarkable talent both in front of and behind the camera and aligns perfectly with our commitment to telling stories by, for and about women," said Alison Hoffman, President, Domestic Networks, Starz.
Taddeo, who also wrote the pilot episode, said, "We set out to make a bluntly...
- 3/2/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
John Cena, Awkwafina, and Simu Liu are set to star in Prime Video’s action-comedy “Grand Death Lotto,” Amazon Studios announced on Thursday.
Paul Feig is directing the film from a script written by Rob Yescombe (“Outside the Wire”).
“Grand Theft Lotto” will be produced by Roth/Kirschenbaum Films’ Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum, and Feigco Entertainment’s Laura Fischer and Paul Feig. John Cena, Zack Roth, and Rob Yescombe will executive produce.
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The synopsis is as follows: “In the very near future, the Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California. The only catch? Kill the winner before sundown and you can legally claim their prize. New LA transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (Cena) to make it to sundown...
Paul Feig is directing the film from a script written by Rob Yescombe (“Outside the Wire”).
“Grand Theft Lotto” will be produced by Roth/Kirschenbaum Films’ Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum, and Feigco Entertainment’s Laura Fischer and Paul Feig. John Cena, Zack Roth, and Rob Yescombe will executive produce.
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The synopsis is as follows: “In the very near future, the Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California. The only catch? Kill the winner before sundown and you can legally claim their prize. New LA transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (Cena) to make it to sundown...
- 3/2/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
John Cena, Awkwafina and Simu Liu are set to star in the action-comedy “Grand Death Lotto” for Prime Video. Paul Feig will produce and direct the film from a script by Rob Yescombe (“Outside the Wire”).
“Grand Death Lotto” is set in the very near future, where a competition known as “the Grand Lottery” has been established in “economically challenged California.” But, as the film’s official logline explains, there’s a catch: “Kill the winner before sundown and you can legally claim their prize.”
The logline continues: “New LA transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (Cena) to make it to sundown in order to claim her multi-billion dollar prize, all while dealing with Noel’s protection rival Louis Lewis (Liu), who also wants to get her to sundown in order to claim his rich protection commission.
“Grand Death Lotto” is set in the very near future, where a competition known as “the Grand Lottery” has been established in “economically challenged California.” But, as the film’s official logline explains, there’s a catch: “Kill the winner before sundown and you can legally claim their prize.”
The logline continues: “New LA transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (Cena) to make it to sundown in order to claim her multi-billion dollar prize, all while dealing with Noel’s protection rival Louis Lewis (Liu), who also wants to get her to sundown in order to claim his rich protection commission.
- 3/2/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
DGA Award winner and 5x Emmy nominee Paul Feig has found a stellar trio to lead his new action-comedy Grand Death Lotto for Amazon Studios in John Cena (Peacemaker), Awkwafina (Renfield) and Simu Liu (Barbie).
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The film penned by Rob Yescombe (Outside the Wire) is set in a very near future, in which a Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California. The only catch? You’ll need to kill the winner before sundown in order to legally claim their prize. New L.A. transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel...
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The film penned by Rob Yescombe (Outside the Wire) is set in a very near future, in which a Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California. The only catch? You’ll need to kill the winner before sundown in order to legally claim their prize. New L.A. transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel...
- 3/2/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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