Los Angeles, Jan 16 (Ians) Actor Paul Walter Hauser won the Outstanding Supporting Actor Limited or Anthology Series for his performance in the true crime drama series ‘Black Bird’ at the currently ongoing 75th edition of Primetime Emmy Awards.
The official handle of Television Academy took to their official handle on X and wrote: “The #Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie goes to Paul Walter Hauser for Black Bird ( @AppleTV )! Congrats on a first-ever #Emmy win. #Emmys #75thEmmys”.
‘Black Bird’ is based on the 2010 autobiographical novel ‘In with the Devil: a Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption’ by James Keene with Hillel Levin.
The six-episode mini series premiered on July 8, 2022, on Apple TV+.
The series received critical acclaim with particular praise toward Jimmy Keene’s original story and its cast.
The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards are currently underway at...
The official handle of Television Academy took to their official handle on X and wrote: “The #Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie goes to Paul Walter Hauser for Black Bird ( @AppleTV )! Congrats on a first-ever #Emmy win. #Emmys #75thEmmys”.
‘Black Bird’ is based on the 2010 autobiographical novel ‘In with the Devil: a Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption’ by James Keene with Hillel Levin.
The six-episode mini series premiered on July 8, 2022, on Apple TV+.
The series received critical acclaim with particular praise toward Jimmy Keene’s original story and its cast.
The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards are currently underway at...
- 1/16/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Season 2 of “The Afterparty” may not be eligible at the Emmys until next year, but it could very well help one of its cast members prevail for a completely different show at the 2023 awards (that will be held in 2024).
Paul Walter Hauser has been the odds-on favorite to take home the Best Limited Series/TV Movie Supporting Actor prize for Apple TV+’s “Black Bird” basically all season long. And for good reason. He has triumphed at almost every occasion leading up to the Emmys, having raked in wins at the Critics Choice and Golden Globe Awards. His only loss so far has been at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, where he fell to “1883” star Sam Elliott, but he was always going to have a tough time claiming the victory there as the lone supporting player in the single limited series/TV movie actor lineup who was also up...
Paul Walter Hauser has been the odds-on favorite to take home the Best Limited Series/TV Movie Supporting Actor prize for Apple TV+’s “Black Bird” basically all season long. And for good reason. He has triumphed at almost every occasion leading up to the Emmys, having raked in wins at the Critics Choice and Golden Globe Awards. His only loss so far has been at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, where he fell to “1883” star Sam Elliott, but he was always going to have a tough time claiming the victory there as the lone supporting player in the single limited series/TV movie actor lineup who was also up...
- 8/21/2023
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Ray Liotta was honored Wednesday morning with a posthumous Emmy nomination for his work on Apple TV+’s “Black Bird,” an occasion that “would mean the world to him,” his daughter said.
Addressing the recognition, which marks Liotta’s first nomination since winning a Primetime Emmy for his guest work on “ER” in 2005, the late actor’s daughter Karsen Liotta said in a statement to press, “I am so grateful to the members of the Television Academy for honoring my Dad with this nomination. He was so incredibly proud of his performance in ‘Black Bird,’ and it would mean the world to him to be nominated alongside Taron and Paul.”
Liotta, whose performance as Big Jim Keene also earned him a posthumous Critics Choice Award nomination earlier this year, died May 26, 2022 — just two months before the true crime limited series premiered on Apple TV+.
Based on the autobiographical novel “In...
Addressing the recognition, which marks Liotta’s first nomination since winning a Primetime Emmy for his guest work on “ER” in 2005, the late actor’s daughter Karsen Liotta said in a statement to press, “I am so grateful to the members of the Television Academy for honoring my Dad with this nomination. He was so incredibly proud of his performance in ‘Black Bird,’ and it would mean the world to him to be nominated alongside Taron and Paul.”
Liotta, whose performance as Big Jim Keene also earned him a posthumous Critics Choice Award nomination earlier this year, died May 26, 2022 — just two months before the true crime limited series premiered on Apple TV+.
Based on the autobiographical novel “In...
- 7/12/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Curated by the IndieWire Crafts team, Craft Considerations is a platform for filmmakers to talk about recent work we believe is worthy of awards consideration. In partnership with Apple TV+, for this edition, we look at how the editing, cinematography, and sound created the pulsing drama “Black Bird.”
Adapted from the book “In with the Devil” by James Keene and Hillel Levin, the Apple TV+ limited series “Black Bird” shines a disturbing light on murderer, rapist, and suspected serial killer Larry Hall, who preyed on girls and women during the 1980s and ‘90s. Show creator Dennis Lehane (“Gone Baby Gone”) unravels the story, based on actual events, through a gripping, character-driven six episodes that redefine the psychological crime thriller genre.
The narrative examines the male psyche through the eyes of Hall (Paul Walter Hauser) and Jimmy Keene (Taron Egerton), a high school football star turned con serving 10 years without parole...
Adapted from the book “In with the Devil” by James Keene and Hillel Levin, the Apple TV+ limited series “Black Bird” shines a disturbing light on murderer, rapist, and suspected serial killer Larry Hall, who preyed on girls and women during the 1980s and ‘90s. Show creator Dennis Lehane (“Gone Baby Gone”) unravels the story, based on actual events, through a gripping, character-driven six episodes that redefine the psychological crime thriller genre.
The narrative examines the male psyche through the eyes of Hall (Paul Walter Hauser) and Jimmy Keene (Taron Egerton), a high school football star turned con serving 10 years without parole...
- 5/17/2023
- by Daron James
- Indiewire
In Black Bird, Apple TV’s dramatic take on the true crime memoir about a suspected serial killer Larry Hall, star Taron Egerton admits that his portrayal of FBI operative Jimmy Keene differs from the real-life person who helped authorities to find Hall’s victims.
The psychological thriller actually zeroes in on Jimmy’s evolution as a former high school football hero-turned-alleged drug dealer who’s sent to prison to elicit a confession from Hall. (Keene was cleared of all charges).
The six-parter from Dennis Lehane dropped on Apple last summer.
“Dennis’ angle on the show was to take a guy from A to B — A being a lack of self awareness in terms of having a moral code, an attitude toward to women, to B, [a person] who has discovered some humanity and some responsibility to everyone around him,” explained Edgerton on Sunday during Deadline’s Contenders TV event. “He does grow, but it costs him dearly.
The psychological thriller actually zeroes in on Jimmy’s evolution as a former high school football hero-turned-alleged drug dealer who’s sent to prison to elicit a confession from Hall. (Keene was cleared of all charges).
The six-parter from Dennis Lehane dropped on Apple last summer.
“Dennis’ angle on the show was to take a guy from A to B — A being a lack of self awareness in terms of having a moral code, an attitude toward to women, to B, [a person] who has discovered some humanity and some responsibility to everyone around him,” explained Edgerton on Sunday during Deadline’s Contenders TV event. “He does grow, but it costs him dearly.
- 4/16/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
After turning in many worthy performances across film and television for nearly two decades with no nominations to show for it, Paul Walter Hauser finally landed his first individual Screen Actors Guild Award bid this year. He is nominated for his chilling turn as suspected serial killer Larry Hall on Apple TV+’s “Black Bird” in the limited series/TV movie actor category. If Hauser prevails at the ceremony on February 26, he will have another statuette to, uh, lock up in his trophy case beside his Critics Choice Award and Golden Globe Award for the same role.
Based on “In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption,” James Keene‘s 2010 memoir which he wrote with Hillel Levin, the six-part miniseries follows Keene (Taron Egerton), a one-time high school football star and decorated policeman’s son-turned-drug dealer, as he is sentenced to 10 years...
Based on “In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption,” James Keene‘s 2010 memoir which he wrote with Hillel Levin, the six-part miniseries follows Keene (Taron Egerton), a one-time high school football star and decorated policeman’s son-turned-drug dealer, as he is sentenced to 10 years...
- 2/20/2023
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
"Black Bird" is one of the most intense and finely crafted true crime stories of the year. The series made by "Mystic River" writer Dennis Lehane has a lot going for it, from subtle scripts that ratchet up the intensity of the serial killer-centric story without ever feeling exploitative, to explosively great performances from Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser. Egerton's cocky criminal Jimmy Keene is countered at every step by the man he's supposed to be talking into a confession in prison, alleged serial killer Larry Hall (Hauser). The pair's dynamic is anything but simple, and the series lets it unfold steadily across its six compelling episodes.
The Apple TV+ series also features the last performance from Ray Liotta, who, as Jimmy's sick father, motivates him to take a deal as a federal informant purposely placed in prison alongside Hall. The whole series sounds like a case of truth being stranger than fiction,...
The Apple TV+ series also features the last performance from Ray Liotta, who, as Jimmy's sick father, motivates him to take a deal as a federal informant purposely placed in prison alongside Hall. The whole series sounds like a case of truth being stranger than fiction,...
- 11/21/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
There are a lot of different techniques and strategies on which actor Paul Walter Hauser leaned to prepare for his transformative turn as (suspected) real-life serial killer Larry Hall on the Apple TV+ miniseries “Black Bird.” But chief among them, the actor divulges in a recent webchat with Gold Derby, was “people-watching” (watch the full exclusive video interview above).
“I think some of the best stuff that I’ve tried to do or that people have said they liked — I’m ripping it from somebody I saw at the airport, some dude I stood next to at a urinal, or literally [fellow actor] Vincent D’Onofrio,” admits Hauser. “To play [Hall], I studied D’Onofrio in ‘Full Metal Jacket.’ There were just a couple of things I aped. One of them is that kind of Kubrick stare, the famous long, soulless, soul-being-sucked-out stare.”
Based on James Keene and Hillel Levin‘s 2010 memoir “In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero,...
“I think some of the best stuff that I’ve tried to do or that people have said they liked — I’m ripping it from somebody I saw at the airport, some dude I stood next to at a urinal, or literally [fellow actor] Vincent D’Onofrio,” admits Hauser. “To play [Hall], I studied D’Onofrio in ‘Full Metal Jacket.’ There were just a couple of things I aped. One of them is that kind of Kubrick stare, the famous long, soulless, soul-being-sucked-out stare.”
Based on James Keene and Hillel Levin‘s 2010 memoir “In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero,...
- 11/14/2022
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Despite finding success in the comedy and drama TV categories, thanks to “Ted Lasso” and “The Morning Show,” respectively, Apple TV+ has yet to break into the limited series/TV movie races at the Golden Globes. Now, it might have finally booked its ticket with the miniseries “Black Bird,” which is expected to be admitted three times over, per our combined odds, for series, actor (Taron Egerton) and supporting actor (Paul Walter Hauser).
Based on James Keene and Hillel Levin‘s 2010 memoir “In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption,” the six-part series follows Keene (Egerton), a one-time high school football star and decorated policeman’s son-turned-drug dealer, as he is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison and presented with a unique choice: Either he enters a maximum security prison for the criminally insane, befriends suspected serial killer Larry Hall...
Based on James Keene and Hillel Levin‘s 2010 memoir “In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption,” the six-part series follows Keene (Egerton), a one-time high school football star and decorated policeman’s son-turned-drug dealer, as he is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison and presented with a unique choice: Either he enters a maximum security prison for the criminally insane, befriends suspected serial killer Larry Hall...
- 10/27/2022
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Spoiler Alert: The following story contains details from Friday’s Black Bird series finale.
When Apple TV+’s six-episode psychological thriller Black Bird reached its conclusion on Friday, one of the criminals at its center was redeemed—the other, condemned.
The episode titled “You Promised” finds drug dealer turned FBI informant Jimmy Keene (Taron Egerton) getting increasingly aggressive, in his quest to get answers out of Larry Hall (Paul Walter Hauser)—the serial confessor revealed to be a serial killer, who won’t reveal where his bodies are buried.
In a bid to get home to his ailing father Big Jim (Ray Liotta), who in this episode is seen suffering a stroke, Jimmy looks to use Larry’s ego against him via a bit of reverse psychology. Larry, he says, is a liar—a teller of tall tales full of rapes and murders that he hasn’t, in fact, committed.
When Apple TV+’s six-episode psychological thriller Black Bird reached its conclusion on Friday, one of the criminals at its center was redeemed—the other, condemned.
The episode titled “You Promised” finds drug dealer turned FBI informant Jimmy Keene (Taron Egerton) getting increasingly aggressive, in his quest to get answers out of Larry Hall (Paul Walter Hauser)—the serial confessor revealed to be a serial killer, who won’t reveal where his bodies are buried.
In a bid to get home to his ailing father Big Jim (Ray Liotta), who in this episode is seen suffering a stroke, Jimmy looks to use Larry’s ego against him via a bit of reverse psychology. Larry, he says, is a liar—a teller of tall tales full of rapes and murders that he hasn’t, in fact, committed.
- 8/5/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s been one month since Ray Liotta died on May 26, and fans are still able to see him on screen one more time.
The late “Goodfellas” icon passed away in his sleep at age 67 while filming “Dangerous Waters” in the Dominican Republic. One of Liotta’s final screen credits is the AppleTV+ limited series “Black Bird” co-starring Taron Egerton, which premieres July 8.
While promoting the series on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” Egerton opened up about working with his “hero” Liotta.
“Sometimes actors can be…we’re a weird bunch, we do weird stuff, so I thought I’d leave him to it, give him his space, and across the room he sort of caught my eye and just stood up, walked towards me in a sort of frail way,” the “Rocketman” alum said. “He’s in ailing health in the show, and he just embraced me, and we stayed that way for a little while.
The late “Goodfellas” icon passed away in his sleep at age 67 while filming “Dangerous Waters” in the Dominican Republic. One of Liotta’s final screen credits is the AppleTV+ limited series “Black Bird” co-starring Taron Egerton, which premieres July 8.
While promoting the series on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” Egerton opened up about working with his “hero” Liotta.
“Sometimes actors can be…we’re a weird bunch, we do weird stuff, so I thought I’d leave him to it, give him his space, and across the room he sort of caught my eye and just stood up, walked towards me in a sort of frail way,” the “Rocketman” alum said. “He’s in ailing health in the show, and he just embraced me, and we stayed that way for a little while.
- 7/1/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
One of Ray Liotta’s final projects before his death is coming to Apple TV+. The streaming service unveiled the first trailer for the upcoming psychological thriller series Black Bird on Wednesday, starring Liotta as a disappointed father to a troubled Taron Egerton.
The trailer opens with the voice of the late actor speaking to his son Jimmy Keene, played by Egerton, now in prison.
“I never wanted this for you,” Liotta says as Big Jim. “I wanted a totally different life. A steady paycheck. Kids. A family.”
“Dad. Tell...
The trailer opens with the voice of the late actor speaking to his son Jimmy Keene, played by Egerton, now in prison.
“I never wanted this for you,” Liotta says as Big Jim. “I wanted a totally different life. A steady paycheck. Kids. A family.”
“Dad. Tell...
- 6/8/2022
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Apple TV+ on Wednesday dropped the trailer for the highly anticipated limited drama series Black Bird.
The series is "a gritty, suspenseful psychological thriller" developed and executive produced by acclaimed bestselling author Dennis Lehane.
The six-episode series premieres globally, with the first two episodes on Friday, July 8, 2022, on Apple TV+, followed by one new episode weekly every Friday through August 5, 2022.
The series stars Taron Egerton as Jimmy Keene, Paul Walter Hauser as Larry Hall, Greg Kinnear as Brian Miller, Sepideh Moafi as Lauren McCauley, and the late Ray Liotta as Jimmy Keene's father, Big Jim Keene.
Liotta passed away on May 26 in his sleep.
The legendary Goodfellas actor had a string of projects in the works at the time of his death.
Black Bird is adapted from the true-crime memoir "In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption" by James Keene and Hillel Levin.
The series is "a gritty, suspenseful psychological thriller" developed and executive produced by acclaimed bestselling author Dennis Lehane.
The six-episode series premieres globally, with the first two episodes on Friday, July 8, 2022, on Apple TV+, followed by one new episode weekly every Friday through August 5, 2022.
The series stars Taron Egerton as Jimmy Keene, Paul Walter Hauser as Larry Hall, Greg Kinnear as Brian Miller, Sepideh Moafi as Lauren McCauley, and the late Ray Liotta as Jimmy Keene's father, Big Jim Keene.
Liotta passed away on May 26 in his sleep.
The legendary Goodfellas actor had a string of projects in the works at the time of his death.
Black Bird is adapted from the true-crime memoir "In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption" by James Keene and Hillel Levin.
- 6/8/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Apple has unveiled the trailer for the highly-anticipated limited drama series ‘Black Bird,’ a gritty, suspenseful psychological thriller developed and executive produced by acclaimed, bestselling author Dennis Lehane.
Inspired by actual events, when high school football hero and decorated policeman’s son Jimmy Keene (Egerton) is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum-security prison, he is given the choice of a lifetime — enter a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane and befriend suspected serial killer Larry Hall (Hauser), or stay where he is and serve his full sentence with no possibility of parole. Keene quickly realizes his only way out is to elicit a confession and find out where the bodies of several young girls are buried before Hall’s appeal goes through. But is this suspected killer telling the truth? Or is it just another tale from a serial liar? This dramatic and captivating story subverts the crime genre by...
Inspired by actual events, when high school football hero and decorated policeman’s son Jimmy Keene (Egerton) is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum-security prison, he is given the choice of a lifetime — enter a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane and befriend suspected serial killer Larry Hall (Hauser), or stay where he is and serve his full sentence with no possibility of parole. Keene quickly realizes his only way out is to elicit a confession and find out where the bodies of several young girls are buried before Hall’s appeal goes through. But is this suspected killer telling the truth? Or is it just another tale from a serial liar? This dramatic and captivating story subverts the crime genre by...
- 6/8/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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Apple TV+ has released a trailer for its limited series Black Bird, which features Ray Liotta in one of his final roles.
The six-episode drama, which premieres July 8, centers on Jimmy Keene (Taron Egerton), the son of a police officer who’s convicted of a crime and sentenced to 10 years in a minimum-security prison. He’s given a choice by prosecutors, however: Serve the full term without possibility of parole or transfer to a maximum-security facility for the criminally insane and befriend a suspected serial killer (Paul Walter Hauser) in hopes of getting him to confess to more crimes.
Liotta, who died in late May at age 67, plays Big Jim Keene, Jimmy’s father. He’s featured at the beginning of the trailer telling his son, “I never wanted this for you. I wanted a totally different life — a steady paycheck, kids, a family.
Apple TV+ has released a trailer for its limited series Black Bird, which features Ray Liotta in one of his final roles.
The six-episode drama, which premieres July 8, centers on Jimmy Keene (Taron Egerton), the son of a police officer who’s convicted of a crime and sentenced to 10 years in a minimum-security prison. He’s given a choice by prosecutors, however: Serve the full term without possibility of parole or transfer to a maximum-security facility for the criminally insane and befriend a suspected serial killer (Paul Walter Hauser) in hopes of getting him to confess to more crimes.
Liotta, who died in late May at age 67, plays Big Jim Keene, Jimmy’s father. He’s featured at the beginning of the trailer telling his son, “I never wanted this for you. I wanted a totally different life — a steady paycheck, kids, a family.
- 6/8/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The late, wonderful Ray Liotta died last month at the age of 67, but he still has a number of projects coming out posthumously.
That includes the limited drama series “Black Bird,” a true-crime psychological thriller developed and executive-produced by “Gone Baby Gone,” “Mystic River,” and “Shutter Island” author Dennis Lehane. Apple TV+ premieres the first two episodes on Friday, July 8, with one following each week through August 5. Watch the official trailer below.
The series is adapted from the memoir “In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption” by James Keene and Hillel Levin. Ray Liotta is one of an ensemble that includes Taron Egerton as Jimmy Keene, a local high school football star and decorated policeman’s son who is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum-security prison. But he’s given a choice: enter a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane and...
That includes the limited drama series “Black Bird,” a true-crime psychological thriller developed and executive-produced by “Gone Baby Gone,” “Mystic River,” and “Shutter Island” author Dennis Lehane. Apple TV+ premieres the first two episodes on Friday, July 8, with one following each week through August 5. Watch the official trailer below.
The series is adapted from the memoir “In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption” by James Keene and Hillel Levin. Ray Liotta is one of an ensemble that includes Taron Egerton as Jimmy Keene, a local high school football star and decorated policeman’s son who is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum-security prison. But he’s given a choice: enter a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane and...
- 6/8/2022
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
“You want me to check into hell and befriend the demon? Not for all the money in the world.” That’s how Jimmy Keene (Taron Egerton) reacts when he’s presented with an offer in the trailer for the highly anticipated suspenseful limited drama series Black Bird. Coming to Apple TV+ on Friday, July 8, the series has been adapted from the true crime memoir In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption by James Keene and Hillel Levin. When Jimmy is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison, his father, Big Jim Keene, played by Ray Liotta in one of his last roles, tells him, “I never wanted this for you. I wanted a totally different life: a steady paycheck, kids, a family.” Jimmy’s hoping for a way out of it, but the only option is “not a quick one,...
- 6/8/2022
- TV Insider
Apple on Wednesday unveiled the trailer for Black Bird, its six-episode original limited series from executive producer Dennis Lehane. The psychological thriller is set to debut globally Apple TV+ on July 8.
Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser, Greg Kinnear, Sepideh Moafi and Ray Liotta star in the Apple Studios-produced series, which was adapted from the true crime memoir In With the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption by James Keene and Hillel Levin.
The series represents the last TV work of Liotta, the Goodfellas and Field of Dreams star who died May 26 at age 67. Lehane, the true crime author behind the likes of Mystic River and Live By Night and who developed, wrote and EPs Black Bird, penned a moving tribute to Liotta after the actor died in his sleep while shooting a film on location in the Dominican Republic. The author called...
Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser, Greg Kinnear, Sepideh Moafi and Ray Liotta star in the Apple Studios-produced series, which was adapted from the true crime memoir In With the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption by James Keene and Hillel Levin.
The series represents the last TV work of Liotta, the Goodfellas and Field of Dreams star who died May 26 at age 67. Lehane, the true crime author behind the likes of Mystic River and Live By Night and who developed, wrote and EPs Black Bird, penned a moving tribute to Liotta after the actor died in his sleep while shooting a film on location in the Dominican Republic. The author called...
- 6/8/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Taron Egerton is going deep undercover as a snitch in maximum security prison to entice a confession out of a suspected serial killer in a bid for his own early release in the trailer for “Black Bird.”
The Apple TV+ series, which debuts with two episodes on July 8, finds Egerton playing Jimmy Keene, a decorated policeman’s son (Ray Liotta), who is sentenced to 10 years behind bars. But, with the authorities needing help in solving a series of gruesome murders, and suspect Larry Hall (Paul Walter Hauser) in supermax, Keene is offered the opportunity to go to the prison for the criminally insane, and elicit a confession.
Things get hairy for Egerton’s Keene as the trailer shows, as he deals with violence, the mentally ill and solitary confinement.
New episodes of the six-episode psychological thriller will drop every Friday though August 5.
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Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser...
The Apple TV+ series, which debuts with two episodes on July 8, finds Egerton playing Jimmy Keene, a decorated policeman’s son (Ray Liotta), who is sentenced to 10 years behind bars. But, with the authorities needing help in solving a series of gruesome murders, and suspect Larry Hall (Paul Walter Hauser) in supermax, Keene is offered the opportunity to go to the prison for the criminally insane, and elicit a confession.
Things get hairy for Egerton’s Keene as the trailer shows, as he deals with violence, the mentally ill and solitary confinement.
New episodes of the six-episode psychological thriller will drop every Friday though August 5.
Also Read:
Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser...
- 6/8/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
Ray Liotta had recently wrapped shooting Apple’s upcoming series Black Bird, his final completed television series, shortly before his death. In a heartfelt remembrance Thursday, series creator Dennis Lehane fondly remembered Liotta as “the most electric American actor of his generation.” Lehane revealed that it “was the culmination of a lifelong dream” to work with Liotta and that he wrote the role of Big Jim Keene specifically for the Emmy-winning actor, describing his performance as a “master class.” Lehane also shares their funny and poignant interactions on set. You can read his entire tribute below.
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The upcoming limited series, set for premiere July 8 on Apple TV+, marked Liotta’s return to series television as a lead opposite Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser. An adaptation of James Keene and Hillel Levin’s true-crime memoir, In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer,...
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The upcoming limited series, set for premiere July 8 on Apple TV+, marked Liotta’s return to series television as a lead opposite Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser. An adaptation of James Keene and Hillel Levin’s true-crime memoir, In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer,...
- 5/26/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Apple today unveiled a first look and the premiere date for ‘Black Bird,’ a gritty, suspenseful six-episode psychological thriller starring Taron Egerton.
Inspired by actual events, when high school football hero, decorated policeman’s son and convicted drug dealer Jimmy Keene (Taron Egerton) is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum-security prison, he is given the choice of a lifetime — enter a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane and befriend suspected serial killer Larry Hall (Paul Walter Hauser), or stay where he is and serve his full sentence with no possibility of parole. Keene quickly realizes his only way out is to elicit a confession and find out where the bodies of several young girls are buried before Hall’s appeal goes through. But is this suspected killer telling the truth? Or is it just another tale from a serial liar?
Also in news – Joel Edgerton to star in Apple series...
Inspired by actual events, when high school football hero, decorated policeman’s son and convicted drug dealer Jimmy Keene (Taron Egerton) is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum-security prison, he is given the choice of a lifetime — enter a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane and befriend suspected serial killer Larry Hall (Paul Walter Hauser), or stay where he is and serve his full sentence with no possibility of parole. Keene quickly realizes his only way out is to elicit a confession and find out where the bodies of several young girls are buried before Hall’s appeal goes through. But is this suspected killer telling the truth? Or is it just another tale from a serial liar?
Also in news – Joel Edgerton to star in Apple series...
- 4/1/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
“Black Bird,” a limited series starring Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser, will premiere on Apple TV Plus this July 8, the streamer announced Thursday.
Based on James Keene and Hillel Levin’s true crime memoir “In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption,” “Black Bird” stars Egerton as Keene, a police officer’s son who is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison for drug dealing. While serving his sentence, he is offered a chance for early parole, on the condition that he move to a prison for the criminally insane and befriend serial killer Larry Hall (Hauser). Keene reluctantly agrees to the unusual case, and develops a complicated relationship with Hall as he attempts to discover the truth behind the murders the convict is suspected of committing. In addition to Egerton and Hauser, the series also stars Sepideh Moafi, Greg Kinnear and Ray Liotta.
Based on James Keene and Hillel Levin’s true crime memoir “In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption,” “Black Bird” stars Egerton as Keene, a police officer’s son who is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison for drug dealing. While serving his sentence, he is offered a chance for early parole, on the condition that he move to a prison for the criminally insane and befriend serial killer Larry Hall (Hauser). Keene reluctantly agrees to the unusual case, and develops a complicated relationship with Hall as he attempts to discover the truth behind the murders the convict is suspected of committing. In addition to Egerton and Hauser, the series also stars Sepideh Moafi, Greg Kinnear and Ray Liotta.
- 3/31/2022
- by Wilson Chapman and Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
Apple TV+ is giving viewers their first look at the upcoming psychological thriller, Black Bird, starring Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Houser. Described as gritty and suspenseful, the six-episode drama was developed and executive produced by Dennis Lehane. The show will officially kick off with its first two episodes on Friday, July 8, and will be followed by one new episode weekly each Friday. (Credit: Apple TV+) Adapted from James Keene and Hillel Levin’s true crime memoir In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption, the television series is inspired by real events. Black Bird tells the story of high school football hero, decorated policeman’s son, and convicted drug dealer Jimmy Keene (Egerton) who has been sentenced to 10 years in a minimum-security prison. But Jimmy is given the offer of a lifetime when he has the chance to enter a maximum-security...
- 3/31/2022
- TV Insider
Oscar nominee Greg Kinnear (Misbehaviour) and Sepideh Moafi (The Killing Of Two Lovers) are set to star alongside Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser and Ray Liotta in Apple’s limited series In With The Devil, an adaptation of James Keene and Hillel Levin’s 2010 novel In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption, from Richard Plepler’s Eden Productions, Imperative Entertainment and Apple Studios.
The six-episode limited series, written by bestselling author Dennis Lehane and directed by Michael R. Roskam, is told through the lens of an intimate relationship between two prisoners, exploring the lengths that people will go to in order to seek redemption, if true absolution is ever really possible, and if so, at what costs.
Kinnear will play Brian Miller, the chief investigator for the Vermillion County Sheriff’s Office. Moafi will portray FBI agent Lauren McCauley.
The six-episode limited series, written by bestselling author Dennis Lehane and directed by Michael R. Roskam, is told through the lens of an intimate relationship between two prisoners, exploring the lengths that people will go to in order to seek redemption, if true absolution is ever really possible, and if so, at what costs.
Kinnear will play Brian Miller, the chief investigator for the Vermillion County Sheriff’s Office. Moafi will portray FBI agent Lauren McCauley.
- 4/29/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Greg Kinnear and Sepideh Moafi have been cast in the upcoming Apple drama series “In With the Devil,” Variety has learned.
The pair joins previously announced series leads Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser as well as Ray Liotta. The six-episode series was ordered at Apple in January. It based on the 2010 novel “In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption” by James Keene and Hillel Levin.
The book tells the story of Keene’s real life when he was sentenced to prison but offered his freedom in exchange for coaxing a confession out of a fellow inmate, a suspected serial killer.
The series is described as being told through the lens of an intimate relationship between two prisoners, exploring the lengths that people will go to in order to seek redemption, if true absolution is ever really possible, and if so,...
The pair joins previously announced series leads Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser as well as Ray Liotta. The six-episode series was ordered at Apple in January. It based on the 2010 novel “In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption” by James Keene and Hillel Levin.
The book tells the story of Keene’s real life when he was sentenced to prison but offered his freedom in exchange for coaxing a confession out of a fellow inmate, a suspected serial killer.
The series is described as being told through the lens of an intimate relationship between two prisoners, exploring the lengths that people will go to in order to seek redemption, if true absolution is ever really possible, and if so,...
- 4/29/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Apple’s limited series In With the Devil is filling out its cast.
Greg Kinnear and Sepideh Moafi have joined the six-episode drama opposite Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser and Ray Liotta. Both will play law enforcement officers in the series from Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, The Outsider).
Based on a book by James Keene and Hillel Levin, In With the Devil centers on Jimmy Keene (Egerton), the son of a Chicago cop who winds up in prison. A few months into his sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted his case approaches Jimmy with a deal: Coax a confession out of a fellow inmate who’...
Greg Kinnear and Sepideh Moafi have joined the six-episode drama opposite Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser and Ray Liotta. Both will play law enforcement officers in the series from Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, The Outsider).
Based on a book by James Keene and Hillel Levin, In With the Devil centers on Jimmy Keene (Egerton), the son of a Chicago cop who winds up in prison. A few months into his sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted his case approaches Jimmy with a deal: Coax a confession out of a fellow inmate who’...
- 4/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Apple’s limited series In With the Devil is filling out its cast.
Greg Kinnear and Sepideh Moafi have joined the six-episode drama opposite Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser and Ray Liotta. Both will play law enforcement officers in the series from Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, The Outsider).
Based on a book by James Keene and Hillel Levin, In With the Devil centers on Jimmy Keene (Egerton), the son of a Chicago cop who winds up in prison. A few months into his sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted his case approaches Jimmy with a deal: Coax a confession out of a fellow inmate who’...
Greg Kinnear and Sepideh Moafi have joined the six-episode drama opposite Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser and Ray Liotta. Both will play law enforcement officers in the series from Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, The Outsider).
Based on a book by James Keene and Hillel Levin, In With the Devil centers on Jimmy Keene (Egerton), the son of a Chicago cop who winds up in prison. A few months into his sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted his case approaches Jimmy with a deal: Coax a confession out of a fellow inmate who’...
- 4/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Ray Liotta has joined the cast of Apple’s upcoming limited series “In With the Devil,” the streamer announced Friday.
Based on the 2010 novel “In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption” by James Keene and Hillel Levin, the six-episode series centers on the “intimate relationship” between two prisoners and explores “the lengths that people will go to in order to seek redemption, if true absolution is ever really possible, and if so, at what costs.”
Keene and Levin’s novel centers on a young football star who is sentenced to 10 years in prison and is offered the chance at freedom if he can coax a confession out of a fellow inmate and serial killer.
Liotta will star on the series as Big Jim, alongside “Rocketman” star Taron Egerton and “Richard Jewell” breakout Paul Walter Hauser. Dennis Lehane will write and executive produce.
Based on the 2010 novel “In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption” by James Keene and Hillel Levin, the six-episode series centers on the “intimate relationship” between two prisoners and explores “the lengths that people will go to in order to seek redemption, if true absolution is ever really possible, and if so, at what costs.”
Keene and Levin’s novel centers on a young football star who is sentenced to 10 years in prison and is offered the chance at freedom if he can coax a confession out of a fellow inmate and serial killer.
Liotta will star on the series as Big Jim, alongside “Rocketman” star Taron Egerton and “Richard Jewell” breakout Paul Walter Hauser. Dennis Lehane will write and executive produce.
- 3/5/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Ray Liotta has signed on the upcoming Apple drama series “In With the Devil,” Variety has confirmed.
Liotta joins previously announced series leads Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser.
The six-episode series would be based on the 2010 novel “In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption” by James Keene and Hillel Levin. The book tells the story of Keene’s real life when he was sentenced to prison but offered his freedom in exchange for coaxing a confession out of a fellow inmate, a suspected serial killer.
The series is described as being told through the lens of an intimate relationship between two prisoners, exploring the lengths that people will go to in order to seek redemption, if true absolution is ever really possible, and if so, at what costs. Egerton will star as Keene, with Hauser playing the serial killer. Liotta...
Liotta joins previously announced series leads Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser.
The six-episode series would be based on the 2010 novel “In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption” by James Keene and Hillel Levin. The book tells the story of Keene’s real life when he was sentenced to prison but offered his freedom in exchange for coaxing a confession out of a fellow inmate, a suspected serial killer.
The series is described as being told through the lens of an intimate relationship between two prisoners, exploring the lengths that people will go to in order to seek redemption, if true absolution is ever really possible, and if so, at what costs. Egerton will star as Keene, with Hauser playing the serial killer. Liotta...
- 3/5/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Emmy winner Ray Liotta will make a return to series television as a lead opposite Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser in Apple’s limited series In With The Devil, an adaptation of James Keene and Hillel Levin’s 2010 novel In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption, from Richard Plepler’s Eden Productions, Imperative Entertainment and Apple Studios.
The six-episode limited series, written by bestselling author Dennis Lehane and directed by Michael R. Roskam, is told through the lens of an intimate relationship between two prisoners, exploring the lengths that people will go to in order to seek redemption, if true absolution is ever really possible, and if so, at what costs.
Egerton plays Keene who was a standout young football player in Chicago headed for a pro career when a few turns in the wrong direction caught him...
The six-episode limited series, written by bestselling author Dennis Lehane and directed by Michael R. Roskam, is told through the lens of an intimate relationship between two prisoners, exploring the lengths that people will go to in order to seek redemption, if true absolution is ever really possible, and if so, at what costs.
Egerton plays Keene who was a standout young football player in Chicago headed for a pro career when a few turns in the wrong direction caught him...
- 3/5/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Ray Liotta is getting In With the Devil at Apple TV+.
The Emmy winner and Goodfellas star has joined Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser in the limited series from creator Dennis Lehane. The six-episode drama is based on the book In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption by James Keene and Hillel Levin.
The book tells the story of Jimmy Keene (Egerton), the son of a Chicago cop who winds up in prison. A few months into his sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted his case approaches Jimmy with a deal: Coax a confession ...
The Emmy winner and Goodfellas star has joined Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser in the limited series from creator Dennis Lehane. The six-episode drama is based on the book In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption by James Keene and Hillel Levin.
The book tells the story of Jimmy Keene (Egerton), the son of a Chicago cop who winds up in prison. A few months into his sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted his case approaches Jimmy with a deal: Coax a confession ...
Ray Liotta is getting In With the Devil at Apple TV+.
The Emmy winner and Goodfellas star has joined Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser in the limited series from creator Dennis Lehane. The six-episode drama is based on the book In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption by James Keene and Hillel Levin.
The book tells the story of Jimmy Keene (Egerton), the son of a Chicago cop who winds up in prison. A few months into his sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted his case approaches Jimmy with a deal: Coax a confession ...
The Emmy winner and Goodfellas star has joined Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser in the limited series from creator Dennis Lehane. The six-episode drama is based on the book In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption by James Keene and Hillel Levin.
The book tells the story of Jimmy Keene (Egerton), the son of a Chicago cop who winds up in prison. A few months into his sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted his case approaches Jimmy with a deal: Coax a confession ...
Though both have taken very different routes in their careers, both Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser are two of the best rising stars in the film industry. Egerton has seen his star shoot up like a rocket thanks to a starring role in two ‘Kingsman’ action films, as well as an acclaimed role in “Rocketman.” And then you have Hauser, who is probably best known for his supporting work, but broke out last year thanks to his role in “Richard Jewell.” Now, both men will be working with each other on a new Apple TV+ series, titled “In with the Devil.”
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- 1/26/2021
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
‘Rocketman’ star Taron Egerton and ‘Richard Jewell’ actor Paul Walter Hauser have jumped on board the Apple TV limited series ‘In with the Devil’.
Based on the 2010 novel ‘In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption’ by James Keene and Hillel Levin, the story unfolds Keene’s real life when he was sentenced to prison but offered his freedom in exchange for coaxing a confession out of a fellow inmate, a suspected serial killer.
The story has been described as being told through the lens of an intimate relationship between two prisoners. Egerton would star in the Keene role.
Also in news – The British Independent Film Awards announce first round of winners
Dennis Lehane will write and executive produce the adaptation. Imperative Entertainment’s Bradley Thomas, Dan Friedkin, and Ryan Friedkin will also executive produce along with Egerton, Richard Plepler via Eden Productions,...
Based on the 2010 novel ‘In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption’ by James Keene and Hillel Levin, the story unfolds Keene’s real life when he was sentenced to prison but offered his freedom in exchange for coaxing a confession out of a fellow inmate, a suspected serial killer.
The story has been described as being told through the lens of an intimate relationship between two prisoners. Egerton would star in the Keene role.
Also in news – The British Independent Film Awards announce first round of winners
Dennis Lehane will write and executive produce the adaptation. Imperative Entertainment’s Bradley Thomas, Dan Friedkin, and Ryan Friedkin will also executive produce along with Egerton, Richard Plepler via Eden Productions,...
- 1/26/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Taron Egerton will soon be trading in his secret agent adventures in favour of intimate discussions with a potential serial killer. The Kingsman actor is slated to star in Apple's adaption of the 2010 novel In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption by James Keene and Hillel Levin. It's been reported that Apple is nearing…...
- 1/25/2021
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Apple is nearing an order for the limited series “In with the Devil,” with Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser onboard to star, Variety has learned.
The six-episode series would be based on the 2010 novel “In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption” by James Keene and Hillel Levin. The book tells the story of Keene’s real life when he was sentenced to prison but offered his freedom in exchange for coaxing a confession out of a fellow inmate, a suspected serial killer.
The series is described as being told through the lens of an intimate relationship between two prisoners, exploring the lengths that people will go to in order to seek redemption, if true absolution is ever really possible, and if so, at what costs. Egerton would star in the Keene role.
Dennis Lehane will write and executive produce the adaptation.
The six-episode series would be based on the 2010 novel “In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption” by James Keene and Hillel Levin. The book tells the story of Keene’s real life when he was sentenced to prison but offered his freedom in exchange for coaxing a confession out of a fellow inmate, a suspected serial killer.
The series is described as being told through the lens of an intimate relationship between two prisoners, exploring the lengths that people will go to in order to seek redemption, if true absolution is ever really possible, and if so, at what costs. Egerton would star in the Keene role.
Dennis Lehane will write and executive produce the adaptation.
- 1/25/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Apple TV+ has lured another A-lister to the small screen, tapping Taron Egerton (Rocketman) to star in a six-episode limited series from Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone author Dennis Lehane.
Written and exec produced by Lehane, In With The Devil centers on an intimate relationship between two prisoners, and explores the lengths that people will go to in order to seek redemption — and if true absolution is ever really possible. This story “subverts the crime genre,” according to Apple TV+, by “enlisting the help of the very people put behind bars to solve its mysteries and demonstrates that truth...
Written and exec produced by Lehane, In With The Devil centers on an intimate relationship between two prisoners, and explores the lengths that people will go to in order to seek redemption — and if true absolution is ever really possible. This story “subverts the crime genre,” according to Apple TV+, by “enlisting the help of the very people put behind bars to solve its mysteries and demonstrates that truth...
- 1/25/2021
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Chicago – There are two dates in modern American History that ring in the heads of certain generations. Of course, there is September 11th, 2001, but the granddaddy of that date is November 22nd, 1963. That is when an American president, John F. Kennedy, was shot point blank in the head and killed on the street of an American city. The official proclamation from the government is that a lone assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, fired those shots. In a new Chicago play, “Assassination Theater,” subtitled “Chicago’s Role in the Crime of the Century,” the jury is still decidedly out.
Play Rating: 3.5/5.0
The play is presented lecture style, with audio/visual screens and actors portraying some of the most notorious characters associated with the assassination, and is a complex presentation regarding the labyrinth of circumstances and people who could have been involved with the crime, including a former Chicago mobster who confessed to...
Play Rating: 3.5/5.0
The play is presented lecture style, with audio/visual screens and actors portraying some of the most notorious characters associated with the assassination, and is a complex presentation regarding the labyrinth of circumstances and people who could have been involved with the crime, including a former Chicago mobster who confessed to...
- 9/17/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
"Idol's Eye" was going to be Assayas' next English language film after Cannes 2014 hit "Clouds of Sils Maria" starring Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart. But indie producer Michael Benaroya's Benaroya Pictures has shuttered the film on account of lack of financing: "Due to the criteria for financing not being met by producers, Benaroya Pictures has formally decided to discontinue financing the motion picture titled 'Idol’s Eye,'" said the company in today's statement. Principal photography on this heist picture, based on investigative reporter Hillel Levin's 2007 Playboy article "Boosting the Tuna," was just about to begin in Toronto. According to Levin's website, De Niro would have played Chicago mob lord Tony Accardo opposite Pattinson as a high-end burglary ringleader. Benaroya, along with De Niro and Rachel Weisz, came onboard following the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where Assayas' films typically play to warm welcome. "Idol's...
- 11/4/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Production has been cancelled on the Robert De Niro and Robert Pattinson-starring Idol's Eye.
The Olivier Assayas-directed film was due to begin shooting this month in Toronto, reports Gossip Cop.
Benaroya Pictures said in a statement that it decided not to go ahead after producers failed to meet the criteria for financing the film.
The company retains the rights to the project and will be revising the script before attempting to get the movie back on track.
Idol's Eye was based on Hillel Levin's 2007 Playboy article 'Boosting the Big Tuna'.
It centred around the true story of a group of common criminals who rob a sex store backed by Chicago Mafia boss Tony Accardo.
The Olivier Assayas-directed film was due to begin shooting this month in Toronto, reports Gossip Cop.
Benaroya Pictures said in a statement that it decided not to go ahead after producers failed to meet the criteria for financing the film.
The company retains the rights to the project and will be revising the script before attempting to get the movie back on track.
Idol's Eye was based on Hillel Levin's 2007 Playboy article 'Boosting the Big Tuna'.
It centred around the true story of a group of common criminals who rob a sex store backed by Chicago Mafia boss Tony Accardo.
- 11/4/2014
- Digital Spy
'Idol's Eye' production shut down: Robert De Niro, Robert Pattinson and Rachel Weisz to have starred in Olivier Assayas' action-thriller (photo: Robert Pattinson) Production on screenwriter-director Olivier Assayas' action-thriller Idol's Eye, which was to have starred two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro (The Godfather: Part II, Raging Bull), Robert Pattinson (the Twilight movies, The Rover), and Oscar winner Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener), has been shut down, officially due to financing woes. Michael Benaroya's Beverly Hills-based Benaroya Pictures announced the bad news earlier today, November 3, 2014. “Due to the criteria for financing not being met by producers, Benaroya Pictures has formally decided to discontinue financing the motion picture titled Idol's Eye. The company cannot continue to put its investment at risk and has been forced to stop cash flowing [to] the production. “This is something all of us wanted to avoid, but due to the producers missing...
- 11/4/2014
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Production has been shuttered on Idol's Eye, the crime drama from director and writer Olivier Assayas based on the 2007 Playboy article "Boosting the Big Tuna" by Hillel Levin. Deadline reports that the film's production company and financier Benaroya Pictures has decided to cut off financing for the movie due to the producers' failure to meet financing deadlines; the film was expected to begin filming in Chicago and Toronto in October. The film would have starred Robert DeNiro, Robert Pattinson, and Rachel Weisz. Benaroya Pictures released a statement regarding the production's shut down: “The company cannot continue to put its investment...
- 11/3/2014
- by Teresa Jue
- EW - Inside Movies
The gangster drama "Idol's Eye" sleeps with the fishes. The movie, which was set to star Robert De Niro, Robert Pattinson, and Rachel Weisz has, apparently, been shut down just as filming was set to commence. According to Deadline, Benaroya Pictures has closed the production. The film was to have been directed by Olivier Assayas in Toronto, and while it may return one day, it won't be in the same fashion. Benaroya's statement on the halting of production in part reads, "The company cannot continue to put its investment at risk and has been forced to stop cash flowing the production. This is something all of us wanted to avoid, but due to the producers missing a number of financing criteria deadlines that were mutually established by all parties, we were left with no other options. Benaroya Pictures plans to retain the rights of the film and move forward with...
- 11/3/2014
- by HitFix Staff
- Hitfix
Every year, film executive Franklin Leonard releases his list, called The Black List, of most-liked unproduced screenplays in Hollywood. This year's list was compiled from the suggestions of 290 film executives, each of whom picked up to ten of their favorite scripts. Since the list started in 2004, many screenplays ended up being turned into films. In 2005, two of the top three scripts were "Lars and the Real Girl" which was nominated for Best Original Screenplay Oscar, and "Juno" which actually won the Oscar. See the 2012 Black List below, broken up by how many votes each screenplay received. Some of the projects are already in the works. 65 - Draft Day (Rajiv Joseph, Scott Rothman) On the day of the NFL Draft, Bills General Manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to save football in Buffalo when he trades for the number one pick. He must quickly decide what he's willing to sacrifice in...
- 12/19/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
There is either a couple of football fans or Jerry Maguire/Moneyball with this year’s most liked unproduced screenplay. Close to 300 hundred film executives provided with the Black List creators a top ten of their favorite screenplays of the year and the consensus first overall pick (with 65 votes) comes from the recently featured in Variety (10 Screenwriters to Watch 2012) tandem of Rajiv Joseph & Scott Rothman and their drama which has nothing to do with enlisting in the armed forces. Draft Day – about the day in the life of a fictitious Buffalo Bills Gm appears to currently be in turnaround — which only means I expect to see this greenlight perhaps a little later than sooner – worth noting: top spot almost guarantees that the film will indeed go into production (2006, 2010 and 2011 are the exceptions.) Among the more alluring logline subjects we find on the list, I’d be keen on reading the...
- 12/18/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Adding to the already large amount of options he has for the next several years, Mark Wahlberg has signed on to produce two new films, and like much of his producing work, there’s room for him to take on the starring role in either.
First up, Variety says that he’ll be teaming up with Stephen Levinson to produce When Corruption Was King, a crime drama for Paramount, with Temple Hill Entertainment also producing. Written by Frank Baldwin and based on the memoir of the same name by Robert Cooley and Hillel Levin, the movie focuses on a Chicago mob attorney (Cooley himself) who, as a state witness, had to bring on the downfall of the very organization he worked for.
The role of the lawyer sounds like it could fit Wahlberg, and courtroom dramas could be making something of a comeback (such as with The Lincoln Lawyer), which...
First up, Variety says that he’ll be teaming up with Stephen Levinson to produce When Corruption Was King, a crime drama for Paramount, with Temple Hill Entertainment also producing. Written by Frank Baldwin and based on the memoir of the same name by Robert Cooley and Hillel Levin, the movie focuses on a Chicago mob attorney (Cooley himself) who, as a state witness, had to bring on the downfall of the very organization he worked for.
The role of the lawyer sounds like it could fit Wahlberg, and courtroom dramas could be making something of a comeback (such as with The Lincoln Lawyer), which...
- 4/15/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
The previously announced John DeLorean biopic being developed by Time Inc. Studios and Xyz Films has its director. Alex Holmes, who most recently wrote and directed the HBO and BBC miniseries House of Saddam, will helm the film – his big screen directorial debut. Holmes developed the DeLorean script with co-writer Rob Warr. They had previously collaborated on the BBC TV series Dunkirk. Holmes envisions the film as a crime thriller with a tragic hero at its heart. The untitled film will tell the story of how the auto industry maverick's glamorous life came crashing down when he was caught in an FBI drug trafficking sting, only to be acquitted on grounds of entrapment. The producers behind the film are working closely with DeLorean's son Zachary DeLorean, the executor of the DeLorean estate. The project is also based on the carmaker's unpublished memoirs, articles from Fortune and Time, as well...
- 8/14/2009
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
Alex Holmes, one of the directors of HBO's "House of Saddam," has been tapped to helm a not-yet-titled film about auto industry maverick John DeLorean that is being produced by Xyz Films, Time Inc. Studios, and producer Tamir Ardon.
The script, which Holmes is developing with co-writer Rob Warr, is based on rights controlled by DeLorean's son Zachary DeLorean, the executor of the DeLorean estate. Additional rights secured by producers include John's own unpublished memoirs, articles from Fortune and Time magazines and Hillel Levin's book "Grand Delusions."
Holmes and Warr previously collaborated on the BAFTA Award winning BBC TV series "Dunkirk."
The film will tell how the auto exec was caught in an FBI drug trafficking sting but was acquitted on grounds of entrapment.
Holmes is also adapting Robert Mazur's book about Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel for 2929 Prods., as well as rewriting and adapting Jed Rubenfeld...
The script, which Holmes is developing with co-writer Rob Warr, is based on rights controlled by DeLorean's son Zachary DeLorean, the executor of the DeLorean estate. Additional rights secured by producers include John's own unpublished memoirs, articles from Fortune and Time magazines and Hillel Levin's book "Grand Delusions."
Holmes and Warr previously collaborated on the BAFTA Award winning BBC TV series "Dunkirk."
The film will tell how the auto exec was caught in an FBI drug trafficking sting but was acquitted on grounds of entrapment.
Holmes is also adapting Robert Mazur's book about Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel for 2929 Prods., as well as rewriting and adapting Jed Rubenfeld...
- 8/13/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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