John Carpenter’s Halloween has influenced everything from other slasher flicks to even music videos. With her new visual “Undone,” indie-pop artist Young Summer rips images from the iconic 1978 film for a tension-splitting story that guarantees to creep under the skin.
Young Summer (real name Bobbie Allen) stars in the video as a woman unaware of her surroundings. While out walking her adorable pooch Scrappy, a stalker (Miloš Šarenac) wearing all black lurks from the corners of each frame.
Everything about the brand new “Undone” music video, on which she worked with frequent collaborator and cinematographer Seth Dunlap, feels very 1970s. From long lens shots to a vibrant but muted color grading, Allen (director/editor) masterfully laces suspense by using various classic film techniques and equipment – namely the telephoto Canon Fd 50-300mm T/4.9 zoom Lens.
“I knew using that long zoom for the spy shots would make the stalking...
Young Summer (real name Bobbie Allen) stars in the video as a woman unaware of her surroundings. While out walking her adorable pooch Scrappy, a stalker (Miloš Šarenac) wearing all black lurks from the corners of each frame.
Everything about the brand new “Undone” music video, on which she worked with frequent collaborator and cinematographer Seth Dunlap, feels very 1970s. From long lens shots to a vibrant but muted color grading, Allen (director/editor) masterfully laces suspense by using various classic film techniques and equipment – namely the telephoto Canon Fd 50-300mm T/4.9 zoom Lens.
“I knew using that long zoom for the spy shots would make the stalking...
- 9/30/2024
- by Bee Delores
- bloody-disgusting.com
There was at least some hubris in Weezer’s 30th anniversary Blue Album tour announcement. Openers the Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. are more than potential show-stealers, they’re established headliners in their own right. How do you follow that? You drop a giant curtain to reveal a Weezer-branded spacecraft. It seemed instantly clear at the tour opener in Saint Paul, Minn., on Sept. 4 that Weezer have reached new heights as an arena band.
After a countdown where an Xcel Energy Center full of voices screamed “5, 4, 3, 2, 1,” the vessel took flight into the rafters,...
After a countdown where an Xcel Energy Center full of voices screamed “5, 4, 3, 2, 1,” the vessel took flight into the rafters,...
- 9/5/2024
- by Evan Minsker
- Rollingstone.com
Ahead of a tour commemorating the 30th anniversary of Weezer (b.k.a. the “Blue Album”), the group is planning a gargantuan reissue of the album. The reissue contains the album remastered as well as 36 previously unreleased demos, live recordings, and curiosities (including the fabled “Kitchen Tape” demos). It arrives in a variety of formats on Nov. 1.
The band is teasing the release with what it calls the “third practice” recording of “Undone — The Sweater Song.” The recording sounds fittingly frayed as they rap and sing the song’s lyrics over its eerie guitar line.
The band is teasing the release with what it calls the “third practice” recording of “Undone — The Sweater Song.” The recording sounds fittingly frayed as they rap and sing the song’s lyrics over its eerie guitar line.
- 9/4/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Weezer are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their self-titled debut — a.k.a. The Blue Album — in a big way. Not only is the band about to embark on US tour with special guests Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. (get tickets here), they’ve now announced an expansive reissue of The Blue Album set for release on November 1st.
The Super Deluxe Edition is described as “the most comprehensive vision of The Blue Album ever created.” Spread out across four 12-inch LPs, a 10-inch EP, and one 7-inch are a newly remastered version of the original album and 36 previously unreleased tracks. Among those newly unearthed recordings are eight “Kitchen Tape Demos,” 22 early practices and live recordings, six BBC radio recordings, and four tracks from sessions at Loyola Marymount University. As a preview, Weezer have shared the earliest known recording of “Undone – The Sweater Song,” which you can stream below.
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The Super Deluxe Edition is described as “the most comprehensive vision of The Blue Album ever created.” Spread out across four 12-inch LPs, a 10-inch EP, and one 7-inch are a newly remastered version of the original album and 36 previously unreleased tracks. Among those newly unearthed recordings are eight “Kitchen Tape Demos,” 22 early practices and live recordings, six BBC radio recordings, and four tracks from sessions at Loyola Marymount University. As a preview, Weezer have shared the earliest known recording of “Undone – The Sweater Song,” which you can stream below.
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- 9/4/2024
- by Alex Young
- Consequence - Music
It's been 10 years since a comedy about a former sitcom actor and anthropomorphic horse first graced our screens, with "BoJack Horseman" introducing Netflix as a serious producer of animation. Now, creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg and much of the "BoJack" team are coming for with a new Netflix animated series titled "Long Story Short."
According to Netflix, the show is about "a family over time," including their inside jokes and old wounds, as well as the history they share with one another (as we all do with our own families). Although "BoJack Horseman" is remembered for being a biting satire about Hollywood (or Hollywoo) with plenty of hilarious takes on celebrities (like its jokes about Andrew Garfield and lasagna), it was also a fantastic drama about generational trauma and how messed up families can be.
What makes this news kind of surprising is the fact that Bob-Waksberg has been openly critical of...
According to Netflix, the show is about "a family over time," including their inside jokes and old wounds, as well as the history they share with one another (as we all do with our own families). Although "BoJack Horseman" is remembered for being a biting satire about Hollywood (or Hollywoo) with plenty of hilarious takes on celebrities (like its jokes about Andrew Garfield and lasagna), it was also a fantastic drama about generational trauma and how messed up families can be.
What makes this news kind of surprising is the fact that Bob-Waksberg has been openly critical of...
- 8/23/2024
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
As BoJack Horseman's childhood hero Secretariat once said, "All that exists is what's ahead." And coinciding with Netflix's anthropomorphic existential adult animated series turning 10 just yesterday, we now know exactly what's ahead for the team who brought us BoJack Horseman. As revealed by the streamer itself, BoJack creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg is reteaming with Michael Eisner's Tornante Company and animation outfit ShadowMachine to bring a new adult animated offering to Netflix. No, it's not an actual series of BoJack's show-within-a-show Horsin' Around (we still live in hope!), but rather Long Story Short, a family saga that sounds ripe to be both as surreal and profound as its equine predecessor.
Bob-Waksberg is set to serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer on the show, his third post-BoJack project having previously co-created timey-wimey Prime Video animation Undone and written on animated sitcom Tuca & Bertie. The characteristically playful and provocative logline...
Bob-Waksberg is set to serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer on the show, his third post-BoJack project having previously co-created timey-wimey Prime Video animation Undone and written on animated sitcom Tuca & Bertie. The characteristically playful and provocative logline...
- 8/23/2024
- Empire - TV
The team behind “BoJack Horseman” is reuniting for a new adult animated series at Netflix, Variety has learned.
“BoJack” creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company, and animation house ShadowMachine are back together for the series “Long Story Short.” The news comes on the 10th anniversary of the premiere of “BoJack” on Netflix.
“It is legitimately a thrill and an honor to be back doing what I love most: drafting enthusiastic pull quotes for press releases to Hollywood trade publications. Who says you can’t go home again?!” Bob-Waksberg said.
“Long Story Short” is slated to debut in 2025. Per the official logline, the show is “about a family, over time. It’s about the shared history, the inside jokes, the old wounds. If you’ve ever had a mother, father, sibling, partner, or child, this is the show for you and by the way would it kill you to call them?...
“BoJack” creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company, and animation house ShadowMachine are back together for the series “Long Story Short.” The news comes on the 10th anniversary of the premiere of “BoJack” on Netflix.
“It is legitimately a thrill and an honor to be back doing what I love most: drafting enthusiastic pull quotes for press releases to Hollywood trade publications. Who says you can’t go home again?!” Bob-Waksberg said.
“Long Story Short” is slated to debut in 2025. Per the official logline, the show is “about a family, over time. It’s about the shared history, the inside jokes, the old wounds. If you’ve ever had a mother, father, sibling, partner, or child, this is the show for you and by the way would it kill you to call them?...
- 8/22/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“BoJack Horseman” creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg is returning to Netflix with a new animated comedy, the streamer announced Thursday.
The new series, titled “Long Story Short,” centers on a family over time and is set to debut in 2025. The news comes as “BoJack Horseman” celebrates its 10th anniversary after first premiering on Aug. 22, 2014, on Netflix.
The official logline for “Long Story Short” is as follows: “It’s about the shared history, the inside jokes, the old wounds. If you’ve ever had a mother, father, sibling, partner or child, this is the show for you and by the way would it kill you to call them?”
Bob-Waksberg, who also created Prime Video series “Undone” and wrote and executive produced Netflix’s “Tuca & Bertie,” is set to serve as writer, showrunner and EP for the new series. Much of the “BoJack Horseman” and “Tuca & Bertie” creative team is also set to return for “Long Story Short,...
The new series, titled “Long Story Short,” centers on a family over time and is set to debut in 2025. The news comes as “BoJack Horseman” celebrates its 10th anniversary after first premiering on Aug. 22, 2014, on Netflix.
The official logline for “Long Story Short” is as follows: “It’s about the shared history, the inside jokes, the old wounds. If you’ve ever had a mother, father, sibling, partner or child, this is the show for you and by the way would it kill you to call them?”
Bob-Waksberg, who also created Prime Video series “Undone” and wrote and executive produced Netflix’s “Tuca & Bertie,” is set to serve as writer, showrunner and EP for the new series. Much of the “BoJack Horseman” and “Tuca & Bertie” creative team is also set to return for “Long Story Short,...
- 8/22/2024
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Just as “BoJack Horseman” celebrates its 10th anniversary since first premiering on Netflix and helping the streamer expand our definition of adult animation, the company has announced it has ordered a new animated comedy from creator and executive producer Raphael Bob-Waksberg called “Long Story Short.” In addition to re-teaming with Netflix, Bob-Waksberg is also working with longtime collaborators Tornante Television and ShadowMachine on the series.
The official synopsis for the show reads, “‘Long Story Short’ is an animated comedy about a family, over time. It’s about the shared history, the inside jokes, the old wounds. If you’ve ever had a mother, father, sibling, partner, or child, this is the show for you and by the way would it kill you to call them?”
Bob-Waksberg will write, showrun, and executive produce alongside Noel Bright and Stephen A. Cohen from Tornante. They’re joined by supervising producer Lisa Hanawalt, who...
The official synopsis for the show reads, “‘Long Story Short’ is an animated comedy about a family, over time. It’s about the shared history, the inside jokes, the old wounds. If you’ve ever had a mother, father, sibling, partner, or child, this is the show for you and by the way would it kill you to call them?”
Bob-Waksberg will write, showrun, and executive produce alongside Noel Bright and Stephen A. Cohen from Tornante. They’re joined by supervising producer Lisa Hanawalt, who...
- 8/22/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
Chelsea Wolfe has announced the Undone EP, a collection of remixes, out August 30th via Loma Vista Recordings.
A remix of “Tunnel Lights” by ††† (Crosses) — the duo of Deftones singer Chino Moreno and producer/multi-instrumentalist Shaun Lopez — can be heard now. Lopez reimagines the track with a trip-hop treatment featuring elements of trance techno and electro-industrial, while Moreno adds vocal accompaniment to Wolfe’s lead singing, which is crushed-out with distortion on this version.
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The Undone EP includes six remixes of tracks from Wolfe’s latest album, She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She, with scene mates Full of Hell, Justin K. Broadrick (Godflesh), Boy Harsher, Forest Swords, and Ash Koosha each reworking a song from the LP.
“She Reaches Out felt like the perfect record to have official remixes for since itʼs themed so heavily with transformation,” commented Wolfe in a press release.
A remix of “Tunnel Lights” by ††† (Crosses) — the duo of Deftones singer Chino Moreno and producer/multi-instrumentalist Shaun Lopez — can be heard now. Lopez reimagines the track with a trip-hop treatment featuring elements of trance techno and electro-industrial, while Moreno adds vocal accompaniment to Wolfe’s lead singing, which is crushed-out with distortion on this version.
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The Undone EP includes six remixes of tracks from Wolfe’s latest album, She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She, with scene mates Full of Hell, Justin K. Broadrick (Godflesh), Boy Harsher, Forest Swords, and Ash Koosha each reworking a song from the LP.
“She Reaches Out felt like the perfect record to have official remixes for since itʼs themed so heavily with transformation,” commented Wolfe in a press release.
- 7/30/2024
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
John Corbett is looking back at his career and Hollywood and says he regrets becoming an actor as “it’s been unfulfilling.”
The actor known for playing the character of Aidan Shaw on Sex and the City and reprising the role in the sequel series And Just Like That… shared his thoughts about his career.
“Look, I’m in the fourth quarter of the football game now, in life and in showbiz. It’s just a fact,” Corbett said in an appearance on the Fly on the Wall podcast. “So I can reveal now I picked the f***ing wrong thing to do with my life.”
Corbett also starred in United Stars of Tara, Parenthood, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Undone, Rebel, and How I Met Your Father. The actor has also had film roles in movies like To All the Boys and My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
The actor known for playing the character of Aidan Shaw on Sex and the City and reprising the role in the sequel series And Just Like That… shared his thoughts about his career.
“Look, I’m in the fourth quarter of the football game now, in life and in showbiz. It’s just a fact,” Corbett said in an appearance on the Fly on the Wall podcast. “So I can reveal now I picked the f***ing wrong thing to do with my life.”
Corbett also starred in United Stars of Tara, Parenthood, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Undone, Rebel, and How I Met Your Father. The actor has also had film roles in movies like To All the Boys and My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
- 7/9/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
It has been a high-profile 12 months for Mediawan Kids & Family thanks to subsidiary Method Animation’s involvement in the Ladybug & Cat Noir franchise, which has been enjoying box office success worldwide with a first feature film adaptation.
The IP, which was first developed as a series in 2015, is now under the umbrella of recently launched entity Miraculous Corp, a joint venture between co-creator Jeremy Zag’s company Zag and Mediawan Kids & Family parent group Mediawan.
This means that Method Animation is no longer involved in the franchise but Mediawan Kids & Family President Julien Borde says his division is busy developing and producing a raft of animated content, he believes has similar franchise potential.
“It’s one of the most successful independent franchises in the world and a fantastic success story,” he comments on Ladybug & Cat Noir.
“It inspires us to do the same thing with the projects we’re...
The IP, which was first developed as a series in 2015, is now under the umbrella of recently launched entity Miraculous Corp, a joint venture between co-creator Jeremy Zag’s company Zag and Mediawan Kids & Family parent group Mediawan.
This means that Method Animation is no longer involved in the franchise but Mediawan Kids & Family President Julien Borde says his division is busy developing and producing a raft of animated content, he believes has similar franchise potential.
“It’s one of the most successful independent franchises in the world and a fantastic success story,” he comments on Ladybug & Cat Noir.
“It inspires us to do the same thing with the projects we’re...
- 6/11/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Australia is set to welcome some of the biggest names in Hollywood to a new industry conference, Future Vision.
Beef creator Lee Sung Jin, The Bear co-showrunner Joanna Calo and Big Little Lies producer Bruna Papandrea will feature at the event, which will be held in Melbourne on July 15-17. The summit is the latest globally-focused TV event on the crowded international calendar.
More speakers are set to be announced shortly, with the event streaming live around the world. Future Vision has been created with support from Australians in Film, Screen Australia and VicScreen, with Papandrea and The Slap showrunner Tony Ayres the co-chairs and Rebecca Yeldham, who led the content team at MasterClass, the Creative Director.
The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning Lee created, wrote, executive produced and directed Netflix miniseries Beef, which starred Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, who also won acting prizes for the series.
Beef creator Lee Sung Jin, The Bear co-showrunner Joanna Calo and Big Little Lies producer Bruna Papandrea will feature at the event, which will be held in Melbourne on July 15-17. The summit is the latest globally-focused TV event on the crowded international calendar.
More speakers are set to be announced shortly, with the event streaming live around the world. Future Vision has been created with support from Australians in Film, Screen Australia and VicScreen, with Papandrea and The Slap showrunner Tony Ayres the co-chairs and Rebecca Yeldham, who led the content team at MasterClass, the Creative Director.
The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning Lee created, wrote, executive produced and directed Netflix miniseries Beef, which starred Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, who also won acting prizes for the series.
- 5/29/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Best-selling author Karin Slaughter has written many crime thrillers, but Will Trent and Sara Linton are the two main protagonists from her Will Trent book series.
ABC has done a splendid job adapting the books into the television series.
They've fleshed out the character arcs, strengthened relationships, and made one-note characters like Michael Ormewood and Angie Polaski more likable and relatable.
However, diehard book fans complain about the lack of Sara Linton, who ended up being Will's love interest.
How would Sara work with the current canvas with a cast that's been tight since the beginning and the fact that Will and Angie just reunited again?
Who is Sara Linton?
Sara Linton first appeared in Slaughter's Grant County series, beginning with the 2001 book, "Blindsighted."
She worked as a coroner and pediatrician and helped solve gruesome crimes with her ex-husband Jeffrey and his partner Lena.
When the Grant Country series ended,...
ABC has done a splendid job adapting the books into the television series.
They've fleshed out the character arcs, strengthened relationships, and made one-note characters like Michael Ormewood and Angie Polaski more likable and relatable.
However, diehard book fans complain about the lack of Sara Linton, who ended up being Will's love interest.
How would Sara work with the current canvas with a cast that's been tight since the beginning and the fact that Will and Angie just reunited again?
Who is Sara Linton?
Sara Linton first appeared in Slaughter's Grant County series, beginning with the 2001 book, "Blindsighted."
She worked as a coroner and pediatrician and helped solve gruesome crimes with her ex-husband Jeffrey and his partner Lena.
When the Grant Country series ended,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Laura Nowak
- TVfanatic
Kelly Clarkson and Weezer joined forces for a special edition of “Kellyoke,” showcasing the band’s 1994 hit “Say It Ain’t So.” On the most recent episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, Clarkson and the rock band teamed up for a lively rendition of the track, with her and frontman Rivers Cuomo sharing vocals.
Band members Rivers Cuomo and Patrick Wilson also sat down with Clarkson to discuss their career and to reflect on the 30th anniversary of their debut self-titled LP, also known as the Blue Album. “I love the album myself,...
Band members Rivers Cuomo and Patrick Wilson also sat down with Clarkson to discuss their career and to reflect on the 30th anniversary of their debut self-titled LP, also known as the Blue Album. “I love the album myself,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Weezer’s back on the road — and they’re bringing 1994 with them.
On Monday, the rock band announced that it will be heading on the Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour this fall to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut, self-titled album Weezer, or the Blue Album.
The group announced the run of shows with an astronaut-themed video that sees all four members —Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell, and Scott Shriner — walking in slow-motion onto a spaceship.
“The time has finally come for you to join us as...
On Monday, the rock band announced that it will be heading on the Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour this fall to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut, self-titled album Weezer, or the Blue Album.
The group announced the run of shows with an astronaut-themed video that sees all four members —Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell, and Scott Shriner — walking in slow-motion onto a spaceship.
“The time has finally come for you to join us as...
- 3/11/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Middle grader book series Kiranmala & The Kingdom Beyond is getting the animated television adaptation treatment.
Undone and The Kollective producer Submarine and Rebel Maverick have teamed to create a TV version of Sayantani DasGupta’s book series. DasGupta will adapt the stories with animation writer veteran and Emmy winner Michael Ryan.
Published by Scholastic, Kiranmala & The Kingdom Beyond debuted in 2018 with The Serpent’s Secret. It won several book awards, with Kiranmala & The Kingdom Beyond: Game of Stars following in 2019 and entering the New York Times bestseller list. A third book, Kiranmala & The Kingdom Beyond: The Chaos Curse, published in 2020, while a spin-off series, Force of Fire, published a year and a third trilogy, The Secrets of the Sky, launched in July last year.
The first book trilogy will be the focus on the TV series. Ryan and DasGupta will write the pilot,...
Undone and The Kollective producer Submarine and Rebel Maverick have teamed to create a TV version of Sayantani DasGupta’s book series. DasGupta will adapt the stories with animation writer veteran and Emmy winner Michael Ryan.
Published by Scholastic, Kiranmala & The Kingdom Beyond debuted in 2018 with The Serpent’s Secret. It won several book awards, with Kiranmala & The Kingdom Beyond: Game of Stars following in 2019 and entering the New York Times bestseller list. A third book, Kiranmala & The Kingdom Beyond: The Chaos Curse, published in 2020, while a spin-off series, Force of Fire, published a year and a third trilogy, The Secrets of the Sky, launched in July last year.
The first book trilogy will be the focus on the TV series. Ryan and DasGupta will write the pilot,...
- 3/1/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Wondery has lined up its latest drama podcast and it stars Rhea Seehorn.
The Better Call Saul star will feature in The Last City alongside Maury Sterling (Homeland), Jeannie Tirado (Fairy Tale Zero), Skye Lourie (The Pillars of the Earth), and Celia Rose Gooding (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds).
Weaving together elements of the climate crisis, its subsequent mental health consequences, and complicated feelings about the future, The Last City is set in the futuristic, utopian land of Pura and the brewing mystery beneath its perfect exterior.
In the climate-ravaged year of 2072, Pura stands as a miraculous green haven, a geoengineered paradise that protects lucky residents from the global catastrophes of heat domes, fires, floods, and droughts. Demetria Lopez is Pura’s PR fixer, tirelessly promoting the city’s idyllic image. But when she stumbles upon a dark secret that underpins Pura’s existence, she must decide who and...
The Better Call Saul star will feature in The Last City alongside Maury Sterling (Homeland), Jeannie Tirado (Fairy Tale Zero), Skye Lourie (The Pillars of the Earth), and Celia Rose Gooding (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds).
Weaving together elements of the climate crisis, its subsequent mental health consequences, and complicated feelings about the future, The Last City is set in the futuristic, utopian land of Pura and the brewing mystery beneath its perfect exterior.
In the climate-ravaged year of 2072, Pura stands as a miraculous green haven, a geoengineered paradise that protects lucky residents from the global catastrophes of heat domes, fires, floods, and droughts. Demetria Lopez is Pura’s PR fixer, tirelessly promoting the city’s idyllic image. But when she stumbles upon a dark secret that underpins Pura’s existence, she must decide who and...
- 2/27/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Rosa Salazar (Captain America: Brave New World) has booked the female lead in Play Dirty, Shane Black’s crime thriller for Amazon MGM Studios, also starring Mark Wahlberg and Lakeith Stanfield. Details as to her role are under wraps.
In Play Dirty, Wahlberg plays professional thief Parker, who after being double-crossed and left for dead, sees his hunt for revenge bring with it a shot at the biggest heist of his career. But even with the help of his partner, actor-slash-con artist Grofield (Stanfield), he’ll still need to outsmart a South American dictator, the New York mob and the world’s richest man if he hopes to stay alive.
Based on Donald E. Westlake’s Parker crime fiction novels, written under the pseudonym Richard Stark, pic is the first project in a forthcoming Amazon MGM slate based on Westlake’s work, following a pact between the studio and...
In Play Dirty, Wahlberg plays professional thief Parker, who after being double-crossed and left for dead, sees his hunt for revenge bring with it a shot at the biggest heist of his career. But even with the help of his partner, actor-slash-con artist Grofield (Stanfield), he’ll still need to outsmart a South American dictator, the New York mob and the world’s richest man if he hopes to stay alive.
Based on Donald E. Westlake’s Parker crime fiction novels, written under the pseudonym Richard Stark, pic is the first project in a forthcoming Amazon MGM slate based on Westlake’s work, following a pact between the studio and...
- 1/17/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“Beef” creator and executive producer Lee Sung Jin thanked his therapist — and some jerk in a white SUV — upon receiving the Visionary Award in Television at the 2023 IndieWire Honors. It makes sense if you’ve seen his show: a 10-episode black comedy tribute to senseless feuds starring Steven Yeun and Ali Wong that took Netflix by storm this spring.
“‘Beef’ was loosely based on a road rage incident that I got into,” the showrunner said during his acceptance speech, delivered on December 6 at NeueHouse Hollywood. “This dude in a white SUV honked and yelled at me. And for some reason, on this day, I was like, ‘Eh, I’m gonna follow you.'”
“It was very anticlimactic and very stupid on my part, but it did lead to this award,” he joked. “So I would be remiss to not thank this man; I hope he honks and yells, inspiring others for years to come.
“‘Beef’ was loosely based on a road rage incident that I got into,” the showrunner said during his acceptance speech, delivered on December 6 at NeueHouse Hollywood. “This dude in a white SUV honked and yelled at me. And for some reason, on this day, I was like, ‘Eh, I’m gonna follow you.'”
“It was very anticlimactic and very stupid on my part, but it did lead to this award,” he joked. “So I would be remiss to not thank this man; I hope he honks and yells, inspiring others for years to come.
- 12/7/2023
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
ABC's Will Trent has been a hit since the series began in January.
We love book-to-screen adaptations, and Will Trent Season 1 excelled at building character development, intriguing cases, and strong relationships.
The problem was that only a select few cases followed cases from the books, and the diehard fans knew it.
So what becomes more important -- staying true to the characters or the cases?
In reality, it's probably a combination of both, so we'll analyze what book aspects the series has incorporated well and what we hope they'll include in future seasons.
Book Aspects Incorporated in Will Trent Season 1
Will Trent has balanced incorporating key book aspects and layering characters beautifully. They've made Angie and Amanda more likable by casting excellent actresses like Erika Christensen and Sonja Sohn and softening their personalities.
The Will Trent Series premiere kicked off with the infamous kidnapping of Paul and Abigail Campano's daughter.
We love book-to-screen adaptations, and Will Trent Season 1 excelled at building character development, intriguing cases, and strong relationships.
The problem was that only a select few cases followed cases from the books, and the diehard fans knew it.
So what becomes more important -- staying true to the characters or the cases?
In reality, it's probably a combination of both, so we'll analyze what book aspects the series has incorporated well and what we hope they'll include in future seasons.
Book Aspects Incorporated in Will Trent Season 1
Will Trent has balanced incorporating key book aspects and layering characters beautifully. They've made Angie and Amanda more likable by casting excellent actresses like Erika Christensen and Sonja Sohn and softening their personalities.
The Will Trent Series premiere kicked off with the infamous kidnapping of Paul and Abigail Campano's daughter.
- 11/28/2023
- by Laura Nowak
- TVfanatic
Despite his contentious split from his longtime band Mötley Crüe, guitarist Mick Mars has nothing but kind words to say about the man who replaced him.
In a new interview with Guitar World, Mars went as far as to say that the Crüe made a “very wise choice” in selecting longtime Rob Zombie guitarist John 5 for the job. The latter has been a seamless fit in the group after being announced as Mars’ replacement shortly after Mars declared he was retiring from touring with the band.
“Well, I’ve never disliked John, I’ve always liked him and still do,” said Mars. “He’s been a really good friend of mine for a long time. So I think they’ve made a very, very wise choice with John.”
Mars didn’t delve into his drama with Mötley Crüe, which, has included some nasty exchanges between the band’s camp and the guitarist.
In a new interview with Guitar World, Mars went as far as to say that the Crüe made a “very wise choice” in selecting longtime Rob Zombie guitarist John 5 for the job. The latter has been a seamless fit in the group after being announced as Mars’ replacement shortly after Mars declared he was retiring from touring with the band.
“Well, I’ve never disliked John, I’ve always liked him and still do,” said Mars. “He’s been a really good friend of mine for a long time. So I think they’ve made a very, very wise choice with John.”
Mars didn’t delve into his drama with Mötley Crüe, which, has included some nasty exchanges between the band’s camp and the guitarist.
- 11/1/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Mick Mars, the founding and former guitarist of Mötley Crüe, has announced his debut solo album, The Other Side of Mars, arriving February 23rd. The video for “Loyal to the Lie,” the lead single from the LP, can be streamed now.
“When it comes to my playing, there’s the Mötley side and the Mars side,” the guitarist said of his upcoming album, and “Loyal to the Lie” showcases the latter.
Crüe fans might be taken aback by the song’s more alt-metal/industrial slant, with singer Jacob Bunton providing impassioned vocals over Mars’ axework — which sounds as sharp and technically proficient as ever. While the Mötley Crüe camp raised questions about Mars’ physical ability to play amid the nasty exchanges that followed Mars’ retirement from touring with the band, this song testifies to the fact that he’s still got it.
“I wanted to do something that was just big and mean,...
“When it comes to my playing, there’s the Mötley side and the Mars side,” the guitarist said of his upcoming album, and “Loyal to the Lie” showcases the latter.
Crüe fans might be taken aback by the song’s more alt-metal/industrial slant, with singer Jacob Bunton providing impassioned vocals over Mars’ axework — which sounds as sharp and technically proficient as ever. While the Mötley Crüe camp raised questions about Mars’ physical ability to play amid the nasty exchanges that followed Mars’ retirement from touring with the band, this song testifies to the fact that he’s still got it.
“I wanted to do something that was just big and mean,...
- 10/31/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Exclusive: FX is developing a half-hour comedy series based on the 2021 This American Life segment “I Was a Teenage Smuggler.” The series will be penned by Joanna Calo, Carlos López Estrada and the story’s reporter Kevin Sieff. They will serve also executive produce alongside Ira Glass and Alissa Shipp of This American Life.
FX had no comment.
The series will follow a group of Mexican teens who thanks to a loophole in U.S. immigration law that prevents anyone under 18 from being prosecuted, are enlisted by cartels to smuggle migrants across the border. The teens soon find themselves making unfathomable amounts of money and living the lives of their dreams but with an ever-ticking clock until they are legally considered adults.
Estrada is also attached to direct the pilot and produces via his Antigravity Academy banner.
Calo is the co-showrunner, executive producer, writer and director of FX’s The Bear,...
FX had no comment.
The series will follow a group of Mexican teens who thanks to a loophole in U.S. immigration law that prevents anyone under 18 from being prosecuted, are enlisted by cartels to smuggle migrants across the border. The teens soon find themselves making unfathomable amounts of money and living the lives of their dreams but with an ever-ticking clock until they are legally considered adults.
Estrada is also attached to direct the pilot and produces via his Antigravity Academy banner.
Calo is the co-showrunner, executive producer, writer and director of FX’s The Bear,...
- 10/25/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Angelique Cabral is set to star in the Disney Animation feature Wish, Deadline has learned. She will voice Queen Amaya opposite Chris Pine, who stars as King Magnifico, ruler of the magical kingdom of Rosas, where wishes really do come true.
Wish follows Asha (Oscar winner Ariana DeBose), a sharp-witted idealist who makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force: a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star set out to prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen. Alan Tudyk also stars as a talking goat, Valentino Hall.
The film opens November 22.
Oscar-winning director Chris Buck (Frozen franchise) and Fawn Veerasunthorn (Raya and the Last Dragon) are directors, with Peter Del Vecho (Frozen franchise) producing and Juan Pablo Reyes (Encanto) co-producing. Allison Moore is also a co-writer.
Original songs are by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Julia Michaels and Grammy-winning producer-songwriter-musician Benjamin Rice, with a score by Dave Metzger.
Cabral most recently recurred on Season 3 of ABC’s Big Sky in the role of Carla. Other notable TV credits include Fox’s Enlisted, CBS’ Life in Pieces and Prime Video’s Undone. Film credits include 2011’s The Perfect Family alongside Kathleen Turner and Emily Deschanel; Friends with Benefits that same year opposite Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake; 2017’s Band Aid; and All About Nina in 2018. In 2021, she starred in How It Ends written, directed and produced by Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones.
She is repped by Iag, Karen Forman Management & Sbv Talent.
Wish follows Asha (Oscar winner Ariana DeBose), a sharp-witted idealist who makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force: a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star set out to prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen. Alan Tudyk also stars as a talking goat, Valentino Hall.
The film opens November 22.
Oscar-winning director Chris Buck (Frozen franchise) and Fawn Veerasunthorn (Raya and the Last Dragon) are directors, with Peter Del Vecho (Frozen franchise) producing and Juan Pablo Reyes (Encanto) co-producing. Allison Moore is also a co-writer.
Original songs are by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Julia Michaels and Grammy-winning producer-songwriter-musician Benjamin Rice, with a score by Dave Metzger.
Cabral most recently recurred on Season 3 of ABC’s Big Sky in the role of Carla. Other notable TV credits include Fox’s Enlisted, CBS’ Life in Pieces and Prime Video’s Undone. Film credits include 2011’s The Perfect Family alongside Kathleen Turner and Emily Deschanel; Friends with Benefits that same year opposite Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake; 2017’s Band Aid; and All About Nina in 2018. In 2021, she starred in How It Ends written, directed and produced by Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones.
She is repped by Iag, Karen Forman Management & Sbv Talent.
- 9/18/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Sad news hit this morning that Tony Bennett has died following a long battle with Alzheimer’s. The legendary crooner had one of the longest careers in the history of popular music. His debut LP, Because of You, landed in 1952, and he worked steadily in the studio and on the road until 2021.
Fans who came of age in the Fifties will likely remember early hits like “Cold, Cold Heart,” ” Rags to Riches,” and “Strangers in Paradise.” Children of the Sixties are more likely to think of songs like “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,...
Fans who came of age in the Fifties will likely remember early hits like “Cold, Cold Heart,” ” Rags to Riches,” and “Strangers in Paradise.” Children of the Sixties are more likely to think of songs like “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,...
- 7/21/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
A gigantic mega tech corporation like Amazon doesn’t generally have a ton of bad days, but in the streaming space, the company can’t seem to catch a break. The streamer clearly wants to be taken seriously as a TV giant, pouring money into expensive legacy IP shows and original properties alike. But those efforts to buy Prime’s way into critical prestige and popularity don’t always pay off.
Prime Video’s biggest shows, such as “The Rings of Power” and “Citadel,” have been greeted with audience apathy, critical failure, or both. Reports from behind the scenes at Amazon Studios have alleged creative frustration between artists and studio executives, with complaints of wishy washy leadership that doesn’t let series thrive.
The result of Prime Video’s ongoing struggles to define itself is an incredibly erratic library of original titles. While none of the big name streamers only focus on one singular thing,...
Prime Video’s biggest shows, such as “The Rings of Power” and “Citadel,” have been greeted with audience apathy, critical failure, or both. Reports from behind the scenes at Amazon Studios have alleged creative frustration between artists and studio executives, with complaints of wishy washy leadership that doesn’t let series thrive.
The result of Prime Video’s ongoing struggles to define itself is an incredibly erratic library of original titles. While none of the big name streamers only focus on one singular thing,...
- 7/12/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Magic Fair, a Miami-Paris based indie sales company and Hong Kong- and Paris-based All Rights Entertainment have launched rights sales on upcoming feature animation “Pigsy,” directed by Chiu Li-Wei (“Barkley”) during the Cannes Film Festival’s Marche du Film.
The film is a reimagining of the classic Chinese tale “Journey to the West.” The story follows a self-absorbed and lazy pig on a journey to lasting happiness. Set in a distant future, the film sees Pigsy embark on a deceitful quest for a better life, only to find that true happiness may be closer than he thinks.
The production has recently added Taiwanese stars Greg Han, Liu Kuan-Ting, Harlem Yu, Tuo Tsung-Hua, Chung Hsin-Ling, Ivy Shao, Waa Wei and K.R. Bros. The film is to be completed in time for release at Chinese New Year in early 2024. Production is by the Netherland’s studio Submarine with Taiwan’s Greener Grass (“GrX”) and Studio2.
The film is a reimagining of the classic Chinese tale “Journey to the West.” The story follows a self-absorbed and lazy pig on a journey to lasting happiness. Set in a distant future, the film sees Pigsy embark on a deceitful quest for a better life, only to find that true happiness may be closer than he thinks.
The production has recently added Taiwanese stars Greg Han, Liu Kuan-Ting, Harlem Yu, Tuo Tsung-Hua, Chung Hsin-Ling, Ivy Shao, Waa Wei and K.R. Bros. The film is to be completed in time for release at Chinese New Year in early 2024. Production is by the Netherland’s studio Submarine with Taiwan’s Greener Grass (“GrX”) and Studio2.
- 5/25/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Gloria Sanchez Productions has promoted Alex Brown to Head of Film and hired Alix Taylor as Head of Television.
The L.A. based-pair will now oversee all development and production for the company, across film and television, reporting to principals Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum.
Brown comes to her new role following three years as a feature producer for Gloria Sanchez. Among her most recent credits as an exec producer for the company is the improvisational ensemble comedy Theater Camp, starring Molly Gordon, Ben Platt and Noah Galvin, which was acquired by Searchlight Pictures out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Gordon and Nick Lieberman directed the title, based on a same-name 2020 short, from their script written with Platt and Galvin.
Other recent credits for Brown as an EP include an Untitled Sister Comedy, starring Sandra Oh and Awkwafina, for Hulu; Todd Haynes’ May December, starring Natalie Portman...
The L.A. based-pair will now oversee all development and production for the company, across film and television, reporting to principals Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum.
Brown comes to her new role following three years as a feature producer for Gloria Sanchez. Among her most recent credits as an exec producer for the company is the improvisational ensemble comedy Theater Camp, starring Molly Gordon, Ben Platt and Noah Galvin, which was acquired by Searchlight Pictures out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Gordon and Nick Lieberman directed the title, based on a same-name 2020 short, from their script written with Platt and Galvin.
Other recent credits for Brown as an EP include an Untitled Sister Comedy, starring Sandra Oh and Awkwafina, for Hulu; Todd Haynes’ May December, starring Natalie Portman...
- 5/2/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Actor Bob Odenkirk has joined Season 2 of the hit dramedy series ‘The Bear’.
Character details for Odenkirk are being kept under wraps, but the actor is said to be boarding the show in a guest role, reports Variety.
‘The Bear’, which will premiere its second season in June, stars Jeremy Allen White as Carmen ‘Carmy’ Berzatto, an elite chef who returns home to run his family’s Chicago sandwich shop after his older brother dies by suicide. Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Lionel Boyce, Liza ColAn-Zayas, Edwin Lee Gibson, Corey Hendrix, Matty Matheson, Richard Esteras and Jose M. Cervantes comprise ‘The Bear’s’ chaotic kitchen staff, while Abby Elliott stars as Carmy’s sister, Natalie.
After its debut, ‘The Bear’ became FX’s most-watched half-hour series and took home trophies from the Screen Actors, Writers and Producers Guild Awards. Additionally, White won the Golden Globe for best actor in a TV series,...
Character details for Odenkirk are being kept under wraps, but the actor is said to be boarding the show in a guest role, reports Variety.
‘The Bear’, which will premiere its second season in June, stars Jeremy Allen White as Carmen ‘Carmy’ Berzatto, an elite chef who returns home to run his family’s Chicago sandwich shop after his older brother dies by suicide. Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Lionel Boyce, Liza ColAn-Zayas, Edwin Lee Gibson, Corey Hendrix, Matty Matheson, Richard Esteras and Jose M. Cervantes comprise ‘The Bear’s’ chaotic kitchen staff, while Abby Elliott stars as Carmy’s sister, Natalie.
After its debut, ‘The Bear’ became FX’s most-watched half-hour series and took home trophies from the Screen Actors, Writers and Producers Guild Awards. Additionally, White won the Golden Globe for best actor in a TV series,...
- 4/27/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Bob Odenkirk is trading Cinnabon for Italian beef, as the “Better Call Saul” star has joined Season 2 of FX’s delicious hit dramedy series “The Bear,” Variety has learned exclusively from sources.
Character details for Odenkirk are being kept under wraps, but the actor is said to be boarding the show in a guest role. FX and reps for Odenkirk declined to comment.
“The Bear,” which will premiere its second season in June, stars Jeremy Allen White as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, an elite chef who returns home to run his family’s Chicago sandwich shop after his older brother dies by suicide. Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Edwin Lee Gibson, Corey Hendrix, Matty Matheson, Richard Esteras and Jose M. Cervantes comprise “The Bear’s” chaotic kitchen staff, while Abby Elliott stars as Carmy’s sister, Natalie.
After its debut, “The Bear” became FX’s most-watched half-hour series...
Character details for Odenkirk are being kept under wraps, but the actor is said to be boarding the show in a guest role. FX and reps for Odenkirk declined to comment.
“The Bear,” which will premiere its second season in June, stars Jeremy Allen White as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, an elite chef who returns home to run his family’s Chicago sandwich shop after his older brother dies by suicide. Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Edwin Lee Gibson, Corey Hendrix, Matty Matheson, Richard Esteras and Jose M. Cervantes comprise “The Bear’s” chaotic kitchen staff, while Abby Elliott stars as Carmy’s sister, Natalie.
After its debut, “The Bear” became FX’s most-watched half-hour series...
- 4/26/2023
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Percy Daggs IV & Anthony B. Jenkins Join Halle Berry Thriller ‘Never Let Go’ From Lionsgate, 21 Laps
Exclusive: Percy Daggs IV (The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey) and Anthony B. Jenkins (Florida Man) have been set to join Halle Berry in Lionsgate‘s thriller Never Let Go (fka Mother Land) from 21 Laps.
The film currently in production follows a mother (Berry) and her fraternal twin sons (Daggs and Jenkins) who have been tormented by an evil spirit for years and are convinced to never let go of their family’s protective bond. But when one of the boys questions if the evil is real, their connection is severed, triggering a terrifying fight for survival.
Alexandre Aja (Crawl) is directing from a script by Kevin Coughlin & Ryan Grassby. The film will be produced by 21 Laps’ Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen and Dan Levine, who have delivered such hits as Arrival, Free Guy and Stranger Things, as well as Aja. Exec producers are Berry, Holly Jeter and 21 Laps’ Emily Morris.
The film currently in production follows a mother (Berry) and her fraternal twin sons (Daggs and Jenkins) who have been tormented by an evil spirit for years and are convinced to never let go of their family’s protective bond. But when one of the boys questions if the evil is real, their connection is severed, triggering a terrifying fight for survival.
Alexandre Aja (Crawl) is directing from a script by Kevin Coughlin & Ryan Grassby. The film will be produced by 21 Laps’ Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen and Dan Levine, who have delivered such hits as Arrival, Free Guy and Stranger Things, as well as Aja. Exec producers are Berry, Holly Jeter and 21 Laps’ Emily Morris.
- 4/19/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Plan B’s new owner Mediawan is pursuing its buying spree with the acquisition of a majority stake in the Emmy Award-winning company Submarine. The Amsterdam-based company develops and produces international scripted series and feature films and documentaries, and owns the largest animation studio in the Netherlands.
Submarine’s film and series credits include the Emmy Award-winning documentary “Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World,” and the Netflix original production “Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press.” Most recently, Submarine produced Richard Linklater’s latest film “Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood” for Netflix, and the Amazon Prime Video series “Undone” created by Kate Purdy and Raphael Bob Waksberg. Upcoming projects include the upscale drama series “The Kollective” written by “Gomorrah” and “ZeroZeroZero” showrunner Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Rvaglia; as well as “Safe Harbor” which is inspired by true events crime series and is created by Mark Williams (“Ozark”).
This...
Submarine’s film and series credits include the Emmy Award-winning documentary “Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World,” and the Netflix original production “Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press.” Most recently, Submarine produced Richard Linklater’s latest film “Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood” for Netflix, and the Amazon Prime Video series “Undone” created by Kate Purdy and Raphael Bob Waksberg. Upcoming projects include the upscale drama series “The Kollective” written by “Gomorrah” and “ZeroZeroZero” showrunner Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Rvaglia; as well as “Safe Harbor” which is inspired by true events crime series and is created by Mark Williams (“Ozark”).
This...
- 4/17/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
France’s Mediawan has continued its acquisitions spree by acquiring Submarine, the international producer behind Richard Linklater’s animated film Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood.
The deal, financial terms of which were not disclosed, is for a majority stake in the company, which has offices in Amsterdam, London and L.A.
Mediawan, which last year bought Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment and has been expanding internationally, claimed the Submarine acquisition builds its “House of Talent” credentials. It is led by CEO Pierre-Antoine Capton, who struck a $107M co-development and financing deal with private equity Entourage Ventures earlier this year that Mediawan Rights boss Valerie Vleeschhouwer recently outlined in more detail in an interview with Deadline.
Submarine is known for the Emmy-winning documentary Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World, Netflix original Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press and most recently Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood...
The deal, financial terms of which were not disclosed, is for a majority stake in the company, which has offices in Amsterdam, London and L.A.
Mediawan, which last year bought Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment and has been expanding internationally, claimed the Submarine acquisition builds its “House of Talent” credentials. It is led by CEO Pierre-Antoine Capton, who struck a $107M co-development and financing deal with private equity Entourage Ventures earlier this year that Mediawan Rights boss Valerie Vleeschhouwer recently outlined in more detail in an interview with Deadline.
Submarine is known for the Emmy-winning documentary Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World, Netflix original Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press and most recently Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood...
- 4/17/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Judging by the dispatches from Austin, the premiere of Netflix’s “Beef” was a highlight of this year’s South by Southwest. Created by Lee Sung Jin, whose credits include “Silicon Valley,” “Dave,” “Undone” and “Tuca & Bertie,” the comedy series follows a case of road rage that consumes the involved parties long after they return to their daily lives.
Critics suggest the show’s strength largely resides in Lee’s ability to identify common ground between the dissimilar Danny (Steven Yeun), a struggling independent contractor, and Amy (Ali Wong), the successful owner of a high-end furniture store. Ben Travers (IndieWire) says the writers “cleverly infuse Danny and Amy’s class disparity into their burgeoning battle…without making it the central conflict” and calls the series “‘Falling Down’ split between two leads.” Jeremy Mathai (/Film) hails it as “the funniest and boldest dark comedy since ‘Atlanta.’”
See ‘Beef’ looks like red...
Critics suggest the show’s strength largely resides in Lee’s ability to identify common ground between the dissimilar Danny (Steven Yeun), a struggling independent contractor, and Amy (Ali Wong), the successful owner of a high-end furniture store. Ben Travers (IndieWire) says the writers “cleverly infuse Danny and Amy’s class disparity into their burgeoning battle…without making it the central conflict” and calls the series “‘Falling Down’ split between two leads.” Jeremy Mathai (/Film) hails it as “the funniest and boldest dark comedy since ‘Atlanta.’”
See ‘Beef’ looks like red...
- 4/7/2023
- by Ronald Meyer
- Gold Derby
Steven Yeun and Ali Wong will soon be taking over our Netflix screens with their hotly anticipated comedy-drama series “Beef,” which hits the streaming service on April 6. The 10-episode series, which recently released its first trailer, stars Yeun and Wong as two people who become consumed by the road rage incident that involves both of them.
Created by Lee Sung Jin, the series promises intense drama in a Greek tragedy-esque plot wherein one moment slowly unravels the lives of those involved. The show will combine this fiery drama, however, with a dose of black comedy that sets apart the series as one to look out for. And at the forefront of “Beef” are its stars, Yeun and Wong.
Jin was previously a writer on various shows, including “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “2 Broke Girls,” “Silicon Valley,” and “Dave.” He also served as a producer on the latter three shows...
Created by Lee Sung Jin, the series promises intense drama in a Greek tragedy-esque plot wherein one moment slowly unravels the lives of those involved. The show will combine this fiery drama, however, with a dose of black comedy that sets apart the series as one to look out for. And at the forefront of “Beef” are its stars, Yeun and Wong.
Jin was previously a writer on various shows, including “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “2 Broke Girls,” “Silicon Valley,” and “Dave.” He also served as a producer on the latter three shows...
- 3/31/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
If you were, as I was, a big fan of ABC’s workplace satire Better Off Ted, it may feel slightly surprising at first that Netflix’s Unstable hails from the same creator — Victor Fresco, credited this time alongside stars Rob Lowe and John Owen Lowe.
Where Better Off Ted’s Veridian Dynamics stood as a paragon of corporate greed, Unstable’s Dragon is actively doing good for humanity while also making boatloads of money. The biotech firm’s founder and CEO, the improbably but impressively named Ellis Dragon (Rob Lowe), is no greedy stuffed suit but a charismatic genius entrepreneur who actually lives up to the sort of hype once lavished upon the likes of Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes. If Better Off Ted felt prescient in its cynicism toward business, Unstable’s sunny outlook can’t help but feel a little out of touch with the current disillusionment toward Big Tech and billionaires.
Where Better Off Ted’s Veridian Dynamics stood as a paragon of corporate greed, Unstable’s Dragon is actively doing good for humanity while also making boatloads of money. The biotech firm’s founder and CEO, the improbably but impressively named Ellis Dragon (Rob Lowe), is no greedy stuffed suit but a charismatic genius entrepreneur who actually lives up to the sort of hype once lavished upon the likes of Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes. If Better Off Ted felt prescient in its cynicism toward business, Unstable’s sunny outlook can’t help but feel a little out of touch with the current disillusionment toward Big Tech and billionaires.
- 3/30/2023
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ahead of the April 6th release of his Netflix dark comedy Beef, Lee Sung Jin has stepped in as screenwriter for Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts, taking over for Black Widow‘s Eric Pearson, Deadline can confirm.
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The project reunites Lee with Beef helmer Jake Schreier, who is once again directing, as well as his show’s star Steven Yeun, who will make his MCU debut in the film in an undisclosed role, as we were first to tell you.
Specifics as to Thunderbolts‘ plot remain under wraps. But the film...
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The project reunites Lee with Beef helmer Jake Schreier, who is once again directing, as well as his show’s star Steven Yeun, who will make his MCU debut in the film in an undisclosed role, as we were first to tell you.
Specifics as to Thunderbolts‘ plot remain under wraps. But the film...
- 3/29/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
In the spring of 2019, Lee Sung Jin was driving home through Los Angeles traffic from his job as a writer on the animated series Undone, at the end of a perfectly fine day in his dream profession. Sitting at a red light, he missed the change to green while studying Waze. A driver in a white SUV behind him leaned on his horn. Then, as Lee recalls, the man pulled up alongside Lee’s car, “said a bunch of shit, and zoomed away.”
We’ve all been there, on the...
We’ve all been there, on the...
- 3/20/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
If anybody deserved a break after completing the acclaimed run of Better Call Saul, it was Bob Odenkirk.
Odenkirk spent six seasons delivering an Emmy-worthy performance as the lead in an Emmy-worthy show, and somehow found a way to star in Amazon’s Undone, do a season of the Mr. Show-adjacent W/Bob & David for Netflix, play a key supporting role in The Post and a surely arduous lead role in Nobody, and to fit in various cameos and guest turns along the way. With all that happening, why aspire to be the cable version of David Boreanaz — a broadcast TV regular without pause since 1997 — at the same time?
Well, if Breaking Bad was Odenkirk’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer (a key supporting role that became more important to the overall show as it progressed) and Better Call Saul was his Angel (a spinoff that didn’t inherently seem like a great idea,...
Odenkirk spent six seasons delivering an Emmy-worthy performance as the lead in an Emmy-worthy show, and somehow found a way to star in Amazon’s Undone, do a season of the Mr. Show-adjacent W/Bob & David for Netflix, play a key supporting role in The Post and a surely arduous lead role in Nobody, and to fit in various cameos and guest turns along the way. With all that happening, why aspire to be the cable version of David Boreanaz — a broadcast TV regular without pause since 1997 — at the same time?
Well, if Breaking Bad was Odenkirk’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer (a key supporting role that became more important to the overall show as it progressed) and Better Call Saul was his Angel (a spinoff that didn’t inherently seem like a great idea,...
- 3/17/2023
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Got “beef” with the driver who cut you off while you were backing out? Be warned — things could spiral.
Netflix released the trailer for its highly anticipated dark comedy series “Beef,” which stars Steven Yeun and Ali Wong.
Along with the first look footage, the streamer also unveiled a debut date of April 6. The show will comprise of 10 episodes with a runtime of roughly 30 minutes each.
The series follows the aftermath after two strangers get into a road rage incident and cause a big reaction. Failing contractor Danny Cho (Yeun) butts heads with picture-perfect entrepreneur Amy Lau (Wong) following the entanglement. As their feud continues, it begins to impact their own lives and relationships.
“I have a very full life I’d like to get back to,” Lau says in the trailer. “I’m gonna find you and take what little you have.”
The series stars Yeun and Wong and features Joseph Lee,...
Netflix released the trailer for its highly anticipated dark comedy series “Beef,” which stars Steven Yeun and Ali Wong.
Along with the first look footage, the streamer also unveiled a debut date of April 6. The show will comprise of 10 episodes with a runtime of roughly 30 minutes each.
The series follows the aftermath after two strangers get into a road rage incident and cause a big reaction. Failing contractor Danny Cho (Yeun) butts heads with picture-perfect entrepreneur Amy Lau (Wong) following the entanglement. As their feud continues, it begins to impact their own lives and relationships.
“I have a very full life I’d like to get back to,” Lau says in the trailer. “I’m gonna find you and take what little you have.”
The series stars Yeun and Wong and features Joseph Lee,...
- 3/15/2023
- by Julia MacCary
- Variety Film + TV
With a potential strike on the horizon, the Writers Guild Awards were handed out Sunday in ceremonies at the Edison Ballroom in New York and Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
Awards magnets Severance, The White Lotus, and The Bear continued to secure big awards.
Better Call Saul, Hacks, and Undone were also represented.
Check out the full list of winners below.
Drama Series
Andor
Better Call Saul
The Crown
Severance — Winner
Yellowjackets
Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
Barry
The Bear — Winner
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
New Series
Abbott Elementary
Andor
Bad Sisters
The Bear
Severance — Winner
Limited Series
The Dropout
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Pam & Tommy
The Staircase
The White Lotus — Winner
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TV & New Media Motion Pictures
Heart of the Matter (Hallmark Channel)
Honor Society (Paramount+) — Winner
Ray Donovan: The Movie (Showtime)
Torn Hearts (Epix)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story...
Awards magnets Severance, The White Lotus, and The Bear continued to secure big awards.
Better Call Saul, Hacks, and Undone were also represented.
Check out the full list of winners below.
Drama Series
Andor
Better Call Saul
The Crown
Severance — Winner
Yellowjackets
Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
Barry
The Bear — Winner
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
New Series
Abbott Elementary
Andor
Bad Sisters
The Bear
Severance — Winner
Limited Series
The Dropout
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Pam & Tommy
The Staircase
The White Lotus — Winner
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TV & New Media Motion Pictures
Heart of the Matter (Hallmark Channel)
Honor Society (Paramount+) — Winner
Ray Donovan: The Movie (Showtime)
Torn Hearts (Epix)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story...
- 3/6/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
TV fans are days away from being inundated with Emmy contenders. Due to tweaks to the Academy’s eligibility timeline, new seasons have to complete their runs prior to May 31 if they want all episodes to be considered for this year’s ceremony — which means weekly releases have to start a bit earlier, hybrid releases may come out in bigger batches, and all-at-once drops could have a slight edge. (Recency bias: It’s real.)
It also means the field as we see it today is about to dramatically shift in the coming weeks. Winter awards always feature a mix of last Emmy season’s favorites and the coming season’s hopefuls, which makes them particularly meaningful for freshman series yet to be considered by TV Academy members. And with Sunday night’s WGA Awards marking an unofficial end to the 2022 calendar year’s awards cycle, at least one major player has emerged.
It also means the field as we see it today is about to dramatically shift in the coming weeks. Winter awards always feature a mix of last Emmy season’s favorites and the coming season’s hopefuls, which makes them particularly meaningful for freshman series yet to be considered by TV Academy members. And with Sunday night’s WGA Awards marking an unofficial end to the 2022 calendar year’s awards cycle, at least one major player has emerged.
- 3/6/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The 75th annual Writers Guild Awards were handed out on Sunday in concurrent ceremonies at the Edison Ballroom in New York and Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
Severance took home the prize for best new series, beating out fellow first-time nominees such as Bad Sisters, Andor and Abbott Elementary. The Apple TV+ series also won for best drama, with FX’s The Bear winning in comedy.
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Severance took home the prize for best new series, beating out fellow first-time nominees such as Bad Sisters, Andor and Abbott Elementary. The Apple TV+ series also won for best drama, with FX’s The Bear winning in comedy.
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- 3/6/2023
- by Claire Franken
- TVLine.com
“Severance,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Women Talking” took home top prizes at the Writers Guild of America Awards, Hollywood’s final major awards ceremony before next week’s 95th Oscars.
But the bigger message that emerged from the night was how the industry’s scribe tribe is engaged and ready to back their guild in the upcoming contract talks for a new master film and TV contract.
“Welcome to the Writers Guild Awards and strike authorization vote,” said host Janelle James, star of “Abbott Elementary,” at the start of the Los Angeles ceremony, held at the Fairmont Century Plaza hotel. Comedian Michelle Buteau led the New York festivities, which ran concurrently at New York’s Edison Ballroom.
Buteau kicked off New York’s night with a joke that broke the ice regarding the WGA’s looming contract negotiations: “I hope everyone enjoyed the cocktail hour. That was the studios’ counteroffer to streaming residuals.
But the bigger message that emerged from the night was how the industry’s scribe tribe is engaged and ready to back their guild in the upcoming contract talks for a new master film and TV contract.
“Welcome to the Writers Guild Awards and strike authorization vote,” said host Janelle James, star of “Abbott Elementary,” at the start of the Los Angeles ceremony, held at the Fairmont Century Plaza hotel. Comedian Michelle Buteau led the New York festivities, which ran concurrently at New York’s Edison Ballroom.
Buteau kicked off New York’s night with a joke that broke the ice regarding the WGA’s looming contract negotiations: “I hope everyone enjoyed the cocktail hour. That was the studios’ counteroffer to streaming residuals.
- 3/6/2023
- by Cynthia Littleton, Ethan Shanfeld and Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” has been named the best original film screenplay of 2023 at the Writers Guild Awards, which were held on Sunday evening in Los Angeles and New York.
The win gives “Everything Everywhere” a sweep of the four major Hollywood guild awards: the Directors Guild, Producers Guild, Writers Guild and Screen Actors Guild, where it won the ensemble cast award and set a record with four wins in the five SAG categories.
The win made the freewheeling indie film only the fifth film to sweep the major guilds since the SAG awards first handed out the ensemble award in 1995. The first four were “American Beauty,” “No Country for Old Men,” “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Argo,” all of which went on to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
If “Everything Everywhere” was a strong favorite to win that award going into this weekend, it will now be a commanding one heading into Oscar week.
The win gives “Everything Everywhere” a sweep of the four major Hollywood guild awards: the Directors Guild, Producers Guild, Writers Guild and Screen Actors Guild, where it won the ensemble cast award and set a record with four wins in the five SAG categories.
The win made the freewheeling indie film only the fifth film to sweep the major guilds since the SAG awards first handed out the ensemble award in 1995. The first four were “American Beauty,” “No Country for Old Men,” “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Argo,” all of which went on to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
If “Everything Everywhere” was a strong favorite to win that award going into this weekend, it will now be a commanding one heading into Oscar week.
- 3/6/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The 75th Writers Guild of America Awards took place Sunday night, wrapping up the final weekend of guild awards before the Oscars next week. Both screenplay categories are tight at the Oscars, but not all the contenders were present at WGA.
That’s because the guild’s strict rules disqualify a number of scripts every year. This year, ineligible original screenplays include Oscar nominees “The Banshees of Inisherin” and “Triangle of Sadness,” as well as “Aftersun,” “Rrr” and “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.” Oscar nominees “All Quiet on the Western Front” and “Living” are among the ineligible adapted scripts, which also include “The Whale,” “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” and “The Quiet Girl.”
The WGA’s original screenplay nominees are “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert), “The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner), “The Menu” (Seth Reiss & Will Tracy), “Nope” (Jordan Peele...
That’s because the guild’s strict rules disqualify a number of scripts every year. This year, ineligible original screenplays include Oscar nominees “The Banshees of Inisherin” and “Triangle of Sadness,” as well as “Aftersun,” “Rrr” and “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.” Oscar nominees “All Quiet on the Western Front” and “Living” are among the ineligible adapted scripts, which also include “The Whale,” “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” and “The Quiet Girl.”
The WGA’s original screenplay nominees are “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert), “The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner), “The Menu” (Seth Reiss & Will Tracy), “Nope” (Jordan Peele...
- 3/6/2023
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Daisy Ridley To Star In ‘The Better Liar’ Series Based On Book In Works At Amazon From Raelle Tucker
Exclusive: Amazon Studios has partnered with The Tornante Company to develop The Better Liar, a drama series based on the book by the same name by Tanen Jones. Daisy Ridley is set to star in and executive produce the adaptation, written and executive produced by Raelle Tucker (True Blood), Deadline has learned.
Raelle Tucker (Photo by Derek White/Getty Images for Scad)
In The Better Liar, when a woman hires a lookalike in an effort to conceal her sister’s death and claim their shared inheritance, her deception exposes a web of dangerous secrets. Siobhan Bachman also executive produces for The Tornante Company.
This would mark the first starring TV role for Ridley, probably best known for playing Rey in the Star Wars franchise. She has been filming the noir thriller Magpie, based on a story she had developed, and will next be seen in The Marsh King’s Daughter and Young Woman and the Sea.
Raelle Tucker (Photo by Derek White/Getty Images for Scad)
In The Better Liar, when a woman hires a lookalike in an effort to conceal her sister’s death and claim their shared inheritance, her deception exposes a web of dangerous secrets. Siobhan Bachman also executive produces for The Tornante Company.
This would mark the first starring TV role for Ridley, probably best known for playing Rey in the Star Wars franchise. She has been filming the noir thriller Magpie, based on a story she had developed, and will next be seen in The Marsh King’s Daughter and Young Woman and the Sea.
- 3/2/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
While the TV production industry continues to recover from ‘Covid-19’, insisting performers be double vaccinated with boosters, followed by daily testing and masking, series cancelations continue, due to disruptions that affected cast, crew and production scheduling:
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8)Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (renewed)
Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (renewed)
Grey's Anatomy (Season 18)
Great Christmas Light Fight...
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8)Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (renewed)
Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (renewed)
Grey's Anatomy (Season 18)
Great Christmas Light Fight...
- 2/27/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Hulu is pulling out all of the stops for How I Met Your Father Season 2‘s guest cast, and the latest newcomers (to the show) are Mark Consuelos and Constance Marie. The two veteran actors will appear in episode 5 as Valentina’s parents, and we have everything you need to know about Consuelos and Marie and their upcoming How I Met Your Father episode.
Mark Consuelos | Photo by David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Mark Consuelos and Constance Marie play Val’s parents in ‘How I Met Your Father’ Season 2 Episode 5
How I Met Your Father Season 2 Episode 5, “Ride or Die,” starring Mark Consuelos and Constance Marie, debuts on Hulu on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
The synopsis for “Ride or Die” reads, “Sophie and Val have conflicting feelings about brunch with Val’s parents. The gang attends Jesse’s Long Island show.”
Based on the previews for the upcoming episode, Val,...
Mark Consuelos | Photo by David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Mark Consuelos and Constance Marie play Val’s parents in ‘How I Met Your Father’ Season 2 Episode 5
How I Met Your Father Season 2 Episode 5, “Ride or Die,” starring Mark Consuelos and Constance Marie, debuts on Hulu on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
The synopsis for “Ride or Die” reads, “Sophie and Val have conflicting feelings about brunch with Val’s parents. The gang attends Jesse’s Long Island show.”
Based on the previews for the upcoming episode, Val,...
- 2/21/2023
- by Sarah Little
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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