Released back in 2016 and starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey Tambor, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, John Lithgow, and Jean Smart, The Accountant was a major hit for Affleck and director Gavin O’Connor. The movie successfully combined Affleck’s autistic accountant, Christian Wolff, with an action-filled storyline that had both fans and critics praising the movie. And while we’ve known that a sequel is in the works for some time now, Collider exclusively reports that the filming of The Accountant 2 is set to begin in Los Angeles next week.
This was confirmed by one of the movies’ main actors, J.K. Simmons, who sat down for an interview for Collider and said the following:
“Yeah, I head to LA in a little over a week to do some rehearsals and pre-production and start shooting my chunk of it. I’m not even sure, I think they start...
This was confirmed by one of the movies’ main actors, J.K. Simmons, who sat down for an interview for Collider and said the following:
“Yeah, I head to LA in a little over a week to do some rehearsals and pre-production and start shooting my chunk of it. I’m not even sure, I think they start...
- 3/18/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
The final scenes of sitcoms hold a significant impact in leaving lasting impressions on audiences as beloved characters say goodbye. Highlights from series like Arrested Development, Community, and The Big Bang Theory showcase memorable and fitting closing moments. The final scenes of iconic sitcoms like Jane The Virgin, Friends, and The Office perfectly wrap up long-running storylines with emotional and humorous touches.
Warning: This article discusses the use of drugs.
In the world of binge-worthy sitcoms, the very final scene of a show reflects upon its past and wraps it up as a whole, often making reference to the first episode or a season arc. The finale of any TV show faces a lot of expectations, let alone the last scene, as it not only sets a tone for the show overall but also should leave audiences feeling content with the show's ending, regardless of whether they want it to finish.
Warning: This article discusses the use of drugs.
In the world of binge-worthy sitcoms, the very final scene of a show reflects upon its past and wraps it up as a whole, often making reference to the first episode or a season arc. The finale of any TV show faces a lot of expectations, let alone the last scene, as it not only sets a tone for the show overall but also should leave audiences feeling content with the show's ending, regardless of whether they want it to finish.
- 3/15/2024
- by Rebecca Sargeant
- ScreenRant.com
Movies like Project X showcase wild parties and unbreakable youth friendships over the course of one chaotic night. The film revitalized the partying subgenre by playing with teen comedy tropes and adapting conventions to a found footage style. Project X's influence on pop culture has been significant, inspiring real-life teens to throw wild parties and offering a unique viewing experience.
Movies like Project X deliver the wild parties and the unbreakable friendship of youth. The 2012 film takes place over the course of one night while following Thomas, Costa, and J.B., three unpopular high school seniors committed to throwing the party of their lives. What seems like the trio's final attempt to do something remarkable during their school years quickly goes off the rails, with the party growing increasingly absurd and out of hand.
Project X wasn't the first comedy about non-stop partying, but it helped revitalize the subgenre.
Movies like Project X deliver the wild parties and the unbreakable friendship of youth. The 2012 film takes place over the course of one night while following Thomas, Costa, and J.B., three unpopular high school seniors committed to throwing the party of their lives. What seems like the trio's final attempt to do something remarkable during their school years quickly goes off the rails, with the party growing increasingly absurd and out of hand.
Project X wasn't the first comedy about non-stop partying, but it helped revitalize the subgenre.
- 3/11/2024
- by Colin McCormick, Arthur Goyaz
- ScreenRant.com
Sitcoms are an important piece of television history. Short for situation comedy, sitcoms generally feature characters who appear from episode to episode and find them in everyday situations that often turn comedic. Many sitcoms have been filmed in front of a live studio audience or at least used a laugh track.
With the rise of streaming, the golden age of sitcoms may be behind audiences, but that does not mean that there have not been some great sitcoms over the years. Some of these great sitcoms became pioneers for the genre, while others have become the gold standard that many sitcoms have tried to emulate to various forms of success.
Updated on March 2nd, 2024 by David Giatras: This article has been updated to include more information about the best sitcoms of all time and to reflect Cbr's current standards.
Arrested Development Was Revived by Netflix
Arrested Development TV-14Comedy
Level-headed...
With the rise of streaming, the golden age of sitcoms may be behind audiences, but that does not mean that there have not been some great sitcoms over the years. Some of these great sitcoms became pioneers for the genre, while others have become the gold standard that many sitcoms have tried to emulate to various forms of success.
Updated on March 2nd, 2024 by David Giatras: This article has been updated to include more information about the best sitcoms of all time and to reflect Cbr's current standards.
Arrested Development Was Revived by Netflix
Arrested Development TV-14Comedy
Level-headed...
- 3/4/2024
- by David Giatras
- Comic Book Resources
The long-awaited sequel to The Accountant is finally being filmed this year, and has landed at Amazon. Director Gavin O'Connor plans for Jon Bernthal to have a larger role in The Accountant 2, and has ideas for a potential third installment. The sequel will continue the story following the explosive events of the first film, which was released in 2016.
According to a new report, the highly anticipated action sequel, The Accountant 2, has now landed at Amazon with both Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal confirmed to return. As per a report by Variety, which details several major projects that will benefit from 2024 production tax incentives through California’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program, The Accountant 2 has now secured such an incentive and is being developed by Amazon MGM Studios.
Other movies that will benefit include Mercy starring Chris Pratt, untitled projects from Disney, 20th Studios and New Regency Productions,...
According to a new report, the highly anticipated action sequel, The Accountant 2, has now landed at Amazon with both Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal confirmed to return. As per a report by Variety, which details several major projects that will benefit from 2024 production tax incentives through California’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program, The Accountant 2 has now secured such an incentive and is being developed by Amazon MGM Studios.
Other movies that will benefit include Mercy starring Chris Pratt, untitled projects from Disney, 20th Studios and New Regency Productions,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Jonathan Fuge
- MovieWeb
Sitcoms have been a cornerstone of television throughout the medium's history, and there are countless reasons for their popularity. By putting relatable characters in hilarious situations, sitcoms provide an escape from the dramas in life, typically in short half-hour bursts.
While the desire for high-quality sitcoms has remained strong, streaming platforms have flooded the market, producing new original series on a regular basis. It's virtually impossible to catch up with every new TV series, and this competition can make it hard for sitcoms to compete for audience attention. While there have been many excellent sitcoms, too many get canceled way too soon.
Updated by Jordan Iacobucci on January 28, 2024: Not every sitcom gets the attention it deserves, especially when faced against other more popular series. Unfortunately, there is a long history of terrific comedy series that get canceled far sooner than they deserved but could have been true hits if given another chance.
While the desire for high-quality sitcoms has remained strong, streaming platforms have flooded the market, producing new original series on a regular basis. It's virtually impossible to catch up with every new TV series, and this competition can make it hard for sitcoms to compete for audience attention. While there have been many excellent sitcoms, too many get canceled way too soon.
Updated by Jordan Iacobucci on January 28, 2024: Not every sitcom gets the attention it deserves, especially when faced against other more popular series. Unfortunately, there is a long history of terrific comedy series that get canceled far sooner than they deserved but could have been true hits if given another chance.
- 2/4/2024
- by Daniel Kurland, Jordan Iacobucci, Samantha McPhee, Howard W., Melissa Malone
- Comic Book Resources
The long-awaited sequel to The Accountant is finally being filmed this year, with Ben Affleck returning as the accountant-slash-assassin Christian Wolff. Director Gavin O'Connor plans for Jon Bernthal to have a larger role in The Accountant 2, and has ideas for a potential third installment. The sequel will continue the story following the explosive events of the first film, which was released in 2016.
The long-awaited sequel to the 2016 action thriller The Accountant will finally film this year, according to Deadline. Following reports that star Ben Affleck will reunite with his friend and frequent collaborator Matt Damon, it has been revealed that “Netflix was quick to board in order to meet Affleck’s busy schedule” which includes his return as accountant-slash-assassin Christian Wolff in The Accountant 2.
This major update comes following the recent listing on Productionlist.com, which shows that The Accountant 2 now has a “shoot date” of March...
The long-awaited sequel to the 2016 action thriller The Accountant will finally film this year, according to Deadline. Following reports that star Ben Affleck will reunite with his friend and frequent collaborator Matt Damon, it has been revealed that “Netflix was quick to board in order to meet Affleck’s busy schedule” which includes his return as accountant-slash-assassin Christian Wolff in The Accountant 2.
This major update comes following the recent listing on Productionlist.com, which shows that The Accountant 2 now has a “shoot date” of March...
- 1/26/2024
- by Jonathan Fuge
- MovieWeb
Did You Know? Scarlett Johansson Was Offered To Play A Transgender Man Role!(Photo Credit –Instagram)
Scarlett Johansson is one of the most versatile actors Hollywood has been blessed with. She’s played a superhero, Black Widow, in Marvel but also entertained fans with projects like Jojo Rabbit and Ghost In The Shell. ScarJo could have been seen as a transgender woman but had to opt out of the film due to casting controversy. Scroll below for all the details!
In 2018, Ghost In The Shell director Rupert Sanders offered the movie Rub & Tug to ScarJo. She was supposed to bring the life of an American transman gangster and massage parlor owner Dante Tex Gill to the big screens. The actress accepted the role, but the big announcement did not go very well with the LGBTQ+ members of Hollywood.
ScarJo’s dig at Jared Leto & other actors who previously played transgender...
Scarlett Johansson is one of the most versatile actors Hollywood has been blessed with. She’s played a superhero, Black Widow, in Marvel but also entertained fans with projects like Jojo Rabbit and Ghost In The Shell. ScarJo could have been seen as a transgender woman but had to opt out of the film due to casting controversy. Scroll below for all the details!
In 2018, Ghost In The Shell director Rupert Sanders offered the movie Rub & Tug to ScarJo. She was supposed to bring the life of an American transman gangster and massage parlor owner Dante Tex Gill to the big screens. The actress accepted the role, but the big announcement did not go very well with the LGBTQ+ members of Hollywood.
ScarJo’s dig at Jared Leto & other actors who previously played transgender...
- 1/19/2024
- by Jishika Madaan
- KoiMoi
Death Of Stalin
The Death of Stalin, 11.15pm, Great Movies, Monday, December 11
Armando Iannucci may have cut his teeth on biting satire about British politics but he proves just as adept at rattling the absurdity of Russian state roulette as the politburo descends into farce after the demise indicated by his film's title. Like a Grand National of Russian politics, everyone is jockeying for position, including the sharp-witted Kruschev (Steve Buscemi), chief of police Beria (Simon Russell Beale) alongside Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor), who is not the sharpest tool in the box, and Molotov (Michael Palin), who has really had enough of all this. The cast, which also includes Jason Isaacs, Andrea Riseborough and Paul Whitehouse, runs as wide and deep as the humour is cutting and pointed. The vantablack of satire.
Dr Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb, Itvx, streaming now
Why not team Iannucci's film with.
The Death of Stalin, 11.15pm, Great Movies, Monday, December 11
Armando Iannucci may have cut his teeth on biting satire about British politics but he proves just as adept at rattling the absurdity of Russian state roulette as the politburo descends into farce after the demise indicated by his film's title. Like a Grand National of Russian politics, everyone is jockeying for position, including the sharp-witted Kruschev (Steve Buscemi), chief of police Beria (Simon Russell Beale) alongside Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor), who is not the sharpest tool in the box, and Molotov (Michael Palin), who has really had enough of all this. The cast, which also includes Jason Isaacs, Andrea Riseborough and Paul Whitehouse, runs as wide and deep as the humour is cutting and pointed. The vantablack of satire.
Dr Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb, Itvx, streaming now
Why not team Iannucci's film with.
- 12/11/2023
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Network: FX then Fxx
Episodes: 145 (half-hour)
Seasons: 14
TV show dates: September 17, 2009 -- December 17, 2023
Series status: Ended
Performers include: H. Jon Benjamin, Judy Greer, Chris Parnell, Aisha Tyler, Jessica Walter, Amber Nash, Adam Reed, George Coe, Lucky Yates, Dave Willis, Jeffrey Tambor, and Kayvan Novak.
TV show description:
This animated comedy is set at the International Secret Intelligence Service (Isis). At this spy agency, espionage and global crises serve as opportunities for the highly-trained employees to confuse, undermine, and betray each other.
Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin) is a suave, vain, and overly confident master spy. He's an expert secret agent but is generally inept in all other aspects of his life. It's telling that Sterling's less-than-masculine code name...
Episodes: 145 (half-hour)
Seasons: 14
TV show dates: September 17, 2009 -- December 17, 2023
Series status: Ended
Performers include: H. Jon Benjamin, Judy Greer, Chris Parnell, Aisha Tyler, Jessica Walter, Amber Nash, Adam Reed, George Coe, Lucky Yates, Dave Willis, Jeffrey Tambor, and Kayvan Novak.
TV show description:
This animated comedy is set at the International Secret Intelligence Service (Isis). At this spy agency, espionage and global crises serve as opportunities for the highly-trained employees to confuse, undermine, and betray each other.
Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin) is a suave, vain, and overly confident master spy. He's an expert secret agent but is generally inept in all other aspects of his life. It's telling that Sterling's less-than-masculine code name...
- 12/10/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Gavin O’Connor’s The Accountant brought Ben Affleck in a different kind of action role. The film ended its run with a worldwide total of $155 million and a sequel was announced, but struggled to gain traction. The Accountant starred Ben Affleck as Christian Wolff, a mathematical savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Behind the cover of a small-town Cpa office, he works as a freelance accountant for some of the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations. The film sported an impressive cast that included Jon Bernthal, John Lithgow, J.K. Simmons, Anna Kendrick and Jeffrey Tambor.
Industry insider Daniel Richtman has confirmed that The Accountant 2 is now a go with Amazon producing the film. Gavin O’Connor will return to direct with Ben Affleck reprising his role. Back in 2021, O’Connor appeared on the CinemaBlend podcast where he revealed that he had just closed the deal for the sequel.
Industry insider Daniel Richtman has confirmed that The Accountant 2 is now a go with Amazon producing the film. Gavin O’Connor will return to direct with Ben Affleck reprising his role. Back in 2021, O’Connor appeared on the CinemaBlend podcast where he revealed that he had just closed the deal for the sequel.
- 12/5/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
If one were to rank all the major streaming services by queerness, Amazon Prime Video would be a pretty tough one to pin down.
On the one hand, you have to give credit where credit is due: One of the service’s very first stabs at original programming was “Transparent,” which in turn was one of the first shows to star a trans main character. That show now has a lot of baggage, but it’s hard to its understate historical significance.
Beyond the thorny topic of “Transparent,” Prime Video does have a good track record of releasing shows with LGBTQ characters and centering their narratives on queer themes; in particular, many of their shows focus on queer women, refreshingly avoiding the centering of gay men that defined queer TV for decades. This spring, the streamer dropped a phenomenal limited series retelling of David Cronenberg’s “Dead Ringers,” starring Rachel Weisz as twin lesbian gynecologists.
On the one hand, you have to give credit where credit is due: One of the service’s very first stabs at original programming was “Transparent,” which in turn was one of the first shows to star a trans main character. That show now has a lot of baggage, but it’s hard to its understate historical significance.
Beyond the thorny topic of “Transparent,” Prime Video does have a good track record of releasing shows with LGBTQ characters and centering their narratives on queer themes; in particular, many of their shows focus on queer women, refreshingly avoiding the centering of gay men that defined queer TV for decades. This spring, the streamer dropped a phenomenal limited series retelling of David Cronenberg’s “Dead Ringers,” starring Rachel Weisz as twin lesbian gynecologists.
- 12/4/2023
- by Wilson Chapman and Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Although Bradley Cooper is taking on more serious roles as of late, the Maestro star is not opposed to revisiting his past role as Phil in The Hangover franchise.
The actor opened up about reprising his role in the Tod Phillips comedy that he starred in 2009 alongside Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong and Jeffrey Tambor.
“I would probably do Hangover 4 in an instant,” Cooper said during an appearance on The New Yorker Radio Hour. “Just because I love Todd, I love Zach, I love Ed so much, I probably would.”
Despite Cooper not objecting to returning to The Hangover, he doesn’t think the director would be down for another sequel.
“I don’t think Todd is ever going to do that,” Cooper added.
The Hangover follows Phil (Cooper), Stu Price (Helms), Alan Garner (Galifianakis) and Doug Billings (Bartha) as they travel to Las Vegas...
The actor opened up about reprising his role in the Tod Phillips comedy that he starred in 2009 alongside Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong and Jeffrey Tambor.
“I would probably do Hangover 4 in an instant,” Cooper said during an appearance on The New Yorker Radio Hour. “Just because I love Todd, I love Zach, I love Ed so much, I probably would.”
Despite Cooper not objecting to returning to The Hangover, he doesn’t think the director would be down for another sequel.
“I don’t think Todd is ever going to do that,” Cooper added.
The Hangover follows Phil (Cooper), Stu Price (Helms), Alan Garner (Galifianakis) and Doug Billings (Bartha) as they travel to Las Vegas...
- 11/25/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
On Nov. 17, 2000, Universal released the Jim Carrey-starring live-action adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas in theaters, where it would go on to gross $345 million globally. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below:
While doing a big-screen live action remake of a beloved animated TV chestnut can no doubt be a daunting task, Ron Howard will never have to worry about his take on Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas being mistaken for anything resembling an instant holiday classic.
It’s not so much that the reported $120 million-plus production goes wrong somewhere along the way, but rather, it never goes right. The tone, which seemingly changes by the minute, is off from the start and leaves an utterly charmless trail of half-baked ideas and misguided attempts at subversive edginess in its wake.
Given Universal’s determination to set some kind of marketing record for Grinch tie-ins,...
While doing a big-screen live action remake of a beloved animated TV chestnut can no doubt be a daunting task, Ron Howard will never have to worry about his take on Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas being mistaken for anything resembling an instant holiday classic.
It’s not so much that the reported $120 million-plus production goes wrong somewhere along the way, but rather, it never goes right. The tone, which seemingly changes by the minute, is off from the start and leaves an utterly charmless trail of half-baked ideas and misguided attempts at subversive edginess in its wake.
Given Universal’s determination to set some kind of marketing record for Grinch tie-ins,...
- 11/16/2023
- by Michael Rechtshaffen
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The episode of Revisited covering Hellboy II: The Golden Army was Written by Emilie Black, Edited by Ric Solomon, Narrated by Niki Minter, Produced by Tyler Nichols and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
Following the beloved Hellboy adaptation that was released in 2004 by Guillermo Del Toro, fans wanted more. As reviewed on a previous video, that one is excellent, so it was not surprising when the sequel was announced. Thus, in 2008, Hellboy II: The Golden Army (watch it Here) was released, and it ruled!
Let’s start with the rating here and it’s a complicated one for me. It’s actually hard to rate it because my reviewer brain, the part of me that is highly cinematically educated wants to give it an eight out of ten, which isn’t bad, but my heart wants to say it can’t be rated on a normal scale.
Following the beloved Hellboy adaptation that was released in 2004 by Guillermo Del Toro, fans wanted more. As reviewed on a previous video, that one is excellent, so it was not surprising when the sequel was announced. Thus, in 2008, Hellboy II: The Golden Army (watch it Here) was released, and it ruled!
Let’s start with the rating here and it’s a complicated one for me. It’s actually hard to rate it because my reviewer brain, the part of me that is highly cinematically educated wants to give it an eight out of ten, which isn’t bad, but my heart wants to say it can’t be rated on a normal scale.
- 11/15/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Some members of the Bluth family in Arrested Development are less likable than others due to their morally questionable behaviors and inflated egos. Gob Bluth is too arrogant and stupid to be likable, constantly putting himself first. Michael Bluth is the most likable Bluth, despite occasional narcissistic traits, as he strives to keep his family intact and cares deeply for his son.
In the cult classic series Arrested Development, the many members of the Bluth family vary in their morally questionable behaviors, yet some of these characters are even less likable than others. The series primarily revolves around Michael Bluth, who strives to restore his family's reputation and fortune after his father's arrest for misusing their company's funds for personal gain. The show boasts an ensemble of top-notch actors in the roles of the extended Bluth family members, including Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter, Will Arnett, David Cross,...
In the cult classic series Arrested Development, the many members of the Bluth family vary in their morally questionable behaviors, yet some of these characters are even less likable than others. The series primarily revolves around Michael Bluth, who strives to restore his family's reputation and fortune after his father's arrest for misusing their company's funds for personal gain. The show boasts an ensemble of top-notch actors in the roles of the extended Bluth family members, including Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter, Will Arnett, David Cross,...
- 11/14/2023
- by Flynn Kaufman
- ScreenRant.com
Created in 2003 by Mitchell Hurwitz, Arrested Development has proved itself to be one of the most acclaimed sitcoms of the 21st century, despite its short initial run. Arrested Development aired on Fox for three seasons between 2003 and 2006, before its revival on Netflix a decade later with season four's premiere in 2013 and season five's release in 2018-2019. The series follows the selfish and dysfunctional Bluth family, described in the show's intro as "a wealthy family who lost everything" after the patriarch George Sr (Jeffrey Tambor) is arrested for financial crimes and treason.
- 11/10/2023
- by S.K. Sapiano
- Collider.com
If the thought of life without the Bluths makes you as blue as Tobias’ body paint, take heart: Arrested Development is still streaming on Netflix. The comedy series was scheduled to leave the streaming platform earlier this year, but a last-minute licensing deal means it’s still yours for the bingeing on its 20th anniversary this November 2. Arrested Development ran for three seasons on Fox between 2003 and 2006, telling the story of the dysfunctional Bluth family: Lucille (Jessica Walter) and George Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor); their adult children, Gob (Will Arnett), Michael (Jason Bateman), Lindsay (Portia de Rossi), and Buster (Tony Hale); their son-in-law, Tobias (David Cross); and their grandchildren, George Michael (Michael Cera) and Maeby (Alia Shawkat). The show ran for two seasons on Netflix between 2013 and 2019 — to diminishing returns. All the episodes of the revival are in the bottom 30 percent of IMDb’s fan ranking. On the other end of the ranking,...
- 11/2/2023
- TV Insider
For decades, the idea of the "chosen one" has been a popular trope in fiction, telling the story of characters who are unwitting subjects of prophecies. These films focus on ideas of fate and destiny, building towards long-awaited realizations of the characters' full potential, both for better and worse. While some characters embrace their supernatural roles, others have their stories defined through trying to avoid them at all costs.
The idea of the chosen one continues to be popular in fiction, especially thanks to how it can elevate seemingly ordinary characters into great heroes, sending them on fantastical adventures. These stories often take the shape of tales of responsibility, and have been a classic vehicle for the hero's journey. The chosen one trope continues to entertain fans across mediums and genres and, despite often being supernatural in nature, can lead to relatable character development.
Scooby-Doo
Release Date
June 14, 2002
Director
Raja Gosnell
Cast
Freddie Prinze Jr.,...
The idea of the chosen one continues to be popular in fiction, especially thanks to how it can elevate seemingly ordinary characters into great heroes, sending them on fantastical adventures. These stories often take the shape of tales of responsibility, and have been a classic vehicle for the hero's journey. The chosen one trope continues to entertain fans across mediums and genres and, despite often being supernatural in nature, can lead to relatable character development.
Scooby-Doo
Release Date
June 14, 2002
Director
Raja Gosnell
Cast
Freddie Prinze Jr.,...
- 10/27/2023
- by Ashley Land
- Comic Book Resources
Clockwise from left: The League (Magnolia Pictures), The Last Rider (Roadside Attractions), Black Ice (Lionsgate)Image: The A.V. Club
It’s Thanksgiving time, so give thanks to Hulu if you’re a fan of sports documentaries because the streaming service is stuffing its library with them. Black Ice is about institutional racism in professional hockey,...
It’s Thanksgiving time, so give thanks to Hulu if you’re a fan of sports documentaries because the streaming service is stuffing its library with them. Black Ice is about institutional racism in professional hockey,...
- 10/27/2023
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
Months after scoring his first Emmy notice for playing a fictionalized version of himself on “Jury Duty,” James Marsden is seeking recognition from the Screen Actors Guild for the same meta performance. Since he is, of course, eligible as both a solo actor and cast member, his lifetime SAG Award nominations total could soon rise to seven, with this possibly being his third Best TV Comedy Ensemble outing. Based on the fact that his previous two bids came for his work on as many programs, he now has a strong shot at blazing a trail as the first man to earn SAG ensemble mentions for three different comedy series.
According to Gold Derby’s 2024 SAG Awards odds, the actors from “Jury Duty” are comfortably ranked fifth in the comedy ensemble race with the support of 60% of our prognosticating users. On the Amazon Freevee original, Marsden ostensibly acts as a Los...
According to Gold Derby’s 2024 SAG Awards odds, the actors from “Jury Duty” are comfortably ranked fifth in the comedy ensemble race with the support of 60% of our prognosticating users. On the Amazon Freevee original, Marsden ostensibly acts as a Los...
- 10/23/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
From his breakout role in the sitcom Arrested Development to his groundbreaking performance in Transparent, Jeffrey Tambor has captivated audiences everywhere. Thanks to his versatile acting skills and undeniable talent he’s made quite a name for himself. With a career spanning several decades, Tambor has become one of the most respected and recognizable actors in the industry. Jeffrey Tambor’s acting career has no doubt presented a fascinating journey filled with highs, lows, triumphs, and challenges. From his early beginnings in theater to his transition into film and television, Tambor’s dedication to his craft is evident. So, without further ado, let’s...
- 9/13/2023
- by Ima Whyte
- TVovermind.com
Escalation is an action drama film directed by Jimmy Mak from a screenplay by Brett Caron and Matthew Nayman. The action film follows the story of a former police officer who must put aside his anger at the force and ask for the help of a younger detective in order to catch his brother’s killer. Escalation stars Chris Mark, Nina Kiri, Cindy Sampson, and George Tchortov. So, if you liked Escalation here are some similar movies you could watch next.
The Accountant (Hulu Add-On & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Warner Bros.
Synopsis: Christian Wolff (Affleck) is a math savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Behind the cover of a small-town Cpa office, he works as a freelance accountant for some of the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations. With the Treasury Department’s Crime Enforcement Division, run by Ray King (J.K. Simmons), starting to close in, Christian...
The Accountant (Hulu Add-On & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Warner Bros.
Synopsis: Christian Wolff (Affleck) is a math savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Behind the cover of a small-town Cpa office, he works as a freelance accountant for some of the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations. With the Treasury Department’s Crime Enforcement Division, run by Ray King (J.K. Simmons), starting to close in, Christian...
- 9/6/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Ron Perlman expresses his desire to return as Hellboy and complete the trilogy. The original Hellboy films, directed by Guillermo del Toro, were well-received and have left a mark on Perlman's career. A new adaptation of the Hellboy comic, titled "Hellboy: The Crooked Man," is currently in the works, with a different actor portraying the title character.
It's been almost 20 years since Ron Perlman transformed into Hellboy for the first time in the first outing from Guillermo del Toro and his adaptation of the acclaimed comic book series created by Mike Mignola. However, Hellboy is one of the characters that have left a mark in the actor's career, and he has now stated that he would love to revisit it.
Hellboy appeared for the first time in 1993, on a special edition of San Diego Comic-Con Comics. It was so well received by fans that, since then, the character has appeared in different collections,...
It's been almost 20 years since Ron Perlman transformed into Hellboy for the first time in the first outing from Guillermo del Toro and his adaptation of the acclaimed comic book series created by Mike Mignola. However, Hellboy is one of the characters that have left a mark in the actor's career, and he has now stated that he would love to revisit it.
Hellboy appeared for the first time in 1993, on a special edition of San Diego Comic-Con Comics. It was so well received by fans that, since then, the character has appeared in different collections,...
- 9/1/2023
- by Maca Reynolds
- MovieWeb
Industry insider Daniel Richtman is firing up the old rumor mill this Monday by saying Disney is looking for Elvis filmmaker Baz Luhrmann to helm its live-action adaptation of Tangled. While there has yet to be an official word from Disney about Luhrmann boarding the project, rumblings about a live-action adaptation of Tangled have circulated for weeks. In addition to Luhrmann potentially eyeing the director’s chair, Richtman says Florence Pugh is up to play the lead with sentient locks.
It’s worth noting that even though Richtman’s prediction track record is impressive, industry vet Jeff Sneider says Richtman’s been ill-informed about details related to Disney‘s live-action version of Tangled. While I could see Luhrmann directing, I find it hard to believe Pugh would star as Rapunzel. What do you think?
In Disney’s 2010 animated masterpiece, the magically long-haired Rapunzel spends her entire life in a tower.
It’s worth noting that even though Richtman’s prediction track record is impressive, industry vet Jeff Sneider says Richtman’s been ill-informed about details related to Disney‘s live-action version of Tangled. While I could see Luhrmann directing, I find it hard to believe Pugh would star as Rapunzel. What do you think?
In Disney’s 2010 animated masterpiece, the magically long-haired Rapunzel spends her entire life in a tower.
- 8/28/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
“Poker Face” fan-favorite Natasha Lyonne received a Best Comedy Actress Emmy nomination this year alongside Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary”), Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Christina Applegate (“Dead to Me”) and Jenna Ortega (“Wednesday”). As of this writing, Lyonne is in last place to win at Gold Derby, with less than 3% of our prognosticators backing her. However, the fact that she recently gained the favor of the Television Critics Association proves she should be taken much more seriously. Are we underestimating her at the 2023 Emmys?
Given Lyonne’s status as the very first regular acting Emmy nominee from any Peacock program and her show’s absence from all other major categories, her doubters initially had a leg to stand on, but that isn’t the case anymore. Her TCA Award victory for Individual Achievement in Comedy is an undeniably big deal and gives her many statistical advantages that should cause her competitors and naysayers concern.
Given Lyonne’s status as the very first regular acting Emmy nominee from any Peacock program and her show’s absence from all other major categories, her doubters initially had a leg to stand on, but that isn’t the case anymore. Her TCA Award victory for Individual Achievement in Comedy is an undeniably big deal and gives her many statistical advantages that should cause her competitors and naysayers concern.
- 8/15/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
The rumor mill is churning, and out from it comes a new report that Oppenheimer's Florence Pugh might star in Disney's live-action Tangled movie.
Released in movie theaters in 2010, Tangled is Disney's take on the classic fairy tale about Rapunzel, a long-haired princess with magical hair who dreams of leaving the secluded tower where she's grown up, having been sheltered from the outside world. According to movie scooper Daniel Richtman (per Geek Vibes Nation), a live-action remake is moving forward at Disney with Florence Pugh wanted to take on the role of Rapunzel. The claim hasn't been verified by Disney, but it's already it's making waves on social media with the rumor rapidly spreading online.
Related: 15 Longest Disney Movies, Ranked
Disney reportedly wants Florence Pugh to play Rapunzel in their live-action #Tangled movie (@RPK_NEWS1) pic.twitter.com/jmMwjLPvgt — Geek Vibes Nation (@GeekVibesNation) August 11, 2023
There hasn't been any other information...
Released in movie theaters in 2010, Tangled is Disney's take on the classic fairy tale about Rapunzel, a long-haired princess with magical hair who dreams of leaving the secluded tower where she's grown up, having been sheltered from the outside world. According to movie scooper Daniel Richtman (per Geek Vibes Nation), a live-action remake is moving forward at Disney with Florence Pugh wanted to take on the role of Rapunzel. The claim hasn't been verified by Disney, but it's already it's making waves on social media with the rumor rapidly spreading online.
Related: 15 Longest Disney Movies, Ranked
Disney reportedly wants Florence Pugh to play Rapunzel in their live-action #Tangled movie (@RPK_NEWS1) pic.twitter.com/jmMwjLPvgt — Geek Vibes Nation (@GeekVibesNation) August 11, 2023
There hasn't been any other information...
- 8/12/2023
- by Jeremy Dick
- Comic Book Resources
Following its world premiere at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, “A Transparent Musical” is heading to Broadway. The stage production will begin its run in 2024.
The musical, which is based on the Amazon Prime Video series “Transparent,” ran from May 23 to June 25 ahead of Pride Month. According to Center Theatre Group (Ctg), which co-produced the show along with Amazon Studios, the musical brought the the highest proportion of audience members under the age of 40 of any Taper production, especially among Gen Z.
The musical was written by Mj Kaufman and Joey Soloway, who created the award-winning and groundbreaking Prime Video original. Music and lyrics were written by Faith Soloway with choreography by James Alsop. Tina Landau served as the production’s director. The Tony-winning Eva Price will produce the show for its Broadway run.
“’Transparent’ remains an incredibly impactful series with salient representation for the Lgbtqia+ community,” Nick Pepper,...
The musical, which is based on the Amazon Prime Video series “Transparent,” ran from May 23 to June 25 ahead of Pride Month. According to Center Theatre Group (Ctg), which co-produced the show along with Amazon Studios, the musical brought the the highest proportion of audience members under the age of 40 of any Taper production, especially among Gen Z.
The musical was written by Mj Kaufman and Joey Soloway, who created the award-winning and groundbreaking Prime Video original. Music and lyrics were written by Faith Soloway with choreography by James Alsop. Tina Landau served as the production’s director. The Tony-winning Eva Price will produce the show for its Broadway run.
“’Transparent’ remains an incredibly impactful series with salient representation for the Lgbtqia+ community,” Nick Pepper,...
- 7/10/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
A stage adaptation of Amazon’s Emmy-winning comedy Transparent is Broadway-bound.
The streamer announced Monday that the musical adaptation, which debuted at Los Angeles’ Mark Taper Forum in May, is teaming up with Tony-winning producer Eva Price to bring A Transparent Musical to the Great White Way in 2024.
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Transparent creator Joey Soloway wrote...
The streamer announced Monday that the musical adaptation, which debuted at Los Angeles’ Mark Taper Forum in May, is teaming up with Tony-winning producer Eva Price to bring A Transparent Musical to the Great White Way in 2024.
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Transparent creator Joey Soloway wrote...
- 7/10/2023
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
With the Primetime Emmy Awards nominations announcement now a mere two weeks away (July 12), it seemed an opportune moment to launch the inaugural Gold Derby Inside Track slugfest, which throughout this season will track the Emmy race with expert predictions, news and contender interviews. The first, moderated by the site’s news and features editor Ray Richmond, featured lively category-by-category discussion and debate with Gold Derby senior editors Marcus James Dixon, Rob Licuria and Daniel Montgomery and contributing editor Charlie Bright along with special guests Eric Deggans (television critic for NPR) and Pete Hammond (awards columnist and lead film critic for Pmc sister site Deadline Hollywood). See the exclusive roundtable video above.
The panel talk kicked off – in the wake of the end of Phase 1 voting for noms on Monday – with an analysis of the forthcoming Emmy comedy races, in which Deggans deviated from co-favorites “Ted Lasso” and “Abbott Elementary...
The panel talk kicked off – in the wake of the end of Phase 1 voting for noms on Monday – with an analysis of the forthcoming Emmy comedy races, in which Deggans deviated from co-favorites “Ted Lasso” and “Abbott Elementary...
- 6/28/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Malcolm Mowbray, the British director of “A Private Function,” died June 23, producer Deniz Erel confirmed to Variety. He was 74.
Mowbray was known for directing “The Revengers’ Comedies,” “Meeting Spencer,” “Out Cold” as well as the 1984 feature “A Private Function.”
Maggie Smith, Michael Palin, Richard Griffiths, Denholm Elliott, John Normington and Tony Haygarth starred in “A Private Function,” which Mowbray co-wrote. The dark comedy followed the citizens of a small English town in 1947 who were awaiting the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. The citizens had to ration their food, but the royal celebration was the one exception. They gathered to prepare and raise a pig for the celebratory meal — but a couple, Smith’s Joyce and Palin’s Gilbert, decide to steal the pig in an act of rebellion. The film garnered six BAFTA wins, including original screenplay and best film.
In 1989, Mowbray directed the black comedy “Out Cold,...
Mowbray was known for directing “The Revengers’ Comedies,” “Meeting Spencer,” “Out Cold” as well as the 1984 feature “A Private Function.”
Maggie Smith, Michael Palin, Richard Griffiths, Denholm Elliott, John Normington and Tony Haygarth starred in “A Private Function,” which Mowbray co-wrote. The dark comedy followed the citizens of a small English town in 1947 who were awaiting the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. The citizens had to ration their food, but the royal celebration was the one exception. They gathered to prepare and raise a pig for the celebratory meal — but a couple, Smith’s Joyce and Palin’s Gilbert, decide to steal the pig in an act of rebellion. The film garnered six BAFTA wins, including original screenplay and best film.
In 1989, Mowbray directed the black comedy “Out Cold,...
- 6/26/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
Jason Sudeikis is the two-time defending champ at the Emmys for his performance as the title character in “Ted Lasso,” and for a while he was the front-runner in our 2023 odds too. But the tide turned in recent days in the race for Best Comedy Actor. Suddenly Jeremy Allen White (“The Bear”) is the man to beat. Make or update your own predictions here in our predictions center to let us know if you agree, and scroll down to see our graph that illustrates the current state of the race.
As of this writing White gets leading odds of 37/10 of winning Best Comedy Actor. He’s predicted to win by 10 out of 18 Expert journalists we’ve surveyed from major media outlets, 9 out of 11 Gold Derby Editors who cover awards year-round, 12 of our Top 24 Users who got the highest scores predicting last year’s Emmy nominations, and six of our All-Star...
As of this writing White gets leading odds of 37/10 of winning Best Comedy Actor. He’s predicted to win by 10 out of 18 Expert journalists we’ve surveyed from major media outlets, 9 out of 11 Gold Derby Editors who cover awards year-round, 12 of our Top 24 Users who got the highest scores predicting last year’s Emmy nominations, and six of our All-Star...
- 6/6/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The Bluth family returned final time in Arrested Development season 5, which is available to watch on Netflix, and the huge Arrested Development cast amazingly remained intact. Arrested Development season 1 arrived in 2003 and while the show struggled somewhat in the ratings, it was acclaimed for its impeccable comic writing and ensemble cast. When the show ended with Arrested Development season 3 the cast, particularly Jason Bateman, began to pop up in multiple TV series and movies.
Netflix brought Arrested Development back for a fourth season in 2013, but while fans were initially glad to see the show return, season 4 received mixed reviews. Scheduling issues led to a strange structure where several episodes focused on a single Bluth family member (via Buzzfeed). The show later again returned for Arrested Development season 5, which was split into two eight-episode parts. While season 5 was polarizing too, it hilariously ends in the only way it could, with fantastic...
Netflix brought Arrested Development back for a fourth season in 2013, but while fans were initially glad to see the show return, season 4 received mixed reviews. Scheduling issues led to a strange structure where several episodes focused on a single Bluth family member (via Buzzfeed). The show later again returned for Arrested Development season 5, which was split into two eight-episode parts. While season 5 was polarizing too, it hilariously ends in the only way it could, with fantastic...
- 5/31/2023
- by Stephen Barker
- ScreenRant.com
Peppermint wants back on “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” She famously was runner-up in Season 9 when Sasha Velour took the crown after her iconic rose petal-filled finale lip sync.
“I would love to go on ‘All Stars,’” Peppermint tells me on this week’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast. She was asked to compete in 2018 but was already booked for the Go-Go’s Broadway musical, “Head Over Heels.” “I will happily go onto the show if they invite me,” Peppermint says. “It is quite expensive and quite an investment, but I do think it could be worth it.”
Peppermint will next be seen in “A Transparent Musical,” opening May 23 at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. She plays Davina, a role originated on the “Transparent” television series by Alexandra Billings. Peppermint recalls having “two-person watch parties” with her music producer when the series first premiered on Amazon in 2014.
“The...
“I would love to go on ‘All Stars,’” Peppermint tells me on this week’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast. She was asked to compete in 2018 but was already booked for the Go-Go’s Broadway musical, “Head Over Heels.” “I will happily go onto the show if they invite me,” Peppermint says. “It is quite expensive and quite an investment, but I do think it could be worth it.”
Peppermint will next be seen in “A Transparent Musical,” opening May 23 at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. She plays Davina, a role originated on the “Transparent” television series by Alexandra Billings. Peppermint recalls having “two-person watch parties” with her music producer when the series first premiered on Amazon in 2014.
“The...
- 5/17/2023
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Emily Marshall, who parlayed a gig as a secretary for producer Fred de Cordova on Johnny Carson’s The Tonight Show into a two-decade career as a sitcom writer on Newhart, Rhoda, Wkrp in Cincinnati and Designing Women, has died. She was 79.
Marshall died March 17 of lung cancer at her home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, her friend and mentor, Emmy-nominated writer-producer Barry Kemp, said. She served as a staff writer on Newhart, which he created, from 1982-84.
Marshall was the third wife of Doc Severinsen. She married the colorful Tonight Show bandleader and trumpet player in 1980 and was with him for nearly 40 years through 2013.
Marshall also created the 1988-89 CBS sitcom Coming of Age, which starred Paul Dooley, Phyllis Newman, Alan Young, Glynis Johns, Kevin Pollak and Ruta Lee. The comedy, set in an Arizona retirement community, opened with Severinsen performing the boisterous big band number “Sing, Sing,...
Marshall died March 17 of lung cancer at her home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, her friend and mentor, Emmy-nominated writer-producer Barry Kemp, said. She served as a staff writer on Newhart, which he created, from 1982-84.
Marshall was the third wife of Doc Severinsen. She married the colorful Tonight Show bandleader and trumpet player in 1980 and was with him for nearly 40 years through 2013.
Marshall also created the 1988-89 CBS sitcom Coming of Age, which starred Paul Dooley, Phyllis Newman, Alan Young, Glynis Johns, Kevin Pollak and Ruta Lee. The comedy, set in an Arizona retirement community, opened with Severinsen performing the boisterous big band number “Sing, Sing,...
- 4/12/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bob Odenkirk looks to double his chances at the Emmys this year by entering the Comedy Actor race for “Lucky Hank.” This could mean he gets nominated in the Drama and Comedy Lead Actor categories. For an actor with a long-established career in comedy, it seems fitting he’d make the field of jokers.
“Lucky Hank” is the new AMC dark comedy, where Odenkirk plays the college professor, William Henry “Hank” Devereaux, Jr. At the beginning of the show’s pilot episode, Hank rants in class about his institution being a “middling college” and exclaims to a student, “The fact that you’re here means you didn’t try very hard.” The fallout of this causes Hank to be voted out as Chair of the English department. These ramifications lead to conversations with his wife (Mireille Enos) about moving to New York where she has an exciting job opportunity. However,...
“Lucky Hank” is the new AMC dark comedy, where Odenkirk plays the college professor, William Henry “Hank” Devereaux, Jr. At the beginning of the show’s pilot episode, Hank rants in class about his institution being a “middling college” and exclaims to a student, “The fact that you’re here means you didn’t try very hard.” The fallout of this causes Hank to be voted out as Chair of the English department. These ramifications lead to conversations with his wife (Mireille Enos) about moving to New York where she has an exciting job opportunity. However,...
- 3/30/2023
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
All 7 seasons of the NBC comedy 30 Rock are available to binge on Hulu. Tina Fey created the show inspired by her experiences on Saturday Night Live, though the world of Tgs was wilder than SNL. 30 Rock was both a Hollywood industry satire and a universally relatable workplace comedy with career and dating foibles.
L-r: Tina Fey, Jack McBrayer, and Alec Baldwin | Ali Goldstein/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
So, if you’ve burned through all seven seasons of 30 Rock you may be looking for something new to watch. Showbiz Cheat Sheet is here to help. Here are seven more shows you can watch if you like 30 Rock.
If you like ‘30 Rock,’ ‘Studio 60’ was the dramatic version of it
When 30 Rock premiered on NBC in 2006, it wasn’t the only show about the backstage workings of a variety show. Aaron Sorkin created Studio 60...
L-r: Tina Fey, Jack McBrayer, and Alec Baldwin | Ali Goldstein/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
So, if you’ve burned through all seven seasons of 30 Rock you may be looking for something new to watch. Showbiz Cheat Sheet is here to help. Here are seven more shows you can watch if you like 30 Rock.
If you like ‘30 Rock,’ ‘Studio 60’ was the dramatic version of it
When 30 Rock premiered on NBC in 2006, it wasn’t the only show about the backstage workings of a variety show. Aaron Sorkin created Studio 60...
- 3/29/2023
- by Fred Topel
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Netflix must have found the money in the banana stand because Arrested Development won’t leave the streaming service after all.
It was reported in February that all five seasons of the acclaimed comedy series would be pulled from Netflix on March 15th due to the end of a licensing deal. That day came and went with Arrested Development remaining on the service. The first three seasons of Arrested Development were produced by 20th Century Fox, with Netflix reviving the series for two more seasons. Vulture reports that a new licensing agreement was worked out between Netflix and Disney’s 20th Television, allowing the streaming service to keep the series. As part of the agreement, Hulu will give up the rights to the first three seasons of Arrested Development, making Netflix the exclusive home for the Bluth family. In return, Disney will be able to sell the linear TV right to the series,...
It was reported in February that all five seasons of the acclaimed comedy series would be pulled from Netflix on March 15th due to the end of a licensing deal. That day came and went with Arrested Development remaining on the service. The first three seasons of Arrested Development were produced by 20th Century Fox, with Netflix reviving the series for two more seasons. Vulture reports that a new licensing agreement was worked out between Netflix and Disney’s 20th Television, allowing the streaming service to keep the series. As part of the agreement, Hulu will give up the rights to the first three seasons of Arrested Development, making Netflix the exclusive home for the Bluth family. In return, Disney will be able to sell the linear TV right to the series,...
- 3/25/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Netflix has decided it’s keeping “Arrested Development” on its platform, reversing a previous announcement that indicated the series would depart in March.
All five seasons of the sitcom starring Jason Bateman were slated to leave the streaming platform on March 15. The Netflix landing page originally confirmed the last day to watch the series as Tuesday, March 14.
But Netflix and 20th Television reached a new licensing deal for the show, keeping it on Netflix. Hulu will also give up streaming rights to the show’s first three seasons later this year, exclusively uniting all of the series under the Netflix roof.
Arrested Development, from 20th Television and Imagine Television, was one of Netflix’s first original comedies. The series, which aired for three seasons on Fox, was brought back to life on Netflix in 2013 with a fourth season and a fifth season that was split into two parts in 2018 and 2019.
From creator Mitch Hurwitz,...
All five seasons of the sitcom starring Jason Bateman were slated to leave the streaming platform on March 15. The Netflix landing page originally confirmed the last day to watch the series as Tuesday, March 14.
But Netflix and 20th Television reached a new licensing deal for the show, keeping it on Netflix. Hulu will also give up streaming rights to the show’s first three seasons later this year, exclusively uniting all of the series under the Netflix roof.
Arrested Development, from 20th Television and Imagine Television, was one of Netflix’s first original comedies. The series, which aired for three seasons on Fox, was brought back to life on Netflix in 2013 with a fourth season and a fifth season that was split into two parts in 2018 and 2019.
From creator Mitch Hurwitz,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix will be the exclusive streaming home to all five seasons of Arrested Development in the U.S. later this year, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed on Friday.
Though the final two seasons of the sitcom were created as a co-production between Netflix, 20th Century Fox Television and Imagine Entertainment, Netflix was previously expected to lose all five seasons of Arrested Development on March 15 due to the end of a licensing deal, but the show was ultimately never removed.
The renegotiated deal, first reported by Vulture, will result in all five seasons remaining on Netflix, while the first three seasons will leave Hulu, a spokesperson for the Disney-operated streamer told THR. It’s not immediately clear what date the show will exit Hulu. According to Vulture, Disney — whose 20th Television controlled the rights — will have the ability to sell the linear TV rights to its own cable networks or an outside company.
Though the final two seasons of the sitcom were created as a co-production between Netflix, 20th Century Fox Television and Imagine Entertainment, Netflix was previously expected to lose all five seasons of Arrested Development on March 15 due to the end of a licensing deal, but the show was ultimately never removed.
The renegotiated deal, first reported by Vulture, will result in all five seasons remaining on Netflix, while the first three seasons will leave Hulu, a spokesperson for the Disney-operated streamer told THR. It’s not immediately clear what date the show will exit Hulu. According to Vulture, Disney — whose 20th Television controlled the rights — will have the ability to sell the linear TV rights to its own cable networks or an outside company.
- 3/24/2023
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix is going back to the banana stand.
“Arrested Development” is actually staying on Netflix, the streamer announced on Friday. Back in February, Netflix said that all seasons of the show would leave on March 15. But, surprise! “Arrested Development” won’t be leaving after all.
Netflix revealed the news on Twitter, writing: “The Bluths aren’t going anywhere! ‘Arrested Development is staying on Netflix!'”
The Bluths aren’t going anywhere!
Arrested Development is staying on Netflix! And there’s only one way to celebrate: pic.twitter.com/NlrSoBYk8t
— Netflix (@netflix) March 24, 2023
The comedy series initially ran on Fox for three seasons before the network canceled it in 2006. In 2012, Netflix revived the series, and a fourth season aired in 2013. The show’s fifth and final season released in two installments in 2018 and 2019.
This is certainly welcome news at an uncertain time for streaming, during which a slew of original...
“Arrested Development” is actually staying on Netflix, the streamer announced on Friday. Back in February, Netflix said that all seasons of the show would leave on March 15. But, surprise! “Arrested Development” won’t be leaving after all.
Netflix revealed the news on Twitter, writing: “The Bluths aren’t going anywhere! ‘Arrested Development is staying on Netflix!'”
The Bluths aren’t going anywhere!
Arrested Development is staying on Netflix! And there’s only one way to celebrate: pic.twitter.com/NlrSoBYk8t
— Netflix (@netflix) March 24, 2023
The comedy series initially ran on Fox for three seasons before the network canceled it in 2006. In 2012, Netflix revived the series, and a fourth season aired in 2013. The show’s fifth and final season released in two installments in 2018 and 2019.
This is certainly welcome news at an uncertain time for streaming, during which a slew of original...
- 3/24/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Sitcom favorite “Arrested Development” isn’t leaving Netflix after all, thanks to a new deal with Disney.
The exit of the series, which began on Fox and was continued at Netflix, was reported last month, with both editions of the Bluth family saga set to be removed entirely on March 15. Eagle-eyed fans noticed that the series, which starred Jason Bateman, Jessica Walter, Michael Cera, Tony Hale and Jeffrey Tambor, was still available.
Netflix will now become the exclusive subscription streaming home of the Mitchell Hurwitz-created series, which means that Hulu will have to give up rights to the sitcom’s first three seasons, according to Vulture.
The Bluths aren’t going anywhere!
Arrested Development is staying on Netflix! And there’s only one way to celebrate: pic.twitter.com/NlrSoBYk8t
— Netflix (@netflix) March 24, 2023
“Arrested Development” ran on Fox from 2003 to 2006 and was revived by Netflix in 2013 for two additional seasons.
The exit of the series, which began on Fox and was continued at Netflix, was reported last month, with both editions of the Bluth family saga set to be removed entirely on March 15. Eagle-eyed fans noticed that the series, which starred Jason Bateman, Jessica Walter, Michael Cera, Tony Hale and Jeffrey Tambor, was still available.
Netflix will now become the exclusive subscription streaming home of the Mitchell Hurwitz-created series, which means that Hulu will have to give up rights to the sitcom’s first three seasons, according to Vulture.
The Bluths aren’t going anywhere!
Arrested Development is staying on Netflix! And there’s only one way to celebrate: pic.twitter.com/NlrSoBYk8t
— Netflix (@netflix) March 24, 2023
“Arrested Development” ran on Fox from 2003 to 2006 and was revived by Netflix in 2013 for two additional seasons.
- 3/24/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
What could it cost Netflix to keep “Arrested Development” on the platform, 10 dollars? Whatever the cost, the streamer has paid, as the popular comedy series will remain on Netflix after originally being slated to depart this month.
A representative for Netflix confirmed the news to IndieWire. The streamer also announced the news on Twitter via a post on its official account Friday.
The Bluths aren’t going anywhere!
Arrested Development is staying on Netflix! And there’s only one way to celebrate: pic.twitter.com/NlrSoBYk8t
— Netflix (@netflix) March 24, 2023
Originally, all five seasons of “Arrested Development,” including the two seasons produced specifically on the streamer, were announced to leave Netflix on March 15 after a licensing deal between the company and 20th Television — which owns the show rights — expired. That never happened, and every episode of the show is still currently available to stream on the platform.
Netflix picked up “Arrested Development,...
A representative for Netflix confirmed the news to IndieWire. The streamer also announced the news on Twitter via a post on its official account Friday.
The Bluths aren’t going anywhere!
Arrested Development is staying on Netflix! And there’s only one way to celebrate: pic.twitter.com/NlrSoBYk8t
— Netflix (@netflix) March 24, 2023
Originally, all five seasons of “Arrested Development,” including the two seasons produced specifically on the streamer, were announced to leave Netflix on March 15 after a licensing deal between the company and 20th Television — which owns the show rights — expired. That never happened, and every episode of the show is still currently available to stream on the platform.
Netflix picked up “Arrested Development,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Jason Sudeikis is the two-time defending Emmy champ. He has won Best Comedy Actor the last two years in a row for playing the title coach in “Ted Lasso.” But has he finally met his match? Jeremy Allen White has been on an awards romp so far this season for playing a beleaguered chef in “The Bear.” And according to our odds, it’s a tight race.
Based on the combined predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users as of this writing, Sudeikis gets leading odds of 37/10. He’s backed by 16 of our Top 24 Users who got the highest scores predicting last year’s Emmy noms and by 16 of the All-Star Top 24 who got the highest scores when you combine the last two years’ prediction results. Indeed, Sudeikis is a strong front-runner. He won in 2021, which was impressive enough, but then in 2022 he faced off against a two-time winner, Bill Hader (“Barry”), and prevailed again.
Based on the combined predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users as of this writing, Sudeikis gets leading odds of 37/10. He’s backed by 16 of our Top 24 Users who got the highest scores predicting last year’s Emmy noms and by 16 of the All-Star Top 24 who got the highest scores when you combine the last two years’ prediction results. Indeed, Sudeikis is a strong front-runner. He won in 2021, which was impressive enough, but then in 2022 he faced off against a two-time winner, Bill Hader (“Barry”), and prevailed again.
- 3/23/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
With the Community movie coming to Peacock it’s a good time to revisit the six seasons before the movie. When you graduate from the series like the study group graduated Greendale, you may want more. Here are some other shows that offer their own kind of surreal, self-referential live-action comedy if you liked Community.
L-r: Joel McHale, Alison Brie, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Gillian Jacobs | Justin Lubin/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images If you liked ‘Community’ you may have ‘Scrubs’ to thank
The medical comedy Scrubs predates Community on NBC. Narrated by new resident J.D. (Zach Braff), Scrubs could break the fourth wall at any time within J.D.’s head. These included fantasy sequences, which isn’t how Community broke the fourth wall, but allowed Scrubs to get surreal.
Scrubs did have its own movie within Sacred Heart Hospital though. J.D. was writing a horror script called Dr.
L-r: Joel McHale, Alison Brie, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Gillian Jacobs | Justin Lubin/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images If you liked ‘Community’ you may have ‘Scrubs’ to thank
The medical comedy Scrubs predates Community on NBC. Narrated by new resident J.D. (Zach Braff), Scrubs could break the fourth wall at any time within J.D.’s head. These included fantasy sequences, which isn’t how Community broke the fourth wall, but allowed Scrubs to get surreal.
Scrubs did have its own movie within Sacred Heart Hospital though. J.D. was writing a horror script called Dr.
- 3/7/2023
- by Fred Topel
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
After recently pulling off her second consecutive Best Comedy Actress Emmy win for HBO Max’s “Hacks,” Jean Smart is now looking to retain the same title at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Like Julia Louis-Dreyfus in 2018, she is the only current solo SAG Award nominee who is also a reigning comedy Emmy champ, and she could further emulate the “Veep” star by achieving back-to-back wins from both organizations in a single awards season. This would mark the 22nd instance of a comedy Emmy winner individually triumphing at the SAG Awards less than a year later.
One factor working in Smart’s favor is that 16 of the previous 21 comedy Emmy-to-sag Award translations have involved lead TV academy honorees. Last year marked her entrance into this club, the female subset of which was established in 2006 by “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman and has since grown to include Tina Fey, Louis-Dreyfus, Rachel Brosnahan,...
One factor working in Smart’s favor is that 16 of the previous 21 comedy Emmy-to-sag Award translations have involved lead TV academy honorees. Last year marked her entrance into this club, the female subset of which was established in 2006 by “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman and has since grown to include Tina Fey, Louis-Dreyfus, Rachel Brosnahan,...
- 2/24/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
It's not a secret that Hollywood has a really sordid history with the way transgender characters have been presented on film. While bigoted pundits like to pretend that trans people and trans representation in entertainment is somehow a new concept, films like "Myra Breckinridge" were shocking and subverting audience expectations over half a century ago. Unlike the transgender media of our current era that often put cis men like Jared Leto, Eddie Redmayne, and Jeffrey Tambor in drag, "Myra Breckinridge" instead chose to cast Raquel Welch, an international sex symbol at the time, in the titular role.
The film was an adaptation of Gore Vidal's controversial book of the same name, a title that was equal parts bestseller and banned text. It's one of the earliest known novels to feature a protagonist who has undergone gender affirmation surgery and dissects themes of feminism, gender performance, America's unhealthy relationship with toxic masculinity,...
The film was an adaptation of Gore Vidal's controversial book of the same name, a title that was equal parts bestseller and banned text. It's one of the earliest known novels to feature a protagonist who has undergone gender affirmation surgery and dissects themes of feminism, gender performance, America's unhealthy relationship with toxic masculinity,...
- 2/16/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Just last year Steve Martin’s best comedy actor SAG Award nomination for the inaugural season of “Only Murders in the Building” made him the oldest first-time contender in the history of the organization’s male TV categories. Now that he has been recognized for the Hulu series’s second batch of episodes, he has another chance to surpass Jeffrey Tambor as his solo category’s all-time oldest winner. At 77, he would also be the second oldest man to ever win any individual SAG Award for TV acting.
SEE2023 Emmys ceremony date is set for September
As was the case last year, all five current comedy actor SAG Award nominees are also competing for the comedy ensemble prize. Following their loss to Jason Sudeikis (“Ted Lasso”) last year, Martin is once again involved in a direct showdown with his “Only Murders in the Building” co-star, Martin Short. Included among their...
SEE2023 Emmys ceremony date is set for September
As was the case last year, all five current comedy actor SAG Award nominees are also competing for the comedy ensemble prize. Following their loss to Jason Sudeikis (“Ted Lasso”) last year, Martin is once again involved in a direct showdown with his “Only Murders in the Building” co-star, Martin Short. Included among their...
- 2/15/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Arrested Development is going to be leaving Netflix very soon. The hit sitcom followed the Bluth family as they adjusted to the reality of no longer possessing much material wealth when patriarch George Sr, played by Jeffrey Tambor, is arrested for corrupt bookkeeping. Arrested Development largely centered around the foibles of second oldest child Michael, played by Jason Bateman in what was considered his star-making role, as he attempted to keep the family together and out of more financial and legal problems.
Despite being canceled by Fox in 2006, Arrested Development enjoyed a revival on Netflix that enabled it to produce seasons 4 and 5. Unfortunately, it looks like the show's time with Netflix is also coming to an abrupt end. On March 15, Arrested Development will be removed from Netflix, according to What's on Netflix, and will only be available through Vudu, Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, and Hulu, the latter of which is...
Despite being canceled by Fox in 2006, Arrested Development enjoyed a revival on Netflix that enabled it to produce seasons 4 and 5. Unfortunately, it looks like the show's time with Netflix is also coming to an abrupt end. On March 15, Arrested Development will be removed from Netflix, according to What's on Netflix, and will only be available through Vudu, Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, and Hulu, the latter of which is...
- 2/14/2023
- by Lukas Shayo
- ScreenRant.com
If you’ve been thinking about catching up on Arrested Development on Netflix, you might want to do it quickly. All five seasons of the sitcom starring Jason Bateman are leaving the streaming platform on March 15. The Netflix landing page confirms the last day to watch the series is Tuesday, March 14 and sources have confirmed the news.
Arrested Development, from 20th Television and Imagine Television, was one of Netflix’s first original comedies. The series, which aired for three seasons on Fox, was brought back to life on the streamer in 2013 with a fourth season and a fifth season that was split into two parts in 2018 and 2019.
The first three seasons, which aired on Fox, are available to stream on Hulu, but seasons 4 and 5 have been exclusive to Netflix.
From creator Mitch Hurwitz, Arrested Development follows wealthy dysfunctional family the Bluths.
Season 5 wrapped up pretty much all of the loose ends for the series,...
Arrested Development, from 20th Television and Imagine Television, was one of Netflix’s first original comedies. The series, which aired for three seasons on Fox, was brought back to life on the streamer in 2013 with a fourth season and a fifth season that was split into two parts in 2018 and 2019.
The first three seasons, which aired on Fox, are available to stream on Hulu, but seasons 4 and 5 have been exclusive to Netflix.
From creator Mitch Hurwitz, Arrested Development follows wealthy dysfunctional family the Bluths.
Season 5 wrapped up pretty much all of the loose ends for the series,...
- 2/13/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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