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There is a Planned Parenthood in South L.A. five minutes from USC, where Storm Reid goes to college.
“I have friends who have been in situations where they’ve had to go to Planned Parenthood,” the Euphoria star said in a conversation with Ava DuVernay and Nina Shaw on Thursday afternoon in Ojai. “That right could possibly be taken away from the people I care about and people who don’t have the resources to be able to be a normal young human and make a mistake or whatever the case may be.
“The [possibility] they don’t have the ability to have a choice of what they do to their body is devastating,” Reid continued, beginning to cry onstage. “I hate calling myself an activist because I’m not on the ground doing the work activists do, but I try through my...
There is a Planned Parenthood in South L.A. five minutes from USC, where Storm Reid goes to college.
“I have friends who have been in situations where they’ve had to go to Planned Parenthood,” the Euphoria star said in a conversation with Ava DuVernay and Nina Shaw on Thursday afternoon in Ojai. “That right could possibly be taken away from the people I care about and people who don’t have the resources to be able to be a normal young human and make a mistake or whatever the case may be.
“The [possibility] they don’t have the ability to have a choice of what they do to their body is devastating,” Reid continued, beginning to cry onstage. “I hate calling myself an activist because I’m not on the ground doing the work activists do, but I try through my...
- 6/26/2022
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Updated: March 24, 2022
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Visit each category, per the individual awards show from The Oscars Hub
To see old predictions and commentary, click the Oscars Predictions Archives
Revisit the prediction archive of the 2021 season The Archive
Link to television awards is atTHE Emmys Hub
2022 Oscars Predictions:
Best Actor
Updated: March 24, 2022
Awards...
- 3/24/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
“Coda” look home the top film prize at the 2022 Producers Guild Awards Saturday, bringing it closer to a Best Picture win. The winner of the PGA Awards’ top prize has historically been a strong indicator of which film will will go on to win the Best Picture Oscar. Since 1989, the PGA winner has matched up with the top Oscar 22 out of 32 times.
Also competing for for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures were “Being the Ricardos,” “Belfast,” “Don’t Look Up,” “Dune,” “King Richard,” “Licorice Pizza,” “The Power of the Dog,” “Tick Tick Boom,” and “West Side Story.” Among those, eight are also nominated for Best Picture; where the PGA gave nods to “Being the Ricardos” and “Tick Tick Boom,” the Academy opted to nominate “Drive My Car” and “Nightmare Alley.”
TV winners include “Mare of Easttown” and “Succession.”
In addition to the competitive awards,...
Also competing for for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures were “Being the Ricardos,” “Belfast,” “Don’t Look Up,” “Dune,” “King Richard,” “Licorice Pizza,” “The Power of the Dog,” “Tick Tick Boom,” and “West Side Story.” Among those, eight are also nominated for Best Picture; where the PGA gave nods to “Being the Ricardos” and “Tick Tick Boom,” the Academy opted to nominate “Drive My Car” and “Nightmare Alley.”
TV winners include “Mare of Easttown” and “Succession.”
In addition to the competitive awards,...
- 3/20/2022
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
Apple Studios emerged the big winner of what some say is an important Oscar precursor on Saturday night, as “Coda” took the top film prize at the annual Producers Guild Awards.
What began as a Sundance sales sensation directed by Sian Heder — the heart-tugging story following the only hearing family member in a tribe of charismatic New England fishermen — won the Darryl F. Zanuck award for best motion picture producing. Other notable film winners at Los Angeles’ Fairmont Hotel were Questlove’s “Summer of Soul” for documentary feature, and the musical juggernaut “Encanto” for best producers of an animated film.
“Succession” took home the Norman Felton Award for outstanding episodic drama. Apple’s “Ted Lasso” continued its trophy collection spree by claiming the Danny Thomas Award for outstanding television comedy. HBO’s “Mare of Easttown” won the David L. Wolper award for outstanding producer of a limited series.
Power players...
What began as a Sundance sales sensation directed by Sian Heder — the heart-tugging story following the only hearing family member in a tribe of charismatic New England fishermen — won the Darryl F. Zanuck award for best motion picture producing. Other notable film winners at Los Angeles’ Fairmont Hotel were Questlove’s “Summer of Soul” for documentary feature, and the musical juggernaut “Encanto” for best producers of an animated film.
“Succession” took home the Norman Felton Award for outstanding episodic drama. Apple’s “Ted Lasso” continued its trophy collection spree by claiming the Danny Thomas Award for outstanding television comedy. HBO’s “Mare of Easttown” won the David L. Wolper award for outstanding producer of a limited series.
Power players...
- 3/20/2022
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
The 2022 Producers Guild of America Awards took place on Saturday, March 19 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. So who prevailed? Scroll down for the complete 2022 PGA Awards winners list in all 14 categories.
The PGA represents over 8,000 producers in film, television and new media and, since 2009, both the PGA and the Academy Awards have picked Best Picture with ranked choice voting.The PGA has been one of the most reliable Oscar predictors around, thanks in large part to the fact that both the guild and the academy use the the preferential ballot to determine a Best Picture victor. Since 2009, the PGA has forecast 9 of 12 Oscar champs.
Special honorary awards were also handed out to distinguished guests on Saturday. George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy received the Milestone Award. Rita Moreno was bestowed the Stanley Kramer Award. Issa Rae took home the Visionary Award. Mary Parent accepted the David O. Selznick...
The PGA represents over 8,000 producers in film, television and new media and, since 2009, both the PGA and the Academy Awards have picked Best Picture with ranked choice voting.The PGA has been one of the most reliable Oscar predictors around, thanks in large part to the fact that both the guild and the academy use the the preferential ballot to determine a Best Picture victor. Since 2009, the PGA has forecast 9 of 12 Oscar champs.
Special honorary awards were also handed out to distinguished guests on Saturday. George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy received the Milestone Award. Rita Moreno was bestowed the Stanley Kramer Award. Issa Rae took home the Visionary Award. Mary Parent accepted the David O. Selznick...
- 3/20/2022
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Ahead of tonight’s Producers Guild of America awards ceremony, the annual breakfast with the nominees for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award at the Skirball Cultural Center.
The theme of the panel, moderated by PGA president Lisa Fisher, was Steven Spielberg, nominated as one of the producers for his musical “West Side Story.”
During the conversation, the two-time Oscar-winning director — for “Schindler’s List” (1993) and “Saving Private Ryan” (1998) — shared with the audience that he’ll never direct another musical in his career, although he’ll be involved as a producer on some. He’s currently co-producing the musical adaptation of “The Color Purple” with Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks in the lead roles. He helmed the 1985 Alice Walker adaptation, which was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won him his first DGA prize, though he failed score an Oscar nomination for best director.
The adoration for Spielberg and the overall gratitude from...
The theme of the panel, moderated by PGA president Lisa Fisher, was Steven Spielberg, nominated as one of the producers for his musical “West Side Story.”
During the conversation, the two-time Oscar-winning director — for “Schindler’s List” (1993) and “Saving Private Ryan” (1998) — shared with the audience that he’ll never direct another musical in his career, although he’ll be involved as a producer on some. He’s currently co-producing the musical adaptation of “The Color Purple” with Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks in the lead roles. He helmed the 1985 Alice Walker adaptation, which was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won him his first DGA prize, though he failed score an Oscar nomination for best director.
The adoration for Spielberg and the overall gratitude from...
- 3/19/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Steven Spielberg cited the hit Netflix Korean drama Squid Game as a game changer for the industry. Spielberg was among the nominated producers for the PGA Awards Zanuck Award speaking on a panel Saturday Morning at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles.
“Squid Game comes along and changes the math entirely for all of us,” Spielberg said. “Thank you, Ted [Sarandos].”
Spielberg pointed to the Netflix CEO, who was sitting in the audience. His Squid Game comment came during a discussion about the importance of movie stars in casting. Spielberg noted the cyclical nature of the star system, crediting the streaming world with allowing unknown actors to anchor series.
“A long time ago it was domestic stars that brought the audience into movies,” Spielberg said. “Today, it’s interesting, unknown people can star entire miniseries, can be in movies.”
Spielberg, nominated this year for producing West Side Story, added that the...
“Squid Game comes along and changes the math entirely for all of us,” Spielberg said. “Thank you, Ted [Sarandos].”
Spielberg pointed to the Netflix CEO, who was sitting in the audience. His Squid Game comment came during a discussion about the importance of movie stars in casting. Spielberg noted the cyclical nature of the star system, crediting the streaming world with allowing unknown actors to anchor series.
“A long time ago it was domestic stars that brought the audience into movies,” Spielberg said. “Today, it’s interesting, unknown people can star entire miniseries, can be in movies.”
Spielberg, nominated this year for producing West Side Story, added that the...
- 3/19/2022
- by Fred Topel
- Deadline Film + TV
“Tick, Tick … Boom!” star Alexandra Shipp has joined the live-action “Barbie” film from Oscar-nominated director Greta Gerwig, starring Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken.
Though plot details are being kept under wraps, the film is written by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach and based on the popular Mattel toy. Shipp’s role is currently unknown, along with other co-stars America Ferrera and Kate McKinnon, along with Simu Liu and Ariana Greenblatt. Warner Bros. will distribute the film.
Shipp has also been cast in a minor role in Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ “65,” which stars two-time Oscar nominee Adam Driver. The new sci-fi thriller tells the story of an astronaut who crashes on a mysterious planet, only to discover he’s not alone.
This past year, Shipp starred in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut “Tick, Tick … Boom!,” the adaptation of the autobiographical Off-Broadway musical by the late Jonathan Larson.
Though plot details are being kept under wraps, the film is written by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach and based on the popular Mattel toy. Shipp’s role is currently unknown, along with other co-stars America Ferrera and Kate McKinnon, along with Simu Liu and Ariana Greenblatt. Warner Bros. will distribute the film.
Shipp has also been cast in a minor role in Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ “65,” which stars two-time Oscar nominee Adam Driver. The new sci-fi thriller tells the story of an astronaut who crashes on a mysterious planet, only to discover he’s not alone.
This past year, Shipp starred in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut “Tick, Tick … Boom!,” the adaptation of the autobiographical Off-Broadway musical by the late Jonathan Larson.
- 3/18/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
“The Power of the Dog” won Best Picture at the 20th Annual Gold Derby Film Awards on March 16, the day before the start of Oscar voting. The Western won three other trophies, too: both Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Jane Campion and Best Supporting Actor for Kodi Smit-McPhee. “Dune” was the big winner, with six victories in the creative categories. Scroll down for our complete results, and watch the video above to see our complete awards ceremony featuring acceptance speeches from most of the winners.
Almost 2,700 Gold Derby readers voted for the winners in 22 categories, and they were clearly impressed by the technical and artistic prowess of Denis Villeneuve‘s adaptation of Frank Herbert‘s sci-fi novel. “Dune” claimed Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects.
Our voters spread the wealth elsewhere with each of the 11 other categories going to a different movie,...
Almost 2,700 Gold Derby readers voted for the winners in 22 categories, and they were clearly impressed by the technical and artistic prowess of Denis Villeneuve‘s adaptation of Frank Herbert‘s sci-fi novel. “Dune” claimed Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects.
Our voters spread the wealth elsewhere with each of the 11 other categories going to a different movie,...
- 3/16/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery, Chris Beachum, Denton Davidson, Marcus James Dixon, Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association announced its annual nominations where Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” leads the way with 13 nominations, including best picture, director, supporting actor, supporting actress, and adapted screenplay.
Lin-Manuel Miranda received the most individual nominations of any person with seven: best picture for “In the Heights,” best director for “Tick, Tick … Boom!,” voice or motion capture performance for “Vivo” and a trio of song mentions from the animated film “Encanto” including “Dos Oruguitas,” “Surface Pressure” and “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.” The Leja membership also selected Miranda as the recipient of the Latino Activism Award. Past winners of that award include America Ferrera, Eva Longoria, Rosie Perez.
John Leguizamo is being honored with the 2022 Rita Moreno Lifetime Achievement Award for this year’s special honorees. For decades, the Special Tony and Emmy-winning actor, producer, and comedian have been a tireless force in the Latino community.
Lin-Manuel Miranda received the most individual nominations of any person with seven: best picture for “In the Heights,” best director for “Tick, Tick … Boom!,” voice or motion capture performance for “Vivo” and a trio of song mentions from the animated film “Encanto” including “Dos Oruguitas,” “Surface Pressure” and “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.” The Leja membership also selected Miranda as the recipient of the Latino Activism Award. Past winners of that award include America Ferrera, Eva Longoria, Rosie Perez.
John Leguizamo is being honored with the 2022 Rita Moreno Lifetime Achievement Award for this year’s special honorees. For decades, the Special Tony and Emmy-winning actor, producer, and comedian have been a tireless force in the Latino community.
- 2/22/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Movie musicals are hard. Much like the impending workshop performance that could make or break Jonathan Larson’s (Andrew Garfield) career in musical theater, the first 10 minutes of “Tick Tick Boom” could make or break its ability to do anything.
Beyond the usual musical problem of getting an audience comfortable with singing and dancing one moment and characters behaving more naturalistically the next, the film had a couple of particular challenges it needs to overcome quickly. The first was to contextualize Larson’s legacy for viewers who weren’t already read-in to “Rent.” The second challenge was that the film doesn’t just have musical numbers and dramatic scenes: It has a performance that serves as the frame story and launch-point for both kinds of scenes. The audience needs to understand how we move between each kind of environment and feel the changes as intuitive and natural, lest we get lost.
Beyond the usual musical problem of getting an audience comfortable with singing and dancing one moment and characters behaving more naturalistically the next, the film had a couple of particular challenges it needs to overcome quickly. The first was to contextualize Larson’s legacy for viewers who weren’t already read-in to “Rent.” The second challenge was that the film doesn’t just have musical numbers and dramatic scenes: It has a performance that serves as the frame story and launch-point for both kinds of scenes. The audience needs to understand how we move between each kind of environment and feel the changes as intuitive and natural, lest we get lost.
- 1/29/2022
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
“Dune” is the most nominated film at our landmark 20th annual Gold Derby Film Awards honoring the best achievements of 2021. The adaptation of Frank Herbert‘s sci-fi novel has 11 bids including Best Picture and Best Director (Denis Villeneuve). Watch the announcement video above. Scroll down for our complete list of nominations in all 22 categories, and vote for the winners right now in our predictions center. You can register for a free account here if you’re not a Gold Derby member already. You have until Sunday, February 27, to get your votes in.
Almost 2,600 of our registered users voted for nominations using preferential ballots, which meant that passionate support was the key to success. The sci-fi epic “Dune” received bids for Picture, Director, and Adapted Screenplay, but the lion’s share of its recognition came in craft categories that recognize the film’s abundant technical achievements: Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design,...
Almost 2,600 of our registered users voted for nominations using preferential ballots, which meant that passionate support was the key to success. The sci-fi epic “Dune” received bids for Picture, Director, and Adapted Screenplay, but the lion’s share of its recognition came in craft categories that recognize the film’s abundant technical achievements: Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design,...
- 1/27/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery, Chris Beachum, Marcus James Dixon, Joyce Eng, Christopher Rosen, Paul Sheehan and Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has announced nominations in the Motion Pictures and Television categories for the 33rd Annual Producers Guild Awards, which will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at the Fairmont Century Plaza.
The PGA is a sturdy bellwether for the likely nominees for the Best Picture Oscar, which will be a guaranteed ten this year. This opens up the field to more adventurous choices. While ABC is rooting for a global blockbuster like “Spider-Man: No Way Home” to gain a Best Picture slot, it is not listed by the more mainstream PGA. Since its inception, the PGA has predicted 22 of the past 32 winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Additionally, the PGA has extended the the voting window for select categories. Final ballots for TV and Film will now close on March 8; Final Ballots for Children’s, Short Form and Sports Programs will remain on their...
The PGA is a sturdy bellwether for the likely nominees for the Best Picture Oscar, which will be a guaranteed ten this year. This opens up the field to more adventurous choices. While ABC is rooting for a global blockbuster like “Spider-Man: No Way Home” to gain a Best Picture slot, it is not listed by the more mainstream PGA. Since its inception, the PGA has predicted 22 of the past 32 winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Additionally, the PGA has extended the the voting window for select categories. Final ballots for TV and Film will now close on March 8; Final Ballots for Children’s, Short Form and Sports Programs will remain on their...
- 1/27/2022
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has announced nominations in the Motion Pictures and Television categories for the 33rd Annual Producers Guild Awards, which will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at the Fairmont Century Plaza.
The PGA is a sturdy bellwether for the likely nominees for the Best Picture Oscar, which will be a guaranteed ten this year. This opens up the field to more adventurous choices. While ABC is rooting for a global blockbuster like “Spider-Man: No Way Home” to gain a Best Picture slot, it is not listed by the more mainstream PGA. Since its inception, the PGA has predicted 22 of the past 32 winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Additionally, the PGA has extended the the voting window for select categories. Final ballots for TV and Film will now close on March 8; Final Ballots for Children’s, Short Form and Sports Programs will remain on their...
The PGA is a sturdy bellwether for the likely nominees for the Best Picture Oscar, which will be a guaranteed ten this year. This opens up the field to more adventurous choices. While ABC is rooting for a global blockbuster like “Spider-Man: No Way Home” to gain a Best Picture slot, it is not listed by the more mainstream PGA. Since its inception, the PGA has predicted 22 of the past 32 winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Additionally, the PGA has extended the the voting window for select categories. Final ballots for TV and Film will now close on March 8; Final Ballots for Children’s, Short Form and Sports Programs will remain on their...
- 1/27/2022
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Encanto, Raya And The Last Dragon, The Mitchells vs. The Machines among animated feature nominees.
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has announced its feature film land animated feature nominees with The Power Of The Dog, Dune, Belfast all in the running.
Netflix films led the way on three nods in the feature category for The Power Of The Dog, Don’t Look Up and tick, tick…Boom, while Amazon Studios’ Being The Riccardos was the surprise addition.The PGA nominations are a strong bellwether of a best picture Oscar nomination.
However while Spider-Man: No Way Home and The Tragedy Of Macbeth...
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has announced its feature film land animated feature nominees with The Power Of The Dog, Dune, Belfast all in the running.
Netflix films led the way on three nods in the feature category for The Power Of The Dog, Don’t Look Up and tick, tick…Boom, while Amazon Studios’ Being The Riccardos was the surprise addition.The PGA nominations are a strong bellwether of a best picture Oscar nomination.
However while Spider-Man: No Way Home and The Tragedy Of Macbeth...
- 1/27/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The Producers Guild has pulled back the curtain on the nominations for its 33rd annual PGA Awards, which cover theatrical motion pictures, animated features, TV series and specials and televised/streamed motion pictures. See the full list below.
Vying in the marquee category — the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, often considered a preview of the Best Picture Oscar — are the producers behind Being the Ricardos, Belfast, Coda, Don’t Look Up, Dune, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, The Power of The Dog, tick, tick…Boom! and West Side Story.
On the toon side, the five pics up for the Animated Theatrical Motion Picture prize are Encanto, Luca, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Raya and the Last Dragon and Sing 2.
The awards honoring excellence in film and TV productions will be handed out during the in-person 2022 Producers Guild Awards ceremony on Saturday, March 19, at the Fairmont Century Plaza.
Vying in the marquee category — the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, often considered a preview of the Best Picture Oscar — are the producers behind Being the Ricardos, Belfast, Coda, Don’t Look Up, Dune, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, The Power of The Dog, tick, tick…Boom! and West Side Story.
On the toon side, the five pics up for the Animated Theatrical Motion Picture prize are Encanto, Luca, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Raya and the Last Dragon and Sing 2.
The awards honoring excellence in film and TV productions will be handed out during the in-person 2022 Producers Guild Awards ceremony on Saturday, March 19, at the Fairmont Century Plaza.
- 1/27/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The Producers Guild of America announced its nominations for the motion picture and television categories for the upcoming 33rd PGA Awards, and it was a good day for the streamers (once again).
Netflix ruled the film side with three films landing in the field of 10 nominees: “Don’t Look Up” from Adam McKay, “The Power of the Dog” from Jane Campion and “Tick, Tick … Boom!” from Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Warner Bros. captured two nods from its slate: “Dune” from Denis Villeneuve and “King Richard” from Reinaldo Marcus Green.
At the best possible moment with Oscar voting opening today, Amazon Studios’ “Being the Ricardos” from Aaron Sorkin snagged one of the coveted spots, which helps its best picture chances considerably.
Some of the omissions were pronounced, most notably Apple Original Films’ “The Tragedy of Macbeth” from Joel Coen missing out on a nod, even though the heartwarming “Coda” made it into the lineup.
Netflix ruled the film side with three films landing in the field of 10 nominees: “Don’t Look Up” from Adam McKay, “The Power of the Dog” from Jane Campion and “Tick, Tick … Boom!” from Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Warner Bros. captured two nods from its slate: “Dune” from Denis Villeneuve and “King Richard” from Reinaldo Marcus Green.
At the best possible moment with Oscar voting opening today, Amazon Studios’ “Being the Ricardos” from Aaron Sorkin snagged one of the coveted spots, which helps its best picture chances considerably.
Some of the omissions were pronounced, most notably Apple Original Films’ “The Tragedy of Macbeth” from Joel Coen missing out on a nod, even though the heartwarming “Coda” made it into the lineup.
- 1/27/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The busiest single day of film nominations in many years kicked off on Thursday with the Producers Guild of America announcing its nominees for the best-produced films of 2021, a slate of films that ranged from indies like “Belfast” and “Coda” to the bigger budget extravaganzas “Dune” and “West Side Story.”
Also on the list: “Being the Ricardos,” “Don’t Look Up,” “King Richard,” “Licorice Pizza,” “The Power of the Dog” and “tick, tick…Boom!”
Conspicuously missing from the PGA’s list were the Covid-wracked year’s biggest blockbuster, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and the James Bond film “No Time to Die,” as well as “Nightmare Alley,” “The Tragedy of Macbeth” and “House of Gucci.”
Netflix landed three nominations with “Don’t Look Up,” “The Power of the Dog” and “tick, tick…Boom!” while Warner Bros. took two with “Dune” and “King Richard.” Other companies represented were Focus (“Belfast”), Apple (“Coda”), MGM (“Licorice Pizza...
Also on the list: “Being the Ricardos,” “Don’t Look Up,” “King Richard,” “Licorice Pizza,” “The Power of the Dog” and “tick, tick…Boom!”
Conspicuously missing from the PGA’s list were the Covid-wracked year’s biggest blockbuster, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and the James Bond film “No Time to Die,” as well as “Nightmare Alley,” “The Tragedy of Macbeth” and “House of Gucci.”
Netflix landed three nominations with “Don’t Look Up,” “The Power of the Dog” and “tick, tick…Boom!” while Warner Bros. took two with “Dune” and “King Richard.” Other companies represented were Focus (“Belfast”), Apple (“Coda”), MGM (“Licorice Pizza...
- 1/27/2022
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Where better than Washington Heights to meet local hero Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Manhattan neighborhood’s most vociferous supporter? How about at the United Palace Theater, an old movie palace Miranda has been supporting for years, and in whose rehearsal rooms the cast of his debut feature Tick, Tick… Boom! assembled to read through his adaptation of Rent creator Jonathan Larson’s heartfelt autobiographical musical? The story covers Larson’s life in the period immediately before he created Rent, when Broadway success felt impossible, but the drive to try would not abate. Larson died on the night of Rent’s first off-Broadway preview.
Deadline: Jonathan Larson’s work had a foundational impact on you. What’s your history with Rent and Tick, Tick… Boom!?
Lin-manuel Miranda: It starts with seeing Rent on my 17th birthday with my high-school girlfriend, Meredith Sommerville, who got me tickets for my birthday. Rent was...
Deadline: Jonathan Larson’s work had a foundational impact on you. What’s your history with Rent and Tick, Tick… Boom!?
Lin-manuel Miranda: It starts with seeing Rent on my 17th birthday with my high-school girlfriend, Meredith Sommerville, who got me tickets for my birthday. Rent was...
- 1/21/2022
- by Joe Utichi
- Deadline Film + TV
Will Smith (“King Richard”) has been the Oscars front-runner for Best Actor for months, but might he be more vulnerable than we think? Perhaps he’ll be upset by thirty-something upstart Andrew Garfield much the way Eddie Redmayne (“The Theory of Everything”) swooped in on Michael Keaton (“Birdman”) seven years ago. For Redmayne, the SAG Awards were the turning point. And the same could happen for Garfield.
SEEScreenwriter Steven Levenson on adapting Jonathan Larson’s ‘tick, tick… Boom!’ to encompass ‘all of the dimensions of his life’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Keaton was the critics favorite in 2014, winning the Critics Choice Award for Best Actor as well as regional prizes from film journalists in Boston, Chicago, London, San Francisco, and Washington DC, among others. He also won Golden Globe, Gotham, and Independent Spirit Awards for his performance as a washed up actor trying to stage a comeback on Broadway. And Keaton had a strong personal narrative too.
SEEScreenwriter Steven Levenson on adapting Jonathan Larson’s ‘tick, tick… Boom!’ to encompass ‘all of the dimensions of his life’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Keaton was the critics favorite in 2014, winning the Critics Choice Award for Best Actor as well as regional prizes from film journalists in Boston, Chicago, London, San Francisco, and Washington DC, among others. He also won Golden Globe, Gotham, and Independent Spirit Awards for his performance as a washed up actor trying to stage a comeback on Broadway. And Keaton had a strong personal narrative too.
- 1/12/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Editors note: Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will be factors in this year’s movie awards race.
The life of Rent creator Jonathan Larson was so dramatic, it could only be told as a musical. It helped that Larson himself wrote his own autobiographical musical, tick, tick… Boom! First performed as a one-man show by Larson in 1991, it was expanded into a musical with a cast of three in 2001, years after his death. Tony-winning playwright and Emmy nominee Steven Levenson adapted the play into a screenplay, and Lin-Manuel Miranda made his directorial debut with the resulting Netflix film, which stars Andrew Garfield as Larson.
In 1990, Jon (Garfield) already feels like time is running out. He’s 30 and hasn’t written his masterpiece yet. He’s waiting tables and neglecting his girlfriend, Susan (Alexandra Shipp). His friend Michael (Robin de Jesus) tries...
The life of Rent creator Jonathan Larson was so dramatic, it could only be told as a musical. It helped that Larson himself wrote his own autobiographical musical, tick, tick… Boom! First performed as a one-man show by Larson in 1991, it was expanded into a musical with a cast of three in 2001, years after his death. Tony-winning playwright and Emmy nominee Steven Levenson adapted the play into a screenplay, and Lin-Manuel Miranda made his directorial debut with the resulting Netflix film, which stars Andrew Garfield as Larson.
In 1990, Jon (Garfield) already feels like time is running out. He’s 30 and hasn’t written his masterpiece yet. He’s waiting tables and neglecting his girlfriend, Susan (Alexandra Shipp). His friend Michael (Robin de Jesus) tries...
- 12/21/2021
- by Fred Topel
- Deadline Film + TV
“I felt so akin to him even though I’m not a writer myself. I felt like he was already alive in me somehow,” Andrew Garfield shares about stepping into the shoes of Jonathan Larson, the composer whose life story is dramatized in the Netflix film “tick, tick… Boom!,” which is based on his musical of the same name. Garfield had over a year to “immerse” himself in Larson’s music and come to know his family and friends, and he reveals that learning about him felt like “being introduced to an old brother that I didn’t know existed.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
Larson is most famous for writing the book and score for the musical “Rent,” which won the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Before “Rent,” Larson penned “tick, tick… Boom!,” a semi-autobiographical rock monologue about a theatre composer nearing...
Larson is most famous for writing the book and score for the musical “Rent,” which won the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Before “Rent,” Larson penned “tick, tick… Boom!,” a semi-autobiographical rock monologue about a theatre composer nearing...
- 12/8/2021
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
“When I read the script, I thought these could be scenes from my childhood,” cinematographer Alice Brooks shares about Netflix’s movie musical “tick, tick… Boom!,” which is set in early 1990s Soho in New York City. Brooks’ father was an aspiring playwright and her mother a dancer, so the film about late theatre composer Jonathan Larson feels like “a very personal story” for her. “This period in New York will forever be my New York,” she says, adding, “I grew up in a tenement building just like Jonathan, with a bathtub in my kitchen.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
Brooks is also cinematographer on Warner Bros’ “In The Heights,” another movie musical about a different neighborhood and period in New York City. “I realized my job was to fall in love with Washington Heights, so I just completely immersed myself there,” Brooks shares about how she prepared to...
Brooks is also cinematographer on Warner Bros’ “In The Heights,” another movie musical about a different neighborhood and period in New York City. “I realized my job was to fall in love with Washington Heights, so I just completely immersed myself there,” Brooks shares about how she prepared to...
- 12/7/2021
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
“Tick, Tick … Boom” opened in theaters on November 12 before streaming on Netflix the following week on November 19. Along the way, its leading man Andrew Garfield has exploded in the Oscar predictions of the Expert journalists we’ve surveyed. He now ranks third in their forecasts, behind only Will Smith (“King Richard“) and Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Power of the Dog“).
The film is based on the autobiographical stage musical by late Broadway composer Jonathan Larson. Garfield plays Larson as he struggled to balance his artistic ambitions with his personal relationships and the harsh realities of being a starving artist in New York City. As recently as November 9, Garfield was ranked eighth by the Experts. By November 15 he cracked the top five. And on November 30 he moved past Denzel Washington (“The Tragedy of Macbeth“) to take third place. (See the graph of his progress below.)
See‘tick, tick… Boom!’ producer Julie Oh...
The film is based on the autobiographical stage musical by late Broadway composer Jonathan Larson. Garfield plays Larson as he struggled to balance his artistic ambitions with his personal relationships and the harsh realities of being a starving artist in New York City. As recently as November 9, Garfield was ranked eighth by the Experts. By November 15 he cracked the top five. And on November 30 he moved past Denzel Washington (“The Tragedy of Macbeth“) to take third place. (See the graph of his progress below.)
See‘tick, tick… Boom!’ producer Julie Oh...
- 12/6/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Andrew Garfield will receive the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s Desert Palm achievement award, actor for his performance in Netflix’s “Tick, Tick … Boom!” from director Lin-Manuel Miranda.
“From his numerous film roles and theatrical performances, Andrew Garfield is an outstanding actor, who puts his heart and soul into bringing the character he’s portraying to life,” says festival chairman Harold Matzner. “In the emotionally stirring and fascinating musical ‘Tick, Tick … Boom,’ Andrew gives a stunning and heartfelt performance as theater composer Jonathan Larson.”
No stranger to the Palm Springs International Film Society, the Oscar-nominated actor of Mel Gibson’s “Hacksaw Ridge” received the festival’s spotlight award in 2016. He was also part of the ensemble performance award for David Fincher’s “The Social Network” (2010). Past recipients of the actor award have included Jeff Bridges (“Crazy Heart”), Daniel Day-Lewis (“Lincoln”), Matthew McConaughey (“Dallas Buyers Club”), Gary Oldman (“Darkest Hour...
“From his numerous film roles and theatrical performances, Andrew Garfield is an outstanding actor, who puts his heart and soul into bringing the character he’s portraying to life,” says festival chairman Harold Matzner. “In the emotionally stirring and fascinating musical ‘Tick, Tick … Boom,’ Andrew gives a stunning and heartfelt performance as theater composer Jonathan Larson.”
No stranger to the Palm Springs International Film Society, the Oscar-nominated actor of Mel Gibson’s “Hacksaw Ridge” received the festival’s spotlight award in 2016. He was also part of the ensemble performance award for David Fincher’s “The Social Network” (2010). Past recipients of the actor award have included Jeff Bridges (“Crazy Heart”), Daniel Day-Lewis (“Lincoln”), Matthew McConaughey (“Dallas Buyers Club”), Gary Oldman (“Darkest Hour...
- 12/2/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
“I was given a piece of advice by legendary British television producer and filmmaker Tony Garnett,” remembers “The Power of the Dog” producer Tanya Seghatchian. “Tony said to me, trust taste. The only thing that matters is your taste. Have it, stick to it, and one day you’ll be called upon to actually stand by it and deliver it.” Seghatchian joined our “Meet the Experts” Film Producers Panel along with Todd Black (“Being the Ricardos”), Tamar Thomas (“Belfast”), and Julie Oh to discuss lessons they’ve learned in their field and more. Watch our group roundtable discussion above. Click each name above to watch that person’s individual interview.
Black agrees with Seghatchian and adds that up-and-coming producers should “find a piece of material” they’re passionate about, a story that would excite them to tell, whether it’s “from a local newspaper in a little tiny town that you grew up in,...
Black agrees with Seghatchian and adds that up-and-coming producers should “find a piece of material” they’re passionate about, a story that would excite them to tell, whether it’s “from a local newspaper in a little tiny town that you grew up in,...
- 12/2/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“I grew up absolutely obsessed with ‘Rent,'” remembers producer Julie Oh about the classic Jonathan Larson musical, but she didn’t discover Larson’s earlier autobiographical musical “tick, tick… Boom!” until 2014, when she saw the Encores! production starring Lin-Manuel Miranda. “There are very few moments in your life when you see something and it feels like it was written for you, and you sit there in the audience and the first thing that you want to do is share it with someone.” We talked with Oh as part of our “Meet the Experts” Film Producers Panel. Watch our exclusive video interview with Oh above.
“After I saw it I immediately asked myself, why doesn’t the world know about this extraordinary story of struggling, not knowing where you’re going to go, being at a crossroads in life and having to choose a path?” Oh adds. Well, if the...
“After I saw it I immediately asked myself, why doesn’t the world know about this extraordinary story of struggling, not knowing where you’re going to go, being at a crossroads in life and having to choose a path?” Oh adds. Well, if the...
- 12/2/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Four top film producers join us for lively chats. See individual Q&As followed by a lively group discussion with Todd Black (‘Being the Ricardos’), Tamar Thomas (‘Belfast’), Tanya Seghatchian (‘The Power of the Dog’) and Julie Oh. Discussion moderated by Gold Derby senior editor Daniel Montgomery as part of the ‘Meet the Experts’ panel series featuring top contenders for the Oscars plus guild and film-critics’ awards.
- 12/1/2021
- by Tom O'Neil
- Gold Derby
It’s a big Thanksgiving week for multihyphenate Lin-Manuel Miranda: His feature directorial debut, Jonathan Larson’s tick, tick…Boom!, dropped Friday on Netflix, and the Disney animated musical Encanto, for which he wrote all the songs and has a story by credit, hits movie theaters.
All of this can only further propel the Hamilton architect toward an ultimate Egot, Miranda already having two Emmy wins under his belt along with three Grammys and three Tonys.
You can listen to our first Crew Call podcast of Oscar season with Miranda below:
Miranda came into the Disney fold well before the uber-success of Hamilton, having submitted a song packet to be part of the studio’s composer ranks. After writing the song “How Far I’ll Go” for Disney’s Moana which earned him an Oscar nom, Miranda told the studio, “If you’re doing a Latina-themed anything, I’ll...
All of this can only further propel the Hamilton architect toward an ultimate Egot, Miranda already having two Emmy wins under his belt along with three Grammys and three Tonys.
You can listen to our first Crew Call podcast of Oscar season with Miranda below:
Miranda came into the Disney fold well before the uber-success of Hamilton, having submitted a song packet to be part of the studio’s composer ranks. After writing the song “How Far I’ll Go” for Disney’s Moana which earned him an Oscar nom, Miranda told the studio, “If you’re doing a Latina-themed anything, I’ll...
- 11/24/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Four top film producers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022 Oscar and guild contenders. Each person from these films will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Tuesday, November 30, at 5:00 p.m. Pt; 8:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Daniel Montgomery and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
RSVP today to this specific event by clicking here to book your reservation. Or click here to RSVP for our entire ongoing panel series of 17 panels in November and December. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2022 awards contenders:
“Being the Ricardos”: Todd Black
Synopsis: Follows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers...
RSVP today to this specific event by clicking here to book your reservation. Or click here to RSVP for our entire ongoing panel series of 17 panels in November and December. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2022 awards contenders:
“Being the Ricardos”: Todd Black
Synopsis: Follows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers...
- 11/22/2021
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Sony Pictures Classics releases Telluride-darling documentary Julia with a national TV push, culinary events and virtual screenings through November hosted by famous chefs from Alice Waters (San Francisco) and Johnny Spero (Boston) to Jamie Bissonnette (Houston) and luminaries from New York, LA, Philly and Miami.
Directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen talked up the film on one Today show segment, followed by another, where food stylist Susan Spungen made Child’s recipe for pear and almond tarts. Chef Marcus Samuelsson – who appears in the film — cooked Julia Child’s classic roasted chicken and glazed carrots on Rachel Ray. A Nightline interview with West and Cohen airs next week.
Marketing and outreach is key in the current tepid specialty market.
“Every city is new event. It’s a real grassroots campaign,” said Sony Pictures Classic co-president Tom Bernard. That includes ads in food sections of newspapers, on cooking podcasts and YouTube.
Directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen talked up the film on one Today show segment, followed by another, where food stylist Susan Spungen made Child’s recipe for pear and almond tarts. Chef Marcus Samuelsson – who appears in the film — cooked Julia Child’s classic roasted chicken and glazed carrots on Rachel Ray. A Nightline interview with West and Cohen airs next week.
Marketing and outreach is key in the current tepid specialty market.
“Every city is new event. It’s a real grassroots campaign,” said Sony Pictures Classic co-president Tom Bernard. That includes ads in food sections of newspapers, on cooking podcasts and YouTube.
- 11/12/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Lin-Manuel Miranda has already conquered Broadway with “In the Heights” and “Hamilton,” and he has proven his bona fides in film as an actor (“Mary Poppins Returns”), composer (“Moana”), and producer (“In the Heights”). So what’s next for Miranda? A spot in the director’s chair with his feature filmmaking debut “Tick Tick Boom.” Netflix has released a new trailer for the film, which stars Andrew Garfield as “Rent” creator Jonathan Larson. Following a world premiere at AFI Fest in Los Angeles, the film opens in theaters on November 12 and streams on Netflix starting the following week.
Here’s the official synopsis courtesy of Netflix:
Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature directorial debut with “tick, tick…Boom!,” an adaptation of the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of Rent. The film follows Jon (Academy Award nominee and Tony Award...
Here’s the official synopsis courtesy of Netflix:
Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature directorial debut with “tick, tick…Boom!,” an adaptation of the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of Rent. The film follows Jon (Academy Award nominee and Tony Award...
- 10/4/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Netflix released the trailer, key art and the first single from the film’s official soundtrack entitled “30/90” for tick, tick…Boom!, the Lin-Manuel Miranda-directed film adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical pre-Rent musical.
Starring Andrew Garfield as Larson, Netflix’s tick, tick…Boom! will premiere in theaters on November 12, 2021 and will hit streaming a week later on November 19th.
Garfield plays Jon, a young theater composer who’s waiting tables at a New York City diner in 1990 while writing what he hopes will be the next great American musical. As described by Netflix: Days before he’s due to showcase his work in a make-or-break performance, Jon is feeling the pressure from everywhere: from his girlfriend Susan (Alexandra Shipp), who dreams of an artistic life beyond New York City; from his friend Michael (Robin de Jesús), who has moved on from his dream to a life of financial security.
Starring Andrew Garfield as Larson, Netflix’s tick, tick…Boom! will premiere in theaters on November 12, 2021 and will hit streaming a week later on November 19th.
Garfield plays Jon, a young theater composer who’s waiting tables at a New York City diner in 1990 while writing what he hopes will be the next great American musical. As described by Netflix: Days before he’s due to showcase his work in a make-or-break performance, Jon is feeling the pressure from everywhere: from his girlfriend Susan (Alexandra Shipp), who dreams of an artistic life beyond New York City; from his friend Michael (Robin de Jesús), who has moved on from his dream to a life of financial security.
- 10/4/2021
- by Brandon Choe
- Deadline Film + TV
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s highly anticipated movie “Tick, Tick … Boom!” will make its world premiere as the opening night screening of AFI Fest 2021.
The 35th edition of AFI Fest runs from Nov. 10 to Nov. 14, with the 48th AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Julie Andrews set to take place on Nov. 11 at the Dolby Theatre.
This year’s festival will be presented in a hybrid fashion, featuring both in-person screenings and events in Los Angeles, as well as virtual screenings. AFI Fest will require all festival-goers who attend in-person events and/or screenings to be fully vaccinated.
“AFI Fest will remind the world the power of this art form to lift our spirits at a time we need it most,” said AFI President and CEO Bob Gazzale. “Opening with the imperative voice of Lin-Manuel Miranda and celebrating the joy that Julie Andrews has provided generations will set our sights on a...
The 35th edition of AFI Fest runs from Nov. 10 to Nov. 14, with the 48th AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Julie Andrews set to take place on Nov. 11 at the Dolby Theatre.
This year’s festival will be presented in a hybrid fashion, featuring both in-person screenings and events in Los Angeles, as well as virtual screenings. AFI Fest will require all festival-goers who attend in-person events and/or screenings to be fully vaccinated.
“AFI Fest will remind the world the power of this art form to lift our spirits at a time we need it most,” said AFI President and CEO Bob Gazzale. “Opening with the imperative voice of Lin-Manuel Miranda and celebrating the joy that Julie Andrews has provided generations will set our sights on a...
- 8/11/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
As the fall festivals Venice, Telluride and Toronto, as well as New York and London continue to evolve in the surging Covid environment, AFI Fest has announced it is moving full speed ahead.
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature directorial debut, tick, tick…Boom! from Netflix will be the opening-night world premiere on November 10 at the Tcl Chinese Theatre. It will kick off the fest that runs through November 14 and use a hybrid model featuring both in-person screenings and events in L.A. as well as virtual screenings. AFI has also confirmed plans to hold the Covid-delayed 48th AFI Life Achievement Award for Julie Andrews at the Dolby Theatre on November 11, marking the first time that awards dinner and the film festival have been held during the same period.
“AFI Fest will remind the world the power of this art form to lift our spirits at a time we need it most,...
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature directorial debut, tick, tick…Boom! from Netflix will be the opening-night world premiere on November 10 at the Tcl Chinese Theatre. It will kick off the fest that runs through November 14 and use a hybrid model featuring both in-person screenings and events in L.A. as well as virtual screenings. AFI has also confirmed plans to hold the Covid-delayed 48th AFI Life Achievement Award for Julie Andrews at the Dolby Theatre on November 11, marking the first time that awards dinner and the film festival have been held during the same period.
“AFI Fest will remind the world the power of this art form to lift our spirits at a time we need it most,...
- 8/11/2021
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
The fall festival season continues to take shape. Next up: Los Angeles’ own AFI Fest, which will open with the world premiere of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature directorial debut, “Tick Tick Boom”. The Netflix feature is based on the autobiographical musical by “Rent” playwright Jonathan Larson and stars Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Andrew Garfield. The film is written by Tony Award winner Steven Levenson and produced by Academy Award and Emmy winners Brian Grazer and Ron Howard for Imagine Entertainment, Julie Oh, and Miranda. The Opening Night screening will take place at the historic Tcl Chinese Theatre.
The festival experimented with an October festival berth and virtual festival last year during the pandemic; after three years running both AFI Fest and AFI Docs, director Michael Lumpkin retired in March, 2021. He is yet to be replaced; for the moment the woman in charge is Sarah Harris, who moved...
The festival experimented with an October festival berth and virtual festival last year during the pandemic; after three years running both AFI Fest and AFI Docs, director Michael Lumpkin retired in March, 2021. He is yet to be replaced; for the moment the woman in charge is Sarah Harris, who moved...
- 8/11/2021
- by Kate Erbland and Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Festival-goers who attend in-person events and/or screenings required to be fully vaccinated.
The world premiere of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature directorial debut Netflix’s tick, tick… Boom! will open the hybrid 35th edition of AFI Fest, set to run from November 10-14.
The film is based on the autobiographical musical by Rent playwright Jonathan Larson and stars Andrew Garfield as Jon, a theatre composer waiting tables in New York in 1990 who prepares to showcase his work in a make-or-break performance.
Under pressure from all sides of his person and professional life and living amid an artistic community ravaged by AIDS,...
The world premiere of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature directorial debut Netflix’s tick, tick… Boom! will open the hybrid 35th edition of AFI Fest, set to run from November 10-14.
The film is based on the autobiographical musical by Rent playwright Jonathan Larson and stars Andrew Garfield as Jon, a theatre composer waiting tables in New York in 1990 who prepares to showcase his work in a make-or-break performance.
Under pressure from all sides of his person and professional life and living amid an artistic community ravaged by AIDS,...
- 8/11/2021
- ScreenDaily
Lin-Manuel Miranda directs and Andrew Garfield stars in Tick, Tick… Boom!, a new film based on Rent creator Jonathan Larson's autobiographical musical about one man's race against time to create something extraordinary.
Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature directorial debut with 'tick, tick…Boom!', an adaptation of the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of Rent. The film follows Jon (Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Andrew Garfield), a young theater composer who’s waiting tables at a New York City diner in 1990 while writing what he hopes will be the next great American musical.
Days before he’s due to showcase his work in a make-or-break performance, Jon is feeling the pressure from everywhere: from his girlfriend Susan, who dreams of an artistic life beyond New York City; from his friend Michael, who has moved on...
Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature directorial debut with 'tick, tick…Boom!', an adaptation of the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of Rent. The film follows Jon (Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Andrew Garfield), a young theater composer who’s waiting tables at a New York City diner in 1990 while writing what he hopes will be the next great American musical.
Days before he’s due to showcase his work in a make-or-break performance, Jon is feeling the pressure from everywhere: from his girlfriend Susan, who dreams of an artistic life beyond New York City; from his friend Michael, who has moved on...
- 6/10/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Netflix has released the first trailer for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature film directorial debut, “Tick, Tick…Boom!,” starring Andrew Garfield.
Staying true to the film’s title, its first trailer shares scenes from “Tick, Tick…Boom!” over an incessant ticking noise that grows faster with each second. The clip also teases Garfield’s singing chops, as the film marks his movie musical debut.
The movie, based on the autobiographical musical by “Rent” playwright Jonathan Larson, follows an aspiring composer in New York City who toils over whether he traveled down the wrong career path.
Garfield stars as Larson alongside Vanessa Hudgens, who plays Karessa Johnson. Rounding out the cast are Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesús, Joshua Henry, Judith Light, Bradley Whitford, Noah Robbins and Joanna P. Adler. “Tick, Tick…Boom!” is set to debut on Netflix this fall.
Larson first debuted “Tick, Tick…Boom!” in 1990 as a solo work, but after his 1996 death,...
Staying true to the film’s title, its first trailer shares scenes from “Tick, Tick…Boom!” over an incessant ticking noise that grows faster with each second. The clip also teases Garfield’s singing chops, as the film marks his movie musical debut.
The movie, based on the autobiographical musical by “Rent” playwright Jonathan Larson, follows an aspiring composer in New York City who toils over whether he traveled down the wrong career path.
Garfield stars as Larson alongside Vanessa Hudgens, who plays Karessa Johnson. Rounding out the cast are Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesús, Joshua Henry, Judith Light, Bradley Whitford, Noah Robbins and Joanna P. Adler. “Tick, Tick…Boom!” is set to debut on Netflix this fall.
Larson first debuted “Tick, Tick…Boom!” in 1990 as a solo work, but after his 1996 death,...
- 6/10/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
In the first trailer for “Tick, Tick…Boom!,” “Rent” creator Jonathan Larson, played by Andrew Garfield, hears a ticking noise in his head that makes him feel like he’s about to burst. And watching the newly released trailer — the first look at Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut — you sense the movie’s about to blow up in a big way, too.
“Tick, Tick…Boom!” is the film adaptation of the late Larson’s autobiographical play, which he wrote at the same time he was crafting “Rent,” the iconic production that would rock the musical theater world. Larson never got the chance to see it live, however; he passed away at age 35 on the morning of “Rent’s” first off-Broadway preview show.
“Tick, Tick…Boom!” peeks into Larson’s mindset during the eight days in 1990 leading up to the workshop of his unproduced musical “Superbia” and his 30th birthday. It...
“Tick, Tick…Boom!” is the film adaptation of the late Larson’s autobiographical play, which he wrote at the same time he was crafting “Rent,” the iconic production that would rock the musical theater world. Larson never got the chance to see it live, however; he passed away at age 35 on the morning of “Rent’s” first off-Broadway preview show.
“Tick, Tick…Boom!” peeks into Larson’s mindset during the eight days in 1990 leading up to the workshop of his unproduced musical “Superbia” and his 30th birthday. It...
- 6/10/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Chernin Entertainment has set a first-look deal with producer Julie Oh and her newly launched production label, OhCo.
Oh, who was a producer at Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment, produced Lin-Manuel Miranda’s highly anticipated directorial debut, ‘tick, tick…Boom!, the feature adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s semi-autobiographical musical, which will premiere on Netflix sometime this year.
Under the deal, Oh will produce film and TV content for the Chernin banner.
“Julie is everything you could hope for in a great producer…enormous taste, tenacity and creative ambition. We couldn’t be more excited to collaborate and see where she leads us,” stated Jenno Topping, Chernin’s President of Film and Television.
“I am thrilled to launch OhCo in the company of such esteemed producers as Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping,” said Oh. “They, along with the team at Chernin Entertainment, share my love and passion...
Oh, who was a producer at Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment, produced Lin-Manuel Miranda’s highly anticipated directorial debut, ‘tick, tick…Boom!, the feature adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s semi-autobiographical musical, which will premiere on Netflix sometime this year.
Under the deal, Oh will produce film and TV content for the Chernin banner.
“Julie is everything you could hope for in a great producer…enormous taste, tenacity and creative ambition. We couldn’t be more excited to collaborate and see where she leads us,” stated Jenno Topping, Chernin’s President of Film and Television.
“I am thrilled to launch OhCo in the company of such esteemed producers as Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping,” said Oh. “They, along with the team at Chernin Entertainment, share my love and passion...
- 2/17/2021
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Roster includes Alexandre Aja horror O2; Lin-Manuel Miranda musical tick, tick… Boom!
International filmmakers feature prominently on a Netflix 2021 slate that will bring one new film a week, with new work from Australia’s Jane Campion, Italy’s Paolo Sorrentino and the UK’s Aardman Animations set to be launched globally on the platform this year.
The slate of 70 features – 10 of which are not in English – is a statement of intent from Netflix head of original films Scott Stuber, who has been in the job for three years and is shaping a pipeline with a higher level of quality, name talent,...
International filmmakers feature prominently on a Netflix 2021 slate that will bring one new film a week, with new work from Australia’s Jane Campion, Italy’s Paolo Sorrentino and the UK’s Aardman Animations set to be launched globally on the platform this year.
The slate of 70 features – 10 of which are not in English – is a statement of intent from Netflix head of original films Scott Stuber, who has been in the job for three years and is shaping a pipeline with a higher level of quality, name talent,...
- 1/12/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
'Hillbilly Elegy' trailer is out now.
Netflix released the first official trailer for the upcoming family drama 'Hillbilly Elegy' on Tuesday.
Based on J.D. Vance's memoir of the same name, the film follows three generations of an Appalachian family now living in Ohio.
'Hillbilly Elegy' stars Gabriel Basso as Vance, Amy Adams as his mother, Bev, and Glenn Close as his grandmother, Bonnie.
Close and Adams play a mother and daughter who are struggling to find work, while raising their multi-generational family.
The movie is told from the perspective of Adams’ character’s son, J.D. Vance (Gabriel Basso), a former Marine from southern Ohio and current Yale Law student who is forced to return to his hometown.
Directed by Academy Award winner Ron Howard, 'Hillbilly Elegy' also stars Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto, Bo Hopkins and Owen Asztalos.
Vanessa Taylor, the...
Netflix released the first official trailer for the upcoming family drama 'Hillbilly Elegy' on Tuesday.
Based on J.D. Vance's memoir of the same name, the film follows three generations of an Appalachian family now living in Ohio.
'Hillbilly Elegy' stars Gabriel Basso as Vance, Amy Adams as his mother, Bev, and Glenn Close as his grandmother, Bonnie.
Close and Adams play a mother and daughter who are struggling to find work, while raising their multi-generational family.
The movie is told from the perspective of Adams’ character’s son, J.D. Vance (Gabriel Basso), a former Marine from southern Ohio and current Yale Law student who is forced to return to his hometown.
Directed by Academy Award winner Ron Howard, 'Hillbilly Elegy' also stars Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto, Bo Hopkins and Owen Asztalos.
Vanessa Taylor, the...
- 10/15/2020
- by Omkar Padte
- GlamSham
“Hillbilly Elegy,” the next film from Oscar-winning director Ron Howard has released its first trailer.
Glenn Close and Amy Adams star in the drama, which focuses on a working-class family in the Appalachia region of the United States. The actors play a mother and daughter who struggle with finding work and raising their multi-generational family. The movie is told from the perspective of Adams’ character’s son, a Yale graduate who is forced to return to his hometown.
“I thought your momma was gonna be alright, be happy. I know I could’ve done better, but you gotta decide: You want to be somebody or not?” Close’s character says in the trailer, released on Wednesday morning.
The film is based on the New York Times best-selling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis,” written by J.D. Vance in 2016. He wrote about the Appalachian values...
Glenn Close and Amy Adams star in the drama, which focuses on a working-class family in the Appalachia region of the United States. The actors play a mother and daughter who struggle with finding work and raising their multi-generational family. The movie is told from the perspective of Adams’ character’s son, a Yale graduate who is forced to return to his hometown.
“I thought your momma was gonna be alright, be happy. I know I could’ve done better, but you gotta decide: You want to be somebody or not?” Close’s character says in the trailer, released on Wednesday morning.
The film is based on the New York Times best-selling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis,” written by J.D. Vance in 2016. He wrote about the Appalachian values...
- 10/14/2020
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Amy Adams and an unrecognizable Glenn Close act up a storm as a dysfunctional Appalachian family in the first full trailer for Ron Howard’s awards-contender “Hillbilly Elegy.”
The drama, based on J.D. Vance’s best-selling memoir, will land in select theaters and on Netflix on November 24 and is already generating awards talk.
The film follows J.D. Vance (Gabriel Basso), a former Marine from southern Ohio and current Yale Law student, who is on the verge of landing his dream job when a family crisis forces him to return to the home he’s tried to forget.
J.D. must navigate the complex dynamics of his Appalachian family, including his volatile relationship with his mother, Bev (Amy Adams), who’s struggling with addiction. Fueled by memories of his grandmother Mamaw (Glenn Close), the resilient and whip-smart woman who raised him, J.D. comes to embrace his family’s indelible...
The drama, based on J.D. Vance’s best-selling memoir, will land in select theaters and on Netflix on November 24 and is already generating awards talk.
The film follows J.D. Vance (Gabriel Basso), a former Marine from southern Ohio and current Yale Law student, who is on the verge of landing his dream job when a family crisis forces him to return to the home he’s tried to forget.
J.D. must navigate the complex dynamics of his Appalachian family, including his volatile relationship with his mother, Bev (Amy Adams), who’s struggling with addiction. Fueled by memories of his grandmother Mamaw (Glenn Close), the resilient and whip-smart woman who raised him, J.D. comes to embrace his family’s indelible...
- 10/14/2020
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
A trio of stars has been added to the cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Netflix film “Tick, Tick… Boom!”
Broadway vet Joshua Henry, Judith Light, and Emmy winner Bradley Whitford are all on board for the 1990-set movie musical. They join the previously-announced Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Tony nominee Robin de Jesus and Vanessa Hudgens.
Henry, a three-time Tony nominee best known for his role in the 2010 musical “The Scottsboro Boys” and the Apple drama “See,” has booked the role of Roger. Light will play Rosa Stevens, and Whitford has landed the part of Stephen Sondheim — presumably the real-life Broadway kingpin in this tale of an aspiring theater composer.
“Tick, Tick… Boom!” marks Miranda’s feature directorial debut. Steven Levenson (“Dear Evan Hansen”) is adapting the screenplay based on the original stage show from late “Rent” creator Jonathan Larson. Miranda is also producing, along with Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Julie Oh of Imagine Entertainment.
Broadway vet Joshua Henry, Judith Light, and Emmy winner Bradley Whitford are all on board for the 1990-set movie musical. They join the previously-announced Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Tony nominee Robin de Jesus and Vanessa Hudgens.
Henry, a three-time Tony nominee best known for his role in the 2010 musical “The Scottsboro Boys” and the Apple drama “See,” has booked the role of Roger. Light will play Rosa Stevens, and Whitford has landed the part of Stephen Sondheim — presumably the real-life Broadway kingpin in this tale of an aspiring theater composer.
“Tick, Tick… Boom!” marks Miranda’s feature directorial debut. Steven Levenson (“Dear Evan Hansen”) is adapting the screenplay based on the original stage show from late “Rent” creator Jonathan Larson. Miranda is also producing, along with Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Julie Oh of Imagine Entertainment.
- 1/28/2020
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
‘Chandelier’ Choreographer Ryan Heffington Joins Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘tick, tick…Boom!’ For Netflix
Exclusive: Choreographer Ryan Heffington, whose work on Sia’s 2014 video for her hit ‘Chandelier’ earned him the second of two Grammy nominations, has boarded Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Netflix musical tick, tick…Boom! Heffington will choreograph all dance sequences in the film based on the Off Broadway musical by Rent creator Jonathan Larson.
tick, tick…Boom! marks the directorial debut of Hamilton‘s Tony-, Grammy-, Emmy- and Pulitzer Prize-winning creator Miranda.
In addition to the worldwide hit and Vma Award winning ‘Chandelier,’ Heffington received his first Grammy Award nomination for choreographing the 2013 Arcade Fire video ‘We Exist.’
In addition to those and other music videos, Heffington has done choreography work for Netflix’s The Oa, the musical finale for HBO’s Euphoria, Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver, and Spike Jonze-directed commercials for Apple’s Homepod and Kenzo World Parfum.
tick, tick…Boom! marks the directorial debut of Hamilton‘s Tony-, Grammy-, Emmy- and Pulitzer Prize-winning creator Miranda.
In addition to the worldwide hit and Vma Award winning ‘Chandelier,’ Heffington received his first Grammy Award nomination for choreographing the 2013 Arcade Fire video ‘We Exist.’
In addition to those and other music videos, Heffington has done choreography work for Netflix’s The Oa, the musical finale for HBO’s Euphoria, Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver, and Spike Jonze-directed commercials for Apple’s Homepod and Kenzo World Parfum.
- 1/27/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
X-Men actress Alexandra Shipp is set to star opposite Andrew Garfield in tick, tick…Boom!, the feature directorial debut project from Lin-Manuel Miranda. Vanessa Hudgens and Tony nominee Robin de Jesus (The Boys in the Band) will also co-star in Netflix adaptation based on the autobiographical Off-Broadway show written by the late Jonathan Larson.
The musical, which was written by Steven Levenson, is set in 1990 and will follow Jon (Garfield), an aspiring theater composer who waits tables in New York City while writing Superbia, which he hopes will be the great American musical that will finally give him his big career break. The young man is feeling pressure from his girlfriend Susan (Shipp), who is tired of continuing to put her life on hold for Jon’s career aspiration. Meanwhile, Jon’s best friend and roommate Michael has given up on his creative dream and...
The musical, which was written by Steven Levenson, is set in 1990 and will follow Jon (Garfield), an aspiring theater composer who waits tables in New York City while writing Superbia, which he hopes will be the great American musical that will finally give him his big career break. The young man is feeling pressure from his girlfriend Susan (Shipp), who is tired of continuing to put her life on hold for Jon’s career aspiration. Meanwhile, Jon’s best friend and roommate Michael has given up on his creative dream and...
- 11/5/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Andrew Garfield will star in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Tick, Tick… Boom!” for Netflix.
Variety first reported in June that Netflix had won the movie rights to “Tick, Tick … Boom!” with “Hamilton” creator Miranda attached to direct and Garfield the top choice to star. His deal was announced on Wednesday.
“Dear Evan Hansen” writer Steven Levenson is adapting the script based on the original stage show by late “Rent” creator Jonathan Larson. Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Julie Oh of Imagine Entertainment are producing along with Miranda. Julie Larson and Levenson are executive producing.
“Tick, Tick … Boom!” is set in 1990 and tells the story of an aspiring theater composer who is waiting tables in New York City while writing “Superbia,” which he hopes will be the next great American musical and finally give him his big break. As he approaches his 30th birthday, he is overcome with anxiety, wondering if his dream is worth the cost.
Variety first reported in June that Netflix had won the movie rights to “Tick, Tick … Boom!” with “Hamilton” creator Miranda attached to direct and Garfield the top choice to star. His deal was announced on Wednesday.
“Dear Evan Hansen” writer Steven Levenson is adapting the script based on the original stage show by late “Rent” creator Jonathan Larson. Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Julie Oh of Imagine Entertainment are producing along with Miranda. Julie Larson and Levenson are executive producing.
“Tick, Tick … Boom!” is set in 1990 and tells the story of an aspiring theater composer who is waiting tables in New York City while writing “Superbia,” which he hopes will be the next great American musical and finally give him his big break. As he approaches his 30th birthday, he is overcome with anxiety, wondering if his dream is worth the cost.
- 10/30/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Andrew Garfield is set to star in the film adaptation of “Tick, Tick…Boom!,” which is the feature directorial debut of Lin-Manuel Miranda, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
The movie is set up at Netflix and is based on the autobiographical, off-Broadway play by the writer of “Rent,” Jonathan Larson. Larson died tragically in 1996 the night before the musical “Rent” made its first preview performance and eventually became a worldwide sensation, winning Larson multiple posthumous Tony awards and the Pulitzer Prize.
Netflix acquired worldwide rights to the film back in June, and Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Julie Oh are set as producers alongside Miranda.
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“Tick, Tick… Boom!” is set in 1990 and tells the story of Jon, an aspiring theater composer who...
The movie is set up at Netflix and is based on the autobiographical, off-Broadway play by the writer of “Rent,” Jonathan Larson. Larson died tragically in 1996 the night before the musical “Rent” made its first preview performance and eventually became a worldwide sensation, winning Larson multiple posthumous Tony awards and the Pulitzer Prize.
Netflix acquired worldwide rights to the film back in June, and Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Julie Oh are set as producers alongside Miranda.
Also Read: Andrew Garfield, Jessica Chastain to Play Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker in Biopic 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye'
“Tick, Tick… Boom!” is set in 1990 and tells the story of Jon, an aspiring theater composer who...
- 10/30/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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