Before you start roasting New Line Cinema‘s chestnuts on an open fire, there are no official plans for an Elf remake or sequel. However, Elf‘s original casting director, Susie Farris, says she would “love to” work on a remake if the opportunity arises. While speaking with People for the 2003 holiday comedy’s 20th anniversary, Farris floated the name of another Saturday Night Live cast member to replace Will Ferrell for a potential remake. “Off the top of my head, I’m just going to say Bill Hader,” Farris told People. “I just think that he’s quirky and endearing and yeah, I’d like to see Bill Hader,” she added.
While I could see Hader playing Buddy the Elf in an Elf remake, the thought of an Elf remake makes me hesitate. The Jon Favreau-directed film is already a holiday classic. It performs like gangbusters around the...
While I could see Hader playing Buddy the Elf in an Elf remake, the thought of an Elf remake makes me hesitate. The Jon Favreau-directed film is already a holiday classic. It performs like gangbusters around the...
- 11/27/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Hawaii resident Cayla Farris, 49, paid American Airlines almost $40,000 after an incident on a February 13, 2022 flight from Phoenix to Honolulu.
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Arizona, Farris engaged in disruptive behavior, utilizing profanity and making threats toward the flight crew and fellow passengers.
The crew could not continue their duties, forcing the captain to return to Phoenix, resulting in several other flights being rerouted to Hawaii.
She pleaded guilty to her disruptive behavior on September 12.
Farris has been sentenced to three months in prison, followed by three years of supervised probation and has to pay $38,952 to the airline. Additionally, Farris is restricted from traveling by commercial aircraft without prior approval during her probationary period.
This is not the first time the Federal Aviation Administration (Faa) has seen disruptive behavior on flights, indicating a pattern in recent years. Some experts have noted that...
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Arizona, Farris engaged in disruptive behavior, utilizing profanity and making threats toward the flight crew and fellow passengers.
The crew could not continue their duties, forcing the captain to return to Phoenix, resulting in several other flights being rerouted to Hawaii.
She pleaded guilty to her disruptive behavior on September 12.
Farris has been sentenced to three months in prison, followed by three years of supervised probation and has to pay $38,952 to the airline. Additionally, Farris is restricted from traveling by commercial aircraft without prior approval during her probationary period.
This is not the first time the Federal Aviation Administration (Faa) has seen disruptive behavior on flights, indicating a pattern in recent years. Some experts have noted that...
- 11/26/2023
- by Casey Rivera
- Uinterview
There was a moment when Megan Thee Stallion was in the studio laying down her latest single, “Cobra,” that hit like an epiphany. Artist/producer Diggy Lessard had just finished unleashing an epic guitar solo from his Gibson Sg when the rapper proclaimed: “This is it. This is that thing right there. This hasn’t been done before,” according to Lessard. “That’s just another testament to how crucial she was to the process,” the 25-year-old guitarist tells me. “She just knew exactly what we were creating in that moment.
- 11/9/2023
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
This past spring, social media lit up around a very new kind of American Sweetheart: 30-year-old Ronald Gladden, a solar contractor who believed he was signing up for a documentary on the jury system and instead ended up being the adored lead presence of Amazon Freevee’s fish-out-of-water comedy “Jury Duty.” Gladden answered a Craigslist ad, the producers took a shine to him, and history was made.
“So, I wasn’t part of the Ronald process,” Emmy-nominated casting director Susie Farris told TheWrap. “Ronald is a real person, and I don’t cast reality. [Laughs] But you know, obviously, the crazy part about the show is that every single person except for one is an actor.”
And that’s what made “Jury Duty” one of the year’s most singular TV challenges: casting buoyant, quick-witted, versatile actors that the general public would not recognize to improvise against Gladden as his fellow jurors,...
“So, I wasn’t part of the Ronald process,” Emmy-nominated casting director Susie Farris told TheWrap. “Ronald is a real person, and I don’t cast reality. [Laughs] But you know, obviously, the crazy part about the show is that every single person except for one is an actor.”
And that’s what made “Jury Duty” one of the year’s most singular TV challenges: casting buoyant, quick-witted, versatile actors that the general public would not recognize to improvise against Gladden as his fellow jurors,...
- 8/18/2023
- by Jason Clark
- The Wrap
The producers of “Jury Duty” found Ronald Gladden — the jury foreman unaware that an entire fictional trial was put on for his benefit — via Craigslist. But everyone else in the courtroom was cast through a scripted process, albeit not one that casting director Susie Farris ever used before.
The unconventional hybrid nature of “Jury Duty” led Farris and the show’s producers down a very life-meets-art path to find gifted improvisers who could hit the level of absurdity the show demanded without making Gladden suspicious. Farris began with self-tapes, partly because of Covid-19 restrictions and partly because, in this particular case, improvising a confessional to camera would more accurately reflect the job than reading sides.
“Don’t get me wrong, I really miss the in-person interaction. There’s really nothing like that,” Farris said. “But for this type of thing, [the actors weren’t] having to read lines. They could choose one of the two prompts,...
The unconventional hybrid nature of “Jury Duty” led Farris and the show’s producers down a very life-meets-art path to find gifted improvisers who could hit the level of absurdity the show demanded without making Gladden suspicious. Farris began with self-tapes, partly because of Covid-19 restrictions and partly because, in this particular case, improvising a confessional to camera would more accurately reflect the job than reading sides.
“Don’t get me wrong, I really miss the in-person interaction. There’s really nothing like that,” Farris said. “But for this type of thing, [the actors weren’t] having to read lines. They could choose one of the two prompts,...
- 8/1/2023
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
When the genre-bending comedy “Jury Duty” launched its eight-episode run in April, Emmy nominations were the farthest thing from anyone’s mind. Of greater concern was simply having people know it was available at all, given that it was available on the little-known Amazon Freevee streaming service. “Actually, it was a blessing and a curse because it was such a crazy experimental undertaking,” admits Cody Heller, “Jury Duty’s” showrunner and executive producer. “There were moments where I was like, ‘Ok, if the show blows up and fails, at least no one will probably see it.’ But then once we finished it and we were all so proud of the work we’d done, we were like, ‘Oh man, I hope people watch it.'” Added fellow exec producer Nicholas Hatton: “To know that people have received the show in the spirit in which we intended has been beyond rewarding.
- 7/31/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Four simultaneous protests occurred in New York City on Friday, the first day of the SAG-AFTRA strike, with Writers Guild, IATSE, local Democratic Socialists of America members and more from other unions joining in on the picket lines and similar protests occurring in Los Angeles.
Amid beating, hot sun and spurts of rain, picketers rallied in front of the Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery Offices near Union Square, Amazon and HBO in Hudson Yards, Paramount in Times Square and NBCUniversal at 30 Rock.
Among the hundreds that walked the New York picket lines Friday were Ted Lasso’s Jason Sudeikis, Survival of the Thickest’s Peppermint and Sagan Chen, Numb3rs’ David Krumholtz, Grounded for Life’s Kevin Corrigan, Severance stars Zach Cherry and Jen Tullock, as well as Runaway’s actors Ariela Barer and Clarissa Thibeaux.
At Netflix/Wbd alone, picketers saw a brief, but early police presence as officers...
Amid beating, hot sun and spurts of rain, picketers rallied in front of the Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery Offices near Union Square, Amazon and HBO in Hudson Yards, Paramount in Times Square and NBCUniversal at 30 Rock.
Among the hundreds that walked the New York picket lines Friday were Ted Lasso’s Jason Sudeikis, Survival of the Thickest’s Peppermint and Sagan Chen, Numb3rs’ David Krumholtz, Grounded for Life’s Kevin Corrigan, Severance stars Zach Cherry and Jen Tullock, as well as Runaway’s actors Ariela Barer and Clarissa Thibeaux.
At Netflix/Wbd alone, picketers saw a brief, but early police presence as officers...
- 7/14/2023
- by Caitlin Huston and Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When the list of potential Emmy nominees was officially released on Thursday, the Amazon Freevee genre-bending comedy “Jury Duty” listed six submissions for Emmy Awards comedy supporting actor and actress: James Marsden, David Brown, Susan Berger, Cassandra Blair, Edy Modica and Rashida Olayiwola. That may not seem particularly significant, but for a series that seemingly against all odds caught hold of the zeitgeist this past spring, it’s massive. The craziest part is that it actually has a chance of pulling in an Emmy nom or two – perhaps even in comedy series and (maybe especially) comedy series casting for its casting director Susie Farris.
In fact, I’m going to go out on a limb here and predict that “Jury Duty” is going to be the Andrea Riseborough of this Emmy season and shock the awards world as a grassroots phenomenon by cracking the best comedy nominee lineup. And it...
In fact, I’m going to go out on a limb here and predict that “Jury Duty” is going to be the Andrea Riseborough of this Emmy season and shock the awards world as a grassroots phenomenon by cracking the best comedy nominee lineup. And it...
- 6/19/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
As original true crime dramas go, “A Friend of the Family” is a highly unusual one — not just for its harrowing subject matter but due also to its production pedigree. The nine-part limited series premiered on streamer Peacock last October, telling the story of Jan Broberg and her family. In the 1970s, Broberg was a young girl and adolescent who was systematically groomed — along with her parents and younger siblings — by her next-door neighbor, a charismatic, master manipulator sociopath and pedophile named Bob Berchtold. He kidnapped Jan twice — when she was age 12 and again at 14 — and went largely unmonitored and unprosecuted for the better part of a decade. The vividly-dramatized docudrama stars Oscar winner Anna Paquin, Colin Hanks, Jake Lacy and Mckenna Grace.
To shine a spotlight on the show’s powerful, wrenching and superbly-rendered narrative, watch Gold Derby’s special 42-minute “Making of” roundtable discussion of “Friend of the Family...
To shine a spotlight on the show’s powerful, wrenching and superbly-rendered narrative, watch Gold Derby’s special 42-minute “Making of” roundtable discussion of “Friend of the Family...
- 6/7/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
When Jury Duty executive vp David Bernad approached casting director Susie Farris to find the jurors for his Freevee mockumentary series, he knew exactly how to pitch the project. “He said, ‘It’s what you do best: putting together an ensemble comedy,’ ” recalls Farris of the first phone call with the producer, who added that he wasn’t looking “for names.” But when she asked about the script, the response caught her off guard — there wasn’t one.
That’s because the largely improvised Jury Duty follows an entirely fake civil case in which everyone in the courtroom — the judge, the bailiff, the attorneys, the jurors, the plaintiff and the defendant — are all actors. All but one person, that is: Ronald Gladden, a Los Angeles-based everyman who believed from the beginning of jury selection to the trial’s conclusion that all of it was absolutely real.
Farris wasn’t involved...
That’s because the largely improvised Jury Duty follows an entirely fake civil case in which everyone in the courtroom — the judge, the bailiff, the attorneys, the jurors, the plaintiff and the defendant — are all actors. All but one person, that is: Ronald Gladden, a Los Angeles-based everyman who believed from the beginning of jury selection to the trial’s conclusion that all of it was absolutely real.
Farris wasn’t involved...
- 6/5/2023
- by Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Casting director Susie Farris got the unique opportunity to participate in the meticulous process of jury selection, choosing all but one of 12 jurors — but it was for an entirely made-up court case.
Even with over two decades of casting experience and credits in “Elf,” “Wet Hot American Summer,” “Speechless” and “Mr. Robot,” she had never been met with a task quite like casting Amazon Freevee’s viral series “Jury Duty,” a hidden-camera, “Truman Show”-esque comedy.
In the weeks after its release, “Jury Duty” has been applauded for its outstanding cast of actors, improv comedians and one Ronald Gladden, the lone, non-actor who believed the entire, absurd court case was real.
Farris spoke with Variety to share her process behind selecting television’s favorite petit jury.
Most casting directors don’t work with improv actors, so what was it like for you? Had you ever done anything like this before?...
Even with over two decades of casting experience and credits in “Elf,” “Wet Hot American Summer,” “Speechless” and “Mr. Robot,” she had never been met with a task quite like casting Amazon Freevee’s viral series “Jury Duty,” a hidden-camera, “Truman Show”-esque comedy.
In the weeks after its release, “Jury Duty” has been applauded for its outstanding cast of actors, improv comedians and one Ronald Gladden, the lone, non-actor who believed the entire, absurd court case was real.
Farris spoke with Variety to share her process behind selecting television’s favorite petit jury.
Most casting directors don’t work with improv actors, so what was it like for you? Had you ever done anything like this before?...
- 5/4/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
With roots in real-life murders, “The Hook” urban legend goes hand-in-hand — or should I say hand-in-hook? — with the slasher genre. After being referenced in ’80s slashers He Knows You’re Alone and Final Exam, it went on to at least partially inspire five slashers from the ’90s: Candyman, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Urban Legend, Campfire Tales, and Lovers Lane. Unfortunately, the latter is the least effective of the bunch.
To be fair, Lovers Lane was made independently for $500,000 — a fraction of the budget of the studio films — before being released direct to video in 1999. Directed by Jon Steven Ward and written by Geof Miller (DeepStar Six) and Rory Veal, the film is best remembered for being the film debut of Anna Faris, one year prior to her starring turn in Scary Movie. It was on this set that she met co-star Ben Indra, to whom she was...
To be fair, Lovers Lane was made independently for $500,000 — a fraction of the budget of the studio films — before being released direct to video in 1999. Directed by Jon Steven Ward and written by Geof Miller (DeepStar Six) and Rory Veal, the film is best remembered for being the film debut of Anna Faris, one year prior to her starring turn in Scary Movie. It was on this set that she met co-star Ben Indra, to whom she was...
- 4/24/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Don’t call Megan Thee Stallion a victim.
The “Wap” superstar is on the new cover of Elle, and in the issue she opens up about the going through the trial against Canadian rapper Tory Lanez.
Read More: Tory Lanez Convicted In Megan Thee Stallion’s Shooting
In December, Lanez was convicted of three charges related to a 2020 incident in which he shot Megan. Sentencing is still forthcoming.
“I don’t want to call myself a victim. As I reflect on the past three years, I view myself as a survivor, because I have truly survived the unimaginable,” Megan says of her experience over the last three years. “Not only did I survive being shot by someone I trusted and considered a close friend, but I overcame the public humiliation of having my name and reputation dragged through the mud by that individual for the entire world to see.”
Megan...
The “Wap” superstar is on the new cover of Elle, and in the issue she opens up about the going through the trial against Canadian rapper Tory Lanez.
Read More: Tory Lanez Convicted In Megan Thee Stallion’s Shooting
In December, Lanez was convicted of three charges related to a 2020 incident in which he shot Megan. Sentencing is still forthcoming.
“I don’t want to call myself a victim. As I reflect on the past three years, I view myself as a survivor, because I have truly survived the unimaginable,” Megan says of her experience over the last three years. “Not only did I survive being shot by someone I trusted and considered a close friend, but I overcame the public humiliation of having my name and reputation dragged through the mud by that individual for the entire world to see.”
Megan...
- 4/18/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
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