Walk into the room where Caitlin Cronenberg is sitting, idly checking her phone and chatting with a friend, and you will be greeted by: Chaos.
The 39-year-old filmmaker already cuts an imposing figure, courtesy of a mane of dyed red hair in maximum tousled mode, some impressively art deco nailwork and her wide-set eyes, capable of a full-bore stare that Cronenberg uses to unblinkingly punctuate deadpan jokes (and which make her a dead ringer for her late mother). But the thing that you notice first is a small pendant that says,...
The 39-year-old filmmaker already cuts an imposing figure, courtesy of a mane of dyed red hair in maximum tousled mode, some impressively art deco nailwork and her wide-set eyes, capable of a full-bore stare that Cronenberg uses to unblinkingly punctuate deadpan jokes (and which make her a dead ringer for her late mother). But the thing that you notice first is a small pendant that says,...
- 4/30/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Climate change is getting worse day after day, and every uncomfortable conversation we’ve been putting off for decides is waiting for us just over the horizon. Caitlin Cronenberg’s debut feature Humane dives headfirst into that messy, chaotic crisis we’ve built for ourselves, in a chamber piece that has one affluent family forced to make the ultimate decision. It’s a classic thriller set-up with a premise ripped from the headlines of tomorrow’s newspaper, and a great cast of character actors ready to rip each other apart as soon as shit hits the fan.
The world of Humane is not unlike our own. With dwindling resources and increasingly inhabitable conditions, it’s like looking 5 minutes into the future. A future where fresh vegetable and meats are prohibited, and standing for any length of time in direct sunlight with no protection is practically a death sentence. But in...
The world of Humane is not unlike our own. With dwindling resources and increasingly inhabitable conditions, it’s like looking 5 minutes into the future. A future where fresh vegetable and meats are prohibited, and standing for any length of time in direct sunlight with no protection is practically a death sentence. But in...
- 4/27/2024
- by Jonathan Dehaan
There’s a nice trio of specialty films to highlight this weekend from Joanna Arnow, Uberto Pasolini and Caitlin Cronenberg’s feature directorial debut.
Joanna Arnow’s micro-budget comedy The Feeling That The Time For Doing Something Has Passed world premiered in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight. It follows a thirtysomething New York woman as time passes in her long-term casual Bdsm relationship, low-level corporate job, and quarrelsome Jewish family. Arnow writes, directs and stars. And that’s Bdsm, as in bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, sadism and masochism.
The helmer is thrilled to see her feature (after 2017’s i hate myself :), and a handful of well-received shorts) launch a theatrical run, with Magnolia distributing. “That’s how I dream of my movies being seen,” Arnow tells Deadline. “It’s also so important to see comedies (on the big screen) Shared laughter with strangers is quite beautiful and healing in a way.
Joanna Arnow’s micro-budget comedy The Feeling That The Time For Doing Something Has Passed world premiered in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight. It follows a thirtysomething New York woman as time passes in her long-term casual Bdsm relationship, low-level corporate job, and quarrelsome Jewish family. Arnow writes, directs and stars. And that’s Bdsm, as in bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, sadism and masochism.
The helmer is thrilled to see her feature (after 2017’s i hate myself :), and a handful of well-received shorts) launch a theatrical run, with Magnolia distributing. “That’s how I dream of my movies being seen,” Arnow tells Deadline. “It’s also so important to see comedies (on the big screen) Shared laughter with strangers is quite beautiful and healing in a way.
- 4/26/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
"For humanity to survive, 20% of the population must volunteer to die" in Humane, the feature film directorial debut of Caitlin Cronenberg. An exploration of the lethal lengths humanity (and one family in particular) will take to preserve itself in the face of a worldwide ecological disaster, Humane is now playing in select theaters via IFC Films, and in a new video interview, Daily Dead recently had the pleasure of catching up with Caitlin Cronenberg and co-stars Emily Hampshire and Jay Baruchel to discuss their ambitious new film, including its massive global scale, its exploration of dysfunctional family dynamics, and the Clue-esque mansion where much of the movie takes place.
Directed by Caitlin Cronenberg and written and produced by Michael Sparaga, Humane stars Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, Enrico Colantoni, Sebastian Chacon, Sirena Gulamgaus, Alanna Bale, and Peter Gallagher.
Synopsis: Humane takes place over a single day, mere months after a global...
Directed by Caitlin Cronenberg and written and produced by Michael Sparaga, Humane stars Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, Enrico Colantoni, Sebastian Chacon, Sirena Gulamgaus, Alanna Bale, and Peter Gallagher.
Synopsis: Humane takes place over a single day, mere months after a global...
- 4/26/2024
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Caitlin Cronenberg’s assured directorial debut Humane begins with the planet plagued by ecological disaster. After decades of ignoring the warnings of scientists, society is battling the threat of its own extinction. Erratic weather patterns are commonplace. A scarcity of food and water has led to strict rations. Curfews abound. The ozone layer is anemic from years of abuse, leaving little protection from Uv rays. Everyone walks around with reflective umbrellas.
In this not-so-distant dystopian future, countries have one year to reduce their population by 20 percent. These grim terms are part of the Athens accord, an emergency international meeting convened to respond to this man-made crisis. In North America, where Humane is vaguely set, the government has created a voluntary euthanasic program. Families of citizens who enlist are paid $250,000 and receive gratitude in the form of a shoddily constructed “Thank you” video on a nationally televised piece of propaganda. The...
In this not-so-distant dystopian future, countries have one year to reduce their population by 20 percent. These grim terms are part of the Athens accord, an emergency international meeting convened to respond to this man-made crisis. In North America, where Humane is vaguely set, the government has created a voluntary euthanasic program. Families of citizens who enlist are paid $250,000 and receive gratitude in the form of a shoddily constructed “Thank you” video on a nationally televised piece of propaganda. The...
- 4/25/2024
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Caitlin Cronenberg’s directorial feature debut, Humane, sees a global crisis puncture the safety bubble of an affluent family in a darkly comedic and violent fashion. Borders clamp down tight as governments resort to voluntary euthanasia in order to reduce the population within a year to stave off catastrophe. While Humane is far less interested in the wider-scaled intricacies of its setup, the social commentary has enough bite, and a compelling cast ensures a darkly funny chamber piece.
Set in a rich Ontario neighborhood, Humane introduces the York family through narcissistic patriarch Charles York (Peter Gallagher). The image-obsessed, somewhat retired news anchor has invited his grown children to his sprawling home to break the news that he’s decided to enlist in the government’s assisted suicide initiative along with his celebrity chef wife, Dawn (Uni Park). The news doesn’t go over well with Charles’ children: prickly pharma executive...
Set in a rich Ontario neighborhood, Humane introduces the York family through narcissistic patriarch Charles York (Peter Gallagher). The image-obsessed, somewhat retired news anchor has invited his grown children to his sprawling home to break the news that he’s decided to enlist in the government’s assisted suicide initiative along with his celebrity chef wife, Dawn (Uni Park). The news doesn’t go over well with Charles’ children: prickly pharma executive...
- 4/25/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Caitlin Cronenberg, the daughter of horror master David Cronenberg, is making her own mark in the genre filmmaking space with Humane, a horror/thriller satire starring Jay Baruchel (This Is The End) and Emily Hampshire (“Schitt’s Creek”) that forces an affluent family to make an unthinkable choice.
Humane will first be arriving in theaters courtesy of IFC Films on April 26, 2024. The film later comes home to Shudder on July 26.
Michael Sparaga wrote the script and produces the movie, which also stars Peter Gallagher (Grace and Frankie), Sebastian Chacon (Emergency), Alanna Bale (Sort Of, Cardinal) and Sirena Gulamgaus (“Chapelwaite“).
In Humane, “a recently retired newsman has invited his grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the father’s plan goes horribly awry, tensions flare, and chaos erupts among his children.”
Ahead of the film’s theatrical release this week,...
Humane will first be arriving in theaters courtesy of IFC Films on April 26, 2024. The film later comes home to Shudder on July 26.
Michael Sparaga wrote the script and produces the movie, which also stars Peter Gallagher (Grace and Frankie), Sebastian Chacon (Emergency), Alanna Bale (Sort Of, Cardinal) and Sirena Gulamgaus (“Chapelwaite“).
In Humane, “a recently retired newsman has invited his grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the father’s plan goes horribly awry, tensions flare, and chaos erupts among his children.”
Ahead of the film’s theatrical release this week,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
You’ve gotta hand it to Caitlin Cronenberg – it takes a lot of guts to slip into the director’s chair after not one, but two of your immediate family members have already managed to put their own gloopy red stamps on the horror genre’s proverbial map. Following in the footsteps of her father (and King of Venereal Horror) David, and younger brother Brandon, the third Cronenberg to tackle narrative filmmaking makes her feature debut with Humane, a dystopian family drama that may be short on visual inventiveness, but has plenty to say about the bitter realities of life on a planet spinning out of control.
In the near future, environmental collapse has led to a last ditch effort in which world governments must close their borders and reduce their respective populations by 20%. By encouraging citizens to sign up for voluntary euthanization, not only are countries able to meet their reduction goals,...
In the near future, environmental collapse has led to a last ditch effort in which world governments must close their borders and reduce their respective populations by 20%. By encouraging citizens to sign up for voluntary euthanization, not only are countries able to meet their reduction goals,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Rocco T. Thompson
- DailyDead
Plot: In the wake of an environmental collapse that is forcing humanity to shed 20% of its population, a family dinner erupts into chaos when a father’s plan to enlist in the government’s new euthanasia program goes horribly awry.
Review: The modern era consists of a lot of uncertainty. Whether it’s climate change or nuclear war, there’s no telling what the landscape of our future will be. And I love it when filmmakers provide a glance at those dystopic futures. Hopefully, they serve as a message of what not to do and provide a window into a future we want to avoid. Humane takes the ever-present crisis of climate change and combines it with a fascist government hellbent on a solution. Marking her directorial debut, Caitlin Cronenberg continues her family’s pursuit of thought-provoking cinema with an intense journey through family pain.
Humane follows the York Family...
Review: The modern era consists of a lot of uncertainty. Whether it’s climate change or nuclear war, there’s no telling what the landscape of our future will be. And I love it when filmmakers provide a glance at those dystopic futures. Hopefully, they serve as a message of what not to do and provide a window into a future we want to avoid. Humane takes the ever-present crisis of climate change and combines it with a fascist government hellbent on a solution. Marking her directorial debut, Caitlin Cronenberg continues her family’s pursuit of thought-provoking cinema with an intense journey through family pain.
Humane follows the York Family...
- 4/24/2024
- by Tyler Nichols
- JoBlo.com
‘Humane’ Exclusive Clip Sees Emily Hampshire Weigh Killer Odds in Caitlin Cronenberg’s Feature Debut
The daughter of horror master David Cronenberg, Caitlin Cronenberg, is making her own mark in the genre filmmaking space with Humane, a dark horror satire set in an overpopulated world with grim government sanctions. We’ve got a new exclusive clip that highlights the intense stakes for a family torn apart by the government’s euthanasia program.
Humane will first be arriving in theaters courtesy of IFC Films on April 26, 2024. The film later comes home to Shudder July 26.
The film is described as “a dystopian satire taking place over a single day, months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population.”
“In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman has invited his grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the father’s plan goes horribly awry, tensions...
Humane will first be arriving in theaters courtesy of IFC Films on April 26, 2024. The film later comes home to Shudder July 26.
The film is described as “a dystopian satire taking place over a single day, months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population.”
“In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman has invited his grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the father’s plan goes horribly awry, tensions...
- 4/24/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Alanna Bale, Sirena Gulamgaus, Peter Gallagher, Uni Park, Emily Hampshire, Jay Baruchel in HumanePhoto: Steve Wilkie/IFC Films/Shudder
One day, should humanity be blessed enough to continue upon its current collective perch, the old op-ed pages of national newspapers will provide their own records of our social temperature in these charged times.
One day, should humanity be blessed enough to continue upon its current collective perch, the old op-ed pages of national newspapers will provide their own records of our social temperature in these charged times.
- 4/24/2024
- by Brent Simon
- avclub.com
A single-location thriller set in an imminent-seeming future where food scarcity has forced every country on Earth to cull its population by 20 percent, Caitlin Cronenberg’s slight but steel-eyed “Humane” takes a hard look — or at least an unflinching glance — at the irreconcilable relationship between self-interest and saving the planet. The broadly representative premise screenwriter Michael Sparaga uses in order to examine that dynamic: A family dinner at the castle-like estate of a former news anchor (Peter Gallagher), which is tense even before the wealthy retiree tells his four adult children that he and his most recent wife (Uni Park as Dawn) have volunteered to be euthanized later that same evening.
This news takes Charles’ kids by surprise, as their family doesn’t need the $250,000 payout that the government offers “heroic” — aka poor — people who agree to sacrifice themselves for the greater good, but there isn’t time enough to...
This news takes Charles’ kids by surprise, as their family doesn’t need the $250,000 payout that the government offers “heroic” — aka poor — people who agree to sacrifice themselves for the greater good, but there isn’t time enough to...
- 4/23/2024
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
What’s that? Another Eight new horror movies are releasing this week?! The fresh horrors on tap include a prequel to a box office hit, a violent thriller produced by Sam Raimi, the feature debut of a horror master’s daughter, and a skin-crawling nightmare filled with spiders.
Here’s all the new horror releasing April 22, 2024 – April 28, 2024!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up we have a TV series rather than a movie, but we wanted to remind you that Prime Video’s “Them: The Scare,” the second season of the anthology series, premieres on April 25.
The first season of “Them” (now retroactively dubbed “Covenant”) debuted back in 2021, and this second installment of the anthology series will consist of eight episodes.
“Them: The Scare” will once again be set in Los Angeles…
The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is...
Here’s all the new horror releasing April 22, 2024 – April 28, 2024!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up we have a TV series rather than a movie, but we wanted to remind you that Prime Video’s “Them: The Scare,” the second season of the anthology series, premieres on April 25.
The first season of “Them” (now retroactively dubbed “Covenant”) debuted back in 2021, and this second installment of the anthology series will consist of eight episodes.
“Them: The Scare” will once again be set in Los Angeles…
The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is...
- 4/23/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, and Alanna Bale in HumanePhoto: Steve Wilkie/IFC Films/Shudder
As modern society speeds past dire environmental warning signs, indulges the clamorous embrace of fascistic tendencies, rejects empirical truth and the guidance of experts-in-field, and generally ignores any number of various other flashing red lights, it...
As modern society speeds past dire environmental warning signs, indulges the clamorous embrace of fascistic tendencies, rejects empirical truth and the guidance of experts-in-field, and generally ignores any number of various other flashing red lights, it...
- 4/22/2024
- by Brent Simon
- avclub.com
Caitlin Cronenberg’s feature-length directorial debut, Humane, presents a world where environmental collapse is no longer theoretical. While the full extent of that collapse is never fully detailed, it’s bad enough where people can no longer expose their bare skin to the sun anymore. Naturally, instead of, say, regulating the environmental impact of big businesses, working with scientists, or increasing efforts toward sustainability, the governments of the world collectively decide on going full Thanos: 20% of the world’s population must be culled, and people are being encouraged to volunteer for euthanasia. Those who volunteer are given a $250,000 reward to distribute to their next of kin, and as you can imagine, lower classes and marginalized folks aren’t taking the idea of state-sponsored murder for cash very well.
That’s a hell of a starting point, and it’s one that seems bent on slowly ratcheting up the tension into white-knuckle terrain,...
That’s a hell of a starting point, and it’s one that seems bent on slowly ratcheting up the tension into white-knuckle terrain,...
- 4/22/2024
- by Justin Clark
- Slant Magazine
Update: Soon after this story was published, a source reached out to Variety to confirm that “Daisy Jones and the Six” will not be getting a Season 2 because “it was always planned as a limited series.”
Despite the success of “Daisy Jones & the Six,” star Riley Keough says the band isn’t getting back together anytime soon.
Despite fans hoping — and demanding — a second season of the Prime Video miniseries adaptation of Tara Jenkin Reid’s best-selling novel, Keough tells me, “I would love to but I don’t know if it’s in the cards…I haven’t heard anything.”
The series followed Daisy Jones (Keough) and her bandmates as they make their way through the Los Angeles music scene of the 1970s. The series premiered just over a year ago to positive reviews. Keough and Morrone earned Emmy nominations as did the show for outstanding limited or anthology series.
Despite the success of “Daisy Jones & the Six,” star Riley Keough says the band isn’t getting back together anytime soon.
Despite fans hoping — and demanding — a second season of the Prime Video miniseries adaptation of Tara Jenkin Reid’s best-selling novel, Keough tells me, “I would love to but I don’t know if it’s in the cards…I haven’t heard anything.”
The series followed Daisy Jones (Keough) and her bandmates as they make their way through the Los Angeles music scene of the 1970s. The series premiered just over a year ago to positive reviews. Keough and Morrone earned Emmy nominations as did the show for outstanding limited or anthology series.
- 4/16/2024
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
"For humanity to survive, 20% of the population must volunteer to die" in Humane, the feature film directorial debut of Caitlin Cronenberg. An exploration of the lethal lengths humanity (and one family in particular) will take to preserve itself in the face of a worldwide ecological disaster, Humane will arrive in select theaters on April 26th, and we have a look at the trailer ahead of its release.
Directed by Caitlin Cronenberg and written and produced by Michael Sparaga, Humane stars Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, Enrico Colantoni, Sebastian Chacon, Sirena Gulamgaus, Alanna Bale, and Peter Gallagher.
Synopsis: Humane takes place over a single day, mere months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population. In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman has invited his grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program.
Directed by Caitlin Cronenberg and written and produced by Michael Sparaga, Humane stars Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, Enrico Colantoni, Sebastian Chacon, Sirena Gulamgaus, Alanna Bale, and Peter Gallagher.
Synopsis: Humane takes place over a single day, mere months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population. In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman has invited his grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program.
- 3/21/2024
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
"We are engaged in a life or death struggle against our own extinction." Oh oh what do we have here?? IFC Films + Shudder have revealed the first official trailer for Humane, marking the feature directorial debut of Canadian photographer Caitlin Cronenberg. Yet another Cronenbrg getting into making horror films - yes she's the daughter of David Cronenberg, and brother of fellow filmmaker Brandon Cronenberg. Humane is a chilling dystopian satire opening in theaters first this April before it's streaming on Shudder in the summer. In the wake of a catastrophic environmental collapse that is forcing humanity to shed 20% of its population (are we headed here?), a family dinner erupts into chaos when a father's plan to enlist in the government's new euthanasia program goes horribly awry. Set over one night at this home. The film stars Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, Peter Gallagher, Enrico Colantoni, Sebastian Chacon, with Alanna Bale, and Sirena Gulamgaus.
- 3/21/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
More than two years have gone by since we heard that photographer Caitlin Cronenberg, daughter of legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg, would be making her feature directorial debut with a thriller called Humane. Production wrapped over a year ago – but we won’t have to wait much longer to see the film. IFC Films and the Shudder streaming service have picked up the U.S. distribution rights, with IFC planning to give the film a theatrical release on April 26th. It will then move to Shudder at a later date. Elevation Pictures will be handling Canadian distribution. With the theatrical release date right around the corner, a trailer for Humane has arrived online… and if you’ve been wondering what a movie by the daughter of David Cronenberg would look like, you can get an idea by checking out the trailer in the embed above.
Written and produced by Michael Sparaga of Victory Man Productions,...
Written and produced by Michael Sparaga of Victory Man Productions,...
- 3/21/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The daughter of horror master David Cronenberg, Caitlin Cronenberg is making her own mark in the genre filmmaking space with Humane, and the official trailer has arrived.
IFC Films debuted the Humane trailer via Indiewire today, and it continues the tradition of filmmakers named Cronenberg playing with wildly interesting movie premises.
Humane will first be arriving in theaters courtesy of IFC Films on April 26, 2024. The film later comes home to Shudder July 26. Watch the official trailer down below.
The film is described as “a dystopian satire taking place over a single day, months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population.”
“In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman has invited his grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the father’s plan goes horribly awry, tensions...
IFC Films debuted the Humane trailer via Indiewire today, and it continues the tradition of filmmakers named Cronenberg playing with wildly interesting movie premises.
Humane will first be arriving in theaters courtesy of IFC Films on April 26, 2024. The film later comes home to Shudder July 26. Watch the official trailer down below.
The film is described as “a dystopian satire taking place over a single day, months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population.”
“In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman has invited his grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the father’s plan goes horribly awry, tensions...
- 3/21/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
More than two years have gone by since we heard that photographer Caitlin Cronenberg, daughter of legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg, would be making her feature directorial debut with a thriller called Humane. Now, more than a year after the project wrapped production, we finally know when we’re going to have the chance to see it: Variety reports that IFC Films and the Shudder streaming service have picked up the U.S. distribution rights, with IFC planning to give the film a theatrical release on April 26th. It will then move to Shudder at a later date. Elevation Pictures will be handling Canadian distribution.
Written and produced by Michael Sparaga of Victory Man Productions, Humane is described as a “dystopian satire” takes place over the course of a single day, months after a global environmental collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population.
Written and produced by Michael Sparaga of Victory Man Productions, Humane is described as a “dystopian satire” takes place over the course of a single day, months after a global environmental collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population.
- 3/4/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Following in the footsteps of dad David and brother Brandon, Caitlin Cronenberg is making her mark in the genre filmmaking space with Humane, and Variety shares a first look.
Additionally, the website reports that IFC Films and Shudder have acquired Caitlin Cronenberg’s feature debut. It’ll first be arriving in theaters on April 26, 2024.
Humane will later be streaming exclusively on Shudder beginning July 26.
The film is described as “a dystopian satire taking place over a single day, months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population.”
“In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman has invited his grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the father’s plan goes horribly awry, tensions flare and chaos erupts among his children.”
Jay Baruchel (This Is The End), Emily Hampshire...
Additionally, the website reports that IFC Films and Shudder have acquired Caitlin Cronenberg’s feature debut. It’ll first be arriving in theaters on April 26, 2024.
Humane will later be streaming exclusively on Shudder beginning July 26.
The film is described as “a dystopian satire taking place over a single day, months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population.”
“In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman has invited his grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the father’s plan goes horribly awry, tensions flare and chaos erupts among his children.”
Jay Baruchel (This Is The End), Emily Hampshire...
- 3/4/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: In the wake of a sexual assault complaint filed against him, actor Sebastian Chacon has been dropped by his reps at Paradigm, and by the indie feature Red Dirt, Deadline can reveal.
Best known for his role as drummer Warren Rojas on the hit Amazon series Daisy Jones & The Six, Chacon remains represented, at present, by attorney Jeff Chabrowe and publicist Siri Garber of Platform PR. While Chacon had also recently been with Robert Stein Management, it’s unclear whether he will carry that working relationship forward, as Stein couldn’t be reached for comment. Deadline will update this post with a statement from him if and when it becomes available.
In a statement on their separation from Chacon, the Red Dirt team clarified that “production never formally engaged his services,” even if the actor had “expressed interest in being attached to the project.” We were first to...
Best known for his role as drummer Warren Rojas on the hit Amazon series Daisy Jones & The Six, Chacon remains represented, at present, by attorney Jeff Chabrowe and publicist Siri Garber of Platform PR. While Chacon had also recently been with Robert Stein Management, it’s unclear whether he will carry that working relationship forward, as Stein couldn’t be reached for comment. Deadline will update this post with a statement from him if and when it becomes available.
In a statement on their separation from Chacon, the Red Dirt team clarified that “production never formally engaged his services,” even if the actor had “expressed interest in being attached to the project.” We were first to...
- 11/28/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been sued for sexual assault for the second time in a week.
In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in New York Supreme Court, Joi Dickerson-Neal claimed that the rapper and record mogul drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1991 and later engaged in “revenge porn”.
She claims to have “substantial and lifetime injuries”, reports Deadline.com.
Dickerson-Neal was a Syracuse University student at the time of the alleged assault. She had appeared briefly on one of Combs’ music videos. She says they went on a dinner date in Harlem that led to her being “intentionally drugged” after leaving her drink unattended. The effects left her “in a physical state where she could not independently stand or walk,” the suit claims.
The plaintiff also alleges that they left in Combs’ car.
“Driving first to a music studio where she could not get out of the car, Combs...
In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in New York Supreme Court, Joi Dickerson-Neal claimed that the rapper and record mogul drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1991 and later engaged in “revenge porn”.
She claims to have “substantial and lifetime injuries”, reports Deadline.com.
Dickerson-Neal was a Syracuse University student at the time of the alleged assault. She had appeared briefly on one of Combs’ music videos. She says they went on a dinner date in Harlem that led to her being “intentionally drugged” after leaving her drink unattended. The effects left her “in a physical state where she could not independently stand or walk,” the suit claims.
The plaintiff also alleges that they left in Combs’ car.
“Driving first to a music studio where she could not get out of the car, Combs...
- 11/24/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been sued for sexual assault for the second time in a week.
In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in New York Supreme Court, Joi Dickerson-Neal claimed that the rapper and record mogul drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1991 and later engaged in “revenge porn”.
She claims to have “substantial and lifetime injuries”, reports Deadline.com.
Dickerson-Neal was a Syracuse University student at the time of the alleged assault. She had appeared briefly on one of Combs’ music videos. She says they went on a dinner date in Harlem that led to her being “intentionally drugged” after leaving her drink unattended. The effects left her “in a physical state where she could not independently stand or walk,” the suit claims.
The plaintiff also alleges that they left in Combs’ car.
“Driving first to a music studio where she could not get out of the car, Combs...
In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in New York Supreme Court, Joi Dickerson-Neal claimed that the rapper and record mogul drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1991 and later engaged in “revenge porn”.
She claims to have “substantial and lifetime injuries”, reports Deadline.com.
Dickerson-Neal was a Syracuse University student at the time of the alleged assault. She had appeared briefly on one of Combs’ music videos. She says they went on a dinner date in Harlem that led to her being “intentionally drugged” after leaving her drink unattended. The effects left her “in a physical state where she could not independently stand or walk,” the suit claims.
The plaintiff also alleges that they left in Combs’ car.
“Driving first to a music studio where she could not get out of the car, Combs...
- 11/24/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Sean “Diddy Combs has been sued for sexual assault for the second time in as many weeks.
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in in New York Supreme Court, Joi Dickerson-Neal alleges that the rapper and record mogul drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1991 and later engaged in “revenge porn.” She claims to have “substantial and lifetime injuries.”
Dickerson-Neal was a Syracuse University student at the time of the alleged assault. She had appeared briefly on one of Combs’ music videos. She says they went on a dinner date in Harlem that led to her being “intentionally drugged” after leaving her drink unattended. The effects left her “in a physical state where she could not independently stand or walk,” the suit claims.
The plaintiff also alleges that they left in Combs’ car.
“Driving first to a music studio where she could not get out of the car, Combs proceeded to a...
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in in New York Supreme Court, Joi Dickerson-Neal alleges that the rapper and record mogul drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1991 and later engaged in “revenge porn.” She claims to have “substantial and lifetime injuries.”
Dickerson-Neal was a Syracuse University student at the time of the alleged assault. She had appeared briefly on one of Combs’ music videos. She says they went on a dinner date in Harlem that led to her being “intentionally drugged” after leaving her drink unattended. The effects left her “in a physical state where she could not independently stand or walk,” the suit claims.
The plaintiff also alleges that they left in Combs’ car.
“Driving first to a music studio where she could not get out of the car, Combs proceeded to a...
- 11/24/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Sebastian Chacon is being sued by three anonymous women who claim that they were sexually assaulted by him.
The 30-year-old actor, who played Warren Rojas on the Prime Video series Daisy Jones and the Six, is facing some serious allegations as part of the lawsuit.
Sebastian‘s attorney has released a statement in response to the allegations, saying that the actor “vehemently denies” the claims.
Keep reading to find out more…
The women filed the lawsuit under the Adult Survivors Act and are seeking “to recover for (Chacon’s) tortious conduct involving similar patterns of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse that he inflicted upon them individually between 2017 and 2022.”
The first Jane Doe says that she was 16 and Sebastian was 24 when they met in 2017. She claimed that months after they met, “Chacon encouraged Jane Doe 1 to consume multiple alcoholic beverages and then sexually assaulted her in his home while she was...
The 30-year-old actor, who played Warren Rojas on the Prime Video series Daisy Jones and the Six, is facing some serious allegations as part of the lawsuit.
Sebastian‘s attorney has released a statement in response to the allegations, saying that the actor “vehemently denies” the claims.
Keep reading to find out more…
The women filed the lawsuit under the Adult Survivors Act and are seeking “to recover for (Chacon’s) tortious conduct involving similar patterns of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse that he inflicted upon them individually between 2017 and 2022.”
The first Jane Doe says that she was 16 and Sebastian was 24 when they met in 2017. She claimed that months after they met, “Chacon encouraged Jane Doe 1 to consume multiple alcoholic beverages and then sexually assaulted her in his home while she was...
- 11/23/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Sebastian Chacon, who recently played drummer Warren Rojas in Daisy Jones & The Six, has been accused by three women of sexual assault. The plaintiffs, identified in a lawsuit filed in New York this week as Jane Doe 1, Jane Doe 2 and Jane Doe 3, allege the assaults took place between 2017 and 2022 in New York and Los Angeles.
The lawsuit, reviewed by Deadline and filed under the Adult Survivors Act, says plaintiffs are seeking “to recover for (Chacon’s) tortious conduct involving similar patterns of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse that he inflicted upon them individually between 2017 and 2022.”
Chacon’s attorney, Jeff Chabrowe, told People in a statement that the actor “vehemently denies these allegations.”
Regarding Jane Doe 1, the suit alleges that “starting around the summer of 2017, Chacon, who was 24 years old, groomed Jane Doe 1, aged 16, under the guise of a romantic relationship. Then, in December 2017, Chacon encouraged Jane Doe 1 to consume multiple...
The lawsuit, reviewed by Deadline and filed under the Adult Survivors Act, says plaintiffs are seeking “to recover for (Chacon’s) tortious conduct involving similar patterns of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse that he inflicted upon them individually between 2017 and 2022.”
Chacon’s attorney, Jeff Chabrowe, told People in a statement that the actor “vehemently denies these allegations.”
Regarding Jane Doe 1, the suit alleges that “starting around the summer of 2017, Chacon, who was 24 years old, groomed Jane Doe 1, aged 16, under the guise of a romantic relationship. Then, in December 2017, Chacon encouraged Jane Doe 1 to consume multiple...
- 11/23/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
We thought there might be a chance of Humane slipping into the 2023 film fest schedule, but Caitlin Cronenberg did move into production only in October of last year on her feature debut – so one full year of post (with possible sci-fi elements) work makes sense for a January drop and perhaps Park City is fertile Cronenberg ground as her brother Brandon has preemed here with his last two features Possessor in 2020 and Infinity Pool in 2023. Featuring Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, Peter Gallagher, Sebastian Chacon, Alanna Bale and Sirena Gulamgaus, production took place in Hamilton. Crimes of the Future‘s Doug Koch is the cinematographer here.…...
- 11/12/2023
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Exclusive: Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), Melissa Fumero (Blockbuster), Alejandro Edda (Narcos: Mexico), Sebastian Chacon (Daisy Jones & The Six), and Carlos Pratts (Fatal Attraction) have been set to star in Red Dirt, an indie action thriller from director Crash Buist (The Stratum) that has been handed an interim agreement from SAG.
Written by Buist, Jonathan Medina (Primo), and Lauren Senechal (The Stratum), the film is a family-driven revenge tale about two brothers, Miguel (Dominguez) and Dom (Edda) who are thrust back together after years apart when their family is murdered by cartel gangsters in a New Mexico border town. The brothers are the only surviving members of a family that dies crossing the border between Mexico and the United States. Upon doing so, they’re found and cared for by a white couple, Brent and Margaret. The backdrop of their struggle arises with the opposing realities of where...
Written by Buist, Jonathan Medina (Primo), and Lauren Senechal (The Stratum), the film is a family-driven revenge tale about two brothers, Miguel (Dominguez) and Dom (Edda) who are thrust back together after years apart when their family is murdered by cartel gangsters in a New Mexico border town. The brothers are the only surviving members of a family that dies crossing the border between Mexico and the United States. Upon doing so, they’re found and cared for by a white couple, Brent and Margaret. The backdrop of their struggle arises with the opposing realities of where...
- 11/6/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
There’s been talk of the cast of “Daisy Jones & The Six” performing the music from the hit Prime Video series — and that talk is still going on.
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, “Daisy Jones” showrunner Scott Neustadter was asked if there was a chance that members of the cast would ever embark on a live concert to perform the songs from the series.
“Everybody involved really wants it to [happen],” he said, noting that scheduling and logistics is the key stumbling block.
Read More: ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ Star Josh Whitehouse Teases Potential Live Show; Band Releases Double Single ‘Special Gift For Our Fans’
“It’s a matter of figuring out when they could all be in the same place at the same time again,” he explained.
“They’re all going to go off and do really amazing things. But I know that they’ve...
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, “Daisy Jones” showrunner Scott Neustadter was asked if there was a chance that members of the cast would ever embark on a live concert to perform the songs from the series.
“Everybody involved really wants it to [happen],” he said, noting that scheduling and logistics is the key stumbling block.
Read More: ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ Star Josh Whitehouse Teases Potential Live Show; Band Releases Double Single ‘Special Gift For Our Fans’
“It’s a matter of figuring out when they could all be in the same place at the same time again,” he explained.
“They’re all going to go off and do really amazing things. But I know that they’ve...
- 8/17/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Earlier this year, the Prime Video streaming service released the ten episode series Daisy Jones & The Six (watch it Here), based on the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid – a novel that was partially inspired by the complicated issues Fleetwood Mac band members Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks dealt with behind the scenes. It isn’t directly the Fleetwood Mac story, but comparisons are unavoidable. And now Nicks has taken to social media to share what she thought of the Prime series. In short, she loved it!
Developed for television by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, Daisy Jones & The Six has the following synopsis: In 1977, Daisy Jones & The Six were on top of the world. Fronted by two heat seeking missiles in Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne, the band had risen from obscurity to fame. And then, after a sold-out...
Developed for television by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, Daisy Jones & The Six has the following synopsis: In 1977, Daisy Jones & The Six were on top of the world. Fronted by two heat seeking missiles in Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne, the band had risen from obscurity to fame. And then, after a sold-out...
- 8/16/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Longtime makeup artist Rebecca Wachtel has experience in realizing beloved book characters for television adaptations. She spent seven years working on the hit Freeform series “Pretty Little Liars,” the wildly successful show based on the Sara Shepard novels. So when she was hired to lead the makeup department on the Amazon Prime Video limited series “Daisy Jones and the Six,” based on the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Wachtel knew where to start.
“I feel like any time you’re transferring a book to screen, I want to honor the characters in the book, and I want to be true to them and I want to make the fans happy,” Wachtel tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview. The question the makeup needs to answer, she adds, is simple. “How do you bring the characters to life with the actors that were cast and kind of meld those...
“I feel like any time you’re transferring a book to screen, I want to honor the characters in the book, and I want to be true to them and I want to make the fans happy,” Wachtel tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview. The question the makeup needs to answer, she adds, is simple. “How do you bring the characters to life with the actors that were cast and kind of meld those...
- 7/26/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Platform Public Relations on Tuesday announced its appointment of Jennifer Curran to the role of Vice President, Global Talent Relations & Strategy, as well as its launch of new divisions in Asia and Europe.
While continuing work with U.S.-based clients, EVP, Talent Relations Angela Mach will head up the Asia Global Business Division which includes Korean artists Ateez, The Boyz, The Rose and Soji Arai (Pachinko). Monica Cueto will serve as Director of the Madrid-based European branch with clients Pepe Barosso (Gran Turismo), Alex Pastrana (Elite) and Isis Valverde.
Launching her career at Summit Entertainment, where she worked on the Twilight franchise and more, Curran segued to the firm formerly known as Rogers & Cowan in 2014, focusing there on talent relations and awards strategy. The latter company afforded her the opportunity to work with the likes of Rob Lowe, Jeff Daniels, Riz Ahmed, Kelly Marie Tran, Jacob Elordi, Emily Ratajkowski,...
While continuing work with U.S.-based clients, EVP, Talent Relations Angela Mach will head up the Asia Global Business Division which includes Korean artists Ateez, The Boyz, The Rose and Soji Arai (Pachinko). Monica Cueto will serve as Director of the Madrid-based European branch with clients Pepe Barosso (Gran Turismo), Alex Pastrana (Elite) and Isis Valverde.
Launching her career at Summit Entertainment, where she worked on the Twilight franchise and more, Curran segued to the firm formerly known as Rogers & Cowan in 2014, focusing there on talent relations and awards strategy. The latter company afforded her the opportunity to work with the likes of Rob Lowe, Jeff Daniels, Riz Ahmed, Kelly Marie Tran, Jacob Elordi, Emily Ratajkowski,...
- 7/11/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
We’ve all made the “Cop Rock” jokes. The Steven Bochco musical drama, which premiered in fall 1990, was a big swing: marrying original music with procedural storytelling. It was a colossal flop that we still talk about three decades later, and a reminder that musicals are hard.
Music has been a part of the TV landscape going back to the 1950s and shows like “Your Hit Parade.” But few series have successfully integrated regular music performances into their storytelling: “The Monkees” and “The Partridge Family” worked in the 1960s and ’70s. “Fame” did it in the early ’80s. And then “Cop Rock” scared people off the concept.
The 1990s animation boom incorporated music in shows like “The Simpsons” and “Animaniacs.” But not until the 21st century did scripted series really figure out how to make musical numbers work as part of the narrative. “Flight of the Conchords” did it with satiric tracks,...
Music has been a part of the TV landscape going back to the 1950s and shows like “Your Hit Parade.” But few series have successfully integrated regular music performances into their storytelling: “The Monkees” and “The Partridge Family” worked in the 1960s and ’70s. “Fame” did it in the early ’80s. And then “Cop Rock” scared people off the concept.
The 1990s animation boom incorporated music in shows like “The Simpsons” and “Animaniacs.” But not until the 21st century did scripted series really figure out how to make musical numbers work as part of the narrative. “Flight of the Conchords” did it with satiric tracks,...
- 6/20/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Daisy Jones & The Six star Sam Claflin arrived at his final audition to play fictional 1970s rock star Billy Dunne without, by his own admission, the strongest grasp on the type of musician he was expected to embody.
His future showrunners had already taken a shine to the dimpled British actor, as had music supervisor Frankie Pine and producer Hello Sunshine’s president Lauren Neustadter, but one last hurdle remained before he could land the male lead in Amazon’s hot adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel of the same name. He had to sing live for the project’s music producers, Blake Mills and Tony Berg. Pine gave Claflin a shot of moonshine to soothe his nerves. The actor entered the storied halls of Sound City Studios, the Van Nuys building where Mick Fleetwood first met Lindsey Buckingham, and proceeded to kind of blow it. “I had prepared Elton John’s ‘Your Song,...
His future showrunners had already taken a shine to the dimpled British actor, as had music supervisor Frankie Pine and producer Hello Sunshine’s president Lauren Neustadter, but one last hurdle remained before he could land the male lead in Amazon’s hot adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel of the same name. He had to sing live for the project’s music producers, Blake Mills and Tony Berg. Pine gave Claflin a shot of moonshine to soothe his nerves. The actor entered the storied halls of Sound City Studios, the Van Nuys building where Mick Fleetwood first met Lindsey Buckingham, and proceeded to kind of blow it. “I had prepared Elton John’s ‘Your Song,...
- 6/15/2023
- by Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Whether it’s because of Covid shutdowns, reboots, spin-offs or a gap between seasons, more and more actors in Emmy-eligible shows are coming to their roles after much delay. While this could create financial or scheduling concerns, it also gives the talent more time to ruminate on the part, new or old.
More often, actors returned to characters they previously inhabited. Alan Cumming, nominated three times for playing the slippery Eli Gold on the CBS drama “The Good Wife,” reprised the role as a guest star for the final season of its spin-off, Paramount+’s “The Good Fight.”
Adam DeVine, who played frequent foil Bumper Allen in the “Pitch Perfect” movies, became the lead of the Peacock spinoff, “Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin.” And Adam Scott, Emmy-nominated for his performance in “Severance” last year, joined other cast members from the Starz comedy “Party Down” for the cater-waiter comedy’s third season,...
More often, actors returned to characters they previously inhabited. Alan Cumming, nominated three times for playing the slippery Eli Gold on the CBS drama “The Good Wife,” reprised the role as a guest star for the final season of its spin-off, Paramount+’s “The Good Fight.”
Adam DeVine, who played frequent foil Bumper Allen in the “Pitch Perfect” movies, became the lead of the Peacock spinoff, “Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin.” And Adam Scott, Emmy-nominated for his performance in “Severance” last year, joined other cast members from the Starz comedy “Party Down” for the cater-waiter comedy’s third season,...
- 5/25/2023
- by Whitney Friedlander
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Mvd Entertainment Group has claimed North American rights to the darkly comedic thriller Wrong Reasons, marking the feature debut of writer-director Josh Roush. The film, executive produced by and featuring Kevin Smith, is slated for release on digital, VOD, Blu-ray and DVD on August 15.
Hailing from AntiCurrent Productions, Wrong Reasons watches as an ambiguously intentioned masked man (James Parks) kidnaps a drug addicted punk rock singer (Liv Roush) and triggers a police investigation headed by Detective Charles Dobson (Ralph Garman) as well as a media circus. The film also starring Teresa Ruiz, David Koechner, Daniel Roebuck, Smith and Keith Coogan boasts a punk rock soundtrack with music by Tim Armstrong, L7, Black Flag, The Wipers, Channel 3, William Elliott Whitmore, The Unseen, Bi-Product and more.
After world premiering at Smith’s first annual Smodcastle Film Festival in the fall of 2022, the Liv Roush-produced film...
Hailing from AntiCurrent Productions, Wrong Reasons watches as an ambiguously intentioned masked man (James Parks) kidnaps a drug addicted punk rock singer (Liv Roush) and triggers a police investigation headed by Detective Charles Dobson (Ralph Garman) as well as a media circus. The film also starring Teresa Ruiz, David Koechner, Daniel Roebuck, Smith and Keith Coogan boasts a punk rock soundtrack with music by Tim Armstrong, L7, Black Flag, The Wipers, Channel 3, William Elliott Whitmore, The Unseen, Bi-Product and more.
After world premiering at Smith’s first annual Smodcastle Film Festival in the fall of 2022, the Liv Roush-produced film...
- 4/21/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Daisy Jones & The Six tells the story of a rock ‘n’ roll band that makes it big in the 1970s, and inevitably things get messy.
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Based on Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel, the Prime Video series stars Riley Keough as the eponymous star who joins a new band, featuring the likes of Sam Claflin’s Billy Dunne, who are on top of the world in 1977 but after a sold-out show at Chicago’s Soldier Field, they called it quits.
Now, decades later, the band members finally agree to reveal the truth.
At Deadline’s Contenders Television panel featuring Keough, Claflin and Camila Morrone, showrunner Scott Neustadter teased that he’s made a whole pitch full of ideas for more stories, despite the series being based on a book.
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Based on Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel, the Prime Video series stars Riley Keough as the eponymous star who joins a new band, featuring the likes of Sam Claflin’s Billy Dunne, who are on top of the world in 1977 but after a sold-out show at Chicago’s Soldier Field, they called it quits.
Now, decades later, the band members finally agree to reveal the truth.
At Deadline’s Contenders Television panel featuring Keough, Claflin and Camila Morrone, showrunner Scott Neustadter teased that he’s made a whole pitch full of ideas for more stories, despite the series being based on a book.
Related: The Contenders TV – Deadline...
- 4/15/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The overwhelming success of Prime Video‘s Daisy Jones & The Six leaves fans hopeful for a sequel. The series chronicles the fictional rise and fall of one of the biggest bands of the 1970s. However, the series finale left viewers with several open-ended questions that could lead to further story exploration. Is season 2 in the works? Here are the details.
Riley Keough and Sam Claflin of ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ | Lacey Terrell/Prime Video ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ was based on a best-selling book
The story of Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne, and the band members that make up The Six, was first told in a best-selling book by Taylor Jenkins Reid. The novel was adapted for the small-screen by Reese Witherspoon’s production company Hello Sunshine.
Prime Video’s official plot synopsis reads: “Based on the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & The Six...
Riley Keough and Sam Claflin of ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ | Lacey Terrell/Prime Video ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ was based on a best-selling book
The story of Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne, and the band members that make up The Six, was first told in a best-selling book by Taylor Jenkins Reid. The novel was adapted for the small-screen by Reese Witherspoon’s production company Hello Sunshine.
Prime Video’s official plot synopsis reads: “Based on the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & The Six...
- 4/4/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Will there be a Daisy Jones & The Six live show?
Josh Whitehouse, who plays Eddie Roundtree, the passionate bassist of the band in the hit Prime Video series “Daisy Jones & The Six”, took to TikTok on Thursday, teasing a band rehearsal.
“Just arrived at a rehearsal studio to have a band practice with Daisy Jones & The Six,” Whitehouse says in the video before dramatically taking off his sunglasses, adding, “but we already finished the TV show.”
“So why would we be doing that?” he teased, looking directly into the camera.
Read More: Riley Keough Duets Simu Liu’s TikTok Performing ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ Song
@joshwhitehouseart
Hm, funny thing happened today #daisyjonesandthesix
♬ original sound – Josh Whitehouse
While Whitehouse did not say what the rehearsal was for, fans immediately took to the comments sharing their guesses.
“It’s a concert for sure,” one fan proposed while another suggested an “SNL” performance.
Josh Whitehouse, who plays Eddie Roundtree, the passionate bassist of the band in the hit Prime Video series “Daisy Jones & The Six”, took to TikTok on Thursday, teasing a band rehearsal.
“Just arrived at a rehearsal studio to have a band practice with Daisy Jones & The Six,” Whitehouse says in the video before dramatically taking off his sunglasses, adding, “but we already finished the TV show.”
“So why would we be doing that?” he teased, looking directly into the camera.
Read More: Riley Keough Duets Simu Liu’s TikTok Performing ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ Song
@joshwhitehouseart
Hm, funny thing happened today #daisyjonesandthesix
♬ original sound – Josh Whitehouse
While Whitehouse did not say what the rehearsal was for, fans immediately took to the comments sharing their guesses.
“It’s a concert for sure,” one fan proposed while another suggested an “SNL” performance.
- 3/31/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Take a look at more new footage from "Daisy Jones & The Six", based on the novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, as a musical drama series, directed by James Ponsoldt, Nzingha Stewart and Will Graham, starring Riley Keough (the eldest grandchild of Elvis Presley), following the rise and fall of a rock band, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video:
"...fronted by lead singers 'Daisy Jones' (Riley Keough) and 'Billy Dunne' (Sam Claflin), the band had risen from obscurity to fame. And then, following a sold-out show at Chicago's 'Soldier Field', they called it quits.
"Now, decades later, the band members finally agree to reveal the truth in a story of how an iconic band imploded at the height of its powers..."
Cast also includes Camila Morrone as 'Camila Dunne', Will Harrison as 'Graham Dunne', Suki Waterhouse as 'Karen Sirko', Josh Whitehouse as 'Eddie Roundtree'...
...Sebastian Chacon as 'Warren Rhodes',...
"...fronted by lead singers 'Daisy Jones' (Riley Keough) and 'Billy Dunne' (Sam Claflin), the band had risen from obscurity to fame. And then, following a sold-out show at Chicago's 'Soldier Field', they called it quits.
"Now, decades later, the band members finally agree to reveal the truth in a story of how an iconic band imploded at the height of its powers..."
Cast also includes Camila Morrone as 'Camila Dunne', Will Harrison as 'Graham Dunne', Suki Waterhouse as 'Karen Sirko', Josh Whitehouse as 'Eddie Roundtree'...
...Sebastian Chacon as 'Warren Rhodes',...
- 3/28/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Note: The following contains spoilers for the “Daisy Jones & the Six” finale.
“Daisy Jones & the Six” has taken its final bow both within the show and on the small screen.
The Prime Video limited series, adapted from the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, follows the rise and fall of the titular rock and roll band — lead by vocalists Daisy Jones (Riley Keough) and Billy Dunne (Sam Claflin) and rounded out by guitarist Graham Dunne (Will Harrison), drummer Warren Rojas (Sebastian Chacon) bassist Eddie Roundtree (Joshua Whitehouse) and keyboardist Karen Sirko (Suki Waterhouse). Relationship dynamics evolve and change throughout the success of their album “Aurora,” and it all barrels to a finale in which the band breaks up for good.
“A lot of the best things in life don’t last, and that doesn’t mean that they didn’t matter,” executive producer Will Graham told TheWrap in an interview.
“Daisy Jones & the Six” has taken its final bow both within the show and on the small screen.
The Prime Video limited series, adapted from the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, follows the rise and fall of the titular rock and roll band — lead by vocalists Daisy Jones (Riley Keough) and Billy Dunne (Sam Claflin) and rounded out by guitarist Graham Dunne (Will Harrison), drummer Warren Rojas (Sebastian Chacon) bassist Eddie Roundtree (Joshua Whitehouse) and keyboardist Karen Sirko (Suki Waterhouse). Relationship dynamics evolve and change throughout the success of their album “Aurora,” and it all barrels to a finale in which the band breaks up for good.
“A lot of the best things in life don’t last, and that doesn’t mean that they didn’t matter,” executive producer Will Graham told TheWrap in an interview.
- 3/25/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
With all this talk about the cast of Daisy Jones & The Six basically becoming a real-life rock band, it’s natural that there would be whispers about a possible tour.
The good news? The cast and creators of the Prime Video series seem to be on board with the band hitting the road.
“We’d love to,” Josh Whitehouse, who plays bassist Eddie Roundtree, told Deadline at SXSW. Sam Claflin and Sebastian Chacon agreed.
“We’re all actors and we all have different schedules. We’re all on different sides of the planet. I don’t know how plausible it is, but the hope is there [and] the desire is there,” Claflin explained. “And there seems to be enough people that are asking for it to happen.”
Creator Scott Neustadter told Deadline that those conversations have been happening, though nothing has been confirmed just yet. Echoing Claflin, he said that “scheduling...
The good news? The cast and creators of the Prime Video series seem to be on board with the band hitting the road.
“We’d love to,” Josh Whitehouse, who plays bassist Eddie Roundtree, told Deadline at SXSW. Sam Claflin and Sebastian Chacon agreed.
“We’re all actors and we all have different schedules. We’re all on different sides of the planet. I don’t know how plausible it is, but the hope is there [and] the desire is there,” Claflin explained. “And there seems to be enough people that are asking for it to happen.”
Creator Scott Neustadter told Deadline that those conversations have been happening, though nothing has been confirmed just yet. Echoing Claflin, he said that “scheduling...
- 3/24/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Book adaptations have given us some of the most beloved movies and TV shows of all time, and the Amazon Prime Video series "Daisy Jones & The Six" has become just that for many of its fans. The show is based on the hit novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, which follows the titular rock band, a fictional group inspired by some of music's icons. The series released its final season one episodes on March 24, and readers will probably be surprised by how much the show has changed from the book that inspired it. The main story is still intact, following the rise and fall of Billy Dunne (Sam Claflin), Daisy Jones (Riley Keough), Camila Dunne (Camila Morrone), Graham Dunne (Will Harrison), Karen Sirko (Suki Waterhouse), and company. But there are big differences to how they get to the top, how things fall apart, and where they end up landing. Reid...
- 3/24/2023
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
Spoiler Alert: This post contains spoilers for Episode 9 of “Daisy Jones & the Six,” titled “Feels Like the First Time.”
At the beginning of Episode 9 of “Daisy Jones & the Six,” viewers are greeted by a needle drop that may seem too good to be true: As Daisy (Riley Keough) wakes up from almost overdosing the night before, Fleetwood Mac’s “Gold Dust Woman” starts to play.
As the mystical track builds, Daisy realizes that her husband, Nicky (Gavin Drea), abandoned her while she was near death, leaving Daisy in the arms of Billy (Sam Claflin), her bandmate and frequent temptation. While Stevie Nicks sings “is it over now, do you know how?/ Pick up the pieces and go home,” Daisy yells at Nicky to “pack his shit up” and leave while the rest of the Six form a united front behind her.
Fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s book,...
At the beginning of Episode 9 of “Daisy Jones & the Six,” viewers are greeted by a needle drop that may seem too good to be true: As Daisy (Riley Keough) wakes up from almost overdosing the night before, Fleetwood Mac’s “Gold Dust Woman” starts to play.
As the mystical track builds, Daisy realizes that her husband, Nicky (Gavin Drea), abandoned her while she was near death, leaving Daisy in the arms of Billy (Sam Claflin), her bandmate and frequent temptation. While Stevie Nicks sings “is it over now, do you know how?/ Pick up the pieces and go home,” Daisy yells at Nicky to “pack his shit up” and leave while the rest of the Six form a united front behind her.
Fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s book,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
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- 3/22/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Daisy Jones & the Six is a new series airing on Amazon Prime Video. The 1970s soft rock mockumentary presents the titular band as if they were a real Fleetwood Mac-esque project. And yes, that means the series is stacked with all the nearly unbelievable romantic drama that comparison entails.
But not all of Daisy Jones is simply a retelling of the creation of an album like Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. There’s an original story weaved around that inspiration, pulling from other famous musicians from the era. Actor Sebastian Chacon adds to the color of the series by taking his inspiration from a genre outside of rock entirely.
Sebastian Chacon stands out in the background in ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ Sebastian Chacon as Warren Rojas in ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ | Lacey Terrell/Prime Video
Chacon plays The Six drummer Warren Rojas. Many of the funniest lines in...
But not all of Daisy Jones is simply a retelling of the creation of an album like Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. There’s an original story weaved around that inspiration, pulling from other famous musicians from the era. Actor Sebastian Chacon adds to the color of the series by taking his inspiration from a genre outside of rock entirely.
Sebastian Chacon stands out in the background in ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ Sebastian Chacon as Warren Rojas in ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ | Lacey Terrell/Prime Video
Chacon plays The Six drummer Warren Rojas. Many of the funniest lines in...
- 3/22/2023
- by Agustin Mojica
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Riley Keough and Simu Liu are singing together from a distance.
On Monday, the Canadian “Shang-Chi” star shared a TikTok of himself strumming a guitar and singing “Look At Us Now (Honeycomb)” from Keough’s show “Daisy Jones & The Six”.
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The next day, the actress posted a duet video of her own, joining in on Liu’s performance with her own backing vocals.
@rileykeough
#duet with @simuliu #daisyjonesandthesix
♬ original sound – Simu Liu
“I don’t know who I am/Baby, baby, baby/Do you know who you are?” they sing. “Is it out of our hands?/Tell me, tell me, tell me/How we made it this far.”
Liu has his own connection to the show, as he will be starring in a...
On Monday, the Canadian “Shang-Chi” star shared a TikTok of himself strumming a guitar and singing “Look At Us Now (Honeycomb)” from Keough’s show “Daisy Jones & The Six”.
Read More: ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’: How Riley Keough And Sam Claflin’s ‘Emotionally Charged’ Overdose Scene Set Their Characters On ‘A Different Trajectory’
The next day, the actress posted a duet video of her own, joining in on Liu’s performance with her own backing vocals.
@rileykeough
#duet with @simuliu #daisyjonesandthesix
♬ original sound – Simu Liu
“I don’t know who I am/Baby, baby, baby/Do you know who you are?” they sing. “Is it out of our hands?/Tell me, tell me, tell me/How we made it this far.”
Liu has his own connection to the show, as he will be starring in a...
- 3/21/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Amazon’s new miniseries Daisy Jones & the Six clearly draws from the turbulent excellence that defined the peak years of Fleetwood Mac. But the adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s 2019 novel also uses the careers of other important artists of the era for inspiration. The character of Simone Jackson (Nabiyah Be) was based on the stardom of three timeless singers from the 1970s. Her plotline takes the same shape in the TV version as it does in the book. But the screen highlights certain details to heighten the emotional stakes of Simone’s story.
In ‘Daisy Jones & the Six,’ Nabiyah Be’s Simone Jackson helps Daisy get to the stage Nabiyah Be as Simone Jackson in ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ | Lacey Terrell/Prime Video
Simone is one of the few people with a pure relationship with Daisy (Riley Keough) from the beginning of Daisy Jones & the Six.
In ‘Daisy Jones & the Six,’ Nabiyah Be’s Simone Jackson helps Daisy get to the stage Nabiyah Be as Simone Jackson in ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ | Lacey Terrell/Prime Video
Simone is one of the few people with a pure relationship with Daisy (Riley Keough) from the beginning of Daisy Jones & the Six.
- 3/19/2023
- by Sam Hines
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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