Since Showtime is a pay-for-view cable channel, the execs aren't tied to the ratings like regular commercial channels. However, they still have to run programs that will keep viewers subscribed. Which of their shows will be cancelled or renewed? We'll have to wait and see.
Scripted Showtime shows listed: The Affair, American Gigolo, Back to Life, Billions, Black Monday, Californication, The Chi, City on a Hill, The Curse, Dexter, Dexter: New Blood, Dice, Episodes, Escape at Dannemora, The First Lady, Flatbush Misdemeanors, A Gentleman in Moscow, George & Tammy, The Good Lord Bird, Happyish, Homeland, House of Lies, I Love That for You, I'm Dying Up Here, Kidding, The L Word: Generation Q, Let the Right One In, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Masters of Sex, Moonbase 8, Nurse Jackie, On Becoming a God in Central Florida, Our Cartoon President, Penny Dreadful, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels,...
Scripted Showtime shows listed: The Affair, American Gigolo, Back to Life, Billions, Black Monday, Californication, The Chi, City on a Hill, The Curse, Dexter, Dexter: New Blood, Dice, Episodes, Escape at Dannemora, The First Lady, Flatbush Misdemeanors, A Gentleman in Moscow, George & Tammy, The Good Lord Bird, Happyish, Homeland, House of Lies, I Love That for You, I'm Dying Up Here, Kidding, The L Word: Generation Q, Let the Right One In, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Masters of Sex, Moonbase 8, Nurse Jackie, On Becoming a God in Central Florida, Our Cartoon President, Penny Dreadful, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels,...
- 4/24/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Icon Film has released a brand new trailer for the 4K restoration of Bernardo Bertolucci’s modern classic ‘The Dreamers’.
When Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew, an American student, to stay with them in their Parisian apartment, what begins as a casual friendship transforms into a sensual voyage of discovery and desire in which nothing is off-limits, and anything is possible…
From Academy Award-winning director Bernardo Bertolucci, the original cut of modern classic The Dreamers has been remastered for its 20th anniversary in stunning 4K. The restoration was completed by Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna under the supervision of director of photography, Fabio Cianchetti.
Set against the tumultuous background of the ’68 Paris student riots, experience this unforgettable love letter to cinema and the French New Wave like never before. Starring Michael Pitt, Louis Garrel (Little Women), and BAFTA winner Eva Green in her daring cinematic debut.
Also in trailers – Teaser trailer...
When Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew, an American student, to stay with them in their Parisian apartment, what begins as a casual friendship transforms into a sensual voyage of discovery and desire in which nothing is off-limits, and anything is possible…
From Academy Award-winning director Bernardo Bertolucci, the original cut of modern classic The Dreamers has been remastered for its 20th anniversary in stunning 4K. The restoration was completed by Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna under the supervision of director of photography, Fabio Cianchetti.
Set against the tumultuous background of the ’68 Paris student riots, experience this unforgettable love letter to cinema and the French New Wave like never before. Starring Michael Pitt, Louis Garrel (Little Women), and BAFTA winner Eva Green in her daring cinematic debut.
Also in trailers – Teaser trailer...
- 3/29/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Bodies is a British sci-fi murder-mystery series created by Paul Tomalin. Based on the DC Vertigo comic and graphic novel of the same name written by Si Spencer, and illustrated by Dean Ormston, Tula Lotay, Meghan Hetrick, and Phil Winsdale. The Netflix series follows four different detectives in four different periods trying to solve the same murder in London. Bodies stars Stephen Graham, Amaka Okafor, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Shira Haas, Kyle Soller, Tom Mothersdale, and Synnove Karlsen. So, if you loved the Netflix series here are some similar shows you could watch next.
Altered Carbon (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Altered Carbon is a high-concept sci-fi series created by Laeta Kalogridis, but at the heart of the first season of this series is a murder mystery which should be interesting for the fans of Bodies. Based on a 2002 cyberpunk novel of the same name by Richard K. Morgan, the Netflix series is set...
Altered Carbon (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Altered Carbon is a high-concept sci-fi series created by Laeta Kalogridis, but at the heart of the first season of this series is a murder mystery which should be interesting for the fans of Bodies. Based on a 2002 cyberpunk novel of the same name by Richard K. Morgan, the Netflix series is set...
- 3/24/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
It has been two years since Jeff Zucker resigned from the top job at CNN over a consensual relationship with a network executive. Since then, he’s headed up RedBird Imi, a joint venture between Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird Capital and Imi, an investment fund backed by the UAE. With a massive private equity war chest behind him, Zucker, 58, has been relentlessly hunting for deals. In a little over a year, he has invested in TV studio and motion picture company Media Res and news site Front Office Sports and just made an audacious bid to buy the U.K.’s Telegraph, provoking an outcry from journalists and politicians. On Feb. 17, Zucker’s firm bought powerhouse producer All3Media (which backed 1917, Fleabag, Squid Game: The Challenge, The Tinder Swindler and Penny Dreadful, among many other movies, docs and shows) for $1.45 billion. The mogul spoke to The Hollywood Reporter shortly after.
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- 2/21/2024
- by Lachlan Cartwright
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Subversive American author Bret Easton Ellis is set to make his directorial debut with “Relapse,” an elevated horror film he wrote starring “Stranger Things” breakout Joseph Quinn.
Paris-based Snd has boarded the project as producer, alongside Adrian Guerra’s Nostromo (“Penny Dreadful”) and Simon Wallon’s Kiss & Kill (“Bonnie”). Snd will handle worldwide sales on “Relapse,” as well as French distribution, and will tease the title at the EFM with an exclusive sizzle reel.
Quinn, who will next be seen in “A Quiet Place: Day One” and the “Gladiator” sequel, will star in “Relapse” as Matt Cullen, who checks into rehab after witnessing a horrific death during a drugged-up party. Three months later, he is set to get his life back together, staying at his parent’s mansion in the hills of Los Angeles. But things have changed around Matt and everything seems off balance.
“Fueled by his unstable...
Paris-based Snd has boarded the project as producer, alongside Adrian Guerra’s Nostromo (“Penny Dreadful”) and Simon Wallon’s Kiss & Kill (“Bonnie”). Snd will handle worldwide sales on “Relapse,” as well as French distribution, and will tease the title at the EFM with an exclusive sizzle reel.
Quinn, who will next be seen in “A Quiet Place: Day One” and the “Gladiator” sequel, will star in “Relapse” as Matt Cullen, who checks into rehab after witnessing a horrific death during a drugged-up party. Three months later, he is set to get his life back together, staying at his parent’s mansion in the hills of Los Angeles. But things have changed around Matt and everything seems off balance.
“Fueled by his unstable...
- 2/14/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
'Historical horror' is not a term that's been especially popularized, but it's most effective when describing the delicious combination of historical events and fictional horror. This subgenre has been quietly enjoying a great run during the last decade or so: not only have there been several movies that brilliantly mix detail-heavy period settings with creepy goings-on but there have been a number of TV shows delving into historical horror with much success, such as Showtime's "Penny Dreadful."
Latest on the scene is AMC's "The Terror," a series that so far has been able to vary its period setting, themes, and even tone thanks to being anthologized season to season. After the first season, which was based on author Dan Simmons' novel "The Terror" (hence the series' name), the second season went on to tell an original tale set in and around the Japanese internment camps in America during WWII.
Latest on the scene is AMC's "The Terror," a series that so far has been able to vary its period setting, themes, and even tone thanks to being anthologized season to season. After the first season, which was based on author Dan Simmons' novel "The Terror" (hence the series' name), the second season went on to tell an original tale set in and around the Japanese internment camps in America during WWII.
- 2/7/2024
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
Halo stars Pablo Schreiber (American Gods) as Master Chief, Spartan-117 and Natascha McElhone (Californication) as Dr. Halsey, who also both serve as producers this season. Additional returning cast members include Jen Taylor as Cortana, Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo), Shabana Azmi (Fire), Natasha Culzac (The Witcher), Olive Gray (Half Moon Investigations), Yerin Ha (Reef Break), Bentley Kalu (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Kate Kennedy (Catastrophe), Charlie Murphy (Peaky Blinders) and Danny Sapani (Penny Dreadful).
The most notable new addition to the cast this season comes in the shape of Joseph Morgan. Morgan joins the series as James Ackerson, a formidable intelligence operative who has spent his career climbing the ranks of the Unsc’s secretive Office of Naval Intelligence. HeyUGuys’ Linda Marric had the pleasure of speaking to Morgan about his new role as well as his love for gaming.
The post Halo Season 2 Interview: Joseph Morgan on his love for gaming...
The most notable new addition to the cast this season comes in the shape of Joseph Morgan. Morgan joins the series as James Ackerson, a formidable intelligence operative who has spent his career climbing the ranks of the Unsc’s secretive Office of Naval Intelligence. HeyUGuys’ Linda Marric had the pleasure of speaking to Morgan about his new role as well as his love for gaming.
The post Halo Season 2 Interview: Joseph Morgan on his love for gaming...
- 2/5/2024
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
I don’t know of many Christmas horror adaptations. Sure, I could probably look at the history of Krampus and piece something together but other than that I’m hard pressed so let me know in the comments what I could cover next holiday season. Winter in general has all sorts of movies and stories that they are based off of. The very first episode of this show was all about The Thing and its source material Who Goes There and now in the middle of winter, at least in Colorado, I think it’s time to look at one of the better vampire properties of the 2000s and a great limited series comic. 30 Days of Night was originally pitched as a movie but when it was turned down, the comic came out and put the author’s name on the map. As is the nature of Hollywood, it...
- 1/22/2024
- by Andrew Hatfield
- JoBlo.com
Paramount+ today revealed the official trailer for season two of the hit series Halo. The new season will premiere the first two episodes globally on Thursday, February 8, in all countries where Paramount+ is available.
In season two, Master Chief John-117 (Pablo Schreiber) leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant is preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold. With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction: the Halo.
Led by showrunner and executive producer David Wiener (Brave New World), the series takes place in the universe that first debuted in 2001 with the launch...
In season two, Master Chief John-117 (Pablo Schreiber) leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant is preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold. With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction: the Halo.
Led by showrunner and executive producer David Wiener (Brave New World), the series takes place in the universe that first debuted in 2001 with the launch...
- 1/11/2024
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The "Halo" season 2 trailer has arrived, and it brings with it the return of Master Chief who is now facing a new, familiar threat to those who played the games: The Covenant. Indeed, this season will see the sword-wielding aliens wreaking havoc. It appears that the folks at Paramount+ spared no expense in crafting the second season of this show, but will that be enough to turn it into the series everyone hoped it would be in the first place?
This trailer is very moody and overflowing with gloomy action. It's got a "Starship Troopers" vibe to it at times, just without all of the vibrant color and blatant political commentary. We're also, once again, seeing Master Chief without his helmet off an awful lot. Love it or hate it, that element of the show remains in place. It's very cinematic and a lot of the visual effects look big-screen worthy.
This trailer is very moody and overflowing with gloomy action. It's got a "Starship Troopers" vibe to it at times, just without all of the vibrant color and blatant political commentary. We're also, once again, seeing Master Chief without his helmet off an awful lot. Love it or hate it, that element of the show remains in place. It's very cinematic and a lot of the visual effects look big-screen worthy.
- 1/11/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Based on the popular video games, the “Halo” series premiered on Paramount+ last year, and “Halo” Season 2 will arrive on February 8, 2024. Watch the full official trailer below.
David Wiener (“Brave New World”) will show-run and executive produce “Halo” Season 2. Steven Kane was the showrunner for Season 1, but has stepped away from the series.
In season two, Master Chief John-117 leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant are preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold.
With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction — the Halo.
Pablo Schreiber (“American Gods”) stars as Master Chief,...
David Wiener (“Brave New World”) will show-run and executive produce “Halo” Season 2. Steven Kane was the showrunner for Season 1, but has stepped away from the series.
In season two, Master Chief John-117 leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant are preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold.
With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction — the Halo.
Pablo Schreiber (“American Gods”) stars as Master Chief,...
- 1/11/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Universal has Blumhouse horror ‘Night Swim’; BFI has ‘Scala!!!’.
James Hawes’ Nicholas Winton biopic One Life and Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla Presley story Priscilla lead the new films on the first weekend of 2024 at the UK-Ireland box office.
Distributed by Warner Bros and opening in a sizeable 699 sites, One Life tells the story of Nicholas Winton, a London broker who rescued 669 children – predominantly Jewish – from the Nazis leading up to the Second World War. The film has £1.6m already, having opened for previews on Monday, January 1.
Johnny Flynn, a 2005 Screen Star of Tomorrow, plays the younger Winton; with Anthony Hopkins playing him in the 1980s,...
James Hawes’ Nicholas Winton biopic One Life and Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla Presley story Priscilla lead the new films on the first weekend of 2024 at the UK-Ireland box office.
Distributed by Warner Bros and opening in a sizeable 699 sites, One Life tells the story of Nicholas Winton, a London broker who rescued 669 children – predominantly Jewish – from the Nazis leading up to the Second World War. The film has £1.6m already, having opened for previews on Monday, January 1.
Johnny Flynn, a 2005 Screen Star of Tomorrow, plays the younger Winton; with Anthony Hopkins playing him in the 1980s,...
- 1/5/2024
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
All for one and … two for all?
In a bold move, French film studio Pathé bet nearly $80 million on an all-star, double-barreled adaptation of “The Three Musketeers,” gambling that interest would be high enough that director Martin Bourboulon could split Alexandre Dumas’ swashbuckling epic over two films, spaced half a year apart, and audiences would show up for both halves. The gamble paid off, as the first part — “The Three Musketeers – Part One: D’Artagnan,” released last April — was a huge hit, and appetites remain strong for the sequel, which opens in France on Dec. 13.
In the States, however, where “Kill Bill,” “The Avengers” and “Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning” have paved the way for two-part blockbusters, that strategy seems less certain. A series of disappointing screen versions has tarnished the legend. It would be easy to eventize a double bill, marketed to fanboys and action-movie enthusiasts, in which all four...
In a bold move, French film studio Pathé bet nearly $80 million on an all-star, double-barreled adaptation of “The Three Musketeers,” gambling that interest would be high enough that director Martin Bourboulon could split Alexandre Dumas’ swashbuckling epic over two films, spaced half a year apart, and audiences would show up for both halves. The gamble paid off, as the first part — “The Three Musketeers – Part One: D’Artagnan,” released last April — was a huge hit, and appetites remain strong for the sequel, which opens in France on Dec. 13.
In the States, however, where “Kill Bill,” “The Avengers” and “Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning” have paved the way for two-part blockbusters, that strategy seems less certain. A series of disappointing screen versions has tarnished the legend. It would be easy to eventize a double bill, marketed to fanboys and action-movie enthusiasts, in which all four...
- 12/8/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Based on the popular video games, the “Halo” series premiered on Paramount+ earlier this year, and we’ve learned today that “Halo” Season 2 will arrive on February 8, 2024.
Watch the official first-look Season 2 trailer below.
David Wiener (“Brave New World”) will show-run and executive produce “Halo” Season 2. Steven Kane was the showrunner for Season 1, but has stepped away from the series.
In season two, Master Chief John-117 leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant are preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold.
With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction — the Halo.
Pablo Schreiber...
Watch the official first-look Season 2 trailer below.
David Wiener (“Brave New World”) will show-run and executive produce “Halo” Season 2. Steven Kane was the showrunner for Season 1, but has stepped away from the series.
In season two, Master Chief John-117 leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant are preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold.
With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction — the Halo.
Pablo Schreiber...
- 12/2/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Whether you generally enjoy immersing yourself in bone-chilling experiences or usually steer clear of the horror genre, this time of the year just calls for something eerie. Your favorite spooky holiday is here, and chances are, you’re looking for a horror marathon to celebrate the day to the fullest. Now, binge-watching horror films or even a series of cult classics might not always cut it. There’s something about diving neck-deep into what’s terrorizing a bunch of characters in a show that really makes you a part of their bizarre world. You’ve got nothing to lose. And even if you come to care about the characters in a show and empathize with their plight, horror shows have a way of pinning you down to your couch and pulling you into a frightful narrative. There’s no easy way to point out why we obsess over this genre as much as we do.
- 10/31/2023
- by Lopamudra Mukherjee
- Film Fugitives
This story about Dearbhla Walsh and “Bad Sisters” first appeared in the Down to the Wire: Drama and Limited Series issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
The first time director Dearbhla Walsh met Sharon Horgan, it was to discuss Walsh directing the first episode of Horgan’s horror-comedy series “Shining Vale.” But in that conversation, the comic actress and writer also mentioned a different project that really piqued Walsh’s interest.
“She said, ‘I have this other show that I think you’d love,’” Walsh said. “‘It’s about five Irish sisters who plot to murder their brother-in-law.’ And I said, ‘You had me at five Irish sisters, which means we have to shoot in Ireland. And murdering their brother-in-law — what’s not to love?’”
Walsh did direct the first episode of “Shining Vale,” but she also hopped on board “Bad Sisters,” overseeing the first three episodes in the dead...
The first time director Dearbhla Walsh met Sharon Horgan, it was to discuss Walsh directing the first episode of Horgan’s horror-comedy series “Shining Vale.” But in that conversation, the comic actress and writer also mentioned a different project that really piqued Walsh’s interest.
“She said, ‘I have this other show that I think you’d love,’” Walsh said. “‘It’s about five Irish sisters who plot to murder their brother-in-law.’ And I said, ‘You had me at five Irish sisters, which means we have to shoot in Ireland. And murdering their brother-in-law — what’s not to love?’”
Walsh did direct the first episode of “Shining Vale,” but she also hopped on board “Bad Sisters,” overseeing the first three episodes in the dead...
- 8/21/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Venice International Film Festival has announced which film will be closing the event in September.
La Sociedad de la nieve (‘Society of the Snow’), a story of survival in extreme conditions, will be screened on Saturday 9 September in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema at the Lido di Venezia – the screening to be held after the Festival’s awards are handed out.
The film is directed by J.A. Bayona and tells the story of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 which, in 1972, had been chartered to fly a rugby team to Chile, and crashed in the heart of the Andes.
Only 29 of its 45 passengers survived the accident. Trapped in one of the most hostile and inaccessible environments on the planet, they had to resort to extreme measures to stay alive.
The cast of the film includes Enzo Vogrincic, Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella, Esteban Kukuriczka and Tomas Wolf.
La Sociedad de la nieve (‘Society of the Snow’), a story of survival in extreme conditions, will be screened on Saturday 9 September in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema at the Lido di Venezia – the screening to be held after the Festival’s awards are handed out.
The film is directed by J.A. Bayona and tells the story of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 which, in 1972, had been chartered to fly a rugby team to Chile, and crashed in the heart of the Andes.
Only 29 of its 45 passengers survived the accident. Trapped in one of the most hostile and inaccessible environments on the planet, they had to resort to extreme measures to stay alive.
The cast of the film includes Enzo Vogrincic, Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella, Esteban Kukuriczka and Tomas Wolf.
- 7/22/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
The Venice Film Festival will close with the world premiere of J. A. Bayona’s Netflix survival thriller La Sociedad De La Nieve (Society Of The Snow).
The latest film from The Orphanage and The Impossible director charts the iconic true story of a 1970s rugby team whose plane crashes on a glacier in the Andes. The few passengers who survived the crash find themselves in one of the world’s toughest environments. The story was told by Frank Marshall in 1993 pic Alive.
The Out Of Competition screening will take place September 9 in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema after the awards ceremony.
Starring in the Spanish-language film are Enzo Vogrincic, Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella, Esteban Kukuriczka and Tomas Wolf.
Pic is produced by Belén Atienza, Sandra Hermida and J.A. Bayona. Screenplay comes from J.A. Bayona, Bernat Vilaplana, Jaime Marques and Nicolás Casariego from the novel by Pablo Vierci.
The latest film from The Orphanage and The Impossible director charts the iconic true story of a 1970s rugby team whose plane crashes on a glacier in the Andes. The few passengers who survived the crash find themselves in one of the world’s toughest environments. The story was told by Frank Marshall in 1993 pic Alive.
The Out Of Competition screening will take place September 9 in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema after the awards ceremony.
Starring in the Spanish-language film are Enzo Vogrincic, Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella, Esteban Kukuriczka and Tomas Wolf.
Pic is produced by Belén Atienza, Sandra Hermida and J.A. Bayona. Screenplay comes from J.A. Bayona, Bernat Vilaplana, Jaime Marques and Nicolás Casariego from the novel by Pablo Vierci.
- 7/22/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dome Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #346: ‘Greatest Days’ director Coky Giedroyc on how...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dome Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #346: ‘Greatest Days’ director Coky Giedroyc on how...
- 7/6/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The Horror of Dolores Roach opens on a theater marquee. Adapted from a scripted fictional podcast, which was adapted from a Broadway play, which was itself adapted from a popular character in 19th-century “Penny Dreadful” stories, this lurid tale of cannibalism and murder has been through multiple incarnations before making it to streaming TV. And each of them influences the latest version in their own ways.
The most obvious is the theatricality implied by that marquee. Within the world of the show, a new stage play called Dolores Roach has just opened on Broadway. And the “real” person it’s based on — a Dominican-American serial killer masseuse nicknamed “Magic Hands” — has arrived at opening night with some notes. Dolores (Justina Machado) then proceeds to narrate her life story to the play’s terrified star, promising to “set the record straight.”...
The most obvious is the theatricality implied by that marquee. Within the world of the show, a new stage play called Dolores Roach has just opened on Broadway. And the “real” person it’s based on — a Dominican-American serial killer masseuse nicknamed “Magic Hands” — has arrived at opening night with some notes. Dolores (Justina Machado) then proceeds to narrate her life story to the play’s terrified star, promising to “set the record straight.”...
- 7/5/2023
- by Katie Rife
- Primetimer
Horror-thriller is a confusing mashup of science, religion and spiritualism, cursed with a sloppy script and bad acting
This horror-thriller occupies the same Victorian shadowlands as The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Penny Dreadful; a not-quite-modern epoch, with its zesty mashup of science, religion and spiritualism, retrofuturist tech and plain retro beliefs. It makes an invigorating backdrop for Irish director Stephen Hall’s second feature. But his script isn’t quite sharp enough and – apart from John Rhys-Davies, who goes at his role with his customary fiery traction, and villain Richard Brake, as ever exploiting a face like an open grave – too many of the supporting cast fall into the distinctly ordinary bracket, acting-wise.
We open with the bobbies bursting in on London’s most-wanted serial killer: William Colcott (Brake), about to dispatch another victim in a long string he is apparently offering up in an occult attempt to resurrect his dead wife.
This horror-thriller occupies the same Victorian shadowlands as The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Penny Dreadful; a not-quite-modern epoch, with its zesty mashup of science, religion and spiritualism, retrofuturist tech and plain retro beliefs. It makes an invigorating backdrop for Irish director Stephen Hall’s second feature. But his script isn’t quite sharp enough and – apart from John Rhys-Davies, who goes at his role with his customary fiery traction, and villain Richard Brake, as ever exploiting a face like an open grave – too many of the supporting cast fall into the distinctly ordinary bracket, acting-wise.
We open with the bobbies bursting in on London’s most-wanted serial killer: William Colcott (Brake), about to dispatch another victim in a long string he is apparently offering up in an occult attempt to resurrect his dead wife.
- 6/26/2023
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
Exclusive: Daniel Zolghadri (Y2K), Shane Paul McGhie (Poker Face), Jessica Barden (The End of the F***ing World) and Michael Imperioli (The White Lotus) are attached to star in Last Days of Basic Cable, a new film from renowned, rising director Max Winkler (Flower).
Written by Adam Wilson and Justin Taylor, the indie set toward the end of the 1990s watches as four twenty-somethings navigate romance and life in a small New England college town. Zolghadri will play aspiring writer Aaron, with McGhie as his roommate Jason, Barden as Jason’s girlfriend Jessica, and Imperioli as Bob, a drugged out taxi driver who befriends Aaron.
Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger will produce the film via their Bona Fide Productions banner. No word yet on when production might kick off.
Best known for his starring role in the A24 coming-of-age film Funny Pages, produced by Josh and Benny Safdie,...
Written by Adam Wilson and Justin Taylor, the indie set toward the end of the 1990s watches as four twenty-somethings navigate romance and life in a small New England college town. Zolghadri will play aspiring writer Aaron, with McGhie as his roommate Jason, Barden as Jason’s girlfriend Jessica, and Imperioli as Bob, a drugged out taxi driver who befriends Aaron.
Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger will produce the film via their Bona Fide Productions banner. No word yet on when production might kick off.
Best known for his starring role in the A24 coming-of-age film Funny Pages, produced by Josh and Benny Safdie,...
- 6/14/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Four TV directors will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2023 Emmy Awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Wednesday, May 31, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 7:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Christopher Rosen and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Emmy contenders:
Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
Synopsis: The Garvey sisters are bound together by their parents’ deaths and a promise to always protect one another.
Bio: Dearbhla Walsh is an Emmy winner for “Little Dorrit.” Other projects have included “The Tudors,” “Penny Dreadful,...
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Emmy contenders:
Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
Synopsis: The Garvey sisters are bound together by their parents’ deaths and a promise to always protect one another.
Bio: Dearbhla Walsh is an Emmy winner for “Little Dorrit.” Other projects have included “The Tudors,” “Penny Dreadful,...
- 5/24/2023
- by Chris Beachum and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
To mark the release of What’s Love Got To Do With It? available on digital download from 12th May, and Blu-ray and DVD from 15th May we have Blu-Rays to give away to Two Lucky winners!
How do you find lasting love in today’s world? For documentary-maker and dating app addict Zoe (Lily James), swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr Wrongs, to her eccentric mother Cath’s (Emma Thompson) dismay. For Zoe’s childhood friend and neighbour Kaz (Shazad Latif), the answer is to follow his parents’ example and opt for an arranged (or “assisted”) marriage to a bright and beautiful bride from Pakistan. As Zoe films his hopeful journey from London to Lahore to marry a stranger, chosen by his parents, she begins to wonder if she might have something to learn from a profoundly different approach to finding love.
Directed by Shekhar Kapur...
How do you find lasting love in today’s world? For documentary-maker and dating app addict Zoe (Lily James), swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr Wrongs, to her eccentric mother Cath’s (Emma Thompson) dismay. For Zoe’s childhood friend and neighbour Kaz (Shazad Latif), the answer is to follow his parents’ example and opt for an arranged (or “assisted”) marriage to a bright and beautiful bride from Pakistan. As Zoe films his hopeful journey from London to Lahore to marry a stranger, chosen by his parents, she begins to wonder if she might have something to learn from a profoundly different approach to finding love.
Directed by Shekhar Kapur...
- 5/7/2023
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is a Bridgerton spinoff series that shows us how life was in the Ton during the early days of Queen Charlotte and King George’s marriage. We get to see how they meet and fall in love, how her reign leads to social change in the Ton, and how she became the strong and influential Queen that we see in Bridgerton’s first two seasons. But just because this series introduces us to younger versions of familiar characters doesn’t mean that it’s stuck in the past. Queen Charlotte also features an arc set in the “present day” Regency era of the original series that focuses on Charlotte, Lady Danbury, and Violet Bridgerton’s friendship.
Between both eras, Queen Charlotte has a massive cast full of new and familiar faces. If you want to be as up to date on the hot gossip of the ton as Lady Whistledown,...
Between both eras, Queen Charlotte has a massive cast full of new and familiar faces. If you want to be as up to date on the hot gossip of the ton as Lady Whistledown,...
- 5/4/2023
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
Scottish thriller Guilt is back for the third and final chapter in the McCall Brothers trilogy. Neil Forsyth’s fiendishly plotted drama all began when Max and Jake – a ruthless lawyer who’d climbed his way out of his working class Leith upbringing to wealth and status, and his vinyl-loving record shop slacker sibling – were flung together when they tried to cover up an accidental hit-and-run. So began a complex and gripping story about money laundering, Edinburgh gangsters, betrayal, class, family and yes, guilt.
Series three finds Max and Jake forced back to Edinburgh where some old enemies await. They’re joined by Pi-turned legal advisor Kenny Burns, his police detective girlfriend Yvonne, criminal kingpin Maggie Lynch, dangerously unpredictable ex-con Teddy and more familiar faces from the first two series. Also appearing are a range of new characters, as follows:
Isaura Barbé-Brown as Yvonne Nixon
Police officer Yvonne joined Guilt...
Series three finds Max and Jake forced back to Edinburgh where some old enemies await. They’re joined by Pi-turned legal advisor Kenny Burns, his police detective girlfriend Yvonne, criminal kingpin Maggie Lynch, dangerously unpredictable ex-con Teddy and more familiar faces from the first two series. Also appearing are a range of new characters, as follows:
Isaura Barbé-Brown as Yvonne Nixon
Police officer Yvonne joined Guilt...
- 4/25/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
In Ari Aster’s Beau is Afraid, Joaquin Phoenix plays a man on a quest of mythic proportions—to visit his feared mother, Mona. Aster withholds any sight of present-day Mona from the audience until the nearly three-hour A24 film’s climactic scenes, and to play her, he cast an actress with the charisma and presence to make it worth the wait, Patti LuPone.
LuPone, a three-time Tony winner best known who has appeared in the TV shows American Horror Story, Penny Dreadful and Pose, considers Mona her greatest screen role to date. The actress spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about crafting the memorable character together with Aster, what to expect from her upcoming performance as a Sicilian witch in Marvel’s WandaVision spinoff, and why she’ll never return to Broadway.
How did Ari Aster approach you about this role?
My manager said, “Ari Aster wants to talk to...
LuPone, a three-time Tony winner best known who has appeared in the TV shows American Horror Story, Penny Dreadful and Pose, considers Mona her greatest screen role to date. The actress spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about crafting the memorable character together with Aster, what to expect from her upcoming performance as a Sicilian witch in Marvel’s WandaVision spinoff, and why she’ll never return to Broadway.
How did Ari Aster approach you about this role?
My manager said, “Ari Aster wants to talk to...
- 4/24/2023
- by Rebecca Keegan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Diplomat is a new political thriller series from Netflix that follows Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) as she becomes the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom during a time of international crisis. Used to working in war zones outside of the public eye, Kate has to adjust to her new role in the spotlight while forging new alliances and making sure her marriage to fellow diplomat and political star Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell) doesn’t suffer.
Though their characters may not always get along, the cast of The Diplomat is full of talented actors and familiar faces. Here are the actors bringing their talents to the series and where you’ve seen them before.
Keri Russell is Kate Wyler
Kate Wyler is an experienced U.S. diplomat who is more comfortable negotiating in a war zone than from behind a desk. However, when the U.S. President asks her to become the U.
Though their characters may not always get along, the cast of The Diplomat is full of talented actors and familiar faces. Here are the actors bringing their talents to the series and where you’ve seen them before.
Keri Russell is Kate Wyler
Kate Wyler is an experienced U.S. diplomat who is more comfortable negotiating in a war zone than from behind a desk. However, when the U.S. President asks her to become the U.
- 4/20/2023
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Brian Cox (Succession), Kelly Reilly (Yellowstone), Brooklynn Prince (Cocaine Bear) and Che Tafari (Me Time) are set to lead Little Wing, a new Paramount+ coming-of-age film from Awesomeness, which DGA Award nominee Dean Israelite (Are You Afraid of the Dark?) is directing from a script by Oscar nom John Gatins (Flight).
The film now in production in Oregon, which has been a passion project for Israelite over the past decade, is inspired by the New Yorker article of the same name by Susan Orlean. This is the story of Kaitlyn (Prince), a 13-year-old girl who, reeling from her parents’ divorce and the pending loss of her home, is drawn into the world of pigeon racing. She hopes to solve her family’s financial woes by stealing a valuable bird, but instead forms a bond with the owner who cultivates her love of the sport.
Cox plays Jaan, the pigeon racer,...
The film now in production in Oregon, which has been a passion project for Israelite over the past decade, is inspired by the New Yorker article of the same name by Susan Orlean. This is the story of Kaitlyn (Prince), a 13-year-old girl who, reeling from her parents’ divorce and the pending loss of her home, is drawn into the world of pigeon racing. She hopes to solve her family’s financial woes by stealing a valuable bird, but instead forms a bond with the owner who cultivates her love of the sport.
Cox plays Jaan, the pigeon racer,...
- 4/19/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
We're only a day away from the two-episode premiere of Slasher: Ripper on Shudder and AMC+, and not only do we have an exclusive clip just for Daily Dead readers, but director Adam MacDonald (Pyewacket) provided us with some behind-the-scenes details!
Synopsis: "Slasher: Ripper takes the franchise back in time to the late 19th century and follows Basil Garvey (McCormack), a charismatic tycoon whose success is only rivaled by his ruthlessness, as he oversees a city on the cusp of a new century, and a social upheaval that will see its streets run red with blood. There’s a killer stalking the mean streets, but instead of targeting the poor and downtrodden like Jack the Ripper, The Widow is meting out justice against the rich and powerful. The only person standing in the way of this killer is the newly promoted detective, Kenneth Rijkers, whose ironclad belief in justice may...
Synopsis: "Slasher: Ripper takes the franchise back in time to the late 19th century and follows Basil Garvey (McCormack), a charismatic tycoon whose success is only rivaled by his ruthlessness, as he oversees a city on the cusp of a new century, and a social upheaval that will see its streets run red with blood. There’s a killer stalking the mean streets, but instead of targeting the poor and downtrodden like Jack the Ripper, The Widow is meting out justice against the rich and powerful. The only person standing in the way of this killer is the newly promoted detective, Kenneth Rijkers, whose ironclad belief in justice may...
- 4/5/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
For years now, it's been clear that Prime Video has wanted their own flagship fantasy series in "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" to measure up with the likes of "Game of Thrones." So who better to cast for the next season than a number of acclaimed character actors, one of whom is poached directly from the rival HBO show?
Today brings the exciting news that a trio of very talented performers have been added to the cast of "The Rings of Power" season 2. Variety reports that Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie have all joined production on the next adventure set in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's most famous story, taking place thousands of years before the events of "The Lord of the Rings."
Best of all, these new faces to Middle-earth aren't actually all that new at all. Moodie most recently appeared in...
Today brings the exciting news that a trio of very talented performers have been added to the cast of "The Rings of Power" season 2. Variety reports that Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie have all joined production on the next adventure set in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's most famous story, taking place thousands of years before the events of "The Lord of the Rings."
Best of all, these new faces to Middle-earth aren't actually all that new at all. Moodie most recently appeared in...
- 3/20/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear and Tanya Moodie have joined the Season 2 cast of Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power in recurring roles.
Developed by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, The Lord of the Rings series, which is currently in production in the UK, is set in the Second Age of Middle-earth — thousands of years before the events of the Lord of the Rings films and the novels by Jrr Tolkien. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.
No character descriptions have been revealed.
Hinds, Kinnear and Moodie join previously announced Season 2 recurring cast additions Sam Hazeldine, who takes on the role of Orc leader Adar, replacing Joseph Mawle, who portrayed the character in Season 1; as well as Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour,...
Developed by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, The Lord of the Rings series, which is currently in production in the UK, is set in the Second Age of Middle-earth — thousands of years before the events of the Lord of the Rings films and the novels by Jrr Tolkien. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.
No character descriptions have been revealed.
Hinds, Kinnear and Moodie join previously announced Season 2 recurring cast additions Sam Hazeldine, who takes on the role of Orc leader Adar, replacing Joseph Mawle, who portrayed the character in Season 1; as well as Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is expanding its ensemble cast.
Season 2 of the record-breaking series boasts franchise newcomers Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie in recurring roles. The second season is currently in production in the U.K., with actors Calam Lynch, Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Stuart Bowman, Gavi Singh Chera, William Chubb, Kevin Eldon, Will Keen, Selina Lo, Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen Atour, Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle, Ben Daniels, Nicholas Woodeson, and Sam Hazeldine previously announced as part of the new cast.
Oscar-nominated “Belfast” star Hinds has appeared in hit films like “Silence, ” “Munich,” “Persuasion,” “There Will Be Blood,” “In Bruges,” “Zack Snyder’s Justice League,” and “The Eclipse.” His TV background includes appearances in “Game of Thrones,” “Rome,” “The English,” “Prime Suspect,” and “The Dry.”
“Rings of Power” co-star Kinnear is best known as Bill Tanner in the James Bond films “Quantum of Solace,...
Season 2 of the record-breaking series boasts franchise newcomers Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie in recurring roles. The second season is currently in production in the U.K., with actors Calam Lynch, Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Stuart Bowman, Gavi Singh Chera, William Chubb, Kevin Eldon, Will Keen, Selina Lo, Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen Atour, Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle, Ben Daniels, Nicholas Woodeson, and Sam Hazeldine previously announced as part of the new cast.
Oscar-nominated “Belfast” star Hinds has appeared in hit films like “Silence, ” “Munich,” “Persuasion,” “There Will Be Blood,” “In Bruges,” “Zack Snyder’s Justice League,” and “The Eclipse.” His TV background includes appearances in “Game of Thrones,” “Rome,” “The English,” “Prime Suspect,” and “The Dry.”
“Rings of Power” co-star Kinnear is best known as Bill Tanner in the James Bond films “Quantum of Solace,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Season 2 cast is growing, as Oscar-nominated actor Ciarán Hinds is joining the ensemble alongside two other newcomers. Hinds, Rory Kinnear and Tanya Moodie have all been set for recurring roles in the second season of the Prime Video series.
Details about these new roles are being kept under lock and key up on Mount Doom for the time-being.
The second season of the fantasy show is currently in production in the UK.
Hinds most recently starred in Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast” but is best known for roles in acclaimed films like “Munich,” “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” and “Silence,” and also appeared in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” as Aberforth Dumbledore. Hinds is no stranger to fantasy television having played Mance Rayder on HBO’s “Game of Thrones.”
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Details about these new roles are being kept under lock and key up on Mount Doom for the time-being.
The second season of the fantasy show is currently in production in the UK.
Hinds most recently starred in Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast” but is best known for roles in acclaimed films like “Munich,” “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” and “Silence,” and also appeared in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” as Aberforth Dumbledore. Hinds is no stranger to fantasy television having played Mance Rayder on HBO’s “Game of Thrones.”
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‘Rings of Power’ Recasts Orc Villain Role Adar for Season 2 as...
- 3/20/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
The latest addition to Taylor Sheridan’s expanding “Yellowstone” universe, “1923,” brings us a new generation of Duttons played by movie royalty: Harrison Ford, in his first TV series ever, and Oscar-winner Helen Mirren.
Also among the cast is former 007 (and “Penny Dreadful”) star Timothy Dalton and Robert Patrick of “Terminator 2” and “Peacemaker.”
Here’s what you need to know about when and where to tune in to this next chapter in the “Yellowstone” story.
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“1923” debuted on Sunday, Dec. 18, and new episodes drop every Sunday.
Is “1923” Streaming or on TV?
At first, the answer was both. “1923” is a Paramount+ original but the first episode also aired on Paramount Network after “Yellowstone.”
Now, though, the only way to watch new episodes of “1923” is to subscribe to Paramount+.
Are New Episodes...
Also among the cast is former 007 (and “Penny Dreadful”) star Timothy Dalton and Robert Patrick of “Terminator 2” and “Peacemaker.”
Here’s what you need to know about when and where to tune in to this next chapter in the “Yellowstone” story.
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‘1923’ Cast and Character Guide: Who’s Who in the ‘Yellowstone’ Prequel? (Photos) When Does “1923” Air?
“1923” debuted on Sunday, Dec. 18, and new episodes drop every Sunday.
Is “1923” Streaming or on TV?
At first, the answer was both. “1923” is a Paramount+ original but the first episode also aired on Paramount Network after “Yellowstone.”
Now, though, the only way to watch new episodes of “1923” is to subscribe to Paramount+.
Are New Episodes...
- 2/25/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Vincent Cassel plays Gabriel Delage, a mercenary hired by the French government to extricate two Syrian hackers in “Liaison.” Naturally, the mission goes wrong and he’s got to find the hackers before agents from England get to them and the explosive secrets they’ve uncovered in the globetrotting thriller that premiered its first episode on Apple TV+ on Friday.
In “Liaison,” Cassel’s Gabriel and Eva Green’s character Alison Rowdy, who are on opposite sides of the thorny political situation, work together to stop a series of devastating cyberattacks.
Ahead of the premiere, TheWrap talked to the French actor about the action-packed series. Cassel, who met with real mercenaries to prepare for the role, explained that he didn’t want the fight scenes to be too “flashy.” “I had a particular approach about all these fight scenes in the series, because, [I wanted to make it] realistic. I didn’t want to do anything flashy or long,...
In “Liaison,” Cassel’s Gabriel and Eva Green’s character Alison Rowdy, who are on opposite sides of the thorny political situation, work together to stop a series of devastating cyberattacks.
Ahead of the premiere, TheWrap talked to the French actor about the action-packed series. Cassel, who met with real mercenaries to prepare for the role, explained that he didn’t want the fight scenes to be too “flashy.” “I had a particular approach about all these fight scenes in the series, because, [I wanted to make it] realistic. I didn’t want to do anything flashy or long,...
- 2/24/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Deadline has reported that Rami Malek is set to star in Amateur, a CIA thriller which James Hawes will helm.
Gary Spinelli wrote the most recent draft of Amateur, which follows “a CIA cryptographer who, after his wife is tragically killed in a London terrorist attack, demands his bosses go after them. When it becomes clear they won’t act due to conflicting internal priorities, he blackmails the agency into training him and letting him go after them himself.” James Hawes is best known for helming the first season of Slow Horses on Apple, so he certainly knows his way about spy-craft stories. Hawes has also directed episodes of Raised by Wolves, Snowpiercer, Black Mirror, Penny Dreadful, and more. No start date has been set for Amateur, but it could wind up being Rami Malek’s next project.
Related Rami Malek in talks to star in Buster Keaton series from...
Gary Spinelli wrote the most recent draft of Amateur, which follows “a CIA cryptographer who, after his wife is tragically killed in a London terrorist attack, demands his bosses go after them. When it becomes clear they won’t act due to conflicting internal priorities, he blackmails the agency into training him and letting him go after them himself.” James Hawes is best known for helming the first season of Slow Horses on Apple, so he certainly knows his way about spy-craft stories. Hawes has also directed episodes of Raised by Wolves, Snowpiercer, Black Mirror, Penny Dreadful, and more. No start date has been set for Amateur, but it could wind up being Rami Malek’s next project.
Related Rami Malek in talks to star in Buster Keaton series from...
- 2/17/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
When we last saw Rami Malek in spy thriller territory, he was very much the villain, threatening Daniel Craig's 007 and the world in general in No Time To Die. But for a potential future film, he could be on the other side other moral spectrum, albeit with a vengeful bent. Malek is attached to star in The Amateur, which has Slow Horses director James Hawes also aboard.
Gary Spinelli wrote the most recent draft of the script, which follows a CIA cryptographer, who after his wife is tragically killed in a London terrorist attack, demands his bosses go after them. When it becomes clear they won’t act due to conflicting internal priorities, he blackmails the agency into training him and letting him go after them himself.
Malek will next be seen in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer and is aboard a miniseries about the life and career of Buster Keaton.
Gary Spinelli wrote the most recent draft of the script, which follows a CIA cryptographer, who after his wife is tragically killed in a London terrorist attack, demands his bosses go after them. When it becomes clear they won’t act due to conflicting internal priorities, he blackmails the agency into training him and letting him go after them himself.
Malek will next be seen in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer and is aboard a miniseries about the life and career of Buster Keaton.
- 2/17/2023
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
Showtime is shaking up its executive ranks, with Gary Levine taking on the role of senior creative advisor for the premium network and Jana Winograde departing, studio boss Chris McCarthy announced today. Both formerly co-presidents of entertainment at Showtime, the news comes amid the company’s eventual rebranding and integration with Paramount+ later this year.
As co-presidents, both Levine and Winograde were responsible for developing and supervising all aspects of Showtime Networks programming across all genres, including comedy, drama, unscripted, documentaries and films. The latter exec was also in charge of the company’s production, program operations, business affairs, casting, scheduling, research and home entertainment, operating as liaison to ViacomCBS Global Distribution. She worked closely on all programming related matters with the network’s marketing, creative, digital media, acquisitions and entertainment communications departments.
Given Showtime’s integration with Paramount+, McCarthy noted that many of the functions Winograde currently oversees — including business affairs,...
As co-presidents, both Levine and Winograde were responsible for developing and supervising all aspects of Showtime Networks programming across all genres, including comedy, drama, unscripted, documentaries and films. The latter exec was also in charge of the company’s production, program operations, business affairs, casting, scheduling, research and home entertainment, operating as liaison to ViacomCBS Global Distribution. She worked closely on all programming related matters with the network’s marketing, creative, digital media, acquisitions and entertainment communications departments.
Given Showtime’s integration with Paramount+, McCarthy noted that many of the functions Winograde currently oversees — including business affairs,...
- 2/13/2023
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Irish film producer James Flynn, co-founder of Metropolitan Film Productions and co-producer on the Oscar-nominated The Banshee of Inisherin, had died. He was 57.
Flynn died on Saturday morning due to an unknown illness, his production company told The Irish Times in a statement. He was surrounded by his family, wife Juanita Wilson and children Alex and Anna.
His death comes amid a successful awards season for The Banshees of Inisherin and the film’s Oscar run, with the Martin McDonagh-directed starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson film up for nine honors, including best picture.
Flynn has served in various producing capacities on a number of notable movies and TV series across his nearly 30-year career. Among his more recent films are the Ridley Scott-directed and Ben Affleck and Matt Damon-starring and written The Last Duel, the Disney+ released sequel Disenchanted and Neil Jordan’s mystery-thriller Greta led by Isabelle Huppert.
Flynn died on Saturday morning due to an unknown illness, his production company told The Irish Times in a statement. He was surrounded by his family, wife Juanita Wilson and children Alex and Anna.
His death comes amid a successful awards season for The Banshees of Inisherin and the film’s Oscar run, with the Martin McDonagh-directed starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson film up for nine honors, including best picture.
Flynn has served in various producing capacities on a number of notable movies and TV series across his nearly 30-year career. Among his more recent films are the Ridley Scott-directed and Ben Affleck and Matt Damon-starring and written The Last Duel, the Disney+ released sequel Disenchanted and Neil Jordan’s mystery-thriller Greta led by Isabelle Huppert.
- 2/12/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we’re talking to Krysty Wilson-Cairns, the Oscar-nominated writer behind films such as 1917, Last Night In Soho and last year’s Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne starrer The Good Nurse. We sit down with the Scottish talent to talk about how she collaborates with big directors like Sam Mendes and Edgar Wright, her new outfit Great Company and why she plans to pay it forward.
If you’re unfamiliar with the word gallus, you haven’t met Krysty Wilson-Cairns. The Scottish writer uses the colloquial term to describe herself when reflecting on how she got work experience on the popular long-running Scottish detective series Taggart, which was shooting in her Glasgow neighborhood the summer she turned 15.
“I had somewhere I had to be,” recalls Wilson-Cairns.
If you’re unfamiliar with the word gallus, you haven’t met Krysty Wilson-Cairns. The Scottish writer uses the colloquial term to describe herself when reflecting on how she got work experience on the popular long-running Scottish detective series Taggart, which was shooting in her Glasgow neighborhood the summer she turned 15.
“I had somewhere I had to be,” recalls Wilson-Cairns.
- 2/9/2023
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Empire of Light is a drama movie written and directed by Sam Mendes starring Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward and Colin Firth.
Sam Mendes is the absolute star of a movie that is photographically marvelous and which is a tribute to film-making, a tribute to real movie making of a kind of movies we have all started to forget.
About the Movie Empire of Light (2022)
This is a love story in many senses, the physical, metaphorical, psychological, photographic… Empire of Light is a genuine delight…
Out of fashion, delightfully demodé.
Sam Mendes proves that not all stage directors are useless when it comes to the silver screen. This is a movie that knows how to perfectly combine “film making” perfectly, meticulous care of the scenes, elaboration of the scenes, the editing, sets… with that “theatrical” shot in interpretation and evolution of the characters.
A movie that knows how to take the best of both worlds,...
Sam Mendes is the absolute star of a movie that is photographically marvelous and which is a tribute to film-making, a tribute to real movie making of a kind of movies we have all started to forget.
About the Movie Empire of Light (2022)
This is a love story in many senses, the physical, metaphorical, psychological, photographic… Empire of Light is a genuine delight…
Out of fashion, delightfully demodé.
Sam Mendes proves that not all stage directors are useless when it comes to the silver screen. This is a movie that knows how to perfectly combine “film making” perfectly, meticulous care of the scenes, elaboration of the scenes, the editing, sets… with that “theatrical” shot in interpretation and evolution of the characters.
A movie that knows how to take the best of both worlds,...
- 2/7/2023
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Sam Mendes is an English stage and film director best known for directing the 1999 film American Beauty, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director.
About Sam Mendes
Mendes was born in Reading, Berkshire, England in 1965.
Los Angeles, USA. January 05, 2020: Sam Mendes in the press room at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Picture: Paul Smith/Featureflash. Depositphotos
He attended Cambridge University and became an associate director of the Royal National Theatre in London.
In 2000, Mendes was awarded a knighthood for his services to drama.
He won the Academy Award for Best Director for his 1999 film American Beauty, making him the youngest filmmaker ever to win the honor at the time.
In 2002, Mendes directed the James Bond film Die Another Day, making him only the second British director to helm a Bond movie.
Mendes has also directed award-winning stage plays, including The Ferryman in 2018, which earned nine Tony Awards,...
About Sam Mendes
Mendes was born in Reading, Berkshire, England in 1965.
Los Angeles, USA. January 05, 2020: Sam Mendes in the press room at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Picture: Paul Smith/Featureflash. Depositphotos
He attended Cambridge University and became an associate director of the Royal National Theatre in London.
In 2000, Mendes was awarded a knighthood for his services to drama.
He won the Academy Award for Best Director for his 1999 film American Beauty, making him the youngest filmmaker ever to win the honor at the time.
In 2002, Mendes directed the James Bond film Die Another Day, making him only the second British director to helm a Bond movie.
Mendes has also directed award-winning stage plays, including The Ferryman in 2018, which earned nine Tony Awards,...
- 2/7/2023
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
The Taylor Sheridan series "1923" was just renewed by Paramount+ for a second season, bringing us the further adventures of the Dutton family. We began following their journey in "Yellowstone," which is set in the present day, then got the prequel series "1883." In "1923" we meet Jacob Dutton (Harrison Ford), the brother of James Dutton (Tim McGraw) from "1883" who has since passed. Jacob and his wife Cara (Helen Mirren) are running the Yellowstone ranch in his place. They are battling it out with sheepherders who have enlisted mining tycoon Donald Whitfield (Timothy Dalton) to try to take the land from the Duttons.
The series shoots in Montana, which is not the easiest environment to work in. Sheridan famously puts his actors through cowboy camp training, and there is a lot of physical work from riding to fight scenes. Not only that, but the weather is pretty brutal. It's something Dalton...
The series shoots in Montana, which is not the easiest environment to work in. Sheridan famously puts his actors through cowboy camp training, and there is a lot of physical work from riding to fight scenes. Not only that, but the weather is pretty brutal. It's something Dalton...
- 2/3/2023
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
There is no sign of slowing down for Emma Thompson, the British actress has signed up to star in Brian Kirk’s thriller, ‘The Fisherwoman.’
Thompson is set to play a widowed fisherman who, while trapped in a Minnesotan blizzard, interrupts the kidnapping of a teenager and soon finds she is the young victim’s only hope.
Kirk will direct from a screenplay by Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb, who has just been tapped to write the “Hot Wheels” movie for Warner Bros and Bad Robot. Thompson will also executive produce the project
Also in news – Full casting announced for ‘Boiling Point’ TV adaptation
The two-time Oscar winner recently appeared in ‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical’ and ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’ and is soon to be seen alongside Lily James in the upcoming rom-com ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It.’
Kirk is the co-creator and director of...
Thompson is set to play a widowed fisherman who, while trapped in a Minnesotan blizzard, interrupts the kidnapping of a teenager and soon finds she is the young victim’s only hope.
Kirk will direct from a screenplay by Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb, who has just been tapped to write the “Hot Wheels” movie for Warner Bros and Bad Robot. Thompson will also executive produce the project
Also in news – Full casting announced for ‘Boiling Point’ TV adaptation
The two-time Oscar winner recently appeared in ‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical’ and ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’ and is soon to be seen alongside Lily James in the upcoming rom-com ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It.’
Kirk is the co-creator and director of...
- 2/2/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Emma Thompson is set to star in Brian Kirk’s upcoming action thriller “The Fisherwoman,” Variety can exclusively reveal.
In the feature, Thompson is set to play a widowed fisherman who, while trapped in a Minnesotan blizzard, interrupts the kidnapping of a teenager and soon finds she is the young victim’s only hope.
Kirk will direct from a screenplay by Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb, who have just been tapped to write the “Hot Wheels” movie for Warner Bros and Bad Robot. The duo are also currently working on “The Fall” for Amblin and Blackmaled Productions
Greg Silverman of Stampede Ventures, who are co-financing the film alongside Augenschein Filmproduktion, Film und Medienstiftung Nrw and German broadcaster Zdf, announced the project on Wednesday.
Mossbank is handling international sales and co-repping domestic rights with CAA Media Finance and Augenschein. Augenschein will also exclusively represent German-speaking European territories while Leonine is co-producing and distributing for German-speaking Europe.
In the feature, Thompson is set to play a widowed fisherman who, while trapped in a Minnesotan blizzard, interrupts the kidnapping of a teenager and soon finds she is the young victim’s only hope.
Kirk will direct from a screenplay by Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb, who have just been tapped to write the “Hot Wheels” movie for Warner Bros and Bad Robot. The duo are also currently working on “The Fall” for Amblin and Blackmaled Productions
Greg Silverman of Stampede Ventures, who are co-financing the film alongside Augenschein Filmproduktion, Film und Medienstiftung Nrw and German broadcaster Zdf, announced the project on Wednesday.
Mossbank is handling international sales and co-repping domestic rights with CAA Media Finance and Augenschein. Augenschein will also exclusively represent German-speaking European territories while Leonine is co-producing and distributing for German-speaking Europe.
- 2/1/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Eva Green says it has been “humiliating” to have her private WhatsApp messages read out in court.
The actor, best known for her roles in Bond film “Casino Royale” and drama series “Penny Dreadful, was in the witness stand at London’s High Court for a second day on Tuesday as part of her lawsuit against White Lantern (Britannica) Ltd. She is taking legal action against the company over a film called “A Patriot,” in which she was due to star as a soldier, before the project collapsed in 2019 having failed to secure production finance.
Green claims that under her “pay or play” contract she is still owed her 1 million fee. White Lantern – together with finance company Sherborne Media Finance – are defending the claim and counter-suing the actor for “conspiracy, deceit and unlawful interference.” They claim she repudiated her contract and undermined the production, causing it to collapse, in order...
The actor, best known for her roles in Bond film “Casino Royale” and drama series “Penny Dreadful, was in the witness stand at London’s High Court for a second day on Tuesday as part of her lawsuit against White Lantern (Britannica) Ltd. She is taking legal action against the company over a film called “A Patriot,” in which she was due to star as a soldier, before the project collapsed in 2019 having failed to secure production finance.
Green claims that under her “pay or play” contract she is still owed her 1 million fee. White Lantern – together with finance company Sherborne Media Finance – are defending the claim and counter-suing the actor for “conspiracy, deceit and unlawful interference.” They claim she repudiated her contract and undermined the production, causing it to collapse, in order...
- 1/31/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Eva Green has told a London High Court that a low-budget version movie of a film she had signed on to make could have “killed my career.”
The actor, who has appeared in “Casino Royale” and “Penny Dreadful” among other projects, entered the witness box on Monday afternoon for her lawsuit against White Lantern (Britannica) Ltd over a 1 million fee she says is owed for a film called “A Patriot,” which fell apart in 2019 after it failed to secure production finance.
The original budget for the film, which was written and set to be directed by Dan Pringle, was set to be around 10 million. However, as the producers desperately tried to secure financing amid a rapidly changing independent film landscape the budget was slowly decreased without Green’s knowledge.
Max Mallin Kc, representing White Lantern, asked Green why she signed up to the film. Clad in a dark green velvet jacket,...
The actor, who has appeared in “Casino Royale” and “Penny Dreadful” among other projects, entered the witness box on Monday afternoon for her lawsuit against White Lantern (Britannica) Ltd over a 1 million fee she says is owed for a film called “A Patriot,” which fell apart in 2019 after it failed to secure production finance.
The original budget for the film, which was written and set to be directed by Dan Pringle, was set to be around 10 million. However, as the producers desperately tried to secure financing amid a rapidly changing independent film landscape the budget was slowly decreased without Green’s knowledge.
Max Mallin Kc, representing White Lantern, asked Green why she signed up to the film. Clad in a dark green velvet jacket,...
- 1/30/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
When you look at his body of work, it’s hard to believe Rory Kinnear is only 44: the man’s covered a hell of a lot of ground. He’s earned his place as a household name with roles like Tanner – M’s efficient Chief of Staff in several Bond films including Skyfall – and Detective Nock in Alan Turing biopic The Imitation Game, but while many actors would be rightly chuffed to bag these roles, they’re merely the tip of Kinnear’s acting iceberg.
Few actors, for instance, can claim to be responsible for a scene that has been burned onto our retinas, never to be forgotten, no matter how hard we try. For Rory Kinnear, that scene is in Black Mirror episode ‘The National Anthem’, the very first instalment of this disturbing dystopian anthology series, where he plays a Prime Minister forced into doing the dirty...
Few actors, for instance, can claim to be responsible for a scene that has been burned onto our retinas, never to be forgotten, no matter how hard we try. For Rory Kinnear, that scene is in Black Mirror episode ‘The National Anthem’, the very first instalment of this disturbing dystopian anthology series, where he plays a Prime Minister forced into doing the dirty...
- 1/25/2023
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is about to get underway this year with the release of three new tentpole films and twice as many Disney+ shows. Bringing up the rear on the TV side of things is "Agatha: Coven of Chaos," which rolls cameras in Atlanta next week and is due for a late 2023 release
Ahead of its production start, "Agatha: Coven of Chaos" (formerly titled "Agatha: House of Harkness") has now locked in its directors, according The Hollywood Reporter.
A spin-off of Marvel's very first Disney+ series, "WandaVision," "Agatha: Coven of Chaos" centers on Kathryn Hahn's character, Agatha Harkness, who spent much of her previous screen time disguising herself as Wanda's nosy neighbor, Agnes. It was only toward the end of the seventh episode of "WandaVision" that viewers learned Agnes/Agatha's true witchy nature, to the tune of the Emmy-winning, retro-sitcom jingle "Agatha All Along.
Ahead of its production start, "Agatha: Coven of Chaos" (formerly titled "Agatha: House of Harkness") has now locked in its directors, according The Hollywood Reporter.
A spin-off of Marvel's very first Disney+ series, "WandaVision," "Agatha: Coven of Chaos" centers on Kathryn Hahn's character, Agatha Harkness, who spent much of her previous screen time disguising herself as Wanda's nosy neighbor, Agnes. It was only toward the end of the seventh episode of "WandaVision" that viewers learned Agnes/Agatha's true witchy nature, to the tune of the Emmy-winning, retro-sitcom jingle "Agatha All Along.
- 1/14/2023
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
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