The second season of FX’s What We Do in the Shadows series will hit on Wednesday, April 15. It will stream on Hulu the next day. And today we hear from series creator Jermaine Clement that Mark Hamill will be a “surprise” […]
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- 1/13/2020
- by Mike Sprague
- DreadCentral.com
Although his name might be unfamiliar to a young generation of moviegoers, John Cassavetes was a giant in raising the profile of independent film in America. As a young man, after enrolling in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he took on small parts in films and appeared in episodic television until he picked up a camera and exploded onto the indie film scene with his 1959 film “Shadows.” From there, he went on to write and direct “Faces” (1968), which earned three Oscar nominations and eventually to 1974’s “A Woman Under the Influence,” which starred his wife Gena Rowlands (whom he met at the American Academy) in arguably her most triumphant performance. Cassavetes is such an important figure in independent cinema that every year, the Independent Spirit Awards present the John Cassavetes Award to the year’s best film that cost less than $500,000.
SEE2020 Independent Spirit Awards nominations: Full list of...
SEE2020 Independent Spirit Awards nominations: Full list of...
- 12/9/2019
- by Tom O'Brien and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Helen Mirren didn’t mind being compared to Keanu Reeves‘ girlfriend, artist Alexandra Grant.
When pictures of Reeves, 55, and Grant, 46, showing off Pda at a recent red carpet surfaced this week, many social media users pointed out Grant’s resemblance to the actress, with some even admitting they had mistaken the artist for Mirren.
While speaking to Entertainment Tonight at the premiere of her new movie The Good Liar on Wednesday, Mirren, 74, addressed the comparisons.
“I saw that,” the Oscar winner said of the internet’s reaction. “That was very flattering on me, you know, because she’s obviously lovely.
When pictures of Reeves, 55, and Grant, 46, showing off Pda at a recent red carpet surfaced this week, many social media users pointed out Grant’s resemblance to the actress, with some even admitting they had mistaken the artist for Mirren.
While speaking to Entertainment Tonight at the premiere of her new movie The Good Liar on Wednesday, Mirren, 74, addressed the comparisons.
“I saw that,” the Oscar winner said of the internet’s reaction. “That was very flattering on me, you know, because she’s obviously lovely.
- 11/7/2019
- by Helen Murphy
- PEOPLE.com
Sitting out on a cool evening on a headland high above Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour, it is difficult to understand how recent the country’s unpalatable history really is. And the past injustices, combined with the emergence of the New Zealand movie industry onto the world stage at the tail end of the 1990s, means that indigenous and women’s voices in the film industry feel new and urgent.
The uprising against the 1970s handover of Takaparawha, or Bastion Point, from the army to the Auckland City Council — and not to the local iwi (tribe) who lost their land in the 1850s — culminated in an occupation of the site that lasted for nearly a year and a half. The siege came to an end, barely 40 years ago, in 1978 with forced evictions and mass arrests, noted in documentary film “Bastion Point Day 507.”
Barely a decade later, however, Takaparawha had been returned...
The uprising against the 1970s handover of Takaparawha, or Bastion Point, from the army to the Auckland City Council — and not to the local iwi (tribe) who lost their land in the 1850s — culminated in an occupation of the site that lasted for nearly a year and a half. The siege came to an end, barely 40 years ago, in 1978 with forced evictions and mass arrests, noted in documentary film “Bastion Point Day 507.”
Barely a decade later, however, Takaparawha had been returned...
- 11/7/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Hollywood star Keanu Reeves surprised everyone by making a rare appearance with his first girlfriend in a decade, Alexandra Grant, and indulging in random Pda.
Reeves was photographed holding hands with artist Grant as they attended an event here on Saturday, reports dailymail.co.uk.
Also Read:?John Wick spinoff 'Ballerina' in works
At the event, the actor, 55, and the artist, 46, didn't let go of each other, and exchanged loving glances while posing for photographs in front of the press. He beamed at her and held her hand as he walked past photographers and the press while heading into the museum.
Reeves looked smart in an all-black suit, while Grant looked graceful in a navy blue gown, heels and bangle bracelets. Reeves has collaborated with Grant on the books "Ode To Happiness" and "Shadows". The business partners also have publishing house X Artists' Books.
For weeks there have been rumours,...
Reeves was photographed holding hands with artist Grant as they attended an event here on Saturday, reports dailymail.co.uk.
Also Read:?John Wick spinoff 'Ballerina' in works
At the event, the actor, 55, and the artist, 46, didn't let go of each other, and exchanged loving glances while posing for photographs in front of the press. He beamed at her and held her hand as he walked past photographers and the press while heading into the museum.
Reeves looked smart in an all-black suit, while Grant looked graceful in a navy blue gown, heels and bangle bracelets. Reeves has collaborated with Grant on the books "Ode To Happiness" and "Shadows". The business partners also have publishing house X Artists' Books.
For weeks there have been rumours,...
- 11/5/2019
- GlamSham
Keanu Reeves has been publicly stepping out with longtime friend, artist Alexandra Grant — causing many to wonder if there was more to their relationship.
The actor, 55, was photographed holding hands with Grant, 46, on Saturday while attending the Lacma Art + Film Gala presented by Gucci in Los Angeles—and the duo stayed close as they posed together for the cameras.
While this may be their first official outing together, Reeves and Grant have known each other and worked together for years. Below, everything to know about the artist.
1. She first worked with Reeves on his 2011 book Ode to Happiness.
Grant first...
The actor, 55, was photographed holding hands with Grant, 46, on Saturday while attending the Lacma Art + Film Gala presented by Gucci in Los Angeles—and the duo stayed close as they posed together for the cameras.
While this may be their first official outing together, Reeves and Grant have known each other and worked together for years. Below, everything to know about the artist.
1. She first worked with Reeves on his 2011 book Ode to Happiness.
Grant first...
- 11/5/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Keanu Reeves isn’t shying away from public displays of affection.
The actor, 55, stepped out with artist Alexandra Grant on Saturday as they attended the Lacma Art + Film Gala presented by Gucci in Los Angeles.
The pair smiled and posed for the cameras while on the red carpet as they held hands. The John Wick actor wore an all-black suit as he stood beside Grant, 46, who wore a midnight blue gown with a deep V-neck and silver flats.
A rep for the actor, who has been famously private about past relationships, did not immediately respond to People’s request for comment.
The actor, 55, stepped out with artist Alexandra Grant on Saturday as they attended the Lacma Art + Film Gala presented by Gucci in Los Angeles.
The pair smiled and posed for the cameras while on the red carpet as they held hands. The John Wick actor wore an all-black suit as he stood beside Grant, 46, who wore a midnight blue gown with a deep V-neck and silver flats.
A rep for the actor, who has been famously private about past relationships, did not immediately respond to People’s request for comment.
- 11/4/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Actor-writer-director Taika Waititi has graduated in recent years from being New Zealand’s indie wunderkind to a box-office blockbuster filmmaker whose celebrated comedy style transcends fandom and genre. You’d be hard-pressed to find a genuinely bad film in his filmography, so as we explore his six efforts behind the camera, take into consideration that, for the most part, we’re splitting hairs. He’s a singular talent who blends hard-hitting emotional storylines with whimsical gags so meticulously, it’s hard to believe he got away with it.
6. “Eagle vs. Shark” (2007)
Taika Waititi’s debut film is a low-key comedy about outcasts combating depression, but although Waititi seems sensitive to their plight, “Eagle vs. Shark” is frustratingly off balance. Loren Taylor stars as an introverted young woman with a crush on a socially awkward Jemaine Clement; she follows him to his hometown, where he plans to finally beat up his old high-school bully.
6. “Eagle vs. Shark” (2007)
Taika Waititi’s debut film is a low-key comedy about outcasts combating depression, but although Waititi seems sensitive to their plight, “Eagle vs. Shark” is frustratingly off balance. Loren Taylor stars as an introverted young woman with a crush on a socially awkward Jemaine Clement; she follows him to his hometown, where he plans to finally beat up his old high-school bully.
- 10/18/2019
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
Taika Waititi may be a machine. Over the past four years he’s directed and written two movies, executive produced two TV series, directed episodes for two TV series, shot four major on-screen roles and is now directing his second Fox Searchlight movie next month in Hawaii, “Next Goal Wins.” Oh, and that doesn’t even count “Thor: Love & Thunder” which will shoot next year as well as an unannounced on-screen role he referred to during our interview.
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Continue reading Taika Waititi: ‘I Was On Break For 35 Years. Now I’m Getting To Work’ [Interview] at The Playlist.
- 10/16/2019
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
Two years after his breakout in “Call Me By Your Name,” Timothée Chalamet continues to benefit from a public fixation on youth. The baby-faced 23-year-old has the allure of a major acting talent even though, by any measure, he’s just getting started. At the 2018 New York Film Critics Circle awards, Chalamet made much of the room feel old by citing 2008’s “The Dark Knight” as the movie that made him want to act. Now, with the release of the Netflix-produced “The King,” Chalamet has another reason to remind people of his precious age.
“I grew up watching Netflix,” the actor said, in an interview ahead of the release of director David Michod’s Shakespeare mashup, which finds him playing King Henry V. As a teenager, Chalamet said, Netflix’s library provided him with the opportunity to watch films and television shows that earlier generations would have watched in other ways.
“I grew up watching Netflix,” the actor said, in an interview ahead of the release of director David Michod’s Shakespeare mashup, which finds him playing King Henry V. As a teenager, Chalamet said, Netflix’s library provided him with the opportunity to watch films and television shows that earlier generations would have watched in other ways.
- 10/2/2019
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Amazon Studios has announced that The Lord of the Rings series that they are currently developing will shoot in New Zealand, which is where Peter Jackson filmed his adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth novels. New Zealand is Middle Earth, so it makes sense that they would want to shoot there.
Showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay had this to say in a statement:
“As we searched for the location in which we could bring to life the primordial beauty of the Second Age of Middle-earth, we knew we needed to find somewhere majestic, with pristine coasts, forests, and mountains, that also is a home to world-class sets, studios, and highly skilled and experienced craftspeople and other staff. And we’re happy that we are now able to officially confirm New Zealand as our home for our series based on stories from J.R.R.
Showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay had this to say in a statement:
“As we searched for the location in which we could bring to life the primordial beauty of the Second Age of Middle-earth, we knew we needed to find somewhere majestic, with pristine coasts, forests, and mountains, that also is a home to world-class sets, studios, and highly skilled and experienced craftspeople and other staff. And we’re happy that we are now able to officially confirm New Zealand as our home for our series based on stories from J.R.R.
- 9/17/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The 2019 Creative Arts Emmys were held on the weekend of September 14-15, celebrating the best achievements in television crafts, animation, nonfiction and more. This is where the vast majority of awards were handed out (almost 100 over the course of the two days) before the main Emmys telecast on September 22. So who were the big winners on Sunday night? Scroll down for the complete list in all 49 categories, updating live as they’re announced.
SEE2019 Creative Arts Emmy winners (Saturday): Full list of nominees and winners in all 48 categories
Saturday night’s show focused on achievements in animation, documentaries, variety, and reality. Sunday’s kudos were reserved mostly for dramas, comedies, movies and limited series. Among the top nominees in these fields included “Game of Thrones,” which had a record 32 nominations overall, 18 of which were at Creative Arts. Other programs with heaps of craft noms included “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,...
SEE2019 Creative Arts Emmy winners (Saturday): Full list of nominees and winners in all 48 categories
Saturday night’s show focused on achievements in animation, documentaries, variety, and reality. Sunday’s kudos were reserved mostly for dramas, comedies, movies and limited series. Among the top nominees in these fields included “Game of Thrones,” which had a record 32 nominations overall, 18 of which were at Creative Arts. Other programs with heaps of craft noms included “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,...
- 9/15/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Academy Award-nominated The Favourite producer Lee Magiday has lined up boxing biopic In the Shadows for her newly launched banner Sleeper Films, teaming with Madeleine Sanderson (Being AP, Fighting for a City) of Curate Films, with backing from Film4.
In the Shadows will tell the real-life story of Ramla Ali, who fled Civil War in Somalia as a young girl, seeking asylum in London. Years later, Ali discovered her passion for boxing but was forced to pursue this in secret, knowing her family would disapprove. Her determination led to her becoming the first-ever British female Muslim boxing champion, and ...
In the Shadows will tell the real-life story of Ramla Ali, who fled Civil War in Somalia as a young girl, seeking asylum in London. Years later, Ali discovered her passion for boxing but was forced to pursue this in secret, knowing her family would disapprove. Her determination led to her becoming the first-ever British female Muslim boxing champion, and ...
Academy Award-nominated The Favourite producer Lee Magiday has lined up boxing biopic In the Shadows for her newly launched banner Sleeper Films, teaming with Madeleine Sanderson (Being AP, Fighting for a City) of Curate Films, with backing from Film4.
In the Shadows will tell the real-life story of Ramla Ali, who fled Civil War in Somalia as a young girl, seeking asylum in London. Years later, Ali discovered her passion for boxing but was forced to pursue this in secret, knowing her family would disapprove. Her determination led to her becoming the first-ever British female Muslim boxing champion, and ...
In the Shadows will tell the real-life story of Ramla Ali, who fled Civil War in Somalia as a young girl, seeking asylum in London. Years later, Ali discovered her passion for boxing but was forced to pursue this in secret, knowing her family would disapprove. Her determination led to her becoming the first-ever British female Muslim boxing champion, and ...
Amazon’s upcoming “Lord of the Rings” series has found one of its leads.
Will Poulter has been cast in one of the show’s lead roles, Variety has learned exclusively from sources. The exact nature of Poulter’s character is being kept under wraps. Variety reported in July that Australian actress Markella Kavenagh was in talks for a role in the series as well.
Amazon declined to comment. Reps for Poulter did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
For Poulter, the role is a huge win as it was one of the more coveted jobs in town for young actors. He has already had a strong year, with lead roles in Netflix’s acclaimed interactive “Black Mirror” movie “Bandersnatch” and the Ari Aster horror pic “Midsommar. Prior to that, Poulter was known for lead roles in “The Maze Runner” franchise, “The Revenant,” and “Detroit.”
He is...
Will Poulter has been cast in one of the show’s lead roles, Variety has learned exclusively from sources. The exact nature of Poulter’s character is being kept under wraps. Variety reported in July that Australian actress Markella Kavenagh was in talks for a role in the series as well.
Amazon declined to comment. Reps for Poulter did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
For Poulter, the role is a huge win as it was one of the more coveted jobs in town for young actors. He has already had a strong year, with lead roles in Netflix’s acclaimed interactive “Black Mirror” movie “Bandersnatch” and the Ari Aster horror pic “Midsommar. Prior to that, Poulter was known for lead roles in “The Maze Runner” franchise, “The Revenant,” and “Detroit.”
He is...
- 9/4/2019
- by Joe Otterson and Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
The cinematographer behind FX comedy What We Do in the Shadows, D.J. Stipsen would have been “petrified” by the prospect of shooting the series, had he not already collaborated with Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi on a 2014 film of the same name.
Following vampire roommates, as they cope with the mundane tasks of modern life, the feature was a “baptism by fire” for Stipsen, who learned in the process “exactly how to shoot a mockumentary that was loaded with stunts, wire work and VFX.”
Transplanting its vampires from Wellington, New Zealand to Staten Island, Clement’s TV adaptation of Shadows offered the opportunity to expand a hilarious and cinematic world, further refining a style Stipsen previously worked hard to master, while being even more ambitious, on a visual level.
“I realized I could take all those skills that I’d honed on the film and use them on the series,...
Following vampire roommates, as they cope with the mundane tasks of modern life, the feature was a “baptism by fire” for Stipsen, who learned in the process “exactly how to shoot a mockumentary that was loaded with stunts, wire work and VFX.”
Transplanting its vampires from Wellington, New Zealand to Staten Island, Clement’s TV adaptation of Shadows offered the opportunity to expand a hilarious and cinematic world, further refining a style Stipsen previously worked hard to master, while being even more ambitious, on a visual level.
“I realized I could take all those skills that I’d honed on the film and use them on the series,...
- 8/23/2019
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Most of the times, and particularly in the West, when one refers to Asian cinema, one usually talks about Japan, S. Korea and the Sinophone world. However, the more I deal with the cinema of the Philippines, the more I feel that the country’s filmography deserves a place in the particular discourse, both for its past but also for its present and its future.
Through interviews conducted with a number of the directors in the list (you can check the links in their names) and a number of reviews of their films (you can check the links in the titles) you can find more detailed information on their work and perspective, but, evidently, this is an effort of presenting and cataloguing (to a point at least) instead of analyzing, which will definitely come in the future, as Filipino cinema will be one that Asian Movie Pulse and me personally focus on the next years.
Through interviews conducted with a number of the directors in the list (you can check the links in their names) and a number of reviews of their films (you can check the links in the titles) you can find more detailed information on their work and perspective, but, evidently, this is an effort of presenting and cataloguing (to a point at least) instead of analyzing, which will definitely come in the future, as Filipino cinema will be one that Asian Movie Pulse and me personally focus on the next years.
- 8/4/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Amazon Studios has announced the full creative team who will be writing and producing their highly anticipated Lord of the Rings series and there’s a lot of great talent here! With a team like this, they are sure to deliver a series that Tolkien fans will love.
It was already announced that Lindsey Weber (10 Cloverfield Lane), Bruce Richmond (Game of Thrones), Gene Kelly (Boardwalk Empire), and Amazon’s former head of genre programming Sharon Tal Yguado would be executive producers on the series. They will no be joined by writer and executive producer Gennifer Hutchison (Breaking Bad); writer and executive producer Jason Cahill (The Sopranos); writer and executive producer Justin Doble (Stranger Things); consulting producers Bryan Cogman (Game of Thrones) and Stephany Folsom (Toy Story 4); producer Ron Ames (The Aviator); writer and co-producer Helen Shang (Hannibal); and writing consultant Glenise Mullins.
It was also announced that project...
It was already announced that Lindsey Weber (10 Cloverfield Lane), Bruce Richmond (Game of Thrones), Gene Kelly (Boardwalk Empire), and Amazon’s former head of genre programming Sharon Tal Yguado would be executive producers on the series. They will no be joined by writer and executive producer Gennifer Hutchison (Breaking Bad); writer and executive producer Jason Cahill (The Sopranos); writer and executive producer Justin Doble (Stranger Things); consulting producers Bryan Cogman (Game of Thrones) and Stephany Folsom (Toy Story 4); producer Ron Ames (The Aviator); writer and co-producer Helen Shang (Hannibal); and writing consultant Glenise Mullins.
It was also announced that project...
- 7/29/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Amazon announced the creative team behind the upcoming “Lord of the Rings” series during the Television Critics Association summer press tour on Saturday.
Joining the previously announced behind-the-scenes members of the series are: executive producers Lindsey Weber (“10 Cloverfield Lane”), Bruce Richmond (“Game of Thrones”), Gene Kelly (“Boardwalk Empire”), and Amazon’s former head of genre programming Sharon Tal Yguado; writer and executive producer Gennifer Hutchison (“Breaking Bad”); writer and executive producer Jason Cahill (“The Sopranos”); writer and executive producer Justin Doble (“Stranger Things”); consulting producers Bryan Cogman (“Game of Thrones”) and Stephany Folsom (Toy Story 4); producer Ron Ames (“The Aviator”); writer and co-producer Helen Shang (“Hannibal”); and writing consultant Glenise Mullins.
Variety had previously reported on Cogman’s involvement with the series back in May.
Also announced today are: costume designer Kate Hawley (“Suicide Squad”); production designer Rick Heinrichs (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”); visual effects supervisor Jason Smith...
Joining the previously announced behind-the-scenes members of the series are: executive producers Lindsey Weber (“10 Cloverfield Lane”), Bruce Richmond (“Game of Thrones”), Gene Kelly (“Boardwalk Empire”), and Amazon’s former head of genre programming Sharon Tal Yguado; writer and executive producer Gennifer Hutchison (“Breaking Bad”); writer and executive producer Jason Cahill (“The Sopranos”); writer and executive producer Justin Doble (“Stranger Things”); consulting producers Bryan Cogman (“Game of Thrones”) and Stephany Folsom (Toy Story 4); producer Ron Ames (“The Aviator”); writer and co-producer Helen Shang (“Hannibal”); and writing consultant Glenise Mullins.
Variety had previously reported on Cogman’s involvement with the series back in May.
Also announced today are: costume designer Kate Hawley (“Suicide Squad”); production designer Rick Heinrichs (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”); visual effects supervisor Jason Smith...
- 7/27/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Markella Kavenagh in ‘The Cry.’
After starring in The Cry, Romper Stomper, Picnic at Hanging Rock and True History of the Kelly Gang, Markella Kavenagh has landed the biggest role of her short career: a series regular in Amazon Studios’ Lord of the Rings prequel.
The young Aussie will play a character named Tyra in the fantasy series set in Middle Earth before J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, according to Variety.
Juan Antonio Bayona will direct multiple episodes of the show to be produced by Amazon Studios in cooperation with the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins and New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which produced the Peter Jackson trilogy.
Its Twitter account released an image of a map with two messages: “One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them,...
After starring in The Cry, Romper Stomper, Picnic at Hanging Rock and True History of the Kelly Gang, Markella Kavenagh has landed the biggest role of her short career: a series regular in Amazon Studios’ Lord of the Rings prequel.
The young Aussie will play a character named Tyra in the fantasy series set in Middle Earth before J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, according to Variety.
Juan Antonio Bayona will direct multiple episodes of the show to be produced by Amazon Studios in cooperation with the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins and New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which produced the Peter Jackson trilogy.
Its Twitter account released an image of a map with two messages: “One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them,...
- 7/22/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
The upcoming “Lord of the Rings” series at Amazon has made its first casting decision.
Variety has learned from multiple sources that Markella Kavenagh is in talks for a role in the upcoming epic fantasy series. Details of Kavenagh’s characters are being kept under wraps, but sources say she would be playing a character named Tyra.
Kavenagh is known for having previously starred in the sequel series to the Australian film “Romper Stomper” as well as for roles in the shows “Picnic at Hanging Rock” and “The Cry.” She is repped by Silver Lining Entertainment.
Amazon and reps for Kavenagh declined to comment.
The “Lord of the Rings” series is being developed by the writing team of Jd Payne and Patrick McKay. In addition, “Game of Thrones” alum Bryan Cogman has signed on as a consultant on the project with J.A. Bayona set to direct multiple episodes.
Little is...
Variety has learned from multiple sources that Markella Kavenagh is in talks for a role in the upcoming epic fantasy series. Details of Kavenagh’s characters are being kept under wraps, but sources say she would be playing a character named Tyra.
Kavenagh is known for having previously starred in the sequel series to the Australian film “Romper Stomper” as well as for roles in the shows “Picnic at Hanging Rock” and “The Cry.” She is repped by Silver Lining Entertainment.
Amazon and reps for Kavenagh declined to comment.
The “Lord of the Rings” series is being developed by the writing team of Jd Payne and Patrick McKay. In addition, “Game of Thrones” alum Bryan Cogman has signed on as a consultant on the project with J.A. Bayona set to direct multiple episodes.
Little is...
- 7/22/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Steven Van Zandt reflects on his early days as a musician, the first time he met and performed with Bruce Springsteen and portraying his beloved character Silvio Dante on the Sopranos in the latest installment of “The First Time.”
Van Zandt traces the first time he played guitar to 1963, when his grandfather showed him a song from his village in Calabria, Italy. He notes this was a year before the Beatles made their American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. “So I got a little bit of a jump on everybody,...
Van Zandt traces the first time he played guitar to 1963, when his grandfather showed him a song from his village in Calabria, Italy. He notes this was a year before the Beatles made their American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. “So I got a little bit of a jump on everybody,...
- 7/11/2019
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
When the cast and creators of FX Networks’ “The League” reunited Friday night in Austin at the Atx Television Festival the primary topic — threaded between jokes about fantasy football failures and on-set injuries — was timing and opportunity. Namely, did the show air at the right time, could it survive in today’s TV landscape, and would it thrive, even, if a revival aired on streaming or premium networks, sans the restrictions of basic cable?
Katie Aselton, who played Jenny, referred to the possibility of a revival as the “billion dollar question,” and co-creator Jackie Marcus Schaffer caught some good-natured flack from the cast when she questioned “The League’s” continued relevancy.
“At the time [we made the show], fantasy football was [really] popular,” she said. “But is that still a thing?”
“I don’t know,” Aselton said, sarcastically. “Are friends still a thing?”
“Are people still busting balls?” Jason Mantzoukas said, piling on.
“It was a kinder,...
Katie Aselton, who played Jenny, referred to the possibility of a revival as the “billion dollar question,” and co-creator Jackie Marcus Schaffer caught some good-natured flack from the cast when she questioned “The League’s” continued relevancy.
“At the time [we made the show], fantasy football was [really] popular,” she said. “But is that still a thing?”
“I don’t know,” Aselton said, sarcastically. “Are friends still a thing?”
“Are people still busting balls?” Jason Mantzoukas said, piling on.
“It was a kinder,...
- 6/8/2019
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Cluj, Romania–HBO Europe’s Romanian crime drama “Shadows” (Umbre) is returning for Season 3, with the first episode world premiering June 6 at the Transilvania Intl. Film Festival.
A hit adaptation of the Australian drama “Small Time Gangster,” from writer-director Bogdan Mirica, “Shadows” is the story of a rough-edged taxi driver and family man who leads a double life in Bucharest as a debt collector for the mob.
Antony Root, HBO Europe’s executive VP of programming and production, describes it as “a mature, fascinating piece of filmmaking, and distinctive in exactly the way that I think HBO shows need to be distinctive, wherever they are.”
“Shadows” is the latest series to launch from the cabler’s growing slate of central and eastern European premium dramas. The six-episode season will be released across all 21 HBO Europe territories this fall.
Season3 picks up with the taxi driver Relu (Serban Pavlu) struggling to...
A hit adaptation of the Australian drama “Small Time Gangster,” from writer-director Bogdan Mirica, “Shadows” is the story of a rough-edged taxi driver and family man who leads a double life in Bucharest as a debt collector for the mob.
Antony Root, HBO Europe’s executive VP of programming and production, describes it as “a mature, fascinating piece of filmmaking, and distinctive in exactly the way that I think HBO shows need to be distinctive, wherever they are.”
“Shadows” is the latest series to launch from the cabler’s growing slate of central and eastern European premium dramas. The six-episode season will be released across all 21 HBO Europe territories this fall.
Season3 picks up with the taxi driver Relu (Serban Pavlu) struggling to...
- 6/6/2019
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
The eighth episode of “What We Do in the Shadows” opens with two telling details when it comes to appreciating Stefani Robinson’s writing. For one, it’s extremely peculiar. The first shot finds the Romani vampire Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) floating outside a second-story window, watching a young woman (played by Beanie Feldstein) staring at herself in the mirror as her reflection betrays her reality. Something is wrong here — in case the floating vampire wasn’t tip-off enough.
Aside from the bizarre nature of events, the opener is also visually striking. From there, the bitten girl shows more signs of “blossoming into her full vampiric state,” as she levitates above her bed (as her roommate captures it on her iPhone), hisses at people from a park bench, and catches fire when exposed to sunlight — in the middle of an art history class. The montage is quickly paced and character-driven, yet...
Aside from the bizarre nature of events, the opener is also visually striking. From there, the bitten girl shows more signs of “blossoming into her full vampiric state,” as she levitates above her bed (as her roommate captures it on her iPhone), hisses at people from a park bench, and catches fire when exposed to sunlight — in the middle of an art history class. The montage is quickly paced and character-driven, yet...
- 6/5/2019
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Before we dig into things, I should mention — I was very late the Persona party, and Persona 5 was my first entry into Atlus’ fantastic Jrpg franchise. I fully submerged myself into that game for hundreds of hours, beating shadows, freeing palaces, unlocking new personas — and also living the everyday, mundane life of a Japanese teenager for a year. After that much time spent playing and getting to know its wonderful characters, you tend to get attached. They become friends, in a way, and that’s the biggest selling point of Atlus’ new 3Ds game, Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth. Above all else, it’s just nice to hang out again with these old friends.
While Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth is actually a sequel to 2014’s Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, the story of that game is left behind for a brand new adventure, centered around a...
While Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth is actually a sequel to 2014’s Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, the story of that game is left behind for a brand new adventure, centered around a...
- 6/3/2019
- by Jon Hueber
- We Got This Covered
What We Do in the Shadows season 10 ends on a very satisfying, almost-cliffhanger in its best episode, "Ancestry."
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What We Do in the Shadows, season 1 finale, "Ancestry," ends on a note of true menace under the most innocent of facades. This makes for a muted, but satisfying sense of comic suspense. Because the vampires at the center of the series live in a slightly skewered reality, their sense of peril is as off-kilter as the Addams family's take on dangers would be. The Staten Island vampires are afraid of things like churches, nuns and gardening tools. Here, impending doom comes from the most unthreatening source, or at least from what the vampires have witnessed themselves.
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What We Do in the Shadows Episode 10
What We Do in the Shadows, season 1 finale, "Ancestry," ends on a note of true menace under the most innocent of facades. This makes for a muted, but satisfying sense of comic suspense. Because the vampires at the center of the series live in a slightly skewered reality, their sense of peril is as off-kilter as the Addams family's take on dangers would be. The Staten Island vampires are afraid of things like churches, nuns and gardening tools. Here, impending doom comes from the most unthreatening source, or at least from what the vampires have witnessed themselves.
What We Do in the Shadows season 1 finale, "Ancestry," ends on a note of true...
- 5/29/2019
- Den of Geek
Michael Ahr May 29, 2019
What We Do in the Shadows cinematographer DJ Stipsen and visual effects supervisor Brendan Taylor share their tricks of the trade.
What We Do in the Shadows on FX is unique among single camera comedies in that it makes use of special effects but also strives for a realistic mockumentary feel. With the show wrapping up its stellar first season on May 29, 2019, we spoke with cinematographer DJ Stipsen, who also worked on the original New Zealand movie directed by and starring Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement that inspired the series, and Brendan Taylor, who acted as visual effects supervisor, making the vampires and their powers look as real as possible while preserving the believability of the world the show tries to create.
Stipsen admits that a major difference between the film and the TV series was the bigger budget, but the scripted nature of the show was...
What We Do in the Shadows cinematographer DJ Stipsen and visual effects supervisor Brendan Taylor share their tricks of the trade.
What We Do in the Shadows on FX is unique among single camera comedies in that it makes use of special effects but also strives for a realistic mockumentary feel. With the show wrapping up its stellar first season on May 29, 2019, we spoke with cinematographer DJ Stipsen, who also worked on the original New Zealand movie directed by and starring Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement that inspired the series, and Brendan Taylor, who acted as visual effects supervisor, making the vampires and their powers look as real as possible while preserving the believability of the world the show tries to create.
Stipsen admits that a major difference between the film and the TV series was the bigger budget, but the scripted nature of the show was...
- 5/29/2019
- Den of Geek
Joseph Baxter May 28, 2019
With the success of FX’s What We Do in the Shadows series, Taika Waititi discusses his long-planned werewolves spinoff movie.
What We Do in the Shadows may have first blipped the radar in 2014 as a quirky, fang-in-cheek vampire mockumentary from directors/stars Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, but it has become one of the most unlikely franchise success stories out there. Indeed, after buzz from the New Zealand film yielded home-country spinoff series Wellington Paranormal, this season’s debut of an Americanized TV series on FX was a success, and quickly earned a second season renewal. However, one long-discussed project, a spinoff film about werewolves, has been up in the air.
While there’s still not much substance-wise to divulge about the What We Do in the Shadows werewolf spinoff – teased to brandish the pun-pushing title, We’re Wolves – the ever-busy franchise co-creator, Taika Waititi, recently...
With the success of FX’s What We Do in the Shadows series, Taika Waititi discusses his long-planned werewolves spinoff movie.
What We Do in the Shadows may have first blipped the radar in 2014 as a quirky, fang-in-cheek vampire mockumentary from directors/stars Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, but it has become one of the most unlikely franchise success stories out there. Indeed, after buzz from the New Zealand film yielded home-country spinoff series Wellington Paranormal, this season’s debut of an Americanized TV series on FX was a success, and quickly earned a second season renewal. However, one long-discussed project, a spinoff film about werewolves, has been up in the air.
While there’s still not much substance-wise to divulge about the What We Do in the Shadows werewolf spinoff – teased to brandish the pun-pushing title, We’re Wolves – the ever-busy franchise co-creator, Taika Waititi, recently...
- 5/28/2019
- Den of Geek
This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings.
With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable, streaming and whatever “Quibi” is, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
This week, you’ll find over 30 premieres (including America’s Got Talent and Good Omens), 13 finales (including Killing Eve and Fosse/Verdon) and so much more.
With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable, streaming and whatever “Quibi” is, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
This week, you’ll find over 30 premieres (including America’s Got Talent and Good Omens), 13 finales (including Killing Eve and Fosse/Verdon) and so much more.
- 5/25/2019
- TVLine.com
“What We Do in the Shadows,” the spinoff series based on the 2014 vampire comedy film of the same name by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, wraps up its first season this month. In celebration of that and the show’s Season 2 renewal, FX held an Emmys Fyc event Wednesday and screened the cameo-laden episode “The Trial,” along with the finale.
Afterward, comedian and guest star Kristen Schaal moderated a panel that included Waititi, co-executive producers and writers Paul Simms and Stefani Robinson, and cast members Matt Berry, Harvey Guillén, Mark Proksch, and guest star Doug Jones.
In the series, three vampires — Nadja (Natasia Demetrio), Laszlo (Berry), Nandor (Kayvan Novak) — the familiar Guillermo (Guillén), and energy vampire Colin Robinson (Proksch) live in a house in Staten Island. Waititi, as series co-creator and director, hadn’t planned on appearing on the show, but he, Clement, and a slew of guest stars who’ve played vampires elsewhere,...
Afterward, comedian and guest star Kristen Schaal moderated a panel that included Waititi, co-executive producers and writers Paul Simms and Stefani Robinson, and cast members Matt Berry, Harvey Guillén, Mark Proksch, and guest star Doug Jones.
In the series, three vampires — Nadja (Natasia Demetrio), Laszlo (Berry), Nandor (Kayvan Novak) — the familiar Guillermo (Guillén), and energy vampire Colin Robinson (Proksch) live in a house in Staten Island. Waititi, as series co-creator and director, hadn’t planned on appearing on the show, but he, Clement, and a slew of guest stars who’ve played vampires elsewhere,...
- 5/24/2019
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
The vampires of What We Do in the Shadows' experience habeas corpus interruptus in episode 9, "The Orgy."
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What We Do in the Shadows Episode 9
What We Do in the Shadows, season 1, episode 9, "The Orgy," sullies the Staten Island contingent's bad name among vampires, but reinforces it for the audience. Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry) and Nadja’s (Natasia Demetriou) house has been selected for the Biannual Vampire Orgy and it turns out to be a double-edged sword, which could be an erotic accoutrement at such a gathering. If the orgy is a success, the hosts are celebrated and treated with high esteem. If it fails, the embarrassment is enough to make a vampire go to ground. There is a stigma in throwing a bad orgy. There is no recovery. Vampires are still deriding the orgy of 1937, thrown by fucking Mike.
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This What We Do in the Shadows review contains spoilers.
What We Do in the Shadows Episode 9
What We Do in the Shadows, season 1, episode 9, "The Orgy," sullies the Staten Island contingent's bad name among vampires, but reinforces it for the audience. Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry) and Nadja’s (Natasia Demetriou) house has been selected for the Biannual Vampire Orgy and it turns out to be a double-edged sword, which could be an erotic accoutrement at such a gathering. If the orgy is a success, the hosts are celebrated and treated with high esteem. If it fails, the embarrassment is enough to make a vampire go to ground. There is a stigma in throwing a bad orgy. There is no recovery. Vampires are still deriding the orgy of 1937, thrown by fucking Mike.
- 5/22/2019
- Den of Geek
Jemaine Clement, the star of “Flight of the Conchords” and the creator of “What We Do In the Shadows,” is the latest actor to join the cast of James Cameron’s four “Avatar” sequels, the film announced on its social media channels Wednesday.
Clement has been cast as marine biologist Dr. Ian Garvin in the films. He joins a cast that includes Kate Winslet, Oona Chaplin, Edie Falco, Michelle Yeoh, Giovanni Ribisi, David Thewlis, and Cliff Curtis among the newcomers joining Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang.
The “Avatar” sequels were recently pushed back by Disney, with the first of the four planned films will arrive on Dec. 17, 2021. It was previously scheduled to open in December 2020. The third film is delayed two years to December 2023 and the fourth bumped from December 2024 to December 2025. The fifth film is now expected to be released in December 2027.
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Clement has been cast as marine biologist Dr. Ian Garvin in the films. He joins a cast that includes Kate Winslet, Oona Chaplin, Edie Falco, Michelle Yeoh, Giovanni Ribisi, David Thewlis, and Cliff Curtis among the newcomers joining Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang.
The “Avatar” sequels were recently pushed back by Disney, with the first of the four planned films will arrive on Dec. 17, 2021. It was previously scheduled to open in December 2020. The third film is delayed two years to December 2023 and the fourth bumped from December 2024 to December 2025. The fifth film is now expected to be released in December 2027.
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- 5/15/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
A young mortal steps into vampire life as an ancient vampire forges a new dark alliance in What We Do in the Shadows' "Citizenship."
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What We Do in the Shadows, episode 8, "Citizenship," continues to expose vampire myths to the sunlight of mocking documentation. Although, tonight they only do this in short bursts, not the fully lethal way the series dispensed with Baron Afanas (Doug Jones) after his night on the town.
"Citizenship" opens with Jenna, played by Beanie Feldstein who costars in Olivia Wilde's directorial debut Booksmart, moving between worlds. The young Staten Island community college student is becoming untethered from her human limitations only to get stuck in vampiric ones. Feldstein looks like she's having a ball as she undergoes the indignities of this dual citizenship.
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This What We Do in the Shadows review contains spoilers.
What We Do in the Shadows Episode 8
What We Do in the Shadows, episode 8, "Citizenship," continues to expose vampire myths to the sunlight of mocking documentation. Although, tonight they only do this in short bursts, not the fully lethal way the series dispensed with Baron Afanas (Doug Jones) after his night on the town.
"Citizenship" opens with Jenna, played by Beanie Feldstein who costars in Olivia Wilde's directorial debut Booksmart, moving between worlds. The young Staten Island community college student is becoming untethered from her human limitations only to get stuck in vampiric ones. Feldstein looks like she's having a ball as she undergoes the indignities of this dual citizenship.
- 5/15/2019
- Den of Geek
Michael Ahr Dave Vitagliano May 12, 2019
Our genre television podcast hosts take on FX's vampire-themed single-camera comedy, What We Do in the Shadows.
We don't often tackle comedies on our genre television discussion podcast Sci Fi Fidelity, but FX's What We Do in the Shadows is in a category all its own. Although it follows in the footsteps of shows like The Office and Parks and Recreation, the show's origins as a award-winning mockumentary film as well as its liberal use of supernatural elements and special effects make it one of the most unique comedy hybrids of the day.
In the spoiler-free portion of our podcast, we go over the cast of characters and the basic premise of What We Do in the Shadows. We also delve into the original movie a bit and talk about the inspirations that transfer well over to the TV series, including the fact that...
Our genre television podcast hosts take on FX's vampire-themed single-camera comedy, What We Do in the Shadows.
We don't often tackle comedies on our genre television discussion podcast Sci Fi Fidelity, but FX's What We Do in the Shadows is in a category all its own. Although it follows in the footsteps of shows like The Office and Parks and Recreation, the show's origins as a award-winning mockumentary film as well as its liberal use of supernatural elements and special effects make it one of the most unique comedy hybrids of the day.
In the spoiler-free portion of our podcast, we go over the cast of characters and the basic premise of What We Do in the Shadows. We also delve into the original movie a bit and talk about the inspirations that transfer well over to the TV series, including the fact that...
- 5/12/2019
- Den of Geek
Have you been watching the What We Do in the Shadows series on FX? If not, then last night you missed out on an incredible assembly of cameos from celebrities who have played famous vampires over the years, including Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, and Jonathan Brugh as the original trio of vampires from the mockumentary […]
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- 5/9/2019
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Staten Island vampires face the music and off-tempo dancing as What We Do in the Shadows presents "The Trial."
This What We Do in the Shadows review contains spoilers.
What We Do in the Shadows Episode 7
What We Do in the Shadows, episode 7, "The Trial," finds the Staten Island trio judged by a tribunal the transgression of dispensing with vampire royalty. The episode is yet another high point in a series which seems to pick up speed with every installment. The proceedings themselves are quite perilous, and the charges rather dire, but the implied menace works well for the humor, disarming the sentencing to a toothless threat. Now that Baron Afanas (Doug Jones) has met his second, final, death, someone has to pay.
Also adding to the suspense is that the accused vampires at the center of the suspected vampicide have no recollection of the murder itself, which is how the episode opens.
This What We Do in the Shadows review contains spoilers.
What We Do in the Shadows Episode 7
What We Do in the Shadows, episode 7, "The Trial," finds the Staten Island trio judged by a tribunal the transgression of dispensing with vampire royalty. The episode is yet another high point in a series which seems to pick up speed with every installment. The proceedings themselves are quite perilous, and the charges rather dire, but the implied menace works well for the humor, disarming the sentencing to a toothless threat. Now that Baron Afanas (Doug Jones) has met his second, final, death, someone has to pay.
Also adding to the suspense is that the accused vampires at the center of the suspected vampicide have no recollection of the murder itself, which is how the episode opens.
- 5/8/2019
- Den of Geek
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been enjoying the vampire mockumentary series What We Do in the Shadows. I think it’s hilarious, and I’m happy to tell you that FX has renewed it for a second season!
The show is based on Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s incredibly funny 2014 film of the same name, but the series is set in Staten Island instead of Wellington. It also follows a different group of vampires living together.
Here’s a synopsis that was released for Season 1:
“Much like the movie, the series follows three vampires who live together: Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), and Nandor (Kayvan Novak) — the former two are husband and wife. Also living with them is a fourth vampire named Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch), who’s an “energy vampire.” Instead of blood, he sucks the energy out of his victims by...
The show is based on Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s incredibly funny 2014 film of the same name, but the series is set in Staten Island instead of Wellington. It also follows a different group of vampires living together.
Here’s a synopsis that was released for Season 1:
“Much like the movie, the series follows three vampires who live together: Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), and Nandor (Kayvan Novak) — the former two are husband and wife. Also living with them is a fourth vampire named Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch), who’s an “energy vampire.” Instead of blood, he sucks the energy out of his victims by...
- 5/8/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Are you ready to sink your teeth into What We Do in the Shadows season 2? The vampire mockumentary comedy series has just received a second season order from FX, with one of the network’s presidents of original programming saying that the TV spin-off of Taika Waititi‘s 2014 movie has “more than delivered on the […]
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- 5/7/2019
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
Tony Sokol Jan 9, 2020
Vampires don't die, which is why What We Do in the Shadows Season 2 will arrive in 2020.
What We Do in the Shadows Season 2 is definitely coming to FX in 2020. Bust out the creepy crepe paper!
“Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi and Paul Simms have more than delivered on the high expectations of Shadows fans by adapting the cult classic for television and building a passionate base of new and returning fans,” said Nick Grad, president of original programming for FX Networks and FX Productions in a statement back when the show was first renewed. “We also want to thank the rest of the creative team, including Scott Rudin, Garrett Basch and Eli Bush, and the incredible cast and crew for delivering such a fun and original series, and we look forward to working with them all on season two.”
read more: What We Do in the Shadows Cast...
Vampires don't die, which is why What We Do in the Shadows Season 2 will arrive in 2020.
What We Do in the Shadows Season 2 is definitely coming to FX in 2020. Bust out the creepy crepe paper!
“Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi and Paul Simms have more than delivered on the high expectations of Shadows fans by adapting the cult classic for television and building a passionate base of new and returning fans,” said Nick Grad, president of original programming for FX Networks and FX Productions in a statement back when the show was first renewed. “We also want to thank the rest of the creative team, including Scott Rudin, Garrett Basch and Eli Bush, and the incredible cast and crew for delivering such a fun and original series, and we look forward to working with them all on season two.”
read more: What We Do in the Shadows Cast...
- 5/7/2019
- Den of Geek
FX is keeping the undead in business.
The cabler has handed out a second season renewal to What We Do in the Shadows.
What's more, the sophomore run will hit the air in 2020.
"Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi and Paul Simms have more than delivered on the high expectations of Shadows fans by adapting the cult classic for television and building a passionate base of new and returning fans," said Grad.
"We also want to thank the rest of the creative team, including Scott Rudin, Garrett Basch and Eli Bush, and the incredible cast and crew for delivering such a fun and original series, and we look forward to working with them all on season two."
Related: What We Do in the Shadows Season 1 Episode 1 Review: Pilot
Since premiering earlier this year, What We Do in the Shadows has cemented itself as a hit.
It has been certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes...
The cabler has handed out a second season renewal to What We Do in the Shadows.
What's more, the sophomore run will hit the air in 2020.
"Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi and Paul Simms have more than delivered on the high expectations of Shadows fans by adapting the cult classic for television and building a passionate base of new and returning fans," said Grad.
"We also want to thank the rest of the creative team, including Scott Rudin, Garrett Basch and Eli Bush, and the incredible cast and crew for delivering such a fun and original series, and we look forward to working with them all on season two."
Related: What We Do in the Shadows Season 1 Episode 1 Review: Pilot
Since premiering earlier this year, What We Do in the Shadows has cemented itself as a hit.
It has been certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes...
- 5/7/2019
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
FX has renewed the vampire comedy series “What We Do in the Shadows” for a second season, the network announced on Tuesday.
Currently midway through airing its first season, the renewal news for “What We Do in the Shadows” comes ahead of the show’s Wednesday, May 29 season finale. It is now slated to return in 2020.
“Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi and Paul Simms have more than delivered on the high expectations of Shadows fans by adapting the cult classic for television and building a passionate base of new and returning fans,” Nick Grad, co-president of original programming for FX Networks and FX Productions, said. “We also want to thank the rest of the creative team, including Scott Rudin, Garrett Basch and Eli Bush, and the incredible cast and crew for delivering such a fun and original series, and we look forward to working with them all on season two.”
Also...
Currently midway through airing its first season, the renewal news for “What We Do in the Shadows” comes ahead of the show’s Wednesday, May 29 season finale. It is now slated to return in 2020.
“Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi and Paul Simms have more than delivered on the high expectations of Shadows fans by adapting the cult classic for television and building a passionate base of new and returning fans,” Nick Grad, co-president of original programming for FX Networks and FX Productions, said. “We also want to thank the rest of the creative team, including Scott Rudin, Garrett Basch and Eli Bush, and the incredible cast and crew for delivering such a fun and original series, and we look forward to working with them all on season two.”
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- 5/7/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
FX is taking a second bite of vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows. The cable network
This comes as Jermaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s spin-off of their feature film has four episodes remaining in their 10pm slot on Wednesdays with the finale set for May 29.
The second season of the ten-episode show, which stars Matt Berry, Kayvan Novak, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén and Mark Proksch, will debut in 2020.
FX said that the series has ranked in the top five cable comedy series of 2019, out of 34, with an audience of 2.81M viewers across all platforms and airings.
The series is produced by FX Productions and exec produced by Clement, Waititi and Paul Simms along with Scott Rudin, Garrett Basch and Eli Bush.
The announcement was made by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, Presidents of Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Productions.
“Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi and Paul Simms...
This comes as Jermaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s spin-off of their feature film has four episodes remaining in their 10pm slot on Wednesdays with the finale set for May 29.
The second season of the ten-episode show, which stars Matt Berry, Kayvan Novak, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén and Mark Proksch, will debut in 2020.
FX said that the series has ranked in the top five cable comedy series of 2019, out of 34, with an audience of 2.81M viewers across all platforms and airings.
The series is produced by FX Productions and exec produced by Clement, Waititi and Paul Simms along with Scott Rudin, Garrett Basch and Eli Bush.
The announcement was made by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, Presidents of Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Productions.
“Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi and Paul Simms...
- 5/7/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
With four episodes left to air in its freshman run, FX has renewed the vampire mockumentary series “What We Do in the Shadows” for a second season.
The show is based on Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s 2014 film of the same name, however, the TV adaptation moves from Wellington to Staten Island, and follows three vampires, Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Lazslo (Matt Berry), and Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), who have been roommates for hundreds and hundreds of years.
Season two of the comedy, which explores the mundane, daily issues vampires would have to deal with living in today’s world, is slated to debut in 2020.
“Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi and Paul Simms have more than delivered on the high expectations of ‘Shadows’ fans by adapting the cult classic for television and building a passionate base of new and returning fans,” said Nick Grad, president of original programming at FX. “We also...
The show is based on Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s 2014 film of the same name, however, the TV adaptation moves from Wellington to Staten Island, and follows three vampires, Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Lazslo (Matt Berry), and Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), who have been roommates for hundreds and hundreds of years.
Season two of the comedy, which explores the mundane, daily issues vampires would have to deal with living in today’s world, is slated to debut in 2020.
“Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi and Paul Simms have more than delivered on the high expectations of ‘Shadows’ fans by adapting the cult classic for television and building a passionate base of new and returning fans,” said Nick Grad, president of original programming at FX. “We also...
- 5/7/2019
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
FX is sinking its teeth into more of the vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows.
The Disney-owned cable network has renewed the show, based on Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's 2014 feature film, for a second season to air in 2020. The mockumentary follows a group of vampires and their human familiars on Staten Island.
"Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi and [showrunner] Paul Simms have more than delivered on the high expectations of Shadows fans by adapting the cult classic for television and building a passionate base of new and returning fans," FX president of original programming Nick ...
The Disney-owned cable network has renewed the show, based on Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's 2014 feature film, for a second season to air in 2020. The mockumentary follows a group of vampires and their human familiars on Staten Island.
"Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi and [showrunner] Paul Simms have more than delivered on the high expectations of Shadows fans by adapting the cult classic for television and building a passionate base of new and returning fans," FX president of original programming Nick ...
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for “Fosse/Verdon” Episode 4, “Glory.”]
Lest you doubt the musical theater credentials of the producers behind “Fosse/Verdon,” the FX limited series devoted to one of Broadway’s most infamous collaborations, know that in the writers’ room, there was a lot of singing — especially during the writing of Episode 4.
“I mean, a lot of singing, to the point where the assistants would look up from their desks, and then they’d look down and just shake their heads,” executive producer Joel Fields told IndieWire. “That entire final act wasn’t really written as much as it was sung into the draft.”
“Fosse/Verdon” Episode 4, “Glory,” tracks director Bob Fosse’s awards success after the release of “Cabaret” and his subsequent work on the Broadway musical “Pippin,” and leans heavily on that musical for its storytelling, especially in the final scenes, as Fosse’s suicidal fantasies intermingle with some of its key numbers.
Lest you doubt the musical theater credentials of the producers behind “Fosse/Verdon,” the FX limited series devoted to one of Broadway’s most infamous collaborations, know that in the writers’ room, there was a lot of singing — especially during the writing of Episode 4.
“I mean, a lot of singing, to the point where the assistants would look up from their desks, and then they’d look down and just shake their heads,” executive producer Joel Fields told IndieWire. “That entire final act wasn’t really written as much as it was sung into the draft.”
“Fosse/Verdon” Episode 4, “Glory,” tracks director Bob Fosse’s awards success after the release of “Cabaret” and his subsequent work on the Broadway musical “Pippin,” and leans heavily on that musical for its storytelling, especially in the final scenes, as Fosse’s suicidal fantasies intermingle with some of its key numbers.
- 5/1/2019
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Vampires show off Staten Island's nightlife in What We Do in the Shadows' "Baron's Night Out."
Culture
This What We Do in the Shadows review contains spoilers.
What We Do in the Shadows Episode 6
What We Do in the Shadows, episode 6, "Baron's Night Out," is the episode I was waiting for. It breaks the taboo of killing a member of the film crew, allows real peril to enter the series and finally unleashes Baron Afanas (Doug Jones) in all his inglorious flesh.
Afanas is a great character who has been kept on ice. He represents the real old world vampire of Nosferatu in the modern world. His approach to everything is anti-stealth. He offers no quarter and no one is safe. He gets very loud and boisterous and vampiry, drinking public urinators, doing shots direct from the tap of a carotid artery, and being an all-around over-the-top bloodsucker.
Just because...
Culture
This What We Do in the Shadows review contains spoilers.
What We Do in the Shadows Episode 6
What We Do in the Shadows, episode 6, "Baron's Night Out," is the episode I was waiting for. It breaks the taboo of killing a member of the film crew, allows real peril to enter the series and finally unleashes Baron Afanas (Doug Jones) in all his inglorious flesh.
Afanas is a great character who has been kept on ice. He represents the real old world vampire of Nosferatu in the modern world. His approach to everything is anti-stealth. He offers no quarter and no one is safe. He gets very loud and boisterous and vampiry, drinking public urinators, doing shots direct from the tap of a carotid artery, and being an all-around over-the-top bloodsucker.
Just because...
- 4/28/2019
- Den of Geek
Laszlo goes bats on What We Do in the Shadows episode 5, Animal Control.
Culture
This What We Do in the Shadows review contains spoilers.
What We Do in the Shadows Episode 5
What We Do in the Shadows reaches its peak of silliness in episode 5. "Animal Control" could almost be a kids' episode. Besides Nadja's (Natasia Demetriou) openly hungry sexuality, everything is rendered all-ages upon Laszlo's (Matt Berry) animistic incarceration. This plot could have been lifted from a Benji movie, and could have made for an episode of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and only a humorous subplot on the newer, darker Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
The plot is Laszlo turns into a bat, gets locked up in a cage at the pound, and Nandor turns into a dog to save him. It's cute, really, and for a show like What We Do in the Shadows, that makes it dangerous. These vampires...
Culture
This What We Do in the Shadows review contains spoilers.
What We Do in the Shadows Episode 5
What We Do in the Shadows reaches its peak of silliness in episode 5. "Animal Control" could almost be a kids' episode. Besides Nadja's (Natasia Demetriou) openly hungry sexuality, everything is rendered all-ages upon Laszlo's (Matt Berry) animistic incarceration. This plot could have been lifted from a Benji movie, and could have made for an episode of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and only a humorous subplot on the newer, darker Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
The plot is Laszlo turns into a bat, gets locked up in a cage at the pound, and Nandor turns into a dog to save him. It's cute, really, and for a show like What We Do in the Shadows, that makes it dangerous. These vampires...
- 4/23/2019
- Den of Geek
The Performer | Retta
The Show | NBC’s Good Girls
The Episode | “Take Off Your Pants” (April 7, 2019)
The Performance | The interesting thing about Good Girls — and make no mistake, now midway through Season 2 (and headed for a Season 3) it has evolved into a darkly interesting drama — is how the three central characters each are handling their new lot in life, as unlikely criminals. Christina Hendricks’ Beth calls the shots, while Mae Whitman’s Annie is a bit of a loose cannon. And then there is Retta’s Ruby Hill, who though very much a partner in this razor’s edge-walking enterprise...
The Show | NBC’s Good Girls
The Episode | “Take Off Your Pants” (April 7, 2019)
The Performance | The interesting thing about Good Girls — and make no mistake, now midway through Season 2 (and headed for a Season 3) it has evolved into a darkly interesting drama — is how the three central characters each are handling their new lot in life, as unlikely criminals. Christina Hendricks’ Beth calls the shots, while Mae Whitman’s Annie is a bit of a loose cannon. And then there is Retta’s Ruby Hill, who though very much a partner in this razor’s edge-walking enterprise...
- 4/13/2019
- TVLine.com
Lady Luck won't be on Liz or Dembe's side once Red finds out their secret.
Red showed his dark side on The Blacklist Season 6 Episode 16, and it was scary Af.
We've seen what Red is capable of throughout almost six seasons of The Blacklist, but we've never seen him like this.
As much as I don't want to believe it, it's entirely possible that Red already knows about Liz and Dembe.
He's playing them both the same way he played Smokey.
How he would have even found out is anyone's guess.
But the things Red said this hour to them both wasn't just chance.
At the very least, Red is suspicious of Dembe.
He might have a strong feeling that Dembe knows something and is hoping Dembe will come clean before he has to confront his protector and friend directly.
Related: The Blacklist Season 6 Episode 15: Olivia Olson
And you...
Red showed his dark side on The Blacklist Season 6 Episode 16, and it was scary Af.
We've seen what Red is capable of throughout almost six seasons of The Blacklist, but we've never seen him like this.
As much as I don't want to believe it, it's entirely possible that Red already knows about Liz and Dembe.
He's playing them both the same way he played Smokey.
How he would have even found out is anyone's guess.
But the things Red said this hour to them both wasn't just chance.
At the very least, Red is suspicious of Dembe.
He might have a strong feeling that Dembe knows something and is hoping Dembe will come clean before he has to confront his protector and friend directly.
Related: The Blacklist Season 6 Episode 15: Olivia Olson
And you...
- 4/13/2019
- by Lisa Babick
- TVfanatic
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